Summary: The article emphasizes China's commitment to transforming its demographic dividend into a talent dividend to achieve national rejuvenation, focusing on high-quality development and technological self-reliance. It highlights the need to cultivate talent in strategically important fields by reforming education and research systems, and fostering an environment that respects and values innovation. The piece stresses the importance of aligning talent development with national strategic goals, particularly in science and technology, but does not mention any specific interaction with or mention of the United States. It underlines the Party's commitment to supporting talent and innovation through various initiatives. The article also emphasizes patriotism and dedication to the country as driving forces for innovation.
Summary: Xi Jinping congratulated David Adeang on his re-election as President of Nauru. Xi noted the significant development of China-Nauru relations and cooperation since the resumption of diplomatic ties, which has benefited both countries. He expressed his appreciation for Adeang's adherence to the One China principle. Xi conveyed his commitment to working with Adeang to elevate bilateral relations. This article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Hunan entrepreneur, Luo Lingsong, has established a business in Hainan leveraging the Hainan Free Trade Port's (FTP) favorable policies, particularly tariff exemptions on processed goods for domestic sales. Luo imports raw nuts from Africa, processes them in Hainan, and then sells them domestically and abroad, taking advantage of the FTP's "processing and value-added" policy. Since starting his African nut processing business, Luo Lingsong's company has achieved nearly 5.18 million yuan in domestic sales and reduced tariffs by nearly 368,000 yuan. The Hainan FTP, positioned as a gateway connecting China's domestic market and serving as an opening to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, is set to fully launch island-wide independent customs operations in December. Luo plans to encourage more businesses to come to Hainan because of its policy and location advantages, and because it facilitates foreign businesses who want to negotiate and see samples.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting focused on lowering logistics costs, expanding green trade, and ensuring stable grain and agricultural production. The meeting emphasized building a modern, green, and intelligent logistics system and promoting international alignment on green product standards. Focus was given to increasing the green and low-carbon development capabilities of foreign trade enterprises. The meeting also addressed ecological environment monitoring and proper use of the national emblem in foreign affairs. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was present in the article.
Summary: This article describes the autumn harvest season in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, focusing on the ripening crops in the region's farmlands and orchards. It specifically highlights apple orchards in Yandonggou Village, Baota District, Yan'an City. The article does not contain any explicit discussion of Chinese politics, U.S.-China relations, or statements from specific officials. The article is accompanied by a photograph credited to Xinhua News Agency photographer Shao Rui.
Summary: Hubei province is spurring consumption through innovation in e-commerce, technology, and tourism. Ezhou's Huahu International Airport facilitates cross-border e-commerce, enabling faster global delivery of goods. Tianmen city has built a complete textile and garment industry chain which exports to over 150 countries. Innovation in the crayfish industry enables year-round production, while integrating cultural experiences with tea production boosts tourism in Wufeng county.
Summary: According to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, China's shipbuilding output from January to September increased by 6.0% year-on-year to 38.53 million deadweight tons. New orders reached 66.6 million deadweight tons, and current orders stand at 242.24 million deadweight tons, a 25.3% increase. China's shipbuilding completion volume, new orders, and holding orders account for 53.8%, 67.3%, and 65.2% of the world's total by deadweight tonnage, respectively, maintaining its global lead. The figures by compensated gross tonnage are 47.3%, 63.5%, and 58.6% respectively.
Summary: The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that from January to September, both automobile production and sales in China increased by over 12% year-on-year, reaching over 24 million vehicles. Passenger car production and sales also saw increases of nearly 14%. Notably, new energy vehicle (NEV) production and sales grew by approximately 35%, accounting for 46.1% of total new car sales. September saw record-breaking production and sales, both exceeding 3 million vehicles.
Summary: In the first three quarters of 2023, China's national railway system completed 593.7 billion yuan in fixed-asset investment, a 5.8% year-on-year increase, with 968 km of new lines put into operation. These investments are intended to stimulate domestic demand and promote economic recovery. The China State Railway Group is coordinating resources to accelerate railway planning and construction, making positive progress in key railway projects. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses China's system of five-year plans, highlighting their role in the country's economic and social development under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Xi Jinping. It emphasizes Xi Jinping's personal involvement in the planning process, from the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" to the upcoming "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" and his focus on integrating top-level design with public opinion. The article mentions Xi Jinping's visit to Shanghai to investigate the development of artificial intelligence, and also references a collective study session on the topic. It also implicitly touches on the United States by mentioning external pressures and the need to balance domestic and international considerations in planning. The piece underscores the importance of long-term strategic thinking and the implementation of plans for China's continued modernization.
Summary: The article highlights the growth of the agricultural machinery industry in Yongkang, Zhejiang, a region specializing in equipment suited for hilly and mountainous terrains. Local companies like Sifang Group and Xingyue Group are focusing on developing diverse and adaptable small agricultural machines, reducing reliance on foreign brands, particularly for rice planting. Yongkang has over 1600 related companies and has achieved 85% localization of key agricultural machinery components, leading to a complete supply chain and cost reduction. Despite progress, the article notes that China still lags behind some developed countries in agricultural machinery R&D and testing, and is working to close this gap with innovation platforms and research centers. The increasing availability of agricultural machinery has raised Zhejiang's agricultural mechanization rate to 82.5%.
Summary: China's Ministry of Finance announced that the national general public budget revenue for the first three quarters of the year reached 16.39 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%, indicating a stable economic trend. General public budget expenditure reached 20.81 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%, with strong support for key areas like social security, education, healthcare, and science and technology. Tax revenue from computer communication equipment manufacturing grew by 12% due to the ongoing effects of large-scale equipment renewal policies. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that the 1% national population sample survey will begin on November 1, 2025, with door-to-door registration lasting from November 1-30, 2025. The survey will target approximately 14 million people in 5 million households nationwide. The survey will collect basic information on population and households, including demographics, education, employment, migration, marital status, fertility, mortality, and housing. Data collection will be conducted by government-appointed surveyors using electronic devices or via self-reporting through the Internet.
Summary: The 2025 China Robot Competition and RoboCup Robot World Cup China Final was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, on October 17th. The competition featured robots playing basketball. The event was documented in a photograph by Chen Qibao and released by Xinhua News Agency.
Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation has drafted regulations to strengthen food safety oversight in the online catering service sector and is seeking public comment. The draft regulations target unclear platform responsibilities, lax management of online food service providers, and a lack of transparency in food safety information. It clarifies the responsibilities of platforms, third-party institutions, and food service providers regarding food safety. The regulations aim to prevent "ghost kitchens" by detailing platform requirements for verifying qualifications, conducting routine monitoring, and disclosing information.
Summary: In a congratulatory letter to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on its 80th anniversary, Xi Jinping praised the FAO's achievements and called for strengthened global food and agriculture governance. Various international figures highlighted China's contributions to global food security through South-South cooperation and its own development experience. Representatives from countries like Uzbekistan, Colombia, and Uganda expressed their desire to deepen cooperation with China and the FAO. The article also notes the importance of China's support for the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Summary: In a congratulatory letter to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on its 80th anniversary, Xi Jinping emphasized China's commitment to its own food security and its willingness to assist other nations. The article highlights China's achievements in ensuring domestic food supply, with grain production exceeding 700 million tons in 2024, while also contributing to global food security through agricultural cooperation, technology transfer, and support for the UN's sustainable development goals. China is portrayed as a reliable and stable force in the global food system. The piece notes China's active participation in global governance initiatives related to food security, including the Global Development Initiative and the "Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty." There is no discussion of the United States.
Summary: Jordanian Communist Party General Secretary Fahmi al-Khatut stated in an interview that China's development success provides a model for developing countries. He highlighted China's poverty reduction achievements and its role in global economic growth, praising Xi Jinping's initiatives like the Community of Common Destiny. Al-Khatut noted Jordan seeks to strengthen party cooperation with the CCP and welcomes Chinese investment, as China is Jordan's second-largest trading partner. He said Arab countries view China as a reliable partner, benefiting from China's development experience. There was no mention of the United States in the article.
Summary: Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly in Beijing on October 17th to commemorate the 55th anniversary of China-Canada diplomatic relations. Wang stated China is willing to work with Canada to restart dialogue at all levels, address respective concerns, explore cooperation in various fields, and strengthen multilateral coordination, following the consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Joly expressed Canada's willingness to utilize dialogue mechanisms to promote cooperation in trade, agriculture, tourism, energy, and cultural exchange. She also affirmed Canada's support for multilateralism and free trade. There was no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this discussion.
