Summary: The article highlights Xi Jinping's emphasis on rural revitalization as a crucial aspect of China's modernization. In April, Xi Jinping called for in-depth research to optimize regional development, promote coordinated regional development, consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, promote comprehensive rural revitalization and urban-rural integrated development, accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and steadily increase the income of urban and rural people. During an inspection in Henan in May, he stressed the need to protect arable land, ensure food security, extend the modern agricultural industry chain, and promote common prosperity through integrated urban-rural development. In October 2024, Xi Jinping inspected rural areas in Fujian and Anhui, emphasizing the role of village-level Party organizations in leading rural development and the need to upgrade rural industries and improve living environments. The article frames rural revitalization as essential for achieving the goals of Chinese-style modernization.
Summary: Xi Jinping congratulated Irfaan Ali on his reelection as President of Guyana. Xi noted Guyana was among the first Caribbean nations to establish diplomatic ties with China, emphasizing the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations over the past 53 years. He referenced a meeting with Ali in Chengdu in July 2023, where they reached important consensus on developing bilateral relations. Xi expressed his willingness to work with Ali to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation within the framework of the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative.
Summary: The city of Xiamen in Fujian province is deepening institutional opening-up, guided by Xi Jinping's directives to align with international standards. Xiamen has become a major lithium battery export hub, with local companies like Haichen Storage expanding globally due to new shipping guidelines. The city is also attracting international talent through streamlined visa processes and promoting the adoption of international standards in key industries, exemplified by Hongfa's leadership in setting IEC standards for electrical relays. Cui Yonghui, standing committee member of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, stated that Xiamen aims to achieve innovative breakthroughs in rules, regulations, management, and standards.
Summary: The State Council issued a notice approving a comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors of production in ten selected regions, effective immediately for two years. The directive emphasizes adhering to Xi Jinping Thought and the spirit of the 20th Party Congress to remove obstacles to factor mobility and efficient allocation. Provincial governments are tasked with implementation, focusing on synergistic allocation and improved efficiency. The National Development and Reform Commission will lead coordination, risk management, and the dissemination of successful practices.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's role as a stabilizer and growth engine for the global economy, highlighting its strong supply capabilities, vast domestic market, and innovative cooperation initiatives. It notes China's commitment to high-quality development and its contribution to global economic growth despite challenges. The article references the IMF's revised forecast for China's GDP growth and the country's efforts to expand imports and attract foreign investment. The article also mentions U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm and subsequent agreements regarding tariffs, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and cooperation. China aims to provide new paradigms for global common development through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative.
Summary: The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that in the first eight months of 2023, China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 20 million units, marking a 12.7% and 12.6% year-on-year increase, respectively. New energy vehicle (NEV) production and sales grew by 37.3% and 36.7% respectively, accounting for 45.5% of total new car sales. Automobile exports reached 4.292 million units, up 13.7% year on year. NEV exports specifically increased by 87.3% to 1.532 million units.
Summary: Following Xi Jinping's directives on cultural preservation, Hubei province is intensifying its efforts to protect, research, and promote Yangtze River civilization. Recent initiatives include archaeological excavations, artifact restoration, and increased funding for cultural heritage projects. Hubei has established research centers and alliances to study and disseminate Yangtze culture both domestically and internationally. The province is also revitalizing traditional art forms and cultural practices to boost tourism, exemplified by initiatives like Han opera performances and themed tourism packages. Provincial Party Secretary Wang Zhonglin emphasized leveraging Hubei's cultural resources for economic development.
Summary: This article appears to contain two separate pieces. One discusses grasping the "seven vitalities" of Marxism, suggesting an emphasis on theoretical adherence. The other piece discusses the whereabouts of approximately 50,000 chairs from the viewing platform of the September 3rd military parade.
Summary: Politburo Member and Vice Premier Liu Guozhong conducted research in Heilongjiang from September 9th to 11th, emphasizing the importance of securing the autumn grain harvest to solidify national food security. He urged efforts to implement measures to increase production, focusing on major crops like rice, corn, and soybeans, while also stressing agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation. Liu further highlighted the need to advance high-standard farmland construction, black soil protection, and agricultural technology research and application to enhance overall grain production capacity.
Summary: Politburo member and United Front Work Department head Li Ganjie conducted research in Guangdong, emphasizing the importance of adhering to Xi Jinping Thought and strengthening Party leadership in overseas Chinese affairs and the Sinicization of religion. He visited enterprises, universities, and cultural sites, underscoring the need to leverage the unique advantages of overseas Chinese to support China's technological self-reliance, high-level opening up, and the safeguarding of national interests. Li also stressed the importance of guiding religions to adapt to socialist society. Accompanying Li were not explicitly named in the provided text.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing addressed the 2025 National Food Safety Publicity Week event in Beijing, emphasizing the need to adhere to Xi Jinping's directives and strengthen food safety across the entire supply chain. Zhang stressed stringent implementation of regulations, focusing on preventative measures and accountability across all stages of food production, circulation, storage, and consumption. He called for enhanced regulatory capabilities, particularly in high-risk areas like school food and online sales, and promoted the "Internet+ transparent kitchen" initiative. Zhang also urged a collaborative approach involving industry, media, and consumers to bolster food safety.
Summary: A State Council briefing introduced comprehensive pilot reforms for market-based allocation of production factors across ten regions, representing over a quarter of the national economy. The reforms will cover traditional factors like land, labor, and capital, while also exploring new elements like data and computing power. Pilot projects will emphasize localized approaches, adapting to regional needs in areas like technology, land, and human resources. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) will increase financial support for the pilot regions and support higher levels of financial opening and cooperation. The National Data Bureau will support policies, engineering, and other projects related to data property rights in the 10 pilot areas.
Summary: State Councilor Chen Yiqin recently inspected football development in Shandong, emphasizing the need to implement Xi Jinping's directives and the national football work conference's plans. She stressed government-led youth training system construction, leveraging the "new type of national system" and integrating government and market forces to build effective training centers. Chen also highlighted the importance of rigorous training, international standards, talent evaluation, and integrating sports with education, to improve youth football. She urged strengthened leadership, resource guarantees, and effective supervision to ensure the implementation of national football development plans.
Summary: The article reports on the increasing adoption of mechanized rice harvesting in Cuiwei Village, Guizhou Province, focusing on the experiences of farmer Liang Shigao and his clients. Liang uses his combine harvester to efficiently harvest rice paddies, significantly reducing labor costs and time compared to traditional manual methods. Despite initial hesitations about machine efficiency, local farmers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of mechanized harvesting. The local government has promoted agricultural mechanization and subsidized farmers purchasing new equipment, increasing the village's mechanization rate to over 70% last year. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The fourth Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) will be held in Hangzhou from September 25-29, with over 1,700 exhibitors and 10,000 international merchants. Commerce Ministry Vice Minister Sheng Qiuping stated that the expo will feature cutting-edge technologies and release several reports, including the "Global Digital Trade Development Report." The event expects to facilitate RMB 30 billion in procurement deals and will introduce a "Digital Trade Venture Capital Day" to connect tech projects with investors. Commerce Ministry official Wang Pengfei outlined plans to promote quality e-commerce through standardizing the industry and training platforms. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Council has appointed Wang Wenjun as Deputy Director of the National Healthcare Security Administration and Wang Zhigang as Deputy Director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs. Wang Chen was removed from his position as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights the SCO's focus on fostering youth exchange and collaboration. It profiles three young individuals from SCO countries (Egypt, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan) who are benefiting from educational and economic initiatives within the SCO framework. Egyptian student Ibrahim Maher is studying vocational skills in Tianjin through the Luban Workshop program, while Uzbekistani Said Saidakhmedov facilitates trade cooperation at the China-SCO demonstration zone. Pakistani researcher Ruba Shabir is working on agricultural projects in Hainan. The article also notes China's commitment to sharing its market opportunities and promoting high-quality economic cooperation within the SCO, mentioning specifically cooperation in agriculture and food security.
Summary: During China's chairmanship, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) achieved significant progress across various fields, exemplified by the Tianjin summit where members discussed cooperation and development. The summit highlighted the collective desire for a more just global governance system and the determination to address global challenges. China has played a leading role in the SCO, promoting initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative, which has fostered infrastructure development and investment. Xi Jinping's global governance initiatives, proposed at the Tianjin summit, aim to inject momentum into building a fairer global system and enable the SCO to play a greater role internationally. China's extensive investment and trade with Central Asian countries, including Tajikistan, further underscores its commitment to regional development.
Summary: The Second International Conference on the Global Development Initiative (GDI) was held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAIE) and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xiao Jie, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and President of CAIE, delivered a keynote speech emphasizing China's commitment to high-level opening-up and promoting a fairer, safer, and more sustainable global development. The event, guided by the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, focused on "Gathering Global Development Consensus, Sharing Development Opportunities, and Creating a Prosperous Future". Benin's National Assembly Speaker Louis Vlavonou, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Cambodian First Vice President of Senate Tep Ngorn also attended the opening ceremony, expressing support for the GDI.
Summary: The Ninth China-Africa Youth Festival opened in Beijing, with 59 youth representatives from African countries and other continents attending. Li Bin, Chairperson of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, stated that China and Africa are actively implementing the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit. Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu expressed hope that Chinese and African youth would work together to promote modernization, civilization dialogue, and the Four Global Initiatives to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Angolan Ambassador to China, Alan, representing the African Union, emphasized the shared dream of prosperity and peace between Africa and China. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Australia is participating in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTS) with its largest delegation yet, highlighting tourism, education, and trade opportunities. Australian Ambassador to China, Scott Dewar, emphasized the importance of CIFTS as a platform to forge partnerships and friendships. Trade between the two countries is strong, with China being Australia's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, and a memorandum of understanding regarding the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement was signed in July. David Dukes, the Commercial Counsellor of the Australian Embassy in China, stated that CIFTS provides an excellent opportunity to promote Australia's market and facilitate cooperation between Australia and China. Industry representatives expressed hopes for increased collaboration and innovation in trade and education between Australia and China.
Summary: The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) showcased emerging technologies and service solutions in areas like AI and healthcare. COFCO exhibited its digitalized agricultural supply chain innovations, including the China-Singapore "Digital Trade Port" project developed with Beijing under the commission of the Ministry of Commerce. Several state-owned enterprises, such as China COSCO Shipping and China Construction Group, displayed advancements in logistics, construction, and urban renewal technologies. Beijing also presented its "Jingban" intelligent government affairs platform, integrating AI and big data for improved municipal collaboration. The event highlighted over 190 achievements in service trade, with JD.com showcasing applications of its "JoyAI" large model.
Summary: Ambassador Chen Xu, China's Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva, addressed the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, outlining China's position on global human rights governance. Chen emphasized sovereign equality, adherence to international law, and respect for diverse human rights development paths, opposing interference in internal affairs under the pretext of human rights. He advocated for multilateralism and international cooperation in human rights, rejecting unilateral coercive measures. Chen also stressed the importance of a people-centered approach, promoting all human rights equally, including economic, social, and cultural rights.
Summary: A meeting was held at the UN headquarters in New York to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the China-UN Peace and Development Fund. Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, chaired the meeting, and Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua delivered remarks on behalf of the chairman of the fund's steering committee. Fu Cong stated that the fund has carried out over 200 practical cooperation projects in more than 100 countries, promoting the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Participants from nearly 30 countries praised China's support for the UN's agenda and international peace and security.
Summary: The Chinese Mission to ASEAN held a media and think tank salon commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Chargé d'affaires Fu Fengshan stated that China's global governance initiatives contribute to a more just global governance system and inject stability into a turbulent world. Fu further emphasized that China and ASEAN should uphold Asian values and a correct view of WWII history, defend the post-war international order, and safeguard international fairness and justice. Representatives from ASEAN media and think tanks attended the event. The representatives also affirmed the importance of China's global governance initiatives and China's contribution to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War.
Summary: During the 17th session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee, members reviewed the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress. Participants agreed on the importance of codifying Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening ethnic work, especially fostering a sense of community of the Chinese nation, into law. The draft emphasizes the Party's leadership, defines key concepts, and stipulates the shared responsibility of all Chinese people to safeguard national unity and promote ethnic solidarity. The law outlines provisions for building a shared spiritual home, promoting exchange and integration, and fostering common prosperity. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this report.
Summary: This article profiles Lü Airong, a sanitation worker on the Fen River in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, detailing her 25-year career and the river's transformation. Lü describes the river's previous state as polluted and the extensive ecological restoration projects undertaken since 1998. She highlights the positive changes, including cleaner water, increased biodiversity, and the development of recreational facilities along the riverbanks. The river's restoration has improved the environment for locals and tourists, making Taiyuan more attractive. The Fen River is now a 4A-rated tourist destination, with ongoing efforts to improve its tributaries.
Summary: This article criticizes cadres who prioritize caution and inaction over addressing the urgent needs of the people, attributing this behavior to weak Party spirit and a fear of making mistakes. It argues that such risk aversion hinders innovation, delays problem-solving, and ultimately obstructs progress. The piece emphasizes the importance of studying and applying Xi Jinping Thought to strengthen ideological grounding, improve capabilities, and develop effective solutions. It also calls for a supportive environment that tolerates mistakes made in the pursuit of progress, encouraging cadres to be bold and proactive in their work. The U.S. is not mentioned in the text.
Summary: China's digital economy core industries saw 500,000 invention patents authorized in 2024, ranking first globally with a 23.1% year-on-year increase. Overseas invention patent authorizations in this sector have also increased significantly since 2016. By the end of 2024, 95 countries and regions held digital economy core industry invention patents in China, totaling 407,000. Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the State Intellectual Property Office, noted the steady progress of the data intellectual property system. As of June 2024, over 58,000 data intellectual property registration applications have been accepted, with nearly 30,000 certificates issued, primarily to enterprises, facilitating significant financing and transactions.
Summary: Following Xi Jinping's directives on cultural preservation, Hubei province is actively promoting and researching Yangtze River civilization. The province has increased funding for cultural heritage and established institutions like the Yangtze Culture Research Institute to support research and international outreach. Hubei is also working to revitalize cultural heritage through tourism and performances, exemplified by initiatives like Han opera performances at the Yellow Crane Tower and the creation of cultural eco-protection zones. In the first half of 2024, Hubei experienced significant growth in tourism revenue and visitor numbers, demonstrating the economic benefits of cultural preservation efforts. The province aims to transform its rich cultural resources into a development advantage, but there is no discussion of the United States in the article.
Summary: Hong Kong educator and barrister Hu Hung-Lick, founder of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, passed away in Hong Kong at the age of 105. Central leaders expressed condolences to his family after his death. Hu, a staunch supporter of "One Country, Two Systems," played a significant role in Hong Kong's transition and prosperity. He was also a former member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Former Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Zhu Liang, passed away in Beijing on August 9, 2025, at the age of 101. Central leaders expressed their condolences to his family. Zhu held various positions throughout his career, including leadership roles in the Communist Youth League and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, eventually becoming Minister of the IDCPC from 1985 to 1993. He was a member of the 13th CPC Central Committee and served on the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Wang Xiaoguang, former Deputy Procurator-General and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, died in Beijing on August 10, 2025, at the age of 101. Central leaders expressed their condolences to his family after his death. Wang joined the revolution in 1939 and held various positions in the military and industrial sectors before joining the Supreme People's Procuratorate. He was a member of the 12th and 13th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and a representative to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Prominent analytical chemist and political figure Yao Shouzuo passed away in Changsha at the age of 90. Yao, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was recognized for his contributions to the multi-party cooperation system under CPC leadership. He was a pioneer in piezoelectric liquid phase oscillation theory and its applications. Central leaders expressed condolences to his family. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: Wang Fuyi, former Deputy Political Commissar and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Beijing Military Region, has died at the age of 93. Wang, a veteran of the Korean War and various campaigns, joined the PLA in 1948 and the CCP in 1949, holding numerous political positions throughout his career. He was a delegate to the 14th National Congress of the CCP and a member of the 14th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Wang was awarded the rank of Major General in 1988 and promoted to Lieutenant General in 1993. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses Guangdong province's success in innovation, attributing it to a strong emphasis on enterprise-led research and development. It highlights policies that encourage collaboration between large state-owned enterprises and smaller specialized firms, as well as reforms that streamline funding and reduce risk for researchers. Guangdong's focus on translating research into practical applications within its robust industrial clusters is also noted. The province is also working to attract and cultivate talent. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: An article in People's Daily examines Sichuan's Anyue County's Jiaotong Village and its use of the "Chuan Shan Zhi" digital platform to improve local governance. The platform allows villagers to propose agendas, monitor cadre performance, and evaluate outcomes, contributing to a shift from cadre-led to villager-driven initiatives. Villagers are incentivized with a point-based system that includes both tangible rewards and virtual experience, encouraging greater participation in village affairs, and have become more engaged in offering solutions to local problems. The use of digital platforms helps to minimize the time and cost of these projects. According to the article, these platforms and technologies can reduce the gap between cities and villages in China.
Summary: The article discusses the rapid development of intelligent connected vehicles and the challenges this poses for the insurance industry, particularly regarding accident liability in "human-machine co-driving" scenarios. It highlights the need for clear standards and regulations to define responsibility and improve data interaction between stakeholders like car manufacturers, suppliers, and insurance companies. One example provided is of a large insurance company collaborating with a car manufacturer and a technology company to develop an integrated solution for determining liability in assisted driving accidents. The article suggests that by addressing these challenges and tailoring insurance products to new industries and technologies, the insurance industry can support technological innovation and economic growth. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The newly released "Management Measures for the Protection of Permanent Basic Farmland Red Lines," effective October 1st, clarifies the principles and requirements for designating, managing, and protecting permanent basic farmland in China. The measures establish a mechanism for "superior entry and inferior exit" (优进劣出) to improve the quality of protected farmland while adhering to agricultural production and land resource endowments. The policy aims to safeguard the red line of farmland protection. The goal is to ensure abundant harvests. The article does not discuss U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first article discusses a new initiative in Cangzhou, Hebei, where homeowners' property management fees are deposited into a special account and only released to the management company after a satisfactory service assessment. This aims to address disputes between homeowners and property management by linking payment to service quality, fostering better accountability and improved services. The second article details a practice in Huangping Village, Guizhou, where instead of holding feasts to celebrate children getting into college, the village awards scholarships, certificates and has the students plant a tree. This initiative aims to reduce financial burdens associated with celebratory events and foster a culture that values education and environmentalism. Neither article mentions the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of psychological well-being among Chinese youth and the role of educators in providing support. The author, a high school psychology teacher, emphasizes proactive identification and response to students' mental health needs, alongside fostering a supportive environment involving family, school, and community. The author's work focuses on removing the stigma associated with mental health support and empowering students' growth through various initiatives. They further highlight the national emphasis on mental health, as reflected in recent government reports, and their commitment to promoting mental health education. There is no mention of US, or US-China relations.
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Summary: At a press conference, Chinese officials highlighted the achievements of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in healthcare, emphasizing the development of a large-scale medical service and disease prevention system.雷海潮 discussed efforts to improve healthcare access, aiming to resolve urgent medical needs and provide comprehensive health services, while 郭燕红 detailed initiatives focused on elderly and children's healthcare, including increasing geriatric care facilities and pediatric services. 沈洪兵 noted the establishment of a modernized disease control system, including enhanced monitoring and control of infectious diseases, and discussed the introduction of HPV vaccination for women. 余艳红 also noted the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The United States was not mentioned in the article.
Summary: Sha Feng, granddaughter of General Zuo Quan, 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. Sha displayed a photo of her grandfather, grandmother, and mother, reflecting on Zuo Quan's leadership during the war and his sacrifice. She expressed pride in China's strengthened military and national power, believing her grandfather would be pleased. Sha emphasized Zuo Quan's dedication to national duty over personal sentiment, noting the country remembers his contributions. The article makes no reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Gao Haoran, a 2024 undergraduate student at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, expressed excitement about participating in a choir performance at Tiananmen Square before the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The choir, including 78 teachers and students from Gao's academy, performed classic songs from the war period. To prepare, the academy organized visits to related exhibitions and screenings of war films. Gao, who submitted his application to join the Party in July, aims to integrate "red genes" into traditional opera and promote patriotism. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Twenty-five years ago, fifteen graduates from Baoding University chose to teach in Qiemo County, Xinjiang, an area deep in the Taklamakan Desert. Despite the harsh environment, teachers like Li Guizhi and Wang Weiji dedicated themselves to education, with Li Guizhi creating innovative teaching methods and Wang Weiji emphasizing a sense of responsibility. Over the years, most of the original fifteen teachers moved to the high school level, sending waves of students to universities and contributing to the development of the region. Inspired by their dedication, over 400 Baoding University graduates have followed in their footsteps, teaching in western China. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) 2025 conference, themed "Reshaping Global Public Security: United Action, Responding to Diverse Threats," will be held September 16-18 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. Over 800 guests from 176 countries/regions and 14 international organizations are invited to discuss global public security risks, capacity building through innovation, and cooperation mechanisms. Eight sub-forums will cover topics including transnational crime, counter-terrorism, and security technology. Chen Zhimin, Chairman of the China Friendship Promotion Association, stated that representatives will exchange ideas on addressing global public security risks, improving public security capacity, and building more comprehensive global cooperation mechanisms. The conference will also feature a public security technology and equipment exhibition showcasing Chinese advancements in areas like criminal technology and police protective equipment.
Summary: Village Party Secretary Gengdeng in Lazha Village, Qinghai Province, initiated an emergency evacuation at midnight on September 3rd due to an impending landslide. Gengdeng, recalling the sounds of cracking wood, alerted villagers via WeChat, phone calls, and by personally knocking on doors while sounding a gong. Despite road closures, he directed residents to an alternative route, ensuring the safe evacuation of 469 people to a designated shelter. No U.S. or U.S.-China relation was mentioned in the article.
Summary: China's Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has reprimanded Xiaohongshu, a popular social media platform, for failing to adequately manage information content and for promoting celebrity gossip on its trending topics, thereby disrupting the online environment. The CAC instructed the Shanghai branch to take measures including issuing warnings, demanding corrective actions, and holding responsible individuals accountable, citing violations of regulations governing online information content. The CAC emphasized its commitment to enforcing regulations and ensuring a healthy online environment by holding platforms accountable for their responsibilities.
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Summary: During a June 2023 inspection in Inner Mongolia, Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of upgrading traditional energy industries and vigorously developing green energy to build a major national energy base. Inner Mongolia has since focused on developing a modern energy economy by creating a large-scale modern coal chemical industry cluster, increasing renewable energy capacity, and pioneering inter-provincial UHV green electricity transactions. The region is promoting green and intelligent coal mining, and establishing large-scale green electricity production bases. Inner Mongolia is also working to expand green electricity consumption scenarios and promote green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol industries, while increasing the proportion of green energy transmitted. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the agricultural development of Yaozhanzi Village in Xinjiang, focusing on large-scale wheat farming and processing. By consolidating land and adopting modern agricultural techniques like Beidou navigation and drone technology, the village has significantly increased wheat yields, becoming a model for agricultural modernization in Xinjiang. The village has also established a complete industrial chain, from cultivation to processing, creating value-added agricultural products and boosting farmers' incomes. In addition to agriculture, Yaozhanzi Village is developing rural tourism, leveraging its scenic landscapes and agricultural heritage to attract visitors, further contributing to the local economy. The article suggests that Xinjiang is becoming an important base for high-quality agricultural products, contributing to food security in China.
Summary: Shanghai's Yangpu district is bolstering its online entertainment industry by offering incentives to content creators, including rent-free office space in the newly established "V-Gathering Place" (V聚场). The initiative aims to attract and support digital content creators, leveraging the district's concentration of universities, young residents, and digital economy companies like Bilibili and Douyin. The district plans to reward high-impact content that promotes Yangpu and Shanghai, with the goal of establishing itself as a hub for online content creation. In 2024, Yangpu's software and information technology service revenue exceeded 320 billion yuan, with the online entertainment industry chain output value exceeding 80 billion yuan, and the digital economy has become the largest industry contributing to taxation. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The Baihua Lake Grand Bridge, a key component of the expansion project on the Guiyang-Anshun section of the Shanghai-Kunming National Expressway, was successfully completed on September 10th. Located at the border of Guanshanhu District and Qingzhen City in Guizhou Province, the bridge crosses Baihua Lake and is the largest hybrid beam cable-stayed bridge of its type in Guizhou. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's role as a stabilizer and growth engine for the global economy through its strong supply chains, expanding domestic market, and innovative cooperation. China's economic growth is projected at 4.8% by the IMF. The article highlights China's efforts to promote global development through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative and its commitment to open trade policies. The article also mentions that China and the U.S. have engaged in trade talks, with both sides agreeing to temporarily suspend tariffs. China aims to promote dialogue and cooperation in order to contribute to a more prosperous and stable world.
Summary: China's National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued an "Implementation Opinion on Promoting 'Artificial Intelligence+' High-Quality Energy Development," outlining phased goals for AI development in the energy sector. By 2027, the focus will be on establishing a foundation through the "50-100" project, including promoting the use of at least five professional large models in sectors like power grids, power generation, coal, and oil and gas. By 2030, the aim is for China's AI technology and applications in the energy sector to reach world-leading levels, enhancing the security, sustainability, and efficiency of energy systems to support the construction of China's new energy system. The initiative emphasizes indigenous core technology innovation and deep integration applications.
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Summary: This article reports on an event co-organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. The article does not mention any specific statements or actions of individual officials, nor does it discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations. Therefore, a more detailed summary is not possible based on the provided information.
Summary: This article argues for the continued relevance and vitality of Marxism and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (Xi Thought). It highlights Marxism's inherent connection to the people, its capacity for long-term forecasting, its explanatory power, its persistent creativity, its comprehensive critical ability, its robust absorption capacity, and its extraordinary forging power. The article emphasizes that Xi Thought has further enriched and developed Marxism by combining it with China's specific realities and traditional culture, offering solutions to contemporary challenges. It discusses how Xi Thought has absorbed aspects of traditional Chinese culture, as well as technological developments. The U.S. is not explicitly mentioned, but the article discusses China's efforts to strengthen itself.
Summary: The article emphasizes the strategic importance of "AI+" for China, aligning with Xi Jinping's vision of AI as a transformative technology and a strategic industry as defined by the Third Plenum. It highlights China's advantages in data, industrial systems, application scenarios, market size, and talent. The article outlines plans to promote AI in the economy, society, and governance, stressing the need for innovation, infrastructure, talent development, and a secure ecosystem. It also portrays China's AI development as a contribution to global participation in the AI revolution.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of the comprehensive pilot program for market-based allocation of production factors in building a unified national market in China. It emphasizes the need to address structural contradictions in the economy by allowing market mechanisms to play a decisive role in resource allocation. The pilot program aims to eliminate hidden barriers affecting factor flow and promote fair competition, while also facilitating the flow of advanced resources towards new quality productive forces. The effort involves both traditional factors and new elements and requires both market forces and government oversight. It also aims to eliminate regional protectionism and disorderly competition.
Summary: The Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway (HSR) has entered its integrated testing phase, as of September 11th, with the DJ502 inspection train departing from Xi'an North Station. The new line, the first HSR in the old revolutionary base area of northern Shaanxi, is designed for a speed of 350 km/h and spans 299.8 km. Once operational, the HSR will reduce travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from 2.5 hours to approximately one hour.
Summary: Six departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, jointly issued a notice initiating a three-month campaign to rectify online disorder in the automotive industry. The campaign will target illegal profit-making activities like fabricating stories for traffic and false advertising, as well as malicious attacks intended to undermine competitors. Self-inspections by automotive companies and online platforms will be conducted, with channels established for swift responses and exposure of offending media accounts. The campaign will also investigate PR firms, marketing companies, and automotive companies that engage in these practices. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has released national standards (GB/T 46278—2025) for evaluating the creditworthiness of individual businesses (个体工商户). The standards aim to facilitate credit financing for these businesses by enabling the sharing and utilization of evaluation information. The evaluation will help financial institutions develop tailored services, expand lending, and improve loan accuracy. It will also support differentiated assistance and encourage the transition of individual businesses into enterprises.
Summary: The 2025 Jiangsu Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Conference opened in Nanjing, showcasing over 4,100 scientific achievements from universities and research institutes, alongside over 3,600 technological demands from enterprises. The conference highlighted Jiangsu's recent industrial science and technology innovation achievements in areas such as AI, biomedicine, and new energy. It also launched the 2025 Science and Technology Innovation Future Star Enterprises program and hosted specialized events focusing on technology transfer and financial support. The conference aims to promote the integration of technological and industrial innovation, fostering the development of new productive forces in Jiangsu. The event serves as an important platform for Jiangsu to build a globally influential industrial technology innovation center.
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Summary: This article discusses the rising concern over juvenile crime in China and the debate on appropriate punishment. It highlights that while the age of the offender is a crucial legal consideration, the severity of the crime is also a key factor in determining accountability. The piece emphasizes that China's approach balances leniency with necessary punishment, focusing on education and rehabilitation alongside legal consequences. The article also mentions that factors like internet addiction and lack of parental supervision are contributing to the juvenile crime. The article alludes to comprehensive measures to protect minors, including supervision from different institutions, and does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Aging Office, Ministry of Civil Affairs, China Aging Association, and China Consumers Association issued a reminder to elderly consumers to guard against risks in the elder care service market, where "elderly scams" and misleading marketing are common. The advisory urged caution when selecting elder care facilities, emphasizing the importance of formal contracts, safe payment methods, and vigilance against false advertising, investment fraud, and high-pressure sales tactics. The advisory also cautioned against the collection of personal information. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Heilongjiang's Da Hinggan Mountains region is prioritizing both afforestation and forest protection, fortifying its defenses against forest fires by implementing a comprehensive monitoring system and striving for a national demonstration project in fire prevention. The region emphasizes scientific management of forest resources, resulting in increased forest coverage and biodiversity, and promotes the integrated protection of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands. Da Hinggan Mountains also focuses on developing ecological industries like forestry and tourism, exploring ways to realize the value of ecological products and increase local incomes. The article does not mention United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Following the 80th anniversary commemoration of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 50,000 chairs from the Tiananmen Square review stands are being repurposed across Beijing. The chairs, designed with ergonomic features and aesthetic color schemes, are finding new life in locations such as Shougang Park, Tongzhou's urban green space, and Fengtai's ethnic culture park. Various Beijing entities, including the Beijing Investment Group, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, and the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, received thousands of chairs for use in public spaces, parks, schools, and sporting venues. This initiative aims to conserve resources and extend the commemorative significance of the event. The article does not mention U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the 80th anniversary of China's meteorological service, highlighting its development under the leadership of the CCP, especially Xi Jinping, and its contributions to disaster prevention and economic development. It emphasizes the modernization of meteorological technology, including weather monitoring systems, satellite technology, and forecasting accuracy, some of which are provided to other countries. The article also mentions China's participation in global meteorological governance and climate change assessments, as well as the importance of continuing to innovate and improve meteorological services. It makes no specific mention of the United States.
Summary: This article reports on the ecological beauty of Tianchi Lake in Xinjiang, highlighting its lush vegetation, clear waters, and stunning scenery. Increased ecological protection efforts and restoration projects have improved the area's environmental quality, attracting tourists. The report emphasizes the success of local conservation efforts, allowing visitors to appreciate both the landscape and the results of these initiatives.
Summary: The Three Gorges Dam officially initiated its 2025 water storage plan on September 10th, following approval from the Ministry of Water Resources. Despite overall lower rainfall and water flow in the Yangtze River basin this year, the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission implemented optimized scheduling of upstream reservoirs to ensure water supply for various needs. These measures included reserving over 23 billion cubic meters of water by the end of August. As of September 10th, the water storage of upstream reservoirs exceeded the average of the last five years by 10.9 billion cubic meters.
Summary: The Third High-Quality Inland Waterway Transportation Development Forum was held in Chongqing, where the "Yangtze River Green Ship Monitoring Information System" and the "Yangtze River Ship Energy Refueling Information System" were launched. These systems, components of the "National Integrated Transportation Information Platform," aim to bolster green and intelligent supervision and services for Yangtze River shipping. The Green Ship Monitoring system focuses on monitoring new energy and clean energy vessels, while the Energy Refueling system covers various energy refueling operations, including LNG and methanol. Both systems seek to optimize operations and provide data for carbon emission monitoring.
Summary: A panel of experts has endorsed the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project ecological governance zoning plan, which was led by the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Three-North Engineering Research Institute. The plan divides the "Three-North" area into 136 ecological governance zones based on factors like climate change and land use. Lu Qi, chief scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry, stated that the zoning provides a data foundation for future collaborative prevention projects. The plan is intended to provide a scientific basis for differentiated policies and improve the region's ecosystem.
Summary: Shanghai's first comprehensive biodiversity survey, launched in December 2023 and led by the Shanghai Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, has yielded initial results showcased in an exhibition. The survey, involving over 5,000 participants, identified 2 new species and 149 new recorded species within the city. The survey also highlighted the diversity of Shanghai's ecosystems, including urban, agricultural, forest, and wetland areas. The survey has recorded a total of 534 bird species. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article discusses the emergence of new consumer spaces in China, focusing on examples in Changchun, Chongqing, and Kunming. These spaces integrate elements of tourism, culture, and commerce to enhance consumer experiences, such as the "This is Hill" indoor recreation space in Changchun. These spaces utilize innovative designs and diverse business models to attract customers and extend their stays, with strategies including incorporating local culture, offering unique retail experiences, and leveraging technology. The goal is to create engaging environments that draw visitors and boost local economies.
Summary: This article discusses China's efforts to boost consumption by creating innovative and diverse consumer spaces that integrate culture, tourism, technology, and social elements. It emphasizes the importance of novelty, diverse offerings, and unique local characteristics in attracting and retaining consumers, particularly younger demographics seeking personalized experiences. The piece argues that successful consumer spaces should move beyond simple commercial transactions to become comprehensive experiences that foster engagement and loyalty. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Premier Li Qiang promulgated State Council Decree No. 813, outlining the "Regulations on Rural Roads," which were adopted on June 27, 2025, and will be implemented starting September 15, 2025. The regulations aim to promote high-quality development of rural roads to support rural revitalization and agricultural modernization. They emphasize government leadership, multi-channel funding, and comprehensive management of construction, maintenance, and operation. The regulations cover county, township, and village roads, defining them as public infrastructure serving agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. The decree makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: China Railway 24th Bureau completed construction to activate the Hefei West-Hefu field and Silihe line, a key step toward opening the Hefei West Station on schedule. Hefei West Station, one of three major passenger stations in Hefei, will connect to several high-speed rail lines. The station aims to increase Hefei's railway capacity and transportation efficiency, contributing to the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta railway network. The article does not contain any mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A surge in cycling enthusiasm in Guangzong County, Hebei Province, has led to the formation of numerous cycling clubs and a boom in bicycle sales, with some models selling out before arrival. This trend is driven by a growing demographic of young adults aged 25-35, who are increasingly embracing cycling as a lifestyle choice rather than just a sport. The county has organized over ten cycling events this year, attracting participants from across the country and promoting local agricultural products like grapes. Guangzong County benefits from a comprehensive local bicycle industry, allowing for rapid production and response to the increased demand. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: China is sending a 73-member team, including world champions and promising young athletes, to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, competing in 33 of the 49 events. After a modest performance at the 2023 World Championships, the team aims to build on improved results from the Paris Olympics and recent Asian competitions. The team includes 47 athletes born after 2000, with many hoping to gain experience and improve their mentality in preparation for future major events, including the 2027 World Championships in Beijing. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A UN report indicates that 19% of global food is wasted, enough to provide 1.3 meals per day to those affected by hunger. Singapore addresses this by selling imperfect or near-expiration foods at discounted prices and promoting the "Empty Plate, Zero Waste" campaign, with some companies using apps to sell leftover food. Germany encourages supermarkets to order food on demand and launched an app to recommend recipes and storage tips, while also forming a center to prevent food waste and loss. Chile promotes responsible consumption and encourages food suppliers to donate unsellable but edible food. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The South African government has launched an "Export Enterprise Support Platform" to aid the automotive industry, which faces pressure from international trade uncertainties and U.S. tariffs. The platform aims to diversify export markets for South African automotive manufacturers, particularly within Africa and towards the Middle East and Asia. South Africa is also promoting a green transition in its automotive sector, including electric vehicles, with support from Chinese automakers like BYD, Great Wall, and Chery who are expanding their presence in the South African market. These Chinese companies are collaborating with local entities on charging infrastructure and after-sales services.
Summary: Fifteen of the eighteen members of the Pacific Islands Forum signed an agreement establishing the Pacific Resilience Facility in Honiara. This climate and disaster resilience financing institution, headquartered in Tonga, aims to raise $500 million by 2026 and is designed to address structural barriers Pacific Island nations face in accessing global climate funds, according to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele. Tongan Prime Minister Isaac Eke called on partners to convert pledges into financial allocations. The signing occurred during the 54th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting held September 8-12. The United States was not mentioned in relation to the agreement.
Summary: The 26th Baghdad International Book Fair opened on September 10th in Baghdad, featuring over 600 publishers from Iraq, other Arab nations, and Eurasia. Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani stated at the opening ceremony that culture plays a crucial role in preserving national identity and combating cognitive injustice, urging writers to record history and pass on culture. The fair includes numerous books about China, covering topics such as its economy, traditional culture, and handicrafts. The book fair will run until September 21st.
Summary: The third annual Asian Visions Forum, hosted by Caixin Global and co-sponsored by the Singapore Tourism Board, commenced in Singapore on September 11th, focusing on "Asian Opportunities in an Era of Change." Over 400 guests from 12 countries and regions, including government officials, UN representatives, scholars, and business leaders, attended the opening. The three-day forum will address Asia's new role in the global economy and key drivers of future growth, such as AI and energy transition, through various events. The Singapore government provides strategic support for the forum, an international exchange platform initiated by Caixin International.
Summary: According to a *Newsweek* report citing FBI data, the U.S. experienced over 14 million crimes in 2024, including over 1.22 million violent crimes. Washington D.C. saw a surge in homicides to levels not seen since 2008, and New Mexico also experienced a high homicide rate. The report, based on data from over 16,000 agencies covering 95% of the U.S. population, also noted over 11,000 hate crimes. Rising economic instability and weakened social safety nets are cited as contributing factors.
Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has launched the "Healthy Oceans Free of Waste" program and a national mangrove conservation area initiative to comprehensively manage marine ecosystems. The program aims to reduce marine waste by 40% by 2026 and 70% by 2029, focusing on waste management from rivers to maritime activities. Deputy Minister Didiet Herdhianto stated that reducing marine pollution is crucial for food security, climate change mitigation, and national prosperity. The government plans to establish a community-based mangrove center for cultivation, restoration, protection, education, and tourism, integrating waste management and promoting a blue economy. The initiatives aim to support Indonesia's "Golden Indonesia 2045" vision, with no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A recent meeting of the CPC Central Political Bureau emphasized deepening the construction of a unified national market and optimizing market competition. The National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) is reviewing regulations to address issues like mandatory property maintenance deposits for construction companies and requirements for ride-hailing platforms to establish local branches, deeming some of these measures unreasonable and burdensome. These reviews aim to protect the legitimate rights of private enterprises and optimize the business environment. The NPCSC is also addressing discriminatory employment practices based on factors like local household registration, to ensure a fair job market.
Summary: Four National People's Congress (NPC) delegates discussed improving urban governance in China. NPC delegate Fu Guirong emphasized strengthening grassroots governance and creating a "one-stop" platform to address public demands. NPC delegate Liu Yun advocated for smart cities that leverage technology for proactive and people-centered governance. NPC delegate Li Baoping called for strengthening early warning systems for urban safety risks. NPC delegate Li Xiaona stressed the importance of building a high-quality community worker team and strengthening legal services within communities.
Summary: A legislative opinion solicitation meeting was held in Shanghai's Changning District concerning amendments to regulations protecting the rights of the elderly and revisions to legal aid provisions. The meeting occurred at a grassroots legislative contact point established by the Shanghai People's Congress in 2016, following the national legislature's similar initiative. This contact point has gathered nearly five thousand opinions on 109 draft laws, with hundreds being incorporated into legislation. The pictured event showcases this participatory legislative process.
Summary: During Foshan's "People's Congress Representatives in Action" campaign, representatives at all levels engaged in activities focused on improving people's livelihoods and developing a modern industrial system. Representatives addressed issues such as infrastructure repair based on citizen feedback collected through representative liaison stations. They also investigated key industrial parks and offered suggestions on hydrogen energy technology and attracting investment. Representatives emphasized the importance of ecological advantages in rural revitalization and promoted the integration of technology, innovation, and low-carbon practices. The campaign aimed to leverage the collective wisdom of representatives to serve local economic and social development.
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Summary: The Cuban National Ballet recently concluded a successful tour of China with performances of *Swan Lake* in 13 cities, celebrating the upcoming 65th anniversary of China-Cuba diplomatic relations in 2025. Artistic Director Viengsay Valdés, who also performed as Odette, emphasized the joy and passion of the Cuban interpretation, which incorporates Latin rhythms and vibrant costumes. The tour highlighted the legacy of Alicia Alonso, the founder of the "Cuban school" of ballet, who had a deep connection with China, including a 1961 visit and later choreographing a piece inspired by Chinese music and Peking opera. In 2014, Xi Jinping and Raúl Castro attended a joint performance by Cuban and Chinese dancers. Valdés also extended an invitation to Chinese dancers to attend the next Havana International Ballet Festival in 2026.
Summary: In Chiang Mai, Thailand, a growing community of "digital nomads" utilize remote work enabled by technology. Thailand's government is actively courting these workers with extended visa programs. Chinese digital infrastructure, including mobile payment systems like WeChat and Alipay, and efficient cross-border logistics, supports the lifestyle of Chinese nomads. These systems allow them to maintain familiar consumption habits and access goods from China. One Chinese digital nomad interviewed uses Chinese apps not only for shopping but also as a social tool, connecting with international friends.
Summary: The article describes a personal encounter with the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river and culturally significant to the Māori people. The author recounts seeing diverse flora and fauna along the riverbank, including unique fish species. They describe a unique experience of a fish seemingly following them in the river, interpreted as a sign of acceptance by the river in Māori tradition. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article describes the German city of Heidelberg, emphasizing its beauty, history, and significance to German intellectual and literary history. It highlights the Heidelberg University, noting its age, prestige, and famous alumni, including Karl Jaspers and his concept of the "Axial Age," which recognizes the contributions of Confucianism to world civilization. The author also points to the importance of bridging the gap between academic research and real-world concerns. The piece concludes with a reflection on the city's harmonious blend of nature and culture, suggesting Heidelberg itself is a source of inspiration and creativity.
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Summary: The article discusses the rising popularity of houseplants with catchy names like "banning蕉绿(banana-anxiety)" among young urban consumers in China and their impact on the rural economy. This trend is driven by the emotional and aesthetic value consumers place on these plants, leading to a shift from price-based purchasing to valuing the experience they provide. "New farmers" are leveraging e-commerce and creative marketing to boost sales, moving from traditional farming to integrating tourism, culture, and services with agriculture. The shift involves a transition from simply selling products to providing experiences and comprehensive services, enhancing the value of agricultural products. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent surge in rural tourism across China is driven by unique cultural memories and local characteristics, with Hubei's Yunmeng County seeing significant growth in tourism revenue. Yunmeng's success stems from integrating technology with local Qin Dynasty culture. The article highlights the need to avoid homogenization in rural tourism by emphasizing unique cultural resources and innovation. Developing distinctive cultural tourism projects can significantly increase repeat visitation rates. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A "Lu-Jiang Qing" (Shandong-Xinjiang Affection) agricultural demonstration park in Shule County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, has successfully implemented advanced planting technology and management models for edible fungi. Residents are benefiting from land rentals, cooperative dividends, and employment opportunities within the park, earning significant income. The project was supported by the Shandong Dongying Aid-Xinjiang Command, which provided expert guidance on all aspects of mushroom cultivation, from substrate production to environmental control. The park now produces 50,000 substrates daily, with an annual output of 360 tons of dried edible fungi, valued at over 20 million yuan. The park has also created stable employment for over 300 local residents.
Summary: Experts from the National Edible Bean Industry Technology System observed the mechanized harvesting of broad beans in Gansu province, utilizing a tracked combine harvester developed by the Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The machine, designed for hilly and mountainous areas, addresses the difficulty of harvesting beans in such terrains by incorporating innovative designs for key components. The machine has been demonstrated in Xinjiang, Gansu and elsewhere. Since the 14th Five-Year Plan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has accelerated the high-quality development of the domestic agricultural machinery and equipment industry and agricultural mechanization, in line with international advanced levels. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article discusses the development of "slow-walking systems" (步行、自行车等非机动车或低速交通方式为主的城市交通体系) in several Chinese cities, including Beijing, Nanchang, and Chongqing, as a means to improve urban life. These systems, featuring pedestrian and bicycle paths, aim to reduce traffic congestion, promote green transportation, and enhance residents' well-being. Beijing has constructed an extensive network of bicycle lanes, while Nanchang focuses on integrating riverside landscapes into its slow-walking system. Chongqing has built mountain city trails, connecting communities, parks, and subway stations. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article addresses the "3:30 PM Dilemma" in China, where school ends before parents' work, leaving a gap in childcare. It advocates for schools to provide enriched after-school programs beyond homework supervision, leveraging community resources like cultural centers and museums. Parents are encouraged to communicate with schools, form co-ops, and prioritize quality time with their children. The article emphasizes a collaborative approach between schools, society, and families to create a safe, fulfilling, and educational after-school environment, focusing on the holistic development of children. The United States is not discussed or alluded to in this article.
Summary: Ophthalmologist Li Li of Beijing Children's Hospital recommends optical correction, such as eyeglasses, as the most important intervention for children with myopia. She advises parents to choose desk lamps that closely resemble natural light, prioritizing those with broad spectrum, minimal blue light (RG0 level), and low flicker. Li also suggests adjustable desks to promote good posture and emphasizes the importance of healthy habits like the "20-20-20 rule," proper posture ("one inch, one foot, one fist"), and sufficient outdoor time to prevent and slow myopia progression. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China is increasing efforts to expand and optimize its skilled workforce, driven by the need for talent in emerging industries and advanced manufacturing. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is implementing the "Skills China Action" and other policies to promote vocational training and technical education, resulting in a growing number of skilled workers and improved capabilities. Over 44 million people have obtained vocational skill level certificates since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan. China achieved top rankings in the WorldSkills Competition, reflecting the country's focus on skills development. These efforts aim to cultivate a large, high-quality skilled workforce to support China's economic and social development.
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Summary: The article discusses Jin Chongji's motivation and approach to writing "A Historical Outline of 20th Century China" after retiring at 75. As a historian trained in the PRC, Jin felt a responsibility to document the 20th century, marked by both humiliation and progress, culminating in the pursuit of national rejuvenation. He adopted a "century-long historical view," identifying three major transformations: the Xinhai Revolution, the establishment of the PRC, and Reform and Opening Up. Jin aimed to provide insights into the successes and failures of the Chinese nation's journey, emphasizing the importance of continuous exploration. His work was also meant to convey to future generations the experiences of the Chinese people during this period.
Summary: The article, a foreword to a book on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), details the 17-year journey of the project from conception to operation, highlighting its significance for China's standing in global particle physics research, particularly in neutrino studies. The author, a former president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, emphasizes the project's numerous challenges and the dedication of the scientists involved. He notes the project's importance for international scientific cooperation, and expresses hope that JUNO will contribute to new discoveries in physics. He also praises the book for documenting the project and the spirit of Chinese scientists.
Summary: Du Weidong's collection of historical essays, *Gazing from the Shores of History*, balances historical accuracy with literary expression, focusing on the spiritual essence of figures like Liu Yuxi, Lu You, and Wang Zhaojun. The author employs imagined dialogues and symbolic imagery to deepen the reader's connection with these historical figures and their unyielding spirit. The collection also highlights the complexities and contributions of female historical figures like Madame Xian and Li Qingzhao. Through these essays, Du aims to evoke a sense of national spirit characterized by resilience and integrity, which has continuously supported Chinese civilization. One notable figure mentioned is Huang Zunxian, who, after serving as the first Counselor to Japan, wrote *Ri Ben Guo Zhi* offering insights for China's reform.
Summary: The article discusses a book ("Book Mending") by a book restorer at the Zhejiang Library, detailing her experiences and reflections on the craft of ancient book restoration. The author recounts the encouragement she received from Zhang Zhiqing, then the deputy director of the National Library, to write about her experiences. She highlights the influence and teachings of her mentors and the indispensable nature of her tools. The author hopes her book will offer a unique perspective on ancient book restoration and foster appreciation for cultural heritage, noting the positive reception of her previous book ("Finding Paper").
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Summary: A professor from Peking University has compiled a collection of 300 poems from the Second Sino-Japanese War, highlighting their historical significance and patriotic themes. The poems document major events and honor heroes, aiming to inspire contemporary readers with the spirit of national resistance. The collection includes biographical notes and annotations to contextualize the poems and their authors, emphasizing their contribution to Chinese national identity. The professor emphasizes the poems reflect the popular will of the Chinese people at the time. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article provides contact information for submissions to the "Reading" section of the People's Daily, including the email address dushu@peopledaily.cn. It also credits Shen Yiling for the page layout design. The article does not discuss Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
By: 本报记者 顾仲阳 常 钦
On April 30 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out when he chaired a symposium on economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in some provinces and regions: "It is necessary to deeply study and optimize regional layout, promote coordinated regional development, consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and integrated urban-rural development, accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and steadily increase the income of urban and rural residents."
In May this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Henan: "We must strengthen the protection and construction of cultivated land, shoulder the responsibility for food security, extend the industrial chain of modern agriculture, drive the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas through integrated urban-rural development, and promote common prosperity in urban and rural areas."
This is a profound insight into the national conditions and agricultural conditions of a large country, and also a scientific blueprint for the Chinese path to modernization: "We must adhere to using a grand historical perspective to view the issues of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," "The most arduous and onerous task in building a modern socialist country in all respects remains in the rural areas," "Vigorously and effectively promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and better promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization by accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas"...
The comprehensive revitalization of rural areas is an important chapter in Chinese-style modernization, and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always cares about the countryside and the farmers.
In October 2024, from Fujian to Anhui, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) conducted in-depth investigations and research on how to achieve stronger agriculture, more beautiful rural areas, and richer farmers.
When inspecting Aojiao Village (澳角村) in Dongshan County (东山县), Zhangzhou City (漳州市), Fujian Province (福建省), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged "village-level Party organizations to play the role of locomotives, leading the villagers to do a good job in the 'sea' economy, and move forward bravely on the road of rural revitalization and common prosperity."
When listening to the work reports of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and the Anhui Provincial Government, the General Secretary talked about building the Jianghuai granary, promoting the upgrading of rural industries for enriching the people, promoting the improvement of the rural living environment, and building beautiful villages, pointing out the direction for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
All along the way, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always attached great importance to "San Nong" (三农) work (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers).
In the new era and on the new journey, how should "San Nong" (三农) work be grasped? The General Secretary has deeply considered and made a series of major judgments and major deployments: "We must anchor the goal of building a strong agricultural country, and scientifically plan and promote 'San Nong' (三农) work," "Chinese-style modernization must have both urban modernization and agricultural and rural modernization."
"Take promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas as the general starting point for 'San Nong' (三农) work in the new era and on the new journey," "Step by step, turn the beautiful blueprint of comprehensive rural revitalization into reality, and lay the foundation for realizing the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and building a strong agricultural country"... In the consistent concern, there is both the far-sightedness of "achieving the broad" and the down-to-earthness of "exhausting the subtle."
Implementing the rural revitalization strategy is a grand article, which requires overall planning and scientific promotion.
The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China first proposed the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, and the "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed "using the experience of the 'Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation' Project (‘千万工程’) to improve the long-term mechanism for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas"... Top-level design builds the framework, action plans are successively introduced, specific tasks are implemented in detail, and the path to promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas is becoming increasingly clear.
The key to rural revitalization lies in industrial revitalization. In November 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out during his inspection in Hubei: "To promote Chinese-style modernization, we must accelerate the promotion of rural revitalization, and the first thing is to develop industries that enrich the people."
An apple contains the code of agricultural modernization. In October 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the apple orchard in Nangou Village (南沟村), Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西), and pointed out after learning about the villagers' development of the apple industry: "This is agricultural modernization, and you have found a suitable direction for industrial development." In September 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the Nanshan Huaniu Apple Base (南山花牛苹果基地) in Maiji District (麦积区), Tianshui City (天水市), Gansu (甘肃), and instructed "to strengthen variety protection and cultivation, optimize planting methods, and innovate marketing models."
Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has paid special attention to rural characteristic industries during his in-depth inspections in various places. In the concerns that are always reassuring, there is a strong concern and deep expectation for "allowing the people to live a good life." Strengthening leading enterprises, supplementing the chain, revitalizing business forms, and establishing brands, a number of rural industries with characteristics, popularity, and prospects are becoming a powerful force for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
To promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, we must adhere to the integrated design and simultaneous promotion of agricultural modernization and rural modernization.
Before the Spring Festival this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Liaoning: "Liaoning has abundant agricultural resources and a good foundation for development. We must adhere to integrated urban-rural development, promote new urbanization with county towns as important carriers, optimize the allocation of public resources and industrial chain layout in counties, townships, and villages, and solidly promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas."
Beiji Village (北极村) in Mohe City (漠河市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) is the northernmost end of mainland China. In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the village for inspection, hoping that the cadres and the masses would "build the countryside better, protect the ecology better, and make the people's lives better, and jointly move towards the beautiful future of Chinese-style modernization."
Shi Ruijuan (史瑞娟), a villager in Beiji Village (北极村), said: "The General Secretary sat with our family and chatted about our daily lives, caring about the operating income of the homestay, children's education, and other situations. This year, my family's homestay has upgraded its hardware and expanded its scale, and business is booming."
Deep concern and earnest entrustment have been transformed into pragmatic actions. In the vast countryside, a new picture of comprehensive revitalization with strong agriculture, beautiful rural areas, and rich farmers is slowly unfolding.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 11th (Xinhua) On September 10th, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory message to Irfaan Ali (阿里), congratulating him on his re-election as President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Guyana was one of the first countries in the Caribbean region to establish diplomatic relations with China. Over the 53 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-Guyana relations have developed in a healthy and stable manner, with fruitful practical cooperation in various fields and close coordination in multilateral affairs. In July 2023, we met in Chengdu (成都) and reached important consensus on the development of bilateral relations. I am willing to work with President Ali (阿里) to deepen mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation within the framework of the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, promote China-Guyana relations to a new level, and better benefit the people of both countries.
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At Xiamen Port (厦门港) Hairun Terminal (海润码头) in Fujian (福建), 53 giant "power banks" were shipped overseas. "These are containerized lithium battery energy storage systems we produce. This year, the company has exported more than 2,500 energy storage containers," said Wang Pengcheng (王鹏程), General Manager of Xiamen Hichen Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. (厦门海辰储能科技股份有限公司).
In the first eight months of this year, Fujian Province's (福建省) lithium battery exports totaled 87.229 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.01%, with more than 90% of the province's lithium batteries exported through Xiamen Port (厦门港).
In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection of the Xiamen Area (厦门片区) of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone (中国（福建）自由贸易试验区) that "Fujian (福建) and Xiamen (厦门) should adapt to the development of the situation, steadily promote institutional opening-up, connect with international high standards and cultivate deeply, produce more institutional and policy achievements, and make new contributions to expanding high-level opening-up."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Xiamen (厦门) has taken the initiative to connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, carry out pioneering and integrated explorations in broader fields and at deeper levels, and comprehensively improve the level of institutional opening-up. In 2024, 29 innovative measures and typical experiences in Xiamen (厦门) were promoted by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
Breaking down "bottlenecks" to make trade in goods more free and convenient:
Aiming at the pain points, Xiamen (厦门) issued the "Guidelines for Maritime Safety Transportation of Containerized Lithium Battery Energy Storage Systems" to solve the problems of no one daring to transport containerized lithium battery energy storage systems by sea, insufficient port operation capacity, and no one daring to release them at the terminal. Thanks to this, Hichen Energy Storage Company's (海辰储能公司) business has expanded to more than 20 countries and regions.
"From adapting to rules to formulating rules, the 'Guidelines' provide professional guidance for the standardized export of containerized energy storage systems by sea, significantly improving the efficiency of maritime export of new energy companies' products," said Zhuang Yongzhong (庄永忠), a port and shipping logistics expert at the Xiamen Free Trade Zone (厦门自贸片区) Management Committee Planning and Construction Bureau. Xiamen (厦门) has now become one of the largest lithium battery product export ports in the country.
Since its establishment, the Xiamen Free Trade Zone (厦门自贸片区) has launched a total of 632 innovative measures, 153 of which are the first in the country.
Open and inclusive, the agglomeration effect of international talents is becoming increasingly prominent:
"The research progress on boron neutron capture therapy for human malignant tumors that I am involved in is going smoothly. Xiamen (厦门) has beautiful scenery and friendly people. I hope to settle down here," said Alexander, a Russian who has been working in Xiamen (厦门) for more than two years, who applied for a foreigner's permanent residence ID card in late July.
Xiamen (厦门) took the lead in exploring and implementing the evaluation and recognition mechanism for foreign technical skills and the reform of the international professional qualification recognition list system, effectively opening up the institutional channel for the convenient application of foreign talents in Xiamen (厦门); established the province's first joint window for work permits and residence permits, and launched an integrated physical card for foreigners' work permits and social security functions in China, continuously improving the convenience of foreign talents working and living in Xiamen (厦门).
"We are creating an open and inclusive talent development ecosystem and continuously improving the level of convenience for foreign talents to practice in Xiamen (厦门). Currently, the city has more than 60,000 international talents," said Peng Xinliang (彭新良), a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Xiamen Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (厦门市人力资源和社会保障局).
Benchmarking and meeting standards to promote the alignment of quality standards in key areas with international standards:
In April of this year, Xiamen Hongfa Electroacoustic Co., Ltd. (厦门宏发电声股份有限公司) reported good news: two test method standards in the field of electrical relays, led by the company, were approved and published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as IEC international standards, providing technical basis for the design, production and testing of relays worldwide.
Electrical relays are widely used in household appliances, communications, power and other fields, and the market demand is large. Wu Jingwei (吴京洧), Vice President of the company, said that this time, Chinese experts led the formulation of international standards in the field of electrical relays, which is of great significance for strengthening China's voice in the electrical relay industry.
Xiamen (厦门) encourages enterprises to actively participate in the formulation and revision of international standards and promote the alignment of enterprise standards with international standards. Up to now, Xiamen (厦门) has 24 international standard registered experts, leading or participating in the formulation and revision of 53 international standards; 208 product standards of 40 enterprises have achieved alignment with international standards.
