Summary: Xi Jinping chaired the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin, emphasizing the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust and shared development. Xi highlighted the SCO's achievements in regional security, Belt and Road cooperation, and multilateralism. Other SCO member state leaders including Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed to deepen cooperation across various sectors and collectively address security threats. Members also expressed their support for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The meeting produced the *Tianjin Declaration*, approved a 10-year development strategy, and issued statements concerning the 80th anniversary of World War II and support for multilateral trade systems.
Summary: At the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation +" meeting in Tianjin, Xi Jinping delivered a speech proposing a global governance initiative based on sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, a people-centered approach, and action-oriented implementation. Xi called on the SCO to lead in global governance and uphold the post-WWII international order on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII and the founding of the UN. Leaders present included those from SCO member states (Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), observer states (Mongolia), dialogue partners (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Turkey, Egypt), and guests (Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Vietnam), as well as the UN Secretary-General. Attendees voiced support for the initiative as a corrective to unilateralism and a contribution to solving pressing global issues.
Summary: On September 3rd, China will hold a commemorative meeting at Tiananmen Square at 9:00 AM to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Xi Jinping will deliver an important speech and review troops. At 8:00 PM, Xi Jinping and other officials will attend an evening gala, "Justice Will Prevail," at the Great Hall of the People. The events will be broadcast live by China Central Television and Xinhua Net.
Summary: Speaking at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) event, the speaker emphasized the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development that has guided the SCO for 24 years. The speaker noted the SCO's achievements in establishing border trust mechanisms, combating terrorism, and promoting the Belt and Road Initiative. The speaker pledged China's continued support for the SCO, including investment, aid, and training programs. The speaker called for upholding the UN-centered international system and promoting a fairer global governance system, while opposing hegemony and power politics. The speaker did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII and the founding of the UN, China proposed a global governance initiative based on sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, people-centered approaches, and action-oriented policies. China called for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to play a leading role in this initiative, emphasizing contributions to peace, open cooperation via the Belt and Road Initiative, cultural exchange, and the defense of international justice. China pledged to share its market opportunities, establish cooperation platforms in energy, green industries, and the digital economy, and promote collaborative centers for technology, education, and vocational training within the SCO framework. The statement also opposed hegemony and power politics and advocated for true multilateralism, supporting cooperation between the SCO and other multilateral mechanisms like the UN.
Summary: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, President Xi Jinping proposed a global governance initiative emphasizing sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, and people-centered development. Leaders including Belarusian President Lukashenko and SCO Secretary-General Yermebayev expressed support for the initiative, aligning it with SCO's priorities. Analysts believe China is contributing new ideas to improve global governance and foster cooperation among member states. Xi called for SCO member states to promote global cooperation and multipolarity. The summit resulted in several outcomes designed to enhance digital development, security, and sustainable development within the SCO.
Summary: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting on September 1st, Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative, intended to adjust, reform, and improve existing global governance systems. The initiative emphasizes sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, and a people-centered approach, aiming to address global challenges and promote shared development. It is presented as a supplement to the current system, reflecting the rise of developing countries and addressing imbalances in representation. The initiative champions multilateralism and action-oriented approaches, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of global governance and better serve the interests of developing nations. The article frames China as a responsible major power, committed to multilateralism and providing public goods, and does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus Meeting in Tianjin, Xi Jinping called for a more just and reasonable global governance system, highlighting the 80th anniversary of both the victory over fascism and the founding of the UN. He proposed a five-point initiative emphasizing sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, a people-centered approach, and action-oriented implementation. Xi stressed the SCO's role in promoting a more democratic and equitable international order, opposing unilateralism, while emphasizing the importance of the UN. Notably, leaders from SCO member states, observer states, dialogue partners, and representatives from international organizations, including UN Secretary-General Guterres, attended the meeting, and voiced their support for Xi's initiative, criticizing the rise of unilateralism and declining authority of the UN. Cai Qi and Wang Yi also attended the event.
Summary: At the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech emphasizing the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust and shared development, highlighting the SCO's role as a model for new international relations. Xi called for continued adherence to the "Shanghai Spirit," focusing on common ground, mutual benefit, openness, fairness, and efficiency, and expressed China's commitment to the SCO's development. Leaders from SCO member states, including Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, praised China's contributions and agreed to strengthen cooperation across various fields, while opposing unilateralism and protectionism. The meeting resulted in the *Tianjin Declaration* and other documents, also agreeing to accept Laos as a dialogue partner.
Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council met in Tianjin, China, on September 1, 2025, and issued a declaration emphasizing a commitment to a more just and multipolar world order. They condemned the Israeli and U.S. military aggression against Iran in June 2025, calling it a violation of international law. The SCO members reaffirmed their support for the "Belt and Road" initiative. The declaration also covered cooperation in counter-terrorism, security, trade, and cultural exchange. Finally, the next SCO summit will be held in Kyrgyzstan in 2026.
Summary: On September 1st, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, invited the spouses of foreign leaders attending the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to tour the Haihe River in Tianjin. During the tour, Peng highlighted Tianjin's historical significance and modern charm, while the group enjoyed cultural performances and discussed China's achievements in modernization. Spouses of leaders from Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Nepal, Egypt, Malaysia and Iran were present. The report did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In a statement released by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states on the 80th anniversary of WWII and the founding of the UN, leaders condemned attempts to distort the history of the war or rehabilitate Nazism. The statement emphasizes the importance of remembering the war's lessons to prevent future tragedies and calls for strengthened international mechanisms based on mutual respect and cooperation. It supports a more representative and democratic multipolar world with the UN playing a central coordinating role, advocating for UN reform to enhance the representation of developing countries. The SCO statement also mentions the UN resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism and related practices. The statement does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states acknowledge the rising global economic uncertainty and the proliferation of restrictive trade measures, emphasizing the importance of the multilateral trade system. They support a WTO-based system that is open, transparent, and non-discriminatory, while opposing measures that violate WTO rules. The SCO members express concern over increasing tensions in international economic relations and call for dialogue and cooperation to eliminate measures violating WTO rules. They emphasize the need to reform the WTO while preserving its basic principles. Finally, the SCO statement expresses concern over measures disrupting global supply chains.
Summary: During China's chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) from July 4, 2024, to September 1, 2025, China will host a series of activities, including the 25th SCO Heads of State Council Meeting. China aims to reach a series of cooperation agreements with SCO countries and propose several initiatives for the organization's development. These initiatives include establishing platforms for energy, green industry, and digital economy cooperation, as well as providing financial assistance and training programs. The focus is on strengthening cooperation in areas like security, economics, and cultural exchange among member states. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Beijing, who was visiting China to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. Wang stated China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the outcomes of Xi Jinping's state visit earlier this year, aiming to deepen the China-Vietnam community with a shared future. Pham stated that developing relations with China is Vietnam's strategic priority. Pham also stated that Vietnam is looking to learn from Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Wang Yong and Wang Dongfeng were present at the meeting.
Summary: Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi met with Turkish President Erdogan in Tianjin, who is in China for the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. Cai stated that Xi Jinping's meeting with Erdogan yielded important consensus to guide bilateral relations, and that China is ready to work with Turkey to implement this consensus. Erdogan affirmed Turkey's commitment to developing relations with China, including aligning the "Middle Corridor" plan with the Belt and Road Initiative. Both sides expressed a desire to deepen cooperation across various fields and strengthen multilateral collaboration.
Summary: Following the SCO summit in Tianjin, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, accompanied by SCO Secretary-General Yermekbayev, addressed the media regarding China's Global Governance Initiative (GGI). Wang emphasized the initiative's timeliness, given global challenges like regional instability and declining multilateralism, and its alignment with the UN Charter. He outlined the GGI's core tenets: sovereign equality, international law, multilateralism, a people-centered approach, and action-orientation. Wang positioned the GGI as a key contribution to global stability and progress, alongside the Belt and Road Initiative and other global initiatives, advocating for cooperation over confrontation. The remarks did not mention the United States or U.S. - China relations.
Summary: Following the SCO summit in Tianjin, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, alongside Secretary-General Zhang Ming, highlighted eight key achievements, including the formulation of a 10-year development strategy emphasizing multilateralism. Wang stressed the SCO's commitment to defending the post-WWII international order and supporting the WTO-centered multilateral trading system in the face of unilateralism. The summit saw the establishment of "four security centers" and a political decision to create an SCO development bank. China will also establish three cooperation platforms and three centers focused on energy, green industries, digital economy and education. Finally, the SCO will merge observer and dialogue partner status into a unified "SCO partner" status and admitted Laos as a new partner.
Summary: At the Central Party School's autumn semester opening ceremony, President Chen Xi stressed the importance of studying Xi Jinping's thought and urged officials to embrace their responsibilities in promoting national rejuvenation. He highlighted Xi Jinping's discourse on the necessity, definition, and means of assuming responsibility, providing guidance for cadres. Chen emphasized loyalty to the Party and serving the people as fundamental political responsibilities. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, Fernanda, will lead a delegation to visit China from September 2nd to 7th.
Summary: At the 2025 SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Tianjin, members addressed global geopolitical challenges, emphasizing the need for a more just and multipolar world order based on the UN Charter. The council strongly condemned the military aggression by Israel and the United States against Iran in June 2025, citing violations of international law and the UN Charter, and emphasizing the importance of the UN Security Council Resolution 2231. Members reaffirmed their commitment to counter-terrorism efforts, promote economic cooperation through initiatives like the Belt and Road, and strengthen collaboration in areas such as digital economy, green industries, and energy sustainability. Xi Jinping, along with leaders from Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan attended the meeting. The next meeting will be held in Kyrgyzstan in 2026.
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Summary: In 2025, China will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japan and the end of WWII, reflecting on the historical significance of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) leadership in achieving this victory, highlighting the CPC's role in uniting the Chinese people and guiding the war effort through Marxism. The article emphasizes that the victory was a result of the united effort of all Chinese people, and China's contributions to the global fight against fascism, including the assistance and support from allied countries and foreign individuals like U.S. reporters and doctors. It asserts the importance of peace and multilateralism in today's world, reaffirming China's commitment to peaceful development and a shared future for humanity while alluding to the Taiwan issue, which it describes as the result of WWII. The article also contrasts China's approach with that of some other nations, highlighting the importance of international justice and warning against hegemonism while promoting peaceful development and cooperation.
Summary: Five overseas Chinese representatives highlighted the contributions of the diaspora to China's War of Resistance against Japan at a press conference. Representatives from Malaysia, Myanmar, Spain, Fiji, and Australia described local commemorative activities and the historical support provided by overseas Chinese communities, including financial donations, medical assistance, and direct participation in the war effort. They emphasized the importance of preserving this history and passing on the legacy of patriotism to future generations. One representative noted the importance of ensuring that peace transcends national borders and promotes human development. The contributions of the United States or U.S.-China relations were not mentioned.
Summary: During China's SCO chairmanship from July 2024 to September 2025, China hosted a series of events, totaling 187, including the 25th SCO Heads of State Council meeting. These events led to multiple cooperation agreements and initiatives for SCO development. These initiatives include establishing various cooperation platforms in energy, green industry, and digital economy, as well as centers for higher education, vocational training, and technological innovation. China also proposed RMB 2 billion in grants to member states in 2025. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: Following the SCO summit in Tianjin, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, accompanied by Secretary-General Vladimir Norov, addressed the global governance initiative proposed by Xi Jinping. Wang emphasized that the initiative aims to contribute Chinese wisdom and solutions to global governance, emphasizing principles like sovereign equality, adherence to international law, multilateralism, a people-centered approach, and action-oriented implementation. He stated that the initiative supports the UN's central role and aims to reform the global governance system to address contemporary challenges, highlighting China's commitment to fulfilling its international responsibilities. Wang positioned the global governance initiative as a crucial contribution alongside the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Global Development, Security, and Civilization Initiatives, emphasizing China's role in fostering stability and cooperation in a turbulent world. He did not mention the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Following the SCO Tianjin summit, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, accompanied by SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, highlighted eight key achievements, including the adoption of a 10-year development strategy emphasizing multilateralism. Wang noted the SCO's commitment to defending the post-WWII international order and supporting the WTO-centered multilateral trading system amidst rising unilateralism, as well as the establishment of "four security centers" to combat emerging threats. He also announced the launch of multiple cooperation platforms with China in areas like energy, green industry, and the digital economy. The SCO agreed to merge observer and dialogue partner statuses to streamline operations and admitted Laos as a partner.
Summary: During the 62-day summer travel season ending August 31st, China's national railway system transported 943 million passengers, a 4.7% year-on-year increase and a record high. The railways introduced customized services like "Super League" fan trains and concert-goer trains. International routes, such as those to Vietnam, also saw increased ridership, while foreign tourists traveled within China via high-speed rail to destinations like Shanghai, Beijing, and Chongqing. The railway system transported 3.484 million foreign passengers, a 23.9% year-on-year increase. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Wu Weihua, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and President of the Central Socialist Academy, addressed the opening ceremony of the Academy's 2025 autumn semester in Beijing. Wu emphasized studying Xi Jinping Thought, particularly regarding the United Front, and guiding students to strengthen their political stance and capabilities. He urged enhancing the effectiveness of political consensus education to solidify the ideological and political foundation for unity and struggle, and to collectively contribute to Chinese-style modernization. Leaders from the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and central figures from the democratic parties attended and spoke at the meeting. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A symposium was held at the People's Daily to discuss the narrative poem "Horn," a work based on the life of musician Nie Er. The event, co-organized by People's Daily Press and Yunnan Chenguang Press, commemorated the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the 90th anniversary of the "March of the Volunteers." Chen Zhi, a member of the editorial board of the People's Daily and editor-in-chief of the overseas edition, attended. Experts and scholars, including Wu Shulin, Gao Hongbo, and Hao Zhensheng, explored the literary characteristics and contemporary value of the poem, which depicts Nie Er's role in awakening national consciousness through music.
Summary: China launched its inaugural "National Science Popularization Month" on September 1st, a month-long initiative aimed at promoting scientific innovation and literacy nationwide. The event, jointly organized by the China Association for Science and Technology and 34 other entities, features a range of activities including exhibitions, reports, and grassroots outreach programs. The main venue is at the National Science Communication Center and the China Science and Technology Museum. The month is in line with the revised Law on Popularization of Science and Technology, which designates September as the national science popularization month.
Summary: A meeting of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office was held in Wuzhong City, Ningxia, on September 1st to discuss experiences in addressing the issue of high bride prices in rural areas. The meeting highlighted the positive results achieved in curbing exorbitant bride prices through various mechanisms and measures. The meeting emphasized focusing on key tasks and regions to implement comprehensive measures, cultivate civilized social customs, and monitor bride price trends. It also called for improved rural marriage services, regulation of matchmaking services, and public awareness campaigns promoting reasonable bride prices, while preventing the issue from returning. The article does not allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On China's National Surveying and Mapping Publicity Day, the Ministry of Natural Resources held an event in Changsha, Hunan. It was announced that the national satellite navigation and positioning reference station network, crucial for BeiDou system applications, has expanded to nearly 7,000 stations. The network provides high-precision surveying benchmarks and BeiDou navigation services across various sectors, supporting China's digital development. The average distance between stations is 30km in the East and 50km in the West of the country. The network provides millions of positioning services daily to hundreds of thousands of users.
Summary: Workers in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, were photographed sun-drying Nanzao dates at the Gangyao Village Nanmizao Cultural Park. The Yiwu Nanzao is a local specialty made through washing, baking, and drying high-quality dates. The dates ferment and dry in the sun until the pit separates from the flesh, resulting in a soft and palatable treat. The article does not discuss Chinese politics, U.S.-China relations, or the statements/actions of any Chinese officials.
Summary: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has announced that China has become the first country in the world to achieve large-scale thermal recovery development of offshore heavy oil, with cumulative production exceeding 5 million tons since 2008. Offshore heavy oil thermal recovery is concentrated in the Bohai Sea, and CNOOC has proposed a "few wells, high production" thermal recovery theory to address challenges such as low thermal recovery capacity and large heat loss. China's proven reserves of high-viscosity heavy oil that require heat injection for development at sea exceed 600 million tons, accounting for approximately 20% of China's proven heavy oil reserves.
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Summary: This article, a dialogue between a commentator from the *People's Daily* and the deputy director of the Social Sports Department of the *China Sports Daily*, discusses the surge in popularity of mass sports events in China. Lin Jian attributes this trend to widespread participation, low barriers to entry, and the availability of convenient local venues, adding that this has also given an economic boost to rural areas. Both speakers highlight the role of these events in promoting public health, community spirit, and even driving local economies through increased tourism and related spending. Lin also mentioned that the State Sports General Administration has designed the “3831” national mass sports event system.
Summary: A member of the Ulan Muqi (a mobile cultural troupe), writing about her experiences, emphasizes the importance of adapting performances to modern tastes by incorporating elements like electronic and rock music. She highlights the troupe's commitment to serving the community beyond just entertainment, including providing assistance with daily tasks and companionship, and also using online streaming to broaden their audience. The author stresses that the core mission remains rooted in serving the people and bringing art to them. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Shanghai Changzheng Hospital medical team, led by Professor Chen Huajiang, successfully performed a rare surgery on a patient with a severe cervical spine dislocation, utilizing an innovative "satellite plate" fixation technique. The article praises the team's professionalism and dedication, highlighting the importance of both advanced medical skills and a strong commitment to patient care. It also touches upon the need for a harmonious doctor-patient relationship, emphasizing the importance of trust, mutual respect, and public support for medical professionals. The article references the newly released professional ethics guidelines for medical staff. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: This short article discusses the rising popularity of "science tourism" in China, where families visit science and technology museums. These venues offer engaging activities like science programs, talks by researchers, and hands-on experiments. The aim is to improve children's scientific literacy and foster innovation through interactive learning experiences. The article frames this trend as a positive development, providing a stimulating and educational pastime for children. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first article discusses the importance of public interest film screenings, particularly in Fujian, to promote mainstream values and deliver cultural resources to the grassroots. It highlights the need to address issues like outdated technology, limited film selection, and lack of personnel. The second article addresses the rise of "emotional consumption" in China, where consumers prioritize the emotional value of products. The piece notes problems like substandard goods, intellectual property violations, and deceptive marketing practices. It advocates for improved regulations, industry self-discipline, and consumer awareness to foster a healthy consumption environment.
Summary: The article discusses the potential of "Artificial Intelligence Plus" (人工智能+) to drive China's industrial transformation and foster new productive forces. It emphasizes China's advantages in industrial structure, market size, and application scenarios for AI development, while also acknowledging shortcomings in high-end computing power and top-tier talent. The piece calls for strengthening demonstration projects, promoting technology application in various industries, and enhancing smart functionality in terminal products. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of optimizing the innovation ecosystem to secure a leading position in AI development, especially in the face of global competition.
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Summary: The article discusses the strategic shift towards "intensive development" (内涵式发展) for Chinese cities, emphasizing quality and efficiency over outward expansion. It highlights Xi Jinping's past statements on promoting compact, green, and high-quality urban development. The article outlines key principles for this shift, including prioritizing people-centered urban development, promoting efficient resource utilization, and emphasizing unique characteristics for each city. It calls for a focus on governance, coordinated planning, and leveraging digital technologies for smart urban management. Specific tasks mentioned include optimizing the urban system, fostering new growth drivers, and building livable, resilient, and civilized cities.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of leaders focusing on both "big picture" goals and the specific needs of the people. It argues that neglecting the details ("small accounts") in pursuit of grand projects can lead to public dissatisfaction and hinder progress. Referencing Xi Jinping's experiences and his focus on improving people's lives, the article calls on leaders to pay attention to the concerns of ordinary people and translate them into precise policy measures. Success requires both a strategic vision and meticulous execution, addressing the "small" issues to achieve greater national goals. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the implementation of a personal consumption loan interest subsidy policy in China, effective September 1st. Customers can apply for loans via mobile phone and sign a supplementary agreement to authorize the bank to identify transaction information for subsidy eligibility. The maximum subsidy is 1,000 RMB for small consumption (under 50,000 RMB) and 3,000 RMB for larger purchases within the same institution. Banks are emphasizing that funds must be used for actual consumption via debit card or mobile payment to qualify for the subsidy, and are also offering manual review processes for cases where the bank cannot automatically identify the consumption purpose.
Summary: From September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025, China will implement a fiscal interest subsidy policy for personal consumer loans, providing a 1% interest subsidy, capped at 50% of the loan interest rate. The maximum cumulative subsidy per borrower is 3,000 RMB, covering both daily consumption under 50,000 RMB and key areas like auto and education above 50,000 RMB. 23 designated financial institutions are participating, including major commercial and joint-stock banks. Banks like ICBC and Agricultural Bank of China are implementing automated systems for subsidies, while also warning against fraudulent loan applications. The policy aims to lower consumer loan interest rates to around 2%.
Summary: The 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo in Guiyang focused on "Data Convergence Drives Industrial Momentum, Intelligence Opens a New Chapter for Development," attracting over 55,000 attendees and 375 Chinese and foreign companies. A key theme was promoting data as a factor of production, with data exchanges from Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guiyang jointly hosting a data transaction conference. Discussions also centered on the integration of data with embodied intelligence, such as humanoid robots, considered a new area of global technological competition. The event featured exhibitions of advanced technologies and applications in areas like digital infrastructure, AI large models, and data security. The expo showcased over 1,300 new products, technologies, and solutions, attracting 91,000 visitors.
Summary: A new "through-train" service for Macanese students commuting between Hengqin and Macau has launched, streamlining border crossing via a "pre-clearance" system. According to Macau Public Security Police official Kwok Lai-in, students do not need to disembark for customs checks, thanks to pre-registered data. Hengqin official Feng Fangdan stated that 65 students have already enrolled in the program, which involves collaboration between over ten departments from both sides. The service aims to enhance security and promote integration between Hengqin and Macau, according to Macau Pui Va Middle School Principal Li Qiulin. Hengqin Customs Deputy Director Xi Xin stated the program represents a key step in aligning rules and integrating livelihoods between Hengqin and Macau.
Summary: The article depicts people enjoying outdoor leisure activities in autumn, specifically showing tourists riding bamboo rafts at the Jinhu Water Forest Scenic Area in Huaian, Jiangsu Province. The accompanying photo, taken by Zhou Shegen, was released by Xinhua News Agency. The article focuses on domestic tourism and does not mention any international relations or the United States.
Summary: As of June 2024, China's total computing power infrastructure reached 10.85 million standard racks, with intelligent computing capacity at 788 EFLOPS and storage capacity exceeding 1680 EB, a 40% increase since 2023. China has released 1509 large models, ranking it among the world's leaders in that area. The China Computing Power Platform recently integrated 10 provincial platforms, aiming for comprehensive connectivity of platforms, entities, resources, ecosystems, and scenarios. The platform, a national-level comprehensive computing service, integrates supply, demand, and service, achieving compatibility and interoperability across various systems. As of July, the platform had over 1,000 registered enterprise users, over 100 computing service providers, and access to over 90 mainstream and vertical large models.
Summary: Over 30,000 fishing vessels set sail in the Bohai and Yellow Seas on September 1st, marking the end of the fishing moratorium in northern waters. The Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport, along with fisheries authorities, launched the "2025 Escort Fishing Season Action" in the northern sea area to ensure maritime traffic safety and protect fishermen's lives and property. Maritime and fisheries authorities in Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, and Shandong deployed 104 law enforcement vessels, 43 aircraft, and over 700 personnel. These forces will implement joint maritime patrols, temporary traffic control, and emergency rescue measures in key complex waters.
Summary: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Science and Technology Development Center recently convened a seminar on the construction of innovative highlands for grain production technology and a major agricultural biological breeding project. Starting in 2024, the Center will establish integrated innovation highlands in Suining County, Jiangsu Province (Huang-Huai region) and the Changchun National Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone (Northeast region) to promote the application of scientific and technological achievements. The Changchun highland has gathered 27 teams from 15 research institutions, while the Suining highland features 89 new varieties and 28 new technologies. The Center aims to accelerate the transformation of agricultural scientific and technological achievements into new productive forces. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: The "Qianjiang Waves" art troupe of Zhejiang Province has been bringing performances to rural areas for 20 years, reaching over 10 million viewers across the province. The troupe overcomes logistical challenges with a mobile stage and ensures diverse performances by partnering with various artistic groups. The troupe focuses on interactive performances that are tailored to their audiences. The troupe's efforts have fostered cultural growth in the countryside, with villagers now actively participating in artistic activities.
Summary: The director of the TV series "Our Rivers and Mountains" emphasizes the importance of historical accuracy and relatable characters in war dramas, arguing that genuine stories resonate with audiences. The series, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japan, aims to depict the Anti-Japanese War through the experiences of ordinary people in the Yimeng Mountains. The director highlights the team's efforts to achieve realism, including detailed historical research and practical measures like preserving harvested wheat for authentic set design. The director wants to have the audience empathizing with the characters and understanding the spirit of the war.
Summary: The Chinese Democratic League (CDL) Central Committee inaugurated an art exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Organized by the CDL Central Committee, the exhibition features 66 works by CDL-affiliated artists across various mediums, all centered on the theme of the war. The event aims to remember history and cherish peace through art.
Summary: The article discusses the transformation of Quan Yongdong Village in Hainan into the "898 Art Village," revitalized by murals and the introduction of various artists and cultural activities. Initially facing challenges with sustainability, the village received support from provincial and municipal cultural industry development projects, leading to new cultural venues and tourism opportunities. This integration of art into daily life has transformed both the village's appearance and the lives of its residents, fostering a vibrant community. The aim is to establish the village as an accessible art platform for ordinary people, creating new narratives for this ancient place. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the China Writers Association opened the "Traces of Mountains and Rivers - Wartime China in Manuscripts" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature on September 1st. The exhibition, featuring nearly 300 items including manuscripts, letters, and periodicals from the museum's collection, highlights the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan through five sections. It emphasizes the Communist Party of China's role as the backbone of the national resistance. The exhibition is scheduled to last until August 31, 2026.
Summary: The Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Hall is hosting the "Beacon Fire Memories - Photographic Archives Exhibition of the Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial," showcasing over 100 historical photographs and 20 artifacts. The exhibition highlights the Communist Party's leadership in the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation through the lens of the Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial, the first comprehensive pictorial founded by the CCP during the revolutionary war era. It features works by photographers like Sha Fei and Shi Shaohua, depicting the establishment of the pictorial, the support of the base areas, the battles of the Eighth Route Army, and the ultimate victory of the People's Liberation Army. The exhibition aims to vividly portray the authentic history of the anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines and the anti-Japanese democratic base areas under the Party's leadership. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: Since 1988, China Construction Bank (CCB) has been providing targeted assistance to Ankang, Shaanxi, focusing on developing local industries such as tea production and tourism in designated counties. CCB has invested significantly in digital infrastructure, supporting the development of digital villages and smart agriculture platforms. CCB has also focused on improving education through training programs for school principals and a "retired principals to rural areas" project. CCB has allocated funds to improve the living conditions of rural communities and support vulnerable groups, through the provision of medical support programs, education subsidies, and job opportunities. The article did not mention any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: 仲麟, a 27-year-old from Minqin County, Gansu, has spearheaded a volunteer initiative called "Please Plant a Tree in Minqin." This initiative has mobilized over 41,000 participants to plant 1.52 million sand-tolerant plants across 4,500 acres of desert land since last year.仲麟 also uses e-commerce and short videos to raise funds and promote participation in desertification control.仲麟 aims to expand the protective forest belt along the edge of the oasis in Minqin, attracting more young people to contribute to the cause. He mentioned using the profits of selling local agricultural products to fund the desert control projects. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Recent Chinese policies aim to lower the costs of childbirth, childcare, and education, fostering a more supportive environment for families. Starting in 2025, subsidies of 3600 RMB per child per year will be given to families with infants under three, alongside direct payments of maternity benefits to individuals. Free preschool education will be implemented, and individual income tax deductions for childcare and education have been broadened. Furthermore, the government is supporting the development of accessible and affordable childcare services and improving parental leave policies across provinces. These measures aim to alleviate the financial burden on families and encourage higher birth rates.
Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the National Standardization Administration have approved and released the national standard "General Technical Requirements for Lunch Break Desks and Chairs for Primary and Secondary School Students" (GB/T 46016—2025), set to take effect on February 1, 2026. The standard specifies requirements for the entire process from design to production, inspection and use, to make lunch break desks and chairs more comfortable, safe and durable. The new standard outlines dimensional requirements for both studying and napping, stipulating dimensions for desks and chairs to accommodate students' physical development, and detailing material, performance, and structural requirements for the desks and chairs, aiming for durability and safety. The standard also defines quality assurance requirements for the entire chain from factory to use, requiring that each batch of products be sampled before leaving the factory to check appearance, size, structural safety and other items, and prevent unqualified products from entering the campus. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article highlights Jiangxi province's policy to support low-cost entrepreneurship by providing equipment to unemployed individuals. Wu Yuzhen, a resident of Zhanggong district, used this policy to start a卤味 (braised dishes) stall in a night market, significantly improving her family's financial situation. Jiangxi provides equipment worth up to 5,000 RMB to eligible applicants, and also offers entrepreneurial training, such as courses on卤味 production, to help people gain the skills to start their businesses. By the end of July, 1,452 people in Jiangxi had started businesses as a result of this initiative. The Zhanggong district also provides follow-up services to these people, so that they can receive the help that they need.
Summary: This article describes the popularity of a "via ferrata" climbing project in Chongqing's Nanchuan district, highlighting its integration of natural scenery and outdoor sports. The project, located near Jinfo Mountain, has become a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. It has also boosted the local tourism industry, stimulating growth in related sectors like guesthouses and restaurants. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) launched the 2025 "National Drug Safety Publicity Week" in Beijing, emphasizing "Drug Safety, Regulation for the People." NMPA Deputy Director Xu Jinghe stated that during the 14th Five-Year Plan, China approved 210 innovative drugs and 269 innovative medical devices, with the country's biomedical market becoming the second largest globally. Xu also stated that the NMPA has been working to consolidate drug safety by improving regulation and strictly cracking down on violations, achieving a drug spot check pass rate of over 99.4%. The goal is to continuously meet the people's needs for medicine and consolidate drug safety.
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Summary: An article from *People's Daily* highlights the construction of a "zero-carbon" industrial park in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei, focusing on energy efficiency and green energy transition. The park uses technologies such as advanced glass facades, geothermal heat pumps, and rooftop photovoltaic panels to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. A smart management platform will monitor energy usage and carbon emissions from 146,000 devices to optimize energy distribution and achieve zero-carbon operations. An electricity and carbon trading platform will connect electricity users and carbon trading markets to facilitate the purchase of green electricity. The park aims to reduce carbon emissions by 60% through various measures, offsetting the remaining emissions through green energy purchases and carbon trading.
Summary: Wuyishan National Park has launched a series of creative cultural products, including a "Chief Experience Officer" badge, to promote conservation and enhance visitors' engagement with nature. These badges, part of the "Natural Guardian" series, incorporate unique elements from the park's biodiversity, such as endangered species and local flora. The goal is to integrate these cultural products with nature education programs and ecological protection activities, rewarding participation with the badges. Each badge has a unique number corresponding to a "guardian," aiming to deepen understanding and promote harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The cultural products were developed by Fujian Nanping Wuyi Yungu Jianfa Co., Ltd.
Summary: SanSha city has achieved initial success in its coral planting project, successfully planting 100,000 coral seedlings and establishing the largest artificial coral nursery and demonstration area in the Xisha Islands, with 143,000 seedlings cultivated. Initiated in 2023 in the Xuande Islands due to global warming-induced coral bleaching, the project utilizes "tree-shaped coral nurseries" to enhance coral growth and survival rates. The project aims to rebuild marine habitats, stabilize the food chain, enhance marine ecosystem resilience, and reinforce island reef foundations. The presence of endangered marine species has reportedly increased in the planting area.
Summary: The Ministry of Water Resources reports significant progress in river and lake management, including defining control boundaries for 1.7 million kilometers of rivers and over 3,000 lakes. A national river and lake health assessment has been conducted, establishing files for 21,600 rivers and lakes. Furthermore, a shoreline management and control mechanism has been established, delineating 33,100 kilometers of shoreline for protection and preservation. Advanced technologies such as AI and BeiDou are being utilized to monitor various aspects of river and lake management, including illegal construction.
Summary: The article highlights how Guangdong province is leveraging electricity to modernize its agricultural sector. Smart irrigation and lighting systems are improving crop yields for coffee and dragon fruit farmers in Shantou and Zhanjiang, respectively. In Yangjiang, stable electricity supplies are powering the entire chicken farming industry. These new technologies are increasing efficiency and overall productivity across the province. There is no mention of the United States or of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A research team from the Guangxi Botanical Institute discovered four new species of macrofungi, *Daming Shan Hypocreopsis*, *Huaping Hypocreopsis*, *Aurantiopileus Melanoderma*, and *Pezoloma Auricularioides*, in Guangxi, Nanning, Guilin, and Fuzhou, Fujian. The findings, published in an international mycology journal, are significant for assessing and protecting fungal diversity. The team used molecular biology to analyze the phylogenetic relationships between species within the family across different regions. The article does not discuss U.S.-China relations or the United States.
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Summary: The Chinese national badminton team achieved a successful showing at the 2025 World Badminton Championships in Paris, securing 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medal. Shi Yuqi's victory in the men's singles marks China's first championship in that category in 10 years. Chen Yufei demonstrated resilience by playing through an ankle injury, while the performance of newcomers like Chen Baiyang and Liu Yi was also a highlight. China Badminton Association President Zhang Jun stated that the team achieved its goals, and the results of upcoming competitions will be used to select athletes for the next Olympics. The performance of these players was especially noteworthy because of their previous failures at the Olympics.
Summary: The 2025 XiongGuan 330 (Chicheng) Great Wall cross-country race, a 336-kilometer race with a cumulative climb of 14,804 meters, took place in Hebei Province. The race, which organizers call the "Chinese version of Tor des Géants," was partially suspended due to heavy rain, but participants still received medals. Only seven runners finished the full distance, with Zhang Jinwei winning the men's race in 74 hours, 41 minutes and 2 seconds. Yang Meixiong was the only female finisher, completing the race in 88 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds.
Summary: On September 1st, Daoxian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, welcomed the start of the autumn semester for primary and secondary schools and kindergartens. The provided photograph depicts elementary school students from Daozhou Yutan (Dongyang) School participating in a long rope jumping activity during a break. The article focuses on the start of the school year in a specific locale. There is no mention of any political figure or the United States.
Summary: Chinese snooker player Xiao Guodong, at age 36, won the 2025 Snooker Wuhan Open, defending his title and achieving a career-high world ranking of eighth. After the match, Xiao expressed that he has matured, enjoying the game now more than ever. Xiao also mentioned that he won a gold medal at the World Games in Chengdu before the Wuhan Open. He said that he gave up two professional events for the chance to compete at the World Games, and that the games are very important to him. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights the significant renewable energy potential in Central Asian countries and their efforts to develop this sector through supportive policies and international cooperation. China plays a crucial role in this development, participating in renewable energy projects and providing technical support, exemplified by wind and solar energy projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. These collaborations are seen as mutually beneficial, contributing to regional energy structure optimization and sustainable development, as well as optimizing U.S.-China relations. Central Asian countries are also working to attract further investment into their renewable energy sectors.
Summary: Marking the 80th anniversary of WWII victory, the author, Chinese Ambassador to Russia, emphasizes the allied efforts of China and the Soviet Union in defeating fascism. Both countries see themselves as key players in establishing the post-war international order and continue to stand together against historical revisionism. The article highlights mutual support during the war, including Chinese aid to the Soviet Union and Soviet assistance to China, underscoring the enduring friendship. It notes Xi Jinping's visit to Russia in May and plans for a commemorative event in Beijing in September, where the leaders are expected to meet, which the author posits will strengthen the China-Russia strategic partnership and multilateralism. The piece does not directly discuss the U.S. but touches on the international order.
Summary: In Auckland, Consul General Chen Shijie commemorated the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War at a screening of the documentary "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru." Chen highlighted the film's depiction of Chinese humanitarianism and international cooperation during the war, referencing New Zealanders like Rewi Alley who supported China's war effort. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown emphasized the importance of remembering the historical event, where Chinese fishermen rescued British POWs after the ship was sunk by the U.S. military. The screening was co-hosted by the Chinese Consulate in Auckland and the National Film Administration. Chen expressed confidence that China-New Zealand relations will move towards a brighter future.
Summary: A Chinese-themed book exhibition, jointly organized by the China International Book Trading Corporation and South African partners, was held in Cape Town from August 29th to September 1st. Consul General You Wenze stated at the opening ceremony that books are an important component of cultural exchange. Loot company's Martin Becker noted that publishers and cultural representatives from South Africa and China gathered at the exhibition to discuss topics such as book publishing, distribution, and translation cooperation. The exhibition showcased Chinese publications on traditional culture, language learning, medicine, and other subjects. The Chinese delegation donated books to the National Library of South Africa.
Summary: A conference promoting logistics and tourism along the China-Laos-Thailand (CLT) Railway was held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, co-organized by the Chinese Consulate-General in Khon Kaen and Yunnan's Foreign Affairs Office. Attendees discussed accelerating the construction of the China-Thailand Railway and its connection to the Lao-Thai line, aiming to increase international train services and facilitate trade. Lao and Thai officials highlighted the economic benefits and tourism potential of the CLT Railway, emphasizing its role in regional connectivity. Chinese Consul-General Liu Hongmei stated that the railway will become a "bridge of the hearts" for the region, setting a benchmark for the Belt and Road Initiative. The conference focused on promoting new models like the "Lancang-Mekong Express" and "China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express".
Summary: Germany is investing heavily in cycling infrastructure and promotion, aiming to become a "bicycle country" by 2030 through its "National Cycling Plan 3.0." Initiatives include building dedicated bicycle highways, streamlining regulations to favor cyclists, and developing extensive cycling tourism routes. While cycling gains popularity, especially in urban areas, challenges persist in balancing road space with motorists and adapting to rural areas reliant on cars. German Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schneider emphasizes the environmental and social benefits of prioritizing cycling. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article focuses on the development and poverty alleviation efforts in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan, which borders Myanmar, and highlights the cross-border cooperation with neighboring Myanmar villages. Specifically, it details how the Chinese village of Gangfang shared white bark medicinal herb cultivation techniques with the Myanmar village of the same name, leading to increased income. The article also mentions vocational training programs in Nujiang for Burmese students, as well as a forum on poverty reduction and global development where participants discussed China's poverty alleviation experiences. Nujiang Prefecture aims to strengthen ties with South and Southeast Asian countries by sharing development opportunities and participating in cultural exchanges. These "small and beautiful" livelihood projects such as agriculture and education assistance aim to improve living conditions and foster closer relations with neighboring regions.
Summary: The article highlights the development and poverty alleviation efforts in the Nujiang region, emphasizing the transformation of the area through resource utilization and sustainable practices. It mentions the cultivation of crops like Chinese Amomum, traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, and coffee to improve livelihoods of local ethnic groups. The article further focuses on cross-border cooperation with neighboring countries like Myanmar via "small and beautiful" livelihood projects, particularly in agriculture, education, and medicine, creating positive spillover effects. This cooperation is framed as a model for China's poverty reduction experience and contributes to building a community of shared future in the region. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses Henan province's efforts to promote economic development and improve governance by focusing on key sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. It highlights local government initiatives to support businesses, promote technological innovation, and create a favorable environment for investment, including the development of new copper material industries and modernized agriculture. The article emphasizes the importance of cadres taking the initiative to solve problems and provide services to businesses and citizens, ultimately aiming for high-quality development and increased economic dynamism. It also mentions the promotion of cultural tourism through unique cultural experiences, such as Hanfu.
Summary: On the anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the article emphasizes the importance of "dare to struggle, dare to win" spirit for CCP members. It argues this spirit, exemplified by historical battles and Party rectification efforts, is crucial for overcoming challenges. The piece cites examples such as economic reforms, the anti-corruption campaign, and poverty alleviation, as modern manifestations of this spirit. The article frames this spirit as essential for national rejuvenation. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The Chinese Coal Geology Bureau is implementing a "Party Committee Secretary Visiting Day" initiative where leaders directly engage with employees to address their concerns. During one such visit, a project team in Zhangjiachuan highlighted issues with unstable networks hindering safety monitoring. In response, the Bureau coordinated with local operators to establish a dedicated network and real-time monitoring system. Party Secretary Jia Chunqu stated the goal is to institutionalize this initiative to ensure leaders address problems at the grassroots level. The initiative also hopes to increase internal communication to avoid redundant research and development.
Summary: Ai Shuo, a 2022 graduate of Chongqing University of Technology, established Chongqing Shiji Ecological Environment Technology Co., Ltd. and credits the Banan District's support for university-local cooperation for his success. The Banan District government and Chongqing University of Technology jointly created an innovation center that provides comprehensive support services. The center offered Ai Shuo's company free office space, mentorship, project evaluation, and professional training in policy, law, and finance. The district has invested 50 million yuan to support talent and innovation, particularly in biomedicine and intelligent manufacturing, creating an ecosystem to attract and retain talent. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The provided article is a collection of poems commemorating Chinese heroes who fought against invaders. The poems celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers and civilians during wartime, emphasizing their resilience and dedication to national independence. It also highlights the suffering and loss endured by these individuals and their families. The poems aim to honor the memory of these heroes and remind readers of their contributions to the nation's freedom and prosperity. The name of Norman Bethune, venerated in China, is mentioned, but otherwise there is no mention of the United States, or US-China relations.
Summary: This article provides publication and design credit information for a *People's Daily* piece. Liu Kejun of the *People's Daily* New Media Center and Chen Xiaojin of the *People's Daily* Media Technology Company are credited. Cai Huawei and Wang Zheping are credited for the page layout design. The article contains no substantive political content.
From the bank of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) to the shore of the Haihe River (海河), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has gone through an extraordinary development journey. Over the 24 years since its establishment, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, sharing opportunities and seeking common development, achieving a series of pioneering results and historic achievements, and setting a model for a new type of international relations.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has grown into the world's largest regional organization, with increasing international influence and appeal. Looking to the future, all member states must still follow the "Shanghai Spirit," be down-to-earth and work hard, and better play the organization's functions. First, adhere to seeking common ground while reserving differences. Second, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results. Third, adhere to openness and inclusiveness. Fourth, adhere to fairness and justice. Fifth, adhere to pragmatism and efficiency.
China has always linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and with the people of all member states' aspirations for a better life. China is willing to work with all parties to keep its original aspiration and mission firmly in mind, actively assume responsibility, promote the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to move steadily and far, and firmly move towards the bright future of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Tianjin (天津), September 1st (Reporters Wu Weizheng (武卫政) and Hu Zexi (胡泽曦)) The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states was held at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (梅江会展中心) in Tianjin on the morning of September 1st. Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired the meeting and delivered an important speech entitled "Keeping the Original Aspiration and Mission in Mind and Creating a Better Future."
In September, Tianjin is clear and refreshing. Outside the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center, the flags of the participating countries and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation flag fluttered in the wind. The emblem of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's rotating presidency for 2024-2025 is particularly eye-catching.
Xi Jinping cordially shook hands and took a group photo with the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states and heads of permanent institutions attending the meeting, and then chaired the meeting of the Council of Heads of State.
Xi Jinping pointed out that from the bank of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) to the shore of the Haihe River (海河), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has gone through an extraordinary development journey. Over the 24 years since its establishment, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, sharing opportunities and seeking common development, achieving a series of pioneering results and historic achievements, and setting a model for a new type of international relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation took the lead in establishing a trust mechanism in the military field in border areas, took the earliest multilateral actions to combat the "three evil forces," and maintained regional peace and tranquility; took the lead in launching cooperation to jointly build the "Belt and Road," making the driving force for regional development and prosperity more sufficient, and the three-dimensional interconnection network more complete; took the lead in concluding a long-term good-neighborly friendship and cooperation treaty, declaring generations of friendship and never being enemies, and promoting the affinity of the people of all member states and the connection of hearts; and took the lead in proposing a global governance concept of joint consultation, joint construction, and sharing, practicing true multilateralism, and playing a positive role in promoting world peace and development.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has grown into the world's largest regional organization, with increasing international influence and appeal. Looking to the future, all member states must still follow the "Shanghai Spirit," 脚踏实地 (jiǎo tà shí dì - "step on solid ground," be down-to-earth) and work hard, and better play the organization's functions.
First, adhere to seeking common ground while reserving differences. Respect each other's differences, maintain strategic communication, gather collective consensus, strengthen unity and cooperation, enlarge the cooperation pie, make good use of the endowments of all countries, and jointly shoulder the responsibility of promoting peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region.
Second, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results. Deepen the alignment of development strategies, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, improve the level of trade and investment facilitation, strengthen cooperation in energy, infrastructure, green industries, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and other fields, and jointly move towards modernization in mutual achievements and co-creation of the future.
Third, adhere to openness and inclusiveness. Know and love each other in cultural exchanges, strongly support each other in economic cooperation, and work together to create a civilization garden of self-establishment and achievement, beauty and harmony, and harmony and symbiosis.
Fourth, adhere to fairness and justice. Promote a correct view of the history of World War II, oppose the Cold War mentality, camp confrontation, and bullying practices, maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core, support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as the core, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Fifth, adhere to pragmatism and efficiency. Continue to promote the reform of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, strengthen resource investment and capacity building, make the organization mechanism more perfect, the decision-making more scientific, and the actions more efficient, and provide stronger support for the security and economic cooperation of member states.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China has always linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and with the people of all member states' aspirations for a better life. China is willing to work with all parties to keep its original aspiration and mission firmly in mind, actively assume responsibility, promote the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to move steadily and far, and firmly move towards the bright future of building a community with a shared future for mankind. (The full text of the speech is on the second page)
The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, including Belarusian President Lukashenko (卢卡申科), Indian Prime Minister Modi (莫迪), Iranian President Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬), Kazakh President Tokayev (托卡耶夫), Kyrgyz President Zhaparov (扎帕罗夫), Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif (夏巴兹), Russian President Putin (普京), Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙), and Uzbek President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), as well as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Yermekbaev (叶尔梅克巴耶夫) and Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Sharsheev (沙尔舍耶夫), spoke successively. All parties highly praised China's contribution to promoting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the fruitful work during its rotating presidency, positively evaluated the development achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and put forward suggestions for the next stage of cooperation. All parties agreed that jointly building the "Belt and Road" with China enables all countries to share new opportunities for China's development, and the three major global initiatives proposed by China bring certainty and stability to a turbulent world. All parties unanimously agreed to continue to practice the "Shanghai Spirit," gather consensus, unite as one, and move forward hand in hand, strengthen cooperation in political, security, economic, trade, scientific, technological, cultural, and other fields, coordinate responses to traditional and non-traditional security threats, resolutely combat the "three evil forces," promote the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to achieve higher-quality development in higher-level cooperation, and make greater contributions to regional and world stability and prosperity. All parties unanimously stated that in the face of the intertwined international situation, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states should strengthen strategic coordination, defend the achievements of the victory of World War II, safeguard the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, oppose unilateral hegemony and protectionism, improve the global governance system, and safeguard international fairness and justice. The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a major contribution made by China to human peace, demonstrating the heroic and tenacious spirit of the Chinese people, which is worth remembering forever.
The leaders of the member states signed and issued the "Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation" (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会天津宣言), approved the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)" (上合组织未来10年（2026—2035年）发展战略), issued a statement on the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, and a statement on supporting the multilateral trading system, and adopted 24 outcome documents such as strengthening security, economic, cultural cooperation, and organizational construction.
The leaders of the member states jointly witnessed the unveiling of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges, the Center for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, the Information Security Center, and the Drug Control Center.
The meeting unanimously agreed to accept Laos (老挝) as a dialogue partner and decided that Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) would take over the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2025-2026.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopGlobal Governance Initiative
■ First, adhere to sovereign equality. Uphold that all countries, regardless of size, strength, wealth, or poverty, participate, make decisions, and benefit equally in global governance. Promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries.
■ Second, abide by international rule of law. Comprehensively, fully, and completely abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and other universally recognized basic norms of international relations, ensure the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, avoid double standards, and refrain from imposing the "domestic rules" of a few countries on others.
■ Third, practice multilateralism. Adhere to the concept of global governance based on extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, strengthen unity and cooperation, oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the status and authority of the United Nations, and effectively leverage the irreplaceable and important role of the United Nations in global governance.
■ Fourth, advocate a people-centered approach. Reform and improve the global governance system, ensure that people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance, better address the common challenges facing human society, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
■ Fifth, focus on action orientation. Adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, coordinate global actions, fully mobilize resources from all parties, create more visible results, and avoid governance lag and fragmentation through pragmatic cooperation.
Tianjin (天津), September 1st (Reporter Wang Xinping (王新萍) and Chen Shihhan (陈世涵) from this newspaper) On the afternoon of September 1st, the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization+" meeting was held at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (梅江会展中心) in Tianjin (天津). President Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech entitled "Gathering SCO Strength and Improving Global Governance."
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations, an important moment to remember history and create the future together. Eighty years ago, the devastation of the two World Wars made the international community learn from the pain, the United Nations came into being, and a new page was turned in global governance. Eighty years later, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, and global governance has reached a new crossroads. History tells us that the more difficult the moment, the more we must uphold the original aspiration of peaceful coexistence, strengthen the confidence of win-win cooperation, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times. China is willing to work with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
To this end, Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed a global governance initiative:
First, adhere to sovereign equality. Uphold that all countries, regardless of size, strength, wealth, or poverty, participate, make decisions, and benefit equally in global governance. Promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries.
Second, abide by international rule of law. Comprehensively, fully, and completely abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and other universally recognized basic norms of international relations, ensure the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, avoid double standards, and refrain from imposing the "domestic rules" of a few countries on others.
Third, practice multilateralism. Adhere to the concept of global governance based on extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, strengthen unity and cooperation, oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the status and authority of the United Nations, and effectively leverage the irreplaceable and important role of the United Nations in global governance.
Fourth, advocate a people-centered approach. Reform and improve the global governance system, ensure that people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance, better address the common challenges facing human society, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
Fifth, focus on action orientation. Adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, coordinate global actions, fully mobilize resources from all parties, create more visible results, and avoid governance lag and fragmentation through pragmatic cooperation.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) clearly stated in its Declaration of Establishment and Charter that it is necessary to promote the development of the international political and economic order in a more democratic, just, and reasonable direction. Over the past 24 years, the organization has adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" (上海精神) of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, insisted on joint consultation on regional affairs, joint construction of platform mechanisms, and shared cooperation results, proposed and implemented many new concepts of global governance, and has increasingly become an active driving force for the construction and reform of the global governance system. In the face of the accelerated evolution of the world's unprecedented changes in a century, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) must play a leading role, contribute "SCO strength" to maintaining world peace and stability, demonstrate "SCO responsibility" for promoting global opening up and cooperation, make "SCO demonstration" for promoting the common values of all mankind, and take "SCO action" to defend international fairness and justice, and serve as a model for practicing the global governance initiative.
Xi Jinping (习近平) finally emphasized that China is willing to work with all parties to bravely shoulder great righteousness and steadfastly practice the great path, promote the correct view of the history of World War II, firmly safeguard the achievements of the victory of World War II, and make the achievements of promoting the transformation of the global governance system and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind benefit all mankind more and better. (The full text of the speech is on the second page)
The heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) member states, including Belarusian President Lukashenko (卢卡申科), Iranian President Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬), Kazakh President Tokayev (托卡耶夫), Kyrgyz President Zhaparov (扎帕罗夫), Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif (夏巴兹), Russian President Putin (普京), Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙), Uzbek President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), and the Indian representative, observer state Mongolian President Khurelsukh (呼日勒苏赫), dialogue partner state Azerbaijani President Aliyev (阿利耶夫), Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan (帕什尼扬), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (洪玛奈), General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun (通伦), Maldivian President Muizzu (穆伊兹), Myanmar Acting President Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱), Nepalese Prime Minister Oli (奥利), Turkish President Erdogan (埃尔多安), Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly (马德布利), the guest of the presiding state, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov (别尔德穆哈梅多夫), Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar (安瓦尔), Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (范明政), the representative of the Indonesian President, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres (古特雷斯), the heads of the permanent bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织), and the heads of other international organizations and multilateral mechanisms attended the meeting.
All parties highly praised and actively supported the global governance initiative proposed by Xi Jinping (习近平), believing that the global governance deficit is expanding, sustainable development is facing challenges, unilateralism is rising, the authority of the United Nations and international rules are being impacted, and the world urgently needs more effective governance concepts and governance systems. On the occasion of commemorating the victory of World War II and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, China's proposal of a global governance initiative is timely. The global governance initiative abandons the logic of power politics, supports the United Nations in playing a central role, advocates common development, common governance, and shared benefits, and contributes Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to solving the urgent problems of the world today. The successful practice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) in practicing the "Shanghai Spirit" (上海精神) fully proves that different countries can fully respect each other, trust each other, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, which sets an example for improving global governance. All parties agreed to strengthen communication and coordination, strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, innovation, industry, agriculture, and other fields, jointly combat terrorism, drug trafficking, and cybercrime, enhance people-to-people connectivity through strengthening cultural exchanges, further enhance the influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织), and jointly promote world peace, development, and progress.
Xi Jinping (习近平) and the leaders of all participating parties expressed concern about the strong earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan in the early hours of the day, expressed their condolences to Afghanistan, and wished the Afghan people to overcome difficulties and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1st. September 3rd is the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. At 9:00 a.m. that day, a commemorative meeting will be held in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), Beijing (北京). 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 deliver an important speech and review the troops.
At 8:00 p.m. that day, the art performance "Justice Will Win," commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, will be held in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂), Beijing (北京). Xi Jinping (习近平) and others will attend and watch.
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 text and photo coverage.
Return to TopBy: 中华人民共和国主席 习近平
Distinguished colleagues,
Twenty-four years ago, when the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was first established, it established the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. Over the past 24 years, member states have adhered to this original aspiration, shared opportunities, and sought common development, promoting the construction and cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to achieve a series of pioneering results and historic achievements.
We took the lead in establishing a trust mechanism in the military field in border areas, turning the vast border into a bond of friendship, mutual trust, and cooperation. We were the first to take multilateral actions to combat the "three evil forces," solidly promoting law enforcement and security cooperation, properly managing and handling contradictions and differences, clearly opposing external interference, and safeguarding regional peace and tranquility.
We took the lead in launching cooperation on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. A large number of landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects have taken root, and industrial investment cooperation has been actively promoted, making the driving force for regional development and prosperity more sufficient. The goal I proposed that China's cumulative trade volume with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries exceed $2.3 trillion has been achieved ahead of schedule. The three-dimensional interconnection network is more complete. Nearly 14,000 kilometers of international road transport routes have been opened between member states, and more than 110,000 China-Europe freight trains have been operated cumulatively.
We took the lead in concluding a long-term treaty of good-neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation, declaring eternal friendship and never being enemies. We established and fully utilized the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation and other mechanisms to create a network of people-to-people friendly exchanges, expand cooperation in local areas, media, think tanks, women, youth, and other fields, and promote the people-to-people affinity and heart-to-heart communication among member states.
We took the lead in proposing a global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and practiced true multilateralism. We deepened cooperation with the United Nations (联合国) and other international organizations, constructively participated in international and regional affairs, always stood on the side of international fairness and justice, advocated for inclusive dialogue between civilizations, opposed hegemony and power politics, and played a positive role in promoting world peace and development.
Colleagues!
Currently, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has grown into the world's largest regional organization with the participation of 26 countries, cooperation in more than 50 fields, and an economic aggregate of nearly $30 trillion. Its international influence and appeal are increasing day by day.
Looking back on the road we have traveled, despite the turbulent times, we have achieved success by practicing the "Shanghai Spirit." Looking to the future, with a world in turmoil and transformation, we must still follow the "Shanghai Spirit," be down-to-earth, forge ahead, and better play the organization's functions.
First, we must adhere to seeking common ground while reserving differences. Having common aspirations is strength and an advantage, while seeking common ground while reserving differences is magnanimity and wisdom. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states are all friends and partners. We must respect each other's differences, maintain strategic communication, build collective consensus, strengthen unity and cooperation, expand the scope of cooperation, make good use of the endowments of each country, and jointly shoulder the responsibility of promoting regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
Second, we must adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results. We should deepen the alignment of development strategies, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and enhance regional development momentum and improve people's well-being through consultation, joint construction, and sharing. We should leverage the advantages of a super-large-scale market and the economic complementarity of member states to improve the level of trade and investment facilitation, strengthen cooperation in energy, infrastructure, green industries, the digital economy, technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and other fields, and jointly move towards modernization through mutual achievements and creating a shared future.
Third, we must adhere to openness and inclusiveness. The Eurasian continent has nurtured ancient civilizations, led East-West integration, and promoted human progress. Since ancient times, the people of all countries have exchanged goods and learned from each other's strengths. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states should know and love each other through people-to-people exchanges, strongly support each other in economic cooperation, and work together to create a garden of civilizations where everyone can achieve self-reliance and benefit others, and where harmony and coexistence prevail.
Fourth, we must adhere to fairness and justice. We should promote a correct view of the history of World War II, oppose the Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation, and hegemonic acts. We should uphold the international system with the United Nations (联合国) as its core and support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its core. We should advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive and beneficial economic globalization, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Fifth, we must adhere to pragmatism and efficiency. We should continue to promote the reform of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), strengthen resource investment and capacity building, so that the organization's mechanisms are more complete, decision-making is more scientific, and actions are more efficient. We should put into use the Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges and the Anti-Drug Center as soon as possible, and build the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Development Bank as soon as possible to provide stronger support for member states' security and economic cooperation.
Colleagues!
China has always linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and with the aspirations of the people of all member states for a better life. To date, China's stock of investment in other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states has exceeded $84 billion, and the annual bilateral trade volume with other member states has exceeded $500 billion.
To promote the better development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), China always emphasizes the word "practical." China plans to implement 100 "small but beautiful" livelihood projects in member states in need; provide 2 billion yuan in grant assistance to member states within this year; and provide an additional 10 billion yuan in loans to member banks of the Interbank Consortium in the next three years. Starting next year, on the existing basis, we will double the number of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) special scholarships and implement the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Doctoral Student Innovation Training Program to jointly cultivate outstanding academic and scientific research talents. In the next five years, we will build 10 "Luban Workshops (鲁班工坊)" in member states and provide 10,000 human resource training opportunities.
Colleagues!
志之所趋，无远弗届 (zhì zhī suǒ qū, wú yuǎn fú jiè - "Where the will goes, no distance is too far," where there is a will, there is a way; nothing is impossible to a willing mind). Let us keep our original aspirations and missions firmly in mind, actively take on responsibilities, and with a more vigorous attitude and more pragmatic measures, promote the steady and long-term development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and move firmly towards the beautiful future of building a community with a shared future for mankind!
Thank you all.
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopBy: 中华人民共和国主席 习近平
Distinguished colleagues,
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations, an important moment to remember history and create the future together. Eighty years ago, the devastation of two world wars made the international community learn from its pain, and the United Nations emerged as the times required, opening a new chapter in global governance. Eighty years later, the trend of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win outcomes has not changed, but the shadows of the Cold War mentality, hegemonism, and protectionism have not dissipated, and new threats and challenges have increased rather than decreased. The world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, and global governance has reached a new crossroads.
History tells us that the more difficult the moment, the more we must uphold the original intention of peaceful coexistence, strengthen the confidence in cooperation and win-win results, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times.
To this end, I would like to propose a global governance initiative to work with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
First, adhere to sovereign equality. Uphold that all countries, regardless of size, strength, or wealth, participate, make decisions, and benefit equally in global governance. Promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries.
Second, abide by international rule of law. Comprehensively, fully, and completely abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and other universally recognized basic norms of international relations, ensure the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, avoid double standards, and do not impose the "domestic rules" of a few countries on others.
Third, practice multilateralism. Adhere to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits, strengthen unity and cooperation, oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the status and authority of the United Nations, and effectively play the irreplaceable important role of the United Nations in global governance.
Fourth, advocate people-centeredness. Reform and improve the global governance system, ensure that the people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance, better address the common challenges facing human society, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
Fifth, focus on action orientation. Adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, coordinate global actions, fully mobilize resources from all parties, create more visible results, and avoid governance lag and fragmentation through pragmatic cooperation.
Colleagues!
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in its declaration of establishment and charter, clearly states that it is necessary to promote the development of the international political and economic order in a more democratic, just, and reasonable direction. Over the past 24 years, the organization has adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, insisted on joint consultation on regional affairs, joint construction of platform mechanisms, and shared cooperation results, and has proposed and implemented many new concepts of global governance, and has increasingly become an active driving force for the construction and reform of the global governance system.
In the face of the accelerating evolution of the world's unprecedented changes in a century, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should play a leading role and set an example in practicing the global governance initiative.