Summary: Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with a delegation of senior cadres from Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front (JVP) led by JVP Politburo member and government minister Ratnayake. They exchanged in-depth views on implementing the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries through party-to-party channels, and strengthening exchanges and mutual learning of experience in governing the party and the country. The meeting focused on promoting bilateral relations through party ties.
Summary: The article criticizes recent U.S. trade policies towards China, including export controls and tariffs, arguing they damage bilateral relations and disrupt global supply chains. China defends its own export controls on items like rare earths as necessary for national and international security, contrasting them with the U.S.'s broader restrictions. The article emphasizes that China is open to dialogue but will retaliate against any actions that harm its interests. It accuses the U.S. of protectionism and urges Washington to return to a path of dialogue and mutual respect, citing public opinion surveys indicating that many in the U.S. believe the country is becoming more closed off. The article calls on the U.S. to take a sincere attitude towards dialogue.
Summary: The Third International Conference of Theoretical Publications of Left-Wing Parties and Movements, hosted by the Cuban Communist Party's theoretical journal *Socialist Cuba*, was held in Havana from October 15-17. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended and delivered a speech. Over 120 political figures, journalists, and scholars from 36 countries participated. A delegation from the People's Daily was invited to attend and speak at the conference.
Summary: The Turkmen Embassy in Beijing hosted a reception celebrating the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality. Turkmen Ambassador Durdyev stated that Turkmen-Chinese relations are a model of multi-faceted cooperation based on mutual respect and benefit. He expressed belief that Turkmen-Chinese friendly cooperation will continue to reach new heights, emphasizing the alignment of ideas and complementary actions between the two countries.
Summary: A joint emergency drill simulating a cross-border response to infectious diseases was held between China, Laos, and Vietnam in Yunnan Province from October 14-15. The drill, involving 241 participants, was the first joint exercise of its kind for the three countries. Participants included health officials and agencies from the respective countries, with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention providing guidance. The exercise was hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Bureau and the Yunnan Provincial Foreign Affairs Office.
Summary: A roundtable dialogue on global governance among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states was held in Beijing on October 16th, co-hosted by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, the SCO Secretariat, and the China Institute of International Studies. Over 150 representatives from the SCO Secretariat, UN agencies in China, and SCO member state think tanks participated. Discussions centered on implementing global governance initiatives and building a community with a shared future for mankind. The China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration's Center for Central and Eastern Europe and Central and South Asia Communication (People's Pictorial) and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies organized the event.
Summary: Sanofi initiated a 1 billion euro insulin active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production base in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. The facility, expected to be fully operational by 2032, marks the first API production base in China established by a multinational corporation. Sanofi's Executive Vice President, Brendan O’Callaghan, emphasized China's strategic importance to Sanofi and expressed confidence in the Chinese economy's long-term prospects. The project represents the largest investment in Beijing's pharmaceutical industry since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan. The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area hosts over 5,000 biopharmaceutical companies, forming a complete industrial chain.
Summary: The "Youth Action to Protect Green Agricultural Heritage" dialogue was held at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, bringing together over 50 youth representatives, agricultural experts, and international organization officials from over 10 countries. The dialogue, a side event to the UN FAO's 2025 World Food Forum, focused on integrating agricultural cultural heritage protection with youth innovation. The event was co-organized by multiple UN FAO departments, the World Food Forum (China), and the China Internet News Center, with support from Tsinghua University and the UNDP. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce released its "2025 Report on U.S. Compliance with WTO Rules," expressing concerns about U.S. trade practices. The report criticizes the U.S. for undermining the multilateral trading system, engaging in trade bullying, implementing double standards in industrial policy, and disrupting global supply chains. The Ministry urged the U.S. to correct its practices, abide by WTO rules, and abolish measures like "reciprocal tariffs." China hopes to work with other members, including the U.S., to promote the role of the multilateral trading system in global governance.
Summary: Sichuan Province is implementing various measures to boost employment for university graduates, including skills training programs in areas like floral arrangement and automotive technology. These initiatives involve collaboration between educational institutions, local employment service bureaus, and businesses, such as the "workstation-as-classroom" model in Suining. The province is also promoting entrepreneurship through training programs and supportive policies. As of August, 108 universities in Sichuan are certified to evaluate occupational skill levels, with over 160,000 students obtaining certifications. The goal is to improve the employment and entrepreneurial capabilities of young people through a comprehensive training and service model.
Summary: A recent initiative in Shaanxi province focuses on vocational skills training to improve employment prospects, particularly for college graduates and young adults. Wang Peiweng, a rehabilitation therapist and Shangluo College graduate, credits her pre-graduation elderly care training with enhancing her professional skills. The province has launched various training programs, including for jobs such as machine tool maintenance and AI trainers, with over 230,000 participants this year. Shaanxi is also implementing project-based training for emerging professions like drone piloting, exemplified by Hu Haoxiang's employment as a drone training assistant. The province plans to train 1 million people through subsidized training programs between 2025 and 2027.
Summary: A media symposium co-hosted by People's Daily and Riyadh Newspaper was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the establishment of the People's Daily Saudi Arabia branch. People's Daily President Yu Shaoliang highlighted the deepening media cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia through joint interviews and content sharing. Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Media Affairs, Isra Al-Asiri, stated that strengthened media cooperation would promote the alignment of Saudi Arabia's "2030 Vision" with the Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chang Hua expressed hope for continued media cooperation to inject new meaning into the comprehensive strategic partnership. Participants discussed the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative for both countries and the deepening of cooperation across various fields.
Summary: The UN World Tourism Organization announced the 2025 "Best Tourism Villages" list in Huzhou, Zhejiang, with 52 villages from 29 countries selected. Four Chinese villages were among those chosen, bringing China's total to 19 villages recognized. The selected Chinese villages showcase diverse landscapes, cultures, and development models, including the preservation of intangible cultural heritage and the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism. These villages exemplify the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
Summary: In Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, the local government is actively promoting the forestry economy by supporting the deep processing of timber byproducts into eco-friendly construction materials. This initiative aims to increase the income of local forestry farmers. The provided image depicts workers using forklifts to move semi-finished boards for drying at a processing plant.
Summary: The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival is being held from October 17th to November 27th, featuring over 500 performances and exhibitions totaling over 1200 events. Renowned international orchestras and troupes, including the Vienna Philharmonic and Stuttgart Ballet, will participate. The festival, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, has become a significant platform for Sino-foreign cultural exchange. Over its 23 years of existence, the festival has attracted participants from over 80 countries.
Summary: The 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, themed "Building an Open, Cooperative, Secure and Inclusive Digital Future – Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," will be held November 6-9. The summit will include discussions on AI, digital infrastructure, and global digital governance, highlighted by the release of reports on AI standards, safety, and digital inclusion. A special "Six Little Dragons Wuzhen Dialogue" will feature discussions among tech leaders on AI innovation. Zhejiang Province aims to leverage the summit to promote economic and social development. Ren Xianliang, Secretary-General of the World Internet Conference, outlined these key features at a press conference.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's commitment to transforming its demographic dividend into a talent dividend, focusing on high-quality development and strategic competition. It highlights the importance of talent in achieving scientific and technological self-reliance, particularly in areas aligned with global technological frontiers, economic needs, national priorities, and public health. The piece stresses the need for structural improvements in talent development and the creation of an environment that respects innovation and tolerates failure. It also discusses ongoing reforms to talent evaluation systems and efforts to grant research institutions greater autonomy. The article champions the spirit of self-reliance and patriotism as drivers of innovation, and aims to improve U.S. relations.
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Summary: The Central Propaganda Department awarded the "Title of Role Model of the Times" to the "Liu Laozhuang Company" of the PLA, spurring widespread study of their heroic deeds throughout the military. Across various branches of the PLA, including the Navy's 48th escort fleet operating in distant waters, soldiers are being encouraged to emulate the "Liu Laozhuang Company's" spirit to enhance combat readiness and capabilities. Cadres and veterans alike are also being encouraged to emulate the company. The discussions emphasized the importance of strengthening the military and achieving the centennial goals of army building, and contributing to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: Losang Jamcan, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, addressed the opening of a training program focused on strengthening the sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting high-quality development of the People's Congress in Tibet. He emphasized the need to understand Tibet's achievements and to implement Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law, ethnic work, and Tibet, focusing on consolidating ethnic unity and promoting high-quality economic and social development. The training program aims to contribute to building a shared national identity and a modern socialist Tibet. 120 officials and cadres from Tibetan People's Congresses at all levels attended the training.