At the same time, Xiamen (厦门), relying on the construction of the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District, promotes the construction of the Xiamen International Commercial Court (厦门国际商事法庭), the Xiamen Maritime Court for Foreign-related Cases (厦门涉外海事法庭), etc., introduces international commercial dispute prevention and resolution organizations, establishes the Xiamen International Arbitration Court (厦门国际仲裁院), and promotes the physical operation of a number of mediation institutions such as the Maritime Silk Road Commercial Mediation Center. At present, Xiamen's (厦门) integrated "litigation, arbitration, and mediation" dispute resolution system for international commercial and maritime affairs has basically taken shape. The International Commercial Court (国际商事法庭) and the Maritime Court for Foreign-related Cases (涉外海事法庭) have accepted more than 3,300 cases, with a target amount of more than 46 billion yuan, involving more than 40 countries and regions.
"We must keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, bravely shoulder the special zone's mission of further comprehensively deepening reform, steadily promote institutional opening-up, and accelerate the realization of more innovative breakthroughs in rules, regulations, management, and standards," said Cui Yonghui (崔永辉), member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee (福建省委常委、厦门市委书记).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 11th (Xinhua) The State Council recently issued the "Approval of the Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot Program of Market-based Allocation of Factors in Some Regions of the Country," agreeing to carry out comprehensive reform pilots for market-based allocation of factors in 10 areas including the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (北京城市副中心), the key cities of Southern Jiangsu (苏南重点城市), Hangzhou-Ningbo-Wenzhou (杭甬温), and the Hefei Metropolitan Area (合肥都市圈) within two years from now. The approval principally agreed to the relevant implementation plans and issued them in full to the public.
The approval requires that the implementation of the plan adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, take the comprehensive reform pilot as the lead, deeply promote the reform of market-based allocation of factors, improve the factor market system and rules, focus on removing the institutional and mechanism barriers that hinder the free flow and efficient allocation of factors, ensure that economic entities under all forms of ownership can legally and equally use factors of production, fairly participate in market competition, and receive equal legal protection, promote the gradual improvement of factor quality, the smooth flow of factors of production, the efficient allocation of various resources, and the full release of market potential, so as to provide strong support for promoting the development of new quality productive forces, advancing the construction of a unified national market in depth, and building a high-level socialist market economic system.
The approval clarifies that the relevant provincial people's governments should earnestly assume the main responsibility, strengthen organization and implementation, focus on deepening the coordinated allocation of factors, improving the efficiency of factor allocation, exploring new factor allocation methods, optimizing factor guarantees for new industries and new fields, and promoting the high-quality development of the service industry, focus on key areas and key links to promote reform pilots, adhere to problem-oriented approaches, proceed from reality, implement classified policies to promote reform, clarify key work points, division of tasks, and forms of results, coordinate support and guarantees, combine local actual conditions and the development needs of new industries and new fields, boldly innovate in accordance with local conditions, carry out differentiated reform explorations, and promptly track and evaluate the pilot effects, summarize and promote experience and practices. Major matters should be promptly reported for instructions.
The approval emphasizes that the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) should take the lead in coordinating and guiding services, and work with relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) to actively support and guide pilot areas to implement the plan, do a good job in risk control and response, summarize and refine institutional achievements, form replicable and scalable experiences and practices, and strive to achieve reform results.
(Related reports on pages 2 and 10)
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Amidst a century of change and at a crossroads, China is using its determination and actions in high-quality development to continuously shape certainty, future prospects, and opportunities.
In the first half of the year, global development trudged forward amidst multiple challenges. China bucked the trend with a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.3%, continuing its steady and positive momentum, further highlighting its role as a "major contributor and anchor of stability for world economic growth."
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The starting point and ultimate goal of Chinese-style modernization is to enable the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to live a better life. For the world, this means a broader market and unprecedented opportunities for cooperation, and will also inject strong impetus into world modernization."
On July 29, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released an updated version of its "World Economic Outlook," significantly raising its forecast for China's economic growth this year from 4.0% in April to 4.8%. This adjustment is mainly based on the strong performance of the Chinese economy in the first half of the year.
From the China International Import Expo (进博会) to the China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), from the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative to the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列), from the new energy industry helping global green transformation to the increase of Silk Road e-commerce partner countries to 36... China is continuously injecting more positive energy into a turbulent world with its strong supply capacity, vast domestic demand market, and innovative cooperation solutions.
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Relying on its strong supply capacity, China is the "stabilizer" of the global production and supply chain.
In the first eight months of this year, China's goods trade continued its steady growth trend, with a total import and export value of 29.57 trillion yuan. Among them, exports reached 17.61 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%.
Some foreign media have stated that China's manufacturing and export system has demonstrated its enormous size and high degree of flexibility in responding to international trade frictions.
A stable production and supply chain is an important support for the smooth circulation of the world economy.
Since the beginning of this year, the stability and continuity of the global production and supply chain have been severely challenged. China has continuously adapted to international market demands with high-quality supply, becoming a solid, reliable, and strong component of the global division of labor system.
Solidity stems from a diversified market layout, tightening the bonds of global economic and trade cooperation.
In the first eight months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 4.93 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. During the same period, China's total imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 15.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%.
A diversified market layout is not a simple market "relocation," but rather a way to weave a dense global trade network, allowing countries to participate in global division of labor and cooperation in their economic and trade exchanges with China, and promoting the smooth flow of global commodity factors.
Reliability stems from a complete and comprehensive industrial chain, quickly responding to global market demands.
"From blueprints to samples, Chinese factories can respond within 72 hours. From factories in Guangdong Province (广东省) to shelves in the United States, product transportation takes a maximum of one month," said Philip Richardson, an American businessman and a frequent visitor to the Canton Fair (广交会).
China has a complete industrial system, with the added value of manufacturing accounting for about 30% of the global total; it has strong industrial supporting capabilities and can provide a smooth and efficient logistics and transportation network.
Relying on the advantages of the entire industrial chain, from a small power bank to large marine engineering equipment, China can not only produce, but also produce well and quickly, continuously and stably meeting global production and consumption demands.
Strength stems from the leap in technological innovation, helping the global industrial transformation and upgrading.
Moving towards green, digital, and intelligent development, China has become a pioneer in the new round of global technological revolution and industrial transformation.
For areas with tight power supply, targeted research and development of solar-powered charging mobile phones; for areas with more desert landforms, the launch of sand-proof and high-temperature-resistant energy-saving engines... More and more "Made in China" (中国智造) products have allowed many countries and regions to use renewable energy to "turn dreams into reality."
More importantly, Chinese innovation has obvious open and open-source characteristics, and is willing to share original technologies and innovative scenarios with the world.
In the first eight months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 10.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.2%, accounting for more than 60% of China's total exports. Among them, integrated circuit exports increased by 23.3%, and automobile exports increased by 11.9%.
Pakistan's "Dawn" newspaper published an article stating that the Chinese economy has shown stronger adaptability and endogenous power, and is becoming an important driving engine for global growth.
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Relying on a vast domestic demand market and continuous opening-up policies, China is a large market shared globally.
Actively expand imports and share Chinese market opportunities with the world.
On July 25, more than 100 days before the opening of the 8th China International Import Expo (进博会), more than 40 overseas companies had already signed up to become the first batch of exhibitors for the 9th China International Import Expo (进博会).
Thanks to the "spillover effect" of the China International Import Expo (进博会), products such as the Jiarun Mao Shan Wang durian launched by Chile's Xinrongmao have continued to grow in sales in the Chinese market, and the signing amount of the 7th China International Import Expo (进博会) reached 200 million US dollars.
In today's world, the scarcest resource is the market. The Chinese market provides new opportunities for global development.
This is first and foremost due to its large scale. China is the world's second largest consumer market and import market, with nearly 50 trillion yuan in consumption and more than 20 trillion yuan in imports annually. In the first seven months, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 28.42 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%.
It also lies in its high growth. China has the world's largest middle-income group, with a rich consumer group structure, and "youth consumption" and the "silver economy" are booming; service consumption is growing rapidly, and the proportion of consumption expenditure in areas such as housekeeping, tourism, and medical care is constantly increasing; consumption concepts are open and trendy, and digital consumption, trendy blind boxes, and first-release economies are creating new growth points.
It also lies in its openness. Building import trade promotion and innovation demonstration zones, continuously holding the China International Import Expo (进博会) and the China International Consumer Products Expo (消博会), more high-quality goods and services are entering the Chinese market.
Increase investment attraction and create fertile ground for foreign-funded enterprises to invest and develop.
In today's uncertain world, the continuity and clarity of China's opening-up policy are particularly valuable.
The restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing industry have been "cleared," and China's pace of expanding opening-up continues to move forward -
Since the beginning of this year, focusing on issues of concern to foreign investors such as government procurement and domestic reinvestment, the "2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment" has been introduced; the pilot program for expanding opening-up in the service industry has been accelerated, and 155 pilot tasks have been formulated; relying on national-level economic and technological development zones, free trade pilot zones and other open platforms, powerful foreign investment promotion measures have been launched...
China is using actions to prove to the world that China was, is, and will inevitably be an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for foreign businesses. In the first half of the year, 30,014 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%.
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Contributing innovative cooperation solutions, China provides a new paradigm for global common development.
"At present, the world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, with multiple risks intertwined and superimposed. Only by uniting and cooperating can all countries maintain world peace and stability and promote global development and prosperity."
This year, facing global challenges, China adheres to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, promotes the international community to resolve differences through dialogue and transcend conflicts through cooperation, and works together to build a harmonious and symbiotic world.
Resolve differences through dialogue.
From July 28 to 29 local time, China-U.S. economic and trade talks were held in Stockholm, Sweden. The two sides conducted frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on China-U.S. economic and trade relations, macroeconomic policies, and other economic and trade issues of common concern to both sides.
On August 12, the United States and China issued a joint statement. The U.S. side promised to continue to adjust measures to impose tariffs on Chinese goods (including goods from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) and the Macao Special Administrative Region (澳门特别行政区)), and continue to suspend the implementation of 24% reciprocal tariffs for 90 days from August 12. The Chinese side will continue to suspend the implementation of 24% tariffs on the United States and related non-tariff countermeasures for 90 days from August 12.
From high-level China-U.S. economic and trade talks to the first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, and then to this round of talks, the path to resolving economic and trade issues through dialogue and consultation has become increasingly clear.
Facts have proven that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choices.
As always, China is constantly increasing consensus, reducing misunderstandings, strengthening cooperation, and promoting the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations with the greatest sincerity and pragmatic actions.
Transcend conflicts through cooperation.
China and Central Asia, a model of friendly cooperation between China and neighboring countries.
From the Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago to the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" in the new era, the "China-Central Asia Spirit" shines brightly, and cooperation among the six countries is thriving.
A friendly epic spanning thousands of years has accumulated a long history. This year, China and Central Asia jointly signed a treaty of permanent good-neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation, fixing the principle of lasting friendship in legal form.
This is a new milestone in the history of relations between the six countries and a pioneering initiative in China's neighborhood diplomacy.
From Central Asia to Africa and Europe, China is using the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as a starting point and the Global Development Initiative as a guide, focusing on promoting inclusive and inclusive economic globalization and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and common development among countries.
The Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative jointly constitute an action system to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, providing Chinese solutions for responding to changes in the world, changes in the times, and changes in history.
Firmly stand on the right side of history and on the side of human civilization progress.
China is showing the world in its own way and actions that we have always been and will always be "actionists and pragmatists who support the global development cause."
"China will unswervingly expand high-level opening-up to the outside world, release the dividends of its super-large-scale market, make China's new development a new opportunity for all countries, and inject more certainty into world economic growth."
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 11th) (Reporter Wang Zheng (王政)) The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (中国汽车工业协会) released data on September 11th: In the first eight months of this year, China's automobile production and sales reached 21.051 million and 21.128 million units respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 12.7% and 12.6% respectively. This is the first time that both production and sales have exceeded 20 million units. Among them, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 9.625 million and 9.62 million units respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 37.3% and 36.7% respectively. New energy vehicle sales accounted for 45.5% of total new car sales. In the first eight months, automobile exports reached 4.292 million units, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%. Among them, new energy vehicle exports reached 1.532 million units, a year-on-year increase of 87.3%.
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Hubei's Yunmeng County (云梦县), once known for the excavation of precious bamboo slips, is now vigorously protecting and inheriting the bamboo slip culture. In the first half of this year, the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆) received 550,000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 152.8%.
The Yangtze River nourishes Jingchu (荆楚), and the cultural heritage runs through ancient and modern times. In November 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Hubei (湖北): "Hubei has a profound historical and cultural heritage and rich red resources. It should take on the mission of strengthening the protection of cultural resources and promoting cultural innovation and development. Systematically promote the protection, inheritance, and revitalization of historical and cultural heritage, and strengthen the research, dissemination, and display of the origin of Yangtze River civilization." In November 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the symposium on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt: "We must protect, inherit, and promote the Yangtze River culture, continue the historical context, and strengthen cultural confidence."
Deeply implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Hubei (湖北) continues to conduct research on the origin of Yangtze River civilization, deeply explore the contemporary value of Yangtze River civilization, and accelerate the construction of a cultural highland for the Yangtze River.
Safeguarding Cultural Treasures——
In recent years, Hubei (湖北) has continued to carry out proactive archaeological excavations, and the "First Long Inscription on a Wooden Tablet in China" and other discoveries have been made successively. From the Zhengjiahuzang Cemetery (云梦郑家湖墓地) in Yunmeng (云梦), the Xuetang Liangzi Site (十堰学堂梁子遗址) in Shiyan (十堰), to the Qujialing Site (荆门屈家岭遗址) in Jingmen (荆门) and the Panlongcheng Site (黄陂盘龙城遗址) in Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei (湖北) has had projects selected as one of the "Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China" for four consecutive years.
Cultural heritage, protection is paramount. Hubei (湖北) is actively building a national-level ancient book restoration center and creating a bamboo slip research highland with global influence. The Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心) in Hubei Province (湖北省) has completed the restoration and sorting of more than 7,000 Yunmeng (云梦) bamboo slips and wooden tablets, of which 2,235 can present clear and complete writing. "We use craftsmanship to protect history. The archaeological excavation of various cultural relics is underway, and the restoration and research of cultural relics are also accelerating," said Fang Beisong (方北松), director of the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心).
Policy efforts to strengthen financial support. Hubei Province (湖北省) has established a joint meeting system for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage and issued work measures to strengthen the reform of cultural relics protection and utilization in the province. This year, Hubei (湖北) increased the provincial special fund for cultural relics protection to 100 million yuan, an increase of nearly 30%. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Hubei Province (湖北省) allocated a total of 140 million yuan for the high-quality inheritance and protection of intangible cultural heritage.
Deepening Research and Interpretation——
In late September, the Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院) will launch the "Eternal River Flow - Exhibition of Ancient Civilization Treasures in the Yangtze River Basin", which will bring together nearly 160 pieces (sets) of cultural relics from the collections of dozens of cultural and museum units in various provinces along the Yangtze River, systematically connecting the development process of civilization in the Yangtze River Basin from the Neolithic Age to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
To deeply explore the Yangtze River civilization, Hubei (湖北) has carried out a survey of Yangtze River cultural relics resources throughout the province, forming the "Hubei Province Yangtze River Cultural Relics Resources Survey Report" and other results, and coordinated the preparation of the "Hubei Province Yangtze River Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Plan."
Tracing the origin of Yangtze River civilization is not limited to Hubei (湖北). In 2024, Hubei (湖北) successively established the Yangtze River Culture Research Institute (长江文化研究院) and the Yangtze River Culture International Communication Center (长江文化国际传播中心), established special research topics on Yangtze River culture for universities, social science institutions, and enterprises across the country, and funded international and domestic communication activities and research projects on Yangtze River culture, to promote the protection, inheritance, and promotion of Yangtze River culture with a global perspective. At the end of 2024, Hubei (湖北) took the lead in establishing the Yangtze River Archaeology Alliance (长江考古联盟), allowing the archaeological forces in the Yangtze River Basin to **握指成拳** (wò zhǐ chéng quán - "clench fingers into a fist," to unite forces). Around promoting the construction of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, Hubei (湖北) actively carries out publicity and promotion activities for Yangtze River culture, promoting the contemporary value of Yangtze River culture.
Innovative Revitalization and Utilization——
In front of the East Square of the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) in Wuhan (武汉), the Han Opera (汉剧) stage features melodious and graceful melodies and wonderful performances, attracting applause from the audience. "During holidays, we organize performances at the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) and arrange interactions to allow the audience to immerse themselves in the charm of Han Opera (汉剧)," said Huang Lang (黄朗), director of the Wuhan Han Opera Theater (武汉汉剧院).
The Yangtze River culture has a long history. Han Opera (汉剧), the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Qu Yuan's (屈原) hometown, the Tujia (土家族) people's Baishou Dance (摆手舞), and paper-cutting are all important carriers of the living presentation of Yangtze River culture.
Inheriting in innovation. In recent years, Hubei (湖北) has stimulated the modern vitality of Yangtze River culture through creating new dramas, building festivals, and sending dramas to the countryside. During the Spring Festival this year, Wuhan (武汉) launched a panoramic subway train with intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting, which was unprecedentedly popular. In June this year, Yichang City (宜昌市) and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州) in Hubei (湖北) successfully created the Wuling Mountain (Southwest Hubei) Tujia and Miao Cultural Ecological Protection Zone (武陵山区（鄂西南）土家族苗族文化生态保护区), and cultural heritages such as Tujia and Miao songs and dances, and Tujia stilt house construction techniques have become local eye-catching cultural cards. In the first half of this year, Hubei (湖北) received 436 million tourists, realizing a comprehensive tourism income of 454.883 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.68% and 16.02% respectively.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we strive to write a great article on 'humanistic economics,' deeply promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Jingchu (荆楚) culture, promote tourism through culture and highlight culture through tourism, and effectively transform Hubei's (湖北) historical and cultural resource advantages into development advantages," said Wang Zhonglin (王忠林), Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee (湖北省委书记).
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Return to TopLiu Guozhong (刘国中), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) from September 9th to 11th. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on ensuring national food security, follow the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, make every effort to promote autumn grain production and agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, ensure a bumper harvest of autumn grain, continuously consolidate the foundation of national food security, and provide strong support for accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) visited Jiamusi City (佳木斯市), Jiansanjiang Farm (建三江农场), and Shuangyashan City (双鸭山市), going deep into fields and agricultural cooperatives to understand the growth of autumn grain, the large-scale increase in yield per unit area, agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, and agricultural socialization services. He emphasized that achieving the annual grain production target depends critically on the autumn harvest. It is necessary to seize the final window of opportunity, implement various yield-increasing measures in detail, and ensure a bumper harvest of autumn grain. Focus should be placed on major crops such as rice, corn, and soybeans, and field management should be carried out by variety and region. It is essential to always keep a tight grip on agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation, prepare for pest and disease control and prevention of disasters such as early frost and cold dew wind, and minimize the impact of disasters to the greatest extent possible. The role of various agricultural cooperative organizations should be fully utilized, agricultural socialization services should be vigorously developed, and the efficiency and level of grain production should be continuously improved. Preparations for the autumn grain harvest should be made in advance, and plans for purchase and storage should be formulated as early as possible to ensure smooth grain sales and stable markets, and to protect farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) also went to high-standard farmland construction projects, agricultural science and technology parks, and agricultural machinery research and development centers to learn in detail about high-standard farmland construction and black soil protection, agricultural new technology experiments and demonstrations, and agricultural machinery research and development and application. He emphasized the need to deeply implement the strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, vigorously integrate and promote advanced and applicable agricultural technologies, promote a large-scale and balanced increase in yield per unit area, and effectively enhance comprehensive grain production capacity. High-standard farmland construction should be promoted practically and efficiently, with a focus on construction within the fields, strengthening water conservancy facilities and irrigation area renovation, and truly achieving guaranteed harvests despite drought or flood, and high and stable yields. Protective cultivation measures such as straw returning to the field and rice-bean rotation should be implemented in accordance with local conditions to effectively protect and utilize the black soil. Research and application of advanced and practical agricultural machinery and tools should be strengthened, and shortcomings should be addressed as soon as possible to provide strong support for accelerating agricultural modernization.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) dispatch on September 11th: From September 8th to 10th, Li Ganjie (李干杰), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央统战部), emphasized during his research in Guangdong (广东) that it is necessary to take Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership, especially the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, continuously improve the work mechanism of overseas Chinese affairs, systematically promote the Sinicization of religion in China, and gather people's hearts and strength to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Li Ganjie (李干杰) visited Shantou (汕头市) and Guangzhou (广州市), went deep into overseas Chinese-funded and private high-tech enterprises, and listened to the introduction of enterprise innovation and development and network information work; he inspected universities, innovation and development bases for Chinese language education, and Hong Kong and Macao Youth Homes to understand the development of higher education for overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese language education, and services for Hong Kong and Macao youth in innovation and entrepreneurship; he visited historical and cultural sites of overseas Chinese and patriotic education bases to observe the inheritance, development, and protection of historical and cultural heritage. During the research, Li Ganjie (李干杰) presided over a symposium to listen to opinions and suggestions on strengthening and improving overseas Chinese affairs work in the new era. Li Ganjie (李干杰) said that it is necessary to deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on overseas Chinese affairs work, implement the Party's comprehensive leadership throughout all aspects of overseas Chinese affairs work, further consolidate work responsibilities, improve the work mechanism, and give play to the effectiveness of the grand united front work pattern. It is necessary to strengthen ideological and political guidance, deeply explore the historical and cultural heritage of overseas Chinese, guide overseas Chinese to inherit excellent traditions, and cultivate a strong sense of national identity and love for the country. It is necessary to deepen services for overseas Chinese, improve the policy and legal system related to overseas Chinese affairs, strengthen publicity and education on the rule of law in overseas Chinese affairs, promote the precision and convenience of services, provide more support for the work and life of overseas Chinese, and create a good atmosphere for protecting overseas Chinese according to law. It is necessary to support and guide the vast number of overseas Chinese to give full play to their unique advantages, play a greater role in helping to achieve high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology and high-level opening up, safeguarding national core interests, and promoting Sino-foreign friendship, and unite efforts to jointly realize and share the Chinese dream.
Li Ganjie (李干杰) also visited religious venues to investigate the promotion of the Sinicization of religion in China and the standardized management of religious venues. Li Ganjie (李干杰) said that it is necessary to deeply implement the Party's religious work theory and policies in the new era, systematically promote the Sinicization of religion in China, adhere to the guidance of socialist core values and the immersion of Chinese culture, and guide Chinese religions to adapt to socialist society. It is necessary to strengthen the management of religious affairs according to law, especially the management of religious venues, continue to promote comprehensive and strict governance of religion, promote the healthy inheritance of various religions, and guide religious figures and believers to continuously enhance the "five recognitions."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 11th (Reporter) The main event of the 2025 National Food Safety Publicity Week was held in Beijing on the 11th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended and delivered a speech. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adhere to focusing on daily work and strictness in normal times, enhance the regulatory capabilities of the entire food safety chain, and make every effort to safeguard the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the people.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) emphasized that food safety is related to the people's health and lives and concerns the national economy and the people's livelihood. It is necessary to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on food safety, strictly implement the "Four Strictest" requirements, maintain a firm grip, continue to exert efforts, and effectively improve the quality and effectiveness of food safety work. It is necessary to consolidate the regulatory responsibilities of the entire chain, promote the extension of food safety supervision from post-event handling to pre-event prevention, strengthen the connection of supervision in all aspects of food production, circulation, storage, and consumption, and promote the formation of a closed regulatory loop that is traceable at the source, controllable in the process, preventable in risks, and accountable in responsibilities. It is necessary to accelerate the establishment of a penetrating regulatory system, improve the effectiveness of food safety risk identification and disposal, strengthen front-line regulatory forces, and continuously improve the capacity and level of regulatory departments and regulatory personnel at all levels. It is necessary to vigorously strengthen the supervision of key areas such as campus food and online sales of food, and severely punish illegal and irregular activities such as the production and sale of "three no's" (三无) and substandard food, illegal additives, and false advertising. It is necessary to vigorously promote online and offline homogeneity and standardization, and comprehensively promote the full coverage of "Internet + transparent kitchen." It is necessary to strengthen the joint governance of the entire society, encourage industry organizations, news media, and consumers to participate together, and build a solid food safety defense line.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强 王云杉
Deepening the market-oriented allocation reform of factors is a key link in building a unified national market and an important component of constructing a high-level socialist market economy system. Recently, the State Council approved a comprehensive reform pilot program for market-oriented allocation of factors in 10 regions. On the afternoon of September 11, responsible comrades from relevant departments and regions attended the State Council's policy briefing to introduce the relevant situation.
The total economic volume of the pilot areas exceeds 1/4 of the country's total, with a good foundation and strong traction.
Since the reform and opening up, most of China's goods and services have achieved market pricing and free flow, but the construction of the factor market system is relatively lagging behind and its development is not sufficient, which is not conducive to giving play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation.
"This reform pilot is of great significance for further improving the factor market system and market mechanism, promoting the smooth flow of factor resources across regions and fields, and realizing the optimization and maximization of resource allocation efficiency." Li Chunlin (李春临), Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), analyzed that giving play to the pioneering and demonstrative role of the pilot areas will explore replicable and scalable experience for the market-oriented reform of factors. The reform pilot will also strengthen the factor guarantee for economically developed areas and stimulate the endogenous power and innovation vitality of economic development. He introduced the highlights of this reform pilot from four aspects.
The pilot areas are highly representative. Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (北京城市副中心), key cities in southern Jiangsu (江苏苏南重点城市), Hangzhou-Ningbo-Wenzhou in Zhejiang (浙江杭甬温), Hefei Metropolitan Area in Anhui (安徽合肥都市圈), Fuzhou-Xiamen-Quanzhou in Fujian (福建福厦泉), Zhengzhou City in Henan (河南郑州市), Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan in Hunan (湖南长株潭), the nine mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (广东粤港澳大湾区内地九市), Chongqing (重庆市), and Chengdu City in Sichuan (四川成都市). The 10 pilot areas have a good development foundation, and their total economic volume in 2024 will exceed 1/4 of the country's total, with a good foundation and strong traction.
The factors cover a wide range. The pilot not only involves traditional factors such as land, labor, and capital, but also supports pilot areas to deepen the exploration of new factor allocation methods and value realization paths such as data, computing power, airspace, and spectrum orbit.
Focus on systematic integration and efficient coordination of reform. In combination with the development of key industries and local practical needs, specific measures and task arrangements for coordinated allocation of factors around key projects and key development areas are proposed.
Highlight adapting to local conditions. The implementation plans of each pilot emphasize adapting to local conditions and giving full play to their strengths in the selection of key factor areas and specific reform tasks to be explored.
Promote market-oriented reforms of factors such as technology, land, human resources, and capital.
This pilot involves multiple fields. At the meeting, responsible comrades from relevant departments introduced the key tasks for the next step from different aspects.
Technology is an indispensable factor of production for promoting new industrialization and developing new quality productive forces. "We will deepen the reform of the technology market, support pilot areas to carry out differentiated reform explorations, and promote the construction of a national unified technology market system." Wei Wei (魏巍), Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部科技司), introduced four aspects of work: constructing a unified technology market rule system, strengthening basic systems such as market access, fair competition, social credit, and property rights protection, and improving standards and norms for technology confirmation, pricing, and trading; promoting cross-platform circulation of data, and promoting interconnection of technology transaction service platforms in various regions and fields; promoting coordinated resource factor, and forming a co-construction and sharing ecology; strengthening international scientific and technological cooperation, and vigorously developing international technology transactions.
Land is a supporting factor for industrial settlement, infrastructure construction, and population agglomeration. Kong Weidong (孔维东), Director of the Department of Natural Resource Development and Utilization of the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部自然资源开发利用司), introduced that the exploration content will mainly include three aspects: deepening the reform of the land management system, giving pilot areas greater autonomy in land resource management, supporting these areas to match new construction land according to the stock and trend of population changes, and orderly promoting the market entry reform of rural collective commercial construction land; innovating industrial land supply, and establishing and improving a market supply system such as long-term leasing, lease-before-transfer, and flexible term supply; redeveloping inefficient land and revitalizing existing land, refining and improving the identification standards for inefficient land, promoting the evacuation and active withdrawal of inefficient urban land, and improving the level of land conservation and intensive use.
Unimpeded and orderly flow of human resources is an important component of this reform pilot. Yun Donglai (运东来), head of the Employment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部就业促进司), said that it will support pilot areas to explore from four aspects: adhering to employment first, increasing mobility opportunities, promoting pilot areas to build an employment-friendly development mode, and striving to create more high-quality employment positions; strengthening service supply, promoting smooth flow, promoting full coverage of employment public services for permanent residents, broad benefits for employers, and full integration of employment and entrepreneurship, and promoting more social security matters to be "handled online" and "handled across provinces"; optimizing the market environment, stimulating mobility vitality, and improving the unified and standardized human resources market system; paying attention to capacity building, releasing mobility potential, and promoting skilled employment, skilled talent, and skilled income increase.
In recent years, the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) has actively supported the comprehensive reform of market-oriented allocation of factors. "Among the 10 regions where this pilot is being carried out, many regions have carried out regional financial reform work led by the People's Bank of China, such as Beijing (北京), Hangzhou (杭州), and Hefei (合肥) carrying out science and technology financial reform, Chongqing (重庆) and Guangzhou (广州) deepening green financial reform, and Ningbo (宁波) and Chengdu (成都) deepening inclusive financial reform, etc." Wang Xin (王信), Director of the Research Bureau of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行研究局), said that the People's Bank of China will increase financial support for pilot areas by focusing on increasing the supply of effective financial services, promoting higher-level financial opening-up and cooperation, and promoting digital empowerment of financial development.
Implement the "Data Element ×" action to promote public data to "run".
Exploring various new factor allocation methods is a highlight of this reform.
"Since the establishment of the National Data Administration (国家数据局), we have focused on the market-oriented allocation reform of data elements to promote the compliant, efficient circulation and utilization of data." Yu Ying (余英), Deputy Director of the National Data Administration (国家数据局副局长), said that a series of policy documents have been launched around data property rights, market transactions, and the development and utilization of public data resources; pilot projects have been organized to consolidate the infrastructure base for data circulation and utilization; the "Data Element ×" action has been implemented in depth to promote public data to "run"; promoting mutual recognition and interconnection of data trading institutions, and accelerating the cultivation of a national unified data market; guiding the construction of data industry clusters, and cultivating diversified operating entities.
Yu Ying (余英) said that the next step will be to combine the construction of systems such as data property rights to support the priority implementation of relevant policies and projects in the 10 pilot areas, release the value of public data resources with greater efforts, synergistically innovate and cultivate data development and utilization scenarios, and coordinate the development and safe data circulation and transaction mechanisms.
This reform also deployed pilot tasks on deepening factor guarantees in the service industry. "Accelerating the development of the service industry is an important measure to expand consumption, but it still faces problems such as insufficient supply guarantees of various factors. It is necessary to remove the institutional and mechanism barriers that restrict the free flow of factors and stimulate market vitality and power." Li Chunlin (李春临) cited an example, saying that the pilot deployed deepening reforms in the elderly care field in areas such as the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (北京城市副中心) and key cities in southern Jiangsu (苏南重点城市), and made good factor guarantees from land planning, aging-friendly transformation, service standards, and nursing staff training, which will provide support for promoting the development of the elderly care service industry.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Qingdao, September 11th. State Councilor Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) recently conducted research on football work in Shandong (山东). She emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and approvals, earnestly implement the arrangements of the National Football Work Conference, accelerate the construction of a government-led football youth training system, and lay a solid foundation for the revitalization and development of Chinese football.
From September 8th to 10th, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited Jinan (济南), Weifang (潍坊), Qingdao (青岛), and other places, conducting in-depth research on football youth training in sports schools, campus football characteristic schools, football clubs, and grassroots football associations, and held discussions with representatives from local governments and football youth training institutions. She pointed out the need to leverage the advantages of the new type of national system, adhere to the combination of an active government and an effective market, and scientifically plan and promote the construction of football youth training centers at all levels, adapting to local conditions. It is necessary for the government to run a number of football youth training centers well, leading by example and driving the healthy and coordinated development of various football youth training institutions. Respect the laws of football talent growth, adhere to the "three basics and one big" training principle, benchmark against international advanced standards, and establish a quality evaluation system for youth training institutions with the goal of producing talent. Continue to promote the deep and solid integration of sports and education, and build a youth football talent growth and selection system that is vertically connected, horizontally linked, bi-directionally cyclical, and jointly nurtured by sports and education. Further improve the youth football competition system, so that young football players of different ages and levels have platforms for display and improvement.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) emphasized the need to consolidate leadership responsibilities, strengthen element guarantees, strengthen supervision and guidance, create a good atmosphere, use points to drive the whole area, proceed in an orderly manner and step by step, gradually improve, discover problems and study solutions in a timely manner, and ensure that the various tasks deployed at the National Football Work Conference are implemented.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 苏 滨
The rice paddies are golden, the rice grains are heavy, the machines roar, and the tracks leave marks, it's another harvest season.
In Cuiwei Village (翠微村), Wantanhe Town (湾滩河镇), Longli County (龙里县), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔南布依族苗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省), the rice harvest begins. Liang Shigao (梁士高) skillfully operates the harvester.
Liang Shigao (梁士高), 52 years old, is a major rice grower and one of the few local farm machinery operators. "Puff, puff, puff," "Da, da, da"... As soon as the dew dries, he enters the field, and until noon, the harvester is still climbing slopes and crossing ridges. The blades rotate, and the rice is neatly rolled into the machine. Cutting, threshing, and loading are all done in one go, quickly and efficiently.
This "speed" is something that employer Luo Rukang (罗如康) has personally experienced.
In the past, when harvesting rice, this 63-year-old "old hand" hired people to wield sickles every year. Three people would work on one mu (亩) of land, taking a whole day to cut it, with each worker costing 200 yuan.
Harvesting wasn't the end of it; the rice had to be bundled and transported home, with the whole family working together to thresh it. First, a square wooden box more than 1 meter wide was made, and the rice ears were held high and smashed into it, relying on collision and impact to thresh the grains. After a day, the arms would be sore. Unable to persevere, Lao Luo (老罗) spent 1,700 yuan to buy a thresher, and two people could complete the threshing of one mu of land, yielding a thousand or so jin (斤).
Unexpectedly, it could be even faster. In September last year, Liang Shigao (梁士高) came with his farm machinery, and it only took half an hour to harvest and thresh one mu of land. "Using the machine costs 100 yuan per mu, and one mu of land can yield more than 1,000 jin of rice. It also saves the time of manual threshing, and even the rice stalks are directly crushed and scattered in the field as fertilizer. It's more cost-effective than manual labor in every way." Lao Luo (老罗) calculated clearly.
He had been considering this for quite some time. Five years ago, the county promoted rice harvesters, and like many villagers, Lao Luo (老罗) hesitated. Firstly, could the machine handle the small, irregular fields? Secondly, farmers value their grain, and they were worried that the machine wouldn't harvest cleanly and would easily drop grains, which would be a real pity. "Later, I figured it out. They say that machine harvesting wastes grain, but actually, when you cut with a sickle, it's also easy to drop grains into the soil, which is related to the ripeness of the rice," said Lao Luo (老罗).
In Liang Shigao's (梁士高) view, the machine loss rate is also related to harvesting techniques. In August last year, the town organized free rice harvester training. He, who used to work in transportation, learned for half a month for free. When he came back and harvested one mu of land for Lao Luo (老罗), about 100 jin of grain would be dropped on the ground.
This year, Liang Shigao's (梁士高) skills have become more proficient. Not only can he shuttle back and forth, but when he encounters a 1-meter-high, 45-degree steep slope, he can easily cross it by placing a self-made iron plate. It only takes 15 minutes to harvest one mu of land, with about 80 jin of grain falling, and Lao Luo (老罗) nods frequently.
"In hilly and mountainous areas, there are techniques to operating farm machinery, and reasonable route planning is key. First, harvest from the middle, go straight, and make fewer turns. After all, the plots are small, and turning the steering wheel easily crushes the grain. So, small fields are harvested slowly, and large fields are harvested quickly." In his second year of operating farm machinery, Liang Shigao (梁士高) figured out the trick.
Last year, Liang Shigao (梁士高) rented a harvester from a neighboring village for 7,000 yuan a year. "It's only used for a little over a month a year, so it's a bit expensive, but I can use it myself and also serve others, so it's profitable." That autumn harvest, he didn't take a day off, serving more than 200 mu of land, and after deducting the cost of fuel, he still made a net profit of 10,000 yuan. This year, he wants to refine his skills and strive to reduce grain loss even further.
Cuiwei Village (翠微村) has 3,000 mu of rice fields, and many villagers go out to work, so there is less labor for growing grain. Liang Shigao (梁士高) told reporters: "The people can't bear to see the land abandoned, and those who are away all year round will actively find someone to transfer the land." In this way, there are large grain growers, some planting 30 mu, and others planting 50 or 60 mu. From planting to harvesting, it's impossible to manage with manpower alone, so mechanization is the general trend and has great potential.
In recent years, Longli County (龙里县) has been building high-standard farmland, creating demonstration sites for mechanized rice cultivation from seedling to harvesting, increasing publicity for agricultural machinery purchase subsidy policies, and continuously improving the level of agricultural mechanization.
"The village has purchased two rice harvesters and established an agricultural machinery cooperative to provide services to the surrounding areas. Last year, the mechanization rate of plowing, planting, and harvesting in the village exceeded 70%, and this year it is expected to reach 85%," said Long Shenggang (龙盛刚), the first secretary stationed in Cuiwei Village (翠微村).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on September 11th (本报北京9月11日电): (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)) From September 25th to 29th, the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo will be held in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江). The State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference on the 11th to introduce the relevant situation of the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo.
Sheng Qiuping (盛秋平), Vice Minister of Commerce (商务部副部长), introduced that the preparations for this Digital Trade Expo are basically complete. As of now, the number of exhibitors exceeds 1,700, with a total exhibition area of 155,000 square meters. Among them, international exhibitors account for more than 20%, including more than 70 Global 500 companies; more than 10,000 international merchants, an increase of 54% compared with last year; the guest countries of honor, the United Arab Emirates (阿联酋) and Indonesia (印尼), will open national pavilions to systematically showcase the achievements of digital economy development; more than 30 international organizations such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (联合国贸发会议), and more than 100 guests will conduct in-depth exchanges on digital trade rules, regulations, management, and standards.
In the first half of this year, China's digitally deliverable service imports and exports reached 1.5 trillion yuan, and cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 1.3 trillion yuan, both hitting record highs. Sheng Qiuping (盛秋平) introduced that this Digital Trade Expo will focus on the core advantages of digital trade, setting up 1 main exhibition area of the "Future Technology Arena" and 7 special exhibition areas, releasing more than 100 China's first launches, Asia's first shows, and global first exhibitions, focusing on presenting cutting-edge technologies and products such as generative AI and multi-modal sensory interaction; and continue to release research results such as the "Global Digital Trade Development Report" and the "China Digital Trade Development Report."
According to reports, this Digital Trade Expo will focus on the five major areas of digital trade and simultaneously release procurement lists for 7 special industrial exhibition areas, fully matching exhibitors and buyers, two-way cooperation, and signing contracts. The total procurement amount is expected to reach 30 billion yuan. In order to further improve the effectiveness of the connection, the "Digital Trade Venture Capital Day" will be launched for the first time, selecting more than 100 digital trade technology innovation projects and 100 global high-quality venture capital firms to carry out precise docking.
Wang Pengfei (王鹏飞), head of the Department of E-commerce and Information Technology of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部电子商务和信息化司负责人), said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) will promote quality e-commerce work from three aspects: focusing on key links such as commodity quality, service guarantee, and consumer rights protection, research and construct a quality e-commerce standard system, clarify specific indicators such as commodity traceability and after-sales response, and guide the standardized and standardized development of the industry; coordinate with relevant departments to study further work plans for cultivating quality e-commerce, and will also rely on the national e-commerce training system to carry out special training on quality management, standard application, and integrity compliance to improve the quality operation capabilities of platforms and merchants; continue to guide platforms to optimize the rule system, establish a quality merchant incentive mechanism, and unblock consumer rights protection channels.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 11th (Xinhua) -- The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Wang Wenjun (王文君) was appointed as Deputy Director of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医疗保障局); Wang Zhigang (王志刚) was appointed as Deputy Director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (国家宗教事务局).
Wang Chen (王辰) was removed from his position as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 靳 博 李 蕊 董泽扬 李安琪
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has focused on youth exchange and cooperation since its inception. By establishing the SCO Youth Committee and issuing the "Joint Message from the Heads of SCO Member States to the Youth," the SCO is committed to creating a platform of friendship for youth to exchange, grow, and develop. In recent years, many young people from SCO countries have devoted themselves to the development of the "SCO Family," contributing their youthful strength to cooperation in areas such as economic and trade exchanges, cultural education, and agricultural poverty reduction.
Ibrahim Maher from Egypt—
"Bring the knowledge and skills learned in China back to Egypt"
Early September marked the start of the school season, and Egyptian student Ibrahim Maher walked into the campus of Tianjin Vocational and Technical Normal University (天津职业技术师范大学) to begin his undergraduate studies. After settling in, he couldn't wait to visit the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Center (中国—上海合作组织职业技术教育合作中心), which had just been inaugurated at the university. Ibrahim has an approachable Chinese name—Xiao Ming (小明). His China story originated from vocational and technical education cooperation and began with the Luban Workshop.
Since 2020, Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College (天津轻工职业技术学院) and Tianjin Transportation Vocational College (天津交通职业学院) have jointly established two Luban Workshops in cooperation with Ain Shams University (艾因夏姆斯大学) in Egypt and Cairo Advanced Maintenance Technology School (埃及开罗高级维修技术学校). To date, the Egyptian Luban Workshops have trained more than 2,000 students locally and admitted the first six outstanding graduates of the Egyptian Luban Workshop's "3+2" program to study in Tianjin. "The Luban Workshop has a high reputation in Egypt and is a 'top choice' in the minds of many students," said Xiao Ming.
"My dream since childhood has been to become an engineer. The major I am studying now is in high demand in Egypt." In September 2024, Xiao Ming, who was studying at Cairo Advanced Maintenance Technology School, was selected to study at Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College. "The school has advanced equipment, teachers are professional and have strong operational skills, teaching focuses on practice, and it also provides many opportunities to visit enterprises and participate in internships. My practical skills have been further improved," said Xiao Ming.
Today, Xiao Ming's Chinese proficiency has reached Level 5 of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), and his professional level has also improved significantly—from precision drafting to precision CNC programming, to CNC machine tool operation, Xiao Ming has turned theory into tangible skills. "Here, our lives have ushered in new opportunities. I want to bring the knowledge and skills learned in China back to Egypt and contribute to the friendly cooperation between the two countries," said Xiao Ming.
The Luban Workshop is an international brand project pioneered by Tianjin vocational education, committed to promoting international technical and skilled personnel training through vocational education cooperation, and cultivating high-quality technical and skilled personnel urgently needed for the economic and social development of partner countries. Currently, 10 Luban Workshops have been built in 8 SCO countries, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, and Egypt.
To promote the better development of the SCO, China has always emphasized a "practical" approach. Establishing three cooperation centers for science and technology innovation, higher education, and vocational and technical education, doubling the number of SCO special scholarships, implementing the SCO Doctoral Student Innovation Training Program, building 10 Luban Workshops in member states in the next five years, and providing 10,000 human resource training opportunities... The Chinese initiatives at the SCO Tianjin Summit will become practical and people-centered projects. More and more "Xiao Ming's Transoceanic Study Stories" will be staged in the "SCO Family," promoting vigorous cultural exchanges, continuously deepening the sense of gain for the people of all countries, and making an "SCO demonstration" for promoting the common values of all mankind.
Saeed Saidakhmedov from Uzbekistan—
"The busier we are, the more it proves that economic and trade cooperation between SCO countries is booming"
Saeed Saidakhmedov comes from Uzbekistan and has a Chinese name, Jin Dongwei (金东卫). He is currently an employee of the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Comprehensive Service Platform (中国—上海合作组织地方经贸合作综合服务平台). He has been particularly busy recently. In addition to his daily work, he also takes time to communicate online—coordinating business matters for the SCO and "Belt and Road" Green Building Industry Alliance and potential cooperation enterprises in Kazakhstan.
Not long ago, at the "Intelligent Empowerment for Going Global, Wisdom Connecting the SCO" theme salon event held at the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Comprehensive Service Platform, the SCO and "Belt and Road" Green Building Industry Alliance reached a cooperation intention with a commercial platform in Kazakhstan. Jin Dongwei, who is proficient in multiple languages, has become the "link" for this cooperation.
"The Kazakh side has put forward building material procurement needs, and many Chinese companies are interested, but they don't know much about the market rules in Kazakhstan, and there are many concerns in the cooperation." Jin Dongwei introduced that he helped both parties clarify product standards, logistics plans, and settlement processes, and promoted more SCO and "Belt and Road" Green Building Industry Alliance member companies to reach cooperation intentions with Kazakh companies.
The China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone (中国—上海合作组织地方经贸合作示范区) (hereinafter referred to as the "SCO Demonstration Zone") has been committed to building a high-end economic and trade platform focusing on modern trade and two-way investment since it was announced in 2018. The China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Comprehensive Service Platform is precisely created by the Demonstration Zone to further enhance the convenience of economic and trade cooperation.
"Now the platform has 22,000 registered enterprises." Jin Dongwei said that after the SCO Tianjin Summit, more and more government representatives and merchants from SCO countries are optimistic about the development potential of the SCO Demonstration Zone. SCO country delegations come to inspect and consult one after another, and many cooperation intentions are gradually being implemented. "The busier we are, the more it proves that economic and trade cooperation between SCO countries is booming," said Jin Dongwei.
To date, China's investment stock in other SCO member states exceeds $84 billion, and the annual bilateral trade volume with other member states has exceeded $500 billion. At the SCO Tianjin Summit, China proposed to actively share super-large market opportunities and continue to implement the high-quality development action plan for economic and trade cooperation facing the "SCO Family."
Inside the multimodal transport center of the SCO Demonstration Zone, an export home appliance train departs for Russia, and an import grain train arrives from Kazakhstan. Two "SCO Express" trains meet here. Amidst the whistle, Jin Dongwei felt a lot: "China has always linked its own development with the development of the SCO and with the people of SCO countries' yearning for a better life. I am willing to always be a promoter of economic and trade cooperation between China and SCO countries."
Rubab Shabbir from Pakistan—
"Let agricultural cooperation achieve tangible results"
In Sanya (三亚), Hainan (海南), Pakistani youth Rubab Shabbir is engaged in a "sweet career." Working at the Nanfan Seed Industry Research Institute of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences (广东省科学院南繁种业研究所), she is wholeheartedly devoted to the fields, exploring the secrets of making sugarcane bloom.
When I met Shabbir, she was collecting samples under the scorching sun. The two-point line life from the experimental field to the laboratory is Shabbir's routine—through experiments, using molecular biology methods to discover relevant gene fragments that regulate sugarcane flowering. Under the guidance of Wang Qinnan (王勤南), director of the research institute, she and her colleagues go to the fields, study, and share their experiences in writing papers.
In July of this year, the "Jointly Building an Open World Economy: 2025 SCO Youth Committee Hainan Inspection and Exchange Activity" was held. During the event, youth representatives from SCO member states exclaimed that in terms of tropical high-efficiency agriculture, the relevant experience and cooperation opportunities provided by Hainan are valuable assets for SCO countries. "I am very happy that my ideas have been recognized. I am a participant in SCO agricultural cooperation," said Shabbir.
In 2024, Shabbir obtained a doctorate degree from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (福建农林大学). Recalling the reasons for choosing China as her study destination, she summarized it in two words—"friendly" and "progressive."
"I really like the term 'Iron Brother,' which represents the friendship between Pakistan and China." Shabbir said, "China's agricultural modernization has developed rapidly, and the rich experience and advanced technical means have benefited me a lot." Shabbir majored in crop genetics and breeding. With the support of the team, she used artificial intelligence to compare and screen crop traits and corresponding gene loci, and published many research results in international academic journals.
Strengthening international cooperation in the field of agricultural products and food safety, promoting trade in agricultural products and food, and promoting the construction of agricultural science and education... Opening the "Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation" (上海合作组织成员国元首理事会天津宣言) signed and issued by the leaders of the member states during this summit, the determination and steady pace of all member states to continue strengthening agricultural and food security cooperation are firm. Recently, China and Pakistan signed the Action Plan for Building a Closer China-Pakistan Community of Destiny in the New Era (2025-2029) (关于构建新时代更加紧密的中巴命运共同体行动计划 (2025—2029年)), encouraging both sides to carry out agricultural scientific research cooperation and strengthen mutual visits and exchanges of agricultural experts. "Agriculture is the pillar industry of Pakistan, and Pakistan looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China." Shabbir said, "Within the SCO framework, countries can learn and exchange on the basis of mutual respect, so that agricultural cooperation can achieve tangible results."
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During China's tenure as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), all parties engaged in extensive cooperation, and the SCO achieved fruitful results in various fields. During the SCO Tianjin Summit, all parties discussed cooperation and sought common development, reflecting the collective voice of the people of all countries yearning for a more just and reasonable global governance system, and demonstrating a firm determination to jointly address global challenges.
Born at the turn of the century, the SCO provides a multilateral cooperation platform for jointly addressing many challenges such as terrorism, extremism, and transnational crime. Since its establishment 24 years ago, the SCO has always adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit," and its attractiveness has surpassed the Eurasian continent, demonstrating strong vitality. The "Shanghai Spirit" contains concepts such as equality, mutual respect, and negotiated solutions to problems, demonstrating a strong influence and appeal. Adhering to the "Shanghai Spirit," member states continue to deepen cooperation, demonstrating to the international community the ability to effectively solve regional governance problems. The declaration issued by the SCO Tianjin Summit covers areas such as economy, security, ecology, education, and digitalization, reflecting a consensus: only through joint efforts, cultural dialogue, and respect for diversity can countries achieve true sustainable development.
For a long time, China has actively played a leading role in cooperation within the SCO. China has promoted a number of important cooperation projects, and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative has effectively promoted infrastructure construction and investment in member states, with a far-reaching impact on the regional economic development pattern. As of December 2024, China's direct investment stock in Central Asian countries exceeded US$17 billion, and the completed turnover of contracted projects exceeded US$60 billion. China has made outstanding contributions to maintaining regional security and stability, actively participating in joint military exercises and security cooperation within the SCO framework, and working with all parties to jointly combat terrorism, extremism, and separatism. During the Tianjin Summit, President Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward a global governance initiative, injecting impetus into promoting the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and also injecting impetus into the SCO to play a greater positive role in international affairs.
The SCO is playing an important role in promoting regional and global sustainable development and environmental protection. 2025 is the "SCO Year of Sustainable Development," highlighting the importance of issues such as sustainable development and environmental protection to the organization and its member states. During its tenure as the rotating presidency, China carried out a series of activities focusing on green development. The "World Mayor Dialogue · SCO Summit City" event was held, focusing on sustainable urban construction and focusing on cooperation in areas such as energy, transportation, tourism, and ecological protection. Tajikistan's proposals related to water resources and climate change have also received widespread support and become an important part of international cooperation. Member states will actively implement sustainable development-related initiatives and promote green development.
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) state visit to Tajikistan last year was of epoch-making significance, opening a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership between Tajikistan and China in the new era, and drawing a new blueprint for future bilateral economic, trade, investment, cultural exchanges and other fields of cooperation. China is the largest source of investment in Tajikistan, and a large number of Chinese companies invest and do business in Tajikistan. Tajikistan was the first country to sign a memorandum of understanding with China on jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt, and interconnectivity is a priority for cooperation between the two countries. With China's support, the construction of regional transportation networks is accelerating, which is expected to further expand regional connections and trade. Tajikistan and China continue to deepen cooperation in light industry, the food industry, energy, agriculture, the digital economy, artificial intelligence and other fields, playing an increasingly important role in Tajikistan's industrialization process. Tajik youth are enthusiastic about studying in China, and exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in the cultural field are making positive progress.
Against the background of profound changes in the pattern of international relations, the SCO Tianjin Summit effectively promoted the organization's development to a new level. It is believed that the SCO will surely stand the test of the ever-changing international situation and jointly embark on a new path of cooperation determined by the SCO's development strategy for the next ten years.
(The author is a professor at the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan and former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
Return to TopThis newspaper Hohhot (呼和浩特) September 11th (Reporter Ding Zhijun (丁志军)) From September 9th to 11th, the 2nd International Civil Society Exchange Conference on Jointly Implementing the Global Development Initiative, guided by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部) and co-sponsored by the China Association for International Friendly Contact (中国民间组织国际交流促进会) and the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区人民政府), was held in Hohhot (呼和浩特) with the theme of "Building Global Development Consensus, Sharing Development Opportunities, and Creating a Prosperous Future Together."
Xiao Jie (肖捷), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) and President of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (中国民间组织国际交流促进会), attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech, emphasizing that China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, adhere to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and work with the international community to actively implement the Global Development Initiative to promote a more equitable, secure, and sustainable world development.
Louis Vlavonou, Speaker of the National Assembly of Benin, Ban Ki-moon (潘基文), former Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Tep Ngorn (吴波烈), First Vice President of the Senate of Cambodia, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches, stating that the Global Development Initiative meets the needs of all countries and they are willing to work together in the same direction to help global sustainable development.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on September 11th (Reporter Chen Shangwen (陈尚文)) The 9th China-Africa Youth Gala, themed "Transcending Time and Space, Youth Power Transmitting China-Africa Friendship," opened in Beijing (北京) on the 9th. Fifty-nine youth representatives from African members of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and African youth representatives from other continents will visit Beijing (北京) and Qinghai (青海) and other places during the 6-day trip to understand China's traditional culture, rural revitalization, ecological protection, high-tech and other aspects of development achievements.
Li Bin (李斌), Chairman of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (中国宋庆龄基金会), said that China and Africa have actively implemented the results of the Beijing (北京) Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September last year, and have made new and gratifying progress. It is hoped that young friends will grasp the general trend of world development, enhance mutual trust and unity through exchanges, work together in the same direction, firmly safeguard world peace and tranquility, firmly defend international fairness and justice, make positive contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind, and promote the world towards a bright future of peace, security, prosperity and progress.
Miao Deyu (苗得雨), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that he hopes that Chinese and African youth will be like-minded partners, working together to pursue the dream of modernization; be close friends walking side by side, promoting dialogue among civilizations and people-to-people connectivity; and be pioneers of forging ahead, implementing the four major global initiatives, and jointly promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Alan (艾伦), the Angolan Ambassador to China (安哥拉驻华大使), the rotating chair of the African Union (非盟), said that although the African continent and China are far apart and speak different languages, they share a common dream of prosperity and peace. The China-Africa Youth Gala has built an important platform for cultural exchange and dialogue between African and Chinese civilizations. It is hoped that African and Chinese youth will work together, inherit friendship, and jointly commit to building a more inclusive, sustainable and developed world.
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"This is Australia's tourism ambassador – Ruby the Kangaroo (茹比袋鼠)." Stepping into the Australian National Pavilion at the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), a staff member enthusiastically introduced a plush kangaroo toy to the audience. The Sydney Harbour Bridge (悉尼海港大桥) and the Sydney Opera House (悉尼歌剧院) adorned the pavilion, and representative animals such as kangaroos and koalas were vividly depicted. An immersive interactive screen created a rich Australian ambiance. Visitors stopped to inquire and learn about Australia's cultural and tourism services and featured products.
This year, Australia is serving as the guest country of honor for CIFTIS for the first time, assembling its largest delegation to date, including nearly 60 institutions and enterprises such as ANZ Bank (澳新银行), the University of Adelaide (阿德莱德大学), CPA Australia (澳洲会计师公会), and Tourism Australia (澳大利亚旅游局), with a booth area of 360 square meters. "CIFTIS is a very important platform, and we hope to reach more cooperative partnerships with all parties and forge more new friendships through this grand event," said Graham Fletcher (吉思德), Australian Ambassador to China.
China has been Australia's largest trading partner, source of imports, and export market for 16 consecutive years, with bilateral trade accounting for nearly one-third of Australia's total trade. In the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Australia's exports of goods and services to China reached AUD 212.7 billion (approximately RMB 4.71 per AUD), with service trade increasing by 42.3%, particularly in the tourism and education sectors. "Australia is committed to exploring the Chinese market, and CIFTIS provides us with a good opportunity to showcase ourselves and build a new bridge to promote Australia-China cooperation," said David Dukes (戴德明), Minister Counsellor (Commercial) at the Australian Embassy in China.
"We made our debut in China at last year's CIFTIS. This year, we are here again," said David Lewis (大卫·刘易斯), Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide (阿德莱德大学). "We hope to use CIFTIS to showcase our strength as a world-renowned educational institution, establish new connections with relevant Chinese institutions, exchange scientific research and innovation, deepen cultural cooperation, and share development opportunities."
CPA Australia (澳洲会计师公会) is also participating in CIFTIS for the second year. Merran Kelsall (戴宾图), Global President and Chairman of the Board of the organization, introduced that their first participation last year effectively enhanced their visibility. At this year's CIFTIS, they launched a joint initiative with 10 accounting firms to provide assistance for cross-border innovation cooperation in service trade and for Chinese enterprises and talents to go overseas. They also jointly released a research report on shared services with the Enterprise Digital Transformation Research Center of the Central University of Finance and Economics (中央财经大学企业数字化转型研究中心) and Deloitte China (德勤中国). "We hope to deepen Australia-China service trade exchanges, promote international talent mobility, and inject more impetus into the economic growth of both countries and the world through these exchanges and collaborations," said Merran Kelsall (戴宾图).
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (中澳自贸协定). Over the past 10 years, the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries has achieved a series of results. In July of this year, China and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Implementation and Review of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and the two sides will maintain close cooperation to improve the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and provide a higher level of institutional guarantee for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Daniel Andrews (丹尼尔·安德鲁斯), former Premier of Victoria (维多利亚州), Australia, said: "Whether it is visible trade in goods or intangible trade in services, it is these economic and trade exchanges and business cooperation that establish connections and promote deeper and more solid cooperation between Australia and China."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 珂 翁宇菲
At the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), a batch of emerging technologies and service solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare, smart logistics, and the integrated development of business, tourism, culture, sports, and health were launched for the first time, bringing plenty of new highlights.
COFCO Group (中粮集团) showcased its practical achievements in leading the innovation of the global agricultural and grain supply chain with digital intelligence, including the China-Singapore "Digital Trade Port" project jointly promoted with Beijing (北京市) under the entrustment of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), taking the lead in carrying out and completing cross-border practice of electronic bills of lading. "COFCO Group (中粮集团) will continue to drive digital transformation with technological innovation and accelerate the construction of a smart industrial chain and digital ecosystem." Qing Lijun (庆立军), member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of COFCO Group (中粮集团), said that it will rely on the open platform of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会) to deepen global cooperation and jointly promote the high-quality development of the agricultural and grain industry with all parties.
