Summary: During an online BRICS summit, attended by leaders including Brazil's Lula, Russia's Putin, and Egypt's Sisi, Xi Jinping called for upholding multilateralism and defending international fairness amid rising hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism. Xi emphasized the need to safeguard the multilateral trading system and promote inclusive globalization, advocating for a more just and reasonable global governance system. He proposed that BRICS nations deepen cooperation in trade, finance, and technology, while implementing the Global Development Initiative and advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. Other leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation and maintain communication on issues such as the Ukraine crisis. Cai Qi and Wang Yi were also present.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT). Xi emphasized China's commitment to expanding high-level opening up, promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and sharing its development opportunities to inject positive energy and certainty into global development. He stated China's willingness to work with all parties to promote inclusive economic globalization and create a prosperous future. The fair, with the theme "Expanding Two-Way Investment and Jointly Promoting Global Development," is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce. The U.S. was not specifically mentioned.
Summary: Various non-Communist parties and individuals have been studying Xi Jinping's speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan. They expressed that the leadership of the CCP is essential for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and pledged to unite more closely around the CCP Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core. The groups also stated their commitment to contributing to national reunification and opposing "Taiwan independence." They emphasized China's role as a force for world peace and development. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce also stated that focusing on China's own affairs is the best way to overcome challenges.
Summary: On September 8th, the 17th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee convened, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji. The session reviewed draft laws and amendments concerning areas like atomic energy, public health, national parks, arbitration, and cybersecurity. Notably, the session addressed a draft amendment to the Cybersecurity Law to strengthen network space governance. Furthermore, a draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress was submitted, aiming to solidify the Party's leadership in ethnic affairs. Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu presented motions to review and approve treaties on judicial assistance and extradition with Serbia.
Summary: Xinjiang is rapidly developing its renewable energy sector, with wind and solar power constituting roughly 60% of its total power generation capacity. The region is transmitting this green energy to other parts of China, including Beijing, through long-distance power transmission projects. A new market mechanism allows Xinjiang's solar power generated during the day to light up Beijing at night. Xinjiang's total cumulative electricity export reached 946.358 billion kWh by the end of July, of which renewable energy accounted for nearly 30%. To address the intermittent nature of renewable energy, Xinjiang is also building energy storage facilities, including pumped-storage hydroelectric plants and other new energy storage technologies.
Summary: This article highlights China's commitment to the "Shanghai Spirit" in pursuit of a shared future for mankind. It also touches on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in education to create new learning environments. Another article focuses on an ecological approach to starting a new semester.
Summary: At a BRICS leaders' online summit, the speaker, addressing President Lula and other colleagues, emphasized the importance of BRICS nations upholding multilateralism and resisting hegemony, unilateralism, and protectionism amid global changes. The speaker specifically criticized unnamed countries for initiating trade and tariff wars. They proposed strengthening the multilateral trading system, advocating for inclusive globalization, and deepening cooperation in economics, trade, finance, and technology. The speaker also referenced the Global Development Initiative and the Belt and Road Initiative. Ultimately, the speaker called for BRICS nations to unite and cooperate to address external challenges and promote shared development.
Summary: At the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, Vice Premier He Lifeng delivered remarks and read a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping, emphasizing China's commitment to an open world economy. Xi's letter underscored China's role as a bridge connecting the world and sharing opportunities from Chinese-style modernization. He Lifeng stated China's commitment to high-level opening-up, international cooperation on supply chains, and the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative. He also expressed hope that global investors would continue to invest in the Chinese market and jointly maintain international economic and trade order. Prior to the opening ceremony, He Lifeng met with foreign dignitaries attending the conference.
Summary: Centenarian and 83-year Party member Zhang Ping, a veteran of the anti-Japanese war, attended the 80th anniversary commemoration of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Zhang stated that Xi Jinping shook hands with him on Tiananmen Rostrum, an event that he found inspiring and indicative of concern for all veterans. Zhang, who joined the revolution in 1938 at age 13, reminisced about witnessing the founding of the PRC and subsequent military parades, noting the vast improvements in China's military capabilities since then. He emphasized the Party's role in leading the nation toward rejuvenation and his commitment to lifelong learning and service. The article did not contain any discussion of the United States.
Summary: Various non-Communist parties and organizations, including the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), have studied Xi Jinping's speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. They expressed their commitment to upholding the leadership of the CCP and contributing to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSL) specifically mentioned their resolve to oppose "Taiwan independence" and promote peaceful reunification, and the ACFIC noted that concentrating on domestic development will allow China to overcome challenges. The groups pledged to rally closely around the CCP Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core. The speech and responses did not directly address US-China relations.
Summary: PLA air force pilot Yang Bo, who flew as part of the flag escort formation during the September 3rd parade, expressed feeling honored to participate, attributing his experience to the rapid development of the PLA aviation and China's overall progress. Yang highlighted the challenges of formation flying, including maintaining precise positioning and managing turbulence. He emphasized the need for soldiers to constantly push boundaries and improve their skills, especially with the rapid modernization of equipment and focus on future battlefield scenarios. Yang Bo has flown over Tiananmen three times, including escorting the flag during the 70th National Day parade and the CCP's centennial. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used to transport rice above the Chejiang Dam in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province on September 7. The drone acted as an "aerial deliveryman" lifting and moving the rice. Yang Wenshu photographed the event. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A symposium on the Communist Party's policies in Xinjiang was held in Urumqi, co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region government. Attendees emphasized the importance of studying the Party's strategies in Xinjiang, particularly in light of the region's 70th anniversary, and called for promoting the Party's achievements in Xinjiang. Participants stressed that these strategies are part of Xi Jinping Thought and a guide for Xinjiang's development. Dozens of experts and scholars from institutions including CASS, Peking University, and Xinjiang University participated in discussions, and a CASS Xinjiang base was inaugurated to provide a high-level academic platform for Xinjiang-related research. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Djibouti's Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, praised Xi Jinping's leadership and vision for international cooperation. Dawaleh, who also serves as Secretary-General of Djibouti's ruling party, noted Xi's Global Civilization Initiative and emphasized the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative for Djibouti's development. He accompanied President Guelleh to the 2023 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, where Xi Jinping praised Guelleh's long-standing support for the Forum and expressed China's desire to deepen bilateral relations with Djibouti. Dawaleh highlighted China's experience in governance, hoping to learn from it to improve Djibouti's policies. He also mentioned how the Belt and Road Initiative helps countries like Djibouti integrate into the global economy.
Summary: Marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the author emphasizes China's sacrifices and contributions to the global fight against fascism. The piece highlights the importance of learning from history to defend international justice and promote world peace, referencing Xi Jinping's concept of a community with a shared future for mankind. It notes the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden, emphasizing mutual benefits in areas such as technology and green energy. The author reiterates China's commitment to peaceful development and win-win cooperation with all nations to promote a brighter future for mankind. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: Russian Academy of Sciences' Nikita Stepanov stated that commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is for remembering history and warning future generations, not for perpetuating hatred. Stepanov emphasized that historical nihilism is especially dangerous and can undermine trust between countries. He highlighted the Soviet Union's support for China during the war, stating that the two countries should strengthen cooperation to promote the continuation of the friendship between the two countries. He alluded to the importance of understanding historical facts in the context of current global issues.
Summary: Wang Yi met with Portuguese State Minister and Foreign Minister Lacerda Sales in Beijing. Wang thanked Portugal for participating in China's commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Wang Yi stated that China is willing to deepen friendship and cooperation with Portugal, while Lacerda Sales stated that Portugal attaches great importance to Portuguese-Chinese relations. Lacerda Sales also said that the Global Governance Initiative contains important principles for solving global challenges and international hotspots, and that Portugal is willing to strengthen communication and deepen cooperation in multilateral mechanisms with China. The United States was not mentioned in the conversation.
Summary: China's General Administration of Customs announced that total imports and exports for August reached 3.87 trillion yuan, a 3.5% year-on-year increase. Exports grew by 4.8% to 2.3 trillion yuan, while imports increased by 1.7% to 1.57 trillion yuan. This marks the third consecutive month of growth for both exports and imports. A photograph of the Jiangsu Provincial Port Group's Nanjing Port Longtan Port Area accompanied the report. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: UAE Ambassador to China, Hussain Al Hammadi, praised the 2025 SCO summit for strengthening multilateral dialogue and the "Shanghai Spirit," highlighting China's key role in the organization's development. He emphasized China's people-centered approach and initiatives within the SCO, aligning with the UAE's international policies, particularly regarding regional peace and sustainable development. Al Hammadi noted the UAE's engagement with SCO members, including China, on energy security and infrastructure. He further cited the flourishing China-UAE strategic partnership and expressed hope for deepened cooperation in green technology within frameworks like the SCO and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Summary: Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attended North Korea's 77th National Day reception at the DPRK embassy in Beijing. Zhang and North Korean Ambassador Ri Ryong-nam delivered speeches, discussing Sino-North Korean relations and the development of both countries' socialist endeavors in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The meeting suggests continued engagement between the two countries.
Summary: Ambassador Fan Xianrong, responsible for China's SCO coordination, briefed reporters at a China Public Diplomacy Association event on the upcoming 2025 SCO summit and its expected outcomes. Fan highlighted President Xi Jinping's global governance initiative, presented at the Tianjin summit, as a major achievement. He stated that this initiative, meeting global needs and aligned with the desires of various nations, received support from leaders and international organizations. The statement implies the expectation of broader international acceptance for the initiative.
Summary: A Beijing children's painting exhibition, featuring 160 works centered on "future symbiosis" and conveying a vision of green development, was held at the Confucius Institute in Brussels, Belgium. The artwork, created by Chinese children aged 8-10, depicted their hopes for a green future and a harmonious relationship between humanity and nature. At the opening ceremony, Liu Runjia, a student from Beijing, read "The Green Declaration of Young Global Citizens", expressing the children's commitment to environmental protection. Chinese Embassy Cultural Counselor Gao Wei hoped the event would deepen friendship and understanding between China and Belgium. The exhibition was also reported to strengthen cultural exchange between China and Belgium, with hopes for a reciprocal exhibition of Belgian children's art in China in the future.
Summary: The 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade opened in Xiamen, Fujian province. According to an announcement at the fair's foreign investment conference, China's direct investment in "Belt and Road" countries in 2024 reached $50.99 billion, a 22.9% year-on-year increase. The "2024 Statistical Bulletin of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment" jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, indicates that China's outward direct investment flow reached $192.2 billion, up 8.4% year-on-year. Commerce Vice Minister Ling Ji stated that China's outward investment has grown steadily under the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Summary: The National People's Congress Standing Committee reviewed draft revisions to several laws, including those concerning ecological and environmental protection, ethnic unity, atomic energy, public health emergencies, arbitration, national parks, and legal education. Revisions to the ecological environment law include adding "achieving the sustainable development of the Chinese nation" to its legislative purpose. Amendments to the atomic energy law emphasize supporting the peaceful use of atomic energy and promoting international cooperation in nuclear safety. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made in the reports on the other laws.
Summary: The article commemorates the patriotic spirit of overseas Chinese who returned to China during times of national crisis, particularly highlighting the Nanyang mechanics who supported the war effort against Japan. It emphasizes that this patriotic tradition continues today, with overseas-returned talents contributing to China's technological advancement and global competitiveness. The piece stresses the importance of self-reliance in technology and calls for attracting more talent to contribute to China's modernization. The author makes no mention of the United States or of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Press has published "How to View Hot Theoretical Topics in the Military Camp 2025," a theoretical study guide compiled by the Central Military Commission (CMC) Political Work Department's Publicity Bureau. The book aims to promote Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the military and address key theoretical and practical issues related to achieving the centennial goals of the PLA. It emphasizes political training and consolidating political advantages, while also focusing on the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The publication serves as supplementary teaching material for theoretical study and ideological and political education within the military.
Summary: On September 8th, the 17th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee convened, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji. The meeting reviewed draft laws concerning atomic energy, public health emergencies, national parks, arbitration, and public awareness of the legal system. Additionally, revisions to laws on food safety, hazardous chemicals, environmental protection, national development planning, and prisons were discussed. The meeting also considered draft amendments to the Cybersecurity Law and new laws regarding ethnic unity, enterprise bankruptcy, national common language, environmental protection tax, and foreign trade. Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu presented motions to review and approve judicial assistance and extradition treaties with Serbia.
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Summary: The article discusses the "one-yuan theater" (一元剧场) public cultural service projects in various regions of China, where citizens can attend performances for a nominal fee. It argues that these initiatives, while seemingly small, play a significant role in cultivating cultural habits, reducing resource waste, and helping theaters optimize their productions. The piece emphasizes that government should lead public cultural services, but not monopolize it. The author uses examples to suggest that public and private sectors should work together to ensure sustainability of the cultural programs.
Summary: This article profiles an executive at China Southern Power Grid discussing their work developing and implementing advanced technologies like drones and robots for power grid maintenance. The executive details challenges in applying these technologies due to the complexity of the power grid and the need for reliability in diverse conditions. They emphasize the importance of combining human expertise with AI to improve the reliability of power grids. The executive also discusses the increased adoption of these technologies and the development of new applications, such as using robots for security at the National Games venues. The piece highlights the role of innovation in modernizing China's power infrastructure.
Summary: Shanghai is leveraging innovative, integrated cultural, tourism, commercial, sports, and exhibition models to boost its convention and exhibition economy. The key to success lies in "three degrees": innovation, service, and governance. The article highlights examples like the "Louis Vuitton Giant Cruise Ship" and "Red Land" event, emphasizing the importance of breaking industrial boundaries and coordinating resources to maximize the economic impact. Efficient government services and refined management are crucial for handling large crowds and ensuring the quality of events. Shanghai aims to further leverage its exhibition platform to support first exhibitions and launches, fostering a more inclusive environment for innovative business models.
Summary: This article reports on nationwide efforts to prepare for the new school semester in September. Measures include refining teaching plans, improving campus environments, strengthening safety inspections (food and fire safety), and establishing school safety patrols. The overall goal is to create a safe, warm, and orderly campus environment for students. No individuals or US-China relations are discussed.
Summary: The first article discusses the problem of inappropriately requisitioning personnel from lower-level administrative units. It argues that while temporary transfers can be useful, the practice of higher-level units taking experienced personnel for extended periods increases the burden on local governments and undermines their effectiveness. It emphasizes the need to enforce existing regulations against such practices and to address laziness within the borrowing units to reduce their dependence on requisitioned staff. The second article praises the decision to lower the height of the fence around the lake in Beijing's Summer Palace. It argues that this change reflects a shift from a "management mindset" to a "service mindset" in public service, highlighting the importance of balancing security and ecological concerns with the needs of the public.
Summary: The article discusses the increasing recognition of "emotional labor" and its impact on workers' mental health in China. It highlights the need for employers and society to address "emotional burnout" through initiatives like "emotional leave" and "grievance bonuses." The piece advocates for individuals to develop self-regulation skills and for organizations to provide mental health support and cultivate a more humane work environment. It connects these efforts to the broader goal of strengthening labor rights and investing in human capital, as emphasized in the 20th Third Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, Minister of Justice He Rong outlined the achievements of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in advancing the rule of law, including drafting a new plan for the construction of a law-based China and promoting unified market construction by strengthening legal and regulatory supply. He Rong noted efforts to rectify issues like arbitrary charges and inspections, highlighting a decrease in enterprise-related administrative inspections. Deputy Minister Li Mingzheng mentioned revisions to regulations and the comprehensive review of over 10,000 regulations and rules submitted to the State Council for record, and Deputy Minister Wu Yanjun emphasized the role of lawyers and grassroots judicial offices in providing legal services and resolving disputes. The conference did not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a press conference, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong announced the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning in September 2025, focusing on digital intelligence and innovation, with leaders from China and ASEAN expected to attend. Yan Dong highlighted China's continued role as ASEAN's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade with several ASEAN nations exceeding $100 billion, and total trade reaching $597 billion in the first seven months of 2024. The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 has been completed. Li Qingshuang, Vice President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, added that the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will take place alongside the Expo, with a focus on artificial intelligence.
Summary: The 2025 World Intelligent Industry Expo in Chongqing focused on "AI+" and "Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles," showcasing advancements in AI technology and industrial innovation. Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter emphasizing China's focus on AI development, governance, and its integration with industry. Over 600 domestic and foreign enterprises participated, displaying over 3,000 innovative products across sectors like smart homes, low-altitude economy, and intelligent vehicles. Companies like Changan Automobile and Seres Group highlighted AI's transformative role in the automotive industry, emphasizing safety and user experience. The expo also included forums and investment promotion efforts in areas like intelligent connected vehicles and advanced manufacturing.
Summary: This article describes grassland patrol activities by the Forestry and Grassland Bureau in Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The patrol took place in the He'ni Township area of the Maoya Grassland, located at an altitude of over 4,000 meters. Litang County is situated in the western Sichuan plateau and is one of the highest-altitude counties in the world. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The Beijing General Artificial Intelligence Institute has developed "Tongtong," a value- and causality-driven general-purpose intelligent agent, marking a key advancement in general AI research. Experts highlight Tongtong's ability to independently learn, perceive, make decisions, and collaborate, distinguishing it from narrow-domain AI. Researchers are focusing on endowing Tongtong with stronger "brain" capabilities through two technical paths: integrating existing models and internalizing abilities into a base model for holistic training. Researchers also use virtual reality to interact with "Tongtong" to teach it human values and emotions. Future development includes equipping general AI with physical bodies for applications in various fields like manufacturing and healthcare.
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Summary: China's railway electrification has progressed significantly, with over 120,000 kilometers of electrified railway by the end of 2024, representing 75.8% of the total railway network. Engineers are currently developing a 400 km/h traction power supply system for CR450 trains, potentially setting a new commercial speed benchmark for high-speed rail. The development of key technologies like high-strength copper-chromium-zirconium alloy contact wires and constant-tension wire laying vehicles have reduced reliance on foreign technology. AI-powered systems, such as the high-speed railway 4C visual intelligent analysis system, are being implemented to improve efficiency and safety in railway maintenance. By using big data, 5G and cloud computing, the cost of equipment management has decreased 20%.
Summary: An article reports on ethnic unity initiatives in Tibet, highlighting the Lhasa Naqu No. 3 Senior High School's efforts in promoting ethnic harmony through education and activities. The school emphasizes unity through curriculum, campus environment, and events, earning recognition as a model collective. Tibet has implemented various policies and programs, including youth exchange programs and the establishment of model schools, to strengthen the sense of a shared Chinese identity among different ethnic groups. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 National Cybersecurity Awareness Week will be held from September 15th to 21st in Kunming, Yunnan, focusing on the theme of "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People – Safeguarding High-Quality Development with High-Level Security." The event will include an opening ceremony, a cybersecurity technology summit, an expo, and 12 sub-forums covering topics like AI security and data compliance. Various themed days, such as Campus Day and Financial Day, are also planned. The event is jointly organized by ten departments, including the Central Propaganda Department and the Cyberspace Administration of China. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In the first half of the year, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's GDP reached 5.7 trillion yuan, a 5.4% year-on-year increase, indicating steady economic progress and regional coordination. Industrial growth was observed across the region, with significant increases in the production of lithium-ion batteries and new energy vehicles in Beijing and Hebei. Service sector growth also contributed, reaching 4.1 trillion yuan. Construction in the "two wings," Beijing's sub-center in Tongzhou and the Xiong'an New Area, saw substantial investment increases.
Summary: Xinjiang is undergoing a rapid transition to clean energy, with its installed renewable energy capacity now accounting for approximately 60% of its total grid capacity. The region is transmitting increasing amounts of green electricity to other parts of China, including Beijing and Chongqing, utilizing ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission lines and pumped-storage hydroelectric facilities to manage the variability of renewable sources. Xinjiang has exported nearly one trillion kilowatt hours since 2010. The region is also developing energy storage technologies, including pumped hydro and newer technologies, to better manage renewable energy integration. This ensures the stability and reliability of its power grid while supporting China's overall clean energy transition.
Summary: The Magic Carpet Music Valley in Shuangqiao Village, Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has begun its trial operation. Transformed from a former mine, the music valley is a new cultural tourism space that blends art and leisure. In recent years, Deqing County has revitalized abandoned mines and other idle resources to cultivate new cultural tourism formats, injecting new vitality into promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Hainan Free Trade Port is scheduled to officially begin full island customs closure operations on December 18th. As part of preparations, China's State Administration for Market Regulation initiated an overseas certification reform pilot program in Hainan in March of last year, resulting in seven certification bodies completing registration. 115 business representatives have participated in export product certification training, which has boosted export sales of various Hainan products. The pilot program aims to streamline certifications for markets including Europe, the U.S. and ASEAN, allowing for "one test, multiple certifications" to reduce costs for Hainanese companies.
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Summary: Xi Jinping's speeches at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meetings emphasized adherence to the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. Xi proposed a global governance initiative, advocating for a more just and reasonable global governance system and a community with a shared future for mankind. The article stresses that the "Shanghai Spirit" transcends outdated concepts, serves as a bond for the SCO, and contributes to a new type of international relations. The SCO aims to enhance security, economic cooperation, and cultural exchanges among its members, while also engaging with other international organizations and upholding the principles of the UN Charter. The article also notes the importance of upholding the post-WWII international order.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of building resilient cities in China, particularly in light of increasing global instability and natural disasters, highlighting a "bottom line" thinking and strategic vision for modernizing cities with a focus on safety and reliability. It references Xi Jinping's call to accelerate resilient city construction and outlines progress made in infrastructure safety, including the development of monitoring platforms for critical utilities. The article stresses the need for technological advancements in risk prevention, utilizing urban information models and data sharing to move from reactive to proactive risk management, while emphasizing the need to enhance coordination between government bodies and promote public participation in building resilient communities. It also mentions the need to improve the public health emergency management.
Summary: A new mandatory national standard, "Requirements for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products," will take effect on August 1, 2027, setting limits on heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in these products. According to Wang Peng, director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization Department, the standard aims to promote the green transformation of the industry and better protect consumers. The standard divides products into two categories with different control requirements and includes a transition period for companies to adapt, followed by market supervision led by Wang Yuhuan, Deputy Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation's Standards Technology Management Department. The new standard is also intended to help Chinese electrical and electronic products better align with global market standards, particularly regarding phthalates, addressing trade barriers with economies like the U.S. and the EU. Consumers are advised to look for specific labels indicating hazardous substance content and compliance when purchasing electronics.
Summary: The city of Liuzhou, Guangxi is promoting digital transformation and the integration of AI with manufacturing, exemplified by the production of industrial humanoid robots and the testing of autonomous vehicles. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile deepened its cooperation with Huawei in AI-driven areas like autonomous driving and smart cockpits to advance automotive intelligence. The Guangxi New Energy Vehicle Laboratory is developing key technologies in areas such as autonomous driving. Liuzhou plans to open over 100 demonstration application scenarios for emerging industries over five years to facilitate industrialization.
Summary: As of September 3rd, Guangdong province boasts 20,000,190 registered business entities, according to the Guangdong Market Supervision Bureau. The province is experiencing growth in both the quantity and quality of its businesses, with increased confidence in development. In the first eight months of the year, Guangdong saw 414,600 newly established "four new economy" enterprises and 167,600 new "digital economy" enterprises. Private sector vitality continues to surge, with registered private economic organizations reaching 19,251,700 by the end of August, marking a 6.47% year-on-year increase.
Summary: Panjin's Honghai Beach (Red Beach) in Liaoning province has revitalized its wetland ecosystem through technological innovation, focusing on *Salicornia europaea* (碱蓬) restoration. Utilizing technologies such as drone seeding and a "5G+Beidou" integrated system, the scenic area has improved ecological health and visitor experience. These innovations also provide economic opportunities for local residents, shifting them towards tourism-related employment. The integration of technology in ecological restoration and management offers a valuable model for coastal wetland governance in China. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Ninety-two-year-old veteran Yang Huafeng, who joined the army at age 12 and fought in the Anti-Japanese War, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, watched the September 3rd parade, noting the advancements in China's military equipment. He recalled joining the Anti-Japanese United Army (抗联) after his parents were killed by the Japanese and expressed pride in the country's development and the people's happiness, emphasizing the importance of remembering history and safeguarding peace. He said that China wanted to show the world the strength to protect world peace. From his experiences, he believes that the current generation should face challenges head on to protect the current peaceful and happy life. Yang stresses the importance of anti-corruption, recalling the Anti-Japanese United Army's discipline in fairly compensating civilians even during times of scarcity.
Summary: China and South Korea have agreed to conduct the 12th repatriation of remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) soldiers killed in the Korean War, with South Korea transferring the remains of 30 soldiers and related artifacts on September 12th. This marks the 12th such handover since 2014, bringing the total remains repatriated to 981. The agreement underscores continued cooperation between China and South Korea on this humanitarian effort. The two countries are committed to continuing the handovers. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court released eight typical anti-unfair competition cases for 2025, addressing issues like trademark infringement and trade secret violations across online and offline industries, including new technologies such as AI and livestreaming platforms. One case involved a company using Douyin accounts to create videos with trademarks of Hua Company without authorization, using similar physical store designs for their livestreaming. The court ruled this as trademark infringement and unfair competition, awarding Hua Company 1.1 million RMB in damages. The cases highlight the application of anti-unfair competition laws in emerging business models. There were no mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Jiangxi province is implementing the "Four 100s" cultural mentor program to send cultural talent to the grassroots level, strengthen theoretical propaganda, and improve local governance. To address ineffective propaganda, Zhangshu city is using tailored approaches like "on-demand lectures" and "arts + propaganda." The "Zhang Xiaofa" legal popularization team in Zhangshu, focusing on issues like telecom fraud and marital disputes, uses local cases and online/offline methods to improve legal awareness. Zhangshu city has held over 2,000 propaganda activities this year, with the "Zhang Xiaofa" team handling over 60,000 legal consultations and mediating 14,000 disputes. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) is offering a new installment loan product called "Huinong Fenqi" (惠农分期) specifically for agricultural expenses. This loan provides up to 1 million RMB for purchasing agricultural machinery, seeds, and transport vehicles from partner merchants. The loan features credit-based approval without collateral, and flexible repayment options, including quarterly, semi-annual, or annual installments, with terms up to 36 months. Specific interest rates and eligible merchants vary by region. The product aims to support agricultural production through accessible financing.
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Summary: The State Council recently issued an opinion on implementing the "AI+" initiative, promoting new learning methods. A Beijing middle school is using AI to decode the Beijing central axis in math class, while an elementary school in Wuhan is using AI and robotics to modernize traditional shadow puppetry. In Shenzhen, a school has partnered with tech companies to create advanced labs covering fields like aerospace engineering. These efforts aim to integrate AI into education and foster innovative thinking among students. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A five-part documentary, *Remembering the Mountains and Rivers*, was recently broadcasted on CCTV 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 documentary aims to highlight the crucial role of the Communist Party of China in the war and China's contribution as the main Eastern battlefield. It features interviews with over 70 veterans, including 102-year-old Major General Wang Fuzhi and 107-year-old Red Army soldier Ma Zhixuan, and revisits key historical sites. The production team employed AI restoration technology and 3D animation to revitalize historical images and recreate key battles. The author states the documentary intends to allow history to illuminate the present and transform landscapes into lasting national memories.
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, a series of stage art productions have been launched, including the new drama "The Butcher" by the Beijing People's Art Theatre, and "No Exit" by the China National Theatre. Many productions will combine offline performances with online broadcasts to reach a wider audience, including the documentary drama film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" by the China National Theatre. According to Feng Yuanzheng, president of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, the goal is to create an atmosphere of remembering history, cherishing peace, and creating the future.
Summary: A symposium on the Peiligang Era and the origins of Chinese civilization was held in Zhengzhou, Henan, bringing together over a hundred experts and scholars from various institutions. Organized by the Neolithic Archaeology Committee of the Chinese Archaeological Society and other organizations, the conference focused on the significance of the Peiligang culture, which originated around 8000 years ago in the mid-Neolithic period. Experts, including Renmin University Professor Han Jianye, highlighted the importance of the Peiligang culture, represented by the Peiligang and Jiahu sites, in understanding the origins of Chinese civilization in the Central Plains region. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Jilin University has expanded the "Huang Danian Tea House" concept, originally established by the geophysicist Huang Danian as a space for informal intellectual exchange, by opening a new location within the university library. The initiative aims to promote academic discussion and innovation among faculty and students, with university leaders emphasizing its role in fostering a sense of national service and contributing to China's modernization. University Party Secretary Tian Hui stated that the "Huang Danian Tea House" will further build an innovative platform for academic exchange and collision of ideas among teachers and students. Representatives from Jilin University's "National Huang Danian-style Teacher Teams" spoke at the opening. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Nanning, Guangxi, has released new measures to promote the development of its micro-drama industry, focusing on overseas expansion, cultural tourism integration, and talent acquisition. The measures offer financial support for national key cultural export enterprises and projects based on export revenue. Incentives are also provided to attract and support companies establishing or expanding operations in Nanning, with rewards based on revenue growth. These initiatives aim to foster a thriving micro-drama sector within the region. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: An 81-year-old resident of Hangzhou, Chen Zuxing, has embraced elderly-oriented toys for exercise and mental stimulation, a trend fueled by the "silver economy" as highlighted in recent government work reports. His grandson purchases these toys, including reaction-training games and dexterity-based activities, from online retailers and wholesale markets like Yiwu International Trade City. Vendors in Yiwu are increasingly catering to the growing demand for such toys, recognizing their potential to provide emotional value, social connection, and physical benefits for the elderly. Industry representatives emphasize that these toys are more than just a pastime; they contribute to quality of life and overall well-being. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An increasing interest in "silver economy" consumption has brought attention to senior-oriented toys designed to promote socialization and alleviate loneliness. Zhejiang University of Technology professor Chen Feng suggests that these toys require age-appropriate modifications, including material selection based on child toy standards and consideration of the physical characteristics of elderly users in functional design. Professor Chen also recommended that the industry strengthen inspections and supervision, and formulate relevant standards as soon as possible to guide the standardized production of the industry. He also warns against exaggerating the functionality of toys when promoting them.
Summary: A National Health Commission press conference announced the full launch of the national childcare subsidy program on September 8th. The subsidy, RMB 3,600 per child per year, is available for children under three years old born after January 1, 2022, and can be applied for online or in person. The program, officially starting January 1, 2025, aims to provide direct financial support to families. The subsidy will not be taxed or counted as income when determining eligibility for other social assistance programs.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce announced a second batch of 30 pilot zones for the "15-minute community life circle" initiative, aimed at boosting consumption and improving livelihoods. These pilot zones, chosen after expert review, include districts in Beijing, Shanghai, and cities in other provinces. The initiative seeks to extend coverage to urban and capable county communities, focusing on services for the elderly and children. The goal is to create convenient and high-quality living environments for all ages. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On September 7th, medical personnel provided free health consultations to citizens at a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health culture fair held in Bozhou, Anhui province. TCM experts from Bozhou Central Hospital and Bozhou People's Hospital offered the free medical services to the public. The event, designed to promote TCM health practices, was captured in a photograph by Liu Qinli. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A multi-modal intelligent brain-controlled rehabilitation wheelchair, utilizing non-invasive brain-computer interface technology, was showcased at the Xiong'an Future City Scenarios Exhibition. The device, allowing control of navigation, robotic arms, and pneumatic rehabilitation arms with "thought," is a product of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei medical-engineering integration platform. This platform, established in April 2025, facilitates collaboration between clinicians, research teams, and tech companies, having already landed three project conversions. The platform emphasizes a deeper collaboration between hospitals, specialized enterprises, and university researchers. The platform also facilitates the participation of technical managers in the process from problem identification to achievement.
Summary: Guangxi has issued a three-year plan (2025-2027) to address structural unemployment and bolster its industrial talent base through large-scale vocational training. The plan will use a "four-in-one" training model that includes skills assessment and job placement, initially focusing on AI and advanced manufacturing before expanding to other sectors. Key demographics for the program include college graduates and rural workers, receiving targeted training and entrepreneurship support. The region will allocate 40 million yuan annually to support talent development in industrial parks along the border and near ports. Emerging professions such as AI trainers will receive subsidies up to 20%.
Summary: A doctor from Tongji Hospital, Cheng Xiang, warns of the dangers of fulminant myocarditis, a severe heart condition with a high mortality rate, especially in children. He notes it can be triggered by viral infections resembling common colds and influenza, particularly in those with weaker immune systems, and advises seeking immediate medical attention if symptoms worsen rapidly or present with shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, or extreme fatigue. Cheng also highlights key warning signs such as chest pain, low blood pressure, palpitations, and extreme fatigue, urging early detection and comprehensive treatment. The article focuses on prevention through boosting immunity and avoiding infection. The article does not mention the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On September 1st in Wuxi, Jiangsu, a traffic auxiliary police officer, Zhang Cong, assisted a mother and daughter after the mother's electric bicycle overturned. Zhang Cong transported the daughter to school on his motorcycle and ensured the mother received medical attention. He emphasized the importance of wearing helmets for safety. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article discusses the integration of ecological awareness into education at various levels in China. It highlights initiatives like a school in Henan implementing a uniform recycling program, where donated uniforms are cleaned and redistributed to younger students, and Jiangsu province releasing a series of ecological textbooks that combine ecological awareness with other subjects. Furthermore, university courses are focusing on ecological topics, and combining classroom learning with field work, such as observing plant growth. The article emphasizes the importance of instilling a sense of environmental responsibility and stewardship in students, and helping them to grow into builders of ecological awareness for China. There is no specific mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A three-year nationwide campaign, jointly launched by 17 departments including the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Central Propaganda Department, will focus on bird protection, combating illegal hunting and trade, and public education. The campaign aims to strengthen bird protection through coordinated multi-departmental efforts, rapid investigation of illegal activities, and stricter regulations across the entire supply chain. Key areas include monitoring bird migration routes, cracking down on group crimes, and regulating online and offline bird trade activities. The initiative also emphasizes public awareness through media campaigns and educational programs. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Due to recent rainfall causing increased water levels in the Yellow River's middle reaches, the Yellow River Conservancy Commission has initiated a coordinated water and sediment regulation operation starting September 8th. The Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi reservoirs are being jointly managed to control downstream flow and reduce siltation, with adjustments to discharge rates planned based on water inflow and sediment discharge conditions. The operation is expected to last about a week. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission stressed the importance of monitoring, hydrological analysis, and safety management during the operation. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "2025 China Ocean Development Index Report" indicates a 2.9% year-on-year increase in China's ocean development index, reaching 129.7 in 2024, signaling steady progress in becoming a maritime power. The report highlights advancements across six key areas: economic livelihood, technological innovation, the ecological environment, resource utilization, openness, and comprehensive management, with especially strong growth in marine economy and technological innovation. The report noted a significant increase in offshore wind power generation and marine shipping, suggesting a push towards energy security and global trade. The report also mentions achievements in marine technology, like the domestically built deep sea drilling vessel "Mengxiang". There was no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: A stranded dolphin named "Wanwan," rescued in Wanning, Hainan in June, has recovered after three months of care. Experts have determined it is ready to be released back into the wild. The release is planned for an unspecified date.
Summary: Typhoon "Tabba" made landfall in Guangdong Province on September 8th, prompting a blue typhoon warning and yellow rainstorm warning from the Central Meteorological Observatory. Guangdong and Guangxi are expected to experience strong winds and heavy rainfall, leading to potential flooding in major rivers. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration allocated emergency supplies to Guangdong. The Ministry of Water Resources is maintaining a Level IV emergency response for Guangdong and Guangxi.
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Summary: The article discusses how Dianjiang County in Chongqing is developing sports events to promote economic growth. Dianjiang has upgraded facilities and improved the experience for participants in events like the Iron Man Triathlon and the Peony Marathon. The county also seeks to integrate cultural and tourism resources, aiming for mutual promotion between sports events and city tourism, by hosting sports events alongside cultural festivals. They also involve private sector and business to promote the growth of the sports industry.
Summary: The 2025 China Open will be held from September 14th to October 5th at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, featuring 14 Grand Slam champions, including Sinner and Sabalenka. Chinese players Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, and Wang Yafan will directly enter the main draw, while others like Buyun Chaokete, Yuan Yue, and Zhang Shuai will compete in the qualifying rounds. The event aims to enhance the spectator experience through upgraded facilities, cultural integration, and a second viewing area. Spectators with tickets can also get free access to museums in Beijing.
Summary: The article discusses the increasing popularity of sailing in China. It outlines the three main types of sailboats and notes the growth of sailing associations and clubs in China. The article advises amateur sailors to begin with single-person boats and seek systematic training to master sailing techniques. It also highlights the inclusive nature of the sport, where amateur and professional sailors can participate together in events like the Clipper Round the World Race. The article does not mention any political figures or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The 2025 Berlin International Consumer Electronics Show featured over 690 Chinese companies, showcasing advancements in AI, sustainability, and digital transformation. Haier, TCL, and Hisense presented innovative products, including AI-powered home appliances and energy-efficient technologies. TCL's AI robot, AiMe, garnered attention for its lifelike interactions, while Haier highlighted its energy-saving washing machines. Lenovo showcased AI-driven devices and solutions designed to optimize workflows. Chinese firms are actively seeking collaboration with global partners, and are leveraging major sporting events to promote their brands internationally, with Hisense becoming a sponsor for the 2026 World Cup.
Summary: The article argues that U.S. tariff policies are harmful to the global economy and ultimately self-defeating. It criticizes the U.S. for abandoning its historical support for free trade and for failing to conduct thorough research before implementing tariff measures. The author asserts that the U.S. government's stated goals of raising revenue and encouraging manufacturing repatriation through tariffs are contradictory and unrealistic. Furthermore, the article contends that U.S. tariffs will exacerbate inflation, causing concern among the American people.
Summary: The 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting commenced in Honiara, Solomon Islands, with leaders of Pacific small island states convening to address shared vulnerabilities. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau emphasized the need to amplify the voices of the forum's most vulnerable members. Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley Simina highlighted four priority action areas for small island states, including securing transportation, fisheries development, regional procurement and health mechanisms, and climate financing. Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa affirmed the special place of the small island states within the forum. The Pacific Small Island States organization comprises eight members and the broader forum, established in 1971, includes 18 members.
Summary: German industrial output experienced growth in July, rising 1.3% month-on-month and 1.5% year-on-year, driven by sectors like machinery and automotive. The Federal Statistical Office revised June's output figures upwards due to corrections from a major automaker. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy suggests stabilization and potential rebound for German industry, but acknowledges persistent uncertainties due to geopolitical factors and fluctuating demand. The United States and U.S.-China relations were not mentioned.
Summary: The Egyptian government is implementing a "price reduction initiative" to lower prices on essential goods by coordinating supply chains with businesses, guaranteeing import supplies, and standardizing regulatory mechanisms. The initiative includes measures such as the "National Commodity Exchange" to reduce price volatility and increased imports to ensure food reserves. These efforts have contributed to a decrease in Egypt's urban annual inflation rate in July. To further address economic challenges, Egypt is reforming subsidy systems, strengthening cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, and increasing social assistance. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Japan's second-quarter GDP growth was revised upwards to 0.5% quarter-on-quarter (2.2% annualized) due to updated service sector data showing stronger personal consumption growth of 0.4%. However, equipment investment was revised down due to a decline in service sector software investment. An economist from the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute suggests the upward revision of private inventories will likely create downward pressure for growth in the third quarter. The *Nikkei* forecasts potential negative growth in the third quarter and stagnation in the fourth, attributing this to potential export declines stemming from U.S. tariff policies.
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Summary: The article commemorates the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, highlighting the contributions of individuals and the support received from international allies. It details the experiences of Li Zhanrui, a Chinese pilot who fought alongside American pilots in the Sino-American Composite Wing. It also recounts General Stilwell's support for the Chinese Communist Party during the war, and Xi Jinping's acknowledgement of Stilwell's contributions in a letter to Stilwell's grandson, John Easterbrook. Additionally, the piece covers composer Zheng Lucheng's creation of "The Eighth Route Army Chorus" and Dr. Ma Haide's (George Hatem) decision to stay in China and join the revolution after meeting with Edgar Snow.
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Summary: Sichuan is incentivizing cadres to focus on economic development, resulting in a GDP increase of 5.6% in the first half of the year. To support technological innovation, local officials like Lv Jia are facilitating connections between research labs and industry. The province is also training cadres in areas like AI to promote technological advancement, exemplified by the efforts of Ye Ping in developing the AI industry. Officials like Ding Jiezhe are exploring new approaches to support industries like digital entertainment, while cadres in the new economic zone between Sichuan and Chongqing are working to break down administrative barriers. Sichuan is also focused on streamlining business processes and providing support to underdeveloped regions, with cadres like Ran Hongbo helping them access supportive policies.
Summary: During the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Xi Jinping told cadres that they are not to be "casual" when working in Tibet, emphasizing the ongoing need for strict discipline and work ethic. The article argues that being "casual" (随随便便) reflects a lack of discipline, responsibility, and insufficient Party spirit, leading to poor decision-making and damage to the Party's image. It stresses that Party members should strengthen their Party spirit, improve their ideological awareness, and always strictly demand themselves according to the standards of communists. The article advocates for continuous self-improvement and strict adherence to Party principles to avoid complacency and deliver results that meet the expectations of the Party and the people. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A villager's complaint on the Suizhou, Hubei Province's "Supervision One-Click" platform led to an investigation uncovering corruption in a demolition compensation scheme. The investigation revealed that Zhang, the former chairman of the town's People's Congress and director of the demolition office, colluded with village officials to inflate demolition areas for personal gain. One villager, Wang, bribed Zhang to receive an extra 200,000 RMB in compensation. Zhang was placed under investigation, and a comprehensive review of land requisition and demolition was initiated. The case highlights the need for stronger oversight of local-level power to prevent corruption, especially with increased rural development projects and funding.
Summary: An East Dongying community resolved a traffic congestion issue near a kindergarten by mobilizing the local Party branch. The Party branch, led by Secretary Wu Qiao, surveyed the area, held meetings, and implemented safety measures with the help of the property management and community volunteers. This is part of a broader Dongying initiative to strengthen grassroots governance by empowering Party branches to address local problems. City-wide, Party secretaries have addressed 1,973 issues, ranging from road repair to installing lights, to improve citizen satisfaction. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Li Guoqiang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Weihua Group, stated that "involution" (恶性竞争) and price wars are detrimental to the crane industry, emphasizing the company's commitment to supporting smaller businesses within the supply chain. The article highlights the role of Party building in Xinxiang city's industrial sector, where Party committees and dispatched Party building instructors facilitate cooperation and problem-solving among businesses. These efforts aim to reduce "involution" and foster collaboration, with over 1,080 enterprise Party organizations established in 200 parks.
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Summary: The "Justice Will Prevail" gala, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, was held in Beijing. The performance, created primarily by artists in their 30s and performed mainly by those in their 20s and younger, aimed to artistically convey China's 14-year struggle as the main Eastern theater in the World Anti-Fascist War through music, dance, and drama. The gala sought to evoke collective memory and resonate with audiences by intertwining historical events with personal stories and updating classic songs with modern arrangements. It is reported that the show was meant to project China's voice and tell China's story to the world, demonstrating China's resolve to uphold peace, though the United States was not mentioned explicitly.
Summary: China's film industry is maturing, moving beyond reliance on single blockbusters to a diverse array of films. The industry increasingly focuses on authentic emotions of ordinary people and innovatively draws inspiration from traditional culture. Furthermore, Chinese cinema is expanding its industrial boundaries, integrating with tourism and other sectors to create broader value. Box office success is now linked to high quality and positive word of mouth, moving away from pure "star power." The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The action film *Shadows Chasing Wind*, unexpectedly successful, distinguishes itself by integrating action sequences into the narrative and employing a dual protagonist structure atypical for Jackie Chan films. Jackie Chan, playing a police expert, and Tony Leung Ka-fai, portraying a criminal mastermind, drive the plot through their contrasting ideologies and confrontations. The film emphasizes intergenerational communication as a central theme, contrasting successful collaboration between older and younger police officers with the failures arising from generational rifts within the criminal organization. The success of the film signals the enduring appeal and valuable contribution of Hong Kong action film aesthetics to Chinese cinema. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The documentary film "Blue Planet Outside the Window," China's first space documentary filmed by astronauts, chronicles the 183-day Shenzhou XIII mission, showcasing daily life on the space station and the crew's return. The film emphasizes the human element of space exploration, featuring personal moments like astronaut Wang Yaping's interaction with her daughter. It highlights the beauty of Earth as seen from space, reinforcing the idea of humanity as a shared destiny. The film notably showcases super high resolution footage, allowing for unprecedented views of space.
Summary: The Forbidden City Chamber Choir's "2025 Beijing Beijing" concert presents reimagined pop songs in a novel choral format, incorporating diverse elements like martial arts soundscapes in "刀剑如梦" and jazz influences in "想你的365天." The performance distinguishes itself through its accessible and humorous approach, blending formal attire with relatable commentary on work and life. One performance of the song "世间始终你好" included a nunchuck performance. The article does not mention any official, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A new animated film based on the popular Chinese web novel IP "Douluo Continent" (斗罗大陆), titled *Douluo Continent: Sword Saint*, features impressive special effects and fleshes out a supporting character. However, the film deviates from established rules and settings of the original novel, potentially alienating longtime fans. The author argues that successful IP adaptations must respect the core elements of the original work while exploring new creative avenues. Maintaining a balance between respecting the original and introducing new elements is crucial for retaining existing fans while attracting new audiences. The author does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This short article, published by the People's Daily, provides contact information for submitting literary and art criticism. Specifically, it lists the email address wenyipl@peopledaily.cn and notes that Shen Yiling is responsible for the page layout design. The article does not contain any information on Chinese politics, official statements, or U.S.-China relations.
Currently, the world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, and hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism are running rampant. As the vanguard of the Global South, BRICS countries should adhere to promoting the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, jointly defend multilateralism, safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote "Greater BRICS Cooperation," and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Three suggestions are put forward: First, adhere to multilateralism and safeguard international fairness and justice. Second, adhere to openness and win-win cooperation and maintain the international economic and trade order. Third, adhere to unity and cooperation and build synergy for common development.
(People's Daily, Beijing, September 8) (Reporter Hu Zexi (胡泽曦)) On the evening of September 8, President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the BRICS Leaders' Online Summit and delivered an important speech entitled "Unity and Cooperation, Forging Ahead."
Brazilian President Lula (卢拉) chaired the summit. Russian President Putin (普京), South African President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨), Egyptian President Sisi (塞西), Iranian President Pazeheshkian (佩泽希齐扬), Indonesian President Prabowo (普拉博沃), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, Khaled (哈立德), as well as representatives from India and Ethiopia, attended the meeting.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, and hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism are running rampant. As the vanguard of the Global South, BRICS countries should adhere to promoting the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, jointly defend multilateralism, safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote "Greater BRICS Cooperation," and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward three suggestions:
First, adhere to multilateralism and safeguard international fairness and justice. Multilateralism is the aspiration of the people and the general trend, and it is an important reliance for world peace and development. I have proposed the Global Governance Initiative, which aims to promote joint action by all countries to build a more just and reasonable global governance system. We must adhere to joint consultation, joint construction, and sharing, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, and consolidate the foundation of multilateralism. Actively promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of Global South countries. By reforming and improving the global governance system, we can fully mobilize resources from all parties to better cope with the common challenges facing human society.