Summary: China's Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released the "Measures for Certification of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information," effective January 1, 2026. The regulations detail application scenarios, methods, requirements for certification of cross-border personal information transfers, and obligations for professional certification bodies. These measures apply to non-Critical Information Infrastructure Operators transferring between 100,000 and 1 million non-sensitive personal data subjects, or fewer than 10,000 sensitive personal data subjects annually, while excluding important data. The regulations prohibit circumvention of security assessments through data splitting. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Daily launched the "People's Art Education: A Shared Art Education Class" project to promote Chinese aesthetic education. This online program, created by the People's Daily Arts Department and People's Daily Online, aims to enhance children's aesthetic and cultural literacy through virtual and real-world interactive lessons. The inaugural lesson, "The Beauty of Construction," is led by Shan Jixiang, director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum. It uses immersive experiences and interactive teaching to guide children in appreciating the beauty of Chinese construction.
Summary: The article reports on Hubei province's efforts to boost consumption through innovation. E-commerce via the Ezhou Huahu International Airport is facilitating international trade, while cities like Tianmen are expanding into overseas markets. Technology is also playing a role, as seen in the all-season crayfish farming in Qianjiang. The province is also integrating cultural tourism with industries like tea production in Wufeng County.
Summary: The 56th National Pharmaceutical Materials and Medicine Trade Fair opened in Zhangshu, Jiangxi Province, focusing on "Inheriting Essence, Improving Quality, and Innovating." Over a thousand pharmaceutical companies and nearly ten thousand representatives from hospitals, pharmacies, and distributors attended. The fair, running until October 18th, features eight activities, including an investment promotion conference and a drug approval transfer exhibition, aiming to foster integrated development across the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry chain. Forty of China's top 100 pharmaceutical companies gathered to discuss collaboration opportunities. Concurrent events showcased traditional TCM techniques and medicinal cuisine.
Summary: Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, COFCO Fulinmen, a cooking oil brand, is focusing on product upgrades centered on "quality," meeting consumer demand for healthier and more specialized cooking oils. Fulinmen emphasizes its commitment to quality and innovation, particularly highlighting its flaxseed oil which uses specialized technology to cater to diverse cooking needs. The brand aims to connect with consumers emotionally through its "10.18 Fulinmen Love Home Day," reinforcing its brand message of "Where there is a home, there is Fulinmen." Fulinmen is also collaborating with media outlets and food and beverage chains to promote healthy cooking and engage with younger consumers.
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Summary: A National People's Congress Standing Committee enforcement inspection group conducted inspections in multiple provinces, including Xinjiang, to assess the implementation of the Forest Law. The inspection focused on forest resource protection, afforestation, and emergency response capabilities for forest fire prevention. The group found that local governments have been promoting ecological civilization through the Forest Law, resulting in significant achievements in forest protection and ecological restoration. They suggested increasing the total amount of forest resources according to local conditions, implementing precise actions to improve forest quality, and protecting and repairing natural forests by zones and categories. The inspection group also emphasized the importance of exploring mechanisms for realizing the value of forest ecological products and promoting the development of a modern forestry industry system.
Summary: According to Xinhua, China's economy has demonstrated resilience during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, with an average GDP growth of 5.5% in the past four years, contributing about 30% annually to global economic growth, and becoming the most stable and reliable source of power for global economic development. Xiang Wei, Wang Guanhua, and He Jianwu discussed the achievements in economic and social development during this period, highlighting China's advancements in innovation, green transformation, and the establishment of a new development pattern. China has also been praised by the IMF as a global leader in green innovation. The report emphasizes China's commitment to high-level opening-up despite external pressures, while also working towards technological self-sufficiency.
Summary: Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang announced the expulsion of nine high-ranking military officials, including He Weidong and Miao Hua, from the CCP and military for severe disciplinary violations and suspected crimes, emphasizing the Party's commitment to fighting corruption. The 5th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum military medicine conference will be held in Beijing, focusing on cooperation in military medicine. Zhang addressed U.S.-China relations by condemning the U.S. defense bill's provisions on Taiwan, stating that playing the "Taiwan card" is dangerous and warning against military assistance to Taiwan. He also urged the Philippines to abandon its claims in the South China Sea, and condemned recent statements by Lai Ching-te on Taiwan's defense capabilities.
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Summary: 澄迈 county in Hainan province is prioritizing attracting foreign investment to boost its economy, leveraging its position within the Hainan Free Trade Port and RCEP to facilitate companies' overseas expansion. The county focuses on five key sectors: gaming, cross-border e-commerce, manufacturing, new energy vehicles, and digital culture, providing comprehensive support to reduce costs for businesses seeking to "go global." The area held the first China (Chengmai) International Economic and Trade Fair in 2024, securing numerous investment projects. Chengmai is also streamlining its business environment and has established a partnership with Zhejiang province to develop industrial parks.
Summary: Recent archaeological work in Xinjiang, supported by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, has made significant progress in understanding the region's early civilizations, particularly regarding the Bronze and early Iron Ages, establishing clearer cultural chronologies and interrelations. Discoveries at sites like the Qitai Shichengzi ruins, confirmed as the site of the ancient Shule City, demonstrate the effective administration of the Western Regions by the Han Dynasty, showcasing Central Plains cultural influences. Excavations like the Kucha Friendship Road Tomb cluster reveal cultural customs and interactions with the Central Plains. Research on religious sites, such as the Subashi Buddhist Temple, sheds light on the coexistence of diverse religions and their Sinicization in Xinjiang.
Summary: The article discusses the "Shanhe Yonggu - Revolutionary Cultural Relics Exhibition of the Anti-Japanese Base Areas of Jin-Hebei-Lu-Yu" at the Hebei Museum, highlighting the Jinnan Bank and its pivotal role in the financial front of the Chinese Communist Party's resistance against Japan. Established in 1939, the Jinnan Bank issued its own currency, the Jinnan currency, to combat Japanese economic blockades and currency manipulation, including the circulation of counterfeit currency. The bank supported the anti-Japanese war effort by providing financial resources and stabilizing the monetary system in the base areas. After the victory against Japan, the Jinnan Bank was merged to form the People's Bank of China, solidifying its legacy as the "cradle of new China's finance". The artifacts from the Jinnan Bank and early People's Bank of China are considered a historical testament.
Summary: The article discusses how AI is reshaping Chinese museums, enhancing data processing, content generation, visitor experiences, and artifact preservation. It highlights applications like VR experiences and virtual guides, but also acknowledges challenges, including potential inaccuracies, limited original research capabilities, and a lack of industry standards. The author argues that over-reliance on AI could undermine the museum's core function of knowledge production, and calls for improved data standards and infrastructure to fully realize AI's potential. Ultimately, AI should be a catalyst for innovation, making museums more open and dynamic cultural hubs.
Summary: The Jingzhou Museum in Hubei is showcasing textiles excavated from the Mashan Tomb No. 1, offering insights into Chu state fashion. The exhibition features 16 textile artifacts and 3 replicas, highlighting the advanced weaving and embroidery techniques of the Chu people. The artifacts include a dragon and phoenix patterned embroidered silk garment, showcasing the Chu people's totem worship of the phoenix. A silk quilt with dragon and phoenix patterns, believed to be used by Chu nobles, is also on display. The tomb is believed to belong to a high-ranking female of the "Shi" class.
Summary: Ningxia intangible cultural heritage inheritor An Yuge has dedicated her life to preserving and promoting the Kou Xian Qin, a traditional Chinese jaw harp. She traveled extensively throughout rural Ningxia to learn the instrument and its crafting techniques, and later showcased it at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. An has also researched and replicated ancient versions of the instrument, including a 4,000-year-old bone jaw harp from the Shimao site, contributing to the understanding of Chinese musical origins. An is trying to prevent the instrument from dying out as the younger generation does not appreciate it. She has also collaborated with her son to innovate and create new designs.