COSCO SHIPPING (中远海运集团) exhibition area carefully designed 4 immersive interactive experience routes, involving online booking, intelligent tracking during transportation, and maritime navigation experience. The experience routes present typical cargo categories such as the fresh cold chain of avocados, the energy transportation of crude oil, the industrial logistics of iron ore, and the cross-border distribution of commercial vehicles in a scenario-based manner, attracting many visitors to stop and interact. The exhibition area also focused on displaying the group's global shipping network, terminal hubs, logistics channels, and overseas warehouse network layout.
At the special exhibition of engineering consulting and construction services, China Construction Fifth Engineering Division (中建五局) exhibited the world's first independently developed subway shield muck in-situ resource utilization production line - "China Construction Stone Machine (中建造石机)", and related technologies have been granted 26 authorized invention patents, helping to reduce costs and carbon emissions. The China Construction Fifth Engineering Division (中建五局) exhibition hall showcased the company's complete, accurate, and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept and its contribution to the low-carbon, energy-saving, intelligent, and high-quality development practices of the construction industry through four major independent innovation technological achievements, more than 10 high-tech advantages, and more than 30 key projects.
China Construction First Group (中建一局) showcased a number of solutions to the problems of difficult parking and pipe blockage in old residential areas, including three-dimensional mechanical parking garages, double-walled spiral drainage pipes, and attached lifting operation platforms. These technologies serve the renovation of old residential areas without affecting the lives of residents as much as possible, improve the living experience, and realize space intensification and functional optimization.
As the unified entrance for Beijing (北京) municipal government affairs applications, the "Jingban (京办)" intelligent government affairs collaborative office platform built by the Beijing Municipal Big Data Center (北京市大数据中心) has built a unified, intelligent, and secure collaborative office platform for the city's government affairs work with its excellent cross-level and cross-departmental collaborative communication capabilities. "Jingban (京办)" also deeply integrates AI and large model technology into the government affairs system to promote the intelligent upgrading of government affairs office.
This China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会) focuses on displaying more than 190 of the latest achievements in key areas of service trade, including more than 90 global and national first services. JD.com (京东集团) showcased a number of landing applications of the "JoyAI" large model. In addition to JD.com (京东) digital people, robots and AI toys equipped with the JD.com (京东) "JoyInside" intelligent platform were also unveiled simultaneously. These products can provide an excellent interactive experience, allowing the audience to feel the scene landing of artificial intelligence.
The financial services special attracted more than 90 domestic and foreign financial institutions to participate in the offline exhibition. Beijing Rural Commercial Bank (北京农商银行) has newly launched two knowledge property financial ecological financing products - "Kechuang Zhidai (科创智贷)" and "Kechuang Liandai (科创链贷)", which improve the main credit evaluation method through ecological transaction data and knowledge property value mining, and provide differentiated financing support and financial services for science and technology innovation enterprises with different positioning in the industry.
As the first batch of second-hand commodity circulation pilot enterprises of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), Zhuanzhuan Group (转转集团), which is deeply involved in the second-hand circular economy industry, has improved the trust of second-hand commodity transactions and improved the transaction experience by creating services such as "Official Inspection (官方验)". "The circular economy industry has broad space." Xiang Changfeng (相昌峰), co-founder of Zhuanzhuan Group (转转集团), said that in the future, it will continue to give play to its technological advantages, continue to focus on consumer experience, and work with more partners to help the development of the circular economy industry.
Return to TopBerlin, September 11 (Reporter Xu Xin (徐馨)) A Geneva dispatch: Chen Xu (陈旭), Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, attended the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the 9th and delivered a speech, elaborating on China's position and propositions in the field of global human rights governance.
Chen Xu (陈旭) stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and global governance still faces severe challenges. The Global Governance Initiative aims to promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. In the field of human rights governance, China advocates: First, adhering to sovereign equality and abiding by international rule of law. It is necessary to abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, respect the sovereignty of all countries and their right to independently choose the path of human rights development, and oppose interference in internal affairs under the pretext of human rights. China supports the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights. Second, practicing multilateralism and strengthening international cooperation. There is no human rights development path in the world that is **放之四海而皆准** (fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn - "applicable everywhere," universally applicable), it is necessary to respect the diversity of world civilizations and promote human rights through dialogue and cooperation. Resolutely oppose unilateralist acts such as unilateral coercive measures. Third, advocating a people-centered approach and focusing on action orientation. The people are participants and beneficiaries of global governance. It is necessary to revisit the original intention of the Human Rights Council to promote and protect human rights, attach equal importance to and promote the balanced advancement of all human rights, and accelerate the implementation of economic, social, cultural rights and the right to development.
Chen Xu (陈旭) emphasized that China is willing to actively participate in improving global human rights governance on the basis of mutual respect and equal treatment, and jointly promote the healthy development of the global human rights cause.
Return to TopThis newspaper Washington, September 11th (Reporter Li Zhiwei (李志伟)) United Nations News: The China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund's 10th Anniversary Thematic Conference was held on the 10th at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Fu Cong (傅聪), China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presided over the meeting. Li Junhua (李军华), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, delivered a speech on behalf of Courtenay Rattray, Chair of the Fund's Steering Committee and Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations Secretary-General. Heads of various departments of the United Nations, including the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, heads of United Nations agencies such as the United Nations Development Programme, and permanent representatives and senior diplomats from nearly 30 countries, including the fund's main beneficiary countries, attended the meeting.
Fu Cong (傅聪) stated that in the 10 years since its establishment, the fund has carried out more than 200 practical cooperation projects in more than 100 countries, helping developing countries strengthen their capacity building in peace and security and sustainable development, and effectively promoting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The fund has become an important platform for China and the United Nations to deepen cooperation and practice multilateralism.
All parties attending the meeting highly praised the fund's achievements, appreciated and thanked the Chinese government for providing firm and strong support for promoting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promoting international peace and security, and looked forward to deepening fund cooperation, promoting member state unity, and jointly improving global governance.
Return to TopJakarta, September 11th (Reported by Cao Shiyun (曹师韵) of this newspaper) On September 10th, the Chinese Mission to ASEAN held a media think tank salon themed "Drawing Lessons from History and Moving Towards the Future" 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. Representatives from nearly 10 ASEAN regional media outlets and think tanks participated.
Fu Fengshan (傅峰山), Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Chinese Mission to ASEAN, stated that the Global Governance Initiative contributes Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to promoting the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system, injecting stability and certainty into a turbulent world. As important forces in the Global South, China and ASEAN should jointly promote the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, as well as a correct view of the history of World War II, adhere to true multilateralism and open regionalism, jointly safeguard the post-war international order, and firmly defend international fairness and justice.
The participating representatives highly affirmed the contemporary value of the Global Governance Initiative and the significant contribution of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and conducted in-depth exchanges on safeguarding the post-war international order and jointly protecting regional peace and development.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 17th session of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) Standing Committee held group discussions on the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress on the morning of the 11th.
The members of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) Standing Committee and those present at the meeting unanimously agreed that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to ethnic affairs, forming General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and the Party's ethnic work has achieved new historic achievements. Based on the historical orientation of the Party's ethnic work in the new era, formulating a comprehensive and fundamental law in the field of ethnic work, transforming General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平总书记) important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, especially the major concept of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, into the will of the state, and elevating the successful experiences in 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 (党的十八大) into legal provisions, is of great significance for comprehensively promoting the cause of ethnic unity and progress, promoting the people of all ethnic groups across the country to unite and strive for the comprehensive promotion of the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and enhancing the cohesion and centripetal force of the Chinese nation.
The participants generally believed that the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress adheres to the correct political direction, stipulates the Party's comprehensive leadership over the cause of ethnic unity and progress, elaborates on concepts such as forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of the Chinese national community, and clarifies that safeguarding national unity and promoting ethnic unity and progress are the common responsibilities of all Chinese people. The draft makes provisions for building a common spiritual home, promoting exchanges and integration, promoting common prosperity and development, guarantees and supervision, and legal responsibilities, with a scientific and reasonable structure and relatively comprehensive content. It is suggested that further opinions be sought from all parties to revise and improve the draft law.
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Fen River is the second largest tributary of the Yellow River and the mother river of the people of Shanxi Province. I was born and raised by the Fen River. Now, I am a cleaner in the Taiyuan urban section of the Fen River, responsible for cleaning the river section from Shengli Bridge (胜利桥) to South Inner Ring Bridge (南内环桥).
Every morning at 6 o'clock, my colleagues and I arrive at our posts. We start with a general sweep, then clean and wipe the lamp posts, signs, and trash cans. During the flood season, we have to be extra careful when salvaging garbage from the river to prevent the flood discharge pipes from being blocked. Cleaning work looks simple, but no task can be taken lightly. There are many willow catkins in the spring, especially when it is windy, making it difficult to clean, which requires patience. In the autumn, the fallen leaves on the river surface rot and affect the water quality, so they must be cleaned up in time. In winter, we have to go down to the river every day to break the ice to prevent the rubber dam from freezing and cracking.
The Taiyuan urban section of the Fen River is 43 kilometers long. In the past, the Fen River was dry and cut off, with sand pits full of garbage everywhere. In the summer, when it rained, it stank to high heaven, and people had to pinch their noses when passing by. From 1998 to 2021, the Taiyuan urban section of the Fen River has undergone four phases of ecological protection and restoration projects. In 2000, the first phase of the project was completed and opened to the public, requiring a large number of cleaners, so I signed up.
I remember the day the first phase of the project was opened, the river water rolled down. "The water is coming! The water is coming!" My colleagues and I cheered with the citizens watching on both sides of the river. During that time, many people came every day, and the workload of cleaning was also large. As soon as people left, we followed behind to pick up garbage, always bending over, unable to lift our heads.
After more than 20 years of continuous management, in 2021, the fourth phase of the project was completed. The Taiyuan urban section of the Fen River runs through the north and south of the city. There are more places for everyone to go, and with the continuous improvement of people's quality, our workload has been reduced instead.
Now the Fen River water is clear, and the banks are green, with 165 species of birds living here. I can often see egrets, mallard ducks, and black storks by the river. In the spring, flocks of red-billed gulls fly from Kunming (昆明) to Siberia (西伯利亚) and also stop at the Fen River. Last summer, some citizens even photographed the "giant panda in the water," the peach blossom jellyfish. I heard that this species is not found in every water area, and the water quality must be very clean.
In the past two years, more than 40 cultural attractions such as Yanchiu Garden (雁丘园), Fenhe Evening Ferry (汾河晚渡), and Xishan Emerald (西山叠翠) have been set up on both sides of the Fen River, and sports venues such as water sports centers, beach volleyball courts, football fields, and basketball courts have been built. An 85-kilometer-long riverside bicycle path has been built on both sides of the river, and the Yingze Bridge (迎泽大桥) and Jinyang Bridge (晋阳桥) across the Fen River have become "internet-famous bridges."
Now, our lives are inseparable from the Fen River, and tourists from other places also like to come to the Fen River to check in and take pictures. Several times I heard tourists praise: "I didn't expect the environment in Taiyuan (太原) to be so good!" We also feel a sense of accomplishment in our hearts. The Fen River is so beautiful, and we have also contributed to it.
When I was young, I came to the Fen River to do cleaning just to tide over a period of time. I didn't expect to work for 25 years. Over the years, I have also improved along with the Fen River, from an ordinary cleaner to a group leader, and then to the project manager of the river section from Shengli Bridge (胜利桥) to South Inner Ring Bridge (南内环桥).
Now that I am older, I like to stay in Fenhe Park (汾河公园). Guarding the Fen River is like guarding my home. I clean up my home so that whether others come or I look at it myself, I feel comfortable.
(Reported and compiled by Fu Mingli (付明丽), reporter of this newspaper)
[Reporter's Note]
In her work, Lü Airong (吕爱荣) is a person who likes to be meticulous. She does not let go of spider webs on railings or pieces of paper hidden in the grass. For twenty-five years, she has been diligent and conscientious, treating the cleaning work of the Fen River as the most important job.
From one person, you can see a city. In this ecological management that has lasted for more than 20 years, Taiyuan City (太原市) has put in enough "embroidery skills," adhering to the integrated promotion of mountain management, water management, air management, and city management, and working persistently. The Taiyuan urban section of the Fen River has changed from a "worrying river" to a "happy river" and has been successfully rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The relay race of Fen River management is still continuing. While the main stream is being managed, the management of 9 tributaries is also accelerating. The goal of the Fen River "having abundant water, good water quality, and beautiful scenery" is becoming a reality.
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"This work should be promoted, but let's see how others do it and what the leaders think, and then observe it again," "This kind of innovation is good, but what if it fails? Let's study it again," "This problem must be solved, but it may offend people, let's think about it again"... In the process of solving the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, such statements are often heard.
Words are born from the heart, reflecting the work style. Such "prudence in words and deeds" seems to be "well-considered," but in reality, it is being hesitant and unwilling to act, clinging to the old and unwilling to change, and passively waiting and relying instead of moving forward, which is incompatible with the style construction that the Party Central Committee (党中央) is vigorously grasping.
The root of the problem lies in the lack of strong Party spirit. Some cadres take themselves too seriously, put the cause of the Party and the people behind, and believe in "the more bowls you wash, the more bowls you break," preferring not to do anything rather than make mistakes.
With such thoughts at play, one becomes preoccupied with gains and losses in practice. For example, some cadres, facing villagers' applications for dilapidated house renovation, are afraid of being held responsible if problems arise after signing and stamping, preferring to let villagers "live in worry" rather than help them "live in comfort"; some cadres, facing innovative projects, are hesitant and dare not promote them, missing market opportunities; and some cadres, facing emergencies, are hesitant and miss the best time for disposal, leading to the expansion of the situation... Being full of concerns and shirking responsibility creates subjective obstacles and artificial blockages in the promotion of work.
Hesitation and inaction are also due to a lack of ability. Urban renewal has difficulties, ecological governance has blind spots... Facing the shortcomings that restrict high-quality development, if the ideas are not clear and the experience is insufficient, how can we talk about solving problems with real effort; facing the increasingly complex deep-water area of reform, the more difficult development hurdles, and the governance areas with frequent conflicts, without diamond drills, one cannot naturally undertake porcelain work.
To take bold steps, the first priority is ideological guidance. The Party's innovative theories are full of "nutrition" for transforming the subjective world and contain the "keys" for transforming the objective world. To deeply study and thoroughly understand 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), we must put enough effort into deepening, internalizing, and transforming, and adhere to and apply the positions, viewpoints, and methods that run through it. Only by internalizing the "people first" concept can we sincerely help the masses solve problems and overcome difficulties; only by deeply understanding the "Two Mountains" theory can we find the path from "green mountains and clear waters" to "gold and silver mountains"; only by deeply grasping the essence of Xi Jinping's thought on culture can we achieve cultural edification, cultural benefits for the people, cultural enrichment of the city, and cultural prosperity of industries, and promote the benign interaction and mutual enhancement of humanities and economy...
Remember the original aspiration and mission in learning, improve ability and level in learning, and find solutions to problems in learning. In this way, by correcting the values and finding the methodology, we will naturally have countermeasures and increase confidence in the face of difficulties and challenges, thereby promoting the continuous advancement of the cause.
To let go and do it, we must also tolerate mistakes and provide protection. For mistakes in practical exploration, we should be more tolerant and provide more guidance, so that "trial and error" can become the starting point of "trial and success," so as to encourage Party members and cadres to take a step forward actively, dare to be the first to explore, and muster up the courage to break through, shifting from "submitting papers upwards" to "answering papers downwards," from "self-proving" to "mass recognition," and truly solve problems and satisfy the masses.
The new era is magnificent, only the brave can break the wind, and only the pioneers can ride the tide. 832 poverty-stricken counties have cultivated and formed characteristic leading industries, the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠) has been locked and "closed," and "Chang'e 6 (嫦娥六号)" has achieved sampling and return from the back of the moon... The achievement of these achievements requires nothing less than the courage to move forward, the ability to overcome difficulties, and the perseverance and dedication.
Looking around the present, the more complex the situation and the more arduous the tasks, the more it is necessary for the vast number of Party members and cadres to be bold in doing things, dare to act, and be good at achieving success, with more visible changes, more tangible results, so that the masses can truly feel the changes in style, the sufficiency of energy, and the firmness of confidence.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) September 11th (Reporter Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) The reporter learned from the 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, which opened on the 11th: In 2024, the number of invention patents granted in China's digital economy core industries reached 500,000, ranking first in the world, a year-on-year increase of 23.1%, far exceeding the global average growth rate.
The digital economy core industries refer to various economic activities that provide digital technology, products, services, infrastructure, and solutions for the digital development of industries, as well as those that rely entirely on digital technology and data elements, including digital product manufacturing, digital product service industries, and digital technology application industries. Data shows that the number of overseas invention patents granted in China's digital economy core industries increased from 21,000 in 2016 to 52,000 in 2024. In addition, the number of foreign companies applying for invention patents in China's digital economy core industries has also steadily increased. As of the end of 2024, 95 countries and regions had valid invention patents in China's digital economy core industries, totaling 407,000, accounting for 43.7% of the total number of valid foreign invention patents in China.
In recent years, the construction of the data intellectual property system has been steadily advancing. Liang Xinxin (梁心新), Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局), introduced that as of June this year, the country had cumulatively accepted 58,000 data intellectual property registration applications and issued nearly 30,000 registration certificates, with enterprises accounting for more than 90% of the registration entities. Currently, the registered data has covered 83 of the 97 major categories of national economic industries, with information transmission, software and information technology services, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail industries ranking in the top three in terms of registration volume, accounting for more than 50%. As of June this year, the cumulative financing and credit enhancement amount for data intellectual property exceeded 10 billion yuan, the transaction license amount exceeded 580 million yuan, and the securitization amount exceeded 200 million yuan.
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Hubei's Yunmeng County (云梦县), once known for the excavation of precious bamboo slips, is now vigorously protecting and inheriting the culture of these slips. In the first half of this year, the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆) received 550,000 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 152.8%.
The Yangtze River nourishes Jingchu (荆楚), and its cultural heritage runs through ancient and modern times. In November 2024, during his inspection in Hubei, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Hubei has a profound historical and cultural heritage and rich red resources. It should take on the mission of strengthening the protection of cultural resources and promoting cultural innovation and development. We must systematically promote the protection, inheritance, and revitalization of historical and cultural heritage, and strengthen the research and dissemination of the origins of Yangtze River civilization." In November 2020, at the symposium on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must protect, inherit, and promote Yangtze River culture, continue its historical context, and strengthen cultural confidence."
Deeply implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Hubei continues to conduct research on the origins of Yangtze River civilization, deeply explore the contemporary value of Yangtze River civilization, and accelerate the construction of a cultural highland for the Yangtze River.
Safeguarding Cultural Treasures——
In recent years, Hubei has continued to carry out proactive archaeological excavations, and the "First Longest Inscription on a Wooden Tablet in China" and other discoveries have been made successively. From the Zhengjiahuzhen Cemetery (郑家湖墓地) in Yunmeng (云梦) and the Xuetang Liangzi Site (学堂梁子遗址) in Shiyan (十堰), to the Qujialing Site (屈家岭遗址) in Jingmen (荆门) and the Panlongcheng Site (盘龙城遗址) in Huangpi (黄陂), Hubei has had projects selected as one of the "Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in China" for four consecutive years.
For cultural heritage, protection is paramount. Hubei is actively building a national-level ancient book restoration center and creating a world-influential research center for bamboo slips. The Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心) in Hubei Province has completed the restoration and整理 of more than 7,000 Yunmeng bamboo slips and wooden tablets, of which 2,235 can present clear and complete handwriting. "We use craftsmanship to protect history. The archaeological excavation of various cultural relics is underway, and the restoration and research of cultural relics are also accelerating," said Fang Beisong (方北松), director of the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心).
Policies are being strengthened, and financial support is being enhanced. Hubei Province has established a joint meeting system for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage and has issued working measures to strengthen the reform of the protection and utilization of cultural relics throughout the province. This year, Hubei increased the provincial special fund for cultural relics protection to 100 million yuan, an increase of nearly 30%. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Hubei Provincial Finance Department invested a total of 140 million yuan for the high-quality inheritance and protection of intangible cultural heritage.
Deepening Research and Interpretation——
In late September, the Panlongcheng Site Museum (盘龙城遗址博物院) will launch the "Eternal River Flow—Exhibition of Ancient Civilization Treasures in the Yangtze River Basin", bringing together nearly 160 pieces (sets) of cultural relics from the collections of dozens of cultural and museum units in various provinces along the Yangtze River, systematically connecting the development process of civilization in the Yangtze River Basin from the Neolithic Age to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
To deeply explore Yangtze River civilization, Hubei has carried out a survey of Yangtze River cultural relics resources throughout the province, forming the "Hubei Province Yangtze River Cultural Relics Resources Survey Work Report" and other results and materials, and coordinating the preparation of the "Hubei Province Yangtze River Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Plan."
Tracing the origins of Yangtze River civilization is not limited to Hubei. In 2024, Hubei successively established the Yangtze River Culture Research Institute (长江文化研究院) and the Yangtze River Culture International Communication Center (长江文化国际传播中心), established special research topics on Yangtze River culture for universities, social science institutions, and enterprises across the country, and funded international and domestic communication activities and research projects on Yangtze River culture, promoting the protection, inheritance, and promotion of Yangtze River culture with a global perspective. At the end of 2024, Hubei took the lead in establishing the Yangtze River Archaeology Alliance (长江考古联盟), allowing archaeological forces in the Yangtze River Basin to **握指成拳** (wò zhǐ chéng quán - "clench fingers into a fist," to unite forces). Around promoting the construction of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, Hubei actively carries out publicity and promotion activities for Yangtze River culture, promoting the contemporary value of Yangtze River culture.
Innovative Revitalization and Utilization——
In front of the East Square of the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) in Wuhan (武汉), the Han Opera (汉剧) stage features melodious and graceful melodies and wonderful performances, attracting applause from the audience. "During holidays, we organize performances at the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) and arrange interactions to allow the audience to immerse themselves in the charm of Han Opera (汉剧)," said Huang Lang (黄朗), director of the Wuhan Han Opera Theater (武汉汉剧院).
Yangtze River culture has a long history. Han Opera (汉剧), the Dragon Boat Festival customs in Qu Yuan's (屈原) hometown, the Tujia people's Baishou Dance (土家族摆手舞), and paper-cutting are all important carriers of the living presentation of Yangtze River culture.
Inheriting through innovation. In recent years, Hubei has stimulated the modern vitality of Yangtze River culture through creating new dramas, building festivals, and sending operas to the countryside. During the Spring Festival this year, Wuhan (武汉) launched a panoramic subway train featuring intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting, which was unprecedentedly popular. In June this year, Yichang City (宜昌市) and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州) in Hubei Province successfully created the Wuling Mountain Area (Southwest Hubei) Tujia and Miao Cultural Ecological Protection Zone, and cultural heritages such as Tujia and Miao songs and dances and Tujia stilt house construction techniques have become local eye-catching cultural cards. In the first half of this year, Hubei received 436 million tourists, achieving a comprehensive tourism income of 454.883 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.68% and 16.02% respectively.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we strive to write a great article on 'humanistic economics,' deeply promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Jingchu (荆楚) culture, promote tourism through culture and highlight culture through tourism, and effectively transform Hubei's historical and cultural resource advantages into development advantages," said Wang Zhonglin (王忠林), Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, August 27th. Hong Kong patriotic educator and practicing barrister, a close friend of the Communist Party of China, member of the 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Standing Committee member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of the CPPCC, founder and supervisor of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Mr. Hu Honglie (胡鴻烈), passed away in Hong Kong on July 27, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 105.
After the passing of Mr. Hu Honglie (胡鴻烈), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family.
Hu Honglie (胡鴻烈) was born in Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, in January 1920. He once served as a staff member of the National Government's Embassy in the Soviet Union. In 1952, he obtained a Doctor of Laws degree and a Higher Diploma in International Law from the University of Paris (巴黎大学) in France. He settled in Hong Kong in 1955 and worked as a practicing barrister. He served as a director and president of Hong Kong United College, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Urban Council, unofficial member of the Legislative Council, executive member of the Hong Kong Housing Society, chairman of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Reform Association. In 1971, he founded Hong Kong Shue Yan College (香港樹仁學院) and served as its supervisor. He served as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区筹委会) and a member of the Election Committee for the First Government. In 2008, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区政府).
Mr. Hu Honglie (胡鴻烈) loved the country and Hong Kong, firmly supported the "One Country, Two Systems" principle and the Basic Law, supported the SAR government in administering according to law, and played an important role in Hong Kong's smooth transition, successful return, prosperity, and stability. He cultivated a large number of talented individuals and made positive contributions to the development of higher education in Hong Kong.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 4th. Comrade Zhu Liang (朱良), former Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, passed away in Beijing (北京) on August 9, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 101.
After the death of Comrade Zhu Liang (朱良), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his family.
Zhu Liang (朱良), formerly known as Zhou Zhiyi (周志毅), was born in Shanghai (上海) in March 1924 and was from Chaoyang (潮阳), Guangdong (广东). He joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in June 1945 and participated in revolutionary work. From September 1943, he engaged in underground party work at St. John's University (圣约翰大学) in Shanghai (上海), serving as the person in charge of the Shanghai Underground Student Federation Party Group. From May 1949, he served as the Deputy Minister of the Service Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (青年团上海市工委), the representative of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (青年团中央) stationed at the headquarters of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Hungary, and a reporter for the Chinese Journalists Delegation to the Geneva Conference. From July 1954, he served as the Section Chief of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), the representative of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央) stationed at the headquarters of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Hungary, the Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), and the Secretary-General of the All-China Youth Federation (全国青联). From June 1966 to February 1972, he was impacted and sent down to work during the "Cultural Revolution" (文化大革命). From February 1972 to June 1981, he served as the Deputy Director and Director of the Eighth Bureau of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中央对外联络部). From June 1981 to December 1985, he served as the Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中央对外联络部). From December 1985 to March 1993, he served as the Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中央对外联络部). He retired in March 2008.
Zhu Liang (朱良) was a member of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共第十三届中央委员会), a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China (中共十三大、十四大), a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress (第八届全国人大常务委员会) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and a member of the 4th, 5th, and 6th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协第四届、五届、六届全国委员会). He served as the Vice President of the China International Exchange Association (中国国际交流协会).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 4th. Comrade Wang Xiaoguang (王晓光), former Deputy Procurator-General and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Group of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, passed away in Beijing (北京) on August 10, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 101.
After the death of Comrade Wang Xiaoguang (王晓光), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his relatives.
Wang Xiaoguang (王晓光) was born in July 1924 in Anguo (安国), Hebei (河北) Province. He joined the revolution in January 1939 and the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in June 1939. From September 1939, he served successively as a youth officer in the Headquarters of the Jizhong Military Region (冀中军区), a propagandist in the Political Department, a confidential officer and leader of the confidential group in the Confidential Section of the Ninth Sub-district of the Jizhong Military Region (冀中军区), a leader of the confidential group in the Headquarters of the Jizhong (冀中) and Jin-Cha-Ji Military Regions (晋察冀军区), and a secretary and section chief in the Headquarters of the Fourth Field Army. From July 1952, he served successively as Deputy Director of the General Office and Director of the Inspection Office of the Second Ministry of Machine Building Industry, Deputy Director of the General Office of the First Ministry of Machine Building Industry, and Deputy Director and Director of the General Office of the Third Ministry of Machine Building Industry. From June 1973 to July 1983, he served successively as Secretary of the Party Committee of State-owned Factory 112, Director of the Planning Bureau and member of the Party Group of the Third Ministry of Machine Building Industry, Deputy Minister and member of the Party Group of the Third Ministry of Machine Building Industry, and member of the Party Group, leader of the Discipline Inspection Group, and Director of the Cadre Department of the Ministry of Aviation Industry. From July 1983 to December 1991, he served successively as Deputy Procurator-General, member of the Party Group, and member of the Procuratorial Committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), and Deputy Procurator-General, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Organ, and member of the Procuratorial Committee. He retired in July 2000.
Wang Xiaoguang (王晓光) was a member of the 12th and 13th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (中共中央纪委), a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共十三大), and a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress (全国人大常务委员会) and a member of the Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Changsha, September 4th. Renowned Chinese analytical chemist, deputy to the 8th National People's Congress, member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), standing committee member of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC, former vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, former chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, professor at Hunan University (湖南大学), and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yao Shouzhuo (姚守拙), passed away due to illness in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南) on August 27, 2025, at the age of 90.
After the passing of Comrade Yao Shouzhuo (姚守拙), relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family.
Yao Shouzhuo (姚守拙) was born in Shanghai (上海) in March 1936. From 1952 to 1954, he studied at the Preparatory Department for Studying in the Soviet Union and the Department of Chemistry at Nankai University (南开大学). From 1954 to 1959, he studied at the Institute of Radiochemistry at Leningrad University in the former Soviet Union. From 1959 to 1962, he served as an assistant at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University (清华大学). After 1962, he successively served as an assistant, lecturer, associate professor, professor, and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Hunan University (湖南大学), and as a professor at Hunan Normal University (湖南师范大学). After 1997, he served as the chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party and the vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPPCC. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999.
Comrade Yao Shouzhuo (姚守拙) joined the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party in December 1986 and made positive contributions to upholding and improving the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. He took the lead in systematically carrying out research on the theory and application of piezoelectric liquid-phase oscillation internationally, pioneered a new field of piezoelectric sensing for life analysis, and won the National Natural Science Award, the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of the State Education Commission, and the title of National Model Teacher.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 10th (Reporter) Comrade Wang Fuyi (王福义), a retired cadre at the deputy military region level and former Deputy Political Commissar and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Beijing Military Region (北京军区), passed away in Beijing (北京) on August 25th due to illness, at the age of 93.
Wang Fuyi (王福义) was from Dandong (丹东), Liaoning (辽宁) Province. He joined the army in 1948 and the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) in 1949. During his revolutionary career, he served as a soldier, communicator, propagandist, deputy squad leader, squad leader, clerk, director, assistant, deputy director, deputy political commissar of the regiment, director, deputy political commissar of the division, deputy director and director of the political department of the army, deputy political commissar of the army, and full-time deputy secretary and political commissar of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the group army. He participated in the Pingjin (平津), Yisha (宜沙), Hengbao (衡宝), and the liberation of Guangxi (广西) and Yunnan (云南) campaigns and battles, as well as the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝), making contributions to the revolutionization, modernization, and regularization of the army.
Wang Fuyi (王福义) was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党第十四次全国代表大会), a member of the 14th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (第十四届中央纪律检查委员会), and a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议第九届全国委员会). He was awarded the rank of Major General in 1988 and promoted to Lieutenant General in 1993. He was awarded the Chinese People's Liberation Army Victory Merit Honor Medal (中国人民解放军胜利功勋荣誉章).
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Chang Jin (常晋), *People's Daily* Commentator
Wang Qingfeng (王庆峰), *Southern Daily* Commentator
Chang Jin (常晋): During his inspection in Guangdong, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy, strengthen the construction of regional innovation systems, further enhance independent innovation capabilities, and strive to make greater progress in breaking through key core technology problems." As a high ground for innovation, Guangdong's comprehensive regional innovation capability has ranked first in the country for eight consecutive years. As of June this year, Guangdong has more than 1,500 core artificial intelligence enterprises, including 24 unicorn enterprises and 147 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, ranking first in the country in terms of quantity. What is the secret to innovative development?
Wang Qingfeng (王庆峰): When discussing innovation, one must mention the "four 90%s": about 90% of Guangdong's research institutions are located in enterprises, about 90% of its researchers come from enterprises, and about 90% of its R&D funding and invention patent applications originate from enterprises. This fully reflects the main role of enterprises in innovation.
There is "dancing of elephants" here. Forming innovation alliances of state-owned enterprises, focusing on collaborative innovation in core technologies; entrusting leading companies such as Huawei (华为) to lead key projects with an "owner system," turning single-point technologies into industrial chain standards. There are also "ant armies" here. Building various incubation carriers, establishing angel investment post-subsidy projects, etc., allowing nearly 400 start-up technology companies to receive approximately 2.5 billion yuan in investment over five years. Through policy guidance, promoting the "large and strong" and the "small and specialized" to each display their strengths in the innovation arena, forming a vivid situation of thousands of troops innovating together.
Chang Jin (常晋): Guangdong's experience not only provides a reference for regional development but also contains the collaborative way to cultivate new quality productive forces. The "visible hand" precisely exerts its strength, driving the "invisible hand" to fully display its capabilities, promoting supply chain collaboration, and promoting the formation of a "tropical rainforest-style" innovation environment with high and low matching and two-way mutual promotion, allowing new quality productive forces to burst forth competitively.
Wang Qingfeng (王庆峰): Innovation is also a reform proposition. By further comprehensively deepening reforms to activate a pool of spring water for innovation, Guangdong uses the "three axes" of loosening, dripping, and tolerance to increase confidence in innovation exploration.
Loosening the bonds for scientific research. Dongguan (东莞) is promoting the reform of the science and technology system and mechanism, with scientists making the decisions on project establishment and funding use. One R&D team originally planned to use more than 9 million yuan to import equipment, but later, due to foreign bans on sales, they independently developed it, reducing the cost to 3-4 million yuan, and the saved funds are allowed to be transferred to other places for research use.
Introducing financial vitality. Guangdong has issued "15 Articles on Science and Technology Finance," promoting financing services such as "Sci-Tech Enterprise Support Loans." As of the end of June, the balance of science and technology loans in the entire jurisdiction reached 3.6 trillion yuan, and in the first half of the year, science and technology insurance provided 3.11 trillion yuan of risk protection for science and technology enterprises.
Having tolerance to backstop. Not long ago, Shenzhen (深圳) released "Guidelines for Tolerance of Failure," delineating clear "tolerance" boundaries, clarifying 5 conditions for diligent and responsible work and 9 types of exemption, encouraging scientific researchers to boldly try and boldly venture, eliminating their worries.
Chang Jin (常晋): Establishing systematic thinking, using the reform of the system and mechanism as a fulcrum, releasing the vitality of capital, talent, and enterprises, can not only dredge development blockages and clear obstacles to empower but also create an innovation ecosystem and incubate new seedlings. For innovation, the focus is still on the transformation and implementation of scientific and technological achievements. Only by opening up this "last mile" can new products, new industries, and new momentum be created, forming new quality productive forces.
Wang Qingfeng (王庆峰): Guangdong has a relatively high efficiency in the transformation of innovation achievements, mainly because it has opened up the entire chain of transformation.
Looking at the research end, Guangdong has established systems such as separate management of job-related scientific and technological achievements as assets, promoted the implementation of "use first, pay later" for scientific and technological achievements, and encouraged innovation entities to invest the right to use scientific and technological achievements as a price to incubate technology-based enterprises. Last year, the province's patent transfer and acceptance exceeded 141,000 times, and the technology transaction volume reached 263.61 billion yuan.
Looking at the intermediate links, the promotion of models such as "bidding to take command" ("揭榜挂帅"), "horse racing system" ("赛马制"), and "military orders" ("军令状"), and the construction of common technology platforms and concept verification centers have further promoted the integration of industry, academia, and research.
Looking at the application end, Guangdong has 9 trillion-level industrial clusters, providing solid support for the implementation of innovation achievements. Since 2023, Guangdong has released 4 batches of 149 application scenario opportunity projects, organized supply and demand docking and roadshow activities in the fields of new consumption and artificial intelligence, and promoted the implementation of more than 90 projects. At the end of last year, a related action plan was printed and implemented, focusing on 20 application scenarios to accelerate the application and upgrading of new technologies and new products.
Chang Jin (常晋): Promoting the innovation chain to conduct research in line with the industrial chain and the industrial chain to be laid out along the innovation chain, the seamless connection and two-way rush between the two can promote the "landing and generating gold" of innovative achievements. In addition to the industrial chain, the talent chain is also a necessary factor for innovative development. Without talent advantages, there can be no innovation advantages, technological advantages, or industrial advantages.
Wang Qingfeng (王庆峰): Without world-class talents, there will be no world-class science and technology innovation center. On the one hand, we focus on cultivating talents, targeting the cultivation of top-notch talents, scarce talents, and compound talents. On the other hand, we focus on attracting talents, promoting the mutual recognition of engineer qualifications in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), cross-regional scientific research funding, and the sharing of large scientific facilities, promoting a virtuous cycle of talent supply and industrial upgrading. More and more high-quality talents are gathering here, which will further release industrial innovation vitality and inject surging momentum into the development of new quality productive forces.
Chang Jin (常晋): Currently, all parts of the country are promoting high-quality development. Guangdong's experience proves that innovation-driven is not a single-point technological breakthrough but a systematic project of institutional innovation, industrial upgrading, and talent cultivation. The government is effective, the market is effective, the transformation has a way, and the talents have a place. Making innovation a "climate," promoting innovation through reform and promoting development through innovation, can continuously write new chapters in high-quality development in the new era.
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"Previously, cadres arranged for villagers to do things, but now it is often the villagers who arrange for us cadres to do things." A village cadre's words reveal the changes taking place in Jiaotong Village (交通村), Anyue County (安岳县), Sichuan (四川).
With the help of the "Villagers' Deliberation" section of "Chuan Shan Zhi (川善治)," from village development and industrial planning to minor issues such as broken streetlights and burst water pipes, every villager can initiate agendas and urge cadres to handle them. After the matter is resolved, the villagers directly score and evaluate. With the help of convenient and transparent interactive functions, there is more supervision of work and less procrastination and perfunctoriness from cadres. The change in cadres' work from "making decisions" to "receiving orders" reflects the change in governance. This makes it easier to understand how digital platforms can play a role in rural governance.
Villagers are the main body for promoting good rural governance. After discovering that rain had washed away the village road, several villagers in Jiaotong Village (交通村) took the initiative to maintain the road surface. To this end, Wang Xiaofei (汪小飞), the secretary of the village Party committee, issued a letter of commendation to the villagers on the "Chuan Shan Zhi (川善治)" platform and recorded points for them—points can be exchanged for daily necessities and are also related to collective dividends and evaluations for commendation.
In the traditional governance model, villagers often passively receive information, and the degree of participation in public affairs is not high; in addition, many people go out to work, making it not easy to mobilize everyone to offer suggestions and contribute labor. The attempt of the points system is of great reference value. The governance platform has set up elements such as enthusiasm value and experience value, and villagers can get points and continuously improve their level by participating in governance. With both material rewards of real money and silver and an interactive experience of "clearing levels and upgrading," this platform has become a vivid portrayal of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing.
In Jiaotong Village (交通村), many villagers open the mini-program every day to post, leave messages, vote, and like. At first, it was to receive rewards, but over time, participating in governance became a habit. Village cadres lamented: In the past, everyone was not very enthusiastic about building roads and posting slogans, but now they will actively ask questions and make suggestions. From temporary enthusiasm to forming a habit, from reward-driven to forming self-consciousness, what is demonstrated is the power of 化风成俗 (huà fēng chéng sú - "transform customs into habits," to influence and change social customs). To achieve the long-term development of the platform, it is necessary to promote the regular participation of villagers and form a virtuous interaction.
From supervising cadres' performance of their duties to mobilizing villagers to participate and stimulating everyone's internal motivation, grassroots governance can improve quality and efficiency. Among them, the empowerment of technology cannot be underestimated. Many villages have explored the points system before, but the effect has been mediocre due to the many scoring bases and complex processes. Developing digital tools can make points management more efficient. It can be seen that digital empowerment is by no means a simple transfer of offline affairs to online, and the use of the platform cannot be limited to digitizing documents and becoming a formality of checking in and leaving traces. Vigorously promoting technological empowerment will help fully mobilize people's enthusiasm.
Digital governance should avoid being a “一阵风”“一头热” (yī zhèn fēng, yī tóu rè - "a gust of wind, a head of heat," a passing fad or temporary enthusiasm), and the platform cannot be superficial. Building a "cloud deliberation hall" allows villagers outside to participate remotely, breaking the limitations of governance time and space; through AI assistance, understanding market demand allows better connection between production and sales; relying on intelligent monitoring, abnormal warnings can be realized for scenic spots, rivers, and the residences of elderly people living alone, effectively preventing risks... Building a digital platform is not only to make information release more convenient, but also to make problem handling more timely. Therefore, platform construction cannot be done behind closed doors, but should widely listen to the opinions of the masses and accurately meet the needs of villagers, so that digital technology can truly empower governance and add color to life.
Come to a cloud roaming, and you can see the "new landscape" of rural governance everywhere. In Loudi (娄底), Hunan (湖南), an 80-year-old man took the initiative to simplify his birthday banquet and apply for points; in Maoming (茂名), Guangdong (广东), the village added solar street lights next to the basketball court based on villagers' suggestions; in Aksu (阿克苏), Xinjiang (新疆), a villager shouted "My grandma's blood pressure is abnormal," and the cadre immediately arranged for the village doctor to visit... There are countless cases of digital empowerment for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Applying digital technology better to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, digital China will see more good local stories.
(The author is a reporter for People's Daily Overseas Edition (人民日报海外版))
Return to TopBy: 屈信明
[Phenomenon] Always "stuck" when backing into a parking space? Auxiliary parking functions can help; too worried about long-distance driving? Adaptive cruise control system shares the burden for car owners; lane keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, etc. help reduce accident risks... In recent years, intelligent connected vehicles have developed rapidly, intelligent assisted driving functions have continued to emerge, and technology has continued to iterate. In response to this trend, some car companies have launched worry-free services and other safeguards. However, related guarantee models are still in the exploratory stage, and standards and norms need to be further improved.
[Commentary]
In recent years, new energy vehicle insurance has developed rapidly, strongly supporting the high-quality development of the new energy vehicle industry. At the same time, the rapid advancement of intelligent assisted driving technology has also made the importance of optimizing related insurance guarantee services more prominent. The "Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform, Strengthening Supervision, and Promoting High-Quality Development of New Energy Vehicle Insurance," released at the beginning of this year, proposed that the insurance industry should integrate its strengths, comprehensively and systematically study the medium- and long-term impact of intelligent driving and rapid model iteration on the operation of vehicle insurance, and plan for transformation and development as early as possible. Providing timely support for the development of emerging industries, financial services can continuously find growth points in the conversion of old and new kinetic energy.
Demand drives supply, and the new demands of car owners and car companies hide new opportunities for the insurance industry. At present, many insurance companies have launched assisted driving guarantee services, but it must also be seen that there are still many problems in this new field that need to be solved urgently. For example, in the "human-machine co-driving" mode, the determination of accident responsibility lacks the support of relevant laws and regulations; another example is that automobile manufacturers, system suppliers, car owners, and insurance institutions face blockages and bottlenecks in the process of data interaction. Unclear division of responsibilities affects compensation efficiency and fairness. Solving this key problem is a hurdle that insurance "new products" must overcome.
"Thorny" can also be turned into a "handle," and difficulties are breakthroughs. Not long ago, a large insurance company jointly launched an integrated solution for assisted driving accident responsibility determination with car companies and third-party technology companies, jointly building a standardized determination process of "data storage—intelligent judgment—judicial appraisal." Eliminating the obstacles of unclear responsibility determination can improve claims service efficiency and customer experience, and better protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. Consolidating efforts, solving problems one by one, and establishing rules and regulations item by item, this is the code for the industry to lay a solid foundation and move forward steadily, and it is also the common logic for promoting reform and development.
In fact, it is not only intelligent connected vehicles, but also various new business forms and new industries are booming today, which have put forward many new topics for the insurance industry and also opened up broader development space. For example, the low-altitude economy, which has strong driving ability, high technological content, and long industrial chain, is accelerating its take-off, helping aviation product liability insurance, testing equipment loss compensation insurance, and other products to accelerate their landing and business scale to continue to climb. Anchoring the frontier fields and emerging industries, future industries, better meeting the needs of new risk protection, and growing together with new industries, new business forms, and new models, the insurance industry can continuously improve its operating quality and efficiency while better playing the value of the industry.
Finance is a beneficiary of technological progress, and also an important participant and promoter of technological innovation. The process of technological innovation and the application of cutting-edge achievements are often accompanied by greater uncertainty. With customized insurance services to disperse risks, enterprises are more confident to increase R&D investment, and users can also reduce their concerns about supporting new technologies and new products, and the reliability and competitiveness of related industrial chains can be continuously enhanced. Various financial instruments work together to cultivate the soil for technological innovation, which will provide rich nourishment for industrial "new seedlings" to grow into towering trees.
Return to TopNot long ago, the "Administrative Measures for the Protection Red Line of Permanent Basic Farmland" was officially announced and will be implemented on October 1. The "Measures" further clarifies the basic principles and work requirements for the demarcation, control, and protection of permanent basic farmland. Under the premise of firmly guarding the protection red line, it follows the objective laws of agricultural production and endowment of cultivated land resources, and establishes a management mechanism of "superior entry and inferior exit" for permanent basic farmland.
This is precisely:
There is a good way to protect farmland,
Superior entry and inferior exit improve quality.
Respect and cherish the land, engage in agriculture,
A year of good harvest fills the granaries.
Zhi Yanwen (郅延文)
Return to TopPay After Reaching the Standard, Guaranteed Service
Tian He (田禾)
In some places, friction occurs between community residents and property management companies, with each side often claiming to be right, leading to a stalemate and a vicious cycle of "poor service - non-payment - even poorer service." To solve this problem, Cangzhou (沧州), Hebei (河北) recently introduced new measures, linking property service fees to service quality. In pilot communities, the property fees paid by residents are deposited in full into a special regulatory account, and the property management company can only receive the full amount after passing the assessment.
Paying only after the service meets the standard is a key to optimizing community property services. Residents have a handle and confidence to supervise, which can effectively restrain the inaction of property management, while property management companies will get rid of short-term thinking under the pressure of rules, and strive to improve residents' satisfaction with high-quality services to achieve healthy development. This mechanism not only protects the rights and interests of owners but also standardizes property services, which helps reduce disputes and promote win-win results.
This approach is worth learning from, but different communities should also refine and optimize relevant measures in light of their own realities. For example, reasonable assessment standards should be determined through consultation, taking full account of the age of the building, the situation of the owners, the degree of aging of the facilities, etc. At the same time, the impartiality and objectivity of the evaluators and the openness and transparency of the scoring process should be ensured. In the final analysis, "deducting money" is only a means, and "win-win" is the goal. By doing a good job in the details, strengthening supervision, and enhancing trust, both parties can work together to create a more comfortable and convenient life.
(Excerpted from *Fujian Daily* (《福建日报》), originally titled *Property Service Pay After Reaching the Standard is Worth Learning From*)
No College Entrance Banquet, Planting Trees to Create a New Custom
Li Kun (李坤)
It is joyful for children to be admitted to university, but in some places, many people are troubled by frequent college entrance banquets and high gift money. In Huangpiao Village (黄飘村), Huangping County (黄平县), Guizhou (贵州), the village awards scholarships and honorary certificates to all children who are admitted to undergraduate universities or above every year, and also asks the children to plant a ginkgo tree of their own in the forest. Today, this forest is lush and green.
Hosting banquets helps to promote communication and enhance feelings, and there is nothing wrong with holding them normally and reasonably. However, in some places, from full moon banquets and head-shaving banquets to college entrance banquets and housewarming banquets, and then to opening banquets and celebratory banquets, there are many kinds of banquets, which not only cause waste but also fuel the trend of comparison and add burden to the masses. Not holding a college entrance banquet, but planting a forest, allows villagers to unload the burden of inviting people to eat and giving gifts, and also creates a civilized atmosphere that values education and cares for ecology. From comparing gift money to comparing tree planting, from comparing ostentation to comparing education, as the villagers said: "What is more precious than material wealth is the spiritual abundance of future generations."
It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to nurture people. The civilized new custom of celebrating college entrance by planting trees is blowing to the vast rural fields. This is a mirror of the transformation of customs in rural areas, reflecting the civilized scene of the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Vigorously promoting the social customs of striving for progress and goodness, and unremittingly grasping the work of transforming customs, modern civilization concepts will be better rooted in the countryside.
(Excerpted from *Guizhou Daily* (《贵州日报》), originally titled *Trees and Education*)
Return to TopBy: 张玉群
Sometimes, keenly perceiving and actively responding to a look or a word's cry for help can light a lamp for a soul trapped in difficulty.
I am a high school psychology teacher with more than 10 years of teaching experience. "Are you the teacher who specializes in solving psychological problems?" At the beginning of my teaching career, people often asked this question.
What is mental health education? Cognitive biases about it have always existed to varying degrees. Among them, there are misunderstandings and prejudices. Some believe that mental health education is a "special care" needed only by a few "abnormal people." There is also neglect and disregard. In some places, psychology classes are often requisitioned for exam subjects, and some parents believe that as long as their children's grades do not decline, there is no psychological problem. To carry out good mental health education in schools, we must first correct cognition, clarify misunderstandings, and be wary of stigmatization, entertainment, labeling, and other tendencies, and break down invisible conceptual barriers. Mental health education in primary and secondary schools is an education to improve students' psychological quality, fully stimulate their potential, and promote their physical and mental health. In a nutshell: Our work is not only to "remove haze" for the soul, but also to empower growth.
Adolescents are in a period of rapid growth in their lives. Coupled with pressure from academics, interpersonal relationships, and other aspects, they are prone to feeling confused and experiencing emotional fluctuations. In recent years, psychological problems have shown a trend of occurring at younger ages, which needs to be faced and valued. Research shows that cultivating students' psychological resilience and shaping positive cognition can significantly reduce their risk of developing serious psychological problems. Opening "Freshman Pioneer Training Camps," developing school-based courses, and integrating professional content such as positive psychology and art therapy into teaching... In timely solving various emerging problems, we have reversed the stereotype of "psychology class = class for problem people," used the "key" of psychology to open the hearts of many students, and guided them to correctly understand and scientifically cope with various psychological problems and growth dilemmas.
Seeing and caring can give students spiritual comfort. Sometimes, keenly perceiving and actively responding to a look or a word's cry for help can light a lamp for a soul trapped in difficulty. In one screening, after learning that a student had severe insomnia and anxiety, we immediately initiated a response according to the psychological crisis intervention process, organized a joint meeting between the school and the family, and used professional judgment to persuade the parents to take the child to see a doctor. Over more than a year, the school and family worked together to dispel the psychological haze for the child.
Educating people requires nurturing the heart. This is not the responsibility of any single course or teacher, but also requires promoting the connection and cooperation of families, schools, communities, and medical institutions to jointly weave a "protective net" and build a "firewall." We carry out the "Light of a Sentence" activity to allow teachers to feel the power of language from student feedback; create a "Head Teacher Newbie Village" workshop to convey experience and methods through immersive experiences; and organize class-based parent-child psychological development activities to guide the creation of a good family atmosphere. One parent once lamented, "In the past, I only focused on scores, but ignored my child's psychological needs. Today, I understand that recognizing his efforts and perseverance is more important than caring about rankings." More attention to students' strengths and exploring students' potential can better play the role of education in awakening inner energy.
Over the past 10 years, I have provided psychological counseling to more than 1,000 people, led the team to carry out activities such as sending education to the countryside and public welfare lectures, and promoted relevant experience to many schools inside and outside the province. Some people say that we are the spiritual "ferrymen" of young people. In fact, when personal educational ideals resonate with the needs of the times for cultivating people, this career of nurturing people with the heart not only escorts the growth of young people, but also enriches one's own life. Especially when we see children who were once silent and reticent dare to come to the front, and learn that families that were once in constant conflict have begun to try rational communication, these real changes are more moving and cherished by us than the numbers on the work ledger.
Mental health is an important part of the health of children and adolescents. From the 20th National Congress report proposing "attaching importance to mental health and mental hygiene" to "caring for the physical and mental health of teachers and students" being written into this year's "Government Work Report," it highlights the concern for the mental health of children and adolescents. As a grassroots psychology teacher, I am willing to be a sower, continue to promote the concepts and methods of mental health education, and support a clear sky for the hearts of more children.
(The author is a psychology teacher at Hutian Middle School (湖天中学) in Huaihua City (怀化市), Hunan Province (湖南省))
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China has built the world's largest medical service system and disease prevention and control system, and the health level of residents has continued to improve. On September 11, 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 development achievements of health work during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
Efforts to Solve the Urgent and Difficult Problems of People's Medical Treatment
Lei Haichao (雷海潮), Director of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委), said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, in accordance with the work goal of "major illnesses not leaving the province, general illnesses being resolved in cities and counties, and daily illnesses being resolved at the grassroots level," China has strived to solve the urgent and difficult problems of people's medical treatment, providing residents with all-round and full-cycle health services.
Optimize the allocation of medical and health resources, and promote resources and services closer to the people. Strengthen the construction of national medical centers, national regional medical centers, and provincial regional medical centers, and promote the extension and sinking of high-quality medical resources to the central and western regions, the northeast region, cities and counties with large populations within the province, and the grassroots level. As of the end of 2024, the total number of medical and health institutions in the country has reached 1.09 million, and more than 90% of residents can reach the nearest medical service point within 15 minutes.
Promote hierarchical diagnosis and treatment and improve the continuity of medical services. Implement the service mode of "distributed inspection and centralized diagnosis" to promote mutual recognition of laboratory test results. As of August this year, 338 cities (prefectures, leagues) across the country have mutually recognized more than 200 medical examination chemical items, and county medical imaging, ECG and other resource sharing centers and central pharmacies have been generally established. The close-knit urban medical groups in 81 cities across the country are being piloted and promoted, and 2,199 counties and districts have carried out the construction of close-knit county medical communities. In 2024, the number of medical referrals in both directions across the country reached 36 million, an increase of 46% compared with 2020, making it more convenient for the masses to transfer up and down.
Promote the high-quality development of public hospitals and continuously improve the experience of the masses in seeking medical treatment. 87% of secondary and above public hospitals have launched appointment-based diagnosis and treatment services, shortening waiting times for outpatient visits. More than 5,500 hospitals have established "one-stop" service centers, and multidisciplinary integrated diagnosis and treatment service models have been promoted to more than 2,000 secondary and above hospitals, and 83% of tertiary public hospitals have launched day surgery services. Pilot projects have been carried out for non-accompanied care services, and more than 4,000 medical institutions have provided residents with on-site nursing service projects through "Internet + nursing services," with as many as 60 service items. The number of Internet hospitals has developed to 3,756, and the number of Internet hospital visits in 2024 reached 130 million, which greatly facilitates people's medical treatment.
Yu Yanhong (余艳红), member of the Party Leadership Group of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委党组成员) and Director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (国家中医药局), introduced that China's traditional Chinese medicine service system has been continuously optimized and improved. The coverage rate of county-run traditional Chinese medicine medical institutions has reached 96%, and many county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospitals have taken the lead in forming close-knit county medical communities. About 90% of secondary and above public general hospitals have opened traditional Chinese medicine clinical departments, and community health service centers and township health centers basically have traditional Chinese medicine clinics, forming a system with national traditional Chinese medicine medical centers and regional traditional Chinese medicine medical centers as the leading institutions, various types of traditional Chinese medicine medical institutions and traditional Chinese medicine departments of other medical institutions as the backbone, and primary medical and health institutions as the foundation, integrating prevention, health care, disease treatment, and rehabilitation into one traditional Chinese medicine service system.
Focus on Key Groups of "the Elderly and the Young"
Guo Yanhong (郭燕红), Deputy Director of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委副主任), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China focused on the two key groups of "the elderly and the young," formulated and implemented a series of policies and measures, and strived to promote healthy aging and promote the healthy growth of children.
Focusing on "the elderly," promote the re-upgrading of elderly health services. As of the end of 2024, there are 1 national geriatric medical center and 6 national clinical medical research centers for geriatric diseases in the country, and 6,151 secondary and above general hospitals with geriatric medicine departments, accounting for 84.6% of the total number of general hospitals. In terms of optimizing services, promote the construction of elderly-friendly medical institutions, and 94.4% of secondary and above public hospitals have set up "green channels" for the elderly and established medical social workers to help the elderly seek medical treatment. Promote the transformation of elderly medical services from a single-disease model to a multi-disease co-treatment model.
Focusing on "the young," strive to improve pediatric service capabilities. The country has set up 3 national children's medical centers and 6 national regional children's medical centers, and promoted the construction of pediatric specialty alliances to drive the improvement of the diagnosis and treatment level of major pediatric diseases and difficult and complex diseases. The vast majority of secondary and tertiary public general hospitals can provide pediatric services, and 80% of primary medical and health institutions can provide diagnosis and treatment services for common pediatric diseases. As of the end of 2024, the number of practicing (assistant) physicians in pediatrics reached 243,900, an increase of 49.3% compared with 163,400 in 2020; the number of beds per thousand children reached 2.47, an increase of 13.3% compared with 2.18 in 2020.
Vigorously develop inclusive childcare services. Expand the supply of childcare services by supporting comprehensive childcare service centers, childcare institutions, employer-run childcare, and integrated childcare services. Local governments have taken measures such as implementing construction subsidies and operating subsidies to reduce the price of childcare services and provide inclusive childcare services to the masses. In 2024, the number of childcare places in the country reached 5.737 million, an increase of 126% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." By the end of 2024, the number of childcare places per thousand people reached 4.1.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the incidence of macrosomia at birth has achieved five consecutive declines, and the overweight and obesity rate of children under 6 years old has decreased from 10.4% five years ago to 9.7%. The nutritional status of children in China has continued to improve, and the stunting rate of children under 6 years old has decreased to 4.5%, and the low weight rate has decreased to 1.4%. The average height of males and females aged 6-17 increased by 2.1 cm and 2.2 cm respectively.
A Modern Disease Control System with Chinese Characteristics Has Been Initially Constructed
Shen Hongbing (沈洪兵), Deputy Director of the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委副主任) and Director of the National Disease Control Bureau (国家疾控局局长), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China closely focused on preventing and resolving major epidemic risks and promoted the implementation of measures to benefit the people.
Strictly adhere to the bottom line of public health and create a healthy and safe social environment. Optimize and adjust prevention and control policies and measures in a timely manner, and help achieve a major decisive victory in COVID-19 prevention and control; rapidly detect and timely deal with newly emerging and sudden infectious diseases and traditional infectious disease epidemics such as cholera; effectively control local epidemics such as dengue fever and chikungunya, and firmly hold the bottom line of not having large-scale epidemics. Make every effort to do a good job in post-disaster health and disease prevention work, and there have been no major epidemics after major earthquakes, floods and other disasters.
Control key infectious diseases and protect the physical health of the people. Successfully obtained the World Health Organization's malaria elimination certification, the incidence of tuberculosis and the level of hepatitis infection in the country continued to decline, and AIDS continued to be controlled at a low prevalence level. The transmission of schistosomiasis has been blocked at the national level, and the incidence of key parasitic diseases has also fallen to the lowest level in history.