We must contribute "SCO strength" to maintaining world peace and stability. Focusing on common security, member states have concluded long-term treaties of good neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation, carried out security cooperation efficiently, and maintained the overall stability of the region. We must continue to adhere to the principles of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties, jointly respond to various threats and challenges, give full play to the newly established Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges and the Anti-Drug Center, build a regional security community, and firmly be a stabilizing force in a turbulent world.
We must demonstrate "SCO responsibility" for promoting global openness and cooperation. Member states are rich in energy resources, have huge market sizes, and strong endogenous power, and their contribution to world economic growth continues to increase. We must continue to adhere to dismantling walls instead of building walls and integration instead of decoupling, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, and promote economic globalization towards a more inclusive direction.
China is willing to actively share the opportunities of its super-large market and continue to implement the action plan for high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation facing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) family. China will establish three major cooperation platforms for energy, green industry, and digital economy between China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), as well as three major cooperation centers for science and technology innovation, higher education, and vocational and technical education, and will implement additional "ten million kilowatts of photovoltaic" and "ten million kilowatts of wind power" projects with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries in the next five years. China is willing to work with all parties to build a good artificial intelligence application cooperation center and share the dividends of artificial intelligence development. All parties are welcome to use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统), and countries with the conditions are invited to participate in the construction of the International Lunar Research Station.
We must make an "SCO demonstration" for promoting the common values of all mankind. Member states have rich and colorful cultural exchanges, close and enthusiastic people-to-people exchanges, and diverse civilizations are blooming. We must continue to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and write a brilliant chapter of peaceful and harmonious coexistence among countries with different histories and cultures, different social systems, and different stages of development.
China will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Political Parties Forum, the Green and Sustainable Development Forum, and the Traditional Medicine Forum. In the next five years, China will treat 500 children with congenital heart disease, perform 5,000 cataract surgeries, and conduct 10,000 cancer screenings for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries.
We must take "SCO action" to defend international fairness and justice. Member states uphold the principle of fairness and justice, constructively participate in international and regional affairs, and defend the common interests of the Global South. We must continue to clearly oppose hegemonism and power politics, practice true multilateralism, and act as the mainstay in promoting world multipolarization and the democratization of international relations.
China supports the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in expanding cooperation with the United Nations, ASEAN, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and other multilateral mechanisms, jointly maintaining the international economic and trade order, and jointly improving global and regional governance.
Colleagues!
**执大象，天下往** (zhí dà xiàng, tiān xià wǎng - "grasp the great image, the world will come," those who can handle great responsibilities will attract others to follow). In two days, China will solemnly hold activities in Beijing (北京) to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and many colleagues will attend. China is willing to work with all parties to bravely shoulder great righteousness, earnestly practice the great way, promote the correct view of the history of World War II, firmly safeguard the achievements of the victory of World War II, and let the achievements of promoting the reform of the global governance system and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind benefit all mankind more and better!
Thank you all.
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopOn September 1st, President Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) and the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation+" meeting, and delivered an important speech. People from many countries believe that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech outlined a blueprint for the development and growth of the SCO, pointed out the direction for promoting a more just and reasonable global governance system, and injected more certainty and positive energy into maintaining world peace and development.
"The Global Governance Initiative is a visionary Chinese solution"
"History tells us that the more difficult the times, the more we must uphold the original aspiration of peaceful coexistence, strengthen the confidence in win-win cooperation, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times." At the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation+" meeting, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global Governance Initiative, emphasizing adherence to sovereign equality, compliance with international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centeredness, and focusing on action-orientedness, working with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (卢卡申科) stated that Belarus fully agrees with and fully supports the Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), which is based on equality and justice. President Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly elucidated the judgment on the current international situation and proposed the core concept of the initiative, which is the key to solving the problems existing in the current global governance system.
SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明) believes that the proposal of the Global Governance Initiative on the SCO platform is of great significance, and the leaders attending the meeting unanimously expressed their welcome and support. Several core concepts of this initiative are consistent with the SCO's development priorities.
Kairat Batyrbayev (凯拉特·巴特尔巴耶夫), Executive Director of the Kazakhstan Eurasian International Research Association, believes that China is constantly contributing new solutions and new ideas to promote systematic and multi-field interaction among member states, and plays an important leading role in reforming and improving the global governance system.
"The Global Governance Initiative is a visionary Chinese solution, demonstrating that China is a key force that cannot be ignored in global governance and a maintainer of regional and world peace and development," said Zhumadilov Taraybek (朱马迪洛夫·塔拉伊贝克), a security expert from Kyrgyzstan.
Habib Mirzoev (哈比布·米尔佐耶夫), Deputy Director of the Department of International Relations at Tajik National University, said that the Global Governance Initiative emphasizes the equal participation, equal decision-making, and equal benefit of all countries in global governance, and ensures the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, which will better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
Mingzhu (明竺), a Pakistani youth scholar and researcher at the Center for China and Globalization, said that the Global Governance Initiative responds to the universal demands of the Global South for peaceful development and participation in global governance, and will inject new vitality into global governance.
"Promote better realization of universal benefit and win-win results and coordinated development among countries"
Implementing the "four security centers," making the political decision to establish the SCO Development Bank, establishing six platforms for pragmatic cooperation, and formulating six action plans for high-quality development... This summit achieved a series of major results, responding to the concerns of the people of the "SCO family."
Andrei Rusakovich (安德烈·鲁萨科维奇), a professor at the Eurasian Studies Department of Belarusian State University, said: "The series of new measures proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) this time provide important guidance for promoting the high-quality development of the SCO and promoting better realization of universal benefit and win-win results and coordinated development among countries."
"China's measures are aimed at enhancing the SCO countries' digital development, responding to security threats and challenges, and green and sustainable development capabilities, giving new connotations to the SCO's pragmatic cooperation, and making SCO cooperation more comprehensive and sustainable," said Batyrbayev (巴特尔巴耶夫).
"The development of the SCO is obvious to all, and China's contribution is obvious to all," said Vansay Tavinyane (万赛·塔汶炎), Editor-in-Chief of the Lao People's Daily. He believes that relying on this cooperation platform, Laos will reach more pragmatic cooperation with SCO partners to promote development in the fields of security, green, and digital economy.
Kirill Babaev (基里尔·巴巴耶夫), Director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that in recent years, the SCO's international influence and appeal have continued to rise, the "SCO family" has grown, and more and more countries expect the SCO to make positive contributions to promoting the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
"Be an active driving force in the construction and reform of the global governance system"
It is necessary to contribute "SCO strength" to maintaining world peace and stability, to demonstrate "SCO responsibility" for promoting global openness and cooperation, to make "SCO demonstrations" for promoting the common values of all mankind, and to take "SCO actions" to defend international fairness and justice. Standing at the height of the historical development process of mankind, President Xi Jinping (习近平) issued the voice of a major country in adhering to the correct view of the history of World War II, maintaining the post-war international order, and defending international fairness and justice.
Vladimir Datsishin (弗拉基米尔·达齐申), a professor at the Siberian Federal University of Russia, said that this summit will surely promote all parties to practice the Global Governance Initiative, continue to promote the "Shanghai Spirit," and gather strong synergy to better defend multilateralism, build a new type of international relations, and make more contributions to promoting world peace and development and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Hassan Dajah (哈桑·达贾), a professor at Jordan's Hussein bin Talal University, said: "More and more Arab countries hope to join the 'SCO family' and look forward to strengthening cooperation and reaping development opportunities within the SCO framework, and becoming an active driving force in the construction and reform of the global governance system."
Nadia Hilmi (纳迪娅·希勒米), a professor of political science at Egypt's Beni Suef University, said that President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized "making the cooperation pie bigger and making good use of the endowments of various countries," which will further promote cooperation in various fields of the SCO and jointly move towards modernization in mutual achievements and creating a common future.
"President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that like-mindedness is strength and advantage, and seeking common ground while reserving differences is breadth of mind and wisdom." Taisiya Marmontova (泰西娅·马尔蒙托娃), Director of the Regional Integration Institute of Astana International University in Kazakhstan, said, "SCO countries adhere to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and practice true multilateralism, which will inject more stability and positive energy into the world."
(Reported on September 1st from Tianjin (天津), Astana (阿斯塔纳), Moscow (莫斯科), Dubai (迪拜), and Cairo (开罗) by reporters Wang Yuan (王远), Wu Shaomin (武少民), Wang Xinping (王新萍), Li Qiang (李强), Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Guan Kejiang (管克江), Jin Bo (靳博), Shen Xiaoxiao (沈小晓), Zhao Yipu (赵益普), Qu Song (曲颂), Qu Pei (屈佩), Li Yingqi (李应齐), Li Xinyi (李欣怡), and Li Anqi (李安琪))
Return to TopOn September 1st, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization+" meeting, solemnly proposing the Global Governance Initiative. This is another major global initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) following the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. The Global Governance Initiative is a new concept contributed by China to lead the reform of global governance, and it is an adjustment, reform, and innovation to the current global governance system and mechanism. It is conducive to promoting the international community to share development opportunities, cope with global challenges, promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and work together towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
The Global Governance Initiative adheres to sovereign equality, abides by international rule of law, practices multilateralism, advocates people-centeredness, and emphasizes action-orientedness. The initiative embodies the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits. It is another clear example of China's consistent adherence to integrating its own interests with global interests and practicing multilateralism with concrete actions, demonstrating the responsibility of a major country.
The Global Governance Initiative has a distinct contemporary character and is a beneficial supplement and innovative improvement to the existing global governance system. Looking back at history, global governance was generated in the process of establishing and improving the international system, and it should also be dynamically adjusted with changes in the international landscape and situation. At present, the once-in-a-century changes are evolving in depth, emerging market countries and developing countries are rising collectively, revolutionary changes have taken place in the balance of international forces, the representation and voice of the vast number of developing countries have not been fully reflected, and the problems of the global governance system being unsuitable and mismatched are unprecedentedly prominent. At the same time, the international situation is intertwined with turbulence and chaos, and the acts of power politics and bullying are deeply harmful, seriously impacting the United Nations and other multilateral mechanisms. The problems and challenges facing the international community are becoming more complex and diverse, and no country can **独善其身** (dú shàn qí shēn - "maintain one's purity alone," to only care about oneself and not others). Based on changes in the international landscape and focusing on the need to address global challenges, reforming and improving the global governance system on the basis of broad consultation and consensus, and reflecting the international political reality of the collective rise of developing countries, is the due meaning of making up for the governance deficit. The Global Governance Initiative holds high the banner of multilateralism, advocates people-centeredness, and emphasizes action-orientedness, aiming to enhance the execution and effectiveness of the global governance system, better respond to global challenges, serve the interests of all countries, especially developing countries, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
As a responsible major country, China practices true multilateralism and is firmly a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, a maintainer of international order, and a provider of public goods. Since the new era, President Xi Jinping (习近平), with the future of mankind in mind and responding to the expectations of the international community, has proposed promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and has put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, promoting the common values of all mankind, advancing far-reaching major practical measures, writing a new chapter of multilateralism, and opening up a new realm of international relations. The core concept of the Global Governance Initiative clarifies the principles, methods, and paths that need to be followed in reforming and improving global governance, further responds to the calls of the Global South for peace, development, and cooperation, and conforms to the urgent need to improve global governance and correct historical injustices. It will surely gather broader consensus in the international community, work together to promote a more just and reasonable global governance, and open up a bright future of peace, security, prosperity, and progress.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. History tells us that multilateralism, solidarity, and cooperation are the correct answers to solving global problems. China will work with all parties to practice the Global Governance Initiative, promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and enable the achievements of promoting the reform of the global governance system and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind to benefit all mankind more and better.
Return to TopGlobal Governance Initiative
■ First, adhere to sovereign equality. Uphold that all countries, regardless of size, strength, wealth, or poverty, participate, decide, and benefit equally in global governance. Promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries.
■ Second, abide by international rule of law. Comprehensively, fully, and completely abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and other universally recognized basic norms of international relations. Ensure the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, avoid double standards, and refrain from imposing the "domestic rules" of a few countries on others.
■ Third, practice multilateralism. Adhere to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits. Strengthen unity and cooperation, oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the status and authority of the United Nations, and effectively leverage the irreplaceable and important role of the United Nations in global governance.
■ Fourth, advocate a people-centered approach. Reform and improve the global governance system, ensure that people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance, better address the common challenges facing human society, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
■ Fifth, focus on action-oriented approaches. Adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, coordinate global actions, fully mobilize resources from all parties, create more visible results, and avoid governance lagging and fragmentation through pragmatic cooperation.
Tianjin (天津), September 1st (Reporter Wang Xinping (王新萍) and Chen Shihan (陈世涵) of this newspaper) On the afternoon of September 1st, the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization+" meeting was held at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (梅江会展中心) in Tianjin (天津). President Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired the meeting and delivered an important speech entitled "Gathering SCO Strength and Improving Global Governance."
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations, an important moment to remember history and create the future together. Eighty years ago, the devastation of two world wars made the international community realize the pain and start anew. The United Nations came into being, and a new chapter in global governance was opened. Eighty years later, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, and global governance has reached a new crossroads. History tells us that the more difficult the moment, the more we must uphold the original aspiration of peaceful coexistence, strengthen the confidence in win-win cooperation, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times. China is willing to work with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
To this end, Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed a global governance initiative:
First, adhere to sovereign equality. Uphold that all countries, regardless of size, strength, wealth, or poverty, participate, decide, and benefit equally in global governance. Promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of developing countries.
Second, abide by international rule of law. Comprehensively, fully, and completely abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and other universally recognized basic norms of international relations. Ensure the equal and unified application of international law and international rules, avoid double standards, and refrain from imposing the "domestic rules" of a few countries on others.
Third, practice multilateralism. Adhere to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits. Strengthen unity and cooperation, oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the status and authority of the United Nations, and effectively leverage the irreplaceable and important role of the United Nations in global governance.
Fourth, advocate a people-centered approach. Reform and improve the global governance system, ensure that people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance, better address the common challenges facing human society, better bridge the North-South development gap, and better safeguard the common interests of all countries in the world.
Fifth, focus on action-oriented approaches. Adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, coordinate global actions, fully mobilize resources from all parties, create more visible results, and avoid governance lagging and fragmentation through pragmatic cooperation.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) clearly stated in its declaration of establishment and organizational charter that it is necessary to promote the development of the international political and economic order in a more democratic, just, and reasonable direction. For 24 years, the organization has adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" (上海精神) of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. It has insisted on jointly discussing regional affairs, jointly building platform mechanisms, and sharing cooperative results. It has proposed and implemented many new concepts of global governance and has increasingly become an active driving force for the construction and reform of the global governance system. In the face of the accelerated evolution of the world's unprecedented changes in a century, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) must play a leading role, contribute "SCO strength" to maintaining world peace and stability, demonstrate "SCO responsibility" for promoting global openness and cooperation, make "SCO demonstrations" for promoting the common values of all mankind, and take "SCO actions" to defend international fairness and justice, and serve as a model for practicing the global governance initiative.
Xi Jinping (习近平) finally emphasized that China is willing to work with all parties to bravely shoulder great righteousness and earnestly practice the great path, promote the correct view of the history of World War II, firmly safeguard the achievements of the victory of World War II, and make the achievements of promoting the transformation of the global governance system and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind benefit all mankind more and better. (The full text of the speech is on the second page.)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) member states Belarusian President Lukashenko (卢卡申科), Iranian President Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬), Kazakh President Tokayev (托卡耶夫), Kyrgyz President Zhaparov (扎帕罗夫), Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif (夏巴兹), Russian President Putin (普京), Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙), Uzbek President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), and Indian representatives, observer state Mongolian President Khurelsukh (呼日勒苏赫), dialogue partner state Azerbaijani President Aliyev (阿利耶夫), Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan (帕什尼扬), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (洪玛奈), General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun (通伦), Maldivian President Muizzu (穆伊兹), Myanmar Acting President Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱), Nepalese Prime Minister Oli (奥利), Turkish President Erdogan (埃尔多安), Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly (马德布利), the guest of the presiding state Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov (别尔德穆哈梅多夫), Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar (安瓦尔), Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (范明政), Indonesian Presidential Representative, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres (古特雷斯), heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) permanent institutions, and heads of other international organizations and multilateral mechanisms attended.
All parties highly praised and actively supported the global governance initiative proposed by Xi Jinping (习近平), believing that the global governance deficit is expanding, sustainable development is facing challenges, unilateralism is rising, the authority of the United Nations and international rules are being impacted, and the world urgently needs more effective governance concepts and governance systems. On the occasion of commemorating the victory of World War II and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, China's proposal of a global governance initiative is timely. The global governance initiative abandons the logic of power politics, supports the United Nations in playing a central role, and advocates common development, common governance, and shared benefits, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to solving the urgent problems of today's world. The successful practice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) in practicing the "Shanghai Spirit" (上海精神) fully proves that different countries can completely respect each other, trust each other, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, which sets an example for improving global governance. All parties agreed to strengthen communication and coordination, strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, innovation, industry, agriculture, and other fields, jointly combat terrorism, drug trafficking, and cybercrime, enhance people-to-people connectivity through strengthening cultural exchanges, further exert the influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织), and jointly promote world peace, development, and progress.
Xi Jinping (习近平) and the leaders of all parties attending the meeting expressed concern about the strong earthquake that occurred in Afghanistan in the early hours of the day, expressed condolences to Afghanistan, and wished the Afghan people to overcome difficulties and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopFrom the banks of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) to the shores of the Haihe River (海河), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has traversed an extraordinary journey of development. Over the 24 years since its establishment, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) have adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, sharing opportunities and seeking common development, achieving a series of pioneering results and historic achievements, and setting a model for a new type of international relations.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has grown into the world's largest regional organization, with its international influence and appeal growing day by day. Looking to the future, all member states must continue to follow the "Shanghai Spirit," be down-to-earth and work hard, and better play the organization's functions. First, adhere to seeking common ground while reserving differences. Second, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results. Third, adhere to openness and inclusiveness. Fourth, adhere to fairness and justice. Fifth, adhere to pragmatism and efficiency.
China has always linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) and with the aspirations of the people of all member states for a better life. China is willing to work with all parties to keep the original aspiration and mission firmly in mind, actively take responsibility, promote the steady and long-term development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), and move firmly towards the bright future of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Tianjin (天津), September 1st (Reporters Wu Weizheng (武卫政) and Hu Zexi (胡泽曦)) The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states was held at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (梅江会展中心) in Tianjin (天津) on the morning of September 1st. Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired the meeting and delivered an important speech entitled "Keeping the Original Aspiration and Mission in Mind and Creating a Better Future."
In September, Tianjin (天津) is clear and crisp. Outside the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center (梅江会展中心), the national flags of the participating countries and the flag of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) fluttered in the wind. The emblem of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) rotating presidency for 2024-2025 was particularly eye-catching.
Xi Jinping (习近平) cordially shook hands with the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states and heads of permanent institutions attending the meeting and took a group photo, before chairing the meeting of the Council of Heads of State.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that from the banks of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) to the shores of the Haihe River (海河), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has traversed an extraordinary journey of development. Over the 24 years since its establishment, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) have adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, sharing opportunities and seeking common development, achieving a series of pioneering results and historic achievements, and setting a model for a new type of international relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) took the lead in establishing a trust mechanism in the military field in border areas, took the earliest multilateral actions to combat the "three evil forces," and maintained regional peace and tranquility; took the lead in launching the "Belt and Road" cooperation, making the driving force for regional development and prosperity more sufficient, and the three-dimensional interconnection network more complete; took the lead in concluding a long-term good-neighborly friendship and cooperation treaty, declaring friendship for generations and never being enemies, and promoting the affinity and heart-to-heart communication among the people of all member states; and took the lead in proposing a global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, practicing true multilateralism, and playing a positive role in promoting world peace and development.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) has grown into the world's largest regional organization, with its international influence and appeal growing day by day. Looking to the future, all member states must continue to follow the "Shanghai Spirit," **脚踏实地** (jiǎo tà shí dì - "step on solid ground," to be down-to-earth) and work hard, and better play the organization's functions.
First, adhere to seeking common ground while reserving differences. Respect each other's differences, maintain strategic communication, gather collective consensus, strengthen unity and cooperation, expand the cooperation pie, make good use of the endowments of all countries, and jointly shoulder the responsibility of promoting peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region.
Second, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results. Deepen the alignment of development strategies, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, improve the level of trade and investment facilitation, strengthen cooperation in energy, infrastructure, green industries, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and other fields, and jointly move towards modernization in mutual achievements and creating a future together.
Third, adhere to openness and inclusiveness. Know each other and be close to each other in cultural exchanges, and strongly support each other in economic cooperation, working together to create a civilization garden of self-establishment and achievement, beauty and sharing, and harmony and symbiosis.
Fourth, adhere to fairness and justice. Promote the correct view of the history of World War II, oppose the Cold War mentality, camp confrontation, and bullying practices, maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core, support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as the core, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Fifth, adhere to pragmatism and efficiency. Continue to promote the reform of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), strengthen resource input and capacity building, make the organizational mechanism more perfect, the decision-making more scientific, and the actions more efficient, and provide stronger support for the security and economic cooperation of member states.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China has always linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) and with the aspirations of the people of all member states for a better life. China is willing to work with all parties to keep the original aspiration and mission firmly in mind, actively take responsibility, promote the steady and long-term development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), and move firmly towards the bright future of building a community with a shared future for mankind. (The full text of the speech is on the second page)
The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states, Belarusian President Lukashenko (卢卡申科), Indian Prime Minister Modi (莫迪), Iranian President Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬), Kazakh President Tokayev (托卡耶夫), Kyrgyz President Zhaparov (扎帕罗夫), Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif (夏巴兹), Russian President Putin (普京), Tajik President Rahmon (拉赫蒙), and Uzbek President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), as well as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Secretary-General Yermekbayev (叶尔梅克巴耶夫) and Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Sharsheev (沙尔舍耶夫), spoke successively. All parties highly praised China's contribution to promoting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) and the effective work done during its rotating presidency, positively evaluated the development achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), and put forward suggestions for the next stage of cooperation. All parties agreed that jointly building the "Belt and Road" with China enables all countries to share China's new development opportunities, and the three major global initiatives proposed by China bring certainty and stability to a turbulent world. All parties unanimously agreed to continue to practice the "Shanghai Spirit," gather consensus, unite as one, and move forward hand in hand, strengthen cooperation in political, security, economic, trade, scientific, technological, cultural, and other fields, coordinate responses to traditional and non-traditional security threats, resolutely combat the "three evil forces," promote the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) to achieve higher-quality development in higher-level cooperation, and make greater contributions to regional and world stability and prosperity. All parties unanimously stated that in the face of the intertwined international situation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) member states should strengthen strategic coordination, defend the achievements of the victory of World War II, safeguard the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, oppose unilateral hegemony and protectionism, improve the global governance system, and safeguard international fairness and justice. The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a major contribution made by China to human peace, demonstrating the Chinese people's heroism, tenacity, and perseverance, and is worthy of being remembered forever.
The leaders of the member states signed and issued the "Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States," approved the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)," issued statements on the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, and a statement on supporting the multilateral trading system, and adopted 24 outcome documents including strengthening security, economic, cultural cooperation, and organizational construction.
The leaders of the member states jointly witnessed the unveiling of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges, the Center for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, the Information Security Center, and the Drug Control Center.
The meeting unanimously agreed to accept Laos (老挝) as a dialogue partner and decided that Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) will take over as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) for 2025-2026.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and others participated in the above activities.
Return to TopThe leaders of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO" or "the Organization") held a meeting of the Council of Heads of State in Tianjin (天津), China on September 1, 2025, and issued the following declaration:
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The world's political and economic situation and other fields of international relations are undergoing profound historical changes. The international system is evolving towards a more just, equal, and representative multipolar direction, opening up new prospects for the development of countries themselves and mutually beneficial cooperation.
At the same time, geopolitical confrontation is intensifying, posing threats and challenges to the security and stability of the world and the SCO region. The global economy, especially international trade and financial markets, has suffered severe shocks.
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. The great victory of peace-loving countries uniting to defeat Nazism, Fascism, and militarism determined the course of world history and created conditions for establishing a stable international relations system that guarantees human peace and development. Member states call for remembering the heroic deeds of the people of all countries and the historical lessons of World War II.
As a unique intergovernmental organization, the United Nations has carried out effective work in maintaining peace and security, promoting economic and social development, and protecting human rights, and has promoted necessary cooperation. Member states reaffirm their commitment to upholding the central coordinating role of the United Nations and building a more representative, democratic, and just multipolar world based on the "Charter of the United Nations" and other universally recognized principles of international law, respect for the diversity of civilizations, equality, and mutual benefit.
The "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of World War II and the Founding of the United Nations" was issued.
Member states believe that it is necessary to carry out corresponding reforms to the United Nations, ensure the representation of developing countries in the UN governance bodies, and adapt the United Nations to the needs of today's political and economic realities.
Member states reaffirm that in developing relations among SCO member states, they will equally and fully abide by the purposes and principles of the "Charter of the United Nations" and the "Charter of the SCO," as well as other universally recognized principles and norms of international law.
Member states advocate respecting the right of all countries to independently choose their political, economic, and social development paths, and emphasize that mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, equality and mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and the principle of not using or threatening to use force are the foundations for the stable development of international relations.
Member states reaffirm their commitment to the purposes and principles of the "Charter of the SCO," always adhere to the "Shanghai Spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development," continuously deepen cooperation, and promote the security, stability, and sustainable development of the SCO region.
Member states reaffirm their opposition to resolving international and regional hotspot issues with group politics and confrontational thinking.
Member states emphasize that cooperation within the SCO framework will lay the foundation for the formation of an equal and indivisible security architecture in Eurasia.
Member states noted the initiative to formulate the "Charter on Diversity and Multipolarity in Eurasia in the 21st Century," which aims to consolidate the development process in Eurasia.
Member states reaffirm that promoting the building of a new type of international relations featuring mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation, and a community with a shared future for mankind, as well as conducting dialogue based on the concept of "One Earth, One Family, One Future," is of important practical significance. Member states call on the international community to jointly participate in the "SCO Initiative on Solidarity Among All Countries to Promote a Just, Harmonious, and Developed World."
Member states noted the initiative regarding the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a special resolution on the "Decade of Peace for Future Generations."
Member states reaffirm that Central Asia is the core area of the SCO, support the efforts of Central Asian countries to maintain peace, security, and stability in their countries and regions, and noted the results of the international conference "Central Asia—SCO Core: 25 Years of Cooperation for Common Development" (June 19, 2025, Dushanbe (杜尚别)) and the initiative to hold this event annually.
Member states reaffirm the universality, indivisibility, interdependence, and interrelatedness of human rights, respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, oppose double standards on human rights issues, and oppose interference in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of protecting human rights.
In order to further improve the construction of the SCO and ensure peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the SCO region, member states approved the "SCO Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)," which identifies the priority tasks and main directions for deepening all-round cooperation.
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Member states advocate building a world of lasting peace and call for a coordinated response to traditional and non-traditional security threats and challenges.
Member states reaffirm their commitment to continuing to deepen cooperation in jointly combating terrorism, separatism, and extremism, as well as illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, weapons smuggling, and other transnational organized crimes.
Member states signed the "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on the Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges" and the "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on the SCO Anti-Drug Center."
Member states noted the proposal to establish a Strategic Security Research Center.
Member states will continue to actively implement the "SCO Member States Cooperation Program on Combating Terrorism, Separatism, and Extremism (2025-2027)" (July 4, 2024, Astana (阿斯塔纳)).
Member states strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, resolutely oppose double standards in counter-terrorism, call on the international community to give full play to the central coordinating role of the United Nations, fully implement the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the "UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" in accordance with the "Charter of the United Nations" and the principles of international law, jointly combat terrorist acts including the cross-border flow of terrorists, and jointly combat all terrorist organizations. Member states emphasized that it is very important to adopt the "Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism" by consensus.
Member states strongly condemn the terrorist attack that occurred in Pahalgam (帕哈尔加姆) on April 22, 2025.
Member states strongly condemn the terrorist attacks on the "Jaffar Express" (贾法尔快车) on March 11, 2025, and in Khuzdar (胡兹达尔) on May 21.
Member states express their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the injured, and believe that those who carried out, organized, and funded the attacks should be held accountable.
Member states reaffirm their firm commitment to combating terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and will not allow the use of terrorist, separatist, and extremist organizations to seek private gain. Member states recognize the key role played by sovereign states and their competent authorities in responding to terrorist and extremist threats.
Member states emphasize the importance of combating terrorism through multilateral cooperation and cutting off terrorist financing channels, and noted the results of the high-level conference "Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Establishing Flexible Border Security Mechanisms—the Kuwait Stage of the Dushanbe Process" (November 4-5, 2024, Kuwait).
Member states noted the proposal to hold the next round of the "Dushanbe Process" high-level conference on border security and management in New York in 2026.
Member states highly appreciate the role played by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in organizing joint anti-terrorist exercises and command post exercises, and in tracking the regional situation through practical measures such as intelligence exchange and counter-propaganda operations, noted the achievements of the "Anti-Terrorist Coordination-2024" joint anti-terrorist exercise (July 19, 2024, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), China), and reaffirmed that they will continue to take joint actions aimed at strengthening SCO cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism.
Member states will continue to work together to prevent the spread of radical ideologies, religious intolerance, xenophobia, violent nationalism, and racial and ethnic discrimination. In order to implement the "SCO Convention on Countering Extremism" (June 9, 2017, Astana (阿斯塔纳)), member states adopted the "SCO Member States Cooperation Program on Combating Extremist Ideologies for 2026 to 2030."
Member states welcome the annual adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution "Combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."
Member states pointed out that it is very important to further implement the "SCO Member States Border Defense Cooperation Agreement" (July 10, 2015, Ufa (乌法)), and noted the achievements of the "Solidarity and Cooperation-2024" joint border defense operation of the competent authorities of the SCO member states.
Member states reaffirmed their deep concern over the continued escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and strongly condemned the acts that have led to numerous civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip (加沙地带).
Member states emphasized the need to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible, ensure humanitarian aid enters Gaza, and increase efforts to ensure that residents of the region enjoy peace, stability, and security.
Member states pointed out that the only way to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East is to comprehensively and justly resolve the Palestinian issue.
Member states strongly condemn the military aggression launched by Israel and the United States against Iran (伊朗) in June 2025. Such acts of aggression against civilian facilities, including basic nuclear facilities, have resulted in civilian casualties, seriously violated the norms of international law and the purposes and principles of the "Charter of the United Nations," violated Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, undermined regional and international security, and caused serious consequences for global peace and stability.
Member states pointed out that nuclear safety must be ensured and nuclear facilities protected at all times, including during military conflicts, to ensure that people and the environment are protected from harm. To this end, member states reaffirmed their commitment to peacefully resolving current issues through diplomatic efforts.
Member states reaffirmed the importance and mandatory nature of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015), and that the resolution should be fully implemented in accordance with its provisions. Any attempt to arbitrarily distort the resolution will undermine the authority of the UN Security Council.
Member states call on the relevant parties to resume constructive dialogue and jointly find solutions to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
Member states reaffirmed their commitment to helping Afghanistan (阿富汗) become an independent, neutral, and peaceful country, free from terrorism, war, and drugs, and support the international community's efforts for peace and development in Afghanistan.
Member states reaffirmed that the only way to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan is to form a truly inclusive government that absorbs the broad participation of representatives of all ethnic groups and political factions in Afghan society.
Member states noted the work of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Regional Center for Central Asia and Afghanistan (阿拉木图) located in Almaty.
Member states expressed their willingness to continue to strengthen effective cooperation among defense departments and noted the proposal to formulate and sign the "SCO Member States Agreement on Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field."
Member states support further deepening practical cooperation in the field of drug control, including combating crimes using information and communication technologies and the spread of new psychoactive substances, and emphasized the importance of implementing the three UN international drug control conventions and relevant SCO legal documents in the field of drug control.
Member states will continue to coordinate their positions on drug issues within the framework of UN competent authorities and other international organizations and institutions. In this context, member states welcomed the results of the special meeting "UN and SCO: Improving Judicial Appraisal to Combat Illicit Drug Trafficking Using the Internet" (March 10, 2025, Vienna (维也纳)) held by the SCO and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Member states expressed concern about the increasingly serious problems of illegal manufacturing, trafficking, and abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, advocated joint efforts to reduce drug demand, and supported regular activities such as the "Spider Web" drug control operation and the "Drug-Free World" drug prevention operation.
The "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Effectively Addressing and Responding to the World Drug Problem" was issued.
Member states noted that, against the background of increasing security threats and challenges, Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) plans to hold an "SCO+" security dialogue.
Member states support the SCO Secretariat signing a memorandum with the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors, and believe that it is very important for the SCO Anti-Drug Center under construction to take measures to strengthen cooperation with the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors.
Member states reaffirmed that the unilateral and unrestricted strengthening of global anti-missile systems by individual countries or groups of countries will harm international security and stability, and believe that seeking one's own security at the expense of the security of other countries is unacceptable.
As SCO member states that are parties to the "Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" (July 1, 1968), they advocate abiding by the provisions of the treaty, comprehensively and balancedly promoting the implementation of the treaty's various purposes and principles, consolidating the global nuclear non-proliferation system, and advancing the nuclear disarmament process. They emphasized that the research, production, and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is the inalienable right of all countries, and that equal and sustainable international mutually beneficial cooperation should be carried out without discrimination. Member states emphasized that the implementation of unilateral restrictive measures in this field violates international law and is unacceptable.
Member states support preventing the weaponization of outer space, believe that strict compliance with the current legal system for the peaceful use of outer space is essential, and emphasize the need to sign international instruments with mandatory legal effect to increase transparency and provide strong guarantees for preventing an arms race in outer space.
Member states call on all parties to the "Chemical Weapons Convention" to fully implement the convention and make it an effective legal instrument in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. Member states reaffirmed their support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), support the organization in resolving internal differences through consultative decision-making, and ensure that the organization effectively carries out its work in accordance with the convention. Given that the work of destroying declared chemical weapon stockpiles has been completed, all parties emphasized that continuing to advance the work of the organization is in the interests of all parties to the convention and is of important practical significance. All parties support expanding the number of parties to the "Chemical Weapons Convention."
Member states pointed out that the "Biological Weapons Convention" signed in 1972 plays an important role, advocate abiding by the convention, strengthening international cooperation, and reaching a legally binding protocol that includes effective verification mechanisms to improve global biosafety governance. Member states oppose the establishment of any mechanism that duplicates the functions of the convention.
To this end, in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 79/79 (2024) on "Strengthening and Institutionalizing the Biological Weapons Convention," member states emphasized that it is very important to strengthen cooperation to implement this resolution, including studying the establishment of an international biosafety agency.
Member states expressed concern about the growing threats in the field of information security, resolutely oppose the militarization of the information and communication technology field, and oppose actions that endanger the security of critical information infrastructure.
Member states believe that it is very important to ensure that all countries enjoy equal rights in Internet governance and have cyber sovereignty.
Member states reaffirmed that they will deepen international cooperation in the field of information security and jointly combat cybercrime and cyberterrorism, and emphasized that the United Nations plays a key role in responding to security threats in cyberspace. To this end, member states support continuing to formulate universally accepted international information security rules within the framework of the United Nations in accordance with the principle of voluntariness, call for joint efforts to promote the signing of the "UN Convention on Combating Cybercrime," and improve the mechanism for combating cybercrime.
Member states reaffirmed their willingness to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the legal and judicial fields, and support further implementation of the "SCO Member States Agreement on Cooperation Among Ministries of Justice" (August 18, 2015, Dushanbe (杜尚别)).
Member states will continue to cooperate on anti-corruption work and call on the international community to refuse to provide shelter for corrupt criminals.
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The Republic of Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan reaffirm their support for the "Belt and Road" initiative proposed by the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国), and acknowledge the efforts made by all parties to jointly implement the "Belt and Road" initiative, including promoting the alignment of the "Belt and Road" with the Eurasian Economic Union.
Member States believe that it is of great significance to utilize the potential of regional countries, international organizations, and multilateral mechanisms to build a broad, open, mutually beneficial, equal, and peaceful cooperation space in the SCO region, based on the principles of international law and taking into account national interests. To this end, Member States noted the initiative to establish a "Greater Eurasian Partnership" and expressed their willingness to promote dialogue between the SCO, the Eurasian Economic Union, ASEAN, and other relevant countries and multilateral mechanisms.
Member States noted the role of the SCO region in promoting world economic recovery, maintaining the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and promoting sustainable development.
Member States support further improvement and reform of the global economic governance system, will firmly maintain and strengthen the open, transparent, fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system based on internationally recognized principles and rules, promote the development of an open world economy, and ensure fair market access and special and differential treatment for developing countries.
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System."
Member States oppose unilateral coercive measures, including economic measures that violate the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》) and other norms of international law, as well as the principles and rules of the World Trade Organization, which undermine international security interests such as food security and energy security, have a negative impact on the global economy, undermine fair competition, and hinder international cooperation and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Member States noted the initiative to develop a trade facilitation agreement within the framework of the SCO.
Member States support further deepening cooperation centered on the people, enhancing the well-being of the people in the SCO region, and improving people's living standards, and will continue to implement the "Outline of Multilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation of the SCO Member States" and the "Action Plan for the Implementation of the 'SCO Economic Development Strategy until 2030'" adopted by relevant countries.
Member States noted the important contributions made by the SCO Heads of Regions Forum and the SCO Business Council in promoting economic and trade cooperation within the organization.
Member States will carry out cooperation in special economic zones in accordance with their respective domestic laws and regulations and on the principle of voluntariness, including relevant countries leveraging the potential of the Qingdao "China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone" (青岛“中国—上合组织地方经贸合作示范区”).
Member States are committed to promoting e-commerce cooperation, developing digital trade infrastructure, and narrowing the digital divide between developed and developing countries, and noted the proposal to formulate the "Outline of Cooperation on the Development of E-commerce between Authorized Agencies of SCO Member States."
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Strengthening the Development of the Digital Economy."
Member States noted the initiative to establish an SCO export credit and investment mechanism.
Member States noted the role of innovation and the creative economy in ensuring the sustainable growth of the economies of countries in the region, and emphasized that supporting innovation and creative industries helps to enhance economic competitiveness, promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and expand the employment market in SCO Member States, especially in remote and rural areas.
Member States support strengthening the work of the SCO Science and Technology Park Bank and innovation clusters, and noted the proposals to formulate the "SCO Future Technology Program" and to leverage the potential of the "Alem.AI" International Artificial Intelligence Center to promote innovation.
Member States believe that it is important to further promote cooperation within the framework of the SCO Investors Alliance, noted the results of the first meeting of the Alliance (March 18, 2025, Astana), and advocated expanding the SCO Member States' economic preferential policy bank and deepening investment and economic cooperation.
Member States noted the adoption of the "Statement of the Heads of Relevant Departments of the SCO Member States on Strengthening Investment Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development," as well as the proposal to adopt the "Comprehensive Measures of the SCO Member States to Promote Mutual Investment."
Member States believe that it is important to carry out cooperation in the field of anti-monopoly and will strengthen pragmatic cooperation between anti-monopoly agencies.
Member States support reforming international financial institutions to increase the representation and voice of developing countries in the management departments of international financial institutions such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund.
Member States emphasized the important role of financial cooperation in promoting economic growth in the SCO region, and it is important for relevant Member States to continue to implement the "Roadmap for Expanding the Share of National Currency Settlement among SCO Member States" (September 16, 2022, Samarkand).
The relevant Member States reaffirmed the importance of establishing the SCO Development Bank and decided to establish the Development Bank and accelerate consultations on a series of issues related to the operation of the financial institution.
Member States emphasized the important role of the SCO Interbank Consortium, pointed out that the SCO Interbank Consortium has become a preferred mechanism in the financial field after 20 years of development, and advocated accelerating the resolution of the issue of authorized banks of the Islamic Republic of Iran (伊朗伊斯兰共和国) joining the Interbank Consortium.
Member States noted the fruitful activities of the SCO Economic Think Tank Alliance and the proposal to establish an SCO financial think tank network.
Member States noted the results of the 20th meeting of the SCO Forum (May 21-22, 2025, New Delhi), and the first participation of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies in the meeting.
Member States are committed to developing mutually beneficial cooperation in the industrial field, including exchanging data on investment projects in the industrial field and holding exhibition activities, and noted the results of the SCO Member States' Industry Ministers Meeting held during the Yekaterinburg International Innovation Industrial Exhibition (July 7, 2025, Yekaterinburg).
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Cooperation in Green Industries."
Member States support expanding inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation in the energy field, continuously enhancing the resilience of the energy industrial chain and supply chain, and promoting the sustainable, stable, and balanced development of a non-discriminatory global energy market.
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Sustainable Energy Development" and approved the "Implementation Roadmap for the 'SCO Member States' Energy Cooperation Development Strategy until 2030'."
Member States emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in areas such as energy security and energy infrastructure protection in the context of instability in the international energy market, and promoting investment cooperation and a just energy transition to achieve sustainable regional energy development, and will study, formulate, and adopt a comprehensive plan to promote comprehensive cooperation in renewable energy.
Member States advocate strengthening energy dialogue with SCO partners and support holding the SCO-Arab League "Climate Change and Sustainable Energy" high-level conference (October 3, 2025, Astana).
Member States appreciate the international community's desire to strengthen connectivity, advocate further deepening cooperation in the field of transportation on a fair and balanced basis in accordance with international law, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》), and the Charter of the SCO (《上合组织宪章》), emphasize the importance of building new and upgrading existing international transportation corridors, including promoting the construction of the "North-South" and "East-West" corridors, fully leveraging the transit transportation potential of SCO Member States, noted the initiatives proposed by SCO countries in the field of transportation infrastructure, and the measures taken to ensure the stability and smooth flow of supply chains through digital logistics, exchange of electronic cargo data, and technological innovation.
Member States noted that the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway (中吉乌铁路) has commenced.
Member States will continue to implement the "Agreement between the Governments of the SCO Member States on Facilitation of International Road Transport" (September 12, 2014, Dushanbe) and the "Concept of the SCO Member States on Developing Interconnectivity and Establishing Efficient Transport Corridors" (September 16, 2022, Samarkand), and the "Cooperation Concept of the SCO Member States on Transportation Decarbonization, Promoting Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation for More Efficient and Sustainable Development" (July 4, 2023, New Delhi).
Member States noted the results of the Joint Committee Meeting on Facilitation of International Road Transport (November 20, 2024, Moscow), the Meeting of Heads of Railway Departments of SCO Member States (November 29, 2024, Moscow), the Meeting of Transport Ministers of SCO Member States (July 2, 2025, Tianjin), and the proposal to hold the Meeting of Heads of Ports and Logistics Centers of SCO Member States (November 2025, Aktau).
Member States noted the leading role played by the Customs Special Working Group in strengthening customs cooperation, including continuously improving the customs governance system, strengthening law enforcement mutual assistance, promoting mutual recognition of "authorized operators," networking of electronic certificates, strengthening customs digitalization and the construction of the "single window" for international trade, and building "smart customs."
Member States will strengthen international cooperation in the fields of animal and plant quarantine, inspection and quarantine, agricultural product and food safety, promote trade in agricultural products and food, and prevent the spread of epidemics and diseases.
Member States support carrying out international cooperation in the field of standardization to promote the economic and social development of SCO countries.
Member States will continue to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food security, promote the construction of agricultural science and education, including leveraging the role of the SCO Agricultural Technology Exchange and Training Demonstration Base, noted the successful holding of the SCO Agricultural Forum and Expo (June 3-6, 2025, Minsk), and the initiative to establish an electronic platform for the "SCO Food Security Atlas."
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Member States pointed out that it is of great significance to further deepen cooperation in the field of education, and are committed to narrowing the digital divide, support the effective operation of the SCO University, increase investment in digital skills training, and strengthen cooperation in the field of vocational and technical education.
Member States emphasized the importance of deepening cooperation in science, technology, and innovation, and implementing multilateral joint projects, advocated deepening cooperation in the field of transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, and welcomed the results of the 5th SCO Entrepreneurship Forum (April 3-5, 2025, New Delhi).
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Further Strengthening Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation." Member States believe that science, technology, and innovation play an important role in achieving sustainable development and solving global problems, and advocate the equal participation of countries in the Global South in open and fair international cooperation to build an innovative world economy.
Member States emphasized that, in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution "Strengthening International Cooperation on Capacity Building in Artificial Intelligence," all countries have equal rights to develop and utilize artificial intelligence.
Member States pointed out that they will adhere to the people-centered and intelligent-for-good concept, jointly prevent the risks of artificial intelligence technology, and continuously improve the safety, controllability, reliability, transparency, inclusiveness, trustworthiness, and fairness of artificial intelligence technology. To this end, Member States advocate implementing the "Implementation Roadmap for the SCO Member States' Cooperation and Development Plan in the Field of Artificial Intelligence" (June 12, 2025, Chengdu).
Member States welcomed the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the resolution "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Creating New Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Central Asian Region" on July 25, 2025, and noted the initiative to establish a Central Asian Artificial Intelligence Center in Dushanbe.
Member States noted the initiative to establish an SCO Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Mechanism and a Frontier Technology Cooperation Mechanism.
Member States highly appreciated the contribution of Qingdao (青岛市), People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国), as the SCO Tourism and Culture Capital from 2024 to 2025, in tapping the potential of tourism cooperation in the region and further strengthening cultural cooperation among Member States.
Member States welcomed the designation of Cholpon-Ata (Чолпон-Ата), Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国), as the SCO Tourism and Culture Capital from 2025 to 2026, and noted the proposal to hold the SCO Chingiz Aitmatov Issyk-Kul Forum in Cholpon-Ata.
Member States will be committed to expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in the tourism field, developing tourism infrastructure, and promoting the growth of tourism traffic.
Member States emphasized that it is of great significance to carry out global civilization dialogue, enhance mutual understanding among the people of all countries, and carry out international cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, protection and promotion of rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage. To this end, Member States highly appreciated the results of the SCO Member States Art Festival (July 7, 2025, Qingdao), and noted the upcoming "International Horizon" International Music Competition (September 20, 2025, Moscow), the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference (October 30 to November 13, 2025, Samarkand), and the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (December 8 to 13, 2025, New Delhi).
Member States support the World Health Organization (世界卫生组织) in playing a coordinating role in global health governance, will promote the establishment of a fair, effective, and sustainable public health system, strengthen capacity building, improve the level of cooperation in emergency medicine, telemedicine, traditional medicine, primary health care, and other fields, and prevent and respond to possible future infectious disease pandemics.
Member States highly appreciated the results of the SCO Member States Health Ministers Meeting (April 28, 2025, Xi'an) and the 8th Meeting of Heads of Health and Epidemic Prevention Departments (December 12, 2024, St. Petersburg), and noted the initiatives of relevant parties to establish a Global Primary Health Care Alliance, the SCO Medical Association, and a Working Group on Ensuring Emergency Medical Rescue Supplies for the SCO.
Member States are committed to deepening cooperation in the field of sports, pointed out the importance of eliminating obstacles to participating in sports events, emphasized that large-scale international sports events should uphold the spirit of peace, mutual understanding, international cooperation, friendship, and inclusiveness, and oppose any form of discrimination.
Member States welcomed the holding of the SCO Kunming Marathon (December 29, 2024) and the Issyk-Kul Marathon (May 3, 2025, Cholpon-Ata). These activities will strengthen international cooperation in the fields of sports, culture, and tourism.
Member States noted the proposal to hold international sports events with the participation of SCO Member States, such as the "SCO Cup" in Russia in 2026, agreed to continue to study the establishment of the SCO Sports Organization Association and the SCO Sports Working Group, and emphasized the importance of building the China-SCO Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone (Heilongjiang) (中国—上合组织冰雪体育示范区 (黑龙江)).
Member States will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the field of sustainable development in the spirit of environmental protection and energy conservation, including carrying out industrial cooperation, effectively managing waste, efficient utilization of resources, energy conservation and carbon reduction, developing clean energy, etc., to contribute SCO strength to promoting sustainable economic and social development.
Member States pointed out that it is necessary to continue to carry out cooperation in the fields of environmental protection, biodiversity restoration and protection, prevention and control of desertification, land degradation and sandstorms, and protection of mountain ecosystems.
Member States highly appreciated the work of the "SCO Year of Sustainable Development," reaffirmed their commitment to deepening pragmatic cooperation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, noted the results of the SCO Sustainable Development Forum (April 16, 2025, Omsk) and the Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development Forum (May 20, 2025, Xi'an), and pointed out that it is important to formulate the "Roadmap for Cooperation in the Field of Social Development and Security of SCO Member States."
Member States welcomed the results of the International High-Level Conference on Glacier Protection held within the framework of the "2025 International Year of Glacier Protection" (May 29-31, 2025, Dushanbe).
Member States support holding a regional climate summit in Kazakhstan in 2026 with the support of the United Nations.
Member States positively assess the results of cooperation in the field of emergency rescue, and are willing to strengthen cooperation in areas such as early warning and response to emergencies, and elimination of disaster consequences.
Member States emphasize the importance of creating conditions for the healthy development of the younger generation and reducing their risk of participating in illegal activities, support further strengthening of youth cooperation, highly appreciate the continuous work of the SCO Youth Committee in addressing the above issues, and will continue to promote exchanges between youth organizations of various countries.
Member States welcome the results of the SCO Youth Leaders and Talents Conference (July 31 to August 2, 2025, East Kazakhstan Region), as well as the successful activities held within the framework of the "SCO Youth Entrepreneurship International Incubator" project from 2024 to 2025.
Member States welcome the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on December 17, 2024, of the resolution declaring 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development.
Member States reaffirm their commitment to safeguarding the rights of women and children in education, health, social and legal protection, maintaining and strengthening family stability, opposing discrimination, advocating for strengthening ties between women's organizations as an important direction of SCO activities, and believe that activities such as women's forums and congresses should be held regularly, and a cooperation mechanism for women's authorities of SCO member states should be established.
Member States will continue to strengthen local cooperation through channels such as people's diplomacy institutions and social friendship organizations, friendship cities and local governments, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and traditional friendship among the people, noting the contributions of the China SCO Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Committee (中国上合组织睦邻友好合作委员会), the Uzbekistan SCO Center for Public Diplomacy, the Kyrgyz SCO Center for Cultural Integration, the Tajikistan SCO Center for Friendship and Cooperation, the Russian SCO National Center for Public Diplomacy, and the Indian Council of World Affairs SCO Study Center to strengthening SCO cultural exchanges.
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Member States advocate adhering to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the SCO, and continuing to expand cooperation with relevant countries, partner organizations, and other international institutions.
Member States emphasize that expanding exchanges and cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies is a priority direction of SCO international exchanges, and will continue to conduct high-level dialogues with the United Nations and its specialized agencies to enhance the ability to respond to various new threats and challenges, and jointly achieve world peace, stability, and sustainable development.
Member States reaffirm their commitment to deepening coordination and dialogue on hot issues in global agendas such as international law.
Member States decided to merge the organization's observers and dialogue partners into SCO partners.
Member States welcomed the decision to grant the Lao People's Democratic Republic dialogue partner status in the organization.
Member States highly appreciate the achievements made by the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) during its SCO rotating presidency from 2024 to 2025, and believe that these achievements have consolidated the understanding and trust, friendship and cooperation among the people of SCO member states, and enhanced the organization's prestige.
The next SCO rotating presidency will be held by the Kyrgyz Republic, with its presidency slogan being "25th Anniversary of the SCO: Working Together Towards Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity." The next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States will be held in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2026.
President of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko (卢卡申科)
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
Narendra Modi (莫迪)
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬)
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (托卡耶夫)
President of the People's Republic of China
Xi Jinping (习近平)
President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sadyr Japarov (扎帕罗夫)
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif (夏巴兹)
President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin (普京)
President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Emomali Rahmon (拉赫蒙)
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Shavkat Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫)
(Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tianjin, September 1st (Reporters Wen Xin and Bai Jiali) On the afternoon of September 1st, Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平), invited the spouses of foreign leaders attending the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit to jointly tour the Haihe River (海河) in Tianjin (天津).
Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) warmly welcomed the guests, shaking hands with them individually and taking a group photo. At the pier, children joyfully sang "I'm Waiting for You in Tianjin (我在天津等你)," waving Chinese and foreign flags to welcome them along the way.
The autumn air was crisp, and the clear water rippled. Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) and the guests took a boat together, listening to introductions about Tianjin's (天津) history and development along the way. Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) said that Tianjin (天津) is a city with both historical heritage and modern charm. The Haihe River (海河) has witnessed Tianjin's (天津) development and the integration and mutual learning of diverse cultures. She expressed her hope that everyone would spend a pleasant and unforgettable time together.
Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) and the guests admired the scenery on both sides of the river, enjoyed tea and exchanged ideas, and listened to a sanxian ensemble. Everyone enthusiastically went to the deck of the cruise ship and took photos. The guests praised China's outstanding traditional culture and highly appreciated the remarkable achievements of Chinese-style modernization.
The event was attended by Ziroatkhon Hoshimova Mirziyoyeva, wife of the President of Uzbekistan, Bolortsetseg, wife of the President of Mongolia, Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of the President of Azerbaijan, Emine Erdoğan, wife of the President of Turkey, Anna Hakobyan, wife of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Sita Kumari Dahal, wife of the Prime Minister of Nepal, Hala El-Saeed, wife of the Prime Minister of Egypt, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and Zahra Jamali, daughter of the President of Iran.
Return to TopAt this historic moment of the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, the leaders of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) issue the following statement:
World War II brought profound disasters and suffering to mankind. This war was provoked by forces attempting to dominate the world, who deprived other nations of their freedom, national culture, identity, and traditional values. This brutal massacre demonstrated the enormous harm of condoning Nazism, Fascism, militarism, and inciting racial, ethnic, and religious hatred, antagonism, and discrimination.
The victory of this war was due to the unity of all peace-loving countries. We deeply and respectfully commemorate the achievements of the people of all countries who, with great sacrifice, saved the world from destruction. We offer our deepest condolences to those who died in the war. We pay our heartfelt respect to the surviving front-line soldiers and rear-area workers, who demonstrated a spirit of courage and fearlessness during the war years.
The current generation has a responsibility and obligation to the ancestors who sacrificed in the war for world freedom and peace, and must carefully manage and maintain the martyrs' cemeteries and memorial facilities, monuments, and sculptures that symbolize common victory.
We strongly condemn any attempt to distort the significance of the victory of World War II and the role played by the people of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 上海合作组织) member states in defeating Fascism and militarism, to overturn the ideas of Nazism and racial superiority, to exonerate genocide and other crimes against civilians, and to promote extremist and radical ideas. We emphasize that crimes against humanity will never be forgotten.
Preserving and objectively presenting the historical truth of the victory of World War II is a necessary condition for avoiding the recurrence of similar tragedies, maintaining peace and security, and strengthening cooperation. In view of this, it is necessary to continue to implement relevant research and education initiatives to preserve the historical memory of this war.
We call for remembering that ignoring the lessons of history will inevitably lead to serious consequences. We welcome the resolution "Combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" adopted annually by the United Nations General Assembly. We call on the international community to jointly promote the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Initiative on Promoting Solidarity of All Countries to Build a Just, Harmonious and Developing World."
The United Nations, established in 1945, is one of the most important achievements of the victory of World War II and the cornerstone of the modern international relations system. For 80 years, the United Nations has become a unique international organization. Within the framework of the United Nations, many cooperation models urgently needed by all countries have been established in the fields of maintaining peace and security, promoting social and economic development, and promoting the progress of human rights.
We point out that countries can only maintain lasting world peace by adhering to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
We emphasize the need to strengthen the role of comprehensive international mechanisms aimed at deepening constructive collaboration between countries based on mutual respect, equality, and mutually beneficial cooperation.
We firmly support building a more representative, democratic, and just multipolar world, based on the universally recognized norms of international law, the diversity of cultures and civilizations, and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation, and playing the central coordinating role of the United Nations.
We firmly believe that ensuring the representation of developing countries through comprehensive reform of the United Nations is of great significance for enhancing the authority and efficiency of the United Nations.
The victory of World War II was the result of the concerted efforts of all countries and peoples who united to resist the common threat. Today, we have a shared responsibility for the past and the future – to spare future generations from the scourge of war and to do everything possible to avoid the recurrence of tragic tragedies.
September 1, 2025 Tianjin (天津)
(Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopWe, the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO") (上海合作组织), recognizing the rising uncertainties in the current world economy, the spread of restrictive trade measures, and the important role that the multilateral trading system should play in promoting inclusive economic growth and sustainable development and addressing global challenges.
We support a multilateral trading system based on the rules of the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO") (世界贸易组织), with decision-making based on consensus, openness, transparency, fairness, inclusiveness, equality, and non-discrimination, and reaffirm that the provisions on special and differential treatment for developing countries, including the least developed countries, are an integral part of the WTO and its agreements.
We oppose trade measures that violate WTO rules and principles, and emphasize the need for constructive cooperation among SCO member states within the framework authorized by the outcomes of the WTO Ministerial Conferences.
We are deeply concerned about the increasing tensions in international economic relations, which seriously endanger the world economy, the development of international trade, and the achievement of sustainable development goals.
We call on all parties to engage in dialogue and cooperation, abide by international trade law, including WTO rules, and eliminate restrictive measures that violate WTO rules.
We emphasize the importance of reforming the WTO while maintaining its basic principles, in order to enhance its effectiveness, improve global economic governance, and promote fair and inclusive economic growth. In this regard, we reaffirm the need to restore a fully and properly functioning two-tiered WTO dispute settlement mechanism as soon as possible.
We reaffirm the importance of development issues in the work of the WTO.
We call for continued progress on development issues, including but not limited to improving special and differential treatment provisions for developing countries, promoting trade development, helping developing members achieve industrialization, and supporting the better integration of the least developed countries into the multilateral trading system.
We recognize the increasing challenges to global food security, including restrictive measures that are inconsistent with WTO rules. Therefore, we should ensure global food security, especially safeguarding the interests of developing countries and the least developed countries, by expanding agricultural production, improving efficiency, and ensuring diversified and smooth food supply chains.
We support accelerating discussions on the WTO E-commerce Work Programme and reaching a mutually acceptable decision in this area at the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference, including promoting development-related issues, overcoming the importance of digital inequality, developing digital connectivity, and boosting consumer and business confidence in e-commerce, based on compliance with domestic laws and national policy objectives.
We support work in the area of trade in services under the WTO framework, including promoting the exchange of experiences and sharing of best practices.
We note the discussions among WTO members on promoting the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and support the formation of a common position on related issues within the SCO framework.
We emphasize that open, inclusive, stable, resilient, and diversified supply chains are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
We express concern about measures that undermine the stability of global production and supply chains.
We note the work already undertaken by relevant WTO bodies on strengthening international cooperation in global supply chains and encourage continued work to promote practical outcomes on strengthening the resilience of global production and supply chains.
We emphasize the importance of further increasing membership, improving geographical representation, expanding the inclusiveness of the multilateral trading system, and attracting more developing countries, including the least developed countries, to join.
We support the accession of the Republic of Belarus (白俄罗斯共和国), the Islamic Republic of Iran (伊朗伊斯兰共和国), and the Republic of Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦共和国) to the WTO as soon as possible in accordance with Article 12 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (《马拉喀什建立世贸组织协定》).
We look forward to practical outcomes at the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference to be held in Cameroon (喀麦隆) in 2026.
September 1, 2025 Tianjin (天津)
(Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopFrom July 4, 2024, to September 1, 2025, China will serve as the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for 2024-2025. During this period, China will host a series of activities, reach a series of cooperation consensuses with SCO countries, and propose a number of initiatives for the development of the SCO.