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By: 本报记者 张 洋
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an unstoppable trend. Today, we are closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any other time in history, and we are more eager for talent than at any other time in history.
A cause for millennia rests on a solid foundation, and that foundation is talent. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) defines talent as the "primary resource," emphasizing that "becoming strong depends on innovation, innovation depends on talent," "knowledge is power, talent is the future," and "adhering to the strategic position of talent leading development."
Success is achieved through talent, and undertakings are broadened by talent. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization calls for more explorers of the stars and seas, more climbers of scientific research peaks, and calls for making the rich advantages of talent resources more prominent, forming a vivid situation where talents emerge in large numbers, everyone gives full play to their talents, and talents are fully utilized.
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New era China is actively promoting the transformation of the demographic dividend into a talent dividend.
This is an objective need to adapt to changes in the population structure, an inherent requirement for moving towards high-quality development, and a strategic choice to seize the initiative in development in international competition.
Looking back on the past, China has repeatedly missed out on technological revolutions and suffered from the hardship of "**落后就要挨打**" (luò hòu jiù yào āi dǎ - "backwardness invites aggression," a nation that lags behind technologically is vulnerable to attack). Currently, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing in depth. To win advantages, win the initiative, and win the future, we must recognize changes, respond to changes, seek changes, and strive to achieve high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
Development is the top priority, and innovation is the primary driving force. So, what does innovation rely on? It relies on talent. Where does talent come from? It relies on education. This is a clear and profound logical chain.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has taken a long-term view and placed "promoting the development of education, science and technology, and talent as a whole" in an important position in governing the country.
Several sets of data outline the continuous formation of the talent dividend in the new era:
The population with higher education has reached 250 million, and the average number of years of education for new labor force entrants exceeds 14 years;
The total number of skilled workers exceeds 220 million, of which more than 72 million are highly skilled talents;
China's full-time equivalent of R&D personnel exceeds 7 million person-years, ranking first in the world...
However, it is not enough to only have a "large scale." We need to put effort into "reasonable structure" and "excellent quality."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "China is a large country, and the demand for the quantity, quality, and structure of talent is all-round." "At present, the structural contradiction of mismatch between talent cultivation and technological innovation supply and demand in our country is relatively prominent."
So, what kind of talent does the new era and new journey need?
The answer is hidden in the "four orientations" of technological innovation: facing the forefront of world science and technology, facing the main economic battlefield, facing major national needs, and facing the people's life and health.
This establishes the coordinates of talent work: "vigorously cultivate and use strategic scientists," "build a large number of first-class science and technology leading talents and innovation teams," "create a large-scale young science and technology talent team," "cultivate a large number of outstanding engineers"...
This marks the orientation of education: "innovation education should be integrated into the entire process of education activities," "accelerate the construction of first-class universities and first-class disciplines," "further strengthen science education and engineering education, strengthen the independent cultivation of top-notch innovative talents," "coordinate vocational education, higher education, and continuing education, and promote the integration of vocational and general education, industry and education integration, and science and education integration"...
Achieve breadth and precision. In recent years, families with college entrance examination candidates or college students may have noticed that the setting of higher education disciplines and majors is changing.
In August of this year, the Ministry of Education (教育部) released a message that since 2023, China has optimized and adjusted the layout of about 20% of university disciplines and majors, and newly established a number of emerging disciplines and majors such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, and regional and national studies. In the same month, the Central Education Work Leading Group (中央教育工作领导小组) issued the "Action Plan for Adjusting and Optimizing the Setting of Higher Education Disciplines and Majors (2025-2027)," proposing to implement extraordinary layout actions for urgently needed disciplines and majors, basic discipline leap actions, emerging discipline and interdisciplinary incubation actions, stock discipline and major optimization actions, discipline and major connotation update actions, and cultivation model reform deepening actions.
The continuous adjustment and optimization of disciplines and majors reflects the strategic support of education for developing new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality development, and accumulates the firm confidence to seize opportunities and win the future.
Cultivating more and more high-quality talents that match the national strategy and realizing the leap from a large talent country to a strong talent country is what the times call for and is the only way to go.
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Talent is precious, and time is precious.
The times are roaring forward, and opportunities are fleeting. It is not enough to not innovate; it is also not enough to innovate slowly.
To this end, the Party Central Committee clearly proposed "improving the new type of national system" and "building a system and mechanism to support comprehensive innovation" to support talent and innovation with unprecedented efforts.
In February 2016, the Party Central Committee issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Talent Development System and Mechanism," which is the first comprehensive document specifically targeting the reform of the talent development system and mechanism issued by the central government. In September 2021, the Central Talent Work Conference (中央人才工作会议) was held, proposing to accelerate the construction of world-important talent centers and innovation highlands, and drawing a blueprint for talent work in the new era.
From the perspective of strategic layout, China is deploying to accelerate the construction of international science and technology innovation centers, comprehensive national science centers, and regional science and technology innovation centers, and is forming a number of national laboratories to provide broad and high-end innovation platforms for talent.
From the perspective of institutional arrangements, various regions and departments have introduced a series of powerful measures in the links of talent cultivation, evaluation, flow, incentives, and introduction, providing a full-chain service guarantee, so that talents can give full play to their abilities, display their strengths, and get what they deserve.
Recently, the State Council (国务院) issued the "Approval of the Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot of Factor Market-Oriented Allocation in Some Regions of the Country," further deploying and promoting the orderly flow of human resources factors.
In addition, we continue to strengthen the innovation subject status of enterprises, accelerate the construction of a technology innovation system with enterprises as the main body, the market as the guidance, and the deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application, and continuously transform talent advantages into innovation advantages and development advantages.
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The weather is ever-changing, and vitality is bursting forth.
From this, we see that this is an era of unparalleled respect for talent. We are urgent and strong about innovation, but at the same time, we are patient and fully respectful.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Follow the laws of talent growth and scientific research," "respect the characteristics of the instantaneousness, randomness of methods, and uncertainty of paths of scientific research inspiration, and allow scientists to freely imagine, boldly hypothesize, and carefully verify," and "vigorously create a social atmosphere that encourages innovation, encourages success, and tolerates failure."
Since the new era, these important concepts have become increasingly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, bringing a series of clear and positive changes.
The vast number of talents feel the most deeply. In the past, only papers, only titles, only academic qualifications, and only awards restricted many hands and feet. The numerous evaluation and assessment items were overwhelming. In recent years, the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中组部) has taken the lead in carrying out the optimization and integration of talent plans, and the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源和社会保障部), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) have jointly carried out special actions to clean up the "four onlys" (唯论文、唯职称、唯学历、唯奖项), promoting scientific researchers to concentrate and devote themselves to research.
What is even more encouraging is that a talent evaluation system guided by innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution is being built. Many major science and technology projects implement the "revealing the list and taking command" system. Innovation does not ask about background, and heroes do not ask about origin. More and more young talents are standing out and taking on important responsibilities.
Scientific research units have also ushered in a new atmosphere. In the past, in major science and technology decisions and the allocation of scientific research resources, sometimes department leaders made decisions based on their own ideas, and scientific experts acted according to the expressions of others. Nowadays, relevant departments are shifting more energy to setting strategies, setting guidelines, setting policies, and creating an environment and providing good services. Scientific research units are given more autonomy, and scientists enjoy greater decision-making power over technical routes, financial control, and resource allocation.
These are all vivid portrayals of trusting talent, respecting talent, treating talent well, and being tolerant of talent. Today, when we examine the legend of Zhongguancun (中关村) in Beijing (北京), observe the construction of the Shanghai (上海) Science and Technology Innovation Center, interpret the rise of Hefei (合肥), the city of innovation, and think about the emergence of Hangzhou's (杭州) "Six Little Dragons," it is not difficult to find a common logic—a good environment attracts talent, and a thriving career.
Innovation and development cannot be slow, nor can they be rushed. As long as we respect the laws, take talent as the foundation, and continuously deepen the reform of the talent development system and mechanism, we will surely usher in a magnificent picture of thousands of sails racing and ten thousand horses galloping.
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At the September 3rd military parade, a batch of advanced weapons and equipment made their stunning debut for the first time, attracting the attention of the world.