Implement measures to benefit the people and improve service effectiveness and public satisfaction. Optimize and adjust the DPT vaccine immunization program and carry out polio vaccine supplementary immunization. This year, the country will also launch HPV vaccination services for eligible girls and include HPV vaccines in the national immunization program to protect women's health. Promote the construction and application of electronic vaccination certificates nationwide, and encourage local governments to introduce policies such as time-sharing appointments, weekend vaccinations, and on-site vaccinations for special groups.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is a period of systematic reshaping and rapid development of the national disease control system. The Party Central Committee and the State Council have made major decisions and deployments to reform and improve the disease control system, and a modern disease control system with Chinese characteristics has been initially constructed. Monitoring and early warning are more sensitive. The infectious disease monitoring system covers 84,000 medical institutions, 28,000 fever clinics, and 1,041 sentinel hospitals across the country. Monitoring channels have been expanded from fever clinics and sentinel hospitals to pathogenic microorganism laboratories, vector biology and urban sewage monitoring stations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑洋洋
Before being invited to participate in the conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Sha Feng had already saved a photo on her phone—the only group photo of her maternal grandfather Zuo Quan (左权), maternal grandmother Liu Zhilan (刘志兰), and mother Zuo Taibei (左太北).
Sha Feng's maternal grandfather, General Zuo Quan (左权), was born into a peasant family in Liling, Hunan (湖南醴陵) on March 15, 1905. After the outbreak of the nationwide War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, General Zuo Quan (左权) served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army, Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and later concurrently as Commander of the Second Column of the Eighth Route Army. In May 1942, the Japanese army carried out a large-scale "mopping-up" operation with an "iron-wall encirclement" against the Taihang Anti-Japanese Base Area (太行抗日根据地). On May 25, while commanding troops near Matian (麻田), Liaoxian County, Shanxi (山西辽县) (now Zuoquan County (左权县)), to cover the breakthrough and transfer of the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央北方局) and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and other organs, General Zuo Quan (左权) heroically sacrificed himself in the Battle of Shiziling (十字岭), at the young age of 37. He was the highest-ranking commander of the Eighth Route Army to be killed on the anti-Japanese battlefield.
At the parade site, seeing the infantry phalanx majestically marching down Chang'an Avenue (长安街) with new weapons in hand, Sha Feng (沙峰) excitedly opened the group photo on her phone. "More than 80 years ago, the Huangyaguan Arsenal (黄崖洞兵工厂) led and established by my maternal grandfather was the largest military industrial base of the Eighth Route Army in the anti-Japanese base areas." Sha Feng (沙峰) said, "I want to use this special way to let my maternal grandfather see that the country is strong and the army is strong! He should be very pleased."
During the war years, General Zuo Quan (左权) wrote many "letters from the battlefield" to his family, which moved countless later generations. Among them, General Zuo Quan (左权) heroically died only three days after sending his last family letter. The letter read: "It is easy to part but difficult to meet. It has been twenty-one months since we separated. When will we reunite? I miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you!" "I repeat that although I love Taibei (太北) so much, if the situation changes, you can boldly handle Taibei's (太北) problems according to the situation, without regard to me."
"My maternal grandfather's family letters are full of love for his family. But between national righteousness and the warmth of a small family, thousands upon thousands of anti-Japanese soldiers like my maternal grandfather resolutely chose to dedicate themselves to the country," Sha Feng (沙峰) said emotionally.
On the parade ground, the officers and soldiers of the battle flag formation guarded the honorary flags of merit such as the "Zuo Quan Independent Battalion (左权独立营)". At that moment, Sha Feng (沙峰) was extremely excited, "I want to tell my maternal grandfather that the country and the people remember you! This prosperous age is as you wished!"
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 潘俊强
"I feel like I am full of power." On September 9th, Gao Haoran (高浩然), a 2024 undergraduate student in the Performance Department of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (中国戏曲学院), still couldn't hide his excitement when talking about the scene of singing in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) a few days ago.
On the 3rd, before the start of 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, Gao Haoran (高浩然) and other members of the chorus passionately sang classic songs born in the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场).
Among the 78 teachers and students of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (中国戏曲学院) in the chorus, Gao Haoran (高浩然) is the youngest. Ten years ago, during the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was very envious of the people who participated in the activities in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场). "My childhood dream has come true." Gao Haoran (高浩然) said, "I was so excited to be selected for the chorus!"
In order to complete the chorus task well, the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (中国戏曲学院) organized teachers and students to visit the theme exhibition at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争纪念馆) and collectively watch anti-Japanese war film materials. Gao Haoran (高浩然) studied hard, drew spiritual strength, and repeatedly polished his pitch, practiced his physical fitness, and refined his movements.
"On the Taihang Mountains (在太行山上)", "Defend the Yellow River (保卫黄河)", "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China (没有共产党就没有新中国)"... During rehearsals, each song was like a key, leading people to open up historical memories of the great victory, and also making Gao Haoran's (高浩然) heart more firm. On July 7th this year, Gao Haoran (高浩然), who turned 18, solemnly submitted his application to join the Party to the Party organization.
Now, Gao Haoran (高浩然) has returned to his daily study and life. "I want to inherit the red gene in traditional singing and promote the spirit of patriotism in stage performances." He said, "Let every step of my youth be in sync with the motherland and the times."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
Yellow sand blows from the heart of the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), sweeping across the roads and climbing up the earthen walls, turning everything before one's eyes into a hazy yellow. Qiemo County (且末县) in Xinjiang (新疆) is located in this desert.
With the start of the new semester, teachers Li Guizhi (李桂枝) and Wang Weijiang (王伟江) have returned to their familiar classrooms at the No. 1 Middle School of Qiemo County (且末县第一中学). They cultivate diligently and dedicate themselves silently, conveying the persistence and warmth of the graduates from Baoding University (保定学院) who chose to teach in Xinjiang (新疆).
Twenty-five years ago, a life-changing choice was presented to 15 young people. "I come from Xinjiang (新疆). There is a severe shortage of teachers there. Who among you is willing to go?" After listening to the principal of Qiemo County Middle School (且末县中学), Wang Weijiang (王伟江) envisioned a scene: children's eyes, full of longing for knowledge, gazing intently into the distance.
"I think I should go, I must go." Filled with longing and anticipation for the future, Wang Weijiang (王伟江) filled out the application form. However, he had no idea what kind of place he was going to, or how to get there.
On August 6, 2000, 15 enthusiastic young people left the Taihang Mountains (太行山). They took a green, hard-seat train for three days and two nights to reach Korla (库尔勒), stayed overnight, and then boarded a minibus sent by the county, traveling deep into the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠). Finally, after five days and four nights of travel, covering more than 3,000 kilometers, they arrived in Qiemo (且末).
To welcome the teachers, the teachers and students of Qiemo County Middle School (且末县中学) sprinkled water on the dirt road at the entrance, just to suppress the loose soil that could cover one's feet. At that moment, Li Guizhi (李桂枝) and Wang Weijiang (王伟江) felt the weight of their mission for the first time.
The environment was harsh, but their morale was high. The 15 new teachers stepped onto the podium and took on almost all the courses for the first grade of junior high school, with six of them serving as class teachers.
In teaching, the real difficulties gradually emerged. "Talking in class, throwing notes, not handing in homework... the children were very naughty." Recalling the first group of students she taught, Li Guizhi (李桂枝) admitted, "I was at a loss for a while."
Since they had come, they couldn't come in vain. With a spirit of tenacity, Li Guizhi (李桂枝) and several other Chinese teachers began to figure out how to improve the quality of teaching. They combined the students' foundations and created teaching methods such as doodle association, drama scenarios, and segmented performances.
This dedication quickly bore fruit: at the end of the first semester, the Chinese scores of Li Guizhi's (李桂枝) class ranked among the top in the grade; three years later, the middle school entrance examination scores of the students she taught broke the Qiemo County (且末县) record.
During her time in Qiemo (且末), Li Guizhi's (李桂枝) classroom also continued to expand: opening a national common language proficiency class, allowing students to experience the charm of outstanding Chinese traditional culture by reading Tang poetry and Song lyrics; organizing students to listen to red stories; carrying out "hand-in-hand" integration activities with paired schools in Tangshan (唐山), Hebei (河北), planting the seeds of ethnic unity... She used the clear spring of knowledge to gradually moisten this land and nourish the children's dreams.
In 2019, the high school department of Qiemo County Middle School (且末县中学) became independent as Qiemo No. 1 Middle School (且末一中). Most of the 15 teachers went to teach in high school, sending batches of students to the gates of universities. "Our students are distributed in all walks of life, teachers, police officers, doctors, self-employed individuals... all are working hard to build their hometown," Li Guizhi (李桂枝) said proudly.
"In fact, I have also hesitated in my heart: should I stay here all the time? Is it meaningful? Should I go home? What about my family?" Wang Weijiang (王伟江) said, "To talk about reasons, everyone has many reasons to leave."
But in the end, no one left. "It's a kind of responsibility, it's hard to explain clearly." Wang Weijiang's (王伟江) eyes looked out the window.
Like the red willow, they are deeply rooted, tenacious and unyielding, witnessing the development of the west, and bringing endless power to the vast land.
■Reporter's Notes
Writing the Legend of "Unmoved by the Great Wind"
The young people of that year have temples frosted with gray, but what remains unchanged is that they are still sticking to their posts here, continuing to write the legend of "Unmoved by the Great Wind" on the three-foot platform.
How to evaluate yourself? Faced with this question, Li Guizhi's (李桂枝) answer is moving: "We are very ordinary, as ordinary as a grain of sand in the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠). Because we chose the distance, chose the need, our youth has meaning."
They are extraordinary, watering the flowers in the desert with sincerity, enthusiasm, and deep affection. Over the past 25 years, this group of teachers has cultivated a large number of outstanding students for Qiemo (且末). Some of these children have become rural teachers, some are fighting on the front lines of engineering construction, and some have returned to their hometowns to start businesses... Education is quietly changing the face of the western region.
They are extraordinary, using the power of example to lead more young people to take root in the border areas. Many young teachers are moved by their stories and come to follow in their footsteps. As of now, more than 400 graduates from Baoding University (保定学院) have rushed to the grassroots level in the western region. They are like seeds, deeply rooted in this land.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Zhang Tianpei (张天培), Wu Shuo (吴硕)) -- The Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang (连云港)) 2025 Annual Conference will be held in Lianyungang (连云港) City, Jiangsu Province (江苏省) from September 16th to 18th, with the theme "Reshaping Global Public Security: United Action, Addressing Diverse Threats."
The conference has invited more than 800 guests from 176 countries, regions, and 14 international organizations to participate. The conference will hold 8 sub-forums, including the Sub-Forum on the Situation and Countermeasures of Combating Transnational Crime, the Sub-Forum on International Drug Control Cooperation, the Sub-Forum on International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, the Sub-Forum on Immigration Management Cooperation, the Sub-Forum on International Police Education Cooperation, the Sub-Forum on Public Safety Technology and Equipment, the Sub-Forum on International Project Security Cooperation, and the Tourism Safety Sub-Forum.
Chen Zhimin (陈智敏), President of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (中国友谊促进会), introduced that at this conference, the participating representatives will conduct in-depth exchanges around three sub-topics: "Jointly Seeking Countermeasures to Address Global Public Security Risks and Challenges in the New Situation," "Innovation Leading to Improve Public Security Capacity Building and Technical Cooperation," and "Consistent Action to Build a More Perfect Global Public Security Cooperation Mechanism." The main forum will release the 2025 Annual Report and the "Global Public Security Index Report (2025)." Each sub-forum will also release a series of outcome documents.
According to reports, the Second Public Safety Technology and Equipment Exhibition will also be held during the conference, focusing on showcasing public safety technology products in the fields of Chinese criminal technology, police equipment and protection equipment.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 乔 栋 曹继炜
At 00:12 on September 3, Gengdeng (更登), the Party branch secretary of Lazha Village in Xiejiatan Township, Hualong Hui Autonomous County (化隆回族自治县), Haidong City (海东市), Qinghai Province (青海省), sent a warning in the village's WeChat group: "Evacuate! Evacuate quickly! Landslide, evacuate to the town!"
At that time, the mountains were shrouded in fog in the dark of night. Cun Mao (措毛), a villager, encountered Gengdeng (更登) while driving past the south intersection of the village. Gengdeng (更登), holding a gong and wearing slippers, was going door-to-door to notify everyone to evacuate.
"That night, I saw the door open by itself, accompanied by the sound of wood being squeezed and cracking." Gengdeng (更登) recalled the scene that day, still feeling lingering fear.
This scene reminded him of the geological disaster warning information reported by the township. Gengdeng (更登) immediately realized that this was a precursor to a landslide. He immediately woke up his daughter and, at the same time, sent a warning message in the village WeChat group and called the duty phone of the township government.
Outside the house, there was already a palm-wide crack in the hardened village road. Gengdeng (更登) ran out of the house, knocking on doors and calling other Party members and cadres in the village, notifying everyone to quickly evacuate the villagers in a divided area, 地毯式 (dì tǎn shì - "carpet-like," thorough and exhaustive) manner.
It was late at night, and many villagers were already asleep. "Bring out the gong!" Gengdeng (更登) and the village cadres were banging the gong and shouting loudly.
"The main road to the town is no longer accessible!" a villager reminded in the WeChat group. Gengdeng (更登) immediately made a judgment and directed the villagers to gather at the south intersection of the village and detour to the national highway from the west village road. "We must guide and let everyone evacuate in an orderly manner," Gengdeng (更登) told reporters.
It was not until several village cadres confirmed that all the villagers had been evacuated from the village that Gengdeng (更登) evacuated from the west village road. Not far after walking out, a rumbling sound came from behind—the landslide came, and the ground began to shake again.
Driving onto the national highway, duty cadres from Xiejiatan Township (谢家滩乡) were already waiting by the roadside, successively taking the villagers to the township central primary school 3 kilometers away for resettlement, where hot water and temporary beds had been prepared. At 2:30, all 469 people from 87 households in the village were resettled.
"Thanks to Gengdeng's (更登) timely reminder. As long as people are safe, we can rebuild our homes!" said villager Sangji (桑吉).
Return to TopBeijing, September 11th (Reported by Jin Xin (金歆)) - This reporter learned on the 11th from the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办): Recently, in response to the Xiaohongshu (小红书) platform's failure to fulfill its primary responsibility for information content management, and the frequent presentation of multiple undesirable information contents such as hyped celebrity personal updates and trivial matters in key aspects of the hot search list, which damaged the network ecology, the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) guided the Shanghai Municipal Cyberspace Administration (上海市网信办), in accordance with the "Regulations on the Governance of Online Information Content Ecology" and other relevant regulations, to take measures such as interviews, ordering time-limited corrections, warnings, and strict handling of responsible persons against the Xiaohongshu (小红书) platform.
The cyberspace authorities will continue to focus on prominent illegal and irregular issues that damage the network ecology, exert the "sharp sword" role of network law enforcement, urge websites and platforms to fulfill their primary and social responsibilities, and earnestly maintain a clear and bright cyberspace.
Return to TopThis edition's illustrations: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 翟钦奇 杨俊峰 赵景锋
The former coal mining subsidence area has more than one million photovoltaic panels standing facing the sun, continuously generating green electricity; more than 400 meters underground, fully mechanized mining equipment is working hard, and the coal production of the Bu'ertai Coal Mine (布尔台煤矿) of the National Energy Group Shendong Coal (国家能源集团神东煤炭) is being carried out in an orderly manner; ultra-high voltage transmission lines erect "expressways" to transmit abundant electricity to all parts of the country... In Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), a picture of the vigorous development of the modern energy economy is slowly unfolding.
In June 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古): "Promoting the transformation and upgrading of the traditional energy industry, vigorously developing green energy, and making the national important energy base bigger and stronger are the top priorities for the development of Inner Mongolia." "It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the energy industry and do a good job in this article on the modern energy economy."
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) insists on doing a good job in this article on the modern energy economy, building the largest and most complete modern coal chemical industry cluster in China; the installed capacity of new energy reaches 145 million kilowatts, accounting for 52% of the total installed capacity; taking the lead in carrying out inter-provincial UHV green electricity transactions in the country; as of the first half of this year, the cumulative external transmission of UHV electricity has exceeded 740 billion kilowatt-hours, which is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 270 million households.
Traditional Industries Empowered by Green Energy
Blue waves, water lilies, koi... This scene does not come from a park, but is located in a factory. At Guoneng Baotou Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. (国能包头煤化工有限责任公司), coal chemical wastewater can be used to raise fish after treatment. "Wastewater has been recycled and utilized, and by-products such as sodium chloride and sodium sulfate have been produced." said Yu Jianliang (余建良), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of the company.
The coal industry is an important part of Inner Mongolia's (内蒙古) energy economy. In the past, due to problems such as low conversion rate, low added value, high pollution, and high energy consumption, the coal industry was labeled as "stupid, big, black, and rough." In recent years, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has promoted the "rejuvenation" of traditional energy industries with high-end, intelligent, and green development as the direction. Promoting green and intelligent coal mining, carrying out intelligent transformation of coal mines, at present, a total of 180 green coal mines and 215 intelligent coal mines have been built in the region, and all coal mines with a capacity of more than 10 million tons have achieved "no one underground and no coal seen in coal production."
At the Baofeng 3 Million Tons Coal-to-Olefins project site (宝丰300万吨煤制烯烃项目) in Wushen Banner (乌审旗), Ordos City (鄂尔多斯市), the production line is using green electricity to convert coal to produce industrial materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene. "Based on the current energy structure of our country, which is 'rich in coal, poor in oil, and short of gas,' the company is exploring the efficient conversion of coal resources. Compared with petrochemicals, we have partially achieved cost advantages." said Han Huashan (韩华山), General Manager of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd. (内蒙古宝丰煤基新材料有限公司).
Green and efficient has become a distinctive feature of Inner Mongolia's (内蒙古) modern energy industry. "Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has formed a modern coal chemical industry system supported by coal-to-oil and gas, coal-to-olefins, and fine chemicals, and the scale of on-site conversion and utilization of coal exceeds 100 million tons per year." Huang Wenchuan (黄文川), Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区发展和改革委员会), introduced that Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has implemented the concept of green development throughout the entire development process, and coordinated the promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth. In the first 4 years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the energy consumption intensity of the entire region has decreased by about 16%.
Chasing the Wind and Sun, Surging Kinetic Energy
At the China Huadian Inner Mongolia Tengger Desert (中国华电内蒙古腾格里“沙戈荒”) New Energy Base, millions of photovoltaic panels convert the unique solar thermal resources of the desert area into green electricity. "After the project is completed, it can transmit about 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Jiangxi (江西) every year, saving about 7.2 million tons of standard coal per year, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 20 million tons per year." said Wang Jun (王军), the project leader.
Today, a super-large green power production base is rising in the northern border of the motherland - in the past two years, the scale of new energy installed capacity in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has doubled; the amount of new energy power generation was 166.5 billion kilowatt-hours and 212.5 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, and the growth rate remained above 25%.
Located in Baotou City (包头市), the Mingyang New Energy Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park (明阳新能源装备制造产业园区) is home to the largest onshore wind turbine blade testing and certification center in the north. "The 113-meter-long wind turbine blade needs to undergo 4 million horizontal swings and 2 million vertical swing fatigue tests, with a cycle of 8 months." said He Changguo (何昌国), General Manager of the Northern Regional Manufacturing Center of Mingyang Group (明阳集团北方区域制造中心).
"We have proposed the overall idea of grasping new energy development with one hand and equipment manufacturing with the other." Zhang Guangshou (张广收), a first-level inspector of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区工业和信息化厅), introduced that Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) is accelerating the construction of a wind, solar, hydrogen, and storage manufacturing industry chain, with a cluster output value of 270 billion yuan in 2024, accounting for 10% of the total industrial output value.
Energy Base, Bigger and Stronger
On the vast grasslands of Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟), the iron towers of the Ximeng-Taizhou UHV DC project (锡盟—泰州特高压直流工程) stand tall and magnificent. This "power sky road" project, which is 1,620 kilometers long, passes through five places: Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Hebei (河北), Tianjin (天津), Shandong (山东), and Jiangsu (江苏), with an average daily external power transmission of more than 100 million kilowatt-hours.
With abundant green electricity, the energy base also needs to efficiently send out the green electricity. "We continue to promote the expansion and greening of external power transmission. Since the '14th Five-Year Plan', the scale of external power transmission in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has increased from 70 billion kilowatt-hours to more than 330 billion kilowatt-hours, of which green electricity has increased from 30 billion kilowatt-hours to 60 billion kilowatt-hours. It is expected that the external transmission of green electricity will reach 100 billion kilowatt-hours this year." introduced Hu Chengdong (胡成东), Deputy Director of the Energy Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区能源局).
Recently, the first inter-provincial green electricity direct connection project in the country cooperated by Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) and Ningxia (宁夏) was approved by the state. Through the point-to-point direct supply of "Inner Mongolia New Energy (内蒙古新能源)" and "Ningxia Load (宁夏负荷)", it further enriches the domestic inter-provincial new energy external transmission model and provides a new sample for broadening new energy consumption channels.
Implementing green electricity substitution for high-energy-consuming industries such as electrolytic aluminum and ferroalloy, developing green computing power, zero-carbon and low-carbon parks... Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) continues to increase green electricity consumption scenarios and drive the green transformation of industries. At the same time, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) is actively promoting "one electricity to three greens," accelerating the layout of green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol industries, and planning to build a green hydrogen corridor and an intra-regional hydrogen transmission pipeline. At present, it has built a green hydrogen production capacity of 60,000 tons per year, which is close to half of the country's total.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺 勇 李亚楠
In Yaozhanzi Village (腰站子村), Qitai County (奇台县), Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (昌吉回族自治州), Xinjiang (新疆), the early autumn sun shines on the vast fields. Under the blue sky and white clouds, tractors shuttle back and forth, turning the golden wheat stubble into the ground, revealing the black fertile soil.
The wheat in Yaozhanzi Village has just been harvested, and preparations for the next planting are underway. In a few days, winter wheat will take root and sprout here, waiting for next year's harvest.
"I'm in charge of these tens of thousands of mu of land!" Gao Qi (高琦), a planting expert in the village and the "blockbuster director" of wheat planting management, said, pointing to a large area of land in front of him.
More than a decade ago, the village's land was cultivated in a scattered manner, wheat yields were low, and villagers' incomes were meager. In 2009, the village established the Qitai County Fengyu Agricultural Service Professional Cooperative (奇台县丰裕农业服务专业合作社), integrating the village's land into "one piece," uniformly planting, and all 443 households in the village became members of the professional cooperative, receiving both land transfer fees and year-end dividends.
With the land integrated, modern agricultural technologies are also being continuously promoted and applied. Using Beidou Navigation System (北斗导航系统) for sowing and drone spraying, Yaozhanzi Village has achieved full mechanization from planting to harvesting. 160,000 mu of wheat and other crops have achieved green planting, and this year's wheat yield reached 680 kg/mu.
By promoting large-scale, intensive, and scientific planting, Xinjiang's grain production has evolved from manual labor to mechanization and then to intelligence. In 2024, Xinjiang's annual grain yield was 524.8 kg/mu, ranking first in the country. From 2022 to 2024, Xinjiang's net grain transfer volume reached a cumulative 14.17 million tons, becoming one of the seven provinces in the country with net grain transfer.
On the basis of large-scale wheat planting, how to achieve high quality and efficiency? In 2017, Yaozhanzi Village established Xinjiang Fengyi Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. (新疆丰驿农业发展有限公司), and began to build a complete industrial chain "from the field to the table." By developing the deep processing of characteristic agricultural products, wheat has achieved on-site processing, transformation, and value-added, and has been made into the "Yaozhanzi" series of agricultural products in 4 major categories and more than 40 varieties.
Walking into the flour processing workshop, a strong wheat aroma hits you. Golden wheat is sent to the production line, and after cleaning, drying, grinding and other processes, it becomes bags of organic flour. "Because the staple food is good, the quality of the flour produced is stable and is loved by more and more consumers," said Liu Changhui (刘长会), deputy secretary of the Party General Branch of Yaozhanzi Village, adding that the current daily flour processing volume reaches 36 tons.
Kneading dough, rubbing strips, coiling strips... In the organic handmade ramen workshop, workers are busy, and 2.5-meter-long noodles are neatly hung on the shelves, waiting for cutting and packaging. "The masters start kneading the dough early every morning, and after three pulls and three hangs, they pull out this length," Liu Changhui said, adding that after 42 processes, flour can be turned into ramen, "this noodle is very chewy!"
The green industrial chain connects the farmers' income increase chain. "Last year, my family received 80,000 yuan in land transfer fees, plus wages, and the annual income exceeded 200,000 yuan," Gao Qi said.
Located at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains (天山) and adjacent to the Jiangbulake Scenic Area (江布拉克景区), Yaozhanzi Village has different scenery in the four seasons and has a profound agricultural culture. A gentle breeze blows through the large golden wheat fields, and the wheat waves are like tides, making tourists linger. The village roads are lined with green trees, and the front and back of the houses are clean and tidy. Taking advantage of its ecological environment, Yaozhanzi Village is actively laying out the cultural tourism industry.
Rolling the dough into a skin, gathering it like a bun, inserting a straw into the opening and blowing air into it, a basketball-sized "balloon" gradually expands - in the Wheat Museum, staff members perform dough blowing for tourists, "using our organic flour, which can only be blown up if it is very chewy." Covering an area of 520 square meters, the museum uses physical objects, photos, scenes, and modern film, television, sound, and light technologies to show the process of wheat changing from seeds to flour and the process of making handmade ramen... Tourists can not only enjoy the scenery of the wheat fields, but also experience traditional farming culture.
Characteristic homestays, cute pet parks, scarecrow flower seas... Each unique tourist check-in point has driven dozens of villagers to renovate and upgrade their idle houses to receive tourists. Today, more than 1/3 of the villagers in the village are eating rural tourism. "In the first seven months of this year, the village received 153,900 tourists. On weekends, the homestays are full," Liu Changhui said, adding that the village can accommodate 300 people and dine 1,000 people at the same time.
A grain of wheat has been made into a "big article" to enrich the people and strengthen the village. In 2024, Yaozhanzi Village achieved a total output value of 510 million yuan, and the village's collective economic income was 5.04 million yuan. The development history of Yaozhanzi Village is a microcosm of the growing and strengthening of agriculture in Xinjiang.
In recent years, Xinjiang has been closely focusing on the goal of building an important supply base for high-quality agricultural and livestock products in the country, vigorously promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, accelerating the construction of a modern agricultural industrial system, and achieving remarkable results in agricultural and rural development: wheat and corn have set 9 national large-area yield records, the country's first million-mu-level corn "ton-grain field" has been built, the output of aquatic products has remained the first in the five northwestern provinces and regions, and the growth rate of per capita disposable income of rural residents ranks second in the country.
From a seed to a chain, Xinjiang's vast fields are contributing more high-quality grain to the "Chinese rice bowl" and adding a bright background to the people's better life.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜泓冰 尚嵘峥
"Yangpu District really 'gave' me 200 square meters of 'space'!" Standing in the new office of Building 6, Chuangzhi Tiandi (创智天地), Yangpu District (杨浦区), Shanghai, blogger "G Seng Dong" (G僧东) turned on his recording equipment to record the opening of his new video.
"G Seng Dong" (G僧东), whose real name is Qian Shengdong (钱圣东), is skilled at shooting videos related to Shanghai regional culture and has more than 5 million fans across the internet. The "space" he mentioned comes from "V Gathering Place" (V聚场), the latest online entertainment industry carrier built by Yangpu District (杨浦区).
Since the 1990s, Shanghai (上海) has been promoting industrial restructuring, and the industrial zone along the Huangpu River (黄浦江) in Yangpu District (杨浦区) has gradually declined. In recent years, Yangpu District (杨浦区) has focused on the internet content industry and ushered in new development opportunities.
Not long ago, the "Support Policy for Yangpu District (杨浦区) to Create a High-Quality Internet Content Creation Cluster Area" was released, launching 18 measures in 6 aspects: "exemption, reward, service, investment, subsidy, and management." Among them, the first is to exempt the first year's rent and property management fees for start-ups that settle in "V Gathering Place" (V聚场), with the fees reduced by 75% in the second year and 50% in the third year.
Chen Xiyuan (陈溪远), the operations manager of "V Gathering Place" (V聚场), introduced that this 4,700-square-meter office space is customized around the needs of creators, integrating functions such as office, training, and live broadcasting. Supporting facilities such as photography studios, dubbing rooms, and special effects production centers are available for resident companies to use free of charge. As of now, more than 200 companies have expressed their intention to settle in, and the first batch of 21 high-quality companies have signed contracts to settle in.
Yangpu District (杨浦区) has made it clear that it will hold competitions and give a maximum reward of 100,000 yuan for high-quality content that tells the story of Yangpu (杨浦) and Shanghai (上海) and has a significant impact. This also provides a stage for creators such as Qian Shengdong (钱圣东).
On Daxue Road (大学路) near "V Gathering Place" (V聚场), science and technology game blogger "Zi Min" (籽岷) started broadcasting live with equipment in hand. "Zi Min" (籽岷), whose real name is Zhu Minghua (朱明华), has more than 10 million fans across the internet and registered his company in Yangpu District (杨浦区) last year. "What I value is that it is close to internet companies such as Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) and close to university student friends," said Zhu Minghua (朱明华).
More and more internet content creators are taking root in Yangpu (杨浦). More than 8,300 digital economy companies, such as Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) and Douyin (抖音), are gathered here, attracting internet content creators; 14 universities, nearly 200,000 university students, and 320,000 permanent young residents—a full youthful atmosphere nourishes creative inspiration and allows creators and their audiences to have more intersection and resonance.
In 2024, the revenue of Yangpu District's (杨浦区) software and information service industry exceeded 320 billion yuan, and the output value of the online entertainment industry chain exceeded 80 billion yuan. The digital economy has become the largest industry contributing to tax revenue. Relevant负责人 of Yangpu District (杨浦区) said that, starting with "V Gathering Place" (V聚场), Yangpu (杨浦) will strengthen the implementation of relevant policies, improve industrial supporting services, and improve the support of elements such as scenarios and funds, to provide a friendly development environment for content creation and make itself a "dream factory" and distribution center for high-quality internet content.
Return to TopOn September 10, with the precise hoisting of the final small longitudinal beam, the Baihua Lake Extra-Large Bridge, a control engineering project of the Guiyang-Anshun Expansion Project of the Shanghai-Kunming National Expressway, was successfully completed. The Baihua Lake Extra-Large Bridge is located at the junction of Guanshanhu District and Qingzhen City in Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), spanning Baihua Lake (百花湖). It is the largest-scale hybrid beam single-tower cable-stayed bridge of its kind in Guizhou Province (贵州省). The picture shows the closing scene of the Baihua Lake Extra-Large Bridge.
Liu Qing (刘青) photographed (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 金社平
Amidst a century of change and at a crossroads, China is continuously shaping certainty, future prospects, and opportunities with its commitment and actions towards high-quality development.
In the first half of the year, global development trudged forward amidst multiple challenges. China bucked the trend with a 5.3% year-on-year GDP growth, continuing its steady and positive momentum, further highlighting its role as the "main contributor and anchor of world economic growth."
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The starting point and ultimate goal of Chinese-style modernization is to enable the 1.4 billion-plus Chinese people to live a better life. For the world, this means a broader market and unprecedented opportunities for cooperation, and will also inject strong impetus into world modernization."
On July 29, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released an updated version of its World Economic Outlook, significantly raising its forecast for China's economic growth this year from 4.0% in April to 4.8%, a revision primarily based on China's strong economic performance in the first half of the year.
From the China International Import Expo (进博会) to the China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), from jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative to the China-Europe Railway Express, from the new energy industry helping global green transformation to the number of Silk Road e-commerce partner countries increasing to 36... China is continuously injecting more positive energy into a turbulent world with its strong supply capacity, vast domestic demand market, and innovative cooperation solutions.
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Relying on its strong supply capacity, China is the "stabilizer" of the global production and supply chain.
In the first eight months of this year, China's goods trade continued its steady growth trend, with a total import and export value of 29.57 trillion yuan. Among them, exports reached 17.61 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%.
Some foreign media have stated that China's manufacturing and export system has demonstrated its enormous size and high degree of flexibility in responding to international trade frictions.
A stable production and supply chain is an important support for the smooth circulation of the world economy.
Since the beginning of this year, the stability and continuity of the global production and supply chain have been severely challenged. China has continuously adapted to international market demand with high-quality supply, becoming a solid, reliable, and strong component of the global division of labor system.
Solid stems from a diversified market layout, tightening the bonds of global economic and trade cooperation.
In the first eight months, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 4.93 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. During the same period, China's total imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 15.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%.
A diversified market layout is not a simple market "relocation," but rather a way to weave a dense global trade network, allowing countries to participate in global division of labor and cooperation in their economic and trade exchanges with China, and promoting the smooth flow of global commodity factors.
Reliable stems from a complete full industrial chain, quickly responding to global market demand.
"From drawings to samples, Chinese factories can respond within 72 hours. From factories in Guangdong Province (广东省) to shelves in the United States, product transportation takes a maximum of one month," said Philip Richardson, an American businessman and a frequent visitor to the Canton Fair (广交会).
China has a complete industrial system, with the added value of manufacturing accounting for about 30% of the global total; it has strong industrial supporting capabilities and can provide a smooth and efficient logistics and transportation network.
With the advantages of the entire industrial chain, from a small power bank to large marine engineering equipment, China can not only produce, but also produce well and quickly, continuously and stably meeting global production and consumption needs.
Strong stems from the leap in scientific and technological innovation, helping the global industrial transformation and upgrading.
Moving towards green, digital, and intelligent development, China has become a pioneer in the new round of global technological revolution and industrial transformation.
For areas with tight power supply, solar-powered charging mobile phones are developed; for areas with more desert landforms, energy-saving engines that are sand-proof and high-temperature resistant are launched... More and more "Created in China" products are enabling many countries and regions to use renewable energy to "turn dreams into reality."
More importantly, Chinese innovation has obvious open and open-source characteristics, and is willing to share original technologies and innovative scenarios with the world.
In the first eight months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 10.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.2%, accounting for more than 60% of China's total exports. Among them, integrated circuit exports increased by 23.3%, and automobile exports increased by 11.9%.
Pakistan's Dawn newspaper published an article stating that the Chinese economy has shown stronger adaptability and endogenous power, and is becoming an important driving engine for global growth.
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Relying on a vast domestic demand market and continuous opening-up policies, China is a large market shared globally.
Actively expand imports and share Chinese market opportunities with the world.
On July 25, more than 100 days before the opening of the 8th China International Import Expo (进博会), more than 40 overseas companies had already signed up to become the first batch of exhibitors for the 9th China International Import Expo (进博会).
Thanks to the "spillover effect" of the China International Import Expo (进博会), products such as the Jiarun Mao Shan Wang durian from Malaysia launched by Chile's Xinrongmao have continued to grow in sales in the Chinese market, and the signing amount for the 7th China International Import Expo (进博会) reached 200 million US dollars.
In today's world, the scarcest resource is the market. The Chinese market provides new opportunities for global development.
This is first and foremost due to its large scale. China is the world's second largest consumer market and import market, with nearly 50 trillion yuan in consumption and more than 20 trillion yuan in imports annually. In the first seven months, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 28.42 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%.
It also lies in its high growth. China has the world's largest middle-income group, with a rich consumer group structure, and "youth consumption" and the "silver economy" are booming; service consumption is growing rapidly, and the proportion of consumer spending in areas such as housekeeping, tourism, and medical care is constantly increasing; consumption concepts are open and trendy, and digital consumption, trendy toy blind boxes, and first-release economy are creating new growth points.
It also lies in its openness. Building import trade promotion and innovation demonstration zones, continuously holding the China International Import Expo (进博会) and the China International Consumer Products Expo (消博会), more high-quality goods and services are entering the Chinese market.
Increase investment attraction and create fertile ground for foreign-funded enterprises to invest and develop.
In today's uncertain world, the continuity and clarity of China's opening-up policy are particularly valuable.
The restrictive measures on foreign investment access in the manufacturing industry have been "cleared," and China's pace of expanding opening-up continues to move forward -
Since the beginning of this year, the "Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment in 2025" has been issued, focusing on issues such as government procurement and domestic reinvestment that are of concern to foreign investors; the pilot program for expanding opening-up in the service industry is being accelerated, and 155 pilot tasks have been formulated; relying on national-level economic and technological development zones, free trade pilot zones and other open platforms, powerful foreign investment promotion measures have been launched...
China is using actions to prove to the world that China was, is, and will inevitably be an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for foreign businesses. In the first half of the year, 30,014 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%.
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Contributing innovative cooperation solutions, China provides a new paradigm for global common development.
"At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and multiple risks are intertwined and superimposed. Only through unity and cooperation can countries maintain world peace and stability and promote global development and prosperity."
This year, facing global challenges, China adheres to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and shared benefits, promotes the international community to resolve differences through dialogue and transcend conflicts through cooperation, and works together to build a harmonious and symbiotic world.
Resolve differences through dialogue.
From July 28 to 29 local time, China-U.S. economic and trade talks were held in Stockholm, Sweden. The two sides conducted frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on China-U.S. economic and trade relations, macroeconomic policies, and other economic and trade issues of common concern.
On August 12, China and the United States issued a joint statement. The U.S. side pledged to continue to adjust the measures to impose tariffs on Chinese goods (including goods from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) and the Macao Special Administrative Region (澳门特别行政区)), and continue to suspend the implementation of 24% reciprocal tariffs for 90 days from August 12. The Chinese side will continue to suspend the implementation of 24% tariffs on U.S. goods and related non-tariff countermeasures for 90 days from August 12.
From high-level China-U.S. economic and trade talks to the first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, and then to this round of talks, the path to resolving economic and trade issues through dialogue and consultation is becoming increasingly clear.
Facts have proven that dialogue and cooperation are the only correct choices.
As always, China is constantly increasing consensus, reducing misunderstandings, and strengthening cooperation with the greatest sincerity and pragmatic actions to promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Transcend conflicts through cooperation.
China and Central Asia are an example of friendly cooperation between China and neighboring countries.
From the Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago to the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" in the new era, the "China-Central Asia Spirit" shines brightly, and cooperation among the six countries is thriving.
The friendly epic spanning thousands of years has accumulated a long history. This year, China and Central Asia jointly signed a treaty of permanent good-neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation, fixing the principle of lasting friendship in legal form.
This is a new milestone in the history of relations between the six countries and a pioneering initiative in China's neighborhood diplomacy.
From Central Asia to Africa and Europe, China is using the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as a starting point and the Global Development Initiative as a guide, focusing on promoting inclusive economic globalization and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and common development among countries.
The Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative jointly constitute an action system for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, providing Chinese solutions for responding to changes in the world, the times, and history.
Firmly standing on the right side of history and on the side of human civilization and progress.
China is showing the world in its own way and actions that we have always been and will always be "action-oriented and pragmatic supporters of the global development cause."
"China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, release the dividends of its super-large market, make China's new development a new opportunity for all countries, and inject more certainty into world economic growth."
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) - The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting 'Artificial Intelligence+' High-Quality Energy Development," proposing phased goals for the development of artificial intelligence in the energy sector.
By 2027, the focus will be on laying a solid foundation, setting benchmarks, and improving systems. The "Fifty-Ten-Hundred" project will be a key driver, namely, promoting the in-depth application of more than five professional large models in industries such as power grids, power generation, coal, and oil and gas; discovering more than ten replicable, easily promoted, and competitive key demonstration projects; exploring the empowerment paths of one hundred typical application scenarios; formulating and improving one hundred technical standards; cultivating a number of industry-level research and innovation platforms; and forming an artificial intelligence technology innovation and development model in the energy sector that conforms to China's (我国) national conditions.
By 2030, the overall level of artificial intelligence-specific technologies and applications in the energy sector will reach a world-leading level. Relevant officials from the Science and Technology Department (科技司) of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) introduced that this stage will focus more on independent innovation of core technologies and in-depth integrated applications, enhancing the safety, greenness, and efficiency of the energy system through artificial intelligence technologies, and supporting the construction of China's (我国) new energy system.
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China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (中国文学艺术界联合会)
Sichuan Provincial People's Government (四川省人民政府)
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Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for us to establish the Party and the country, and to make the Party and the country prosperous. Having the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the fundamental reason why our Party firmly believes in its beliefs and grasps the historical initiative. As contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism, Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era embodies the essence of Marxism and has written a new chapter in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism with a series of original achievements. Deeply grasping the powerful vitality of Marxism is of great significance for strengthening theoretical confidence and better studying, implementing, and applying Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Natural Affinity
Marxism is a theory that comes from the people, is for the people, and benefits the people. It takes the complete liberation of all mankind as its highest ideal, always stands on the people's position to advocate and call, and provides the people with sharp ideological weapons to understand and transform the world. It is deeply loved by the people, deeply recognized by the people, and widely owned by the people, and therefore has a natural affinity.
Marxism profoundly reveals the main position of the people in history, believing that the people are the creators of material wealth, the creators of spiritual wealth, and the drivers of social change, and are the fundamental driving force for creating history. Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) pointed out: "Historical activity is the activity of the masses; as historical activity deepens, the ranks of the masses will inevitably expand." Marxism points out the conditions and ways for mankind to achieve liberation, that is, to carry out the proletarian revolution, overthrow the capitalist system, implement the dictatorship of the proletariat, and build a "free association of individuals" in which "the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all."
Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) publicly declared the people's position of their theory. This position runs through the creation and development of Marxism and has never been ambiguous, shaken, or deviated in the slightest. Marx (马克思) said: "Philosophy regards the proletariat as its material weapon, and the proletariat also regards philosophy as its spiritual weapon." This position is more clearly reflected in the Marxist theory of party building. Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) pointed out: "The proletarian movement is the independent movement of the vast majority, in the interest of the vast majority," "In the various stages of development which the struggle of the proletariat with the bourgeoisie has to pass through, they always and everywhere represent the interests of the movement as a whole," "They have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole," but rather to seek the interests of the vast majority and strive for the construction of communism.
Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) were full of deep feelings for the people. During his time working at the *Rheinische Zeitung* (莱茵报), Marx (马克思) sharply criticized the autocratic rule of the Prussian government and defended the right of peasants in his hometown to pick up dead branches and fallen leaves for survival, criticizing the Rhine Provincial Assembly for passing legislation that defined the act of picking up dead branches and fallen leaves as theft, believing it to be the greatest injustice. During his move to Paris, through actual contact with workers, he felt the noble character of the workers. Marx (马克思) said, "Brotherhood among people is not empty talk among them, but true feelings, and their image, which has become strong due to labor, radiates the light of the noble spirit of mankind to us." In *The Condition of the Working Class in England* (英国工人阶级状况), Engels (恩格斯) had the same praise for the workers, believing that the workers were much more benevolent than the bourgeoisie, that they were amiable, compassionate, without prejudice, and not greedy for money. Marx (马克思) had two small "fortunes" in his life, one when his father passed away and he received an inheritance, and the other when his mother passed away and he received an inheritance. Although he was always troubled by poverty, he used these properties unreservedly and generously to help his revolutionary comrades around him.
Adhering to the people-first approach is the fundamental position of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and is the red line running through it. The people's position is supreme, the people's feelings are most sincere, and the people's well-being is most important. These are the distinct characteristics of this important thought, fully reflected in its power of truth and practical power. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) always adheres to its original aspiration and mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, sharing weal and woe and sticking together through thick and thin with the people, without any special interests of its own, and never representing the interests of any interest group, any powerful group, or any privileged class. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has integrated the realization, safeguarding, and development of the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people into the entire process of governing the country, emphasizing the need to adhere to the people-centered development thought, adhere to development for the people, development relying on the people, and development results shared by the people, promote the all-round development of people, and continuously move towards the realization of common prosperity for all the people; to develop whole-process people's democracy and concretely and realistically embody the people's status as masters of the country in all aspects and at all levels of the work of Party and state organs; to give play to the role of the rule of law in safeguarding and promoting social fairness and justice, so that the people can feel fairness and justice in every legal system, every law enforcement decision, and every judicial case; to adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, focus on improving the level of public cultural services, so that the people can enjoy a more fulfilling, richer, and higher-quality spiritual and cultural life; to adhere to safeguarding and improving people's livelihoods in development, continuously improve the quality of people's lives, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security; to firmly establish and practice the concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains (绿水青山就是金山银山), build a beautiful China (美丽中国), and allow the people to share the beauty of nature, the beauty of life, and the beauty of life in green mountains and clear waters.
Far-reaching Foresight
Marxism is based on reality, connects history, the present, and the future, pays attention to studying the entire process of the generation and development of things, profoundly reveals the laws and inevitable trends of human social development, and guides people to firmly grasp the historical initiative and achieve the unity of conformity to laws and conformity to purpose, and therefore has far-reaching foresight.
Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) believed that the development of things has inherent laws, and that the laws of development of nature, human society, and human thinking are all independent of human will, and that laws can be understood. By understanding laws, grasping and applying laws, and setting goals and pursuing goals in accordance with the direction of the laws, people can obtain freedom of action, fully exert their subjective initiative, and smoothly achieve their goals. They also profoundly revealed that the proletarian party, because it has no special interests of its own and no narrow partisan bias, is more able to respect laws and act in accordance with objective laws.
Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯), based on in-depth research on the laws of motion of capitalist society, came to the scientific conclusion of "two inevitabilities" and "two never will be," providing scientific guidance for people to observe the situation and look forward to the future. Magical prophecies are fairy tales, and scientific prophecies are facts. Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) predicted many major historical changes and events in their revolutionary careers, and they have been verified by facts. Marx (马克思) predicted in *Das Kapital* (资本论) that capitalism would inevitably experience periodic economic crises, as evidenced by the familiar Great Depression of 1929-1933 and the 2008 international financial crisis. In his later years, Marx (马克思) proposed that the Russian land commune could cross the "Caudine Forks" of capitalism and become the starting point for the development of communism. Engels (恩格斯) scientifically predicted the duration, scale, and consequences of World War I in the 1880s.
Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is based on China's national conditions, accurately grasps the historical orientation of China's development, and profoundly analyzes the situation and scientifically plans for the future from the strategic height of the general trend of human development, the general pattern of world changes, and the general history of China's development, and proposes a series of strategic, forward-looking, and leading goals and tasks. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made profound expositions on the distinct characteristics and practical requirements of China's new development stage, providing an important basis for scientific decision-making; proposed the "Two Centenary Goals" (两个一百年奋斗目标) and made strategic arrangements for achieving the second centenary goal in two stages, clarifying the Party's central task at the present stage and pointing out the direction for the Party to lead the people in unity and progress. Specific goals have been clarified for various fields of economic and social development, especially around the construction of a strong country, including goals for a manufacturing powerhouse, a science and technology powerhouse, a quality powerhouse, an aerospace powerhouse, a cyber powerhouse, a transportation powerhouse, a maritime powerhouse, a trade powerhouse, a sports powerhouse, a cultural powerhouse, an education powerhouse, a talent powerhouse, an agricultural powerhouse, and a financial powerhouse, providing an important guide for in-depth promotion of various tasks. Focusing on the continued advancement of the cause of the Party and the country, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "using medium- and long-term plans to guide economic and social development is an important way for our Party to govern the country," and that in planning for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must accurately grasp the phased requirements of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, prospectively grasp the impact of changes in the international situation on our country, grasp key and decisive factors, and make overall plans, reasonably determine goals and tasks and propose ideas and measures in one field after another. These important expositions have important guiding significance for us to plan for future economic and social development.
Powerful Explanatory Power
The basic principles of Marxism, the Marxist worldview, methodology, and standpoint, viewpoint, and method have universal value that transcends time and space, helping people see through phenomena to grasp the essence, grasp the fundamentals of things, and find the internal driving forces and motivations for the development of things, and therefore have powerful explanatory power.
The basic principles of Marxism are the theories in Marxist philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism that have been repeatedly tested in practice and established as having universal truth. The Marxist worldview and methodology are dialectical materialism and historical materialism, that is, people's general view of the world and the fundamental method of understanding and transforming the world. The Marxist standpoint is the fundamental value orientation of Marxism in observing, analyzing, and solving problems; the Marxist viewpoint is the scientific understanding of the general laws of the development of nature, society, and human thinking, and is a scientific summary of human ideological achievements and social practice experience; the Marxist method is based on the dialectical materialist and historical materialist worldview and methodology, guiding people to correctly understand the world and transform the ideological methods and working methods of the world. The three are closely linked and have their own emphasis, jointly constituting the ideological essence of Marxism. Among them, the basic principles of Marxism apply to a wider range of fields and have a wider scope of action, occupying a basic position in the Marxist theoretical edifice; the Marxist worldview and methodology have more prominent overall, generalizing, and unifying characteristics, and a more abstract theoretical form; the Marxist standpoint, viewpoint, and method have more concrete forms of expression and richer content.
Marxism provides us with a "telescope" and a "microscope" for correctly understanding the world and grasping the world. The era we are in is still the era pointed out by Marxism. At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, the international balance of power is undergoing profound adjustments, economic globalization and anti-globalization are fiercely competing, the scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are developing in depth, and mankind is facing various emerging contradictions and problems: peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit, governance deficit, as well as geopolitical conflicts, local hot wars, ethnic conflicts, great power games, the development gap between the North and the South, etc., all of which can be explained scientifically, rationally, and practically using Marxism. Even the social nature, social structure, stage of development, level of development, history, culture, ethnicity, religion, and other social phenomena of specific countries can be analyzed using Marxism. Without Marxism, many social phenomena would be unclear, inexplicable, and confusing, and even lead people astray. Since the 20th century, whenever capitalist countries have fallen into development difficulties, people have involuntarily turned to Marxism to seek solutions. All of these show that Marxism has powerful explanatory power and vitality.
Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era adheres to combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China and with China's outstanding traditional culture, forming a series of original achievements that have greatly enriched and developed Marxism. Among them, the main ones are: making new generalizations about the principle of the movement of basic social contradictions and proposing to promote better adaptation of national governance and social development; making new judgments on the main social contradictions in our country; proposing the "Six Must-Adheres" (六个必须坚持) that both embody the standpoint, viewpoint, and method and serve as a scientific method for theoretical innovation, that is, we must adhere to putting the people first, we must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, we must adhere to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, we must adhere to problem-oriented thinking, we must adhere to systems thinking, and we must adhere to having the world in mind; proposing to base ourselves on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and promote high-quality development; proposing to allow the market to play a decisive role in resource allocation and better play the role of the government; proposing to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind (人类命运共同体), the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议), the Global Security Initiative (全球安全倡议), the Global Civilization Initiative (全球文明倡议), and the Global Governance Initiative (全球治理倡议); proposing to adhere to the Party's overall leadership and promote the Party's self-revolution; and so on, adding brand-new era content to Marxism and embodying a distinct Chinese style, Chinese manner, and Chinese expression. These theoretical achievements, together with Marxism, can profoundly answer major theoretical and practical questions of contemporary China and the world today.
Lasting Creativity
The development of Marxism is a process of pursuing truth, discovering truth, and earnestly practicing truth, and it is also a process of cognition being put into practice, practice deepening cognition, the two interacting deeply, transforming each other, and spiraling upwards, which not only opens up broad paths for understanding truth, but also expands broad space for promoting practice, and therefore has lasting creativity.
Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) closely focused on answering the major era questions of their time, with theoretical courage and noble demeanor of being loyal to truth and dedicating themselves to truth, and with genius-like outstanding wisdom, through arduous and groundbreaking scientific research, created Marxism, realizing a great epoch-making change in the history of human thought. They treated science with a scientific attitude and pursued truth with the spirit of truth, setting a brilliant example for people to continue to explore the truth. The cognitive achievements they have made have laid a solid foundation and provided scientific methodological guidance for people to further understand the truth. More importantly, Marx (马克思) and Engels (恩格斯) profoundly revealed the scientific path of theoretical creation. They believed that social laws are hidden in people's social activities and are often covered up by complex social phenomena, especially ideology, and that the ultimate driving force of historical development can only be found in people's material living conditions and material production methods. Social activities are endless, and the role of social laws hidden within them is endless, and revealing laws and discovering truth will never end.
Marxism originates from practice and acts on practice, taking practice as its foundation, taking practice as its purpose, and taking practice as its standard of testing, and always regards guiding people to transform nature and transform society as the entire value of Marxist theory. Marxist scientific theory can help people clarify the correct direction of practice, continuously enhance the foresight, systematicness, and pertinence of practice, and prevent and overcome blindness, one-sidedness, and subjective arbitrariness; by mastering the masses, it endows the main body of practice with powerful practical capabilities and potential, continuously stimulates the creative vitality of the main body of practice, and continuously expands the breadth and depth of practice.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has continuously deepened his understanding of the laws of theoretical innovation in the process of creating and developing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. He summarized the fundamental approach of adhering to "two integrations" and the scientific method of "six must-adheres" in advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. In addition, he has accumulated rich experience in theoretical innovation, including keeping up with the times, grasping the pulse of the times, listening to the voice of the times, and deeply understanding the development trends of the times; daring to break with conventions, break mindsets, and find new ideas, approaches, and methods in studying new situations and solving new problems; paying attention to learning from history, deeply exploring the roots of governance, prosperity, and decline, the success or failure of governance, and the rise and fall of great powers; being good at gathering wisdom, timely discovering and refining grassroots innovation and creation, and collecting sparks of thought in promoting intra-party democracy; and so on. By following this, we can continuously open up new horizons for adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, our Party has united and led the people to continuously advance practical innovation, promote historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the country, deepen and expand the Chinese path to modernization, a broad road to building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and formed a theoretical system, a strategic system, an institutional system, and a policy system for advancing Chinese-style modernization, as well as a series of ideas and measures, making Chinese-style modernization more distinctive, its advantages more prominent, and its prospects brighter, continuing to write a new chapter in the "two miracles" of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. By following this, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will be unstoppable!
Thorough Critical Power
Marxism has developed and grown in criticizing the old world, building a new society, and constantly fighting against various fallacies. It takes answering and guiding the solution of problems as its fundamental task, and is committed to changing all unreasonable realities with a selfless and fearless revolutionary spirit, and therefore has a thorough critical power.
Criticism is a powerful weapon for Marx and Engels to carry out theoretical creation. In September 1843, Marx, in a letter to Ruge, called his theory "critical philosophy," aimed at "making a contemporary self-explanation of contemporary struggles and desires."
Marx and Engels relied on criticism to distinguish between right and wrong in thought. In criticizing German classical philosophy, they abandoned Hegel's idealism and Feuerbach's mechanical materialism, and created dialectical materialism and historical materialism; overcame the major defects of British classical political economy in the labor theory of value, and created the theory of surplus value; cleared up the utopian components and moral fantasies of Owen, Fourier, and Saint-Simon's utopian socialism, established socialism on a scientific basis, and created scientific socialism. They relied on criticism to expose the secrets of capitalist exploitation and the essence of proletarian impoverishment, revealed the irreconcilable antagonistic contradiction between capitalist private ownership of the means of production and socialized mass production, and explained the laws of the emergence, development, and demise of capitalism. They relied on criticism to resolutely oppose various erroneous tendencies in the international workers' movement, and successively waged resolute struggles against Weitling's utopian socialism, Lassalle's opportunism, and Bakunin's anarchism. In works such as *Critique of the Gotha Program* and *Critique of the Erfurt Program*, they mercilessly criticized the erroneous propositions in the programs of the working-class parties. In response to Lassalle's alienation from workers, extravagant enjoyment, "often using the party to do private dirty deeds," and even "using workers to engage in personal criminal behavior," Marx sharply pointed out that, in any case, the party must cleanse Lassalle's stench.
They also relied on criticism to constantly revise and improve their existing conclusions. Twenty-four years after the publication of *The Communist Manifesto*, Marx and Engels frankly stated in the preface to the German edition that, due to changes in the times and the development of practice, some views and some expositions in *The Communist Manifesto* "are incomplete," and some "have become obsolete," and if it could be rewritten, "many aspects would be written differently."
The thorough critical power of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is mainly reflected in daring to struggle and being good at struggle, in daring to face the outstanding contradictions and problems in economic and social development, actively responding to various risks and challenges, eliminating all negative factors affecting the Party's advanced nature and purity with the spirit of self-revolution, and resolutely fighting against external containment and suppression with strong determination and confidence. Many important thoughts, important viewpoints, major strategies, and major measures put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) have been formed and developed in struggle, demonstrating a distinct fighting character and fighting spirit. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Seeking security through struggle leads to security, while seeking security through weakness and concession leads to destruction; seeking development through struggle leads to prosperity, while seeking development through weakness and concession leads to decline," emphasizing that we must carry out a great struggle with many new historical characteristics, and rely on tenacious struggle to open up new horizons for the development of the cause. In order to improve the fighting skills of leading cadres, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed that they should have the ability to know that deer are passing by when the grass and leaves shake, to know that tigers are coming when the pine wind rises, and to know that autumn is coming when one leaf changes color, to play the first move well, to fight the initiative well; to pay attention to fighting strategies, not to give in on matters of principle, while paying attention to tactical application, responding to every move, and taking the initiative to attack and preempt when necessary, and actively shaping a fighting situation that is beneficial to us.
Strong Absorption Capacity
Marxism is an open ideological system that keeps pace with the times. It always draws on and absorbs all the excellent achievements of human civilization with a broad mind like the sea accepting hundreds of rivers, treats new things with full enthusiasm, and constantly enriches and develops itself with the latest knowledge, experience, inventions, and creations, and therefore has a strong absorption capacity.
Marxism was founded and developed on the basis of in-depth research, reference, and absorption of existing human ideological and cultural achievements, and its inclusiveness is unprecedented. As early as his youth, Marx's profound knowledge was highly praised by his contemporaries. The German philosopher Hess once commented on Marx, imagining that if Rousseau, Voltaire, Holbach, Lessing, Heine, and Hegel were combined into one person (I mean combined, not put together), then the result would be a Dr. Marx. Marx read and studied more than 1,500 books just to write *Capital*.
Marx and Engels attached great importance to and timely summarized the experience of the workers' movement. In this process, they constantly deepened their understanding, tested and developed their theories, and made scientific theories deeply rooted in the historical process of the actual struggles of the working class in various countries. Works such as *The Class Struggles in France, 1848 to 1850* and *The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte* profoundly expounded important ideas such as the dictatorship of the proletariat, the worker-peasant alliance, continuous revolution, and smashing the old state apparatus. As soon as the Paris Commune was established, Marx began to collect and study various materials on the Commune's activities. Three days after the failure of the Paris Commune, Marx published *The Civil War in France*, profoundly summarizing the experience and lessons of the Paris Commune, and expounding a series of major theoretical principles on the construction of the proletarian state power.
Marx and Engels were highly sensitive to new achievements in human understanding and new trends in social development. They closely followed and keenly observed them with great interest, and gained new theoretical insights from them. When the joint-stock system first appeared, Marx keenly observed that "the use of the form of joint-stock companies in industry marks a new era in the economic life of modern countries" and "is a powerful lever for developing modern social productive forces," and believed that "share capital, as the most perfect form (leading to communism)," is the "transition point" for the re-transformation of capital into "the property of associated producers, that is, direct social property." After Morgan published *Ancient Society*, Marx highly praised and studied it intently, made detailed excerpts, and wrote a large number of annotations and analyses. Engels, based on Marx's notes and summaries, combined with his own years of research, wrote *The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State*, perfecting and developing the basic principles of historical materialism, especially the Marxist theory of the state. Engels, on the basis of fully absorbing and utilizing the "organic cell structure" theory, the "law of conservation and transformation of energy" theory, and Darwin's "origin and development of species" theory and other three major discoveries of natural science in the 19th century, deeply studied the dialectics in nature and natural science, and wrote *Dialectics of Nature*, opening up a new field of Marxist philosophy.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has always maintained an open attitude in promoting the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, melting the ancient and modern, integrating the Chinese and Western, connecting thousands of years, seeing through thousands of miles, with profound content, and is the essence of the Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit of the times.