Second, adhere to openness and win-win cooperation and maintain the international economic and trade order. Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend. The development of all countries cannot be separated from an open and cooperative international environment, and no one can retreat to a self-enclosed island. We must unswervingly promote the construction of an open world economy, share opportunities and achieve win-win results in openness; safeguard the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as the core, and resist all forms of protectionism; advocate inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, place development at the center of the international agenda, and allow Global South countries to fairly participate in international cooperation and share development results.
Third, adhere to unity and cooperation and build synergy for common development. BRICS countries account for nearly half of the world's population, about 30% of the world's economic aggregate, and one-fifth of the world's total trade. The closer the cooperation among BRICS countries, the more confident, resourceful, and effective we will be in responding to external risks and challenges. China is willing to work with other BRICS countries to implement the Global Development Initiative, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," leverage our respective advantages, deepen pragmatic cooperation, create more cooperative achievements in the fields of economy, trade, finance, science, and technology, and make the "Greater BRICS Cooperation" more solid, dynamic, influential, and better benefit the people of all countries. (See page 2 for the full text of the speech)
The participating leaders stated that currently, unilateralism and bullying are impacting the international order, international law and international rules are being threatened, and trade has become a tool for interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, which seriously affects world peace and development. BRICS countries should strengthen unity and cooperation, work together to cope with crises and challenges, jointly safeguard multilateralism, safeguard the free and open international trading system, and safeguard the common interests of the Global South. The leaders of various countries believe that the Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) is to the point, pointing out the direction and path for improving global governance. All parties also agreed to continue to maintain communication on hot issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the Gaza conflict, play the role of the "Friends of Peace" group in the Ukraine crisis, adhere to the "two-state solution" to the Palestinian issue, and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East region.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), Wang Yi (王毅), and others participated.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 8th (Xinhua) -- On September 8th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the China International Fair for Investment & Trade, with the permanent theme of "Expanding Two-Way Investment and Jointly Promoting Global Development," has played a positive role in promoting the construction of an open world economy and has become an effective platform for global investors to deepen practical cooperation.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that as a major contributor and anchor of stability for world economic growth, China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, continue to share its own development opportunities with the world, and inject more positive energy and certainty into global development. China is willing to work with all parties to jointly promote inclusive economic globalization and create a better future of prosperity and development.
The 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade opened on the same day in Xiamen City (厦门市), Fujian Province (福建省), and was hosted by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部).
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 范思翔 唐健辉
Remember History, Work Together for Progress.
In recent days, the central committees of various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联), and personages without party affiliation have earnestly studied the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in various forms. They expressed that to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is imperative to unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China. On the new journey, it is necessary to unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, transform it into the power of unity, the driving force of struggle, and the belief in creating the future, and forge ahead towards the glorious other shore of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (民革中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech was powerful and enlightening, demonstrating the Chinese nation's indomitable and unyielding spirit and the will of "where the will goes, nothing is insurmountable," and demonstrating China's firm determination and belief in following the path of peaceful development and safeguarding world peace and the cause of human progress. The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (民革) will unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, transform the inheritance and promotion of the great spirit of the War of Resistance into a strong driving force for performing its duties, keep its original aspiration and mission in mind, continuously improve its political stance, give play to its characteristics and advantages, and contribute wisdom and strength to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and promoting the complete reunification of the motherland on the great journey of the new era.
The Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech demonstrated the role of the Communist Party of China as the mainstay and its responsibility to firmly defend international fairness and justice. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "the Chinese people, with a common hatred for the enemy, rose up to resist, fought for national survival, fought for national rejuvenation, and fought for human justice," inspiring us to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. As a close friend of the Communist Party of China, the China Democratic League (民盟) will take studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech as an important political task, inherit and promote the fine traditions of the China Democratic League (民盟), focus on strengthening the country through education, achieving self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, and strengthening cultural confidence and self-improvement, conduct in-depth investigations and research, actively offer suggestions and suggestions, and be a good advisor, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China.
The Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association (民建中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech profoundly expounded the great significance and valuable enlightenment of the victory of the War of Resistance, greatly boosted the national spirit, and gathered the fighting spirit of remembering history and striving for rejuvenation, which will surely forge greater glory and glory on the new journey. As a socialist participating party with close ties to the economic sector, the China National Democratic Construction Association (民建) will bear in mind its original aspiration for cooperation, inherit the political fire, deepen its political consensus, unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, be full of confidence and strive forward, and gather people's hearts, consensus, wisdom, and strength for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and write a new chapter in the cause of multi-party cooperation in the new era.
The Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, standing at the historical height of human civilization development and national rejuvenation, profoundly expounded the great significance, historical contribution, and contemporary value of the victory of the War of Resistance, and we fully agree and firmly support it. The China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进) will always adhere to its original aspiration for cooperation, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," strengthen the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four self-confidences," achieve the "two safeguards," closely focus on promoting Chinese-style modernization to offer advice and suggestions, gather the great power of unity and struggle, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a strong socialist modern country in an all-round way, realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and working with the people of all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
The Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工党中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech connects history, reality, and the future, both proclaiming the great truth that justice will prevail, peace will prevail, and the people will prevail, and inspiring the great power to strive for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the noble cause of promoting human peace and development. The Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工党) will unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, bear in mind the original aspiration of multi-party cooperation, earnestly fulfill the three basic tasks of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工党) on the new journey, such as "gathering people's hearts and gathering strength," earnestly shoulder the political responsibility of being a good advisor, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China, and unswervingly contribute new strength to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
The Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party (致公党中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech profoundly expounded the historical significance and contemporary value of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The China Zhi Gong Party (致公党) must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, combine this commemorative event with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the China Zhi Gong Party (致公党), inherit and promote the fine traditions of the predecessors of the China Zhi Gong Party (致公党) in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement of being of one heart and one mind with the Communist Party of China, uniting and struggling, and loving the country and dedicating themselves, widely gather the wisdom and strength of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, devote themselves to public service and follow the Party, and make new contributions to the country with overseas Chinese affairs, and make unremitting efforts to help promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization.
The Central Committee of the Jiusan Society (九三学社中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech declared the firm position of all Chinese sons and daughters to "remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future." The name of the Jiusan Society (九三学社) comes from the Victory Day of the War of Resistance on September 3, which is both a commemoration and embodies the expectations and hopes of the predecessors of the Jiusan Society (九三学社) for national independence, national prosperity, and people's happiness. The Jiusan Society (九三学社) will inherit and promote the fine traditions of patriotism, democracy, and science, unswervingly think together, stand together, and work together with the Communist Party of China, earnestly give play to its advantages of close ties with the science and technology community, unite and lead the vast number of members and intellectuals to be innovative and courageous in climbing the peak, and make new and greater contributions to achieving high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology.
The Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) solemn declaration in his important speech to "resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity" has gathered the consensus of the entire nation and sent out a strong voice of the era that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable and the noble cause of human peace and development will surely be victorious. On the new journey, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) will resolutely implement the overall strategy of the Communist Party of China for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era, adhere to the one-China principle, resolutely oppose any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist plots and acts, continue to give play to the advantages of kinship and local affection, strive to build bridges and pave the way for the integrated development of both sides of the Taiwan Strait, unswervingly be a promoter of the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots to jointly create the glorious cause of the reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the nation.
The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) stated in its study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech is far-sighted and inspiring. As long as we unite closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, firmly stand on the right side of history, adhere to the path of peaceful development, and concentrate our efforts on doing our own things well, there will be no insurmountable difficulties and obstacles, and there will be no unachievable grand undertakings. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) will earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, guide the vast number of private economic figures to unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, hold high the banner of patriotism, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, have the ambition to serve the country, wholeheartedly seek development, operate in accordance with the law and be good at business, and promote common prosperity after becoming rich, and make progress with the motherland and struggle with the people.
Personages without party affiliation stated in their study that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech demonstrated China's firm determination to always be a force for world peace, a foundation for stability, and a source of progress. The prosperity of the motherland cannot be separated from the efforts of everyone. Seeing the unprecedented grand occasion of unity among Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, and seeing the continuous enhancement of our country's comprehensive national strength and international influence, we once again deeply feel the great power of the great unity of the united front under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Facing the future, personages without party affiliation must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, consciously promote the fine traditions of being of one heart with the Party, loving the country and serving the people, sincere cooperation, dedication to work, and build a prosperous China with our generation's strength, so that the sunshine of peace will forever shine on the land of China.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 8)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 8th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 17th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress held its first plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of September 8th. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
157 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report by Luo Yuan (骆源), Deputy Director of the National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Atomic Energy Law. The third draft added provisions supporting the peaceful use of atomic energy by the state; clarified that the state strengthens the construction of a standard system in the field of atomic energy and promotes and participates in international standardization activities in the field of atomic energy; and stipulated that nuclear facility operating units should take necessary measures to prevent network attacks, intrusions, interference, and sabotage.
The meeting heard a report by Cong Bin (丛斌), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Public Health Emergency Response Law. The third draft further strengthens the government's support and guarantee for grassroots public health emergency response work; strengthens the monitoring and information sharing of public health emergencies; and further clarifies the applicable relationship with relevant laws such as the Food Safety Law and the Drug Administration Law.
The meeting heard a report by Xu Hui (徐辉), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft National Park Law. The third draft enriches the content of ecological protection in national parks; adds provisions for the coordinated protection of ecological and cultural heritage in national parks; improves national park management measures; and improves the provisions for public participation in national park protection, further reflecting the public welfare nature of national parks.
The meeting heard a report by Wang Hongxiang (王洪祥), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Arbitration Law revision. The third draft improves the online arbitration system for information networks; connects with relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, and makes provisions for parties to apply for preservation measures before arbitration; broadens the scope of application of special arbitration; and improves relevant systems supporting arbitration.
The meeting heard a report by Zhou Guangquan (周光权), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law. The third draft enriches the provisions on the content of publicity and education on the rule of law; adds provisions to establish the basic concepts of the rule of law, such as the supremacy of the Constitution and laws and equality before the law for everyone in the whole society; and integrates the provisions on the publicity and education on the rule of law carried out by supervisory organs, judicial organs, and procuratorial organs.
The meeting heard a report by Xu Hui (徐辉) on the review results of the draft amendment to the Food Safety Law. The second draft makes provisions for the dynamic adjustment of the list of key liquid foods; clarifies the penalties for road transport operators who fail to transport key liquid foods in bulk as required and whose circumstances are serious; and adds corresponding legal responsibilities for forging, altering, or using forged or altered transport records, cleaning certificates for transport containers, and other documents.
The meeting heard a report by Huang Ming (黄明), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals. The second draft clarifies that the state establishes and improves the management system for hazardous chemical catalogs; adds content encouraging relevant units and personnel to report accident hazards; strengthens the supervision and management of the use of hazardous chemicals by relevant units in this industry and field by relevant government departments; improves regulatory measures for road transportation of hazardous chemicals, and increases regulatory efforts.
The meeting heard reports by Shen Chunyao (沈春耀), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revisions of the draft General Provisions of the Environmental Code, the draft Ecological Protection Provisions, and the draft Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions. The second draft of the General Provisions improves the basic provisions such as the legislative purpose and the definition of the ecological environment; enriches and improves the content related to ecological and environmental protection supervision and judicial guarantees; and further improves the ecological environment monitoring and ecological protection compensation system. The second draft of the Ecological Protection Provisions adds provisions to strengthen scientific research on plateau biological species and ecosystems; clarifies that urban and rural greening should meet the requirements of health, safety, and livability; clarifies that the state establishes an ecological product survey and monitoring mechanism; and adds provisions for the state to support international exchanges and cooperation in ecological protection. The second draft of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions improves the provisions on green transportation, green construction, and green and low-carbon development in agriculture and rural areas; strengthens the recycling of waste in various fields, and further clarifies relevant requirements for recycling and utilization; and improves the institutional design for addressing climate change.
The meeting heard a report by Zhou Guangquan (周光权) on the revision of the draft National Development Plan Law. The second draft adds provisions on the relevant responsibilities and procedures of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee and relevant special committees in the review and approval of national development plans; adds provisions for "practicing whole-process people's democracy"; and makes provisions for the composition of China's planning system and the positioning and interrelationship of various types of plans.
The meeting heard a report by Yuan Shuhong (袁曙宏), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft Prison Law. The second draft strengthens and standardizes prison penalty enforcement activities; adds provisions on strengthening the construction of the prison police force; adds provisions on conducting pre-release education for prisoners; improves the provisions on sealing minor criminal records; and further strengthens law enforcement supervision of prisons and their police, and improves the accountability mechanism.
In order to implement the important deployment of the 20th Third Plenary Session of the Party on strengthening the construction of the rule of law in cyberspace, adapt to the new situation and new requirements of cybersecurity, strengthen the connection and coordination with relevant legislation in the network field, and promote the formation of a good network ecology, the Chairman's Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion on submitting the draft amendment to the Cybersecurity Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the Chairman's Meeting, Wang Ruihe (王瑞贺), Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made an explanation.
In order to consolidate the sense of community of the Chinese nation, elevate the successful experience of promoting the construction of the Chinese national community and the cause of ethnic unity and progress since the 18th National Congress of the Party to legal provisions, and ensure the Party's comprehensive leadership over ethnic work from the system and law, and continuously consolidate the common ideological and political foundation and legal foundation for the unity and struggle of all ethnic groups, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion on submitting the draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress for deliberation. Bayinchaolu (巴音朝鲁), Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to improve the bankruptcy legal system, protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties, prevent and resolve major risks, maintain market economic order, and optimize the business environment, the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion on submitting the draft revision of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law for deliberation. Zhong Shan (钟山), Chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to strengthen the legal status of the national common language and script, enhance the awareness of the whole society to standardize the use of the national common language and script, and further strengthen the work of language and script in the new era, the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion on submitting the draft revision of the National Common Language and Script Law for deliberation. Luo Shugang (雒树刚), Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee, made an explanation.
In order to promote the improvement of air quality, strengthen ecological and environmental protection, implement the principle of statutory taxation, and accelerate the inclusion of volatile organic compounds in the scope of environmental protection tax collection, the State Council proposed a motion on submitting the draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Tax Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安), Minister of Finance, made an explanation.
In order to promote high-level opening to the outside world, promote high-quality development of foreign trade, maintain foreign trade order, protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign trade operators, and accelerate the construction of a strong trading nation, the State Council proposed a motion on submitting the draft revision of the Foreign Trade Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, Wang Wentao (王文涛), Minister of Commerce, made an explanation.
Entrusted by the State Council, Ma Zhaoxu (马朝旭), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, made an explanation on the motion on submitting for deliberation and approval the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters" and an explanation on the motion on submitting for deliberation and approval the "Extradition Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia."
The meeting reviewed a written report on Chairman Zhao Leji's (赵乐际) visits to Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, and Switzerland and his attendance at the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
The meeting heard a report by Yang Xiaochao (杨晓超), Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, on the qualifications of individual deputies.
The meeting also reviewed relevant appointment and removal proposals.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Hao Mingjin (郝明金), Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), He Wei (何维), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Liu Qi (刘奇), Secretary-General, attended the meeting.
Vice Premier of the State Council Liu Guozhong (刘国中), President of the Supreme People's Court Zhang Jun (张军), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong (应勇), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission, members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, principal responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some deputies to the National People's Congress, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.
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As the first lights come on, in the capital Beijing (北京), the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) is brightly lit, and the audience is enjoying a cultural feast; inside the National Library of China (国家图书馆), the lights are soft, and readers are immersed in a sea of knowledge.
Thousands of kilometers away in Altay (阿勒泰) and Hami (哈密) and other places in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), photovoltaic panels converge into a "blue ocean," and huge wind turbines form a "white forest." The scorching sun and howling winds are transformed into green electricity through these "oceans" and "forests."
In April of this year, the entire 12 million kilowatt-hours of off-peak green electricity traded from Xinjiang (新疆) to Beijing (北京) was completed. Through the new market-oriented trading model of "Xinjiang's (新疆) green electricity generation at noon and Beijing's (北京) load usage in the evening," for the first time, the afternoon sunshine in Xinjiang (新疆) added brilliance to the Beijing (北京) night scene.
Over the past 70 years, the Xinjiang (新疆) power industry has undergone tremendous changes, and the new energy industry is developing rapidly.
The morning light shines on the Dabancheng (达坂城) Wind Farm in Xinjiang (新疆), and the huge wind turbine blades turn in the wind. In 1989, the Dabancheng (达坂城) Wind Farm introduced 13 150-kilowatt wind turbine units from abroad, becoming the largest wind farm in China and even Asia at that time. By 2025, Dabancheng (达坂城) District will have 30 wind power and photovoltaic enterprises and 57 wind power and photovoltaic projects, with a grid-connected installed capacity of 5.65 million kilowatts.
Strong winds are a daily occurrence in the Tacheng (塔城) "Old Windy Pass" wind area. Today, rows of wind turbines turn the strong winds into electricity. "I heard that a few turns of the big windmill can convert enough electricity for our family to use for a long time!" said Yang Hongying (杨鸿英), a resident of Emin County (额敏县) in Tacheng (塔城) Prefecture.
As of the end of July this year, the total installed capacity of the Xinjiang (新疆) power grid was 226 million kilowatts, of which the installed capacity of new energy was 134 million kilowatts, accounting for about 60%. Xinjiang's (新疆) energy structure is accelerating its transformation towards cleaner energy.
From the introduction of wind turbine units to the construction of a new energy base with a capacity of tens of millions of kilowatts, Xinjiang's (新疆) installed capacity of new energy ranks among the top in the country, and its green momentum is even stronger.
How long does it take for Xinjiang's (新疆) abundant "wind and solar" resources to illuminate the lights of other provinces? 7 milliseconds can allow a beam of green electricity to cross 2,290 kilometers, directly from the Tianshan Mountains (天山) to the mountain city of Chongqing (重庆).
At the Hami Barkol (哈密巴里坤) Converter Station, station director Xun Chuanbao (寻传宝) leads his team in debugging the newly commissioned ±800 kV equipment. This energy hub connecting Xinjiang (新疆) and Chongqing (重庆) sends 100 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy to the southwest region every day, with new energy accounting for more than 70%. Xun Chuanbao (寻传宝), who has been working on the front line of ultra-high voltage for 12 years, has witnessed the leap in Xinjiang's (疆) power transmission capacity from zero to 33 million kilowatts.
In November 2010, the Xinjiang (新疆) and Northwest 750 kV power grid interconnection project was put into operation, opening the door to "Xinjiang (疆) power transmission to other regions."
With the completion and implementation of a series of transmission and transformation projects, Xinjiang's (疆) power transmission capacity has continued to increase, covering 22 provinces. As of the end of July this year, Xinjiang (新疆) has cumulatively transmitted 946.358 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to other regions, of which 278.511 billion kilowatt-hours were from new energy sources, accounting for nearly 30% of the total transmitted electricity.
The volatility and intermittency of new energy power generation are strong. How can a large amount of green electricity be consumed? In addition to external transmission, the "charging treasure" cluster makes green electricity more controllable.
Departing from Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), after about two hours by car, you can see the F康 (Fukang) Pumped Storage Power Station's lower reservoir, surrounded by mountains, sparkling like a green gem. It has a drop of 484 meters with the upper reservoir, equivalent to about 160 stories high. Continuing along the winding mountain road, you will reach the core area of the power station - the underground plant. Here, four reversible pump turbine generator units are running at high speed.
This is Xinjiang's (新疆) first pumped storage power station, and also the first pumped storage power station put into operation in Northwest China. "It's like a 'super charging treasure'. During low electricity consumption periods, water is pumped from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir for energy storage. During peak grid load periods, water is released back to the lower reservoir to generate electricity," said Yang Hongtao (杨洪涛), chairman of State Grid Xinyuan Xinjiang Fukang Pumped Storage Co., Ltd. (国网新源新疆阜康抽水蓄能有限公司).
Relying on the development of traditional energy storage such as pumped storage and new energy storage technologies such as lithium iron phosphate, all-vanadium flow, flywheel, and supercapacitor, Xinjiang (新疆) has built a "charging treasure" cluster. In the first half of this year, the Xinjiang (新疆) power grid added 2.5333 million kilowatts/8.249 million kilowatt-hours of new energy storage capacity, accumulating to 12.0678 million kilowatts/40.0223 million kilowatt-hours. 11 independent energy storage power stations and 219 supporting energy storage power stations are working together. Through the "charging during low periods and discharging during peak periods" mechanism, they have released 570 million kilowatt-hours of electricity during peak electricity consumption periods in the first half of this year.
From the first batch of windmills standing in the wilderness of Dabancheng (达坂城) to the photovoltaic blue sea stretching for hundreds of miles in the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠); from the difficult icebreaking of "Xinjiang (疆) power transmission to other regions" starting from scratch, to the construction of a national strategic base for energy and resources, Xinjiang's (新疆) "wind and solar" are becoming more and more beautiful.
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Return to TopBy: 中华人民共和国主席 习近平
Respected President Lula (卢拉),
Dear Colleagues,
Today, the BRICS leaders are holding an online summit to have an in-depth exchange of views on the current international situation and issues of common concern, which is of great significance.
At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism are running rampant. Individual countries have successively launched trade wars and tariff wars, which have seriously impacted the world economy and severely damaged international trade rules. At this critical moment, as the primary force of the Global South, the BRICS countries must adhere to the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, cooperation, and mutual benefit, jointly defend multilateralism, safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote "Greater BRICS cooperation," and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind. I have three suggestions.
First, adhere to multilateralism and safeguard international fairness and justice. History tells us that multilateralism is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people, and it is an important reliance for world peace and development. I have proposed the Global Governance Initiative, which aims to promote joint action by all countries to build a more just and reasonable global governance system. We must adhere to consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as its core and the international order based on international law, and consolidate the foundation of multilateralism. At the same time, we must actively promote the democratization of international relations and enhance the representation and voice of Global South countries. By reforming and improving the global governance system, we can fully mobilize resources from all parties to better address the common challenges facing human society.
Second, adhere to openness and win-win cooperation, and maintain the international economic and trade order. Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend. The development of all countries cannot be separated from an open and cooperative international environment, and no one can retreat to a self-enclosed island. No matter how the international situation changes, we must unswervingly promote the construction of an open world economy, share opportunities and achieve win-win results through openness. We must safeguard the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as its core and resist all forms of protectionism. We must advocate inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, place development at the center of the international agenda, and allow Global South countries to fairly participate in international cooperation and share the fruits of development.
Third, adhere to unity and cooperation, and build synergy for common development. One must be strong to forge iron. Only by managing our own affairs well can we better respond to external challenges. BRICS countries account for nearly half of the world's population, about 30% of the world's economic aggregate, and one-fifth of the world's total trade, gathering "rich mines," "large factories," and "large markets." The closer the cooperation among BRICS countries, the more confident, resourceful, and effective we will be in responding to external risks and challenges. China is willing to work with other BRICS countries to implement the Global Development Initiative and promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路). We must leverage our respective advantages, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and create more cooperative achievements in the fields of economy, trade, finance, science, and technology, so that "Greater BRICS cooperation" has a more solid foundation, stronger momentum, and greater impact, benefiting the people of all countries more and better.
Dear Colleagues!
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 (jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo, liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn - "strong wind knows strong grass, fierce fire reveals true gold," adversity reveals true character). As long as we take responsibility and help each other, the BRICS ship will surely withstand the test of the changing international situation and always move steadily and far.
Thank you all.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), September 8)
Return to TopXiamen, September 8th (Xinhua) -- The 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) opened in Xiamen on the 8th. He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, read President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.
He Lifeng (何立峰) pointed out that President Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the CIFIT and sent a special congratulatory letter, which fully reflects China's firm determination to work with all countries to build an open world economy. As an important platform for China's two-way investment promotion, the CIFIT has become a bridge and link for China to connect with the world and for the world to share the development opportunities of Chinese-style modernization.
He Lifeng (何立峰) said that we will conscientiously implement the requirements of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter, unswervingly promote high-level opening up to the outside world, deepen international cooperation in industrial and supply chains, and promote the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative. We hope that global investors will continue to cultivate the Chinese market, jointly maintain international economic and trade order, and jointly write a new chapter of mutual benefit and win-win results.
Prior to the opening ceremony, He Lifeng (何立峰) met with foreign dignitaries who came to participate in the conference. On the afternoon of the 7th, He Lifeng (何立峰) chaired a symposium for multinational corporations and met with members of the China Investment Corporation (中投公司) International Advisory Council.
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September 7th, a cadre sanatorium in Beijing (北京). Sunlight streamed through the window of the study, shining on Zhang Ping (张坪) (pictured, photo by Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), reporter from this newspaper), a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, his military uniform adorned with gleaming medals of honor. The walls and desk were covered with commemorative photos of Zhang Ping (张坪) from different periods, chronicling the centenarian's revolutionary career.
On September 3rd, the veteran, with 83 years of Party membership, was invited to attend the commemorative meeting marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
"On the Tiananmen (天安门) Rostrum, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) shook my hand warmly. This is a very big deal, a great honor, and very encouraging," Zhang Ping (张坪) said, his voice a little hoarse, unable to conceal his excitement. "This is not just for me, but for all the veterans of the War of Resistance."
In 1938, at the young age of 13, Zhang Ping (张坪) joined the revolution. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was brave and fearless, always prepared to sacrifice himself in every battle. "We admired heroes, charged ahead, and I did it." In the study, opening a notebook called "Heroes' Album," he showed clippings of heroic deeds of revolutionary predecessors and martyrs such as Li Dazhao (李大钊), He Shuheng (何叔衡), and Wang Jinmei (王尽美). Zhang Ping (张坪) clipped these from the People's Daily (人民日报), saying, "They are the backbone of the nation, the spiritual wealth of our Party, country, and army, and also role models for me to learn from."
Looking back on the past, Zhang Ping (张坪) was deeply moved.
In 1949, Zhang Ping (张坪) witnessed the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Jinshui Bridge (金水桥) in Tiananmen (天安门); in 2015, he was reviewed by the Party and the people in the veteran vehicle formation; in 2019, he participated in the military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China; and now, he is watching the ceremony on the Tiananmen (天安门) Rostrum. Zhang Ping (张坪) has witnessed the great leap of the motherland from standing up, becoming prosperous, to becoming strong.
"I have experienced the turbulent years of war, and now I live in a new era. I truly feel that only our Party can lead the Chinese nation from great victory to great rejuvenation," Zhang Ping (张坪) said.
Recalling the scene when he attended the founding ceremony, Zhang Ping (张坪) said that at that time, there were not enough planes. In order to show the power of the country, the only 17 planes of the new China had to fly twice. "Now, we have all kinds of modern weapons. What a big change."
After returning from the ceremony, many people wanted to hear Zhang Ping (张坪) talk about his feelings, and he shared them with everyone in high spirits. As a Communist Party member, Zhang Ping (张坪) does his best to contribute his remaining energy. Since 2017, he has served as the deputy secretary of the Party committee of a cadre sanatorium, offering suggestions for the construction of the Party organization, and only resigned in August of this year due to age and health reasons.
Live and learn. Studying every day has always been Zhang Ping's (张坪) habit. Domestic and international events, the history of the Party, etc. are all contents of his study. From 2019 to now, he has recorded more than a dozen notebooks. "We must constantly master new knowledge and keep up with the new era. I am a soldier trained by the Party, and I will fight for the Party and the people for the rest of my life," Zhang Ping (张坪) said.
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Remember History, Work Together for Progress.
In recent days, the central committees of various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and personages without party affiliation have earnestly studied the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in various forms. They expressed that to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is imperative to unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China. On the new journey, it is necessary to unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, transform it into the power of unity, the driving force of struggle, and the belief in creating the future, and forge ahead towards the glorious other shore of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党革命委员会中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech was powerful and enlightening, demonstrating the Chinese nation's indomitable and unyielding spirit and the will of "where the will goes, nothing is insurmountable," and highlighting China's firm determination and belief in adhering to the path of peaceful development and safeguarding world peace and the cause of human progress. The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党革命委员会) will unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, transform the inheritance and promotion of the great spirit of the War of Resistance into a strong impetus for performing its duties, keep its original aspiration and mission in mind, continuously improve its political stance, give play to its characteristics and advantages, and contribute wisdom and strength to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the promotion of the complete reunification of the motherland on the great journey of the new era.
In its study, the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech demonstrated the Communist Party of China's role as the mainstay and its responsibility to firmly defend international fairness and justice. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "the Chinese people, with one heart and one mind, rose up to resist, fought for national survival, fought for national rejuvenation, and fought for human justice," inspiring us to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. As a close friend of the Communist Party of China, the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟) will take studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech as an important political task, inherit and promote the fine traditions of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), focus on strengthening the country through education, achieving self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, and strengthening cultural confidence and self-improvement, conduct in-depth investigations and research, actively offer suggestions and advice, and be a good advisor, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China.
In its study, the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech profoundly expounded the great significance and valuable enlightenment of the victory of the War of Resistance, greatly boosted the national spirit, and united the people's determination to remember history and strive for rejuvenation, which will surely forge greater glory and honor on the new journey. As a socialist participating party with close ties to the economic sector, the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会) will remember its original aspiration of cooperation, inherit the political torch, deepen political consensus, unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, be full of confidence and forge ahead, and gather people's hearts, consensus, wisdom, and strength for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and write a new chapter in the cause of multi-party cooperation in the new era.
In its study, the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (中国民主促进会中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech stood at the historical height of human civilization development and national rejuvenation, profoundly expounding the great significance, historical contribution, and contemporary value of the victory of the War of Resistance, and we fully agree and resolutely support it. The China Association for Promoting Democracy (中国民主促进会) will always adhere to its original aspiration of cooperation, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," closely focus on promoting Chinese-style modernization to offer sincere advice and suggestions, gather the great strength of unity and struggle, and contribute wisdom and strength to the comprehensive construction of a strong socialist modern country, the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the joint construction of a community with a shared future for mankind with the people of all countries.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (中国农工民主党中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech connected history, reality, and the future, not only proclaiming the great truth that justice will prevail, peace will prevail, and the people will prevail, but also inspiring the mighty force to strive for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the noble cause of promoting human peace and development. The Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (中国农工民主党) will unite more closely around the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, remember the original aspiration of multi-party cooperation, earnestly fulfill the three basic tasks of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (中国农工民主党) on the new journey, such as "gathering people's hearts and pooling strength," earnestly shoulder the political responsibility of being a good advisor, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China, and unswervingly contribute new strength to the realization of the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
In its study, the Central Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party (中国致公党中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech profoundly expounded the historical significance and contemporary value of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The China Zhi Gong Party (中国致公党) must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, combine this commemorative event with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the China Zhi Gong Party (中国致公党), inherit and promote the fine traditions of the China Zhi Gong Party (中国致公党) predecessors in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement of being of one heart and one mind with the Communist Party of China, uniting and struggling, and loving the country and dedicating themselves, widely gather the wisdom and strength of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, dedicate themselves to public service and follow the Party, and make new contributions to the country with overseas Chinese affairs, and make unremitting efforts to help promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society (九三学社中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech declared the firm position of all Chinese sons and daughters to "remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future." The name of the Jiusan Society (九三学社) comes from the September 3rd Victory Day of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which is both a commemoration and a hope and expectation of the Jiusan Society (九三学社) predecessors for national independence, national prosperity, and people's happiness. The Jiusan Society (九三学社) will inherit and promote the fine traditions of patriotism, democracy, and science, unswervingly think together, stand together, and work together with the Communist Party of China, earnestly give play to its advantages of close ties with the science and technology community, unite and lead the vast number of members and intellectuals to be innovative and courageous in climbing the peak, and make new and greater contributions to the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology.
In its study, the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台湾民主自治同盟中央委员会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, "resolutely safeguarding national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity," united the consensus of the entire nation and issued a strong voice of the times that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable and the noble cause of human peace and development will surely be victorious. On the new journey, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台湾民主自治同盟) will resolutely implement the overall strategy of the Communist Party of China in the new era for resolving the Taiwan issue, adhere to the one-China principle, resolutely oppose any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist plots and actions, continue to give play to the advantages of kinship and hometown affection, strive to build bridges and pave the way for the integrated development of both sides of the Taiwan Strait, unswervingly be a promoter of the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots to jointly create the glorious cause of national reunification and national rejuvenation.
In its study, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (中华全国工商业联合会) stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech was far-sighted and inspiring. As long as we unite closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, firmly stand on the right side of history, adhere to the path of peaceful development, and concentrate our efforts on managing our own affairs well, there will be no insurmountable difficulties and obstacles, and there will be no unachievable grand cause. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (中华全国工商业联合会) will earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, guide the vast number of private economy people to unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, hold high the banner of patriotism, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance, have the ambition to serve the country, wholeheartedly seek development, operate legally and be good at business, promote common prosperity after becoming rich first, and make progress with the motherland and struggle with the people.
In their study, personages without party affiliation stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech demonstrated China's firm determination to always be a force for world peace, a foundation for stability, and a source of progress. The prosperity of the motherland is inseparable from everyone's efforts. Seeing the unprecedented grand occasion of unity among Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, and seeing the continuous enhancement of China's comprehensive national strength and international influence, we once again deeply feel the mighty power of the great unity of the united front under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Facing the future, personages without party affiliation must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, consciously carry forward the fine traditions of being of one heart with the Party, loving the country and serving the people, sincere cooperation, dedication and dedication, and jointly build a prosperous China with our generation's strength, so that the sunshine of peace will forever shine on the land of China.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), September 8)
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"The moment I flew over Tiananmen (天安门), I felt very honored. We caught up with the fast train of the development and construction of the Army Aviation Force, and even more so with the fast train of the development of the times." Just back to his unit, aerial flag-guarding echelon pilot Yang Bo (杨博) (pictured, photo by Meng Xiansen (孟宪森)) shared his feelings about participating in the parade with his comrades.
During the September 3rd parade, the aerial flag-guarding echelon took the lead, with 26 helicopters forming a huge "80" shape. The first aircraft on the left side of the "0" shape was piloted by Yang Bo (杨博).
The aircraft density was high, and the space for movement was small. "The formation conduction effect brings airflow disturbance, which puts higher demands on the crew's operation." Yang Bo (杨博) explained, "Not only must we maintain flight altitude and speed, but we must also pay attention to our position in the formation at all times, which puts higher demands on technology, psychology, and coordination."
In the early stages of training, there were many difficulties in the formation's break-in process. Yang Bo (杨博), who refused to admit defeat, took the lead in studying methods for maintaining formation and sorted out and summarized multiple achievements. In order to achieve higher standards, he repeatedly watched training videos and often studied until late at night.
"Soldiers should constantly surpass themselves, break through limits, and climb one peak after another." After this parade, Yang Bo's (杨博) feelings about this are even deeper. In recent years, he and his comrades have flown farther, the upgrading of weapons and equipment has accelerated, and training is closely linked to the future battlefield. This "push-back feeling" and sense of urgency from the times urge everyone to work hard to improve their ability to win battles and improve their flying skills.
Including this time, Yang Bo (杨博) has flown over Tiananmen (天安门) three times. During the 70th Anniversary National Day parade, Yang Bo (杨博) was the youngest pilot in the aerial flag-guarding echelon; two years later, he piloted a plane to escort the Party flag over Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) again, presenting a gift to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party with "zero seconds of error."
"Flying over the 'heart' of the motherland again, I am even more determined to do everything in my power to protect the beautiful mountains and rivers and the peace and prosperity of the country under my wings," he said.
The war eagles returned to their base, and Yang Bo (杨博) and his comrades, who had successfully completed their mission, were ready to welcome the next take-off.
(Wang Entian (王恩天) participated in the writing)
Return to TopOn September 7th, in the Chejiang Dam (车江大坝) of Guzhou Town (古州镇), Rongjiang County (榕江县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省), a drone transformed into an "aerial deliveryman," lifting and transporting rice.
Photo by Yang Wenshu (杨文舒) (Image China).
Return to TopThis newspaper Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) September 8th (Reporter Li Yanan (李亚楠)) The "Successful Practice of the Party's Strategy for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era" academic seminar, co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府), was held in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市) on the 8th.
The participating guests believe that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), it is of great significance to deeply study the theoretical, practical, and institutional innovations of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and to comprehensively showcase the historic achievements and historic changes made in various undertakings in Xinjiang (新疆) in the new era.
The participating guests stated that the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era is an important component of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, a scientific summary and theoretical creation of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党)'s leadership of the people in building a beautiful Xinjiang (新疆) in the process of Chinese-style modernization, and an action program to guide Xinjiang (新疆) work to maintain integrity and innovation, and to move steadily and far. It is necessary to accurately grasp the historical status and great significance, theoretical logic and scientific system, institutional achievements and practical experience of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and to tell the story of Xinjiang (新疆) in the new era in academic language. It is necessary to fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, continuously promote the modernization of the Xinjiang (新疆) governance system and governance capabilities, and write a new chapter in the Xinjiang (新疆) practice of Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
Dozens of experts and scholars from the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）), the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Central Committee (中央党史和文献研究院), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), Peking University (北京大学), Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), Xinjiang University (新疆大学), Shihezi University (石河子大学), and other institutions conducted in-depth discussions on relevant topics. On the same day, the unveiling ceremony of the Xinjiang (新疆) Base of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院) was held at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences (新疆社会科学院), building a high-level academic platform for research in the Xinjiang (新疆) field.
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"President Xi Jinping (习近平) is an admirable political leader who has demonstrated vision in promoting international cooperation." Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, Secretary-General of the People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟), the ruling party of Djibouti, and Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry of Djibouti, said in a recent interview with our reporter that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) governance philosophy has pointed the way for Chinese-style modernization and provided an important reference for Djibouti's modernization development.
Dawaleh has met President Xi Jinping (习近平) on many occasions. The most recent was last September when Dawaleh accompanied Djibouti's President Guelleh (盖莱) to China to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Some details of the meeting between the two heads of state are still fresh in his memory. "President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that President Guelleh (盖莱) has attended all summits held since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and is a witness and promoter of the forum's growth. President Xi Jinping (习近平) also highly praised the relations between Djibouti and China, saying that China is willing to work with Djibouti to inherit the fine tradition of mutual support, give play to the valuable experience of mutual learning, tighten the bond of mutually beneficial cooperation, and build consensus on peaceful coexistence to promote new achievements in bilateral relations." Dawaleh said that President Guelleh (盖莱) responded positively: each visit to China makes him feel at home, and he is grateful for China's thoughtful and warm arrangements. Djibouti is satisfied with the vitality of Djibouti-China relations and is willing to continue to promote important projects such as the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway (亚吉铁路) with China to further deepen practical cooperation in various fields.
In March 2023, the CPC and World Political Parties High-Level Dialogue was held via video link. At the meeting, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed the Global Civilization Initiative. Dawaleh, who attended the meeting, said: "As Secretary-General of the People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟), I am honored to witness the proposal of the Global Civilization Initiative. The Global Civilization Initiative has contributed a Chinese solution to promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promoting the progress of human civilization." He said that the Global Civilization Initiative demonstrates the political courage and responsibility of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in facing common challenges of mankind, and demonstrates the sincere desire to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
In Dawaleh's view, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has been committed to promoting mutual understanding and cooperation in the international community. "President Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly elaborated China's series of propositions on improving global governance, emphasizing the realization of inclusive development and common prosperity, which is similar to the development vision of the People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟)." Dawaleh said, "The four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) reflect forward-looking thinking on improving global governance and demonstrate China's firm determination to promote global peace, stability and sustainable development."
Dawaleh introduced that Djibouti is located in a transportation hub of Asia, Africa and Europe, and enjoys the reputation of "a hub of convergence." Diverse cultures coexist and blend here. "We appreciate President Xi Jinping's (习近平) incisive exposition on building a community with a shared future for mankind. The People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟) will continue to support the four major global initiatives and contribute to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind."
Dawaleh compared the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative to a "catalyst" for Djibouti's development. "The joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) is a visionary cooperation framework, which not only enhances economic and trade cooperation among the countries participating in the joint construction and helps build an open and balanced global trade pattern, but also provides opportunities for developing countries such as Djibouti to integrate into the global economy more effectively." Dawaleh said that under the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", Djibouti and China have carried out a series of practical cooperation, which has strongly promoted Djibouti's economic and social development and promoted regional connectivity. "The joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' cooperation enhances the well-being of the people of the countries participating in the joint construction and helps to achieve a broader vision of common prosperity," Dawaleh said.
In Dawaleh's office, a photo of him and the Canton Tower (广州塔) is placed in a prominent position on the bookshelf. "After the visit to China last September, I took a vacation in Guangzhou (广州) with my children to personally experience the vitality of Chinese-style modernization." Dawaleh said that he has visited China 35 times in the past 25 years. "More than 20 years ago, what I saw on Chang'an Avenue (长安街) in Beijing (北京) was an army of bicycles. Today, new generation transportation tools such as new energy vehicles and high-speed railways have long become important ways for Chinese residents to travel - this is not a historical legend, but a change in China that I have witnessed."
Dawaleh said that China's development is changing with each passing day, and each visit to China brings him new inspiration. "The development achievements China has made are the most powerful proof of Chinese-style modernization promoting national development." Dawaleh said that the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has led the Chinese people to achieve great success in poverty alleviation, improving infrastructure, and promoting technological innovation, fully demonstrating the development potential contained in Chinese-style modernization. "Chinese-style modernization provides valuable development experience and opportunities for Djibouti. By learning from these experiences, we can also strive to achieve our national development vision and contribute to building a more interconnected, prosperous and beautiful world."
"How does the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) lead more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to continuously achieve new development achievements, and how to better meet the people's aspirations for a better life? Every time I go to China to participate in party-to-party exchanges, I always hope to learn more." Dawaleh said that the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟), as the ruling parties of their respective countries, play a vital role in formulating policies and guidelines for promoting economic and social development. "The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has rich experience in governing the country, and the People's Rally for Progress (吉人盟) is willing to strengthen exchanges at all levels with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), learn from the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) experience in strengthening the construction of the cadre team and promoting digital construction, and continuously improve Djibouti's relevant policies to better meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Djibouti."
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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. Eighty years ago, after 14 years of bloody battles, the Chinese people achieved the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and declared the complete victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. This not only changed China's destiny but also made indelible contributions to world peace and development. We should draw wisdom and strength from this great victory, cherish peace, defend justice, deepen cooperation, and propel the giant ship of human development towards a brighter future.
Taking history as a mirror, we should promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance and unite the mighty force of national rejuvenation. The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War were a decisive battle between justice and evil, light and darkness, and progress and reaction. Faced with the barbaric aggression of Japanese militarism and an unprecedented national crisis, all Chinese sons and daughters fought bravely against the powerful enemy with unyielding spirit and built a great wall with their flesh and blood, completely defeating the Japanese militarist aggressors and composing a magnificent heroic ode. In this decisive battle concerning the fate of mankind, more than 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed or wounded, and economic losses amounted to hundreds of billions of US dollars. The Chinese people supported the main Eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War with huge national sacrifices, playing a decisive role in the complete annihilation of the Japanese invaders. The great spirit of the War of Resistance is the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people. On the new journey, it will surely guide us to gather the mighty force to promote the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation with a more vigorous fighting spirit and firmer conviction, and constantly win new victories in the great struggle of the new era.
Taking history as a mirror, we should defend international fairness and justice and safeguard world peace and development. Eighty years ago, the world's forces of justice, including China, fought side by side to defeat the once-invincible fascist forces and safeguard the peace and stability of the international community. At present, the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, geopolitical conflicts are escalating, and international fairness and justice and world peace and development are facing challenges again. The painful lessons of World War II are not far away. Faced with the question of the era of "what kind of world to build and how to build this world," President Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, which has been widely recognized and supported by the international community. President Xi Jinping (习近平) has also successively proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, contributing Chinese wisdom and solutions to coping with world changes, improving global governance, and solving human problems from multiple dimensions. No matter how the international situation changes, China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, firmly pursue a mutually beneficial and win-win opening-up strategy, and work with all countries to build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty.
Taking history as a mirror, we should continue the traditional friendship between China and Sweden and continuously promote mutually beneficial cooperation. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden. On May 9, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫) exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Over the past 75 years, the relations between the two countries have generally developed smoothly, and mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, science, technology, education, and culture has continued to deepen, achieving positive results. China and Sweden have complementary industrial advantages, and there is great potential for cooperation between the two sides. Strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries will not only benefit the people of both sides but also help the sustainable development of the world. The two sides should strengthen policy communication and mutual understanding, deepen pragmatic cooperation in the fields of scientific and technological innovation, green and low-carbon development, and continuously promote the stable development of bilateral relations, so as to contribute wisdom and strength to world peace and development and the progress of human civilization.
Only by taking history as a mirror can we create the future; only by cherishing peace can we share prosperity. Standing at a new historical starting point, China is willing to work with all countries in the world, including Sweden, to continue to firmly be a stabilizing and progressive force in the international community, to firmly be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a maintainer of international order, and to jointly create a better future for human society.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张光政
"Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is not to perpetuate hatred, but to remember history, warn future generations, and build consensus." Nikita Stepanov (Никита Степанов), a senior researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said in a recent interview with this reporter that in today's world, historical nihilism and other adverse currents are particularly dangerous, as they undermine the foundation of trust between countries and exacerbate the risk of conflict. "The international community should respect historical facts, promote a correct view of the history of World War II, jointly safeguard world peace, promote mutual understanding among the people of all countries, promote common development, and create a better future," Stepanov (Никита Степанов) said.
Stepanov (Никита Степанов) said that in the World Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression started the earliest and lasted the longest. With the broad support of the World Anti-Fascist Alliance and peace-loving people, the Chinese people, with their tenacious will and heroic struggle, defeated the ferocious Japanese militarist aggressors and made historic contributions to winning the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War with huge national sacrifices.
"The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is not only a military success, but also demonstrates the Chinese nation's indomitable national spirit." In Stepanov's (Никита Степанов) view, the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has not only had a profound significance for China, but also profoundly affected the course of world history, laying the foundation for building a post-war international order and promoting the concept of peace.
Stepanov (Никита Степанов) is the head of the Russian-Chinese group of the International Public Affairs Committee of the Russian Veterans Association. During World War II, his great-grandfather, Pronin (Пронин), was in charge of training military experts sent to China in the Soviet Red Army. In November 1937, during the difficult time of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Union sent an aviation team to China to participate in the war to support the Chinese people in their resistance against Japan. The Soviet Volunteer Group (援华航空队) intercepted Japanese invaders in Nanjing (南京), Wuhan (武汉), Chongqing (重庆), and other places, and many pilots gave their precious lives. When Stepanov (Никита Степанов) was a child, he often heard his grandfather tell stories about the Soviet Union sending an aviation team to China to help China, and he was deeply moved by these stories.
"The stories my grandfather told are a vivid testimony to the Russian and Chinese people joining hands to resist the aggression of Japanese militarism." Stepanov (Никита Степанов) said that in the World Anti-Fascist War, the Russian and Chinese people fought side by side, supported each other, and jointly wrote a magnificent epic of fighting for national survival and fighting for human justice.
Stepanov (Никита Степанов) believes that the Russian and Chinese people should remember the heroic deeds of their predecessors and their mutual support in difficult times. The two sides should actively carry out cultural and educational cooperation, promote exchanges between veterans, youth groups, and social organizations, and tell these historical stories to more people. "We must make the younger generation understand that Russian-Chinese friendship was earned by the joint efforts and sacrifices of our predecessors, and that this friendship cemented with blood must be passed on."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 8th (Reporter) - Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho in Beijing (北京) on September 8th.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. He expressed gratitude to the Portuguese side for sending representatives to participate in the Chinese commemorative activities. China and Portugal properly resolved the Macao issue through negotiations, setting a model for the peaceful resolution of disputes. China is willing to deepen friendship, promote cooperation, and push China-Portugal relations to a new level with Portugal.