Behind this is the power of science and technology and the sincerity of talent. It demonstrates a country's spirit and attitude of self-reliance and self-improvement, and inspires a nation's confidence and pride in moving towards rejuvenation.
The nation prospers with science and technology, and the country is strong with science and technology.
Since the new era, "Chang'e" has embraced the moon, "Tianhe" has been stationed in space, "Tianwen" has explored Mars, and a number of major original achievements have been made in quantum technology, life sciences, material sciences, and space sciences. Emerging industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence have flourished, domestically produced large aircraft have achieved commercial flight, and high-speed rail technology has set an international benchmark. The cause of science and technology has achieved historic achievements.
The tide of innovation is surging forward. But we are even more sober: there is no smooth road on the road of innovation, and the pace of progress cannot be stopped for a moment.
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed the strategic goal of building a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent by 2035. Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has repeatedly focused on key areas of scientific and technological innovation, such as basic research, energy security, and artificial intelligence...
At the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Award Conference, and the Academician Conference of the Two Academies held in June 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Although China's science and technology undertakings have made considerable progress, the ability of original innovation is still relatively weak, some key core technologies are controlled by others, and there is a shortage of top-notch science and technology talents. We must further enhance the sense of urgency and further increase the intensity of scientific and technological innovation to seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological competition and future development."
New journey, new challenges. This is a long march full of glory and dreams. It urgently requires the vast number of party members, cadres, and the masses to think in one direction and work together, and urgently requires "gathering talents from all over the world and using them."
In daily life, people often think: innovation is not easy, what does it take to succeed?
It depends on the inspiration of a flash of lightning, the dedication to lonely research, the perseverance of unremitting struggle, and the mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation... When we look back at the shining names in history, there is always an emotion surging in our hearts.
The glorious years of the "**两弹一星**" (liǎng dàn yī xīng - "two bombs, one satellite," refers to China's nuclear weapons and satellite programs) were a legend that started from scratch. Wang Ganchang (王淦昌), Deng Jiaxian (邓稼先), Qian Sanqiang (钱三强), Yu Min (于敏)... It was they who worked incognito and unremittingly, using their deep patriotic feelings to support the backbone of the nation. Qian Xuesen (钱学森) once said emotionally: "My career is in China, my achievements are in China, and my home is in China."
A person without spirit cannot stand, and a country without spirit cannot be strong. Innovation is not only an ability, but also a culture; it is not only a spirit, but also a mission.
Over the years, batches of outstanding talents have responded to the call and continued to struggle, forging the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" spirit, the Western Relocation Spirit, the Manned Spaceflight Spirit, the Scientist Spirit, the Lunar Exploration Spirit, and the New Era Beidou Spirit, jointly shaping a Chinese-style innovation ecosystem. Patriotism and the will to struggle are our deepest, most enduring, and most powerful source of motivation.
Those who are near are pleased, and those who are far come. The cause of the motherland inspires talents from all over the world. Dedicating oneself to the country and caring for the people, and writing papers on the land of the motherland, has become the conscious action of more and more talents.
Today, the seeds of innovation are being sown throughout society. The construction of national science popularization capacity has been continuously strengthened, and the atmosphere of loving science and respecting science has been continuously formed, igniting the curiosity and dreams of countless young people.
This is an era of abundant talent, and this is a hot land full of promise.
Always adhere to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on doing a good job in talent work in the new era as the fundamental guideline, strive to promote the more prominent advantages of rich talent resources, and one innovation and creation after another will surely be born on this hot land, and Chinese-style modernization will surely show a more splendid and brilliant future.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17th. On October 17th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory message to David Adeang (戴维·阿迪昂), congratulating him on his re-election as President of the Republic of Nauru (瑙鲁共和国).
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru (中瑙复交), bilateral relations have developed significantly, and cooperation in various fields has benefited the people of both countries. Mr. President, I deeply appreciate the Nauruan government's adherence to the one-China principle. I attach great importance to the development of China-Nauru (中瑙) relations and am willing to work with Mr. President to promote bilateral relations to new levels and better benefit the people of both countries.
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An African nut, spanning thousands of miles, has begun its "value-added" journey in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Last year, Hunan entrepreneur Luo Lingsong (罗令松) came to Dongfang City (东方市), Hainan, to start a business, where he truly enjoyed more convenience and dividends from being "connected to the world." After importing roughly processed nuts from Africa, they are refined and deeply processed in Hainan and then sold to the mainland and overseas. "Enjoying benefits, expanding the market, the Free Trade Port brings tangible gains," said Luo Lingsong (罗令松).
Building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major initiative personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics that has global influence, making Hainan a demonstration of China's reform and opening up in the new era" and "Strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
"Openness" has always been the theme of the Hainan Free Trade Port construction.
Walking into Luo Lingsong's (罗令松) office, a map is striking: lines drawn from African countries such as Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa converge in Hainan, then connect with Hunan, and finally lead to regions such as North America and Europe.
What attracted Luo Lingsong (罗令松) to Hainan was a pro-business opening policy of the Free Trade Port—tariff exemption for processing and value-added domestic sales. This policy clarifies that for enterprises in encouraged industries, goods processed in the Hainan Free Trade Port after importing materials, if the added value exceeds 30% (inclusive), import tariffs on the imported materials can be exempted when entering the mainland market.
"The good policies of the Free Trade Port have brought enterprises together," said Luo Lingsong (罗令松). Since starting the African nut processing business, the company has cumulatively achieved nearly 5.18 million yuan in domestic sales value, with nearly 368,000 yuan in tariff reductions. "Our annual processing capacity will reach 20,000 tons. In the future, when the volume of imported nuts is higher and the variety is greater, favorable policies such as deferred payment and exemption of taxes will reduce the pressure on cash flow."
The map connection has breadth, and the policy implementation shows speed. Arriving at the Xiangqiong Advanced Manufacturing Co-construction Industrial Park (湘琼先进制造业共建产业园), land was acquired in May last year, construction started in August, and the main structure of the factory was capped in November. In February of this year, it passed the processing and value-added test and entered the production and operation stage. The whole process took less than a year. Luo Lingsong (罗令松) exclaimed: "This is the speed of the Free Trade Port!"
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port took shape, and the policy and institutional system was initially established.
Looking at Hainan from the world, the Hainan Free Trade Port is a channel connecting China's mainland market; looking at the world from Hainan, the Hainan Free Trade Port is an important open gateway facing the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Today, the routes connecting Hainan with various parts of the world are becoming more dense, and the Free Trade Port's circle of friends is getting wider and wider.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," as of late September this year, the Hainan Free Trade Port's processing and value-added tariff exemption policy has cumulatively achieved 11.08 billion yuan in domestic sales, with 860 million yuan in tariff exemptions. In December of this year, the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port will officially begin. "Everyone discussed it and agreed that Hainan has policy advantages and location advantages. It is also convenient for foreign businessmen to come to negotiate and see samples. We plan to recommend more people to come and let good policies bear more good fruits," said Luo Lingsong (罗令松).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17th (北京) -- Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on October 17th (国务院), heard a report on the implementation of actions to effectively reduce logistics costs for the whole society, deployed relevant measures to expand green trade, studied further efforts to improve grain and agricultural production, and reviewed and approved the "Regulations on Ecological Environment Monitoring (Draft)" and the "Measures for the Use of the National Emblem Pattern for External Affairs (Revised Draft)."
The meeting pointed out that logistics plays a fundamental supporting role in smoothing domestic circulation and developing a modern industrial system. It is necessary to continuously promote the reduction of logistics costs, improve quality and increase efficiency, accelerate the construction of a modern logistics system that is suitable for supply and demand, connects internally and externally, is safe and efficient, and is intelligent and green, deepen the structural adjustment of cargo transportation, and strengthen the coordination and connection of multimodal transport management systems, rules, and standards. It is necessary to increase investment in logistics warehousing facilities and other fields, optimize layout, improve functions, and accelerate the construction and upgrading of logistics digital infrastructure. It is necessary to promote the opening and interconnection of logistics data, promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and other technologies with logistics, and promote the digital and intelligent development of logistics. It is necessary to increase support for logistics enterprises, especially small and micro enterprises, in short-term financing and other aspects, and promote logistics entities to become stronger, better, and bigger.