This important thought runs through and embodies Marxism as the soul. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has presided over collective study sessions of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and has successively conducted four special studies on historical materialism, dialectical materialism, Marxist political economy, *The Communist Manifesto* and its significance in the times. He has also systematically expounded the basic principles of Marxism on important occasions such as the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth. Xi Jinping Economic Thought, Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Military, Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thoughts on Party building, his important thoughts on the Party's self-revolution, and a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new viewpoints in other fields have all deeply expounded the ideological essence of Marxism in related fields.
This important thought runs through and embodies the excellent traditional Chinese culture as the root. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era activates the excellent traditional Chinese culture with Marxism and endows it with new connotations of the times, fully absorbing the ways of governing the country and administering the state in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, such as the world is for the public, the people are the foundation of the country, governing with virtue, reforming the old and innovating, appointing people on their merits, combining virtue and punishment, and transforming people with virtue; the moral concepts of cultivating oneself and managing one's family, constantly striving for self-improvement, being virtuous and carrying things, being cautious and independent, changing one's ways and correcting one's mistakes, pushing oneself and others, valuing promises and keeping faith, suppressing evil and promoting good, and helping the poor and relieving the needy; the thinking methods of investigating the relationship between heaven and man, understanding the changes of ancient and modern times, and observing the origin of all things; and the concise, profound, condensed, clear, and both qualitative and literary expressions, reflecting a deep Chinese cultural sentiment. We can often see quotations of famous sayings and idioms from ancient cultural classics in General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) speeches, articles, and speeches, which make people feel particularly cordial when reading them.
This important thought fully draws on and absorbs the excellent achievements of the civilizations of various countries in the world, and advocates a view of civilization of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness. This important thought demonstrates a broad mind in treating other civilizations equally, learning from each other, and being inclusive. We can see General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) full appreciation of the history, philosophy, literature, and art of various countries in his visits abroad and international exchanges.
This important thought pays particular attention to the latest trends and trends in the technological revolution and industrial transformation, with the aim of accelerating the realization of our country's high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and seizing the commanding heights of technological competition and future development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has presided over collective study sessions of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee on the themes of innovation-driven development strategy, cyber superpower strategy, national big data strategy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum technology, digital economy, basic research, new energy technology and China's energy security, and delivered important speeches. Among them, special studies on the theme of artificial intelligence alone were conducted twice in 2018 and 2025.
Extraordinary Forging Power
Marxism has ushered in a magnificent sunrise in climbing one ideological peak after another, exploring unknown footprints, leaving classics for future generations, not only pointing out the path to the peak for people, but also creating convenient conditions for people to climb high and look far, and also providing people with a whetstone for thinking training and a booster for growth and progress, and therefore has an extraordinary forging power.
Marxism is the greatest tool of knowledge for mankind. The more and more deeply one reads Marxist classics, the more firmly one grasps this tool of knowledge, the more skillfully one uses it, and the more clearly one observes the world.
Marxism is a holistic theory. This theory is comprehensive in content, complete in system, and rigorous in logic, providing people with a powerful fulcrum to stand on the top of a mountain and view human history and the world. Marx said: "Whatever shortcomings my works may have, they have one advantage, that is, they are an artistic whole." Engels commented on Marx: "He saw the entire field of modern social relations clearly and clearly, just like an observer standing on the top of a mountain overlooking the mountain scenery below." The more one studies Marxist classics and the more completely one grasps Marxism, the faster the height of looking at problems will be improved.
Marxism is a knowledge-intensive theory. Studying Marxist classics can not only obtain the rich ideas of the Marxist theoretical system itself, but also obtain the rich knowledge of various doctrines that have been criticized, studied, and absorbed by it. In addition, one can also fully understand the development history of modern capitalism and the development history of the international workers' movement. The process of studying Marxist classics is a process of storing knowledge, enriching the mind, and broadening horizons.
Marxism is a thorough theory. Marx and Engels paid attention to getting to the bottom of any problem they studied, exploring the origin of things, and clarifying the ins and outs of things. They never gave up halfway or scratched the surface, fully reflecting the thoroughness of the theory. Engels said: "Marx made unique discoveries in every field he studied, even in the field of mathematics, and there are many such fields, and he never scratched the surface in any of them." Studying Marxist classics can learn from the spirit of independent thinking and thorough research, and cultivate the persistence and tenacity of knowing not only what it is, but also why it is.
Marx and Engels were philosophical masters who were good at using philosophical thinking to think about problems and narrate scientific discoveries, making Marxist scientific theory full of philosophical wisdom. Studying Marxist classics, following them on the arduous and tortuous road of climbing and exploring the truth, and admiring the precious flowers and plants blooming along the way, one can receive theoretical thinking training in the process of being influenced by what one constantly sees and hears, and constantly improve one's ability to think critically.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era not only contains rich political wisdom, ideological wisdom, and experiential wisdom, but also shines with the brilliance of personality. Studying and using this important thought well can obtain valuable nourishment for achieving a career and improving oneself. Facts show that the effect is very different depending on how much one learns, how deeply one learns, whether one understands it, and whether one uses it well. For Party members and cadres, truly achieving the integration of learning, thinking, and using, and the unity of knowing, believing, and acting, can firmly grasp the skills of performing duties and responsibilities, further improve political standing, open up thinking horizons, and overcome difficulties, meet challenges, and open up new situations with confidence; can more consciously strengthen faith and belief, strengthen Party spirit cultivation, enhance ideological awareness, improve moral standards, and always maintain the political character of Communists. For theoretical workers, deeply studying and understanding this important thought can find effective ways for theoretical research and academic research to take root in the Chinese land, answer the questions of the times, and serve the needs of reality, overcome the bad tendencies of being divorced from the foreign and the local, separating theory from practice, talking to oneself, and self-circulating, and make due contributions to accelerating the construction of an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences. For the broad masses of the people, learning and mastering this thought can further enhance their cultural literacy, enhance their ambition, backbone, and confidence in being Chinese, and further consolidate the spiritual pillar and common ideological foundation for all Chinese sons and daughters to work together and create great achievements, so that the Chinese nation can stand proudly among the nations of the world with a heroic spirit and an inspiring attitude.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Artificial intelligence, as a strategic technology leading a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, is profoundly changing the way people produce and live." The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) clearly designated artificial intelligence as a strategic industry, promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of various industries and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. The State Council (国务院) recently issued the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action," providing guidance from the national level on the application and development of artificial intelligence in various industries and fields, and clarifying the timetable and roadmap. We must thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院), vigorously promote the commercialization and large-scale application of artificial intelligence, accelerate the extensive and deep integration of artificial intelligence with various fields of the economy and society, and contribute to empowering high-quality development and better serving socialist modernization.
Deeply Understand the Great Significance of Deeply Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action
Currently, artificial intelligence technology is accelerating its iterative evolution, and is having a major and far-reaching impact on economic development, social progress, and the international political and economic landscape. Deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action and promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence with the economy and society is not only an urgent task we face today, but also a strategic proposition concerning long-term development.
Deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action is a strategic choice to seize the opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Accelerating the development of a new generation of artificial intelligence is a strategic issue concerning whether China can seize the opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation." Historical development shows that each technological revolution brings an exponential leap in productivity and promotes the profound evolution of social forms. Artificial intelligence, as another epoch-making transformative technology after the steam engine, electricity, and the Internet, is driving economic and social development to accelerate towards a new stage of intelligence with unprecedented speed, breadth, and depth. Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action embodies the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council's (国务院) profound insight and forward-looking planning of the world's technological development trend, and is an important tool for winning the initiative in global technological competition.
Deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action is an inherent requirement for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Technological innovation is the core element for developing new quality productive forces." As an important driving force of a new round of technological revolution, the rapid development of artificial intelligence and China's cultivation and development of new quality productive forces and promotion of high-quality development are forming a historical intersection. Artificial intelligence has a strong "leading goose" effect with spillover effects. Through the innovative allocation of factors such as capital, labor, technology, and data, it significantly improves total factor productivity and promotes a revolutionary leap in productivity. Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action, actively promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy, helps to promote industries to move towards the high end of the value chain, promote the transformation of growth mode from factor-driven to innovation-driven, and continuously generate new technologies, new business forms, and new models, forming the core engine for the development of new quality productive forces.
Deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action is an important way to meet the people's needs for a better life. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must strengthen the integration of artificial intelligence with ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, and promote the deep application of artificial intelligence in people's daily work, study, and life, creating more intelligent ways of working and living, starting from the needs of ensuring and improving people's livelihoods and creating a better life for the people." Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action requires grasping the prominent contradictions and difficulties in the field of people's livelihood, strengthening the deep application of artificial intelligence in key areas related to the vital interests of the masses, such as medical care, education, transportation, and assistance for the disabled and elderly, and promoting the sharing of artificial intelligence development results by all people.
Deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action is a positive measure to help the world equally participate in the process of intelligent development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Artificial intelligence can be an international public product that benefits mankind." Currently, the development of artificial intelligence faces challenges such as the fragmentation and camp-based global governance mechanisms. The gap in the intelligent development of various countries is constantly widening, and there is an urgent need to improve the global governance system and work together for win-win development. China's in-depth implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action, creating an artificial intelligence ecosystem with world influence, deepening high-level opening-up in the field of artificial intelligence, and promoting the open source and accessibility of artificial intelligence technology, will help promote the formation of a global governance framework and standard norms with broad consensus and help countries equally participate in the global intelligent development process.
Comprehensively Grasp the Advantages and Conditions for Deeply Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院), China's artificial intelligence has developed rapidly, and its comprehensive strength has achieved an overall and systematic leap. Its development advantages have become more prominent. At the same time, it has abundant data resources, a complete industrial system, multiple application scenarios, a large market space, and rich talent resources, which create favorable conditions and lay a good foundation for deeply implementing the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action.
Abundant data resources provide key element support. Data, as the key "raw material" for artificial intelligence model training and iteration, its scale, quality, diversity, and timeliness directly determine the performance ceiling of artificial intelligence. Currently, with the development of large model technology, the demand for high-quality corpus data is expanding from generalization to specialization, scenarization, and multi-modal depth. Relying on the foundation of networking and digital construction, China has accumulated data resources with a super-large scale, rich types, and dynamic freshness. In 2024, the total amount of data production in the country reached 41.06 Zettabytes (ZB), accounting for 26.67% of the global data volume, and the amount of data used for artificial intelligence development, training, and reasoning increased by 40.95% year-on-year.
A complete industrial system provides strong material and technical support. As the only country in the world with all industrial categories in the United Nations industrial classification, China has an industrial system of 41 major categories, 207 medium categories, and 666 small categories, and the output of more than 200 major industrial products ranks first in the world. This complete, well-equipped, and element-complete industrial ecosystem provides full-chain support for artificial intelligence technology from research and development verification, product design to manufacturing and delivery, which will greatly promote the rapid transformation of technological innovation into products and services, forming a unique advantage in promoting the large-scale application of artificial intelligence.
Rich application scenarios provide broad development space. The vitality of artificial intelligence lies in application. Complex constraints and diversified needs in real scenarios continuously drive the evolution of artificial intelligence technology and the improvement of performance. China has a complete category and diverse application ecosystem, covering key areas such as intelligent manufacturing, smart healthcare, digital finance, intelligent transportation, and smart education, providing the best "testing ground" for the tempering of advanced capabilities such as complex reasoning, dynamic decision-making, and adaptive learning of artificial intelligence, especially. At present, China has released more than 1,500 industry models, covering 50 key industry fields and more than 700 scenarios.
A huge market space provides endogenous development power. China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, about 200 million business entities, and more than 400 million middle-income groups, and has remained the world's second largest commodity consumption market and the largest online retail market for more than 10 consecutive years. A huge population base, continuously upgrading consumption capacity, and strong corporate innovation vitality are conducive to spreading research and development costs, accelerating technology iteration and upgrading, and promoting application standardization, providing broad market space for promoting new-generation artificial intelligence terminals, intelligent agents, and other artificial intelligence applications.
A super-large-scale talent resource provides confidence. The theoretical innovation, algorithm breakthrough, and application of artificial intelligence all depend on multi-level and interdisciplinary talents. China has built the world's largest and highest-quality education system. The total amount of talent resources, the total amount of scientific and technological human resources, and the total amount of R&D personnel all rank first in the world. There are nearly 10 million software developers, and a strong talent base has been accumulated in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and other disciplines, providing strong talent guarantee and intellectual support for continuous innovation and large-scale application of artificial intelligence.
Strive to Open up a New Era of "Artificial Intelligence+" Development
Deeply implementing "Artificial Intelligence+" is a long-term and complex systematic project. The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) will, in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院), closely focus on the overall arrangement of the "Artificial Intelligence+" Action, give full play to the role of overall coordination, strengthen departmental coordination, central and local linkage, and social participation, widely gather the strength of all parties, promote the formation of joint efforts, and solidly promote the achievement of practical results in various tasks.
Build an innovative and active intelligent economy. Accelerate the transformation of a new scientific research paradigm driven by artificial intelligence, and accelerate the process of major scientific discoveries "from 0 to 1" and the landing and iterative breakthroughs of technologies "from 1 to N." Deeply promote the intelligent development of all elements of the industry, accelerate the intelligent transformation and upgrading of industry, agriculture, and service industries, develop intelligent native technologies, products, and service systems, and spawn intelligent native new business forms. Strengthen the construction of intelligent consumption infrastructure, promote the "Internet of Everything" of intelligent terminals, and let artificial intelligence enter "thousands of households" and "thousands of merchants."
Create a more warm intelligent society. Give priority to lowering the application threshold of artificial intelligence technology in people's livelihood fields such as employment, health, elderly care, education, and culture, and accelerate the universal application of artificial intelligence products and services such as health assistants and intelligent learning companions. Orderly promote the application of artificial intelligence in social governance, security governance, and ecological governance, and form an efficient and diversified governance pattern. Take artificial intelligence as an international public product that benefits mankind, promote the universal sharing of artificial intelligence, and help countries equally participate in the intelligent process.
Strengthen the element support for the development of artificial intelligence. Accelerate the construction of high-quality corpus and industry data sets, improve the data property rights and copyright, income distribution, and other systems, and strengthen data supply innovation. Coordinate the layout of intelligent computing infrastructure, give full play to the role of the "Eastern Data and Western Computing" national hub, and strengthen the coordinated allocation of resources such as data, computing power, electricity, and networks. Vigorously promote original innovation and open source ecosystem cultivation, support multi-path technology exploration and basic architecture innovation, and enhance the basic capabilities of models. Strengthen the introduction and cultivation of artificial intelligence talents, and build a new model for cultivating leading talents in an unconventional way.
Improve the innovative development environment for artificial intelligence applications. Strengthen the demonstration and leading role of government departments and state-owned enterprises, improve the application trial and error tolerance management system, and promote the orderly opening of key and important scenarios. Increase financial and fiscal support in the field of artificial intelligence, improve the risk sharing and investment exit mechanism, and further stimulate the vitality of the artificial intelligence investment and financing market. Lay out and build a number of national artificial intelligence application pilot bases, build a common platform for industry applications, lower the threshold for application innovation, and promote the efficient transformation of innovative achievements. Promote the integrated development of large, medium, and small enterprises, accelerate the coordinated development of the upstream and downstream of the artificial intelligence industry chain, and build an artificial intelligence industrial ecosystem with resource sharing, complementary capabilities, and benign interaction.
Build a solid security defense line for artificial intelligence applications. Vigorously support the development of artificial intelligence skills training, stimulate artificial intelligence innovation and entrepreneurship and re-employment vitality, guide innovation resources to directions with great employment potential, strengthen employment risk assessment of artificial intelligence applications, and reduce the impact on employment. Promote the construction of security capabilities of model algorithms, data resources, infrastructure, application systems, etc., establish and improve the artificial intelligence technology monitoring, risk early warning, and emergency response system, accelerate the formation of a dynamic, agile, and multi-cooperative artificial intelligence governance pattern, and promote the compliant, transparent, and trustworthy application of artificial intelligence.
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The "Decision" of the 20th Third Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposed: "Improve the system and rules of the factor market, promote the smooth flow of production factors, the efficient allocation of various resources, and the full release of market potential." Recently, the implementation plan for the comprehensive reform pilot program of market-based allocation of factors in some regions of the country was released. This is an important measure to promote the construction of a unified national market in depth.
The comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors is of great significance to the construction of a unified national market.
The market is the most scarce resource. In-depth implementation of the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors to achieve market-determined factor prices, independent and orderly flow, and efficient and fair allocation is conducive to fully leveraging my country's huge market potential and providing a solid support for achieving high-quality development.
Deepening the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors is an important starting point for promoting stable and healthy economic development. At present, the root cause of my country's economic structural contradictions lies in the distortion of factor allocation. Through reform pilots, exploring factor resource allocation methods that allow market mechanisms to play a decisive role is conducive to promoting the flow of production factors from low-quality and inefficient fields to high-quality and efficient fields, releasing misallocated resources, eliminating ineffective supply, and promoting stable and healthy economic development.
Deepening the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors is a key link in establishing fair and transparent market rules and a legal business environment. Compared with the market for goods and services, the factor market is relatively underdeveloped. Through reform pilots, eliminating various hidden barriers that affect the flow of factors, realizing the free flow of various factor resources on the track of the rule of law, and unimpeded flow throughout the country, vigorously promotes the equal use of production factors by various ownership economies in accordance with the law and equal participation in market competition.
Deepening the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors is an important measure to promote the smooth flow of advanced and high-quality factor resources to new quality productive forces. Innovative allocation of production factors is a necessary condition for promoting the innovative development of new quality productive forces. Through reform pilots, unclogging the blockages that hinder the development of new quality productive forces, and smoothing the virtuous cycle of "education-science and technology-talent" and "science and technology-industry-finance" is conducive to forming more advanced productive forces and more competitive production methods.
Deepening the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors is a winning move to eliminate local protectionism, market segmentation, and disorderly competition. Competition is a basic feature of a market economy, but disorderly and vicious competition violates economic laws and reduces economic efficiency. Through reform pilots, unclogging the blockages that restrict economic circulation in terms of market access and exit, factor resource allocation, etc., eliminating local "small cycles" and "small markets," and effectively eliminating disorderly competition.
Comprehensively grasp the direction and tasks of the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors.
This comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors has a clear strategic orientation, mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Highlight the role of new factors. My country is in a critical stage of accelerating the pace of transformation and upgrading and striving to promote high-quality development. A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is profoundly reshaping the world's industrial base, economic structure, and industrial chain supply chain pattern. The planning and guidance of the pilot tasks are very clear, that is, to focus on giving play to the key role of new factors in consolidating the foundation of advanced productive forces, promoting industrial transformation and upgrading, and enhancing competitiveness, taking application as the traction, technology as the support, and the market as the link, and accelerating the formation of a "technological breakthrough-scenario verification-industrial application-system update" cycle development pattern.
Deepen the reform of traditional factor allocation. The degree of marketization of different factors in my country varies greatly, and the contradictions and problems faced by market-oriented reforms are also different. The pilot requires adhering to a problem-oriented approach, aiming at the blockages in various factor fields, and implementing in-depth and precise policies. For example, the key to land factor reform is to improve allocation efficiency, labor factors focus on orderly flow, capital factors focus on strengthening the ability to serve the real economy, and the core of technology factors lies in the transformation to real productive forces.
Highlight the innovation of factor allocation methods. The pilot emphasizes comprehensively improving the efficiency of factor allocation, especially the factor guarantee for new formats and new fields, and promoting the aggregation of various advanced factors to the development of new quality productive forces. It emphasizes the efficient and coordinated allocation of factors, including not only the coordinated allocation between new and traditional factors, but also the coordinated allocation between traditional factors and between new factors, unclogging the new and old blockages of unsmooth circulation and uncoordinated connection between factors. It emphasizes improving factor market governance, strengthening the standardized construction of factor trading platforms, the basic system construction of factor trading, and improving the mechanism for production factors to be evaluated by the market for their contribution and to determine remuneration based on their contribution, so as to fully realize the function of the factor market.
Accelerate the formation of a joint effort for the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors.
To deeply promote the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors, it is necessary to fully mobilize the reform enthusiasm and initiative of the pilot areas, maximize the effectiveness of the reform pilot, and explore new paths for improving the factor market system and building a unified factor resource market.
Stimulate reform vitality. The comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors should fully empower local governments with more reform autonomy, combine the resource endowments and development characteristics of different regions, carry out differentiated pilot authorization exploration, and encourage local governments to be bold in innovation. Respect the pioneering spirit of the grassroots, encourage breakthroughs in institutional and mechanism barriers in combination with actual conditions, and form a vivid situation of "one policy for one place" in the reform pilot.
Make good use of the visible hand and the invisible hand. Deepening the comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors requires the coordinated efforts of the market and the government. It is necessary to clearly define the role boundaries of the government and the market, standardize government behavior, strengthen the basic position of competition policy, strictly prohibit improper administrative intervention, give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and better play the role of the government.
Promote the coordination of new and old factors. The comprehensive reform pilot program for market-based allocation of factors should not only focus on key areas and key links, but also actively promote the deep coordination of traditional factors and new factors, establish a cross-factor coordinated allocation mechanism, form a synergistic effect of "1+1>2", accelerate the formation of a factor market system, and continuously optimize and improve the efficiency of factor allocation.
Form a long-term mechanism. In combination with the actual situation of each pilot area, actively and steadily promote the comprehensive reform pilot, focus on the landing effect and potential problems of factor reform, and track and evaluate the pilot effect in a timely manner. At the same time, improve and improve the long-term mechanism for reform risk prevention and control, adhere to the safety bottom line while encouraging innovation, and ensure that the reform results are replicable and scalable.
(The author is the president of the China Macroeconomics Society (中国宏观经济学会), compiled by Li Xinping (李心萍), a reporter from this newspaper)
Return to TopOn September 11th, the DJ502 comprehensive inspection train departed from Xi'an North Station (西安北站) in Shaanxi (陕西) for Yan'an (延安), marking the official entry of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway into the joint commissioning and testing phase, laying the foundation for the full line opening and operation of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway. The Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway is the first high-speed railway in the old revolutionary area of northern Shaanxi (陕北), with a total length of 299.8 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. After the opening of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway, the travel time from Xi'an (西安) to Yan'an (延安) will be shortened from the current 2.5 hours to about 1 hour.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Wang Zheng (王政) and Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)): Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) and five other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Launching a Special Rectification Action Against Online Chaos in the Automobile Industry," deciding to launch a three-month special rectification action against online chaos in the automobile industry nationwide, focusing on rectifying online chaos such as illegal profiteering, exaggerated and false publicity, and malicious defamation and attacks.
The key rectification issues mainly include three aspects. First, illegal profiteering issues, such as earning online traffic by fabricating stories and hyping up and spreading negative topics involving car companies, obtaining commercial benefits through false or non-standard evaluations, and using generative artificial intelligence and other technologies to produce false content; second, exaggerated and false publicity issues, such as using false or misleading publicity to deceive and mislead consumers, and creating various lists such as sales rankings under false pretenses; third, malicious defamation and attacks issues, such as smearing the reputation of enterprises or products in order to suppress competitors, and senior executives of enterprises engaging in online "comparisons and criticisms" to incite conflict.
According to the notice, during the rectification action, automobile enterprises and relevant online platform enterprises will be organized to conduct self-inspection, establish rapid disposal channels, and close down and publicly expose a number of media accounts participating in online chaos in the automobile industry in accordance with laws and regulations. The public relations companies, marketing companies, and other agency teams behind the online chaos, as well as the automobile companies that purchase their services, will be thoroughly investigated, and they will be punished according to law.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), September 11th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently organized the formulation and release of the National Standard "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Credit Evaluation Index" (GB/T 46278—2025), promoting the orderly sharing and efficient utilization of evaluation information, and helping individual industrial and commercial households with credit financing. The standard stipulates the basic requirements for establishing individual industrial and commercial household credit evaluation indicators, the content of evaluation indicators, and indicator settings, and is applicable to carrying out individual industrial and commercial household credit evaluation activities.
The implementation of individual industrial and commercial household credit evaluation aims to leverage credit value, assist financial institutions in developing and providing financial products and services suitable for the development characteristics of individual industrial and commercial households, expand the scale and coverage of loans to individual industrial and commercial households, and improve the accuracy and convenience of loans; at the same time, it will also provide standardized support for implementing differentiated and classified precise assistance, increasing the exploration of "individual to enterprise" transformation, and encouraging, supporting, and guiding the continuous and healthy development of individual industrial and commercial households.
The release and implementation of this standard is not only to implement the policy requirements of high-quality development of the social credit system and the construction of a unified national market, but also a realistic need to solve the current difficulties of expensive and difficult financing faced by the vigorous development of the individual economy. It will provide standard assistance for carrying out flexible supervision, inclusive and prudent supervision, helping enterprises overcome difficulties (助企纾困), and implementing precise assistance to individual industrial and commercial households.
Return to TopThis newspaper Nanjing (南京) September 11th (Reporters Wang Weijian (王伟健) and Yao Xueqing (姚雪青)) The 2025 Jiangsu (江苏) Industry-University-Research Cooperation Conference opened on the 11th in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏). At the conference, more than 4,100 scientific and technological achievements from universities and research institutes, and more than 3,600 technical needs from enterprises were released, and more than 4,000 enterprises were organized to connect and negotiate with experts, professors, technology managers, and financial institutions.
At the conference site, Jiangsu's (江苏) landmark achievements in industrial science and technology innovation in the past three years were released, and Jiangsu's (江苏) innovation breakthroughs in the fields of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, integrated circuits, new energy, new materials, low-altitude economy, deep sea, deep space, and deep earth were presented in a group format. The conference released the 2025 Science and Technology Innovation Future Star Enterprises, and held four special events: the release and connection of major scientific and technological achievements, the high-tech zone's new quality transformation action and "high-high synergy" innovation development, Hong Kong and Macao industry-university-research connection, and science and technology financial connection services.
In recent years, Jiangsu (江苏) has actively promoted the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, accelerated the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and the creation of an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence has gained momentum and achieved results. This conference vigorously promotes the integration of industry, academia, research, and application, and provides an important platform for Jiangsu (江苏) to build an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence.
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The standard for punishing "problem teenagers" has always been a hot topic of social concern. According to judicial practice, both age and the degree of harm are considered. The age threshold is a basic defense line set by law based on the physical and mental development patterns of minors, while the degree of harm is a key measure of the malignancy of the behavior and the necessity of punishment and correction. Violating the law and committing crimes must entail responsibility; age is not a "get-out-of-jail-free card."
In recent years, the topic of juvenile delinquency has received high attention online, and extreme cases of malicious juvenile crimes are prone to trigger discussion. Many readers have written to this newspaper to discuss related issues. Can these "problem teenagers" be punished? Will age be a "get-out-of-jail-free card"?
Focusing on public concerns, the reporter interviewed handling judges, relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of the First Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院民事审判第一庭), hereinafter referred to as "Civil Division One (民一庭)," deputies to the National People's Congress (全国人大代表), and relevant experts to jointly explore how to better guide minors to respect the law and know what to do and what not to do.
Can "problem teenagers" be punished?
The discussion of related topics reflects the public's concern and worry about juvenile delinquency.
"This concern is not without reason, reflecting changes in the social situation." The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of Civil Division One (民一庭) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), who is responsible for guiding juvenile trials, introduced that the number of juvenile crimes has increased in recent years. Since 2021, the number of juvenile offenders sentenced by people's courts at all levels has been between 30,000 and 50,000 each year.
The reporter learned that the types of juvenile crimes are relatively concentrated, with property and rape crimes accounting for a large proportion. Data from the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) shows that theft has long been the leading juvenile crime, and the number has continued to increase in recent years, including random theft of mobile phones, daily necessities, and multiple thefts.
"Violent crimes that seriously endanger personal safety, such as intentional homicide, account for a small proportion." The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of Civil Division One (民一庭) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) said, however, that the occurrence of extreme malicious cases will seriously impact the public's bottom line of security.
Can these "problem teenagers" who have committed malicious cases be punished? Let's look at the handling of a judicial case:
Ding (丁), a 13-year-old, harbored the idea of killing to vent his anger because he was dissatisfied with his mother's crude discipline methods. He lured an 8-year-old girl to a wasteland and killed her by cruel means. The handling judge introduced that, based on the circumstances of the crime and the subjective malice, the people's court imposed the maximum penalty on Ding (丁) in accordance with the law, sentencing him to life imprisonment and depriving him of political rights for life.
Returning fairness to the victim and justice to society, the individual case ruling declares the judicial attitude: tolerance but not indulgence towards juvenile delinquency. For juvenile crimes with deep subjective malice, cruel means, and serious consequences, resolutely punish them in accordance with the law, realize the correction of criminal minors through criminal punishment, exert the deterrent effect of criminal law, and educate more minors to develop a sense of respecting and abiding by the law from an early age.
To understand the logic of punishment, it is also necessary to recognize the age threshold set by law. China's Criminal Law stipulates the criminal responsibility age system: a person who has reached the age of 16 and commits a crime shall bear criminal responsibility; a person who has reached the age of 14 but not 16 shall bear criminal responsibility in accordance with the law for eight types of serious crimes, such as intentional homicide, intentional injury causing serious injury or death, rape, and robbery; a person who has reached the age of 12 but not 14 shall bear criminal responsibility in accordance with the law after being approved for prosecution by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) in specific circumstances.
Implementing the policy of education, persuasion, and salvation for criminal minors, and adhering to the principle of education as the main focus and punishment as a supplement, are clear provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law and other laws. The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of Civil Division One (民一庭) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) introduced that juvenile delinquency cannot be simply "locked up and forgotten," nor can it be simply "let go." Combining the particularities of the physical and mental health of criminal minors, as well as the maintenance of the interests of victims and the public interest, it is necessary to adhere to a combination of leniency and severity, and a combination of punishment and education.
It can be said that punishing "problem teenagers" considers both age and the degree of harm. The age threshold is a basic defense line and protection barrier set by law based on the physical and mental development patterns of minors, while the degree of harm is a key measure of the malignancy of the behavior and the necessity of punishment and correction. The two jointly serve the principle of education as the main focus and punishment as a supplement, ultimately pointing to the salvation of lost teenagers, the comfort of victims, the maintenance of social fairness and justice, and the protection of future hope.
Will the age threshold cause "education to fail"?
The rigidity of the law and social expectations sometimes have a "temperature difference." For example, in individual cases of minor perpetrators, some netizens questioned whether the age threshold would become a "get-out-of-jail-free card" and cause "education to fail" because the perpetrators were not held criminally responsible for not reaching the age of criminal responsibility.
The answer is no.
Violating the law and committing crimes must entail responsibility; age is not a "get-out-of-jail-free card." Not imposing criminal punishment on minors who violate the criminal law does not mean letting them go, but rather letting them bear different forms of legal responsibility through "graded intervention," and the guardians of minors should also bear corresponding responsibility for the damage caused by minors in accordance with the law.
"In fact, many countries have established juvenile justice systems and graded and classified governance systems for illegal and criminal acts of minors. In our country, the Criminal Law and the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency have established a special correction and education system, which provides special correction and education for minors who are not criminally punished because they are under the age of 16 when necessary." Tong Lihua (佟丽华), director of the Beijing Teenagers' Legal Aid and Research Center (北京青少年法律援助与研究中心), introduced that through special correction and education, minors are corrected and educated in special places with closed-loop management to change minors' bad thoughts and behaviors and improve minors' self-management and self-education abilities, so as to maximize the prevention and reduction of juvenile delinquency.
"The consideration of this system design mainly has two points: one is correction and education, and the other is persuasion and salvation. Although minors who have not reached the statutory age of criminal responsibility are not given criminal punishment, this does not mean that they are 'let go.' It is necessary to help them deeply recognize their mistakes, enhance their legal awareness, and strive to turn over a new leaf by carrying out special correction and education." Fang Yan (方燕), a deputy to the National People's Congress (全国人大代表) and a lawyer at Beijing Jincheng Tongda Law Firm (北京金诚同达律师事务所), said that this is within the framework of the law, fully considering the particularities of minors, and achieving a combination of leniency and severity, and a combination of punishment and education.
The law is not only about punishment, but also focuses on the longer-term interests of minors and the country and society. "Through court admonitions, orders to strictly discipline, special correction and education, and other measures stipulated by law, we can maximize the education and salvation of delinquent minors and maintain social fairness." The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of Civil Division One (民一庭) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) said.
How to prevent juvenile delinquency?
An important focus for resolving public concerns lies in adhering to a combination of punishment and prevention, and addressing both the symptoms and the root causes.
The causes of juvenile delinquency have a certain complexity. According to the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), more than half of the minors who commit robbery, theft, and violent injury crimes have been addicted to the Internet for a long time, and the proportion of those whose criminal motives are affected by bad information on the Internet is relatively high; there are also many who have problems with family guardianship. The delinquency of some minors is also due to inadequate social management in a few areas.
This inspires us that, in addition to increasing the intensity of judicial punishment, we should pay more attention to grasping the front end and treating diseases before they occur.
When hearing a juvenile delinquency case, a court in a city in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) found that two minor defendants had organized multiple minors to take the addictive prescription drug dextromethorphan in a hotel before harming the victim.
Further sorting out cases involving minors in the jurisdiction, the judge found that this situation occurred from time to time: minors purchased and took dextromethorphan through physical pharmacies, which harmed their physical and mental health and brought risks and hidden dangers.
"Some drug sellers do not have a strong sense of responsibility to protect minors and illegally sell addictive prescription drugs to minors." The handling judge said that in order to jointly create a good social environment and protect the physical and mental health of minors, the court issued a judicial suggestion to the city's Market Supervision Administration (市场监督管理局), suggesting that it improve the management system for pharmacies in the jurisdiction to sell addictive prescription drugs and carry out special inspection activities in key areas around campuses.
In response to the content of the judicial suggestion, the city's Market Supervision Administration (市场监督管理局) formulated relevant regulations on minors purchasing prescription drugs, jointly with the Municipal Education and Sports Bureau (市教体局) carried out special inspections and rectification actions on the sale of prescription drugs in key areas around campuses, and reminded teachers, students, and parents to pay attention to the harm of adolescents taking excessive doses of addictive prescription drugs, and guided school doctors, health teachers, and retail industry representatives on safe drug use.
"The protection of minors is a systematic project, involving many functional departments and thousands of households, and requires the wide participation of all sectors of society." The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - person in charge) of Civil Division One (民一庭) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) said that the people's court is at the end of the judicial protection link. While handling cases in accordance with the law, it will pay more attention to promoting comprehensive governance in trials involving minors, promoting the implementation of the "six major protections" of family, school, society, network, government, and justice, and jointly safeguarding the healthy growth of minors.
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Currently, the demand for elderly care services consumption in China is growing, and the silver economy is experiencing rapid development. At the same time, the handling of complaints by consumer associations across the country shows that some "tricks" and "frauds" targeting the elderly and bad marketing practices in elderly care services consumption occur from time to time. In order to better meet the service needs of the elderly and effectively reduce infringement incidents in elderly care services consumption, the National Working Commission on Aging (全国老龄办), the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部), the China National Committee on Ageing (中国老龄协会), and the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) recently issued a special reminder to elderly consumers to guard against the risks of elderly care services consumption.
Exercise caution when selecting elderly care service institutions. Some organizations carry out activities in the name of elderly care service institutions without registration. Such business entities have no qualifications, quality assurance, and pose great safety hazards. To facilitate consumer inquiries, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) has launched the National Elderly Care Service Information Platform (全国养老服务信息平台). Consumers can use this platform to inquire about or select qualified elderly care service institutions.
Standardize the signing of service contracts. Before paying for elderly care services, elderly consumers should sign a formal contract with the elderly care service operator, paying particular attention to clauses involving the service provider, service content, service cycle, and service fees, clearly stipulating refund circumstances and refund methods, and obtaining formal invoices and keeping them properly.
Pay service fees rationally. When paying service fees, elderly consumers should pay attention to payment security, complete payments through formal channels, and never pay service fees to personal accounts or other abnormal business accounts through transfers or cash. Be wary of inducing payment of service fees for extended periods or large amounts through methods such as "recharge gifts," and avoid refund disputes and the risk of "running away with the money."
Be wary of false advertising. Some operators deliberately exaggerate the service content, welfare subsidies, business strength, and service facility conditions in order to gain consumer trust and maximize profits. It is recommended that elderly consumers 三思而后行 (sān sī ér hòu xíng - "think thrice before acting," look before you leap), conduct on-site inspections of the operator's service venues, institutional and personnel qualifications, business operations, facilities and equipment, and listen to family members' opinions before making a decision.
Prevent elderly care fraud. Some criminals use "elderly care financial management," "membership-based elderly care," and "investment in elderly care projects" as names, promising high interest dividends, priority admission qualifications, or consumer discounts, inducing elderly consumers to apply for "membership cards," "prepaid cards," or invest in shares, collecting high membership fees, security deposits, or investment principals, and defrauding elderly consumers of money. Consumers are advised not to easily believe false promises such as "high-interest returns" and avoid falling into illegal fundraising traps.
Guard against induced consumption. Some operators use activities such as free distribution of snacks, scanning codes to receive gifts, health lectures, and expert free clinics as bait to invite elderly consumers to participate in on-site activities, download various APPs, join WeChat marketing groups, etc., falsely promoting the efficacy of drugs and health products to elderly consumers, and promoting high-priced products or services. It is recommended that elderly consumers must keep their eyes open to avoid losing big because of small gains.
Strictly prevent information leakage. Some operators invite elderly consumers to experience related products and services in the name of providing free health management, free trials, and free door-to-door services, or collect elderly consumers' personal identity, home address, children's names, financial status, and other information in the name of providing elderly care services, collecting data for subsequent precision marketing. It is recommended that elderly consumers raise their awareness of personal information protection and avoid personal privacy leakage.
Return to TopIn recent years, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) region of Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) has conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, adhered to the equal importance of afforestation and forest protection, achieved **未雨绸缪** (wèi yǔ chóu móu - "repair the house before it rains," to take precautions) and prevented problems before they occur, promoted solid progress in revitalization and development, made the 80,000 *li* of the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) more verdant and magnificent, and rejuvenated the vast forest with vigorous vitality.
Constructing a Three-Dimensional Forest Fire Prevention Line
The vast number of cadres and workers in the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) regard forest fire prevention as a top priority, continuously deepening the "coordinated local enterprises, integrated prevention and extinguishing, joint prevention and joint control" mechanism in practice, coordinating and promoting the construction of the "five unified" standardization system, and using satellite monitoring, aerial patrols, high-point observation, ground patrols, and Internet of Things perception to monitor thousands of hectares of mountains and forests in real time. Relying on new technologies such as three-dimensional lightning detection and drones, it empowers and enhances the efficiency of precise fire prevention and control. Each region and unit would rather take a step forward to form an overlap than take a step back to form a gap, implement cross-regional coordination and linkage, jointly carry out fire fighting drills, and form a full-coverage, efficient response fire prevention network, which has achieved continuous 7 years of "no man-made fires, lightning fires do not last overnight" and 14 years without major forest fires.
Currently, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) is seizing the opportunity to fully build a national demonstration model for forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing, accelerate the cultivation of new quality combat capabilities in the field of forest fire prevention and extinguishing, and strive to build the green Great Wall in the northern border of the motherland more firmly.
Thickening the Ecological Green Foundation of the Forest Area
In recent years, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) has placed strict protection and scientific management of forest resources in a prominent position, completed nearly 5 million *mu* of forest tending, sustainable forest management, and degraded forest restoration tasks, and launched a number of regional "double-heavy" projects such as the Huma River (呼玛河) basin, and 4 wetlands have been included in the list of national important wetlands. At the same time, it regularly carries out inspection activities such as "Xing'an Green Sword" (兴安绿剑), resolutely cracks down on illegal activities such as destroying forests for reclamation and hunting wild animals, the forest resources in the forest area have maintained continuous growth, the forest stock volume has increased by an average of more than 10 million cubic meters per year, the forest coverage rate has reached 87.7%, the biodiversity has become richer, and the population of wild animals has continued to increase. The adorable roe deer and lively moose often "encounter" tourists, drawing a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Systematically Improving the Quality of the Ecological Environment
Focusing on protecting the original ecological features of forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, ice and snow, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) actively explores the establishment of a linkage system of "forest chief, river chief, and field chief" to protect and systematically manage mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands as a whole, and takes winning the battle to defend blue skies, clear waters, and pure land as the main battlefield, maintaining the same direction and undiminished efforts, promoting the improvement of the ecological environment from quantitative change to qualitative change, the proportion of days with excellent air quality in the whole region reached 99.3%, the proportion of excellent water bodies in the national assessment sections and the compliance rate of drinking water source water quality remained at 100%, and in 2023, it was awarded the National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone. Today's Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) has bluer skies, greener mountains, and clearer waters, and the former "high and cold restricted area" has become a happy home suitable for living, working, and traveling.
Developing Ecological Dominant Industries According to Local Conditions
In 2024, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) was selected into the first batch of national pilot lists for realizing the value of ecological products, promoting the simultaneous development of the under-forest economy and tourism, and exploring specific paths to realize the value of ecological products.
In the field of under-forest economy, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) region deeply explores the "green treasures" hidden in the mountains and forests, vigorously develops industries such as forest fungi, forest fruits, and forest medicine, the number of green food and agricultural product processing enterprises has reached 81, the number of green (organic) food certifications has increased to 346, the "Arctic Treasures Exchange" Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) under-forest economic product exhibition and sales center has been built and operated, and it has innovatively created a "three unified" development model for the unified collection, sales, and filing of state-owned ecological resources represented by birch sap, driving the annual per capita income of employees to increase by more than 3,300 yuan, and in 2024, the output value of the under-forest economy in the whole region increased by 50.7% year-on-year. In the field of characteristic cultural tourism, it plans to carry out "100-day actions" for summer summer tourism and winter ice and snow tourism, organizes a series of activities such as the Arctic Forest Ecological Health Season and the Ice and Snow Carnival, and innovatively creates characteristic brands such as the Forest B&B Conference and the Ice and Snow Wuxia Culture Week, and the natural forest of Mohe Forest Farm (漠河林场), Qixing Square (七星广场), and Snowman Wooden House B&B have become golden check-in places. In 2024, the number of tourists and tourism spending in the whole region increased by 38.35% and 64.58% year-on-year, respectively.
Living up to green waters and green mountains is the way to obtain golden mountains and silver mountains. In the future, the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) will continue to fully safeguard the bottom line of ecological security, solidly promote green and low-carbon development and the realization of ecological value, and strive to contribute the strength of the Da Hinggan Mountains (大兴安岭) to the construction of a beautiful China.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Da Hinggan Mountains (中共大兴安岭地区委员会宣传部) Regional Committee.
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Scientifically blending the three colors of bountiful gold, Forbidden City red, and olive green, the seats of different colors are applied to various occasions such as school auditoriums, park green spaces, sports venues, and urban public spaces.
The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services is being held at Shougang Park (首钢园) in Beijing (北京). In the outdoor space of the venue, red seats are scattered on both sides of the passage between Hall 2 and Hall 3, and around Hall 14. These red seats look somewhat familiar—they were used as seats for the temporary grandstand on Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) at the Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
At the grandstand, these seats were well received. The seats are ergonomically designed to prevent fatigue from prolonged sitting; the advanced seat self-lifting design technology ensures accurate seat reset; and the selected anti-ultraviolet new materials ensure that the seats do not fade for a long time. The three color schemes of bountiful gold, Forbidden City red, and olive green have a unique oriental aesthetic, simple yet dignified.
Nearly 50,000 seats were on the Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) grandstand. After the commemoration, where did these chairs go?
"According to the scientific allocation of the three colors of bountiful gold, Forbidden City red, and olive green, applying different colored seats to various occasions such as school auditoriums, park green spaces, sports venues, and urban public spaces can not only save resources, but also allow the solemn commemorative significance to be continued and sublimated," said the relevant person in charge of the Commemoration Service Guarantee and Square Event Headquarters.
"Shougang Park (首钢园) received 1,508 seats. These seats are organically integrated with the industrial heritage and modern fashion style of Shougang Park (首钢园), which not only practices the concept of frugality in hosting the conference, but also adds value to the park and will continue to play a role in the future," said Liu Feifei (刘飞飞), Minister of Urban Renewal Department of Shougang Construction (首钢建设).
The same red seats also appear in the Urban Green Heart Forest Park (城市绿心森林公园) in Tongzhou District (通州区), Beijing (北京). Rows of seats have been added under the shade of trees, along paths, and in small squares for visitors to rest.
Fengtai District (丰台区) in Beijing (北京) received four grandstands as a whole, and moved the stands and seats to Weigezhuang Ethnic Culture Park (魏各庄民族文化园) and other places. At the Fengtai Wangzuo Ethnic Culture Carnival (丰台王佐民族文化嘉年华) held in the Ethnic Culture Park (民族文化园), the grandstand and more than 10 rows of yellow seats removed from the Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) grandstand became the audience seats.
Other seats also have their own destinations. Beitou Group (北投集团) received more than 2,000 seats, which are used in multiple sports and fitness venues and citizen activity spaces to expand public cultural and sports service functions; Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture (北京市园林绿化局) received more than 4,700 green seats, which will be applied to Taoranting Park (陶然亭公园), Zizhuyuan Park (紫竹院公园), Yuyuantan Park (玉渊潭公园) and other places in the future, harmoniously blending with the natural landscape; Beijing Municipal Education Commission (北京市教委) received more than 9,000 red seats, which will be distributed to many universities, middle and primary schools in the future to serve school auditoriums and daily education and teaching, continuing a solemn and harmonious educational environment; Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau (北京市体育局) received the temporary grandstand and seats as a whole, which will be applied as a whole in the future to meet the needs of training gatherings and sports events. Tongzhou District (通州区) will place the four grandstands (including seats) received as a whole in the Canal area; Pinggu District (平谷区) in Beijing (北京) received two grandstands (including seats) and integrated them into the natural landscape for citizens to use.
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In 1945, the people's meteorological undertaking set sail at the foot of Phoenix Mountain (凤凰山) in Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西). Looking back at the magnificent 80 years, every step embodies the great importance and sincere care of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Especially since entering the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has placed the meteorological undertaking in a more important position. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made many important instructions and approvals, pointing out the direction and providing fundamental guidelines for the high-quality development of meteorology. Over the past 80 years, generations of meteorological workers have inherited the red gene and embarked on a path of meteorological development that fully demonstrates the superiority of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The people's meteorological undertaking has achieved leapfrog development from scratch, from small to large, and from weak to strong.
The 80 years of the people's meteorological undertaking are 80 years of adhering to the original aspiration and mission.
The people's meteorological undertaking was born in the flames of war, fighting to ensure the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the liberation of the people. Since then, "unswervingly following the Party" has been deeply engraved in the genes of the meteorological undertaking. Entering the new era, the vast number of meteorological workers keep in mind the earnest entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), always putting the safety and well-being of the people in their hearts and on their shoulders, adhering to both promoting advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and taking firm steps on the road of wholeheartedly serving the people. On the one hand, they play the role of the first line of defense in meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation, pooling wisdom and strength, and coordinating and联动 (lián dòng - "coordinate and interact," work together) to respond to major disastrous weather processes such as the extreme rainstorm in North China in 2023 and the "Moji" super typhoon in 2024, assisting in earthquake relief, forest and grassland fire fighting, and other emergency rescue operations. The number of deaths and missing persons caused by meteorological disasters has decreased from an average of about 1,300 per year during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period to less than 800 per year in the past five years, and the proportion of economic losses to GDP has decreased from 0.6% to 0.3%. The practical experience of meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation is combined with outstanding traditional Chinese culture, condensing and forming the national early warning China brand "Mazu (妈祖)," and related products have been implemented in Mongolia (蒙古国), Pakistan (巴基斯坦), Djibouti (吉布提), the Solomon Islands (所罗门群岛) and other countries, receiving widespread attention and affirmation from the international community, and contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to serving global disaster prevention and mitigation. On the other hand, meteorology empowers the high-quality development of the economy and society, gradually expanding from serving the military, national defense, agriculture and other fields to more than 70 major categories of the national economy such as energy, transportation, finance, culture and tourism, and health, deeply integrating into the modern economic system. Whether it is serving the daily life needs of the people, ensuring the safety of major infrastructure and projects, or helping to build a beautiful China and achieve the "dual carbon" goal, meteorology "cannot be lacking for a day" in supporting and guaranteeing thousands of industries, the national economy, and the people's livelihood. Today, meteorological services have become one of the most widely covered and most satisfactory basic public services.
Practice has proved that serving the country and serving the people is the foundation of the people's meteorological undertaking and the unchanging original aspiration and mission of generations of meteorological workers. On the new journey, we will keep in mind that "people's meteorology is for the people," focus on safeguarding life safety, accelerate the construction of a new generation of short-term and imminent warning business system, continue to improve the progressive service, high-level warning "calling" and emergency联动 (lián dòng - "coordinate and interact," work together) mechanisms led by meteorological warnings, and jointly improve the resilience of the whole society to the risks of extreme weather and climate events with multiple departments. Focusing on serving production and development, we will better play the value of meteorological production factors, and establish and improve a comprehensive meteorological support system that is coordinated with economic and social development and connected with emergency mechanisms for突发事件 (tū fā shì jiàn - "sudden incident," unexpected event), focusing on major strategies such as agricultural power, transportation power, and maritime power, and the development of new quality productive forces such as the digital economy, green economy, and low-altitude economy. Focusing on promoting a prosperous life, we will fully integrate into the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and urban work, continue to promote the equalization of public meteorological services, develop more personalized and customized meteorological service products, and continuously optimize the meteorological service supply for the people's better life. Focusing on ensuring a good ecology, we will continue to strengthen scientific and technological support for应对气候变化 (yìng duì qì hòu biàn huà - "respond to climate change," take action to address climate change), strengthen the rational development and utilization of climate resources, promote the realization of the value of climate ecological products, implement ecological protection and restoration-type artificial rainfall (snow) operations, improve the quality and efficiency of wind energy and solar energy forecasting, and support the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
The 80 years of the people's meteorological undertaking are 80 years of unswervingly promoting modernization.
As an important foundation for serving and guaranteeing Chinese-style modernization, the leading role of meteorological forecasting in production and life is becoming increasingly prominent, and the people's meteorological undertaking has always regarded modernization as the main line of work. Over the past 80 years, multiple plans and outlines for meteorological development have led the development of meteorological modernization from strategic planning and top-level design, promoting China's comprehensive meteorological strength to rank among the world's advanced. Entering the new era, the vast number of meteorological workers have set their sights on the primary task of high-quality development, adhered to pioneering and innovation, and striving for excellence, and have deeply tackled the "actual combat capabilities" of monitoring, forecasting, and early warning of应对极端天气 (yìng duì jí duān tiān qì - "respond to extreme weather," take action to address extreme weather) and adapting to climate change, and the pace of global meteorological services has been continuously accelerated. Focusing on precise monitoring, a scientific, comprehensive, and three-dimensional meteorological observation system has been built, and the national meteorological disaster monitoring rate exceeds 80%; the overall level of Fengyun (风云) meteorological satellites ranks among the world's advanced, providing services to 133 countries and regions; 842 weather radars have formed the world's largest weather radar monitoring network; and the "three-stage" meteorological sounding mode based on Beidou (北斗) satellites has achieved international leadership. Focusing on accurate forecasting, independent research and development of chip-level core technology numerical forecasting systems has been carried out, and the forecasting capabilities and levels are comparable to those of major international business models; a seamless forecasting and prediction business technology system that meets the requirements of different timeliness has been built, which can forecast regional rainstorms, high temperatures, and cold wave processes 3 to 7 days in advance. The accuracy rate of 24-hour rainstorm forecasts has reached the international advanced level, and the average error of 24-hour typhoon path forecasts is 62 kilometers, ranking among the world's advanced. Focusing on refined services, the new generation of national emergency event early warning information release system quickly releases 82 types of early warning information in 17 industries, and the mobile phone "flash message" mandatory reminder technology covers all parts of the country; actively building a global system big data platform, initially constructing a digital twin atmosphere, and meteorological services facing rich scenarios are constantly moving towards differentiation, specialization, and digitalization.
Practice has proved that meteorological modernization is a vivid practice of Chinese-style modernization, the road to prosperity for the people's meteorological undertaking, and the persistent central task. On the new journey, we will further focus on tackling major core key technologies, strengthen organized scientific and technological research, establish a coordinated deployment of meteorological scientific and technological tasks and a joint tackling mechanism across departments and industries, accelerate the implementation of national key scientific and technological special projects, continuously improve the level of numerical forecasting "meteorological chips," and promote the deep integration and application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing with meteorology. We will further enhance basic business capabilities, adhere to joint planning, joint construction, joint sharing, and joint governance, rely on major projects to improve the level of meteorological facility construction, develop a new generation of Fengyun (风云) meteorological satellites, weather radars, and various new meteorological observation equipment, accelerate the construction of a meteorological-based global system data platform, strive to develop more independent and controllable data products, and organize and implement the convergence, sharing, development, utilization, orderly circulation, and safe controllability of multi-source heterogeneous data across departments. We will further strengthen high-level talent support, adhere to "gathering talents from all over the world and using them," promote the integrated development of meteorological education, science, technology, and talent, accelerate the construction of talent highlands, and continuously improve the comprehensive quality and professional ability of meteorological talents.
The 80 years of the people's meteorological undertaking are 80 years of inheriting the torch and forging ahead.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the vast number of meteorological workers have always taken building the country, serving society, and benefiting the people as their own responsibility, with a global vision, perseverance, and continuous struggle. Under the inheritance and nourishment of the red bloodline, they have nurtured the lasting and new meteorological fine traditions and work style. Entering the new era, the vast number of meteorological workers are concerned about the "major affairs of the country," integrating their personal value pursuit into the cause of the Party and the people, integrating the construction of meteorological modernization into the great practice of Chinese-style modernization, and making positive contributions to the high-quality development of meteorology and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. Meteorological workers deeply know that they must make 100% efforts to make weather forecasts more accurate. To this end, the national, provincial, municipal, and county-level meteorological departments implement a 24-hour duty system, rotating day and night, and without rest throughout the year; the vast number of scientific research and business personnel aim at the independent and controllable key core technologies, concentrate on research, and bravely climb the peak; nearly 10,000 grassroots employees have been stationed in the arduous stations on high mountains, islands, deserts, polar regions, and even "life restricted areas" for many years,恪尽职守 (kè jìn zhí shǒu - "conscientiously perform one's duties," to be dedicated to one's duty), and silently dedicating themselves. Meteorological workers remember that the great way is practiced for the benefit of all. The people's meteorological undertaking started from participating in ensuring the World Anti-Fascist War, and now a large number of meteorological workers are either participating in global meteorological governance in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and 27 global and regional professional meteorological centers, including the World Meteorological Center (Beijing) (世界气象中心（北京）), or participating in the global climate change scientific assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), or going overseas to engage in station construction support, technical support, and service support. In the hot practice, top talents such as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, national talent project candidates, and international meteorological organization award winners, as well as a large number of advanced individuals and collectives such as national outstanding Communist Party members, great country craftsmen, national outstanding engineers, and people's satisfactory civil servants, continue to emerge.
Practice has proved that fine traditions and work styles are the magic weapon for overcoming difficulties and the spiritual support for the inheritance and development of the people's meteorological undertaking. On the new journey, we will draw nourishment from the Yan'an Spirit (延安精神), temper our character in the practice of serving the country and serving the people, carry forward the fine meteorological traditions of "loyalty to the people, accuracy and timeliness, innovation and dedication," establish a correct view of political achievements of "I don't have to succeed, but I must contribute to success" and a career view of "having a position only when you are capable, and you must be more capable when you have a position," cultivate and build a meteorological team with strong political qualities, high skills, broad vision, and excellent work style, actively participate in global monitoring, global forecasting, and global services, and resolutely shoulder the historical mission of accelerating the construction of a strong meteorological country.
Looking back on the past, the weather is ever-changing; looking forward to the future, everything is renewed. We will unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, inherit fine traditions, continue the red bloodline, aim at the international first-class, accelerate the modernization of meteorological scientific and technological capabilities and social services, contribute meteorological strength to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and write a new meteorological chapter worthy of the times and worthy of the people!
(The author is the Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局))
Return to TopRecently, the Tianshan Tianchi (天山天池) in Xinjiang (新疆) is lush with vegetation and the lake water is azure blue. The snow-capped mountains and the sea of forests are breathtaking, attracting many tourists. In recent years, the local area has continued to increase its efforts in ecological protection, implemented ecological protection and restoration projects, and the regional ecological quality has been improved. While enjoying the beautiful scenery, tourists can also feel the results of ecological protection.
The picture shows tourists visiting Tianchi (天池).
He Yong (贺勇), reporter of this newspaper.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)) On September 10th, according to the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) approved Three Gorges Reservoir (三峡水库) 2025 water storage plan, the Three Gorges Reservoir (三峡水库) 2025 water storage officially started. At present, the water storage of the controlling reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) is being advanced in an orderly manner.
Since the beginning of this year, the inflow of water into the Yangtze River (长江) basin has been generally low. From January to August, the precipitation in the Yangtze River (长江) basin was nearly 10% lower than normal, and the inflow of water was 30% lower than normal, including nearly 20% less inflow in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江). In order to ensure the water demand for water supply, irrigation, ecology, shipping, and power generation in the basin, under the guidance of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), the Changjiang Water Resources Commission (长江水利委员会), on the basis of ensuring flood control safety, scientifically implemented a series of optimized scheduling of the reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江). Through optimized scheduling measures such as flood resource utilization and dynamic control of operating water levels, the reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) has reserved more than 10 billion cubic meters of drought-resistant water sources since mid-July, and further increased to 23 billion cubic meters by the end of August, which effectively guaranteed the urban and rural water supply and irrigation water demand in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (长江), and laid a good foundation for the water storage of the reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江).
Since late August, the Changjiang Water Resources Commission (长江水利委员会) has been closely monitoring the inflow trend of the basin, organizing the preparation and rolling update of the water storage plan for the reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) and the Three Gorges Reservoir (三峡水库) 2025 water storage plan, and timely approving the early water storage plans of reservoirs such as Xiluodu (溪洛渡), Xiangjiaba (向家坝), and Pubugou (瀑布沟). As of 8:00 on September 10, the water storage capacity (above dead water level) of the controlling reservoir group in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) was 48.5 billion cubic meters, which was 10.9 billion cubic meters more than the average of the past five years.
Return to TopAccording to our Chongqing (重庆) dispatch on September 11th (reporter Liu Xinwu (刘新吾)), the 3rd High-Quality Development Forum for Inland Waterway Transportation was held in Chongqing (重庆) on September 9th. The "Yangtze River Green Ship Monitoring Information System" and the "Yangtze River Marine Energy Refueling Information System" were officially released and launched.