Cravinho stated that the Portuguese side attaches great importance to Portugal-China relations. The concepts contained in the Global Governance Initiative are important principles that need to be adhered to in order to solve current global challenges and international hot issues. The Portuguese side is willing to strengthen communication and deepen multilateral mechanism cooperation with China.
Return to TopOn September 8th, the General Administration of Customs (海关总署) released foreign trade data for August. The total value of China's (中国) goods trade imports and exports was 3.87 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%. Among them, exports were 2.3 trillion yuan and imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8% and 1.7% respectively, achieving double growth for three consecutive months. The picture shows the Longtan Port Area of Nanjing Port (南京港) in Jiangsu Province Port Group (江苏省港口集团) taken on September 8 (drone photo).
Photo by Fang Dongxu (方东旭) (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) issued)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周 輖
The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit strengthened multilateral dialogue and further promoted the "Shanghai Spirit," which not only meets the requirements of the SCO Charter but also reflects the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) important vision for regional and global cooperation. UAE Ambassador to China, Hussain Al Hammadi (侯赛因·哈马迪), said in a recent interview with our reporter that the summit achieved fruitful results, and he looks forward to all parties continuing to promote pragmatic cooperation in various fields and writing a new chapter of mutually beneficial development.
China's proposal of a global governance initiative, the implementation of "four security centers," the political decision to establish the SCO Development Bank, the establishment of six pragmatic cooperation platforms, and the formulation of six high-quality development action plans... a series of major initiatives have responded to the concerns of the people of the "SCO family." Hammadi said: "The Tianjin Summit continued the good momentum of the SCO's development and gathered the consensus of all parties to build an interconnected, peaceful, stable, and sustainable prosperous future."
Hammadi believes that the series of initiatives proposed by China on the SCO and the "SCO+" platform demonstrate a people-centered cooperation concept. "China's propositions are very much in line with the UAE's approach to international affairs. We look forward to continuing cooperation with China within the SCO framework to promote regional peace, prosperity, and sustainable development," said Hammadi.
Hammadi said that the "Shanghai Spirit" lays the foundation for multilateral cooperation, and all parties, adhering to the "Shanghai Spirit," conduct open consultations, enhance mutual trust, and work towards common goals in a more balanced and inclusive manner. "In the face of global challenges, the significance of the 'Shanghai Spirit' is even more prominent, contributing to the construction of a more just and reasonable international order." Hammadi believes that as a founding member of the SCO and one of the world's major economies, China plays a key role in promoting the organization's development and cooperation.
During China's tenure as the rotating presidency of the SCO, 313 achievements were reached in the political, security, economic, and cultural fields. Hammadi said that over the past year, China has led the SCO to maintain momentum in cooperation in maintaining regional stability, promoting economic integration, and strengthening cultural exchanges, and its emphasis on solidarity and cooperation, pragmatic dialogue, and inclusive development is particularly commendable.
In May 2023, the UAE officially became a dialogue partner of the SCO. "From trade and energy to food security, technology, and cultural exchange, cooperation under the SCO framework is crucial to the UAE. As a logistics and innovation hub between Asia, Africa, and Europe, the UAE's accession has also injected new vitality into the SCO's development." Hammadi said that the UAE and several member states, including China, have engaged in constructive dialogue on ensuring energy security, building regional transportation corridors, and maintaining the resilience of the food supply system, and these efforts have laid the foundation for long-term mutually beneficial cooperation.
Before serving as Ambassador to China, Hammadi visited China many times as the Minister of Education of the UAE. "Every visit to China deepens my understanding of China's long-term planning, governance model, and so on." Hammadi said that he has witnessed China's infrastructure modernization, hundreds of millions of people lifted out of poverty, the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas promoted, and people's living standards greatly improved.
"Mutual respect, common pursuits, and extensive cooperation have promoted the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE and China." Hammadi listed a number of UAE-China cooperation achievements: the Al Dhafra Solar Power Plant (宰夫拉太阳能电站) built by Chinese enterprises provides electricity to 200,000 households every year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2.4 million tons per year; 171 UAE public schools offer Chinese courses, with more than 71,000 students enrolled; in the past year, the number of Chinese tourists to the UAE reached one million...
Hammadi said that China is in a leading position in renewable energy technology and other fields, and the UAE has advantages in policy innovation and cross-regional investment. Within the framework of the SCO and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, he hopes that the two sides will continue to deepen connectivity and open up new cooperation spaces in green technology, intelligent logistics, and other fields.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 8th. Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended a reception held by the Embassy of North Korea in China on September 8th to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of North Korea. Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟) and North Korean Ambassador to China, Ri Ryong-nam (李龙男), delivered speeches respectively. The two sides exchanged views on China-North Korea relations and the development of the two countries' socialist causes in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Qu Song (曲颂)) The Chinese People's Association for Public Diplomacy held a special briefing session of the "No. 7 Linjia Salon" in Beijing (北京) on the 8th. Ambassador Fan Xianrong (范先荣), of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部), responsible for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Chinese National Coordinator work, delivered a keynote speech on the achievements of the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit, and interacted and exchanged views with Chinese and foreign journalists.
Fan Xianrong (范先荣) said that the Tianjin (天津) Summit was a friendly, united, and fruitful summit. President Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward the Global Governance Initiative, which was the biggest highlight of the Tianjin (天津) Summit. The Global Governance Initiative conforms to the universal aspirations of the people of all countries and meets the urgent needs of today's world. Once it was put forward, it was welcomed and supported by the leaders of the participating countries and the heads of international organizations, and it will surely receive a more positive response and wider recognition from the international community.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 牛瑞飞
Lush forests, clear streams, soaring birds, playful fish... Children capture the beautiful moments of nature with their tender strokes. In front of a work depicting a giant panda astronaut, several young Belgians told reporters that the creativity of the Chinese "little painters" is amazing. Recently, the Beijing Children's Painting Exhibition was held at the Confucius Institute in Brussels, Belgium (比利时布鲁塞尔孔子学院). The exhibition features a total of 160 works, with the theme revolving around "Future Symbiosis," aiming to convey the vision of green development to the audience through the children's pure perspective and colorful colors.
These works were created by elementary school students aged 8 to 10 from several elementary schools, art schools, and aesthetic education institutions in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京市). Children from the Jianhe area (鉴河地区) in Baise (百色), Guangxi (广西) also sent 20 excellent works. They use simple lines and bright colors to depict their expectations for a green future. In their paintings, green is not only a color, but also a commitment to protecting the Earth and embracing a sustainable future.
Liu Runjia (刘润嘉) from the Affiliated Chaoyang Experimental Elementary School (首都师范大学附属朝阳实验小学) of Capital Normal University (首都师范大学) told reporters that in her work "Hometown," wooden houses, rivers, and tranquil distant mountains are reflected under the huge canopy of pink flowers, expressing her ideal home where humans and nature coexist harmoniously. At the opening ceremony of the painting exhibition, she read out the "Green Declaration of Little Citizens of the Earth": "Although we are young, we also have great power! I want to be a little environmental protector, putting the bottles after drinking water into the recyclable trash can instead of throwing them on the ground; turning off the lights when not in use to save every kilowatt of electricity; and planting more small saplings to grow up with me and build a new home for the birds. Let us paint the green home in our hearts, so that every leaf is full of vitality and every flower blooms with a smile... I believe that as long as we all work together, Mother Earth will become healthier and more beautiful!"
"The painting exhibition not only allows people to feel the pure childlike innocence, but also prompts everyone to think about how to better protect the Earth and protect our common home," said Gao Wei (高炜), Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Belgium (中国驻比利时大使馆). He hopes that through such activities, the friendship and understanding between the Chinese and Belgian people will be deepened, and a better future will be created for the next generation.
Feng Haolie (冯浩烈), the Belgian Dean of the Confucius Institute at the University of West Flanders (比利时西弗兰德大学孔子学院), said that the exhibition helps to strengthen cultural exchanges between Belgium and China. "In the future, we also hope that Belgian children can hold painting exhibitions in China and build a bridge of friendship between the two countries with art."
In the exhibition hall, visitors often stop and stare. "The children's works allow us to see the power of cultural exchange and also allow more people to understand the significance of green development. This is not only an exhibition, but also an emotional exchange." A Belgian audience member said that these works echo the global call for sustainable development. The children tell us what the world of the future should look like.
(Reported from Brussels (布鲁塞尔) by this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Xiamen, September 8th (Reporters Huang Jinghong (黄景鸿) and Fu Min (付敏)) The 25th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (中国国际投资贸易洽谈会) opened on the 8th in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian Province (福建省). Reporters learned from the Special Release Conference on Foreign Investment held on the same day that in 2024, China's direct investment in countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) reached 50.99 billion US dollars, an increase of 22.9% over the previous year.
On the same day, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) jointly released the "2024 Statistical Bulletin on China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment." The bulletin shows that by the end of 2024, domestic investors in China had established 52,000 overseas enterprises in 190 countries and regions around the world, including 19,000 overseas enterprises in countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路).
The bulletin pointed out that in 2024, China's outward foreign direct investment flow reached 192.2 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%. Last year, direct investment in countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) accounted for 26.5% of the total outward foreign direct investment flow for the year, and its driving effect on the global economy became increasingly prominent.
Vice Minister of Commerce Ling Ji (凌激) said that in recent years, under the guidance of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), China's outward investment has steadily increased. China is constantly deepening the reform of the foreign investment management system and improving the public service system for enterprises to "**走出去**" (zǒu chū qù - "go out," to invest abroad; to expand internationally).
Return to TopThe draft of the General Provisions of the Environmental Code, the draft of the Ecological Protection Provisions, and the draft of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions enter the second review.
"Achieving the sustainable development of the Chinese nation" is written into the legislative purpose.
People's Daily reporters Peng Bo (彭波), Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲), and Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)
On September 8, the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee reviewed the draft of the General Provisions of the Environmental Code, the draft of the Ecological Protection Provisions, and the draft of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions. Previously, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a preliminary review of the draft Environmental Code. According to the work arrangement for compiling the Environmental Code, after the initial review of the draft Code, the draft Code will be divided into several units for review, revision, and improvement separately.
Article 1 of the draft General Provisions stipulates the legislative purpose of the Environmental Code. Some members of the Standing Committee, local authorities, and experts suggested further improving the legislative purpose by adding expressions such as "maintaining ecological security" and "achieving the sustainable development of the Chinese nation." After research, the Constitution and Law Committee (宪法和法律委员会) suggested adopting this opinion.
The draft General Provisions stipulates the ecological and environmental protection supervision system. In this regard, some opinions and suggestions were made to further connect with the *Regulations on Ecological and Environmental Protection Supervision* (《生态环境保护督察工作条例》) and add provisions on the important content of this system. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding the following provisions: the supervised entities should consciously accept ecological and environmental protection supervision and actively cooperate with the supervision work; after receiving the feedback opinions from the ecological and environmental protection supervision, the supervised entities should organize the preparation of a supervision rectification plan, and clarify the main body responsible for implementing the rectification, the rectification objectives, the time limit for rectification, key measures, and the acceptance unit for each problem identified in the supervision feedback.
Some opinions pointed out that ecological and environmental monitoring is the foundation of ecological and environmental protection work, and suggested further improving the ecological and environmental monitoring system in combination with practical needs. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested clarifying in the draft the organization and improvement of an integrated sky-earth-sea ecological and environmental monitoring network, stipulating that ecological and environmental monitoring should use monitoring facilities and equipment that comply with laws, administrative regulations, and national standards, and prohibiting the production and sale of monitoring facilities and equipment that violate the above provisions.
In the draft Ecological Protection Provisions, some opinions were raised that urban and rural greening should choose vegetation that is adapted to local natural conditions and avoid choosing tree and grass species that are harmful to human health. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding the following provision: urban and rural greening should be adapted to local conditions, scientifically select greening tree and grass species, strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and meet the requirements of health, safety, and livability.
The draft Ecological Protection Provisions made provisions for the state to promote the realization of the value of ecological products. Some local authorities, departments, and units suggested further clarifying the relevant connotations. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested refining it from the perspective of the state establishing ecological product investigation and monitoring, value evaluation, and operation and development mechanisms, and adding the following provisions: the state establishes an ecological product investigation and monitoring mechanism; improves the value accounting method to promote the effective transformation of the value of ecological products; and improves the government-led, enterprise and social participation, market-oriented operation, and sustainable path for realizing the value of ecological products.
Some local authorities and departments suggested further improving the provisions on water resource protection and sustainable utilization, for example: in order to control groundwater over-extraction, groundwater restricted mining areas and prohibited mining areas should be delineated; in order to ensure national food security, the development and utilization of water resources should ensure irrigation water for major crops; in order to save water resources, the recycling of industrial wastewater should be strengthened. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adopting these opinions.
The draft Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions makes provisions for developing a circular economy, energy conservation and green and low-carbon transition, and addressing climate change. Some opinions suggested further integrating and refining the general provisions on green and low-carbon development to enhance their overall leadership. After research, the draft Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions improved the provisions on green transportation, green construction, and green and low-carbon development in agriculture and rural areas, and adjusted and optimized the relevant expressions.
Regarding the recycling and utilization of waste in various fields, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding relevant provisions on the comprehensive utilization of waste in the field of agricultural production and improving the urban and rural waste material recycling network; clarifying that relevant enterprises should adopt advanced and applicable technologies, processes, and equipment to improve the recycling rate and processing and utilization level, and adding relevant prohibitive requirements.
The draft Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions has a special chapter on "Responding to Climate Change." Some members of the Standing Committee, departments, local authorities, experts, and the public suggested further improving the design of the climate change response system to reflect foresight and leadership. In response, the draft added provisions for establishing a product carbon footprint classification management and labeling certification system; clarified that the state establishes a carbon emission trading market and simplifies relevant provisions on carbon emission quota trading; and added requirements for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of greenhouse gas emission statistics and accounting data and annual emission reports.
The 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee deliberates on the draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.
People's Daily, Beijing (北京), September 8. On the morning of the 8th, the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee heard the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee's (全国人大民族委员会) explanation on the motion to submit the *Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (Draft)* (《中华人民共和国民族团结进步促进法（草案）》) for deliberation. The explanation introduced the great significance, guiding ideology, working principles, drafting process, and main content of formulating the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.
The formulation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is a major measure to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thoughts on strengthening and improving ethnic work and the Party Central Committee's (党中央) decisions and deployments. It is an urgent requirement to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promote the construction of the Chinese national community. It is a realistic need to unite and concentrate efforts to promote Chinese-style modernization and promote the common prosperity and development of all ethnic groups. It is an objective requirement to implement the comprehensive rule of law and promote the modernization of the ethnic affairs governance system and governance capabilities on the track of the rule of law. It is an important measure to cope with the major changes unseen in a century and enhance the cohesion of the Chinese nation.
The guiding ideology for formulating the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is: to adhere to Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, Xi Jinping's (习近平) Cultural Thought, and General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thoughts on strengthening and improving ethnic work, comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的二十大) and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, earnestly summarize the historic achievements and successful experiences of ethnic work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), take forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line, and promote the high-quality development of the cause of ethnic unity and progress.
The draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress adopts the structure of "preface + 7 chapters," with a total of 62 articles. The 7 chapters are: General Provisions, Building a Common Spiritual Home, Promoting Exchanges, Interactions, and Integration, Promoting Common Prosperity and Development, Guarantees and Supervision, Legal Responsibility, and Supplementary Provisions.
In the General Provisions chapter, the main provisions include the legislative purpose, guiding ideology, interpretation of concepts such as forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of the Chinese national community, and important principles such as ethnic equality, unity, progress, and governing ethnic affairs according to law.
In the chapter on Building a Common Spiritual Home, the draft clarifies taking socialist core values as the guide, firmly establishing the "Five Recognitions" and establishing the correct "Five Views," and stipulates relevant mechanisms and carriers for the inheritance and promotion of Chinese culture, theoretical research, and publicity and education.
In the chapter on Promoting Exchanges, Interactions, and Integration, the draft stipulates the social conditions and requirements for promoting exchanges, interactions, and integration among ethnic groups, including promoting harmonious co-residence and embedded development among ethnic groups, as well as specific provisions for promoting exchanges, interactions, and integration among ethnic groups through school education, youth exchanges, culture and sports, tourism, and the internet.
In the chapter on Promoting Common Prosperity and Development, the draft focuses on the goal of fully realizing the common prosperity and development of all ethnic groups, stipulates the overall requirements for promoting high-quality development in ethnic areas, "giving three meanings," and promoting coordinated regional development, and makes specific provisions from infrastructure construction, industrial development, public service construction, natural resource protection and ecological civilization construction, securing borders and enriching border areas, and changing customs and habits.
In the chapter on Guarantees and Supervision, the draft clarifies the ethnic work pattern and institutional mechanisms, and stipulates the responsibilities and requirements of relevant institutions, organizations, and public officials in forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of the Chinese national community.
The draft also adheres to the equal emphasis on guidance and constraint and sets up a special chapter on legal responsibility.
Strengthening the construction of a standard system in the field of atomic energy.
People's Daily reporter Peng Bo (彭波)
On September 8, the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee reviewed the *Atomic Energy Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft)* (《中华人民共和国原子能法（草案）》). Previously, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a second review of the draft.
Some opinions were raised that the peaceful use of atomic energy is an important concept in the development of China's atomic energy industry and an important principle of relevant international treaties, and it was suggested to further enrich and improve the relevant content in the draft. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee (宪法和法律委员会) suggested adding provisions such as "the state supports the peaceful use of atomic energy," "promoting the sharing of achievements in the peaceful use of atomic energy," and "preventing and responding to the threat of nuclear terrorism, and promoting the construction of a fair, cooperative, and win-win international nuclear security system."
Some opinions were raised that with the development of China's atomic energy industry, strengthening the construction of a standard system in the field of atomic energy and actively participating in international standardization activities are important technical support for China's nuclear industry to go global. In this regard, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding the provision: "The state strengthens the construction of a standard system in the field of atomic energy, and promotes and participates in international standardization activities in the field of atomic energy."
Some opinions were raised that cyberattacks are an important risk faced in the operation of nuclear facilities, and it was suggested to clarify relevant systems to prevent them. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding a clause stipulating: "Nuclear facility operating units shall take necessary measures to prevent cyberattacks, intrusions, interference, and damage, respond to cybersecurity incidents, and ensure the safe and stable operation of nuclear facilities."
Providing guarantees for emergency response to sudden public health events.
People's Daily reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)
The third draft of the Law on Responding to Sudden Public Health Events was submitted to the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee for deliberation on September 8. Previously, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a second review of the draft.
The second draft of the bill stipulates that sub-district offices and township people's governments should provide necessary conditions for residents' committees and villagers' committees to carry out their work and strengthen the construction of grassroots public health emergency response capabilities. Some members of the Standing Committee, representatives, and local authorities suggested further strengthening the government's support and guarantee for grassroots emergency response to sudden public health events. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested revising the relevant provisions to "People's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall provide necessary support and guarantees for urban and rural communities to carry out relevant work in response to sudden public health events, and strengthen the construction of grassroots public health emergency response capabilities."
Monitoring and reporting sudden public health events is crucial for timely detection and response to sudden public health events. Some members of the Standing Committee, representatives, and local authorities suggested improving the sensitivity and accuracy of monitoring and strengthening the sharing of monitoring information. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested making the following amendments: First, strengthen the monitoring of sudden public health events and clarify "establishing a smart multi-point trigger mechanism." Second, add a provision that the state establishes a cross-departmental and cross-regional sudden public health event monitoring information sharing mechanism to strengthen departmental joint monitoring and information sharing. Third, clarify that medical and health institutions and their personnel performing duties who do not have the conditions for direct online reporting should report to the local disease prevention and control institutions by telephone, fax, or other means.
Making provisions for preservation measures before arbitration.
People's Daily reporter Peng Bo (彭波)
On September 8, the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee reviewed the *Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft)* (《中华人民共和国仲裁法（修订草案）》). Previously, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a second review of the revised draft.
The second draft of the revision made provisions for preservation measures during the arbitration process. Some members of the Standing Committee proposed that in order to better protect the rights and interests of the parties, it is recommended to connect with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law and make provisions for the parties to apply for preservation measures before arbitration. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adding the following provision: "Due to urgent circumstances, the parties to the arbitration agreement may, before applying for arbitration, apply to the people's court for property preservation in accordance with the relevant provisions of the *Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China* (《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》), request the other party to perform certain acts or prohibit it from performing certain acts. If a party applies for preservation, the people's court shall handle it promptly in accordance with the law." At the same time, provisions were also added for the parties to apply for evidence preservation before arbitration.
The second draft of the revision stipulates that in foreign-related maritime disputes or foreign-related disputes between enterprises registered in free trade pilot zones or the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) established with the approval of the State Council (国务院), the parties may choose to have an arbitration tribunal composed of qualified personnel conduct arbitration in accordance with the agreed arbitration rules. Some opinions were raised that, according to relevant regulations, the scope of application of such arbitration in some pilot areas for the construction of international commercial arbitration centers is not limited to free trade pilot zones, and it is recommended to broaden the scope of application. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested expanding the scope of application of such arbitration to foreign-related disputes between enterprises registered in other areas specified by the state.
Encouraging and supporting public participation in national park protection.
People's Daily reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)
On September 8, the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee reviewed the *National Park Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft)* (《中华人民共和国国家公园法（草案）》). Previously, the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a second review of the draft.
Some members of the Standing Committee and departments proposed that national park construction should adhere to ecological priority and strict protection, and suggested enriching the content of national park ecological protection. In this regard, the draft takes "building an ecological civilization" as the legislative purpose and adds the provision that "the state adheres to the integrated protection of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands," and enriches the content of biodiversity protection.
Some opinions suggested improving the provisions on public participation in national park protection to further reflect the public welfare nature of national parks for all people. The draft adopted this suggestion and added the following provisions: the state encourages and supports public participation in national park protection, carries out various forms of natural and ecological environmental protection education, and cultivates the awareness of the whole society to love nature and protect the ecological environment; national park management agencies should guide and support relevant residents, enterprises, etc. to actively participate in the protection of national parks; local people's governments where national parks are located and national park management agencies jointly protect the natural resources surrounding national parks and reasonably construct surrounding communities in accordance with the territorial space plan.
In addition, the draft further improves national park management measures, clarifies that each national park management agency performs relevant administrative law enforcement responsibilities in the fields of natural resources, forestry and grassland in accordance with the law, and adds provisions such as "after the establishment of a national park, the national park can be used as a specific area to prepare a territorial space plan in accordance with the prescribed authority and procedures" and "the overall plan of the national park should make arrangements for the ecological restoration activities to be carried out and the original residents' production and living activities."
Enriching the provisions on the content of legal publicity and education.
People's Daily reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)
The third draft of the Law on Legal Publicity and Education was submitted to the 17th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee for deliberation on September 8. Previously, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee had conducted a second review of the draft.
The second draft of the bill stipulates the main content of legal publicity and education. Some members of the Standing Committee suggested further enriching the provisions on the content of legal publicity and education. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested changing "basic legal principles and legal knowledge" to "rule of law principles, legal systems, and legal knowledge."
Some members of the Standing Committee suggested that legal publicity and education should focus on enhancing the legal awareness of the entire society, and suggested that this be reflected in the relevant articles. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adopting this opinion and adding the provision of "establishing the basic concept of the rule of law that the Constitution and laws are supreme and that everyone is equal before the law in the whole society."
Some members of the Standing Committee suggested integrating the provisions of the second draft of the bill on the supervisory organs, the trial organs, and the procuratorial organs carrying out legal publicity and education. After research, the Constitution and Law Committee suggested adopting this opinion and revising it to: Supervisory organs, trial organs, procuratorial organs, etc., should integrate legal publicity and education into the process of handling cases, and in combination with their respective responsibilities, use methods such as legally open trials of cases, interpretation and reasoning of legal documents, and release and interpretation of typical cases to carry out legal publicity and education.
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"Goodbye, Nanyang! Can't you see corpses lining Changbai Mountain (长白山), blood flowing in the Heilong River (黑龙江)? This concerns the survival of the Chinese nation!"
Not long ago, in the music classroom of Qiaoguang Primary School (侨光小学) in Xishan District (西山区), Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), children sang "Farewell to Nanyang." The children's voices conveyed a spirit, singing out the patriotic feelings of their ancestors, who believed that everyone is responsible for the fate of the nation.
What kind of ancestors were these? From 1939 to 1942, during the crisis of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, more than 3,200 overseas Chinese youths who returned from Nanyang drove trucks on the Burma Road (滇缅公路), braving gunfire and bullets, rushing to transport supplies, repair vehicles, and build an "unsinkable supply line."
Overseas, they were teachers, doctors, businessmen, and engineers; back in their motherland, they were patriots and heroes. Encountering traffic accidents along the way, facing bombing and strafing, and contracting rampant malaria, why did they still move forward without hesitation? As a saying goes: Advance, advance in the direction of the motherland!
Making contributions to the best of one's ability when the country is in distress is the responsibility of every Chinese person. From the Nanyang (南洋) mechanics transporting supplies, to the returned overseas Chinese pilots bravely fighting the enemy, to the New York (纽约) overseas Chinese launching the "China Week Movement," Chinese sons and daughters moved forward bravely and jointly faced national crises, uniting the great power of the entire nation's resistance.
When hearts are with the motherland, the country can be strong; when keeping pace with the times, the country can prosper. Whether in wartime or peacetime, when the "flow of hearts" of the Chinese people converges continuously, from concern for "the survival of the nation" to dedication to "the rejuvenation of the nation," spiritual strength is passed down from generation to generation in the intersection of time and space.
The motherland is the cherished homeland, the foundation for standing, and even more the stage for development. "We have stood up, let's go back, hurry back! The motherland is eagerly waiting for us!" Zhu Guangya's (朱光亚) open letter struck the hearts of more people who wanted to serve the country. Deng Jiaxian (邓稼先), Qian Xuesen (钱学森), Guo Yonghuai (郭永怀), Cheng Kaijia (程开甲)... Overseas students always cared about their motherland. When the torrent of the times, the needs of the motherland, and personal talents merged, "should return" became a consensus, and "career in China" became a belief.
Today, the smoke of the War of Resistance has dissipated, but there is a competitive arena. Facing the intensifying global competition in artificial intelligence, Yao Qizhi (姚期智), who returned from overseas, stepped forward to take responsibility, seizing the two cutting-edge directions of "artificial intelligence core" and "artificial intelligence +," and building a platform base for gathering and cultivating top talents. In order to break the technological blockade, Huang Danian (黄大年), who "sold his villa to return to China," led his team to complete the journey of more than 20 years in developed countries in 5 years, enabling China to enter the era of deep earth exploration. Different battle lines of competition, different arenas of competition, allow people who have the motherland in their hearts to have more courage to "seek breakthroughs" and determination to "seize the commanding heights."
Advancing, from the charge of sacrificing one's life, to the ambition of building the country, to the lofty aspiration of strengthening the country with me, generations of people in historical coordinates have their own aspirations and missions, their own endeavors and struggles, and together they have converged into the strong voice of the era of "dedicating oneself to the country."
From a broader historical perspective, the transfer of the world's talent center is always accompanied by the transfer of the world's science center. Over thousands of years, after experiencing glory, decline, and prosperity, realizing the transition from follower, to co-runner, to leader, in the process of development, a vibrant China has always provided more people with the conditions to start businesses; an open China continues to nurture space for global talents to plan and achieve success.
The pace of the times has never stopped, the "magnetic attraction" of the motherland has always been strong, and the "call to return" is still loud. Today, to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, it is still necessary to accelerate breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies; to master the initiative of development, it is still necessary to absorb wisdom from all parties and fully boost morale... The great cause is calling, destined to require more arduous efforts and stimulate more active creation. On the new journey, to continuously advance Chinese-style modernization, it is necessary to seize all favorable opportunities and use all favorable conditions, "**看准了就抓紧干** (kàn zhǔn le jiù zhuā jǐn gàn - "once you see it, seize it and do it quickly," once you identify the right opportunity, seize it and act decisively), and bring up the enthusiasm of all parties."
In Xishan (西山), Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), the four characters "赤子功勋 (chì zǐ gōng xūn)" meaning "loyal son's achievements" shine brightly on the 9-meter-high memorial monument base. Hundreds of millions of loyal sons and daughters are turning the pages of "achievements," writing new stories belonging to this generation. With unwavering beliefs, unyielding spirit, and unremitting pursuit, being down-to-earth and working hard in the present, we can win the initiative and win the future.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) September 8th, reported that in order to unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen the cohesion of the soul, the popular theoretical reader "How to View Theoretical Hotspots in Military Camps·2025," organized and compiled by the Publicity Bureau of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军委政治工作部宣传局), was recently published by the People's Liberation Army Publishing House (解放军出版社) and distributed throughout the army.
The book closely follows the Party's theoretical and practical innovation pace, closely adheres to the development and changes in the domestic and international situation since this year, deeply studies and implements the spirit of the Central Military Commission (中央军委) Political Work Conference, deeply expounds on the major issues of fighting a tough battle to achieve the centennial goal of army building, highlights the major deployment of learning and understanding to continuously deepen political rectification and consolidate and strengthen political advantages, and strives to use popular language, vivid stories, and simple and profound principles to focus on demonstrating the power of truth and practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thinking on strengthening the army. It focuses on reflecting the content of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and focuses on responding to the major theoretical and practical issues of concern to officers and soldiers. It is an important auxiliary teaching material for the troops and colleges to carry out theoretical study and ideological and political education.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 8th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress held its first plenary session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of September 8th. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
157 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report by Luo Yuan (骆源), Deputy Director of the National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Atomic Energy Law. The third draft added provisions for the state to support the peaceful use of atomic energy, etc.; clarified that the state should strengthen the construction of a standard system in the field of atomic energy and promote and participate in international standardization activities in the field of atomic energy; and stipulated that nuclear facility operators should take necessary measures to prevent network attacks, intrusions, interference, and sabotage, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Cong Bin (丛斌), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Public Health Emergency Response Law. The third draft further strengthened the government's support and guarantee for grassroots public health emergency response work; strengthened the monitoring and information sharing of public health emergencies; and further clarified the applicable relationship with relevant laws such as the Food Safety Law and the Drug Administration Law, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Xu Hui (徐辉), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft National Park Law. The third draft enriched the content of ecological protection in national parks; added provisions for the coordinated protection of ecological and cultural heritage in national parks; improved national park management measures; and improved provisions for public participation in national park protection, further reflecting the public welfare nature of national parks, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Wang Hongxiang (王洪祥), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Arbitration Law revision. The third draft improved the online arbitration system for information networks; connected with relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law to make provisions for parties to apply for preservation measures before arbitration; broadened the scope of application of special arbitration; and improved relevant systems supporting arbitration, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Zhou Guangquan (周光权), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the review results of the draft Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law. The third draft enriched the provisions on the content of publicity and education on the rule of law; added provisions to establish the basic concept of the rule of law that the Constitution and laws are supreme and everyone is equal before the law throughout society; and integrated the provisions on the conduct of publicity and education on the rule of law by supervisory organs, judicial organs, and procuratorial organs, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Xu Hui (徐辉) on the review results of the draft amendment to the Food Safety Law. The second draft made provisions for the dynamic adjustment of the list of key liquid foods; clarified the penalties for road transport operators who fail to transport key liquid foods in bulk as required and whose circumstances are serious; and added corresponding legal responsibilities for forging, altering, or using forged or altered transport records, cleaning certificates for transport containers, and other documents.
The meeting heard a report by Huang Ming (黄明), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals. The second draft clarified that the state should establish and improve a management system for hazardous chemical catalogs; added content encouraging relevant units and personnel to report accident hazards; strengthened the supervision and management of the use of hazardous chemicals by relevant units in this industry and field by relevant government departments; improved regulatory measures for road transport of hazardous chemicals and increased regulatory efforts, etc.
The meeting heard reports by Shen Chunyao (沈春耀), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revisions of the draft General Provisions of the Ecological Environment Code, the draft Ecological Protection Provisions, and the draft Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions. The second draft of the General Provisions improved the basic provisions such as the legislative purpose and the definition of the ecological environment; enriched and improved the content related to ecological environment protection supervision and judicial guarantees; and further improved the ecological environment monitoring and ecological protection compensation system, etc. The second draft of the Ecological Protection Provisions added provisions to strengthen scientific research on plateau biological species, ecosystems, etc.; clarified that urban and rural greening should meet the requirements of health, safety, and livability; clarified that the state should establish a mechanism for investigating and monitoring ecological products; and added provisions for the state to support international exchanges and cooperation in ecological protection, etc. The second draft of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Provisions improved the provisions on green transportation, green construction, and green and low-carbon development in agriculture and rural areas; strengthened the recycling of waste in various fields, further clarified the relevant requirements for recycling and utilization; and improved the institutional design for addressing climate change, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Zhou Guangquan (周光权) on the revision of the draft National Development Plan Law. The second draft added provisions on the relevant responsibilities and procedures of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee and relevant special committees in the review and approval of national development plans; added provisions for "practicing whole-process people's democracy"; and made provisions on the composition of China's planning system and the positioning and interrelationships of various types of plans, etc.
The meeting heard a report by Yuan Shuhong (袁曙宏), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft Prison Law. The second draft strengthened and standardized prison penalty enforcement activities; added provisions on strengthening the construction of the prison police force; added provisions on conducting pre-release education for prisoners; improved the provisions on sealing minor criminal records; and further strengthened law enforcement supervision of prisons and their police, and improved the accountability mechanism, etc.
In order to implement the important deployment of the 20th Third Plenary Session of the Party on strengthening the construction of the rule of law in cyberspace, adapt to the new situation and new requirements of cybersecurity, strengthen the connection and coordination with relevant legislation in the network field, and promote the formation of a good network ecology, the Chairman's Council of the National People's Congress Standing Committee proposed a motion to submit the draft amendment to the Cybersecurity Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the Chairman's Council, Wang Ruihe (王瑞贺), Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, made an explanation.
In order to consolidate the sense of community of the Chinese nation, elevate the successful experience of promoting the construction of the Chinese national community and the cause of ethnic unity and progress since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to legal provisions, and ensure the Party's comprehensive leadership over ethnic work from the system and legal aspects, and continuously consolidate the common ideological and political foundation and legal foundation for the unity and struggle of all ethnic groups, the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion to submit the draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress for deliberation. Bayinchaolu (巴音朝鲁), Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to improve the bankruptcy legal system, protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties, prevent and resolve major risks, maintain market economic order, and optimize the business environment, the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion to submit the draft revision of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law for deliberation. Zhong Shan (钟山), Chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to strengthen the legal status of the national common language and script, enhance the awareness of the standardized use of the national common language and script throughout society, and further strengthen the work of language and script in the new era, the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress proposed a motion to submit the draft revision of the National Common Language and Script Law for deliberation. Luo Shugang (雒树刚), Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee, made an explanation.
In order to promote the improvement of air quality, strengthen ecological and environmental protection, implement the principle of statutory taxation, and accelerate the inclusion of volatile organic compounds in the scope of environmental protection tax collection, the State Council proposed a motion to submit the draft amendment to the Environmental Protection Tax Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安), Minister of Finance, made an explanation.
In order to promote high-level opening up to the outside world, promote high-quality development of foreign trade, maintain foreign trade order, protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign trade operators, and accelerate the construction of a strong trading nation, the State Council proposed a motion to submit the draft revision of the Foreign Trade Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, Wang Wentao (王文涛), Minister of Commerce, made an explanation.
Entrusted by the State Council, Ma Zhaoxu (马朝旭), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, made an explanation on the motion to submit for deliberation and approval the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters" and an explanation on the motion to submit for deliberation and approval the "Extradition Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia."
The meeting reviewed a written report on Chairman Zhao Leji's (赵乐际) visits to Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, and Switzerland and his attendance at the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
The meeting heard a report by Yang Xiaocha (杨晓超), Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, on the qualifications of individual deputies.
The meeting also reviewed relevant appointment and removal cases.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Hao Mingjin (郝明金), Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), He Wei (何维), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Liu Qi (刘奇), Secretary-General, attended the meeting.
Vice Premier of the State Council Liu Guozhong (刘国中), President of the Supreme People's Court Zhang Jun (张军), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong (应勇), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission, members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, principal responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some deputies to the National People's Congress, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting delegates.
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Improving public cultural services requires attention to both accessibility and sustainability.
The vitality of cultural innovation and creation ultimately stems from the people. By building platforms and creating conditions for the cultural practices of the people, the surging river of cultural development will never run dry.
What can you do with one yuan? In Cao County (曹县), Heze (菏泽), Shandong (山东), Zhangye (张掖), Gansu (甘肃), and other places, you can watch a "grand opera" in a theater for one yuan. To enable grassroots people to enjoy high-quality cultural performances, many places have launched "one-yuan theater" public cultural service projects, using "small investments" to leverage cultural "major livelihoods."
Can a one-yuan ticket break even? Since the charge is only symbolic, can it be waived? Many people may have similar questions about the "one-yuan theater."
First of all, it needs to be clarified that the "one-yuan theater" is different from the "one-dollar store" on the market. "One-dollar stores" often achieve the goal of controlling costs and thus realizing profits through refined operation and supply chain optimization, which is a business model. The "one-yuan theater" belongs to the category of public cultural services and has a strong public welfare attribute.
So, what role can a symbolic one-yuan charge play? It can cultivate the audience's habit of buying tickets to watch operas and promote the awareness that "cultural products have value"; it can also reduce waste of resources, because actively spending money to buy tickets often forms a stronger constraint than receiving free tickets; in addition, how many tickets are sold and what programs are popular are clear at a glance, which is conducive to helping the troupe optimize programs and polish masterpieces. Therefore, we cannot underestimate this one yuan, let alone ignore the innovative thinking behind it.
Public cultural services are often led by the government. It should be recognized that government leadership is the prerequisite for ensuring the public welfare, basic nature, equality, and convenience of public cultural services, but leadership does not mean taking on everything. From "one-yuan theaters" to art night schools to public welfare film screenings, cultural benefit projects inspire us that overall control without taking on everything and the introduction of market mechanisms can better meet the diverse, multi-level, and multi-faceted spiritual and cultural needs of the people.
Furthermore, allowing the "visible hand" and the "invisible hand" to cooperate synergistically will make cultural benefits more sustainable. For example, the "Weekend One-Yuan Theater" in Zhoukou (周口), Henan (河南), cost more than 10,000 yuan for one performance more than 10 years ago, but ticket revenue was only 1,000 yuan, which was far from covering the cost, and the government's financial resources were limited. What should be done? The local government sought and strived for the support of social forces, adopted joint ventures, special events, and other forms, allowing companies participating in the activities to display their image through the "one-yuan theater," and finally successfully obtained corporate sponsorship, solving the theater's funding problem. Improving public cultural services requires attention to both accessibility and sustainability. To achieve both, the "invisible hand" can play a big role.
Cultural benefits do not mean engaging in 大水漫灌 (dà shuǐ màn guàn - "great water inundation," indiscriminate or unfocused efforts) or 撒胡椒面 (sǎ hú jiāo miàn - "sprinkling pepper," distributing resources thinly and ineffectively); precision and accuracy are the inherent requirements for achieving universal benefit. In Yueyang County (岳阳县), Hunan (湖南), the "one-yuan theater" has performed more than a thousand shows, and the audience's taste is getting higher and higher, forcing the local area to constantly maintain integrity and innovate in terms of repertoire and performance forms. Huangpu District (黄埔区) in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东), embeds cultural services into the construction of the business environment, and sends activities such as reading promotion and intangible cultural heritage inheritance to industrial parks in a "precise ordering, demand-oriented supply" manner. Connecting with needs and implementing precise policies improves the quality of cultural services, as well as the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness.
Cultural construction needs to focus on people, be implemented for people, and also rely on the masses to let the masses play the leading role. "The people are not only a vast ocean of power, but also a vast ocean of wisdom." When Lao Li (老李), a community electrician in Weinan (渭南), Shaanxi (陕西), vividly interprets the loyalty and courage of the role in "Zhou Ren Returns Home," when the masses from various towns in Rongjiang (榕江), Guizhou (贵州), play the leading role in "Village Super," when programmers, teachers, couriers, and other sports enthusiasts from all walks of life present wonderful games for the audience, it is not difficult to feel that the vitality of cultural innovation and creation ultimately stems from the people. By building platforms and creating conditions for the cultural practices of the people, the surging river of cultural development will never run dry.
Eighteen years of cold and heat, the lights of the "one-yuan theater" in Weinan (渭南), Shaanxi (陕西), can always ignite the enthusiasm of the audience. Dai Jiukui (代九奎), the head of the local Qinqiang Opera Troupe (秦腔剧团), feels most deeply that the cultural supply "is a road paved with heart to the hearts of the people." "One yuan" can be one yuan, or it can be "one yuan" in "one yuan begins," which inspires us that no matter how the times change, cultural inheritance, innovation, and development must adhere to the people-centered value orientation.
Return to TopBy: 麦晓明
Electricity is indispensable in life. My job is to maintain the vast and complex power system with modern technology, safeguarding this "indispensable" light.
Fourteen years ago, after graduating with a master's degree, I joined China Southern Power Grid (南方电网). As soon as I started, I encountered a tough challenge: tackling the research and development of large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) power line inspection. Using UAVs for inspection might not seem unusual today, but it was still a novelty back then. The aim of developing modern equipment was to liberate power workers from repetitive, high-risk tasks and improve the quality and efficiency of inspections.
It was a challenge, but also an opportunity. With no existing path, we explored step by step. To conduct flight tests on real power lines, my colleagues and I immersed ourselves in the mountains for more than half a year. Sometimes, to overcome key bottlenecks, we had to study hundreds of pages of materials in one night, covering multiple fields such as helicopter aerodynamics, remote sensing surveying, and automatic control. In this way, we completed flight tests on real power lines in mountainous areas, urban areas, across the sea, and across rivers within a year. Watching the UAV steadily fly the entire course along the planned route for the first time, I felt an infinite sense of accomplishment: we finally broke into this uncharted territory!
Applying technological innovation results to specific industries and industrial chains is not a simple matter of taking them off the shelf. The power system is highly complex, and each application scenario has its own particularities. No matter how beautifully an algorithm is written, it must withstand the tests of wind, frost, rain, snow, electromagnetic interference, and terrain changes. For example, to enable robots to work on high-voltage lines, we repeatedly tried new algorithms, "feeding" massive amounts of photos, marking positions one by one, and it took two years and thousands of adjustments to achieve a breakthrough. It is this adherence to "practical, easy-to-use, and reliable" that promotes technological innovation to move out of the laboratory and mature in field verification.
Reshaping power operation and maintenance with intelligent technology is an arduous journey from single-point breakthroughs to full-chain upgrades. This not only means the innovation of tools and methods, but also, to some extent, the reshaping of cognitive methods, organizational processes, and even the industry ecosystem. Initially, some experienced workers questioned, "Can machines do fine work? Who is responsible if something goes wrong?" We are clear that the widespread application of technology is to allow people to take on more work that requires judgment, creativity, and comprehensive abilities.
The technological impact brings growing pains, but it also activates the industry's internal drive for self-innovation. By empowering algorithm optimization with the experience of veteran workers and allowing intelligent systems to assist human decision-making, our "intelligent legion" now has a reliability rate of up to 99.995% for conductor operations. Our products cover more than 500,000 kilometers of lines and more than 4,000 substations in Guangdong (广东), replacing more than 5 million person-times of manual work per year, greatly improving the reliability of the power grid. Many power workers have also shifted from "dare not use" and "unwilling to use" to "actively use" and "innovatively use." This is the process of transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and also the process of mutual shaping and common evolution of technology and people.
Innovation is not only a flash of inspiration in the laboratory, but also requires running a long "marathon" from research and development to application, not only seeing who runs fast, but also who persists longer. Currently, we are empowering various robots with power-embodied intelligent technology. At the venues of the 15th National Games (第十五届全运会), humanoid robots are serving as security guards; in dark cable tunnels, robot dogs are patrolling; and in city streets and photovoltaic power stations, more and more equipment is equipped with our technology. In an era of accelerated evolution of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the collision of new products, new technologies, and new scenarios means unlimited possibilities. Whoever can grit their teeth and keep running will hopefully usher in the moment of crossing the finish line on the intelligent track.
Electricity is the lifeblood of industry and the lifeline of cities. In the rapid process of industrialization and urbanization, fully leveraging the fundamental, driving, and transformative role of electricity can only be achieved through innovation. From a research novice with a research and development dream to a leader leading a team to explore cutting-edge technology, I deeply realize that there is no shortcut to innovation. Only by taking every step in a down-to-earth manner can we run further on this road.
(The author is the General Manager of the Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Division of China Southern Power Grid Power Technology Co., Ltd. (南方电网电力科技股份有限公司智能运检事业部). This article was compiled and edited by Li Zong (李纵), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 黄晓慧
The Shanghai Book Fair successfully concluded, receiving nearly 400,000 visitors; the "'Louis Vuitton' Giant Ship" building debuted on West Nanjing Road (南京西路), with an average daily traffic of over 100,000 visitors; Xiaohongshu (小红书) held the "Red Land" open-world adventure island event, with 100,000 visitors landing on the island in 3 days... Recently, Shanghai's exhibition activities have been a series of great shows. These "Shanghai events" have found the secret to "transforming traffic into retention" through the integrated model of culture, tourism, commerce, sports, and exhibitions.
The transformation of exhibitions into grand events reflects Shanghai's magnetic attraction as an international consumer center city, and also provides inspiration for promoting the development of the exhibition economy. The key to "promoting consumption through exhibitions" lies in grasping the "three degrees" - the degree of innovation, the warmth of service, and the precision of governance.
Innovation allows the exhibition economy to open up a new blue ocean. The "Louis Vuitton" breaks through the traditional commercial complex model of brand exhibition and sales, and the "Red Land" comic exhibition combines industrial heritage with ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) culture, accurately portraying consumers and bringing a new experience. The continuous updating of consumption scenarios and the highlighting of first launches and debuts indicate that the exhibition economy has moved beyond simple product displays and is paying more attention to scene creation, experience upgrades, and cultural immersion.
Exhibition innovation also needs to break the original industry boundaries and jump out of the exhibition to seek development. Jing'an District (静安区) has integrated surrounding cultural and tourism resources around the "Louis Vuitton" to launch a series of "Jing'an Happy Shopping Tour" activities, activating the potential of the entire region's consumption; Yangpu District (杨浦区) has linked the Wujiaochang (五角场) business district to set up special transportation lines, expanding the scope of activities. Making good use of exhibition resources and forming a "exhibition +" linkage, expanding from single-point activities to a consumption network, can better release the multiplier effect of the exhibition economy.
Service is the background color of the exhibition economy. Exhibition services exhibitors, while the "visible hand" serves exhibition organizers. The West Nanjing Road (南京西路) business district where the "Louis Vuitton" is located is the area with the highest density of high-end brands in Shanghai. To build the "'Louis Vuitton' Giant Ship," safety supervision, fire protection, and other departments must evaluate and approve it, the housing and construction department must relocate surrounding utility poles, the landscaping and sanitation bureau must carry out integrated design adjustments to the municipal flower boxes, and the local street must coordinate temporary parking areas for motor vehicles to ensure that the surrounding environmental quality and service experience are not reduced... The project took only 3 months from negotiation to implementation, reflecting the government's systematic planning and comprehensive service capabilities. It can be said that the heat of the exhibition largely stems from the warmth of service.