I. Hosted Activities
(I) Major Activities of the Chairmanship (110 items in total)
1. The 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States
2. "SCO+" Meeting
3. Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
4. Meeting of the Council of National Coordinators of the SCO Member States
5. The 20th Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of the SCO Member States
6. The 20th Meeting of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the SCO Member States
7. The 42nd Meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO
8. The 10th Meeting of Heads of Border Departments of Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
9. 2024 Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise of Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
10. The 15th Meeting of Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
11. Meeting of Senior Officials of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
12. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Drug Enforcement of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
13. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Control of Precursor Chemicals of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
14. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Legal Basis of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
15. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Drug Demand Reduction of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
16. SCO Anti-Drug Operation "Cobweb"
17. High-Level Side Event of the SCO and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
18. Meeting of International Military Cooperation Departments of the SCO Member States
19. Meeting of Ministers of Defense of the SCO Member States
20. The 4th Meeting of Heads of Communications and Information Technology Development Departments of the SCO Member States
21. The 10th Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the SCO Member States
22. The 6th Meeting of Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the SCO Member States
23. Meeting of Senior Officials of Finance Ministries of the SCO Member States
24. The 12th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the SCO Member States
25. The 5th Meeting of Ministers of Energy of the SCO Member States
26. The 9th Meeting of Ministers of Science and Technology of the SCO Member States
27. 2025 Meeting of Coordinators and Senior Officials of the SCO Interbank Consortium
28. The 21st Meeting of the Council of the SCO Interbank Consortium
29. The 26th Meeting of the Council of the SCO Business Council
30. The 40th Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Working Group of the SCO Member States
31. The 2nd Meeting of Heads of Plant Quarantine Departments of the SCO Member States
32. The 6th Meeting of Ministers of Environment of the SCO Member States
33. The 22nd Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the SCO Member States
34. The 9th Meeting of Ministers of Education of the SCO Member States and the 15th "Education Without Borders" Education Week
35. Meeting of Heads of Tourism Departments of the SCO Member States
36. The 8th Meeting of Heads of Border Region Emergency Disaster Relief Departments of the SCO Member States
37. The 8th Meeting of Ministers of Health of the SCO Member States
38. The 4th Meeting of Ministers of Sports of the SCO Member States
39. The 18th Meeting of the SCO Youth Council
40. Meeting of Permanent Representatives of the SCO Member States to the Secretariat
41. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Financial and Budgetary Issues of the SCO Member States
42. Meeting of Experts on Enlargement Issues of the SCO Member States
43. Meeting of Experts on Personnel Issues of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
44. Consultations on Legal Issues of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
45. Consultations among the SCO Member States on Improving the Operating Mechanism of the SCO
46. Consultations of the Press Departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
47. Meeting of Trade Union Leaders of the SCO
48. The 9th Meeting of the Investment Promotion Working Group of the SCO Member States
49. The 8th Meeting of the E-Commerce Working Group of the SCO Member States
50. SCO Standardization Cooperation Conference
51. China-SCO Sustainable Development Industrial Cooperation Conference
52. 2025 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo
53. SCO Hospital Cooperation Conference
54. SCO Member States "Single Window" Cooperation and Exchange Conference
55. SCO Military Medical Seminar
56. SCO Environmental Information Sharing Platform Seminar
57. SCO Political Parties Forum
58. 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum
59. 2025 China-SCO Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Forum
60. SCO National Green Development Forum
61. 2025 SCO Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development Forum
62. 2025 International Medical Innovation Cooperation Forum
63. SCO Business Forum
64. SCO Arbitration Legal Forum
65. China-SCO Emergency Medicine International Forum
66. SCO National Agricultural University Presidents Forum
67. 2024 SCO University of Law Alliance Forum
68. SCO Economic and Trade Legal Services Forum
69. SCO National Media Cooperation Forum
70. 2025 SCO People-to-People Friendship Forum and Friendship City Forum
71. SCO Youth Science and Technology Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing Forum
72. SCO Youth Development Forum
73. SCO Think Tank Forum 2024
74. SCO Women's Forum
75. SCO Media Think Tank Summit
76. China-SCO E-Commerce Industry Matchmaking Event
77. "World Mayors Dialogue · SCO Summit City" Event
78. 2025 · SCO National Civilization Dialogue Series Activities
79. SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital Series Activities
80. "See China Together · Harmony Tour" Media Event
81. "Harmony and Coexistence, Creating the Future Together" - 2025 SCO National People-to-People Exchange Activities
82. 2025 SCO National Media Representatives Visit to China
83. Health Express International Brightness Action and Blindness Prevention Exchange Activities
84. Publication of "SCO Stories in the New Era"
85. SCO Youth Elite "Perceive the Road to Common Prosperity" Activities
86. SCO Young and Middle-Aged Military Officers Exchange Activities
87. SCO Youth Exchange Camp
88. SCO National Youth Cultural Exchange Camp
89. "SCO+" Youth Think Tank Salon
90. "SCO Research from a Female Perspective" Seminar
91. SCO World Heritage Image Exhibition
92. SCO National Publishing Industry Conference
93. 2024 SCO Kunming International Marathon
94. SCO National Museum Collection Exhibition
95. SCO National Excellent Film and Television Works Screening Week
96. SCO Member States Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
97. 2024 SCO Ice Hockey Invitational Tournament
98. 2025 Second SCO Snow Football Tournament
99. SCO Snow Cycling Race
100. The 6th SCO National Chess Team Championship
101. The 3rd SCO National Staff Skills Competition
102. SCO Member States Arts Festival
103. SCO National Television Festival
104. SCO National Film Festival
105. China-SCO Parliamentarian Seminar
106. SCO National Legal Services Senior Seminar
107. SCO Member States Audit Officials Seminar
108. SCO Digital Economy Ministerial Seminar
109. SCO Member States International Training Course on Prevention and Control of Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer
110. SCO National Poverty Reduction and Development Seminar
(II) Other Activities Hosted by China (77 items in total)
111. The 20th Expert Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of the SCO Member States
112. Legal Expert Meeting of the 42nd Meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO
113. Border Expert Meeting of Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
114. Expert Working Group Meeting of the Meeting of Ministers of Defense of the SCO Member States
115. Expert Meeting of Plant Quarantine Departments of the SCO Member States
116. SCO University 2025 Annual Meeting
117. SCO University (China) Digital Education Achievement Exhibition
118. "Encounter SCO · Beautiful Xinjiang (新疆)" SCO National Youth Practice Activities
119. "SCO Youth · Encounter Qingdao (青岛)" SCO National Youth Practice Activities
120. The 7th SCO University Energy Conference and the Signing Ceremony of the Dual-Carbon Strategy Think Tank
121. China-SCO Digital Technology Cooperation and Development Forum
122. "Silk Road E-Commerce" Cloud Classroom SCO Special Session
123. Special Promotion Meeting of the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone
124. 2025 China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference
125. "2025 SCO Cloud Products · Good Products Shandong (山东)" E-Commerce Live Streaming Event
126. 2025 SCO Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Qingdao Conference
127. Opening Ceremony of the SCO Member States Arts Festival and Youth Concert
128. "Hello! China" SCO Member States Travel Agents Visit to China
129. SCO Member States Emergency Management and Fire Rescue Talent Training Academic Exchange
130. China-SCO "Emergency Teenager" Youth Emergency Medicine Training Camp
131. "SCO Time" Audio-Visual Column Co-construction and Exchange Activities
132. "Audio-Visual Integration and Emotional Connection, Harmony and Cooperation" Audio-Visual Program Exhibition and Mutual Broadcasting Activities
133. 2025 Silk Road Wanli Trip · SCO Road
134. "Xi Jinping's (习近平) Cultural Affection" SCO National Exhibition
135. "Beauty and Sharing · SCO Night" - SCO National Classical Music Joint Performance
136. "SCO Youth is in Full Bloom" Media Action
137. "SCO Appointment" Series Roundtable Meetings
138. Inauguration Ceremony of the SCO Digital Economy University Alliance
139. Inauguration Ceremony of the SCO Digital Economy Think Tank Alliance
140. 2024 SCO Interbank Consortium Seminar
141. SCO Children's New Year Concert
142. SCO Family Youth Friendship Forest Tree Planting Activity
143. "Under the Same Blue Sky" SCO National Children's Painting Exhibition
144. SCO Bookshelf (Donating Books to SCO Countries)
145. "Welcoming the SCO Summit, Drawing a Wonderful Tianjin (天津) Picture" Youth Painting Competition
146. "Jin (津) Connects to SCO · Wonderful International" Tianjin Foreign Students Art Performance and Tianjin University (天津大学) 15th International Culture Festival
147. "Jin (津) Connects to SCO" Music Concert (Homecoming and Reunion) - 2025 Tianjin Conservatory of Music (天津音乐学院) National Orchestra Special Concert
148. 2025 China-SCO Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone International Curling Invitational Tournament
149. 2024 "SCO Summer" People-to-People Exchange Activities
150. Launching Ceremony of the "2024-2025 SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital" Tourism and Culture Season and Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) Tourism Promotion Week
151. SCO National Tourism "First Departure Group" and Launching Ceremony of the SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital Comprehensive Service Demonstration Base
152. "2024-2025 SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital" Cultural and Tourism Exchange Week and "International Friends @Qingdao (青岛)" Activities
153. Artificial Intelligence + Medical and Innovative Medical Device Special Exhibition
154. International Medical Security Policy Exchange and Mutual Learning Roundtable Meeting
155. Medical Health and Industrial Innovation Development Forum
156. Medicinal Resource Protection and Utilization Roundtable Meeting
157. Nutritional Health Food International Standards Seminar
158. 2024 SCO National Youth Kunming (昆明) Cultural Exchange Activities
159. 2024 SCO Modern Agricultural Development Roundtable Meeting
160. "SCO Tree" Digital Technology Talent Senior Seminar
161. SCO National Waste Management Capacity Building Training Activities
162. SCO National State-Owned Enterprise Senior Management Leadership Enhancement Seminar
163. SCO Member States Customs Subordinate Director Administrative Capacity Enhancement Seminar
164. SCO Agricultural Modernization and Economic Development Seminar
165. SCO Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Seminar
166. SCO National Agricultural Product Promotion and Trade Development Seminar
167. SCO National Port Clearance Capacity Enhancement Seminar
168. SCO Member States and CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia) Civil Servants Public Administration Management Seminar
169. SCO Member States Energy Cooperation Leading Talent Seminar
170. SCO National Jointly Carry Out Global Security Governance and Jointly Enhance Customs Supervision Anti-Terrorism Prevention Skills Training Course
171. SCO Member States Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Seminar
172. SCO Member States Public Administration Management Seminar
173. SCO National Public Administration Management Seminar
174. SCO Emergency Medicine Management Seminar
175. SCO National Cross-Border E-Commerce Cooperation and Development Seminar
176. SCO National Public Health Management and Disease Control Seminar
177. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National School Management Training Program
178. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Professionals Training Program
179. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Trade Facilitation Cooperation Customs Senior Officials Training Program
180. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Training Program
181. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Geological Disaster Prevention and Control Training Program
182. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Artificial Intelligence Development Training Program
183. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Agricultural Product Market Development and Trade Training Program
184. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Energy Resources Green Sustainable Development Capacity Building Training Program
185. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Clean Energy Standardization Officials Training Program
186. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Humanitarian Aid Work Capacity Building Training Program
187. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Liquor Circulation Management and Promotion Training Program
II. Outcome Documents
(I) Summit Outcome Documents (24 in total)
1. Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)
2. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)
3. Resolution on Granting the Lao People's Democratic Republic the Status of Dialogue Partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)
4. Resolution on the Status of "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Partner"
5. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Cooperation Program for Combating Extremist Ideologies for 2026-2030
6. Roadmap for the Implementation of the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Energy Cooperation Development Strategy until 2030"
7. Resolution on Signing the "Protocol on Amending the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Host Country of the Secretariat Signed on June 17, 2004"
8. Resolution on Declaring Cholpon-Ata (Чолпон-Ата) City of the Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国) as the Tourism and Culture Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) for 2025-2026
9. Report of the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) over the Past Year
10. Report of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Work of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in 2024
11. Resolution on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Obtaining Observer Status in the Commonwealth of Independent States
12. Resolution on Signing the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) and the Roscongress Foundation"
13. Agreement of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Comprehensive Center for Handling Security Threats and Challenges
14. Agreement of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Anti-Drug Center
15. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and the Founding of the United Nations
16. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Strengthening the Development of the Digital Economy
17. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Sustainable Energy Development
18. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Cooperation in Green Industries
19. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Further Deepening International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence
20. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System
21. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Effectively Addressing and Responding to the World Drug Problem
22. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Further Strengthening Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation
23. Statement of Relevant Departments of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on Strengthening Investment Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development
24. Protocol on Amending the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Host Country of the Secretariat" Signed on June 17, 2004
(II) Outcome Documents of Institutional Meetings (25 in total)
25. Minutes of the 20th Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
26. Report of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Work of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in 2024
27. Joint Statement of the 20th Meeting of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
28. Digital Transformation Action Plan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
29. Joint Statement of the 10th Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
30. Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
31. Minutes of the 12th Meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
32. Memorandum of Understanding on "Silk Road Stations" Cooperation between Transport Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
33. Minutes of the 5th Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
34. Action Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States until 2030
35. Joint Statement of the Member Banks of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Interbank Consortium on the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the SCO (上海合作组织) Interbank Consortium
36. Protocol on the Accession of Belarus (Savings) Bank Joint Stock Company to the Agreement on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Interbank Consortium (Cooperation)
37. Joint Statement of the 2nd Meeting of Heads of Plant Quarantine Departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
38. Joint Statement of the 6th Meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
39. Initiative of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States on Strengthening Sustainable Development Cooperation
40. Minutes of the 22nd Meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
41. Minutes of the Meeting of Heads of Tourism Departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
42. List of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Cultural Exchange Projects for 2025
43. Urumqi Initiative of the 9th Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
44. Joint Communiqué of the 9th Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
45. Minutes of the 9th Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
46. Digital Education Development Plan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) University
47. Work Program of the 15th "Education without Borders" Education Week
48. Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Ministers of Health of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
49. Minutes of the 4th Meeting of the Ministers of Sports of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
(III) Outcome Documents of Activities Hosted by China (41 in total)
50. Initiative on Building a Green Development Partnership and Promoting Sustainable Development Together
51. "Emergency Medical Cooperation Development" Initiative
52. Qingdao Initiative of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Standardization Organizations on Strengthening Standardization Cooperation
53. Joint Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Television Festival
54. List of Achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Television Festival
55. Zhengzhou Consensus of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Media Think Tank Summit
56. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Media Think Tanks in the Global South
57. Memorandum of Understanding on News Cooperation between Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Union of OIC News Agencies
58. Cooperation Agreement between Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Demirören News Agency of the Republic of Turkey
59. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Cooperation Mechanism
60. Typical Cases of Digital Economy Cooperation between China (中国) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Countries in 2025
61. Typical Cases and Practices of Urban Digital Transformation (20 cases)
62. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy University Alliance
63. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Think Tank Alliance
64. Consensus of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Trade Union Leaders Meeting
65. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Supply Chain Development Research Report
66. International Cooperation Initiative of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Arbitration Legal Forum
67. Action Consensus on Sustainable Development of People-to-People Exchanges among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Countries
68. Shenyang Initiative of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) People-to-People Friendship Forum and Friendship City Forum
69. Initiative for the 2025 International Medical Innovation Cooperation Forum
70. Qingdao Initiative of the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference
71. Common Home - Public Opinion Survey Report on the Development Vision of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
72. Construction Plan for the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Doctoral Student Training Innovation Center
73. Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the President of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) University and the Presidents' Committee of Project Institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) University
74. Memorandum of Understanding between the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Ministry of Digital Development and Technological Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国) on Jointly Building the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National (Kyrgyzstan) Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center
75. Cooperation Memorandum between the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) and the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government
76. Cooperation Memorandum between the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) and the Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Center for Public Diplomacy
77. Cooperation Memorandum between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation and the Myanmar (缅甸) Institute for Strategy and International Studies
78. Cooperation Memorandum between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation and the Mongolian (蒙古) Peace and Friendship Organization
79. Cooperation Memorandum between the China-Central Asia Friendship Association and the Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) Association of Friendship Cities
80. Agreement between the Tianjin (天津) People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Krasnodar (Краснодар) Regional Branch of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
81. Agreement between the Henan (河南) People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Saratov (Саратов) Regional Branch of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
82. Agreement between the Sichuan (四川) People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) Association of Friendship Cities on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
83. Agreement between the Shenyang (沈阳) People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations
84. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly Provincial/State Relations between Liaoning Province (辽宁省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Atyrau Region (Атырау облысы) of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦共和国)
85. Agreement on Establishing Friendly Regional/State Relations between Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Almaty Region (Алматы облысы) of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦共和国)
86. Agreement on Establishing Friendly City Relations between Yulin City (榆林市) of Shaanxi Province (陕西省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Arkhangelsk City (Архангельск) of Arkhangelsk Oblast (Архангельская область) of the Russian Federation (俄罗斯联邦)
87. Letter of Intent on Friendly Exchanges and Cooperation between Ganzhou City (赣州市) of Jiangxi Province (江西省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Vladikavkaz City (Владикавказ) of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Республика Северная Осетия-Алания) of the Russian Federation (俄罗斯联邦)
88. Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市) of Liaoning Province (辽宁省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Bukhara City (Buxoro) of Bukhara Region (Buxoro viloyati) of the Republic of Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦共和国)
89. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly City Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Atyrau City (Атырау) of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦)
90. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Mogilev City (Магілёў) of the Republic of Belarus (白俄罗斯共和国)
III. Cooperation Initiatives
(I) Initiatives Proposed by China (中国) at the Tianjin (天津) Summit (23 items)
1. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Energy Cooperation Platform
2. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Green Industry Cooperation Platform
3. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Cooperation Platform
4. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Higher Education Cooperation Center
5. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Center
6. China (中国) will establish the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Center
7. China (中国) will implement 100 "small but beautiful" (小而美) livelihood projects in member states in need
8. China (中国) will provide 2 billion RMB in grant assistance to member states in 2025
9. China (中国) will newly issue 10 billion RMB in loans to member banks of the Interbank Consortium in the next 3 years
10. Starting from 2026, China (中国) will double the number of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) special scholarships on the existing basis and implement the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Doctoral Student Innovation Training Program to jointly cultivate outstanding academic research talents
11. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will build 10 "Luban Workshops" (鲁班工坊) in member states
12. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will provide 10,000 human resource training opportunities
13. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will work with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries to implement new "ten million kilowatt photovoltaic" and "ten million kilowatt wind power" projects
14. China (中国) will continue to implement the Action Plan for High-Quality Development of Economic and Trade Cooperation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) family
15. China (中国) is willing to work with all parties to build a good artificial intelligence application cooperation center
16. China (中国) welcomes all parties to use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统)
17. China (中国) invites countries with the conditions to participate in the construction of the International Lunar Research Station
18. China (中国) will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Party Forum well
19. China (中国) will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Green and Sustainable Development Forum well
20. China (中国) will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Traditional Medicine Forum well
21. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will treat 500 patients with congenital heart disease for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
22. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will perform 5,000 cataract surgeries for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
23. In the next 5 years, China (中国) will conduct 10,000 cancer screenings for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
(II) Other Initiatives of China (中国) (13 items)
24. Rename the "Meeting of Heads of Information and Communication Technology Development Departments of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States" to "Meeting of Ministers of Digital and Information Communication Technology of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States"
25. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Digital Education Alliance
26. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Multilateral Scientific Research Cooperation Project
27. Build the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) International Road Transport "Silk Road Station"
28. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Multilateral Collaborative Emergency Information Sharing System
29. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Cooperation Mechanism
30. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Industry Cooperation and Vocational Education Multilateral Cooperation Network
31. Establish the second phase of the China (中国)-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund
32. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Community of Common Destiny Research Center
33. Carry out traditional medicine medical technology cooperation and exchange training for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
34. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Vocational Education Development Think Tank
35. Carry out vocational education teacher training for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
36. Promote the high-quality development of the China (中国)-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1st (Reporter) - Wang Huning (王沪宁), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (范明政), who is in China to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, in Beijing on the 1st.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), also the President of the People's Republic of China, paid a state visit to Vietnam this year, charting a new grand blueprint for deepening the China-Vietnam community with a shared future that is of strategic significance. China is willing to work with Vietnam to accelerate the implementation of the achievements of this visit, comprehensively promote pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and better benefit the people of both countries. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) of China is willing to work with Vietnam to contribute to the construction of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Phạm Minh Chính (范明政) stated that developing relations with China is Vietnam's strategic choice and top priority. Vietnam highly admires China's use of its own high-quality development to lead world economic growth and looks forward to learning from the theoretical and practical innovation achievements of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想). Vietnam is willing to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two parties and two countries and promote Vietnam-China relations to a new level.
Wang Yong (王勇), Wang Dongfeng (王东峰), and others attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tianjin, September 1st (Reporters Lu Junyu (陆君钰) and Yang Wen (杨文)) Cai Qi (蔡奇), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, met with Turkish President Erdoğan (埃尔多安) in Tianjin (天津) on September 1st, who was in China to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.
Cai Qi (蔡奇) stated that President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a fruitful meeting with Mr. President yesterday, reaching important consensus and providing new strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work with Turkey to fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance political mutual trust, support each other in safeguarding core interests, deepen the alignment of development strategies, promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and strengthen communication and coordination on international and regional affairs, so as to push the China-Turkey strategic cooperative relationship to a new level.
Erdoğan (埃尔多安) stated that Turkey attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to work with China to make good use of the intergovernmental cooperation committee mechanism, promote the alignment of the "Middle Corridor" plan with the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, expand cooperation in various fields, strengthen inter-party exchanges, strengthen multilateral cooperation, and promote greater development of bilateral relations.
Return to TopTianjin (天津), September 1st (Reported by Qu Pei (屈佩) and Li Anqi (李安琪), from this newspaper) On September 1st, at the conclusion of the SCO Tianjin (天津) Summit, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明) jointly met with Chinese and foreign journalists at the summit's press center and answered questions.
In response to a reporter's question regarding the practical significance of the Global Governance Initiative in addressing global issues and challenges, Wang Yi (王毅) stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. In this special historical year of connecting the past and opening up the future, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative, further contributing Chinese wisdom and proposing Chinese solutions for strengthening and improving global governance.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative comes at the right time. Currently, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, regional turbulence is frequent, economic development is hindered, anti-globalization is on the rise, and the rule of law is absent, leading to a continuous increase in the governance deficit. Against this backdrop, what kind of global governance system to build and how to reform and improve the global governance system have increasingly become major issues of great concern to the international community. This year can be described as a "big year" for global governance. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) proposal of the Global Governance Initiative at this time is very timely and crucial, in line with the universal aspirations of the people of all countries and meeting the urgent needs of today's world. It has been welcomed and supported by the leaders of participating countries and international organizations as soon as it was proposed, and it will surely be widely recognized by the international community.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative points the way. In his speech, President Xi Jinping (习近平) clarified the core concepts of the initiative, namely, adhering to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating a people-centered approach, and emphasizing action orientation. These five concepts clarify the principles, methods, and paths that need to be followed in reforming and improving global governance. Sovereign equality is the primary prerequisite for global governance. All countries, regardless of size, strength, or wealth, enjoy the right to participate in international affairs equally. The unequal situation in which a few countries monopolize global governance should not continue. International rule of law is the fundamental guarantee for global governance. International law and international rules are common standards that should be jointly written, jointly maintained, and jointly implemented by all countries, with no exceptions. Multilateralism is the basic path for global governance. Global governance is a matter for everyone and is related to the vital interests of every country. It requires coordination and cooperation, not unilateral bullying. A people-centered approach is the value orientation of global governance. Ultimately, global governance is about turning the aspirations of people in all countries for a better life into reality and jointly building a world where everyone enjoys prosperity and well-being. Action orientation is an important principle of global governance. The vitality of global governance comes from practice, the key lies in action, and the fundamental thing to look at is effectiveness. We must base ourselves on the present and the long term, and solve the practical problems of concern to all countries, especially the vast number of developing countries.
The spirit and essence of the initiative are in line with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, aiming to firmly support the United Nations in playing a central role in international affairs, promote countries to rely on the United Nations and other multilateral mechanisms to participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system, so that it keeps pace with the times and more effectively responds to the challenges of the times.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative demonstrates responsibility. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China has always actively fulfilled its due international responsibilities. President Xi Jinping (习近平), with a panoramic view of the international situation and a global perspective, has successively proposed the "Belt and Road" initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, calling on countries to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind and build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty, pointing the way for the future of mankind. The Global Governance Initiative is another important public good that President Xi Jinping (习近平) has contributed to the world after the three major global initiatives. The four major global initiatives have their own focuses and run in parallel, providing stability and certainty to a turbulent world from the four dimensions of development, security, civilization, and governance, demonstrating China's responsibility in international affairs. Facing a world of intertwined changes and chaos, China will continue to stand on the right side of history, on the side of human progress, and on the side of multilateralism, advocating unity rather than division, and advocating cooperation rather than confrontation. We will uphold the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, strengthen coordination and communication with the United Nations and all parties, jointly implement the Global Governance Initiative, promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and work together to move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
Return to TopThis is a translation of a report from Tianjin on September 1st by reporters Huan Xiang (宦翔) and Li Xinyi (李欣怡) of this newspaper. On September 1st, at the conclusion of the SCO Tianjin Summit, Wang Yi (王毅), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明) jointly met with Chinese and foreign journalists at the summit's press center and answered questions.
Wang Yi (王毅) introduced the eight major achievements of this summit:
First, a development strategy for the SCO for the next 10 years was formulated. This overarching strategy clearly points out that member states will follow the "Shanghai Spirit," adhere to mutually beneficial cooperation and mutual achievement, and make more contributions to building a multipolar world. This programmatic document sets the tone and clarifies the direction for the SCO's development in the next 10 years.
Second, a just voice was issued to defend the achievements of the victory in World War II. The people of the SCO member states fought side by side to resist aggression and made significant contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Remembering history and safeguarding peace has become the common will of the SCO family. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, the summit issued a special statement calling on the international community to learn from history, adhere to the correct view of the history of World War II, maintain the international system with the United Nations as its core, and declare that the SCO will firmly stand on the right side of history and on the side of fairness and justice.
Third, a fair stance supporting the multilateral trading system was expressed. In the face of the resurgence of unilateral bullying, the summit issued a statement clearly supporting the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core, calling for the elimination of unilateral actions that violate WTO rules, and issuing a common call for fairness rather than hegemony and for commitment to maintaining an open world economy.
Fourth, the "Four Security Centers" were established. The leaders of the member states signed an agreement announcing the establishment of the SCO Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges, its Information Security Center, the Center for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, and the SCO Anti-Drug Center, witnessing the unveiling and establishment of the "Four Security Centers." This is another major progress in SCO security cooperation, which will comprehensively enhance the ability of member states to respond to new threats and challenges, and more effectively maintain regional peace and tranquility.
Fifth, a political decision was made to establish the SCO Development Bank. China proposed the establishment of a development bank more than 10 years ago, and this time it has finally 瓜熟蒂落 (guā shú dì luò - "melon ripe stem drops," when conditions are right, success comes naturally). The SCO will launch this process, and a new multilateral cooperation platform will be added to the Eurasian region, which will strongly promote infrastructure construction and economic and social development in SCO countries. This is a cause for celebration for both member states and the region.
Sixth, six pragmatic cooperation platforms were established. President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced that China will establish three cooperation platforms for energy, green industry, and digital economy between China and the SCO, as well as three cooperation centers for scientific and technological innovation, higher education, and vocational and technical education. These platforms and centers aim to provide new opportunities for the SCO with China's new development, open to all SCO countries, and inject new impetus into regional sustainable development.
Seventh, six high-quality development action plans were formulated. The summit issued five statements on promoting sustainable energy development, green industry, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and scientific and technological innovation cooperation, plus the China-SCO countries economic and trade cooperation high-quality development action plan, which is being actively promoted. These six major action plans have launched a high-quality development combination of "new quality productive forces + trade and investment + industrial chain cooperation," providing an important starting point for strengthening the SCO and empowering the development of member states.
Eighth, a new breakthrough was achieved in promoting SCO reform. The Tianjin (天津) Summit decided to merge the SCO observer states and dialogue partners into a unified "SCO partner." This is an important measure to improve and strengthen the SCO's operating mechanism, which will promote a more optimized organizational structure, closer cooperation, more efficient operation, and a clearer awareness of the SCO family. The summit also decided to accept Laos (老挝) as a partner, bringing the number of members in the SCO family to 27, and the team of like-minded people continues to grow.
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reporter He Zhaoyu (何昭宇)) The Party School of the Central Committee of CPC (National Academy of Governance) held the opening ceremony of the 2025 fall semester on the 1st. Chen Xi (陈希), President of the Party School of the Central Committee of CPC (National Academy of Governance), attended and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to take Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important expositions on taking responsibility and making achievements, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," be determined to forge ahead, work hard, and strive to promote the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation with new responsibilities and new achievements.
Chen Xi (陈希) pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions on major issues such as why to take responsibility, what is responsibility, and how to take responsibility, providing fundamental guidelines for the majority of Party members and cadres to be pragmatic and strive for struggle. Leading cadres should conscientiously study and comprehend, grasp the core meaning and practical requirements, continuously strengthen the will to take responsibility, enhance the ability to take responsibility, fulfill the responsibility, and consciously be unremitting strivers who dare to take responsibility and make achievements. We must take loyalty to the Party, sharing the Party's worries, fulfilling the Party's duties, and benefiting the people as the fundamental political responsibility, further boost the spirit of doing business and starting a business, take the lead in setting an example, take the lead, adhere to daring to be the first and doing the work, strive to make progress, be good at doing things, and demonstrate the achievements of taking responsibility with the actual results of the work.
The China Pudong Cadre College (中国浦东干部学院), Jinggangshan Cadre College (井冈山干部学院), and Yan'an Cadre College (延安干部学院) students participated in the opening ceremony simultaneously through the video conference system.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 31st. At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Fernanda, Speaker of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, will lead a delegation to China from September 2nd to 7th.
Return to TopLeaders of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO" or "the Organization") held a meeting of the Council of Heads of State in Tianjin (天津), China on September 1, 2025, and issued the following declaration:
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The world's political and economic situation and other areas of international relations are undergoing profound historical changes. The international system is evolving towards a more just, equal, and representative multipolar direction, opening up new prospects for the development of countries themselves and mutually beneficial cooperation.
At the same time, geopolitical confrontation is intensifying, posing threats and challenges to the security and stability of the world and the SCO region. The global economy, especially international trade and financial markets, has suffered severe shocks.
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Second World War and the founding of the United Nations. The great victory of peace-loving countries united to defeat Nazism, Fascism, and militarism determined the course of world history and created conditions for establishing a stable international relations system that guarantees the peaceful development of mankind. Member states call for remembering the heroic deeds of the people of all countries and the historical lessons of the Second World War.
As a unique intergovernmental organization, the United Nations has carried out effective work in maintaining peace and security, promoting economic and social development, and protecting human rights, and has promoted necessary cooperation. Member states reaffirm their commitment to upholding the central coordinating role of the United Nations and building a more representative, democratic, just, and multipolar world based on the Charter of the United Nations and other universally recognized principles of international law, respect for the diversity of civilizations, equality, and mutual benefit.
The "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Second World War and the Founding of the United Nations" was issued.
Member states believe that it is necessary to carry out corresponding reforms to the United Nations, ensure the representation of developing countries in the UN governing bodies, and adapt the United Nations to the needs of today's political and economic realities.
Member states reaffirm that in developing relations among SCO member states, they will equally and fully adhere to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the SCO, as well as other universally recognized principles and norms of international law.
Member states advocate respecting the right of all countries to independently choose their political, economic, and social development paths, and emphasize that mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and the principle of non-use or threat of use of force are the foundation for the stable development of international relations.
Member states reaffirm their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the SCO, always follow the "Shanghai Spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and seeking common development," continuously deepen cooperation, and promote the security, stability, and sustainable development of the SCO region.
Member states reaffirm their opposition to resolving international and regional hotspot issues with group-based and confrontational thinking.
Member states emphasize that cooperation within the SCO framework will lay the foundation for the formation of an equal and indivisible security architecture in Eurasia.
Member states noted the initiative to develop a "Charter on Diversity and Multipolarity in Eurasia in the 21st Century," which aims to consolidate the development process in Eurasia.
Member states reaffirm that promoting the building of a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation, and a community with a shared future for mankind, as well as conducting dialogue based on the concept of "One Earth, One Family, One Future," is of important practical significance. Member states call on the international community to jointly participate in the "SCO Initiative on Solidarity Among All Countries to Promote a Just, Harmonious, and Developed World."
Member states noted the initiative regarding the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a special resolution on the "Decade of Peace for Future Generations."
Member states reaffirm that Central Asia is the core area of the SCO, support the efforts of Central Asian countries to maintain peace, security, and stability in their countries and regions, and noted the results of the international conference "Central Asia - SCO Core: 25 Years of Cooperation for Common Development" (June 19, 2025, Dushanbe (杜尚别)) and the initiative to hold this event annually.
Member states reaffirm the universality, indivisibility, interdependence, and interrelatedness of human rights, respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, oppose double standards on human rights issues, and oppose interference in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of protecting human rights.
In order to further improve the construction of the SCO and ensure peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the SCO region, member states approved the "SCO Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)," which identifies the priority tasks and main directions for deepening all-round cooperation.
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Member states advocate building a world of lasting peace and call for a coordinated response to traditional and non-traditional security threats and challenges.
Member states reaffirm their commitment to continuing to deepen joint cooperation in combating terrorism, separatism, and extremism, as well as illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, weapons smuggling, and other transnational organized crimes.
Member states signed the "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on the Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges" and the "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on the SCO Anti-Drug Center."
Member states noted the suggestion to establish a strategic security research center.
Member states will continue to actively implement the "SCO Member States Cooperation Program on Combating Terrorism, Separatism, and Extremism (2025-2027)" (July 4, 2024, Astana (阿斯塔纳)).
Member states strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, resolutely oppose double standards in counter-terrorism, call on the international community to give full play to the central coordinating role of the United Nations, fully implement the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, jointly combat terrorist acts including the cross-border flow of terrorists, and jointly combat all terrorist organizations. Member states emphasize that it is important to adopt the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism by consensus.
Member states strongly condemn the terrorist attack that occurred in Pahalgam (帕哈尔加姆) on April 22, 2025.
Member states strongly condemn the terrorist attacks on the "Jaffar Express" (贾法尔快车) on March 11, 2025, and in Khuzdar (胡兹达尔) on May 21.
Member states express their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the injured, and believe that those who carried out, organized, and funded the attacks should be held accountable.
Member states reaffirm their firm determination to combat terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and will not allow the use of terrorist, separatist, and extremist organizations to seek private gain. Member states recognize the key role played by sovereign states and their competent authorities in responding to terrorist and extremist threats.
Member states emphasize the importance of combating terrorism through multilateral cooperation and cutting off terrorist financing channels, and noted the results of the high-level conference "Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Establishing Flexible Border Security Mechanisms - The Kuwait Stage of the Dushanbe Process" (November 4-5, 2024, Kuwait).
Member states noted the proposal to hold the next round of the "Dushanbe Process" high-level conference on border security and management in New York in 2026.
Member states highly appreciate the role played by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in organizing joint anti-terrorism exercises and command and staff exercises, and in tracking the regional situation through practical measures such as intelligence exchange and counter-propaganda operations, noted the achievements of the "Anti-Terrorism Coordination - 2024" joint anti-terrorism exercise (July 19, 2024, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), China), and reaffirmed that they will continue to take joint actions aimed at strengthening SCO cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism.
Member states will continue to work together to prevent the spread of radical ideologies, religious intolerance, xenophobia, violent nationalism, and ideas of racial and ethnic discrimination. In order to implement the "SCO Convention on Countering Extremism" (June 9, 2017, Astana (阿斯塔纳)), member states adopted the "SCO Member States Cooperation Program on Combating Extremist Ideologies for 2026 to 2030."
Member states welcome the annual adoption by the UN General Assembly of the resolution "Combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."
Member states pointed out that it is important to further implement the "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on Border Cooperation" (July 10, 2015, Ufa (乌法)), and noted the achievements of the "Solidarity and Cooperation - 2024" joint border operation of the border departments of the competent authorities of the SCO member states.
Member states reaffirm their deep concern over the continued escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and strongly condemn the actions that have led to numerous civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip.
Member states emphasize that it is necessary to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible, ensure humanitarian aid enters Gaza, and increase efforts to ensure that residents of the region enjoy peace, stability, and security.
Member states pointed out that the only way to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East is to comprehensively and fairly resolve the Palestinian issue.
Member states strongly condemn the military aggression launched by Israel and the United States against Iran (伊朗) in June 2025. Such acts of aggression against civilian facilities, including basic nuclear facilities, have resulted in civilian casualties, seriously violated the norms of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, violated Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, undermined regional and international security, and caused serious consequences for global peace and stability.
Member states pointed out that at all times, including during military conflicts, nuclear safety must be ensured and nuclear facilities must be protected to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from harm. To this end, member states reaffirm their commitment to peacefully resolving current issues through diplomatic efforts.
Member states reaffirm the importance and mandatory nature of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015), and that the resolution should be fully implemented in accordance with its provisions. Any attempt to arbitrarily distort the resolution will undermine the authority of the UN Security Council.
Member states call on the relevant parties to resume constructive dialogue and jointly find solutions to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
Member states reaffirm their commitment to helping Afghanistan (阿富汗) become an independent, neutral, and peaceful country, free from terrorism, war, and drugs, and support the international community's efforts for peace and development in Afghanistan.
Member states reaffirm that the only way to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan is to form a truly inclusive government that absorbs the broad participation of representatives of all ethnic groups and political factions in Afghan society.
Member states noted the work of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Regional Center for Central Asia and Afghanistan located in Almaty (阿拉木图).
Member states expressed their willingness to continue strengthening effective cooperation in the defense sector and noted the proposal to formulate and sign an "Agreement Among the SCO Member States on Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field."
Member states support further deepening practical cooperation in the field of drug control, including combating crimes using information and communication technologies and the spread of new psychoactive substances, and emphasize the importance of implementing the three UN international drug control conventions and relevant SCO legal documents in the field of drug control.
Member states will continue to coordinate their positions on drug issues within the framework of the UN competent authorities and other international organizations and institutions. In this context, member states welcomed the results of the special meeting "UN and SCO: Improving Judicial Appraisal to Combat Illegal Drug Trafficking Using the Internet" held by the SCO and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (March 10, 2025, Vienna (维也纳)).
Member states expressed concern about the increasingly serious problems of illegal manufacturing, trafficking, and abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, advocated joint efforts to reduce drug demand, and supported regular activities such as the "Spider Web" anti-drug operation and the "Drug-Free World" drug prevention operation.
The "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Effectively Addressing and Responding to the World Drug Problem" was issued.
Member states noted that, against the background of increasing security threats and challenges, Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) plans to hold a "SCO+" security dialogue.
Member states support the SCO Secretariat signing a memorandum with the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC), and believe that it is important for the SCO Anti-Drug Center under construction to take measures to strengthen cooperation with CARICC.
Member states reaffirm that the unilateral and unrestricted strengthening of global anti-missile systems by individual countries or groups of countries will harm international security and stability, and believe that seeking one's own security at the expense of the security of other countries is unacceptable.
As SCO member states that are parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (July 1, 1968), they advocate adhering to the provisions of the treaty, comprehensively and balancedly promoting the implementation of the treaty's purposes and principles, consolidating the global nuclear non-proliferation system, and advancing the nuclear disarmament process. They emphasize that the research, production, and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is the inalienable right of all countries, and that equal and sustainable international mutually beneficial cooperation should be carried out without discrimination. Member states emphasize that the implementation of unilateral restrictive measures in this area violates international law and is unacceptable.
Member states support preventing the weaponization of outer space, believe that strict adherence to the current legal system for the peaceful use of outer space is essential, and emphasize the need to sign legally binding international instruments to increase transparency and provide strong guarantees for preventing an arms race in outer space.
Member states call on all parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention to fully implement the convention, making it an effective legal instrument in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. Member states reaffirm their support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), support the organization in resolving internal differences through consultative decision-making, and ensure that the organization effectively carries out its work in accordance with the convention. Given that the work of destroying declared chemical weapon stockpiles has been completed, all parties emphasize that continuing to advance the work of the organization is in the interests of all parties to the convention and is of important practical significance. All parties support expanding the number of parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Member states pointed out that the Biological Weapons Convention (signed in 1972) plays an important role, advocate adhering to the convention, strengthening international cooperation, and reaching a legally binding protocol containing effective verification mechanisms to improve global biosafety governance. Member states oppose the establishment of any mechanism that duplicates the functions of the convention.
To this end, in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 79/79 (2024) "Strengthening and Institutionalizing the Biological Weapons Convention," member states emphasize that it is important to strengthen cooperation to implement this resolution, including studying the establishment of an international biosafety agency.
Member states expressed concern about the growing threats in the field of information security, resolutely oppose the militarization of the field of information and communication technology, and oppose actions that endanger the security of critical information infrastructure.
Member states believe that it is important to ensure that all countries enjoy equal rights in Internet governance and have cyber sovereignty.
Member states reaffirm that they will deepen cooperation in the field of international information security, jointly combat cybercrime and cyberterrorism, and emphasize that the United Nations plays a key role in addressing security threats in cyberspace. To this end, member states support the continued development of universally accepted international information security rules within the UN framework based on voluntary principles, and call for joint efforts to promote the signing of the UN Convention on Combating Cybercrime and improve the mechanism for combating cybercrime.
Member states reaffirm their willingness to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the legal and judicial fields and support further implementation of the "Agreement Among the Ministries of Justice of the SCO Member States on Cooperation" (August 18, 2015, Dushanbe (杜尚别)).
Member states will continue to cooperate on anti-corruption work and call on the international community to refuse to provide shelter for corrupt criminals.
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The Republic of Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan reaffirmed their support for the "Belt and Road" initiative proposed by the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国), and affirmed the efforts of all parties to jointly implement the "Belt and Road" initiative, including promoting the alignment of the "Belt and Road" with the construction of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Member States believe that it is important to utilize the potential of regional countries, international organizations, and multilateral mechanisms to build a broad, open, mutually beneficial, and equal cooperation space in the SCO region, based on the principles of international law and taking into account national interests. To this end, Member States noted the initiative to establish a "Greater Eurasian Partnership" and expressed their willingness to promote dialogue between the SCO, the Eurasian Economic Union, ASEAN, and other relevant countries and multilateral mechanisms.
Member States noted the role of the SCO region in promoting world economic recovery, maintaining the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and promoting sustainable development.
Member States support further improvement and reform of the global economic governance system, will firmly maintain and strengthen the open, transparent, fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system based on internationally recognized principles and rules, promote the development of an open world economy, and ensure fair market access and special and differential treatment for developing countries.
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System."
Member States oppose unilateral coercive measures, including economic measures that violate the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》) and other norms of international law, as well as the principles and rules of the World Trade Organization, which undermine international security interests such as food security and energy security, have a negative impact on the global economy, undermine fair competition, and hinder international cooperation and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Member States noted the initiative to develop a trade facilitation agreement within the framework of the SCO.
Member States support further deepening cooperation centered on the people, enhancing the well-being of the people in the SCO region, and improving people's living standards, and will continue to implement the "SCO Member States Multilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation Program" and the "Action Plan for the Implementation of the 'SCO Economic Development Strategy until 2030'" adopted by relevant countries.
Member States noted the important contributions made by the SCO Member States Local Leaders Forum and the SCO Business Council to promoting economic and trade cooperation within the organization.
Member States will carry out cooperation in special economic zones in accordance with their respective domestic laws and regulations and the principle of voluntariness, including relevant countries leveraging the potential of the Qingdao "China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone" (青岛“中国—上合组织地方经贸合作示范区”).
Member States are committed to promoting e-commerce cooperation, developing digital trade infrastructure, and narrowing the digital divide between developed and developing countries, and noted the proposal to formulate the "Outline for the Development of E-commerce Cooperation between Authorized Agencies of SCO Member States."
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Strengthening the Development of the Digital Economy."
Member States noted the initiative to establish an SCO export credit and investment mechanism.
Member States noted the role of innovation and the creative economy in ensuring the sustainable growth of the economies of the countries in the region, and emphasized that supporting innovation and the creative industries helps to enhance economic competitiveness, promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and expand the employment market in SCO Member States, especially in remote and rural areas.
Member States support strengthening the work of the SCO Science and Technology Park Bank and innovation clusters, and noted the proposal to formulate the "SCO Future Technology Program" and leverage the potential of the "Alem.AI" International Artificial Intelligence Center to promote innovation.
Member States believe that it is important to further promote cooperation within the framework of the SCO Investors Alliance, noted the results of the first meeting of the Alliance (March 18, 2025, Astana), and advocated expanding the SCO Member States' economic preferential policy bank to deepen investment and economic cooperation.
Member States noted the adoption of the "Statement of the Leaders of Relevant Departments of SCO Member States on Strengthening Investment Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development," as well as the proposal to adopt the "Comprehensive Measures for Promoting Mutual Investment among SCO Member States."
Member States believe that it is important to carry out cooperation in the field of anti-monopoly and will strengthen pragmatic cooperation between anti-monopoly agencies.
Member States support the reform of international financial institutions to increase the representation and voice of developing countries in the management departments of international financial institutions such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund.
Member States emphasized the important role of financial cooperation in promoting economic growth in the SCO region, and it is important for relevant Member States to continue to implement the "Roadmap for Expanding the Share of National Currency Settlements among SCO Member States" (September 16, 2022, Samarkand).
The relevant Member States reaffirmed the importance of establishing the SCO Development Bank and decided to establish the Development Bank and accelerate consultations on a series of issues related to the operation of the financial institution.
Member States emphasized the important role of the SCO Interbank Consortium, pointed out that the SCO Interbank Consortium has become a favored mechanism in the financial field after 20 years of development, and advocated accelerating the resolution of the issue of authorized banks of the Islamic Republic of Iran (伊朗伊斯兰共和国) joining the Interbank Consortium.
Member States noted the fruitful activities of the SCO Economic Think Tank Alliance and the proposal to establish an SCO Financial Think Tank Network.
Member States noted the results of the 20th meeting of the SCO Forum (May 21-22, 2025, New Delhi), and the first participation of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies in the meeting.
Member States are committed to developing mutually beneficial cooperation in the industrial field, including exchanging data on investment projects in the industrial field and holding exhibition activities, and noted the results of the SCO Member States Industry Ministers Meeting held during the Yekaterinburg International Innovation Industry Exhibition (July 7, 2025, Yekaterinburg).
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Green Industry Cooperation."
Member States support expanding inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation in the energy field, continuously enhancing the resilience of the energy industry chain and supply chain, and promoting the sustainable, stable, and balanced development of the non-discriminatory global energy market.
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Sustainable Energy Development" and approved the "Implementation Roadmap for the 'SCO Member States Energy Cooperation Development Strategy until 2030'."
Member States emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in the fields of energy security and energy infrastructure protection in the context of instability in the international energy market, promoting investment cooperation and a just energy transition to achieve regional energy sustainable development, and will study, formulate, and adopt a comprehensive plan to promote comprehensive cooperation in renewable energy.
Member States advocate strengthening energy dialogue with SCO partners and support holding the SCO-Arab League "Climate Change and Sustainable Energy" high-level conference (October 3, 2025, Astana).
Member States appreciate the international community's desire to strengthen interconnectivity, advocate further deepening cooperation in the field of transportation based on international law, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations (《联合国宪章》) and the Charter of the SCO (《上合组织宪章》), and emphasize the importance of building new and upgrading existing international transportation corridors, including promoting the construction of the "North-South" and "East-West" corridors, fully leveraging the transit transportation potential of SCO Member States, noting the initiatives proposed by SCO countries in the field of transportation infrastructure, and the measures taken to ensure the stability and smooth flow of supply chains through digital logistics, exchange of electronic cargo data, and technological innovation.
Member States noted that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway (中吉乌铁路) has commenced construction.
Member States will continue to implement the "Agreement between the Governments of the SCO Member States on Facilitation of International Road Transport" (September 12, 2014, Dushanbe) and the "Concept of SCO Member States on Developing Interconnectivity and Establishing Efficient Transport Corridors" (September 16, 2022, Samarkand), and the "Cooperation Concept of SCO Member States on Transportation Decarbonization, Promoting Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation, and Achieving More Efficient and Sustainable Development" (July 4, 2023, New Delhi).
Member States noted the results of the Joint Committee Meeting on Facilitation of International Road Transport (November 20, 2024, Moscow), the Meeting of Heads of Railway Departments of SCO Member States (November 29, 2024, Moscow), the Meeting of Transport Ministers of SCO Member States (July 2, 2025, Tianjin), and the proposal to hold the Meeting of Heads of Ports and Logistics Centers of SCO Member States (November 2025, Aktau).
Member States noted the leading role played by the Customs Special Working Group in strengthening customs cooperation, including continuously improving the customs governance system, strengthening mutual assistance in law enforcement, promoting mutual recognition of "authorized operators," networking of electronic certificates, strengthening customs digitalization and the construction of the "single window" for international trade, and creating "smart customs."
Member States will strengthen international cooperation in the fields of animal and plant quarantine, inspection and quarantine, agricultural product and food safety, promote trade in agricultural products and food, and prevent the spread of epidemics and diseases.
Member States support international cooperation in the field of standardization to promote the economic and social development of SCO countries.
Member States will continue to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food security, promote the construction of agricultural science and education fields, including leveraging the role of the SCO Agricultural Technology Exchange and Training Demonstration Base, noted the successful holding of the SCO Agricultural Forum and Expo (June 3-6, 2025, Minsk), and the initiative to establish an electronic platform for the "SCO Food Security Atlas."
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Member States pointed out that it is important to further deepen cooperation in the field of education, committed to narrowing the digital divide, support the effective operation of the SCO University, increase investment in digital skills training, and strengthen cooperation in the field of vocational and technical education.
Member States emphasized the importance of deepening cooperation in scientific and technological innovation and implementing multilateral joint projects, advocated deepening cooperation in the field of transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, and welcomed the results of the 5th SCO Entrepreneurship Forum (April 3-5, 2025, New Delhi).
The meeting adopted the "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States on Further Strengthening Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation." Member States believe that scientific and technological innovation plays an important role in achieving sustainable development and solving global problems, and advocate the equal participation of countries in the Global South in open and fair international cooperation to build an innovative world economy.
Member States emphasized that, in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on "Strengthening International Cooperation on Capacity Building in Artificial Intelligence," all countries enjoy equal rights to develop and utilize artificial intelligence.
Member States pointed out that they will adhere to the concept of people-centered and intelligent for good, jointly prevent the risks of artificial intelligence technology, and continuously improve the safety, controllability, reliability, transparency, inclusiveness, trustworthiness, and fairness of artificial intelligence technology. To this end, Member States advocate the implementation of the "Implementation Roadmap for the SCO Member States' Cooperation and Development Plan in the Field of Artificial Intelligence" (June 12, 2025, Chengdu).
Member States welcomed the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the resolution on "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Creating New Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Central Asian Region" on July 25, 2025, and noted the initiative to establish a Central Asian Artificial Intelligence Center in Dushanbe.
Member States noted the initiative to establish an SCO Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Mechanism and a Frontier Technology Cooperation Mechanism.
Member States highly appreciated the contribution of Qingdao City (青岛市), People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国), as the SCO Tourism and Culture Capital from 2024 to 2025, to exploring the potential of tourism cooperation in the region and further strengthening cultural cooperation among Member States.
Member States welcomed the designation of Cholpon-Ata (Чолпон-Ата), Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国), as the SCO Tourism and Culture Capital from 2025 to 2026, and noted the proposal to hold the SCO Chingiz Aitmatov Issyk-Kul Forum in Cholpon-Ata.
Member States will be committed to expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in the tourism field, developing tourism infrastructure, and promoting the growth of tourism flows.
Member States emphasized the importance of carrying out global civilization dialogue, enhancing mutual understanding among the people of all countries, and carrying out international cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, protection and promotion of rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage. To this end, Member States highly appreciated the results of the SCO Member States Art Festival (July 7, 2025, Qingdao), and noted the upcoming "International Horizons" International Music Competition (September 20, 2025, Moscow), the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference (October 30 to November 13, 2025, Samarkand), and the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (December 8 to 13, 2025, New Delhi).
Member States support the World Health Organization (世界卫生组织) in playing a coordinating role in global health governance, will promote the establishment of a fair, effective, and sustainable public health system, strengthen capacity building, improve the level of cooperation in emergency medicine, telemedicine, traditional medicine, primary health care, and other fields, and prevent and respond to possible future infectious disease pandemics.
Member States highly appreciated the results of the SCO Member States Health Ministers Meeting (April 28, 2025, Xi'an) and the 8th Meeting of Heads of Health and Epidemic Prevention Departments (December 12, 2024, St. Petersburg), and noted the initiatives of relevant parties to establish a Global Primary Health Care Alliance, the SCO Medical Association, and the establishment of a SCO Emergency Medical Rescue Material Security Working Group.
Member States are committed to deepening cooperation in the field of sports, pointed out the importance of eliminating obstacles to participating in sports events, emphasized that large-scale international sports events should uphold the spirit of peace, mutual understanding, international cooperation, friendship, and inclusiveness, and oppose any form of discrimination.
Member States welcomed the holding of the SCO Kunming Marathon (December 29, 2024) and the Issyk-Kul Marathon (May 3, 2025, Cholpon-Ata). The above activities will strengthen international cooperation in the fields of sports, culture, and tourism.
Member States noted the proposal to hold international sports events such as the "SCO Cup" with the participation of SCO Member States in Russia in 2026, agreed to continue to study the establishment of the SCO Sports Organization Association and the SCO Sports Working Group, and emphasized the importance of building the China-SCO Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone (Heilongjiang).
Member States will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the field of sustainable development in the spirit of environmental protection and energy conservation, including carrying out industrial cooperation, effectively managing waste materials, efficient utilization of resources, energy conservation and carbon reduction, developing clean energy, etc., to contribute SCO strength to promoting sustainable economic and social development.
Member States pointed out that it is necessary to continue to carry out cooperation in the fields of environmental protection, biodiversity restoration and protection, prevention and control of desertification, land degradation and sandstorms, and protection of mountain ecosystems.
Member States highly appreciated the work of the "SCO Year of Sustainable Development" and reaffirmed their commitment to deepening pragmatic cooperation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, noted the results of the SCO Sustainable Development Forum (April 16, 2025, Omsk) and the Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development Forum (May 20, 2025, Xi'an), and pointed out that it is important to formulate the "Roadmap for Cooperation in the Field of Social Development and Security of SCO Member States."
Member States welcomed the results of the International High-Level Conference on Glacier Protection held within the framework of the "2025 International Year of Glacier Protection" (May 29-31, 2025, Dushanbe).
Member States support holding a regional climate summit in Kazakhstan in 2026 with the support of the United Nations.
Member States positively assess the results of cooperation in the field of emergency rescue, and are willing to strengthen cooperation in areas such as early warning and response to emergencies, and elimination of the consequences of disasters.
Member States emphasize that it is important to create conditions for the healthy development of the younger generation and reduce the risk of their involvement in illegal activities, support further strengthening of youth cooperation, highly appreciate the continuous work of the SCO Youth Committee in addressing the above issues, and will continue to promote exchanges between youth organizations of various countries.
Member States welcome the results of the SCO Youth Leaders and Talents Conference (July 31 to August 2, 2025, East Kazakhstan Region), as well as the successful activities held within the framework of the "SCO Youth Entrepreneurship International Incubator" project from 2024 to 2025.
Member States welcome the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on December 17, 2024, of a resolution declaring 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development.
Member States reaffirm their commitment to protecting the rights of women and children in education, health, social and legal protection, maintaining and strengthening family stability, opposing discrimination, advocating strengthening ties between women's organizations as an important direction of SCO activities, and believe that activities such as women's forums and congresses should be held regularly to establish a cooperation mechanism between the women's authorities of SCO member states.
Member States will continue to strengthen local cooperation through channels such as people's diplomacy institutions and social friendship organizations, friendship cities and local governments, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and traditional friendship between peoples, noting the contributions made by the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Committee (中国上合组织睦邻友好合作委员会), the Uzbekistan SCO Center for Public Diplomacy (乌兹别克斯坦上合组织民间外交中心), the Kyrgyz SCO Center for Cultural Integration (吉尔吉斯斯坦上合组织文化一体化中心), the Tajikistan SCO Center for Friendship and Cooperation (塔吉克斯坦上合组织友好合作中心), the Russian SCO National Center for Public Diplomacy (俄罗斯上合组织民间外交国家中心), and the Indian Council of World Affairs SCO Study Center to strengthen SCO cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
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Member States advocate following the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and continuing to expand cooperation with relevant countries, partner organizations and other international institutions.
Member States emphasize that expanding exchanges and cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies is a priority direction of the SCO's international exchanges, and will continue to conduct high-level dialogues with the United Nations and its specialized agencies to enhance the ability to respond to various new threats and challenges, and jointly achieve world peace, stability and sustainable development.
Member States reaffirm their commitment to deepening coordination and dialogue on hot issues on the global agenda such as international law.
Member States decided to merge the organization's observers and dialogue partners into SCO partners.
Member States welcome the decision to grant the Lao People's Democratic Republic the status of a dialogue partner of the organization.
Member States highly appreciate the achievements made by the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) during its term as the rotating chair of the SCO from 2024 to 2025, and believe that these achievements have consolidated the understanding and trust, friendship and cooperation between the peoples of the SCO member states, and enhanced the organization's prestige.
The next rotating chair of the SCO will be assumed by the Kyrgyz Republic, and its chairmanship slogan is "25th Anniversary of the SCO: Working Together Towards Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity." The next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States will be held in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2026.
President of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko (卢卡申科)
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
Narendra Modi (莫迪)
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian (佩泽希齐扬)
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (托卡耶夫)
President of the People's Republic of China
Xi Jinping (习近平)
President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sadyr Japarov (扎帕罗夫)
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif (夏巴兹)
President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin (普京)
President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Emomali Rahmon (拉赫蒙)
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Shavkat Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫)
(Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin (天津), September 1)
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President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Remembering history is not to prolong hatred, but to create a better future."
On September 3, 2025, a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War will be held in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) in Beijing (北京). Jointly remembering history is precisely to promote the great spirit of patriotism and the great spirit of the War of Resistance, and to draw wisdom and strength from it to create the future.
History is the biography of a country and humanity, and even more so the best textbook.
On September 2, 1945, under the gaze of representatives from nine accepting countries, including China, the Japanese representatives signed the instrument of surrender. September 3 was designated as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and also the Victory Day of the World Anti-Fascist War.
For this moment, the Chinese people, with a huge national sacrifice of over 35 million casualties, supported the main Eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War, made significant contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, defended the great cause of human justice and peace, and became an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War.
Protecting life with life, igniting faith with faith. The Chinese people and the people of the world forged deep friendships of mutual assistance in the flames of war, won the respect of the world's justice-loving and peace-loving people, and re-established China's status as a major power in the world.
For this moment, the Chinese people, after 14 years of unyielding struggle, completely defeated the ferocious Japanese militarist aggressors, thoroughly washed away the national humiliation of repeated defeats in resisting foreign aggression since modern times, and defended the civilizational achievements of the Chinese nation's 5,000-year development.
Every inch of mountain and river is stained with blood, every handful of hot soil contains a soul. All Chinese sons and daughters jointly composed an epic of earth-shattering and tear-jerking heroism, realizing the historical transformation of the Chinese nation from a deep crisis in modern times to a great rejuvenation, and opening a new historical journey of the ancient Chinese phoenix's rebirth and regeneration in the flames.
Why was China able to achieve the first complete victory against foreign invasion in modern times?
Why is "Justice will prevail! Peace will prevail! The people will prevail!" a great truth revealed by history?
From victory to new victory, there are profound answers in history.
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China was once a poor and weak country, how could it defeat the seemingly invincible Japanese militarism and win the great victory of the War of Resistance? Countless people question history in this way.
"The Chinese Communists bravely fought on the front lines of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, supported the hope of the Chinese nation's survival, and became the mainstay of the national resistance!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition is our guide to grasping the history of China since modern times.
After the Opium War of 1840, the country was humiliated, the people suffered, and civilization was tarnished. The Chinese nation suffered unprecedented disasters. From the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement to the Xinhai Revolution, how much exploration and how many unfulfilled ambitions! The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) was born, which was a major event that opened up the world, and the face of the Chinese revolution has since taken on a new look. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党), which emerged as the times required, became a key force in reversing the decline and supporting the collapsing building.
--The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) is the backbone of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and has become the national pioneer in winning the victory of the War of Resistance.
On the third day after the September 18th Incident, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) issued a declaration calling on all Chinese workers, peasants, and laborers to "unite and mobilize to arm themselves and give a serious response to the Japanese robbers and all imperialists." The September 18th Incident became the starting point of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and opened the prelude to the World Anti-Fascist War.
On the Long March, the Chinese Communist Party's (中国共产党) firm strategic policy of "heading north to resist Japan" and the "August 1st Declaration" of "resistance against Japan means survival, no resistance means death" vigorously encouraged and promoted the development of the anti-Japanese national salvation movement.
On the second day after the July 7th Incident, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) sent a telegram to the whole country calling for "building a solid Great Wall of the national united front to resist the Japanese invaders." The July 7th Incident became the beginning of the Chinese national war of resistance against Japan, thus opening up the main Eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War.
From the ambush at Yanmen Pass (雁门关) to the Battle of Huangtuling (黄土岭战斗), from the Hundred Regiments Offensive (百团大战) to the Cheqiao Campaign (车桥战役), during the national war of resistance, a total of more than 125,000 battles were fought against the enemy, annihilating more than 1.714 million Japanese and puppet troops, establishing 19 anti-Japanese democratic base areas, liberating a population of about 100 million, and resisting about 60% of the invading Japanese army and 95% of the puppet army in the later period of the war... In the heroic and tenacious struggle, the anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) developed into the backbone and main force of the War of Resistance, and the anti-Japanese base areas opened up behind enemy lines rose to become the main battlefield of the War of Resistance.