Both of these information systems are important components of the Changjiang (长江) sub-platform of the "National Integrated Transportation Information Platform," marking a crucial step for Yangtze River (长江) shipping in green, intelligent supervision and service, and will provide solid support for the green, low-carbon, and intelligent transformation of Yangtze River (长江) shipping.
The "Yangtze River Green Ship Monitoring Information System" focuses on the operation status monitoring, safety risk prevention and control, and supporting service optimization of new energy and clean energy ships. Through the collection and intelligent analysis of basic ship data, dynamic and static information, the system realizes "one-stop" online monitoring and information-based supervision of green ships in the Yangtze River (长江) basin, providing multi-dimensional support for transportation authorities, maritime administrations, system integrators, and ship owners, and helping ships operate safely and efficiently with precise maintenance.
The "Yangtze River Marine Energy Refueling Information System" covers comprehensive supervision and services for various energy refueling businesses such as marine fuel, LNG (liquefied natural gas), electricity, and methanol. The system optimizes the layout of refueling stations through information technology, improves the convenience and service quality of energy supply, and provides a data foundation for carbon emission monitoring.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Dong Siyu (董丝雨)) - This reporter learned from the expert demonstration meeting on the zoning plan for ecological governance of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project that the "Zoning Plan for Ecological Governance of the 'Three-North' Shelterbelt Project," jointly researched and compiled by the Chinese Academy of Forestry (中国林科院), the Three-North Shelterbelt Project Research Institute (三北工程研究院), in conjunction with the China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring (中国地质环境监测院), the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (可持续发展大数据国际研究中心), and other units, has passed expert review and demonstration. The expert group unanimously agreed that the "Plan," which divides the area into 136 ecological governance zones, is scientific, systematic, practical, and operable, and is of great significance for guiding the construction of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project.
"The 'Three-North' Shelterbelt Project construction area has significant differences in natural endowments and human activities. Carrying out scientific and reasonable ecological governance zoning is a key path to improving the quality and efficiency of the project." Lu Qi (卢琦), Chief Scientist of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (中国林科院) and Dean of the Three-North Shelterbelt Project Research Institute (三北工程研究院), said that the "Plan" is based on climate change, the integrity of natural geographic units, the similarity of dominant ecosystems, the spatial differentiation of natural elements, and the differences in the degree of land use impact to delineate and classify surface ecological regions, providing a data "base" for the next step of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project's joint prevention and control project layout and the realization mechanism of ecological product value. At the same time, it also provides an important scientific basis and guidance for each region to clarify the ecological governance baseline and implement zoning and classification policies in the future, which will help enhance the diversity, stability, and sustainability of the ecosystem in the Three-North region.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Shanghai (上海) report on September 11th (Reporter Tian Hong (田泓)) On September 10th, the "Dynamic International Metropolis, Poetry and the Distance - Shanghai's (上海市) First Biodiversity Survey Phase Achievement Exhibition" was held at the Shanghai Natural History Museum (上海自然博物馆), comprehensively presenting the phased achievements of Shanghai's (上海) first biodiversity "stocktaking," including 2 new species and 149 new record species.
In December 2023, Shanghai (上海) launched its first comprehensive biodiversity survey to fully understand the current status of biodiversity in Shanghai (上海) and provide support for biodiversity conservation, supervision, and decision-making. This survey was led by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment (上海市生态环境局), jointly organized by the municipal and district-level ecological environment departments, and coordinated various forces such as universities, research institutes, and the general public in Shanghai (上海), with a cumulative participation of over 5,000 person-times. All 16 districts of Shanghai (上海市) comprehensively carried out species diversity and genetic diversity surveys, and species diversity surveys have successively recorded various protected species, new species, and new record species.
The remote sensing survey results of ecosystem diversity show that Shanghai (上海) is mainly composed of four major ecosystems: urban, farmland, forest, and wetland. According to statistics, there are 44 recorded species of wild mammals, 83 recorded species of large benthic animals, and 330 recorded species of fish in Shanghai (上海). Currently, there are 534 recorded species of birds in Shanghai (上海), including 29 species of national first-class protected birds and 93 species of national second-class protected birds, which is 71 species more than the 463 species of birds recorded in Shanghai (上海) in 2015.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑智文 沈靖然 张 驰
室内藏着一座“山”？
在“山脚”抬头望，一条蜿蜒“山道”，串起亭台楼阁、山石草木、各色商铺。这座“山”，名为“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”, 是吉林长春 (Jílín Chángchūn) 的一个室内休闲度假文旅空间。
这样的消费新场景，正在多地涌现：在云南 (Yúnnán)，菜市场化身网红打卡地，吸引游客纷至沓来；在重庆 (Chóngqìng)，背街小巷融入城市商圈，以烟火气平衡主街商业味……
消费新场景是消费新业态、新模式、新产品的系统集成，对促进消费提质升级，更好满足人民高品质生活具有重要意义。2024年6月，国家发展改革委 (Guójiā Fāzhǎn Gǎigé Wěi) 等部门出台《关于打造消费新场景培育消费新增长点的措施》，提出“围绕居民吃穿住用行等传统消费和服务消费，培育一批带动性广、显示度高的消费新场景”。
今年3月，中办 (Zhōngbàn)、国办 (Guóbàn) 发布的《提振消费专项行动方案》明确，“支持推广消费新业态新模式。”
消费新场景如何打造？近日，记者在吉林省长春市 (Jílín Shěng Chángchūn Shì)、重庆市沙坪坝区 (Chóngqìng Shì Shāpíngbà Qū)、云南省昆明市 (Yúnnán Shěng Kūnmíng Shì) 探访。
空间更新
创新场景、优化布局，消费场所更“好逛”
走进“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”，“山谷”“山洞”“山道”，山城里有的，这里一样不缺。
“见惯了真山，头一回在室内‘爬山’，新奇！”湖南 (Húnán) 游客李开霞 (Lǐ Kāixiá) 迫不及待掏出手机拍照。
室内造“山”，创意何来？
“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”所处的红旗街 (Hóngqí Jiē) 商圈，是吉林长春 (Jílín Chángchūn) 最繁华的商业街区之一。“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”设计之初，作为长春这有山文旅商业发展有限公司 (Chángchūn Zhè Yǒu Shān Wénlǚ Shāngyè Fāzhǎn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) 总经理，刘朝霞 (Liú Cháoxiá) 率团队调研：从局部看，商圈已有数家大型商场，同质化竞争并无优势；从行业看，传统百货商场客流量不容乐观。
“从商品消费到服务消费，消费需求的个性化、多样化特征越来越明显，亟待创新引流方式。”刘朝霞 (Liú Cháoxiá) 说，团队明确提出不做传统商场，改做城市微度假中心和社交目的地，“既然是微度假，‘好逛’是前提。”
“好逛”如何实现？逛商场，太普通；逛景区，没空间。二者能否结合？
大家 **冥思苦想** (míng sī kǔ xiǎng - "meditate deeply," to ponder or deliberate intensely). 来自四川乐山 (Sìchuān Lèshān) 的主设计师选择回老家，在山水中寻找灵感。
“有一天，主设计师兴奋地发来消息：何不把景区建在室内，同时植入逛街市的体验？空间不够，就把平面街市立体化，打造一座‘山城’。”刘朝霞 (Liú Cháoxiá) 回忆。
大伙儿一合计，都挺兴奋：这想法，大胆又可行——长春 (Chángchūn) 地处平原，城区无山，爬“山”观景的消费体验有新意；冬季寒冷，室外场所客流量受影响，室内逛街度假很有吸引力。
2019年开业以来，凭借独特的建筑风格，“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”吸引各地游客打卡，成为当地一张商业名片。2021年，“长春市红旗街·这有山 (Chángchūn Shì Hóngqí Jiē · Zhè Yǒu Shān)”入选第一批国家级夜间文化和旅游消费集聚区。
不只“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”。有商场将摩天轮建在楼顶，吸引年轻人拍照打卡；有的在室内建起“河道”，供游客乘舟畅游……近年来，长春 (Chángchūn) 加速消费场景焕新，仅今年以来，新建、改造的消费新场景就超过110个。
差异化形成新鲜感，新鲜感带来客流量。相较于新建，既有消费场所的空间创新更考验绣花功夫。
下了班，云南昆明 (Yúnnán Kūnmíng) 市民杨芳 (Yáng Fāng) 到家附近的大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng) 买菜。“这几年，这里的变化真不小。”走进菜市场，她没着急买菜，倒先买了杯咖啡，“前几年，这就是个很普通的菜市场，光线暗、摊位挤、环境乱，哪还能喝咖啡？”
建于1997年的大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng)，2020年进行了系统改造，以“四横两纵”通道布局，排布700余个摊位，涵盖生鲜、土特产等多个品类。2024年11月，昆明市五华区 (Kūnmíng Shì Wǔhuá Qū) 加快推动“市场游”建设，以“社交感+烟火气”为特色，对市场进一步提升改造。
“光线暗，那就去除遮挡视线的广告牌，增加照明；摊位挤，就优化布局、增大间距；环境乱，就修缮给排水系统、硬化路面、翻新外墙，做好保洁。为突出地方特色，我们还打造了云南 (Yúnnán) 扎染天幕景观，增加民族文化布艺装饰。”云南大观篆新产业运营服务有限公司 (Yúnnán Dàguān Zhuànxīn Chǎnyè Yùnyíng Fúwù Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) 副总经理吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 领着记者，在菜场里边逛边说。近几年，“菜市场游”成为社交媒体上的热词，大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng) 也成为旅游打卡点，今年上半年吸引顾客约830万人次。
同样是空间更新，重庆磁器口历史文化街区 (Chóngqìng Cíqìkǒu Lìshǐ Wénhuà Jiēqū) 选择扩容和改造并行。过去的磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu)，景区主要围绕古镇里的一条主街铺开。主街赋予古镇厚重的历史底蕴，也带来人流密集、消费业态单一等问题。2019年，磁器口历史文化街区 (Cíqìkǒu Lìshǐ Wénhuà Jiēqū) 启动扩容更新改造计划，景区面积扩大了19倍，其中背街小巷是重头戏，改造近3万平方米。
“改造结合背街小巷特点，保留原有风貌的同时，增设墙绘、灯牌、艺术装置等，让每一个转角都成为拍照打卡的绝佳背景。”沙坪坝区磁器口街道 (Shāpíngbà Qū Cíqìkǒu Jiēdào) 企业服务岗负责人刘军 (Liú Jūn) 说，以往“主街热、支巷冷”的状态得到改变，原本冷清的背街小巷升腾起了烟火气。
业态多元
因地制宜、突出特色，消费选择更多样
磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu) 主街游客熙攘，拐个弯，入后巷，人声淡了几分。
一家面馆外，黛色砖墙下，一只花猫慵懒地蜷着身子，与店铺招牌上“猫儿面”几个字相映成趣。与主街上的百年老店即吃即走的匆忙相比，这家开在后巷的新店多了几分闲适。
空间改造的“面子”有了，消费者更追求多元业态的“里子”。
在“猫儿面”新店负责人张绍葵 (Zhāng Shàokuí) 看来，跟主街比，后巷的环境更休闲，生活气息更浓厚，“与之相适应，我们除了精心布置店铺，还开发了手工甜品和小吃，在饭点外的时间吸引顾客。”
传统面店化身社交型餐饮场所，提高了客单价，延长了营业时间。“新店开业以来，日营业额稳定在3000元以上，节假日超过6000元。”张绍葵 (Zhāng Shàokuí) 说。
商旅文体融合发展，交织产生新业态，顾客有了多样的消费选择。
2012年，浙江温州 (Zhèjiāng Wēnzhōu) 商人陈丹阳 (Chén Dānyáng) 到磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu) 做生意，尝试销售过传统服饰、日化产品、特产伴手礼等30多种品类。去年，她选择在后巷开一家茶咖餐厅。“主街人流量大，但不是买特产就是吃小吃，消费体验相对单一。”经商多年，陈丹阳 (Chén Dānyáng) 有了自己的“生意经”，“要想优化体验，让顾客想买、愿买，必须用多元业态延长他们的停留时间，激发消费欲望。”
作为磁器口历史文化街区 (Cíqìkǒu Lìshǐ Wénhuà Jiēqū) 更新改造的重点，后巷聚焦业态差异化、品质化发展，引入咖啡茶饮、非遗手作、民宿酒店等多元业态，植入新兴跨界品牌花坞戏剧社、花间听雨餐酒吧等复合型业态39家，填补了主街的业态空白。
快慢有序，动静相宜。磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu) 由原先功能相对单一的古镇景区，向商旅文体多元业态融合的综合体转变。据统计，改造后的磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu)，游客人均游玩时长延长半天以上，2024年接待游客1843.5万人次，同比增长12.44%。
在打造多元业态上，刘朝霞 (Liú Cháoxiá) 和团队也拿出实招。“顾客更喜欢有体验感、记忆点的消费过程，我们引入手作工坊、文创店、深夜食堂等，让‘逛’本身成为目的。”刘朝霞 (Liú Cháoxiá) 欣喜地发现，在“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”，约六成顾客并非单纯为购物而来，但他们停留时间往往更长，更容易产生消费行为。
以商旅文体融合吸引客流，“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”还注重业态的原创属性。开业5年来，这里的连锁品牌逐渐减少，风格独特的店铺越来越多。
“原先‘山’里也有不少大品牌，但与周边商场存在同质化竞争。”这有山文旅商业发展有限公司 (Zhè Yǒu Shān Wénlǚ Shāngyè Fāzhǎn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) 企划部工作人员王鑫 (Wáng Xīn) 说，且行且思，“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”招商时不再刻意追求大品牌，转而注重挖掘特色鲜明的店铺，“我们会先考察店铺是否符合‘山’的整体气质，更将目光聚焦小店背后的主理人，捕捉他们的创意火花。”
步入新开业的“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”望山阙片区，书画漆艺店“不尚贤居 (Bù Shàng Xián Jū)”人流如织。刘校溪 (Liú Xiàoxī) 是小店主理人，作为一名漆艺爱好者，他将漆艺与手串结合，制作手工艺品。“刚开始，想着在‘云山集’摆个摊试试，没想到半年赚了10万元，我们索性把店开起来。”刘校溪 (Liú Xiàoxī) 回忆。
刘校溪 (Liú Xiàoxī) 所说的“云山集”，是开在“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”门口的文化文创市集，共有50多个小摊。去年，“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”团队拿着商场设计图纸，多次邀约刘校溪 (Liú Xiàoxī) 入驻。“通过‘云山集’等渠道，我们持续发掘有特色的店铺，不断丰富多元业态。”王鑫 (Wáng Xīn) 说，“这有山 (Zhè yǒu shān)”2024年日均客流量约3万人次，全年销售额约4.8亿元。
服务优化
规范管理、贴合需求，消费体验更舒心
“刺啦”一声，牛干巴和辣椒一起下锅，香气四溢，惹得四川 (Sìchuān) 游客杨楠 (Yáng Nán) 直咽口水。她下飞机后直奔大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng)，手上还拉着来不及放到酒店的行李箱。
为何第一站选在菜市场？“好玩、好吃又出片。”舂鸡脚、蒸玉米、现烤鲜花饼，琳琅满目的美食小吃让杨楠 (Yáng Nán) 放慢脚步。她在社交媒体上分享的昆明 (Kūnmíng) 旅行体验收获不少点赞。
年轻人拖着行李箱逛菜市场；旅行大巴停在菜市场门口，导游带旅行团边逛边讲解；菜市场附近新开了几家专门供游客寄存行李的店铺……这些年，吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 看到越来越多新景象，“体验式旅游持续升温，游客喜欢融入当地热闹的市井生活。”
可游客多了，市场内的矛盾也难免增多：因表达习惯存在差异，游客说买一斤商品，而云南 (Yúnnán) 本地“一斤”多指一公斤，商户按一公斤操作，导致误会，影响了游客心情；游客见到新奇的食物，常常询问，有的商户却不愿多交流；有的网红摊位前排长队，挡住了周围商户生意，还造成“交通堵塞”。
今年2月，市场监管总局 (Shìchǎng Jiānguǎn Zǒngjú) 等5部门印发《优化消费环境三年行动方案（2025—2027年）》，提出“提升实物消费质量”“改善服务消费品质”。中办 (Zhōngbàn)、国办 (Guóbàn) 印发的《提振消费专项行动方案》提出，“营造放心消费环境。”
“这要求我们，在规范市场管理的基础上，提供既有特色又满足需求的贴心服务。”吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 说。
首先是确保食品安全。大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng) 管理方在各个店铺食品加工间加装监控，并接受市场监管部门的质量抽检。“我们还建立商户履约机制，先赋予入驻的商家一个基础分，如果出现食品安全风险、经营失信行为和消费投诉纠纷等，查实后会扣分。一个合同期内，如果基础分全部扣完就要退出市场。”吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 介绍。
保障市场交易秩序平稳的同时，吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 还经常劝说店主，多跟游客交流互动。刚开始有人质疑：“不买东西，聊那么多做什么？”可渐渐地，这样的声音少了，大多数店主热情面对游客，就瓜果蔬菜品种、美食小吃的各种做法，讲起来头头是道。
转变因何而起？
“店主们慢慢意识到，就算顾客当时不买，聊熟了，加个微信，有需要随时联系。”吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 说，现在网购发达，店主建起微信群，外地游客有需要，随时线上“点单”，回头客越来越多。许多店铺尝到甜头，大半收入从线下转移到线上。
如今，大观篆新农贸市场 (Dàguān Zhuànxīn Nóngmào Shìchǎng) 单日最高客流量达10万人次。游客多了，市场的服务方式更加多元、精细：买了新鲜水果，不方便携带，可以帮忙邮寄；不会烹饪野生菌，现场加工处理；中药材不方便食用，切片、磨粉都能选……
高品质服务，也便利了购物的本地居民。眼瞅着麻辣牛干巴出锅，昆明 (Kūnmíng) 市民陈柏文 (Chén Bǎiwén) 也要了一份，“游客多了，服务好了，我们也跟着沾光。给外地朋友寄特产，当场寄走，不用拿回家自己联系快递，省不少事。”
和杨楠 (Yáng Nán) 不同，陈柏文 (Chén Bǎiwén) 手里拎着的不只是美味小吃，还有新鲜肉菜。“我们根据市民消费需求，引进平价蔬菜店，确保价格平稳。”吴现吉 (Wú Xiànjí) 说，游客看中好吃好玩，居民主打实惠方便，这些消费者的个性化需求，市场都努力兼顾好。
今年以来，昆明市 (Kūnmíng Shì) 围绕“整洁、有序、规范、标准”目标，实施百日攻坚行动，对242个农贸市场的环境秩序进行规范提升，既保障市民“菜篮子”，又更好承载“菜市场游”的烟火气。
文化赋能
科技加持、创意加分，消费黏性更持久
泛舟嘉陵江 (Jiālíng Jiāng) 上，耳畔川江号子豪迈，眼前景致悄然变化——从历史上的巴渝 (Bā Yú) 古镇到如今灯火通明的磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu) 码头，似在穿越岁月长河。
这不是想象中的场景。置身磁器口历史文化街区 (Cíqìkǒu Lìshǐ Wénhuà Jiēqū)“磁器长歌 (Cíqì Chánggē)”沉浸式数字体验馆，科技让遐想成为“现实”。这里没有厚重的文物展柜和枯燥的单向讲解，取而代之的是动态投影、全息成像等新技术。
2022年，“磁器长歌 (Cíqì Chánggē)”建成开馆。“‘科技+文化’是核心理念。”体验馆负责人艾斌 (Ài Bīn) 介绍，“我们希望用AR、VR、3D建模等技术，把历史故事讲活，让游客在潜移默化中了解磁器口 (Cíqìkǒu) 的历史文化。”
多元互动让历史不再遥远，也让文化触达更多游客。“磁器长歌 (Cíqì Chánggē)”改变了游客的游览节奏，平均停留时间延长近两倍，实现了从“网红打卡”到“深度体验”的转变。在文化与科技的碰撞中，一个更具黏性与活力的消费场景正在形成。
"The key to going from ‘a temporary hit’ to ‘a lasting success’ lies in promoting the culture of the ancient town, creating a cultural brand, and reshaping the modern vitality of the ancient town by exploring its characteristics and innovating products," said Zeng Ling (曾玲), director of the Ciqikou Subdistrict Office (磁器口街道办事处).
At "This is Mountain" (这有山), Wang Xin (王鑫) also believes that integrating cultural elements into commerce is both interesting and meaningful.
Recently, Wang Xin (王鑫) has been busy and happy planning and hosting college student painting exhibitions and operating the "Yunshan Fair" (云山集). As a post-00s generation, this is her third year working. In 2023, while still studying at Jilin College of the Arts (吉林艺术学院), she participated in social practice at "This is Mountain" (这有山), participating in planning and executing a "Seeing Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Mountains" event.
Doing planning, selecting objects, setting up booths... In just a few months, Wang Xin (王鑫) came into contact with a large number of representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in Jilin Province (吉林省). "At that time, we invited them to the 'mountain' to display intangible cultural heritage, which attracted tourists and greatly increased popularity," Wang Xin (王鑫) said with deep feeling, "For consumers, only business is too monotonous. Culture has strong vitality and can make business more dynamic."
In recent years, "This is Mountain" (这有山) has held a large number of cultural activities: cooperating with China Post Group Co., Ltd. Changchun Branch (中国邮政集团有限公司长春市分公司) to create a "Mountain Post Office" (山里邮局), selling cultural and creative products, and providing services such as stamp collection; deeply cooperating with Jilin Radio and Television Station (吉林广播电视台) to hold a series of music events to attract consumer participation...
"This is Mountain" (这有山) also focuses on young people in the field of culture and art, providing them with a platform and using their perspective to enrich the content of activities.
In the "Banshan Yu" (半山隅) cultural block, next to a painting, Zhou Zihan (周子函), a student from the School of Fine Arts of Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学美术学院), spoke with enthusiasm, and the tourists listened attentively, "The work I brought is the 'Balloon' series, which is based on the common balloon as the theme for creation..."
This year, "This is Mountain" (这有山) jointly held a college student painting exhibition with the School of Fine Arts of Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学美术学院), and the students participated in the curatorial work, adding artistic atmosphere to the mall with their youthful strokes. This is not the first time for such cooperation. In 2024, the graduation design exhibition of college students from the School of Design of Jilin College of the Arts (吉林艺术学院设计学院) was unveiled at the "Yunshan Fair" (云山集), and the students transformed into "stall owners" to share design ideas with citizens and tourists.
"We rely on Changchun (长春) university resources to establish a stable school-enterprise cooperation mechanism, provide students with social practice bases, let them participate in planning and execution, and grow in practice," said Wang Xin (王鑫).
From January to July this year, the average daily passenger flow and sales of "This is Mountain" (这有山) increased by 6% and 8% year-on-year, respectively. "In the future, we will continue to innovate scenes, enrich formats, and continuously enhance attractiveness, so that tourists will want to come back again after they come," Liu Zhaoxia (刘朝霞) said with full expectations.
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Climbing "mountains" in shopping malls, drinking coffee at farmers' markets, and "traveling through time" at digital experience halls in ancient towns... In recent years, new types of consumption spaces integrating cultural tourism, technology, social interaction, and other elements have continued to emerge, becoming a new choice for many consumers.
The "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption" issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) proposes to "innovate diversified consumption scenarios." A consumption scenario is not just a place for commodity transactions, but also a complex integrating business layout, product content, service system, and environmental atmosphere. Only by integrating innovation and synergistic efforts, and continuously creating effective demand with high-quality supply, can we move from being "red for a while" to being "always red."
Innovating diversified consumption scenarios cannot be separated from the word "new." Whether it is the visual impact brought by spatial design or the brand-new experience brought by service upgrades, the key is to make consumers feel "different from the past." Novelty is an important driving force for consumers to be willing to stay and happy to pay.
Innovating diversified consumption scenarios, "diversification" is indispensable. Different groups have different needs. From catering to cultural tourism, from shopping to entertainment, only by integrating diverse business formats can we provide consumers with multi-level and differentiated consumption experiences.
It should be noted that simply stacking elements and mechanically splicing functions will only create a situation of a thousand cities with the same scenery and a thousand stores with the same face. True diversity should be unique. Especially for young people, consumption is not just about acquiring goods, but also about expressing themselves and participating in social interactions. They expect more recognizable experience spaces.
From the profound historical heritage of the Ciqikou Ancient Town (磁器口历史文化街区) in Chongqing (重庆) to the lively atmosphere of the Guan Zhuanxin Farmers Market (大观篆新农贸市场) in Yunnan (云南), the more local characteristics, the more touching it is. This gives people inspiration: the creation of scenes cannot be separated from the cultural texture and the reality of the soil, adapting to local conditions and implementing policies according to the city, extracting unique temperament from the local culture, and strengthening emotional stickiness with characteristic content, so that diverse business formats can release the greatest value.
Consumption vitality comes from the continuous iteration of scenarios. Activating consumption is not just about "bringing people in," but also about "keeping their hearts." Only in this way can we gain a firm foothold and win the future in round after round of consumption waves.
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Return to TopDecree of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
No. 813
The "Regulations on Rural Roads," having been adopted at the 62nd Executive Meeting of the State Council on June 27, 2025, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on September 15, 2025.
Premier Li Qiang (李强)
July 16, 2025
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated to promote the high-quality development of rural roads and to adapt to the needs of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.
Article 2 For the purposes of these Regulations, rural roads include county roads, township roads, and village roads.
Article 3 Rural roads are public welfare infrastructure serving agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. The state takes comprehensive measures to support and promote the development of rural roads.
Article 4 The development of rural roads shall implement the Party and the state's guidelines, policies, and decisions, adapt to the relevant requirements of coordinating new urbanization and comprehensive rural revitalization, adhere to government leadership, overall planning, and adapting to local conditions, adhere to equal emphasis on construction, management, maintenance, and operation, and gradually improve the rural transportation infrastructure network with full coverage, universal benefit sharing, safety and applicability, convenience and efficiency.
Article 5 The county-level people's government assumes the primary responsibility for the development of rural roads within its administrative region, strengthens the organization and leadership of rural road work, implements support measures for the development of rural roads, and coordinates research and solves major problems in rural road work.
The relevant departments of transportation of the county-level people's government and the township people's government shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations and the responsibilities determined by the county-level people's government, do a good job in related rural road work.
The relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) such as transportation, and the local people's governments at the level of cities divided into districts and above, and their relevant departments such as transportation, shall strengthen guidance and supervision of rural road work.
Article 6 The development of rural roads shall establish a funding guarantee system based on fiscal investment and supplemented by multi-channel fundraising.
Local people's governments at all levels shall, in accordance with the principle of dividing fiscal powers and expenditure responsibilities, arrange the rural road development funds that should be borne by them and include them in the budget at the same level.
The state encourages raising funds for the development of rural roads through charitable and social donations, as well as comprehensive development and operation of related resources and rights of rural roads, supports financial institutions to provide financial services adapted to the development of rural roads in accordance with market-oriented and rule-of-law principles, and guides social capital to participate in the development of rural roads in accordance with the law.
Article 7 The construction of rural roads shall focus on improving the quality of the road network and promote the upgrading and optimization of the rural road network structure.
In remote mountainous areas and border areas where the density of the rural road network is insufficient, the extension of the road network should be promoted in an orderly manner according to actual needs to improve the level of road network accessibility.
Article 8 Newly built rural roads shall meet the requirements of the prescribed highway technical grade.
Existing rural roads that do not meet the minimum technical grade requirements shall be upgraded and transformed into highways that meet the technical grade requirements. The county-level people's government shall organize and implement the upgrading and transformation of rural roads in accordance with the actual situation in the region.
The specific technical grade and its main technical indicators selected for the construction of rural roads shall be determined according to their functional positioning, combined with topographic conditions, expected traffic volume, and other factors. The competent transportation department of the State Council (国务院交通运输主管部门) shall improve the technical grade and its technical indicator system adapted to the characteristics of rural roads.
Article 9 The construction of rural roads shall be coordinated with the construction of national and provincial highways to promote the integration of urban and rural transportation.
Local people's governments at all levels shall take measures to promote the integrated construction of rural roads and supporting facilities along the route, industrial parks, tourist attractions, etc., coordinate the needs of agricultural production, rural tourism, etc., and promote the organic integration of rural road construction and rural industrial development.
It is encouraged to promote the method of **以工代赈** (yǐ gōng dài zhèn - "substituting work for relief," providing employment as a form of disaster relief or poverty alleviation) in the construction of rural roads.
Article 10 The reasonable needs of land and space use involved in the construction of rural roads shall be included in the territorial space planning implementation supervision system for overall protection, and the requirements for land use management shall be implemented in accordance with relevant national regulations.
The construction of rural roads shall be scientifically and reasonably located in accordance with the territorial space plan, giving priority to the reconstruction or expansion of existing roads, not occupying or occupying less cultivated land, and saving and intensively using land.
Article 11 For rural road construction projects that meet the conditions such as small investment scale and simple technical solutions, relevant procedures may be simplified in accordance with relevant national regulations.
Article 12 The scope of the building control zone on both sides of the village road shall be delimited by the county-level people's government in accordance with the provisions of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, and the management of the building control zone shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations.
The scope of the building control zone on both sides of county roads and township roads shall be delimited and managed in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations.
Article 13 The competent transportation department of the county-level people's government shall take effective measures in accordance with the law to increase the control of overloaded transportation behavior on rural roads and prevent overloaded vehicles from illegally driving on rural roads.
If heavy-duty freight vehicles for construction projects that do not belong to overloaded transportation do need to use rural roads as construction access roads or concentrate on passing through rural roads within a certain period of time, which may cause damage to rural roads, the construction unit shall sign an agreement with the competent transportation department of the county-level people's government or the township people's government, and take protective measures such as reasonable planning of driving routes, controlling vehicle loads, and reinforcing and transforming passing road sections; If damage is caused, it shall be repaired, rebuilt or given corresponding economic compensation in a timely manner in accordance with the original technical standards of the section of the road.
Article 14 According to the needs of rural road protection and management, the competent transportation department of the county-level people's government may set up corresponding electronic technical monitoring equipment along rural roads. The setting of electronic technical monitoring equipment shall be subject to legal and technical review to ensure that the electronic technical monitoring equipment meets the standards, is reasonably set, and has obvious signs, and the location of the setting shall be announced to the public in a timely manner before being put into use.
Article 15 The county-level people's government shall organize relevant departments such as transportation and the township people's government to take measures in accordance with the law to carry out comprehensive improvement of the rural road area environment and continuously optimize the rural road area environment.
Article 16 The county-level people's government shall establish and improve the rural road management and maintenance responsibility system, clarify and support and urge relevant departments such as transportation and the township people's government to perform their rural road management and maintenance responsibilities.
Local people's governments at all levels shall, in accordance with relevant national regulations, implement the financial expenditure responsibility for rural road maintenance funds and strengthen the management of rural road assets. The income from the integrated development of rural roads and business projects such as rural tourism can be used for rural road maintenance.
Article 17 The competent transportation department of the county-level people's government shall regularly organize technical condition testing and evaluation of rural roads and use the testing and evaluation results as an important basis for implementing rural road maintenance.
Article 18 Rural road maintenance is divided into routine maintenance and maintenance projects according to the nature of the work.
The maintenance of county roads shall be organized and implemented by the competent transportation department of the county-level people's government.
The routine maintenance of township roads and village roads shall be organized and implemented by the township people's government. The maintenance projects of township roads and village roads shall be organized and implemented by the competent transportation department of the county-level people's government, or organized and implemented by the township people's government with the conditions.
Article 19 The routine maintenance of rural roads can absorb the participation of rural residents along the route through government procurement of services, and related work such as cleaning and greening can be contracted by rural residents or families, and public welfare posts in the field of rural road management and maintenance can be used well in a coordinated manner, giving priority to absorbing people with employment difficulties.
The state encourages and guides professional highway maintenance operation units to participate in rural road maintenance, promotes the establishment and improvement of a long-term mechanism for rural road maintenance, and improves the level of maintenance specialization.
Article 20 Rural road maintenance shall be implemented in accordance with the corresponding technical specifications and operating procedures to ensure that the highway is always in good technical condition.
Article 21 The competent transportation department of the county-level people's government and the township people's government shall organize and carry out daily inspections of rural roads; If it is found that the highway has collapsed or has potholes, bulges, or other conditions that affect safe passage, warning signs shall be set up in a timely manner and repairs shall be organized.
Article 22 The county-level people's government shall establish and improve the mechanism for investigating and managing safety hazards on rural roads, focusing on sections of rural roads with sharp bends and steep slopes, near water and cliffs, level intersections, bridges and tunnels, and passing through villages and towns, and organize the investigation and management of safety hazards.
Conspicuous safety warning signs shall be set up at places such as level intersections of rural roads prone to traffic accidents and sections of roads passing through villages and towns, and facilities such as vehicle deceleration devices shall be set up when necessary.
Article 23 The county-level people's government shall strengthen the construction of rural road emergency support and disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities, and organize the implementation of responsibilities in the formulation of emergency plans for rural road emergencies, emergency material reserves, and disaster monitoring and early warning.
If rural roads are interrupted due to natural disasters or other emergencies, the county-level people's government shall organize relevant departments such as transportation to carry out emergency repairs in a timely manner; If it is difficult to repair in a timely manner, warning signs shall be set up and detour routes shall be published.
Article 24 The county-level people's government and its relevant departments and the township people's government shall take flexible and effective ways to carry out publicity and education on road traffic safety laws and regulations and road protection for residents along rural roads, encourage and guide the inclusion of relevant requirements for road protection in village rules and regulations, and enhance the road traffic safety and road protection awareness of rural residents.
Article 25 Local people's governments at all levels shall improve policies and measures, improve incentive mechanisms, accelerate the construction of related infrastructure such as rural freight logistics, ensure the sustainable operation of rural passenger transport, promote the integrated development of rural passenger transport, freight logistics, and postal express delivery, expand the service functions of rural roads, and enhance the ability of rural roads to serve and unblock the urban and rural economic cycle.
Article 26 If the relevant departments of the State Council (国务院), local people's governments at the county level and above and their relevant departments, and the township people's government fail to perform or improperly perform their duties in rural road work, they shall be held accountable in accordance with laws, regulations, and relevant national regulations, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be given sanctions in accordance with the law.
Article 27 In addition to the provisions of these Regulations, the relevant provisions of the "Highway Law of the People's Republic of China" (中华人民共和国公路法) and the "Regulations on the Protection of Highway Safety" (公路安全保护条例) shall be applied mutatis mutandis to village roads.
Article 28 These Regulations shall come into force on September 15, 2025.
(Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopIn the early morning of September 11th, the Hefei West Railway Station project, constructed by China Railway 24th Bureau Group, completed the Hefu Railway Level II blockade construction. The Hefei West Hefu Yard and Silihe Line Station were successfully put into operation, laying the foundation for the on-schedule opening and operation of Hefei West Railway Station (合肥西站).
As one of the three major passenger stations in the Hefei (合肥) railway hub, Hefei West Railway Station (合肥西站) has a station scale of 8 platforms and 18 lines, and is closely connected to lines such as the He'an High-speed Railway, Hefu High-speed Railway, Hebang High-speed Railway, and Shanghehang High-speed Railway. After completion and operation, it will significantly improve the passing capacity and transportation efficiency of the Hefei (合肥) railway hub, and inject new impetus into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta railway.
The picture shows workers working.
Photo by Zhang Min (张敏) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马 晨
Putting on cycling shoes, adjusting the bike computer, fastening the helmet... Li Liping (李立平), a cycling enthusiast from Guangzong County (广宗县), Xingtai City (邢台市), Hebei Province (河北省), began his 15-kilometer commute by bike. "The wheels turn, breaking through the wind, making me feel physically and mentally happy." Li Liping (李立平) noticed that there are significantly more cyclists on the road this year. "Guangzong (广宗) is not big, but I can meet new cycling friends almost every day."
Recently, in a bicycle brand image store in Guangzong County (广宗县), the store owner Li Qiandong (李乾东) was busy introducing bicycle models to customers. "Business is good, and the popularity far exceeds expectations." He said, "Some popular models in the store are often pre-ordered before they even arrive, and popular accessories are even sold out overnight."
With the rise of the cycling craze, related services are also becoming increasingly complete. In mid-April of this year, Li Qiandong (李乾东) founded the "Wind Breakers" cycling club, which currently has more than 200 members. "We regularly hold morning rides, night rides, and skill training activities to build a communication platform for cycling enthusiasts and allow more people to enjoy the fun of cycling." Li Qiandong (李乾东) felt the change, "In the past, we had to 'scrape' people together to organize activities, but now, as soon as an activity notice is sent out in the WeChat group, it 'explodes' with registrations, with an average of forty or fifty people participating in each activity."
The cycling group is changing. "No longer limited to professional cyclists, more and more young people, especially those in the 25 to 35 age group, are growing the fastest." Li Qiandong (李乾东) opened his mobile phone album, "There are recent college graduates, young parents with children, and office workers coming together. Cycling has gradually evolved from a professional sport to a lifestyle for the masses."
Since the beginning of this year, Guangzong County (广宗县) has held more than 10 cycling events, attracting thousands of cycling enthusiasts from all over the country, and the scale and number of participants in the events have continued to increase. As of now, several cycling clubs have been registered in the county, and several corporate cycling teams have been established.
The cycling craze has not only changed the lifestyles of many people, but has also become an important window to showcase the development vitality of Guangzong County (广宗县).
On weekends, Zhang Ming (张明), a cycling enthusiast from Wei County (威县), Xingtai City (邢台市), made a special trip of 30 kilometers to the Grape Town of Nansiguo Village (南寺郭村), Beitangtuo Town (北塘疃镇), Guangzong County (广宗县). "The Shine Muscat grapes here are particularly sweet, and I plan to buy more to take back and give to friends." Zhang Ming (张明) said while picking grapes, "After participating in the oil peach festival cycling event last time, I learned that Guangzong County (广宗县) is the origin of many high-quality agricultural products, so I often ride my bike here to purchase them."
This year, Guangzong County (广宗县) has carefully planned a number of cycling routes, including the Zhanghe (漳河) track, the Yingbin Lake (迎宾湖) inland环湖 route, and the Grape Town (葡萄小镇) route, cleverly connecting the county's natural landscapes and characteristic spots to create a rich experience of "multiple scenes in one journey." More and more tourists and cycling enthusiasts shuttle through the city roads, indulge in the fragrance of orchards, and stroll through the rural paintings, experiencing the charm of cycling in Guangzong County (广宗县).
The cycling craze has also brought new opportunities for the development of the local bicycle industry. In the production workshop of Wanyi Bicycle Guangzong Co., Ltd. (万怡自行车广宗有限公司), the robotic arms operate rhythmically, the conveyor belt carries semi-finished products back and forth, and four quality inspectors are conducting quality inspections on the bicycles that are about to be launched. "We are currently accelerating production, and orders have been scheduled for several months later." Hu Fangang (胡凡刚), deputy general manager of the company, introduced, "In response to the domestic cycling craze, we have developed a number of commuter models with variable speed functions, which have been enthusiastically received by the market."
In the early years, Guangzong County (广宗县) provided accessories for domestic bicycle brands. After nearly 50 years of accumulation, Guangzong County (广宗县) has now cultivated a complete industrial chain of 310 complete vehicle enterprises and more than 2,200 supporting enterprises, building an efficient "half-hour supporting circle" - from screws and nuts to frame hubs, all parts can be quickly deployed within the county.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘硕阳 陶相安
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From the millisecond-by-millisecond competition on the 100-meter track to the thunderous power of the shot put, and the graceful leaps of the pole vault... the passionate track and field arena is etched with athletes' relentless pursuit of "Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together." The 2025 World Athletics Championships are about to kick off, and we look forward to Chinese athletes displaying their passion and showcasing their talent on the field.
The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the New National Stadium in Tokyo (東京新国立競技場), Japan, from September 13th to 21st. On September 6th, the Chinese Athletics Team announced its list of athletes participating in this World Championships, including 41 male athletes and 32 female athletes, including world champions such as Gong Lijiao (巩立姣), Yang Jiayu (杨家玉), and Feng Bin (冯彬). They will compete in 33 of the 49 events.
The New National Stadium in Tokyo (東京新国立競技場) was previously the venue for the track and field events of the Tokyo Olympics. Here, Su Bingtian (苏炳添) set an Asian record of 9.83 seconds in the 100 meters, and Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) won the gold medal in the women's shot put with a powerful throw. As the Chinese Athletics Team, mainly composed of young athletes, returns to this venue, how will they perform?
Recovering Form and Striving for Breakthroughs
In the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, the Chinese team only won two bronze medals. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Chinese Athletics Team ultimately won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals, showing some recovery compared to previous performances.
Entering the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics cycle, the Chinese team performed well in international and continental events such as the Nanjing Indoor World Championships, the Guangzhou World Relays, and the Gumi Asian Championships in South Korea. To date, Chinese track and field athletes have broken national records in multiple events this season, including the men's 400 meters and the men's shot put.
Continuing the positive momentum and showcasing their talent on the high-level stage is the main goal of the Chinese track and field athletes at this World Championships.
In early August this year, at the National Athletics Championships held in Quzhou, Zhejiang, Wu Ruiting (吴瑞庭) broke the Asian record in the men's triple jump with a score of 17.68 meters. "I haven't been in the top eight in previous World Championships, so this time I'm aiming for the top eight first, and striving to perform at my best!" said Wu Ruiting (吴瑞庭).
Women's throwing events are a relatively advantageous group for Chinese track and field. In the last two World Championships and one Olympic Games, women's discus star Feng Bin (冯彬) has won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal. About to usher in her fifth World Championships, Feng Bin (冯彬) expects to further improve her competitive state, "I hope to throw over 65 meters."
Relay events are full of expectations, and the Chinese relay team has achieved good results in the men's 400-meter event this year. With their outstanding performance at the World Relays in May this year, the Chinese team qualified for the World Championships in the men's 4×400-meter relay and the 4×400-meter mixed relay for the first time. "After generations of track and field athletes' continuous efforts, the Chinese men's 4×400-meter relay has finally obtained the qualification to participate in the World Championships. We will continue to work hard and strive to create good results," said Tan Guoheng (谭国衡), coach of the Chinese team.
Youth Power Ready to Go
The women's shot put qualifying round of this World Championships will be held on September 20th, and 36-year-old Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) will step onto the World Championships stage for the tenth time. Since the 2007 Osaka World Championships, she has won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze medals in the World Championships. Among the 73 athletes in the Chinese team at this World Championships, she is the only one born in the 1980s.
At this World Championships, the Chinese team has a total of 47 athletes born after 2000, accounting for more than 60% of the total. Liu Kai (刘凯), Li Chenyang (李晨洋), Xing Jialiang (邢家梁) and other athletes who have broken national records this season are all under 25 years old, and Chen Yujie (陈妤颉), Chen Yuanjiang (陈圆将), Li Yi (李艺) and other 13 athletes born after 2005 have begun to emerge.
Born in 2008, Chen Yujie (陈妤颉) is the youngest participant in the Chinese Athletics Team at this World Championships. She has been in hot form this season. At the Guangzhou World Relays, she and her teammates worked together to win the World Championships qualification for the Chinese team in the women's 4×100-meter relay. In the women's 200-meter final of the Asian Championships, she defeated a group of strong opponents with a score of 22.97 seconds, breaking the Asian youth (U18) best record for the event, which she had previously held. "I am about to usher in the first World Championships in my life, and I hope to adjust my state to the best," said Chen Yujie (陈妤颉).
In the National Athletics Championships held in early August, 19-year-old Chen Yuanjiang (陈圆将) won the men's 110-meter hurdles championship with a personal best of 13.18 seconds, a result second only to Liu Xiang (刘翔) and Xie Wenjun (谢文骏) in China. "Standing on the shoulders of my predecessors, I can continue to improve. Coming to the World Championships, I look forward to competing with more of the world's top athletes." Chen Yuanjiang's (陈圆将) goal is to enter the top eight.
At the Asian Athletics Championships held in Gumi, South Korea in May this year, the Chinese team, mainly composed of young athletes, won 19 gold medals, returning to the top of the medal table. After experiencing many major competitions, young athletes look forward to shining on the biggest stage in the field of athletics.
Accumulating Experience and Tempering Mentality
Although she has experience in major competitions such as the World Youth Championships and the Asian Championships, the young Chen Yujie (陈妤颉) inevitably feels nervous facing her first World Championships trip.
"Major competitions are a great test of mentality. If the mentality fluctuates, it will be difficult for athletes to perform at their best." Famous hurdles coach Sun Haiping (孙海平) is currently leading Xu Zhuoyi (徐卓一) and other athletes in pre-competition sprints. In his opinion, it is very important for athletes' growth to find the feeling of participating in world competitions by competing with masters.
"When Liu Xiang (刘翔) first participated in major competitions, he also felt that the gap with foreign athletes was large, 5 meters behind in the first game, 4 meters behind in the second game... In one training session after another, the gap in results gradually narrowed, and his confidence gradually built up," said Sun Haiping (孙海平). From this Tokyo World Championships to the Nagoya Asian Games next year, and then to the 2027 Beijing World Championships, all will be opportunities for training.
Helping young team members relieve stress and calm their minds is also one of the tasks of the coaching team. After reversing to win the championship with the last jump at the Asian Championships, 19-year-old Li Yi (李艺) is about to set foot on the World Championships stage for the first time. Her coach, Dong Bin (董斌), is the bronze medalist in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Rio Olympics. During the preparation period, Dong Bin (董斌) often shared his personal feelings about participating in major competitions to help young athletes relieve their nervousness.
The curtain is about to rise. During the 9 days of competition, we look forward to Chinese athletes leaving more wonderful moments.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 一 郭梓云 陈海琪
The UN's "Food Waste Index Report 2024" shows that about 19% of the world's food is wasted. The edible portion of this wasted food, calculated using the "most conservative estimate," could provide 1.3 meals per day for everyone in the world's hunger-affected regions. Saving food and stopping waste are increasingly becoming a consensus and action for all countries. Singapore, Germany, Chile and other countries are exploring ways to reduce food waste from all aspects of production, sales and consumption.
Singapore——
Timely Sale of Defective and Near-Expiry Foods
Every evening, in various chain supermarkets in Singapore, staff put some near-expiry packaged foods or vegetables and fruits with surface defects into special boxes, offering them to residents in need at lower prices to reduce food waste. Sheng Siong Supermarket (昇菘超市) in Singapore has been selling defective and near-expiry fresh food since 2011, while NTUC FairPrice (新加坡平价集团) supermarkets have been selling fruits with surface defects since 2015, and expanded to vegetables in November 2023. In July of this year, NTUC FairPrice (新加坡平价集团) announced the expansion of the "FairPrice Neighbourhood Food Rescue" program, which will distribute approximately 2 tons of defective fresh fruits and vegetables recovered from supermarkets and logistics centers each month to families in need through 51 distribution points across Singapore. The predecessor of the program was the "Food Rescue Project" launched in September 2023, which initially had 15 distribution points. As of July this year, the "Food Rescue Project" has distributed nearly 30 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables, benefiting approximately 25,000 residents annually.
The latest data shows that in the past 5 years, Singapore has wasted an average of 750,000 tons of food each year, accounting for approximately 11% of the country's total waste each year; among the discarded food, much can still be utilized, but the recycling rate is less than 20%. In recent years, Singapore has vigorously promoted the "Empty Plate, Zero Waste" program, strengthening publicity and education, and advocating that all sectors actively take action to reduce food waste in all aspects. In August 2024, Singapore passed the "Good Food Donation Act," encouraging businesses and individuals to provide more types of food to vulnerable groups. The related measures of the above-mentioned chain supermarkets are part of this program.
More and more Singaporean companies are beginning to seize the business opportunities brought by surplus food and expand their business categories. Singaporean company treatsure initially started by selling leftover bread, pastries, and salads from stores before closing, and later expanded its business to hotel buffet takeaway boxes. The company encourages customers to place orders through a mobile application to pack the remaining food from hotel buffets at discounted prices. A Singaporean technology company launched a mobile application called Yindii, through which consumers can pre-order "surprise bags" of near-expiry food sold by merchants before closing, with prices generally 50% to 80% of the normal price, which has received good feedback from many partner merchants and consumers. The participating chain bakery "Bake Master" (烘焙大师) stated that its "surprise bags" were sold out shortly after being listed, and the company is planning to further expand the scope of participating stores.
Germany——
Promoting Supermarkets to Order Food on Demand
The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) recently launched a mobile application called "Too Good for the Bin," where consumers only need to enter the planned purchase information of ingredients, and they will receive corresponding recommended recipes, shelf life tips, and storage suggestions. Consumers can better purchase ingredients and handle remaining ingredients according to actual needs, reducing unnecessary food waste. The German branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (世界自然基金会德国分会) estimates that if unnecessary food waste can be reduced, Germany can save the equivalent of 15% of the total land area used for grain production each year.
Research data from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) shows that each consumer in Germany discards approximately 74.5 kilograms of food each year. Among the avoidable food waste, 35% is fresh fruits and vegetables, 13% is baked goods such as bread, followed by beverages (12%) and dairy products (9%). Relevant负责人 of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) stated that food waste is unacceptable from a moral, ecological, and economic perspective. Under the increasing pressure of environmental protection, all sectors of society should actively take action to solve the problem of food waste.
In order to support the food industry in combating food waste and strengthening network construction, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) established a competence center for preventing food waste and loss. The main business of the center is to provide practical information and training to companies at the top of the food supply chain, organize exchanges between companies and associations in the fields of primary production, processing, food retail, and outdoor catering, identify the potential for food waste reduction in related fields, and develop unified solutions.
Large German chain supermarkets such as Kaufland (考夫兰), Rewe (雷弗), and Metro (麦德龙) prevent food overstocking from the source by using automated ordering systems to order food on demand. For food approaching its expiration date, Kaufland (考夫兰) will reduce the price and place it in a prominent position on the shelf. Since 2019, Kaufland (考夫兰) has continuously purchased and sold some fruits and vegetables that do not look very good, and these products are named "Slightly Different Ones" (稍有不同的它们), making consumers aware that food that is not "beautiful" is also delicious. According to a recent report released by the Thünen Institute (德国图能研究所), 14 German chain supermarkets and wholesalers have better implemented the "Agreement Against Food Waste" signed with the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) in June 2023, reducing food waste by an average of 24% in 2023. The merchants have pledged to reduce waste by 30% by the end of 2025 and 50% by the end of 2030.
German start-ups have launched food sharing applications such as "Too Good To Go" (仍可食用), which are popular with consumers. Through this program, people can view the near-expiry food that has not been sold on the same day in nearby supermarkets, restaurants, and bakeries, place an order, and then pick it up at the store during the agreed time period, often spending a few euros to harvest a large bag of food. In addition, some social welfare organizations are also committed to reducing food waste, such as "Tafel" (塔菲尔), which manages 970 food banks in Germany. They cooperate with large food retailers to donate food that is no longer suitable for sale but is still edible to people in need.
From September 29 to October 6 this year, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (德国联邦农业、食品和区域认同部) plans to organize the sixth national "Too Good for the Bin" activity week, which aims to call for resisting food waste in the entire value chain. Whether it is in outdoor catering, retail, schools, and nurseries, or in the fields of agriculture and digital, everyone can find activities that suit them. The focus of the event is once again on shopping plans, food storage, and practical tips for using leftovers.
Chile——
Advocating the Formation of a Responsible Consumption Culture
Every September, Chile regularly holds the "International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste" event, encouraging all sectors to work together to reduce food waste through media publicity, community lectures, school courses, etc. According to a latest survey, approximately 70% of respondents in Chile admit that there is food waste in their families. Esteban (埃斯特班), the former Minister of Agriculture of Chile (智利农业部前部长), said that approximately 1/3 of the food in Chile is wasted, "which is unacceptable." The Chilean government advocates that people form a responsible consumption culture and calls on food suppliers to donate unsold but edible food to the community.
The Chilean National Committee for the Prevention and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (智利国家预防和减少粮食损失和浪费委员会) is specifically responsible for coordinating the public, private, and civil society sectors from food production to consumption and taking measures to improve the utilization of food resources. In recent years, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture (智利农业部) has launched the "Zero Food Waste Program" (零食物浪费计划), striving to promote public awareness of food waste, encourage food production and distribution links to improve management, and reduce losses caused by improper storage.
Some Chilean companies are actively responding to the government's call. The "upcycling" technology adopted by Chilean company KasKala Foods (智利卡斯卡拉食品公司) transforms fruit waste discarded by juice companies into high-value products such as apple fiber powder, antioxidant collagen, and oat quinoa fiber bars, which increases the utilization rate of raw materials and reduces the waste disposal costs in the juice production process.
Chilean multinational retail company Cencosud (智利跨国零售企业桑科萨集团) donates unsold surplus food to charitable foundations and food banks through the "Regional Food Rescue Program" (区域食品救援计划). In the first half of 2024, Cencosud (桑科萨集团) transported more than 780 tons of surplus food to Latin American countries. The "Zero Food Waste Outdoors" project developed by the Chilean Waste Foundation (智利垃圾基金会) encourages suppliers to donate unsold near-expiry food, while composting inedible food, which not only reduces waste but also supports the construction of community kitchen projects.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 戴楷然
The South African government recently established an "Export Enterprise Support Platform," focusing on providing automotive manufacturing companies with a one-stop service of "alternative market recommendations, market entry guidance, and connection with overseas embassies and consulates," helping auto parts suppliers and complete vehicle factories open up more diverse international markets. Faced with the high tariffs imposed by the United States and increased uncertainty in international trade, the South African automotive manufacturing industry is facing considerable pressure and is promoting sustainable industrial development through measures such as expanding foreign markets and accelerating green transformation.
The automotive manufacturing industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in South Africa, with 2/3 of its production capacity used for export. Data shows that in 2024, South Africa's total exports of automobiles and parts reached 268.8 billion Rand (1 US dollar is approximately 17.4 Rand), accounting for 14.7% of South Africa's total exports. Currently, South Africa is focusing on promoting market expansion in the Southern African Development Community and the broader African continent, using frameworks such as the African Continental Free Trade Area to establish a more balanced and stable export structure, and deepening trade cooperation with Middle Eastern and Asian countries to find diversified export paths for automotive manufacturing companies. Mike Mabasa (迈克·马巴萨), CEO of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (南非全国汽车制造商协会), said that by adopting market diversification and expanding regional trade cooperation, the South African automotive manufacturing industry will reduce its dependence on a single market, continuously enhance industrial resilience, and also prompt South African companies, especially automotive companies, that have been impacted to seek more business opportunities.
In recent years, South Africa has continued to promote the green transformation of the automotive manufacturing industry, accelerating the layout of pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and other new energy vehicles, striving to make South Africa one of the core bases for global new energy vehicle and parts manufacturing. The "Electric Vehicle White Paper" released by the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (南非贸工部) in 2023 proposed that in the next 10 years, South Africa's local new energy vehicle production capacity will be gradually increased, and an upstream supply system and downstream recycling system for battery materials will be built. In March of this year, the South African National Treasury (南非财政部) announced an investment of 1 billion Rand to support local new energy vehicles, power batteries, and related manufacturing projects. Currently, the South African government is considering expanding the "Automotive Production and Development Programme" and planning to establish a transformation fund to support supply chain upgrades and new energy applications. Mabasa said that the implementation of South Africa's new energy vehicle transformation strategy will help attract new investment, ensure the stability of automotive manufacturing capacity, and also conform to the global automotive industry development trend.
In the transformation process of the South African automotive industry, Chinese car companies are strengthening cooperation with local dealers and charging infrastructure companies by leveraging their own advantages and experience to promote the construction of charging networks and after-sales service systems. BYD (比亚迪), Great Wall (长城), Chery (奇瑞) and other Chinese brands have successively launched a number of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle models in South Africa, covering SUV, sedan and pickup truck sub-markets. Sino-South African car companies are strengthening cooperation to promote the stable growth of the South African new energy vehicle industry.
(Reported by the Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡) Office of this newspaper on September 11)
Return to TopHoniara, September 10 (Xinhua) -- (Reporters Liu Xiaoyu (刘晓宇) and Zhang Shuhui (张淑惠)) The signing ceremony of the Pacific Resilience Facility Establishment Agreement was held in Honiara (霍尼亚拉), the capital of the Solomon Islands (所罗门群岛), on the evening of the 10th local time. Fifteen of the 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum signed the agreement. This is the first climate and disaster resilience financing institution led, owned, and operated by Pacific Island countries, headquartered in Tonga (汤加), with plans to raise $500 million by 2026.
The leaders or government representatives of Australia (澳大利亚), the Cook Islands (库克群岛), the Federated States of Micronesia (密克罗尼西亚联邦), Fiji (斐济), Kiribati (基里巴斯), Nauru (瑙鲁), the Solomon Islands (所罗门群岛), Tonga (汤加), New Zealand (新西兰), Niue (纽埃), Palau (帕劳), Papua New Guinea (巴布亚新几内亚), the Marshall Islands (马绍尔群岛), Tuvalu (图瓦卢), and Vanuatu (瓦努阿图), who are attending the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara (霍尼亚拉), signed the fund establishment agreement.
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa (巴伦·瓦卡) said in his opening remarks at the ceremony that climate action is urgent, and climate finance is more about fairness, justice, and equity.
Solomon Islands (所罗门群岛) Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele (杰里迈亚·马内莱) said in his keynote speech that the establishment of the Pacific Resilience Facility is to address the structural barriers faced by Pacific Small Island States in accessing global climate finance.
Tongan Prime Minister Isaac Eke (艾萨克·埃凯) called on partners in his speech to translate verbal commitments into financial allocations as soon as possible to smoothly achieve the set initial financing goals.
The 54th Pacific Islands Forum 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 TopThe 26th Baghdad International Book Fair opened on September 10 in Baghdad (巴格达), the capital of Iraq, with more than 600 book publishers from Iraq, other Arab countries, and the Eurasia region participating. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (苏达尼) said at the opening ceremony that culture plays an important role in maintaining national identity and combating cognitive injustice, and he hopes that writers will record history and inherit culture. This year's book fair features many books about China, including categories such as the Chinese economy, traditional culture, and handicrafts. The book fair will last until September 21.
(People's Daily reporter Guan Kejiang (管克江))
Illustration: Wang Ting (王婷)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Singapore dispatch on September 11th (Reporter Zhang Jinru (张矜若)) The third annual Asian Visions Forum, hosted by Caixin Global and co-hosted by the Singapore Tourism Board, opened in Singapore on the 11th. With the theme of "Asian Opportunities in an Era of Change," this year's forum brought together more than 400 guests from 12 countries and regions, including government representatives from various Asian countries, senior representatives from the United Nations, well-known scholars, and business managers, to attend the opening ceremony.