Ensuring the healthy and orderly development of the exhibition economy is inseparable from refined governance. Large-scale exhibition activities mean ultra-large passenger flow, which is both business traffic and increases garbage transportation volume; it contributes to employment and taxation, but also creates traffic pressure. Running high-quality exhibitions tests not only the city's inclusive and innovative mind, but also the embroidered skills of governance, which requires both technological empowerment and grassroots responsibility. To go further, the integration of "international style" and "localization," the combination of the "daring" spirit of "rushing" into the market and the "creative" ingenuity of "creating" services, can powerfully promote the city's competitiveness.
Currently, consumption is becoming increasingly prominent as the main engine of economic growth. The exhibition economy has also become a multi-functional platform for promoting consumption quality and capacity expansion, promoting urban renewal, and demonstrating cultural confidence. In the future, Shanghai will further leverage the platform advantages of the exhibition economy, support more first exhibitions, first launches, and first shows to land, optimize the business environment by deepening reforms, and create a more inclusive atmosphere for innovative business formats.
With the degree of innovation, the warmth of service, and the precision of governance, and the continuous improvement of these "three degrees," market vitality will continue to surge, and the momentum of development will be sufficient.
(The author is a reporter from this newspaper's Shanghai branch)
Return to TopIn the golden autumn of September, it is the start of a new school year again. From refining teaching plans to optimizing the campus environment, from strengthening food and fire safety inspections to establishing school escort posts... various regions and departments are taking multiple measures to ensure a safe, warm, and orderly campus environment to welcome the new semester.
This is precisely:
Golden autumn osmanthus reflects the study window,
Careful sweeping before the steps welcomes the busy comings and goings.
Earnestness is all like the rain that moistens things,
Working together to nurture seedlings.
Jin Yuanwen (金圆文)
Return to TopIllegal Borrowing Must Stop
Huang Shiqiong (黄仕琼)
Borrowing personnel is generally due to a shortage of staff. Borrowing during specific periods helps to carry out special tasks and tackle key projects, and it also helps to improve the business capabilities of grassroots staff. However, illegal borrowing only increases the burden on the grassroots, and the harm should not be underestimated.
The grassroots level is the "last mile" for policy implementation and the forefront of serving the masses. A sufficient and stable cadre team is the key support for the efficient operation of the grassroots. In reality, some units disregard the actual situation at the grassroots level and borrow away the backbone forces who are familiar with the business and have rich experience; some units borrow for too long, making it easy to borrow but difficult to return, which leads to the grassroots work falling into a passive position.
The "Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism to Reduce the Burden on the Grassroots" clearly states that "higher-level organs and units shall, in principle, not borrow cadres from counties and units below the county level" and "strictly control the borrowing of cadres to cities and units above the city level," drawing a red line for borrowing. To rectify illegal borrowing, in addition to establishing rules and regulations to clarify the rules, it is also necessary to curb the style of laziness and inaction. In reality, some units borrow grassroots cadres for a long time, which is inseparable from the slack work of their own personnel. In this regard, it is necessary to ensure that the personnel of this unit seek their own political affairs in their positions and perform their duties and responsibilities through optimizing the structure and strengthening assessments, so as to avoid forming a dependence on borrowing and reduce the burden on the grassroots while completing the work with high quality.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Jiangxi Daily* (《江西日报》))
The Railing is "Lower," the Service is "Higher"
Guo Yuanpeng (郭元鹏)
The high fence next to Tuan Cheng Lake (团城湖) in the Summer Palace (颐和园) in Beijing (北京) has been replaced with a low fence. Recently, some netizens posted short videos lamenting that after the Summer Palace (颐和园) replaced the fence, tourists standing by the lake can see the lake and mountains and flying birds without being blocked.
The railing is lower, the field of vision is wider, and the heart is closer. Lowering the railing, so that the beautiful scenery can be seen at a glance, demonstrates the transformation of public service from "management thinking" to "service thinking." Good public services must constantly seek better solutions so that convenience for the people and order can coexist.
In reality, some places are accustomed to “一刀切” (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," applying a single solution to diverse situations; a one-size-fits-all approach): to prevent damage, they build high walls; to save management costs, they simply close them, ignoring the essence of public resources is to serve people. Modern governance focuses on "dredging" rather than "blocking." It is necessary to adhere to the bottom line of safety and ecology, but also to respond to needs in a flexible, refined, and humanized manner.
The Summer Palace's (颐和园) lowering of the fence height not only shortens the distance between tourists and the scenic spot, but also enhances the temperature of public services. When more governors learn to find a balance between rules and needs, urban spaces can be both safe and orderly, and full of humanistic care, becoming a livable and travelable place that is accessible, experienceable, and shareable for more people.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Guangzhou Daily* (《广州日报》))
Return to TopBy: 成 森
[Keywords] "Emotional Leave," "Grievance Award"
[Event] Not long ago, a coffee shop employee in Shanghai (上海) burst into tears after being yelled at by a customer. The related topic became a trending search online, sparking attention and discussion. "Always maintain an enthusiastic smile to colleagues and customers," "Tiredness comes from emotions rather than the work itself"... Many people are no strangers to "emotional burnout." In response to these problems, some employers have recently begun to explore mechanisms such as "emotional leave" and "grievance awards" to strengthen care for the emotional and mental health of workers.
[Commentary]
In general perception, labor is divided into mental and physical categories. In fact, emotional labor is also common in life. As early as the 1980s, sociologists defined it as the often-overlooked labor of adjusting one's emotions and expressions to make others feel satisfied and comfortable.
In reality, emotional labor is most common in specific positions that need to provide emotional value to the outside world, such as window workers, sales personnel, etiquette personnel, and emerging professions such as online streamers. Engaging in these professions requires good emotions for interaction as a necessary quality. These emotional inputs also provide a "lubricant" for social operation.
However, constantly maintaining positive emotions can also burden workers. High-intensity output of positive emotions will "overdraw" the "energy" of practitioners in the long run. A highway toll collector in Guizhou (贵州) quickly composed herself and smiled after being cursed by a driver; an auto 4S store streamer burst into tears after seeing a message from her mother during a late-night broadcast... Some cases in recent years have attracted attention, reflecting people's increased attention to emotional health.
Emotions are normal physiological and psychological reactions, and workers in any industry may experience "emotional burnout." For example, short-term work pressure is too great to adjust, complex workplace interpersonal relationships are difficult to deal with calmly, and so on. The expenditure of emotions, like physical and mental labor, can bring a sense of fatigue. If this hidden fatigue is not effectively relieved, it may lead people into a state of mental "sub-health." "Emotional burnout" will reduce workers' enthusiasm and creativity, and also have a negative impact on employers and social development. Eliminating this emotional distress is not only a hurdle that individuals need to overcome in their growth, but also a topic that employers should answer well when dealing with labor relations.
It is impossible for people to exist without emotions, and negative emotions are inevitable. The key is how to actively resolve them.
From an individual perspective, it is necessary to improve self-regulation ability and learn to adjust breathing while running. Although emotions are easily affected by the external environment, the ultimate control is actually in one's own hands. Rationally view one's own emotions, avoid internal friction; pay attention to introspection, be the master of emotions, and become more open-minded. It must be known that "endurance" is bitterness hidden in the heart, while "acceptance" is mountains and seas embraced in the heart.
From a social perspective, more systematic attention should be paid to the emotional and mental health of workers. From some companies setting up "grievance awards" and "consolation funds" to provide material compensation for workers, to some companies allowing employees to take "emotional leave" and "unhappy leave" to let workers relax their over-tightened springs, to some places launching psychological counseling platforms for occupational groups to provide professional mental health support... Making management models more scientific and public services more humane, similar explorations are worth encouraging and promoting.
Equally valuable as the progress made is that personal emotions, a previously neglected issue, are receiving more attention and being included in public discussion. This reflects the increasing respect of the whole society for the value of people.
The "Decision" of the 20th Third Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposed: "Strengthen the protection of workers' rights and interests." With social development and progress, relevant guarantees should not only cover the material level, but also extend to the spiritual level. This is the inherent meaning of "investing in people." The process of solving problems is the process of development and progress. It is believed that with the joint efforts of the whole society, workers who pursue their dreams in different positions will strive more comfortably and pleasantly.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 璁
On September 8th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a series of thematic press conferences on "High-Quality Completion of the '14th Five-Year Plan'," introducing the progress of promoting the construction of a socialist rule of law and judicial administration during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and serving the high-quality economic and social development.
Minister of Justice He Rong (贺荣) stated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, judicial administrative organs at all levels have solidly promoted the implementation of relevant tasks in the construction of the rule of law based on their functions, as well as various tasks such as government legislation, administration according to law, execution of penalties, public legal services, and foreign-related rule of law, providing a strong legal guarantee for the successful completion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" target tasks and the advancement of Chinese-style modernization.
Drafting a New Round of Plans for the Construction of the Rule of Law in China
"On the new journey, various tasks of comprehensively governing the country according to law have been promoted in a solid and effective manner." He Rong (贺荣) said that they have conscientiously fulfilled the relevant responsibilities of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Governing the Country According to Law (中央依法治国办) located in the Ministry of Justice (司法部), and the organization and coordination of the implementation of various tasks for comprehensively governing the country according to law have achieved new results.
Deeply implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) on the construction of the rule of law. The primary responsibility of the main party and government leaders in fulfilling the construction of the rule of law is more effective. From the perspective of various regions, the reporting of duty performance on the construction of the rule of law has achieved full coverage. Promote and improve the legality review mechanism for major administrative decisions and normative documents. Taking grassroots judicial offices as an example, 39,000 judicial offices across the country have assisted local governments in reviewing normative documents and providing legal opinions and suggestions in more than 1.7 million cases.
Significant results have been achieved in implementing the relevant deployments for the integrated construction of the rule of law in the country, the rule of law in the government, and the rule of law in society. Deploy and carry out national demonstration creation for the construction of a government under the rule of law, and a total of 90 comprehensive demonstration areas and 83 demonstration projects have been selected, and the third batch is in progress. The Eighth Five-Year Plan for popularizing the law has been implemented in depth, and 4.2 million "legal明白人" (fǎ lǜ míng bái rén - "law-understanding people") have gone deep into rural communities to carry out legal publicity. At present, a new round of plans for the construction of the rule of law in China is being researched and drafted in accordance with the deployment of the Party Central Committee (党中央).
A practice-oriented mechanism for cultivating legal talents is being established and improved at an accelerated pace. The "China Rule of Law Practice Grand Lecture Hall" is held regularly, with a total of 680,000 teachers and students from law schools participating. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," more than 600,000 people have obtained legal professional qualifications. Strengthen the cultivation of foreign-related legal talents, and establish 51 collaborative cultivation platforms for foreign-related legal talents and 16 research platforms for foreign-related rule of law.
Using the Rule of Law to Help Build a Unified National Market
He Rong (贺荣) said that the in-depth promotion of the construction of a unified national market includes basic requirements such as unified market basic systems, unified standards of government behavior, and unified market supervision and law enforcement. "The Ministry of Justice (司法部) continues to strengthen the supply of laws, regulations, and systems, and administrative law enforcement supervision, so as to help build a unified national market with the rule of law."
In terms of strengthening the supply of laws, regulations, and systems, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) has worked with relevant departments to complete the formulation and revision of laws and regulations such as the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law, and the Fair Competition Review Regulations. At the same time, comprehensively clean up relevant regulations and policies that are not conducive to the construction of a unified national market. In 2024, comprehensively carry out the cleaning up of laws, regulations, and policies involving unequal treatment of enterprises, and have urged relevant units, especially at the grassroots level, to modify and abolish more than 10,000 items.
The special action to regulate administrative law enforcement involving enterprises is of great significance for promoting the construction of a unified national market.
"Problems such as arbitrary charges, arbitrary fines, arbitrary inspections, arbitrary seizures, and illegal off-site law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement have been effectively corrected." He Rong (贺荣) introduced administrative inspections as an example. From January to August this year, the number of administrative inspections involving enterprises in various regions generally decreased by more than 30% year-on-year. Since the beginning of this year, 47,000 cases related to prominent problems in law enforcement have been investigated and corrected.
"At the same time, we actively respond to the concerns of enterprises, the public, and law enforcement departments, coordinate and solve problems such as inconsistent law enforcement standards, and guide various regions to apply 'no punishment for minor violations' and 'no punishment for first violations' under the premise of strict compliance with the law, optimize law enforcement methods, solve people's livelihood problems, and reflect the strength and temperature of law enforcement." He Rong (贺荣) said that the Ministry of Justice (司法部) is currently accelerating the formulation of the "Administrative Law Enforcement Supervision Regulations" to continuously improve the long-term mechanism for regulating administrative law enforcement involving enterprises.
Carry out a Centralized Cleanup of Existing Administrative Regulations and Continuously Improve the Public Legal Service System
In the past five years, the State Council (国务院) has submitted 53 legal proposals to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for deliberation and formulated and revised administrative regulations 150 times. At the same time, adhering to the principle of combining legislation, revision, abolition, and interpretation, the largest centralized cleanup of all 600 existing administrative regulations was carried out, and government legislation served high-quality economic and social development more accurately.
"Improve the record review system and mechanism, and strengthen legislative supervision." Li Mingzheng (李明征), Deputy Minister of Justice (司法部副部长), introduced that in 2024, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) promoted the revision and improvement of the "Regulations on the Record Review of Regulations and Rules." Since 2021, it has received more than 10,000 regulations and rules submitted by various regions and departments to the State Council (国务院) for record, realizing full coverage of record review, and dealt with the problems found in the review in accordance with statutory powers and procedures.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) promoted the reform and improvement of administrative reconsideration, improved quality and efficiency. Since the newly revised Administrative Reconsideration Law was implemented in 2024, nearly 1.1 million new cases have been received, and more than 90% have been resolved. "Adhere to correcting mistakes, and increase the strength and institutional rigidity of reconsideration supervision and correction." Hu Weilie (胡卫列), Deputy Minister of Justice (司法部副部长), said that since 2024, 82,000 illegal and inappropriate administrative acts have been corrected; strengthen promoting changes through cases and promoting governance through cases, and issued more than 11,000 administrative reconsideration opinions and suggestions targeting common problems in law enforcement, and reviewed 5,226 red-headed documents, effectively improving the level of administration according to law in areas such as market access for new business forms, social security for new employment groups, and property management in residential areas.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the legal guarantee for people's well-being was more solid, and the public legal service system was more sound and improved. At present, China has 830,000 lawyers, 67,000 arbitrators, 15,000 notaries, 40,000 judicial appraisers, and 12,000 legal aid workers, handling more than 40 million cases of various types every year.
"The Ministry of Justice (司法部) continues to take practical measures to guide, manage, and serve the lawyer team well." Wu Yanjun (吴言军), Deputy Minister of Justice (司法部副部长), introduced that the Ministry of Justice (司法部) guides the majority of lawyers to practice the purpose of serving the people through the rule of law, participate in the full coverage of lawyer defense in criminal cases and lawyer mediation, and provide more than 3 million public welfare legal services every year.
At present, 28,000 mediation organizations have been established in people's courts, public security organs, letters and visits departments, etc. across the country, and a large number of contradictions and disputes have been resolved in a timely manner and locally through connection and linkage mechanisms. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, mediation organizations across the country mediated nearly 16 million disputes of various types annually, with a mediation success rate of over 95%.
"Grassroots judicial offices are an important force in resolving contradictions and disputes." Wu Yanjun (吴言军) said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, judicial offices across the country mediated more than 8 million disputes annually, answered 29.5 million legal consultations from the public, and played an important role in promoting grassroots governance according to law and maintaining social security and stability.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, September 8th (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)) The State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference on the 8th to introduce the economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN, as well as the relevant information about the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
Yan Dong (鄢东), Vice Minister of Commerce (商务部), said that the upcoming China-ASEAN Expo will be held in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西) from September 17th to 21st, 2025. The theme is "Digital Intelligence Empowers Development, Innovation Leads the Future - Helping to Build a Community of Common Destiny with New Opportunities from China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0". Important guests, including leaders from China and abroad, will attend the opening ceremony. Approximately 3,200 companies from 45 countries will participate in the exhibition. New pavilions will be set up for artificial intelligence, new quality productive forces, blue economy, and high-quality foreign trade products. The total exhibition area will be approximately 160,000 square meters, focusing on showcasing the latest achievements of cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
Yan Dong (鄢东) introduced that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of leaders from both sides, China and ASEAN countries have deepened practical cooperation in various fields, and economic and trade exchanges have maintained a good momentum.
The trade scale has achieved new growth. China has remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, and ASEAN has become China's largest trading partner for 5 consecutive years. In 2024, the bilateral trade volume between China and five ASEAN countries, including Vietnam (越南), Malaysia (马来西亚), Indonesia (印度尼西亚), Thailand (泰国), and Singapore (新加坡), all exceeded $100 billion. Among them, the bilateral trade volume with Vietnam (越南) and Malaysia (马来西亚) has exceeded $200 billion. From January to July this year, China's trade with ASEAN reached $597 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, accounting for 16.7% of China's total foreign trade during the same period.
Investment cooperation has achieved new improvements. As of July 2025, cumulative two-way investment between China and ASEAN has exceeded $450 billion, and Chinese companies have cumulatively completed $480 billion in engineering contracts in ASEAN. Both sides have actively expanded cooperation in areas such as the digital economy, e-commerce, and green development, and cooperation in emerging fields has achieved significant results.
Industrial integration has achieved new development. Facing the impact of unilateralism and protectionism on the global production and supply chains, China and ASEAN adhere to multilateral cooperation and jointly maintain the stability and smooth flow of regional production and supply chains. The upstream and downstream collaboration of the production and supply chains between the two sides is even closer. A number of industrial parks and connectivity projects are steadily advancing, and both sides are further promoting industrial integration and promoting the economic and social prosperity and development of the region.
Regional economic integration has achieved new breakthroughs. The negotiations for China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 have been fully completed, and for the first time, a comprehensive cooperation framework covering the "hard connectivity" of digital infrastructure and the "soft connectivity" of rules and standards has been systematically constructed, achieving rule upgrades. The "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) has been implemented with high quality, and the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in the region has been further improved. The China-ASEAN East Growth Area, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, and other sub-regional cooperation are steadily advancing, and the institutional dividends of trade and investment facilitation are further released. The field of China-ASEAN regional economic integration is continuously expanding, and the level is continuously deepening.
Li Qingshuang (李庆霜), Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会), said that the 22nd China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit will be held in Nanning (南宁) from September 17th to 18th, and more than 1,000 representatives from governments, enterprises, and research institutions in China and ASEAN will be widely invited to attend. The summit will be arranged according to the overall plan of "4 main activities + N supporting economic and trade activities + 1 concurrent activity". It will focus on artificial intelligence, hold the China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum, focus on international cooperation in the artificial intelligence industry, release a series of initiatives and research reports on artificial intelligence industry cooperation, and announce the establishment of the China-ASEAN Business Council Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee.
Lu Xinning (卢新宁), Standing Committee Member of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region People's Government, said that the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo and Summit will focus on two aspects: economic and trade cooperation and artificial intelligence display. It has four new characteristics: high "AI" content, high "business" content, high "new" content, and high "gold" content. For the first time, a 10,000-square-meter artificial intelligence pavilion and a new quality productive forces pavilion will be created, and nearly 200 leading artificial intelligence companies and start-up teams will be concentrated. The 160,000-square-meter exhibition hall has nearly 3,200 participating companies, more than 10,000 companies attending for procurement and negotiation, 7 ASEAN countries with pavilions, and 33 "Belt and Road" (一带一路) co-construction countries participating in the exhibition, with foreign companies accounting for 38%. 15 new product launch events will be held, and nearly 70 heavyweight products with market potential will be released. For the first time, a special invited partner mechanism for trade promotion associations in provinces and cities across the country will be established, and more than 80 economic and trade exchange activities will be held. It is expected that more than 100 major investment projects and a large number of trade orders in the digital economy, green economy, and other fields will be signed.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李增辉 沈靖然
From September 5th to 8th, the 2025 World Intelligent Industry Expo was held in Chongqing (重庆). This year's expo focused on the two themes of "Artificial Intelligence +" and "Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles," showcasing the latest achievements in the deep integration of artificial intelligence technological innovation and industrial innovation.
On September 5th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the 2025 World Intelligent Industry Expo, pointing out: "Currently, artificial intelligence technology is accelerating its iterative evolution, profoundly changing people's production and lifestyles, and reshaping the global industrial landscape. China attaches great importance to the development and governance of artificial intelligence, actively promotes the deep integration of artificial intelligence technological innovation and industrial innovation, empowers high-quality economic and social development, and helps improve the quality of life of the people."
Focusing on artificial intelligence and related fields, this year's expo set up five major professional sections: intelligent connected new energy vehicles, digital cities, intelligent robots, smart homes, and low-altitude economy. More than 600 Chinese and foreign companies participated, showcasing more than 3,000 innovative products.
In the smart home exhibition area, the Yongchuan Science and Technology Studio (永川科技片场) booth was crowded with people. A set of "Extended Reality (XR)" shooting systems used a three-fold LED screen as a stage, bringing the audience a unique experience of being on a film shooting site. In the low-altitude economy exhibition area, new products such as the Rainbow UAV developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics Technology (中国航天空气动力技术研究院), the "Liangping-1" satellite (梁平一号) and the Longyi fire-fighting UAV attracted visitors.
There were not only cool high-end equipment, but also advanced intelligent software. "'Yuanbao', help me organize today's meeting minutes." "'Xiao Q', help me turn this picture into a simple sketch style." At the Tencent (腾讯) booth, visitors interacted with AI assistants to experience the convenience of smart life. "Easy-to-use AI adds momentum to industrial development and brings convenience to daily life," said Cai Guangzhong (蔡光忠), Vice President of Tencent.
The innovative achievements in the field of intelligent connected new energy vehicles are equally remarkable. Changan Auto (长安汽车) released a new intelligent brand "Tian Shu Intelligence" (天枢智能), dedicated to providing users with safe intelligent travel solutions. Zhu Huarong (朱华荣), Chairman of Changan Auto, said: "The safety risks of travel are shifting from traditional physical collisions to complex software systems and human-vehicle interaction fields. The launch of 'Tian Shu Intelligence' is Changan Auto's strategic choice to respond to this trend."
"With the empowerment of artificial intelligence, automobiles will have the ability to perceive, think, and evolve, realizing emotional interaction and proactive services." Zhang Xinghai (张兴海), Chairman of Seres Group (赛力斯集团), believes that artificial intelligence is profoundly affecting the automotive industry, reshaping products, production, management, and business logic.
During the expo, more than 10 themed activities such as the 2025 Digital Industry Ecology Conference were also held. Focusing on the high-quality construction of a modern manufacturing cluster system, Chongqing (重庆) increased its investment promotion efforts in the fields of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, a new generation of electronic information manufacturing, advanced materials, food and agricultural product processing, light textiles, and biomedicine during the expo.
In recent years, China's artificial intelligence industry has ushered in a period of rapid development. At present, the number of artificial intelligence enterprises has exceeded 5,000, and 11 national artificial intelligence innovation application pilot zones and 17 national-level intelligent connected vehicle testing demonstration zones have been built, demonstrating strong innovation vitality and market potential. As a national new-generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone, Chongqing (重庆) is vigorously implementing the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, forming an artificial intelligence characteristic industrial cluster covering "basic hardware - core technology - industry application," with the city's core and related artificial intelligence industries exceeding 200 billion yuan in scale. Chongqing (重庆) has also introduced relevant policies and measures to provide all-round support for the development of the artificial intelligence industry in terms of technological innovation, scenario construction, and talent introduction.
Return to TopOn September 4th, in the He'ni Township area of the Mao'ya Grassland in Litang County (理塘县), Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省), located at an altitude of over 4,000 meters, grassland rangers from the Litang County Forestry and Grassland Bureau (理塘县林业和草原局) were patrolling the grassland. Litang County (理塘县) is located in the hinterland of the western Sichuan Plateau and is one of the highest county-level cities in the world.
Li Xiangyu (李向雨) Photo (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳
She can learn independently and also achieve **眼里有活** (yǎn lǐ yǒu huó - "eyes have work," to be observant and proactive)... Walking into the Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence, a reporter saw a little girl named "Tongtong" on the display screen exploring a virtual space.
"As the first value- and causality-driven general intelligent agent, the birth of 'Tongtong' marks a crucial step in general artificial intelligence research," introduced Zhu Songchun (朱松纯), Dean of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Peking University (北京大学). What is a general intelligent agent? In the eyes of experts, a general intelligent agent refers to an intelligent agent with autonomous perception, cognition, decision-making, execution, learning, and social collaboration capabilities, driven by values, capable of autonomously generating tasks, and solving various non-defined tasks.
"Compared with vertical domain intelligent agents that focus on a specific field, general intelligent agents are not just experts in a certain field, but all-rounders, capable of demonstrating comprehensive abilities in multiple tasks and scenarios," said Liu Tieyan (刘铁岩), Dean of Beijing Zhongguancun Academy (北京中关村学院). It can independently complete complex and practically valuable tasks, such as developing programs, writing consulting reports, and conducting visual design.
From expert "turning" into an all-rounder, the key is to give the intelligent agent a smarter "brain."
"At this stage, general intelligent agent research has formed two main technical paths. The first is the 'assembly' route, integrating multiple pre-trained models and tools to solve complex tasks. This process is like building blocks, distributing intelligence throughout the framework," Liu Tieyan (刘铁岩) introduced. The second is to internalize capabilities such as reasoning, planning, and tool invocation into the base model, and train the model from scratch for overall optimization, so that the model can autonomously understand tasks, plan solutions, and execute operations.
In order to allow "Tongtong" to truly perceive the world and interact with people in real-time, researchers also entered "Tongtong's" world through virtual reality devices, playing her family members or friends. "Tongtong" has a high degree of freedom, often taking the initiative to ask researchers to build blocks, play with balloons, and even help tidy up the room, learning human values and emotions in interaction. This requirement for high freedom and real-time interaction brings huge technical challenges to the team, and the platform must simultaneously meet the requirements of "physical accuracy" and "real-time operation."
As the platform's physical interaction capabilities gradually improve, researchers immediately began higher-level exploration—cultivating "Tongtong's" mental abilities, allowing her to actively understand and participate in housework activities. One late night, the laboratory was brightly lit, and team members observed "Tongtong's" interaction with "Mom." When "Mom" turned on the faucet and water splashed on the countertop, "Tongtong" took the initiative to pick up a soft rag and carefully wiped it... This not only reflects the accuracy of physical simulation, but also an important step for general intelligent agents towards possessing common sense and social interaction capabilities.
In addition to a smart "brain," general intelligent agents will also grow flexible "limbs" in the near future. "As the embodied intelligent robot industry gradually matures, future general intelligent agents will also have a 'physical body' and become people's assistants, entering all aspects of life," said Zhu Songchun (朱松纯). This technology is expected to be applied in various scenarios such as intelligent manufacturing, rehabilitation and recuperation, and special tasks.
Improving autonomous learning ability, strengthening multi-task collaboration efficiency, designing reward functions in reinforcement learning... Liu Tieyan (刘铁岩) believes that as key research and development directions continue to achieve new breakthroughs, the cost of general intelligent agents in multi-task processing will be further reduced, and the completion will be higher.
Return to TopLayout design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍
Half a century, a sea change.
In 1975, deep in the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), the Baoji-Chengdu Railway (宝（鸡）成（都）铁路) completed its electrification, marking the birth of China's first electrified railway and ushering in the modernization of China's railways.
In 2025, on the Chengdu Plain (成都平原), engineers are working to develop a 400 km/h traction power supply system to prepare for the commercial operation of the CR450 series of electric multiple units (动车组), which is expected to set a new world standard for commercial operating speeds of high-speed railways.
From scratch, from ordinary speed to high speed, from traditional to digital intelligence, "electrification" has become a perspective for observing the development of China's railways. Data shows that by the end of 2024, the national railway operating mileage was 162,000 kilometers, of which the electrified railway mileage exceeded 120,000 kilometers, with an electrification rate of 75.8%.
The Electrification Process Gradually Accelerates
Electrified railways refer to railways that use electricity as traction power. High-speed railways are a type of electrified railway. One of the core elements of electrified railways is the four-electricity system, which mainly includes power supply, traction power supply, communication, and signaling.
"As the power source and nerve center of electrified railways, the four-electricity system is the key to the development of modern railways," said Lu Chunfang (卢春房), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former Chairman of the China Railway Society (中国铁道学会).
Compared with non-electrified railways relying on internal combustion traction, what are the advantages of electrified railways?
First, more power. Xu Jianguo (许建国), Secretary-General of the Electrification Committee of the China Railway Society, introduced that before the renovation of the Baoji (宝鸡) to Qinling (秦岭) section of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway (宝成线), trains going uphill needed to use 3 steam locomotives, pulling from the front and pushing from the back, to tow 950 tons of weight; after the electrification renovation, using the same 3 electric locomotives, the towing weight can reach 2,400 tons.
In terms of freight, the single-machine traction weight of heavy-haul electrified railways in China can now reach 5,000 tons, and the Daqin Railway (大秦铁路) has achieved the normalized operation of 10,000-ton and 20,000-ton heavy-haul trains. In terms of passenger transport, a 16-car high-speed electric multiple unit train can tow about 900 tons.
Second, faster speed. When the Baoji-Chengdu Railway (宝成线) was operating non-electrically, the train speed was only 20 to 25 kilometers per hour; now, the commercial operating speed of the Fuxing (复兴号) CR400 electric multiple unit train can reach 350 kilometers per hour. Electrified railways have stronger traction and achieve higher sustained speeds, thereby greatly improving transportation capacity.
In addition, it is more environmentally friendly. "Compared with internal combustion locomotives, electrified railways do not emit exhaust gas or smoke during operation, and there is no air pollution," said Lin Yunzhi (林云志), Chief Engineer of China Railway Electrification Bureau (中铁电气化局). The noise of electrified railways is also smaller, especially when passing through long tunnels, the advantages are more significant, which not only improves the working conditions of drivers and the comfort of passengers, but also greatly controls the degree of noise pollution to areas along the line.
Looking back at the history of electrified railways from scratch, every step has been hard-won. In 1958, with the Baoji (宝鸡) to Fengzhou (凤州) section of Shaanxi (陕西) as the "experimental field," electrification transformation was gradually rolled out on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway (宝成铁路). Since then, along with economic development, railway workers have firmly implemented one after another five-year plan for national economic and social development, and the railway electrification process has gradually accelerated.
In 2004, the state's "Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan" was released, proposing that the railway electrification rate reach 50% by 2020; in 2008, the new version of the "Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan" raised the electrification rate target for 2020 to 60%; in 2024, the "Implementation Plan for Promoting Low-Carbon Development in the Railway Industry" further proposed that the electrification rate reach more than 78% by 2030...
"Railway construction has a long cycle and high capital investment. Whether the railway development plan can be firmly implemented in decades and the stability of policy and capital investment can be guaranteed tests the comprehensive national strength and governance capabilities," said Lu Chunfang (卢春房). For decades, China's railways have achieved various innovations and breakthroughs under the guidance of the country's top-level planning.
With solid steps and remarkable achievements, China now has the world's longest electrified railway mileage, and the operation and maintenance scenarios are becoming increasingly rich. Through the construction of major key projects, facing various special environmental conditions such as high cold, high temperature, high humidity, and high altitude, China has accumulated rich experience in the construction of electrified railways and high-speed railways, and related technologies are globally leading.
Independent Research and Development of Conductors and Equipment
Some people say that railway electrification is nothing more than "poles + conductors," and there is nothing surprising about it technically.
In fact, it is not. Taking the contact wire as an example, it is the only power source for high-speed trains and is known as the "lifeline." In order to ensure that the electric multiple units have high power collection efficiency and strong stability, the conductor must also have characteristics such as high strength, high conductivity, high-temperature softening resistance, and wear resistance.
"In the beginning, China used copper-magnesium and copper-tin conductors," said Zhang Jian (张剑), Chief Engineer of Beisai Electric Company (北赛电工公司) of China Railway Electrification Bureau (中铁电气化局). "The strength and conductivity of this conductor cannot fully meet the operating requirements of high-speed trains above 350 kilometers per hour. The development of a new generation of conductors is imminent."
After 3 years of hard work, the innovative consortium composed of China Railway Electrification Bureau (中铁电气化局), China Railway Sixth Institute (中铁六院), Zhejiang University (浙江大学) and other units broke through the key technology of preparing large-length copper-chromium-zirconium alloy billets under non-vacuum conditions, and realized the industrial production of high-strength and high-conductivity copper-chromium-zirconium alloy contact wires for the first time in the world.
"After upgrading to copper-chromium-zirconium alloy contact wires, the conductivity of the conductors increased by 20%, making Chinese high-speed trains more energy-efficient, efficient, and safe," said Zhang Jian (张剑). Copper-chromium-zirconium alloy contact wires can enable high-speed trains with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour to operate safely, stably, and at low cost, filling the gap in high-strength and high-conductivity contact network wire materials for speeds above 350 kilometers per hour in the world.
In addition to contact wires, contact network construction equipment is also constantly being upgraded.
The constant tension wire laying vehicle is the best assistant for erecting high-speed railway contact network wires. "High-speed railway contact wires have extremely high requirements for smoothness. Taking a high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour as an example, the straightness accuracy error of each meter of contact wire cannot exceed 0.1 mm," introduced Ren Qiang (任强), Chief Engineer of the Equipment Company of China Railway Electrification Bureau (中铁电气化局装备公司). The contact wires erected by the constant tension wire laying vehicle independently developed in China have an overall straightness accuracy error controlled within 0.05 mm per meter.
"In the past, constant tension wire laying vehicles could only rely on imports; now, we have broken the foreign monopoly and have complete independent intellectual property rights," said Ren Qiang (任强). The overall structure of the constant tension wire laying vehicle independently developed in China is more compact, the transfer and transportation cost is reduced by 70%, and the overall function of the vehicle is also significantly better than that of traditional wire laying vehicles.
Digital Intelligence Applications Blossom in Many Places
If contact wires and constant tension wire laying vehicles represent the catching-up pace of China's railways, then the high-speed railway 4C visual intelligent analysis system is a key step for China's railways to lead the digital intelligence track.
As the world's busiest high-speed railway network, the contact network of China's high-speed railways inevitably experiences phenomena such as aging parts during operation. In the past, determining contact network defects often required first collecting line photos, and then relying on inspection engineers with 6 to 8 years of experience to observe and analyze with the naked eye.
"The workload is very large," said Zhang Zhongyi (张忠义), General Manager of Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Maintenance Company (京沪高铁维管公司). "Taking the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高铁) as an example, the inspection engineer team needs to visually identify more than 14 million photos every year."
In 2019, under the leadership of the China Academy of Railway Sciences (中国铁道科学研究院), Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Maintenance Company (京沪高铁维管公司) cooperated with SenseTime (商汤科技) to develop the high-speed railway 4C visual intelligent analysis system. Its working mechanism is to first use an artificial intelligence system to automatically identify defects, and then manually review them.
"At present, the system has achieved high-precision and high-efficiency detection of more than 1,300 types of hidden danger defects such as loose and missing contact network components," introduced Zhang Zhongyi (张忠义). Compared with traditional detection methods, the number of effective hidden dangers found by the system and the overall efficiency have been greatly improved. Currently, the system has been applied to the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高铁) and other high-speed railways, with a total analysis mileage of more than 550,000 main line kilometers.
Digital intelligence applications are blossoming in many places. The railway natural disaster and foreign object intrusion monitoring system provides traffic control plans to traffic dispatching and operation and maintenance units by arranging sensing equipment along the line, assisting traffic safety; the railway traction substation auxiliary monitoring system relies on machine vision recognition technology to realize intelligent inspection and operation and maintenance auxiliary decision support... Using new means such as big data, 5G, cloud computing, drones, image recognition systems, and intelligent equipment, China's railways have built a multi-professional integrated smart operation and maintenance big data platform, realizing a 20% reduction in operation and maintenance costs for traction power supply equipment management, a 20% extension of equipment overhaul periods, a 20% reduction in traction power supply equipment failure rates, and a 20% extension of contact network component life.
From the world's highest-altitude electrified railway, the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway (拉林铁路), to the heavy-haul railway Daqin Railway (大秦铁路) with a cumulative transportation volume of over 9 billion tons, to the Chongqing East (重庆东) to Qianjiang (黔江) section of the Yuyu-Changsha High-Speed Railway (渝厦高铁) with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, which opened this year, the electrification process of China's railways reflects the leap from "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China," and also contributes to the surging momentum of economic and social development and Chinese-style modernization.
Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 叶 琦 徐驭尧
Class is over, and Lhasa Naqu No. 3 Senior High School (拉萨那曲第三高级中学), located in Lhasa (拉萨) City, Tibet (西藏), becomes lively. Student Quji Cuomu (曲集措姆) stands in the corridor, gazing out the window in a daze.
"What's wrong?" asks Gou Xiaoying (苟小英), the head teacher, to Quji Cuomu (曲集措姆).
"N-nothing..." Seeing the teacher's concerned gaze, Quji Cuomu (曲集措姆) runs away shyly.
Years of teaching experience make Gou Xiaoying (苟小英) realize that the child is hiding something. Subsequently, Gou Xiaoying (苟小英) finds Quji Cuomu (曲集措姆) again, pulls her to sit in the campus, and chats with her in detail.
Adolescents are sensitive, and Gou Xiaoying (苟小英) uses communication skills to gradually open Quji Cuomu's (曲集措姆) heart. "I've been having some troubles lately, can you help me analyze them, teacher..." After opening her heart, Quji Cuomu (曲集措姆) pours out her confusion like **倒豆子般** (dào dòu zi bān - "like pouring beans," to speak rapidly and without holding back).
The two chat for a long time, and Gou Xiaoying (苟小英) also warmly invites her: "Come to my dormitory on the weekend, I'll cook some of my specialties, and invite a few classmates to get together."
This school is the result of the Naqu (那曲) City's off-site schooling model. The students are basically from Naqu (那曲) City, and the teachers and students come from various ethnic groups such as Tibetan, Han, Hui, Miao, Naxi, and Lhoba. In the hearts of Gou Xiaoying's (苟小英) students, she is everyone's "mother" in Lhasa (拉萨). "I also came to Tibet (西藏) from other places, and I especially understand the feeling of children leaving home," said Gou Xiaoying (苟小英). "Here, I am the children's family."
"The school makes full use of platforms such as classrooms, campus broadcasts, Monday ideological and political education conferences, and ideological and political courses to carry out normalized national unity publicity and education. In addition, the national unity corridor and national unity demonstration forest on campus also create a strong atmosphere of national unity and progress," introduced Dawa Zhuoma (达瓦卓玛), director of the school's ideological and political office. The school was awarded the title of "National Model Collective for National Unity and Progress" last year.
From a school to the entire Tibet (西藏), the flowers of national unity and progress bloom everywhere. Up to now, the entire autonomous region has created 499 demonstration schools, 499 demonstration classes, 491 demonstration dormitories, and 499 model individuals for strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation (national unity and progress). 49 schools have been selected as demonstration sites for grassroots party organizations for national unity and progress in the region, 10 schools have won the title of "National Demonstration School for Strengthening the Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation," and 2 schools (departments) have won the title of "National Model Collective for National Unity and Progress."
A series of data reflects the solid advancement of Tibet's (西藏) national unity and progress work.
The institutional foundation of national unity is becoming more and more solid - Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Tibet (西藏) has successively issued regulations and policies such as the "Regulations of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the Creation of a Model Area for National Unity and Progress" and the "Plan of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the Creation of a Model Area for National Unity and Progress (2021-2025)," providing a solid institutional guarantee.
Typical figures of national unity continue to emerge - 154 collectives and 204 individuals in the region have won the title of "National Model for National Unity and Progress," and the advanced deeds of Redi (热地), the winner of the national honorary title of "Outstanding Contributor to National Unity," are widely spread.
The "Three Exchanges" (交往、交流、交融) (jiāo wǎng, jiāo liú, jiāo róng - "interactions, exchanges, integration") activities are deepening and becoming more practical - In the past three years, Tibet (西藏) has organized more than 15,300 young people of all ethnic groups to participate in exchange activities such as the winter (summer) "Concentric Camp," more than 72,000 children of all ethnic groups have carried out "hand-in-hand" letter exchanges with mainland children, and two sessions of the regional youth theme speech contest on strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation have been held, covering more than 70,000 young people.
The flowers of national unity and progress in the snowy plateau are blooming more and more brilliantly. From campus to society, national unity and progress education and creation work are carried out in a tangible, sensible, and effective manner, exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups are more extensive and in-depth, all 7 cities (prefectures) have been created as national demonstration cities (prefectures) for national unity and progress, and the sense of community of the Chinese nation is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of all ethnic groups.
Return to TopAccording to the press conference for the 2025 National Cyber Security Publicity Week held on September 8th, the event will take place from September 15th to 21st, with the opening ceremony and other important activities held in Kunming (昆明市), Yunnan Province (云南省).
It is reported that the 2025 National Cyber Security Publicity Week, themed "Cybersecurity for the People, Cybersecurity by the People—Safeguarding High-Quality Development with High-Level Security," will feature an opening ceremony, a Cybersecurity Technology Summit Forum, and a Cybersecurity Expo and International Promotion Conference for Cybersecurity Products and Services. Twelve sub-forums will be held focusing on topics such as collaborative cybersecurity defense, security of government information systems, artificial intelligence security, personal information protection, and data compliance governance. There will also be themed days such as Campus Day, Telecom Day, Rule of Law Day, Finance Day, Youth Day, and Personal Information Protection Day.
The 2025 National Cyber Security Publicity Week is jointly organized by ten departments, including the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部), the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), the National Radio and Television Administration (国家广播电视总局), the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (全国总工会), the Communist Youth League Central Committee (共青团中央), and the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联).
Return to TopAccording to reports from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics (北京市统计局), in the first half of this year, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region achieved a regional GDP of 5.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4% based on constant prices. The overall economic operation was stable and improving, the effectiveness of regional coordination continued to manifest, and new progress was made in high-quality development.
From an industrial perspective, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) increased by 7.0%, 5.1%, and 7.4% respectively. The output of lithium-ion batteries, new energy vehicles, and medical instruments and equipment in Beijing (北京) doubled, the growth of service robots in Tianjin (天津) exceeded 20%, and the growth of lithium-ion batteries in Hebei (河北) was 69.3%. From a service industry perspective, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region achieved a service industry added value of 4.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%.
New progress has been made in the construction of the "two wings." In the first half of the year, Tongzhou District (通州区), where the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (北京城市副中心) is located, saw a 12.5% increase in regional GDP and an 18.7% increase in fixed asset investment. Fixed asset investment in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) increased by 13.5% year-on-year.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺 勇 李亚楠
As the first lights come on, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) in the capital Beijing (北京) is brightly lit, and the audience is enjoying a cultural feast; the National Library of China (国家图书馆) is softly lit, and readers are swimming in a sea of knowledge.
Thousands of kilometers away in Altay (阿勒泰) and Hami (哈密) and other places in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), solar panels converge into a "blue ocean," and huge wind turbines form a "white forest." The scorching sun and howling wind are converted into green electricity through these "oceans" and "forests."
In April of this year, the entire transaction volume of 12 million kilowatt-hours of off-peak green electricity transmitted from Xinjiang (新疆) to Beijing (北京) was completed. Through the new market-oriented transaction model of "Xinjiang (新疆) green electricity generated at noon and Beijing (北京) load used in the evening," Xinjiang's (新疆) afternoon sunshine added brilliance to Beijing's (北京) night scene for the first time.
Over the past 70 years, tremendous changes have taken place in Xinjiang's (新疆) power industry, and the new energy industry is developing rapidly.
The morning light shines on the Dabancheng Wind Farm (达坂城风电场) in Xinjiang (新疆), and the huge wind turbine blades turn in the wind. In 1989, the Dabancheng Wind Farm (达坂城风电场) introduced 13 150-kilowatt wind turbine units from abroad, becoming the largest wind farm in China and even Asia at that time. By 2025, Dabancheng District (达坂城区) will have 30 wind power and photovoltaic companies and 57 wind power and photovoltaic projects, with a grid-connected installed capacity of 5.65 million kilowatts.
Strong wind is a daily occurrence in the Tacheng (塔城) "Old Wind Gap" wind area. Today, rows of wind turbines turn the strong wind into electricity. "I heard that a few turns of the windmill can convert enough electricity for our family to use for a long time!" said Yang Hongying (杨鸿英), a resident of Emin County (额敏县) in Tacheng Prefecture (塔城地区).
As of the end of July this year, the total installed capacity of the Xinjiang (新疆) power grid was 226 million kilowatts, of which the installed capacity of new energy was 134 million kilowatts, accounting for about 60%. Xinjiang's (新疆) energy structure is accelerating its transition to clean energy.
From the introduction of wind turbine units to the construction of a new energy base with a capacity of tens of millions of kilowatts, Xinjiang's (新疆) installed capacity of new energy ranks among the top in the country, and its green momentum is even stronger.
How long does it take for Xinjiang's (新疆) abundant "wind and solar" resources to illuminate the lights of other provinces? 7 milliseconds can allow a beam of green electricity to cross 2,290 kilometers, reaching Chongqing (重庆) from the Tianshan Mountains (天山).
At the Hami Barkol Converter Station (哈密巴里坤换流站), station manager Xun Chuanbao (寻传宝) leads his team in debugging the newly commissioned ±800 kV equipment. This energy hub connecting Xinjiang (新疆) and Chongqing (重庆) sends 100 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy to the southwest region every day, with new energy accounting for more than 70%. Xun Chuanbao (寻传宝), who has been working on the front line of ultra-high voltage for 12 years, has witnessed the leap in Xinjiang's (疆) power transmission capacity from zero to 33 million kilowatts.
In November 2010, the Xinjiang (新疆) and Northwest 750 kV power grid interconnection project was put into operation, opening the door to "Xinjiang (疆) power transmission to other regions."
With the completion and implementation of a batch of power transmission and transformation projects, Xinjiang's (疆) power transmission capacity has continued to increase, covering 22 provinces. As of the end of July this year, Xinjiang's (新疆) cumulative external power transmission volume reached 946.358 billion kilowatt-hours, of which the external power transmission volume of new energy reached 278.511 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for nearly 30% of the total external power transmission volume.
The volatility and intermittency of new energy power generation are strong. How can a large amount of green electricity be consumed? In addition to external transmission, the "charging treasure" cluster makes green electricity more controllable.
Departing from Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), a drive of about two hours will bring you to the Fukang Pumped Storage Power Station (阜康抽水蓄能电站), nestled among the mountains, where the lower reservoir shines like a green gem. It has a drop of 484 meters from the upper reservoir, equivalent to about 160 stories high. Continuing along the winding mountain road, you will reach the core area of the power station - the underground plant. Here, four reversible pump turbine generator units are running at high speed.
This is Xinjiang's (新疆) first pumped storage power station, and also the first pumped storage power station put into operation in Northwest China. "It's like a 'super charging treasure'. During periods of low electricity consumption, water is pumped from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir for energy storage. During peak grid load, water is released back to the lower reservoir to generate electricity," said Yang Hongtao (杨洪涛), chairman of State Grid Xinyuan Xinjiang Fukang Pumped Storage Co., Ltd. (国网新源新疆阜康抽水蓄能有限公司).
Relying on the development of traditional energy storage such as pumped storage and new energy storage technologies such as lithium iron phosphate, all-vanadium flow, flywheel, and super capacitor, Xinjiang (新疆) has built a "charging treasure" cluster. In the first half of this year, the Xinjiang (新疆) power grid added 2,533,300 kilowatts/8,249,000 kilowatt-hours of energy storage capacity, with a cumulative total of 12,067,800 kilowatts/40,022,300 kilowatt-hours. 11 independent energy storage power stations and 219 supporting energy storage power stations are working together. Through the "charging during off-peak hours and discharging during peak hours" mechanism, 570 million kilowatt-hours of electricity have been released during peak electricity consumption periods in the first half of this year.