"The most determined in defending national independence, the most resolute in safeguarding national interests, and the most courageous in resisting foreign aggression," the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has become the mainstay of adhering to the War of Resistance; "Unswervingly promoting the whole nation to adhere to the War of Resistance, unity, and progress, and opposing compromise, division, and retrogression," the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has become the core of the national united front against Japan.
Under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front based on cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China (国共合作) advocated and established by the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the patriotic enthusiasm of all Chinese sons and daughters burst out like a volcano, fighting against strong enemies with unyielding spirit, building a Great Wall with flesh and blood, and rushing to the country's difficulties one after another, composing a heroic paean of resisting Japanese aggression that is magnificent.
Since the founding of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), "the Chinese people have begun to change from passive to active in spirit." This is reflected in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese people have a backbone for the struggle for national independence and liberation, the national awakening and the sublimation of the national spirit have reached a new height, which is "unmatched by any of the great struggles of the Chinese people since modern times."
--The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) adheres to the Sinicization of Marxism, leading the correct direction for winning the victory of the War of Resistance.
In the darkest moment of modern China, Marxism was like a magnificent sunrise. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) combined the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China, activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of truth, and illuminated the road to victory for the Chinese revolution.
"Looking at the Central Plains, the flames of war are urgent, and a pillar of torrent is in Yan'an (延安)." Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西), under Phoenix Mountain (凤凰山), a row of cave dwellings, a small room, and a table witnessed history.
In a simple cave dwelling, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) wrote the famous "On Protracted War," scientifically predicting that the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression would go through three stages: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counter-offensive, and clearly pointed out that the final victory belonged to China, breaking the dark night before dawn.
Japanese historical materials show that the invading Japanese army analyzed at that time that "the main body leading China's ideological war is the Communist Party" and "the Communist Party (army) skillfully strives for the people and constantly carries out ideological disintegration work on the Japanese army, which is really a matter of concern in the future"...
From publishing "Strategic Issues in Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Warfare" to clarifying that "the deepest source of the great power of war lies in the people," from formulating a comprehensive war of resistance line to clarifying the general strategic policy of protracted war, the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) used its outstanding political leadership and correct strategic tactics to guide the direction of China's War of Resistance.
"The wind is roaring, the horses are neighing, the Yellow River (黄河) is roaring, the Yellow River (黄河) is roaring..." The melody of the "Yellow River Cantata" spread from the cave dwellings in Yan'an (延安) and then resounded throughout the country. From the "March of the Volunteers" to "On the Songhua River (松花江上)" and "The Song of the Great Wall (长城谣)"... A large number of songs, movies, and dramas reflecting the Party's anti-Japanese propositions, demonstrating the national spirit, and uniting and inspiring people were produced, playing a powerful role in mobilizing the masses and attacking the enemy.
"To establish a new culture of the Chinese nation, this is our goal in the cultural field." From the vigorous rise of the Yan'an (延安) literary and artistic movement to the establishment of the anti-Japanese cultural united front, the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) focused on building a new democratic culture that was national, scientific, and popular, greatly enhancing the people's strength and inspiring the national spirit.
Arise! Advance!
Since the founding of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), "the Chinese nation has begun to move towards great rejuvenation with difficulty but irreversibly." This is reflected in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, with the power of Marxist truth, the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Party, grasped the historical initiative, independently opened up the road forward, and firmly grasped the future destiny of the country and the nation in their own hands.
From the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 to the victory of the War of Resistance, two wars and two destinies profoundly revealed that the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) role as the mainstay is the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, providing a strong spiritual pillar and source of motivation for the Chinese people to win the war.
In the revolutionary years of war, "400 million people marched forward in unison"; in the hot construction era, "dare to teach the sun and moon to change to a new sky"; in the passionate new historical period, "the more difficult and dangerous, the more forward"; in the magnificent new era, "**踏平坎坷成大道** (tà píng kǎn kě chéng dà dào - "trample the bumps into a broad road," overcome all difficulties to achieve success)"... Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich, to becoming strong.
The historical scroll unfolds in continuous progress, giving people profound enlightenment.
Why can the Chinese people and the Chinese nation reverse the historical destiny since modern times and achieve today's great achievements? Why can the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) lead the people to complete the arduous tasks that other political forces in China cannot complete in one exploration after another, one setback after another, and one pioneering effort after another?
"Adhering to and improving the Party's leadership is the fundamental and lifeline of the Party and the country, and it is where the interests and happiness of the people of all ethnic groups in the country lie."
"Why can the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) do it, and why is socialism with Chinese characteristics good? The fundamental reason is that Marxism works, and it is the Marxism that is Sinicized and adapted to the times that works."
This is where history belongs, and it is also where the future lies.
(III)
The great truth that "justice will prevail" reveals the historical law of development that those who have the Tao will receive more help, while the unjust will not prevail. The Chinese people are more determined to uphold fairness and justice, firmly defend international fairness and justice, and strive for the cause of human justice.
"The great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will be forever engraved in the history of the Chinese nation! It will be forever engraved in the history of human justice!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important conclusion profoundly expounds the historical status of this just war, and even more profoundly inspires that the light of justice radiated by this great victory will forever illuminate the path of human society's progress.
The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a just cause to save the nation from peril and realize national independence and people's liberation. All Chinese sons and daughters fought for the survival of the country and for the rejuvenation of the nation, demonstrating the firm belief that the just cause would surely win and bursting out with the historical power to overturn mountains and seas--
The Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀) was a brutal crime committed by Japanese militarism in its war of aggression against China. In those days, John Magee risked his life to secretly use a 16mm camera to record the darkest page in the history of human civilization. In October 2015, the "Nanjing Massacre Archives" was included in UNESCO's "Memory of the World Register," and the camera and film used by Magee became an important part.
August 15, the day Japan surrendered.
On this day in 2025, the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Army (侵华日军第七三一部队罪证陈列馆) in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), announced a new batch of historical materials, including 3,010 pages of archives and 194 minutes of video, detailing the exposure of Japanese bacteriological warfare crimes.
On the same day, the Shanghai Book Fair (上海书展). The "War Trial Literature Database" and the documentary "The Trial of Justice" were released on the spot, exposing the crimes of the Japanese invaders with conclusive evidence, and restoring the whole process of China's trial of war criminals in accordance with the spirit of law in a multi-dimensional and three-dimensional way, so that the voice of the trial of justice once again resounded powerfully.
The Japanese militarists' inhuman acts of aggression, the horrific massacres, and the barbaric and brutal plunder and destruction, from the very beginning, determined that the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a just war against aggression, enslavement, and plunder, and was a tenacious and unyielding heroic struggle to defend national independence and national dignity.
Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) pointed out: "All just and revolutionary wars have great power, which can transform many things or pave the way for transforming things." This just war inspired the Chinese sons and daughters' awe-inspiring righteousness that could not be subdued by power, the national tradition of sacrificing one's life for righteousness, aroused the Chinese people's national self-esteem of "swearing not to be slaves of a conquered nation," and the firm will to fight the invaders to the end, fully confirming that "the cause of justice cannot be broken by any enemy."
The great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression strengthened the Chinese people's will to pursue national independence, freedom, and liberation, and opened up bright prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War were a great decisive battle between justice and evil, light and darkness, and progress and reaction. All Chinese sons and daughters fought for human justice, won the moral support and valuable assistance of the people of the world, and the Chinese people fought side by side with the people of all countries, forming a powerful joint force in the World Anti-Fascist War--
American journalist Agnes Smedley followed the Eighth Route Army (八路军) to the front lines of North China, and she often forgot that "she was not a Chinese";
Canadian doctor Norman Bethune resolutely stated after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, "I am willing to go to China and fight with you";
Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis took the initiative to apply to join the medical team to aid China. In his letter home, he wrote, "Our responsibility, like the responsibility of every Chinese and every peace-loving person, is to resist the Japanese invaders and oppose fascism";
From the Soviet aid-China air force taking the lead in going to China to participate in the war to the American "Flying Tigers" (飞虎队) risking opening up the Hump Route (驼峰航线), from anti-fascist fighters from more than 20 countries supporting the main Eastern battlefield to the Chinese army fighting side by side with the Allied forces in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia...
Countless foreign friends cheered and ran for the Chinese people, and all kinds of anti-fascist forces worked together with the Chinese people, profoundly interpreting what is called justice in the hearts of the people.
"China's participation in that arduous war in the 1930s and 1940s was not only for national dignity and survival, but also for the victory of all the Allied countries." Rana Mitter, a professor at Harvard University (哈佛大学) in the United States, said: "The East and the West fought together against the darkest evil forces in history."
"Our enemy is a world enemy, and China's War of Resistance is a world war of resistance." The Chinese battlefield has long contained and resisted the main force of Japanese militarism, cooperated with the strategic actions of the European and Pacific theaters, and defended world justice and human conscience.
For 80 years, the belief that "justice will prevail" has become more and more firm on this land.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization is not only a bright path for the Chinese people to pursue a better and happier life, but also a just path to promote world peace and development."
The world wants fairness, not hegemony. Taiwan's return to China is precisely the victory of World War II and an important part of the post-war international order. "We firmly believe that the people of all countries in the world will choose to stand on the right side of history and on the side of fairness and justice."
China always adheres to the correct concept of righteousness and benefit, practices true multilateralism, opposes all forms of hegemonism and power politics, maintains a just, reasonable, equal, and orderly international order, firmly occupies the high ground of international morality, and becomes a more internationally influential and morally appealing responsible major country.
Take the right path in the world and do the cause of justice.
(IV)
The great truth that "peace will prevail" reveals the trend of the times of sharing weal and woe and harmonious coexistence. China unswervingly follows the path of peaceful development, firmly safeguards world peace, and works with all countries to ensure that the sunshine of peace will forever shine on the planet where human beings live.
"The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, from the very beginning, had great significance in saving human civilization and defending world peace." "This great victory will be forever recorded in the history of the Chinese nation and in the history of human peace." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly interprets the essential attribute of this war in vigorously defending the cause of human peace, and even more profoundly reveals that the light of peace radiated by this great victory will forever illuminate the future of human development and progress.
"We welcome our friends with fine wine, and confront jackals with shotguns." The Chinese people do not provoke trouble, nor are they afraid of it. The Chinese nation cannot be intimidated or crushed. We have the courage to fight the aggressors to the end, the determination to restore our homeland on the basis of self-reliance, and the ability to stand on our own among the nations of the world—
In 1937, the annual industrial output value of Japan was 6 billion US dollars, while China's was 1.36 billion US dollars; the annual steel production of Japan was 5.8 million tons, while China's was 40,000 tons; the annual aircraft production of Japan was 1,580, while China's was almost zero... With such weak national strength, how could we take the lead in holding high the banner of the world's anti-fascist war?
In the Pingxingguan Victory Memorial Hall (平型关大捷纪念馆), a table comparing troop strength and equipment attracts attention: troop strength, our army had more than 10,000 people, the Japanese army had more than 22,000 people; pistols, our army had 3,821, the Japanese army had 9,476... With such a disparity in strength, how could we create a war miracle of winning with weakness?
This is a story that has been interpreted and widely circulated, and the courage to seek certain victory with the determination to die is deeply moving. During the War of Resistance, a foreign reporter stopped a Chinese soldier rushing to the front line. Asked: How old are you? Answer: 16 years old. Asked: Do you think China will win? Answer: China will definitely win. Asked: What are you going to do when China wins? Marry and have children? Or continue to serve in the army? The soldier smiled and replied: At that time, I will have died in battle.
Facing the invaders, hold on to the belief of resisting to the end, hold on to the determination to restore our homeland! The Chinese people deeply know that to deal with aggressors, we must talk to them in a language they understand. This is to stop war with war, to stop violence with violence, and to win peace and respect with victory.
Although the international situation is constantly changing, peace is what people want, and the trend of peaceful development is unstoppable. It is the common expectation of China and the people of all countries in the world to pass on the flame of peace from generation to generation—
"I am very honored to donate this album in the name of peace, harmony and friendship." In November 2022, Evan Kail (埃文·凯尔), a young American man, solemnly handed over a World War II album containing photos of the atrocities of the Japanese army in China to China.
From the Kurishenko Martyrs' Cemetery (库里申科烈士墓园) in Wanzhou, Chongqing (重庆万州), to the Bethune-Kotnis Memorial Hall (白求恩柯棣华纪念馆) in Tangxian, Hebei (河北唐县), countless foreign friends left their lives in China, and countless Chinese people guard the tombs and tell the stories of heroes, relaying the protection of their heroic spirits.
On August 15, 2025, Thomas Rabe (托马斯·拉贝), the grandson of John Rabe (约翰·拉贝), an international friend, and others solemnly accepted the fourth batch of "Inheritors of the Historical Memory of the Nanjing Massacre" (南京大屠杀历史记忆传承人) certificates. In those years, John Rabe and more than 20 other foreigners risked their lives to shelter and protect more than 250,000 Chinese refugees.
The past is clear, and the future is vigilant. China has established the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Martyrs' Memorial Day, and the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀死难者国家公祭日) through legislation, and holds grand commemorative activities.
In July of this year, the theme exhibition "For National Liberation and World Peace" was officially opened to the public at the Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争纪念馆), presenting a panoramic view of the great sacrifices and major contributions made by the Chinese people to safeguard world peace.
The most valuable enlightenment left to us by the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is that we must unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development.
A Chinese work of art is displayed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The dragon decoration on the top symbolizes guarding peace, and the elephant heads and phoenix birds on both sides symbolize peace and prosperity in the world and the well-being of the people. This is the "Peace Zun" (和平尊) presented by President Xi Jinping (习近平) on behalf of the Chinese government to the United Nations in September 2015.
From the historical answer of the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" (和平共处五项原则) to the era answer of "building a community with a shared future for mankind" (构建人类命运共同体), in the more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has not proactively provoked any war or conflict, nor has it occupied an inch of land from other countries. It is the only major country that has written peaceful development into its constitution and the constitution of the ruling party, and has elevated it to the national will.
The oriental lion has awakened, but it is "a peaceful, amiable, and civilized lion." Every increase in China's strength adds to the hope for world peace, and China's development is always a growth in the forces for world peace.
On May 30, 2025, the signing ceremony of the Convention on the International Mediation Institute was held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) of China. Thirty-three countries signed the convention on the spot, becoming founding member states. This Chinese solution for maintaining world peace is committed to resolving international disputes through dialogue and consultation, and has become an institutional innovation for promoting peace.
The flames of World War II spread across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania, and more than 100 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. The bloody lessons tell people that the law of the jungle is not the way for human coexistence, warmongering and power hegemony are not the way to human peace, and winner-take-all and zero-sum games are not the way to human development.
Peace is a common cause for mankind and requires joint efforts from all parties to strive for and maintain it. Only when everyone cherishes peace and maintains peace, and only when everyone remembers the painful lessons of war, can there be hope for peace. As the world enters a new period of turbulence and change, we must not forget the original aspiration of the UN Charter and keep in mind the mission of safeguarding peace.
The trend of the world is mighty and unstoppable. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. Do not be confused by temporary events, do not be afraid of risks, bravely face challenges, and move forward courageously towards the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind. We will surely be able to jointly build a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity.
Peaceful development and win-win cooperation are the great principles of the world.
(V)
The great truth that "the people will surely win" reveals the logic of human development and progress that "the people are the creators of history and the real heroes." Keeping in mind that the people are supreme, everything is for the people and everything relies on the people, promoting Chinese-style modernization will have the most reliable, deepest, and most lasting source of strength.
"The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is an epic of all Chinese sons and daughters working together with one heart and mind to overcome the strong with the weak, demonstrating the indestructible and powerful strength of the Chinese people and Chinese sons and daughters!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly clarifies the fundamental driving force of the victory of the War of Resistance, and even more profoundly reveals that the people are the fundamental force that determines the future and destiny of the Party and the country, and will always be our Party's most solid foundation and strongest confidence.
The people have a great spirit, and when it is stimulated, it becomes a steel Great Wall—
"Remember, we are Chinese, and we must not forget our ancestors even when we die!" Heroic mother Deng Yufen (邓玉芬) educated her children to bravely resist Japan. Her husband and five sons fought against the enemy on the front line and all died in battle.
"I would rather everyone die in battle and lose Taiwan (台湾) than surrender it with both hands." In the half-century that Taiwan (台湾) was occupied by Japan, Taiwanese compatriots continued to resist, and a total of more than 650,000 people died heroically.
Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇), who filled his stomach with withered grass, bark, and cotton wool, fought alone with the enemy until he sacrificed; in order to cover the retreat of the main force, Li Lin (李林), who was pregnant, and the commando team led the enemy away, and she saved the last bullet for herself...
"I would not hesitate to shed my head to serve the new motherland, and I would willingly use my blood to nourish China." From Zhao Yiman (赵一曼) and Zuo Quan (左权) to Tong Linge (佟麟阁) and Zhao Dengyu (赵登禹), from the "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain" (狼牙山五壮士) of the Eighth Route Army to the "Eight Hundred Heroes" (八百壮士) of the Kuomintang army, thousands of patriotic soldiers fought bloody battles, and all Chinese sons and daughters shared the same hatred and demonstrated to the world their patriotic feelings of being responsible for the rise and fall of the world, their national integrity of regarding death as home and never yielding, their heroic spirit of not fearing violence and fighting to the end, and their indomitable and unyielding belief in victory.
"I would rather die standing than live on my knees." The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a great victory of the national spirit with patriotism as its core. The great spirit of resistance forged by it will always be a powerful spiritual driving force for inspiring the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The people have boundless power, and when mobilized, they become an impregnable fortress—
"Mothers send their sons to fight against the Japanese invaders, wives send their husbands to the battlefield, and men, women, old and young are all mobilized." This is a scene that can be seen everywhere during the War of Resistance.
"Today, on the battlefields in the north and south, people are vying to die and rushing to die, because everyone has absolute faith, knowing that sacrificing themselves is to exchange for the independence and freedom of the Chinese nation for generations to come, and they are sure that they will achieve it." These tearful words describe the perseverance and tenacity of this people's war.
More than 3,200 Nanyang Chinese youths responded to the call of patriotic overseas Chinese leader Chen Jiageng (陈嘉庚) and resolutely returned to China, not hesitating to use their lives to open up an "unsinkable supply line"; after the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance, remittances from overseas Chinese accounted for 43% of the total military expenditure, and they donated 217 aircraft of various types in 5 years...
Under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front, resisting aggression and saving the nation became the common will of all parties, ethnic groups, classes, strata, groups, and overseas Chinese in China. The enemy-occupied areas opened up under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the frontal battlefields commanded by the Kuomintang cooperated to form a strategic situation of jointly resisting the Japanese aggressors.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out profoundly: "The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a victory of the entire nation's resistance, and it is the glory of all Chinese sons and daughters!"
The people have infinite wisdom, and when gathered together, they become a vast ocean—
"Tunnel warfare, hey, tunnel warfare, ambushing millions of soldiers..." In the Jiaozhuanghu Tunnel Warfare Site Memorial Hall (焦庄户地道战遗址纪念馆) in Beijing (北京), the deep and winding tunnels are like an "underground Great Wall." Villages are connected to villages, and households are connected to households. In those years, militiamen could unexpectedly attack the enemy from wells, millstones, and temple platforms.
Using the reed marshes and ditches of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), ambushing Japanese ships transporting supplies at dusk, and making ice carts with ice blades as "native tanks" in winter... The Yanling Team Memorial Hall (雁翎队纪念馆) in Baiyangdian, Hebei (河北白洋淀), records the scenes of water guerrilla warfare that made the enemy tremble.
Advancing into enemy-occupied areas to establish base areas, ambush warfare, sabotage warfare, landmine warfare, sparrow warfare... The Communist Party of China insisted that soldiers and civilians are the foundation of victory, made good use of the people's wisdom, courage, and strategy, and put forward a whole set of strategic and tactical strategies for people's war and various creative tactics, making the Japanese aggressors fall into the vast ocean of people's war.
Looking back at the history after modern times, China presented a chaotic scene of each acting on its own and a heap of loose sand. This is an important reason why Japanese militarism dared to launch a full-scale war of aggression against China.
The great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression shows that the Chinese people who are mobilized, organized, and united cannot be provoked and cannot be defeated.
In 1936, American journalist Edgar Snow (埃德加·斯诺) visited Yan'an (延安). Seeing that Mao Zedong (毛泽东) lived in a very simple cave dwelling, Zhou Enlai (周恩来) slept on a kang, and Peng Dehuai (彭德怀) wore a vest made of captured parachutes, he felt a kind of "Oriental magic" and asserted that this was "the light of national revival." This "Oriental magic" originated from our Party "sitting firmly on the side of the people."
In 1944, the US military observation group that arrived in Yan'an (延安) wrote in a report: "The Communist government and army are the first government and army in modern Chinese history to receive active and widespread support from the people. They get this support because this government and army truly belong to the people."
The people are the root of the Party's life, the foundation of its governance, and the source of its strength.
From thousands of households participating in the war to break the aggressors' "Three Alls Policy" (三光政策) and "Nine-Route Encirclement and Suppression Campaign" (九路围攻), to using "one hammer, one chisel, and one pair of hands" to carve out the "artificial Tianhe" Hongqi Canal (红旗渠) on the cliffs, from pressing the "red handprint" of household contract responsibility system to open the curtain of rural reform, to building the Xiongan New Area (雄安新区), a future city, with the spirit of seizing the day and the tenacity of long-term success... History is written by the people, and all achievements are attributed to the people.
Looking back at history, the Party has closely relied on the people to create countless miracles; on the new journey, the Party still needs to rely on the people to create new historical achievements.
"As long as our Party always maintains close ties with the masses of the people, always shares the same breath, the same destiny, and the same heart with the people, we will have the powerful strength to overcome all difficulties and obstacles."
(VI)
History cannot be rewritten, but the future can be created.
Eighty years ago, Zhu Qiping (朱启平), a reporter for *Ta Kung Pao* (大公报) who witnessed the Japanese representative signing the surrender, wrote with a penetrating stroke: "The old shame has been washed away, and China should be reborn."
For 80 years, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to achieve national independence and people's liberation, created "two major miracles," and embarked on a path of modernization that both develops itself and benefits the world. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process.
From completing the historical task of poverty alleviation and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, to steadily ranking as the world's second largest economy and the largest trading nation in goods... The great achievements of the new era fully demonstrate the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes" (两个确立) and have further strengthened the Chinese people's belief in taking their own path to victory.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "Chinese-style modernization is the answer we have given to the major historical question of how to awaken the 'sleeping lion' and realize national rejuvenation."
Looking ahead, the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation has unfolded a magnificent picture and presents an incomparably bright prospect—
In 2025, we will conclude the "14th Five-Year Plan" and plan the "15th Five-Year Plan," and then enter a critical period of "consolidating the foundation and fully exerting our strength." Concentrating our efforts on doing our own things well and ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization, we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders.
By 2035, we will basically realize socialist modernization; by the middle of this century, we will build our country into a strong socialist modernized country with leading comprehensive national strength and international influence. "By that time, the weight and role of socialist China will be different, and we can make greater contributions to mankind," we are full of confidence.
Looking at the world, under the changes of the century, we will not change our heart of fairness and justice, nor will we abandon our ambition of mutual benefit and win-win results—
Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that follows the path of peaceful development, which will provide more new opportunities for countries around the world and inject new impetus into maintaining world peace and promoting common development.
China does not have the genes to seek hegemony and always holds high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win results. It seeks its own development while firmly safeguarding world peace and development, and in turn uses its own development to better safeguard world peace and development.
The long river of history is surging forward. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) powerful words run through history, present, and future—
"No difficulties or obstacles can stop the Chinese people's progress in pursuing a better life, nor can they stop our historical process of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation."
"The Chinese people are willing to work with the people of all countries in the world to maintain world peace, promote common development, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and create a better future for mankind!"
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On September 1st, the press center for the 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War held its second press conference. Five representatives of overseas Chinese introduced the commemorative activities held by overseas Chinese around the world, their contributions to the War of Resistance, and answered questions from reporters.
To commemorate the more than 3,000 "Nanyang Mechanics" who resolutely returned to their motherland during the War of Resistance, the world's first "Nanyang Mechanics" monument was built in 1947 in the Kwong Tong Cemetery (广东义山) in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Malaysia. At the meeting, Yang Boyao (杨博耀), chairman of the Kwong Tong Cemetery (广东义山) in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), introduced the local Chinese community's maintenance and repair of the "Nanyang Mechanics" monument, as well as the planning and construction of the Nanyang Mechanics Memorial Park and Memorial Hall. He said, "It is necessary for us to tell this story well and carry it forward, especially to let the younger generation understand this story well."
"Patriotic overseas Chinese in Myanmar (缅甸) sold their ancestral properties and donated more than 400 million yuan, donating 19 airplanes. The Yangon Overseas Chinese Hospital (仰光华侨医院) rescued the wounded day and night, and overseas Chinese also lined up in the streets to donate money for the War of Resistance..." Speaking of the overseas Chinese's participation in the Yunnan-Myanmar War of Resistance and the overseas Chinese community's participation in the construction and maintenance of overseas martyrs' facilities, Lin Wenmeng (林文猛), president of the Myanmar Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (缅甸中华总商会), said emotionally, "We deeply mourn the martyrs and remember the contributions made by overseas Chinese to the War of Resistance."
"In the Spanish overseas Chinese community, everyone's enthusiasm is very high. From Madrid (马德里) to Barcelona (巴塞罗那), and then to Valencia (瓦伦西亚), commemorative activities have been widely carried out to make everyone understand the national sentiment of 天下兴亡、匹夫有责 (tiān xià xīng wáng, pǐ fū yǒu zé - "the rise and fall of the country is everyone's responsibility," everyone has a responsibility for their country's fate)." Xu Songhua (徐松华), president of the Spanish Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China (西班牙中国和平统一促进会), said that the Spanish overseas Chinese community has held 19 activities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance.
Fang Zhiwei (方志伟), honorary president of the Fiji Chinese Culture, Art and Economy Federation (斐济华人文化艺术经济联合会), said that his grandfather, Fang Zuobiao (方作标), called on the overseas Chinese community in the South Pacific island countries in 1937 to donate money and materials, and used his life savings to donate a fighter plane. "The names he gave to his children included Guo (国, country), Qiang (强, strong), Fu (富, rich), Min (民, people), and Xing (兴, prosperous), in order to remind the next generation that there is a home only when there is a country." The story of his elders constantly reminds Fang Zhiwei (方志伟) to cultivate his national sentiment. Now, he sends his children to China (中国) to study Chinese culture, traditional Chinese medicine, etc., hoping that they will continue to tell the story of China (中国) well.
For many years, Yu Junwu (余俊武), head of the Australian Sydney Huaxing Arts Group (澳大利亚悉尼华星艺术团), has been committed to inheriting and promoting Chinese culture overseas. In August of this year, the "Sydney Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War Series of Activities - Peace and Future" held by the Huaxing Arts Group (华星艺术团) was grandly staged at the Sydney Town Hall Theatre (悉尼市政厅剧场). Yu Junwu (余俊武) said, "I feel it is my responsibility to use culture to build a platform so that the concept of peace can cross borders and become a driving force for promoting human development."
Looking back at the history of the War of Resistance, overseas Chinese either traveled around to support the War of Resistance, or fought side by side with the people in their places of residence, or crossed mountains and seas to devote themselves to the torrent of defending their country, all of which made unique contributions to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. At the meeting, several representatives of overseas Chinese said that "ten thousand miles with one heart" (万里同心) is a precious spiritual wealth left by the older generation of overseas Chinese to the next generation. In the future, overseas Chinese will continue to protect the fruits of victory in World War II, uphold justice, and maintain peace.
Return to TopFrom July 4, 2024, to September 1, 2025, China will serve as the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for 2024-2025. During this period, China will host a series of activities, reach a series of cooperation consensuses with SCO countries, and propose a number of initiatives for the development of the SCO.
I. Hosting Activities
(I) Main Activities of the Chairmanship (110 items in total)
1. The 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States
2. "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation+" Meeting
3. Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
4. Meeting of the Council of National Coordinators of the SCO Member States
5. The 20th Meeting of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO Member States
6. The 20th Meeting of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the SCO Member States
7. The 42nd Meeting of the Council of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)
8. The 10th Meeting of Heads of Border Departments of Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
9. 2024 Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise of the Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
10. The 15th Meeting of Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
11. Meeting of Senior Officials of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
12. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Drug Enforcement of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
13. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on the Control of Precursor Chemicals of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
14. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Legal Basis of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
15. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Reducing Drug Demand of Anti-Drug Agencies of the SCO Member States
16. SCO Anti-Drug Operation "Cobweb"
17. SCO High-Level Side Event with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
18. Meeting of International Military Cooperation Departments of the SCO Member States
19. Meeting of Defense Ministers of the SCO Member States
20. The 4th Meeting of Heads of Communications and Information Technology Development Departments of the SCO Member States
21. The 10th Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the SCO Member States
22. The 6th Meeting of Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the SCO Member States
23. Meeting of Senior Officials of Finance Departments of the SCO Member States
24. The 12th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the SCO Member States
25. The 5th Meeting of Energy Ministers of the SCO Member States
26. The 9th Meeting of Ministers of Science and Technology of the SCO Member States
27. 2025 Meeting of Coordinators and Senior Officials of the SCO Interbank Consortium
28. The 21st Meeting of the Council of the SCO Interbank Consortium
29. The 26th Meeting of the Council of the SCO Business Council
30. The 40th Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Working Group of the SCO Member States
31. The 2nd Meeting of Heads of Plant Quarantine Departments of the SCO Member States
32. The 6th Meeting of Ministers of Environment of the SCO Member States
33. The 22nd Meeting of Ministers of Culture of the SCO Member States
34. The 9th Meeting of Ministers of Education of the SCO Member States and the 15th "Education Without Borders" Education Week
35. Meeting of Heads of Tourism Departments of the SCO Member States
36. The 8th Meeting of Heads of Border Region Emergency Disaster Relief Departments of the SCO Member States
37. The 8th Meeting of Ministers of Health of the SCO Member States
38. The 4th Meeting of Ministers of Sports of the SCO Member States
39. The 18th Meeting of the SCO Youth Council
40. Meeting of Permanent Representatives of the SCO Member States to the Secretariat
41. Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Financial and Budgetary Issues of the SCO Member States
42. Meeting of Experts on Enlargement Issues of the SCO Member States
43. Meeting of Experts on Cadre Issues of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
44. Consultations on Legal Issues of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
45. Consultations among the SCO Member States on Improving the Operating Mechanism of the SCO
46. Consultations among the Information Departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States
47. Meeting of Trade Union Leaders of the SCO
48. The 9th Meeting of the Investment Promotion Working Group of the SCO Member States
49. The 8th Meeting of the E-commerce Working Group of the SCO Member States
50. SCO Standardization Cooperation Conference
51. China-SCO Sustainable Development Industrial Cooperation Conference
52. 2025 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo
53. SCO Hospital Cooperation Conference
54. SCO Member States "Single Window" Cooperation Exchange Meeting
55. SCO Military Medical Seminar
56. SCO Environmental Information Sharing Platform Seminar
57. SCO Political Parties Forum
58. 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum
59. 2025 China-SCO Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Forum
60. SCO National Green Development Forum
61. 2025 SCO Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development Forum
62. 2025 International Medical Innovation Cooperation Forum
63. SCO Business Forum
64. SCO Arbitration Legal Forum
65. China-SCO Emergency Medicine International Forum
66. SCO National Agricultural University Presidents Forum
67. 2024 SCO Legal University Alliance Forum
68. SCO Economic and Trade Legal Services Forum
69. SCO National Media Cooperation Forum
70. 2025 SCO People-to-People Friendship Forum and Friendship Cities Forum
71. SCO Youth Science and Technology Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing Forum
72. SCO Youth Development Forum
73. SCO Think Tank Forum 2024
74. SCO Women's Forum
75. SCO Media Think Tank Summit
76. China-SCO E-commerce Industry Matchmaking Event
77. "World Mayors Dialogue · SCO Summit Cities" Event
78. 2025 · SCO National Civilization Dialogue Series Activities
79. SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital Series Activities
80. "See China Together · Harmony Journey" Media Event
81. "Harmony and Coexistence, Creating the Future Together" - 2025 SCO National People-to-People Exchange Activities
82. 2025 SCO National Media Representatives Visit to China
83. Health Express International Brightness Action and Blindness Prevention Exchange Activities
84. Publication of "SCO Stories in the New Era"
85. SCO Youth Elite "Perceive the Road to Common Prosperity" Activities
86. SCO Mid-to-Senior Level Military Officer Exchange Activities
87. SCO Youth Exchange Camp
88. SCO National Youth Cultural Exchange Camp
89. "SCO+" Youth Think Tank Salon
90. "SCO Research from a Female Perspective" Seminar
91. SCO World Heritage Image Exhibition
92. SCO National Publishing Industry Conference
93. 2024 SCO Kunming International Marathon (2024上海合作组织昆明国际马拉松)
94. SCO National Museum Collection Exhibition
95. SCO National Excellent Film and Television Works Screening Week
96. SCO Member States Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
97. 2024 SCO Ice Hockey Invitational Tournament
98. 2025 The 2nd SCO Snow Football Tournament
99. SCO Snow Cycling Race
100. The 6th SCO National Chess Team Championship
101. The 3rd SCO National Staff Skills Competition
102. SCO Member States Art Festival
103. SCO National Television Festival
104. SCO National Film Festival
105. China-SCO Parliamentarian Seminar
106. SCO National Legal Services Advanced Training Class
107. SCO Member States Audit Officials Training Class
108. SCO Digital Economy Ministerial Seminar
109. SCO Member States International Training Class on Prevention and Control of Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer
110. SCO National Poverty Reduction and Development Training Class
(II) Other Activities Hosted by China (77 items in total)
111. The 20th Expert Meeting of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO Member States
112. Legal Expert Meeting of the 42nd Meeting of the Council of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)
113. Border Expert Meeting of Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States
114. Expert Working Group Meeting of the Meeting of Defense Ministers of the SCO Member States
115. Expert Meeting of Plant Quarantine Departments of the SCO Member States
116. 2025 Annual Meeting of the SCO University
117. Exhibition of Digital Education Achievements of the SCO University (China)
118. "Encounter SCO · Beautiful Xinjiang (新疆)" SCO National Youth Practice Activities
119. "SCO Youth · Encounter Qingdao (青岛)" SCO National Youth Practice Activities
120. The 7th SCO University Energy Conference and the Signing Ceremony of the Dual Carbon Strategy Think Tank
121. China-SCO Digital Technology Cooperation and Development Forum
122. "Silk Road E-commerce" Cloud Classroom SCO Special Session
123. Special Promotion Conference of the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone
124. 2025 China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference
125. "2025 SCO Cloud Products · Good Products Shandong (山东)" E-commerce Live Streaming Event
126. 2025 SCO Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Qingdao (青岛) Conference
127. Opening Ceremony of the SCO Member States Art Festival and Youth Concert
128. "Hello! China" SCO Member States Travel Agents Visit to China
129. SCO Member States Emergency Management and Fire Rescue Talent Training Academic Exchange
130. China-SCO "Emergency Teenager" Youth Emergency Medicine Training Camp
131. "SCO Time" Audio-Visual Column Co-construction Exchange Activities
132. "Audio-Visual Integration, Harmony and Common Progress" Audio-Visual Program Exhibition and Mutual Broadcasting Activities
133. 2025 Silk Road Wanli Journey · SCO Road
134. "Xi Jinping's Cultural Affection" SCO National Exhibition
135. "Beauty and Sharing · SCO Night" - SCO National Classical Music Joint Performance
136. "SCO Youth is in Full Bloom" Media Action
137. "SCO Appointment" Series Roundtable
138. Inauguration Ceremony of the SCO Digital Economy University Alliance
139. Inauguration Ceremony of the SCO Digital Economy Think Tank Alliance
140. 2024 SCO Interbank Consortium Seminar
141. SCO Children's New Year Concert
142. SCO Family Youth Friendship Forest Tree Planting Activity
143. "Under the Same Blue Sky" SCO National Children's Painting Exhibition
144. SCO Bookshelf (Donating Books to SCO Countries)
145. "Welcoming the SCO Summit, Drawing a Wonderful Tianjin (天津) Picture" Youth Painting Competition
146. "Tianjin (天津) Connects to SCO" Tianjin (天津) International Student Art Performance and the 15th International Culture Festival of Tianjin University (天津大学)
147. "Tianjin (天津) Connects to SCO" Music Concert (Homecoming and Reunion) - 2025 Tianjin Conservatory of Music (天津音乐学院) National Orchestra Special Concert
148. 2025 China-SCO Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone International Curling Invitational Tournament
149. 2024 "SCO Summer" People-to-People Exchange Activities
150. Launching Ceremony of the "2024-2025 SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital" Tourism and Culture Season and Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) Tourism Promotion Week
151. SCO National Tourism "First Departure Group" and Launching Ceremony of the SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital Comprehensive Service Demonstration Base
152. "2024-2025 SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital" Cultural and Tourism Exchange Week and "International Friends @Qingdao (青岛)" Activities
153. AI + Medical and Innovative Medical Device Special Exhibition
154. International Medical Security Policy Exchange Roundtable
155. Medical Health and Industrial Innovation Development Forum
156. Medicinal Resource Protection and Utilization Roundtable
157. Nutritional Health Food International Standards Seminar
158. 2024 SCO National Youth Kunming (昆明) Cultural Exchange Activities
159. 2024 SCO Modern Agricultural Development Roundtable
160. "SCO Tree" Digital Technology Talent Advanced Training Class
161. SCO National Waste Management Capacity Building Training Activities
162. SCO National State-Owned Enterprise Senior Management Leadership Enhancement Training Class
163. SCO Member States Customs Subordinate Director Administrative Capacity Enhancement Training Class
164. SCO Agricultural Modernization and Economic Development Training Class
165. SCO SME Development Training Class
166. SCO National Agricultural Product Promotion and Trade Development Training Class
167. SCO National Port Clearance Capacity Enhancement Training Class
168. SCO Member States and CICA National Civil Servants Public Administration Management Training Class
169. SCO Member States Energy Cooperation Leading Talent Training Class
170. SCO National Jointly Carry Out Global Security Governance and Jointly Enhance Customs Supervision Anti-Terrorism Prevention Skills Training Class
171. SCO Member States Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Training Class
172. SCO Member States Public Administration Management Training Class
173. SCO National Public Administration Management Training Class
174. SCO Emergency Medical Management Training Class
175. SCO National Cross-border E-commerce Cooperation Development Training Class
176. SCO National Public Health Management and Disease Control Training Class
177. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National School Management Training Program
178. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Professionals Training Program
179. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Trade Facilitation Cooperation Customs Senior Officials Training Program
180. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Training Program
181. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Geological Disaster Prevention and Control Training Program
182. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Artificial Intelligence Development Training Program
183. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Agricultural Product Market Development and Trade Training Program
184. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Energy Resource Green Sustainable Development Capacity Building Training Program
185. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Clean Energy Standardization Officials Training Program
186. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Humanitarian Aid Work Capacity Building Training Program
187. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Liquor Circulation Management and Promotion Training Program
II. Outcome Documents
(I) Summit Outcome Documents (24 in total)
1. Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会天津宣言)
2. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years (2026-2035)
3. Resolution on Granting the Lao People's Democratic Republic (老挝人民民主共和国) the Status of Dialogue Partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)
4. Resolution on the Status of "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Partner" (上海合作组织伙伴)
5. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Cooperation Program for Combating Extremist Ideology from 2026 to 2030
6. Implementation Roadmap for the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Energy Cooperation Development Strategy until 2030"
7. Resolution on Signing the "Protocol on Amending the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国政府) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Host Country of the Secretariat Signed on June 17, 2004"
8. Resolution on Declaring Cholpon-Ata (乔蓬阿塔市), Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国), as the Tourism and Cultural Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) for 2025-2026
9. Report of the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织秘书长) on the Work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) over the Past Year
10. Report of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织地区反恐怖机构理事会) on the Work of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (地区反恐怖机构) in 2024
11. Resolution on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Obtaining Observer Status in the Commonwealth of Independent States (独立国家联合体)
12. Resolution on Signing the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织秘书处) and the Roscongress Foundation (俄罗斯会展基金会)"
13. Agreement among the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国) on the Comprehensive Center for Handling and Responding to Security Threats and Challenges
14. Agreement among the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国) on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Anti-Drug Center
15. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War and the Founding of the United Nations
16. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Strengthening the Development of the Digital Economy
17. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Sustainable Energy Development
18. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Green Industry Cooperation
19. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Further Deepening International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence
20. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Supporting the Multilateral Trading System
21. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Effectively Addressing and Responding to World Drug Problems
22. Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会) on Further Strengthening Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation
23. Statement of Relevant Departments of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国) on Strengthening Investment Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development
24. Protocol on Amending the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国政府) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) on the Host Country of the Secretariat Signed on June 17, 2004
(II) Outcome Documents of Institutional Meetings (25 in total)
25. Minutes of the Twentieth Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国安全会议秘书第二十次会议纪要)
26. Report of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织地区反恐怖机构理事会) on the Work of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (地区反恐怖机构) in 2024
27. Joint Statement of the Twentieth Meeting of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国最高法院院长第二十次会议联合声明)
28. Digital Transformation Action Plan of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国数字化转型行动计划)
29. Joint Statement of the Tenth Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国农业部长第十次会议联合声明)
30. Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国财长和央行行长第六次会议纪要)
31. Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国交通部长第十二次会议纪要)
32. Memorandum of Understanding on "Silk Road Stations" Cooperation between the Transportation Authorities of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国交通运输主管部门关于“丝路驿站”合作的谅解备忘录)
33. Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国能源部长会第五次会议纪要)
34. Action Plan for Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国) until 2030
35. Joint Statement of the Member Banks of the Interbank Consortium of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织银行联合体成员行) on the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the SCO Interbank Consortium
36. Protocol on the Accession of Belarusbank (白俄罗斯（储蓄）银行股份公司) to the Agreement on the Interbank Consortium (Cooperation) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织银行联合体（合作）协议)
37. Joint Statement of the Second Meeting of the Heads of Phytosanitary Departments of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国植物检疫部门负责人第二次会议联合声明)
38. Joint Statement of the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国环境部长第六次会议联合声明)
39. Initiative of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国) on Strengthening Sustainable Development Cooperation
40. Minutes of the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国文化部长第二十二次会晤纪要)
41. Minutes of the Meeting of Heads of Tourism Departments of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国旅游部门领导人会议纪要)
42. List of Cultural Exchange Projects of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) for 2025
43. Urumqi Initiative of the Ninth Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国教育部长第九次会议乌鲁木齐倡议)
44. Joint Communiqué of the Ninth Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国教育部长第九次会议联合公报)
45. Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国教育部长第九次会议纪要)
46. Digital Education Development Plan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) University
47. Work Program of the 15th "Education Without Borders" Education Week (第十五届“教育无国界”教育周工作方案)
48. Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Ministers of Health of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国卫生部长第八次会议纪要)
49. Minutes of the Fourth Meeting of the Ministers of Sports of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国体育部长第四次会议纪要)
(III) Outcome Documents of Activities Hosted by China (中方) (41 in total)
50. Initiative on Building a Green Development Partnership and Promoting Sustainable Development
51. "Emergency Medical Cooperation Development" Initiative
52. Qingdao Initiative of the National Standardization Organizations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织国家标准化机构) on Strengthening Standardization Cooperation
53. Joint Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Television Festival
54. List of Achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Television Festival
55. Zhengzhou Consensus of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Media Think Tank Summit
56. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Media Think Tanks in the Global South
57. Memorandum of Understanding on News Cooperation between Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (伊斯兰合作组织)
58. Cooperation Agreement between Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Demirören News Agency (德米罗兰通讯社) of the Republic of Turkey (土耳其共和国)
59. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Cooperation Mechanism
60. Typical Cases of Digital Economy Cooperation between China (中国) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Countries in 2025
61. Typical Cases and Practices of Urban Holistic Digital Transformation (20 cases)
62. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy University Alliance
63. Initiative on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Think Tank Alliance
64. Consensus of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Trade Union Leaders Meeting
65. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Supply Chain Development Research Report
66. International Cooperation Initiative of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Arbitration Legal Forum
67. Consensus on Sustainable Development Actions for People-to-People Exchanges among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Countries
68. Shenyang Initiative of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) People-to-People Friendship Forum and Friendship City Forum
69. 2025 International Medical Innovation Cooperation Forum Initiative
70. Qingdao Initiative of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference
71. Common Home - Public Opinion Survey Report on the Development Vision of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Member States
72. Construction Plan for the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Doctoral Student Training Innovation Center
73. Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the President of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) University and the Presidents' Committee of Project Universities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织大学项目院校校长委员会)
74. Memorandum of Understanding between the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Ministry of Digital Development and Technological Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic (吉尔吉斯共和国数字发展与技术创新部) on Jointly Building the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National (Kyrgyzstan) Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center
75. Cooperation Memorandum between the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) and the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government (全俄地方自治发展协会)
76. Cooperation Memorandum between the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Center for Public Diplomacy in Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦上海合作组织民间外交中心)
77. Cooperation Memorandum between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation and the Myanmar Institute for Strategy and International Studies (缅甸战略与国际问题研究所)
78. Cooperation Memorandum between the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation and the Mongolian Peace and Friendship Organization (蒙古和平友好组织)
79. Cooperation Memorandum between the China-Central Asia Friendship Association (中国中亚友好协会) and the Uzbekistan Association of Friendship Cities (乌兹别克斯坦友好城市联盟)
80. Agreement between the Tianjin People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (天津市人民对外友好协会) and the Krasnodar Regional Branch of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association (俄中友协克拉斯诺达尔边疆区分会) on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
81. Agreement between the Henan People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (河南省人民对外友好协会) and the Saratov Regional Branch of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association (俄中友协萨拉托夫州分会) on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
82. Agreement between the Sichuan People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (四川省人民对外友好协会) and the Uzbekistan Association of Friendship Cities (乌兹别克斯坦友好城市联盟) on Establishing Friendly Exchange Relations
83. Agreement between the Shenyang People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (沈阳市人民对外友好协会) and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association (埃及—中国友好协会) on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations
84. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly Provincial/State Relations between Liaoning Province (辽宁省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Atyrau Region (阿特劳州) of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦共和国)
85. Agreement on Establishing Friendly Regional/State Relations between the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Almaty Region (阿拉木图州) of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦共和国)
86. Agreement on Establishing Friendly City Relations between Yulin City (榆林市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Arkhangelsk City (阿尔汉格尔斯克市), Arkhangelsk Oblast (阿尔汉格尔斯克州) of the Russian Federation (俄罗斯联邦)
87. Letter of Intent on Friendly Exchanges and Cooperation between Ganzhou City (赣州市), Jiangxi Province (江西省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Vladikavkaz City (弗拉季高加索市), Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (北奥塞梯—阿兰共和国) of the Russian Federation (俄罗斯联邦)
88. Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Bukhara City (布哈拉市), Bukhara Region (布哈拉州) of the Republic of Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦共和国)
89. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly City Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Atyrau City (阿特劳市) of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦)
90. Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly Cooperative Relations between Shenyang City (沈阳市) of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and Mogilev City (莫吉廖夫市) of the Republic of Belarus (白俄罗斯共和国)
III. Cooperation Initiatives
(I) Initiatives Proposed by China (中方) at the Tianjin (天津) Summit (23 items in total)
1. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Energy Cooperation Platform
2. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Green Industry Cooperation Platform
3. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Cooperation Platform
4. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Higher Education Cooperation Center
5. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Center
6. China (中方) will establish the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation Center
7. China (中方) will implement 100 "small but beautiful" livelihood projects in member states in need
8. China (中方) will provide 2 billion RMB in grant assistance to member states in 2025
9. China (中方) will newly issue 10 billion RMB in loans to member banks of the Interbank Consortium in the next 3 years
10. Starting from 2026, China (中方) will double the number of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) special scholarships on the existing basis, implement the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Doctoral Student Innovation Training Program, and jointly cultivate outstanding academic research talents
11. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will build 10 "Luban Workshops" (鲁班工坊) in member states
12. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will provide 10,000 human resource training opportunities
13. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will work with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries to implement new "ten million kilowatt photovoltaic" and "ten million kilowatt wind power" projects
14. China (中方) will continue to implement the Action Plan for High-Quality Development of Economic and Trade Cooperation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) family
15. China (中方) is willing to work with all parties to build a good Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center
16. China (中方) welcomes all parties to use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统)
17. China (中方) invites qualified countries to participate in the construction of the International Lunar Research Station
18. China (中方) will successfully host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Political Parties Forum
19. China (中方) will successfully host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Green and Sustainable Development Forum
20. China (中方) will successfully host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Traditional Medicine Forum
21. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will treat 500 children with congenital heart disease for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
22. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will perform 5,000 cataract surgeries for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
23. In the next 5 years, China (中方) will conduct 10,000 cancer screenings for other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
(II) Other Initiatives of China (中方) (13 items in total)
24. Rename the "Meeting of Heads of Information and Communication Technology Development Departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国信息通信技术发展部门负责人会议)" to "Meeting of Ministers of Digital and Information Communication Technology of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织成员国数字和信息通信技术部长会议)"
25. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Digital Education Alliance
26. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Multilateral Scientific Research Cooperation Project
27. Build the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) International Road Transport "Silk Road Station"
28. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Multilateral Collaborative Emergency Information Sharing System
29. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) National Media Cooperation Mechanism
30. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Digital Economy Industry Cooperation and Vocational Education Multilateral Cooperation Network
31. Establish the second phase of the China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund
32. Establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Community of Common Destiny Research Center
33. Carry out traditional medicine medical technology cooperation and exchange training for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
34. Establish a think tank for the development of vocational education in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)
35. Carry out vocational education teacher training for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) countries
36. Promote the high-quality development of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Tianjin (天津), September 1)
Return to TopTianjin (天津), September 1st (Reported by Qu Pei (屈佩) and Li Anqi (李安琪) from this newspaper) On September 1st, at the conclusion of the SCO Tianjin (天津) Summit, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明), jointly met with Chinese and foreign reporters at the summit's press center and answered questions.
In response to a reporter's question regarding the practical significance of the Global Governance Initiative in addressing global issues and challenges, Wang Yi (王毅) stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. In this special historical year of connecting the past and opening up the future, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative, further contributing Chinese wisdom and proposing Chinese solutions to strengthen and improve global governance.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative comes at the right time. At present, the once-in-a-century changes are accelerating, regional turbulence is frequent, economic development is hindered, anti-globalization is rising, and the rule of law is absent, and the governance deficit is constantly increasing. Against this background, what kind of global governance system to build and how to reform and improve the global governance system have increasingly become major issues of great concern to the international community. This year can be described as a "big year" for global governance. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) proposal of the Global Governance Initiative at this time is very timely and crucial, in line with the universal aspirations of the people of all countries, and in line with the urgent needs of today's world. Once proposed, it has been welcomed and supported by the leaders of participating countries and international organizations, and will surely be widely recognized by the international community.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative points the way. In his speech, President Xi Jinping (习近平) clarified the core concept of the initiative, namely, adhering to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centered approach, and focusing on action-oriented approach. These five concepts clarify the principles, methods and paths that need to be followed in reforming and improving global governance. Sovereign equality is the primary prerequisite for global governance. All countries, regardless of size, strength, wealth or poverty, have the right to participate in international affairs on an equal footing. The unequal situation in which a few countries monopolize global governance should not continue. The international rule of law is the fundamental guarantee of global governance. International law and international rules are common standards, which should be jointly written, jointly maintained, and jointly implemented by all countries, and there are no exceptions and should not be any exceptions. Multilateralism is the basic path of global governance. Global governance is everyone's business and is related to the vital interests of every country. It requires coordination and cooperation, not unilateral bullying. People-centered approach is the value orientation of global governance. In the final analysis, global governance is to turn the people of all countries' yearning for a better life into reality and jointly build a world where everyone enjoys prosperity and well-being. Action-oriented approach is an important principle of global governance. The vitality of global governance comes from practice, the key lies in action, and the fundamental thing is to look at the results. We must base ourselves on the present and the long-term, and solve the practical problems of concern to all countries, especially the vast number of developing countries.
The spiritual connotation of the initiative is in line with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and aims to firmly support the United Nations in playing a central role in international affairs, promote countries to rely on the United Nations and other multilateral mechanisms to participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system, so that it keeps pace with the times and more effectively responds to the challenges of the times.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the Global Governance Initiative demonstrates responsibility. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has always actively fulfilled its due international responsibilities. President Xi Jinping (习近平) has taken a panoramic view of the international situation, adhered to the world's feelings, and successively proposed the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, calling on countries to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind and build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty, pointing the way for the future of mankind. The Global Governance Initiative is another important public product contributed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) to the world after the three major global initiatives. The four major global initiatives have their own focuses and run in parallel without conflict. They inject stability and certainty into the turbulent world from the four dimensions of development, security, civilization, and governance, demonstrating China's responsibility in international affairs. Facing a world intertwined with changes and chaos, China will continue to stand on the right side of history, on the side of human progress, and on the side of multilateralism, advocating unity rather than division, and advocating cooperation rather than confrontation. We will uphold the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction and sharing, strengthen coordination and communication with the United Nations and all parties, jointly implement the Global Governance Initiative, promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and work together to move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
Return to TopThis is a translation of a report from the People's Daily (人民日报).
Tianjin (天津), September 1st (Reported by Huan Xiang (宦翔) and Li Xinyi (李欣怡) of this newspaper) On September 1st, at the conclusion of the SCO Tianjin (天津) Summit, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Foreign Minister, jointly met with Chinese and foreign journalists at the summit's press center, along with SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (张明), and answered questions.
Wang Yi (王毅) introduced the eight major achievements of this summit:
First, a development strategy for the SCO for the next 10 years was formulated. This overarching strategy clearly points out that member states will follow the "Shanghai Spirit," adhere to mutually beneficial cooperation and mutual achievement, and make more contributions to building a multipolar world. This programmatic document sets the tone and clarifies the direction for the SCO's development in the next 10 years.
Second, a righteous voice was issued to defend the achievements of the victory in World War II. The people of the SCO member states fought side by side to resist aggression and made significant contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Remembering history and safeguarding peace has become the common will of the SCO family. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II and the founding of the United Nations, the summit issued a special statement calling on the international community to learn from history, adhere to the correct view of the history of World War II, maintain the international system with the United Nations as its core, and declare that the SCO will firmly stand on the right side of history and on the side of fairness and justice.
Third, a fair stance supporting the multilateral trading system was expressed. In the face of the resurgence of unilateral bullying, the summit issued a statement clearly supporting the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core, calling for the elimination of unilateral actions that violate WTO rules, and issuing a common call for fairness rather than hegemony, and for committing to maintaining an open world economy.
Fourth, the "Four Security Centers" were established. The leaders of the member states signed an agreement announcing the establishment of the SCO Comprehensive Center for Responding to Security Threats and Challenges, its Information Security Center, the Center for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, and the SCO Anti-Drug Center, witnessing the unveiling and establishment of the "Four Security Centers." This is another major progress in SCO security cooperation, which will comprehensively enhance the ability of member states to respond to new threats and challenges, and more effectively maintain regional peace and tranquility.
Fifth, a political decision was made to establish the SCO Development Bank. China proposed the establishment of a development bank more than 10 years ago, and this time it has finally 瓜熟蒂落 (guā shú dì luò - "melon ripe stem falls," when conditions are right, success comes naturally). The SCO will launch this process, and the Eurasian region will add a new platform for multilateral cooperation, which will strongly promote infrastructure construction and economic and social development in SCO countries. This is a good thing worth celebrating for both member states and the region.
Sixth, six pragmatic cooperation platforms were established. President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced that China will establish three cooperation platforms: the China-SCO Energy, Green Industry, and Digital Economy Cooperation Platforms, as well as three cooperation centers: the Science and Technology Innovation, Higher Education, and Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Centers. These platforms and centers aim to provide new opportunities for the SCO with China's new development, open to all SCO countries, and inject new impetus into regional sustainable development.
Seventh, six high-quality development action plans were formulated. The summit issued five statements on promoting sustainable energy development, green industries, the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and science and technology innovation cooperation, plus the China-SCO countries' high-quality development action plan for economic and trade cooperation, which is being actively promoted. These six major action plans have launched a high-quality development combination punch of "new quality productive forces + trade and investment + industrial chain cooperation," providing an important starting point for strengthening the SCO and empowering the development of member states.
Eighth, a new breakthrough was achieved in promoting SCO reform. The Tianjin (天津) Summit decided to merge the SCO observer states and dialogue partners into a unified "SCO partner." This is an important measure to improve and strengthen the SCO's operating mechanism, which will promote a more optimized organizational structure, closer cooperation, more efficient operation, and a clearer sense of the SCO family. The summit also decided to accept Laos as a partner, increasing the number of SCO family members to 27, and the team of like-minded people continues to grow.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍
On August 31, the 62-day railway summer transportation season came to a successful conclusion. According to data from China State Railway Group (国铁集团), from July 1 to August 31, the national railways cumulatively transported 943 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, setting a new record for the same period in history.
What are the new highlights of this year's summer transportation? What new sparks have been ignited by the combination of railway and cultural tourism? The reporter conducted interviews.
Average Daily Passenger Volume Exceeds 15 Million
Take a Special Train to Watch the "Jiangsu Super League," Attend Concerts, and Travel Abroad
Data shows that during this year's summer transportation season, the national railways transported an average of over 15 million passengers per day; an average of 11,330 passenger trains were scheduled to operate daily, a year-on-year increase of 8%. What new experiences are there when traveling on over 160,000 kilometers of railway tracks?
More lines have achieved high-standard operation at 350 kilometers per hour.
The Beijing-Shenyang section of the Beijing-Harbin High-Speed Railway (京哈高铁京沈段) and the Hangzhou-Changsha section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway (沪昆高铁杭长段), which have completed the construction of safety standard demonstration lines, ushered in their first summer transportation season, upgrading from normal operation at 310 kilometers per hour to high-standard operation at 350 kilometers per hour.
"There are more round-trip trains between Beijing (北京) and Shenyang (沈阳), and the time has also been shortened." Ms. Wang (王女士), who lives in Tiexi District (铁西区), Shenyang City (沈阳市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), goes to Beijing (北京) for work almost every week. "Take the G952 train I take, for example. Not only has the travel time been shortened by 15 minutes, but the departure time has also been delayed, avoiding the morning rush hour, making it easier to travel." Data shows that during the summer transportation season, China Railway Shenyang Group (国铁沈阳局) operated 56 benchmark trains via the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway (京沈高铁).
Multiple customized special trains meet personalized needs.
Take a special train to watch the "Jiangsu Super League"! During the summer transportation season, in order to support fans watching games across cities and activate the "ticket stub economy," the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) railway department relied on the developed high-speed rail network and bus-like high-speed rail trains to innovatively launch the "Jiangsu Super League" fan special train, with seamless "high-speed rail + bus" connections, allowing fans to "arrive directly in one stop."
"Compared to driving, this 'point-to-point' special train is too convenient, with a smooth journey from the station to the away game venue." Mr. Wu (吴先生) has taken the "Jiangsu Super League" fan special train multiple times and gave a thumbs up to this service. As of August 31, the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) railway department had operated a total of 35 "Jiangsu Super League" fan special trains, transporting over 31,500 fans.
"Charter" a bullet train to attend a concert! Entering the summer, the performance market in many parts of the country is particularly hot, and "checking in at a city for a concert" has become a new travel trend for young people. The railway department seized the opportunity and launched concert fan special trains in a timely manner, using one ticket to "leverage" a trip.
Taking Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) as an example, China Railway Hohhot Group (国铁呼和浩特局) has successively operated 5 customized EMU train sets for "concert fans special trains" in the directions of Hohhot (呼和浩特) to Baotou (包头) and Baotou (包头) to Hohhot East (呼和浩特东), with ticket prices sold at 40% of the normal fare. Traveling in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) by EMU has become a new fashion.
International passenger trains boost "cross-border tourism."
"Traveling abroad by train is a great experience!" Not long ago, Mr. Wei (韦先生), who lives in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西), took his family on the China-Vietnam international intermodal passenger train for a trip to Vietnam. "The train departs in the evening and arrives in the morning, with slow travel and leisurely tours, which is comfortable and convenient."
During the summer transportation season, the China-Vietnam international intermodal passenger trains T8701/MR2 and MR1/T8702 transported a total of 5,348 passengers, an increase of 89% compared to the previous period. Dongxing City Station (东兴市站), located on the China-Vietnam border railway, receives more than 25 Vietnamese tourist groups every month, serving a cumulative total of 34,000 passengers.
3.484 Million Foreign Passengers Transported
"We are Super Fans of China's High-Speed Rail"
During this year's summer transportation season, "foreign faces" have become regular visitors to the railway. Data shows that during the summer transportation season, the national railways transported a total of 3.484 million foreign passengers, a year-on-year increase of 23.9%.
Where do foreign tourists like to go by high-speed rail?