The 3-day forum will include more than 30 activities, such as plenary sessions, keynote speeches, roundtable dialogues, thematic discussions, closed-door seminars, corporate roadshows, and field visits. The agenda focuses on Asia's new role in the global economy, covering core issues such as geopolitics, financial markets, and corporate internationalization, and delves into key driving forces for future growth, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy transition, and advanced manufacturing.
As one of the high-end forums hosted overseas by Chinese institutions, the Asian Visions Forum was initiated by Caixin Global, with strategic support from the Singapore government. The forum has been successfully held for two sessions since 2023 and has gradually developed into an influential international exchange platform in the region.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟
According to a recent report by the American magazine *Newsweek*, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released the latest data on various crime cases in the states of the United States and the District of Columbia (华盛顿哥伦比亚特区) in 2024. The data shows that more than 14 million cases of murder, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and other crimes occurred in the United States in 2024, including more than 1.22 million violent crime cases, with a violent crime rate of 359.1 cases per 100,000 people; 16,935 murder cases occurred, with a murder occurring every 31.1 minutes. In 2024, approximately 419,000 suspects were arrested in the United States for violent crimes.
The number of various crime cases in the United States remains high, and the public security situation in some areas is worrying. According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the total number of assault, homicide, kidnapping, and sex crime cases in the District of Columbia (华盛顿哥伦比亚特区) in 2024 was 22,300, the vast majority of which were assault crimes; between 2020 and 2024, the number of homicides in the District of Columbia (华盛顿哥伦比亚特区) reached its highest level since 2008, with 26 homicides per 100,000 people; in 2024, a total of 49,000 property crime cases occurred, including 15,000 cases of vandalism and nearly 19,000 theft cases. New Mexico ranked closely behind, with 10.2 homicides per 100,000 people. New Hampshire had the lowest homicide crime rate, with 1 homicide per 100,000 people. The report also showed that the total number of hate crime cases in the United States in 2024 remained as high as 11,679. The number of police officers shot in the line of duty has also increased. Between 2021 and 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recorded 258 law enforcement officers intentionally killed in the line of duty.
U.S. media reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s report covers more than 95% of the U.S. population, with data from 16,000 different agencies, but not all law enforcement agencies report data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). For example, data from the New York City Police Department was not included in the report. This means that the actual number of crime cases across the United States is higher than the statistics in the report.
Jillian Peterson, executive director of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, said that rising economic instability is an important reason for the high number of various crimes in the United States. As some schools, shelters, and treatment centers have closed one after another, the social mechanisms for preventing violence in the United States have become increasingly fragile. Some criminals have also shifted their focus to cybercrime, which poses new challenges to the police.
(Reported from Washington (华盛顿) on September 11 by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曹师韵
On the northern coast of Jakarta (雅加达), Indonesia, a mangrove forest quietly unfolds. Wooden boardwalks meander through it, with the sounds of insects and birds echoing in harmony. Tourists can stroll through the forest, relax in cafes, and experience various activities such as camping, hiking, canoeing, speed boating, and kayaking, enjoying the diverse pleasures of nature. Deep in the forest, staff are cleaning up the garbage between the tree roots, silently protecting the wetland environment.
In Indonesia, there are many such mangrove natural parks. In recent years, the Indonesian government has attached greater importance to marine and wetland ecological protection. Recently, the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries launched the "Healthy Ocean Without Waste" program and the construction of a National Mangrove Conservation Area, comprehensively promoting the comprehensive management of marine ecology. The "Healthy Ocean Without Waste" program aims to control marine waste throughout the entire chain, from rivers, coasts, small islands, ports, and maritime activities, through integrated land-sea management measures. It strives to reduce waste entering the ocean by 40% by 2026 and 70% by 2029. The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is working with relevant departments, local governments, private institutions, academia, and non-governmental organizations to advance the program and has already signed memorandums of understanding with Jakarta (雅加达) and Bali (巴厘) provinces.
According to data from the Indonesian National Waste Management Information System, Indonesia's waste production is projected to reach 50.06 million tons in 2025, of which approximately 20.02 million tons may flow into the ocean. Fishing vessel monitoring data shows that the number of fish is decreasing due to the impact of marine waste. The Java Sea (爪哇海) is no longer suitable for fish spawning due to pollution, and Indonesian fishing grounds are gradually shifting to the eastern, western, and southern seas.
Vice Minister Didiet Herdhiawan (迪迪特·赫尔迪亚万) of the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries stated that marine waste is one of Indonesia's main environmental problems. Protecting the ocean concerns the future of future generations, and reducing marine pollution is conducive to ensuring food security, addressing climate change, and promoting national prosperity. The "Healthy Ocean Without Waste" program will achieve systematic regulation of marine waste from source to end, striving to form measurable and sustainable governance results. Director General Koswara (科斯瓦拉) of Marine Management at the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries stated that the next step for the government is to improve relevant policies and regulations, conduct management assessments of river basins and key areas, and establish marine health audits, waste balance sheets, and regional change maps. The assessment results will serve as the basis for implementing reward and punishment policies. Through the joint efforts of all parties, Indonesia is confident in achieving the goal of reducing marine waste by 70% by 2029.
On the basis of managing marine waste, the Indonesian government plans to build a National Mangrove Conservation Area, creating a community-based mangrove cultivation, restoration, protection, education, and tourism center on 56 hectares of land, while also serving as an integrated waste management platform to promote the integration of environmental protection and the community's blue economy. "The mangrove ecosystem is a natural 'coastal protector' and an important blue carbon sink. The government hopes that this conservation area can become an important demonstration of sustainable management of the mangrove ecosystem," said Didiet (迪迪特).
According to reports, while accelerating the expansion of marine protected areas and managing marine plastic waste, the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has proposed goals to promote fisheries development, increase fishermen's income, and drive economic growth, aiming to lay the foundation for achieving the "Golden Indonesia 2045" vision.
(Reported from Jakarta (雅加达) on September 11th)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting held on July 30 pointed out: "Promote the construction of a unified national market in depth and continuously optimize the order of market competition."
"The regulations requiring construction units to deposit property maintenance funds do not comply with the provisions of higher-level laws, increase the burden on enterprises, and should be corrected." "The regulations stipulating that platform companies applying to engage in online car-hailing operations should establish branches in this city are unreasonable and unnecessary measures"... In recent years, in response to maintaining a fair and competitive market environment, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress has conducted record review of regulations and judicial interpretations in accordance with the law, promoted and urged regulatory bodies to correct and deal with various normative documents, and helped continuously optimize the order of market competition.
Amend regulations on depositing property maintenance funds to reduce the burden on enterprises
"Equal protection of the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises, optimization of the business environment, and thus maintenance of a fair market competition order are important goals of the record review work carried out by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress in recent years," said Yan Dongfeng (严冬峰), Director of the Record Review Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress.
The sun climbs over the top of the tower crane, steel scaffolding is distributed around the unfinished building, and workers in orange overalls grip their safety belts and move between the frames...
"I heard that the regulations on enterprises paying property maintenance funds are going to be revised, which is a great benefit for our private enterprises and the entire construction industry!" said Ai (艾某), the person in charge of a construction unit in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), very happily.
What is property maintenance fund? Zhang Xiaonan (张晓楠), Director of the Record Review Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress, introduced that many local regulations have provisions that construction units should deposit property maintenance funds. The property maintenance funds stipulated in these local regulations are mainly used to ensure that construction units bear the responsibility for property maintenance during the property warranty period.
"Property maintenance funds are indeed a considerable burden for our construction units," said Ai. The amount charged varies from place to place, generally stipulated to be 1%-3% of the total construction and installation cost of the property. For example, if the total price is 100 million yuan, the enterprise will have to take out an additional 3 million yuan for the housing and construction department to retain before the project is completed and accepted.
In October 2024, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress conducted a special review of the relevant regulations on property maintenance funds. The review found that 31 local regulations in 11 provinces have provisions that construction units should deposit property maintenance funds.
"The State Council's 'Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment' stipulates that the establishment of government funds, administrative and institutional charges involving enterprises, and security deposits involving enterprises should have a legal or administrative regulation basis or be approved by the State Council," said Zhang Xiaonan. Obviously, the local regulations requiring construction units to deposit property maintenance funds are contrary to this and will increase the burden on enterprises, and should be corrected.
At present, the relevant local people's congress standing committees have agreed to make amendments to the relevant regulations as soon as possible and submit a written plan and time limit for handling them, and most of the local people's congress standing committees have completed the amendment and abolition work.
Equal protection of the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises has always been an important goal of record review work. In May of this year, the Law on Promoting the Development of the Private Economy came into effect, and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress immediately organized a centralized review of regulations and normative documents involving the development of the private economy. At present, the relevant work is in progress.
Clean up inappropriate regulations requiring foreign enterprises to establish branches in this city
Wang Lian (王连) (pseudonym) is the person in charge of an online car-hailing platform enterprise. In recent years, the company's business has developed rapidly, but it has encountered some new problems when expanding its business to some cities.
Some local regulations and local government regulations stipulate that those applying to engage in online car-hailing operations should establish branches in this city.
"After all, handling the relevant procedures will delay time and increase the cost of the enterprise. Moreover, does the regulation that online car-hailing platforms must set up branches to operate locally comply with national laws and relevant policies?" Wang Lian said that his company will set up branches as required, but also hopes that the relevant regulations can be optimized.
Enterprises have demands, and legislative bodies should respond.
In the first half of 2024, the Standing Committee of a certain province's People's Congress reported to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress a case of reviewing and correcting the provisions of a normative document of a certain city regarding the requirement for foreign enterprises to establish branches in this city.
Taking this as an opportunity, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress conducted a special review of the current effective local regulations and local government regulations regarding the requirement for foreign online car-hailing platform companies to establish branches locally. After sorting out, there are 3 local regulations and 2 local government regulations with relevant provisions.
After review, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress believes that these regulations do not comply with the relevant spirit of the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Accelerating the Construction of a Unified National Market" and the relevant provisions of the State Council's "Regulations on Fair Competition Review" and other higher-level laws, and are unreasonable and unnecessary measures.
"In accordance with the requirements of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council on cleaning up regulations and policies involving unequal treatment of enterprises, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has organized and carried out relevant local regulations cleaning work since last year," said Yan Dongfeng. It was found that a total of 178 local regulations, separate regulations, and resolutions and decisions need to be amended or abolished in the cleaning work.
For example, the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Regulations of a certain province stipulate that those engaged in agricultural machinery maintenance and operation must obtain an agricultural machinery maintenance technical qualification certificate. The review found that the State Council has cancelled the relevant administrative licensing items, and this regulation has no basis in higher-level laws; the Regulations on Economic and Technological Development Zones of a certain city stipulate that investors in land development and various infrastructure and public facilities should jointly or cooperatively build with the development zone and its affiliated enterprises. The review found that it treated foreign enterprises engaged in business activities unequally. At present, these regulations have been negotiated and amended.
Ning Lizhi (宁立志), a professor at the School of Law of Wuhan University (武汉大学), said that an effective connection mechanism should be established between fair competition review and record review. While strengthening the rigid constraints of the fair competition review system, the efficiency and quality of record review should be improved to fully protect fair market competition.
Correct employment discrimination based on identity, gender, etc. in accordance with the law
"Without a local household registration, I'm not even allowed to drive a taxi?" Mr. Liu (刘先生) has been engaged in taxi driving for a long time. In 2020, he came to live in a certain city with his family. But when he applied for qualifications and wanted to continue driving a taxi, he encountered a "bolt from the blue": "Decades of skills for making a living are not allowed to be used."
It turned out that when Mr. Liu went to apply for taxi operation qualifications, the staff of the transportation department informed Mr. Liu that, according to the local taxi management regulations, drivers engaged in passenger taxi operation services should have local household registration.
"What does driving a taxi have to do with household registration?" "Many of our taxis are transferred, and not allowing us to drive will cause considerable economic losses"... Like Mr. Liu, many drivers who encountered related problems were also very anxious and reported the situation to the people's congress representatives.
"The local regulations of 5 cities set entry barriers for taxi drivers, constituting employment discrimination and hindering the realization of the 'stable employment' function of the taxi industry. It is recommended to review them." A review proposal jointly signed by many National People's Congress representatives was sent to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
In August 2022, scholars proposed review suggestions on similar provisions in the taxi management regulations of 9 other cities.
"The 'Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Building a More Complete System and Mechanism for Market-Based Allocation of Factors of Production' clearly proposes to 'guide the rational, smooth and orderly flow of labor factors' and 'create a fair employment environment, correct employment discrimination based on identity, gender, etc. in accordance with the law, and ensure that urban and rural workers enjoy equal employment rights'," said Yan Dongfeng. In this context, the local regulations stipulating that having a local household registration is a prerequisite for engaging in the occupation of taxi driver in the local area do not meet the requirements of reform and should be corrected. At present, the 14 cities involved in the review proposal have completed the revision of the relevant regulations.
"Record review is a constitutional supervision system with Chinese characteristics, and it is also an important system to ensure the implementation of the Constitution and laws and maintain the unity of the national legal system," said Yan Dongfeng. In recent years, record review work has achieved positive results. For example, regulations such as "failure to pay property fees cannot participate in the election of the owners' committee" and "fines for failure to pay parking fees" have been corrected in a timely manner. The legislative bodies in various places should guard the boundaries of the exercise of legislative power and better protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations.
Return to TopCities are centers of economic, political, cultural, and social activities, holding a pivotal position in the overall work of the Party and the state. The "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development" proposes to "shift the focus of urban work and pay more attention to governance input." How to improve the capacity and level of urban governance? The reporter interviewed four National People's Congress (NPC) deputies.
—Editor
Fu Guirong (傅贵荣), NPC Deputy, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Ningbo Municipal People's Congress of Zhejiang Province, and Secretary of the Yuyao Municipal Party Committee (余姚市委):
"One-Stop" Response to Public Demands
The "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) has developed in inheritance and innovated in development, and is a golden calling card demonstrating "China's Governance" ("中国之治"). To improve the level of urban governance modernization, it is necessary to adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era.
Consolidate the grassroots governance system. Strengthen the hub function of the county-level social governance center, improve the construction of the "four platforms for grassroots governance" in townships, and systematically integrate the functions of mediation of disputes, social security prevention and control, emergency management command, and social work services, transforming the Party's political and organizational advantages into governance effectiveness. At the same time, optimize grid settings, strengthen the grid member team, and enable them to better play the role of "outpost" and "probe."
Build a multi-governance pattern. Improve the co-construction, co-governance, and sharing mechanism under the leadership of Party building, give full play to the role of enterprises, social organizations, and other entities, and mobilize Party members, veterans, youth, new employment groups, and other forces to participate in governance. Cultivate volunteer service teams to form a new pattern of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing.
Optimize the mechanism of responding to the people's demands. Integrate channels for people's livelihood demands, create a "one-stop" digital governance platform, promote the transformation of governance from passive response to active prediction, and ensure that every demand of the people is responded to in a timely and effective manner. Improve the "immediate acceptance and handling of complaints" working system, promote the rapid acceptance, accurate dispatch, time-limited handling, and closed-loop management of people's demands, and, more importantly, use big data and other technologies to analyze the high-frequency and common problems reflected by the people to carry out "preemptive handling of unvoiced complaints."
(Interview and compilation by Liu Junguo (刘军国), reporter of this newspaper)
Liu Yun (刘运), NPC Deputy and Secretary of the Weifang Municipal Party Committee (潍坊市委) of Shandong Province:
Let Urban Governance "Think" and Have Warmth
Building a convenient and efficient smart city is the due meaning of improving the modernization level of urban governance. We must always adhere to the people-centered approach, empower urban governance with technological innovation, and approach people's lives with warm-hearted services, so that the city is more beautiful and the lives of citizens are more rewarding.
Promote smarter and more proactive urban governance. Give full play to the new generation of information technology, comprehensively integrate government data and other resources, realize system interconnection and data sharing, and effectively support cross-departmental urban governance scenarios. Build a public video resource sharing platform to comprehensively enhance the intelligent perception ability, risk early warning ability, and event handling ability of urban operation status.
Promote more precise and efficient resource allocation. Continue to promote the standardization of government service construction and realize "the same standard declaration and non-differential handling" of matters. Accurately grasp the needs of the people through big data analysis, realize the optimal allocation and efficient utilization of public resources, and make public services more inclusive and balanced.
Promote more coordinated and warmer grassroots governance. Strengthen the governance of special areas such as mega-communities, continue to deepen the regional Party building pattern, twist streets, communities, units, industries, and fields into one rope, and realize joint construction of organizations, sharing of resources, joint handling of practical matters, and joint resolution of difficult problems. Make good use of carriers such as "urban management entering the community," establish and improve the grassroots service workstation system, and open up the "last mile" of serving the people.
(Interview and compilation by Wang Zhe (王者), reporter of this newspaper)
Li Baoping (李保平), NPC Deputy and Director of the Institute of Sociology and Law of the Ningxia Academy of Social Sciences (宁夏社会科学院):
Strengthen Early Warning to Ensure Safe Urban Operation
To improve the modernization level of urban governance capabilities, it is necessary to strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security and build an all-round, three-dimensional, and information-based social security prevention and control system.
Improve the social security and stability risk monitoring and early warning system to achieve accurate judgment. Integrate data resources from public security, emergency management, transportation, meteorology, and other departments to build a comprehensive social security and stability risk monitoring platform. Use big data, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to establish risk judgment models, comprehensively monitor various risks such as urban security, public safety, and natural disasters, and realize the transformation from passive disposal to active early warning. Improve the reporting reward system and training management mechanism, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of all types of people to participate in urban governance, and weave a dense social security protection network.
Improve the ability of dynamic risk monitoring and early warning, and strengthen the effectiveness of emergency response. Strengthen the deployment and application of Internet of Things sensing equipment to realize real-time perception of personnel flow, vehicle traffic, and abnormal events. Strengthen real-time dynamic monitoring of key areas and key industries. Establish a graded early warning and emergency response mechanism, clarify the standards, procedures, and responsible entities for reporting early warning information, and regularly carry out multi-departmental collaborative emergency drills to ensure early detection, early warning, and early disposal of risks, and ensure the safe and stable operation of the city.
(Interview and compilation by Jiao Siyu (焦思雨), reporter of this newspaper)
Li Xiaona (李肖娜), NPC Deputy, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Hailian Community, Xinhai Street, Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province (连云港市海州区):
Strengthen the Construction of the Community Workers Team
Building a high-quality, standardized, and professional community worker team is crucial for strengthening grassroots Party building and improving the modernization level of urban governance.
Strengthen the team and optimize services. Take the construction of the community worker team as a key project, and create a composite talent team with "one specialty and multiple skills" through the dual-wheel drive of "training empowerment + incentive guarantee." Implement the "grid + refined" service model, establish a "demand list + service ledger," and sink the community "two committees" cadres to various communities to carry out stationed office work, and accurately connect with the demands of the people. Optimize the assessment and incentive mechanism, smooth the promotion channels, and stimulate the vitality of the team.
Emphasize the rule of law and gather strength. Strengthen the linkage between the community and political and legal units to resolve the people's worries and concerns in accordance with the law and efficiently. Hire lawyers as community legal advisors, and regularly carry out legal consultations at the community Party and mass service center to embed legal services in community governance. Organize activities such as "rule of law classroom entering the community" and "explaining the law with cases" to improve the rule of law literacy.
Warm the hearts of the people and prevent risks. Set up a psychological counseling room, carry out psychological health lectures on a regular basis, establish "one person, one file" for special groups such as children in distress, and provide personalized assistance. Jointly form a crisis intervention team with legal advisors and psychological counselors, formulate emergency plans, respond quickly in emergencies, and promptly guide emotions and resolve crises, making psychological services accessible.
(Interview and compilation by Bai Guangdi (白光迪), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopRecently, the legislative opinion solicitation meeting for the "Amendment (Draft) to the Shanghai Municipality Regulations on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly" and the "Several Provisions (Revised Draft) of Shanghai Municipality on Legal Aid" was held at the Gubei Civic Center in Hongqiao Subdistrict, Changning District, Shanghai (上海).
Following the establishment of the first batch of "national-level" grassroots legislative liaison points in Hongqiao Subdistrict by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee in July 2015, the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress established a grassroots legislative liaison point at the Gubei Civic Center in Hongqiao Subdistrict in June 2016, allowing the public to participate in legislation at their doorstep.
As of August this year, the legislative liaison point has completed legislative solicitation work for 109 national draft laws, gathering 4,984 opinions and suggestions, of which 387 suggestions and opinions have been studied and adopted.
The picture shows the scene of the legislative opinion solicitation meeting.
Photo by Yu Yiqing (俞祎青).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
The land leveling work is underway at the proposed construction site of the Gangtou Health Service Station in Baini Town, Sanshui District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, even though the summer heat has not yet dissipated. A modern service station covering over 2277 square meters will be built here to better meet the medical needs of the people.
"Will night clinics be available after completion?" "How will the level of medical services be improved?"... On this day, the construction site welcomed representatives from the district and town people's congresses. They bent down to clear away the rubble at their feet, ran their fingers across the unfolded planning map, walking and observing, asking questions as they went.
This scene of fulfilling duties is a snapshot of the theme activity "Observing Public Sentiment, Benefiting People's Livelihood, and Helping Hundreds of Millions of People - People's Congress Representatives in Action" in Foshan City. Since the beginning of this year, the three levels of the Foshan Municipal People's Congress have worked together, and the five levels of people's congress representatives have acted in unison, focusing on themes such as the modernization of the industrial system and people's well-being, actively practicing whole-process people's democracy and contributing the strength of the people's congress.
How to strengthen people's livelihood security? People's congress representatives listen to public sentiment.
The Standing Committee of the Foshan Municipal People's Congress has always insisted on promoting the "three-pronged" construction (standardization, normalization, and regularization) of people's congress representative liaison stations as an important means of practicing whole-process people's democracy. The people's congress representative liaison stations in communities and towns have long become places where the masses can **掏心窝子** (tāo xīn wō zi - "pour out one's heart," to confide in someone). The saying "Find a people's congress representative if you have something to say" and "Bring your opinions to the representative liaison station" is becoming increasingly popular among the masses.
In the Hetang Street People's Congress Representative Center Liaison Station in Gaoming District, Foshan City, Aunt Zhang hurried in, hiking up her mud-stained trouser legs: "The pavement outside the residential area is badly damaged! It was raining today when I walked past there, and I almost fell when I stepped into a hole, and my trouser legs were splattered with mud!"
The people's congress representative immediately took note and went to the site with the relevant departments to conduct an on-the-spot inspection. Under the continuous follow-up and supervision of the people's congress representative, all the dilapidated floor tiles were removed, and the newly paved cement road was smooth and solid. Later, Aunt Zhang passed by the liaison station and stopped to thank them with a smile: "Now I can walk that section of the road with peace of mind, and I'm no longer afraid of splashing mud and falling!"
Since the beginning of this year, the 373 people's congress representative liaison stations in Foshan City have arranged for more than 4,200 representatives from the five levels to be stationed at the stations, carrying out more than 440 activities to receive the masses, covering more than 5,000 people. Of the more than 800 opinions and suggestions collected, more than 500 have been resolved. Difficulties in parking, traffic congestion, and the improvement of urban quality... one by one, truly realizing that the people have a voice and we respond.
How to build a modern industrial system? People's congress representatives gather wisdom.
In May, nearly 100 people's congress representatives from Foshan City walked into key parks such as Guangdong Industrial Design City (广东工业设计城) and Guangdong Deerma Company (广东德尔玛公司), looking at the site and asking about production, focusing their suggestions on solving the "pain points" of enterprises.
Li Guangfu (李光福), a representative of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and director of the Fuel Cell Structural Component Research Office of Foshan Xianhu Laboratory (佛山仙湖实验室), spoke precisely: "The transformation of hydrogen energy scientific and technological achievements must be unblocked in the 'last mile'." Combining technical research and development with scenario applications, Li Guangfu pointed out the key bottlenecks in the transformation of achievements in the current hydrogen energy field, providing ideas for solving application problems.
On the other hand, Ye Dongmei (叶冬梅), a representative of the Foshan Municipal People's Congress and chairman of Foshan Haoxin Weida Technology Co., Ltd. (佛山市浩信伟达科技有限公司), offered suggestions from the perspective of investment promotion and talent introduction and cultivation: "We must increase the introduction of chain-leading enterprises, and at the same time do a good job in supporting services such as the introduction and cultivation of high-end talents."
In mid-July, people's congress representatives at all levels in Nanhai District, Foshan City, shuttled between the rural roads and industrial parks of Danzao (丹灶), Jiujiang (九江), and Xiqiao (西樵) towns, conducting a special inspection of the construction of the Nanhai (南海) area of the Foshan Ring Liangjiang Pilot Zone (佛山环两江先行区).
In Xiqiao Town (西樵镇), Ruxi Village (儒溪村), located at the southern foot of Mount Xiqiao (西樵山), has achieved a "leap in appearance" in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside in recent years.
"Ruxi Village has become beautiful by relying on ecology, and our next development will also rely on the existing ecological advantages." Speaking of the transformation of Ruxi Village, Chen Wangdi (陈旺弟), a representative of the National People's Congress and secretary of the Party Committee of Ruxi Village, said that Ruxi Village will focus on the integration of "ecology, life, and production," create the Ruxi aquaculture brand, and accelerate the construction of farmers' apartment housing, so that development results benefit more villagers.
"'Technological innovation + low-carbon ecology' dual positioning has pointed out the direction for the development of the hydrogen energy industry in Nanhai." "Activate ecological endowments and promote the construction of a modern and dynamic new Nanhai with more humanistic characteristics." Around the construction of the Foshan Ring Liangjiang Pilot Zone, the representatives responded one after another, combining their duties to talk about their feelings and plan for the future.
"People's congress representatives fulfill their duties and responsibilities, use their footsteps to measure public sentiment through continuous and in-depth research, and gather wisdom to promote development." The person in charge of the Standing Committee of the Foshan Municipal People's Congress said that they will carry out representative duty performance activities in a solid manner, actively play the role of representatives, and concentrate their efforts on seeking development, promoting harmony, and doing practical things, so as to effectively serve local economic and social development.
Return to TopBy: 庄雪雅
The past summer, the Cuban National Ballet brought its classic repertoire "Swan Lake" to the Beijing Poly Theater (北京保利剧院), marking a successful conclusion to its 2025 China tour. Over a month, the troupe performed 18 shows in 13 cities including Zhengzhou (郑州), Changsha (长沙), Nanjing (南京), and Shanghai (上海), captivating audiences with its unique Latin-rhythmic artistic interpretation. September 28, 2025, marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cuba. The artists used their wonderful performances to open a new chapter in the ballet friendship between the two countries that transcends mountains and seas.
The "Swan" Flapping its Wings on the Caribbean Coast
In the world of ballet art, "Swan Lake" is an eternal peak. In 1876, Russian musician Tchaikovsky composed the ballet "Swan Lake." In 1895, "Swan Lake," co-directed by Petipa and Ivanov, became a classic work of the Russian ballet school. In the 1960s, Alicia Alonso (阿丽西娅·阿隆索), known as the "Mother of Cuban Ballet," inherited the classical essence of the original work and integrated distinct Cuban characteristics, allowing "Swan Lake" to showcase a unique Caribbean flavor.
The performance opens with a burst of energy: the first act, the prince's birthday banquet, is moved from the palace to the suburbs. The rapid jumps, spins, and throws are dazzling. The clown's tap steps originate from Cuban folk dance, which is simple, unrestrained, and highly infectious. Latin rhythmic instruments such as conga drums and claves are integrated into the ballet accompaniment, and jazz brass and guitar occasionally flash, adding a bit of Havana (哈瓦那) street atmosphere. The dancers' costumes are mostly in high-saturation colors such as bright yellow, bright orange, bright red, and royal blue. During the spins and jumps, it is as if the Caribbean sunshine and sea water are shining and surging on the stage.
The lyrical pas de deux of the white swan and the prince, the light and lively dance of the four little swans, the enchanting and dangerous black swan solo variation... When performing classic dance segments, Cuban dancers emphasize emotional exchange and physical explosiveness. The shyness and innocence of the white swan Odette, the seductive arrogance of the black swan Odile, and the prince's melancholy and affection are all conveyed to the audience through the dancers' vivid facial expressions and delicate body language. The technical peak of the entire play is the black swan's "32 fouetté turns" - the dancer stands on one foot, and the other leg swings in the air like a whip, driving the body to spin continuously for 32 circles. With its strong stability, the black swan dancer continues to complete a set of pointe jumps after the fouetté turns, igniting the enthusiasm of the audience.
"We want to present a performance full of joy and passion," Viengsay Valdés (维恩赛·瓦尔德斯), artistic director of the Cuban National Ballet and who played Odette in this round of performances, told reporters that after each performance, the audience responded with applause and cheers.
The Legendary Creator of the "Cuban School"
"The history of Cuban ballet art begins with a girl who loves dance. She was on the verge of blindness and improved her skills with extraordinary perseverance. After becoming famous in the world, she resolutely returned to her motherland and precipitated her stage experience and personal insights into artistic traditions, laying the foundation for the unique style system of Cuban ballet." In Valdés's narration, the story of Cuban national treasure artist Alonso unfolds slowly.
At the end of 1920, Alonso was born in Havana and showed a talent for dance from an early age. At the age of 19, she entered the American Ballet School founded by George Balanchine (乔治·巴兰钦), the "Father of American Ballet." When her artistic path was suddenly opened, she suffered from retinal detachment and was in danger of blindness. During repeated surgeries, she relied on memory, imagination, and leg exercises on the hospital bed to master excerpts from ballets such as "Giselle."
After treatment, Alonso's vision only covered 45 degrees and she could not see anything beyond 2 meters - how could there be a half-blind ballet dancer in the world? But she stood on the stage again and became famous in the world with "Giselle." During the performance, she needed to listen to the stagehand's prompts for directions and cooperate with her dance partner to grasp the position of the ensemble dance. In addition, the props master's thin metal lines on the floor and the lighting engineer's high-power spotlights could help her locate. With several times the effort of ordinary people, Alonso successfully created classic roles such as Giselle, Odette, and Carmen, and was active on the stage until her twilight years.
In 1948, Alonso and her family returned to Havana and founded the "Alicia Alonso Ballet," which was renamed the "Cuban National Ballet" after the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Since then, Alonso has devoted her efforts to talent training. On the basis of inheriting the Russian, French and other ballet schools, she established the characteristics of Cuban dancers, such as fast-as-wind spins, powerful jumps, light and high side legs, and enthusiastic and sincere interaction, giving the dance more abundant emotions, stronger strength and rhythm, and cultivating batches of excellent dancers.
People call Alonso's choreography concept "wiping away the dust from the classics." The passion of "Don Quixote," which premiered in Havana in 1988, is in the same vein as "Swan Lake": the ensemble dance is enthusiastic and unrestrained, and the male dancers' one-handed lifts and the female dancers' fouetté turns are all virtuoso moves that win a full house of applause. Cuban writer Carpentier (卡彭铁尔) once said: "Dance is inseparable from humanity." The blood of Cubans naturally flows with a sense of rhythm and performance impulse, which is the eternal core of Cuban dance. "Alonso started from here and created a unique 'Cuban school,' indicating that ballet art can continue to evolve and constantly combine national re-creation," Valdés said.
The Moving Echo of Sino-Cuban Ballet Exchange
On the evening of July 22, 2014, the Cuban National Theater (古巴国家剧院) in downtown Havana was packed. Xi Jinping (习近平), then the President of China, who was on a state visit to Cuba, and Cuban leader Raúl Castro (劳尔·卡斯特罗) jointly watched a ballet performance presented by dancers from both countries. Excerpts from "Don Quixote" and "Giselle" performed by dancers from both countries were wonderful, and the ballet short play "Dancer" specially choreographed by Alonso for Sino-Cuban friendship won a full house of applause.
At this time, Alonso was already 93 years old. "My understanding of the Chinese nation and its long-standing civilization is the most unforgettable of my many precious cultural experiences... I have always regarded my trip to China as a beautiful gift, from which I have experienced the beauty of culture and humanity." When interviewed by the media that day, Alonso recalled her relationship with China, and her words were full of emotion.
In early 1961, Alonso led the Cuban National Ballet to visit China for the first time. While visiting the Beijing Dance School (北京舞蹈学校) (now Beijing Dance Academy (北京舞蹈学院)), she guided Chinese students in their performances and learned Chinese folk dances from them. Three years later, Alonso visited China again. She was fascinated by Peking Opera and tried to learn the water sleeve movements in the opera. After returning to China, she liked to tell her daughter about climbing the Great Wall in the cold winter, with a thick military coat draped over her body, "**重得直不起腰**" (zhòng dé zhí bù qǐ yāo - "so heavy one cannot straighten the back," extremely heavy).
At the beginning of the 21st century, Alonso led the troupe to China twice in a row to perform "Don Quixote" and "Swan Lake." After returning to China, she was inspired by the Chinese folk music "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" (彩云追月) and "Blooming Flowers and Full Moon" (花好月圆) and Peking Opera movements to create "Dancer," which tells the story of young men and women falling in love and expresses a ballet artist's deep respect for Chinese culture.
The rotation of the dancers' toes seems to be in sync with the years. As time passes, the new stars of that year are now the backbone of today. Valdés, the "Odette" in this round of "Swan Lake," and Dani Hernández (达尼·埃尔南德斯), the "Prince," were the Cuban dancers who performed for the leaders of the two countries in 2014. At that time, they cooperated with Ma Xiaodong (马晓东) and Zhang Jian (张剑) from the National Ballet of China (中央芭蕾舞团) respectively, creating new sparks for the classic dance segments. Years later, that exchange is still as clear as yesterday. "Chinese dancers have exquisite skills and delicate emotions." Valdés still remembers that in the sweltering rehearsal hall, Alonso and Feng Ying (冯英), director of the National Ballet of China, jointly guided the rehearsal. The artists of the two countries repeatedly polished their movements. Although they did not say much to each other, dance was the best language between the dancers.
In 2019, Alonso passed away in Havana at the age of 98. Valdés officially took over as the artistic director of the troupe, inheriting Alonso's artistic legacy while also continuing the troupe's half-century-old friendship with China. In 2025, the Cuban version of "Swan Lake" will celebrate its 60th anniversary of its premiere. The Cuban National Ballet will "celebrate" this classic work with the largest overseas tour in the history of the troupe.
Today, Valdés also serves as the chairman of the Havana International Ballet Festival. The ballet festival is held every two years and is a grand event in the world of ballet. "The next ballet festival will be held in October 2026. I sincerely extend an invitation and look forward to reuniting with outstanding Chinese dancers in beautiful Havana," Valdés said with a smile.
Return to TopBy: 张矜若
In a semi-open cafe on Nimmanhaemin Road in Chiang Mai, Thailand, faces of different colors gather in one corner. Unlike traditional tourists, the guests here carry laptops with them, their fingertips dance on the keyboards, and the sound of remote meetings comes from their headphones. "They are all 'digital nomads'," my Thai friend Pipi (皮彼) told me, seeing my surprise. The waiters seem to be used to such scenes, and skillfully communicate with customers in English.
Digital nomads refer to people who rely on digital technologies and equipment such as laptops, smartphones, and the Internet, and take remote work, freelancing, or online entrepreneurship as their main way of working, without being restricted by a fixed location. They travel to cities and villages around the world, integrating into local life while maintaining close contact with the world. After arriving on this street, I felt the existence of digital nomads firsthand for the first time.
As an emerging form of employment and entrepreneurship, the scale of digital nomads is growing. They are looking for ideal footholds around the world, and Chiang Mai happens to provide a suitable atmosphere—it is known as the "Digital Nomad Capital of the World," with co-working spaces equipped with high-speed Internet and power sockets everywhere, and a free creative atmosphere permeates the aroma of coffee, and the cost of living is moderate. In 2024, the Thai government listed "remote workers/digital nomads" as a key tourist group, and explored consumption potential by extending visa-free periods and increasing the number of days of stay—the "digital nomad" visa validity period was extended from 60 days to 5 years, with each stay not exceeding 180 days.
To my surprise, China's digital ecosystem has taken root here. When shopping, the shop assistants always kindly confirm with me: "Is it a Chinese QR code?" WeChat (微信) and Alipay (支付宝) have already been connected to local convenience stores, shopping malls, and even markets. With this "digital passport," Chinese people living overseas can still use familiar payment methods without having to bother adapting to the local consumption patterns of using cash and credit cards.
At the foot of Doi Suthep (素贴山) in Chiang Mai, there is a cafe converted from a century-old house. Here, I met Xiaolan (小兰), a Chinese woman who works in the Internet-related industry and has been a digital nomad for 3 years. Xiaolan said that she often cooks at home, and the food and seasonings that she often eats in China can be "Hai Tao (海淘)" through China-Thailand cross-border logistics—place an order on a domestic shopping platform, leave the address of the domestic consolidation warehouse, the packages are first concentrated and merged, and then sent to Chiang Mai via Laos by air or land, and finally the "last mile" delivery is completed by local express delivery or the company's own team. The whole process only takes 3 to 8 days, the shipping cost is transparent and reasonable, and the shopping experience is almost no different from being in China. No matter where you are, the products of your hometown are within reach, which is backed by China's mature, efficient, and highly cost-effective cross-border e-commerce and logistics system.
Chinese trendy toys have recently become very popular in Thailand, and they are often in short supply every time they are launched. Xiaolan not only teaches foreign friends how to use Chinese shopping software, but also teaches them how to buy limited-edition trendy toys on second-hand trading platforms such as Xianyu (闲鱼) and Qiandao (千岛). She said with a smile: "These application software are my social 'hard currency' in Chiang Mai. I have met many foreign friends through them."
China's digital infrastructure, represented by mobile payment, logistics systems, and application software, makes the lifestyle of digital nomads possible. As the lights come on, people end their day's work and walk into the night of Chiang Mai. Some people stroll leisurely along the trails of the national park, while others join the impromptu concerts of street bands. Xiaolan also closed her computer and came to the night market. She scanned the code in front of a fruit stall to order a glass of freshly squeezed juice, and shared the lively scene of the night market with her relatives and friends in China through photos and videos. At this moment, the vibrant atmosphere of Chiang Mai floats across China's "cloud" end: she is not only a passer-by in this small city, but also a Chinese digital economy node that has never been disconnected.
Pipi (皮彼), who traveled with me all the way, said to me at the time of parting: "Ms. Zhang (张小姐), you are a Chinese journalist in Thailand, and also a digital nomad." After returning to Bangkok, I am still savoring this sentence. In this era of the Internet of Everything, geographical boundaries are gradually blurring, and cultural integration is deepening. We travel around the world with China's digital luggage, and no matter where we are, we can stay in touch with our homeland through the technology of our motherland. This calmness and confidence is the unique confidence of Chinese youth in the new era, and it is also the way I place my "nostalgia."
Return to TopBy: 包光潜
My encounter with the "Maori mother river," the Waikato River (怀卡托河), began serendipitously. On the way from Rotorua (罗托鲁阿), New Zealand (新西兰), to Auckland (奥克兰), we learned that the road ahead was under repair, so we switched to a road near the river.
The car drove smoothly, and I suddenly noticed that this was a large river: over a hundred meters wide in some places, and fifty or sixty meters wide in the narrowest places. The clear river water flowed slowly, and the current would occasionally stir up splashes when it encountered obstacles such as sandbars and tree stumps. The river reflected the flowing clouds in the sky, and upon closer inspection, I saw large fish swimming in the water. This exceeded my expectations—Rotorua (罗托鲁阿) is located on a volcanic fissure, and I thought that geothermal heat and sulfur would not be conducive to fish growth.
With the guide's introduction, I learned that the Waikato River (怀卡托河) is over 420 kilometers long and is the longest river in New Zealand (新西兰). It gets its name from the Maori (毛利语) word for "flowing water," originates on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu (鲁阿佩胡山), flows through lakes and across plains, and finally rushes into the sea. The long river channel is connected to other water systems, diluting the minerals and sulfur in the water; the short-finned eels and long-finned eels that live in the river are migratory fish species, which are more adaptable to water bodies than ordinary freshwater fish, thus becoming an important fishery resource, supporting people's livelihoods.
Taking advantage of a break, I strolled along the banks of the Waikato River (怀卡托河). A plant with clustered sword-shaped leaves caught my attention. They grew in clusters along the riverbank, the flowers had already withered, leaving only tall columnar inflorescences and withered flower stalks, somewhat like yucca. It turned out to be New Zealand flax (麻兰), unique to New Zealand (新西兰), and because of its strong ecological adaptability, it can be seen everywhere in urban greening. There were also clumps of snow-white reed catkins on the riverbank, quietly waiting for the sound of the wind. It wanted me to see a different kind of scenery, that is, the white catkins flying across the wide river surface like willow catkins in spring. But the reed catkins were so quiet, held high, like white flames burning fiercely.
Staring at the river, I often saw fish swimming in the water. The small fish were in groups, chasing or playing on the surface of the water. The big fish always went alone, at most two swimming together. At this moment, an incredible scene happened: a fish swam towards me from the center of the water, even wanting to reach the shore. It seemed to understand the principles of mechanics, swimming at an angle to the current. I could almost be sure that it was coming towards me.
I walked forward, looking back from time to time. It followed closely behind, even occasionally bumping into my shadow cast in the river—the sun came out, and the river became bright. I continued walking, and it continued to swim in my shadow. I felt like I was being "rear-ended" by a fish. It is said that in Maori (毛利人) primitive culture, being "rear-ended" by a fish is an auspicious sign, indicating that the Waikato River (怀卡托河) has officially accepted your existence.
The break time was limited, and my companions had already gotten into the car. I turned around and left, a smile on my face. The Waikato River (怀卡托河) seemed to record my visit without saying a word, and also left a small blessing. Perhaps every fish in the river has its own personality, and every fish's "rear-ending" is a small game with the river, and travel is a quiet exchange of secrets with the river water.
Return to TopBy: 毛明超
Heidelberg is a tranquil pearl on the Neckar River. On clear days, the sparkling water reflects the ancient castle on the Königstuhl (王座山) mountain on the south bank, which was built in the 13th century. The verdant backdrop of fir forests makes the red bricks of the castle all the more indicative of the profoundness and weight of this cultural city. At dusk, a few white swans stroll on the lawn of the riverbank on the north bank. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the chimes ring out in the old city, and the silhouette of the foothills resembles a rainbow spanning the two banks of the Neckar Valley.
If you cross the old bridge through the bridge tower on one side of the city, cross the Neckar River from south to north, and climb the Heiligenberg (海灵根山) mountain along the winding path called "Snake Path," you can reach the famous "Philosophenweg" (Philosopher's Walk) halfway up the mountain. Walking four or five hundred meters to the east, you can see the monument to Friedrich Hölderlin (弗里德里希·荷尔德林). The beauty of Heidelberg also stirred the heartstrings of this poet. In 1798, Hölderlin used the ancient Greek ode form to praise Heidelberg as "the most beautiful of the cities of the fatherland that I have seen." In his poem, he depicts a young man standing on the old bridge, watching the traffic on the bridge and the charming scenery in the distance. It is the vicissitudes of the castle and the lush forest that give him, who is about to plunge into the torrent of the times, a sense of peace and comfort.
Not only the scenery, but also the history makes Heidelberg a poetic city. The famous Codex Manesse (《马内塞古抄本》) is collected here. The original manuscript was written in Zurich in the 14th century and is the longest, most complete, and most valuable medieval German poetry manuscript in existence. The 426 pages of double-sided vellum record the chivalrous love poems created by 140 medieval poets in Middle High German, making it the most concentrated presentation of medieval court culture. In the early 19th century, Heidelberg became the second largest center of German Romanticism after Jena. It was during their studies in Heidelberg that the two Romantic poets, Arnim (阿尔尼姆) and Brentano (布伦塔诺), turned their attention from the "artistic fairy tales" of the early Romantics to the national literary heritage, collecting and compiling more than 700 folk songs and publishing the 3-volume "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (《少年的神奇号角》). The simple language and meter of the folk songs reflected the sincere emotions of the German nation over the centuries, profoundly influenced the stylistic development of later German poetry, and awakened the cultural self-confidence of the yet-to-be-unified German nation.
In German, the "burg" of Heidelberg is a transliteration of "mountain," so there was once a proposal in modern times to translate this small city as "Heidai Mountain" (海岱山). Of course, the Königstuhl (王座山), which is only a few hundred meters above sea level, may not be as majestic as "Dai," but it is not the height of the mountain that matters. Heidelberg has written brilliant chapters in the history of German scholarship and thought. This is primarily due to Heidelberg University (海德堡大学), founded in 1386. Stepping into the main building of Heidelberg University (海德堡大学), climbing the stairs to the second floor, the old auditorium of the university is at the end of the corridor. The door of the auditorium is not locked, as if echoing the university's Latin motto "Semper Apertus" ("always open"), welcoming every student seeking knowledge.
Heidelberg University (海德堡大学) is not only the oldest university in Germany, but today it has been selected three times for the German government's "Excellence Initiative" program, and has produced 56 Nobel Prize winners. Heidelberg University (海德堡大学) has produced many famous scholars. For example, Hermann von Helmholtz (亥姆霍茨), who made outstanding achievements in physics, physiology, and mathematics, once taught here. In the fields of humanities and social sciences, Heidelberg is also full of stars. Sociologist Max Weber (马克斯·韦伯), philosopher Karl Jaspers (雅斯贝尔斯), jurist Gustav Radbruch (拉德布鲁赫), and German literary historian Gundolf (宫多尔夫) were all professors at Heidelberg University (海德堡大学). Particularly noteworthy is Karl Jaspers (雅斯贝尔斯) and his concept of the "Axial Age," that is, in the world from the 8th century BC to the 2nd century BC, the Hundred Schools of Thought, Greek philosophy, Buddhism, etc. appeared almost simultaneously, laying the foundation for the human spirit. His theory not only overcame Eurocentrism in the philosophy of history, but also recognized the contribution of Chinese philosophy, represented by Confucianism, to world civilization. In his book "The Great Philosophers," Karl Jaspers (雅斯贝尔斯) continued the concept of the "Axial Age," listing Confucius (孔子) alongside Socrates, Buddha, and Jesus as "creators of thought paradigms," and eloquently pointed out that Confucius (孔子) loved "the beauty, order, sincerity, and happiness of the world," focused on being human, and used his words and deeds to make reason shine brightly for the first time in China.
Stepping out of the main building and crossing the University Square, is the New University (新楼), built in the early 20th century. Above the lintel of the entrance is the inscription Gundolf (宫多尔夫) wrote for the university: "For a vibrant spirit." This philosophical proverb makes one fully aware that body and mind are not dichotomous, and that spirit and life must also be integrated. Research work as a spiritual activity is by no means a conceptual game in the dust of old books, but should be carried out with ardent concern for reality, returning to the living society and era, and focusing on specific objects or problems.
As the founder of German literature research in New China, Feng Zhi (冯至) studied in Heidelberg in the 1930s, diligently reading and writing in his residence on Mingtan Street (鸣潭街) at the foot of the Königstuhl (王座山), and obtained a doctorate with a dissertation on the Romantic poet Novalis. In his dissertation, Feng Zhi (冯至) deeply analyzed the analogy between nature and spirit in the writer's pen, and it is this interweaving and integration that constitutes the essence of the Heidelberg spirit.
In October 1986, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the founding of Heidelberg University (海德堡大学), the philosopher Gadamer (伽达默尔), who succeeded Karl Jaspers (雅斯贝尔斯) as professor, gave a speech in the New University (新楼) auditorium entitled "The University of Heidelberg and the Birth of Modern Scholarship." In his speech, he outlined the intersection of the poetic and philosophical spirit of Romanticism and the empirical research of natural science in Heidelberg, while emphasizing that in addition to objective and quantifiable experiments and numbers, human life practice and the culture generated from it also constitute a unique rationality. Gadamer (伽达默尔) believed that the most important thing in modern scholarship is "asking questions," or rather, discovering new theorems in unexpected places. Indeed, in today's era of rapid development of artificial intelligence and access to massive amounts of information, acquiring knowledge is no longer difficult, but facing the unknown with curiosity and a sense of mission, asking questions, and constantly expanding the boundaries of knowledge, further highlights the value of scholarship.
Before leaving Heidelberg, I once again climbed the Heiligenberg (海灵根山) mountain. After the snow, there were only a few footprints on the "Philosophenweg" (Philosopher's Walk). Overlooking the Neckar Valley, the two mountains face each other, and a stream flows constantly. Under the thin clouds, this original home of the German spirit seems to be quietly awaiting the germination of the next spring. Castle and mountain, bridge and water, man and nature, are so harmoniously integrated. Turning westward again, it was not long before I saw a stone monument commemorating the Romantic poet Eichendorff (艾兴多夫) standing next to the path, on which was engraved the well-known short poem: "A song sleeps in / the long dream of all things / just say the magic word / and everything will begin to sing." I think the word Eichendorff (艾兴多夫) spoke must be Heidelberg.
(The author is an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University (北京大学))
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In the cubicles of city office buildings and the living rooms of newly decorated houses, splashes of bright greenery are quietly becoming a new landscape. Online stores are seeing booming sales of green plants with a "net-savvy" appeal, such as "No More Banana Anxiety" hydroponic bananas, "Relaxing Pine" potted Korean firs, and "Salary Increase" cherry tomatoes. These flowers and green plants, with their inherent "internet appeal," are creating new consumption scenarios and becoming a new fulcrum for driving the transformation and upgrading of the flower and green plant industry.
How can a small pot of green plants transform from an ordinary plant into an internet-famous item, and what tangible changes and benefits will it bring to rural areas and villagers? Behind this lies not only innovation in business models but also a new path for realizing the multiple functions and diverse values of agriculture. With these questions in mind, the reporter visited green plant and flower shops in the city and seedling planting bases in the countryside, interpreting the "new code" for comprehensive rural revitalization from behind this "green leaf."
A New Ledger for a Pot of Green Plants—
From Comparing Prices to Calculating "Value"
When the price of a pot of flowers and green plants is no longer determined solely by its variety, specifications, and growth, a new dimension of value—emotional value—is clearly marked on the price tag. Behind the new ledger is a profound change in the entire agricultural product consumption market.
Walking into a new type of green plant store in Beijing Langyuan Cultural and Creative Park (北京郎园文创产业园), it subverts people's perception of traditional flower markets—there are no endless shouts of sales, no competition on prices, and no comparison of who has more flowers. Instead, it emphasizes the aesthetic integration of plants and space. The store owner, An Wenyu (安稳宇), is picking up a leaf and patiently explaining its veins and nature to a customer. In his view, this is not just selling potted plants but providing a lifestyle that integrates aesthetics, knowledge, and emotional experience.
"Customers nowadays are very active-minded!" Zhang Na (张娜), a clerk at another green plant store, said with a smile while deftly changing the water for a hydroponic plant. "When they come, they first look at whether the appearance is high, and then ask me, 'Is this potted plant easy to care for?'"
"High appearance" and "easy to care for," seemingly simple requirements, accurately mark the consumption demands of modern urbanites. Research has found that a pot of easy-to-care-for green plants means a lower threshold for companionship and more sustainable emotional feedback, which is the emotional value that consumers are willing to pay for.
This value injects new momentum into the development of China's flower industry. The "2025 National Flower Production and Sales Situation Analysis Report" (《2025全国花卉产销形势分析报告》), released by the China Flower Association (中国花卉协会), shows that driven by self-rewarding consumption and instant retail, the total size of the national flower retail market in 2024 is nearly 220 billion yuan, with small ornamental flowering and foliage potted plants showing new vitality. Among them, the market size of foliage plants is about 13.5 billion yuan, an increase of about 12% year-on-year, and the consumption proportion of tropical plants and personalized characteristic green plants continues to rise.
Behind this is the change in consumer demand. Mini potted plants for office desks, sleep-aiding aromatherapy flowers for bedrooms... The reporter's visit found that the consumption scenarios of flowers and green plants are shifting from ritualistic consumption such as festivals to large-scale daily self-rewarding consumption, and sales during non-holiday periods are also constantly rising. "More and more consumers regard the consumption of flowers and green plants as emotional regulators and spatial aesthetic elements, and the industry is extending from the ornamental economy to a deeper level of health economy," introduced Lin Qiaoling (林巧玲), Secretary-General of the Retail Branch of the China Flower Association.
What made the market see the explosive power of new consumption was creative agricultural products such as "No More Banana Anxiety." Lin Wenhai (林文海), a new farmer in Pinghe County (平和县), Fujian Province (福建省), was still worried about the sales of bananas at 5 jin per order when he first returned to his hometown to start a business. By chance, he found that many customers requested "delivery with stems" for hydroponics. He keenly seized this business opportunity and combined the bananas with stems with the homophonic pun of "no more anxiety," launching the "No More Banana Anxiety" product.
Consumer enthusiasm was ignited. During peak periods, Lin Wenhai could sell 15,000 orders a day, with daily sales of nearly 100,000 jin of bananas. This wave of enthusiasm stabilized the banana market in the producing area, allowing banana farmers to avoid the anxiety of increased production without increased income. Lai Youlong (赖游龙), president of the local e-commerce association, said: "In 45 days, we helped banana farmers sell more than 3 million jin of bananas."
From a plant to a best-selling commodity, small specialties are becoming favorites, and the value scale of agricultural product consumption is being reconstructed. Research has found that the functional values that traditional agriculture values, such as yield, taste, and nutrition, are still important, but a series of new added values such as aesthetic value, emotional value, and social value are influencing consumers' purchasing decisions. Many green plant store owners told reporters: "Understanding consumers' emotions is the key to opening up the incremental market for green plants."
New Farm Work for New Farmers—
From Relying on Experience to "Competing" with Creativity
The slightest movement on the consumption side tests the responsiveness of the supply side. The "Report" shows that flower e-commerce consumption in 2024 is about 120 billion yuan, accounting for 54.5% of the total national flower retail market. E-commerce has been the main engine of growth for three consecutive years, and e-commerce platforms have become an important sales channel for small ornamental foliage and flowering potted plants. At present, China's flower planting area has reached 1.25 million hectares, and the flower industry employs 5.16 million people. Among them, farmers and planting workers and other production-end personnel account for a large proportion of the industry's employees, at 50%-60%.
Research has found that when the weight of "internet appeal" and creativity in influencing sales factors is increasing, a group of "new farmers" who understand technology, the market, and the internet are standing out, and their "new farm work" is reshaping the face of horticultural production. Lin Qiaoling introduced that with the rapid development of e-commerce and the retail market, the number of retail-end employees is increasing, accounting for 30%-40%; consumption upgrades and the diversified development of the industry have gradually increased the number of service-end and other employees, reaching 10%-20%.
Yanling County (鄢陵县), Henan Province (河南省), a well-known "hometown of flowers and trees," wintersweet planting is an inheritance engraved in the bones of local people. However, holding good varieties, they are worried about sales channels. "In the past, we waited for middlemen to come to collect them, and the price was very low. Good things couldn't be sold at a good price," said Wang Le (王乐), a flower farmer at the Jiuzhou Wintersweet Nursery (九州蜡梅苗圃场) in Yanling County. After graduating from university, Wang Le chose to return to his hometown to start a business.
The "new farm tool" is a camera and a mobile phone. Wang Le took his camera into the nursery, aimed the lens at the flower buds covered with morning dew, recorded the light and shadow of the sun penetrating the petals, and published them on the online platform with easy-to-understand planting knowledge. The fresh content quickly brought the first batch of orders to his online store. Since then, he has seized the short video trend, popularized wintersweet maintenance knowledge for free on platforms such as Douyin (抖音), accumulated tens of thousands of fans, and sent Yanling wintersweet to thousands of households through an internet cable. Now, he has not only stabilized his own income but also led the villagers to do wintersweet e-commerce together.
In Qingzhou City (青州市), Shandong Province (山东省), the largest potted flower distribution center in northern China, Chen Baodong (陈宝东), a post-90s "third-generation flower farmer," has set his sights on a more cutting-edge track—tropical foliage plants (hereinafter referred to as "tropical plants"). These plants, due to their unique shape and high value, were once regarded as niche "internet-famous items."
Chen Baodong used Qingzhou's mature flower industry chain foundation to introduce tropical plants such as brocade-leaved Monstera from Indonesia (印尼), Thailand (泰国), and other places, and quickly opened up the market through new channels such as live streaming. "My grandfather's generation planted herbaceous flowers, my father's generation operated azaleas and red palms, and when it comes to our generation, we must play something new," said Chen Baodong. "This is an emerging market, and the city has given a lot of support. I am very confident."
Today, in Qingzhou, "new farmers" like Chen Baodong are becoming the backbone of the green plant industry upgrade. They have a broad vision, are familiar with the internet, and dare to try. Qingzhou is also following the trend and implementing the "Flower Second Generation" new florist training project to encourage young people to innovate and start businesses. At present, Qingzhou's tropical plant industry has an annual output value of 507 million yuan, accounting for about 45% of the national market share.
"The generational innovation of production entities is the key variable in industrial transformation. What they sell is not only products but also the stories, culture, and services behind the products," said Wang Xiaoqing (王晓晴), Secretary-General of the Potted Plant Branch of the China Flower Association. More and more horticultural practitioners are establishing connections with the market with empathy and creativity, directly communicating with consumers in the way young people do, accurately transmitting market demand back to the production end, and promoting the transition from "producing what is sold" to "planting what the market needs."
A New World for Beautiful Undertakings—
From Deeply Cultivating the Primary Industry to Integrating the Tertiary Industry
Research has found that in many places, "a pot of green plants" has become a tourist destination, a cultural and creative product, and a research study course. The value of this plant has been fully explored, and what it can drive will be far more than planting and sales. Around the "beautiful undertaking," a new industrial chain integrating culture, tourism, experience, service, and brand is being formed.
In Chengdu (成都), Qiu Yamin (邱亚敏), an online store operator, spent 17 years transforming a small flower shop on the verge of bankruptcy into a horticultural brand covering 800 mu and with annual sales of over 100 million yuan. The "Heidi and Lulu's Garden" (海蒂和噜噜的花园) she created attracts many tourists to check in every day.
"This is a business that looks beautiful but is hard to do." In Qiu Yamin's business experience, there is a very clear cost account: for a pot of roses priced at about 20 yuan, the manual cultivation fee accounts for 10%, and the freight and packaging costs are as high as 25%. With meager profits, how to grow bigger and stronger?
After continuous exploration, Qiu Yamin found the key—building a brand, providing services, and creating experiences. She invested millions of yuan to build her own traceability system, standardizing the entire production process, and the operation manual printed out was "more than one meter high"; she pioneered the "30-day no-survival compensation" after-sales service, solving the pain point of novices "being afraid of raising them to death" and winning the trust of consumers; she opened the garden for free and also funded schools to build gardens and produced horticultural documentaries.
At the end of last year, a blueberry potted plant in Qiu Yamin's Pinduoduo (拼多多) store topped the bestseller list. In a palm-sized flower pot, emerald green branches are dotted with fruits. This is a "hit product" customized by the operation team based on big data. "Young office workers yearn for pastoral life. Fruit potted plants are both ornamental and participatory. The moment the potted plant bears fruit is very healing for them," Qiu Yamin introduced. Blueberry and lemon fruit potted plants have exceeded 500 orders per day on average in the three months since they were launched.