The meeting pointed out that developing green trade is an important measure to promote the optimization and upgrading of trade, help achieve the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and accelerate the construction of a strong trading nation. It is necessary to accelerate the improvement of the green trade policy and system, strengthen the connection and coordination with industrial, technological, financial, taxation, and other policies, and create a good environment for the development of green trade. It is necessary to enhance the green and low-carbon development capabilities of foreign trade enterprises, promote enterprises to carry out green design and production, and build a green trade public service platform. It is necessary to expand the import and export of related products and technologies, strengthen international exchanges and communication, and accelerate the establishment of a green and low-carbon product, technology, and service standard system in line with international standards.
The meeting pointed out that since the beginning of this year, all regions and relevant departments have worked together to grasp grain production, and another bumper harvest of grain is expected for the whole year, and the supply of "vegetable basket" products is sufficient. It is necessary to strengthen bottom-line thinking, strengthen departmental collaboration, make persistent efforts to grasp the autumn harvest and autumn planting, and coordinate the supply and price stability of agricultural materials such as seeds and fertilizers. It is necessary to give full play to the supporting role of policy-based purchase and storage, support market-oriented entities to increase purchase efforts, and effectively protect farmers' income. It is necessary to make good use of agricultural disaster relief funds, do a good job in insurance claims, and strive to reduce farmers' losses due to disasters.
The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to accelerate the establishment of a modern ecological environment monitoring system, improve the integrated monitoring network of sky, land, and sea, improve monitoring standards and norms, strengthen the quality management of monitoring data, and provide strong support for ecological civilization and the construction of a beautiful China.
The meeting pointed out that the national emblem is the symbol and sign of the country. It is necessary to further strengthen the national consciousness of citizens and organizations, strictly use the national emblem pattern in foreign exchanges in accordance with the prescribed scope, methods, and procedures, and effectively safeguard the authority of the Constitution and the national image.
The meeting also studied other matters.
Return to TopIn the golden autumn season, the Loess Plateau welcomes the harvest season. In the farmlands and orchards of Yan'an (延安) City, Shaanxi (陕西) Province, various crops are ripening one after another.
The picture shows the scenery of the apple orchard in Yandonggou Village (烟洞沟村), Qiaogou Subdistrict (桥沟街道), Baota District (宝塔区), Yan'an (延安) City, taken on October 17.
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Shao Rui (邵瑞) photographed.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈振凯 刘书文 范昊天
In Qingshan Riverside Beach (青山江滩) in Wuhan (武汉), industrial relics have been transformed into ecological parks. Tourists strolling along the riverbank often stop to rest and grab a drink at "Pier No. 5 (5号码头)". In Yichang (宜昌), the "Three Gorges No. 1 (长江三峡1号)" pure electric cruise ship carries tourists smoothly on the Yangtze River (长江), where the light and shadow blend and shimmer on both banks.
A set of data showcases the vitality of Hubei's (湖北) consumer market: During this year's National Day (国庆) and Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋) holidays, the cumulative transaction volume of Hubei's retail and catering industries reached 52.606 billion yuan; online retail sales reached 10.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%.
Innovation in Methods Expands Consumption
There are ornaments and clothing popular in Southeast Asia, as well as electronic products and toy figures that sell well in Europe and the United States... In the cross-border e-commerce industrial park of Ezhou (鄂州) Huahu International Airport (花湖国际机场), the goods are dazzling.
Relying on Huahu Airport (花湖机场), China's electronic products, biomedicine, and auto parts can "reach the world overnight," and South American salmon, North American lobster, and Thai durian can also be promptly served on the tables of Chinese people.
"Upstream and downstream enterprises in the cross-border e-commerce industry chain are accelerating their gathering here, and consumers around the world can buy a wide variety of goods," said Bi Wei (毕微), Secretary-General of the Cross-border E-commerce Special Committee of the Hubei International Chamber of Commerce (湖北国际商会).
"3, 2, 1, link up!" In the live broadcast room of the clothing e-commerce city in Tianmen (天门市), with the command of the anchor Jiang Zifang (江紫芳), the number of orders on the electronic screen behind her jumped in real time.
Hubei Laiyi Tiao Clothing Co., Ltd. (湖北莱依窕服饰有限公司) is one of the enterprises stationed in the clothing e-commerce city. Xiong Feixiang (熊飞翔), chairman of the company, introduced, "Last year, we shipped an average of 100,000 orders per day, with an annual sales volume of 1.3 billion yuan. This year, the new base has started construction, and we aim to achieve 2 billion yuan in sales after completion!" In the meantime, the automatic packaging machine is running fast, and pieces of clothing are sent to logistics vehicles and shipped to various places.
Up to now, there are about 7,000 business entities engaged in textiles and clothing in Tianmen (天门), and more than 13,000 registered stores on e-commerce platforms. Tianmen (天门) has built a complete chain system of "weaving - raw and auxiliary materials - garment processing - e-commerce marketing - cross-border logistics."
After gaining a firm foothold in the domestic market, Tianmen (天门) has turned its attention to overseas markets.
At present, Tianmen (天门) clothing is sold to more than 150 countries and regions. In 2024, overseas warehouses in Thailand and other places will be put into use one after another, and local consumers can receive their goods as early as the next day after placing orders online.
In recent years, Hubei (湖北) has accelerated the digital empowerment of commercial and trade circulation enterprises and the coordinated development of online and offline channels, with new types of consumption such as instant retail and live streaming e-commerce showing remarkable performance. In the first eight months of this year, Hubei's (湖北) online retail sales of goods above the designated size increased by 19.2%.
Technological Innovation Promotes Consumption
Although it is autumn, crayfish is still a must-order delicacy in Qianjiang (潜江). Hubei (湖北) is one of the main producing areas of crayfish, and Qianjiang (潜江) is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Crayfish (中国小龙虾之乡)". From breeding to processing, from catering to circulation, the comprehensive output value of Qianjiang's (潜江) shrimp and rice industry is about 87 billion yuan.
"Sell shrimp seedlings in spring and shrimp in summer, and lie empty in winter," the hot crayfish industry once encountered the dilemma of "seasonal limitation."
In order to break the seasonal restrictions, the Hubei Provincial Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute (湖北省小龙虾产业技术研究院) has joined forces with 7 scientific research institutes and universities to focus on tackling the "year-round shrimp" technology. Li Mingbo (李明波), deputy director of the research institute, introduced: "Through various models such as greenhouse soil pond shrimp farming, factory shrimp farming, and rice field shrimp farming, stable production can also be achieved in winter."
"Relying on technological innovation, you can eat crayfish all year round." Guan Hehe (管赫赫), a technician at the Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute, introduced that from December last year to February this year, the market volume of winter shrimp in Qianjiang (潜江) reached 24,000 tons, achieving an output value of 2.19 billion yuan.
Sorting, packaging, shipping... In the Hubei Qianwang Ecological Crayfish Industrial Park (湖北潜网生态小龙虾产业园), crayfish are quickly loaded and can be delivered to more than 600 cities and more than 1,200 service outlets in less than a day. Kang Jun (康峻), chairman of Hubei Qianwang Ecological Crayfish Industrial Park Group Co., Ltd. (湖北潜网生态小龙虾产业园集团有限公司), introduced that in the first half of this year, the transaction volume of fresh crayfish here reached 177,000 tons, with a transaction value of 7.527 billion yuan.
"Hubei (湖北) is constantly expanding catering service consumption with innovative technologies, promoting Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles (武汉热干面), Xiangyang Beef Noodles (襄阳牛肉面), Qianjiang Crayfish (潜江小龙虾), and Yichang Fat Fish (宜昌肥鱼) to become popular." The relevant person in charge of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce (湖北省商务厅) introduced that in the first eight months of this year, the turnover of catering businesses above the designated size in Hubei Province (湖北省) increased by 6.3%.
Content Innovation Increases Consumption
In the Yihong Tea Industrial Heritage Exhibition Hall (宜红茶工业遗产展示馆) in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县), Hubei (湖北), the immersive performance "Aromatic China (一叶芳华)" with tea making as the theme attracts many tourists.
As the core producing area of Yihong Tea (宜红茶) and an important source of the Wanli Tea Road (万里茶道), 75 villages in 8 towns in Wufeng County (五峰县) are covered with tea gardens. From single tea planting to the integrated development of "tea culture and tourism" in multiple formats, it has now become a tea tourism destination that tourists flock to.