From the first batch of wind turbines standing in the wilderness of Dabancheng (达坂城) to the photovoltaic blue sea stretching for hundreds of miles in the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠); from the difficult icebreaking of "Xinjiang (疆) power transmission to other regions" starting from scratch, to the construction of a national strategic guarantee base for energy resources, Xinjiang's (新疆) "wind and solar" are becoming more and more beautiful.
Return to TopOn September 7th, the Magic Carpet Music Valley in Shuangqiao Village (双桥村), Deqing County (德清县), Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) began its trial operation. The music valley, transformed from a mining pit, is a new cultural and tourism space integrating art and leisure. In recent years, Deqing County (德清县) has revitalized idle resources such as abandoned mining pits to cultivate a number of new cultural and tourism formats, injecting new vitality into promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. The picture shows tourists playing in the music valley.
Bai Yu (白羽) photographed (Image China).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter: Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) The Hainan Free Trade Port's island-wide independent customs operation will officially commence on December 18th. To prepare the policy environment before the independent customs operation, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) launched a pilot reform of overseas certification in Hainan (海南) in March last year. As of now, 7 certification bodies have completed filing in Hainan (海南), and 115 enterprise representatives have participated in export product certification training, which has driven the export sales of various products in Hainan (海南).
The pilot reform of overseas certification is one of the measures to implement the stress test list for the island-wide independent customs operation of the Hainan (海南) Free Trade Port, and it is also one of the latest achievements in institutional innovation of the Hainan (海南) Free Trade Port. Taking the photovoltaic industry as an example, international certification bodies have already established operating bases in Hainan (海南) to achieve "one test, multiple country certifications" for photovoltaic products. Companies do not need to travel to testing institutions in different countries, and can complete the certification process for major markets such as Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and ASEAN in Hainan (海南), significantly reducing overseas costs.
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President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech at the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), pointing out: "Looking back, despite the turbulent times, we have achieved success by practicing the 'Shanghai Spirit'. Looking ahead, the world is undergoing turbulent changes, and we must still follow the 'Shanghai Spirit', be down-to-earth, work hard, and better play the role of the organization." In his important speech at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation+" meeting, President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "I would like to propose a global governance initiative and 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." President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech is profound and rich in content, demonstrating China's strong support and high regard for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a founding member, and showcasing President Xi Jinping's (习近平) vision and demeanor as a leader of a major country. It will inevitably have a positive impact on the future development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and will also point the way for promoting the "Shanghai Spirit" and deepening and solidifying the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The "Shanghai Spirit" has a lasting vitality that transcends time and space and remains ever new.
Human history shows that in order for the international community to maintain peace and stability and achieve common development and prosperity, countries must adhere to the correct way of getting along and follow the correct spiritual guidance. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has deeply summarized the practice of international relations and creatively proposed and practiced the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. As a new concept of international relations jointly advocated by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, the "Shanghai Spirit" transcends outdated concepts such as the clash of civilizations, Cold War mentality, and zero-sum games, and has become a spiritual bond for enhancing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) cohesion, influence, appeal, and attractiveness. Practice has shown that the "Shanghai Spirit" is the source of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) development and growth, and it is also the fundamental principle that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) must adhere to for a long time. Since 2013, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly elaborated on the "Shanghai Spirit", enriching and developing the contemporary connotation of the "Shanghai Spirit" with a theoretical character that keeps pace with the times and Chinese concepts, and promoting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to move steadily and far with a high and broad global vision and a strong sense of mission.
Taking mutual trust and mutual benefit as the basis for cooperation. Trust is the best adhesive in international relations, and mutual benefit is the essential feature of international cooperation and development. Mutual trust between countries means transcending differences in ideology and social systems, not being hostile to each other, and engaging in dialogue and exchanges on each other's major strategic actions, resolving doubts and enhancing trust through contact. Mutual benefit means respecting each other's interests and concerns, not harming each other's interests and common interests while realizing one's own interests, so that each other can benefit from cooperation. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was born out of mutual trust and mutual benefit, and it has developed and grown stronger because of mutual trust and mutual benefit. It is precisely because member states have strengthened high-level exchanges and strategic communication, continuously deepened mutual understanding and political mutual trust, supported each other's efforts to safeguard security and development interests, and continuously expanded the convergence of interests that fruitful results have been achieved in mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields. As major power competition continues to intensify, the global trust deficit rises, and the world enters a new period of turbulence and change, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) needs to uphold the concept of friendship between member states for generations and maintaining peace forever, consolidate the foundation of political mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation, and create more favorable conditions for maintaining regional security and stability and promoting common development.
Taking equality and consultation as the way to get along. How countries should get along and what kind of international relations should be built are important issues in the history of modern international relations. Equality is not only the meaning of the purposes of the United Nations Charter and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, but also an important principle for countries to develop mutual relations. Consultation is an effective way to resolve differences and contradictions, and it should also become an important method of global governance. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a defender and practitioner of the purposes of the United Nations Charter and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Internally, it adheres to treating all member states equally, advocates that all countries, big and small, are equal, consults more on matters and consults well on matters, and resolutely abandons the Cold War mentality and power politics. Externally, it adheres to non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, promotes the democratization of international relations, resolves differences and disputes peacefully through dialogue and consultation, does not engage in closed and exclusive "small circles", builds an open and inclusive "big family", and establishes partnerships with more like-minded countries and international organizations. In the development process of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), no matter what issues are proposed, discussed, and decided, the voice of each member state is listened to equally, and it is insisted on seeking consensus on the basis of mutual understanding and respect for the opinions of each member state. There has never been a situation where a large country forces a small country, a majority forces a minority, or one party forces another party, which provides valuable experience and inspiration for exploring a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation.
Promoting harmony and inclusiveness by respecting diverse civilizations. The prosperity of civilization and the progress of mankind cannot be separated from seeking common ground while reserving differences, openness and inclusiveness, and cannot be separated from civilization exchanges and mutual learning. Different civilizations should coexist harmoniously and complement each other, and jointly provide impetus for human development. The "Shanghai Spirit" is in line with the Global Civilization Initiative, adheres to the concept that the world is rich and colorful and civilizations are diverse, allows the various civilizations created by mankind to shine together, and promotes the breaking of spiritual barriers that hinder human interaction. The "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) family" covers the three continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa, and has friends all over the world. These countries have different histories and cultures and national conditions, complex and diverse ethnic and religious situations, and great differences in systems and development models. It is precisely this diversity that has become the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) valuable asset and also breeds the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) huge development potential. Therefore, the "Shanghai Spirit" emphasizes that all countries respect diverse civilizations, advocates that different countries, different ethnic groups, and different cultures coexist harmoniously and learn from each other, advocates civilization dialogue, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and transcends civilization estrangement with civilization exchanges, transcends civilization conflicts with civilization mutual learning, and transcends civilization superiority with civilization coexistence, laying a solid civilization foundation for countries to achieve harmonious coexistence, mutual benefit and win-win results, and benefit the people.
Achieving win-win prosperity by seeking common development. Development carries the people's yearning for a better life, and common prosperity is an important goal of human common development. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "World prosperity and stability cannot be built on the basis of the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. Common development of all countries is true development." All countries should adhere to the concept of "you are good, I am good, and everyone is good", create good conditions for the common development of all mankind, jointly promote each other's development and prosperity, so that development results benefit all countries in the world, and everyone enjoys abundance and well-being. The "Shanghai Spirit" advocates that development together is true development, adheres to joint consultation, joint construction, and sharing, strengthens the alignment of development strategies, and takes the road of mutual benefit, win-win results, and common prosperity. In order to promote the overall economic development of the region, China practices the Global Development Initiative, strengthens the alignment of development strategies with other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), creates more cooperation growth points, releases regional development vitality, and jointly promotes the modernization process of member states.
The "Shanghai Spirit" gathers the powerful force for building a new type of international relations.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in his toast at the welcome banquet of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit: "Since its establishment, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has always adhered to the 'Shanghai Spirit', consolidated unity and mutual trust, deepened pragmatic cooperation, and participated in international and regional affairs, becoming an important force for promoting the construction of a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind." The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has always practiced the "Shanghai Spirit" and has achieved a series of world-renowned historical achievements in the fields of security, economy, and culture, contributing wisdom and strength to building a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind.
Unity and mutual trust are increasingly consolidated. Security is the prerequisite for national development, and peace is the lifeline of people's happiness. At the time of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) birth, the "three forces" of terrorism, separatism, and extremism posed a severe security threat to the surrounding areas, and the international community also faced a complex and severe security situation after the end of the Cold War. Strengthening regional unity and cooperation and jointly responding to security challenges became an important task for the organization's development. In the face of terrorism and extremism, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has established a regional anti-terrorism agency, achieved remarkable results in intelligence exchange, joint anti-terrorism exercises, and combating the "three forces", maintained regional security and stability, provided the most direct public goods for member states, and also laid the foundation for political trust among member states. It can be said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states have strengthened military trust in border areas to the conclusion of long-term good-neighborly friendship and cooperation treaties, from respecting each other's development paths to supporting each other's core interests, from exchanging experience in governing the country to aligning the development strategies of various countries, unity and mutual trust have become the main thread running through the entire process. In the face of international changes, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has firmly grasped the trend of the times, always moved in the right direction of seeking unity, increasing mutual trust, seeking development, and promoting cooperation, accumulated invaluable practical experience, and also achieved hard-won development results.
Development results benefit all parties. Most of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states are neighboring countries, with close geographical proximity, complementary markets, and prominent resource endowments. It is convenient and beneficial to build cross-border transportation channels, and the scale of investment and trade is steadily growing, showing broad prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project has been officially launched, international road transportation has developed rapidly, the air Silk Road is smoothly connected, and a regional deep interconnection pattern is taking shape. In the past 5 years, the trade volume between China and other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has successively exceeded 300 billion, 400 billion, and 500 billion US dollars, reaching a record high of 512.4 billion US dollars in 2024. The goal set by President Xi Jinping (习近平) that the cumulative trade volume between China and other countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would exceed 2.3 trillion US dollars has been achieved ahead of schedule. China has become the largest source of investment for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and it is also the largest trading partner for Russia and Kazakhstan. With the help of Silk Road e-commerce, countries have realized "buy globally and sell globally", and the effectiveness of regional economic cooperation has become prominent. Practice fully shows that China's technology, capital, and experience help Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states' industrial transformation and upgrading, promote the sustainable development and modernization process of the organization; the economic cooperation between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states is becoming increasingly close, greatly expanding the space for regional economic cooperation. Under the guidance of the "Shanghai Spirit", countries with different social systems and different levels of development can fully achieve coordinated development, mutual benefit, and win-win results.
Cultural exchanges are becoming closer. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states are located in the Eurasian continent. Historically, the Silk Road ran through the region, which has both common historical memories and a long history and splendid civilization. Since the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the people of all countries have been connected in heart and mind, learned from each other, and the road of cultural exchanges has become wider and wider, and the public opinion foundation for long-term development has become more solid. In the process of civilization mutual learning, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) upholds the "Shanghai Spirit", fully respects the civilization diversity of member states, promotes the exchange and dialogue of different civilizations in seeking common ground while reserving differences, builds a bridge for the people of all countries to know and be close to each other, and creates a new road for civilization coexistence and common prosperity. At the mechanism level, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has formed a relatively complete exchange mechanism covering different levels. The summit of heads of state and the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) determine the direction for member state cooperation, and mechanisms such as ministerial meetings formulate and implement action plans, promoting member state cooperation in education, culture, tourism, science and technology, disaster relief, and prevention and control of infectious diseases to go deeper and deeper. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) University, Luban Workshops, and youth development forums are becoming more and more popular. Inspired by the "Shanghai Spirit", these pragmatic actions continue to empower the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) family construction, promote the "heart connection" of the people of member states, and bring tangible benefits to the region and the world.
International influence is constantly increasing. With the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the practical power of the "Shanghai Spirit" is becoming increasingly prominent. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is widely welcomed in the international community, and more and more countries are approaching and integrating into the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) family, or carrying out close cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Currently, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has grown into the world's largest regional organization with 26 countries participating, cooperation in more than 50 fields, and an economic aggregate of nearly 30 trillion US dollars. Its international influence and appeal are increasing day by day. Under the guidance of the "Shanghai Spirit", the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has always恪守联合国宪章宗旨和原则 (kè shǒu Liánhéguó Xiànzhāng zōngzhǐ hé yuánzé - "adhered to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," to strictly abide by the principles of the UN Charter), promoted the continuous improvement and upgrading of regional security, economic, cultural, and development cooperation, created a new model of regional cooperation in which countries with different social systems unite and cooperate, built a constructive partnership of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties, and become a model of a new type of international relations. With the "Shanghai Spirit" as its banner, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) took the lead in proposing a global governance concept of joint consultation, joint construction, and sharing, practiced true multilateralism, strengthened cooperation with the United Nations, ASEAN, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and many other international organizations and multilateral mechanisms, constructively participated in international and regional affairs, always stood on the side of international fairness and justice, advocated civilization inclusiveness and mutual learning, opposed hegemony and power politics, and played a positive role in promoting world peace and development.
Promoting the "Shanghai Spirit" to continuously radiate new contemporary brilliance.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in his important speech at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation+" meeting: "The trend of the times of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win results has not changed, but the shadows of the Cold War mentality, hegemonism, and protectionism have not dissipated, new threats and new 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." At this historical coordinate, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) follows the "Shanghai Spirit", continues to stand on the right side of history, on the side of human progress, and on the side of multilateralism, which is of great importance to promoting world peace and development. In line with the common expectations of the people of all countries, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global Governance Initiative at this Tianjin summit, which will further promote the "Shanghai Spirit" to radiate new contemporary brilliance and better unite and lead the Global South to gather wisdom and strength for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Promoting the better development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The success of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has played a demonstrative and leading role in regional peace and development and the construction of a new type of international relations, demonstrating strong vitality. China has always regarded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a priority direction for its neighborhood diplomacy, linked its own development with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and linked it with the people of all member states' yearning for a better life, promoted the joint construction of a closer Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) community with a shared future, let the "Shanghai Spirit" continue to illuminate the road to building a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) community with a shared future, and let the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) make more practical explorations for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. To this end, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed a series of pragmatic measures at this Tianjin summit to promote the better development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), such as implementing 100 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects, implementing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) doctoral student innovation training program, and building 10 "Luban Workshops" in member states. China will also host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Political Parties Forum, the Green and Sustainable Development Forum, and the Traditional Medicine Forum, continue to implement the Action Plan for High-Quality Development of Economic and Trade Cooperation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) family, and promote all parties to share the dividends of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) development.
Better leverage the functions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Compared to its inception, the SCO itself, as well as the international and regional situation, have undergone significant changes. To promote the "Shanghai Spirit," we must, from a new historical starting point, adhere to keeping pace with the times, promote reform and innovation in all aspects such as organizational structure, rules of procedure, and international cooperation, continuously inject new impetus into it, enhance the cohesion of the organizational mechanism, enhance the organization's ability to act, and lead the SCO cooperation with solid actions to take on a new look, accelerate, and reach new heights, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security in various countries. Focus on adhering to seeking common ground while reserving differences, adhering to mutual benefit and win-win results, adhering to openness and inclusiveness, adhering to fairness and justice, and adhering to pragmatic and efficient promotion of SCO reform, strengthen resource investment and capacity building, make the organizational mechanism more complete, decision-making more scientific, and actions more efficient, rely on the power of the system to ensure that the SCO, with a more high-spirited attitude and more pragmatic measures, jointly build a garden of civilizations that benefits oneself and others, is beautiful and harmonious, and moves towards modernization together in mutual achievement and co-creation of the future, and promotes the SCO to move steadily and far.
Take practical actions to practice the global governance initiative. In the face of the severe situation of increasing global challenges and a worsening global governance deficit, the SCO, as an active force in the construction and reform of the global governance system, must set an example in practicing the global governance initiative and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system. The global governance initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation +" meeting emphasizes adhering to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centeredness, and focusing on action-orientedness, clarifying the principles, methods, and paths that need to be followed in reforming and improving global governance, conforming to the universal aspirations of the people of all countries, meeting the urgent needs of today's world, and further contributing Chinese wisdom and proposing Chinese solutions for strengthening and improving global governance. The global governance initiative promotes countries to rely on multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations 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, which has great practical significance. The SCO promotes the "Shanghai Spirit" and practices the global governance initiative, which will further 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.
Jointly safeguard the post-war international order. 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, and also the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Many member states of the SCO have experienced the test of blood and fire in World War II and paid huge sacrifices for the victory of the war. The "Statement of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of World War II and the Founding of the United Nations" issued by the leaders of the member states after the Tianjin (天津) Summit emphasized: "The United Nations is one of the most important achievements of the victory of World War II and the cornerstone of the modern international relations system." The SCO should 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 jointly safeguard the post-war international order. Adhere to and safeguard the authority of the United Nations, firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, so that the "Shanghai Spirit" can be carried forward in the vivid practice of jointly safeguarding the post-war international order, and promote the "Shanghai Spirit" to continuously radiate new brilliance in the new era.
(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）))
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In today's world, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, extreme weather events occur frequently, the risks of sudden disasters are superimposed, and new and old contradictions are intertwined. Building resilient cities has become a global issue. The Central Urban Work Conference held in July this year proposed "taking the construction of innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities as the goal," and deployed seven key tasks for urban work, one of which is "focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities." The "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), which was recently issued, made arrangements for enhancing urban safety and resilience. In recent years, the disaster risks faced by Chinese cities have become increasingly complex and diverse, highlighting the importance of building safe and reliable resilient cities. Thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Urban Work Conference and implementing the various tasks deployed in the "Opinions," focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities, is an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality urban development and building modern people's cities, and is an important support for coordinating development and security and advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Building safe and reliable resilient cities demonstrates the bottom-line thinking and strategic vision of building modern people's cities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must accelerate the construction of resilient cities, improve the urban safety prevention system, strengthen the urban basic operation support system, and improve the ability to prevent and reduce disasters." Building safe and reliable resilient cities must adhere to a people-centered approach, putting the people first and lives first, and taking safety and reliability as the foundation and prerequisite for the operation of resilient cities. Focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities requires not only maintaining strong resistance and rapid recovery capabilities against low-probability "black swan" events, but also preventing problems before they occur and nipping them in the bud, building an effective active immune system to ensure the city's safe operation at all times. We must adhere to bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, "estimate the difficulties more fully and think about the risks more deeply," to ensure that various governance systems, policies, and actions are implemented in a down-to-earth, meticulous, and foolproof manner, efficiently responding to risks and challenges, and achieving long-term stability, people's happiness, and well-being.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized promoting the construction of resilient cities. Under the unified deployment of the Party Central Committee, relevant departments have continuously issued policy documents, and various localities have accelerated the formulation of relevant plans for resilient cities, achieving remarkable results in the construction of resilient cities. The construction of urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects has been fully advanced. By the end of 2024, more than half of the prefecture-level and above cities have built regulatory platforms, basically covering key areas such as gas, bridges, and water supply and drainage, realizing comprehensive perception, automatic collection, monitoring and analysis, and early warning reporting of urban lifeline operation data, effectively preventing and resolving a large number of potential risks. Some cities have taken a step further in technological innovation, building urban digital twin models to more intuitively and accurately display urban safety risk situations, providing strong support for risk assessment and emergency decision-making, and realizing the transformation of urban safety operation management from passive response to active prevention and control. At the same time, it should also be noted that the construction of resilient cities still faces problems and challenges such as the need to enhance overall coordination, weaknesses in risk assessment, weak ability to identify new risks, and insufficient participation of the market and society.
The Central Urban Work Conference proposed: "Promote the construction of urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects, accelerate the renovation and upgrading of old pipelines; strictly restrict super high-rise buildings, and comprehensively improve the level of housing safety protection; strengthen urban natural disaster prevention and control, and coordinate urban flood control systems and waterlogging management; strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, and effectively maintain urban public safety." The "Opinions" made specific arrangements for strengthening the safety management of housing and municipal infrastructure, strengthening the safety production management of key industries and fields, improving the level of urban public health prevention and control and treatment, and enhancing the city's comprehensive disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities. This clarifies the key tasks for us to promote the construction of resilient cities. To focus on building safe and reliable resilient cities, we must adhere to a problem-oriented approach, make up for shortcomings in capabilities, and plan as a whole, deploy systematically, and implement policies accurately.
Deepen facility renovation and build a smart and efficient new urban infrastructure system. Strengthening the safety management of municipal infrastructure and promoting the construction of digital, networked, and intelligent new urban infrastructure will help continuously improve urban facility resilience, management resilience, and spatial resilience, and promote urban safety development. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of urban infrastructure lifeline safety projects, promote the distributed layout of important facilities, energy, and water sources, improve disaster prevention standards, and improve safety protection capabilities. Promote the deep integration of new-generation information technology and urban infrastructure construction, and carry out digital transformation and intelligent management of municipal infrastructure such as urban water supply, drainage, power supply, gas, heating, fire hydrants (fire water cranes), and underground comprehensive pipe corridors in accordance with local conditions, gradually realizing real-time monitoring, simulation, scenario construction, rapid evaluation, and big data analysis of the operation status of municipal infrastructure, improving the ability to promptly warn of safety hazards and respond to accidents, ensuring the safe operation of municipal infrastructure, and continuously enhancing the supporting role of new urban infrastructure in the construction of resilient cities.
Strengthen technological empowerment and promote the transformation of safety risk prevention and control from passive response to active prevention. Maintaining public safety requires preventing problems before they occur. Only by adhering to the prevention and resolution of major safety risks at the source can we truly solve problems at the bud and before they become disasters. It is necessary to build an urban safety risk spectrum and improve the normalized monitoring, early warning, investigation, and rectification mechanism for potential risks. Improve the City Information Model (CIM) platform, carry out urban comprehensive risk assessment, provide support for scientifically determining the development strategies and risk prevention and control requirements of different risk areas, and improve urban spatial resilience. Promote the "one network management" of urban operation, strengthen the sharing of urban operation data of the urban operation management service platform and emergency management, industry and information technology, public security, natural resources, ecological environment, transportation, water conservancy, commerce, health, market supervision, meteorology, data management, fire rescue, earthquake and other departments, and enhance the city's ability to monitor and early warn of urban operation safety risks. Improve the social security and stability risk monitoring and early warning system and improve the ability to dynamically monitor and early warn of risks. It is possible to explore the establishment of a closed-loop process of "monitoring-judgment-early warning-disposal" covering multiple fields, and proactively respond to risks such as extreme weather, gas explosions, urban waterlogging, and social security.
Adhere to a systematic concept, coordinate and efficiently promote the construction of resilient cities. Building safe and reliable resilient cities is a complex systematic project. Only by adhering to a systematic concept, improving overall planning, and strengthening multi-party coordination can we form a joint effort, improve governance effectiveness, and promote safer, more orderly, smarter, and more efficient urban operation. It is necessary to implement the Party's leadership in all aspects and throughout the entire process of resilient city construction, strengthen the overall coordination of various aspects of resilient city construction, scientifically compile the overall plan and special plans for resilient city construction, and plan as a whole and coordinate the promotion of urban economic resilience, social resilience, spatial resilience, ecological resilience, governance resilience, and other aspects of resilience construction. Improve the level of urban public health prevention and control and treatment, promote multi-departmental and cross-city collaboration, and strengthen public health emergency management and joint prevention and control. Comprehensively practice the people's city concept, improve the social governance system of party committee leadership, government responsibility, social collaboration, public participation, and legal guarantee, build a urban governance community in which everyone participates, everyone is responsible, everyone contributes, and everyone shares, and improve the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties in participating in the construction of safe and reliable resilient cities.
(The author is a researcher at the Think Tank Research Center of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (上海社会科学院))
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Electrical and electronic products such as mobile phones, household appliances, and office electronic equipment are closely related to our production and life. The mandatory national standard "Requirements for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products" was recently released, which will promote the green transformation and upgrading of the industry, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and help companies better connect with overseas markets.
With the rapid development of technology and the continuous growth of consumer demand, mobile phones, household appliances, office electronic equipment, cultural and educational electronic products, and other products are widely used in daily life. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of electrical and electronic products. In the first half of 2025, China's output of smartphones was 563 million units, and the output of microcomputer equipment was 166 million units. At the same time, the residential ownership of air conditioners in China is 780 million units, color TVs 550 million units, refrigerators 530 million units, washing machines 502 million units, and electric water heaters 460 million units.
The green level and safety standards of these products are related to the vital interests of the people and the sustainable protection of the ecological environment. Recently, the mandatory national standard "Requirements for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products" was released, and the standard will be officially implemented on August 1, 2027. "The introduction of mandatory national standards will promote electrical and electronic companies to produce more and better green products, benefiting more consumers," said Wang Peng (王鹏), Director of the Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部).
Enterprises Produce According to Standards
Clear limits are set for 4 heavy metal elements and 6 types of persistent organic pollutants.
One of the main contents of the mandatory national standard is to clarify the limit requirements.
The standard proposes mandatory limit requirements for the content of 4 heavy metal elements, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, as well as 6 types of persistent organic pollutants, such as polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and 4 phthalate substances, in electrical and electronic products. This forms an effective constraint on related production enterprises and promotes the industry to improve its compliance level.
There are many types and a large number of electrical and electronic products. The standard divides products into two categories and proposes different control requirements. Category I products are products included in the compliance management catalog, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, electric water heaters, printers, copiers, fax machines, televisions, monitors, microcomputers, mobile phones, and telephones, which are the focus of implementation and control. The 10 hazardous substances contained in related products must meet the limit requirements. At the same time, hazardous substance control labels must be marked, and the hazardous substance content of each component must be disclosed to ensure information transparency, which is convenient for consumers to identify and recycling and processing companies to classify and dispose of discarded products. Category II products are products outside the compliance management catalog, which need to be marked with hazardous substance control labels and disclose the hazardous substance content of each component.
The mandatory national standard will give companies a two-year transition period for standard implementation and a one-year digestion period for inventory products to ensure that companies have sufficient time to adapt. From August 1, 2028, products that do not meet the standard will not be allowed to be sold.
Wang Peng (王鹏) suggested that during the standard implementation transition period, companies should focus on doing three aspects of work: First, optimize supply chain management to ensure that the purchased raw materials meet the requirements; second, replace raw materials containing hazardous substances through product design optimization and alternative material research and development; and third, enhance hazardous substance screening and testing and systematic management capabilities through self-construction or entrusting third parties.
"After the standard is officially implemented, we will carry out supervision and spot checks on electrical and electronic products in the production and circulation fields, and punish products that do not meet the mandatory national standard requirements in accordance with the law to ensure that electrical and electronic products meet the mandatory national standard requirements and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers," said Wang Yuhuan (王玉环), Deputy Director of the Standards Technology Management Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局).
Industry Development is Guaranteed
Breaking down compliance barriers helps products better connect with the global market.
Currently, major electrical and electronic product manufacturers in China are gradually reducing the use of 4 phthalate substances, and mature and reliable alternatives have been applied on a large scale.
"Incorporating 4 phthalate substances into control already has an industry foundation. This time, promoting the reduction and replacement of phthalate substances through the implementation of mandatory national standards will help promote the green transformation and upgrading of the entire industry," said Guo Nan (郭楠), Vice President of the China Electronics Standardization Institute (中国电子技术标准化研究院).
Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) will integrate resources from universities, research institutions, and leading enterprises to release technical cases and guidelines for the replacement needs of controlled substances, and promote harmless materials and processes to small and medium-sized enterprises through training and other methods to narrow the gap between enterprises in compliance levels. At the same time, it will promote the establishment and improvement of hazardous substance compliance management systems by companies producing complete machines, parts, and raw materials, guide the collaborative upgrading of the industrial chain, and promote upstream and downstream companies to establish a green supply chain collaboration mechanism to achieve green control of the entire chain of "raw materials-parts-complete machines."
In addition, the national standard will also help China's electrical and electronic products better develop and connect with the global market. Guo Nan (郭楠) introduced that in recent years, economies such as Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea have gradually incorporated 4 phthalate substances into relevant control requirements. China's electrical and electronic products have many categories and a large scale of "going overseas." Unifying the types of controlled hazardous substances with the main export markets through mandatory national standards can effectively break down the product "going overseas" compliance barriers caused by standard differences, making it easier for China's electrical and electronic products to better connect with the global market.
Consumers Look at Labels When Purchasing
When purchasing products, two labels can help understand the hazardous substance information in the products.
Whether consumers can purchase electrical and electronic products that meet the control requirements, the label is the key. The mandatory national standard ensures that the hazardous substance control results are traceable and verifiable through labels, hazardous substance information disclosure, and technical support document storage requirements. After companies use digital technologies such as QR codes or electronic displays to identify information, consumers can quickly, comprehensively, and accurately understand the hazardous substance information in the products when purchasing products.
"For example, for mobile phones, you can view the label in the 'Settings-System-Certification Mark' section," Guo Nan (郭楠) suggested that consumers can pay attention to "two labels" when purchasing.
The first is the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products label. The mandatory national standard requires that all electrical and electronic products must be marked with relevant labels according to the actual situation of the products. Consumers can learn about the hazardous substance content and environmental protection use period of the products from the labels.
The second is the China Green Product label. According to requirements, for Category I products such as mobile phones, computers, refrigerators, and washing machines, their manufacturers need to complete conformity assessment before the products are launched on the market. Having this label means that the company publicly promises that the hazardous substance content meets the standard requirements and can provide raw material and component testing reports or supply chain compliance certificates and other supporting materials for social supervision, or the company chooses a qualified certification body to carry out product hazardous substance compliance certification.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 庞革平
An industrial humanoid robot rolled off the production line at the Ubtech (优必选) smart factory, participating in the car manufacturing process of an automotive smart factory; a license plate for road testing of functional low-speed unmanned vehicles was issued, transitioning unmanned vehicles from closed-site testing to open road testing; the wind power industry is "linking beads into a chain," with leading enterprises such as Gaze Solar (嘉泽新能源) and Goldwind Technology (金风科技) demonstrating chain-leader effects... Liuzhou (柳州), Guangxi (广西), is promoting the digital transformation of enterprises, taking the deep integration of artificial intelligence and manufacturing as the main line and taking the construction of a national pilot city for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises as an opportunity.
On September 6, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司) and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (华为技术有限公司) held a signing ceremony in Liuzhou (柳州) for deepening cooperation on Baojun's "Three Intelligence" (宝骏“三智”), which is the latest achievement of Liuzhou's (柳州) vigorous promotion of the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" action and the creation of artificial intelligence application scenarios. The two parties will deepen cooperation in areas such as assisted driving, intelligent cockpits, and intelligent manufacturing to jointly promote the high-quality development of the automotive industry's intelligence and networking.
Cutting-edge technology is key to the industry's continued revitalization. Focusing on key intelligent technologies for new energy vehicles such as assisted driving, intelligent interaction, intelligent management, and intelligent operation and maintenance, the Guangxi New Energy Vehicle Laboratory (广西新能源汽车实验室) has achieved a series of innovative technological results. The laboratory has been approved for 36 Guangxi Science and Technology "Peak" Action (广西科技“尖峰”行动) special projects, receiving more than 200 million yuan in science and technology funding support, and has jointly established 22 sub-laboratories and a research and development team of more than 5,000 people with Tsinghua University (清华大学) and other institutions of higher learning using innovative models.
In the Liuzhou Iron and Steel Group (柳钢集团) Cold Rolling Plant, the "AI Digital Steel Coil Platform" (AI数智钢卷平台) was put into operation this year, which can trace the energy costs, spare parts consumption, and other data generated throughout the entire life cycle of cold-rolled steel coils, and cost calculation can be achieved as soon as the product rolls off the production line; in the Liugong (柳工) Excavator Smart Factory, an excavator rolls off the production line every 13 minutes, achieving an annual output of 20,000 units... Liuzhou (柳州) has formed a "dual-wheel drive" development pattern of "intelligent manufacturing capabilities + scenario applications" for "Artificial Intelligence +", with 42 intelligent terminal and robot manufacturing enterprises, 12 Guangxi (广西) intelligent manufacturing benchmark enterprises, 75 smart factories, and 62 digital workshops.
Wang Ying (王颖), Director of the Liuzhou Development and Reform Commission (柳州市发展和改革委员会主任), stated that Liuzhou (柳州) plans to open up more than 100 demonstration application scenarios for emerging industry terminal products in 5 years to promote the organic connection between industry and the market and help advance new industrialization.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Li Gang (李刚)): This reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation (广东省市场监管局) that as of September 3rd, Guangdong (广东) has 20,001,900 registered business entities. The development of business entities shows a good trend of "increasing quantity and quality, improving quality and upgrading, and enhancing confidence."
In the first eight months of this year, Guangdong (广东) newly established 414,600 "four new economy" (new technology, new industry, new business format, new model) enterprises and 167,600 "digital economy" enterprises. The vitality of the private economy continues to burst forth. As of the end of August, Guangdong (广东) had 19,251,700 registered private economic organizations, a year-on-year increase of 6.47%.
Return to TopThe Bohai Bay (渤海湾) tidal rhythm outlines a unique ecological picture on the Panjin (盘锦) land. In early autumn, in the Red Beach National Scenic Corridor (红海滩国家风景廊道) in Panjin City (盘锦市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), the "red carpet" woven by tens of thousands of acres of Suaeda stretches with the tide. This wetland, which once faced ecological challenges, has now been revitalized through technological restoration. The fiery red Suaeda spreads between the blue sea and sky, and the intelligent services in the scenic area attract a large number of tourists. At present, Panjin (盘锦) is writing a new chapter of harmonious coexistence between man and nature with the vivid practice of empowering ecological restoration with technology and using green waters and green mountains to benefit people's livelihoods.
Technology empowers and systematically restores wetland ecology
The ecological base of Red Beach (红海滩) is maintained by the wetland system constructed by Suaeda. Since 2019, the Red Beach Scenic Area (红海滩景区) has jointly launched a salt marsh Suaeda wetland restoration project with professional scientific research institutions, formed a professional team to carry out routine monitoring, and done a good job in beach degradation transformation, tidal ditch dredging, and Suaeda grass replanting. At the same time, the reed marshes along the entire line of the beach were cleared. In 2025, the "drone-targeted seeding + lightweight seedling tray" technology was first created. Relying on the drone precision operation system, it broke through the limitations of manual operations in complex terrains such as intertidal zones and mudflats, and realized the targeted delivery of Suaeda. Through high-precision positioning and seeding technology, not only the seeding efficiency per unit area is effectively improved, but also the damage to the fragile soil structure caused by traditional manual trampling is effectively avoided. The drone equipped with a lightweight seedling tray can directly transport the mature Suaeda seedlings to key areas, and the actual measurement survival rate has achieved a major breakthrough. Continuous technological investment has brought about ecological improvement. The coverage area of salt marsh Suaeda has gradually recovered from 0.2 million acres in 2018 to 2.8 million acres, providing a more favorable habitat for rare species such as red-crowned cranes and black-billed gulls.
Smart collaboration, balancing protection and development
With the continuous improvement of ecological attractiveness, the Red Beach Scenic Area (红海滩景区) optimizes management services through smart construction. Deploying a "5G + Beidou (北斗)" fusion system and launching the "Red Beach One-Code Tour (红海滩一码游)" platform, it provides intelligent parking guidance, unmanned restaurants, unmanned supermarkets, Yushu intelligent robots, AI tour guide voice explanations, unmanned sightseeing vehicles, etc. The entire process of smart services shortens the average waiting time for tourists by 40% and effectively disperses passenger flow in the core area. The "Digital Twin Scenic Area" technology is innovated to build a virtual mapping of the scenic area, and the GIS map is used to simulate the passenger flow heat in real time to accurately regulate the instantaneous carrying capacity. Deploying drone fire extinguishing, intelligent fire stations, etc., strengthen ecological monitoring and fire warning, and cooperate with fire extinguishing robots and other equipment to form an emergency response network, and related operation and maintenance costs are reduced by 35%. These smart measures not only enhance the tourist experience, but also build a protective barrier for the wetland ecology.
Benefiting people's livelihood, exploring the path of ecological value transformation
The Red Beach (红海滩) wetland ecology is gradually improving, quietly changing the lives of surrounding residents. As Suaeda regains its magnificent vitality, more and more tourists come here, opening up diverse income-generating avenues for the local people. The former fishermen put down their fishing nets and became security guards in the scenic area; smoke curled up from the farmhouses, and the villagers brought out unique wetland dishes; specialties such as rice field crabs, sea duck eggs, and cattail mushroom sauce from the fields were packed into tourists' luggage through the scenic area's exhibition and sales platform. The red beach and green reeds at the doorstep are being transformed into a tangible source of happiness in the lives of the masses. Residents work as tour guides in the scenic area, provide guided photography services in the photography base, and receive guests from all over the world in the homestay courtyards, realizing local employment and income increase. Panjin Red Beach (盘锦红海滩) protects the gifts of nature in a simple way and protects the good days of thousands of households.
The Bohai (渤海) tides come and go as before, and technological power has quietly integrated into the ecological context of Red Beach (红海滩). Panjin Red Beach (盘锦红海滩) achieves a dynamic balance between fine restoration through technological empowerment and intelligent management, and coordinates ecological protection and people's livelihood security, providing a valuable practical reference for coastal wetland management in China.
Data source: Panjin Red Beach Tourism Development Co., Ltd. (盘锦红海滩旅游发展有限公司)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡婧怡
On September 3rd, Yang Huafeng (杨化烽), a 92-year-old veteran of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, turned on the television early in the morning. While waiting for the start of the military parade, Yang Huafeng smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes with both hands and solemnly pinned the brand-new "80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" commemorative medal on his chest.
Having joined the army at the age of 12 and participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Yang Huafeng, a veteran of many battles, stared intently at the various weapons and equipment shown on the live broadcast. His hearing was somewhat impaired, and his family had to repeatedly and loudly relay the commentary from the television to him. "Now our equipment is advanced, and no one dares to bully us!" Yang Huafeng exclaimed, "The blood of our comrades has not been shed in vain, and it has been exchanged for the development of the country and the happiness of the people today!"
Why did he join the Anti-Japanese United Army?
"I have no home, I want to fight the Japanese devils with you."
In March 1933, Yang Huafeng was born in Jiangdong Village (江东村), Linkou County (林口县), Mudanjiang City (牡丹江市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省). The Wusihun River (乌斯浑河) flows through the area, irrigating this fertile black soil, but the Japanese invaders' burning, killing, and looting caused the villagers to suffer greatly.
One evening, three soldiers from the Anti-Japanese United Army came to Yang Huafeng's home. His father wanted to let them stay at home, but the soldiers were afraid of causing trouble for the people and insisted on returning to the mountains. The young Yang Huafeng asked his father, "It's so late, what if there are wolves in the mountains?" His father told him, "They are a group of brave soldiers, they are not afraid!" A few days later, news came from the village that the Anti-Japanese United Army ambushed a Japanese patrol team and eliminated more than a dozen enemies.
In order to cut off the connection between the Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers and the common people, the Japanese invaders implemented the "Group Tribe" policy locally, demolishing courtyards, burning houses, and concentrating the people for management. Yang Huafeng's home was burned down, and his mother was beaten to death by the Japanese army for trying to retrieve the grain from the house. Later, his father was captured by the Japanese army to work as a laborer. Because he claimed to be Chinese and refused to sing the "national anthem" of the puppet state of Manchuria, he was severely beaten by the Japanese army and died a few days after returning home with serious injuries. Yang Huafeng will never forget the scene of his father's death: "He took my hand and said, 'When you grow up, you must avenge us.'" Yang Huafeng became an orphan, and joining the Anti-Japanese United Army became his daily expectation.
In 1945, a team of hundreds of people from the Anti-Japanese United Army arrived in Jiangdong Village (江东村) and joined forces with the Soviet Red Army, which arrived later, to capture the Japanese碉堡 around the village. Seeing the Anti-Japanese United Army troops stationed there, Yang Huafeng carried grass and helped the soldiers take care of the military horses. Zhang (张) the captain of the detachment saw Yang Huafeng coming every day and asked him why he didn't go home. "I have no home, I want to fight the Japanese devils with you!" 12-year-old Yang Huafeng said firmly.
In view of Yang Huafeng's special circumstances and positive performance, his request to join the army was approved. "When the Anti-Japanese United Army came, I knew that the Japanese devils' lives would not be long, and my life had hope," said Yang Huafeng.
What dangerous moments have you experienced?
"A fallen Japanese soldier picked up his gun and aimed at a comrade. I didn't think about anything, I jumped up and pulled the trigger."
Wearing a set of military uniforms made from adult gray cloth clothes, Yang Huafeng officially became a soldier of the Anti-Japanese United Army. The army gave him a gun and made him a communication soldier.
In the army, Yang Huafeng conscientiously studied shooting, assassination, and grenade throwing skills. When sleeping at night, he made sure to tie his leggings, put on his clothes and shoes, and hold his gun in his arms so that he could take action immediately in case of an emergency. In order to do a good job as a communication soldier, he paid attention to distinguishing the different accents and speaking characteristics of soldiers from various places to prevent deviations when conveying instructions from superiors.
Because he was familiar with the terrain, Yang Huafeng took the initiative to lead the troops to attack the Japanese garrison. Once, the Anti-Japanese United Army was preparing to attack a Japanese stronghold more than 20 miles away from Jiangdong Village (江东村). Because there was a large mountain in the middle, it was necessary to detour according to the original plan. Yang Huafeng found Captain Zhang (张) and said, "I know there is a road on this mountain that can go straight through. I walked it when I was grazing horses. Carts and oxcarts can pass, and we can bring shovels and hoes to repair the narrow parts of the road, and artillery carts can also pass." "Great!" Captain Zhang (张) was very excited, "Although you are young, you are smart and willing to use your brain in battle."
Yang Huafeng led the way, and the Anti-Japanese United Army arrived at the stronghold one day ahead of schedule through the mountain road and wiped out the Japanese army. Subsequently, the Anti-Japanese United Army took advantage of the victory to pursue and launched the battle to liberate Linkou County (林口县).
Because Yang Huafeng was young, he was always arranged to guard supplies and rescue the wounded in the rear during battles. "The veteran asked me to lie in the trench and not come out. I heard the sound of gunfire outside, and the sound of killing was deafening," Yang Huafeng recalled, "I poked my head out and saw my comrades fighting desperately with the enemy. A fallen Japanese soldier picked up his gun and aimed at a comrade. I didn't think about anything, I jumped up and pulled the trigger, and shot the enemy to death with one shot." The battle lasted for 3 days, and Linkou County (林口县) was liberated.
Soon after, Japan announced its surrender. Yang Huafeng followed the troops into the Mudanjiang (牡丹江) area, and what he saw and heard along the way was unforgettable for the rest of his life. The streets of his hometown were more lively than during the New Year, and the people took to the streets to cheer: "Japan has surrendered!"
What are your expectations for the future?
"Commemoration is to remember history, and peace is my greatest wish."
After retiring from the army, Yang Huafeng still maintained a hard-working and simple lifestyle. The layout of his home is very simple, and an old wardrobe has been used for more than 30 years and he is reluctant to replace it.
"The Party and the country have given us a good life. We cannot only talk about enjoyment, but we must make more contributions." Yang Huafeng often uses his revolutionary experience to educate his children and younger generations, "When you encounter difficulties, don't be afraid, let alone complain, but dare to face the difficulties. A peaceful and happy life is created by generations of people."
Yang Dongmei (杨冬梅), Yang Huafeng's (杨化烽) daughter, said that her father has a habit of reading newspapers and studying, and attaches great importance to the integrity education of his family, often urging: "It was so difficult during the Anti-Japanese War. When the villagers heard that the Anti-Japanese United Army needed horse grass, they offered to support it free of charge, but the soldiers still insisted on paying by the catty. Now we lack nothing, and we must not take more than our share."
In this military parade, Yang Huafeng (杨化烽) was very excited to see the concentrated appearance of the new generation of weapons and equipment of our army, and his thoughts returned to the founding ceremony in 1949...
"At that time, I was on duty on the west side of Tiananmen (天安门) Gate Tower. Most of the weapons and equipment in the parade were captured on the battlefield, and there were only 5 types of aircraft." Yang Huafeng (杨化烽) was filled with emotion, "Now it's different. The equipment covers land, sea and air. We must show the world our strength and confidence in defending peace."
Not long ago, Yang Huafeng (杨化烽) came to the "September 18th" History Museum (九·一八历史博物馆) in Shenyang (沈阳). The time on the 残历碑 (Can Li Bei - "Broken Calendar Stele") was set at September 18, 1931. Yang Huafeng (杨化烽) said: "Commemoration is to remember history, and peace is my greatest wish."
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Li Longyi (李龙伊)) Recently, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (退役军人事务部) and the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (韩国国防部) reached an agreement on the implementation of the twelfth handover of the remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea. The South Korean side will hand over the remains and related belongings of 30 Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea to the Chinese side on September 12.
Following international law and humanitarian principles, China and South Korea have successfully handed over the remains and related belongings of 981 Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea 11 times in a row from 2014 to 2024. This year is the twelfth handover implemented in accordance with the consensus reached between China and South Korea. China and South Korea will continue to cooperate in handing over the remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)) The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) released on the 8th the 2025 typical cases of people's courts against unfair competition. This batch of 8 cases involves important legal issues such as the identification of imitation and confusion, infringement of trade secrets, commercial defamation, and online unfair competition, as well as the application of the general provisions of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, involving online and offline industries such as e-commerce platforms and car maintenance services, as well as new technologies and new business forms such as artificial intelligence and live streaming platforms.
In one case, Da Mou Company (大某公司) and Zhang Mou (张某), without obtaining authorization from Hua Mou Company (华某公司), used multiple Douyin accounts under their control to produce and publish a large number of short videos with the trademark and logo involved in the case as the main traffic entrance for live broadcasts. After improper diversion, they used a live broadcast room with a decoration highly similar to Hua Mou Company's (华某公司) offline physical store as a fixed background for live streaming, and used the trademark and logo involved in the case through live broadcast room stickers, anchor clothing, language and behavior, and product placement to sell digital products of brands such as Niu Mou (纽某), earning commissions from live streaming sales. The court held that Da Mou Company (大某公司) and Zhang Mou (张某) jointly infringed on Hua Mou Company's (华某公司) exclusive right to use the registered trademark and constituted unfair competition, and ordered them to compensate Hua Mou Company (华某公司) for economic losses and reasonable rights protection costs of 1.1 million yuan.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanchang (南昌) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)) reports: Jiangxi (江西) launched the "Four 100s" Cultural Mentor Goes to the Countryside program this year to promote high-quality cultural talent resources directly to the grassroots level, strengthen theoretical publicity, and help improve grassroots governance effectiveness. In response to problems such as the inflexible forms and limited dissemination of grassroots theoretical publicity, Zhangshu City (樟树市), Jiangxi (江西) widely uses models such as "on-demand publicity," "literature and art + publicity," and "policy theory + case analysis + interactive Q&A" to make the masses willing to listen and able to understand.
In order to enhance the effectiveness of rule-of-law publicity, Zhangshu (樟树) established the "Zhang Xiaofa (樟晓法)" Legal Understanding Person Publicity Group. Focusing on content of concern to the masses, such as telecom fraud, marriage and love disputes, and traffic accident claims, the publicity group uses typical cases around the masses, arranges legal popularization operas, situational dramas, and other programs, produces legal popularization short videos, and builds a new "online + offline" rule-of-law publicity matrix.