Also operating a "beautiful undertaking," Shuyang (沭阳), Jiangsu (江苏), demonstrated how regional industries can achieve overall leapfrog development through the integration of the tertiary industry. Here, traditional flower and tree planting is deeply integrated with culture, tourism, and cultural creation. The "Huaguli Garden" (花谷里花园) created locally integrates venue rental, thematic research, outdoor weddings, and team building camping, promoting the transformation from "selling scenery" to "selling services." The local area has also opened a "low-altitude route" to allow tourists to take hot air balloons to overlook the sea of flowers.
The upgrading of the industry is reflected in the changes in business models. Facing online price wars, Zhou Mengmeng (周蒙蒙), general manager of the Shuyang Yichuan Bonsai Industrial Park (沭阳艺川盆景产业园), took a different approach, seizing the pain point of high-end customers who are troubled by not knowing how to maintain bonsai after buying them back, and providing long-term maintenance services such as pruning, fertilization, and styling. From one-time sales to long-term services, a unique competitive advantage has been established, greatly increasing the added value of the products. A local cultural and creative company also used the most common poplar wood to design and develop exquisite wooden toys, magnifying the value of a piece of ordinary wood and realizing "turning wood into gold" (点木成金 - diǎn mù chéng jīn - "touch wood turn gold," to turn something ordinary into something valuable).
From a "No More Banana Anxiety" plant in an office building to a garden in the vast countryside, the boundaries of agriculture are being broadened. This is not only the story of the flower and green plant industry but also an enlightenment to the development of modern agriculture. In the context of comprehensive rural revitalization, how can we make what grows in the land not only agricultural products but also scenery, culture, and experience? How can we make agricultural products not only fill our stomachs but also comfort our hearts and decorate our lives? The answer may be hidden in these green stories full of vitality and creativity. When agriculture is no longer the primary industry in the traditional sense but becomes a "beautiful undertaking" connecting production, life, and ecology, the value of the countryside will be redefined, and the lives of the villagers will surely be "as beautiful as flowers."
(Intern Wang Jiayi (王佳一) participated in the writing)
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The appeal of rural tourism lies not only in its natural scenery, distinctive agriculture, and ancient town architecture, but also in the unique cultural memories it carries.
In the golden autumn season, Yunmeng County (云梦县), Hubei (湖北) Province, is bustling with tourists. More than 200 relocated and reconstructed ancient buildings attract tourists to check in; Qin Dynasty official "Xi" interacts with tourists across time and space through augmented reality and other technologies in the museum; rural cafes are built in flower bushes, with the aroma of coffee mixed with the fragrance of flowers... Data shows that from January to July, Yunmeng County (云梦县) received 103% more tourists than the same period last year, and total tourism revenue increased by 107% year-on-year.
It's not just Yunmeng (云梦). In the first quarter of this year, the total number of rural tourism receptions nationwide was 707 million, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year; in the first half of the year, the national rural tourism revenue increased by 35% year-on-year. In recent years, the vast countryside has released a unique charm with its beautiful mountains, rivers, and scenery, making rural tourism develop strongly. In terms of the number of visitors, rural tourism already accounts for "half of the domestic tourism market."
The rural tourism market is hot, and the benefits that the rural tourism boom brings to the villagers are also real, but the hidden worries behind the boom are equally real. As people's requirements for tourism quality continue to increase, today's tourists have more diverse needs for rural tourism and pay more attention to the experience. Therefore, you will also hear tourists sigh: "Wherever you go, the ancient streets and towns are similar, the souvenirs are also similar, and the farmhouse meals are almost the 'same old stuff'." Serious homogenization has become one of the problems that need to be improved urgently in the current rural tourism market development.
If you savor it carefully, you will find that Yunmeng's (云梦) rural tourism "breakout" has some experience to learn from. Qin and Han bamboo slips are distinctive cultural resources unearthed in Yunmeng (云梦). The local area uses its profound cultural heritage as a traction to integrate modern technology into the museum experience, making culture and history "touchable." It also seamlessly connects the city and the countryside with the "museum + overall planning," and the rapeseed flower sea, Chuntian Shili (春田十里), and other pastoral scenery have become a solid foundation for the development of the rural cultural tourism industry. According to local statistics, the rise of related derivative formats has retained tourists, and tourists have changed from visiting to in-depth experience, the length of stay has been extended, and per capita consumption has increased.
Looking at the whole country from Yunmeng (云梦), how can rural tourism achieve the transformation from "a thousand villages with one face" to "one village with one charm"? I am afraid that we still need to implement comprehensive measures and do a good job in highlighting characteristics. Among them, attaching importance to the excavation of characteristic cultural resources and enhancing the cultural flavor of rural tourism is the key.
The countryside is an important carrier and excellent gene pool of Chinese agricultural civilization. It carries the historical memory of the Chinese nation and is entrusted with people's strong nostalgia. The appeal of rural tourism lies not only in its natural scenery, distinctive agriculture, and ancient town architecture, but also in the unique cultural memories it carries.
For example, some villages follow the ancient oil pressing techniques to allow tourists to participate in traditional handicrafts; some retain local opera performances to create immersive cultural theaters; and some villages inherit red memories and develop patriotic education tourism routes. These villages transform local cultural resources into experiential products, which will undoubtedly add irreplaceable charm to rural tourism. Data shows that rural tourism projects with distinctive cultural characteristics have a tourist revisit rate that is more than 40% higher than ordinary projects.
Enhancing the cultural flavor of rural tourism is also inseparable from innovation. Tell new stories, create new scenes, and provide new ways to play. In recent years, many places have seen the emergence of a number of "village"-branded innovative cultural tourism products, such as "Village BA" (村BA), "Village Super League" (村超), "Village T" (村T), "Village Songs" (村歌), and "Village Broadcasting" (村播). Their common charm also lies in the display of harmonious and beautiful rural life and distinctive local culture.
In the countryside, you can not only experience the profoundness of local culture, but also feel the vitality of innovative development. Let's go to the countryside together, where you will have longing, memories, aftertaste, and gains.
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In 26 modern planting greenhouses, rows of mushroom sticks are neatly arranged, and fresh, thick shiitake mushrooms, golden mushrooms, tea tree mushrooms, and others emerge from the sticks, growing vigorously. Workers skillfully shuttle between the mushroom racks, accurately and quickly picking mature mushrooms. This is the "Lu Jiang Qing" Edible Mushroom Ecological Science and Technology Demonstration Park in Shule County (疏勒县), Kashgar Prefecture (喀什地区), Xinjiang (新疆). Since adopting advanced planting technology and management models, small mushrooms have become an "umbrella for prosperity" for the villagers.
In the mushroom stick processing workshop, Hanayim Sadik (罕阿依姆·萨迪克), a resident of Jin'an Town (锦安镇), is busy, "The 3 mu of land at home has been transferred to the company, and there is a transfer fee; I have purchased 25,000 mushroom sticks to be managed by the demonstration park, and there will be dividends at the end of the year; working in the demonstration park, the monthly salary is 2,400 yuan, and the annual income is considerable."
"Thanks to the Shandong Dongying Aid Xinjiang Work Command (山东东营援疆工作指挥部) for helping us invite edible mushroom experts, who gave us hands-on guidance from mushroom stick production and strain cultivation to temperature and humidity control," said Han Wenliang (韩文良), general manager of Lu Jiang Qing Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. (鲁疆情农业科技发展有限公司). The demonstration park currently produces up to 50,000 mushroom sticks per day, and last year produced 360 tons of dried edible mushrooms, with an output value of more than 20 million yuan.
How to better benefit the villagers? Han Wenliang (韩文良) said that the demonstration park gives full play to the industrial agglomeration effect, driving villagers in surrounding towns and villages to develop courtyard economy at home using mushroom sticks, and giving priority to providing employment opportunities for villagers in surrounding towns and villages. At present, it has absorbed more than 300 people to achieve stable employment.
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In autumn, in Tongwei County (通渭县), Gansu Province (甘肃省), the bean fragrance wafts from the broad bean fields nestled in the mountain valleys. Experts from the National Edible Bean Industry Technology System, local agricultural mechanization technology extension stations, and other organizations gathered here to observe the mechanized harvesting of broad beans. A tracked broad bean combine harvester climbed the slopes nimbly. The front reel rotated rapidly, and before long, clean and complete broad bean seeds filled the grain tank.
"It can harvest six to seven mu per hour, saving about 300 yuan per mu..." Li Yanhua (李艳华), director of the Lvyin Planting Farmers Professional Cooperative in Tongwei County (通渭县绿茵种植农民专业合作社), said, grabbing a handful of broad beans by the field ridge, "With professional and efficient harvesting machinery, we no longer have to worry about not finding people to harvest the beans."
This bean-harvesting "magic weapon" suitable for hilly and mountainous areas is the result of years of research by the research team of the Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部南京农业机械化研究所) (hereinafter referred to as "Nanjing Agricultural Mechanization Institute" (南京农机化所)), with the project supported by the Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院) and the National Edible Bean Industry Technology System. China's edible bean production accounts for more than 60% of the world's total, mainly including broad beans, mung beans, kidney beans, red beans, and peas. Bean planting has strong adaptability to land and has both economic and ecological benefits. In hilly and mountainous areas, due to scattered plots, steep slopes, heavy soil, and diverse edible bean seeds, traditional large or grain harvesting machinery is difficult to operate, and harvesting has long relied on manual labor.
"Aiming at the difficulty of harvesting edible beans in hilly and mountainous areas, we have made innovative designs to the key components of the harvester, so that the machine can meet the harvesting requirements of different seed sizes of beans, and can better adapt to the slope changes of hilly farmland," said Xia Xianfei (夏先飞), deputy director and researcher of the Bulk Cash Crop Equipment Center of the Nanjing Agricultural Mechanization Institute (南京农机化所大宗经济作物装备中心), "For example, a profiling cutter table is used to easily adjust the harvesting height in real time; a wide-gauge chassis is used to make driving on slopes safer. We also created a unique negative pressure cleaning and seed full-air conveying technology, which well solves the problem of seed conveying damage and 'muddy face', and greatly improves the appearance of seed harvesting."
Every year in July and August, Xia Xianfei (夏先飞) and his team go to Xinjiang (新疆), Gansu (甘肃), and other places to carry out machine harvesting technical services, widely collect user experience, and continuously improve the performance of the harvester. "In order to improve the utilization rate of edible bean combine harvesters, we have applied modular design technology. By replacing some parts, it can also harvest rice, wheat and other grain crops, realizing 'one machine for multiple purposes'," said Xia Xianfei (夏先飞). At present, this harvester has been demonstrated on a large scale in Gansu (甘肃), Hebei (河北), Qinghai (青海), Chongqing (重庆), Xinjiang (新疆) and other places. With mass production and application, scientific and technological achievements are accelerating towards the market.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan" (十四五), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and other departments, has focused on the urgent needs of agricultural production, benchmarked international advanced levels, and accelerated the high-quality development of the domestic agricultural machinery equipment industry and agricultural mechanization. At present, China has launched R&D projects for hilly agricultural machinery, agricultural robots, and intelligent agricultural machinery, and has laid out the construction of pilot zones for R&D, manufacturing, promotion and application of agricultural machinery equipment. It has built 400 familiarization and application test sites for agricultural machinery innovation products by region and crop, and continuously solved the problems of "no machine available" and "no good machine available" in some regions and crops from R&D to promotion.
New agricultural machinery must not only be useful, but also allow farmers to learn and use it. In Taicang (太仓), Jiangsu (江苏), Handan (邯郸), Hebei (河北), and Shijiazhuang (石家庄), pure electric cabbage combined intelligent harvesting and transportation machines have been successively carried out field trials. The host machine innovatively integrates an intelligent control system, which has the functions of path planning, intelligent navigation, autonomous harvesting, conveying and unloading. "We use all self-developed and domestic parts, which significantly reduces production and manufacturing costs," said Zhang Jianfei (张健飞), associate researcher of the Innovation Team of Fruit, Vegetable and Tea Harvesting Technology and Equipment of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院果蔬茶收获技术装备创新团队). This agricultural machinery is expected to begin large-scale field demonstration and promotion in the first half of 2026.
With the collaborative efforts of the entire chain, the R&D, production, promotion and application of agricultural machinery products continue to accelerate. Chang Chun (常春), director of the Science and Technology Management Department of the Nanjing Agricultural Mechanization Institute (南京农机化所科技管理处), introduced that focusing on "strengthening weaknesses" in agricultural equipment, the institute has organized more than 90 domestic scientific research and educational institutions, manufacturing enterprises, and promotion agencies to continuously promote the implementation of major tasks in the R&D and industrialization of hilly agricultural machinery, focusing on practical power chassis, efficient planting machinery, low-loss and high-quality harvesting equipment and other 6 research categories of more than 60 kinds of machinery, and successfully developed and promoted more than 10 kinds of small special agricultural machinery for hilly and mountainous areas, such as new energy rice and wheat harvesters, soybean low-loss harvesters, rapeseed blanket seedling transplanters, and carrot combine harvesters. At present, these "field weapons" have been promoted and applied in more than 10 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), with a cumulative promotion area of more than 200,000 mu.
In response to the problems of difficult identification and testing and slow progress of some new agricultural machinery products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) and other 5 departments issued a notice at the end of last year proposing to carry out identification mechanism innovation in some pilot zones and pilot provinces to accelerate the R&D, familiarization, finalization and promotion and application of advanced and applicable short-board innovative machinery. Since the beginning of this year, 15 agricultural machinery promotion and appraisal outlines newly revised for a variety of agricultural machinery equipment such as self-propelled camellia fruit harvesting machines, garlic clove separating machines, and pepper stem removing machines have been released and implemented, which are expected to better support "superior machines with superior subsidies" (优机优补), "entry and exit" (有进有出), and agricultural machinery scrapping and renewal.
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The Central Urban Work Conference clearly stated: "Aim to build innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's cities" and "Forge a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics." The core of a city is its people, and focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities is an important task of urban work. Constructing urban slow-traffic systems is a beneficial attempt to enhance the comfort and convenience of urban life. This newspaper's reporters visited various locations and discovered that distinctive urban slow-traffic systems are gradually improving, and many urban residents are increasingly enjoying the convenience and beauty brought by slow travel.
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Strolling through the streets, relaxing the body and mind, for leisure and fitness; riding a bicycle, traveling unhindered, green and environmentally friendly.
A slow-traffic system refers to an urban transportation system mainly based on non-motorized vehicles such as walking and bicycles or low-speed transportation methods. It aims to solve the conflict between fast and slow traffic, improve the quality of life of residents, and create high-quality urban public spaces. More and more residents are embracing green travel in urban slow-traffic systems, enjoying the leisurely charm of a slow life.
Optimize traffic and improve urban travel efficiency
At dawn, the vehicles on the Second Ring Road (二环路) in Beijing (北京) gradually increased. Zhang Jianguo (张建国), a 63-year-old resident near Andingmen (安定门) in Dongcheng District (东城区), Beijing, put on his sportswear as usual and started his morning exercise along the greenway on the edge of the Second Ring Road. "With this road, exercise and travel are so convenient."
The slow-traffic system is an important part of the urban comprehensive transportation system. The greenway under Zhang Jianguo's feet is 35.5 kilometers long and was fully connected at the end of last year. Opening the map, it is like a green ribbon, connecting the parks, cultural relics, and commercial districts along the Beijing Second Ring Road.
"The slow-traffic system is the best way for short-distance travel and public transportation connection, and it is an important way to help the transportation field 'reduce carbon emissions.'" In the view of Wang Shuling (王书灵), director of the Rail Transit Institute of the Beijing Institute of Transportation Development, the design concept of the slow-traffic system should follow the principles of safety, continuity, convenience, and comfort, so that pedestrians, non-motorized vehicles, and motor vehicles can travel in their own lanes. "Reasonable and scientific planning helps to improve the overall operating efficiency of the urban transportation system."
Why is slow travel popular? The first is convenience. "For short-distance travel, cycling may be faster than taking a car, and slow travel is not 'slow.'" Wang Shuling said.
At the same time, the improvement of the slow-traffic environment has further enhanced the experience. Just after 7 o'clock in the morning, the bicycle-only road from Huilongguan (回龙观) in Changping District (昌平区) to Zhongguancun Software Park (中关村软件园) in Haidian District (海淀区) was already full of cyclists. This 6.5-kilometer-long bicycle "expressway" is Beijing's first bicycle-only road.
"The commute time has been shortened from the original 1 hour to less than 30 minutes." Mr. Zhang (张先生), who lives in Huilongguan, likes to cycle to and from work. "In the past, many roads were mixed with motorized and non-motorized vehicles, which felt unsafe. Now that there is a dedicated road, cycling is faster than taking the bus and more worry-free than driving."
In recent years, a number of slow-traffic streets have appeared in Beijing, effectively improving the comfort and sense of gain for citizens' travel. The "Beijing Slow-Traffic System Plan (2020-2035)" proposes to focus on "connecting lines, covering points, increasing experience, and setting rules" to accelerate the formation of a slow-traffic network with one main, two auxiliary, and four characteristics, and to create a high-quality slow-traffic-friendly travel environment around key areas such as schools, hospitals, and rail stations and their surroundings, and to build seven types of slow-traffic characteristic blocks. For example, Sanlitun Road (三里屯路) in Chaoyang District (朝阳区) has launched an overall environmental renovation project, building a continuous and smooth, rationally planned linear transportation space by optimizing road sections, increasing green vegetation, and supplementing public leisure facilities.
"We have established a closed-loop working mechanism of 'evaluation-governance-re-evaluation-re-improvement,' using the annual slow-traffic service evaluation as a starting point to continuously optimize the slow-traffic system." According to the relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, as of now, Beijing has demarcated 60.6 kilometers of independent bicycle lanes and widened 329.9 kilometers of bicycle lanes.
With the continuous improvement of the slow-traffic system, Beijing citizens' willingness to travel slowly has continued to increase. Data shows that in 2024, the proportion of slow travel in Beijing reached 50.1%, of which the proportion of bicycle travel accounted for 20.0%; among the 495 main road sections in the city, the number of non-motorized vehicles riding during the morning peak period exceeded 3,000 vehicles/hour in more than 100 sections.
Relax your body and mind and create a shared space for citizens
At 6 a.m., in Nanchang (南昌), Jiangxi (江西), the Ganjiang River (赣江) was still covered in a thin mist. Cycling enthusiast Wang Qing (王青) had already set off from under the Hero Bridge (英雄大桥), traveling along the greenway of the Ganjiang River Scenic Belt.
"In the past, I had to run to the suburbs to cycle. Now I can 'cross the river and cross the lake' at my doorstep. In two hours, I can connect several attractions such as Phoenix Island Citizen Park (凤凰洲市民公园) and Qiushui Square (秋水广场). There are also stations to rest when I'm tired. It's so comfortable!" The pleasant route in Wang Qing's mouth is the 28-kilometer slow-traffic system built by Honggutan District (红谷滩区) of Nanchang relying on the Ganjiang River—this ecological corridor integrating walkways and greenways builds a safe space for citizens to walk, run, and cycle, making slow travel a daily routine for relaxing the body and mind and improving the quality of life.
Arriving at the "Nanchang Star" Ferris wheel, on the smart runway paved with colored plastic, Ms. Zhang (张女士), who is in her 60s, is walking slowly along the inside with her sisters. "This road is particularly comfortable to walk on, not hard or soft. I don't feel tired even after walking two laps every day!"
Not far away, next to the intelligent storage cabinet, citizen Wang Xuan (王轩), who has finished his morning exercise, is taking away his personal belongings. For him, the significance of the slow-traffic system is extraordinary. Wang Xuan was once deeply troubled by obesity. "In the past, I weighed more than 200 pounds and once had problems such as fatty liver and lumbar disc herniation. By chance, I walked slowly along the riverside walkway and gradually fell in love with exercise."
A good environment can affect people. "The facility construction along the Ganjiang River not only provides a convenient sports space for everyone, but also makes me feel relaxed and happy in the process of scientific exercise." Wang Xuan said.
These slow-traffic experiences that citizens praise are derived from Nanchang's accurate grasp of people's livelihood needs in urban planning and construction.
"From the landscape nodes connected by greenways to the intelligent supporting facilities, we adhere to the principle of 'ecological priority and cultural integration,' and connect the originally scattered riverside spaces, cultural landmarks, and ecological wetlands into an organic whole through open green space sharing, greenway system connection, and technological empowerment governance." Zhang Sanhuai (张三怀), member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Urban Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau of Honggutan District, said that this 28-kilometer-long "ecological landscape belt" has been upgraded to a "citizen life belt," where citizens can enjoy the river view and appreciate the greenery while exercising and playing.
The unique waterfront space not only provides Nanchang with abundant water resources, but also provides citizens with places for leisure and entertainment, and also plays an important role in Nanchang's ecological environment and economic development.
"The Honggutan Ganjiang River Scenic Belt transforms ecological advantages into people's livelihood benefits with its slow-traffic system, becoming a vibrant space shared by citizens, and is a vivid example of urban waterfront public space construction." Zhou Zhiyi (周志仪), Vice Dean of the School of Architecture and Design of Nanchang University (南昌大学), has long been concerned about the development of urban public spaces. In his view, the unique value of the Honggutan Ganjiang River slow-traffic system lies in transforming this ecological corridor into a "perceptible, participatory, and shareable" carrier, providing valuable experience for the development of urban waterfront spaces across the country.
The faster the slow-traffic system develops, the more it can provide support for green travel and a better life. These slow-traffic routes, either integrated into the landscape or connected to streets and alleys, allow citizens to feel the rhythm of health in their steps and leave beautiful moments in the scenery.
Improve the experience and add charm to modern cities
In Chongqing (重庆), walking has never been a simple matter. The height difference of the mountains and the twists and turns of the roads have shaped a unique "three-dimensional transportation" pattern, and have also made people living in this city accustomed to the travel rhythm of "going uphill and downhill" (上坡下坎).
In recent years, Chongqing has made full use of local characteristic resources to continuously promote the construction of high-quality slow-traffic systems. As of now, the central urban area has cumulatively built more than 840 kilometers of mountain city walkways, and a multi-functional walkway system that is "interconnected, convenient and efficient, and friendly to all ages" has been initially formed.
In the morning, Ms. Chen (陈女士), who lives in the Arcadia (阿卡迪亚) community in Yuzhong District (渝中区), set off from the walkway at the entrance of the community and went to the Jiukengzi Farmers Market (九坑子农贸市场) through the slow-traffic system to buy vegetables. "In the past, I had to go around a big circle to buy vegetables, but now I can get there in a few steps!" She said with a smile, "It's much more convenient to travel!"
The Arcadia community is built on a mountain, with many terrain restrictions. In the past, it was right in front of the nearest Hongyancun subway station (红岩村地铁站), but it took nearly half an hour to detour due to the high slope terrain. With the walkway connecting public transportation, residents can get to the subway station in just over ten minutes.
The changes in the Arcadia community are due to Chongqing's continuous promotion of the construction of mountain city walkways. The unique topography and landforms make the distribution of various public spaces in the central urban area of Chongqing scattered. In recent years, Chongqing has used mountain city walkways as a carrier to connect the originally scattered communities, parks, schools, and subway stations into a network through walkways.
The Chongqing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of Slow-Traffic Systems in Chongqing (2021-2025)," focusing on creating the brand of mountain city walkways. The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said: "Making plans is not just about building a road, but also about reorganizing public spaces to make citizens' lives more convenient and their experiences richer."
Walking along the semi-mountain cliff walkway, the scenes are constantly changing. This walkway, which is ingeniously built in accordance with the mountain势, retains historical imprints such as anti-Japanese war sites and old city walls along the way, connecting historical contexts. Zhou Chun (周春), director of the Economic Development Office of Shiyou Road Street (石油路街道) in Yuzhong District, witnessed the changes here: "Walking here is like flipping through a living urban history, allowing mountain city residents to see the mountains, see the water, and remember their nostalgia. With urban renewal, buildings are taller and transportation is more developed, but the urban space connected by mountain city walkways makes Chongqing people sigh that this is still the old flavor of the mountain city."
In Daijia Lane (戴家巷), the walkway has also quietly changed the community ecology. Along the winding stone steps, more than 40 cafes, cultural and creative shops, and independent bookstores are scattered, and the originally silent old community has been revitalized. The annual output value has exceeded 100 million yuan, which is not only a commercial recovery, but also a community rebirth.
"The walkway is not a simple channel. It connects the residents' living lines, commercial forms, and cultural memories. It is an important link in the organic renewal of the community. Here, we have truly achieved 'revitalizing the community with walkways and promoting integration with slow travel.'" Tang Baijun (唐柏君), director of the Key Project Construction Affairs Center of Yuzhong District, said.
Mountain city walkways are injecting new connotations into this fast-paced city in a "slow" way. Travel is no longer a burden, but a time to enjoy. From urban streets and alleys to riverside scenery, from community renewal to cultural inheritance, slow-traffic walkways make travel greener and make the mountain city more charming.
The integrated development model of "ecology + culture + society" brought by the urban slow-traffic system not only protects the natural base, but also activates humanistic vitality and凝聚了社会共识 (níng jù le shè huì gòng shí - "coagulates social consensus," to build consensus in society). Zhou Zhiyi suggested that the planning and construction of the greenway network system should systematically internalize the core elements such as the city's natural base, historical context, and humanistic spirit, and effectively integrate various spatial carriers such as water network green spaces, towns and villages, tourist attractions, cultural nodes, and ecological agricultural sightseeing areas through the overall design of the greenway lines.
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The children have already finished school, but the parents are still at work – this is a real problem facing many dual-income families. To solve this problem, schools, society, parents, and other parties need to work together to make the answer to this essential question of people's livelihood realistic, profound, and warm.
At the beginning of the new semester, the melodious school bell rings on time at 3:30 in the afternoon, and the children happily pour out of the school gate, but many parents frown because of this. The children have already finished school, but the parents are still at work. This time difference of several hours has become a real problem for many dual-income families.
The crux of the "3:30 problem" is essentially the structural misalignment between parents' working hours and children's school hours. In order to solve this pain point for the people's livelihood, various places have actively explored various paths, but some parents report that the after-school service content of the school is relatively simple, "just watching them do their homework," which is difficult to meet the diverse development needs of children; in some areas, there is still a time difference between the end of after-school services and parents getting off work, and the connection problem has not been completely resolved; the safety management of school bus services, the professional teachers and stable funding guarantees for community care centers are also realistic challenges.
The "3:30 problem" is an essential question facing families, schools, and society. It concerns the healthy growth of the next generation, the peace and happiness of thousands of households, and the formation of a joint educational force in the whole society. To answer this question well requires the consensus and collaboration of "answering the same question together." Only when all parties work together can the optimal solution be found.
Schools must play a key role. The after-school services provided by schools should not only be a simple "time filler," but should also move towards "quantity and quality improvement." In addition to organizing students to complete homework and providing course Q&A tutoring, they can also make full use of the school's teachers, facilities, and other advantages to carry out a variety of colorful science, sports, art, labor, reading, interest groups, and club activities. In Baoshan District (宝山区) of Shanghai (上海), after-school services cover all 97 public and private primary schools in the district, arranging homework guidance and special courses in different time periods to maximize the diverse needs of students. Harbin Huayuan Primary School (哈尔滨花园小学) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) offers more than 100 types of special "seed" courses during after-school service hours, based on students' individual development and learning interests. Practice has proved that by changing "supervision" to "empowerment," children can gain more growth in after-school time.
Social forces are an indispensable and important part of solving the "3:30 problem." Various social public service institutions have rich venues, courses, and professional resources, and it is promising to effectively import them into daily after-school care services. In recent years, many local youth cultural palaces and other institutions have tried to open care courses during the summer vacation. If such high-quality courses can be made routine and community-based, it will undoubtedly greatly enrich the supply of after-school services. Communities can link up with youth palaces, science and technology museums, museums, gymnasiums and other public cultural and sports institutions, as well as qualified non-subject-based off-campus training institutions, introduce professional forces, and open more educational and entertaining activities, so that children can exercise their body and mind and cultivate their interests at their doorsteps, and achieve "leaving school without leaving management, and more exciting activities."
Parents are important participants in solving the problem. Parents should actively participate in home-school communication, take the initiative to understand and rationally choose after-school service projects provided by schools or communities, and promptly provide feedback on demands and suggestions. At the family level, you can also try to form "mutual aid groups" with neighboring families, and take turns taking care of children and organizing learning or activities on the basis of neighborhood familiarity and trust. More importantly, even if they are busy with work, parents should strive to improve the quality of companionship, use limited free time to pay attention to their children's emotions and states, and conduct parent-child reading, outdoor sports, etc., to provide children with effective emotional support and companionship.
Children's growth requires not only knowledge teaching and warm companionship, but also some "blank" time for free exploration and independent learning. The goal of resolving the "3:30 problem" is not to fill every minute of the child's time with seamlessly connected activities, but to eliminate worrying "safety vacuums" and "educational blind spots" and create a safe, fulfilling, beneficial, and happy after-school environment for them. This urgently requires us to write a great article on "home-school-community collaboration," twist the leading role of schools, the supporting advantages of society, and the participating forces of parents into one rope, and jointly make the answer to this essential question of people's livelihood realistic, profound, and warm, so that after the "3:30 bell" rings, what echoes is no longer trouble and anxiety, but the laughter of children and the sound of growth.
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After school starts, children spend more time reading and doing homework at home, prompting many parents to consider purchasing eye protection devices for their children. Currently, the market offers a wide variety of eye protection devices with varying performance levels. How should one choose the right eye protection device? Li Li (李莉), director of ophthalmology at the Beijing Children's Hospital (首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院), affiliated with Capital Medical University (首都医科大学), provided answers to this question.
"If a child has already developed myopia, the most important thing is optical correction," said Li Li (李莉). Many parents believe that if a child's myopia is not severe, they do not need to wear glasses. This view is incorrect. Optical correction allows children to see distant objects clearly, which not only relieves eye fatigue but also effectively slows down the progression of myopia. Because there are many types of optical correction lenses with diverse functions, it is necessary to choose according to the specific condition of the eyes. Parents should consult an ophthalmologist.
A desk lamp is a commonly used tool for children studying at home. Li Li (李莉) suggests that the principle for parents when choosing a desk lamp is to get as close to natural light as possible. That is, the spectrum should be as wide as possible to reduce eye fatigue and discomfort. From an optical point of view, try to choose a light source with no harmful blue light. RG0-rated desk lamps on the market are the safest. Flickering can also cause eye fatigue, so try to choose a desk lamp with less flickering. In addition, when children read at home, they should maintain an illuminance of about 400 lux in the reading area, while the light should be as soft and uniform as possible. Currently, there are small tools on the market that can measure light intensity, and parents may wish to have one at home.
Some parents will purchase eye protection desks for their children. Li Li (李莉) suggests that the best eye protection desks to choose have a lifting function, which can adjust the height of the desk according to the child's height, helping the child to maintain a correct sitting posture.
"The main reason for children's myopia is prolonged near-distance eye use," said Li Li (李莉). To prevent myopia or slow its progression, the key is to develop healthy eye habits. It is recommended that parents help their children develop the "3 20s" habit, that is, for every 20 minutes of near work, look at something 20 feet (about 6 meters) away for 20 seconds. Urge children to maintain the "one inch, one foot, one fist" sitting posture when reading and writing, that is, the hand is one inch away from the pen tip, the eyes are one foot away from the book, and the chest is one fist away from the table. In addition, ensuring that children have at least 2 hours of daytime outdoor activities every day, regular routines, and a balanced diet are also beneficial to eye health.
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Editing the program and importing the equipment, the industrial robot waves its arms and completes tasks such as handling, assembly, and welding according to instructions... In the Yuanmeng Building of Guangzhou Technician College (广州市机电技师学院), Chen Jingqin (陈敬钦), a 21-year-old student majoring in industrial robot application and maintenance, is preparing for the competition intensely. After long-term training, he can quickly troubleshoot robot program problems and precisely control robot operations. "I hope to win a medal in the 3rd National Skills Competition and strive to participate in next year's WorldSkills Competition."
Guangzhou Technician College (广州市机电技师学院) is one of the earliest technical schools in China to offer industrial robot application and maintenance majors, and has cultivated thousands of related skilled talents. Lin Qinshi (林钦仕), a teacher at the school and coach of the robot system integration competition, introduced that the school has in-depth cooperation with enterprises. After completing the course, students also need to enter the enterprise for internships to experience equipment maintenance, technical debugging and other work. "With the accelerated popularization of intelligent manufacturing, our students are in short supply."
On September 19, the 3rd National Skills Competition is planned to open in Henan (河南), providing a platform for skilled talents to showcase their superb skills. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," what work has China carried out in the cultivation of skilled talents? What progress has been made?
"The rapid development of new quality productive forces requires the creation of a new type of workforce that matches it. During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) worked with relevant departments to implement the Skills China Action, compiled and implemented the '14th Five-Year Plan' for vocational skills training and technical education, and formulated a series of policies and measures such as the 'New Eight-Level Worker' and the cultivation of high-skilled leading talents, forming a 'four beams and eight pillars' policy system to promote the development of skilled talents. The total number of skilled talents has continued to expand, the structure has continued to optimize, and the ability to serve economic and social development has been further enhanced," said the person in charge of relevant departments of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部).
The support is stronger. "The training teachers teach carefully and the knowledge is explained in place, and I have learned a lot." Recently, in the public training base in Gulang County (古浪县), Wuwei (武威), Gansu (甘肃), student Wang Zhen (王珍) learned excavator operation under the guidance of a teacher. At present, there are 2,440 technical schools, 29,000 private vocational skills training institutions, and 505 public training bases in the country. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," a total of more than 44 million people across the country have obtained vocational skill level certificates, and more than 6,000 special technicians and chief technicians have been evaluated and hired.
The field is wider. "By participating in the all-media operator training program organized by the Shapingba District (沙坪坝区) Human Resources and Social Security Department (人社部门) in Chongqing (重庆), I successfully achieved independent entrepreneurship, and now my monthly income can reach 30,000 yuan," said Nie Hua (聂华), a young man born after 2000. China has successively organized and implemented special training programs such as the manufacturing skills foundation, digital talent cultivation, and long-term care, and has cultivated more skilled talents for high-precision and cutting-edge industries and modern service industries.
The service is more effective. "Pay attention to the strength when pressing, and maintain a frequency of 100 to 120 times per minute." At the end of July, in the Aishang Baby Vocational Training Center (爱尚宝贝职业培训中心) in Haikou (海口), Hainan (海南), more than 10 employees focused on practicing health care worker skills. "After the students pass the assessment and obtain the certificate, we can apply for subsidies." Jin Chuanhong (金川鸿), the principal of the training center, said that thanks to the subsidy policy, domestic service companies are more motivated to organize training. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has organized more than 92 million subsidized vocational skills training sessions, which has effectively improved the skill level of key groups.
The competition is more exciting. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China participated in two WorldSkills Competitions, and the gold medal list and the total score of the group won the world's first place for two consecutive times. It held two National Skills Competitions, widely organized national industry vocational skills competitions and provincial comprehensive vocational skills competitions. All levels and types of skills competitions were vigorously carried out, driving tens of millions of people to actively participate every year.
The person in charge of relevant departments of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) said that the next step will be to actively plan the construction of a skilled talent team for the "15th Five-Year Plan," continuously increase policy supply, strengthen organization and implementation, optimize the development environment, and strive to create a large army of skilled workers with a large scale, excellent quality, and reasonable structure.
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My father, Mr. Jin Chongji (金冲及), began writing "A Historical Outline of 20th Century China" in 2005 after retiring at the age of 75.
From his personal experience, he was indeed a very suitable author for this topic. He was among the first generation of scholars in New China trained in the study of modern Chinese history. In the early 1950s, after graduating from the History Department of Fudan University (复旦大学) and staying on as a teacher, he began lecturing on modern history for as long as 12 years. During this time, he co-authored "On the Constitutional Movement in the Late Qing Dynasty" with his old friend Professor Hu Shengwu (胡绳武), and also collaborated on research on the Xinhai Revolution. The four-volume "A Draft History of the Xinhai Revolution" was completed and published in 1991, on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution.
In the early 1980s, he was transferred to the Central Party Literature Research Office (中央文献研究室), where he was responsible for writing "Biography of Zhou Enlai (周恩来)". During this period, he systematically consulted a large number of original archives preserved in the Central Archives (中央档案馆), and successively served as chief editor of a series of biographies such as "Biography of Mao Zedong (毛泽东)", "Biography of Zhou Enlai (周恩来)", "Biography of Liu Shaoqi (刘少奇)", "Biography of Zhu De (朱德)", and "Biography of Chen Yun (陈云)". Since the 1990s, he has also participated in classified affairs many times, undertaking the drafting of central documents, and becoming an important witness to the reform and opening up. His research direction has gradually expanded from the history of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China to the history of the People's Republic and the history of reform and opening up.
My father lived for a full 70 years in the 20th century, both as a researcher of history and as a witness to history. Friends often talked to him about a topic: "Are contemporary people suitable for studying contemporary history?" He admitted that this concern had some truth: the decisions and impacts of certain major historical events can be seen more clearly over time; not all parties involved can grasp all aspects of important historical materials, and it takes time to accumulate and continuously explore; as time and the environment change, people's understanding will continue to deepen and update; moreover, contemporary people inevitably encounter some taboos when writing contemporary history. These are all facts, and he summarized it in one sentence: contemporary people writing contemporary history always have their limitations of the times. But he would ask in return, don't later generations have limitations? They also have their difficulties.
First, the process of historical evolution, including the atmosphere of the time, customs, psychological changes of different groups in society, and emotional cognition, may not all be truthfully recorded in archival materials. The more common and commonplace things are, the less likely they are to be specifically recorded. Even if there are detailed records of the time, or because the recorder intentionally distorts the facts, it is not easy for later generations to accurately judge; second, later generations often use hindsight to understand and judge the behavior of their predecessors because the living environment has changed dramatically compared to the historical scene, which can easily lead to errors. Therefore, although later generations have fewer constraints and taboos in studying previous history, it brings another problem: it is easy to have too much subjective speculation. This may also be another "limitation of the times."
He always constantly reminded himself: writing about the era he personally experienced and the history he personally saw or heard directly after careful and rational research is an inescapable historical responsibility. There is no such thing as a "conclusive conclusion for all time" in the world; each generation has its responsibilities, and each generation has its progress.
Therefore, relying on his own strength and drawing on various opinions, he wrote "A Historical Outline of 20th Century China", using rich historical facts to outline the contours of 20th century Chinese history. It is particularly worth mentioning that he adopted a "century-long historical perspective" to replace the traditional "dynastic historical perspective." 20th century China experienced multiple changes in regimes and political systems. In the past, historians mostly used the perspective of "dynastic history" to divide the century-long history into several segments; under the perspective of "century history," the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and New China present their own different stages, but also have an inherent historical continuity. In the book, he proposed that 20th century China had "three historical transformations": one was the Xinhai Revolution, which ended two thousand years of feudal autocratic monarchy; one was the founding of New China, which established a basic socialist system; and one was the reform and opening up, which strived to achieve modernization. In the writing process, he always thought about the readers, not only to clearly depict the historical process, but also to strive to analyze, so that readers could understand which step the Chinese nation took correctly and which step it took wrong in the century-long course, and answer what the experience and lessons were in the middle. In the last chapter, he concluded: "Advancing in continuous exploration is an important characteristic of the Chinese nation's arduous journey in the 20th century, and it is also the key to correctly understanding many major issues in this history. The Chinese people have experienced continuous exploration in the national democratic revolution, and they have also experienced continuous exploration in socialist construction and even reform and opening up. Without the important characteristic of 'exploration,' many things are difficult to understand correctly."
My father often said to me: Look at China in 1900. The capital, Beijing (北京), was divided into 8 occupation zones by the Eight-Nation Alliance (八国联军), with a flag of the invaders erected in each zone. What a humiliation! He lived in the concessions of Shanghai (上海) since he was a child, and was not only bullied by foreigners, but also faced the cruel rule of the Japanese invaders. "The Chinese people have stood up." Only Chinese people who have personally experienced the humiliating history of modern times can more deeply feel the pride of being masters of their own affairs at that moment and truly understand what it means to have "a new world"! Therefore, when he started writing, he stated clearly in the "Preface": "A clear theme that runs through a history of 20th century China is: striving to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." The "historical perspective of national rejuvenation" can be said to be the soul that runs through the entire book.
He wrote this book to tell future generations "how the Chinese people have come step by step in this century." It was based on this understanding that he completed the more than one million-word "A Historical Outline of 20th Century China" when he was nearly 80 years old; 10 years later, he accepted the invitation to serve as the chief editor of the "Revitalization Library" (《复兴文库》). This may be the mission and responsibility of the first generation of historical workers trained in New China. Of course, there are inevitably shortcomings in the whole book. As time goes on, people will make new interpretations from more new perspectives. This is also the mission and inescapable responsibility of our successors.
(The author is a researcher at the Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院近代史研究所))
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The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has officially started running and collecting data, and I feel sincerely excited and delighted from the bottom of my heart. This world-renowned major scientific installation was conceived in 2008, officially approved in 2013, and started construction in 2015. It has taken a full 17 years to build and operate today. During this period, it has experienced countless setbacks, overcome one difficulty after another, and created one miracle after another, which is both impressive and inspiring, as well as regrettable and unforgettable. Today, this world's largest and most advanced reactor neutrino detector is quietly lurking 700 meters underground in southern China, chasing the fleeting brilliance of the mysterious "ghost particles." The eyes of particle physicists around the world are also following it. I believe that the completion of this laboratory itself is a major contribution of China to the world's basic physics research, and it will inevitably drive the leapfrog development of China's particle physics research, especially neutrino research.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is the successor to the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment project was proposed in 2003, approved in 2006, started construction in 2007, and released scientific results in March 2012. As a result, China rose in the field of neutrino research and stood in the world's first echelon. In 2004, I served as the Executive Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and concurrently served as the leader of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment Leading Group, personally participating in the entire process of this project. As I worked all the way down, I also developed a deep affection for the field of neutrino research.
Wang Yifang (王贻芳) and the comrades of the Institute of High Energy Physics (高能所) are very forward-looking. In 2008, when the Daya Bay project was still under construction, they began to plan the next successor. They did a lot of physical calculations and analysis, and put forward the bold concept of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO). Science requires rigor, but scientists sometimes need more passion. After several discussions by relevant departments, this project was included in the "Strategic Priority Research Program" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and quickly launched. The "Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO)" successfully passed the demonstration and approval procedures in 2013 and was officially approved, five years earlier than similar projects in the United States and Japan, gaining a head start for China's international leading position in neutrino research and taking a crucial step.
The construction of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) was very difficult. Large-area photomultiplier tubes, anti-detonation technology, organic glass spheres, liquid scintillator production and purification, stainless steel mesh shells, installation lifting platforms, underwater electronics boxes, automatic calibration systems, anti-coincidence detectors... No difficulty was overcome without painstaking efforts, and no work was comfortable. One JUNO (江门中微子实验) took 17 years, and many people turned gray. Shortly after the infrastructure project started in 2015, an unexpected large surge of water appeared at the underground excavation site, bringing great difficulties to the construction. In the subsequent installation, because of the large scale, high precision, and no precedent, all methods, processes, and procedures had to be figured out by ourselves, working as if walking on thin ice, with occasional emergencies. On this project, I saw the pursuit and dedication of Chinese scientists, and also saw an example of promoting major breakthroughs in basic science through international cooperation. I believe that the new discoveries and new shocks that JUNO (江门中微子实验) will bring to mankind are not far ahead.
What also surprised me was that during the construction of JUNO (江门中微子实验), Yin Jihong (尹继红), a local writer from Jiangmen (江门), has been silently following and deeply tracking. With the operation and data collection of this project, a full-length reportage "The Light of Micro - Decoding the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Experiment, a National Heavy Device" which comprehensively and deeply records the construction process of this national heavy device, has also been published. Comrade Wang Yifang (王贻芳) recommended this manuscript to me. I was very moved and touched after reading it. This book truthfully records the 17-year journey of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), and records the mental trajectory of a large number of scientific researchers who have turned from black hair to white hair in the past 17 years. More importantly, it bears witness to the passionate encounter between sacred science and the great era. In recent years, we have carried out many world-renowned scientific projects, and we need literature to record them, describe them, and disseminate them. This is not only a kind of popular science, but also a transmission of spiritual power, a shaping of the pursuit of faith, and the Chinese story that is most worth telling. Therefore, I am very willing to write a preface for this book, and I hope that more people will learn about the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), understand our scientific researchers, and understand our path to a strong country in science and technology by reading this book.
JUNO (江门中微子实验), waiting for the flowers to bloom!
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the former president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). This article is the preface to the book "The Light of Micro - Decoding the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Experiment, a National Heavy Device". This edition has been abridged and the title has been added by the editor.)
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Writing historical prose easily veers between two extremes: either emphasizing the authenticity of historical materials, lacking literary agility; or pursuing the novelty of stories, excessively consuming history. Du Weidong's (杜卫东) collection of historical figure essays, "Looking Afar on the Shores of History" (《在历史的岸边遥望》), attempts to balance the two, paying attention to the restoration of historical truth while striving to showcase the spiritual world of the characters.
The author tightly grasps the "soul" of the characters, with all detailed descriptions, story arrangements, and thematic sublimations revolving around this point. Liu Yuxi (刘禹锡) is "unrepentant despite hundreds of setbacks," and "The Eternal Elf" (《永远的精灵》) writes about how he suffered repeated blows and hardships but did not change his original intention. Even as the curtain of his life was about to fall, he did not forget to unsheathe his sword: "Heaven gives talents, not to be unused; people may slander, the heart is without flaw," expressing his unwillingness towards the failure of the Yongzhen Reform (永贞革新). In other chapters, the determination to recover lost territory is the soul of Lu You (陆游), upholding national integrity is the soul of Fu Shan (傅山), and bearing the great righteousness of the family and country as a princess through marriage is the soul of Wang Zhaojun (王昭君).
These historical figures were full of heroic spirit when conversing with heaven and earth, and filled with lonely indignation when fighting against the times. Although they often ended in disappointment, even Lu You (陆游) experienced confusion and distress when he was demoted back to his hometown, this was by no means a compromise to fate, but another form of resistance. The perseverance, persistence, and pursuit they demonstrated in the face of hardship and difficulty converged into a beam of indomitable spiritual light.
For the needs of emotional expression, the author grants himself the "privilege" of dialogue: asking Li Qingzhao (李清照) questions from afar, having a candlelit night talk with Madame Xian (冼夫人), inviting Huang Zunxian (黄遵宪) to raise a glass and drink together, and discussing ancient and modern times with Liu Yuxi (刘禹锡). Readers do not feel abrupt about this, but rather arrive at the scene and enter the inner world of the characters. In the chapter "Singing to the Sky" (《向天而歌》), Huang Zunxian (黄遵宪) took office as the first resident Japanese counselor, just as Japan was implementing the Meiji Restoration (明治维新). He wrote the more than 400,000-word "Annals of Japan" (《日本国志》), providing a reference for China's reform, hoping to publish it through official channels as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, he was snubbed by both Li Hongzhang (李鸿章) and Zhang Zhidong (张之洞). The author speaks out for Huang Zunxian (黄遵宪): "You are well-read in poetry and books, melting Chinese and Western cultures into one furnace; you have traveled the world and taken in the world's affairs... It is a pity that a cavity of hot blood has nowhere to spill, the bluebird has not arrived, and the temples are already frosted." Walking into the historical situation restored in the book, readers can deeply feel Huang Zunxian's (黄遵宪) ambition and indignation.
The author also often creates imagery to give the characters poetic depth. The "song" in "Singing to the Sky" (《向天而歌》) implies indomitable national dignity; the "giant spirit" in "A Giant Spirit's Arm Counts the Central Plains" (《巨灵一臂数中原》) refers to the need for people with lofty ideals to support national rejuvenation... The use of imagery allows the prose to break through the single narrative dimension and give readers a richer and more abundant spiritual experience.
In the author's pen, the fate of female historical figures is equally turbulent. Madame Xian (冼夫人), a heroine of a generation, repeatedly took action at critical moments, so that Hainan Island (海南岛) never broke away from the motherland. Zhao Mingcheng's (赵明诚) cowardice in escaping at night sets off Li Qingzhao's (李清照) responsibility of "being a hero in life" (生当作人杰). Wang Zhaojun (王昭君) also broke away from the traditional narrative of helpless departure. The author speculates on Zhaojun's (昭君) thoughts and feelings and her family and national sentiments through the search for historical details and logical deduction.
The 13 essays in "Looking Afar on the Shores of History" (《在历史的岸边遥望》) dig out the seeds of the spirit in the wrinkles of the years, allowing historical figures to reappear through affectionate words. After reading the whole article, readers can vaguely feel that the 13 characters jointly point to the national soul of "cannot be corrupted by wealth, cannot be moved by poverty, cannot be subdued by force" (富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈), and even more so, the spiritual torch that leads the Chinese civilization to continue endlessly.
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After the publication of "Finding Paper," I didn't want to write another book: meticulously deliberating over every word was simply drudgery. Sometimes, my mind was filled with countless thoughts, but when I put pen to paper, it felt so dry that I doubted myself. However, as "Mending Books" neared publication, I realized that because of my love for ancient book restoration, I enjoyed narrating the experiences and flavors of it in words.
In 2020, Zhang Zhiqing (张志清), then Deputy Director of the National Library of China (国家图书馆), called me and said: "Xiaofan, can you put your book restoration experiences into writing and start a column on the National Center for Preservation and Conservation of Ancient Books' (国家古籍保护中心) official account, just like 'Xiaofan Talks About Paper,' talking about the teachers you've followed, the skills you've learned, and the ancient books you've restored? Besides, you work by West Lake (西湖), with its beautiful scenery in all seasons. By entrusting your emotions to the scenery and then transferring them to restoration, you should have some unique insights."
With this prompting, I felt I had many stories to tell. These stories are not major narratives, but rather like trivial matters among old papers, and those light spots that have been polished by time but still jump in the depths of memory. Later, Director Zhang Zhiqing (张志清) named the column "Dancing Book Leaves," saying: "The pages in ancient books are expressed with 'leaves.' The book leaves flutter and dance, and the stories unfold within them."
While writing, the images of my teachers constantly emerged: Teacher Pan Meidi (潘美娣), who guided me into the profession with her soft Wu dialect; Teacher Du Weisheng (杜伟生), with his stern face and unsmiling demeanor; Teacher Ma Guoqing (马国庆) was witty and humorous, but even after the laughter, I still broke out in a cold sweat under his series of questioning about points, lines, and planes. My own teacher, Hu Yuqing (胡玉清), was almost harsh in her strictness on restoration work, but privately she was always worried about my work and health. Every time I went to Beijing (北京), she would always order a large table of dishes for me, so I could replenish myself.
The teachers are amiable and respectable, and how can the tools in restoration not be lovely? The "Little Green" palm brush has accompanied me for nearly twenty years. The palm fibers bound by the green nylon rope have been visibly worn short, and it has also rewarded my fingers with blisters and calluses. The beauty brush, scalpel, and imitation agate paper folding knife in the tool bag walk between the book leaves handily according to my wishes. The heavy copper paperweight is always silent and reliable in thousands of repeated uses. The most thrilling thing is taking them on the train. The security inspectors always stare at the tool bag with a frown, while I clutch the bag strap tightly, fearing that these "old partners" will be detained. They are not objects, but my other hands.
Because of my love, my heart and eyes are full of restoration. I am unwilling to miss even a trace of anything related to restoration. In the cultural relic exhibition hall, others appreciate the beautiful patterns of the artifacts, but I am critical of whether the repair marks are appropriate. When I see a seal, I try to identify the lightness and urgency of the person applying the seal. When I first entered the profession, everyone said that restoration was just a technician's job with a brush and a bowl of paste, and some even jokingly called it bookbinding. But so what if it's bookbinding? Immersing myself in it allows me to do it **风生水起** (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ - "wind rises water rises," to develop rapidly and vigorously). Therefore, I can't wait for others to ask me what I do, so I have the opportunity to tell them a long story. If the other party is interested, I open the floodgates and can't be stopped.
When compiling it into a book, looking back again, these nearly 100,000 words are not only the crystallization of my nearly 20 years of ancient book restoration experience, but also the precipitation of restoration concepts. After the publication and distribution of "Finding Paper," it was reprinted 11 times in a short period of time, allowing me to feel the surging spring tide of Chinese traditional culture among readers. If this book "Mending Books" can allow everyone to glimpse the field of ancient book restoration from another perspective, or make people feel close to ancient books, then it will be the best reward for the time I have spent in front of the restoration table, and for the countless times I have tapped on the keyboard late at night.
A crease, a water stain, a fragment of a leaf, or a pinhole on the paper leaf may be connected to the beacon fire of a certain dynasty, the sigh of a certain collector, or the ingenuity of a sutra transcriber. And we, standing in the long corridor of time, use our hands as a bridge to ferry them across.
Outside the restoration room, the West Lake (西湖) water is still calm, the tweezers on the table are shining slightly, time has not aged, but quietly dwells between the book leaves.
(The author is an ancient book restorer at the Zhejiang Library (浙江图书馆))
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Several years ago, I had the grand ambition to compile "A Collection of Anti-Japanese War Poetry" (《抗战诗汇》), but after sifting through the literature, I found the project to be enormous and difficult to complete in a short period of time. However, the anti-Japanese war poems I read at that time left an indelible impression on my mind. The year before last, Mr. Chen Ji (陈骥) of Jiangxi Education Publishing House (江西教育出版社) asked me to compile a "Three Hundred Anti-Japanese War Poems" (《抗战诗词三百首》) as a gift to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and I readily agreed.
During the 14 years of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese nation experienced suffering and fought bloody battles, during which a large number of poems with the theme of the Anti-Japanese War were produced. These poems are慷慨悲壮, inheriting the patriotic, martial, heroic, and grand spirit and poetic tradition of traditional frontier poems, while also expressing new ideological connotations and spiritual outlook in the context of the Anti-Japanese War, and voicing the strong voice of the times.
The greatest feature of anti-Japanese war poetry is that it truly achieves "there are people in the poems, and events outside the poems." Resisting the invaders was the real situation of all Chinese people at that time, and it was a real existential situation. Witnessing the bloodshed of compatriots and the destruction of their homes, personally experiencing migration and escape, separation and lodging, everyone was filled with grief and indignation, burning with anger.
Therefore, soldiers took up guns and pens, and intellectuals even more so expressed their feelings with their pens. Some of the authors of anti-Japanese war poems were generals who charged and fought on the front lines against the enemy, such as Zhu De (朱德), Chen Yi (陈毅), and Feng Yuxiang (冯玉祥), who led troops to fight and commanded the battlefield. Some, although not soldiers, had also personally gone to the front lines to witness the bravery of the soldiers and the tragedy of the war, such as Guo Moruo (郭沫若), who visited the Kunshan (昆山) front line, Tian Han (田汉), who went to the front lines many times to comfort the soldiers, and Lao She (老舍), who also visited the soldiers on the northern battlefield. Among them, many were engaged in education, news, and other cultural and educational propaganda work, and female intellectuals such as Zhang Mojun (张默君), He Xiangning (何香凝), and Xie Bingying (谢冰莹) also used poetry to describe events and express their feelings. With the people in their hearts and the desire to save the country and the people, they were able to depict the scene of the people's war of resistance with united will. For example, Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) "Sacrificial Text to the Yellow Emperor" (《祭黄陵文》) says, "National united front, a good way to save the country. Four hundred million people, resolutely resist"; Guo Moruo's (郭沫若) "Returning Home Miscellaneous Poems" (《归国杂吟》) says, "Four hundred million people are all striving, with one heart and one mind, wearing the same uniform."
Anti-Japanese war poetry closely follows the war, truthfully and timely narrating the war, with a clear documentary nature. From the September 18th Incident (九一八事变), the Battle of Shanghai (淞沪抗战) to the Lugouqiao Incident (卢沟桥事变), from the Bailingmiao Victory (百灵庙大捷), the Pingxingguan Victory (平型关大捷) to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, every major war event touched the hearts of the poets. For example, Chen Maoheng's (陈懋恒) "One Hundred and One Poems of the Anti-Japanese War" (《抗战百一诗》) records the heroic groups who died for their country in the Battle of Beiping (北平战斗) and the Battle of Taierzhuang (台儿庄战役), and Chen Youqin's (陈友琴) "Hearing the News of the Eight Hundred Warriors' Death" (《惊闻八百壮士遇难》) records the "Eight Hundred Warriors" (八百壮士) Sihang Warehouse (四行仓库) defense battle that shocked China and foreign countries. There are also many poems that create statues for heroes in a biographical way, praising Zuo Quan (左权), Cai Tingkai (蔡廷锴), Zhang Zizhong (张自忠), Zhao Dengyu (赵登禹) and other anti-Japanese war heroes for shedding their blood and even sacrificing their lives. These anti-Japanese war poems record history with poetry, supplement the shortcomings of history, leave valuable references for us to remember history, and erect monuments for many national heroes.
The common theme of anti-Japanese war poetry is to use the poetic expression inherited by the Chinese people for thousands of years to call on the people of the whole country to be united, 同仇敌忾 (tóng chóu dí kài - "shared hatred against the enemy," united in hatred against a common enemy), and bravely be the pillars of the country. In February 1932, Hu Amao (胡阿毛), a Shanghai (上海) car driver, drove a car full of enemy troops and shells into the Huangpu River (黄浦江), perishing together with the enemy. This heroic and tragic story spread throughout the country, inspiring the people, and many people wrote poems to praise it. Later, Ye Shengtao (叶圣陶) used the "Bu Suanzi" (《卜算子》) poem to express the suffering of wounded and sick refugees, in which "Identity is not divided into a common boat, the people's quality will change from now on," refers to Chinese people like Hu Amao (胡阿毛), no matter what their identity, are in the same boat in the Anti-Japanese War, and go to the national crisis together. Just as Lin Gengbai (林庚白) sang in "Yao Battalion Commander's Song" (《姚营长歌》): "Since ancient times, many disasters have revived the country, and the country's pillars cannot be surrendered."
In the era of peace, what is the value and significance of anti-Japanese war poetry? The answer lies in "there are people in the poems, and events outside the poems." The moving people and events in the anti-Japanese war poetry may be unfamiliar to today's ordinary readers. We compiled and selected "Three Hundred Anti-Japanese War Poems" (《抗战诗词三百首》), wrote biographical introductions for each author, annotated and explained each poem, collated the people and events behind the poems, interpreted the connotations, and commented on the meaning, just to let history speak, use historical facts to speak, and promote and activate the indomitable will, heroic spirit, concern for the times and the people, loyal dedication, and patriotic spirit expressed in the anti-Japanese war poetry. As the doctoral students who participated in the writing of this book said, understanding the great anti-Japanese war spirit contained in the poems also means understanding the roots of the Chinese nation's continuous life.
(The author is a professor in the Department of Chinese at Peking University (北京大学))
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