"Tea gardens become scenic spots, tea factories become exhibition halls, and tea farmers become tour guides," Wufeng (五峰) is creating new ways to play in tea gardens. Focusing on the integration of tea and tourism, the local area has built a number of distinctive cultural and tourism projects such as Qinggangling Ecological Tea Garden (青岗岭生态茶园) and Yihong Tea Industrial Heritage Exhibition Hall (宜红茶工业遗产展示馆).
In the tea tourism station of Jiming Tea Industry (汲明茶业), the antique stilted buildings complement the tea gardens, and tourists can taste Yihong Tea (宜红茶) while enjoying the melodious Tujia folk songs; in the tea culture and tourism complex of Changle Tea Industry (常乐茶业), they can unlock the entire process experience of tea from the field to the tip of the tongue.
"By promoting the deep integration of the tea industry with research, technology, culture and tourism, this 'golden leaf' of tea is constantly extending the industrial chain and increasing added value," said Xu Dong (徐栋), member of the Standing Committee of the Wufeng County Party Committee (五峰县委常委) and Minister of the Propaganda Department (宣传部部长). In the first eight months of this year, Wufeng (五峰) received a total of 3.47 million tourists, an increase of 27% year-on-year; the comprehensive tourism income was 3.29 billion yuan, an increase of 31% year-on-year.
"Hubei (湖北) continues to expand 'culture and tourism + hundreds of industries' and 'hundreds of industries + culture and tourism', taking project construction as the traction to drive the development of the entire industrial chain of 'eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment'." Ke Ke (克克), Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅厅长), introduced that Hubei (湖北) has now built and put into operation 104 cultural and tourism complex projects, which have strongly promoted the vigorous development of summer resorts, ice and snow, performing arts and other formats. During this year's National Day (国庆) and Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋) holidays, Hubei's (湖北) A-level tourist attractions received a total of 20.3634 million tourists, an increase of 12.9% compared with 2024.
Continuously "new", the growth rate is stable, the increment is optimized, and the vibrant consumer market is injecting a continuous stream of momentum into the high-quality development of Hubei's (湖北) economy.
(People's Daily reporter Zhang Jun (张隽) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) October 17th dispatch (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) - The reporter learned from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (中国船舶工业行业协会) that in the first nine months, China's completed shipbuilding volume was 38.53 million deadweight tons, an increase of 6.0% year-on-year; new orders received amounted to 66.60 million deadweight tons; and as of the end of September, orders in hand amounted to 242.24 million deadweight tons, an increase of 25.3% year-on-year. In the first nine months, China's three major shipbuilding indicators (completed shipbuilding volume, new orders received, and orders in hand) accounted for 53.8%, 67.3%, and 65.2% of the world's total in terms of deadweight tonnage, respectively, and 47.3%, 63.5%, and 58.6% in terms of compensated gross tonnage, respectively, continuing to maintain a global lead.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on October 17th (Reporter Wang Zheng (王政)): The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers recently released data showing that in the first nine months, automobile production and sales reached 24.333 million and 24.363 million units respectively, an increase of 13.3% and 12.9% year-on-year. Among them, passenger car production and sales reached 21.241 million and 21.246 million units respectively, an increase of 13.9% and 13.7% year-on-year. New energy vehicle production and sales reached 11.243 million and 11.228 million units respectively, an increase of 35.2% and 34.9% year-on-year. New energy vehicle sales accounted for 46.1% of total new car sales. In September, both automobile production and sales exceeded 3 million units, reaching a new high.
Return to TopBeijing, October 17th (Reported by Li Xinping (李心萍)) The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司) that in the first three quarters, the national railway completed fixed asset investment of 593.7 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year, and put into operation 968 kilometers of new lines, effectively leveraging the pulling effect on the investment of the whole society, and injecting new impetus into comprehensively expanding domestic demand and promoting the sustained recovery of the economy.
Since the beginning of this year, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司) has coordinated the use of resources and accelerated the planning and construction of railways, and positive progress has been made in the construction of key railway projects.
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Embarking on the journey of pursuing dreams, one stage follows another.
1953-2025: The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) led the Chinese people, through the formulation and implementation of fourteen Five-Year Plans (规划) (Plans/Programs), powerfully promoting economic and social development, enhancing comprehensive national strength, improving people's lives, and creating the world's rare miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
2012-2025: Successfully completed the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan," formulated and implemented the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" and "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," and planned and formulated the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan." The Chinese Communists of the new era are continuously unfolding the grand blueprint of Chinese-style modernization on the land of China.
History will turn a new page again. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, guided by Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought to guide development practice, the entire party and people of all ethnic groups across the country seize the day and work tirelessly, and the giant ship of the Chinese economy sails towards a bright future in a magnificent voyage.
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Artificial intelligence, a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation.
On April 25, 2025, the 20th CPC Central Political Bureau conducted a collective study on strengthening the development and supervision of artificial intelligence. Four days later, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the "Model Speed Space" large model innovation ecological community in Shanghai (上海) for research and made important instructions on the development of artificial intelligence.
People still remember that in the first year of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," the 19th CPC Central Political Bureau conducted a collective study on promoting the healthy development of China's digital economy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "It is necessary to promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence with industries." In the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" outline implemented that year, "new generation artificial intelligence" was included in the list of 102 major projects.
After years of cultivation, China's comprehensive strength in artificial intelligence has achieved an overall and systematic leap, and is continuously advancing towards better empowering high-quality development.
Planning for the long term based on the short term, the important methodology contained in Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought carries the strategic vision and sense of responsibility of the times of generations of Communists who view the past, present, and future from the perspective of a grand history, and coordinate the present and the long term on the long axis of time.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "From the First Five-Year Plan to the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a modern socialist country."
One Five-Year Plan (规划) (Plan/Program) after another outlines the most magnificent modernization process in human history:
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fifth Five-Year Plan," China established a relatively complete industrial system and national economic system on the basis of poverty and blankness; the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" and "Seventh Five-Year Plan" promoted the basic solution of the problem of food and clothing; the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" and "Ninth Five-Year Plan" achieved the overall attainment of a moderately prosperous life for the people; from the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" to the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan," China comprehensively built a moderately prosperous society; the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" promoted the start of a new journey of modernization construction...
Generations of Communists have tirelessly pursued and continuously struggled, and the will and determination to build a modern socialist country have always remained unchanged.
As socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era, facing the changes of the world, the changes of the times, and the changes of history, how can we continue to advance the grand cause in the midst of recognizing and responding to changes?
The navigators of contemporary China give a firm answer.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the formulation of the Five-Year Plan, personally serving as the leader of the drafting group for the planning proposal documents, and personally planning, deploying, and promoting the work of national development planning.
Formulating and implementing the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan," scientifically formulating the national development blueprint and action program for the decisive stage of comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, ensuring the comprehensive completion of a moderately prosperous society as scheduled, and successfully achieving the first centenary goal;
Formulating and implementing the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," in accordance with the "two-step" strategic arrangement proposed by the 19th National Congress of the Party, the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" is considered in conjunction with the "first step" of achieving basic socialist modernization by 2035, the second centenary goal...
The 20th National Congress of the Party established the central task of comprehensively building a strong socialist modern country, achieving the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," which is currently being planned, will draw a blueprint for the key five years on the new journey.
This is the foresight of the Chinese Communists: "Our understanding of time is measured in centuries and millennia," "Without a sense of historical depth to grasp what we are doing now and to formulate our goals, we cannot do today's work well"...
This is the mission and responsibility of the Chinese Communists: "Historical development is a unity of continuity and stages. One period has the historical mission and task of one period, and one generation has the historical responsibility and responsibility of one generation"...
On the journey of socialist modernization construction, the innovative breakthroughs of theory and practice in the new era complement each other.
In October 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the development concepts of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. The "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" takes the new development concept as the main line to plan and deploy, opening a profound transformation related to the overall development of our country.
More than five years later, standing at the historical intersection of the "two centenary goals," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) further pointed out the path for China's economic and social development during the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" and even longer periods: "Taking promoting high-quality development as the theme," "Accurately grasping the new development stage, thoroughly implementing the new development concept, and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern."
Medium- and long-term planning anchors the coordinates, main axis, and direction for the development of a major country. Through this carrier, the party's governing vision and development ideas are concretized and become a guide for practice and a program of action.