Big data from the Railway 12306 APP shows that popular destinations for foreign passengers during the summer transportation season include Shanghai (上海), Beijing (北京), Guangzhou (广州), Shenzhen (深圳), Hangzhou (杭州), Chengdu (成都), Suzhou (苏州), Xi'an (西安), and Chongqing (重庆).
"From Beijing (北京) to Chongqing (重庆), the high-speed rail takes less than 7 hours at the fastest, which is very convenient." A tourist from the United States checked in at the Jiefangbei (解放碑), ate hot pot at Hongyadong (洪崖洞), and watched the monorail train pass through the building, spending a pleasant trip.
During the summer transportation season, Chongqing East Station (重庆东站) received a cumulative total of more than 4,500 foreign passengers. The nine-square grid posted by foreigners in their WeChat Moments has become the best advertisement for the mountain city of Chongqing (重庆).
"We are super fans of China's high-speed rail!" The glass curtain wall of Chongqing East Station (重庆东站) reflects the faces of a dozen countries. Lina, from France, said that China's high-speed rail trains are not only fast and convenient, but also have libraries in the stations. "I also saw a French version of a Chinese novel. This experience is great."
Jingdezhen (景德镇) and other distinctive cities are also popular destinations for foreign tourists.
"Look, these ceramic bouquets are so beautiful." As soon as she walked into the Jingdezhen Sculpture Porcelain Factory (景德镇雕塑瓷厂), Sophia, a British tourist, excitedly pointed to the porcelain on the stall and said to her companion.
After entering the pottery studio area, Robert, from Uganda, immediately rolled up his sleeves and experienced pottery making. "It's so interesting! I actually made a vase successfully."
From pottery experience to night market "treasure hunting," from museum exploration to porcelain culture exchange, Jingdezhen North Station (景德镇北站) received nearly 2,500 foreign passengers this summer, about 60% of whom were group tourists like Sophia and Robert.
A Cumulative Total of 579 Tourist Trains Operated
Take the Train to Experience "Poetry and the Distance"
During the summer transportation season, the national railways operated a cumulative total of 579 tourist trains, a year-on-year increase of 31%. From parent-child tours and study tours to red tourism and health and wellness tours, distinctive tourist trains allow more passengers to experience "poetry and the distance" by train.
Get on the train for vacation and get off to check in. This summer, the "Zhongyuan Railway·Henan of the Great Rivers" (中原铁道·大河之南号) tourist special train used independent bathroom soft sleeper compartments and a 16-day Xinjiang (新疆) loop trip to allow many tourists to experience a "lying down tour."
What is the magic of the "mobile hotel"?
Heartwarming hardware. The four-person soft sleeper is equipped with a dry and wet separation bathroom, the aisle is covered with non-slip carpet, and the bathroom is equipped with luminous handrails... The train has fully implemented age-appropriate transformation, completing a total of 56 special optimizations.
Comfortable software. Henan stewed noodles with Xinjiang big plate chicken, the meals are low in salt, soft, and nutritionally balanced. "The meals are all freshly stir-fried. This trip is really good to live in, eat well, and have fun!" Mr. Zhang (张先生), who took the Y172 train on August 4, said.
Rich activities. On the "Henan of the Great Rivers" train, the most popular is the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop" in Car 9. Paper-cutting artists demonstrated on the spot how to cut out the outline of the Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟), and Henan (河南) tour guides and Xinjiang (新疆) local guides jointly told the story of Zhang Qian's (张骞) mission to the Western Regions... Passenger Aunt Wang (王阿姨) took pictures while holding her mobile phone and exclaimed, "I used to think that trains were just a means of transportation, but now I hope it will run slower."
Data shows that from July 1 to the end of August, China Railway Zhengzhou Group (国铁集团郑州局) operated a cumulative total of 6 round trips between Zhengzhou (郑州) and Urumqi (乌鲁木qi) on the "Henan of the Great Rivers," serving a cumulative total of 1,242 passengers and achieving operating income of 16.76 million yuan. Among them, elderly passengers accounted for about 56%, and family group tours accounted for more than 90%.
"A tourist train connects the six major consumption links of eating, living, traveling, touring, shopping, and entertainment, forming a '1+N' economic multiplier effect." Wang Ruiguo (王瑞国), manager of the Tourist Train Business Department of Henan Zhongyuan Railway Tourism Group (河南中原铁道旅游集团), said, "It is not only a means of transportation, but also a mobile leisure and vacation platform."
"Qilu 1" (齐鲁1号), "Starlight·Yanzhao" (星光·燕赵号), Panda Express (熊猫专列)... During the summer, distinctive tourist trains traveled across China. "A large number of tourist trains, by optimizing the departure time, compressing the running time, and improving the service quality, realize day trips and night trips, fast travel and slow tours, providing passengers with rich travel choices and high-quality travel experiences." The relevant person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of China State Railway Group (国铁集团客运部) said.
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Civil Aviation Summer Transportation Season Cumulatively Transports 147 Million Passengers
Beijing (北京), September 1 (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) The reporter learned from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局): During the summer transportation season from July 1 to August 31, the national civil aviation cumulatively transported 147 million passengers, with an average of 2.37 million passengers per day, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%; 1.199 million flights were guaranteed, with an average of 19,300 flights per day, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%. Among them, the passenger volume on August 15 reached 2.5653 million passengers, exceeding the highest level in history.
According to reports, in terms of domestic air transportation, passenger transportation has steadily increased. During the summer transportation season, domestic routes cumulatively transported 131 million passengers, with an average of 2.11 million passengers per day, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%; 906,000 domestic passenger flights were guaranteed, with an average of 14,600 flights per day, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%. The summer tourism market is hot, and the passenger scale of branch airports in tourist destinations has increased rapidly. The passenger throughput of branch airports such as Pu'er Simao (普洱思茅) in Yunnan (云南), Shiyan Wudangshan (十堰武当山) in Hubei (湖北), and Haibei Qilian (海北祁连) in Qinghai (青海) has increased by more than 100% year-on-year.
In terms of international air transportation, the market is expanding rapidly. At present, the number of countries with international passenger routes has increased to 80, and the year-on-year increase in passenger flights from January to August has exceeded 20%. The number of passenger flights further increased during the summer transportation season, reaching a peak in early August, with approximately 2,100 international passenger flights operated daily. With the continuous optimization of China's policies and measures in terms of visa-free entry, departure tax refunds, payment, and travel, the number of foreign passengers entering the country during the summer transportation season has increased significantly, and the number of passengers from visa-free countries such as Russia (俄罗斯), South Korea (韩国), Kuwait (科威特), Hungary (匈牙利), and Poland (波兰) has increased by more than 30%.
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) The opening ceremony of the fall semester of the Central Academy of Socialism (中央社会主义学院) in 2025 was held in Beijing (北京) on September 1st. Wu Weihua (武维华), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the Central Academy of Socialism (中央社会主义学院), attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
Wu Weihua (武维华) stated that the Central Academy of Socialism (中央社会主义学院) should conscientiously study and implement Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply study, publicize, and interpret General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important thoughts on doing a good job in the Party's united front work in the new era, guide students to strengthen their political stance, actively perform their duties, strengthen capacity building, effectively enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of political consensus education, continuously consolidate the common ideological and political foundation for unity and struggle, and jointly write a new chapter in Chinese-style modernization.
Relevant responsible comrades from the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央统战部) and the central committees of the democratic parties attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Trainees in the academy and others participated.
Return to TopThe "Bugle Call Resounds, Singing for the Country - Symposium on the Epic Narrative Poem 'The Bugle'" co-sponsored by People's Daily Publishing House and Yunnan Chenguang Publishing House, was recently held at the People's Daily (人民日报) to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War and the 90th anniversary of the birth of the "March of the Volunteers" (《义勇军进行曲》). Chen Zhi (陈贽), member of the Editorial Board of the People's Daily (人民日报) and editor-in-chief of the Overseas Edition, attended the symposium. Wu Shulin (邬书林), chairman of the China Publishing Association, Gao Hongbo (高洪波), former vice chairman of the China Writers Association and former director of the Children's Literature Committee, Hao Zhensheng (郝振省), president of the China Editors Society, and other experts and scholars attended the meeting to discuss the literary characteristics and contemporary value of "The Bugle" (《号角》).
"The Bugle" (《号角》) is a literary work created by writer He Nan (何南), based on the growth story of the people's musician Nie Er (聂耳), and using a long narrative poem as a carrier. It vividly reproduces Nie Er's (聂耳) glorious journey of awakening national consciousness with music as a weapon through poetic language and magnificent narration. The book has attracted widespread attention since its publication, and more than 10 media outlets, including the People's Daily (人民日报), the PLA Daily (解放军报), the Guangming Daily (光明日报), and the China Press, Publication, Radio and Television News (中国新闻出版广电报), have published book reviews. At the same time, the complete audiobook of "The Bugle" (《号角》) has been recorded.
Return to TopThe first National Science Popularization Month, themed "Science and Technology Changes Life, Innovation Wins the Future," was fully launched on September 1st, with various activities lasting for one month to create a "science popularization feast" with action in all fields, coverage in all regions, and participation and sharing by all people.
This year's National Science Popularization Month activities focus on publicizing and promoting scientific and technological innovation achievements, promoting the spirit of science and the spirit of scientists, and widely carrying out mass science popularization activities. A series of special activities such as "Science Popularization Report Talks about the Frontier," "Science Popularization Position Explores the Future," "Ten Million IPs Create Science Popularization," "Scientific Culture Enters the Grassroots," and "Science Popularization Light: The First National Science Popularization Month Large-scale Online Exhibition" will be carried out nationwide.
Among them, the main event was launched on September 1st at the National Science and Technology Communication Center (国家科技传播中心) and the China Science and Technology Museum (中国科技馆), exploring the integrated science popularization model of "science + culture + experience + consumption," with "seeking the original intention, enjoying science popularization, exploring innovation, and heading towards the future" as the main logical thread. It brings together more than 100 themed exhibitions and special activities such as the "New China Science Popularization Achievement Exhibition," "Chinese Scientists in the War of Resistance Against Japan - A Special Exhibition Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War," "'Science and Innovation Builds the Foundation, Science Popularization Benefits the People' Innovation Achievement Exhibition," "Centennial Society Talks about the Frontier," and "Wisdom Gathers Youth, Science and Innovation Achievements Head Towards the Future," creating a science popularization carnival with "activities throughout the month, themes every week, and no repetition every day."
The newly revised Science and Technology Popularization Law has been implemented since December 25, 2024, stipulating that "September of each year is the National Science Popularization Month." This year's National Science Popularization Month activities are jointly deployed and carried out by the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科协) and 34 member units of the National Science Literacy Program Implementation Work Office.
Return to TopThis newspaper Wuzhong (吴忠) September 1st (Reporter Chang Qin (常钦)) On September 1st, the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office (中央农村工作领导小组办公室) held an experience exchange meeting in Wuzhong City (吴忠市), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), on the comprehensive management of high bride price issues in some provinces. The reporter learned from the meeting that in recent years, various regions and departments have improved mechanisms, innovated measures, and strengthened responsibilities, and have done a lot of work in rectifying the high bride price in rural areas, achieving positive results, and a social atmosphere of jointly resisting high bride price is taking shape.
The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to focus on key tasks and key areas, promote the continuous implementation of comprehensive management measures to achieve results, promote changing customs and habits, and cultivate civilized rural customs. Solidly carry out a thorough investigation of the bride price situation in rural areas, establish and improve a daily dynamic monitoring mechanism, and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of the work. Strengthen rural marriage and love public services, strengthen the supervision of social matchmaking organizations, and focus on rectifying outstanding problems such as raising bride prices and extravagant handling of weddings and funerals. Propose guiding standards for bride prices according to local conditions, strengthen legal publicity and education involving bride prices, select a group of "low bride price" and "zero bride price" models, clean up adverse and harmful information on the Internet, and guide the public to treat bride price payments rationally. Explore the establishment of a long-term mechanism for problem management, improve the livability and business environment of villages, and gradually eliminate the soil for the breeding and spread of high bride price problems in rural areas. Strengthen organizational leadership, clarify work responsibilities, pay attention to methods and methods, promote systematic governance with a 钉钉子精神 (dīng dīng zi jīng shén - "nailing spirit," perseverance; the spirit of doing something persistently and thoroughly), and effectively prevent problems from rebounding.
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) The National Surveying and Mapping Law Publicity Day was August 29th. The 2025 Surveying and Mapping Law Publicity Day and National Map Awareness Publicity Week main venue event, hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), was held in Changsha (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南省) on that day. The reporter learned from the event site that since the establishment of the National Satellite Navigation and Positioning Reference Station Network, the number of reference stations has expanded to nearly 7,000, providing rich data element guarantees for the construction of Digital China and the high-quality development of the economy and society.
The National Satellite Navigation and Positioning Reference Station Network is an important supporting facility for the application of the BeiDou system. It is composed of BeiDou reference stations and data centers all over the country, providing high-precision surveying and mapping benchmarks, BeiDou navigation and positioning, and other services for all walks of life. It is applied to economic construction, national defense construction, social development, and ecological protection, among other fields.
As of now, the "one network" has been integrated and expanded from the initial 3,363 base stations to 6,951, including 420 national stations, 3,093 provincial stations, and 3,438 collaborative stations. The average distance between stations in the eastern region is 30 kilometers, and the average distance between stations in the western region is 50 kilometers, forming a relatively uniform spatial layout, which can better provide security support for the industrialization development and large-scale application of BeiDou.
Since the opening of the "one network," the number of daily positioning services has exceeded 10 million, providing services to nearly 200,000 professional users, and the construction results and application scope have continued to expand.
Return to TopOn September 1st, in the Nanmi Jujube Cultural Park of Gangyao Village, Yiting Town, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province (浙江省义乌市义亭镇缸窑村南蜜枣文化园), staff members took advantage of the sunny weather to dry Nan jujubes. Yiwu Nan jujube (义乌南枣) is a local specialty, made from high-quality jujubes that undergo multiple processes such as washing, baking, and drying. The jujubes are fermented while being dried in the sun until they are completely dry, the pit separates from the flesh, and they are soft, glutinous, and delicious.
Shi Kuanbing (时宽兵) Photo (People's Vision (人民视觉))
Return to TopAccording to information obtained by reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷) from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油): Since China began exploring and experimenting with the "offshore heavy oil thermal recovery" model in 2008, the cumulative production has exceeded 5 million tons. China has become the first country in the world to achieve large-scale thermal recovery development of offshore heavy oil.
Heavy oil is a type of crude oil with high viscosity, high density, poor fluidity, and a tendency to solidify, making it difficult to extract. Yang Renfeng (杨仁锋), Deputy Director of the Exploration and Development Research Institute of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation Research Institute (中国海油研究总院勘探开发研究院), introduced that heavy oil accounts for about 70% of the world's remaining oil resources and is one of the main directions for various oil-producing countries to achieve increased production.
China is one of the world's four major heavy oil producing countries, with abundant heavy oil resources. The proven reserves of high-viscosity heavy oil requiring thermal injection development offshore exceed 600 million tons, accounting for about 20% of China's proven heavy oil reserves, indicating huge development potential.
For high-viscosity heavy oil, the industry mainly uses thermal recovery methods for development. The main principle is to inject high-temperature and high-pressure steam into the formation, which heats the heavy oil and reduces its viscosity, turning it into a thin oil with good fluidity and easy extraction. Compared with onshore oilfields, offshore platform operating space is small and costs are high, and the large-scale development of heavy oil thermal recovery faces challenges in terms of technology, equipment, and economic benefits.
In order to efficiently and economically utilize heavy oil reserves, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油) innovatively proposed the "fewer wells, higher production" thermal recovery development theory, solving problems such as low thermal recovery capacity and large heat loss, and improving heavy oil recovery. At present, offshore heavy oil thermal recovery is mainly concentrated in the Bohai Sea (渤海海域), and multiple main thermal recovery oilfields such as Nanbao 35-2 (南堡35—2), Luda 21-2 (旅大21—2), and Jinzhou 23-2 (锦州23—2) have been built. This year, heavy oil thermal recovery production is expected to increase to 2 million tons.
Return to Top**Dialogue Participants:**
Li Zheng (李拯), *People's Daily* Commentator
Lin Jian (林剑), Deputy Director of the Social Sports Department of *China Sports Daily* (中国体育报)
Li Zheng (李拯): Recently, mass sports events have frequently become popular. Jiangsu's "Su Super" (苏超), Zhejiang's "Zhe BA" (浙BA), Guizhou Rongjiang's "Village Super League" (村超), and Hunan Huaihua's "Building BA" (楼BA) involve participation both on and off the field, and joy both online and offline. Without stars, non-professional, and with the masses as the protagonists, how should we view the vigorous rise of mass sports events?
Lin Jian (林剑): Compared with professional events, the biggest highlight of mass events is the wide participation. First is the broad coverage, all are sports that are popular and loved by everyone, and there are also parent-child events suitable for family participation; second is the low threshold, many events do not strictly follow the competition rules, allowing more sports enthusiasts to participate and share the fun. From streets and alleys to fields, the venue is at the "doorstep," the players are "old neighbors," and mass events emphasize "I participate, I am happy."
Li Zheng (李拯): Mass events truly make sports an activity of "I can also," reflecting General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) emphasis that sports "are an important means to meet the people's yearning for a better life and promote the all-round development of people." Strengthening the body and pleasing the mind, mass events present a wide range of influence.
Lin Jian (林剑): The villagers in Taijiang County (台江县), Guizhou (贵州) jokingly say, "One more basketball court, one less mahjong table; one more performance, one less dispute, this is the change brought about by 'Village BA'!" The sinking of sports events provides a concrete starting point for cultivating rural civilization. At the same time, mass events also inject new momentum into local development. The "ticket stub economy" takes sports as one of the fulcrums, driving increased revenue in accommodation, catering, tourism, and other industries. The first six rounds of the "Su Super" (苏超) competition achieved a total service revenue of 37.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42.7%, and the driving force is evident.
Li Zheng (李拯): International experience shows that when per capita GDP crosses the $5,000 threshold, sports will be upgraded from "optional consumption" to "daily demand." Not only mass events, but also the rise of urban marathons and the popularity of outdoor sports, all show that the public's demand for sports is growing.
Lin Jian (林剑): On e-commerce platforms, windbreakers, cycling suits, and hiking boots are sought after. Last year, the total online consumption of outdoor sports in China exceeded 300 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 40%. This shows from one side that fitness and sports are spawning new consumer demands and industrial tracks. From the perspective of driving development, on the one hand, we can fully use the diversion effect of mass events and urban marathons to vigorously develop the sports and health industries; on the other hand, we must continue to do a good job in activities such as "traveling with the competition" and "sports events entering scenic spots, blocks, and business districts," and give full play to the diverse value functions of "sports +" and "+ sports," so that sports can become a new business card for local development and a new engine for driving consumption.
Li Zheng (李拯): In this sense, people's increasingly high sports enthusiasm is not only a product of the progress of the times, but also a driving force for promoting the progress of the times.
Lin Jian (林剑): With better material conditions, sports venues are "within reach," which is the background of the era when mass sports events are blooming everywhere. As of the end of last year, there were 4.8417 million sports venues in the country, with a sports venue area of 4.23 billion square meters, and the national per capita sports venue area was 3.0 square meters. In the interview, we saw many places using "golden corners and silver edges" to build venues and facilities under elevated bridges and on the roofs of buildings, and the masses can find fitness venues in a short period of time. Behind the popularity of mass events is the powerful pace of comprehensive rural revitalization and the development and progress of the entire country.
Li Zheng (李拯): Popularity is difficult to gather and easy to disperse. How to continue the heat after it becomes popular? This is the concern of many people. How mass events can achieve the transition from "internet celebrity" to "long-term popularity" is a topic worth exploring.
Lin Jian (林剑): Strengthening institutional care can ensure the orderly and continuous release of the public's sports enthusiasm. The General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) has constructed a "3831" national mass sports event system: the first "3" refers to the National Games (全运会) mass events, the National Fitness Games, and community games; "8" refers to 8 national fitness theme demonstration activities carried out throughout the year and in chronological order; the second "3" refers to the mass "three major ball" (三大球) events such as football, basketball, and volleyball; and "1" refers to the National Fitness Online Games. Insisting on building venues around the masses and holding activities around the masses, and accelerating the formation of a mass sports event competition system covering all projects, involving all people, and shared by the whole society, can ensure that mass events go deeper and further with institutional guarantees.
Li Zheng (李拯): On the court are forwards, defenders, and coaches, and off the court are small shop owners, takeaway guys, fish pond owners, and excavator operators. Ordinary people become the protagonists on the field. This is the real password for mass events to trigger empathy and gather popularity. The essence of modernization is the modernization of people, and mass events vividly demonstrate the power of the masses participating together. Looking at it from this perspective, whether it is the joint prevention and control of social governance or the joint actions in ecological protection, they are all ways to tap the power hidden in hundreds of millions of people. Continuing to promote the modernization of people and gathering a stronger mass force will provide an inexhaustible driving force for various undertakings.
Return to TopBy: 兰 晶
Inner Mongolia's Subeerga Grassland, the sky is as blue as washed, and flowing clouds brush past herds of cattle and sheep, as horses' hooves crush the morning dew. When my teammates and I arrived at the Subeerga Gacha (苏布尔嘎嘎查), the performance venue was already surrounded by many herdsmen. Young men who had galloped over on horseback had their clothes covered in grass seeds, old women strolled over humming long tunes, and uncles drove hundreds of kilometers just to catch this cultural performance. 75-year-old Grandpa Bayar (巴雅尔) said, "Your arrival is a festival on the grassland!"
Who are we? Ulanmuqi (乌兰牧骑), which means "red bud" in Mongolian. Since its birth in 1957, our predecessors have adhered to the principle of "not missing a single yurt," traveling across grasslands and deserts, using the sky as a curtain and the ground as a stage, to bring performances and services to the masses, and to convey the Party's voice and care.
In November 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) wrote back to encourage the Ulanmuqi members, "Always be the 'red cultural cavalry' on the grassland." At that time, as I was approaching graduation, I saw those speeding figures on TV, and I also made up my mind to dedicate my youth to the grassland and be the most beautiful touch of red. The following year, I was admitted to the Ulanmuqi as I wished. To this day, I perform more than 150 times a year at the grassroots level, with my footprints covering 138 villages in the Ejin Horo Banner (伊金霍洛旗).
As a young member, I am always thinking about two questions. With the development of the internet, are we still needed? With the development of the times, what should we provide to the masses? In the past, cultural life in pastoral areas was relatively scarce, and many people had not seen many movies or performances, so there was a very urgent need for cultural activities. Nowadays, a large number of herdsmen have moved into cities, and watching live broadcasts on mobile phones and browsing short videos has become a daily routine, and traditional performances are becoming increasingly difficult to attract audiences, so change is imminent.
To break the situation, we must first understand the preferences of the masses and work hard on content innovation. In the survey, the outdated programs were frequently criticized. Some viewers bluntly said: "It always feels like the horse-head fiddle and Khoomei, there is nothing new." Ancient art can surge with new vitality through youthful creation. I and several young teammates formed the "Ejin Combination" (伊金组合), adding electronic and rock elements to the traditional instrumental music, and creating new programs such as "Wine Cup Dance" and "Ordos Love", which not only retain ethnic characteristics, but also make them conform to the characteristics of popular music, and are more catchy.
To be close to the masses, we must also put our minds into the form. Since everyone likes to watch videos, why not move the performance to the cloud? In Subeerga Gacha (苏布尔嘎嘎查), we set up live broadcast equipment and performed online and offline simultaneously. On the other side of the network, herdsmen who could not be present shared the melodious songs with netizens from all over the world. A barrage from Shanghai was particularly impressive: This atmosphere is rare in big cities, and I must take the time to smell the fragrance of green grass. After the performance, everyone was very excited, "Who said that the Internet has reduced our audience, it has spread the beauty of the grassland even further" "In the future, we will work harder to make those at the scene reluctant to leave, and those in front of the screen want to rush in."
After one performance after another, I found the answer to the questions: it is not that the grassland does not need songs, but that the songs must sing the stories of the new era; it is not that the masses do not need art, but that art must keep up with their pace. In the process of cultural and artistic innovation, one thing must never change, that is, the original intention of "rooting in the fertile soil of life and serving the herdsmen," which is also the source of vitality of the Ulanmuqi.
I remember the first time I went to the countryside to perform, the old team member leading the team asked me: "Xiao Lan (小兰), can you shear sheep?" I was stunned, what does this have to do with the performance? He said to me, we are not only a cultural troupe, but also a labor team, a propaganda team, and a mediation team. If you want to walk into the hearts of the herdsmen, you can't just be a "nightingale" on the stage, but also a "lightning hand" for shearing sheep, an "eagle-eye sentry" for anti-fraud propaganda, and a "close child" for elderly people living alone. Now, every time the season for lambing and raising young animals comes, everyone will take the initiative to fetch water, move grass, sweep sheep pens, or chat with the elderly and teach them how to use electronic products. Looking at their smiling faces, I understand that what we need to bring is not only programs, but also face-to-face, heart-to-heart care and help.
Last winter, after performing in Duga Aobao Gacha (都嘎敖包嘎查), we went to visit 68-year-old herdsman Qiqige (其其格) as usual. Her son, Morigen (莫日根), quietly pulled me aside and said, "Every time you come, my mother will cook milk tea and mutton, and call her children back from the city to watch the performance. For us, Ulanmuqi represents family reunion. Thank you for your company, her wrinkles have been reduced a lot." The steam in the milk tea pot was rising, and the team members were smiling, and I seemed to see that the "red buds" were taking root downwards and flourishing upwards, dyeing the grassland with the warm colors of the times.
(The author is a member of the Ulanmuqi in Ejin Horo Banner (伊金霍洛旗), Ordos City (鄂尔多斯市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区). This article was compiled and edited by Zhai Qinqi (翟钦奇), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 卢 涛
[People] The Medical Team That Saved a Patient with "Head-Body Separation"
[Event] A patient was unfortunately struck in the back of the neck by a robotic arm, resulting in a large-scale cervical spine separation dislocation, comparable to "head-body separation." Faced with this globally rare case, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital (上海长征医院) assembled a core orthopedic team, and together with the emergency department, intensive care unit, and anesthesiology department, formed a multidisciplinary expert group to perform surgery on the patient. They innovatively applied "satellite plate" fixation technology to achieve precise repositioning of the cervical spine structure. After the surgery, the patient's vital signs gradually stabilized, and this high-difficulty rescue was widely praised.
[Commentary]
"We will continue to advance into the 'no man's land' of cervical spine surgery, constantly challenging the limits of technology, and igniting the light of hope for more patients," said Professor Chen Huajiang (陈华江), director of the cervical spine surgery ward at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital (上海长征医院), after saving the patient from the brink of death.
The courage to challenge limits comes from the pursuit of excellence in one's profession. Before the operation, multidisciplinary consultations, risk assessments, and the development of surgical roadmaps were carried out in an orderly manner. During the operation, the experts boldly and carefully performed reduction operations in a narrow space. After the operation, the ICU team provided meticulous care. This extremely difficult surgery allowed a patient who had almost been sentenced to "death" to regain new life. Behind this is the medical team's superb professional competence and the comprehensive medical care process that provides escort.
In thrilling moments, the power of faith shines brightly. In this surgery, many problems had no precedent to follow, and every potential risk could lead to serious consequences. How to choose? The medical team members worked side by side, racing against death, and seizing a glimmer of hope from the "impossible." Excellent medical technology, coupled with a strong will to respect life and protect health, drove them to face difficulties head-on.
Medical ethics and medical skills go hand in hand, and compassion and skill bloom with brilliant flowers. Looking across China, many doctors are using their actions to interpret what it means to "respect life, rescue the dying, be willing to dedicate, and love without boundaries." Among them are Lu Shengmei (路生梅), who has been rooted in the Loess Plateau for more than 50 years and reduced the local neonatal mortality rate from 60‰ to 0.6‰; Jiang Xueqing (江学庆), known as the "60-decibel warm doctor," who froze his life on the front line of the fight against the epidemic; and Liang Yijian (梁益建), who specializes in extremely severe spinal deformity correction and raises surgical fees for poor patients. One figure after another dedicating their lives to their mission, and one instance after another of persevering in medical practice to protect the people, have won social recognition and praise.
In recent years, the consensus of respecting doctors and valuing health has become increasingly popular, but violent attacks on doctors and unethical medical practices still occur from time to time. In response, we must remain sober and think deeply: How can we create a more harmonious and healthy doctor-patient relationship? How can we meet people's expectations for higher professional competence and moral standards of medical workers?
One doctor said: "The scalpel is cold, but the hand holding the knife must be warm." The emergence and development of medicine is not only due to the existence of disease, but also about trust and love. To protect this trust and love, medical workers and the public need to move in both directions.
Not long ago, the new version of the professional ethics code for medical personnel was released, including 10 requirements such as loving one's job, being dedicated to one's work, and building harmonious relationships. In the process of practicing medicine, doctors can truly convey humanistic care to patients' hearts only when they see both the disease and the person. At the same time, the public should also understand that medicine has its limitations and give doctors more tolerance and more respect. In this way, doctors can better fight against diseases and protect everyone's life and health.
Ultimately, medicine is a science about people. Health is a common pursuit, and no one is an outsider in the face of disease. When doctors' sincere love, patients' full trust, and the public's tolerance and care go in the same direction, working together to build a barrier against disease, more and more medical and life miracles that break through the "impossible" will surely occur, and everyone's health will be more and more guaranteed.
Return to TopWatching popular science programs, listening to scientific researchers tell stories of tackling key technologies, and experiencing scientific experiments firsthand... Recently, "science tourism" has continued to heat up, with science and technology museums across the country launching various distinctive scientific activities. Learning through experience and growing through practice, children not only spend a fulfilling and interesting time, but also subtly improve their scientific literacy and cultivate a spirit of innovation.
This is precisely:
Where to explore wonderful realms on a fine day?
Science and technology museums hold myriad phenomena.
The electric light inspires contemplation for a long time,
Carefully examine the novelty of the world.
By Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
Return to TopUsing the Power of Public Welfare and Film
By Hu Songkun (胡松坤)
Recently, the "Light and Shadow Casts the Soul, Remembering History - Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War Film Public Welfare Screening Activity" has been vigorously carried out in Fujian (福建). In an era when videos are readily available, why is there still a strong emphasis on public welfare film screenings?
Public welfare film screenings create a public cultural space. As night falls, neighbors gather in community squares and rural open spaces to share a cultural feast. Neighbors and villagers are brought closer together in the interplay of light and shadow.
The power of film can better convey mainstream values directly to people's hearts. Fujian (福建) uses public welfare screenings of excellent films such as "The Gutian Bugle" (《古田军号》) and "The Story of Gu Wenchang" (《谷文昌的故事》) to integrate mainstream values into cultural products that the people love to see and hear, subtly guiding civilized customs. At the same time, public welfare films can bring high-quality cultural resources directly to the grassroots level, better realizing cultural benefits for the people.
Currently, public welfare film screenings still face problems such as outdated equipment and technology, a single type of film source, insufficient reserves of professional talent, and limited service capabilities. It is hoped that all parties will work together to break through bottlenecks and optimize mechanisms so that the light of culture can better illuminate the grassroots level.
(Excerpted and compiled from "Fujian Daily" (《福建日报》), originally titled "How to Make Public Welfare Film Screenings More Valuable")
Emotional Consumption Needs Regulation
By Pan Duoyin (潘铎印)
In recent years, emotional consumption has quietly risen and is becoming a new hotspot in consumption. Consumers are paying more attention to the emotional value of products and services, hoping to obtain spiritual satisfaction from them.
While developing vigorously, emotional consumption has also seen some problems that cannot be ignored. There is a dazzling array of goods that focus on emotional value, with prices ranging from a few yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, but a few goods have excessive harmful substances, and some are suspected of infringement and counterfeiting. Opaque pricing, false advertising to induce consumption, and excessive marketing also occur from time to time. This damages consumer rights and disrupts market order.
To guide the healthy development of emotional consumption, it is crucial to fill institutional shortcomings and regulatory loopholes. Relevant departments should improve institutional norms and clarify product classification standards and industry regulatory responsibilities. Enterprises should strengthen self-discipline, improve product quality and service levels, and truly use ingenuity and craftsmanship to create products and services with humanistic cores and emotional connotations. Consumers should also enhance their ability to discern, avoid blindly following trends, and choose products and services that are truly suitable and needed.
Emotional consumption is one of the directions for upgrading the consumer market. Faced with new opportunities, we should accelerate the construction of a friendly consumption environment and release greater potential in better meeting new needs.
(Excerpted and compiled from "Jilin Daily" (《吉林日报》), originally titled "Filling the Institutional Shortcomings and Regulatory Loopholes in Emotional Consumption")
Return to TopBy: 喻思南
Somersaulting, fighting, folding clothes, mixing drinks, good at chatting, and "thinking"... At the recent 2025 World Robot Conference, various robots showed their "evolution" of skills and demonstrated their unique abilities, showcasing the enormous potential of artificial intelligence.
Today, from smart assistants for travel, to "super brains" for factory training, to strong support for equipment upgrades, artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role. "Artificial Intelligence +" continuously improves efficiency, optimizes experiences, and reshapes scenarios, opening up broad space for cultivating new quality productive forces.
In recent years, with technological leaps and deepening applications, artificial intelligence has accelerated its implementation. Looking at the situation, China's (中国) industrial structure is actively transforming and upgrading, moving towards "new" and climbing towards "high," with a strong demand for new technologies such as artificial intelligence. Looking at the advantages, China's (中国) industrial system is complete, its market scale is large, and its application scenarios are rich, promoting the large-scale commercial application of artificial intelligence, with conditions, foundations, and support. Looking at the trend, stimulating the powerful innovation potential of artificial intelligence has become one of the focal points of global competition, with everyone chasing each other, and those who strive forward will be the first. Acting in accordance with the times and the situation can transform resource advantages into development advantages, allowing artificial intelligence to better empower all walks of life.
Strengthening demonstration leadership allows technology and application to move towards each other. As an emerging technology, where is artificial intelligence useful? How can technology accelerate iteration and upgrading? This is inseparable from application feedback. For example, relying on traditional methods to develop new high-temperature alloy materials often requires trial and error in the permutation and combination of more than a dozen alloy elements. China Iron & Steel Research Institute (中国钢研) uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to empower and build a dedicated "material data factory," greatly improving research and development efficiency. This process verifies methods, enhances capabilities, and promotes "Artificial Intelligence + Materials Research and Development" to a new level.
Finding the right focus and continuously improving and optimizing, "Artificial Intelligence +" can go deeper and more solid. In recent years, China's (中国) smart ports, intelligent mines, intelligent factories, and other application scenarios have emerged, playing a good demonstration and traction role. Government departments and state-owned enterprises have rich application scenarios and should continue to open up scenarios to support the implementation of related technology models in vertical fields such as industry, agriculture, and service industries, forming a virtuous cycle of innovation leading application and application promoting innovation.
Developing intelligent functions and promoting technology to empower terminal products. Intelligent connected vehicles, mobile phones, robots, etc., are important carriers of artificial intelligence. Currently, from small office intelligent bodies to large intelligent robots, there is still a distance from "usable" to "easy to use" for intelligent terminals. Focusing on pain points, taking demand as the guide, and making good use of China's (中国) manufacturing advantages can not only find a strong starting point for "Artificial Intelligence +," but also promote the quality and upgrading of consumption.
The new generation of artificial intelligence is both a "high point of intelligence" and a "commanding height." China (中国) has become the world's largest owner of artificial intelligence patents, with the core artificial intelligence industry scale close to 600 billion yuan and more than 4,700 enterprises. Firmly confident, we must also remain clear-headed and make up for shortcomings in a timely manner. For example, computing power is one of the key elements for the development of artificial intelligence. China's (中国) total computing power ranks second in the world, but high-end computing chips are relatively scarce. For example, China's (中国) overall scale of artificial intelligence talent is not small, but top talent is relatively insufficient. Continuing to focus on "bottleneck" problems and allowing first-class talent to stand out can smooth the path for the development of artificial intelligence.
Mastering the initiative in the development of artificial intelligence, optimizing the innovation ecosystem is crucial. Currently, many universities, research institutes, and enterprises in China (中国) are strengthening research and development work and have made achievements in large models, big data, and computing power. We should further strengthen the innovation subject status of enterprises, integrate advantageous innovation resources, and form a joint force for industry, academia, and research. At the same time, we should build an open source and open ecosystem, strive to reduce the application cost of artificial intelligence, and promote the continuous development and growth of the industry.
Not long ago, the State Council (国务院) issued the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence +' Action." Taking advantage of the momentum and seizing opportunities will surely allow artificial intelligence to release a multiplier effect and inject new impetus into high-quality economic development.
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This July, the Central Urban Work Conference, held again after a 10-year hiatus, holds significant milestone importance in the history of urban development in China, marking the new historical position of urban development in our country. The important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) at this conference provides fundamental guidance for doing a good job in urban work in the new era and on the new journey, and points out the direction for forging a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics. The conference clarified the overall requirements for urban work in the current and future periods, including "taking promoting high-quality urban development as the theme and adhering to connotative urban development as the main line," and required "deeply grasping the strategic orientation of connotative urban development and improving the quality of urban development in a more targeted manner." The "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development" (《中共中央国务院关于推动城市高质量发展的意见》), recently issued (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), is an in-depth implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on urban work and the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference, and further clarifies the overall requirements, main goals, and key tasks for accelerating the transformation of urban development methods and promoting high-quality urban development. We must fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on urban work and the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference, implement the specific requirements and deployments put forward in the "Opinions," deeply grasp the strategic orientation, era significance, rich connotation, and practical requirements of connotative urban development, vigorously promote urban structure optimization, kinetic energy conversion, quality improvement, green transformation, cultural context continuation, and governance efficiency enhancement, and continuously create a new situation in the construction of modern people's cities.
Deeply grasping the strategic orientation of connotative urban development has important era significance and rich connotation.
Connotative development is an important concept advocated by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). At the Central Urban Work Conference in 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed: "We must adhere to intensive development, establish the concepts of 'smart growth' and 'compact cities,' scientifically delineate urban development boundaries, and promote the transformation of urban development from extensive expansion to connotative improvement." At that time, China's urbanization was still in a stage of rapid development, and this important exposition reflected General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) profound thinking and forward-looking layout on urban development. Since then, during local inspections, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized connotative development. For example, during an inspection in Shanghai (上海) in 2019, he required "rationally arranging production, living, and ecological space, and taking the path of high-quality development that is connotative, intensive, and green." During an inspection in Tianjin (天津) in 2024, he pointed out that "we must adhere to the path of connotative development, innovate urban governance, strengthen the construction of resilient and safe cities, actively implement urban renewal actions, enhance development potential, optimize development space, and continuously improve urban formats, functions, and quality," etc.
Connotation is relative to extension and usually refers to the essential characteristics of things, that is, the qualitative definiteness; extension generally refers to all objects that reflect a certain essential attribute, that is, the quantitative definiteness. Correspondingly, connotative development is to promote development with internal factors as the driving force and resources, emphasizing the development of quality; extensive development mainly refers to the growth in quantity, expansion in scale, and expansion in space, which mainly manifests as external expansion. Promoting connotative development is mainly to enhance strength and improve competitiveness through in-depth reforms within things, optimizing structure, and stimulating vitality, in the process of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.
Cities are centers of economic, political, cultural, and social activities. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, it is necessary to promote the coordinated cooperation of economy, environment, and society in an intensive and efficient manner within scientifically delineated scale ranges and development boundaries through optimizing spatial layout, improving the living environment, and improving the governance system, so as to achieve higher quality, more efficiency, and more sustainable development. A city is a complex system formed by a large number of elements and their interactions, and the connotation of connotative urban development is very rich. At the economic level, it emphasizes innovation-driven development, focusing on relying on technological progress, institutional optimization, management improvement, and other means to improve total factor productivity under existing resource constraints; at the spatial level, it emphasizes stock optimization, focusing on intensive land use and spatial efficiency improvement, and striving to solve problems such as job-housing imbalance and idle resources through urban renewal and comprehensive development oriented by public transportation; at the environmental level, it focuses on green development, achieving harmonious coexistence between humans and nature and mutually beneficial development and ecology through ecological protection, pollution control, and low-carbon transformation; at the governance level, it emphasizes refined governance, paying more attention to the supply of high-quality public services such as education, medical care, elderly care, and childcare, and continuously enhancing residents' sense of gain, happiness, and security; at the cultural level, it emphasizes the protection and inheritance of historical culture, building civilized cities through shaping city business cards and creating distinctive cultural landscapes; and so on.
Since the new era, China's cities have entered a new stage of development. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has deeply grasped the laws of urban development in China under the new situation, adhered to the Party's comprehensive leadership over urban work, and promoted China's urban development to achieve historic achievements. This Central Urban Work Conference made a major judgment on the "two shifts" in the historical position of urban development in China. Based on the new historical position and proactively adapting to changes in the situation, we must accurately grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development and improve the quality of urban development in a more targeted manner.
From the perspective of urban development laws, urbanization rates of 30%-70% are generally considered to be the rapid development interval of urbanization. Entering the middle and late stages of rapid urbanization development, some significant characteristics will be concentratedly manifested. For example, the speed of urbanization will shift from high-speed growth to medium-high-speed growth, and urban development will shift to a stage where scale expansion and quality improvement are equally emphasized; the level of urban public services, urban management capabilities, etc., cannot adapt to the needs of rapid urban development, and various "urban diseases" may break out intensively; and so on. In general, the problems caused by unreasonable urban development methods will become apparent, the marginal utility of cities will gradually decrease, and resource and environmental costs and social costs will continue to increase. Developed countries mostly address these problems by promoting urban renewal and promoting stock adjustment. After continuous development, China has completed the urbanization process of hundreds of years in Western developed countries in a few decades. Urbanization has entered the middle and late stages of rapid development. At the end of 2024, the urbanization rate of permanent residents reached 67%, and 940 million people worked and lived in cities and towns. At the same time, the crude extensive development model formed in China's high-speed urbanization process has brought many problems. For example, the intensity of urban development is too high, and "big city diseases" such as imbalance between people and land, air pollution, and traffic congestion are prominent, and the sustainability of urban development is affected. Effectively solving these problems urgently requires correcting the erroneous tendency of blindly expanding and "spreading the pie," and deeply grasping the strategic orientation of connotative urban development on the basis of understanding, respecting, and complying with the laws of urban development. It is necessary to coordinate the three links of planning, construction, and management, and promote the steady and long-term development of high-quality cities through measures such as improving the efficiency of existing space, optimizing resource utilization efficiency, rationally delineating urban development boundaries, and revitalizing idle and inefficient land.
From the perspective of urban development conditions, cities are the spatial carriers of economic activities, and the transformation of the stage of economic development will inevitably constrain and guide urban development goals, forms, and kinetic energy. Currently, China's 19 urban agglomerations carry about 75% of the country's population and contribute about 85% of the country's gross domestic product, and play an important role in China's economy. In the process of synchronized development of new industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, urbanization is the carrier and platform, carrying the development space of new industrialization and informatization, driving the accelerated development of agricultural modernization, and playing an irreplaceable integration role. Entering a new stage of development, the factor conditions, combination methods, and allocation efficiency of China's economic development have changed, and the old combination methods of production functions are difficult to sustain. To this end, we regard adhering to high-quality development as the hard truth of the new era, and focus on transforming the development model, optimizing the economic structure, and transforming growth drivers, so as to promote quality changes through efficiency changes and power changes. China's economic development has shifted from a stage of high-speed development to a stage of high-quality development, which has put forward new and higher requirements for urban development. The policies and systems formed in the past urban incremental expansion process, from local debt management to fiscal and financial measures, are no longer adapted to the needs of the development of the situation. In addition, the current population development in China presents the trend characteristics of fewer children, aging, and regional population increase and decrease differentiation, and the growth of the urban population will gradually shift to a platform period, which urgently requires cultivating and enhancing new kinetic energy for urban development through reform and opening up. Guided by the new development concept, deeply grasping the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, framing the total amount, limiting the capacity, revitalizing the stock, optimizing the increment, and improving the quality can continuously improve the quality of the urban environment, the quality of people's lives, and the competitiveness of cities. This is also conducive to releasing domestic demand potential, improving labor productivity, promoting social fairness and justice, and common prosperity for all people, thereby helping to promote the effective improvement of economic quality and the rational growth of quantity.
From the perspective of the purpose of urban development, the core of the city is people, and urban development must adhere to people-oriented principles. The essence of urbanization in Western capitalist countries is the urbanization of capital rather than the urbanization of people. Under the capitalist system, urban space has become a special commodity and is incorporated into the surplus value production system, and the purpose of urbanization is still to pursue profit maximization. China's urbanization process is not driven by capital. Since the new era, our Party has regarded serving the people wholeheartedly and providing the people with refined urban governance and good public services as the top priority of urban work, and has taken whether the people are satisfied and whether life is convenient as an important criterion for judging whether urban work is done well. After continuous development, the living standards of Chinese residents have improved significantly, and after becoming rich, they are more pursuing a high-quality life, and their expectations for urban livable life are also getting higher and higher. To better meet the people's yearning for a better life, we must adhere to the principle that people build the city and the city is for the people, and deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development. It is necessary to grasp the internal connection between production space, living space, and ecological space, focus on solving the most concerning, most direct, and most realistic interests of the people, and continuously improve urban functions, so as to improve the quality of urban development while achieving intensive and efficient production space, livable and moderate living space, and beautiful ecological space, so that the people can live more conveniently, comfortably, and beautifully in the city.
To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, it is necessary to accurately grasp the important principles of "five transformations and five more emphases."
This Central Urban Work Conference put forward the important principles of "five transformations and five more emphases" around adhering to connotative urban development, clarifying the dialectics of doing a good job in urban work. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, we must adhere to these important principles.
Overall, the "five transformations and five more emphases" are a profound summary of the experiences and lessons of urban development in the world, grasping the future development trend of cities, starting from China's basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism, and based on the new situation facing China's urban work in the new era and on the new journey. It is a guiding and forward-looking governance framework condensed on the basis of comprehensive analysis of China's stage of productivity development, historical and cultural characteristics, etc. The "five transformations and five more emphases" involve the transformation of urban work concepts, methods, driving forces, focus, and methods, and are a systematic change. They are both consistent with and keep pace with the times with the "one respect and five coordinations" proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Central Urban Work Conference in 2015, clarifying the values and methodology of urban development, deepening the understanding of the regularity of urban development with Chinese characteristics, and achieving a major breakthrough in urban work theory and practice. It is an enrichment and development of Marxist urban theory and provides a scientific guide for connotative urban development in the new era. Specifically, each "transformation" and "more emphasis" has rich meaning.
Transforming the concept of urban development and paying more attention to people-oriented principles is the inherent requirement of building a modern people's city. The concept is the guide to action, and the concept of urban development determines the effectiveness of urban development. The essence of modernization is the modernization of people, and modern people's cities should pay more attention to people-oriented principles. In the past, some local urban work had a tendency to "emphasize things and neglect people." For example, some cities were built larger and more beautiful, but residents had difficulty going to school, seeing doctors, and taking care of the elderly, and the people's lives were inconvenient. It should be seen that as an organic life, the city is the protagonist and the core, and the key is the 12 words of food, clothing, housing, transportation, birth, aging, illness, death, and living and working in peace and contentment. The starting point and foothold of urban work should be people. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, it is necessary to transform the concept of urban development, not "see things but not people," but to pay more attention to people-oriented principles. This means that urban public investment should shift from material forms to focusing on service forms and welfare forms, and pay more attention to "investing in people." We must always focus on the people's yearning for a better life, integrate the concept of making people's lives more comfortable into the entire process of urban planning, construction, development, and governance, reflect it in every detail, optimize public services, improve the living environment, and protect people's livelihood and well-being, and strive to build cities into beautiful homes where people and people, and people and nature coexist harmoniously.
Transforming the urban development model and paying more attention to intensive efficiency is the key to improving the quality and level of urban development. The development model determines the quality of urban development. In the stage of high economic growth, China's urban scale has expanded and the geographical area has increased, but at the same time, problems such as the destruction of urban context and style and the insufficient guarantee of urban safety and resilience have also occurred. It should be seen that cities are the most concentrated places of various factor resources and economic and social activities. Urban development cannot only consider expanding the scale and economic benefits, but must coordinate the production needs, living needs, ecological needs, and safety needs of urban development. For example, if a city's industries are over-concentrated and its functions are over-expanded, the population will be over-concentrated. Once the population and economic scale exceed the local water resource carrying capacity, it will have to over-exploit groundwater, leading to an imbalance in the proportion of ecological space and construction space, and the environmental capacity will inevitably become smaller. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, it is necessary to promote the transformation of the urban development model from incremental expansion to stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement, and pay more attention to intensive efficiency, so as to obtain greater economic and social benefits with less resource input. It is necessary to take a path of resource conservation, low-carbon environmental protection, and quality priority through optimizing the urban functional structure and spatial layout, improving the level of intensive and economical use of resources and space, and promoting industrial transformation and upgrading.
Transforming the driving force of urban development and paying more attention to characteristic development is the inevitable move to enhance the core competitiveness of cities. The driving force of urban development reflects the sustainable development capacity of cities. The conditions in various parts of China vary greatly, and cities have different resource endowments, geographical environments, and development levels. However, in recent years, some local urban construction has lacked characteristics, the style is monotonous, and phenomena such as "thousands of cities with one face" and industrial homogenization have appeared. If they are all concentrated on a few tracks, it will not only be difficult for various places to exert their strengths, but also bring about waste of resources. It should be seen that each city has its own unique style, which is formed by the long-term accumulation of its natural geographical environment, economic and social factors, and residents' production and living methods. Finding the right position in the overall development of the country, achieving 因风吹火，照纹劈柴 (yīn fēng chuī huǒ, zhào wén pī chái - "blow fire with the wind, split wood along the grain," to act according to circumstances), and forming a differentiated development of "I have what others don't have, I am better than others have, and I am more unique than others are good" can enhance the driving force and vitality of urban development. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, it is necessary to promote the transformation of the driving force of urban development from relying on traditional factor-driven to relying on characteristic advantage-driven, and pay more attention to characteristic development. Various places, based on their own resource endowments and comparative advantages, actively integrate into the construction of a new development pattern, give full play to the pivotal role of cities in the domestic and international dual circulation, adapt measures to local conditions, implement policies according to the city, and give full play to their strengths, which can enhance the core competitiveness of cities and form a situation of "each is beautiful, and all are beautiful together" between cities.
Transforming the focus of urban work to place greater emphasis on governance investment is an important foundation for promoting high-standard urban renewal, high-level operation, and high-efficiency governance. In the past, some cities have focused more on economic goals in their development, lacking long-term planning and governance operations, and tending to emphasize construction while neglecting governance. For example, some cities have focused on large squares, wide roads, and high-rise buildings, resulting in "**半拉子工程**" (bàn lā zi gōng chéng - "unfinished projects," projects left incomplete). Some towns have engaged in large-scale demolition and construction, leading to the gradual disappearance of urban cultural characteristics, which is not conducive to improving the urban living environment. It should be recognized that a city is an organic unity of production space, living space, and ecological space. Adhering to respect for nature, inheritance of history, green and low-carbon development, and strengthening refined governance can improve the sustainability and livability of urban development. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of the connotative development of cities, it is necessary to shift the focus of urban work from more emphasis on early construction to more emphasis on governance investment. Only by paying more attention to the construction of governance capabilities, relying on technological innovation, institutional innovation, and refined governance to improve the efficiency and resilience of urban operation, can we truly realize the modernization of urban governance and achieve the fundamental transformation of urban development from physical space expansion to social function optimization. This is also a test of the performance of urban builders and governors.
Transforming urban work methods to place greater emphasis on overall coordination is a strong guarantee for improving the urban work pattern and better forming synergy. Urban economy, population, industry, space, ecology, culture, and other factors are highly coupled, forming an organically unified whole. This determines that urban work must establish systematic thinking, conduct in-depth research and careful deployment on major issues related to urban development, and systematically promote work in all aspects. In the past, some urban management was "**九龙治水**" (jiǔ lóng zhì shuǐ - "nine dragons controlling the water," each department managing its own affairs without coordination), causing some chaos, such as drawing boundaries as prisons, local protectionism, and market segmentation. To effectively respond to this situation, it is necessary to transform urban work methods, break the "**一亩三分地**" (yī mǔ sān fēn dì - "one mu and three fen of land," narrow-minded) mentality, and shift from emphasizing the work of single departments and single fields in the past to collaborative cooperation among multiple departments and multiple fields. To deeply grasp the strategic orientation of the connotative development of cities, it is necessary to transform urban work methods, pay more attention to overall coordination, be good at mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties, and gather synergy to promote high-quality urban development. It is necessary to strengthen the concept of the system, and through multi-planning integration, inter-departmental joint meetings, and one-network management, the government's visible hand, the market's invisible hand, and the citizens' diligent hand will work in the same direction, breaking down departmental divisions and administrative barriers, and realizing the comprehensive and coordinated development of urban space, economy, society, and ecology.
Firmly Grasp Key Tasks and Unswervingly Promote High-Quality Urban Development
The Central Urban Work Conference deployed the key tasks of urban work of "one optimization and six constructions." The "Opinions" made specific deployments for promoting high-quality urban development from optimizing the modern urban system and cultivating and strengthening new drivers of urban development. These strategic deployments are a systematic plan made by deeply grasping the strategic orientation of the connotative development of cities and based on the overall situation of the development of the Party and the country. They not only focus on solving outstanding problems at present, but also systematically plan for long-term development. They are a response to deeply grasp and actively adapt to the changing situation of urban development, and clearly outline the "construction map" for promoting high-quality urban development. We must integrate these requirements and deployments and implement them without compromise.
Optimize a multi-center, networked modern urban system. A modern urban system should promote the coordinated development of large, medium, and small cities and towns, so that different types of cities have carrying capacity, and different groups can find suitable work and living spaces. To this end, we must focus on improving the comprehensive carrying capacity of cities for population and economic and social development, accelerate the cultivation and strengthening of urban agglomerations and metropolitan areas, promote the interconnection of rail transit, urban express lines, and expressway networks, and build a city network with clear nodes, distinct levels, and mutual support. Promote the urbanization construction with county towns as an important carrier in a classified manner, focus on the development of characteristic resources and industrial chains, guide supporting industries, public services, and living facilities to extend to the county, promote the dual improvement of the quality of county urbanization and population absorption capacity, and realize the coordinated development of large, medium, and small cities and towns.
Develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and accelerate the construction of innovative cities. Innovation is the "key variable" and "maximum increment" for winning the future. As the center of economic development, cities are the main battlefields for technological innovation and industrial development. We must seize the opportunity of the in-depth development of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and build a modern industrial system based on our own resource endowments and industrial foundation. Improve the whole-chain industrial innovation system and promote the deep coupling of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. Improve innovation policies, strengthen element guarantees, and build high-level innovation platforms and open incubation networks. Create a fair, transparent, high-quality, and efficient business environment, fully stimulate the vitality of various innovation entities, continuously enhance the endogenous power and radiation-driving ability of urban innovation and development, and give full play to the hub role of cities in the domestic and international dual circulation.
Deeply practice the people-centered urban concept and promote the construction of livable cities. The city is the city of the people. We must coordinate and optimize public service resources such as education, medical care, elderly care, culture, and transportation, and effectively improve the coverage and accessibility of basic public services. Adhere to the integrated planning of population, industry, towns, and transportation, optimize the urban spatial structure, and promote the balance of work and residence and the integration of industry and city. Orderly promote urban renewal actions, focus on key areas such as old residential areas and shantytowns, and coordinate the promotion of infrastructure improvement, public space transformation, and historical style protection. Adhere to the positioning of "housing is for living in, not for speculation," accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development, promote the transformation of cities from "having a place to live" to "having a good place to live," and make cities truly become beautiful homes for the vast number of citizens to live and work in peace and contentment and live a happy life.
Adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and promote the construction of beautiful cities. Firmly establish and practice the concept that green waters and green mountains are invaluable assets, adhere to precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and law-based pollution control, and consolidate the results of ecological environment governance. Strictly implement the red line of land and space planning control and strictly abide by the urban development boundary. Accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of traditional industries such as steel, chemical, and building materials, deepen the promotion of energy conservation and emission reduction in key areas such as electricity and construction, improve the green finance, carbon market, and technological innovation support system, and take the "dual carbon" goal as the traction to accelerate the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy system, and promote cities to enter a sustainable development model of resource conservation, environmental friendliness, and circular regeneration. Guide citizens to develop green travel, garbage classification, and low-carbon consumption lifestyles, and form a social consensus on green development.
Coordinate development and security and promote the construction of resilient cities. Safety and reliability are the prominent features of resilient cities. We must coordinate the promotion of the transformation and upgrading of old urban infrastructure and the construction of new infrastructure, and use smart pipe networks, green buildings, intelligent transportation, and other means to make urban operation safer, more orderly, smarter, and more efficient. Improve the whole-life cycle management mechanism of buildings covering planning, design, construction, use, maintenance, and demolition, and strictly implement the housing safety assessment and hidden danger investigation system. Improve the urban natural disaster prevention system, and strengthen the monitoring, early warning, and emergency response capabilities of geological disasters, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, and other risks. Concentrate efforts to carry out special rectification of risk hazards in key areas such as gas, fire protection, underground space, and dangerous chemicals, improve the urban public safety system and social security prevention and control system, and make the vast number of people live in cities more at ease, at ease, and comfortably.
Promote socialist core values and promote the construction of civilized cities. Improve the historical and cultural protection and inheritance system, improve the urban style management system, systematically protect important spatial carriers such as historical blocks, cultural sites, and traditional style areas that reflect the city's historical heritage and regional characteristics, and encourage the integration of cultural elements such as calligraphy, opera, crafts, etiquette, etc. into urban space, community life, and artistic expression. Enrich the public cultural service supply system, optimize the allocation of cultural resources, and promote the opening of cultural facilities such as libraries, art galleries, and intangible cultural heritage exhibition venues to the public. Systematically promote the moral construction of citizens and public civilization guidance, and enhance the civic civilization literacy and social civilization level. Through the coordinated promotion of cultural protection, service supply, and spiritual cultivation, we will comprehensively create a modern civilized city image with profound cultural heritage, distinctive Chinese characteristics, and the style of the times.
Use digital technology to empower urban governance and promote the construction of smart cities. Relying on new technologies such as big data, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, we will coordinate the promotion of the construction of the "urban brain," promote the digital and intelligent transformation of urban operation and governance methods, and improve the accuracy and coordination of urban governance. Accelerate the realization of digital, process-oriented, and integrated government services, and improve the convenience and accessibility of urban public service supply. Encourage the construction of intelligent travel networks, realize the efficient coordination of traffic monitoring, command and dispatch, and emergency response, and accelerate the formation of a modern smart city development pattern.
(Written by: The Task Force of the Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The greatness of a great power also carries the weight of a great power. The myriad of affairs, in the final analysis, are the affairs of thousands of households." Leading cadres taking on major tasks for the benefit of the people is where their original aspiration lies and what their responsibilities entail. At the same time, it should also be seen that doing big things is not about building castles in the air and cannot ignore specific details. Only by properly accounting for both the "big picture" and the "small details" can the "grand strokes" of decisions and measures be filled with the everyday atmosphere of daily life and truly satisfy the people.
The "big picture" is like a towering tree, and the "small details" are like deeply rooted roots. If one only thinks about lush foliage and ignores the nourishment of the roots, a tree will eventually be difficult to grow vigorously. In reality, some local projects and construction are always "separated by a layer" from the people's personal feelings. While striving to build large projects and pursue eye-catching data, they are slow to respond to and neglect to solve the "key small things" around the masses. The reason for this sometimes lies in not properly handling the relationship between accounting for the "big picture" and accounting for the "small details." For example, urban construction is the "big picture," while the old neighbors' emotional attachment to their homeland and transitional resettlement are the "small details." In the process of demolition and resettlement, some leading cadres do not consider the details of the work carefully and fail to do a good job in mass work, so that the good deeds that benefit the people encounter resistance and contradictions in the process of implementation. This is a failure to properly handle the relationship between accounting for the "big picture" and accounting for the "small details."
"Difficult tasks in the world must be started with the easy; great tasks in the world must be started with the detailed." If one is only obsessed with grand narratives and neglects meticulous actions, even the most beautiful blueprint can only be like clouds floating in the air: high above but difficult to implement in detail. The ability of those who are good at doing big things often lies in their ability to accurately transform the magnificent power of overall development into a trickle of warmth that benefits individuals. To have this ability, leading cadres must first bend down and observe the real situation, listen to voices in the streets and alleys, and understand the real situation in urgent and difficult situations. Only in this way can we have a clear understanding of the practical matters related to the people's daily lives.