"Since the beginning of this year, the city has organized more than 2,000 various publicity activities. The 'Zhang Xiaofa (樟晓法)' Legal Understanding Person Publicity Group has received more than 60,000 person-times of legal consultations from the masses and successfully mediated more than 14,000 various disputes," said Li Jun (黎俊), Director of the Zhangshu (樟树) Municipal Bureau of Justice.
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Return to TopCartography: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopIn recent days, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action," proposing to promote more effective learning methods. Currently, "Artificial Intelligence + Education" is rapidly entering campuses, changing the original teaching model. With the application of artificial intelligence, what new scenarios are emerging in classrooms, what new changes are occurring in teaching, and what new experiences are students having? Our reporter conducted interviews on this topic.
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Beijing Guangqumen Middle School (北京市广渠门中学)—
Decoding the Central Axis with Mathematics
Our Reporter Wu Dan (吴丹)
Open the "Cloud Central Axis" mini-program and follow the Beijing Swift to overlook the Beijing Central Axis (北京中轴线), where 15 heritage components are laid out in sequence.
"Found it!" Following the voice of student Zhang Qiwei (张杞炜), several other students gathered around. Taking photos, uploading, and checking in, Zhang Qiwei's phone quickly received a notification: "Inspection target: Boundary marker A037; Inspection status: All normal." Soon, the locations of the six nearby boundary markers were also found one by one.
This group of "digital night watchmen" is a class collective from Beijing Guangqumen Middle School (北京市广渠门中学). Taking advantage of the weekend, the entire class completed their math homework along the central axis, at Tiananmen (天安门), Jingshan Park (景山公园), the Bell and Drum Towers (钟鼓楼), and other locations, inspecting the boundary markers on the central axis.
As markers of important ancient regional boundaries, what is the connection between boundary markers and math class?
"Students, in this lesson, we will transform into 'digital night watchmen' and use the Cartesian coordinate system to decode the Beijing Central Axis (北京中轴线)," said Qi Xueran (齐雪然), a math teacher at Guangqumen Middle School (广渠门中学), at the "Central Axis Mathematical Modeling" math class. Students took turns coming to the stage to share their inspection stories.
"Our group used Tiananmen (天安门) as the origin and marked the specific locations of the six surrounding boundary markers on the coordinate system," said student Zhou Yucheng (周裕程).
"Determining the unit length was a challenge. We considered referencing walking steps, the spacing between streetlights, and the number of floor tiles, but ultimately, we accurately calculated it through AI and map software," said student Hu Jianchen (胡戬宸). "The field inspection allowed us to experience the wide application of mathematical knowledge in life."
Next, Qi Xueran (齐雪然) introduced her self-made digital human "teaching assistant" to introduce the traditional culture and historical, geographical, and other multidisciplinary knowledge contained in the central axis. "According to the requirements of the new curriculum standards, a teaching plan was designed from the establishment of the coordinate system to the data analysis of cultural heritage and then to digital protection, hoping to help students initially form engineering thinking and scientific inquiry abilities," said Qi Xueran (齐雪然).
At Guangqumen Middle School (广渠门中学), AI technology has deeply penetrated all aspects of education and teaching: biology teacher Wang Dan (王丹) used AI technology to "move" the rainforest into the classroom; Chinese teacher Xin Yuan (辛媛) allowed Confucius (孔子) to "travel through time and space" to converse with students; in the school's maker space, there are robot classrooms, 3D printing rooms, and more.
Cai Lei (蔡雷), Party Committee Secretary and Principal of Guangqumen Middle School Education Group (广渠门中学教育集团), said: "As a Beijing Smart Campus Demonstration School and an Artificial Intelligence Application Pilot School, we follow the application idea of 'goal-subject-scene-reflection' to explore new ideas for AI-empowered innovative talent cultivation to ensure that technology truly serves teaching goals."
As the math class neared its end, Yue Yuchen (岳雨辰), a student in the Bell and Drum Tower (钟鼓楼) inspection group, wrote on the group cooperative learning evaluation form: It turns out that the coordinate system in the textbook can really measure history, and abstract formulas can also play a symphony of time and space. This may be the most beautiful aspect of mathematics.
Guanggu No. 15 Primary School (光谷第十五小学), Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) Province—
Intelligent Upgrade of Thousand-Year-Old Shadow Puppetry
Our Reporter Wu Dan (吴丹)
The lights dimmed, and the screen lit up.
"Brave warrior, would you be willing to share some dry food with this old man?"
"Is the old man very hungry? I have some freshly picked wild fruits." Pigsy twitched his nose. "Why do you have the smell of burnt bones on you?"
"Nonsense!" The White Bone Demon (白骨精), disguised as an old man, slammed his cane on the ground.
Behind the screen, a robotic arm and four students from Guanggu No. 15 Primary School (光谷第十五小学) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei Province (湖北省) precisely coordinated to lift and dance the shadow puppet characters. Electronic screens replaced traditional screens, and robotic arms replaced manual control. Traditional art and modern technology merged in the intelligent shadow puppetry classroom.
"Students, what are your thoughts or suggestions after watching?" Information technology teacher Yi Furong (易芙蓉) guided the discussion.
"The human-machine collaboration is too seamless," "The old man's machine dubbing is very special," "The background color is too dark, and Pigsy's movements are not very clear"... The students raised their hands to answer.
"Art designer" Yu Zihan (喻梓涵) listened and took notes, and "shadow puppet operator" He Qianqian (何芊芊) and "programmer" Liu Yuyang (刘裕洋) also joined in, "Consider changing the background image," "The old man's voice can be a little older," "You can also add Pigsy's grunts."
"The school has many similar shadow puppetry courses," said Li Hui (李惠), secretary of the school's Party branch. The school introduces digital teaching methods with intangible cultural heritage as the entry point, allowing children to learn through experience.
The shadow puppetry technology in the classroom is constantly iterating, stemming from the students' whimsical ideas. "Some students suggested that the operating lever was difficult to operate and wanted to try hydraulic transmission like an excavator, so hydraulic shadow puppetry was born. Later, students suggested that the robotic arm could be controlled with a tablet to improve fluency, and some suggested adding an intelligent car base," said Huo Fenfang (霍芬芳), director of the school's Information Resource Center.
Why choose shadow puppetry as a featured course? "In the early stage, we investigated multiple projects. Later, we learned that shadow puppetry, which was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, urgently needs to be inherited and has great potential for cross-disciplinary integration," said Principal Wu Linlin (吴林林).
Relying on shadow puppetry, teachers across the school launched cross-disciplinary teaching and research, constructing a "basic + expansion + research" curriculum system: learning the history and culture of shadow puppetry in basic courses, trying to activate shadow puppetry with programming in expansion courses, and practicing the creation and performance of intelligent shadow puppet plays in research courses. In the past three years, students have won many awards; school teachers have created 6 national-level quality courses and 21 provincial-level quality courses.
When thousand-year-old shadow puppetry meets the digital age, the ancient art of light and shadow is inherited in the hands of children and is constantly innovating.
Mingde Experimental School (明德实验学校), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) Province—
Campus Laboratory Joins Hands with Cutting-Edge Technology
Our Reporter Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州)
"Guess why some ancient buildings do not collapse during earthquakes even when the walls fall?" "Because of the mortise and tenon structure?"
In the digital manufacturing laboratory of Mingde Experimental School (明德实验学校) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) Province, a science interest extension class for junior high school students is in progress. Instructor Yang Penghui (杨鹏辉) said: "We can make a high-rise building frame with a mortise and tenon structure to verify it." Computer-drawn drawings, 3D-printed structures, laser-cut wooden boards... The students made a wooden tower frame of more than 10 layers and placed it on a three-dimensional vibration test platform to test its seismic performance.
"This test platform was designed by me and teacher Song Xiangming (宋向明) with the students, and it can simulate seismic waves," said Yang Penghui (杨鹏辉). At Mingde Experimental School (明德实验学校), 18 such innovative laboratories empowered by artificial intelligence have been built, covering aviation, aerospace, automotive engineering, and other fields.
"How to sow the seeds of innovation in the hearts of primary and secondary school students is a new topic that basic education needs to explore," said Lu Jiang (鲁江), Party Committee Secretary and Principal of Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School (Group) (深圳明德实验学校（集团）). In recent years, the school has systematically "grafted" the book knowledge in traditional classrooms into the real scenes of the laboratory, allowing students to immerse themselves in cutting-edge technology and cultivate innovative thinking and hands-on skills.
Why can a primary and secondary school's laboratory "join hands" with cutting-edge technology? "Shenzhen (深圳) has abundant scientific and technological innovation resources, and many technology companies are willing to cooperate with primary and secondary schools to jointly build laboratories," said Tao Ye (陶冶), director of the Innovation Center of Mingde Experimental School (明德实验学校). At present, the school has cooperated with dozens of companies. In the school's aviation and aerospace laboratory, there are advanced teaching equipment such as drones, large fixed-wing aircraft models, and simulated cockpits. "Using the simulated flight system provided by the company, students can immerse themselves in the flight control experience," said instructor Liu Tiansheng (刘天生).
Can the laboratory courses seamlessly connect with the classroom content? "The laboratory is an extension and deepening of the classroom." In the marine resources laboratory, Tao Ye (陶冶) opened a large-scale immersive geographic information system, and a 70-square-meter super-large projection appeared on the floor. Tao Ye (陶冶) introduced that the laboratory teachers are responsible for asking questions and inspiring, and the students form interest groups to find answers themselves. At present, Mingde Experimental School (明德实验学校) has cumulatively developed more than 430 school-based courses and 600 off-campus courses, creating a "course supermarket" covering technology, humanities, art, and other fields, and students can select courses online.
"We hope to explore a teaching model in which resources follow students and courses revolve around interests, allowing children to think like scientists and create like engineers," said Lu Jiang (鲁江).
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Let history shine into reality, let stories convey soul-stirring power, and let every mountain and every river become an eternally unfading national memory.
Major historical junctures often give rise to significant cinematic chronicles. 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 five-episode large-scale television documentary "Mountains and Rivers Remember" (《山河铭记》) was recently broadcast on CCTV's comprehensive channel and national defense military channel. This is our sincere work – it is not just a documentary, but also a long cinematic letter written to history, a profound awakening of national memory.
The main creative team is well aware that documentaries on similar subjects are not uncommon, and how to "do the same topic differently" and innovate is the main challenge facing the creation. From the beginning of planning, "Mountains and Rivers Remember" (《山河铭记》) established a clear concept: it should not only have a high position and a broad vision, but also have a subtle entry point and a vivid narrative. We closely focus on the two main lines of the Chinese Communist Party's role as the mainstay in the national war of resistance and the role of China's war of resistance as the main eastern battlefield in the world anti-fascist war, and strive to let history speak for itself through stories with warmth and substance.
For example, this documentary highlights the profound connotation of "the army wins battles, the people are the backing" by comparing the victory of the anti-Japanese military and civilians in besieging Qin County (沁源) with the defeat of the Kuomintang army's partial resistance in Zhongtiao Mountain (中条山); using Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) soul-searching question before his sacrifice, "If we all surrender, will there still be China?" to show the heroic group portraits of Chinese sons and daughters who are not afraid of strong enemies and regard death as home; and even condensing the power of faith into the strong voice of the times with a song "Follow the Communist Party" (《跟着共产党走》) born in the years of war.
History is not only an echo of the past, but also a mirror for the future. This documentary not only reproduces the heroic deeds of model troops such as the "Bayonet Fighting Hero Company" ("白刃格斗英雄连") and the "Liu Lao Zhuang Company" ("刘老庄连"), but also enters their inheritance units today to record the spiritual outlook of Chinese soldiers in the new era; in Baoshan (保山), Yunnan (云南), three bridges from different periods, such as the Huiji Bridge (惠通桥), stand side by side on the Nujiang River (怒江), silently but powerfully telling the story from national salvation to national rejuvenation.
In order to truly "activate" history, we launched a rescue shooting that raced against time. The team traveled across more than 20 provinces and interviewed 70 veterans of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression with an average age of nearly 100 years. Among them are Wang Fuzhi (王扶之), a 102-year-old founding major general, Ma Zhixuan (马志选), a 107-year-old Red Army veteran, Xu Guangyao (徐光耀), the author of "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" (《小兵张嘎》), and Tian Hua (田华), the winner of the national honorary title of "People's Artist"... They are witnesses of history, and although the years have made their speech less clear, the national integrity deeply rooted in their hearts is still shocking.
In addition, the main creative team revisited dozens of anti-Japanese war sites such as the Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥), Pingxingguan (平型关), Taierzhuang (台儿庄), and the Burma Road (滇缅公路), and talked with domestic and foreign experts and scholars, collectors of cultural relics, and descendants of martyrs, and even invited historians to appear on the scene and interpret it on the spot, using a "microscopic lens" to review the historical scene, so that the audience can feel like they are there.
In the use of audio-visual language, the main creative team strives for a high degree of integration of text and image, and the commentary should not only have ideological sharpness and literary beauty, but also have a strong sense of picture. This documentary also publicly released a large number of precious archives, letters and photos for the first time, using AI restoration technology to restore the glory of blurred historical images, and using 3D animation to restore key battles and life scenes. But we always insist that all special effects and reproductions serve historical narratives.
Looking back is for moving forward; remembering is for a better start. We hope that through such a work, history can shine into reality, stories can convey soul-stirring power, and every mountain and every river can become an eternally unfading national memory.
This is the creation we want – history is not cold, mountains and rivers are not forgotten, and the spirit is immortal.
(The author is the chief writer of "Mountains and Rivers Remember" (《山河铭记》))
Return to TopBeijing, September 8th (Reporter Wang Jue (王珏)) 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, a group of outstanding stage art works have been launched recently. New dramas such as "The Butcher" by the Beijing People's Art Theater (北京人民艺术剧院), the revived play "No Exit" by the China National Theater (中国国家话剧院), and the acrobatic drama "Pioneer" which premiered at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) are being staged.
It is reported that many plays will adopt a combination of offline performances and online broadcasts to allow outstanding works to reach a wider audience. The documentary drama film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" by the China National Theater (中国国家话剧院) is being screened in 27 cities including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Nanjing (南京). Feng Yuanzheng (冯远征), President of the Beijing People's Art Theater (北京人民艺术剧院), said that at this important time, he hopes to create an atmosphere of remembering history, cherishing the memory of martyrs, cherishing peace, and creating the future through a series of works.
Return to TopThe "Peiligang Era and the Origin of Chinese Civilization Academic Symposium" was recently held in Zhengzhou, Henan (河南郑州), with more than 100 experts and scholars from various cultural and museum institutions and universities across the country participating. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the Neolithic Archaeology Professional Committee of the Archaeological Society of China, the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (河南省文物考古研究院), and other organizations.
Peiligang Culture is named after the Peiligang Site (裴李岗遗址) in Xinzheng, Henan (河南新郑), discovered in 1977. Experts believe that in the mid-Neolithic period around 8,000 years ago, Peiligang Culture had many connections with the cultures of surrounding areas, and this period can also be called the Peiligang Era. Han Jianye (韩建业), a professor at Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), said that the Peiligang Culture, represented by the Xinzheng Peiligang (新郑裴李岗) and Wuyang Jiahu Sites (舞阳贾湖遗址), is a representative culture of the mid-Neolithic period in the Central Plains region or the broader Songshan (嵩山) area, and is of great significance for exploring the origin of Chinese civilization.
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In the spacious room, faculty and students from Jilin University (吉林大学) sat on sofas, freely discussing research ideas. The aroma of tea and coffee mingled with the atmosphere of free thought, and ideas sparked and collided in open exchange.
Immersed in the fragrance of books, dreaming through tea. On the afternoon of September 8, the brand-new "Huang Danian Tea House" was officially put into use in the Dingxin Library (鼎新图书馆) of Jilin University (吉林大学), serving as an open and free space for faculty and student interaction.
The Huang Danian Tea House is a place for communication established by Huang Danian (黄大年), an internationally renowned strategic scientist and famous Chinese geophysicist, in the Geology Palace (地质宫) of Jilin University (吉林大学) during his lifetime.
After Huang Danian (黄大年) returned to China to work, he repurposed a vacant utility room, using part of the space as a high-performance computer room and the other part as a tea house, providing free coffee and tea. During breaks from teaching and research, faculty and students came here to relax, chat about ideas, and discuss the future. "Professor Huang (黄老师) believed that breakthroughs in many major scientific research achievements came from exchanges and collisions in a relatively relaxed environment," recalled Yu Ping (于平), deputy curator of the Huang Danian Memorial Hall (黄大年纪念馆). "Tea is the form, the focus is on the exchange and collision of ideas, and the ultimate goal is to solve scientific research problems."
In 2017, after Huang Danian (黄大年) unfortunately passed away from illness, Jilin University (吉林大学) preserved the original appearance of the Huang Danian Tea House in the Geology Palace (地质宫) as a "geographical coordinate" and "spiritual imprint" to inspire faculty and students to serve the country through science and technology.
In recent years, Jilin University (吉林大学) has inherited and promoted the spirit of Huang Danian (黄大年), actively promoted the construction of Huang Danian-style teacher teams, and continued to encourage teachers to be diligent and dedicated, while also cultivating patriotic feelings and strengthening the ambition to build a strong country in the hearts of students. This year, Jilin University (吉林大学) included the construction of "Huang Danian Tea Houses" in its annual work priorities, promoting the construction of "Huang Danian Tea Houses" throughout the university, continuing Huang Danian's (黄大年) original intention, and using them as spaces for faculty and students to exchange ideas and conduct academic discussions.
"The significance of promoting the 'Huang Danian Tea House' lies in the fact that a cup of tea or coffee embodies both the importance of basic theoretical research and the respect for the collision of brilliant ideas," said Xu Hao (徐昊), director of the Jilin University Library (吉林大学图书馆).
In the newly built "Huang Danian Tea House," the heads and representatives of the five "National Huang Danian-style Teacher Teams in Universities" of Jilin University (吉林大学) spoke in turn, sharing their experiences in teaching and research.
"To build a Huang Danian-style teacher team, the construction of the teacher team is crucial. We strive to achieve teaching supported by scientific research, and use theory to cultivate people," said Sun Zhengyu (孙正聿), a senior professor of philosophy and social sciences at Jilin University (吉林大学).
From the Geology Palace (地质宫) to a broader space, from a single college to all faculty and students, the "Huang Danian Tea House" carries a new mission.
"Through the construction of the 'Huang Danian Tea House,' Jilin University (吉林大学) will further build an innovative platform for academic exchange and ideological collision among faculty and students, and continue to integrate the love of the country, the ambition to build a strong country, and the practice of serving the country into the struggle to build a university with Chinese characteristics and world-class standards, and strive to make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization," said Tian Hui (田辉), Secretary of the Party Committee of Jilin University (吉林大学党委书记).
Return to TopAccording to a report from our Nanning (南宁) office on September 8th (Reporter Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺)), the Nanning (南宁) Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) and the Nanning (南宁) Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau recently jointly issued the "Several Measures of Nanning (南宁) City to Support the High-Quality Development of the Micro-Drama Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures"). These measures focus on multiple dimensions such as overseas expansion, cultural and tourism integration, filming and production, enterprise settlement, and talent introduction to promote the development of the micro-drama industry.
The "Several Measures" strongly support the overseas expansion of micro-dramas, providing financial rewards and support to key national cultural export enterprises and projects, as well as projects with export revenue reaching a certain scale. The "Several Measures" focus on supporting the settlement and growth of enterprises, providing settlement rewards to newly registered enterprises that actually conduct business and are included in the regulated statistics system, and providing tiered rewards to new and old enterprises that achieve different levels of revenue breakthroughs in the current year, with additional incentives for leading enterprises.
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Wearing a tracksuit and a sports cap, Chen Zuxing (陈祖兴), an 81-year-old resident of the Xinqin Jiayuan (新沁家园) community in Shiqiao Street (石桥街道), Gongshu District (拱墅区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), can always be seen in the garden at 7 a.m., a spry figure. He has recently become fond of elderly toys, and as long as the weather is good, he goes downstairs every day to play with them.
In Chen Zuxing's (陈祖兴) living room, there are many intellectual and fitness toys that his grandson, Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦), bought for him—rebound table tennis trainer, fun elastic battle chess, ring toss machine, headband boxing ball... These toys have brought a lot of joy to Chen Zuxing's (陈祖兴) old age.
"This rebound table tennis trainer is most to my liking." Chen Zuxing (陈祖兴) took the rebound table tennis to the center of the living room. Every time the racket in his hand is swung, the table tennis ball will bounce once, and then rebound at different angles. In the small living room, the crisp sound of "ping pong" rises and falls one after another.
"This toy can train the flexibility of the body, and some toys can also train reaction ability." After saying that, he ran to the door of the bedroom, staring intently at the "quick-handed stick grabbing machine" hanging on the door frame—5 colored wooden sticks randomly slid down from the transparent pipe, he shook his wrist lightly and steadily grasped 3 sticks, which made his wife clap her hands and cheer: "One more than yesterday."
Chen Zuxing (陈祖兴) wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with emotion: "I loved sports when I was young. In the past, if I wanted to play ball, I had to get people together, find a place, and move the table tennis table, which was troublesome! Now it's good, I can play in the living room or downstairs at any time, and my muscles and bones are also stretched."
Last Double Ninth Festival, Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦) bought him his first elderly toy online—a fun elastic battle chess. At first, Chen Zuxing (陈祖兴) thought it was "childish," but after figuring out the clearance skills on the chessboard and being able to win against Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦), he felt it was much more interesting than watching TV.
"My grandfather is getting older and older, so I thought about buying him some toys to relieve his boredom and exercise his body at the same time." Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦) said that these toys are all purchased online. "There are video introductions on how to play, and after the toys arrive home, I will teach my grandfather."
Before toys enriched his life, Chen Zuxing's (陈祖兴) daily exercise was relatively monotonous, basically walking along a fixed route. Now, the stick grabbing machine tests reaction speed, the battle chess pulls the mind to operate, and the headband boxing ball stimulates body rhythm... These seemingly simple toys have brought real changes to his old age.
Every time he plays downstairs, it always attracts passers-by to stop and watch. Chen Zuxing (陈祖兴) enthusiastically shares his experience: "These gadgets are more useful than health products. Moving your hands and exercising your brain is a hundred times better than sitting at home watching TV and scrolling on your phone every day."
Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦) also adds new toys for his grandfather from time to time. When he was on a business trip, he found a whack-a-mole game machine in Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城) and brought it back to Hangzhou (杭州) without saying a word. "Playing with toys requires freshness. This can exercise my grandfather's reaction ability and doesn't take up space." Chen Jiaqi (陈嘉琦) said.
As the number of consumers of elderly toys increases, many businesses have smelled business opportunities. Walking into a toy stall in Area A of Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城), among the dazzling array of toys, there are many assembly toys and weaving toys for the silver-haired group.
Zhang Yan (张燕), an operator, has been selling toys here for many years. The "silver economy" has been written into the "Government Work Report" for two consecutive years, and she has seen new opportunities in it. "Intellectual toys developed according to the needs of the elderly can provide emotional value. When the elderly are weaving flower baskets, bags and other handicrafts, they can also exercise the coordination of their hands, eyes and brain." Zhang Yan (张燕) said.
In the bustling crowd of Area C of Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城), Lin Liyuan's (林丽员) stall was surrounded by curious customers. She picked up a small and exquisite wrist ball and showed it off: "This wrist ball has a variety of ways to play. With a light flick, the ball can fly far away. It is safe and fun, and can fully exercise the joints of the elderly."
Chen Meijun (陈美君), vice president of the Yiwu Toy Industry Association (义乌市玩具行业协会), believes that elderly toys are deeply in line with the silver-haired group's needs for spiritual satisfaction, social connection and physical and mental health, and are not just for "**打发时间**" (dǎ fā shí jiān - "killing time," to while away the time; to pass the time).
Today, there are many well-designed elderly toys on the market that are both functional and applicable. "Many elderly people pursue quality of life and spiritual pleasure, and are willing to pay for elderly toys that combine happiness, health and social value." Chen Meijun (陈美君) said.
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As silver economy consumption continues to heat up, elderly toys that emphasize attributes such as "promoting social interaction" and "alleviating loneliness" are gradually entering the public eye and being accepted and recognized by an increasing number of elderly consumers.
However, compared to mature toy sub-sectors, elderly toys started late and are even somewhat 叫好不叫座 (jiào hǎo bù jiào zuò - "praised but not popular," well-received but commercially unsuccessful). In response, Chen Feng (陈枫), associate professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering of Zhejiang University of Technology (浙江工业大学), suggests that elderly toys should undergo age-appropriate modifications. As toys designed, sold, and used for the elderly, their material selection, functional design, and quality standards must fully consider the characteristics of the user group.
In terms of material selection, children's toy material selection standards should be strictly followed, and environmentally friendly and healthy plastic, rubber, or metal materials should be used. The elderly have weaker resistance to pathogens, and if materials that do not meet hygiene standards are selected, it is easy to cause physical health problems. For example, plastic materials often contain small molecule plasticizer components, which are easily released and migrate to the external environment during use. Long-term contact by the elderly can easily cause allergic symptoms, and some organic compounds are also prone to breeding mold and bacteria, increasing the risk of illness for the elderly.
In terms of functional design, it should be as far as possible to refer to the physiological characteristics of the elderly, avoid the risk of improper use, and improve the convenience of operation. For example, the vision and hearing of the elderly are generally weaker than those of middle-aged and young people. In the design of toy operating parts, the prompt function should be enhanced and enlarged as much as possible. In view of the decline in the physiological functions of muscles and nerve reactions in the elderly, the operating method, operating force, and component feedback response should conform to the physiological characteristics of the elderly. Therefore, toys should not be too rigid, should have a certain degree of elasticity, and should not be designed with excessively violent rebound and sharp structures. The parts of elderly toys should also refer to the design of children's toys, using structures that prevent accidental swallowing and injury.
Chen Feng (陈枫) reminded that to truly achieve "age-appropriateness," in addition to grasping professionalization, standardization should also be done well. In terms of regulatory standards, elderly toys should be treated equally with children's toys in terms of quality standards. It is recommended that industry authorities strengthen inspection and supervision, and formulate relevant standards as soon as possible to guide industry-standardized production. When merchants promote, do not exaggerate the use of functions.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)): A reporter learned from a press conference held by the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) on the 8th that starting from the 8th, applications for childcare subsidies are officially fully open. Applications can be submitted online through Alipay, WeChat, and various provincial government service platforms, or in person at the township government or sub-district office where the infant is registered.
Childcare subsidies are the first large-scale, universal, and direct cash subsidies for people's livelihood security issued since the founding of the People's Republic of China (新中国), and are a major measure to benefit the people. According to the "Implementation Plan for the Childcare Subsidy System" issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中办) and the General Office of the State Council (国办) in July, the childcare subsidy system will be implemented from January 1, 2025. The subsidy recipients are infants under 3 years of age who are born in compliance with laws and regulations, until they reach 3 years of age. Childcare subsidies are issued annually, and the current national basic standard is 3,600 yuan per child per year. The applicant for the childcare subsidy is one of the parents or other guardian of the infant, and the application is mainly submitted online through the childcare subsidy information management system, but offline applications are also possible. The childcare subsidy is distributed to the applicant's or infant's bank card or other financial account. Childcare subsidies issued in accordance with the childcare subsidy system are exempt from individual income tax; when identifying recipients of minimum living security, individuals in extreme poverty, and other assistance recipients, childcare subsidies are not included in family or individual income.
The recipients of childcare subsidies include infants under 3 years of age born before January 1, 2025. The subsidies for these infants will be calculated and issued based on the number of months they are eligible for subsidies, until they reach 3 years of age. That is to say, eligible infants born after January 1, 2022, can receive childcare subsidies. To facilitate applications from the public, the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) has specially formulated a comparison table of subsidy amounts for infants born in each month from 2022 to 2024.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)): On the 8th, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) announced the second batch of pilot areas for the comprehensive promotion of 15-minute community life circles in cities.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) that in order to comprehensively promote the construction of 15-minute convenient community life circles in cities, focus on benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, based on applications from various regions, after expert review and public announcement, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and other departments have determined the second batch of 30 pilot areas for the comprehensive promotion of 15-minute convenient community life circles in cities, including Haidian District (海淀区), Fengtai District (丰台区), and Shijingshan District (石景山区) in Beijing (北京市), Baotou City (包头市) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), Changning District (长宁区) in Shanghai (上海市), Hefei City (合肥市) in Anhui Province (安徽省), and Baoji City (宝鸡市) in Shaanxi Province (陕西省), etc.
The Ministry of Commerce (商务部) recently issued a notice proposing that the pilot areas for comprehensive promotion undertake the important task of expanding and upgrading the construction of convenient community life circles. It is necessary to promote the construction of convenient community life circles to cover the main urban areas of prefecture-level and above cities, and extend to county-level communities with suitable conditions, adhering to adapting to local conditions and "**一圈一策**" (yī quān yī cè - "one circle, one policy," tailoring policies to suit the specific circumstances of each community). It is necessary to highlight services for the elderly and children, promote more optimized layouts, richer business formats, higher-quality services, and smarter management, and build convenient community life circles into all-age-friendly quality life circles that are livable, workable, enjoyable, purchasable, and suitable for the elderly and children.
Return to TopOn September 7th, at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Culture Fair held in Jian'an Cultural Square (建安文化广场) in Bozhou (亳州), Anhui Province (安徽省), medical personnel provided free health consultations for citizens.
On the same day, traditional Chinese medicine experts from units such as Bozhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (亳州市中医院) and Bozhou People's Hospital (亳州市人民医院) provided free diagnosis and treatment to the public.
Photo by Liu Qinli (刘勤利) (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张腾扬
At the recently held Xiong'an Future City Scenario Exhibition Hall, a multimodal intelligent brain-controlled rehabilitation wheelchair aroused strong interest among visitors. The device applies non-invasive brain-computer interface technology to achieve precise control of fully automated navigation wheelchair movement, robotic arm use of mobile phones, and pneumatic arm-assisted rehabilitation using "mind power." This device is a practical product of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Medical-Engineering Integration Education and Research and Industrial Transformation Platform, which aggregates innovative resources from Beijing and Hebei to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Medical-Engineering Integration Education and Research and Industrial Transformation Platform was established in April 2025. Clinical doctors propose research and development needs, and through big data and artificial intelligence matching, 19 scientific research teams and technology-based enterprises are precisely connected, and 3 projects are implemented, 2 of which use independently developed chips. "The platform strives to promote the efficient transformation and implementation of medical-engineering integration achievements by establishing a deeper level of cooperation between hospitals, specialized and innovative enterprises, and university researchers," said Sun Guogui (孙国贵), Vice President of North China University of Science and Technology (华北理工大学), the platform's operator. The platform has also pioneered a model in which technology managers participate in the entire process from problem proposal to achievement implementation and transformation, both online and offline, providing a practical base for university students' career experience.
Return to TopThis reporter learned from Nanning (南宁) on September 8th (reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)). The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Department of Human Resources and Social Security and the Autonomous Region (自治区) Department of Finance recently jointly issued the "Guangxi 'Skills Illuminate the Future' Three-Year Action Plan (2025-2027)," proposing to implement large-scale vocational skills training around the development needs of the Autonomous Region's (自治区) modern industrial system, solve structural employment contradictions, and consolidate the talent foundation for industrial development.
According to the action plan, Guangxi (广西) will adopt a "job demand + skills training + skills evaluation + employment service" four-in-one project-based training model, implementing key tasks in stages: In 2025, a comprehensive survey of skills needs will be carried out throughout the region, a dynamic needs database will be established, and pilot training will be carried out in key areas such as artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing; in 2026, it will gradually expand to new occupations and modern service industries, planning to create local characteristic training brands; by 2027, the training scope will cover key areas of people's livelihoods such as health and elderly care, childcare, and rural transferred employment, building a skills upgrading service chain covering the career of laborers.
Among them, key groups such as college graduates, rural transferred employment laborers, and registered unemployed personnel are the core coverage objects, and can enjoy targeted employment skills training, entrepreneurship training and other services. The on-the-job skills upgrading training for enterprise employees focuses on solving the shortage of technical talents in the process of industrial upgrading.
Focusing on the key links of industrial transformation, Guangxi (广西) plans to invest 40 million yuan of special funds each year for two consecutive years to support talent cultivation in the border and port industrial parks; for emerging occupations such as artificial intelligence trainers, implement a subsidy increase policy of up to 20%; rely on skill master studios to strengthen the cultivation of advanced manufacturing technology talents, simultaneously promote the construction of health and elderly care and childcare service teams such as domestic service workers and medical caregivers, and focus on cultivating professional talents in modern service industries such as cultural tourism and logistics; and expand new occupational training tracks such as drone piloting and platform entrepreneurship.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 强郁文
Recently, a girl in Henan (河南) developed symptoms such as coughing, vomiting, and lethargy. Her family mistakenly diagnosed it as a common cold, but it turned out to be fulminant myocarditis. The condition progressed extremely rapidly, and she unfortunately passed away while being transferred to another hospital for treatment. Fulminant myocarditis is a fatal disease that can be triggered by a cold, and its initial symptoms are very similar to those of a cold. How to recognize and deal with fulminant myocarditis? The reporter interviewed Cheng Xiang (程翔), Chief Physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Cheng Xiang (程翔) introduced that fulminant myocarditis is a severe acute diffuse inflammatory myocardial disease, characterized by rapid onset, rapid progression, and high mortality rate. Patients will experience hypotension, cardiogenic shock, severe arrhythmia, and even sudden death in a very short period of time, and may be secondary to or accompanied by respiratory failure and liver and kidney failure. If it is not detected and treated in time, the risk of death is more than 50%. Especially children and adolescents, because their immune systems are not yet mature, are more likely to fall into dangerous situations.
Why can a cold trigger fulminant myocarditis? The causes of fulminant myocarditis include infectious and non-infectious factors, with viral infection being the most important cause. In seasons with a high incidence of colds, the viral content is high, and there will be more patients with myocarditis than usual. Preschool children, because their immune systems are not fully developed, have a greatly increased risk of developing myocarditis after colds, flu, and other diseases worsen or recur. In addition to viruses, bacterial and parasitic infections, autoimmune diseases, and drug damage are relatively rare causes, but they can also trigger fulminant myocarditis.
How to recognize the early signs of fulminant myocarditis? In the early stage, the symptoms of fulminant myocarditis are very similar to those of a cold, and symptoms such as fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and diarrhea may occur. However, if the above symptoms progress quickly and severely, or if some special symptoms appear, such as obvious shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chest pain, palpitations, and extreme fatigue, or even symptoms such as pale complexion and fainting, the virus is likely to have invaded the heart.
Cheng Xiang (程翔) reminded that when the body sends out the following signals, it is necessary to pay attention to them, be alert to and rule out fulminant myocarditis:
First, chest pain, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Within a few days or 1 to 3 weeks after the onset of symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue, patients repeatedly experience squeezing, dull pain, or stabbing pain behind the sternum or in the left chest, as well as obvious shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
Second, decreased blood pressure and shock. Patients with fulminant myocarditis often experience hypotension due to severe heart failure and systemic toxic reactions, which can lead to dizziness, fatigue, and blurred vision. In severe cases, patients may not even be able to measure their blood pressure, and may experience cold and clammy limbs and cardiogenic shock.
Third, palpitations and fainting. Fulminant myocarditis usually leads to a significant acceleration of the heartbeat, and even ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, which endanger life. Some patients may experience irregular heartbeats (such as frequent premature beats) or significantly slowed heartbeats (such as high-degree atrioventricular block), causing palpitations, fainting, and even sudden death.
Fourth, extreme fatigue. Patients with fulminant myocarditis often experience extreme fatigue, mental fatigue, pale complexion, and loss of appetite that are difficult to explain by a common cold.
What should I do if I have fulminant myocarditis? Cheng Xiang (程翔) reminded that the principles of early identification and comprehensive treatment should be followed. Once the above symptoms appear after a cold, it is necessary to go to the cardiology department or emergency department for medical treatment in time. In addition, the key to prevention is to improve immunity, strengthen physical fitness, maintain good living habits, and prevent viral infections.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 白光迪
On the morning of September 1st, Guanshan Road in Binhu District, Wuxi City (无锡市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), was bustling with traffic as parents dropped their children off at school during peak hours. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and an electric bicycle overturned.
"Mom! Mom!" Cries immediately rang out. Ms. Chen (陈女士) was curled up in pain, and her young daughter was calling for help. Zhang Cong (张聪), an auxiliary police officer from the Second Squadron of the Economic Development Zone Brigade of the Traffic Management Detachment of the Wuxi Public Security Bureau (无锡市公安局), who was on duty to protect students, saw this and quickly ran over to check the situation.
Zhang Cong (张聪) found that Ms. Chen's (陈女士) knee was seriously injured, and she could not get up for a while. The little girl had no obvious external injuries due to the cushioning of her schoolbag, but she was a little frightened. Ms. Chen (陈女士) endured the pain and struggled to sit up with assistance, comforting her child while enduring the pain: "Don't cry, Mommy is fine. I'll bring you clean clothes later. Go to school." The little girl wiped away her tears and nodded.
Considering that Ms. Chen (陈女士) could not continue to ride the electric bicycle, Zhang Cong (张聪) decided to take the child to school on a police motorcycle. He carefully put a helmet on the little girl and repeatedly told her: "In the future, when you travel, you must remember to wear a helmet. It is very important to protect your head." At 8:03 a.m., the little girl was safely delivered to the school gate.
Afterward, Zhang Cong (张聪) rushed back to the scene of the accident, took Ms. Chen (陈女士) to the hospital, helped her register, and contacted the doctor until he was sure that she had received proper treatment before leaving with peace of mind.
Many people at the scene were touched by this scene, and some took out their mobile phones to record it. "They are truly reliable guardians of the people." Many people sighed.
"Protecting the safety of the people is a duty, but also a responsibility," said Zhang Cong (张聪).
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张文豪 白光迪 程远州 宋朝军
Editor's Note: At the beginning of the new semester, how should ecological civilization be taught? Elementary school students receive new textbooks, visit science museums, and participate in environmental protection activities. University students attend professional courses and conduct field observations, accumulating knowledge while their ecological civilization literacy is subtly enhanced. These vivid ecological civilization education "first lessons" not only sow seeds of green in students' hearts but also serve as an important way to promote the integration of green development concepts into life.
School Uniform Recycling: A Green Relay of Conservation and Environmental Protection
On September 1st, at Changjiang East Road Elementary School (长江东路小学) in Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南), a "Recycled Uniform Collection Point" in the corner of the campus was already lined up. Fan Yueqi (樊悦琪), from Class 3 of the fifth grade, was pleasantly surprised to find after receiving a set of well-fitting autumn uniforms: "There are signatures of other students on the uniform!"
This is not a brand-new uniform but "old clothes" donated by graduates and cleaned and disinfected by the school.
"The clothes are still very new," said Li Yanling (李艳玲), a parent standing nearby, whose child is growing rapidly and will soon outgrow the uniform. "Such recycling saves money and is environmentally friendly."
At the scene, Fan Yueqi also "circulated" her own uniform, marking her third time participating in the uniform recycling program. "I hope the younger students who receive it will be as happy as I was when I wore it," said Fan Yueqi.
Hu Jianling (胡建玲), the principal of Changjiang East Road Elementary School, told reporters that a large number of school uniforms face idleness and elimination every graduation season. "A good quality school uniform can be worn for two or three years without any problems. However, elementary school children grow and develop quickly, and they can't wear the uniforms once they are too small. Can we circulate the ill-fitting uniforms and continue to use them for children in need?"
The school uniform recycling program has been implemented since 2022. Initially, some parents were concerned about hygiene issues, and others felt it was "shameful" to wear old clothes. In response to these concerns, the school took a series of measures: uniformly sorting, cleaning, and disinfecting the recycled uniforms to ensure hygiene and safety; specifying that only uniforms that are at least 80% new can enter the recycling system, etc.
More importantly, the children have become the protagonists of this initiative.
"Today, I am giving my unused uniforms and hats to the younger children. I think if they are cherished enough, they may even reach the next child," said Zhao Yicheng (赵亦诚), a fifth-grade student, at the recycled uniform collection point.
Initiating volunteer activities, encouraging students to participate, and using the statistical knowledge learned in class to count, classify, recommend sizes, and register distributions... "Environmental protection cannot remain in textbooks; the experiences and gains of children in practice are more valuable," said Hu Jianling.
Now, the school has established a normalized uniform recycling mechanism: parents can bring their children's ill-fitting old uniforms to designated locations at any time to exchange for well-fitting "recycled uniforms"; the school updates information in a timely manner to facilitate parents in mastering uniform sizes, quantities, and other data. In recent years, Changjiang East Road Elementary School has recycled an average of about 1,000 uniforms per year. Not long before the start of this semester, the school received nearly a hundred sets of uniforms donated by graduates. When the first-grade freshmen registered this year, the school prepared 150 sets of recycled uniforms, and 97 sets were taken away on the first day.
Ecological Textbooks: A Close Integration of Learning and Experience
At the beginning of the new semester, a unique "First Lesson of Ecological Civilization Education for Primary and Secondary School Students in Jiangsu Province" was held in the Science Museum of Tongli National Wetland Park (同里国家湿地公园) in Wujiang District (吴江区), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏). Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, sunlight shone on the display cabinets filled with various bird specimens. Students from Tongli Experimental Elementary School (同里实验小学) sat together, attentively listening to the introduction by the docent, Zhu Hemei (朱鹤妹): "This is a black-winged stilt, often foraging on the edge of wetlands; this is a Reed Parrotbill, living deep in the reeds..."
Afterward, everyone went to the outdoor bird-watching area. The children held binoculars, listening to the explanation while carefully searching for traces of birds on the branches. "Teacher, I see it, it looks like an egret!" exclaimed Fang Xiaoke (方潇可), from Class 6 of the fourth grade. In the classroom of nature, the children recorded their discoveries one by one.
At the event, the "Series of Interdisciplinary Learning on Ecological Civilization: First Lesson of Ecological Civilization Education for Primary and Secondary School Students in Jiangsu Province," organized and compiled by the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province (江苏省生态环境厅), was officially released. This is the first series of ecological civilization books launched in Jiangsu Province for primary and secondary school students, breaking down the barriers of single disciplines and closely integrating ecological civilization education with courses such as Chinese, science, and art. Opening the pages, there are not only illustrated plant and animal knowledge but also interesting experimental tasks and ecological observation diary sections.
"It turns out there are so many secrets of nature around us," said Fang Xiaoke. In the science museum, the children walked and learned with the textbooks, stopping from time to time to record the characteristics of birds and discuss the role of wetland plants. In Zhu Hemei's view, by combining textbooks with field experience, children can better think about the relationship between humans and nature through observation, recording, and practice. "'Ecological civilization' is no longer an abstract concept but something that can be touched, depicted, and expressed," said Zhu Hemei.
Zuliati Simayi (祖力亚提·司马义), Party Secretary of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province, said: "We hope to sow the seeds of respecting nature, adapting to nature, and protecting nature in the hearts of children through this series of books, encourage them to develop green lifestyles, and become future ecological guardians."
University Classroom: A Mission Inheritance in an Ecological Discipline
"As a future ecological worker, how do you understand the value of ecological civilization construction?" On the morning of September 8, at the "First Lesson" of the School of Ecology of Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学), Associate Professor Zhang Dandan (张丹丹) went straight to the point and posed a question to 55 freshmen.
Zhang Dandan did not immediately give an answer but chatted with the students: "Have you felt the weather getting hotter?" "Yes!" The students, whose faces were reddened from the just-concluded military training, answered enthusiastically.
"After the Industrial Revolution, with the increase in human consumption of fossil fuels and the destruction of forest vegetation, the content of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere gradually increased..." Zhang Dandan said while displaying data and pictures, and the students' expressions became focused.
When talking about giant panda protection, the students' interest was even stronger. "With the efforts of many ecological workers, the giant panda has been downgraded from 'endangered' to 'vulnerable'." "What other measures to protect biodiversity do you know?" Zhang Dandan asked.
"The ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River (长江)!" He Kaiyang (贺垲洋), who lives by the Yangtze River in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), answered first, "I heard that in the past few years of the fishing ban, there have been more fish in the Yangtze River."
From the seaside to the Yellow River (黄河) bank, discussions on ecological civilization construction are being held enthusiastically in the "First Lesson" of ecological colleges in different universities.
"How can a green grass from the Americas take root and spread on the coastal mudflats of Asia, Europe, and Oceania, and even form a 'green desert'?" On September 6, in the first class of the ecology course at the School of Ecology of Lanzhou University (兰州大学), young researcher Liu Mu (刘木) started with the story of Spartina alterniflora to explain the knowledge of invasive alien plants to undergraduate sophomores.
"University students are different from primary and secondary school students. They are gradually entering the field of professional research and must recognize and grasp the key points of the discipline from the beginning," said Liu Mu. Ecology is a key professional course at the School of Ecology of Lanzhou University. From ecological environment changes to natural disasters and climate change, Liu Mu analyzes the interaction between various elements through images of grasslands, glaciers, forests, and plateaus.
After clarifying the concept of the discipline, it is also necessary to recognize the research objectives and research methods. Liu Mu spent two class hours explaining ecological research methods, and field observation aroused strong interest among the students. This summer vacation, student Lin Xiaoxia (蔺晓夏) and her classmates participated in a field internship organized by the college for more than half a month, collecting plant, animal, soil, and water samples in the mountains and forests around Lanzhou. "With this experience, my understanding of ecology has become clearer," she said.
"The stories of predecessors using their knowledge to solve ecological and environmental problems and contribute to the construction of a beautiful China make me yearn for it. I also want to be an excellent builder of ecological civilization like them," said Li Zehao (李泽昊), a freshman in the classroom of Sun Yat-sen University.
Return to TopThe newspaper reported from Beijing on September 8th (Reporter Dong Siyu (董丝雨)) that the reporter learned from the national bird protection activities and the mobilization and deployment video conference of the special action to crack down on illegal hunting and selling of birds: The National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局), the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部), the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), and other 17 departments jointly launched a three-year special action nationwide. The key tasks include bird protection activities, special crackdown actions, and publicity and education. The aim is to strengthen bird protection and monitoring through multi-departmental collaborative operations, quickly investigate and deal with illegal hunting and selling bird gangs, resolutely crack down on indiscriminate hunting such as setting up nets to catch birds, and illegal online and offline trading of birds, to achieve strict supervision of multiple links and the entire chain, such as field patrols, sales, and transportation, and to create a good atmosphere for the whole society to participate in bird protection.
The bird protection activities will comprehensively strengthen field patrol and monitoring, clarify the responsible institutions for the four migratory bird migration routes passing through China, 1140 key areas, and areas where birds are frequently active, ensure that patrols are in place, and strictly prevent indiscriminate hunting such as setting up nets to catch birds and destroying habitats. Promote the construction of a bird protection and monitoring network, continue to carry out synchronous monitoring of overwintering waterbirds, and implement the restoration and renovation of important habitats. Strengthen the management of artificial breeding of birds, earnestly implement relevant regulatory systems, improve testing and identification methods, and resolutely prevent the acquisition, hatching, domestication, and sale of illegally hunted birds in the name of artificial breeding. Strengthen the monitoring and prevention of bird-borne epidemic sources and diseases, closely monitor and detect abnormal bird deaths and group illnesses as early as possible, and handle them in a timely manner in accordance with regulations, so as to strictly prevent the spread of epidemics from the source. Strengthen bird shelter and rescue, guide and supervise shelter and rescue institutions to improve facility conditions, rules and regulations, etc., and timely assess the health status of sheltered and rescued birds. Strictly supervise online and offline bird trading activities, strengthen the daily management of online platforms, and implement regulatory responsibilities. Standardize transportation and delivery management, urge and guide transportation companies to strengthen the supervision and inspection of consigned goods, and strictly prohibit the carriage and receipt of birds without legal source certificates.