During his time as an educated youth in Liangjiahe (梁家河), Shaanxi (陕西) Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally experienced the hardships of the villagers' lives and was deeply impressed by a saying of the local people: "A fat first month, a thin second month, half-dead in March and April." Years later, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the United States, he frankly stated his simple wish back then to the world at a joint welcome banquet hosted by the local government of Washington State and American friendly groups: "One thing I look forward to very much is to let the villagers have a full meal of meat, and often eat meat." This heavy grassroots experience has become the emotional cornerstone of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) high attention to people's livelihood. Since then, whether working locally or in the central government, he has always focused on solving the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, transforming the subtle observation of the people's warmth and coldness into a working method of precise policy implementation, focusing on pain points and difficulties to exert targeted efforts, and alleviating people's livelihood concerns with practical measures that benefit the people.
"The movement of a roc does not depend on the lightness of a single feather; the speed of a fine steed does not depend on the strength of a single foot." The realization of grand goals is never accomplished in one fell swoop or in a whirlwind, but is advanced bit by bit through continuous and deep cultivation without abandoning the slightest details and with sustained effort. The way to good governance is to focus on the subtle and essential. Those who are good at accounting for the "big picture" also need to temper the craftsmanship and patience to be good at accounting for the "small details." The rooting of every policy measure requires hammering one nail after another with the spirit of nailing nails, and calibrating the direction of governance by accurately connecting with the needs of the masses; the solution of every livelihood problem requires upholding the wisdom of “致广大而尽精微” (zhì guǎng dà ér jìn jīng wēi - "achieving breadth and depth," pursuing both the extensive and the refined), both observing the overall situation and planning the overall situation, and seeing the truth in the details. This requires leading cadres to not only have the "big picture of the country" in mind, but also have the perseverance and tenacity to put in the "embroidery effort," using a "small incision" to leverage "big livelihood" in threading the needle, demonstrating the temperature of governance in the square inch, and cultivating the foundation of development in the accumulation of days and months.
On the new journey, the "big picture" of building a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation is closely related to and mutually accomplished by the "small details" of thousands of homes. Only by consciously thinking and acting under the overall situation, while keeping in mind the urgent and difficult problems in the streets and alleys and in the fields, can we gather trickles of living water into surging rivers, make the dividends of reform more perceptible and accessible, and better benefit thousands of households with the achievements of Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵展慧
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On September 1st, the personal consumption loan interest subsidy policy was officially implemented. How to apply for the interest subsidy "red envelope," what are the precautions in the application and use of loans, and how can financial institutions better serve consumers? The reporter interviewed several bank branches.
How to apply for a loan?
You can apply on your mobile phone, and sign a supplementary interest subsidy contract when withdrawing and using the loan.
"I want to buy a new mobile phone, but I'm a bit tight on funds recently. Do you have any suitable loan products to recommend?" At around 3 pm on September 1st, customer Li Nannan (李楠楠) walked into the Everbright Bank Beijing Deshengmen Branch (光大银行北京德胜门支行). Customer manager Zhan Xuewei (战雪炜) greeted her to understand her needs.
"We have a loan product that is very suitable for your needs. You can easily apply on your mobile phone, and you can also enjoy the interest subsidy policy that was just implemented today," Zhan Xuewei said while demonstrating on her mobile phone.
Under Zhan Xuewei's guidance, Li Nannan completed the credit approval. How to enjoy the interest subsidy policy next? "As long as you sign a supplementary interest subsidy contract when withdrawing and using the loan, and agree to authorize us to identify the transaction information of your account, no other additional operations are required," Zhan Xuewei said.
How much is the policy "red envelope" worth? Zhan Xuewei calculated the amount for Li Nannan: "For small consumption within 50,000 yuan, after multiple amounts are added up, you can enjoy a maximum interest subsidy of 1,000 yuan at the same lending institution."
Zhan Xuewei introduced that among the customers who came to inquire about and apply for consumer loans today, many were for large consumption expenditures such as purchasing cars and renovations. For single consumption amounts exceeding 50,000 yuan, the interest subsidy is calculated with 50,000 yuan as the upper limit. After multiple amounts are added up, you can enjoy a maximum interest subsidy of 3,000 yuan at the same lending institution.
The reporter saw at some bank outlets that introductions to the consumer loan interest subsidy policy had been placed in the lobby, and some were also equipped with staff to explain the relevant policies. Some banks also cooperate with some appliance stores and decoration stores to introduce the consumer loan interest subsidy policy to consumers at the corresponding consumption locations.
"Calculated at an interest subsidy ratio of 1%, every 10 billion yuan of fiscal expenditure can theoretically support 1 trillion yuan of consumption demand," said Lin Yingqi (林英奇), an analyst in the banking industry research department of China International Capital Corporation (中金公司). He believes that banking financial institutions should strengthen policy publicity and interpretation, and release interest subsidy policy information through multiple channels such as official websites, mobile banking apps, WeChat official accounts, and outlets, and provide targeted consulting services for consumers.
How to enjoy the interest subsidy?
Ensure that loan funds are used for real consumption, and there are requirements for payment methods.
"Today, the phone has been ringing almost non-stop," Zhan Xuewei said. As soon as the interest subsidy function went online, there were many customers who inquired and applied. In addition to how to apply, many customers are also concerned about how to get the policy "red envelope."
"Applications start on September 1st, but the real enjoyment of the interest subsidy refund is actually when repaying the loan," Zhan Xuewei introduced. To receive the interest subsidy "red envelope" when repaying the loan, the first thing is to ensure that the loan funds are used for real consumption, and there are also certain requirements for payment methods. "Directly swiping a debit card, or using WeChat, Alipay, etc. to scan the code for consumption, can mostly be identified by the bank. However, if you withdraw the loan and use cash for consumption, the bank will not be able to judge the use of funds through the system, and you may not be able to enjoy the interest subsidy." In addition, transferring consumer loans to individuals, including paying by scanning the personal collection code of merchants, and swiping a credit card for consumption, cannot enjoy the interest subsidy.
If consumers find that the bank has not automatically identified the consumption purpose when repaying the loan and have not enjoyed the interest subsidy, what should they do? Relevant staff from China Construction Bank (建设银行) introduced that starting from September 5th, a manual review channel for consumer transaction vouchers will be opened to customers. Customers can upload consumer transaction vouchers according to the prompts in the consumer loan fiscal interest subsidy zone of the mobile bank, and the interest subsidy can be carried out after the system background review is passed. Relevant staff from Agricultural Bank of China (农行), Bank of China (中行), Bank of Communications (交行) and other banks also stated that they can submit consumption invoices and other materials to the bank outlets, or submit vouchers online.
"We hope to achieve a smooth process when applying and a sense of gain when receiving," Zhan Xuewei introduced. When repaying the loan, a text message will be sent to the borrower, stating the specific amount of interest subsidy enjoyed, so that consumers can receive the "red envelope" clearly.
"The implementation of this interest subsidy policy is also a test of service capabilities for banks," said Zhu Ying (朱莹), Deputy Director of the Beijing Branch of Everbright Bank (光大银行北京分行). Whether it is daily convenient small consumption or large consumption in key areas, the interest subsidy function must be accurately identified.
Experts suggest that although the "red envelope" is good, it should not be received blindly. "Consumer loans should be applied for based on the consumption needs and actual needs of individuals and families. They should act according to their capabilities and be reasonably moderate. They should not apply casually because of the high amount and low interest rate, and the personal debt burden should be controlled at a reasonable level," said Dong Ximiao (董希淼), chief researcher of Zhaolian and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Finance and Development Laboratory (上海金融与发展实验室).
How to optimize the experience?
Improving services and preventing risks are equally important. Existing consumer loan customers who meet the conditions can also enjoy interest subsidies.
In addition to implementing the interest subsidy policy in full swing, relevant financial institutions continue to optimize services so that more consumers can enjoy the policy dividends.
Customer Mr. Lin (林先生) is an existing consumer loan customer of China Construction Bank. He applied for "Jian Yi Dai (建易贷)" in July this year but has not used the loan funds. Recently, Mr. Lin had the idea of buying a car, so he called the customer manager to inquire whether he could enjoy the interest subsidy. The customer manager said that customers who originally applied for consumer loans and have not used up the loan funds can also enjoy fiscal interest subsidies if they use the consumer loans for actual consumption after September 1st.
Mr. Lin experienced it on-site at the bank outlet. It only took a few minutes from signing the interest subsidy agreement to using the loan funds and paying the loan to the car dealer's account. It is understood that many banks have introduced similar regulations for existing consumer loan customers.
The personal consumption loan interest subsidy policy has just begun to be implemented. It is necessary to promote the policy to benefit consumers to the greatest extent and to strengthen risk prevention and control and compliance management so that the interest subsidy loan funds are truly used for consumption. Experts believe that it still needs to be improved in practice.
"Financial institutions should accurately judge the repayment ability based on consumers' occupation, income, debt, credit status, etc., and further strengthen the monitoring of loan purposes and fund flows to ensure that relevant loans are not misappropriated and interest subsidy funds are not obtained fraudulently," Dong Ximiao believes. At the same time, it is also necessary to improve the scientificity and accuracy of credit approval, reduce "multiple borrowing" and excessive credit granting, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 葛孟超
According to the "Implementation Plan for Fiscal Interest Subsidies for Individual Consumer Loans," from September 1 this year to August 31 next year, consumers who apply for consumer loans through designated lending institutions and use them for actual consumption will receive an annual interest subsidy of 1 percentage point, and the maximum will not exceed 50% of the loan contract interest rate. During the policy implementation period, the cumulative interest subsidy limit for all individual consumer loans that each borrower can enjoy at one lending institution is 3,000 yuan (RMB) (corresponding to a cumulative consumption amount of 300,000 yuan (RMB) that meets the conditions), of which the cumulative interest subsidy limit for a single personal consumer loan of less than 50,000 yuan (RMB) that can be enjoyed at one lending institution is 1,000 yuan (RMB) (corresponding to a cumulative consumption amount of 100,000 yuan (RMB) that meets the conditions).
Currently, the interest rate on personal consumer loans from commercial banks is generally around 3%. During the implementation of this policy, the interest rate actually borne by consumers is expected to drop to around 2%.
It is important to pay attention to the scope of consumption. The scope of interest subsidies covers two types of consumption: one is daily consumption of less than 50,000 yuan (RMB) per transaction, and the other is consumption in key areas of 50,000 yuan (RMB) and above, such as household cars, elderly care and childbirth, education and training, cultural tourism, home furnishing and decoration, electronic products, and health care.
Pay attention to the lending institutions. A total of 23 lending institutions have been designated this time, including 6 large commercial banks, 12 joint-stock banks, and 5 other individual consumer loan issuing institutions, all of which are financial institutions with wide geographical coverage and frequent consumer contact.
Pay attention to the steps for applying for interest subsidies. Many banks have stated that the system can automatically identify consumer account consumption transaction information and automatically carry out interest subsidy operations. The intelligent customer service of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行) Mobile Banking APP provides detailed operating rules for personal consumer loan interest subsidies. In order to simplify borrower operations to the greatest extent, customers can follow the general loan process to apply for personal consumer loans through the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行) APP or business outlets and sign the "Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行) Personal Consumer Loan Fiscal Interest Subsidy Service Agreement." On the loan interest settlement date, when the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行) collects loan interest from the borrower, the system will automatically carry out interest subsidy operations and directly deduct the interest subsidy funds. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行), Bank of Communications (交通银行) and other institutions have successively launched consumer loan interest subsidy zones in their mobile banking APPs, where consumers can check the amount and details of their personal consumer loan interest subsidies.
In addition, the Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行) reminds that it strictly prohibits providing false qualifications, false materials, false guarantees, false transactions, false uses, etc., or applying for loans through illegal intermediaries, including "packaged loans," "professional debt bearers," and "high appraisal and high loans." For those who fail to pass the review of relevant departments or illegally obtain interest subsidy funds, the bank will deduct or recover them in accordance with regulations. Borrowers who illegally obtain interest subsidy funds will be included in their personal credit records and dealt with seriously in accordance with laws and regulations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马跃峰 黄 娴 陈隽逸
On August 30th, the 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo concluded in Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州). Over three days, representatives from domestic and international government departments, corporate executives, experts, and scholars engaged in exchanges around the theme of "Gathering Digital Momentum for Industries, Intelligently Initiating a New Chapter of Development." A total of 89 activities were held, attracting over 55,000 attendees, including more than 16,000 registered guests from around the world and 375 Chinese and foreign exhibitors.
This year's Big Data Expo actively promoted the creation of a supply and demand matchmaking platform for digital economy innovation and development solutions. It established an international supply and demand matchmaking cooperation exhibition area, organized supporting international supply and demand matchmaking and exchange activities, fully showcased digital solutions and experiences, and promoted the innovative development of the global digital economy.
This year's Big Data Expo ran the theme of "Market-oriented Allocation Reform of Data Elements" throughout the entire event. During the Big Data Expo, the Beijing International Big Data Exchange (北京国际大数据交易所), the Shenzhen Data Exchange (深圳数据交易所), and the Guiyang Big Data Exchange (贵阳大数据交易所) jointly hosted the "Data Transaction Ecosystem Conference." "Data, as a new type of production factor, its value release has become the driving force for high-quality development," said Zhang Guangqi (张光奇), Vice Chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (贵州省政协). "The joint holding of the Data Transaction Ecosystem Conference by the three data exchanges is a practice of uniting the national data ecological synergy."
Focusing on cutting-edge issues and conducting in-depth discussions, experts and scholars and representatives from the business community at the Big Data Expo jointly outlined a future vision of coexistence between people, machines, and the world. At the "2025 Big Data Expo·DATA Night" hosted by People's Daily (人民网) and Guizhou Big Data Group (贵州大数据集团), more than 200 Chinese and foreign representatives from government, industry, academia, research, and application fields gathered to explore the development path of data and embodied intelligence industry integration and innovation. Ren Xianliang (任贤良), Secretary-General of the World Internet Conference (世界互联网大会), believes that the high-speed development of embodied intelligence technologies and applications represented by humanoid robots has become a new high ground for global technological competition in the digital intelligence era. In order to seize the development opportunities brought by embodied intelligence and address potential risks and challenges, it is necessary to further promote open-source development, promote the joint construction and sharing of high-quality data sets, deepen global open cooperation, and promote technological achievements to benefit human society.
During the conference, a professional exhibition was also held, focusing on showcasing cutting-edge technologies and application results in fields such as digital infrastructure, AI large models, data security, and intelligent terminals. Concurrently with the exhibition, a series of activities such as supply and demand matchmaking, corporate roadshows, technology seminars, and corporate achievement releases were held, building a professional platform integrating technology exchange, business matchmaking, and achievement transformation.
This year's Big Data Expo exhibited more than 1,300 new products, new technologies, and new solutions, attracting 91,000 visitors. It set up six major themed exhibition halls: Digital Intelligence Leadership, Digital Intelligence Infrastructure, Digital Intelligence Services, Digital Intelligence Applications, Digital Intelligence Innovation, and Digital Intelligence Experience, with a professional exhibition area of 60,000 square meters.
Three robotic dogs nimbly and lively shuttle, automatically identifying equipment failures and accurately locating hidden dangers; on-site visitors put on exoskeleton equipment products to experience high-intensity work scenarios... In the Digital Intelligence Infrastructure theme exhibition hall, a series of data element and artificial intelligence technology integration and innovation achievements of China Southern Power Grid Company (南方电网公司) attracted many visitors. "We fully embrace the development of artificial intelligence, use high-quality data sets to generate high-quality large models, and use high-quality large models to empower related scenarios, and have built 292 industry AI depth applications," introduced Long Yun (龙云), General Manager of the Digitalization Department of China Southern Power Grid Company.
Walking through the exhibition hall, learn about the reshaping of bionic hands, experience the powerful functions of AI smart glasses, and explore AI tourism full-chain solutions... A batch of cutting-edge technologies and innovative products have been unveiled one after another, presenting the audience with a digital exhibition that integrates visual impact and immersive experience.
This year marks the eleventh successful holding of the Big Data Expo. During the Big Data Expo, 90 theoretical reports, industry standards, typical cases, and technological achievements were released. The "Data Element ×" Competition Guizhou (贵州) Division, the 9th Industrial Information Security Skills Competition Guizhou Division (Artificial Intelligence Security Championship), and the "Huawei Developer" Competition Guizhou Division were successfully held. Focusing on the data industry, computing power industry, artificial intelligence, and other fields, supply and demand matchmaking was carried out, planning 100 digital economy projects, attracting an investment of 46.336 billion yuan.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 富子梅 贺林平
At 7:15 AM on September 1st, the first shuttle bus for students crossing the border between Hengqin and Macao, carrying six Macao students, passed through the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸) with a convenient new customs clearance model of "on-board inspection, no disembarkation for customs clearance," heading to various schools in Macao. "Taking the free cross-border student shuttle bus from Hengqin only takes half an hour to reach school," said Ye Xuxu (叶栩栩), a high school student at Macao Pui Va Middle School (澳门培华中学) residing in Hengqin, happily.
The convenient experience stems from institutional innovation. Customs, border inspection, and other inspection units in Hengqin and Macao have adopted a closed-loop management approach for the shuttle bus. "The new measures require all passengers to pre-register their information so that immigration departments can grasp it in advance; students do not need to get off the bus to complete customs clearance procedures when the shuttle bus passes through customs," said Guo Liyan (郭丽燕), Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Control Department of the Macao Public Security Police Force (澳门治安警察局出入境管制厅).
"The first batch has already had 65 students sign up for the free shuttle bus. In mid-October, the remaining slots will be opened for students in need to register online, and registration is planned to be accepted before the start of each semester," introduced Feng Fangdan (冯方丹), Director of the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (横琴粤澳深度合作区民生事务局). To ensure the smooth implementation of the service, Hengqin and Macao have established a joint working group, with more than 10 departments from both places working together.
The Hengqin-Macao cross-border student shuttle bus is equipped with an information system, allowing parents, schools, and regulatory authorities to track vehicle dynamics in real-time; it is equipped with professional Macao drivers and escorts who accompany the entire journey, responsible for guiding boarding and alighting, personnel counting, and order maintenance; regular disinfection and cleaning are arranged, emergency supplies are equipped, and cross-border spare vehicles are also configured. "The new measures not only make the road to school safer but also help promote in-depth exchanges and integration between people in Hengqin and Macao," said Li Qiulin (李秋林), Principal of Macao Pui Va Middle School.
During the trial operation phase, the Hengqin-Macao cross-border student shuttle bus serves students from primary four to senior high school who study across the border in Hengqin and Macao, and who must be Chinese Macao permanent residents holding Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao Residents. The shuttle bus has 6 routes during the morning school hours and 2 routes during the afternoon school hours; it has 17 and 6 stops in Macao and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (横琴粤澳深度合作区) respectively, covering 27 schools in Macao. "The departments in Hengqin and Macao will continue to pay attention to and collect actual driving conditions and usage needs, continuously improve route planning, schedules, and safety guarantees, continuously optimize the experience of cross-border students in Hengqin and Macao, improve customs clearance efficiency, and strengthen emergency management," said Feng Fangdan.
"The Hengqin-Macao cross-border student shuttle bus is not only an upgrade and optimization of convenient customs clearance and cross-border commuting at Hengqin Port (横琴口岸), but also a key step in promoting the alignment of rules and the integration of people's livelihoods between Hengqin and Macao," said Xi Xin (郗鑫), Deputy Director of Hengqin Customs (横琴海关). Next, Hengqin and Macao will continue to improve the level of customs clearance facilitation and create a more convenient life for residents.
Return to TopIn the autumn, people go out of their homes to get close to nature and enjoy the good times. The picture shows tourists riding bamboo rafts to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the Jinhu Water Forest Scenic Area (金湖水上森林景区) in Huai'an City (淮安市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省) recently.
Photo by Zhou Shegen (周社根) (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) issued)
Return to TopAccording to a report from Beijing on September 1st (Reporters Liu Wenxin (刘温馨) and Zheng Yangyang (郑洋洋)), as of the end of June this year, the total scale of in-use computing power center racks in China reached 10.85 million standard racks, and the scale of intelligent computing power reached 788 hundred billion trillion operations per second (EFLOPS); the storage capacity exceeded 1680 exabytes (EB), an increase of approximately 40% compared to 2023; 1509 large models have been released, ranking among the top in the world.
Recently, the China Computing Power Platform (中国算力平台) completed the access work of sub-platforms in 10 provinces: Shanxi (山西), Liaoning (辽宁), Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Qinghai (青海), Ningxia (宁夏), and Xinjiang (新疆), realizing the comprehensive connection of "platform, subject, resources, ecology, and scenarios."
As a national comprehensive computing power service platform, the China Computing Power Platform (中国算力平台) integrates "supply, demand, and service," enabling compatibility and interoperability between different systems, platforms, and tools. As of the end of July, the platform's operating layer had over 1,000 registered enterprise users, more than 100 resident computing power service providers, over 110 high-quality computing power products listed, and more than 90 mainstream basic large models and vertical models connected, accumulating billions of pieces of computing power monitoring big data.
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reported by Han Xin (韩鑫) from this newspaper) On September 1st, over 30,000 fishing boats in the Yellow and Bohai Seas set sail for fishing. The Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport, in conjunction with fisheries departments, organized the "2025 Escort Fishing Season Action" in the northern sea area to ensure maritime traffic safety and smooth flow, and to safeguard the lives and property of fishermen. So far, all three major sea areas in China have ushered in the start of the fishing season this year.
From 12:00 on September 1st, the summer fishing moratorium in the sea area north of 35 degrees north latitude in China ended, and fishing boats in relevant areas competed to go to sea for operations. Maritime and fisheries departments in Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), Liaoning (辽宁), and Shandong (山东) deployed 104 law enforcement vessels such as maritime patrol and fishery administration vessels, 43 aircraft, and more than 700 law enforcement personnel to implement risk prevention and control measures such as joint maritime patrol and law enforcement, temporary traffic control, and emergency stationing of professional rescue forces in key and complex waters such as densely navigated areas and accident-prone areas.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 1st (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)) - The Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) recently organized a seminar on the construction of high grounds for integrated innovation of grain production technology and the display and exchange of major agricultural biological breeding projects.
Starting in 2024, the Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) will explore the establishment of high grounds for integrated innovation of grain production technology in the Huang-Huai region and the Northeast region in Suining County (睢宁县), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), and the Changchun National Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Zone (长春国家农业高新技术产业示范区) (hereinafter referred to as "Changchun Agricultural High-tech Zone (长春农高区)"), respectively, to guide the demonstration, application, and integrated support of scientific and technological achievements in major grain-producing areas.
At present, the Changchun Agricultural High-tech Zone (长春农高区) high ground has gathered 27 professional teams from 15 scientific research institutes and universities, including the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院), to implement new technologies such as fertilizer-density synergistic high-yield and efficiency. The Suining (睢宁) high ground relies on enterprise operation to explore promotion models such as managers, gathering teams from 13 scientific research institutes and universities such as the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (江苏省农业科学院), focusing on displaying 89 new varieties and 28 new technologies, covering multiple fields such as soil fertility improvement and biological breeding.
The Science and Technology Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) will focus on the goals of technology verification and achievement evaluation to promote the accelerated transformation of agricultural scientific and technological achievements into new agricultural productive forces.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦 皓
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From having no professional performances in the village for several years to being able to watch diverse programs right at their doorstep, the "Qianjiang Waves" Art Troupe (钱江浪花艺术团) in Zhejiang has persisted in bringing performances to the countryside for 20 years. They have continuously innovated their exhibition forms, enriched their performance team, and used art to immerse the rural areas, delivering high-quality cultural resources to the grassroots. Let us listen to the echoes of the two-way journey between culture and the countryside in the surging "waves."
"A thousand years without the sound of gongs and drums, ten thousand years to see a play begin." Speaking of the rural areas of Zhejiang more than 20 years ago, Lu Xianghan (陆湘汉), 72 years old this year and former general manager of the "Qianjiang Waves" Art Troupe (钱江浪花艺术团) (hereinafter referred to as "the Art Troupe"), blurted out a jingle. "At that time, from cultural facilities to talent, the countryside was very lacking, and professional performances were rare, maybe once every few years," said Lu Xianghan (陆湘汉).
In June 2005, Zhejiang held a research symposium for the provincial publicity and culture system. In that year, the Art Troupe was officially established. Fields, campuses, islands... Over the past 20 years, the Art Troupe has traveled through 11 prefecture-level cities, 90 counties (cities, districts), and more than 1,000 townships (streets) in Zhejiang Province, performing more than 5,000 shows and benefiting more than 10 million viewers.
The people's love is the inexhaustible driving force of the "waves."
Dongji Island (东极岛) in Zhoushan (舟山), Zhejiang, the Dongji Cultural Square (东极文化广场) is bustling with noise. Following the sound, a lively cultural benefit performance has begun—
On the stage, the "Monkey King" (美猴王) wields his golden cudgel, occasionally performing a backflip; under the stage, the elderly sit in twos and threes, and the children beat time to the music, laughter echoing on the island.
In addition to the martial arts play "Monkey King" (美猴王), the allegro "Striving for a New Era" (奋进新时代), the solo "On the Field of Hope" (在希望的田野上), the acrobatics "Top Flower Stand" (顶花坛), and other programs were staged in succession. "Wonderful performances 'jumped' out of the TV and came to our doorstep!" said Ms. Yang (杨女士), a resident, giving a thumbs up after watching the performance.
One of the difficulties in bringing performances to the countryside is inconvenient transportation, which makes it time-consuming and laborious to set up a stage.
Let's go back to 2005. On the drying ground in Qiandaohu Town (千岛湖镇), Chun'an County (淳安县), Hangzhou (杭州), villagers carefully watched a slightly simple stage vehicle—this was the first performance site of the Art Troupe's trial operation. The Art Troupe, in conjunction with stage design experts, assembled a multi-functional stage performance vehicle integrating sound, light, electricity, and machinery. "Usually it looks like a container, but when opened, it becomes a big stage. Local villagers call it 'Transformers'," Lu Xianghan (陆湘汉) said, unforgettable the expressions on everyone's faces when they first saw the "cultural through train."
Another difficulty lies in the people. As a comprehensive performing group, the Art Troupe is controlled by Zhejiang Performing Arts Group (浙江演艺集团), integrating various performance forms such as dance, vocal music, sketches, comic dialogues, and magic, with only a few dozen performers and staff members.
How to make the "waves" come one after another, and have more performance personnel? "Literary and art groups from all over the province and even outside the province are willing to appear on the performance vehicle, including many famous artists," said Lu Xianghan (陆湘汉). For each performance, the government will give the Art Troupe a subsidy in order to "purchase" programs from national art troupes and select excellent programs that the masses love to see.
Hu Shaojun (胡绍军), a 27-year-old actor, is a new "wave" in the troupe. "Gathering folk customs at the grassroots level, performing at the grassroots level, and asking the people to 'review the manuscript'," Hu Shaojun (胡绍军) was deeply impressed by the Art Troupe's performance guidelines, "The people's love is the inexhaustible driving force of our 'waves'."
Focus on interactive communication to enhance the audience's cultural experience.
In July 2005, Zhou Jie (周洁), who graduated from university, wrote "'Qianjiang Waves' Art Troupe" on the employment destination form, and has been associated with the Art Troupe ever since. Over the past 20 years, she has witnessed the changes of the "cultural through train."
That is an old photo from 20 years ago—in November 2005, in the mountainous area of Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang, actors carried equipment on their shoulders and hands to walk into the village. Zhou Jie (周洁), who had just joined the troupe, arrived at Xiaomei Town (小梅镇) in Longquan (龙泉), Lishui (丽水) after 10 hours of bumpy ride on the Art Troupe's bus.
This is the new scene now—in the multi-functional hall of Yuying Experimental Primary School (育英实验小学) in Songyang County (松阳县), Lishui (丽水), children listen attentively to the young propagandists telling red stories. These young propagandists are from Zhejiang Publishing United Group (浙江出版联合集团), and they also brought various books to the children. At Zhejiang Special Education Vocational College (浙江特殊教育职业学院), the Art Troupe gave a special performance to hearing-impaired students; in the old revolutionary area of Longquan (龙泉), Lishui (丽水), the Art Troupe carried out performances around red culture and invited the audience to perform on stage; in Qingyuan (庆元), Lishui (丽水), the Art Troupe built a "theater at the doorstep" in front of the antique cultural auditorium, and also conducted live broadcasts to facilitate online viewing by the audience...
"In the earliest days, we used mobile caravans to deliver performances to the grassroots. With the development of the times, our performance venues and performers are now more diverse, and the programs will also be adjusted according to local conditions," said Zhou Jie (周洁), who is now the executive deputy general manager of the Art Troupe. Although the form is changing, the original intention of bringing performances to the countryside has never changed.
The Art Troupe also has its own creative team. The anti-terrorism-themed situational drama "Crisis in Lin'an Prefecture" (临安府危机), the popular science situational drama "Go! Science +" (加油！科学+), the historical light comedy "Tang Bohu Courts Qiu Xiang" (唐伯虎点秋香), the musical "Great! Wu Changshuo" (大哉·吴昌硕), which reflects the life of the painter Wu Changshuo (吴昌硕)... The Art Troupe's original dramas are rich in cultural flavor and full of life, winning the love of the audience.
"We have been exploring the innovation of performance forms, while focusing on interactive communication, hoping to involve more audiences and enhance their cultural experience and sense of gain," said Zhou Jie (周洁).
Building friendship in performances, actors and audiences grow together.
"The vitality that the township has shown in recent years due to culture cannot be separated from the performance 'carried' on shoulders 19 years ago." Speaking of the story of the Art Troupe, Liao Hengmin (廖恒民), former cultural officer of Longyang Township (龙洋乡), Suichang County (遂昌县), Lishui (丽水), recalled the early winter of 2006.
The Art Troupe, which was originally scheduled to perform, was blocked by a landslide just 1 kilometer away from the village.
"The villagers were anxious when they heard that the performance was going to be cancelled." Liao Hengmin (廖恒民) still remembers that more than 60 people in the village took ropes, carried carrying poles, and rushed to the place where the caravan was located. Without saying a word, everyone carried props, picked up equipment, and ran towards the village.
That night, the performance was held as usual. Men, women, and children waited in the cold wind, preparing hot tea, noodles, and yellow rice cakes for the Art Troupe. After the performance, the villagers moved the performance equipment and props back to the caravan.
The cultural enthusiasm in the village was ignited. A year later, six townships, including Longyang Township (龙洋乡), jointly launched a cultural festival, which has been held for many years. Every Spring Festival, in the cultural auditorium, the "village evening" written, directed, and performed by the villagers themselves will always arrive as scheduled.
Lin Xiao (林晓), an actor of the Art Troupe, often recalls the heavy snow when he first joined the job in early 2013—the Art Troupe came to Nan Shanghu Village (南上湖村), Hengdian Town (横店镇), Dongyang City (东阳市), Jinhua (金华) in the thick snow. The villagers were full of expectations and had been waiting in the cold wind for a long time.
"In the past, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity, then expectation, and now resonance." Lin Xiao (林晓), who has grown into the head of the Art Troupe's Quyi Troupe, said that the actors are growing, and the audience is also growing.
Performing artists have also made friends with some audiences in the performances. Once, Ma Lin (马琳), a first-class performer of Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater (浙江歌舞剧院), followed the Art Troupe to perform in Yaozhuang Town (姚庄镇), Jiashan County (嘉善县), Jiaxing (嘉兴). A local farmer couple wanted to ask Ma Lin (马琳) to guide their daughter who liked to play the erhu. After listening to a piece, Ma Lin (马琳) immediately expressed his willingness to accept her as a disciple, and then added: I don't charge money, charging money is not "sending culture."
In October 2007, actor Jia Bing (贾冰) took the large-scale light comedy "The Story of a Small Village" (小村故事), which he wrote and directed, to the stage of the "cultural through train" and performed it for more than 20 consecutive shows. This is also the starting point for young Yue opera actors such as Chen Lijun (陈丽君) and Li Yunxiao (李云霄) to "practice their skills." They have gone to the countryside many times to perform, bringing classic works such as "Pearl Tower · Losing the Tower" (珍珠塔·失塔) and "Peacock Flies Southeast · Farewell" (孔雀东南飞·惜别离) to the folks...
"'Qianjiang Waves' (钱江浪花) carries not only a play, but also a spiritual home shared by millions of people. This cultural light cavalry must rush to the mountains and seas and bring the 'waves' of culture to every corner of the land of Zhejiang," said Lu Dan (陆丹), head of the Art Troupe.
Return to TopBy: 毛卫宁
Authenticity breeds credibility, and credibility fosters empathy.
What truly touches the heart are always the "people" who grow from the soil.
Recently, "Our Rivers and Mountains" (《我们的河山》) was broadcast on CCTV-1 (央视一套). This epic of the entire people's War of Resistance against Japan, created to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, not only carries the weight of history but is also a persistent pursuit of "authenticity"—we attempted to use the most simple and even "clumsy" methods to inquire into that history of blood and fire forged between the mountains and rivers.
The original intention of the creation stemmed from a strong belief: the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan is not a fictional, passionate legend, but an epic written with the lives of thousands upon thousands of ordinary Chinese people. How can today's audience, especially young people, touch that burning history? Only by sinking down, sinking into the texture of history, and getting close to the breath of the land.
Authenticity breeds credibility, and credibility fosters empathy. I have directed many works such as "Ten Send-Offs to the Red Army" (《十送红军》), "Ordinary World" (《平凡的世界》), and "Tempered into Steel" (《百炼成钢》). Looking back on more than 30 years of creative work, "three authenticities" are the unchanging creative rules: historical authenticity, war authenticity, and life authenticity.
"Our Rivers and Mountains" tells the story of the War of Resistance in the Yimeng Mountain (沂蒙山) area. To this end, screenwriter Liu Gejian (刘戈建) and the Huace (华策) team took root in the Shandong Provincial Archives (山东省档案馆), digging out details from the sealed historical materials. Key plots in the play, such as the "Lüjiazhai Defense War" (吕家寨保卫战) and the "115th Division's Eastward Advance" (115师东进), are all supported by real events. For example, when showing the scene of the people of Lüjiazhai (吕家寨) annihilating more than a hundred enemies with earthen guns and broadswords, we refused to make fun of history and used a nearly cruel long shot "in one take" to show the tragic nature of the war, just to restore the "sense of presence" of history. The sharpness of history lies precisely in this unadorned roughness and authenticity.
The most difficult thing is to make the scene truly "alive." Summer harvest is the lifeline of farmers and a symbol of the close relationship between the army and the people, but the filming period of the series was in autumn and winter. We did not consider using special effects to "create" a wheat field, but instead bought hundreds of acres of mature wheat fields in advance, harvested them and stored them in warehouses, and at the same time tried to sow several acres of wheat in the off-season.
What truly touches the heart are always the "people" who grow from the soil. The protagonist Zhuang Qifeng (庄埼风) was initially a "scholar" who did not understand the suffering of the people; Zhang Zhiping (张治平) endured humiliation and bore the burden of hiding in the enemy camp, and even his close relatives scolded him as a traitor... These imperfect characters continue to grow, precisely becoming the underlying tone of empathy for the audience. "Our Rivers and Mountains" is not only about war, but about people in war; it is not only about history, but about the spirit in history.
During filming, an old Yimeng (沂蒙) villager saw the cloth shoes of actor Wang Lei (王雷) covered in mud and said in a low voice: "Back then, my grandfather supported the front, and he wore shoes like these... When the shoe upper was worn through, he would tie it with straw rope and continue walking." All our efforts are precisely to allow today's young audience to touch the temperature of that history and understand the Yimeng Mountain (沂蒙山) folk song floating in the wind, right? When Zhuang Qifeng (庄埼风) finally understood that "the people are the foundation of victory," and when the people's role shouted, "If I live, the Eighth Route Army lives; even if I die, the Eighth Route Army must live," a viewer's comment from a post-00s netizen wrote: "Finally understood the weight of the four words 'people's war' in the textbook."
Rivers and mountains bear witness, and the passion has not cooled. History is never written by miracles. Only by holding reverence and taking one step at a time can the sparks of the spirit travel through time and illuminate the road we came from. This is precisely the mission of "Our Rivers and Mountains"—to preserve the "truth" with flesh and blood, sweat and tears, for the collective memory of the nation.
(The author is the director of the TV series "Our Rivers and Mountains")
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)) On September 1st, the "Exhibition of Fine Art Works by Members of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟) Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War," hosted by the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央) and jointly organized by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央宣传部) and the Academy of Fine Arts of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央美术院), opened at the central offices of the China Democratic League (民盟中央机关).
It is reported that 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, the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央) has brought together the works of member artists to remember history and cherish peace through art. The 66 works exhibited in this exhibition closely revolve around the theme of the War of Resistance, covering various art forms such as Chinese painting, oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, and calligraphy.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙海天
In Quanyongdong Village (权拥东村), Lingshan Town (灵山镇), Meilan District (美兰区), Haikou City (海口市), Hainan Province (海南省), on one side are mottled volcanic rock walls, telling of a century of vicissitudes; on the other side are colorful graffiti, brimming with youthful vitality. On the wall of an old house, a newly painted peony mural is particularly bright, and the homeowner Wang Zhaochun (王照春) greets visitors with a smile as they raise their phones to take photos of their children.
Ancient and modern, tranquility and enthusiasm, coexist harmoniously here. The vitality of art surges on this land.
A few years ago, the village looked very different. At the end of 2019, Wang Kai (王凯), who was engaged in the advertising and media industry, was invited by the painter Wang Bin (王彬) to Quanyongdong Village (权拥东村) in the suburbs of Haikou (海口). "The village is not far from the city, full of pastoral scenery." The two discussed together, "Why can't it be built into an art village?"
They rented folk houses and invited young painter Zhao Zhifei (赵志飞) to create the mural "Squirrel Nibbling Corn," which became a bright calling card for the village. The cute squirrel in the mural attracts many tourists to come and check in. "The village entrance was full of cars, and you had to wait in line to take a photo with the 'squirrel'," Sheng Yu (盛玉), a palm weaving craftsman in the village, recalled vividly.
Because Hainan's (海南) area code is "0898", it was named "898 Art Village (898艺术村)". The village's sudden popularity made Wang Kai (王凯) both excited and anxious: "How to catch the suddenly arrived traffic? How can we change from 'internet famous' to 'always famous'?" He realized that murals alone were not enough, and the art village needed more artists.
To this end, Wang Kai (王凯) and his team members went around promoting and inviting a group of artists and craftsmen to settle in. Chen Yixin (陈贻莘), an 89-year-old calligrapher, tells tourists the stories behind Chinese characters in the village's academy; Xu Dalian (许达联), a Wenchang (文昌) gray sculpture artist, uses shell powder, glutinous rice, brown sugar and other materials to create lifelike auspicious birds and animals on the walls; artist Chen Caiying (陈彩英) displays traditional Miao embroidery skills... Many art studios have been established, injecting innovative vitality and cultural atmosphere into the village.
However, problems such as limited studio income and high operating costs once made it difficult for the art village to continue.
At the end of 2022, with the vigorous development of the cultural industry in Quanyongdong Village (权拥东村), the art village ushered in new opportunities. In 2023, the art village was included in the provincial and municipal cultural industry development projects. In 2024, Lingshan Town (灵山镇) continued to promote the construction of a harmonious and beautiful countryside, and discussed the "898 Art Village (898艺术村)" tourism route and promotion work. The art village was rated as a three-coconut-level rural tourism spot in Hainan Province (海南省). Chufeng Wood and Stone Museum (楚风木石博物馆), Provincial Performing Arts Group Stage Art Center (省演艺集团舞美中心)... a batch of new cultural and artistic venues have arrived, injecting new vitality into the development of the art village.
In Quanyongdong Village (权拥东村), art has been integrated into daily life. The village held a long table banquet, inviting tourists to share three-color rice and dance the bamboo dance together; the artists established a literary and artistic volunteer service team and opened public welfare art classes; the villagers also spontaneously formed a choir and held a gala.
The arrival of art has not only changed the appearance of the village, but also changed the lives of the villagers. Zhang Hua (张华), the former principal of the village primary school, runs an express delivery station in his own house after retirement, providing convenience for neighbors and artists. The village has built the Hainan Literary and Art Workers Creation Center (旅琼文艺家创作中心), Haikou Primary and Secondary School Students Research and Practice Education Base (海口市中小学生研学实践教育基地), etc., and the cultural atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger.
Talking about the future of the art village, Wang Kai (王凯) **话匣子怎么也关不上** (huà xiá zi zěn me yě guān bù shàng - "the talk box can't be closed," unable to stop talking; very talkative). "We want to build the art village into an open platform, so that art can truly enter ordinary people's homes, and let this ancient village tell more moving new stories!"
Return to TopBeijing, September 1st (Reported by Chen Yuanyuan (陈圆圆)) To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, to cherish the memory of the heroes of the war, and to promote the spirit of the war, the "Traces of Mountains and Rivers: China's War of Resistance in Manuscripts" exhibition, hosted by the Chinese Writers Association (中国作家协会), opened at the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature (中国现代文学馆) on September 1st. The exhibition will last until August 31, 2026.
The exhibition focuses on nearly 300 precious manuscripts, letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, and book versions collected by the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature (中国现代文学馆). Through five units: "National Awakening," "Resisting to the End," "Heroes of Heaven and Earth," "Fighting for Human Justice," and "The Right Path of the World," it showcases the magnificent course of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression from multiple perspectives, and profoundly interprets the role of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) as the 中流砥柱 (zhōng liú dǐ zhù - "midstream pillar," the mainstay; the main force) in the national war of resistance.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 1st (Reporter: Pan Junqiang (潘俊强)) "Beacon Fire Memories - Photographic Historical Materials Exhibition of 'Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial'" was recently exhibited at the Xiangshan Revolutionary Memorial Hall (香山革命纪念馆). In this exhibition, more than 100 historical photos and more than 20 precious cultural relics were unveiled, vividly showing the historical process of the Party leading the military and civilians in the base areas to achieve the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation.
"Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial" was the first comprehensive pictorial magazine dominated by photographic works founded by the Chinese Communists during the revolutionary war years. It intuitively and vividly publicized the true history of the anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines and the anti-Japanese democratic base areas led by the Party. The exhibition takes classic photographic works by red photographers from the Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial Agency such as Sha Fei (沙飞) and Shi Shaohua (石少华) as the main elements, and shows the difficult creation of the Jin-Cha-Ji Pictorial Agency, the support of the base area's military and civilians for the War of Resistance, the bloody battles of the Eighth Route Army (八路军), the victory of the People's Liberation Army (人民解放军), and the historical moments of the people celebrating victory and becoming masters of their own affairs through precious pictures.
Return to TopLayout Design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)
Return to TopSince 1988, in response to the call to provide targeted assistance to Ankang Prefecture (安康地区), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) has adhered to the commitment of "If Ankang is not lifted out of poverty, CCB will not withdraw its support," writing a moving chapter of poverty alleviation in Hanyin County (汉阴县), Hanbin District (汉滨区), Ziyang County (紫阳县), and Languao County (岚皋县) in Ankang City (安康市) (referred to as "One District and Three Counties" 一区三县). In 2020, after Ankang was completely lifted out of poverty, Construction Bank strictly implemented the "Four No Changes" requirements and continued to strive forward, successively obtaining the highest "Good" rating in the Central Rural Work Leading Group's (中央农村工作领导小组) assessment of the effectiveness of targeted assistance work by central units for six consecutive years from 2019 to 2024.
This year is the final year of the 5-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively linking them with rural revitalization. During these 5 years, the Construction Bank Ankang Assistance Work Team (建行帮扶专班) (hereinafter referred to as "CCB Assistance Team") has thoroughly implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, learned from and applied the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project ("千万工程") experience in accordance with local conditions, and actively contributed to Ankang's consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements and effective connection with rural revitalization. From January 2021 to July 2025, Construction Bank has cumulatively purchased agricultural products from the Ankang area worth 132 million yuan, helped sell agricultural products from the Ankang area worth 971 million yuan, cumulatively invested 454 million yuan in free assistance funds, and introduced 131 million yuan in free assistance funds, supporting the implementation of various projects and carrying out a series of assistance work in an all-round, precise, and three-dimensional manner.
Unfolding the Scroll: Laying a New Landscape of Characteristic Industries
In recent years, the CCB Assistance Team has increased its support for the research and development of tea products in Ziyang County, fully leveraging the technical advantages of China Tea Ziyang (中茶紫阳), supporting the launch of mass-producible, standardized, and national standard-compliant selenium-rich black tea products, improving the gold content and popularity of Ziyang tea, and helping Ziyang tea expand sales and drive local tea farmers to increase production and income. In addition, Construction Bank has also actively supported the construction of the Ziyang County Half-Acre Tea Garden Study and Sightseeing Base, creating a "tea + cultural tourism" integrated demonstration park based on tea culture, the Ziyang Smart Cultural Tourism Service Platform, supporting the research and development of Ziyang cultural and creative products, and promoting the integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism. Through a series of assistance "combined punches," cultural tourism drives tea sales, and online special product promotion drives tourist experience, the two-way diversion effect of Ziyang cultural tourism is gradually emerging.
From "poverty alleviation" to "revitalization," Construction Bank actively transforms its thinking, focusing on promoting rural industrial development and activating the endogenous driving force of "blood production." Sanliu Village (三柳村) in Hanyin County is a designated assistance village of Construction Bank. In April 2024, Construction Bank invested assistance funds to officially start the renovation of a vacant land in Sanliu Village. After 8 months, the abandoned old site was transformed into the "Three Willows Dream Home" (三棵柳·筑梦之家) study base integrating study, team building, and accommodation, and became a place for local left-behind children and the elderly to participate in public welfare activities. In 2025, "Three Willows Dream Home" introduced operating entities to invest in operation, which not only brings dividend income to the Sanliu Village collective every year and provides employment opportunities for left-behind women, but also attracts college students from all over the country to Sanliu Village to carry out social practice, bringing new vitality to the countryside, allowing knowledge to serve society, and making public welfare more warm.
In Hanbin District, the tea tree germplasm resource nursery helps consolidate the foundation of germplasm resources and promote the integrated development of tea culture and tourism; innovative models such as rice-fish co-culture improve the quality and efficiency of linking farmers and driving farmers, and enhance industrial resilience; consumer assistance brands such as "Binbin Youli" (滨滨有礼) and "Zhenmei Cailiang" (臻美财梁) expand the sales channels of agricultural products, and the added value of products and brand awareness are increasing day by day. In Languao County, consumer assistance, smart agriculture, and investment promotion docking are used in multiple ways, and the Hongda Village (宏大村) kiwi fruit industry continues to play a leading role in the county's industry... With the help of Construction Bank, Ankang City's characteristic industries are blooming in many places, and farmers' pockets are getting richer and richer.
Holding the Pen: Depicting a New Future of Digital Empowerment
Over the years, the CCB Assistance Team has cultivated deeply, overcome difficulties, and fully supported the construction of Ankang City's digital village system, and helped Ankang Big Data Operation Co., Ltd.'s (安康大数据运营有限公司) case of "Empowering Ankang Rural Revitalization with Digital Village Construction" be selected as a typical digital application scenario in Shaanxi Province in 2023; supported Hanyin County's successful selection into the second batch of national digital village pilot areas in 2024, becoming the only pilot area in Shaanxi Province in the direction of rural digital governance pilot.
Cailiang Community (财梁社区) in Hanbin District has built a digital village system with the help of Construction Bank, and has embarked on a new model of digital empowerment of rural "smart governance." In response to the governance problem of limited manpower but large management area and large number of managed people, the digital village system has fully realized real-time dynamic monitoring of key areas through function development and deployment, realizing the collection and digital reconstruction of all elements of "mountains, rivers, forests, fields, people, land, and things." River electronic fences prevent summer drowning incidents, park smart management provides agricultural intelligent support, and water cellar dynamic monitoring ensures villagers' water needs... With the help of the digital village system, Cailiang Community's rural governance capabilities have been greatly improved, becoming a demonstration model for the promotion of modern rural governance in Ankang.
In Sanliu Village, Hanyin County, relying on digital village system sensors and AI recognition technologies, village cadres can receive fire warnings in the jurisdiction at the first time and deal with dangers in a timely manner; the centralized and unified 120 emergency management platform strengthens pre-hospital and in-hospital coordination, effectively improving 120 emergency efficiency. For the Hongda Village kiwi fruit planting industry in Languao County, Construction Bank has developed a smart agriculture platform integrating real-time monitoring of agricultural data, remote integrated water and fertilizer irrigation, and meteorological pest and disease early warning, providing accurate decision-making support for agricultural production.
From governance to "smart governance," from "bonsai" to "forest," today, the CCB Assistance Team actively cooperates with the construction and promotion of Ankang City's digital village platform, deepens the replication and promotion of experience, customizes support for digital village construction, and has now been promoted to nearly 60 administrative villages in Ankang, helping to gradually realize the integrated application of city, county, town, and village and the co-construction and co-governance of the "digital +" comprehensive governance service system.
Splashing Ink: Accumulating New Energy for Endogenous Motivation
Starting in 2022, the CCB Assistance Team, in conjunction with Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学), held a "New Era School Principal Training Program for One District and Three Counties in Ankang City" with a time span of 3 years. In 3 years, a total of 100 principals and kindergarten principals from the compulsory education stage in One District and Three Counties systematically participated in a total of 8 trainings, and their school management capabilities and forward-looking leadership capabilities were improved.
For a long time, the CCB Assistance Team has actively integrated talent training assistance resources with Ankang's local talent education development plan, and regularly supports the development of hierarchical and classified training covering the four levels of city, county, town, and village, striving to better serve the growth of various talents in Ankang and better serve economic and social development. From 2021 to the end of 2024, the CCB Assistance Team continued to support Ankang City and One District and Three Counties in carrying out various trainings, covering a total of more than 300,000 key trainees, including grassroots cadres, rural revitalization leaders, and professional and technical talents.
Starting in 2024, the CCB Assistance Team gradually piloted the "Old Principals Going to the Countryside" project in One District and Three Counties. Through the coordination of the CCB Assistance Team, retired old principals and old teacher teams from key schools were stationed in the assisted schools to serve as teachers, put forward school improvement plans, guide the construction of the teaching staff and the all-round development of students, and "pass on experience, give help, and lead" to improve the quality and efficiency of school education in the county. At present, the project has been implemented in two schools, the Hanbin District County River Nine-Year System School (汉滨区县河九年制学校) and the Hanyin County Jianchi Junior High School (汉阴县涧池初级中学). At the same time, the project is also exploring replication and promotion in Ziyang County and Languao County.
Coloring: Creating New Highlights in Improving People's Livelihood
For a long time, the CCB Assistance Team has adhered to the people-first concept, focusing on key groups and key areas, and striving to support One District and Three Counties in doing a series of practical things for people's livelihood. Focusing on garbage disposal, sewage treatment, and the improvement of village appearance, we have unremittingly improved the living environment of designated assistance villages, so that "CCB Blue" adds color to the beautiful countryside; improved the functional facilities of elderly care service centers, supported the construction of rural day care comprehensive service centers, and other key tasks, making the road of elderly care assistance more and more solid; regularly built 2-3 "Caring for Left-behind Children Homes" in One District and Three Counties every year to warm and protect children's growth; supported the construction of moral education demonstration bases in 1 school in One District and Three Counties to shape the sound and healthy personality of young people; relying on the "High School Student Growth Plan," we provide assistance to a total of 100 poor and excellent students every year to help them realize their dreams; supported the establishment of guarantee plans such as "Poverty Prevention Insurance," "Serious Illness Assistance Fund," and "Women and Children Warm Heart Fund" to continuously weave a tight protection network against returning to poverty due to illness, disability, schooling, disaster, and accidents; provided key "poverty-stricken households" and "three types of households" with the opportunity to participate in CCB's "Cloud Production," and as of the end of June 2025, a total of more than 120 million yuan of living material coupons have been distributed, effectively guaranteeing the basic living of vulnerable groups.
In these grassroots practice explorations, the CCB Assistance Team has built a full life cycle people's livelihood assistance system covering the elderly, middle-aged, young, and children in rural areas, and the background color of comprehensive rural revitalization is warmer.
Today, with the help of the CCB Assistance Team, the fragrance of selenium-rich tea is spreading all over the world, the study and cultural tourism are attracting tourists like clouds, the digital countryside is opening up new roads, the "old principals going to the countryside" are stabilizing the direction, and "cloud production" is broadening the road to increase income. On the beautiful picture of Ankang's "industrial prosperity, ecological beauty, and people's wealth," it is dotted with the ink colors splashed by Construction Bank with the "pen of assistance." Looking ahead, Construction Bank will continue to write a chapter of comprehensive rural revitalization of "building a better life," and will continue to gather the warm and kind deeds of assistance into the surging waves of the Han River tide, supporting a more brilliant tomorrow for the land of happiness and Ankang.
Data source: China Construction Bank (中国建设银行)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵帅杰
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"Please come to Minqin (民勤) to plant a tree" is a volunteer activity initiated by Zhong Lin (仲麟) last year, which has cumulatively involved more than 41,000 participants and planted 1.52 million psammophytes on 4,500 mu of desert. This post-95 college student from Minqin County (民勤县), Gansu (甘肃) Province, embarked on the road of desertification control and afforestation when he was a sophomore, striving to raise funds through e-commerce and promote participation through short videos. In Zhong Lin's (仲麟) view, desertification control cannot wait, "there must always be someone to do it."
In Minqin County (民勤县), Wuwei (武威), Gansu (甘肃) Province, 27-year-old Zhong Lin (仲麟) is quite well-known. If you want to find him, WeChat and phone calls often don't work, but you are more likely to find him in the desert.
Zhong Lin (仲麟) is tall, has short hair, and dark skin. When he walks, his steps are small and his frequency is fast, and his body leans forward unconsciously. This is a habit developed from walking in the desert all year round. He spends nearly 2/3 of the year living in the desert.
What does he do in the desert? Desertification control and afforestation. Since 2022, Zhong Lin (仲麟) and his partners have persisted for more than 3 years. Since last year, he has launched the "Please come to Minqin (民勤) to plant a tree" volunteer activity, which has involved more than 41,000 participants and planted 1.52 million psammophytes on 4,500 mu of desert.
"There must always be someone to do it, do as much as you can"
Minqin County (民勤县) is surrounded by the Tengger (腾格里) and Badain Jaran (巴丹吉林) deserts on its east, west, and north sides, and the area of desertification once exceeded 90%. Zhong Lin (仲麟) was born in Fengzheng Village (丰政村), Xiqu Town (西渠镇), northeast of the county seat. The sandstorms that covered the sky in spring are his deepest childhood memory.
In addition to sand, Zhong Lin (仲麟) is also familiar with cantaloupe. The sandy soil, sufficient sunlight, and large temperature difference between day and night make Minqin County (民勤县) a high-quality cantaloupe producing area, with a perennial planting area of 150,000 mu in the county. "The more than 20 mu of cantaloupe planted is the main source of income for my family," Zhong Lin (仲麟) said. However, a sandstorm can make all the hard work go to waste.
For the people of Minqin (民勤), to protect their homes, protect the ecology, and ensure harvests, they must prevent wind and control sand. Since 1950, Minqin (民勤) has organized the implementation of afforestation, forming a "everyone up, generation after generation, step by step, hard work" mode of sand prevention and control. The figures of his parents carrying wheat straw on their backs, iron shovels on their shoulders, and pulling water carts to fight the wind and sand deeply touched Zhong Lin (仲麟). In 2020, as a sophomore, he also embarked on the road of desertification control and afforestation.
His father once reminded this "silly child" who "went to college and came back to eat sand": "Desertification control requires funds and perseverance."
"If I wait until I have money to do it, what if I never have money in my life? There must always be someone to do desertification control, do as much as you can," Zhong Lin (仲麟) said very resolutely.
After earning his "first pot of gold" through independent entrepreneurship, Zhong Lin (仲麟) bought 500 Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings and started working in the desert area of his hometown. However, reality gave him a heavy blow: the sand pits he dug were too shallow, and the watering was not timely. More than half of the seedlings died after half a month.
Where you fall, you get up. At the beginning of 2022, Zhong Lin (仲麟), with the funds earned from e-commerce, once again turned his attention to desertification control. This time, he checked information, learned from his predecessors, and later simply set up a tent in the desert to record temperature, wind speed, and sand layer moisture content. He carefully looked after the seedlings every day under the scorching sun and stepping on the wind and sand, and finally the survival rate reached 90%.
"Along the lock-in project, continue to weave the shelterbelt denser and wider"
"The cantaloupe grown in the desert is fragrant and delicious, order quickly if you want to eat it!" In the live broadcast room, the cut melon pulp is made into crystal clear "small balls", which are particularly attractive. Zhong Lin (仲麟) enthusiastically recommends it to the camera. "Selling melons well can not only make the villagers earn more money, but also save money for desertification control and afforestation," Zhong Lin (仲麟) said.
In recent years, with the advancement of the Minqin (民勤) oasis lock-in project, a forest and grass belt with a total length of 380 kilometers has gradually formed. The improvement of the ecology prompted Zhong Lin (仲麟) to "move" the live broadcast room from the building to the edge of the desert, "so that he can immersively display local specialties." But unexpectedly, the climate in the desert is changeable and the wind and sand are strong. "In severe cases, the live broadcast venue was changed four times in a week."
The rampant wind and sand did not scare Zhong Lin (仲麟) away, but strengthened his determination. "We must continue to weave the shelterbelt denser and wider along the lock-in project." In 2023, he launched a public welfare desertification control activity, "The base is located near Xinglong Village (兴隆村), Shoucheng Town (收成镇). The traffic conditions here are better, which is convenient for material transportation. More importantly, the government has planned 4,600 mu of land, which can be a big undertaking!"
Desertification control is not enough with enthusiasm, but also requires science. In view of the characteristics of the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) that the sand particles are large and the water retention is poor, Zhong Lin (仲麟) and his team have repeatedly experimented and determined the principle of watering each seedling twice on the basis of "double 40 cm" for the diameter and depth of the tree pit, and designed a north-south planting standard with a plant spacing of 2 meters and a row spacing of 4 meters to reduce the damage of wind to the seedlings.
In that year, Zhong Lin (仲麟) and his team controlled more than 1,000 mu of desert and planted more than 10 kinds of psammophytes such as Haloxylon ammodendron, red willow, and camel thorn in the desert. New technologies are also used for desertification control. "A machine can dig more than 3,000 tree pits a day, which is 10 times that of manual labor, saving time and effort. The drone detects the survival rate, which is more accurate than visual estimation," Zhong Lin (仲麟) said.
Originally planning to do it silently, a phone call disrupted the plan. "Is this Zhong Lin (仲麟)? We want to go to the desert and plant trees with you." At the beginning of 2024, Zhong Lin (仲麟) received a call from the program team of the online variety show "Let's Farm".
Digging pits, planting seedlings, watering, backfilling... In half a month, the program team and volunteers followed Zhong Lin (仲麟) and planted 180,000 Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings together in the desert. After the program was broadcast, the interaction of desertification control content in Zhong Lin's (仲麟) personal account increased exponentially, and the playback volume of a single video exceeded 9 million times. "I have to process hundreds of WeChat friend applications every day, all of whom want to be volunteers," Zhong Lin (仲麟) said.
"Attract more young people to contribute their youth to sand prevention and control"
Faced with the sudden traffic, Zhong Lin (仲麟) was not overwhelmed, but calmed down and thought: How can traffic help sand prevention and control?
Noticing that people on social platforms kept leaving messages "I also want to plant trees" and "Please contact me", under the guidance of the publicity department, he launched the "Please come to Minqin (民勤) to plant a tree" volunteer activity online, formulated detailed tree planting strategies, and drafted a green initiative offline to call on more people to participate in desertification control.
"This is completely on fire!" Zhong Lin (仲麟) said. This spring, volunteers from all over the country came to Minqin (民勤), including young people who had just left campus, senior environmental protection volunteers, and retired elderly people. Liu Beili (刘贝莉), a post-00 college student, came to water and manage the trees in the summer after planting trees in the spring; Cheng Xiuqiong (程秀琼), 72, traveled more than 2,000 kilometers from Guangdong (广东) by plane, high-speed rail, and car to help... Over the past few months, the event has attracted more than 41,000 participants.
In the desert, you have to get up at five or six o'clock every morning and work until 11 o'clock in the morning before taking a break; start work again at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and work until dark. "Are you tired? Tired! Is it worth it? Worth it!" Jin Ling (金玲) from Hancheng (韩城), Shaanxi (陕西) has stayed in the Minqin (民勤) desert for 2 months. "Zhong Lin (仲麟) walks more than 20,000 steps in the desert every day, and everyone is doing practical things," Jin Ling (金玲) said.
In order to provide good service, Zhong Lin (仲麟) built a desertification control base in the desert, providing free food and accommodation, and teaching tree planting techniques by hand. The local government provides seedlings, sets up a dedicated power line for the base, builds gravel roads, and jointly launches preferential policies with hotels. Catering companies also join in and provide more than 15,000 meals free of charge.
Today, Zhong Lin (仲麟) and his team have established a "industry feedback desertification control" mechanism through e-commerce, "70% of the profit from each box of melons and fruits sold is invested in desertification control." The message board at the base is full of volunteers' voices: "What is rooted downward is the seedling, and what grows upward is hope" "I have done another meaningful thing, I will come again next year"...
"Volunteer activities are not only simple tree planting behaviors, but more like a green bond, bringing together volunteers from all over the world in Minqin (民勤)." Looking at the green extending in the desert, Zhong Lin (仲麟) said, "In the future, I will continue to walk the road of public welfare desertification control and attract more young people to contribute their youth to sand prevention and control."
Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 观
In recent years, the state has actively introduced a number of policies to improve the fertility support policy system and incentive mechanisms. Recently, there have been many new measures focusing on childcare subsidies, free preschool education, and childcare services, aiming to further reduce the costs of childbirth, parenting, and education, and promote the construction of a fertility-friendly society.
Adding "addition," these "red envelopes" go directly to individuals—
Childcare subsidies of 3,600 yuan per child per year. Starting from January 1, 2025, subsidies will be issued to infants and young children under the age of 3 who are born in compliance with laws and regulations until they reach the age of 3. Childcare subsidies will be distributed through the applicant's or the infant's bank card or other financial account, and the subsidies will be exempt from individual income tax. The central government has established a joint fiscal power transfer payment project, the "Childcare Subsidy Fund" (育儿补贴补助资金), with a preliminary budget of approximately 90 billion yuan this year.
Maternity allowance is directly issued to individuals. Maternity allowance, also known as "maternity leave salary," is economic support given to working women who leave their jobs during maternity leave due to childbirth. As of now, 20 provinces (including Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团)) have implemented direct payment of maternity allowances to individuals, ensuring that insured individuals receive economic support as soon as possible during childbirth.
Doing "subtraction," these burdens are further reduced—
Gradually promote free preschool education. Starting from the fall semester of 2025, tuition and childcare fees will be waived for children in the year before school (i.e., kindergarten senior class) in public kindergartens. The policy of waiving tuition and childcare fees covers all kindergarten senior class-aged children, and both public and private kindergartens can enjoy it. It is estimated that approximately 12 million people will benefit in the fall semester of this year.
The scope of special additional deductions for individual income tax is wider. The special additional deduction policies involving child rearing mainly include special additional deductions for infant and child care under the age of 3 and special additional deductions for children's education. Among them, the former refers to a fixed deduction of 2,000 yuan per month per infant from the month of the infant's birth to the month before the infant turns 3 years old; the latter covers preschool education to full-time academic education, that is, whether it is kindergarten, primary school, or even doctoral education, each child can enjoy a fixed deduction of 2,000 yuan per month.
Doing "multiplication," these supporting services are more considerate—
Support inclusive childcare classes near home. The "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of an Inclusive Childcare Service System" (关于加快推进普惠托育服务体系建设的意见) issued this year clarified that it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a "1+N" childcare service system with childcare comprehensive service centers as the hub and childcare institutions, community-embedded childcare, kindergarten childcare classes, employer-run childcare, and family childcare points as the network. As the construction of China's inclusive childcare service system enters the fast lane, more and more parenting families will enjoy more convenient, high-quality, and affordable childcare services.
Improve the maternity leave system. Provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) have generally extended maternity leave to 158 days or more, and have established approximately 15 days of paternity leave for spouses and 5-20 days of parental leave, and take various measures to ensure the implementation of maternity leave, maternity reward leave, paternity leave, and parental leave stipulated by laws and regulations.
In addition, measures such as improving the level of security for maternity medical expenses, expanding the coverage of maternity insurance, and some local measures to increase the maximum loan amount of housing provident fund for families with multiple children are also conducive to further reducing the burden of family childbirth, parenting, and education, and making the universal benefit effect of policies more tangible and accessible.
Return to Top*People's Daily* Beijing (北京) September 1st (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) (市场监管总局) (the National Standardization Administration (国家标准委)) recently approved and released the national standard "General Technical Requirements for Lunch Break Desks and Chairs for Primary and Secondary School Students" (GB/T 46016—2025), which will officially take effect on February 1, 2026. This standard makes provisions for the entire process from design, production, inspection, and use, based on the physical development characteristics of students, to make lunch break desks and chairs more comfortable, safe, and durable.
The standard requires that the shape and size of lunch break desks and chairs take into account the comfort of both learning and lunch breaks. During class, the height of elementary school desks should be between 455 mm and 730 mm, and the height of middle school desks should be between 565 mm and 790 mm. The seat width of the chair should be at least 360 mm to ensure correct sitting posture. During lunch breaks, the chair can be unfolded into a lying position, with an overall length of no less than 1050 mm. The backrest can be reclined to 135 degrees or more, and the width and length of the headrest should be at least 180 mm and 100 mm respectively. The width and length of the leg rest should be no less than 250 mm and 100 mm respectively, so that students can stretch their bodies and sleep well. The space under the desk is also important. The clear height of elementary school desks and the height difference from the seat surface should be no less than 110 mm, and no less than 150 mm for middle school desks, which allows legs to move freely and avoids discomfort caused by body curling during lunch breaks.
The standard makes strict provisions for the materials, performance, and structure of lunch break desks and chairs. In terms of materials, it requires that plastic parts such as desktops and chair surfaces be impact-resistant and aging-resistant, and that the surface paint film can withstand water, moisture, and friction. Stains such as ink and stamp pad ink on the desktop can be wiped clean with ordinary erasers. In terms of structure and durability, the standard requires that the chair can withstand multiple weight tests in the lunch break state, that hooks can hang 5 kg of items without damage, that leg rest components will not break after 20,000 uses, and that adjustment and folding functions can still be used normally after 10,000 uses.
The standard clarifies the quality assurance requirements for the entire chain from the factory to the use of lunch break desks and chairs. Before leaving the factory, samples of each batch of products must be taken to check items such as appearance, size, and structural safety to prevent unqualified products from entering schools. If there are major changes in the structure, materials, or process of the product, or if production is resumed after a six-month shutdown, a comprehensive inspection is required to ensure that core performance meets the standards.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周 欢
In the evening, the Yongjinmen Night Market (涌金门夜市) in Zhanggong District (章贡区), Ganzhou (赣州), Jiangxi Province (江西省) is extremely lively.
"What would you like to buy? Duck heads or duck feet..." At the night market, a stall vehicle with the words "Zhanggong District Employment Home (章贡区就业之家)" printed on it is particularly eye-catching. The stall owner, Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢), enthusiastically greets customers while skillfully packing braised food. "The turnover can be more than 100 yuan a day, and the most was more than 600 yuan!" Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) says with a smile.
Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢), 42 years old, is a villager in Bushang Village (埠上村), Shashi Town (沙石镇), Zhanggong District (章贡区). In 2010, Wu Yuzhen's (吴玉桢) father-in-law suffered a car accident. After years of treatment and recuperation, the family's savings were almost exhausted. Wu Yuzhen's (吴玉桢) husband opened a small repair shop in the city, but business was average, and there were two children to go to school, so the family lived a tight life.
In order to supplement the family income, Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) tried many jobs - working as a helper in a breakfast shop, selling creative balloons on the street, selling handmade dumplings in her WeChat Moments... "These jobs are either inconvenient for taking care of the family, or the costs are high and the business is not easy to do," says Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢).
"Why don't you try following me first? I'll move my spot a bit for you." In early May this year, a neighbor who sold cold drinks at a nearby scenic spot suggested that Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) set up a stall. Although Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) was tempted, she gave up after calculating that the cost would add up to several thousand yuan.
Unexpectedly, less than a week later, Jiangxi's (江西) low-cost entrepreneurship policy reached Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) - the province supports 2,000 older unemployed people, zero-employment families and other employment-disadvantaged groups to start low-cost businesses, providing each person with no more than 5,000 yuan of stall equipment, and encouraging them to set up stalls in unified locations such as towns and streets, scenic spots, markets and night markets. If they operate stably for 6 months, the equipment belongs to the entrepreneur.
"Sister Wu (吴姐), you meet the requirements, would you like to try it?" Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢), who has been renting in Xijin Road Community (西津路社区), Zhanggong District (章贡区) for a long time, received a call from community cadre Huang Ling (黄玲).
The next morning, Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) rushed back to the village to prepare the supporting materials. "After submitting the materials and filling out an application form, I received a brand-new four-wheeled vehicle at the end of June." The warm service strengthened Wu Yuzhen's (吴玉桢) entrepreneurial confidence.
In order to help more people who lack professional skills to find employment, Jiangxi (江西) has also organized and carried out entrepreneurial skills training and guidance in various places. In Zhanggong District (章贡区), after the human resources and social security department understood the learning needs of the trainees, it opened courses such as braised food production, Chinese cooking, Western desserts, and handmade cultural and creative products, and invited experts to teach. Each course lasts 8-11 days.
"The training content is rich, including courses on braised food, pasta, snacks and other food production. The teachers teach hand-in-hand, and the schedule is very tight every day." After 11 days of training, Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) mastered the production methods of various delicacies such as braised food, pies, sauce-flavored pancakes, and braised pork rice.
"Braised food can be made at home in advance, and there is no need to add additional equipment, so the cost will be lower. At the beginning, I sold braised duck wings, duck heads and other braised food." At the end of June, Wu Yuzhen's (吴玉桢) braised food stall opened. "I set up the stall at six or seven o'clock every afternoon and close the stall at about 10 o'clock in the evening. I can also take care of the family, so I am very satisfied!"
In order to help entrepreneurs get off to a smooth start, Zhanggong District (章贡区) provides full tracking services, "one-on-one" contact assistance, understands their business operations, and promptly coordinates and solves the difficulties encountered.
"The staff member in charge of contacting me often asks me if my business is good and if there are any problems that need help. We also have a WeChat group, and the staff will share various skill improvement information in the group from time to time," says Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢).
Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢) insists on learning online while setting up the stall, asking for advice from her peers, and her reputation and business are getting better and better. "The turnover in August was nearly 6,000 yuan, and the net income was nearly 3,000 yuan," says Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢), adding that she plans to increase the variety of products.
"This 'small business' has given me a great prospect for life. The burden on the family has been reduced, and my mood, mentality, and family atmosphere have all improved a lot," says Wu Yuzhen (吴玉桢).
As of the end of July, 2,011 people in Jiangxi Province (江西省) had applied to borrow equipment to start businesses, 1,585 business stalls had been set up, and 1,452 people had already started businesses.
Return to TopAugust 30, tourists experience the Via Ferrata project in Toutu Town, Nanchuan District, Chongqing (重庆市南川区头渡镇). Relying on the ecological resources of Mount Jinfo (金佛山), the project deeply integrates natural landscapes with outdoor sports, becoming a "cloud paradise" that outdoor enthusiasts in the Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) areas are vying to visit. The project not only enriches the local tourism formats but also drives the development of supporting industries such as surrounding homestays and catering.
Luo Chuan (罗川) photographed (People's Vision (人民视觉)).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 1st (Reporter Shen Shaotie (申少铁)) - The National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局) launched the 2025 "National Drug Safety Publicity Week" activity in Beijing (北京) on the 1st. The theme of this publicity week is "Drug Safety, Regulation for the People." Drug regulatory departments at all levels will organize a variety of publicity activities to further enhance the public's awareness of drug safety.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the people's needs for medication have been continuously met, the drug safety situation has become more stable and consolidated, and the innovative development of the pharmaceutical industry has been good. Data from the National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局) shows that in the past 5 years, China has approved a total of 210 innovative drugs and 269 innovative medical devices, and both have maintained an accelerating growth trend. At present, China's biopharmaceutical market scale has jumped to second in the world, and innovative drugs under research account for about 30% of the world's total. Xu Jinghe (徐景和), member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the National Medical Products Administration (国家药监局), said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, drug regulatory departments have continuously improved the construction of drug regulation and law enforcement systems and mechanisms, continuously carried out special rectification actions for drug safety and drug safety consolidation and improvement actions, taken strong measures, and severely cracked down on various illegal and irregular behaviors. The national drug sampling inspection pass rate has remained stable above 99.4%, effectively ensuring the people's drug safety.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张腾扬
The construction of zero-carbon parks is of great significance for promoting the comprehensive green transformation of China's (中国) economic and social development.
How can a new type of industrial park with deep integration of production, ecology, and life be built? Starting today, this edition launches a series of reports on "Beautiful China (美丽中国) · Focusing on Zero-Carbon Parks," exploring zero-carbon parks in Hebei (河北), Shaanxi (陕西), Shanghai (上海), and other places, focusing on how they use intelligent means in energy, construction, transportation, carbon sinks, management, and other aspects to achieve low-carbon industrial development, green energy transformation, clustered and shared facilities, and circular resource utilization.
——Editor
Cables are being laid, and interior decoration is underway... During this period, various operations at the construction site of the State Grid Energy Internet Industry Xiong'an Innovation Center (国家电网能源互联网产业雄安创新中心) in the starting area of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), Hebei (河北), are progressing in an orderly manner.
This is the first all-electric smart zero-carbon park in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). The five buildings are arranged in an enclosed shape, with a planet-shaped building in the middle serving as a conference and exhibition center, and four research and industrial buildings distributed at the corners. The park is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Clever use of energy above and below ground——
Do the subtraction of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and also do the addition of developing clean energy
Walking into the park and looking up, the glass curtain walls of several buildings have been installed.
Looking closer, these glass curtain walls seem to be thicker than usual, with each piece of glass being nearly 10 centimeters thick.
"It takes a lot of effort to install the glass, and you have to be careful to ensure that the insulation layer is not damaged," said Li Peng (李鹏), project safety administrator of Xiong'an Company (雄安公司) under State Grid Digital Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. (国网数字科技控股有限公司). "These glasses are composed of three layers of glass panels and two cavities, and the cavities are filled with argon gas, which can reduce heat transfer."
"The building's exterior is composed of more than 8,000 glass curtain walls, forming a barrier that keeps warm in winter, insulates in summer, and optimizes lighting, reducing the energy consumption of the park's HVAC and lighting," said Li Peng (李鹏).
Energy conservation and carbon reduction are not enough with just "outerwear insulation." Above and below ground in the park, there is also a "blood circulation" system to "maintain a constant temperature."
Entering the first basement floor from Building 5, you come to the control area of the entire park's cooling and heating system—the high-efficiency equipment room. Around the equipment room, various pipe networks crisscross; in the center of the equipment room, three ground-source heat pump units stand side by side, which are the "heart" of controlling the circulation of cold and hot water throughout the park.
"There are 1,136 ground-source heat pump wells with a depth of over 130 meters drilled underground in the park. The U-shaped pipes are added to exchange cold and heat with the underground soil, and then the ground-source heat pump units exchange heat with the internal air-conditioning water circulation," Li Peng (李鹏) introduced.
The ground-source heat pump system absorbs heat from the ground in winter to heat the buildings, and sends the heat from the buildings back to the ground in summer, controlling the temperature inside the buildings between 21 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, which greatly reduces energy consumption compared with the original air-conditioning system.
"According to calculations, through the ground-source heat pump system, investing 1 kWh of electricity is equivalent to obtaining more than 5 kWh of heat," said Bian Zheng (边争), senior engineer of Tongji University Architectural Design and Research Institute (同济大学建筑设计研究院), the design unit of the ground-source heat pump.
"It should be noted here that the ground-source heat pump system only exchanges heat with the underground soil through the tap water in the U-shaped pipes, and does not collect groundwater, so it will not cause secondary pollution of groundwater," introduced Hu Xiangyuan (胡向远), a low-carbon engineer of Xiong'an Company (雄安公司) under State Grid Digital Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. (国网数字科技控股有限公司).
Going all the way up from the basement, you come to the top of the park, where rows of neat shelves have been set up. Xu Huiming (徐慧明), a smart energy expert at State Grid Digital Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. (国网数字科技控股有限公司), introduced: "This is the photovoltaic panel frame. Our photovoltaic panels have begun to be installed. After completion, half of the park's roofs will be covered with photovoltaic panels, using solar energy to generate electricity to meet electricity needs."
Do the subtraction of energy conservation and carbon reduction, and also do the addition of developing clean energy.
New energy power generation largely depends on weather conditions. How to ensure the stability of energy use in the park? Xu Huiming (徐慧明) explained that on the one hand, the park is connected to the large power grid, and flexibly purchases electricity from the grid through the electricity market according to its own new energy power generation; on the other hand, the park can monitor the load conditions of different plots and different areas in real time, and achieve balanced allocation, "For example, when it is cloudy and the photovoltaic power generation decreases, we can synchronously adjust the internal load demand of the park, so that the electricity demand and power generation changes are dynamically coordinated."
"When planning the photovoltaic system in the park, we fully considered factors such as building orientation and roof slope, so that the photovoltaic panels can receive the maximum amount of sunlight. When the weather conditions are good and the park's electricity load is high, the photovoltaic power generation on the roof of the park can be fully digested," Xu Huiming (徐慧明) introduced. According to statistics, the annual photovoltaic power generation on the roof of the entire park can reach 2.73 million kWh, meeting 1/4 of the park's electricity demand.
Cloud-based overall command——
Build a digital park, intelligently manage and wisely reduce carbon
In addition to "above ground" and "underground" energy conservation and carbon reduction, in the cloud, the Innovation Center (创新中心) has also created an integrated platform for smart operation and management of the park, realizing carbon monitoring, smart energy management, and smart park management.
Wang Shuanghu (王双虎), the person in charge of the park's software platform, opened his laptop and entered the platform system. On the screen, various numbers and charts digitally and panoramically displayed the park's energy, facilities, operation and maintenance, safety, and other information.
It is reported that the intelligent platform manages 146,000 devices of various sizes in the park, from air conditioners and faucets to the number and power of light bulbs in each room. The platform can monitor the usage and power consumption of related equipment in real time, and then calculate the energy consumption and carbon emissions of equipment in each building, each floor, and each room. With the support of big data models, it can intelligently calculate the space for upward and downward adjustment, realize flexible allocation of load and zero-carbon management.
"After the platform is launched, it can realize intelligent lighting, automatically adjust the light according to changes in light and scene usage, ensuring lighting while minimizing energy consumption; real-time control of HVAC systems, using heat recovery and variable frequency control technology to accurately adjust indoor temperature and humidity; it can automatically adjust the operating parameters and number of ground-source heat pumps according to changes in indoor and outdoor temperatures, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions," Wang Shuanghu (王双虎) introduced while demonstrating how to adjust the brightness of the lights through the intelligent lighting system. He gently slid the slider on the screen, and the brightness of the street lights in the distance changed accordingly. "Not only manual operation, but intelligent street lights can automatically adjust the brightness of the lights according to the flow of people and light intensity in different time periods and different areas."
Market helps optimize allocation——
Electricity-carbon collaborative trading, completing the "final kick" of zero-carbon construction
Coming out of Building 5, you enter the conference and exhibition center in the middle of the park.
This conference and exhibition center building, which is about to be completed, is not only a DC zero-carbon building, but also the future electricity-carbon collaborative trading service platform will be located here, connecting direct electricity users, mandatory emission control or voluntary emission reduction enterprises with the electricity trading market and the carbon trading market.
Through various energy conservation and carbon reduction measures, the park's carbon reduction rate has reached more than 60%, but the park also needs power supply from the grid. Xu Huiming (徐慧明) said: "The electricity used in traditional parks has indirect carbon emissions. But with the help of this platform, we can accurately connect to purchase green electricity to offset carbon emissions."
Regarding the role of the electricity-carbon trading service platform, Huang Wendong (黄文东), project electricity trading business engineer, explained: "The platform internally realizes panoramic carbon monitoring of the park, with functions such as carbon emission monitoring, carbon account management, and carbon emission diagnosis, so that the park's carbon emissions can be 'calculated, managed, and reduced'. Externally, it provides electricity-carbon collaborative trading services, opening up various electricity-carbon trading channels, and closely connecting energy suppliers and demanders. Through the underlying algorithm model, it builds an intelligent decision-making system to provide users with intelligent decision-making services such as price forecasting, trading portfolio strategies, and trading risk management, helping users reduce electricity purchase and carbon neutrality costs."
According to calculations, the entire park can achieve an annual carbon reduction of 3,370 tons through the park's clean energy station and passive building energy conservation; high-efficiency energy-saving dimming lamps and smart lighting systems can achieve an annual carbon reduction of 1,386 tons; the park's high-efficiency data center, smart operation and maintenance management, etc., can achieve an annual carbon reduction of 541 tons; rooftop photovoltaic power generation can achieve an annual carbon reduction of 1,367 tons; the remaining 4,104 tons of indirect carbon emissions generated by electricity consumption are offset through green electricity trading and carbon trading, ultimately achieving zero carbon emissions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 钰
"Finally got it!" "Beautiful! How can I get one?" This summer, some netizens posted photos of Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园) "Chief Experience Officer" cultural and creative badges on social media platforms, attracting a lot of attention.
"While enjoying the beautiful scenery, tourists are happy to take home distinctive cultural and creative products." Kong Shasha (孔莎莎), manager of the Marketing and Planning Department of Fujian Nanping Wuyi Yunggu Jianfa Co., Ltd. (福建南平武夷云谷建发股份有限公司), which is responsible for coordinating the cultural and creative development of the Wuyishan National Park No. 1 Scenic Road (National Park Section), introduced, "This summer, we have developed different types of summer research and study products, so that visitors can not only explore nature and gain knowledge, but also take home distinctive badges and other cultural and creative products."
The Wuyishan National Park No. 1 Scenic Road (National Park Section) officially opened on May 1, 2024, with a total length of 72 kilometers, belonging to the general control area of the national park. This scenic road starts from Hongxing Village (红星村), Xingcun Town (星村镇), Wuyishan City (武夷山市), Nanping (南平) in the east, reaches Tongmu Pass (桐木关) in the north, and extends to Huangken Visitor Service Center (黄坑游客服务中心), Jianyang District (建阳区), Nanping in the south, connecting the natural and cultural landscapes along the route. The "Chief Experience Officer" cultural and creative badge incorporates characteristic landscapes such as Tea Mountain (茶山) and Moon Bay (月亮湾), as well as animal elements such as Reeves's muntjac, golden Kaiserine, Tibetan macaque, and collared falconet.
"These are all characteristic species within Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园)." Cai Bin (蔡斌), an engineer at the Fujian Research and Monitoring Center of Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园福建科研监测中心), introduced that Reeves's muntjac is one of the common mammals in the national park, Tibetan macaques and collared falconets are national second-class key protected wild animals, and golden Kaiserine is the only butterfly in China listed as a national first-class key protected wild animal.
Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园) has the most complete, most typical, and largest area of mid-subtropical primary forest ecosystem in the world at the same latitude. Inspired by biodiversity, the cultural and creative development team spent more than half a year modifying the design and polishing samples, and this year launched three "Nature Guardian" series badges, including the "Chief Experience Officer". Among them, the "Wildlife Conservationist" badge is shaped like a golden Kaiserine, with wings decorated with *Lepisorus Thunbergianus*, *Woodwardia japonica* and other fern patterns; the "Ranger" badge incorporates elements such as bamboo, streams, collared falconets, and *Castanopsis sclerophylla*.
"There are many cultural and creative products on the market, but our characteristic is to integrate natural experiences and convey the concept of protection." Kong Shasha (孔莎莎) said that the team plans to combine cultural and creative products with nature education courses, ecological protection activities, etc. "Only by truly entering Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园), understanding the importance of the national park and the work of rangers, and learning about natural ecology-related knowledge, can one be awarded or redeem badges through ecological points."
It is worth mentioning that, in order to enhance everyone's identity with the "Nature Guardian", each badge has a unique number engraved on the back, corresponding to a "Guardian". Kong Shasha (孔莎莎) said: "We hope that through cultural and creative products and their supporting activities, more people will understand the 'amazing national park' and think about what they can do for nature conservation, so that the concept of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature will be more deeply rooted in people's hearts."
Return to TopThis newspaper Sansha (三沙) September 1st (Reporter Dong Zeyang (董泽扬)) The reporter learned from the Hainan Sansha City (海南三沙市) Marine Protected Area Administration that as of now, the Sansha City (三沙市) coral planting project has achieved phased results, with 100,000 coral seedlings successfully planted; the largest artificial coral nursery and planting demonstration area in the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛) has been built, and 143,000 coral seedlings have been cultivated.
In response to the coral bleaching phenomenon caused by global warming, in 2023, Sansha City (三沙市) launched a coral planting project in the waters of the Xuande Islands (宣德群岛) in the northeastern part of the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛). The project uses "tree-type coral nursery" cultivation technology, which significantly improves coral growth speed and survival rate. The annual growth of coral seedlings can reach 15 centimeters, and in the planting area, rare marine organisms such as sea turtles and giant clams have also increased significantly.
Coral reef ecosystems are known as the "undersea tropical rainforest" and play an important role in maintaining marine biodiversity and the ecological security of islands and reefs. Coral reef restoration can not only rebuild marine life habitats and stabilize the food chain, but also enhance the resilience of marine ecosystems and consolidate the island and reef base.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 1st (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)) - This reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部): In recent years, China has legally delineated the management scope of rivers and lakes. The control boundaries of 1.7 million kilometers of rivers and more than 3,000 lakes have been clarified, basically achieving dynamic management of important rivers and lakes.
The first round of national river and lake health assessments was organized, establishing health records for 21,600 rivers and lakes, and implementing "one file per river" management. A comprehensive shoreline planning and control mechanism has been established. Shoreline protection and utilization plans for major rivers and lakes such as the Yangtze River (长江), Yellow River (黄河), Huai River (淮河), Hai River (海河), Songhua River (松花江), Liao River (辽河), and Taihu Lake (太湖) have all been issued and implemented, delineating 33,100 kilometers of shoreline protection zones and reserve zones, accounting for nearly 70% of the total planned shoreline length, maximizing the preservation and restoration of natural river and lake shorelines.
A river-lake integrated monitoring and perception system has been created, applying technologies such as high-resolution satellite remote sensing, artificial intelligence, Beidou positioning, and high-point video to promptly grasp changes in river and lake waters, shoreline development and utilization, and river channel sand mining. Dynamic management has been basically achieved for 140,000 rivers, more than 3,000 lakes, more than 3,000 key sand mining river sections, 30,000 shoreline functional zones, 100,000 river-related construction projects, 300,000 river and lake chiefs, and 3 million basic river and lake data points. National river channel sand and gravel mining and transportation has achieved "one code for universal use, one code for traceability," the artificial intelligence recognition accuracy of key ground objects such as illegal buildings exceeds 85%, and the Beidou monitoring of underwater sand mining depth can reach the centimeter level.
The "clearing of four disorders" in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs is being advanced in a thorough, normalized, and standardized manner, focusing on cleaning up and rectifying problems that hinder river channel flood discharge and encroach on reservoir capacity. A total of 294,000 cases of illegal occupation, illegal mining, illegal stacking, and illegal construction have been cleaned up and rectified, more than 150 million square meters of illegal buildings have been demolished, 20,000 kilometers of illegal dikes have been removed, and more than 100 million tons of garbage have been cleaned up.
The implementation of returning polders to lakes and rectifying illegal dwarf enclosures and net enclosures in lakes such as Dongting Lake (洞庭湖), Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖), Taihu Lake (太湖), Hongze Lake (洪泽湖), and Honghu Lake (洪湖) has restored more than 1,300 square kilometers of connected lake water area.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 姗
With the empowerment of electricity, Guangdong's agricultural production is developing towards digitalization, intelligence, and intensification, embarking on a new track of "no longer relying on the weather" (不靠天吃饭 (bù kào tiān chī fàn - "not rely on heaven for food," not dependent on favorable weather conditions)).
Intelligent irrigation is a good way to increase agricultural income. It can automatically and precisely control water and fertilizer supply for different growth stages of crops, allowing farmland to drink just the right amount of water.
In Pingdong Town (平东镇), Haifeng County (海丰县), Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong (广东), 500 mu of Arabica coffee trees are growing well. "Coffee trees are very sensitive to changes in temperature and water volume. High temperatures, drought, or sudden heavy rain will affect their growth," said Liu Shengbin (刘生彬), deputy director of the Pingdong Power Supply Station (平东供电所) of the Haifeng Power Supply Bureau (海丰供电局) of Guangdong (广东) Shanwei Power Supply Bureau (汕尾供电局) of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网).
After the introduction of the intelligent irrigation system, the efficiency is increased by more than 5 times compared with the traditional manual irrigation. In the rainy season, the one-button drainage system responds quickly, effectively avoiding water accumulation in the roots of coffee trees, which greatly improves their survival rate.
On the evening of July 20, the 4,000-mu pitaya (dragon fruit) base in Buzheng Village (布政村), Yanggan Town (杨柑镇), Suixi County (遂溪县), Zhanjiang (湛江), Guangdong (广东) was lit on time. 590,000 LED supplementary lights illuminated the fields into a brilliant starry sea.
Li Zhihai (李志海), a major grower in Buzheng Village (布政村), calculated the accounts: Since using LED night supplementary lighting technology, the pitaya yields 4 more batches of fruit each year, and the yield per mu increases by 4,000 jin.
Data shows that the pitaya planting area in Yanggan Town (杨柑镇) reaches 30,000 mu, with an annual output of 90,000 tons of fruit and an annual output value of over 480 million yuan, driving nearly 5,000 people to employment and entrepreneurship.
The Suixi Power Supply Bureau (遂溪供电局) of Guangdong (广东) Zhanjiang Power Supply Bureau (湛江供电局) of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) plans to invest 56.84 million yuan in special funds this year to implement 44 major repair projects; service is accelerated simultaneously, and the marketing and distribution command center monitors the electricity load of major pitaya customers through the background big data system. The marketing department has established a customer manager "online + offline" service team and formed a pitaya agricultural customer electricity service group to solve electricity problems in a timely and effective manner.
In June of this year, Guangdong's (广东) livestock electricity consumption increased by 17.33% year-on-year. Yangshan County (阳山县), Qingyuan (清远), Guangdong (广东) has initially built a complete industrial chain of Qingyuan chicken (清远鸡) integrating breeding of poultry, ecological breeding, slaughtering and processing, and cold chain logistics. In the incubation base, the incubator allows Qingyuan chicken (清远鸡蛋) eggs to obtain suitable temperature and humidity; in the feed processing room, crushers and mixers roar and operate, converting raw materials into scientifically formulated nutritious meals; in the cold chain workshop, the constant temperature system runs 24 hours a day to ensure that the slaughtered fresh chicken is sent to the market in a fresh-locked state; in the chicken coop, neat chicken cages are arranged, and the rotating fan blades dispel the sultry and humid air, and lighting ensures the regular work and rest of the chickens.
"Hatching chicks and building chicken feed production lines, these links are inseparable from the support of electricity," introduced Lan Xinxin (蓝欣欣), secretary of the Party branch of Qingyuan Jindou Agricultural and Forestry Investment Development Co., Ltd. (清远市金都农林投资发展有限公司), stable power enables traditional breeding to be revitalized.
Return to TopThe Nanning, September 1st (Reported by Zhang Yunhe (张云河)) - It was learned from the Guangxi Institute of Botany (广西植物研究所) that the institute's Plant Diversity Research Innovation Team discovered four new species of macrofungi in Nanning (南宁), Guilin (桂林), Guangxi (广西), Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), and other places: Daming Mountain Dark Plate Fungus (大明山暗盘菌), Huaping Dark Plate Fungus (花坪暗盘菌), Orange-Changing Black Pseudo-Dark Plate Fungus (橙变黑假暗盘菌), and Auricularioid Foot Bottle Plate Fungus (木耳状脚瓶盘菌). The related research results were recently published in international mycology journals.
The achievement is of great significance for the assessment and protection of fungal diversity. The team systematically analyzed the phylogenetic relationships between species within the family in different regions through molecular biology techniques.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 亮
Local time on August 31st, the 2025 World Badminton Championships concluded at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris (巴黎), France. The Chinese national badminton team (中国羽毛球队) performed excellently overall, reaching all five finals for the first time in 14 years, ultimately finishing with 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medals.
In addition to their outstanding achievements, the national badminton team members also left many touching moments. Shi Yuqi (石宇奇), who suffered a setback at the Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会), broke through his limitations on the same court, fulfilling his dream of reaching the highest podium in the World Championships men's singles; women's singles player Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) was unexpectedly injured but persisted in the competition, eliminating the world's number one ranked opponent... These moments together exemplified the spirit of "never letting the shuttlecock hit the ground, never giving up."
Frequent Good News
The Badminton World Championships are the highest-level individual event of the Badminton World Federation (世界羽联), and have always been highly valued, with fierce competition.
For this event, the national badminton team sent a delegation of 26 players, including Olympic champions such as Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) and Jia Yifan (贾一凡), as well as young players such as Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) and Liu Yi (刘毅) who were participating in the World Championships for the first time. The combination of new and experienced players reflects the team's adjustments and integration.
Judging from the pre-match draw, the national badminton team's "draw luck" was not optimistic. However, as the competition progressed, the team's deep foundation began to show. Facing pressure, many players were able to withstand it; at crucial moments, they also dared to take the initiative. Ultimately, all five individual events reached the finals. Among them, Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) helped the national badminton team win the World Championships gold medal in men's singles for the first time in 10 years; Liu Shengshu (刘圣书) / Tan Ning (谭宁) helped the national badminton team achieve a four-peat in the World Championships women's doubles. Chen Yufei (陈雨菲), Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) / Liu Yi (刘毅), and Jiang Zhenbang (蒋振邦) / Wei Yaxin (魏雅欣) won silver medals in women's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles respectively, while Guo Xinwa (郭新娃) / Chen Fanghui (陈芳卉) won a bronze medal in mixed doubles.
Zhang Jun (张军), chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (中国羽毛球协会), said that in the first World Championships of the new Olympic cycle, the team achieved its phased goals. He hopes that the veterans and rising stars will summarize and improve, and each display their strengths. The team will combine the performances of the Asian Games (亚运会) and other major events to be held next year to select candidates to participate in the next Olympic Games.
Touching Moments
After spraining her ankle, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) still defeated An Se-young (安洗莹), the South Korean (韩国队) player ranked number one in the world, showing great spirit in the women's singles semi-final.
This was a high-profile match. Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) and An Se-young (安洗莹) are the badminton women's singles champions of the Tokyo Olympics (东京奥运会) and Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会) respectively, and had previously played against each other 26 times in their professional careers, with little to separate them. Before this match, the 23-year-old An Se-young (安洗莹) was the more favored side, having won six titles this year, ranked number one in the world, and won 4 of the 5 matches against Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) this year.
Facing a strong opponent, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) said before the match that she would do her best to fight, "so that I don't leave any regrets." In the first game, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) took the initiative in attack and won the first game. However, at the beginning of the second game, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) accidentally sprained her ankle while returning a shot from the backcourt. After a brief exchange with the team doctor, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) insisted on returning to the court. Facing an unfavorable situation, she responded tenaciously. After two rounds, Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) took advantage of her opponent's fluctuating state to regain control of the situation and ultimately won the victory.
Winning the game, however, meant an even greater challenge awaited Chen Yufei (陈雨菲). In order to prepare for the next day's final, she raced against time to relieve her ankle injury, even taking multiple painkillers before the match. However, her foot movement on the court was inevitably affected, and she regrettably lost to a strong opponent.
Despite missing out on her first World Championships title, Chen Yufei's (陈雨菲) performance has transcended victory and defeat. This girl, who usually shows herself to be strong, couldn't help but shed tears after the match, but her words were still full of tenacity, "I don't want people to feel 'pity, regret, or regret' when they think of me, I hope everyone remembers that we 'never give up, never admit defeat', I will continue to work hard and come back next year!"
In the men's singles competition, Shi Yuqi's (石宇奇) performance was equally admirable. His road to victory was a tough battle every step of the way, and his physical strength was greatly tested. In the semi-finals and finals, Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) was even behind by a large margin at one point. In the end, he relied on his precise split shots and stable mentality to win consecutive comebacks. Winning his first major world singles title, Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) could not hide his excitement. "At the critical moment, I was not afraid of losing, I only wanted to win," said Shi Yuqi (石宇奇).
Bright Newcomers
Making their debut at the World Championships and winning the runner-up, the performance of the post-00s pair Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) / Liu Yi (刘毅) was a pleasant surprise.
Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) said after the match that he gained a lot of confidence through this World Championships, "We are not only solid in defense, but also able to create offensive opportunities through defensive counterattacks, thereby gaining scoring opportunities." Speaking of regrets, Liu Yi (刘毅) believes that they played well in the first half of the final, but played too conservatively in the second half. Liu Yi (刘毅) feels that through the competition, his communication with his teammates has become more effective, and they are more like a whole. They will place more expectations on the future.
In the post-match mixed interview area, Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) stared at the silver medal in his hand and said softly: "This is the third silver medal this year, I hope to change the color next time."
Also participating in the World Championships for the first time were women's doubles top seeds Liu Shengshu (刘圣书) / Tan Ning (谭宁). At the Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会), they won a silver medal on the same court. In this World Championships, their performance was quite strong. On the final day, facing the Malaysian (马来西亚队) pair Chen Kangle (陈康乐) / Tina (蒂娜), Liu Shengshu (刘圣书) / Tan Ning (谭宁) narrowly lost the second game 20-22 after winning the first game. In the deciding game, they adjusted their state in time and won 21-17 when their physical strength was almost exhausted.
The final came to an end as the sun set in Paris (巴黎). The gorgeous sunset shone on the Porte de la Chapelle Arena (拉夏贝尔门体育馆), which was very spectacular. Equally touching were the dream-chasing stories of the national badminton team members.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾华锋
In the sub-alpine region with a maximum altitude of 2292.6 meters, running 336 kilometers day and night, with a cumulative climb of 14804 meters and a cutoff time of 138 hours, these are some key data points for the 2025 Xiong Guan 330 (Chicheng) Great Wall Trail Running Race.
Crossing Bingshanliang (冰山梁) Mountain Late at Night
"Start!" At 6:00 AM on August 23rd, at the New Snowy Kingdom Airport in Chicheng County (赤城县), Zhangjiakou City (张家口市), Hebei Province (河北省), more than 200 runners with trail packs and shoes set off from the starting point and ran towards the mountains.
The Mountaineering Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport defines mountain trail running as follows: a running sport conducted in a mountain natural environment, with the course consisting of mountain natural paths and some artificial roads... Slow running on gentle slopes and walking on steep slopes are the modes of travel for most runners.
At the beginning of the race, there was not much climbing and the road conditions were good. The runners were energetic and successively ran through the Dongzhaizi Village (东栅子村) Aid Station, the Dashuikeng Village Committee (大水坑村委会) Aid Station, and the Maying Township (马营乡) Aid Station. There were 28 aid stations along the race route, providing water and food for the runners.
It started to drizzle, and clusters of clouds rose between the mountains. Some sections of the road were muddy and waterlogged, and the runners tried to avoid them.
After passing the Machang Highway (马厂公路) Aid Station and going uphill, a long, winding stone wall appeared in front, which was the Dushikou (独石口) section of the Ming Great Wall (明长城). There are several sections of the Great Wall within Chicheng County (赤城县). The runners followed the base of the Great Wall, passed through bushes, and climbed to a high point, where a watchtower came into view.
Going down to the Dushikou Town (独石口镇) Aid Station, 64.2 kilometers had been completed. This was both an aid station and a gear exchange point. The runners packed various equipment in large bags before the race, and the organizing committee transported them to the corresponding gear exchange points. There were 5 such gear exchange points along the race route.
The rain stopped, and the reporter proceeded along a steep dirt and stone path towards Bingshanliang (冰山梁), an ancient glacial relic with a main peak elevation of 2211 meters. There were many strange rocks on the road. Six or seven runners went uphill in sequence, their headlamps flashing, and the reflective trail markers seemed to float in mid-air. Reaching the top of Bingshanliang (冰山梁), the wind gradually picked up and the temperature dropped. The runners took a short break at the parking lot aid station and then proceeded along the wide wind turbine road. Huge wind turbines turned one after another with a "whoosh," their blades glowing red. Looking up at the night sky, not only could one see the stars, but also clearly see constellations of various shapes.
Arriving at the first wind turbine road aid station, which was temporarily set up with only two tents, it was already midnight on the 24th, and the temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius. After leaving the station, the trail marker pointed diagonally towards the top of the mountain, but there was no road underfoot, and the runners had to make their own way through the grass and rocks. The second wind turbine road aid station still had only two small tents, and it was difficult to move around when there were many runners. Many people were already very tired at this point.
Reaching the Highest Point of the Course
Fighting off sleepiness, the runners continued to go up and down between villages, farmland, hills, and riverbeds, arriving at the Xiaosandaochuan Village (小三道川村) Aid Station, having already completed 107.2 kilometers. A volunteer brought a mat, and the reporter lay down on the ground, covered himself with a windbreaker, and slept for 1 hour.
The sky was bright, and the sun was rising. A wide river appeared in front. A female runner held a safety rope and crossed the river by stepping on stones. The reporter and two other male runners and one female runner waded directly across at a narrow point. They slowly climbed on a firebreak road for more than 10 kilometers, with the river winding alongside.
At the end of the firebreak road was a lush alpine meadow, which was quite challenging for trail running. Fortunately, there was a Daohuzi Dam (道豁子坝) Aid Station in the middle, where they could catch their breath before 再向虎山行 (zài xiàng hǔ shān xíng - "go to the tiger mountain again," to knowingly walk into danger). "Tiger Mountain" refers to Donghouting (东猴顶), which is 2292.6 meters above sea level, the highest peak of the Yanshan Mountains (燕山山脉) and the highest point of the Xiong Guan 330 course. Climbing to the top, overlooking the surroundings, the high mountains they had just climbed became shorter and were all within sight. It was not easy to climb the mountain, and it was even more difficult to descend. They had to descend 1000 meters in 7 kilometers, and the course was narrow, with many rocks and dense shrubs.
Finally descending to the Laozhaizi Village (老栅子村) Aid Station and gear exchange point, they had completed 141 kilometers and accumulated a climb of more than 6000 meters. The course to the Huoshaowopu Village (火烧窝铺村) Aid Station basically ran through the valley, with many gravel and potholes, and the runners had to pay attention to their footing.
The course leading to the Xinghua Village (杏花村) Aid Station was about 14.4 kilometers long, with three ups and three downs and countless small turns, which was quite grueling.
In the morning, the sun shone on the gullies and ravines in the mountains; the meadows were lush, covering the mountains with a green "coat." Walking along the ridge, one could see bridges, villages, and roads scattered in the distance. Below the steep slope was the Tangzemiao Hot Spring (塘子庙温泉) gear exchange point at 194.4 kilometers of the course.
Passing a Spectacular Monolithic Boulder
In plateau and sub-plateau areas, there are often local microclimates. On the way to Lishugou Village (梨树沟村), dark clouds gathered and it started to rain. The rain became heavier and heavier, mixed with hail hitting the ground.
The mountain scenery was hazy, and the Great Wall appeared again. The runners approached the Great Wall step by step from a distance, and finally came to the watchtower at an altitude of 1275 meters. A photographer stationed here said with joy, "Finally, a runner has arrived."
Night once again enveloped the mountains, and the runners walked alone on the mountain paths. Moths, mosquitoes, and butterflies occasionally flew in front of their headlamps, and a shrill bird call came from afar. The organizing committee arranged rescue personnel between the aid stations to provide assistance to the runners.
"Peng Gang (彭刚), who was running in first place, retired due to injury. He had already run more than 280 kilometers, which is a pity," said a runner at the Nanbuzi Village (南卜子村) Aid Station. After leaving the aid station, they walked 4 kilometers of provincial highway, 2 kilometers of cement road, and 3 kilometers of machine-cultivated road uphill, ushering in a 5-kilometer downhill section, and it was already dawn.
Coming out of the Erdaowa Village (二道洼村) Aid Station, the course was very wide, all dirt and stone firebreak roads. While going downhill, they suddenly saw a giant rock standing tall. This is the Silichangcha (四十里长嵯), Asia's largest monolithic boulder, with a very strong visual impact.
The Deyi Restaurant (得意酒楼) gear exchange point at 246.4 kilometers of the course was "late in coming," and the GPS watch showed that the cumulative climb had exceeded 10,000 meters. It was already 10:00 AM on the 26th, with only 90 kilometers left to the finish line.
Receiving Exquisite Medals
An important notice was suddenly issued in the race notification group: there will be heavy rainfall from August 26th to 28th. In order to ensure the safety of athletes and related personnel, the organizing committee decided to suspend the race between Lishugou Village (梨树沟村) (210.6 kilometers) and Erbaozi Village (二堡子村) (320.2 kilometers) from 3:00 PM on the 26th, and all athletes are prohibited from leaving the station from 3:00 PM.
According to convention, the next step would be to either terminate the race early or continue the race after the rain stopped. The runners had no choice but to wait patiently.
The Shenjiagou Village (沈家沟村) Aid Station was located at 274.5 kilometers of the course, and 13 runners gathered here. More than 10 staff members were very busy: arranging meals for the runners, settling the runners to rest; buying slippers and raincoats from the county town dozens of kilometers away; the doctor was busy picking blisters for the runners, who grimaced in pain. In ultra-long-distance trail running, the most important thing for runners is not to compete with others, but to manage their own bodies and will.
On the morning of the 27th, a runner in the same room said that the race had been terminated. Looking at the WeChat group, the organizing committee decided to activate the circuit breaker mechanism, and the runners' medals would be issued as usual, and the completion certificates would be written according to the actual kilometers completed.
At 9:00 AM on the 27th, a shuttle bus came to Shenjiagou Village (沈家沟村) and took the runners to the New Snowy Kingdom Airport. The runners received unique and exquisite medals. The medals were designed to imitate the Dushikou Great Wall (独石口长城) watchtower on the course, with the words "Fearless Journey, Forever Remembered" inscribed on them.
According to statistics, only 7 runners completed the entire 336-kilometer course, including 1 female runner. Zhang Jinwei (张金伟), who won the men's group championship with a time of 74 hours, 41 minutes, and 02 seconds, said: "The course is beautiful, the staff and volunteers are very enthusiastic, the villagers are very friendly, and the supplies are very rich."
Yang Meixiong (杨梅雄), the only female runner to complete the entire course and the women's group champion, said: "Thank you to the staff and volunteers along the way." Her time was 88 hours, 21 minutes, and 25 seconds.
Xiong Guan 330 was founded in 2024 and is known as the "Chinese version of the Tor des Géants." Along the way, the reporter felt that every dreamer has a "giant" living in their heart.
Return to TopSeptember 1st marked the start of the autumn semester for primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Dao County (道县), Yongzhou (永州市), Hunan Province (湖南省). On that day, elementary school students at Daozhou Yutan (Dongyang) School (道州玉潭（东阳）学校) participated in a long rope skipping activity during their extended recess.
Photo by Jiang Keqing (蒋克青) (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 硕
Obtained snooker professional qualification at the age of 18, won his first ranking tournament title at the age of 35, and became the first Chinese player to achieve a ranking tournament title defense at the age of 36. Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) (pictured, photo by Shi Jue (施觉)) interprets the true meaning of 大器晚成 (dà qì wǎn chéng - "great talent matures late," a person with great ability will take a long time to become successful).
On August 30, in the final of the 2025 Snooker Wuhan Open, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) defeated British player Gary Wilson 10-9 to successfully defend his title. After winning the championship, his world ranking rose to eighth, a new career high.
"It's been really hard along the way." Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) said with emotion after the game, "It's definitely a pity that I didn't win a ranking tournament title when I was young, but it's not too late now. The two ranking tournament titles have witnessed my efforts over the years."
After winning his first ranking tournament title in Wuhan (武汉) last year, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) ushered in a transformation, "My mentality has been tempered, and I enjoy the game more."
Returning to Wuhan (武汉) this year, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) scored a perfect 147 in the first round, showing a good competitive state. In the final, both Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) and his opponent's state fluctuated. In an unfavorable situation, he fought tenaciously, winning four consecutive games and taking the lead with a score of 9-8. Although Wilson tried hard to save the match point, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) steadily and surely won the final game, and ultimately successfully "kept the championship in China (中国)."
"I can't even remember how I made the shot in the final game. My focus was all on the shot." Every time Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) made a shot, the audience burst into cheers. "I tried my best to block out the outside noise and concentrated on thinking about the strategy," said Xiao Guodong (肖国栋).
His opponent's good form in the second half also inspired Xiao Guodong's (肖国栋) fighting spirit. He made adjustments to every shot. "If you don't fight, you can't win the game." After this battle, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) was happy with his changes. "Before, my style of play was too conservative. People said I was a 'pushing millstone'. Now I am more confident and have more courage to attack."
Before coming to Wuhan (武汉), Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) had just won a gold medal at the Chengdu World Games (成都世运会). In a short period of time, he won championships in two consecutive events. Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) admitted that although he was physically and mentally exhausted, the sense of pride and accomplishment was unparalleled.
After the Chinese Billiards Association (中国台球协会) announced the registration channels for the World Games, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) submitted his application as soon as possible and gave up two professional events for this purpose. "The World Games are held every four years, and the opportunity to win glory for the country is very rare."
The World Games are short-game competitions, and the randomness is very high. Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) believes that the World Games gold medal has a different meaning for him. "It allows me to face various situations more calmly."
As he gets older, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) is reducing his training. "I don't train for 8 hours or even 10 hours a day like I did when I was young. Now I try to think a little more every day." Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) carefully reviews the game videos and looks for shortcomings. "We still need to improve the accuracy of long shots, and at the same time, we must strive to maintain a balanced mindset."
After winning the ranking tournament title again, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) is not in a hurry to set new goals for himself, but hopes to do every day's training in a down-to-earth manner and play every shot well. "My experience is to climb step by step and slowly accumulate experience and confidence. The results obtained in this way are more stable. The road of my professional career is still very long, and I will continue to challenge and see how far I can go."
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On the vast grassland, wind turbines dozens of meters high stand tall, their giant blades slowly rotating... Since its commissioning in 2021, the Zhanatas 100 MW wind power project in Kazakhstan, with the joint efforts of Chinese and Kazakh employees, has been continuously transmitting green electricity to thousands of households in southern Kazakhstan, significantly alleviating the local power shortage.
Not only Kazakhstan, but Central Asian countries generally possess abundant resources such as wind, solar, and hydro energy, with significant advantages in developing renewable energy. In recent years, Central Asian countries have actively introduced supportive policies to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy industries and promote energy transition and green development. China and Central Asian countries have carried out multiple cooperation projects in related fields, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.
Huge Potential for Renewable Energy Development
A recent report released by the World Bank pointed out that the Central Asian region has huge potential for solar and wind power generation, and expanding the use of renewable energy is an important path to achieving energy structure diversification and enhancing energy system security. The five Central Asian countries each have their own characteristics and advantages in developing renewable energy.
Uzbekistan has an average of more than 300 sunny days per year. According to the World Bank, the total amount of solar energy it receives each year is equivalent to about 51 billion tons of oil equivalent. Data from the International Energy Agency shows that Tajikistan's hydropower potential ranks eighth in the world, at approximately 527 billion kWh/year. The United Nations Development Programme estimates that Kazakhstan's wind power potential alone is as high as 920 billion kWh per year. Kyrgyzstan has abundant hydropower resources, and the more than 80 hydropower stations that have been built can supply 94% of the country's electricity. Statistics from Shell's Global Energy Resources Database show that Turkmenistan's onshore wind energy potential ranks thirtieth in the world, with obvious advantages in developing wind power.
A report by the International Renewable Energy Agency shows that the renewable energy power generation capacity of Central Asian countries continues to increase, with Kazakhstan and Tajikistan becoming regional leaders. Among them, Kazakhstan has the largest increase, with its new energy installed capacity increasing from 2734 MW in 2014 to 5663 MW in 2023; Tajikistan's renewable energy installed capacity has reached 5763 MW.
However, there is still considerable room for improvement in the utilization rate of renewable energy and its proportion in electricity supply in Central Asian countries. A report by the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) mechanism shows that although there are some energy-intensive economies in the Central Asian region and the potential for developing renewable energy is huge, the average installed capacity of solar and wind energy in the region currently accounts for less than 5% of the exploitable amount. Specifically, photovoltaic power generation in Uzbekistan accounts for less than 2% of the energy structure, and the actual development and utilization rates of hydropower in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are only 4% and 10% respectively.
Tatiana Proskuryakova, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, believes that Central Asian countries have all the prerequisites to ensure energy security by increasing the use of renewable energy and developing regional electricity trade. It is expected that by 2030, the demand for renewable energy in the region will increase by more than 30%. Through coordination and proactive action, the region is expected to become a "role model for developing renewable energy."
Countries Introduce Multiple Policies and Measures
Currently, Central Asian countries regard green, low-carbon, and sustainable development as important directions for economic and energy reform, and actively respond to climate change challenges by accelerating the deployment of renewable energy. On May 11 this year, the Zeravshan wind power project in Uzbekistan successfully completed 240 hours of full-capacity reliability operation. As the country's first large-scale wind power project, its total installed capacity reaches 521.7 MW. After completion, it can provide green electricity to 500,000 households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.1 million tons per year.
In Kazakhstan, data recently released by the Ministry of Energy shows that in 2024, the proportion of renewable energy power generation in the country's total power generation reached 6.43%, a significant increase from 3% in 2020. Kazakhstan has formulated the "Low-Carbon Development Vision until 2050," planning to promote renewable energy sources such as biofuels and hydrogen energy, as well as "green waste-free" technologies, striving to increase the proportion of renewable energy power generation to 15% by 2030 and 50% by 2050, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
Tajikistan has formulated the "Renewable Energy Plan for 2023-2027," vigorously developing renewable energy sources such as hydropower, solar energy, and wind energy, and plans to attract foreign investment of approximately 1.6 billion Tajikistani Somoni (1 RMB is approximately equal to 1.32 Tajikistani Somoni) into the plan. Uzbekistan passed the "Strategy for Transitioning Uzbekistan to a Green Economy for 2019-2030" in 2019, proposing to strengthen the construction of renewable energy power generation projects such as photovoltaic, wind, hydro, and biogas, and increase the share of renewable energy power generation to more than 25% by 2030. Turkmenistan has formulated the "National Strategy for the Development of Renewable Energy until 2030," which aims to further develop renewable energy, ensure energy security, and set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for key economic sectors by 2030.
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) mechanism pointed out in its 2030 Energy Strategy that the energy investment demand in the Central Asian region is approximately 400 billion US dollars, while the current investment level is only about 1/4 of the total demand, leaving a large gap. In order to attract more investment into the renewable energy sector, Kazakhstan provides financial subsidies for the construction of new energy projects, covering project early-stage construction, equipment procurement, technology research and development, and other aspects, to reduce construction costs and investment risks. Uzbekistan has revised relevant tax laws to exempt renewable energy power stations with more than 0.1 MW from property tax and land tax for 10 years, while also focusing on attracting private sector participation and accelerating the promotion of low-carbon technologies.
China Helps Sustainable Development in Central Asia
In recent years, with the continuous advancement of the "Belt and Road" initiative, cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in the field of renewable energy has continued to deepen, not only injecting new impetus into the development of both sides, but also making positive contributions to the optimization of the regional energy structure and environmentally sustainable development.
China actively participates in the construction of new energy projects in Central Asian countries, providing solid technical and equipment support. In February this year, Shenzhen Energy Group (深圳能源集团) signed two renewable energy cooperation agreements with relevant departments in Kyrgyzstan, including the construction and operation of a 300 MW wind farm and a 300 MW solar power station.
The 1 GW photovoltaic project invested by China Energy Engineering Group Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. (中国能建海外投资有限公司) in Uzbekistan is the first large-scale new energy project invested and constructed by China in the Central Asian region after the first China-Central Asia Summit in 2023. At the end of 2023, the first phase of the project, 400 MW, was successfully connected to the grid for power generation. Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov (阿里波夫) inspected the project and highly praised the overall construction and operation, calling it another model of Uzbekistan-China cooperation.
China also provides Central Asian countries with new energy technology training and related educational resources to help cultivate local professional talents. In Tajikistan, the Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) jointly built by Tianjin Urban Construction Management Vocational Technical College (天津城市建设管理职业技术学院) and Tajik Technical University (塔吉克斯坦技术大学) was put into use in November 2022, with teaching areas such as a green energy training center, providing local students with high-quality training and practical opportunities. In Kazakhstan, the Luban Workshop (鲁班工坊) jointly built by Tianjin Vocational University (天津职业大学) and East Kazakhstan Technical University (东哈萨克斯坦技术大学) plans to add new energy-related courses to meet the growing local demand for new energy talents...
Madaliev Umarhon (马达利耶夫·乌马尔洪), chief researcher at the Institute of Physics and Technology of the Tajik Academy of Sciences (塔吉克斯坦科学院物理技术研究所), said that China's technological experience in the field of new energy has a significant driving effect on Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan. Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev (卓奥玛尔特·奥托尔巴耶夫) believes that China plays an important role in the Central Asian energy system, and Central Asian countries can learn from China's relevant experience in promoting energy transition to achieve green growth.
(Reported from Astana (阿斯塔纳) on September 1st by this newspaper)
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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. In this life-or-death struggle that determined the future and destiny of mankind, China, the Soviet Union (苏联), and other righteous forces around the world shared a common hatred and sacrificed themselves for justice, using mountains and rivers as scrolls and flesh and blood as pens, jointly composing a magnificent epic of fighting for national survival, rising up for national rejuvenation, and fighting for human justice.
Monuments are eternally cast, and the meritorious achievements of victory are recorded in history. China and the Soviet Union (苏联) were the main battlefields in Asia and Europe, respectively. The two major battlefields in the East and West echoed each other. The people of the two countries fought side by side, jointly safeguarding the bottom line of human civilization and laying the cornerstone of the post-war international order. On the land of China, the flames of unyielding resistance were ignited earliest. After 14 years of bloody battles and over 35 million military and civilian casualties, the sons and daughters of China advanced wave upon wave and worked together with one heart, supporting the main Eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War. The Russian people and other fraternal ethnic groups went through 1,418 days and nights of bloody resistance, and at the painful cost of sacrificing 27 million people, completely shattered the ambitions of the Nazi invaders and profoundly reversed the war situation in Europe and even the world. Standing at the historical coordinates of the 80th anniversary of victory, China and Russia will continue to stand side by side on the right side of history, jointly defend historical truth, safeguard fairness and justice, and resolutely oppose any acts of tampering with the history of World War II.
Righteousness reaches the heavens, and the great friendship endures. The people of China and Russia, who have undergone the severe test of war, have moved towards each other and helped each other. At the most difficult moment of the Soviet Patriotic War, China sent a large number of urgently needed strategic materials. Mao Anying (毛岸英), the eldest son of Chairman Mao Zedong (毛泽东), and Tang Duo (唐铎), a Chinese pilot, resolutely joined the Soviet-German battlefield and fought against fascism together with the Soviet military and civilians. The Soviet Union (苏联) also gave valuable support to the Chinese people. The Soviet Volunteer Group fought fiercely in Nanjing (南京), Wuhan (武汉), and Chongqing (重庆). Soviet Red Army soldiers launched an offensive in Northeast China in the late stage of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, giving a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders. The two countries jointly opened up international transportation lines in the Gobi Desert, becoming a "lifeline" for transporting war materials to each other. Eighty years have passed, and the flower of friendship, watered with blood, has flourished in the sunshine of peace. Standing at a new historical starting point, the two countries will continue to adhere to the strategic guidance of the heads of state, continue the great friendship, stand at the forefront of new types of major-country relations, set an example for relations between neighboring countries, and promote the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era to a higher level, a broader dimension, and greater resilience.
Standing on a high plane and looking far ahead, the great cause of peace benefits future generations. As the main victorious countries of World War II, China and Russia, with the future and destiny of mankind in mind, deeply summarize historical experience, and work with other important members of the anti-fascist alliance to discuss the establishment of the United Nations and jointly formulate the *Charter of the United Nations*, opening a new page for human unity and social progress. Facing the changes of the century, China and Russia, as stabilizing and progressive forces in the international community, will continue to bravely shoulder their responsibilities, firmly defend the achievements of World War II, practice true multilateralism, maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, and promote global governance towards a more just and reasonable direction.
In front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the eternal flame flickers; on Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), the song of peace resounds loudly. In May of this year, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin (普京), President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to Russia and attended the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Great Patriotic War. In September, Beijing (北京) will solemnly hold a conference to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The two heads of state will hold another important meeting, carrying the far-reaching significance of learning from history and creating the future, which will surely become an important milestone in the history of China-Russia relations that builds on the past and opens up the future. China and Russia will take this opportunity to remember glory, jointly forge peace, be guardians of world peace, promoters of development and prosperity, practitioners of civilization exchanges, and move forward side by side towards the grand goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Russia)
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Auckland, New Zealand, September 1 (Reporter Long Lei (龙雷)) The documentary "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" was screened on August 31 in Auckland (奥克兰), New Zealand's largest city, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
In his speech, Chinese Consul General in Auckland Chen Shijie (陈世杰) said that the historical story told in "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" is a true reflection of the humanitarian spirit of the Chinese people, and a vivid example of the people of all countries helping each other and jointly resisting aggression in the World Anti-Fascist War.
In his speech, Chen Shijie (陈世杰) also recalled New Zealand friends such as Rewi Alley (路易·艾黎) and Kathleen Hall (何明清) who made immortal contributions to supporting China's resistance against Japan. He said that commemorating history is not only to cherish the past, but also to draw wisdom and strength for the future. He believes that with the joint efforts of the people of the two countries, China-New Zealand relations will surely sail towards a brighter future.