The special crackdown action will continue to carry out lawful and rapid crackdowns on illegal activities such as illegal hunting and selling of birds and setting up nets to catch birds. Focusing on cases of organized crime and one-stop operation of illegal hunting and selling of nationally protected birds, investigate quickly, solve quickly, and deal with quickly, resolutely crack down on a number of criminal gangs, and focus on exposing a number of typical cases to form a strong deterrent. In migratory bird migration routes, cluster activity areas, and areas where birds are frequently active, comprehensively prohibit and completely eliminate indiscriminate hunting such as setting up nets to catch birds. Carry out joint multi-departmental investigation and law enforcement, exert efforts both online and offline, focus on investigating key places such as spontaneously formed bird trading gathering points, urge online trading platforms to conduct comprehensive self-examination, and clean up illegal online trading of birds and prohibited hunting tool information in accordance with laws and regulations. Carry out bird market cleanup and rectification, prevent illegally hunted and illegally artificially bred birds from entering the market for trading, and punish illegal practitioners and personnel found in accordance with the law.
In terms of publicity and education, a bird protection integrated media publicity matrix will be constructed, adhering to the combination of positive guidance and negative warnings, giving full play to the role of mainstream media, making good use of new media and other means, and setting up special topics and columns to report on protection measures, advanced deeds, and achievements. Make full use of important time nodes such as "Bird Loving Week" and "World Wildlife Day" to widely carry out a series of themed publicity activities. Strengthen publicity and popularization for young people, and carry out various forms of bird-loving and bird-protecting publicity and practice activities.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 8th (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)): The reporter learned from the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) that, affected by recent rainfall, the Jing River (泾河) and Wei River (渭河) in the middle reaches of the Yellow River (黄河) have experienced significant rises in water levels. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) is tightly grasping the "key" of water and sediment relationship regulation, comprehensively considering flood control and sediment discharge, and following the principles of safety, controllability, and overall consideration. It has decided to jointly dispatch the Sanmenxia (三门峡), Xiaolangdi (小浪底), and other reservoirs to implement flood season water and sediment regulation from 9:00 on September 8th, scientifically regulating the water and sediment relationship.
This water and sediment regulation will last about a week. The maximum discharge flow from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir (小浪底水库) will be controlled at around 2800 cubic meters per second at the Huayuankou Hydrological Station (花园口水文站). The Sanmenxia Reservoir (三门峡水库) has been controlled at 3000 cubic meters per second since 15:00 on September 7th until open discharge; the Xiaolangdi (小浪底) and Xixia'yuan Reservoirs (西霞院水库) are jointly dispatched, controlled at 1500 cubic meters per second since 15:00 on September 7th, and controlled at 2500 cubic meters per second since 9:00 on September 8th. Subsequent discharge flows will be adjusted in real-time based on reservoir inflow and sediment discharge conditions.
The Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) requires relevant units and departments to solidly implement responsibilities, hydrological monitoring, technical support, engineering inspection and defense, water-related safety management, reservoir dispatch and operation, and other work. They should increase the frequency of monitoring reservoir inflow and outflow, water and sediment evolution, and hydrological stations at key nodes, optimize the release of water information, and provide support for reservoir dispatch and tracking research on water and sediment evolution.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 8th (Reporter: Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)). On the 8th, the National Marine Information Center (国家海洋信息中心) and the China Institute for Marine Development Strategy (中国海洋发展研究会) released the "2025 China Marine Development Index Report" at the 2025 Marine Cooperation and Development Forum held in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东). The China Marine Development Index is a quantitative assessment of the development level of China's marine field in six aspects: economic livelihood, technological innovation, ecological environment, resource utilization, opening-up level, and comprehensive management, over a certain period. The index takes 2015 as the base period, with a base period index value of 100. The index report shows that the China Marine Development Index for 2024 is 129.7, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year, indicating that marine development is steadily improving in quality and that the construction of a strong maritime power is being steadily advanced.
The marine economy is developing strongly, and the capacity for ensuring people's livelihoods is continuously improving. The economic livelihood index for 2024 is 133.0, an increase of 3.1% over the previous year. In 2024, the gross ocean product of the country exceeded 10 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 5.9% over the previous year, and the marine economy is steadily improving. Marine emerging industries and marine manufacturing maintain rapid growth, and the industrial structure continues to optimize. The per capita possession of marine aquatic products increased by 0.5 kg compared with the previous year, and the level of livelihood security continues to improve.
The effectiveness of scientific and technological innovation continues to improve. The science and technology innovation index for 2024 is 135.2, an increase of 2.6% over the previous year. In 2024, investment in marine science and technology innovation provided strong support, and the construction of science and technology innovation platforms achieved remarkable results. Breakthroughs were made in key technologies and equipment in the marine field. China's first domestically designed and built ocean drilling vessel "Mengxiang" (梦想) was officially commissioned, and the deep-sea heavy-duty mining vehicle "Kaituo II" (开拓二号) completed a 4,000-meter sea trial in the western Pacific.
The state of the ecological environment continues to improve. The ecological environment index for 2024 is 126.6, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year. In 2024, the proportion of excellent (I and II) water quality in nearshore waters was 83.7%, and the overall seawater quality remained stable. The overall marine ecological status is stable, and the condition of coral reefs, seagrass beds, coastal salt marshes, and mangrove ecosystems is mainly excellent.
The ability to develop and utilize resources has further improved. The resource utilization index for 2024 is 128.2, an increase of 2.8% over the previous year. After verification, in 2024, the newly added sea area used increased by 15.6% compared with the previous year, effectively ensuring the sea area needs of major projects such as oil and gas and transportation infrastructure, and the guarantee of marine space resource elements has been continuously strengthened. Offshore wind power generation increased by nearly 30% compared with the previous year, and the marine energy supply capacity continues to improve.
New achievements have been made in high-level opening up to the outside world. The opening-up level index for 2024 is 128.7, an increase of 3.0% over the previous year. In 2024, the total value of import and export by sea increased by 1.9% compared with the previous year, and international trade and investment developed steadily.
The comprehensive management level in the marine field has steadily improved. The comprehensive management index for 2024 is 121.6, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year. In 2024, China issued 315 marine disaster warnings, and the level of marine early warning and forecasting continued to improve.
Return to TopThe stranded dolphin "Wanwan" (万万), rescued in Wanning (万宁), Hainan (海南) in June this year, has been in stable condition and in good health after nearly 3 months of careful care by a professional rescue team. After a comprehensive assessment, the expert group believes that it has the conditions for release into the wild and plans to send it back to the sea on a selected date.
The above pictures are all taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Liyun (张丽芸).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 8th (Reporters Li Hongmei (李红梅), Liu Wenxin (刘温馨), and Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)). This year's 16th typhoon "Tapah" has landed on the coastal area of Taishan City (台山市), Guangdong Province (广东省) around 8:50 am on September 8th. On the 9th, "Tapah" will continue to affect Guangdong (广东), Guangxi (广西), and other places. At 18:00 on the 8th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) issued a blue typhoon warning and continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning. The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) jointly issued a red meteorological warning for mountain torrent disasters and a meteorological risk warning for geological disasters with the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), respectively.
The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that from 20:00 on the 8th to 20:00 on the 9th, there will be strong winds of level 6-7, with gusts of level 8-9 in the northern and central parts of the South China Sea, Beibu Gulf, coastal areas of Guangdong (广东), the Pearl River Estuary area (珠江口区), the eastern coastal areas of Hainan Island (海南岛), and the coastal areas of Guangxi (广西). The central and western parts of Guangdong (广东), the eastern part of Guangxi (广西), and the Leizhou Peninsula (雷州半岛) will have winds of level 5-6, with gusts of level 7-8; the western and southern coastal areas of Guangdong (广东), and the central and eastern parts of Guangxi (广西) will have heavy rain to torrential rain.
It is expected that from the 8th to the 10th, significant rises in water levels will occur in major rivers such as the Dongjiang River (东江) and the coastal rivers in western Guangdong (粤西), the main stream of the Xijiang River (西江) and its tributaries Yujiang River (郁江) and coastal rivers in southern Guangxi (桂南), the Nandu River (南渡江) in Hainan (海南), the Beipan River (北盘江) in Guizhou (贵州), and the Nanpan River (南盘江) in Yunnan (云南). Some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm area may experience floods exceeding warning levels.
On the 8th, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office (国家防总办公室), together with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (国家粮食和物资储备局), urgently allocated 990 pieces of central emergency rescue and disaster relief materials (flood control and drought relief category), including rescue boats, generators, drainage equipment, and lighting equipment, to support Guangdong Province (广东省) in its flood and typhoon prevention work.
The Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) conducts rolling consultations and judgments on a daily basis, and continuously issues targeted early warnings. The Pearl River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部珠江水利委员会) scientifically scheduled the Datengxia (大藤峡), Gaozhou (高州), and Dahe (大河) key reservoirs in the Xijiang River (西江) and western Guangdong (粤西) to pre-release 260 million cubic meters of storage. Currently, the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) maintains a Level IV emergency response for flood defense in Guangdong (广东) and Guangxi (广西), and two working groups are assisting and guiding the work of rainstorm and flood defense on the front line.
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How can counties create popular sports events? Dianjiang (垫江) in Chongqing (重庆) upgraded its venue facilities, improved the participant experience, and enhanced the attractiveness of its events; introduced social forces to explore market-oriented event management, promoting the sustainable development of events; and integrated resources according to local conditions to promote the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism, allowing "participating in a race" and "falling in love with a city" to achieve a two-way journey.
At 7:30 in the morning, as the whistle sounded, athletes participating in the 2025 Chongqing Dianjiang Triathlon Open jumped into Sanhe Lake (三合湖) in Dianjiang County (垫江县), Chongqing (重庆). Waves surged, and the stands by the lake were filled with spectators.
"The water quality of Sanhe Lake (三合湖) is good, and swimming here is a pleasure." After the race, many athletes gave a thumbs up.
This triathlon competition had 500 entry slots, which were snapped up in less than two days. Xia Qing (夏清), vice president of the Dianjiang County Triathlon Association (垫江县铁人三项运动协会), said, "Many people specifically contacted the association to ask if there was still a chance to join the competition."
Triathlon Open, Peony Marathon (牡丹马拉松)... one sports event after another is being held here, and Dianjiang (垫江) is constantly exploring the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism to enhance the sports industry chain.
How to Optimize the Participant Experience
The hosting of the Dianjiang County Men's Basketball League (垫江县男子篮球联赛) in 2016 and the Peony Marathon (牡丹马拉松) in 2019 allowed Dianjiang (垫江) to taste the sweetness of developing sports. "Previously, due to the limitations of venue conditions, Dianjiang County (垫江县) mainly held small-scale mass sports activities and lacked branded events," said Zhou Hua (周华), deputy director of the Dianjiang County Culture and Tourism Committee (垫江县文旅委).
How to attract well-known events? Infrastructure plays a key role. With the planning and construction of the Eastern New Area (东部新区) of Dianjiang County (垫江县), large-scale sports facilities such as Sanhe Lake Sports Park (三合湖体育公园) and Chengxi Town Xingcheng Sports Park (澄溪镇兴澄体育公园) have been built, expanding the space for mass fitness and event hosting.
Having venues is not enough. How to make participating athletes love to come and come often? The County Culture and Tourism Committee (县文旅委) and the Eastern New Area Management Committee (东部新区管委会) widely solicited opinions and suggestions to continuously optimize the participant experience.
Xia Qing (夏清) is a sports enthusiast who often participates in swimming, marathon, triathlon, and other sports events in various places. Having participated in many competitions, Xia Qing (夏清) has insights: "Nowadays, hosting competitions in various places is no longer just about hardware, but also pays attention to details. For example, the track should be spacious to ensure that athletes do not get crowded when participating in marathons and cycling competitions; the beautiful scenery along the track can also make participants feel physically and mentally happy..."
"Swimming events have high requirements for venues. We upgraded the water and electricity systems and renovated the gas system to ensure constant temperature in the swimming pool," said Wu Zhiyong (吴治勇), deputy director of the Eastern New Area Management Committee (东部新区管委会). In addition, in order to ensure that the event live broadcast is not interrupted and the results are uploaded in real time, the Eastern New Area Management Committee (东部新区管委会) also optimized and upgraded the network.
"Convenient parking during participation and spectating is also a bonus," said Xia Qing (夏清). During large-scale events, the diversion of people and vehicles is one of the difficulties in ensuring safety. The Eastern New Area Management Committee (东部新区管委会) cleared the traffic microcirculation near the venue, reduced the degree of road congestion, increased the number of underground parking lots, and formed a multi-departmental linkage to ensure the event.
Dianjiang County (垫江县) makes full use of the natural resource endowments of one mountain (Mingyue Mountain (明月山)), one river (Longxi River (龙溪河)), and one lake (Sanhe Lake (三合湖)) to create dragon boat, paddleboard, triathlon, cycling, winter swimming, and other events. Among them, the Peony Marathon (牡丹马拉松), Triathlon Open, and Cycling Open have continuously expanded in scale, and Dianjiang County's (垫江县) event hosting experience is becoming increasingly rich.
How to Raise Funds for Event Hosting
Whenever he has free time in the evening, Mr. Yi (易先生), a resident of Dianjiang County (垫江县), rushes to the County Gymnasium (县体育馆) with his family to watch the Dianjiang County Men's Basketball League (垫江县男子篮球联赛). "We came late today, and all the good seats have been taken," said Mr. Yi (易先生), looking at the crowd.
"Good shot!" On the court, the players jump, shoot, and complete the movements in one go, winning applause from the audience.
In recent years, from March to October, the Dianjiang County Basketball League (垫江县篮球联赛) has started on schedule. This popular event has also faced a crisis of being suspended due to insufficient funding. "We hope to find a way to make the event sustainable," said Zhou Hua (周华).
The Dianjiang County Men's Basketball League (垫江县男子篮球联赛) became the first event in the area to be pushed to the market. Due to its deep mass base and the fact that most of the participating players are local people, many companies regard the event as a publicity opportunity and sponsor the teams. "Nearly 40 participating teams, each with a sponsoring company," said Li Fengming (李凤鸣), secretary-general of the Dianjiang County Basketball Association (垫江县篮球协会).
"Zhao Beef (赵牛肉)" is one of the sponsoring companies of the basketball league. "Through watching the basketball game, everyone knows about the 'Zhao Beef Team (赵牛肉队),' and our products have also gone out of Dianjiang (垫江)," said Zhao Heng (赵恒), head of the "Zhao Beef (赵牛肉)" brand.
The exploration of the Dianjiang County Men's Basketball League (垫江县男子篮球联赛) is a microcosm.
From late March to early April, when the peonies are in full bloom, the Peony Marathon (牡丹马拉松) attracts many runners to participate. In the early stages of the event, the government took the initiative to cultivate it, carefully optimized the route, refined the event rules, and met the participation needs of different groups of people. "After the event operation model is basically formed, we then make up for the funding gap through market investment promotion to ensure the smooth running of the event," said Zhou Hua (周华).
How to Enhance the Sports Industry Chain
During the peak season of events, local hotels and homestays are hard to find. "During marathons, swimming, and other events, our occupancy rate will increase by 15%," said a staff member at the Bago Homestay Cluster (巴谷宿集).
"Many people travel with the event, bringing more opportunities for Dianjiang's (垫江) culture and tourism," Zhou Hua (周华) introduced that Dianjiang County (垫江县) holds events and cultural festivals at the same time. During the Peony Culture Festival (牡丹文化节), the focus is on creating the Peony Marathon (牡丹马拉松) and Triathlon events, and during the Douhua Culture Festival (豆花文化节), the focus is on creating cycling and paddleboard competitions, allowing "participating in a race" and "falling in love with a city" to achieve a two-way journey.
Kaizhifeng Tourist Area (恺之峰旅游区) is a good place to admire peony flowers. In the past, the scenic spot only had a large number of tourists during the flowering season; now, it has become a route point for marathons and cycling competitions. The peony flower viewing economy and the event economy promote each other, and the passenger flow has increased by 48.6% compared to before. "We have also planted other characteristic flowers and plants to provide tourists with more leisure experiences," said Guo Hao (郭浩), head of the scenic spot's operations department. Sales of peony flower tea, peony flower cakes, and other specialties have also increased, and the search popularity on online platforms has increased by 80%.
Starting from events, Dianjiang County (垫江县) integrates the resource endowments of the entire region, promotes the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism, and the sports industry chain is growing stronger. The total output value of Dianjiang County's (垫江县) sports industry has increased from 150 million yuan in 2020 to 330 million yuan now, becoming an important industry for enriching the people and strengthening the county.
Return to TopBeijing, September 8 (Reporter Ji Fang (季芳)) On the 8th, the reporter learned from the press conference on the 2025 China Open (中国网球公开赛) event information that this year's China Open (中国网球公开赛) will continue to upgrade the viewing experience, create a second viewing venue for the China Open (中国网球公开赛) Carnival, and make more attempts in the integration of culture, sports, commerce and tourism.
The 2025 China Open (中国网球公开赛) will be held at the Beijing National Tennis Center (北京国家网球中心) from September 14 to October 5. Sinner, Sabalenka and other 14 Grand Slam champions will participate, and Chinese women's tennis players Zheng Qinwen (郑钦文), Wang Xinyu (王欣瑜), and Wang Yafan (王雅繁) will directly qualify for the main draw based on their rankings. In the qualifying lineup announced by the China Open (中国网球公开赛) Organizing Committee, Chinese men's tennis player Buyun Chaokete (布云朝克特), women's tennis players Yuan Yue (袁悦) and Zhang Shuai (张帅) will launch challenges to the singles main draw. In addition, former US Open men's singles champion Cilic, former Wimbledon men's singles runner-up Berrettini and other players will also participate in the qualifying rounds.
The upgrading and renovation of the National Tennis Center (国家网球中心) will enhance the fan viewing experience. The China Open (中国网球公开赛), in conjunction with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (北京市文旅局), has more than 70% of its licensed merchandise selected for the "Beijing Gifts (北京礼物)" list, allowing event-specific products to enter the lives of citizens. At the same time, a brand-new 400-square-meter flagship store will be unveiled at the event site. With China Open (中国网球公开赛) ticket stubs, fans can also enjoy services such as no appointment and free admission at 15 museums including the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党历史展览馆) and the Beijing Grand Canal Museum (北京大运河博物馆). From September 30 to October 5, the second on-site viewing point will broadcast 17 important events live through ultra-high-definition screens, allowing more citizens to experience the charm of tennis.
Return to TopModern sailing originated in the Netherlands. Sailing was included as an event in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The Olympic sailing competition, the America's Cup, and the Ocean Race are known as the "three major sailing events."
According to the hull structure, sailboats can be roughly divided into three categories: The first is the keelboat, which has a long hull, strong sail power, and good stability, making it suitable for long voyages and deep-water navigation in larger waves; the second is the centerboard sailboat, which has a light hull, is simple and easy to operate, and is mainly used for navigation near the coast or in shallow water. The Olympic Games mostly use this type of boat; the third is the multihull sailboat, which combines high speed and stability and is commonly seen in leisure and competitive scenarios.
In recent years, sailing has become increasingly popular in China, with the number of sailing associations and clubs increasing to more than 200. From coastal areas to inland lakes and rivers, sailing can often be seen.
How can amateur players enjoy sailing?
Most beginners start with single-person small sailboats and can receive systematic training at clubs or nautical institutions. First, you need to understand sailing equipment, master the principles of navigation, and learn how to tie knots. Second, you need to learn various operating techniques, such as crosswind sailing, tacking, slowing down and stopping, and righting after capsizing. At the same time, you should also understand hydrology, meteorology, and other knowledge. To truly master sailing, you need to be tempered and refined through practice. 千锤百炼 (qiān chuí bǎi liàn - "thousand hammer hundred refine," to undergo many trials and tribulations; to be tempered and refined).
Sailing is very inclusive. Experts and amateurs can sail on the same boat and even compete in the same arena. For example, in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, except for the captain and first mate who are professional sailors, the rest of the crew are amateur enthusiasts. In domestic sailing competitions, there are also many teams composed of sailing enthusiasts.
(Reported by Zheng Yi (郑轶), People's Daily)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘仲华 郭梓云
From September 5th to 9th, the 2025 Berlin International Consumer Electronics Show was held in Germany. As a bellwether for the development of the global consumer electronics and home appliance industry, this year's exhibition was themed "Making Innovation Accessible to All," attracting more than 1,900 exhibitors from around the world, showcasing the latest achievements and future visions in areas such as artificial intelligence, sustainable development, and digital transformation. Among them, Chinese companies exceeded 690, accounting for more than 1/3. Many innovative products and cutting-edge technologies brought by Chinese companies such as Haier (海尔), TCL (TCL), and Hisense (海信) have received widespread attention.
Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Home Life
Service robots shuttling back and forth, smart vacuum cleaners that easily climb stairs, immersive panoramic lighting systems, virtual reality glasses that allow you to swim in alpine skiing... Walking into the Berlin Exhibition Center, slogans such as "AI (Artificial Intelligence) is everywhere" and "AI makes life better" can be seen everywhere. "At the exhibition, visitors can not only experience the latest products firsthand, but also directly feel that technology makes life more intelligent, interconnected, and sustainable," said Leif Lindner, head of the exhibition organizer.
In the Bosch Home Appliances exhibition area, a smart sweeping robot successfully returned to its position under the cabinet after completing its cleaning task. This world's first fully embedded Deebot, jointly launched by Bosch Home Appliances and Chinese service robot company Ecovacs (科沃斯), has a base station that can be directly connected to tap water, sewage, and power supply to achieve automatic water supply, drainage, and charging. "Our core concept is to continuously improve people's quality of home life. Artificial intelligence and green energy saving have become important trends in the home appliance industry, and the ultimate goal of technological progress is to create a better experience," said Matthias Metzner, CEO of BSH Home Appliances Group, which owns brands such as Bosch Home Appliances and Siemens Home Appliances.
In the Siemens Home Appliances exhibition area, the latest AI oven can independently identify and process up to 100 kinds of dishes and application scenarios. Whether it is a soft cake, tender roast meat, or a rich casserole, the device can automatically select the optimal cooking method.
Sustainable development and environmental protection concepts are deeply integrated into smart home design. Grovello (格罗维罗), a Dutch company, showcased a miniature hydroponic farm called "Mini Grovello." The rectangular transparent box can be placed on the kitchen table or hung on the wall, combining practicality and aesthetics. The equipment has a built-in light, temperature, and humidity control system, which can intelligently monitor plant growth, and most micro-vegetables can be harvested a few days after sowing. Bukay (布凯), the head of the company, said: "Micro-farms not only meet people's demand for green products, but also inject more vitality into daily life."
Chinese Companies' Smart Products Highlight Frequently
At this exhibition, Haier Smart Home (海尔智家) focused on displaying industry-leading products such as "AI Eye" technology achievements and ultra-energy-saving technology. After a visitor puts a piece of fresh meat into the refrigerator, the large screen on the door immediately displays the type and storage location of the food, and actively adjusts the most suitable preservation temperature, and even provides recipe recommendations. In the washing machine area, the "A-70%" logo is very eye-catching. The Haier X11 washing machine has achieved the industry's best level of energy saving of 70% compared to the EU A-level energy efficiency standard, meeting users' needs for energy-saving and consumption-reducing products. Haier has also strengthened the stability of the motor, allowing the washing machine to remain stable while running at high speed. Yan Xiaoming (晏小明), General Manager of Haier Europe, said that while fully demonstrating the highlights of its products, Haier Smart Home hopes to use the exhibition platform to work with global partners to provide Chinese-made solutions for creating a more efficient, intelligent, and green home life.
"AiMe (AiMe), hello." A little girl whispered at the TCL booth, and the split-type AI companion robot next to her immediately turned her round eyes to look at her and responded: "Hello, I am AiMe." When the little girl gently stroked its head, AiMe's expression immediately became cheerful and agile. The TCL AiMe split-type AI companion robot integrates hundreds of bionic expression combinations, can quickly perform voice recognition and action feedback, and can also link home appliances to interact with users more efficiently. "TCL uses the Honghu Turing (鸿鹄图灵) AI platform to provide an 'AI smart brain' for all categories of products such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and mobile phones, and strives to bring an 'more intelligent, more understanding, and warmer' AI product experience," said Sheng Xia (盛夏), Public Relations and New Media Director of TCL Global Marketing Center.
The laptop screen can be rotated vertically, the AI ring can be used to control the angle of the computer stand, and the AI application "Flash Response" can adjust the background and resolution of the picture according to the content creation needs. This time, Lenovo (联想) released the world's first vertical rotating screen, a flexible AI base, immersive gaming equipment, and Motorola (摩托罗拉) smartphones. "Lenovo is committed to helping users and enterprises better embrace the era of artificial intelligence by providing an organic combination of equipment, solutions, and services," said Yu Hai (于海), Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group.
At the Hisense Group (海信集团) booth, 3 life-size robots lined up to welcome guests, and many visitors came to take photos. Hisense is actively exploring technological breakthroughs and scenario implementation in the fields of embodied intelligence and humanoid robots. In the AI display area, the 116-inch RGB—Mini LED TV attracted many viewers with its high-quality picture. "Hisense's liquid crystal display technology has achieved a breakthrough from monochrome to three-color backlight, demonstrating Chinese companies' technological leadership in the industry," said Li Wei (李炜), President of Hisense Visual Technology.
In the small appliance pavilion, a visitor held a smart mop and slid it across the floor, and soy sauce stains, particles, and other things were easily rolled into the body. "There is no roar of a vacuum cleaner, and it cleans so cleanly, it is very easy to use," said the visitor. According to Li Kaijiu (李开玖), CEO of Shenzhen Hertz Home Appliances (深圳赫兹家电), Hertz's "suction-free cleaning" is the world's first technology, "We focus on users' needs and take the road of independent innovation. After more than 10 years of research and development, the product has obtained more than 60 patents and is sold to more than 30 countries, of which 80% of the business comes from the European market. We are committed to forming a win-win cooperation relationship with distributors, partners, and users, so that Chinese manufacturing can provide more new choices for overseas consumers."
Open Cooperation Brings Innovation and Vitality
During the exhibition, the organizer released the list of winners of the first Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Awards, and many Chinese companies won awards, demonstrating the increasing recognition of Chinese-made brands. "Chinese companies' products pay more attention to market and customer needs, the quality has been significantly improved, and they are more cost-effective," Lindner said that more and more Chinese companies are entering the European market, which can bring more new choices to consumers and more vitality to the market.
Sarah Warneke (莎拉·瓦内克), Managing Director of the German Consumer and Home Appliance Organization, said that in the first half of 2025, global home appliance and consumer electronics sales reached 403 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year, and its growth momentum is concentrated in emerging markets. Among them, the Chinese market continues to lead the world, "Chinese home appliance companies have become an important force in the global home appliance market." Holtzner (霍尔兹内), CEO of the European electronic payment company Modifi (莫迪菲), said that Chinese home appliance companies have shown an international attitude and are seeking win-win cooperation with global partners, "We welcome more Chinese home appliance brands to enter the EU big market."
Through technology sharing, channel co-construction, and standard docking, Chinese home appliance companies are accelerating their integration into the global industrial chain system. Swanberg (斯旺伯格), Senior Vice President of Technology Communication and Strategic Alliance of DreamWorks Animation (梦工厂动画公司), a Lenovo partner, said that the company's cooperation with Lenovo is very smooth, "Lenovo computers have excellent performance and understand our creative process. The products and solutions it designs optimize workflows through the use of AI, allowing artists to focus on storytelling and artistic creation, and ultimately present more impactful creative works." Dennis Austill (丹尼斯·奥斯蒂尔), Senior Director of Veda Company (伟达公司) in the United States, said that the company cooperated with Hisense and Deutsche Telekom (德国电信) to launch the first operator smart TV, which combines live TV, streaming media, and Deutsche Telekom's services in one device, which is more intelligent and faster.
Chinese companies are also actively seizing the popular field of sports events to convey the brand's cultural connotation to the European and global markets. As a global Olympic partner, TCL has created a unique Winter Olympics-themed exhibition area, incorporating elements of the Milan Winter Olympics and venues, allowing consumers to feel the charm of the Winter Olympics with technology. Haier announced strategic cooperation with Liverpool (利物浦) and Paris Saint-Germain (巴黎圣日耳曼) football clubs, becoming the global official partner of these two European champion football teams. Hisense announced that it will become the global official sponsor of the 2026 World Cup. "We believe that the World Cup is a bridge connecting the world. We will cooperate with Hisense to create an unprecedented visual feast," said Romi Guy (罗米·盖伊), Chief Commercial Officer of FIFA (国际足联).
(Reported from Berlin on September 8)
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The United States' imposition of tariffs on other countries will only create a lose-lose situation. Today, most countries and regions in the world are highly integrated in the field of trade, and the U.S. approach will only harm the world economy. For decades, the United States has been a staunch defender of global free trade for a considerable period of time. But ironically, the United States is now wielding the tariff "big stick" to the world, personally breaking the free trade system it helped to establish.
Although the U.S. government has consistently emphasized so-called "reciprocal tariffs," its policies do not truly reflect reciprocity. The U.S. claims that the purpose of taxation is to "fill" the trade deficit between it and a particular country. However, trade deficits are not always harmful. Taking steel trade as an example, when the United States imports steel from other countries, because the labor costs in the steel's place of origin are relatively low, most of the U.S. costs are spent on steel products. The United States can fully enjoy the benefits of global free trade by processing these steels with high added value, turning them into automobiles or other high-value products.
Governments should conduct careful research and demonstration before making major decisions, but the United States has obviously failed to do so. U.S. government representatives have made completely contradictory statements on tariffs. The U.S. government has stated bluntly that raising tariffs is both to increase government revenue and to "encourage" manufacturing to return to the United States. But logically, these two demands are contradictory for most companies. In the long run, a company either moves its production line to the United States, or exports its products to the United States and pays high tariffs, and the U.S. government's desire to 一鱼两吃 (yī yú liǎng chī - "one fish two eat," to get two benefits from one thing) is just a fantasy.
Enlightened people in the United States should realize the harm of this policy, and it is hoped that all sectors of American society can unite to oppose tariff policies with a clearer position and a more explicit attitude. One of the main problems of the U.S. economy in recent years is inflation, and tariffs will exacerbate this problem, which the American people are concerned about. Raising tariffs is not a policy that is responsible to the people and will trigger wider opposition.
(The author is a professor of strategy at BI Norwegian Business School)
Return to TopHoniara, September 8 (Xinhua) -- (Reporters Liu Xiaoyu (刘晓宇) and Zhang Shuhui (张淑惠)) The Pacific Small Island States (PSIS) Leaders Meeting was held on September 8 in Honiara (霍尼亚拉), the capital of the Solomon Islands (所罗门群岛). Leaders attending the meeting called for a joint response to vulnerability challenges.
This was the first meeting of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting and related meetings. President Taneti Maamau (塔内希·马茂) of Kiribati (基里巴斯) said in his speech that small island countries have long been regarded as the most vulnerable members of the forum family, and their voices need to be heard.
President Wesley Simina (韦斯利·西米纳) of the Federated States of Micronesia (密克罗尼西亚联邦) emphasized the four priority action areas for small island countries in his speech: ensuring reliable sea and air transportation, promoting fisheries development, strengthening regional procurement and health workforce mechanisms, and broadening climate financing channels.
"This is the reality we need to face every day," Simina (西米纳) said. "Although we do not have many members, it embodies the challenges faced by our entire region."
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Baron Waqa (巴伦·瓦卡) said in his speech that the Pacific Small Island States (PSIS) organization has always held a special position in the forum family. "This is a manifestation of unity as the smallest and most vulnerable members, and it also reminds us that the regional architecture must serve all members equally, especially those with the weakest capacity but the greatest needs."
The Pacific Small Island States (PSIS) organization consists of eight members, including the Cook Islands (库克群岛), the Federated States of Micronesia (密克罗尼西亚联邦), Kiribati (基里巴斯), Nauru (瑙鲁), Niue (纽埃), Palau (帕劳), the Marshall Islands (马绍尔群岛), and Tuvalu (图瓦卢).
The 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting and related meetings are being held in Honiara (霍尼亚拉) from September 8 to 12. The forum was established in 1971 and currently has 18 members.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Berlin, September 8 (Reporters Zhang Yirong (张毅荣) and Che Yunlong (车云龙)) -- Data released by the German Federal Statistical Office (德国联邦统计局) on the 8th showed that, after seasonal and working-day adjustments, Germany's industrial output in July increased by 1.3% month-on-month and 1.5% year-on-year.
The statistics show that Germany's machinery and equipment manufacturing output in July increased by 9.5% month-on-month, the automotive industry output increased by 2.3%, the pharmaceutical industry output increased by 8.4%, and the energy industry output decreased by 4.5%.
The German Federal Statistical Office (德国联邦统计局) also revised the June industrial output from a month-on-month decrease of 1.9% to a decrease of 0.1% on the same day, because the data of a large automobile company had been corrected and supplemented.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (德国联邦经济和能源部) issued a statement on the same day saying that the above data show that the overall performance of German industry is gradually stabilizing under the promotion of industries such as machinery manufacturing and automobiles, and is expected to achieve a 触底反弹 (chù dǐ fǎn tán - "touch bottom bounce," a rebound after hitting a low point) within this year in the long term. However, given the geopolitical environment and changes in domestic and foreign demand, uncertainty remains high.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄培昭
At approximately 9 a.m., a reporter observed the opening of a chain supermarket in the Zamalek district of Cairo (القاهرة), Egypt, where several housewives entered with shopping carts. "Price Reduction" signs hung on the shelves, with a liter of whole milk priced at 37.95 Egyptian pounds (approximately $1 USD to 48 Egyptian pounds), nearly a quarter cheaper than a few months prior. Samar (سامر), a 38-year-old, picked up two bottles of milk, a hint of relief in her eyes: "The price is better, so my children can have milk for breakfast again." Another customer, Fatima (فاطمة), smiled and said, "A kilogram of beef is less than 390 Egyptian pounds, the price is much more reasonable."
In an old Cairo (القاهرة) neighborhood flatbread workshop, the owner, Hassan (حسن), spread out pieces of dough and placed them on an electronic scale. A government-mandated price list was posted on the wall: 18 Egyptian pounds per kilogram of flour. Hassan (حسن) said, "Previously, a kilogram of flour was 28 Egyptian pounds, and we faced immense pressure to purchase ingredients. Now it's cheaper, and the government sends people to inspect, so everyone buys with peace of mind, and I bake with confidence. With stable flour prices, everyone can eat comfortably." In a Giza (الجيزة) appliance store, refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines displayed prominent "10% Off" stickers. At a car dealership, the prices of many models had been reduced by 20-30%. Sales staff stated, "The government encourages businesses to offer benefits to customers. As prices come down, the market becomes more vibrant."
Recently, the Egyptian government has strongly promoted the "Price Reduction Initiative," collaborating with businesses to regulate the supply chain. The government ensures the supply of imported raw materials and foreign exchange payments, chambers of commerce coordinate retailers to reduce profits simultaneously, and regulatory authorities ensure implementation through standardized mechanisms, striving to provide tangible benefits to the public and alleviate the living pressure on low- and middle-income families. Various provincial chambers of commerce and businesses have responded to the initiative. The "Summer Promotion" event, which began on August 4th alone, involved 2,134 stores, offering discounts ranging from 10% to 50%. Ayman Ashry (أيمن العشري), the head of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce (غرفة القاهرة التجارية), stated, "The Price Reduction Initiative is timely and strategic, providing a wider range of affordable goods to consumers, especially vulnerable groups."
The Egyptian government has correspondingly launched a supporting "National Commodity Exchange" mechanism, covering basic commodities such as grain, feed, and fertilizers, reducing intermediate links and price fluctuations. The national grain procurement agency has increased import efforts to ensure grain reserves exceed six months. Egypt's new fiscal year budget also increases subsidies, grants, and social welfare expenditures to 732.6 billion Egyptian pounds and raises the minimum wage for the public sector to 7,000 Egyptian pounds. These measures complement the "Price Reduction Initiative," enhancing market confidence and increasing public consumption capacity.
According to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء), Egypt's urban annual inflation rate in July was 13.9%, the lowest level since March 2025. Economists generally believe that the decline in prices is the result of a combination of factors, including the gradual clearance of goods accumulated in ports, the strengthening of the Egyptian pound against the US dollar, and the stabilization of international commodity prices.
Currently, the pressure on people's livelihoods in Egypt remains significant. To address challenges such as high dependence on imported goods and rising uncertainty in global financial markets, Egypt is gradually promoting subsidy system reforms, planning to convert some commodity subsidies into cash subsidies to improve accuracy and efficiency. At the same time, it is accelerating fiscal consolidation, gradually reducing the public debt ratio, and striving to achieve a budget surplus. The Egyptian government is also strengthening cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain a new round of financing support and further protect people's livelihoods by raising the minimum wage and expanding social assistance coverage.
(Reported from Cairo (القاهرة) on September 8th)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tokyo, September 8th (Reporter Liu Chunyan (刘春燕)) The Japanese Cabinet Office (日本内阁府) announced on the 8th that the revised statistical report for the second quarter of this year adjusted Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) to a quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.5%, with an annualized increase of 2.2%.
This result exceeded the general expectations of private institutions. The preliminary statistical results released by the Cabinet Office (日本内阁府) on August 15 showed that Japan's real GDP grew by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, with an annualized increase of 1.0%.
Specifically, due to the inclusion of the latest survey content of the service industry in the secondary statistics, compared with the preliminary statistics, the quarter-on-quarter increase in personal consumption, which accounts for more than 1/2 of the Japanese economy, was revised from the previous 0.2% to 0.4%. At the same time, due to the decline in service industry software investment, equipment investment was revised down from a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.3% to an increase of 0.6%.
Toshihiro Nagahama (永滨利广), chief economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute (日本第一生命经济研究所), pointed out that the upward revision of private inventories in the second quarter will put pressure on economic growth in the third quarter, and the possibility of the Japanese economy falling into negative growth in the third quarter has increased.
The forecast released by NEEDS, the data service platform of Nikkei Inc. (日本经济新闻社), recently showed that due to the possibility that the US tariff policy may trigger a decline in exports in the future, the Japanese economy may experience negative growth in the third quarter and may be zero growth in the fourth quarter.
Return to TopEighty years ago, after 14 years of bloody battles, the Chinese people completely defeated the Japanese militarist aggressors, declaring the complete victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. This great victory was achieved by the Chinese people fighting side by side with the anti-fascist allies and the people of all countries. The stories of Chinese and foreign people supporting each other and fighting side by side on the world anti-fascist battlefield will be remembered by all peace-loving countries and people in the world.
Chinese veteran Li Zhanrui (李占瑞):
Protecting the country is everyone's sacred mission
By Fang Min (方敏), reporter of this newspaper
In a simple residence in Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南) Province, Li Shuangqing (李双庆), a 70-year-old retired worker, carefully took out an exquisite wooden box. The lid of the box slowly opened, revealing a commemorative medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. "This was left by my father. In addition to this commemorative medal, all of my father's other belongings have been donated to the museum." Li Shuangqing's voice was a little choked, "My father said that this commemorative medal carries the recognition of the country and the people, and we must cherish it for generations."
Li Shuangqing's father, Li Zhanrui (李占瑞), was a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1943, Li Zhanrui (李占瑞) joined the Sino-American Composite Wing and became a bomber pilot. "My father said that their B-25 bombers were 'international warplanes.' On each plane, there were 3 Chinese pilots and 2 American pilots fighting side by side." Li Shuangqing (李双庆) recalled, "My father could speak English. In addition to everyday language, he also knew many tactical terms."
In those years, Li Zhanrui (李占瑞) and his comrades went through layers of screening and were finally selected to join the "Air Expeditionary Force" jointly formed by China and the United States, and went overseas for training. Later, Li Zhanrui (李占瑞) flew warplanes in India, Myanmar (缅甸) and other places to bravely fight against the Japanese invaders, bombing bridges, attacking tanks, and shooting down enemy planes. Li Zhanrui (李占瑞) once successfully destroyed 3 bridges heavily guarded by the Japanese army in one day. From 1943 to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zhanrui (李占瑞) and his comrades repeatedly struck hard at the Japanese invaders.
Li Zhanrui's (李占瑞) most thrilling operation was when he and an American pilot carried out a key bombing mission on the Myanmar (缅甸) battlefield. Braving the Japanese army's dense anti-aircraft fire, they flew their warplanes at ultra-low altitude to raid a bridge heavily guarded by the Japanese army. Fragments of anti-aircraft fire pierced the cockpit and hit Li Zhanrui's (李占瑞) heel, and blood instantly soaked his flight boots. He endured the severe pain and continued to coordinate with his comrades, evading artillery fire while adjusting his course, and finally accurately hit the target. With a loud noise, the bridge was successfully destroyed.
"My father often said that protecting the country is the sacred mission of every Chinese." Li Shuangqing (李双庆) always kept his father's teachings in mind. He served in the army and was awarded the Third Class Merit. Later, he transferred to the Zhengzhou (郑州) Locomotive Depot and became a locomotive repairman. Li Shuangqing (李双庆) inherited his father's fine style, arriving first and leaving last every day. In the cold winter months, he often lay beside the cold rails for hours, ensuring that every bolt was tightened in place.
Today, Li Shuangqing (李双庆) often tells stories of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Zhengzhou (郑州) Locomotive Depot History Museum. "My father said that the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not only the victory of the Chinese people, but also the common victory of all anti-fascist allies. He hopes that future generations will always remember this history and cherish the hard-won peace." Li Shuangqing (李双庆) held the commemorative medal in his hand, gazing at the patterns engraved on it, and said, "This commemorative medal not only witnesses my father's achievements, but also the glorious history of China and the United States fighting side by side to resist foreign enemies."
(Xu Wei (许伟) participated in the writing)
General Stilwell (史迪威):
Actively support the cause of China's liberation and progress
By Shi Yuanhao (时元皓) and Chen Shangwen (陈尚文), reporters of this newspaper
"In that war, we fought side by side and made great sacrifices to defend world peace." John Easterbrook, General Stilwell's (史迪威) grandson, believes that "remembering the friendship forged between the United States and China in the World Anti-Fascist War will help enhance mutual understanding between the people of the two countries."
General Stilwell (史迪威) came to China five times in his life, living in China for a total of 12 years. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served successively as Chief of Staff of the Allied China Theater, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater, and Deputy Commander of the Southeast Asia Allied Command, fighting side by side with the Chinese military and civilians, making important contributions to ensuring the transportation of war materials to China and resisting the Japanese invaders. In September 2015, General Stilwell (史迪威) was awarded the commemorative medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
"My grandfather knew that opening a land transportation line was crucial." Easterbrook recalled, flipping through old photo albums. In 1942, General Stilwell (史迪威), who had just been promoted to Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, came to China for the fifth time. In the same year, the Japanese army occupied Myanmar (缅甸), cutting off the Burma Road (滇缅公路), attempting to isolate China. From 1943 to 1944, General Stilwell (史迪威) was ordered to command the Chinese army that had retreated to India to counterattack the Japanese army in Myanmar (缅甸), laying a solid foundation for the construction of the China-India Highway. In January 1945, the entire China-India Highway was opened. This highway, also known as the "Stilwell Road (史迪威公路)," was the only land material transportation channel connecting China with foreign countries in the later period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
General Stilwell (史迪威) believed at the time that the Chinese Communist Party represented the future of China, and repeatedly suggested to then-U.S. President Roosevelt that "aid to China should be allocated to equip the CCP army," and promoted the U.S. military observation group to fly to Yan'an (延安) in two batches in the summer of 1944. The U.S. military observation group had extensive contact with CCP leaders and people in various anti-Japanese democratic base areas, playing an important role in enabling people from all over the world to fully understand and correctly recognize the Chinese Communist Party and its anti-Japanese armed struggle, and also opened the prelude to formal contact and cooperation between the Chinese Communist Party and the U.S. government.
In August 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) stated in his reply to Easterbrook that General Stilwell (史迪威) was an old friend of the Chinese people, actively supported the cause of China's liberation and progress, and made positive contributions to the friendship between the Chinese and American people. The Chinese people will not forget this.
Easterbrook said that the Stilwell (史迪威) family has always been committed to promoting cultural exchanges between the United States and China, so that the historical memory of the joint resistance against Japan between the United States and China can be continuously passed on. "The Chinese people's deep affection for General Stilwell (史迪威) impresses me deeply, and we are proud to be able to safeguard this precious friendship," he said.
Composer Zheng Lucheng (郑律成):
Inspiring anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians with "The Eighth Route Army Chorus"
By Chen Shangwen (陈尚文), reporter of this newspaper
"Forward! Forward! Forward! Our troops are facing the sun, stepping on the land of the motherland, carrying the hope of the nation, we are an invincible force..." This majestic and powerful "March of the Eighth Route Army (八路军进行曲)" has inspired generations of Chinese soldiers to not fear sacrifice and bravely move forward since its birth. "Good melodies must express the emotions of the times and sing out the voices of hundreds of millions of people." In the eyes of Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提), daughter of composer Zheng Lucheng (郑律成), this is precisely the spiritual core of her father's creation of this song.
Zheng Lucheng (郑律成), originally named Zheng Fu'en (郑富恩), was born in 1914 in Gwangju (光州), Jeollanam-do (全罗南道) on the Korean Peninsula (朝鲜半岛) (now Gwangju Metropolitan City (光州广域市), South Korea). In 1933, he came to China to devote himself to the anti-Japanese movement while studying music. "During this period, my father often participated in the left-wing national salvation movement, realized the powerful power of music as a weapon of revolutionary struggle, and also heard many stories about the Chinese Communist Party and the Long March of the Red Army, which deeply touched him." Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提) said.
In October 1937, Zheng Lucheng (郑律成) arrived in Yan'an (延安), the sacred place of revolution, with a violin, a mandolin, and two collections of world famous songs. He became a student in the first phase of the Shaanbei Public School (陕北公学), and later entered the first phase of the Music Department of the Lu Xun Academy of Arts (鲁迅艺术学院), and after graduation, he served as a music instructor in the Propaganda Section of the Political Department of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提) said: "My father told me about that period of life. Although the material conditions were difficult, the city of Yan'an (延安) was full of vigor, and the sound of loud singing resounded under the Pagoda Mountain (宝塔山) and by the Yan River (延河). The fiery revolutionary years of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in the border area stirred my father's heart and stimulated his creative enthusiasm."
In the spring of 1939, Zheng Lucheng (郑律成) found his friend, the poet Gong Mu (公木), and proposed to jointly create a large chorus. After discussion, the two passionate young people decided that the work would consist of 8 songs in order to eulogize the heroic Eighth Route Army. Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提) recalled: "My father hoped that this large chorus would sing out the spirit of the Eighth Route Army: the cavalry should write out the sound of the horses' hooves moving forward, the artillery should write out the earth-shattering momentum, the march should be alternating in length and harmonious in rhythm... Music creation at that time was not like it is now. There was not even an accordion. My father could only hum and beat the rhythm, find a stone to knock on hard objects or pat his legs, and sometimes he would go deep into the mountains to find inspiration."
In the winter of 1939, "The Eighth Route Army Chorus (八路军大合唱)" premiered in the Central Auditorium of Yan'an (延安). The loud, forceful, and combat-spirited melody quickly spread among the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, becoming a spiritual bugle call to boost morale. "In particular, the 'March of the Eighth Route Army (八路军进行曲)' is firm and heroic, and the sentence 'Forward! Forward! Forward!' vividly interprets the determination to move forward bravely, the indestructible strength, and the irresistible revolutionary spirit." Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提) said with emotion.
Coming all the way from the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the "March of the Eighth Route Army (八路军进行曲)" has been renamed several times and was finally designated as the "Military Song of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军军歌)." On September 3, 2025, the military band played the "Military Song of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军军歌)." In the passionate melody, the troops under review were inspected.
"When the familiar melody sounded, a warm current surged in my heart." Zheng Xiaoti (郑小提) said that she was very honored to represent her father in being invited to participate in the commemorative meeting for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. "History is constantly flowing, and the spirit is passed down from generation to generation. In the era of peace, never fear and always move forward. I believe that this spiritual strength will continue to guide the Chinese people to overcome difficulties and create a better tomorrow for the country."
Doctor Ma Haide (马海德):
Staying in northern Shaanxi (陕北) to devote himself to the Chinese revolution
By Chen Shangwen (陈尚文), reporter of this newspaper
"This is an incredibly exciting day!" As a representative of the descendants of international friends who contributed to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhou Youma (周幼马), son of Dr. Ma Haide (马海德), former senior advisor to the Ministry of Health, was invited to participate in the commemorative meeting for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The mighty army was arrayed, and the iron torrent rolled forward. "The appearance of various new types of equipment was extremely shocking. My grandson asked me, now that China has first-class weapons, what will happen to the world? I told him that there will be peace." Zhou Youma (周幼马) said with a smile that this is the cause that the predecessors fought for, and it is also an important enlightenment that the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression brought to the world.
Ma Haide (马海德), originally named George Hatem, was born in the United States in 1910, with ancestral roots in Lebanon. He was the first foreigner to join the Chinese Communist Party and the first foreigner to join Chinese nationality after the founding of New China. After obtaining a medical doctorate in 1933, he traveled across the ocean to China. In Shanghai (上海), Ma Haide (马海德) met progressive figures such as Agnes Smedley, learned about the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and provided his clinic to underground CCP members as a place for contact and meetings.
"My father said that the Chinese Communist Party was the first to propose resolutely resisting Japan." Zhou Youma (周幼马) said that his father told him that on August 1, 1935, the CCP delegation to the Communist International drafted the "Letter to All Compatriots from the Chinese Soviet Government and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for Resisting Japan and Saving the Country," also known as the famous "August 1st Declaration (八一宣言)," which first proposed the establishment of a national united front against Japan. "This declared to the world that the Chinese Communist Party would unite all forces to resist the Japanese invaders."
In 1936, at the invitation of the CCP Central Committee, Ma Haide (马海德) and American journalist Edgar Snow arrived in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia (陕甘宁) Soviet area for a visit. During this period, Ma Haide (马海德) not only provided medical services to the local military and civilians, but also wrote "Opinions on Inspecting the Health Work of the Red Army," making suggestions on improving medical and health conditions in the Soviet area. When Snow completed his interview and prepared to leave, Ma Haide (马海德) chose to continue to stay in northern Shaanxi (陕北) and devote himself to the Chinese revolution. In February 1937, he joined the Chinese Communist Party.
Ma Haide (马海德) successively participated in the preparation and establishment of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Hospital (陕甘宁边区医院), the Eighth Route Army Military Hospital (八路军军医院), etc., and also served as a consultant to the General Health Department of the Eighth Route Army, providing medical services to tens of thousands of military and civilians in northern Shaanxi (陕北). He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Chinese revolution, not only actively carrying out anti-Japanese propaganda work among the masses, but also receiving international support forces such as the U.S. military observation group and the medical aid team to China. After the founding of New China, Ma Haide (马海德) joined Chinese nationality and, as a senior advisor to the Ministry of Health, made great contributions to the development of medical and health services in New China.
"When my father first joined the party, there were only tens of thousands of CCP members. By the time of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the CCP had more than one million members." Zhou Youma (周幼马) said that his father always believed that the real War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was behind enemy lines. The military and civilians behind enemy lines, unafraid of difficulties and dangers, resisted the Japanese army with tunnel warfare, mine warfare, etc., making it difficult for the Japanese invaders to move forward. "Today, we must remember even more that it was precisely the strong leadership of the Chinese Communist Party that won the support of the broadest masses of the people that led to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression."
Return to TopLayout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李林蔚
Stepping into the Chaoyang four-star modern agricultural park in Yingshan County (营山县), Sichuan Province (四川省), irrigation canals extend in all directions, and tens of thousands of acres of rice paddies gleam with golden hues. "Thanks to the high-standard farmland improvement project that helped us make up for the shortcomings in supporting facilities, the yield per mu can increase by about 120 kilograms!" Sun Guihua (孙桂华), the Party branch secretary of Jiantong Village (建通村) in Luoshi Town (骆市镇), located in the core area of the park, said with a bright smile.
Behind this, the cadres of the Yingshan County Development and Reform Bureau (营山县发改局) have been working tirelessly. They communicated with townships and agricultural and rural departments to prepare high-standard farmland improvement plans, secure project funds, and coordinate construction teams to reshape farmland and provide supporting canal systems.
Since the beginning of this year, the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委) has clearly established a personnel selection orientation that values heroes based on practical work and promotes cadres based on actual performance, and has studied and formulated several measures to further encourage cadres to take responsibility and act. The vast number of Party members and cadres are "striving and working hard" on the front lines of economic development. In the first half of this year, Sichuan's GDP increased by 5.6% year-on-year.
"We must learn at all times and grasp the latest trends"
"This is a single-photon detection vehicle-mounted lidar, which can greatly improve the safety of forklifts operating in complex environments such as ports and wharves." Zhou Qiang (周强), director of the Quantum Internet Frontier Research Center at the Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory (天府绛溪实验室) in Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区), pointed to the product on the exhibition stand and changed the subject: "We are good at research. The transformation from 'bookshelf' to 'shelf' cannot be achieved without the support of relevant departments."
Behind the industrialization of lidar is the province and city's forward-looking layout: supporting the project to be included in the Sichuan Quantum Research Special Project, cadres in the Chengdu High-tech Zone actively promoted the docking of industrial companies with government investment platforms, and coordinated to solve research and development and production space.
In 2021, Sichuan launched the construction of the first batch of four Tianfu Laboratories. Lü Jia (吕佳), a cadre from the Chengdu Future Science and Technology City Development Service Bureau (成都未来科技城发展服务局), runs to the Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory with his colleagues whenever he has time. Coordinating the on-site debugging of precision experimental equipment, organizing industry-university-research salons... They have established a specialist docking mechanism with various teams in the laboratory to provide "one-to-one" precise services for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
In just four years, the Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory has formed 17 transformable products, and signed technical service contracts worth more than 50 million yuan. "The spark of innovation is hard-won. We must continue to create a good environment that supports innovation and promote the emergence of more original achievements in the laboratory," said Lü Jia.
How to make good use of the resources of universities and research institutions to shape new momentum for development? Sichuan is focusing on strengthening the training of cadres' ability to perform their duties, carrying out special training on economic development and construction covering all county (city, district) Party and government leaders in the province; creating the "Tianfu Grand Lecture Hall" (天府大讲堂), inviting experts and scholars in relevant fields to give lectures on new situations and new tasks.
"We have recently developed a holographic training platform for embodied intelligence. Can you help us find some technical application scenarios?" Not long ago, the provincial and municipal science and technology departments organized a research team to visit Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (成都国星宇航科技股份有限公司), and Zhao Hongjie (赵宏杰), the company's executive vice president, raised the demand.
Soon, the cadres of the research team helped the company contact enterprises in the province in the fields of humanoid robots and quadruped robots. "The cadres understand technology, communicate well, and solve problems efficiently!" said Zhao Hongjie.
This year, Sichuan launched the Leadership Cadres' Artificial Intelligence Application Ability Improvement Plan, focusing on improving the ability of Party member leading cadres to promote the development of the artificial intelligence industry and empower modern construction. "New technologies are changing rapidly, and we must learn at all times and grasp the latest trends," said Ye Ping (叶平), director of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain Promotion Office of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology (四川省科技厅).
In the past two years, cadres of relevant departments have studied and compiled an artificial intelligence industry chain map, organized artificial intelligence industry chain product launches, and formulated a work plan to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence scenarios. In the first half of 2025, Sichuan's artificial intelligence industry revenue exceeded 92 billion yuan.
"Break inertial thinking and take a bold step forward"
The Tianfu Changdao Digital Cultural and Creative Park (天府长岛数字文创园) in Chengdu High-tech Zone is located in the Sichuan Free Trade Pilot Zone (四川自贸试验区), where a group of leading enterprises in the fields of animation, film and television, and game e-sports are thriving, participating in the creation of "blockbuster" works such as "Ne Zha" and "Honor of Kings."
The frequent emergence of "blockbusters" is inseparable from the bold exploration of Party member cadres. "We take the needs of enterprises as the starting point, open up our thinking, and continuously amplify the industrial agglomeration effect by building a support system for the entire life cycle of enterprises, including establishment and landing, financing and expansion, project incubation, and market expansion," said Ding Jiezhe (丁杰泽), deputy director of the Cultural and Tourism Industry Division of the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism (成都市文广旅局). In recent years, cadres from relevant departments such as culture and tourism, commerce, and press and publication in Sichuan Province have conducted in-depth visits and research to enterprises, and have successively sorted out more than 100 industrial system innovation points.
Some small and medium-sized game companies have reported that the length of the game version number review time is related to the company's monetization cycle. Cadres of relevant departments conducted in-depth research and demonstration, and actively connected with the game authorities to promote the implementation of the pilot program for local review of online games, and coordinated the construction of a one-stop public service platform for game companies, which shortened the average preliminary review time for game version numbers by nearly two months. Today, nearly a thousand game research and development and operation units have gathered in the Free Trade Pilot Zone, and the number of approved version numbers and the number of games operated in the province have increased significantly.
There are many new situations and new problems encountered in development. How to innovate ideas and methods and seize development opportunities?
The Chuanyu Gaozhu New Area (川渝高竹新区) is located at the junction of Linshui County (邻水县) in Guang'an City (广安市) and Yubei District (渝北区) in Chongqing (重庆市), and is the first co-built new area in the country that operates physically across provinces.
"One district spans two provinces, and two provinces build one district." How to build it? "We must 打破惯性思维 (dǎ pò guàn xìng sī wéi - "break inertial thinking," to break free from established patterns of thought) and take a bold step forward," said Zhao Dong (赵冬), executive deputy director of the Chuanyu Gaozhu New Area Management Committee (川渝高竹新区管委会).
The Party member cadres of the New Area explored and optimized the "small management committee + large company" operation and management model, with the management committee responsible for government services, project approval and other management functions, and state-owned companies responsible for project construction, industrial investment and other development functions. In order to attract more enterprises to settle in the New Area, Party member cadres from both places repeatedly consulted and finally established the principle of "lower cost, not higher, and higher policy, not lower," to further break down administrative barriers and promote policy superposition, sharing and optimal use.
The reform of appropriately separating the economic zone from the administrative region benefits the people and enterprises. Sichuan Yinaite New Materials Co., Ltd. (四川亿耐特新材料有限公司) has been rooted in the New Area for many years. Zhao Mincheng (赵民成), the general manager, calculated an account: "In the New Area, enterprises can not only choose the Sichuan and Chongqing support policies, but also enjoy the local industrial land cost, water, electricity and gas elements and other preferential terms. Roughly estimated, the cost of water, electricity and gas elements can be reduced by more than 15%!"
Development raises questions, and reform provides answers.
In the Meishan High-tech Zone New Energy and New Materials Integration Innovation Center (眉山高新区新能源新材料融合创新中心), in the pilot plant of the Wanbang Solid-State Battery Whole Industry Chain Pilot Project, technicians are preparing electrolyte membranes. "It only took one month to complete the safety and environmental protection procedures!" said Zhou Jun (周君), the person in charge of the company.
"Pilot testing is about seizing opportunities and taking the lead," said Che Zhiyong (车智勇), director of the Meishan Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology (眉山市经信局) and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Meishan High-tech Zone (眉山高新区党工委). The local Party committee and government set up a special working class to coordinate and repeatedly study with departments such as development and reform, science and technology, and emergency response, solicit opinions from key enterprises, and formulate and issue the "Meishan City Chemical Pilot Base and Pilot Project Management Measures."
In order to help enterprises save time costs, the local government innovatively adopted a joint review by the "park + operating company + expert advisory committee" in the project access review, and conducted a one-time demonstration of the technological content, market prospects, safety and environmental protection of newly settled projects.
"Today's start-ups may grow into towering trees in the future. Every 'acceleration' we make is to win more growth time for enterprises," said Che Zhiyong.
"One step at a time, there will definitely be a 'good harvest'"
Not long ago, in Yongfeng Village (永丰村), Taihe Town (太和镇), Dongpo District (东坡区), Meishan City (眉山市), Jia Xianwen (贾现文), the person in charge of the Crop and Pesticide Fertilizer Section of the Meishan Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (眉山市农业农村局), shuttled back and forth in the rice fields. After breaking open a rice stalk, he found that there were stem borers inside, and he immediately sent a message to Shao Guodong (邵国东), a large grain grower: "It is about to heading and flowering, and the insects must be removed in time!"
Sichuan is a large agricultural province. In recent years, Jia Xianwen and his colleagues have devoted themselves to the demonstration and promotion of new rice varieties and technologies. They formulated the "Pilot Key Points of High-Quality 'Dongpo Rice' Production Technology," and organized the "One Excellent and Two High" rice production competition. The average yield per mu of rice from the participating owners was more than 30% higher than the city's average yield per mu.
"The work we do is like planting rice, sowing, fertilizing, and removing insects, 一步一个脚印 (yí bù yí gè jiǎo yìn - "one step one footprint," to make steady progress), there will definitely be a 'good harvest'," said Jia Xianwen.
Enhance the motivation to work and stimulate the enthusiasm to work. Sichuan gives full play to the role of the assessment baton, establishes an annual assessment method of "quantitative assessment + analysis and judgment," and applies the assessment results to the selection, education, management and use of cadres, so that those who are capable have a place and those who work hard are popular.
In Shuangliu District (双流区), Chengdu (成都市), many used car trading markets are facing the problem of transformation and development. In February last year, the Ministry of Commerce and other departments issued a policy that the used car export business was changed from a "pilot system" to a "filing system." This made Dong Lu (董露), the chief of the Foreign Economic and Trade Section of the Shuangliu District Bureau of Commerce (双流区商务局), "smell" a turning point: "Exporting will create new growth points!"
At that time, there were only two enterprises in the entire Shuangliu District engaged in related businesses, and the enterprises were not familiar with business such as negotiating orders, customs declaration, and tax rebates. Shuangliu District established a special service class for used car exports to provide full-process business guidance as a group.
At a special training meeting on used car export business, the person in charge of Chengdu Juhuixin Trading Co., Ltd. (成都聚汇鑫商贸有限责任公司) reflected: "Foreign customers check the used car export qualification certificate and do not recognize the website screenshots we provide, which is very troublesome to explain!" The cadres of the special class immediately studied and launched the used car export enterprise filing certificate service, which helped enterprises prove their export qualifications through Chinese-English comparison and stamping with official seals.
"As long as you are willing to work hard, there is no problem that cannot be solved!" Dong Lu said with emotion. Today, there are 93 enterprises in Shuangliu District engaged in used car export-related businesses. In the first half of this year, the export value of used cars reached 950 million yuan.
Sichuan has a vast territory, and the development differences between regions are large. For the 39 underdeveloped counties, how to seize the opportunities of the bottom-line assistance policy?
Ran Hongbo (冉红波), director of the Yingshan County Development and Reform Bureau (营山县发改局) and executive deputy director of the County Bottom-line Assistance Work Special Class Office, and his colleagues carefully studied the support policies, formulated a "single list" for project application, organized the preparation of application guidelines, and when it came to project preparation and reporting, they conducted field research during the day and improved project materials at night, running through 5 townships and 13 villages in 3 days.
The cadres' work style is most intuitively felt by enterprises. "From the time the project decided to settle in Yingshan, county-level leaders were responsible for the project, and the Yingshan Economic Development Zone Management Committee (营山经开区管委会), the Yingshan County Economic and Information Technology Bureau (营山县经信科技局), and other organizations formed a special class for element guarantee... Party member cadres helped us think about everything in advance," said Gao Haichao (高海超), general manager of Sichuan Ouwang Electric Technology Co., Ltd. (四川欧王电动科技股份有限公司).
What impressed him was that when the project was about to be completed in November last year, the relevant departments specially organized a supply and demand docking meeting, and the company reached cooperation with more than 10 upstream and downstream enterprises on the spot. "I just ordered 16,000 sets of wiring harnesses, and the freight would have cost seven or eight thousand yuan. Through this docking meeting, I found a wiring harness production enterprise in the same park, and the freight was reduced to several hundred yuan," Gao Haichao said with emotion, "Investing here was the right choice!"
"The key to starting a business is people. In the next step, we must continue to grasp the implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, and work hard to enhance the motivation and ability of Party member cadres to take responsibility and act, so that those who are capable have a stage and are more outstanding, and encourage the vast number of Party member cadres to continuously shoulder the responsibility of a large economic province," said the relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委组织部).
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When General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) led the central delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), he put forward clear requirements for party members and cadres: "You can't just come here casually, and you can't be casual when you are here. There is only an ongoing process for improving work style, and no completion. We must always sound the alarm and keep this string tight."
"Casually" is by no means a trivial matter. Reviewing the reports of typical problems violating the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation in recent years, there are many such cases: making decisions based on whims, launching projects hastily, but abandoning them halfway, causing huge waste; acting slyly, "saying nice things but doing things sloppily," causing great dissatisfaction among the masses; lacking a sense of propriety in interactions, accepting banquets and gifts from management service objects without refusal, resulting in being "hunted" and corrupted. "Casually" harms oneself and others, and damages the image of the Party.
Communists emphasize being serious the most. Being serious is the way to conduct oneself, the foundation of one's life, and the fine tradition of our Party. Precisely because generations of communists have gone all out to do their jobs and start businesses, and wholeheartedly served the people, our Party has been able to continuously win the trust of the masses and continuously create new prospects for the cause. "Casually" is precisely a prominent manifestation of a lax and unrealistic work style, which is incompatible with the requirements of the Party's work style construction and must be resolutely corrected and remain vigilant.
"Casually," the symptom is a weak sense of discipline. Discipline is a "golden hoop" and also a "protective charm." Drawing red lines in thought, clarifying boundaries in behavior, and working and living in an environment of supervision and restraint are the only ways to achieve "doing whatever one wants without overstepping the boundaries." Liao Junbo (廖俊波) insisted on using the Party's discipline and rules as a yardstick to measure the scale of interactions. When receiving foreign businessmen, he was both "close" and "clean," amiable but not casual.
"Casually," the lesion is a lack of responsibility and inaction. Being careless, muddling along, and making do are not ways to accomplish things and cannot withstand scrutiny. On the contrary, those who are worthy of respect often have a distinct character of being highly responsible and doing what they say. Kong Fansen (孔繁森) adhered to the principle of "work must go up, cadres must go down," spending one-third of his time in county and township research, thereby accurately identifying local development shortcomings and potential advantages, and effectively improving people's livelihoods.
"Casually," the root cause is insufficient Party spirit cultivation. Work style issues are essentially Party spirit issues. Only when one is theoretically clear can one be politically firm and consciously act. To eliminate the habit of "casually," one must find the root cause in the depths of the soul. The vast number of party members and cadres should take tempering Party spirit and improving ideological awareness as a lifelong subject, living, learning, and cultivating themselves until old age, and always strictly demanding themselves according to the standards of communists.
Work style construction is always on the road. To eradicate "casually," we need to always keep the string of tempering work style tight. Grasp the implementation without compromise, conduct in-depth and practical research, and serve the masses sincerely... By adhering to strict self-discipline, strict responsibility, and strict management in every time, place, and matter, we will surely deliver a satisfactory answer that lives up to the organization's trust and the people's expectations.
Return to Top"My house has the same actual area and similar location as my neighbor's house, so why can they get tens of thousands of yuan more in demolition compensation?" Recently, on the "Supervision One-Click" platform for grassroots micro-powers of the Zengdu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (曾都区纪委监委) in Suizhou (随州), Hubei Province (湖北省), a complaint from a villager in a certain town caught the attention of discipline inspection and supervision cadres.
The Zengdu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (曾都区纪委监委) immediately established a special task force, and the staff divided into two groups to conduct investigations. One group visited villagers involved in demolition compensation to understand the situation; the other group used the big data information platform to analyze and compare the call records, bank statements, and other information of relevant personnel through the "Case Handling Big Data Analysis System."
The investigation revealed that the demolition area reported by some villagers was much larger than the actual area of the houses. A power-money transaction thus surfaced: Zhang (张), the former chairman of the town's People's Congress and the former director of the town's demolition headquarters office, colluded with individual village cadres in the process of being responsible for demolition work, and profited by helping others falsely increase the area of houses. Villager Wang (王) bribed Zhang (张) with 100,000 yuan after falsely listing the demolition area, and obtained an additional 200,000 yuan in compensation.
Ultimately, the Zengdu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (曾都区纪委监委) took retention measures against Zhang (张), and taking this case as a warning and drawing inferences about other cases 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān - "raise one, infer three," to understand many things from one instance), comprehensively investigated violations of discipline and law in the field of land acquisition and demolition.
[Disciplinary Officer's Statement] As a grassroots cadre, Zhang (张) should have exercised his power impartially, but he colluded with individual village cadres, accepted bribes, and falsely reported the demolition area. This case warns us that insufficient supervision of micro-powers can easily breed corruption. With the in-depth advancement of comprehensive rural revitalization, some localities have seen an increase in engineering projects and frequent capital turnover, so it is necessary to focus on key people and key matters, make full use of various supervision methods, promote the standardized operation of micro-powers, and allow the masses to feel that fairness and justice are around them.
(Organized by Tian Doudou (田豆豆), reporter of this newspaper)
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Recently, in the Liuxiangyuan Community of Wenhui Street, Dongying District, Dongying City, Shandong Province (山东省东营市东营区文汇街道榴香园小区), a "bottleneck" that had long plagued residents has been cleared, earning widespread praise.
The east gate of Liuxiangyuan Community (榴香园小区) is located next to a kindergarten. In the past, during school pick-up and drop-off times, vehicles and pedestrians crowded together, leading to frequent friction and disputes, and a high volume of resident complaints.
Wu Qiao (吴巧), the secretary of the community's Party branch, was determined to resolve this "knot." In late October of last year, she led the Party branch committee members to spend three consecutive days stationed at the east gate, figuring out the patterns of personnel and vehicle flow. Subsequently, she convened three deliberation meetings to widely solicit residents' opinions. After thorough investigation, the Party branch, in conjunction with the property management company, demarcated safety lines in the congested area, set up isolation piles and warning tapes, and had community Party members take turns serving as school escort guides. Party building leadership and the joint participation of diverse social forces have promoted the resolution of congestion problems.
This is a microcosm of Dongying City's (东营市) deepening of Party building-led grassroots governance. In order to effectively solve the urgent and difficult problems around the masses, Dongying City (东营市) has selected and strengthened community Party branch secretaries through various means such as selecting and dispatching Party member social workers, identifying resident Party members, mobilizing retired cadres, and dispatching organ cadres. Simultaneously, it has carried out "organization appearance" and "secretary-led practical affairs" activities, actively guiding community Party organizations, owners' committees, property companies, the masses and other parties to jointly participate in grassroots governance.
As of now, community Party organization secretaries throughout the city have led the handling of 1,973 practical matters related to people's livelihoods, such as road renovation, installation of monitoring street lights, addition of public drying racks, and replanting of green seedlings, striving to turn small things into practical things and do practical things well, so that the masses are more comfortable and satisfied.
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"If we engage in 'involution' style competition, blindly competing on price, it's not a good thing for the entire industry." Not long ago, upstream and downstream enterprises in the crane industry in Xinxiang City (新乡市), Henan Province (河南省) gathered together to discuss development. Li Guoqiang (李国强), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Weihua Group (卫华集团), said, "As the leading enterprise in the chain, we will provide more support to small enterprises in the chain to achieve common development."
Previously, a manufacturing enterprise encountered problems such as "difficulty in unifying reducer standards." After learning about this, the Party Building Instructor stationed in the enterprise synchronized the technical requirements to upstream and downstream enterprises through the industry Party committee. The Technology Party Branch of Weihua Group (卫华集团) extended a helping hand, sending technical backbones to carry out standardized transformation for the enterprise, helping it overcome difficulties.
In Xinxiang City (新乡市), more and more enterprises on the industrial chain are giving full play to the leading role of Party building to promote coordinated development. In recent years, Xinxiang City (新乡市) has established 14 industry Party committees, adopting the "big data + large-scale visit" method to conduct a thorough investigation and establish a dynamic management ledger of "two coverages." Under the guidance of local Party committees and industry Party organizations, many enterprises have refined the implementation plan for creating advanced grassroots Party organizations, established "党员责任区" (Dǎngyuán zérènqū - "党员 responsibility areas") and "党员先锋岗" (Dǎngyuán xiānfēng gǎng - "党员 pioneer posts"), and built platforms under the leadership of Party organizations to promote resource sharing.
Currently, more than 1,080 enterprise Party organizations have been established in more than 200 parks in Xinxiang City (新乡市), and more than 800 Party Building Instructors have been selected and sent to more than 2,000 enterprises. Many enterprises said that with the matchmaking of the industry Party committee, there is less 内卷 (nèijuǎn - "involution," excessive internal competition) between enterprises and more cooperation.
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The gala strengthens historical memory in the name of art, unites the national spirit in the form of stage performance, and conveys the common aspiration for peace with an international perspective.
On the evening of September 3, the art and cultural gala "Justice Will Prevail," commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, was grandly staged at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京). With rich stage presentation and concise artistic techniques, the gala allowed the audience to obtain an artistic experience that directly reached the senses and an emotional resonance that directly reached the heart.
This major themed gala was created mainly by those born in the 1980s, with those born in the 1990s and 2000s as the main performers. It is commendable that this group of young artists lived up to their mission and trust, injecting new ideas into the "musical dance epic" and creating new models for stage art with a people's perspective, national narrative, and international expression.
The gala is titled a "musical dance epic drama." As the name suggests, it places greater emphasis on dramatic expression while inheriting the style of musical dance epics. Generally speaking, music and dance are not natural carriers of historical narratives, and the artistic difficulty in creating musical dance epics lies in grasping the historical narrative. The creators cleverly used dramatization as the key to solving this problem. By selecting representative major historical events such as the September 18th Incident (九一八事变), the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀), they focused on the main clues, highlighted the themes of the chapters, accelerated the dramatic rhythm, and enhanced the dramatic tension, making the overall structure smooth and compact. At the same time, based on refining the emotions of the characters, they observed the grand history from small perspectives and reflected major events with ordinary people. For example, the eternal agreement between Little Stone and his father, the life-and-death separation between Mother Liu Laozhuang (刘老庄) and the young soldiers, and the dialogue between the Zijingcao (紫金草) girl and her brother, organically integrated historical truth and artistic context, aroused public collective memory, and reached resonance through empathy.
As symbolic symbols participating in the construction of the national mainstream consciousness, red classics have had a profound impact on literary and artistic creation and the people's spiritual state. Therefore, in such major performances, many classic songs are repeatedly performed. Throughout the entire gala, the reproduction of classic melodies is essential. The composer's efforts lie in the refined treatment of the orchestration effects and the contemporary transformation of the musical style. The addition of electronic sound, the use of sound effects, and the integration of symphonic music... a series of revitalizing applications eliminated the generational memory gap and gave the classics an artistic appeal that transcends time and space. In addition, the gala also inserted a certain amount of original works into the classic works. These new works both continue the tradition and create new styles, such as "Lament" (殇) which tells the story of the Nanjing Massacre, "Riding the Wind" (乘风) which symbolizes hope, "Medal of the Unknown" (无名者勋章) which praises heroes, as well as "Irresistible" (势不可挡) which demonstrates national power and "Shared Destiny" (命运与共) which conveys the concept of peace. They are distributed at every key node, connected to classic melodies, and in line with the advancement of the drama. They not only inherit the connotation of red classics, but also expand the extension of the main theme works with artistic and innovative expressions.
"Justice Will Prevail" vividly demonstrated China's 14-year arduous war of resistance as the main battlefield in the East in the World Anti-Fascist War in the form of stage art. This is not only an art exhibition, but also a profound significance to convey China's voice and tell China's story to the world at key time nodes and important occasions.
Song and dance drama, musical recitation, symphonic chorus, national orchestra, video images, and ceremonial guards converged into the majestic sound stream of the symphonic chorus "Irresistible" 一泻千里 (yī xiè qiān lǐ - "flowing down a thousand li," a torrent, rushing down swiftly) and 气贯长虹 (qì guàn cháng hóng - "spirit penetrates the rainbow," full of spirit and energy). Comprehensive artistic conception, diverse performance forms, and a huge cast are not only the inevitable choices for adapting to the creation of grand historical themes, but also a vivid expression of declaring the national image and expressing the national will. What injects strength into it is not only the technical control and artistic interpretation, but also the support of the Chinese spirit and national power!
This art and cultural gala, which embodies the hard work of thousands of contemporary artists, deeply echoes the commemorative conference on the same day, jointly demonstrating China's firm determination to uphold peace and its strong strength to support peaceful development. It can be said that "Justice Will Prevail" strengthens historical memory in the name of art, unites the national spirit in the form of stage performance, and conveys the common aspiration for peace pursued by mankind with an international perspective, injecting spiritual strength into the magnificent journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and making the concept of "justice will prevail, peace will prevail, and the people will prevail" more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
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The Chinese film industry is gradually moving towards a more mature stage of development: the market no longer relies solely on individual blockbusters, but on a film matrix of multiple types and echelons to achieve sustained popularity; creation focuses more on the real emotions of ordinary individuals and is good at drawing nutrients from traditional culture for innovative expression; at the same time, films are also constantly expanding their industrial boundaries, deeply integrating with cultural tourism and other industries, and creating broader value.
The second half of the 2025 summer film season exerted a strong force, concluding with a box office of 11.966 billion yuan and 321 million admissions, an increase of 2.8% and 12.8% respectively compared to the same period last year. This steady growth scorecard reflects the profound evolution of the Chinese film market pattern and the comprehensive rise of new forces.
The quality of creation is improving, and the content supply is more diversified. Looking at the entire summer season, more than 100 films were released, covering diverse genres such as history, animation, action, science fiction, comedy, suspense, war, and romance, meeting the needs of different audiences. The top 5 highest-grossing domestic films all have a Douban score of 7.5 or higher, and the positive cycle of word-of-mouth and box office indicates that the Chinese film market is gradually breaking away from "traffic dependence," and winning with quality has become a consensus for development.
*Nanjing Photo Studio* (南京照相馆) achieved a brand-new expression of historical themes from a unique perspective, becoming the summer box office champion; *Wavey the Little Goblin* (浪浪山小妖怪) won over young audiences in the era dominated by three-dimensional animation with its exquisite two-dimensional animation skills; *Chasing the Wind and Shadows* (捕风追影) revitalized the traditional police and bandit action genre through narrative innovation. Some small and medium-cost films have also achieved excellent results: the documentary film *Mountains and Rivers as Evidence* (山河为证) restored the 14-year arduous War of Resistance Against Japan by the Chinese people with real images; *The Stage* (戏台) brought the classic drama to the big screen, and the allegorical absurd comedy made the audience laugh and cry; *An Encounter* (奇遇) innovated comedy expression through the setting of "two-way crossing." In terms of imported films, *Jurassic World: Reborn*, *F1*, and *Mission: Impossible 8* brought shocking audio-visual experiences to audiences through technological innovation, forming a benign complement with high-quality domestic films and jointly promoting the growth of the box office.
The narrative mode of domestic films has changed significantly, with more films cutting into history and reality from the perspective of ordinary people. Several high-reputation films mostly choose to portray the emotions and destinies of ordinary people with delicate micro-narratives, praising the perseverance and struggle of individuals in the face of difficulties, and achieving the same frequency resonance of artistic expression and public emotion. *Nanjing Photo Studio* (南京照相馆) focuses on the life-and-death choices and mutual assistance of ordinary people in a photo studio during the Nanjing Massacre, shining with the brilliance of humanity in extreme environments, and also affirming that ordinary people can also become guardians of history. *Wavey the Little Goblin* (浪浪山小妖怪) takes an unknown little goblin in the background of *Journey to the West* as the protagonist, and through humorous expression, reflects the situation and emotions of contemporary workplace people, triggering widespread resonance. *Chang'an* (长安的荔枝) tells the tortuous journey of Li Shande (李善德), a minor official in the Tang Dynasty, transporting lychees, completing the writing of historical figures in a tragicomedy. The narrative method of being close to life and paying attention to individuals has successfully built an emotional connection with the current audience, especially young people, and has become an important basis for the film to win the market and word-of-mouth.
The new power of film is also contained in the industry's active exploration of the value chain. The film industry has the advantage of "small wins big." The economic value of the box office is limited, but it has a strong spillover effect and can drive the development of related industries like a locomotive. Derivative development is the key to the vigorous growth of the film industry. Hollywood has created the world's largest film industry by deeply exploring film intellectual property rights. About 75% of its revenue comes from derivative products other than the box office. The largest film company, Disney, had global derivative sales of 62 billion US dollars in 2024.
In contrast, more than 80% of China's total film revenue comes from cinema box office, and the development of the derivative value chain is still in its primary stage. But what is gratifying is that many summer films show an active awareness of long-term development of intellectual property rights. For example, *Nanjing Photo Studio* (南京照相馆) planned to launch the patriotic real-life education classroom project *Under Nanjing City* (南京城下) during the filming, concretizing the film plot of "guarding key film reels and revealing the truth of history" into an immersive experience that ordinary people can participate in; the series of films *The Legend of Hei 2* (罗小黑战记2) was derived from the online animation that began broadcasting in 2011. For more than 10 years, "Luo Xiaohei" has built a content matrix that continues to attract fans through two films, 40 episodes of animation, and 5 comic books. It is based on the refined development of "long-termism" that has created the achievements of *The Legend of Hei 2* (罗小黑战记2) that surpassed its predecessor.
On the other hand, under the strong promotion of the competent authorities, new consumption patterns of "traveling with movies," "tasting food with movies," and "catching up with the market with movies" have also become popular with the hit of summer movies. For example, *Wavey the Little Goblin* (浪浪山小妖怪) has made its 10 Shanxi (山西) filming locations popular. These explorations show that Chinese films are gradually jumping out of the single development path of "box office dependence" and extending towards the direction of the entire industry chain, long cycle, and multiple scenarios.
The 2025 summer film season shows that the Chinese film industry is gradually moving towards a more mature stage of development: the market no longer relies solely on individual blockbusters, but on a film matrix of multiple types and echelons to achieve sustained popularity; creation focuses more on the real emotions of ordinary individuals and is good at drawing nutrients from traditional culture for innovative expression; at the same time, films are also constantly expanding their industrial boundaries, deeply integrating with cultural tourism and other industries, and creating broader value. Facts have proved that the audience has not left the movie, but now the audience is paying more and more attention to the real reputation of the film, and impulsive consumption is reduced. Therefore, continuously producing high-quality and resonant sincere works is the key to winning the audience.
Looking to the future, Chinese films should encourage innovative themes and diverse expressions with a more confident attitude, tell the extraordinary stories of ordinary individuals, and connect the emotional resonance of diverse circles; it is necessary to deepen the distribution and precise marketing of sub-lines, consolidate the mechanism of benefiting the people's consumption, and further promote the integration and development of films with culture, tourism, science and technology, and other fields. When film is no longer limited to the light and shadow art on the screen, but becomes a cultural engine that can deeply reflect reality, touch emotions, and drive consumption, Chinese films can win a broader space for development and truly realize the transition from a "big film country" to a "strong film country."
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As the summer movie season nears its end, the action-packed crime film "Catch the Wind and Shadow" (捕风追影), which was not highly anticipated before its release, has unexpectedly become popular. With its solid quality, it brings a familiar and long-lost sense of satisfaction to the audience, achieving "breaking the circle" communication.
Action films are one of the most enduring genres on the screen, almost unaffected by changes in thematic trends. However, action films have often been criticized over the years, one of the main problems being the poor handling of the balance between action scenes and dialogue scenes. In the evolution of Hong Kong action films, there was once a phenomenon of "emphasizing action over dialogue," with a large number of action directors taking charge of the overall situation and placing dialogue scenes in a subordinate position. For example, in many of Jackie Chan's (成龙) early works, the real and dangerous key actions would even be repeatedly presented, almost like "goal replays" in sports competitions.
The ingenuity of "Catch the Wind and Shadow" (捕风追影) lies in successfully integrating action scenes into the narrative process, meeting the current audience's higher requirements for film coherence and completeness. In the film, the vast majority of action scenes are frequently parallel-edited with other scenes such as tracking suspects and communicating, maintaining the interrelationship of plot development and maintaining a fast pace of rapid advancement. The film as a whole also belongs to saturated narrative, with multiple clues intertwined and suspense settings dense, and important information and elements constantly overflow from the narrative process. During the viewing process, the audience has a feeling of being overwhelmed and impactful, making it difficult to be distracted by exploring logical loopholes.
In terms of specific action design, although the film also has various "performance-style amplification" elements such as cool shapes and playful acrobatics, most of them use rapid and sharp lens editing, omitting the generation and transmission process of actions, focusing on showing the key links of action release and power collision, and achieving "grabbing the key points" in martial arts scenes with a realistic style. The film is very restrained in its use of slow motion, which may slow down the rhythm, and even in individual explosion scenes, it does not present the entire process, but magnifies the most impactful moments.
The innovation of the film also lies in the use of the "dual hero drama" mode, which is rare in previous Jackie Chan (成龙) films. Huang Dezong (黄德忠), a police criminal investigation expert played by Jackie Chan (成龙), and Fu Longsheng (傅隆生), the mastermind behind the criminal gang played by Tony Leung (梁家辉), jointly become the core characters of the story. The two are equally matched in strength, and their concepts and personalities are completely opposite. The collision of their relationship promotes the development of the plot and opens a life-and-death duel.
The film deliberately designed two major scenes, one verbal and one martial: in the middle of the plot, the two sit at the same table, seemingly drinking and talking happily, but in fact, they are verbally sparring and harboring murderous intentions; at the climax of the ending fight scene, the two fight each other to the death in a restaurant, cleverly using the terrain and tools, with fists and knives coming and going, and every step is thrilling. Character actor Tony Leung (梁家辉) performed amazingly and convincingly in the action scenes, while action star Jackie Chan (成龙) responded calmly and was evenly matched in the opponent's scenes. The two distinct screen characters form an almost yin-yang complementary opposition and unity.
The different fates of the two jointly carry the theme expression of the film: intergenerational communication is needed. At the beginning of the story, the police were frustrated in their actions due to a lack of sufficient control over new technologies such as artificial intelligence, and had no choice but to introduce traditional tracking methods. In the inheritance and exchange of experience, the old and new police officers achieved communication in concepts and emotions, and finally successfully solved the case. On the other hand, the failure of the criminal gang is also inseparable from the fatal rift in the concepts and emotions of the two generations.
Many viewers naturally regard "Catch the Wind and Shadow" (捕风追影) as a "Hong Kong film." In fact, except for the two leading actors, most of the team members are from the mainland. However, from the perspective of artistic style, it is not impossible to regard it as a "Hong Kong film." The rich experience accumulated by Hong Kong action films has become a valuable asset of Chinese film aesthetics. Any interested filmmaker can draw on experience from it and find the "old taste" that is still popular with today's audiences.
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In a close-up shot, a rabbit doll floats quietly in the microgravity environment of space, fluffy, pink, and endearingly naive. The stitches and threads are faintly visible. This is a going-away gift from astronaut Wang Yaping's (王亚平) daughter. The camera zooms out, showing family photos, close-ups of the space station, medium shots outside the cabin, distant views of space... until reaching the outer reaches of the sky. The "Blue Planet" Earth lies quietly in the embrace of the universe, the scene silent and vast, poetic and picturesque.
As China's first space-shot documentary film taken by astronauts, "Blue Planet in the Window" takes the audience on a complete "space business trip" with unprecedented clarity and immersion. From the fiery launch at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (酒泉发射场) to the daily life in the space station, and then to the safe return to the Dongfeng Landing Site (东风着陆场), this film uses real images to restore the entire process of the Shenzhou-13 (神舟十三号) crew's 183-day space journey.
Rare real-life space shooting and extremely clear picture presentation are destined to leave a unique mark on film history. Before filming, the main creative team specially made an 8K camera to accompany the Shenzhou-13 crew on their expedition. This ultra-high-resolution camera allows us to see previously unimaginable details of space. Water droplets floating in the air reflect the faces of the astronauts, the dazzling light of the sun instantly shining in when the hatch is opened, and the white snow on the mountain peaks outside the porthole—the moments of minute detail bring space life within reach, creating an unparalleled sense of presence for the audience.
When the astronauts naturally say everyday dialogues such as "See you tonight" and "I'm here to pick you up," the audience seems to be in the Chinese space station 400 kilometers above the ground, becoming a participant in the space journey. Especially in the extravehicular activity (EVA) scenes, the audience can not only see how the astronauts meticulously and calmly prepare for the EVA, but also use the camera on Wang Yaping's (王亚平) spacesuit to exclaim "Wow, so bright" and gaze at the beautiful Earth and the deep universe together from her perspective.
This is also a journey full of life. Outside the porthole, there is an alternating extreme heat and extreme cold of 150 degrees Celsius to minus 100 degrees Celsius, while inside the cabin is a busy and lively scene. The astronauts unpack cargo packages and test the microorganisms in the cabin, meticulously arranging the space station as if moving into a new home. During the Spring Festival, Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) wrote the couplet "Chasing dreams to fly to the sky and stay up together, 龙骧虎步 (lóng xiāng hǔ bù - "dragon strides tiger steps," energetic and vigorous) to welcome the spring"; the three of them "sit" around eating dumplings, with mackerel and pork and Chinese cabbage fillings filling the air—this is a unique Chinese New Year flavor in space.
The cute rabbit doll at the beginning becomes an emotional symbol that runs through the entire film. It floats in the background of the cabin and appears in the video calls between space and Earth. Whenever it appears, the story of the astronauts and their families begins on time: "Mom, can you pick a star for me and bring it back!" The daughter's voice comes from Earth, and Wang Yaping (王亚平) responds with a smile; seeing Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) celebrating the Spring Festival in Tang costume, his son jokingly teases him for "looking like a crosstalk comedian." The film uses these emotional elements to imbue the most cutting-edge scientific exploration with simple human touch.
In addition to the emotions of the small family, the film focuses on expressing the humanistic feelings of China's aerospace industry. As Wang Yaping (王亚平) says in her narration: "Earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind will not stay in the cradle forever." This reflection on the meaning of exploring the universe is also concretely presented in a series of ultra-clear images taken through the porthole: the majestic Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the clear Qinghai Lake (青海湖), the vast Sahara Desert, the narrow Red Sea... The audience seems to have climbed a high mountain, finally reaching the summit at the end of the film, with a panoramic view of the Earth's beauty. In the blink of an eye, night falls, and the lights of the city are like the fire of human civilization, dazzlingly telling the beauty of the Earth's home, reminding us that no matter how far we go, we must not forget the way home, and we must not forget that humanity exists as a community with a shared future.
"Blue Planet in the Window" breaks the boundaries of time and space, allowing every ordinary person to be in the starry sky. Although it does not have the tortuous plot and constant "thrills" of science fiction blockbusters, its breakthrough in the clarity of space documentary images and its innovation in telling the story of China's aerospace industry are enough to make us walk into the theater—"What is it like to truly travel in space?" Who can resist exploring it? As Tao Yuanming (陶渊明) said 1600 years ago, 俯仰终宇宙 (fǔ yǎng zhōng yǔ zhòu - "Looking up and down, one sees the universe," The universe is all-encompassing, and there is nothing beyond it). As the end credits roll, the Shenzhou-13 (神舟十三号) crew returns home safely, and many viewers' dreams of chasing the stars and the sea set sail from here.
Return to TopWhen one mentions a choir, what first comes to mind are children's choirs and senior citizen choirs. However, the "2025 Beijing Beijing" choral concert presented by the Forbidden City Chamber Choir offers a refreshing experience.
"Beijing Beijing," "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies," "Glorious Years"... one after another, popular songs carrying youthful memories are adapted and presented in a completely new choral form. When performing the song "A Life of Fighting," the ethereal and clear soprano voice is like the "Heavenly Sword" unsheathed, while the thick and deep tenor voice is like the "Dragon Saber" swung, and the collision and agitation of the high and low voices in the sound field allow the audience to experience the soul-stirring martial arts world through the art of sound. "Missing You 365 Days" incorporates jazz elements, with a blend of a cappella vocals and finger snaps, adding a touch of lightness and joy to the classic love song.
When the prelude to "The World Will Always Be Good With You" begins, a singer suddenly jumps to the front of the stage and unfolds a flowing nunchaku performance, leading the entire audience to shout "Hoo-Ha," evoking the collective memories of the post-80s and post-90s generations. This is also the "different" aspect of the entire performance—although the actors are dressed in suits and leather shoes, the performance is down-to-earth and unpretentious. The interludes also incorporate spicy commentary on the workplace and life, allowing the audience to naturally resonate with the works while being amused.
(Fei Yifan (费一凡), Haidian District (海淀区), Beijing (北京市))
Return to TopTranslated and published in France, collected by the British Library, and with the real-scene space of Chengdu's Kuanzhai Alley (成都宽窄巷子) built, "Douluo Continent" (斗罗大陆), a leader among online novel IPs, has released a new animated film. Overall, "Douluo Continent: Sword Saint Chenxin" (斗罗大陆剧场版：剑道尘心) shows sincerity, with dazzling special effects in the fight scenes, a relatively complete story, and ingenious character development, giving the originally somewhat thin supporting character "Chenxin" more depth.
However, as a serialized IP, the new story's setting conflicts with the original work. In the fantasy world of Tang Jia San Shao's (唐家三少) original novel, there is a complete "cultivation and martial arts competition" system, where experts from all walks of life diligently improve themselves under this set of rules. But in the new animated film, the "big exam" is started early, level rules are ignored, and the martial arts skill system is also chaotic... These changes break the audience's familiar background setting, making it difficult to adapt for a while. Under the new rules, some characters and stories in the original work cannot stand.
Derivative animations are inherently literary creations with a strong "fan orientation," and adaptations need to find novelty while respecting key settings. The past of the original supporting characters is worth exploring in depth, but there is no need to break the rules for the sake of dramatic conflict; the subplots need tension, but the story setting cannot be overthrown and rebuilt. Those successful adaptations that can be remembered by the audience all know where the soul of the IP is, and cannot be touched, and understand which are the branches that can grow and are worth nurturing with care.
For an IP like "Douluo Continent" (斗罗大陆), each adaptation is a dialogue with new and old audiences. Only by guarding the soul of the original work can new audiences be attracted while retaining old audiences. The "degree" in this is worth pondering by creators.
(Xiamen City (厦门市), Fujian Province (福建省) Wang Shengzhe (王晟喆))
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