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown (韦恩·布朗) told Xinhua reporters after the film screening that he felt heavy after watching the film, but it was valuable that this history is still remembered. The film recreates that tragic story and reminds everyone to remember history.
"The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" is based on a true history during World War II. In October 1942, the Japanese army requisitioned the "Lisbon Maru" passenger and cargo ship to transport more than 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong (香港) to Japan (日本). The ship was hit by the U.S. military when it passed through the waters near Zhoushan (舟山), Zhejiang (浙江). Chinese fishermen, regardless of their own safety, braved the Japanese gunfire to rescue 384 prisoners of war who fell into the water. Through interviews with those involved and their descendants, the documentary comprehensively restores the historical truth of the shipwreck, and at the same time demonstrates the selflessness and great love of Chinese fishermen in times of crisis.
This special screening event was co-sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Auckland (中国驻奥克兰总领馆) and the National Film Administration (国家电影局).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Cape Town, South Africa, on September 1st (Reporters: Dai Kairan (戴楷然) and Zheng Xiang (郑翔)): From August 29th to September 1st, the South Africa China Theme Book Exhibition, themed "Books Convey Friendship, Culture Connects China and Africa," was held in Cape Town (开普敦), the legislative capital of South Africa. This book exhibition was jointly organized by China International Book Trading Corporation (中国国际图书贸易集团公司), Independent Media Group (南非独立传媒集团), South African e-commerce platform Loot (南非电商平台Loot公司), and the International Office of the University of the Western Cape (南非西开普大学国际处).
Yu Wenze (尤文泽), Consul General of China in Cape Town (中国驻开普敦总领事), stated in his speech at the opening ceremony of the book exhibition that books are an important component of cultural exchange and cooperation, serving not only as an important carrier for communication among people of all countries but also as a bond to enhance mutual understanding. This book exhibition provides an important window to showcase the charm of Chinese culture and will enhance cultural exchanges between China and South Africa.
Martin Bekker, category manager of the South African e-commerce platform Loot (南非电商平台Loot公司), said that the first South Africa China Theme Book Exhibition was successfully held last year. Based on this, South African and Chinese publishers and cultural representatives gathered this year to discuss book publishing and distribution, translation cooperation, and other topics, promoting deeper understanding and more lasting cooperation between the two sides.
At this book exhibition, China International Book Trading Corporation (中国国际图书贸易集团公司), together with publishing houses such as Higher Education Press (高等教育出版社), China Financial Publishing House (中国金融出版社), China Taxation Magazine Agency (中国税务杂志社), and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Group (江苏凤凰出版传媒集团), showcased publications in the fields of Chinese traditional culture, Chinese language teaching, traditional Chinese medicine health, folk art, and children's books, introducing China to the South African people in an all-round and multi-faceted way. During the book exhibition, the Chinese publishing delegation donated books to the National Library of South Africa (南非国家图书馆).
Return to TopThe China-Laos-Thailand Railway Logistics and Tourism Promotion Conference was held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, an important node city of the China-Laos-Thailand Railway, on August 31st (Reported by Sun Guangyong (孙广勇)). Nearly 300 representatives from China, Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia attended the conference. The conference was hosted by the Chinese Consulate General in Khon Kaen, co-organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province (云南省人民政府外事办公室), and undertaken by the Mekong Institute of Thailand.
In December 2021, the China-Laos Railway was officially opened to traffic. In July 2022, the direct transportation of the China-Laos-Thailand Railway was put into use. After years of cooperative promotion, China, Laos, and Thailand have established a cross-border railway connection foundation. The participants agreed that it is necessary to accelerate the construction of the China-Thailand Railway, speed up the construction of the China-Thailand Railway and the Laos-Thailand connecting line, increase the number of international trains, and promote smooth trade along the route. At the same time, relying on the China-Laos Railway and the China-Thailand Railway, new models such as the "Lancang-Mekong Express" and "China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express" will be created to build a new international logistics channel with high efficiency, low cost, and excellent service.
At the conference, Siharath (西哈拉), General Manager of the National Railway Company of the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said that the opening of the Laos-China Railway has brought huge benefits to Laos and has become a key driving force for Laos' economic transformation. Chakkaphong (乍甲蓬), Deputy Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, said that the Thailand-China-Laos Railway is not only a transportation artery but also a tourism artery, which will drive the development of tourism along the route and promote economic integration through personnel exchanges. Suchat Leelahakitkul (素立言), President of the Mekong Institute of Thailand, told reporters that the Thailand-China-Laos Railway connects and integrates emerging industries such as logistics, tourism, health and wellness, and creative services, allowing the railway to stimulate more economic development opportunities and benefit the people along the route.
"With the improvement of logistics efficiency and the deepening of tourism cooperation, this railway will not only be a 'growth pole' of regional economy, but also become a 'bridge of hearts' for people-to-people connectivity, accumulating experience and setting a benchmark for high-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road'," said Liu Hongmei (刘红梅), Chinese Consul General in Khon Kaen.
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Recently, the German Cyclists' Association announced the results of the 2024 German "Bicycle Climate Test." The city of Aachen won the special "Traffic Inclusion" award for its people-oriented traffic layout, cycling safety guarantees, and innovative public participation mechanisms. Erlangen and Frankfurt ranked first in different population size groups. The survey, organized every two years, not only showcases the achievements of German cities in building cycling environments but also reflects the deep integration of cycling into the lives of the German people.
From dedicated bicycle carriages in public transportation systems to the cycling surge along the Spree River in Berlin and the Elbe River in Hamburg, the number of cyclists in Germany continues to increase. Data shows that in 10 of the 15 German cities with a population of over 500,000, the popularity of bicycles is steadily increasing. Among them, in Münster (明斯特), the "bicycle capital," more than half of the residents use bicycles as their primary means of transportation, and the proportion of electric bicycle users has jumped from 15% in 2018 to 38% last year. Even in hilly cities such as Tübingen (图宾根) and Auerbach (奥尔巴赫), the construction of bicycle lanes and the popularity of electric bicycles have ushered in a cycling boom.
According to the relevant budget of the German Federal Government, between 2017 and 2030, Germany will invest approximately 390 million euros in special funds, focusing on the construction of bicycle highways suitable for medium and long-distance commutes of 5-30 kilometers, with 80% of the funds being allocated by the government. These bicycle highways have no traffic lights and are designed for speeds of 20 to 30 kilometers per hour. The first phase of the completed RS1 line in the Ruhr area has reduced the commute time from Mülheim (米尔海姆) to Essen (埃森) by 30% to 40%, becoming a model of the "bicycle highway." In March of this year, the German Federal Council also passed the Twelfth Amendment to the Road Traffic Regulations, which includes simplifying the approval process for bicycle lanes and vigorously promoting the construction of "low-speed bicycle streets," further guaranteeing cycling safety from a systemic level.
Relying on a federal-state-city three-level linkage mechanism, Germany is building a high-quality bicycle road network connecting urban and rural areas, promoting industrial upgrading and the development of cycling tourism. Bicycle tourism is becoming a new economic growth point. There are 165 officially certified high-quality cycling routes in Germany, connecting landscapes such as the ancient city of Heidelberg (海德堡), the Black Forest (黑森林) secret realm, and the scenery of Lake Constance (博登湖), with complete supporting road signs, rest areas, and transportation connection facilities, attracting more than half of adults to choose cycling vacations. In May of this year, the four newly selected routes at the Bicycle Tourism Conference held in Bremen (不来梅) further enriched the cycling options. The German Cyclists' Association has opened a 24-hour service hotline and mobilized approximately 12,000 inter-state volunteers to provide cyclists with full-chain support.
Currently, the German government has formulated and implemented the "National Cycling Plan 3.0," with the goal of becoming a "bicycle country" by 2030. It is worth noting that Germany also faces road rights coordination issues in the process of promoting bicycles. In large cities, measures such as dedicated bicycle lanes occupying some motor vehicle lanes, motor vehicle speed control, and bicycles having priority at intersections sometimes cause dissatisfaction among car drivers. In small towns and rural areas, travel is still mainly by motor vehicle, and cycling is more of a leisure activity than a commuting method. In response, Germany plans to introduce a public participation mechanism to explore cycling solutions that do not affect the efficiency of car traffic.
"The return on promoting bicycle travel is obvious," said German Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schneider (帕特里克·施耐德), adding that a better ecological environment, more complete public facilities, and the people's ever-increasing sense of happiness confirm the sustainability of this green travel path.
(Reported from Berlin (柏林) on September 1st by this newspaper)
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The "Three Parallel Rivers" refers to the Jinsha River (金沙江), Lancang River (澜沧江), and Nujiang River (怒江), three major rivers originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which are tightly bound within a narrow area of 60-100 kilometers in Yunnan Province and flow parallel from north to south for more than 170 kilometers. The north-south trending, towering, and continuous Hengduan Mountains (横断山脉) block the connection of the three major rivers, forming a rare geographical landscape of "rivers flowing in parallel without converging," which has become a World Natural Heritage site.
The Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州) is located in the core area of the "Three Parallel Rivers." Although the Hengduan Mountains (横断山脉) block the water and the road, and more than 98% of the prefecture's area is high mountains and canyons, it has not isolated the exchanges and integration between the people of Nujiang and the people of neighboring countries. Just as the river rushes, splitting high mountains, in Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州), which was once a deeply impoverished area in China, local cadres and the masses not only worked together to improve transportation and develop industries, creating a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction, but also benefited the people of neighboring countries, making China's poverty alleviation experience a "Chinese wisdom" that benefits the surrounding areas.
One river connects two villages with the same name—
"Friendly villages are friends, and friends should walk together"
"Director Hu, the *Bletilla striata* in our village is growing really well this year!" Hu Xinglin (胡兴林), director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州), had just seen a text message from a villager in "Gangfang Village" (岗房村) in his prefecture when he received a live video from A Ding San (阿丁三), the village chief of "Gangfang Village" (岗房村) in Myanmar, across the river: "Our village's *Bletilla striata* has not been neglected in fertilization and weeding."
A river separates two Gangfang Villages (岗房村), one in China and the other in Myanmar. Li Xuesong (李雪松), a staff member of the Foreign Affairs Office of Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州), introduced that the two Gangfang Villages (岗房村) facing each other across the river were established as China-Myanmar friendly villages in 2017, and the two villages have frequent exchanges. A Ding San (阿丁三) has relatives in Gangfang Village (岗房村) in China, and they have a lot of online and offline contact on weekdays. The most frequent exchange is on how to grow *Bletilla striata* well. He said that the villagers' enthusiasm for planting *Bletilla striata* stems from the successful experience of Gangfang Village (岗房村) in China.
*Bletilla striata*, also known as "Baiji" (白及), is a traditional Chinese medicine native to China. *Compendium of Materia Medica* records, "Its roots are white, connected and born, so it is called Baiji" (其根白色，连及而生，故曰白及), meaning that because its roots are white and multiple rhizomes are connected and born, it is called "Baiji" (白及). No one thought that this "connected and born" Chinese medicinal material would tightly "connect" the two villages with the same name.
"The climate and altitude of Nujiang are very suitable for planting *Bletilla striata*. Our village working team first selected a slope for trial planting, and the stems that grew out were indeed very fat." Hu Xinglin (胡兴林) introduced that in 2018, when he served as the first secretary of the village in Gangfang Village (岗房村), Pianma Town (片马镇), Lushui City (泸水市), Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州), he tried planting 1 mu of purple *Bletilla striata*, and after 3 years of careful management, he obtained a bumper harvest. Gradually, Gangfang Village (岗房村) planted more and more *Bletilla striata*, and enterprises directly "contracted" the purchase. The good news spread to Gangfang Village (岗房村) in Myanmar, and Myanmar villagers asked when visiting relatives: "Where can I buy seedlings? How do you plant this thing?"
In 2022, relying on the China-Myanmar friendly village agricultural technology assistance project, the Foreign Affairs Office of Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) organized the provision of 80,000 *Bletilla striata* seedlings to Gangfang Village (岗房村) in Myanmar, and at the same time provided online guidance on *Bletilla striata* planting technology: which land to choose for planting, how to dig drainage ditches, when to fertilize and catch insects...
Looking through A Ding San's (阿丁三) mobile phone album, you can see that in the fields of Gangfang Village (岗房村) in Myanmar, *Bletilla striata* with a spacing of about 20 centimeters are neatly arranged in rows. A Ding San (阿丁三) said that the villagers used to make a living by planting corn and rice, but the profits were small, and they all hoped to find a new way out. "Bletilla striata* planting is very easy to learn, and with the help of China in all aspects from seedlings, fertilizers to planting technology, our land has a higher output value, and our lives have also been improved."
In June 2024, Hu Xinglin (胡兴林) brought Chinese enterprises to Gangfang Village (岗房村) in Myanmar and found that the *Bletilla striata* stems planted for more than a year had reached 4 taels, and the village's *Amomum tsao-ko* industry had developed and grown relying on the friendly village platform. "The *Amomum tsao-ko* is very fragrant. We didn't eat it before, but now we put some in when cooking chicken," said A Ding San (阿丁三).
Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) is China's largest *Amomum tsao-ko* planting area and core main producing area, with a planting area of 1.114 million mu. *Amomum tsao-ko* planting is a characteristic industry of Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) and a happy industry for the people to get rid of poverty. In 2024, it drove the local people to increase their income by more than 3,400 yuan per capita. In recent years, relying on "small and beautiful" livelihood projects such as agricultural technology assistance, Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) has conducted *Amomum tsao-ko* planting technology training in the border areas of Myanmar, which has effectively enhanced the well-being of the local people.
"Friendly villages are friends, and friends should walk together. If there are development opportunities, we should make progress together," said Li Xuesong (李雪松).
Vocational education leads to a happy life—
"Work hard to learn Chinese and see a bigger world"
"Hello, welcome!" Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当), dressed in a shirt and trousers, stood upright in front of the restaurant of the Hilton Garden Hotel in Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州), with a warm smile on his face. Almost no guests can recognize that this restaurant leader who speaks fluent Chinese is a young man from Myanmar.
In 2018, Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当), who was still studying in Myitkyina County (密支那县) in Myanmar, received exciting news: Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) began to recruit Myanmar students again. "I am very interested in China. I want to work hard to learn Chinese and see a bigger world." Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当) said that after learning that he could study in China, many children signed up. Finally, after layers of selection, he obtained the opportunity to study at the Nujiang Prefecture National Secondary Vocational School (怒江州民族中等专业学校) (now Nujiang Vocational and Technical College (怒江职业技术学院)).
Since 2014, Nujiang Prefecture National Secondary Vocational School (怒江州民族中等专业学校) has opened 4 Myanmar student classes in 4 batches, offering majors such as automobile application and maintenance, rural medicine, hotel management, and tourism service and management. While arranging professional courses, it also teaches Chinese, and cultivates Myanmar students in the "language + skills" model. As part of the "small and beautiful" livelihood project, Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) also provides Myanmar students with tuition and accommodation fees.
"When I first entered school, I could only say 'you', 'I' and 'eat' in Chinese." Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当) said that the fulfilling study arrangement allowed him to master more languages and skills, and the colorful campus life left him with many good memories. "Our class sang the Burmese song "Brothers" in the school's art performance, and once won the first place in the tug-of-war competition at the sports meeting."
In 2021, Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当) began to intern in a hotel. "It seems that there is a wall in my heart. I am afraid that the Chinese I speak is not correct." He said that the encouragement of Chinese guests ignited his confidence and strengthened his determination to stay in Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州). Now, Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当) will make an appointment with friends to walk along the Nujiang River (怒江) in his spare time, and when the party is in high spirits, he will pick up the guitar and sing Chinese songs. In March of this year, at the 2025 Poverty Reduction Governance and Global Development (Nujiang) International Forum, he wore the costume of the Chinese Dulong ethnic group (独龙族) to perform dance, showing the new changes in Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) and his new life to friends from all over the world.
"I have fallen in love with Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州). I hope that the development here will be seen by more people," said Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当).
Rural revitalization writes a wonderful story—
"I am willing to come to Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) again to feel the new changes here"
When Ding Kangjiaodang (顶康角当) was dancing a cheerful ethnic dance, Burmese reporter Tong Sidu (佟思渡) was on the scene.
The 2025 Poverty Reduction Governance and Global Development (Nujiang) International Forum, with the theme of "Promoting Comprehensive Rural Revitalization and Seeking Modern Development Together," brought together about 300 envoys, government officials, and experts and scholars from 34 countries and international organizations such as the United Nations to deeply discuss poverty reduction governance and rural revitalization experience, and jointly seek modern construction and sustainable development. Tong Sidu (佟思渡) was invited to participate in this forum and visit various places in Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州).
Outside the venue, the uniquely shaped suspension bridge "Tongda Bridge" (通达桥) attracted Tong Sidu's (佟思渡) attention. The river rushing under the bridge reminded him of those who "reach" a happy life in the high mountains and canyons. The story of Yangpo Village (阳坡村) in Luzhang Town (鲁掌镇) from a poor village to an ecological tourism hotspot impressed him the most. Yangpo Village (阳坡村) currently plants nearly 3,000 mu of *Amomum tsao-ko*, and also created the "A Ray of Yangpo" tourism brand, attracting tens of thousands of tourists every year, and rejuvenating new vitality.
Yangpo Village (阳坡村) is located on the Gaoligong Mountain (高黎贡山) cloud, is a Lisu ethnic village (傈僳族村落), known as "the place where the first ray of sunshine shines." "The village faces the Nujiang Grand Canyon (怒江大峡谷). You can watch the sunrise in the morning, and the first ray of sunshine shines on our village." Village group leader Qiao Dahua (乔大华) introduced that the golden sunlight in the morning shines on the roofs of the village, the sunset in the evening dyes the entire village golden, and the lights on both sides of the Nujiang River (怒江) at night are beautiful.
"But the former Yangpo Village (阳坡村) was steep and difficult to walk. It took 40 minutes to ride a motorcycle to send children to school." Qiao Dahua (乔大华) introduced while walking, following the newly built sightseeing corridor to a low wooden house, where a couple runs a special snack shop, supplying tourists with roasted tea, rice noodles, etc. "We used to live here." Qiao Dahua (乔大华) said that after every household planted *Amomum tsao-ko*, the living conditions gradually improved. After the road at the door was opened to traffic, Yangpo Village (阳坡村) on the cliff gradually became known for its beautiful scenery, and also attracted visitors from the surrounding and distant places like Tong Sidu (佟思渡).
In September 2024, the Nujiang Grand Canyon Vanguard Bookstore (怒江大峡谷先锋书店), which has a unique shape and seems to stand on the clouds, settled in Yangpo Village (阳坡村), and tourists came to check in in an endless stream. Qiao Dahua (乔大华) led the village group cadres to set up a village collective economic cooperative, attracting villagers who develop homestays, catering, coffee and other businesses to join, and regulating the business order in the village. "I learned that the design inspiration of this bookstore comes from the crossbow used by the local ethnic minorities, perfectly combining the characteristics of traditional culture and modern architectural style. Impressive are the wonderful stories like Yangpo Village (阳坡村)." Tong Sidu (佟思渡) said that the trip to Nujiang made him think about how to bring similar Chinese experience back to Myanmar.
"I am willing to come to Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) again to feel the new changes here," said Tong Sidu (佟思渡).
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Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州) is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the core area of the Hengduan Mountains (横断山脉), bordering 4 towns in Myanmar, namely Qibe (奇贝), Suoluo (索罗), Kaolanpu (考兰铺) and Naomeng (瑙朦), with a border line of 450 kilometers. It is one of the border prefectures and cities in China closest to South Asia, and is in the forefront of Yunnan's construction of a radiation center facing South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In recent years, Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) has continuously held the Poverty Reduction Governance and Global Development (Nujiang) International Forum, actively introducing China's poverty alleviation experience, and sharing development opportunities with South Asian and Southeast Asian countries; taking the Nujiang Grand Canyon Culture Week, the Nujiang Lisu "Kuo Shi" Culture Festival (怒江傈僳“阔时”文化节), and the Munao Zongge Festival (目瑙纵歌节) as carriers, it has deepened the cultural affinity with neighboring countries. Nujiang Prefecture (怒江州) has also established 10 pairs of border friendly villages with Myanmar, and has helped improve the production and living conditions of border residents and enhance people-to-people connectivity by implementing "small and beautiful" livelihood projects such as education, medical care, and agricultural technology assistance.
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The Nujiang River road is difficult to travel, but a trip to Nujiang River is unforgettable. Here, there are happy Lisu (傈僳族) couples, a Myanmar (缅甸) village chief who has mastered planting techniques, and foreign students whose work has been recognized. There are also cardamom seedlings covering the canyons, *Bletilla striata* fields full of vitality, and friendly village agricultural technology assistance projects illuminating the road to poverty alleviation... Development requires both the tenacity to be rooted in the local area and the broad-mindedness to work together.
The story of Nujiang's poverty alleviation is an era achievement of "turning a natural barrier into a thoroughfare." Local cadres and the masses adhere to the concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains, give play to the advantages of characteristic resources, and develop characteristic industries such as cardamom, traditional Chinese medicine, and coffee, bringing about changes in development and life for the people of all ethnic groups in Nujiang (怒江).
To be kind to one's neighbors is a treasure of the country. Relying on platforms such as China-Myanmar (中缅) friendly villages, Nujiang (怒江) continues to deepen cooperation with neighboring countries in agriculture, education, medical care, and other fields, imparting skills through "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, forming a radiating effect of "one household leading one village, one village connecting two countries."
众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo - "many people gather firewood flame high," many hands make light work; collective effort yields great results), and mutual assistance leads to a long journey. Nujiang's (怒江) practice helps China's (中国) poverty reduction experience go to the world, benefits more and more people in various countries, and makes the concept of building a community with a shared future in the surrounding areas more vivid and tangible.
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Stepping into the Tongji New Material Industrial Park in LinYing County (临颍县), Luohe City (漯河市), Henan Province (河南省), scrap copper materials are compressed into blocks, put into melting furnaces, and transformed into high-purity copper with a golden hue.
Why does a plain agricultural county engage in the recycled copper industry?
Food processing is LinYing's traditional advantageous industry. While firmly safeguarding the "basic foundation," the county party committee and government actively plan new growth poles: the country vigorously develops the circular economy, Henan Province cultivates and strengthens the advanced copper-based material industry, coupled with obvious transportation advantages, which can guarantee the transportation of raw materials and products... After several rounds of argumentation, the recycled copper industry was determined as a new direction for development.
The county party committee took the lead in establishing a special working group, doing everything possible to reduce costs and solve problems for enterprises; building customized factory buildings to facilitate enterprises' "move-in ready" status; jointly establishing a research institute with the Henan Academy of Sciences (河南省科学院) to strengthen technical support and promote the solution of industry problems such as "copper wire billet porosity"... Last year, the output value of LinYing County's copper-based new material industry reached 19 billion yuan.
Finding the right path and making a good example. The Henan Provincial Party Committee (河南省委) promotes theoretical arming, precise empowerment, and orientation incentives in an integrated manner to promote cadres to dare to take responsibility and be good at acting. In the first half of this year, Henan Province's GDP increased by 5.7% year-on-year.
"What we want to do is help farmers grow more grain and grow it well."
Walking in Daxing Village (大兴村), Changzhuang Town (常庄镇), Suiping County (遂平县), Zhumadian City (驻马店市), the fertile fields are vibrant. Liang Qi (梁奇), a major grain grower, and cadres from the town's agricultural technology station are side by side in the fields, checking the growth of corn. "This year's wheat harvest is better than last year's, and the corn is also growing strong. Thanks to our cadres!" Liang Qi said.
In the past, the land contracted by Liang Qi was severely compacted and the soil fertility was very poor. Cadres from the County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau (县农业农村局) and the Town Agricultural Technology Station (镇农技站) provided successive assistance, taking soil samples to consult agricultural experts, identifying the root cause of "excessive fertilizer application and improper irrigation," and customizing a soil improvement plan. Breaking the compacted layer and returning straw to the field significantly improved the soil's ability to store water and retain moisture. The cadres also helped him implement subsidies for farmland water conservancy facilities and agricultural machinery purchases, improving irrigation efficiency and facilitating mechanized operations. A piece of compacted land has been transformed into a high-yield field.
"What we want to do is help farmers grow more grain and grow it well." Guo Guoqiang (郭国强), director of Suiping County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, said that according to the standards of concentrated contiguous areas, drought and flood protection, water-saving and high-efficiency, stable and high yield, and ecological friendliness, the county has completed the construction of 810,000 mu of high-standard farmland.
As a major agricultural and grain production province, consolidating the food security defense line is a heavy responsibility that Henan must shoulder. Henan cadres adhere to "storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology," and promote coordinated advancement of arable land protection and agricultural technology innovation.
"The No. 3 plot you contracted needs to be supplemented with 15 kilograms of nitrogen fertilizer per mu." With a "ding-dong" sound, a push notification popped up on farmer Hao Bin's (郝彬) mobile phone. "Mobile phones are now also our 'agricultural tools,' and it is clearly marked what elements the crops are lacking!" Hao Bin showed reporters the "Zhongyuan Granary Digital Platform" (中原粮仓数字平台) mini-program on his mobile phone.
Growing more grain and producing good grain requires scientific methods. The Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (郑州市农业农村局) introduced an agricultural socialization service organization - Zhongyuan Granary Agricultural Co., Ltd. (中原粮仓农业有限责任公司), to provide farmers with standardized management solutions covering the entire cycle of sowing, water and fertilizer, and plant protection. With the help of remote sensing and drone data, experts can guide farmers to carry out refined management in real time online.
On the vast Central Plains, Henan party members and cadres adhere to adapting to local conditions, making full use of the "grain head and food tail" and "agricultural head and industrial tail" articles, and promoting the modern agricultural industry chain and value chain to move towards the middle and high end.
On the automated production line, round and full glutinous rice balls are formed and packaged, and then transported to different warehouses by intelligent transport vehicles. In the Suiping County Advanced Manufacturing Development Zone (遂平县先进制造业开发区), Zhengzhou Sinian Food Co., Ltd. (郑州思念食品有限公司) has invested in the construction of a production base covering an area of 570 mu.
Why choose this county in southern Henan?
"The grain produced here is good, the business environment is good, and it is very attractive to food processing enterprises." Wang Li (王莉), administrative manager of Sinian Food (Suiping) Co., Ltd., said that during the planning stage of the production base, county leaders led teams to visit and negotiate many times; during the construction process, when encountering approval problems, there were dedicated people to handle them; when technical support was needed, the government helped to connect with scientific research institutions; when product sales were blocked, relevant government departments took the initiative to help expand the market... "Sending a message, the cadres immediately called, and the service team coordinated as soon as possible. Their sincerity and energy moved us very much."
At present, Suiping County has introduced a number of well-known domestic food enterprises, strengthened the food industry cluster, and while increasing the added value of agricultural products, it also provides a stable sales channel for local agricultural products.
"Do our best to provide the best services for the development of new quality productive forces"
In the intelligent workshop of Luoyang Hongyuan Bearing Technology Co., Ltd. (洛阳鸿元轴承科技有限公司), robotic arms skillfully grab and detect precision parts.
"Through digital transformation, the comprehensive operating cost has been reduced by more than 45.9%, and the comprehensive energy consumption per unit output value has been reduced by 25.7%." Zhou Shuzhou (周树洲), the person in charge of the enterprise, said, "It was the cadres of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology (市工信局) who helped us find a way to reduce costs."
The bearing industry is Luoyang's traditional advantageous industry. The Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology regularly invites upstream and downstream enterprises to carry out "Heluo Tea Chat" (河洛茶叙). In one exchange, Zhou Shuzhou raised the problem of "high costs."
After the meeting, cadres from the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology led experts into the production workshop to diagnose the problem: "The enterprise's backward production line management methods have led to difficulties in tracing product quality and a high scrap rate. It is recommended to launch digital systems such as production manufacturing execution and product life cycle management."
After that, the cadres of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology came up with "three tricks": inviting professional teams to do digital diagnosis and customize system solutions; organizing training and visiting intelligent factories to observe and learn; helping to apply for special funds for "three major transformations" to alleviate investment pressure... Step by step, they helped the enterprise successfully complete the transformation.
In the face of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, Henan cadres conduct in-depth research on industrial trends, guide enterprises to clarify transformation paths, strengthen services, and encourage enterprises to have the motivation and confidence to move towards "new."
Dioscorea opposita yam snowflake slices, instant mashed potato powder... Stepping into the Zhongyuan Food Laboratory (中原食品实验室) located in Yancheng District (郾城区), Luohe City, the dazzling array of products fills the display racks. Xiao Guoqiang (效国强), director of the Luohe Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology (漯河市科技局), said: "Each product is driven by real market demand. Many people believe that the food industry has low technological content, but to produce nutritious and healthy products that face the future, it is inseparable from technological empowerment."
"How to reduce sugar without reducing sweetness?" Zhang Jinyang (张金阳), the person in charge of Henan Yihengyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (河南益恒源生物科技有限公司), was once very worried. Cadres from the District Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and the Bureau of Science and Technology conducted research and argumentation with the enterprise, and finally locked in a low-calorie sweetener, but were stuck on the production cost.
The cadres repeatedly screened from the cooperation resource library of the Zhongyuan Food Laboratory and found that Professor Jiang Bo's (江波) team at Jiangnan University (江南大学) was good at sugar substitute research and development, so they repeatedly visited and talked earnestly. Their persistence and professionalism finally moved the Jiang Bo team. Under the guidance of experts, the enterprise built a new production line to produce qualified products at a lower cost and became a supplier to many well-known food enterprises.
"New quality productive forces represent new economic development methods and productive force development paths, and have strong development momentum. We must do our best to provide the best services for the development of new quality productive forces." Xiao Guoqiang said.
"To 'break the circle,' but also to 'last long'"
Wearing VR (virtual reality) equipment, transforming into a Tang Dynasty (唐代) knight, galloping on horseback; in the intangible cultural heritage handmade experience area, sitting opposite NPCs (non-player characters) dressed in ancient costumes, learning paper-cutting skills; entering the cultural and creative product store, sachets and ornaments made with turquoise and other cultural relics from the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) as inspiration are adorable... Although it is not a holiday, the Longmen Ancient Street (龙门古街) in Luoyang (洛阳) is still crowded with tourists. In the first half of 2025, the ancient street's revenue was 45 million yuan, an increase of 36% year-on-year.
Li Zhenkan (李振刊), director of the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism (洛阳市文广旅局), revealed the secret of growth: "The key is to enhance the sense of experience. Today's tourists, especially young people, value personal experience and emotional value. Only by making history and culture 'alive' can it resonate and spread 'out of the circle.'"
Based on this logic, Longmen Ancient Street completed a renovation last year. The Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism also promoted the establishment of a Cultural Tourism Creative Product Association to bring together excellent cultural and creative enterprises, designers and intangible cultural heritage inheritors. "Those who are familiar with the market come up with ideas, and those who are proficient in skills implement them. This kind of cooperation has made Luoyang's cultural and creative products repeatedly produce 'hit products.'" Li Wenyuan (李文渊), chief of the Industrial Development Section of the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, said.
At 10 p.m., the Luoyi Ancient City (洛邑古城) in the old city of Luoyang is still crowded with people. Countless young men and women dressed in Hanfu (汉服) walk through the pavilions and pavilions, checking in and taking pictures.
In the old city, Hanfu has become a pillar industry. In 2023, Luoyang held the Peony Culture Festival, and the scene of thousands of people wearing Hanfu at the same time became popular on the Internet. Since then, many tourists have come here to rent Hanfu to check in and take pictures, which has also made many restaurants and hotels popular.
The old city is popular, but local cadres keenly discovered that most Hanfu shops are small and scattered, the fabrics rely on external purchases, the design lacks originality, and the styles are single. "The cultural tourism industry needs to 'break the circle,' but also to 'last long.' Relying on temporary traffic is not enough, and a complete industrial chain needs to be built." Zhang Bin (张彬), director of the Old City Cultural Tourism Bureau (老城区文旅局), said.
To this end, the Old City established a Hanfu Industry Development Service Center, and the cadres tackled one "hard bone" after another: the cost of raw material transportation was high, so the cadres of the center went to Suzhou (苏州), Guangzhou (广州) and other fabric bases many times to connect and introduce 5 key fabric suppliers to settle down; the design power was weak, so they visited Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (北京服装学院) and other institutions to establish in-depth cooperation; the supporting resources were insufficient, so they visited Cao County (曹县), Shandong (山东), Xuchang (许昌), Henan and other places to actively integrate upstream and downstream supporting resources.
Today, the number of Hanfu shops in the old city has increased from 18 to 1360, driving more than 30,000 people to employment, and the average monthly income of practitioners has increased by more than 3,000 yuan. The "Hanfu craze" continues to blow strongly, and more and more people are eating "cultural tourism meals."
"The cadres in Kaifeng (开封) are thoughtful and enthusiastic, which makes me feel warm. I will come again if I have the opportunity!" said Mr. Zhu (朱先生), a tourist from Shandong. At that time, the child was accidentally bitten by a fancy rat in a pet store, and Hong Jun (洪珺), a law enforcement officer from the Kaifeng Municipal Market Supervision Bureau (开封市市场监管局), immediately rushed to the scene to coordinate the "worry-free consumption insurance" mechanism for compensation. After mediation, the merchant and the tourist shook hands and made peace.
In the past two years, the Kaifeng Municipal Market Supervision Bureau found that many tourists reflected that disputes with merchants affected their travel arrangements. Relevant cadres widely researched the opinions of merchants and consumers and launched "worry-free consumption insurance" - if there are situations where the responsibilities of both parties are difficult to determine or the consumer's losses exceed the merchant's compensation ability, compensation can be made within the responsibility limit of the compensation scope, minimizing the impact on consumers. "Cultural tourism 'lasting popularity' is a systematic project. It is our market supervision's unshirkable responsibility to create a safe, worry-free and satisfactory consumption environment for tourists." Hong Jun said.
"From wanting to do, being good at doing to being able to do, it reflects the mission and responsibility of cadres, and it is also the key support for overcoming difficulties and promoting high-quality development." The relevant person in charge of the Henan Provincial Party Committee Organization Department (河南省委组织部) said that it will continue to improve the institutional system for encouraging responsibility and action, make good use of various policies, continuously improve the quality and ability of cadres, explore internal potential, and stimulate the momentum of responsibility.
Return to TopBy: 吴储岐
September 3rd is the anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In recent days, the vast number of Party members and cadres have been commemorating history and paying tribute to heroes in various forms, drawing from it the powerful spiritual strength that transcends time and space—daring to struggle and daring to win.
In the war years filled with the flames of war, daring to struggle and daring to win was an important magic weapon for overcoming the enemy. Facing the enemy's heavy encirclement, the soldiers of the Liu Lao Zhuang Company (刘老庄连) remained unmoved, calmly and calmly destroying maps and documents, and fighting the enemy to the last moment of their lives with the determination to die. During the difficult stage of the anti-Japanese struggle in the Hebei-Central Plains (冀中平原), Zhang Senlin (张森林), the Party branch secretary of Ranzhuang Village (冉庄村), mobilized the entire village, young and old, to build tunnels that could hide and fight. When the enemy attacked Ranzhuang (冉庄), only landmines exploded and bullets flew, and no one was seen, and finally they fled in embarrassment. From then on, the saying "Rather go around Heifengkou (黑风口) than go through Ranzhuang (冉庄)" became famous in all directions.
Looking back at the great victory, every heroic battle and every sacrifice of blood is a vivid portrayal of daring to struggle and daring to win. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) stepped forward at the critical moment of the nation's life and death, tempered its will in the rain of bullets, and gathered strength in the vast land, becoming the well-deserved mainstay of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Today, this spirit has been deeply integrated into the Party's bloodline, becoming a powerful driving force for us to cope with risks and challenges and promote the development of our cause.
Daring to struggle is not about being brave and aggressive, and daring to win is not about shouting empty slogans, but about daring to show the sword in the face of contradictions and daring to directly address problems.
Reforming and tackling key problems is a struggle to cut through stubborn maladies. Supply-side structural reform has broken the path dependence, promoting the clearing of "zombie enterprises" and the effective implementation of "de-capacity"; reform measures in key areas such as state-owned enterprise reform, fiscal and tax system reform, and rural land system reform directly face the adjustment of deep-seated interest patterns. Daring to break into the deep-water zone, daring to gnaw at hard bones, and daring to wade through dangerous shoals, the vast number of Party members and cadres have carried forward the spirit of struggle, bravely breaking through in the great examination of reform, and opening up new prospects in overcoming difficulties.
Comprehensively and strictly governing the Party is a self-revolution that turns the blade inward. The Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) made a breakthrough at the beginning, and the rectification of the "Four Winds" (四风) was carried out to the end; the anti-corruption struggle was firm and unwavering... It is precisely because of daring to struggle and daring to win that our Party can continuously temper itself in self-revolution and become stronger after experiencing hardships.
Struggle is essentially about stepping forward and taking responsibility in times of crisis. In the decisive battle to win the fight against poverty, the vast number of first secretaries stationed in villages went deep into the fields to overcome one poverty-stricken area after another, solving problems and relieving difficulties for the masses. The same is true in the face of sudden disasters. This summer, many places continued to experience heavy rainfall, causing floods and geological disasters. Party members and cadres rushed to the front line, organizing transfers, rushing to open roads, and resettling the masses. These figures have converged into the distinct background color of Communists in the new era who are not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of hardship, and do not shirk responsibility.
Eighty years of vicissitudes and great changes. In the past, we advanced in the face of enemy fire and won national independence; today, we are striving forward in a major change and moving towards national rejuvenation. The victory that transcends time and space is never a miracle that falls from the sky, but a continuous struggle by generations of Communists. On the new journey, as long as we dare to struggle and dare to win, there will be no difficult passes that we cannot overcome, and we will surely usher in a brighter and more splendid tomorrow.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 何昭宇
"No negligence is allowed in investigating potential safety hazards in the project!" In Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County (张家川回族自治县), Tianshui City (天水市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), at the project command center of the Hydrogeology Bureau (水文地质局) of the China National Coal Geology Bureau (中国煤炭地质总局), Liu Tianyi (刘天一), the head of safety production for the project department, clutched his notebook, staring at the monitoring screen, recording in real-time the images and sounds transmitted back from the project locations.
The Zhangjiachuan (张家川) project is located in a mountainous area with high altitude and few base stations, making the office network unstable. "The monitoring video always lags and has no sound. Daily inspections still have to rely on walking, and it's easy to be dangerous during the flood season." During a "Party Committee Secretary's Visit and Reception Day" activity, Liu Tianyi (刘天一) expressed his difficulties.
Hearing everyone's difficulties, relevant leaders of the Hydrogeology Bureau (水文地质局) quickly coordinated with local operators to expedite the deployment of a dedicated network and set up a real-time safety monitoring system. "Now we can complete most of the inspections sitting in the command hall, which is efficient and safe!" said Liu Tianyi (刘天一).
The China National Coal Geology Bureau (中国煤炭地质总局) launched the "Party Committee Secretary's Visit and Reception Day" activity, using the method of "temporary notice, going directly to the front line, no accompaniment, no listening to reports" to promote leading cadres at all levels to take the initiative to go down and ask for needs, and effectively solve the urgent problems of enterprise employees. Opening the record books of employees' opinions and suggestions, there are not only things around them such as leaking roofs in dormitories and difficulties in housing demolition and resettlement, but also many opinions and suggestions concerning the long-term development of the enterprise.
"It is recommended to increase the intensity of technical exchanges and achievement sharing within the system to reduce repetitive research and development caused by poor information flow." In the record book, the problems raised by Tu Yuhong (涂宇宏), Wang Fangyi (王方毅), and others from China Coal Hubei Geological Exploration Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd. (中煤湖北地质勘察基础工程有限公司) were marked with "asterisks."
"We immediately launched research, promoted the establishment of a cross-unit innovation joint research team, accelerated the construction of a coal geology research collaboration digital base, integrated the entire system's scientific research results, experimental equipment, and talent resources to achieve joint promotion and improvement of various units," said Yun Xiao (云霄), head of the Science and Technology Information Department of the China National Coal Geology Bureau (中国煤炭地质总局).
"The construction of work style cannot be a **一阵风** (yī zhèn fēng - "a gust of wind," short-lived or unsustainable)," said Jia Chunqu (贾春曲), Secretary of the Party Committee of the China National Coal Geology Bureau (中国煤炭地质总局). He said that he will promote the "Party Committee Secretary's Visit and Reception Day" activity to be solidified into a regular and long-term mechanism, so that cadres sink to the front line and solve problems at the grassroots level.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰
"When I first came to the Innovation Center, I was determined to take root here." Ai Shuo (艾铄), who has been based at the Chongqing Banan Advanced Technology Innovation Center (重庆巴南先进技术创新中心) for three years, used this sentence to describe his first encounter with this fertile ground for entrepreneurship.
In 2022, Ai Shuo had just graduated from Chongqing University of Technology (重庆理工大学) when he founded Chongqing Shiji Ecological Environment Technology Co., Ltd. (重庆士继生态环境科技有限公司). Today, this young company has joined the ranks of national high-tech enterprises and has also obtained a number of professional qualifications.
From a college graduate to a successful business leader, Ai Shuo's growth has benefited from Banan District's (巴南区) deepening of cooperation between universities and localities, and the implementation of a talent co-introduction and co-cultivation project.
The Innovation Center mentioned by Ai Shuo is an innovation incubation platform jointly built by the Banan District Party Committee and Government (巴南区党委政府) and Chongqing University of Technology (重庆理工大学), focusing on providing "full life cycle" incubation and cultivation services for scientific and technological innovation talents and enterprises - from the initial "golden ideas" to the final "golden fruits."
"When we first left school, we had almost nothing," Ai Shuo admitted. "The Innovation Center provided us with free office space, proactively connected us with entrepreneurial mentors, assisted in project evaluation, and arranged professional training in policy, law, and finance. For student entrepreneurs like us who have just left school and lack experience, every bit of support is crucial."
In 2023, Ai Shuo's company began to stand out in the field of "smart pollution control," and project orders continued to increase. However, with the expansion of business, the problems of manpower and capital followed. After learning about this situation, the Innovation Center immediately acted as a bridge, helping the company obtain 500,000 yuan in seed fund support by organizing multiple project roadshow activities.
"This really solved our 燃眉之急 (rán méi zhī jí - "burning eyebrows emergency," a desperate crisis)," Ai Shuo said with emotion. "I originally thought that the process of applying for low-interest loans for start-ups was complicated and time-consuming, but I didn't expect that every link had a 'service specialist' to provide thoughtful guidance, and the funds were in place in less than a month."
Ai Shuo's experience is not an isolated case. In recent years, Banan District (巴南区) has focused on key industries such as biomedicine and intelligent manufacturing, and joined hands with universities to attract and retain talents. The local area is focusing on building an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem around Chongqing University of Technology (重庆理工大学), providing college graduates with one-stop services from policy consultation and project incubation to funding support and site security.
Retaining talent depends not only on the initial enthusiasm, but also on a sustainable ecosystem. Banan District (巴南区) actively promotes the exchange of cadres and talents between universities and localities for practical training, establishes an industrial professor system, and encourages the two-way flow of experts and technical personnel between universities and enterprises. In terms of financial support, district-level supporting policies continue to increase, and a total of 50 million yuan has been invested to support talent's original innovation.
Banan District (巴南区) vigorously promotes the deep integration of industrial innovation and technological innovation, especially in the field of biomedicine, building a talent innovation and entrepreneurship service port to provide full-cycle services from incubation to pilot testing; establishing an industrial fund cluster with a total scale of not less than 3 billion yuan, focusing on investing in early-stage, small, innovative, and hard-tech projects; implementing a "use first, pay later" mechanism, successfully matching 273 intellectual property rights to park enterprises, realizing 208 patent licenses, and achieving a technological achievement transformation amount of 760 million yuan.
All of this is to build a "talent + industry + innovation" integrated ecosystem, so that the city and talent can "run in both directions." Young people like Ai Shuo (艾铄) are growing up in this fertile land of Banan District (巴南区).
Return to TopDuring the years of the Anti-Japanese War, amidst the flames of battle, countless heroic sons and daughters stepped forward. They were originally farmers, students, doctors, musicians, laborers... However, when the invaders' iron hooves shattered the peace, when their homes were reduced to scorched earth, they bid farewell to their loved ones and resolutely rushed to the battlefield of blood and fire.
They were mortals, yet they built a steel Great Wall for the nation. In their eyes burned the flames of unyielding spirit, and in their chests surged boiling blood. Every charge resounded with the drums of victory; every shout shook the enemy's arrogance.
Now, the mountains and rivers are safe, and the years are peaceful. But that land, once soaked in hot blood, still remembers their struggle and sacrifice. Look! Listen! The mountains bow their heads, using their silent spines to support the weight of dawn; the rivers hum, using their deep pulse to tell the vicissitudes of time; the fields are fragrant, the souls of heroes transforming into spring mud to nourish the hope of the nation.
The earth will not forget, the blood-stained flowers blooming wildly on the soil of peace; the people will not forget, the figures of heroes have transformed into the stars in the sky, watching over us!
Victory Song of the Westward Expedition
Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇)
Red flags flutter, guns and swords gleam, our army marches westward, the mighty army is brave, the Japanese bandits are terrified. Discipline is strict, propaganda is everywhere, the masses welcome us, creating new areas, calling on the people to fight for the motherland.
The Chinese Red Army has arrived in Rehe (热河), and is about to reach Fengtian (奉天). The westward expeditionary army attacks the Japanese bandits from both sides, quickly going to the decisive battle. Factions within the Japanese bandits' country are fighting fiercely, revolutionary tides are surging, facing the United States and Russia, the Japanese bandits are not far from death.
Grip your guns and swords, advance bravely, comrades leap forward together, annihilate the Japanese bandits, the "Jintian" (金田) team is completely destroyed, our army fights well, a great battle on the towering mountains shatters the enemy's courage, victoriously seizing helmets, armor, guns and ammunition, playing triumphant songs on the way back.
Comrades, come quickly, raise high the red flag of victory, risking our hot blood, we vow to defeat Japanese imperialism, the iron cavalry gallops across Manchuria (满洲), there are already ten major armies, the masses rise up, bravely kill the enemy, China will be recovered.
Poem Before Execution
Ji Hongchang (吉鸿昌)
I regret not dying in the resistance against Japan, leaving myself to be ashamed today.
The country is ruined like this, why should I cherish this head!
Praise (Excerpt)
Mu Dan (穆旦)
The endless mountains rise and fall, rivers and grasslands,
Countless dense villages, the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs,
Connect on the originally desolate land of Asia,
In the vastness of weeds, the dry wind howls,
Under the low-pressure dark clouds, the monotonous eastward flowing water sings,
In the melancholy forest, there are countless buried ages
They quietly embrace me:
Endless stories are endless disasters, silent,
Is love, is the flock of eagles flying in the sky,
Are the sad eyes expecting the gushing hot tears,
When the unmoving gray ranks crawl on the distant horizon;
I have too many words, too long-lasting emotions,
I want to use the desolate desert, the bumpy path, the mule cart,
I want to use the sampan, the wildflowers covering the mountains, the rainy weather,
I want to embrace you with everything, you
The people I see everywhere,
The people living in shame, the hunched people,
I want to embrace you one by one with bloody hands,
Because a nation has risen.
Who Are You
He Nan (何南)
The upstream of the waves is the clouds,
The depths of history are heroic feelings.
Who is it that tells the story tirelessly?
At the end of the musical notes' tentacles, is the distant dream of our ancestors,
At this end, are our beautiful and ordinary spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Your birth is not a chance impulse of heaven,
The nation's poverty and weakness awakened a legend;
Your greatness is not the credit of any word or note,
Mountains and rivers, the sun and moon, are the best annotations,
And even more so, the most beautiful vision in your heart.
In the blink of an eye, from 1912 to 1935,
Your life flashed like fireworks.
Musical notes carry your long-cherished wish,
Lighting up the nation's high and clear sky.
The nights you composed while enduring hunger, were filled with the sounds of gunfire;
Every moment you performed with passion, was met with thunderous applause.
When cowardice spread like a plague,
You integrated the sounds of gunfire into the music;
When confusion occupied ordinary people,
You used music to awaken the bells.
Cherishing every inch of time, you are a sponge;
Making storms fear and retreat, you are a strong roc.
Who are you, Nie Er (聂耳)?
You are a pair of tweezers, removing the nation's physical pain.
Arise! Ye who refuse to be slaves!
——Who are you, Nie Er (聂耳)?
You are a person with "four ears,"
You must be able to hear this voice of the universe!
(Excerpt from the long narrative poem "Horn" - "Overture")
Written to General Zuo Quan (左权)
And General Zhao Shangzhi (赵尚志)
Liu Xiaowei (刘笑伟)
Mountain Flower
Not all golden colors grow towards the sun
Standing on the Shiziling (十字岭) of the Southern Taihang Mountains, I raise my head
And accidentally see a cluster of mountain flowers blooming on the cliffs
The petals are like lamps in the crevices of the rocks
Igniting all the dawns here
At Shiziling (十字岭), I think of the name of a flower:
Taihang Chrysanthemum. It is drought-resistant and cold-resistant
Its root system can penetrate into hard rocks
It uses its weak arms to hold up tons of heavy stones
It uses its unyielding faith
On the waterless cliffs
Growing vigorously
Blooming golden flowers
At Shiziling (十字岭), I think of a person from a Taihang Chrysanthemum
The chrysanthemum lowers its head very low
Just like that day, the bullet lowered the chamber very low
The birdsong in the mountains lowered the silence very low
The martyrs' blood gurgled out from here
For the independence and liberation of the nation
Some people fell and turned into wildflowers all over the mountains
At Shiziling (十字岭), I offer a military salute to a mountain flower
At this moment, silence does not need echoes
Just as my tears do not need a reason
Every mountain flower is you
I know that in the place where you fell
Every ray of dawn is your breath
Every mountain flower is your blood
Every column of steaming smoke
Is the dream you fought for
Red Pine
On the Xing'an Mountains (兴安岭), on the banks of the Songhua River (松花江)
I have seen a red pine that has been struck by lightning
Half of it has died, and half of it is still holding up its greenness
In order to grow freely on its homeland
It uses its roots to fight a protracted war with the frozen soil
Uses pine needles to fight bayonets with the severe cold
Not hesitating to split itself into sections of pine branches
Burning, stinging, exhausting the long night
Slowly reaching dawn
Staring at this red pine, a portrait of a face
Appears before my eyes
When the heavy snow covers the red pine
You don't wash your face
For more than 7 months
No one has seen you wash your face
The soldier asked: Why don't you wash your face
Answer: Without a country, where is the face
The blizzard all over the sky
Beats the battered red pine day and night
Bitter, severe cold and hunger
What if the branches are cut off
The remaining pine needles are also a handful of hanging swords
Always making the invaders afraid
In the severed branches
There is still a continuous flow of pine fragrance
The enemy cut off your head
But could not cut off the flames ignited by hot blood
One night more than 80 years later
The wind is very light, the weather is very warm
I gently stroke you
Tonight, let me wash your face with hot tears
Today's China is as you wished, the country is prosperous and the people are at peace
Walking Along the Gaze
——To Zhang Zizhong Road (张自忠路)
Bei Qiao (北乔)
Green bricks are silent, cars come and go
The road is like a piece of sky cut down
A child looks up at a big tree, every leaf
Has the memory of sunshine
I am staring at the road sign, the bright red has always been
He fell in the Shili Changshan (十里长山)
He has been standing tall in the years
The gleaming road, a river of continuous life
Figures lie on the walls and the ground
Like a shadow, there are stories from yesterday
This road has become the blood of the earth
The earth-shattering shouts have been alive
Living in the beam of light that is there day and night
Living in our peace
Now, this road is part of Ping'an Avenue (平安大街)
Reality comforts him in this way
I Met You in a Song
Gao Hongbo (高洪波)
I met you in a song.
You engraved your name
On a broadsword.
This broadsword is heavy and bright,
Inserted into Chinese history,
Inserted as a sword monument!
The elders say:
Minister Mai (麦部长) was small in stature,
And in an ambush by bandits,
He didn't have time to leap onto the tall warhorse.
The elders say:
You let the communications soldier ride away,
And stayed behind to cover them,
This communications soldier later became the county magistrate.
You are a southern youth,
And have always had no connection with Horqin (科尔沁).
But you spilled your blood in the depths of the grassland,
Spilled it where Gada Meilin's (嘎达梅林)
Hooves had trod.
Your blood mixed with your song
Bloomed into blue Iris flowers,
Scattered like stars,
Dyeing the green grassland.
That was in a southern military camp,
I sang your songs,
I didn't have a broadsword in my hand,
But a semi-automatic rifle.
I saw you standing in the company,
Waving your youthful arms,
Commanding thousands of throats
To sing heartily!
From then on, I firmly believe,
As long as the bugle sounds,
You will leap up,
And slash a lightning bolt
At the head of every invading devil!
Zhongtiao Mountain (中条山)
Yan An (阎安)
A 90-year-old man sings in the park
Sings in the rising sun, sings in the setting sun
Sings in the wind, sings in the rain, sings in the snow
He sings of 1939, a dove-like passing era
That year he was just 4 years old, just became an orphan
The things he sings about are Zhongtiao Mountain (中条山) and the Yellow River (黄河)
The person he sings about is his father
A person who turned him into an orphan, holding a red flag and flames
A person who jumped into the cliff like a giant bird spreading its wings
He said, remember everyone who sings and jumps into the Yellow River (黄河)
Remember the one who held the red flag and the broken flagpole
The one who flew to the cliff last like a phoenix rising from the ashes
They broke their spines
Raised the cliffs and flames
That is a spine connected to the depths of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭) like blood
And the poor wife and children in the depths of China
That is a
Cliff and flame that make it difficult for invaders to move an inch
In 1939, on the Yellow River (黄河), which flows hundreds of kilometers to the sea
800 heroic deaths stirred on ten thousand acres of waves
What a staunch character, like a sword, like a cliff
Like flames that pierce the sky vertically at an angle
What a soft heart, how many years have passed
In the steepest and most curved crests and troughs
Look carefully, they are still thinking, missing home
Thinking of the 4-year-old son of the orphan in the depths of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭)
Thinking of the wife who guards the years and stars and never changes her mind
Thinking of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔), thinking of wheat, thinking of beautiful birds like crested ibis
Old friends and relatives, those who are being born and those who will be born
And all those people and things that have passed away but have not left
In the park this morning
Once again he wailed and wept:
"I want to kiss the sky high and the earth far away today
800 fathers are full of fire and thousands of lines of tears
800 big birds jumped into the cliff and natural moat"
Singing with Veteran Soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Alliance
Ye Yanbin (叶延滨)
Cicada chirps tear open July maple leaves
I step on the stone mountain road after the rain
Listening to the stream in Laobiangou (老边沟) humming the March of the Volunteers
The flowing clouds are still counting the bullet holes on the cliff
The annual rings of the barren trees put the frostbitten memories
Drying on the moss-covered stone steps
The summer wind suddenly turns around——
Snow particles whip the holes in the cotton wadding
The bonfire shrinks into a star in the ice
The frost on the eyelashes of an old Anti-Japanese Alliance soldier
Falls rustlingly, stirring up the waves of the stream
Falling right on the brow bone I look up to……
On the giant monument of "Laobiangou Battle Site" (老边沟战斗遗址)
Pairs of eyes that once pierced through the smoke of gunpowder
At this moment, they overflow my shoulders
Writing the sunshine of the twenty-first century
Into wordless poems
Nourishing the maple leaves all over the mountain like green clouds
Waiting for October to turn the hero Benxi (本溪) red
I see those frostbitten cheeks
Those lines like frozen soil
In every ravine of life
Stands a straight spine
When the water of time overflows the rusty bullet casings
My eyes meet theirs in time and space
The ice they hold in their palms
Is melting into the fire in my blood!
Standing in the old camp of the Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers
Is walking into Zhao Yiman's (赵一曼) family letter
The last sentence of exhortation: Don't forget
Your mother sacrificed for the country!
Standing in the old camp of the Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers
Is walking close to General Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇)
Weighing life and death with the old hero!
Standing in the old camp of the Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers
Is standing as a note of the national anthem
Arise……I sing with the veteran soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Alliance!
On Langya Mountain (狼牙山)
Li Hao (李浩)
Ma Baoyu (马宝玉): There was no time to hesitate, as the squad leader, I made a choice
If it happened again, I would still choose that path.
When the enemy follows closely, relentlessly pursuing
I even feel fortunate:
Those compatriots, those comrades, will live well because of our choice
I hope they can be happy for me, and see the victory for me.
Oh, in my lifetime, I have seen too much death, so I fear death
I have seen too much pain, so I fear pain
I have heard the wailing of my relatives time and time again, which makes my heart tremble
It is because of fear and dread that I decided this way:
To turn myself into a moth flying into the fire
Let the body attract the flames.
Ge Zhenlin (葛振林): There are two of me... before September 1941, and after September.
Before, I was an individual, and after, I was
Previously, I was an individual, but afterwards, I am
a plural individual, bearing the souls of my sacrificed comrades.
I see the flowers bloom for them,
harvest abundant grain for them, swallowing the fragrance of new rice,
hear laughter for them, and for them,
turn over in peaceful sleep, together with them, live and live on.
Hu Delin (胡德林): They all know I'm a clumsy person, always afraid to speak.
I, I won't say anything then—if, I really have to say something,
I just want to ask you to inquire about my mother—
I always dream of her crying. I won't say anymore.
Hu Fucai (胡福才): A poor family's child, never seen fortune, nor gotten wealth.
What I've seen most is poverty, almost every family is like this, every household is like this—
Therefore, when that poor people's army came to my hometown,
Delin (德林) and I followed them, and never separated again.
Song Xueyi (宋学义): I survived, the branches on the cliff saved me,
the quietly arriving villagers saved me.
Living, allows me to slowly chew on the weight of sacrifice,
and the weight of why I am alive.
Nanyang Volunteers (南侨机工)
Ai Song (爱 松)
13 years old?
No, I'm already 20
The sound of gunfire wakes me up in my dreams
The suffering mother calls out again and again
I must grow up early
49 years old?
No, I'm just over 30
The blood and tears of my compatriots break my dreams
I have to return to my youth
Raise all the strength my mother gave me!
Dear Comrade
Ding Peng (丁 鹏)
Dear comrade, I revisit your posthumous letter in the future you longed for.
From Madrid to Jin-Cha-Ji (晋察冀), you embraced a determination to die.
Protecting brave and fearless soldiers at the place closest to the front line,
never giving up on any wounded, even for sixty-nine hours,
fighting tirelessly until completing one hundred and fifteen surgeries,
until, fatefully, contracting a deadly virus while rescuing a comrade.
At that time, you first arrived in Yan'an (延安), and forsythia were climbing all over the branches.
When you were laid to rest in Tang County (唐县), the entire north was snowing.
Commander Nie (聂司令员) read your letter, tears in his eyes, and cleansed and dressed you.
Dear comrade, the entire army and all sectors are praising your name.
Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东同志) wrote the immortal
"In Memory of Norman Bethune" in the Yangjialing (杨家岭) cave dwelling. Taking over your medical kit,
Dean Ke Dihua (柯棣华院长), who continued to fight, three years later, your graves are tightly next to each other.
Dear comrade, this crimson dawn also belongs to you.
The blood you shed still flows in the veins of the Chinese people,
warming a nation's difficult-to-heal wounds.
Dear comrade, how I wish you could see today.
Your statue has been solemnly erected in hospitals and schools,
in this peace-loving country.
Unnamed (Excerpt)
Song Zijie (宋子节)
Their names are not engraved in bronze,
only their blood seeps into every inch of scorched earth.
When the artillery fire gnaws at China's (中国) map,
it is countless "nameless" spines
supporting the broken land, not bowing to the darkness.
When they advance,
the unfinished letters from home float in the wind,
between the lines are the mother's white hair,
the old locust tree at the village entrance that they didn't have time to say goodbye to.
But the sound of gunfire breaks the tip of the pen,
they clench the gun stock, pressing their worries
into the hot barrel,
aiming at the jackal's throat.
When they fall,
they don't have time to leave their names,
weeds will overgrow the place where they fell,
but every seed that breaks the ground remembers
what kind of warmth nourished the newborn freedom.
Every gust of wind that sweeps across the mountains and rivers remembers
what kind of shouts shattered the invaders' iron hooves.
Look—
the golden waves rolling in the wheat fields
are the harvest they never saw.
The myriad lights lit up in the city
are the unfinished letters from home.
Every smooth road we walk on
is the immortality paved with their flesh and blood.
Today,
take mountains and rivers as monuments,
take the sun and moon as inscriptions,
every wisp of wind blowing across the earth
pays tribute to the nameless.
Your names
have long been engraved
in the bones of the Chinese nation (中华民族),
forever young.
(Excerpt from the poem accompanying the People's Daily Online video "Unnamed")
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