"Scientifically formulating and continuously implementing the Five-Year Plan is an important experience in our party's governance of the country and an important political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) stated the main point in one sentence, containing deep thinking on the long-term development path of China.
Following the path, success will be achieved.
The "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," which is about to conclude, has achieved new pioneering progress, breakthrough changes, and historical achievements in China's economic and social development:
102 major projects are progressing smoothly, 8 indicators have exceeded expectations, the economic increment is expected to exceed 35 trillion yuan, the contribution rate to world economic growth remains at about 30%, many fields have entered the first echelon of global scientific and technological innovation, and the goal of common prosperity for all people is steadily advancing...
Step by step, relaying one section after another, this is how China has come from the past and is heading towards the future.
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Opening a blue-covered book, the strategic vision and strategic judgment in it are still admirable to read today:
"The center of the world economy may shift from the Atlantic region to the Pacific Rim... This will make Xiamen (厦门) a base for China to connect with the Asia-Pacific economic region, and take the lead in joining the international economic division of labor and exchange in China's coastal areas."
This passage comes from the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000" led and compiled by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) during his work in Xiamen (厦门). This development strategy spans 15 years and considers the development of Xiamen (厦门) in the context of the world's trends.
From one city to one country, the thinking of forward-looking thinking, overall planning, strategic layout, and overall advancement is consistent.
Planning for the long term based on the short term, based on the general trend, planning for the overall situation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized: "Leading cadres must have two overall situations in mind, one is the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the other is the major changes in the world unseen in a century. This is the basic starting point for our planning work."
Scientifically analyzing the situation and the trend, dialectically grasping the crisis and the opportunity, the navigator of the new era leads the giant ship of China through the stormy waves, fighting the epidemic, fighting disasters, responding to external pressure, and overcoming one major challenge after another.
The grasp of the national conditions and the planning for the future are germinating, developing, and taking shape in the steps of braving wind and snow, enduring scorching sun, and stepping through mud, and in the thinking of repeated investigations, important meetings, and collective studies.
Guiding the formulation of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal, the General Secretary clearly pointed out that the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period is the decisive stage for comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, and emphasized that "China's development is still in an important strategic opportunity period in which much can be accomplished."
Guiding the formulation of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal, the General Secretary clearly pointed out: "The 'Fourteenth Five-Year Plan' period is the first five years for our country to take advantage of the momentum to strive for the second centenary goal after comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society," "It is necessary to deeply understand the new development stage, deeply understand the new characteristics and new requirements of the new development stage, actively and proactively meet challenges, carry forward the spirit of struggle, and strive to turn crises into opportunities."
Facing the next five years, the General Secretary emphasized: "In planning the economic and social development of the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' period, it is necessary to accurately grasp the phased requirements of the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' period," "It is necessary to foresee and grasp the impact of the development and changes in the international situation on our country"... The strategic vision of observing the general trend, planning major events, and determining the overall situation runs through the entire process.
Planning for the long term based on the short term is unified in the value orientation of being people-centered.
On June 20, 2025, the one-month online solicitation of opinions for the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" formulation work ended, with a cumulative total of more than 3.113 million suggestions from netizens.
This is the second time that opinions and suggestions have been solicited from the whole society on planning and formulation through the Internet after the online opinion solicitation activity for the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" formulation work. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions: "The broad masses of the people have actively offered suggestions and put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions, and relevant departments should carefully study and absorb them."
Those who know the roof leaks are under the eaves, and those who know the mistakes of the government are in the countryside. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) figuratively compared the Internet to a "countryside" now. "Uniting top-level design with asking the people for advice," using the "countryside" of the new era well, and introducing a source of living water for drawing the blueprint for development.
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," the value orientation of putting the people first has always been clear.
In-depth research, full discussion, extensive consultation... More than five years ago, when formulating the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," from July to September 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally presided over seven special symposiums.
For the first time in the Party's plenary session documents, important requirements were put forward for "common prosperity for all people"; in the main indicators of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," the category of people's well-being exceeds 1/3; 102 major projects include 28 people's livelihood projects such as improving the quality and expanding the capacity of education and "the elderly and the young"... Solving urgent and difficult problems and increasing people's well-being, planning and formulation is a "national affair" and also a "family affair."
In 2025, planning for the next five years, the General Secretary's concern is warm and firm, "It is necessary to not forget the original intention, take benefiting the people as the fundamental value orientation, adhere to guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood in development, and steadily promote common prosperity."
Planning for the long term based on the short term reflects the scientific method of governing the country.
Governing a large country involves a myriad of tasks. It is necessary to "adhere to the whole country as one chessboard" and also to "draw a blueprint to the end." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "A scientific worldview and methodology is the 'master key' for us to study and solve problems."
Adhering to scientific methods requires a developmental perspective to coordinate the relationship between the short, medium, and long term.
In January 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out the roadmap and timetable for future development at the seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee:
"By 2035, using three five-year plan periods, we will basically realize socialist modernization. Then, using another three five-year plan periods, by the middle of this century, we will build our country into a strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist modern country."
One Five-Year Plan (规划) (Plan/Program) after another connects the "two-step" strategic arrangement, pointing to the grand vision of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Transforming long-term strategies into phased goals, formulating phased plans, and uniting all parties to strive for common goals; always anchoring long-term goals, maintaining strategic focus, and concentrating on doing our own things well...
This is a deep understanding of time. As Xi Jinping (习近平) wrote in "Zhejiang New Words": "Everything today must take into account tomorrow, and tomorrow's development must be built on the basis of today."
Adhering to scientific methods requires both overall coordination and highlighting key points, both anchoring the direction of development and adhering to problem orientation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We Chinese Communists have always been engaged in revolution, construction, and reform in order to solve China's practical problems."
Addressing long-term accumulated structural contradictions, promoting supply-side structural reform; focusing on the fact that key core technologies are subject to others, deploying scientific and technological self-reliance; responding to the people's strong demands for blue skies, clear waters, and clean land, launching the battle against pollution prevention and control...
Always grasping the main contradictions and the main aspects of contradictions, constantly solving various problems in the process of advancement, driving overall development with key breakthroughs, and constantly opening up new prospects for the development of the Party and the country in the new era.
Coordinating the two overall situations, domestic and international, handling the two major events of development and security, and better giving play to the enthusiasm of the central government, local governments, and all parties... Dialectical materialism is the worldview and methodology of the Chinese Communists, running through all aspects of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) governance of the country.
Chinese-style modernization is a long-term and systematic historical project. How to do top-level design well, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has thought a lot: "It is necessary to deeply understand the general trend of world development, accurately grasp the common aspirations of the people, deeply explore the laws of economic and social development, so that the formulated plans and policy systems reflect the characteristics of the times, grasp the regularity, and be full of creativity, so as to achieve a combination of the near and the far, the top and the bottom, and coordinated content."
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"Put the historical perspective and strategic thinking into concrete actions." In May of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words during his visit to Henan (河南) were thought-provoking.
This is a deep requirement for knowledge and action. When listening to the work reports of the Henan (河南) Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the General Secretary talked about the Five-Year Plan: "This is actually a characteristic of China. On the basis of investigation and research, we put forward a comprehensive and systematic plan that fully respects public opinion and is in line with reality, and we have super execution to implement these plans."
Planning for the long term based on the short term reflects the spirit of knowing and acting in unity, and is a practical requirement of working one after another and achieving success over time.
Looking at the world, it is not unique to China to formulate medium- and long-term plans, but it is extremely rare to be able to continuously formulate and implement medium- and long-term plans towards established goals and achieve great success like China. Some foreign dignitaries have commented on China's Five-Year Plan: Its consistent meticulous formulation and strong implementation ensure the continuous, stable, and positive development of China's economy and society.
"Scientific planning is the greatest benefit, planning errors are the greatest waste, and planning tossing is the greatest taboo." In General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) view, the formulation and implementation of medium- and long-term plans is itself a major test of our Party's ability to govern the country.
Managing the country and ordering the people, correcting its system.
Regarding how to improve the national economic and social development planning system, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has been thinking deeply and planning it as an important part of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.
Planning and formulation unify thoughts and form consensus in opening up to ask for advice, strictly following the procedures of the Party Central Committee putting forward planning proposals, the State Council formulating planning outlines, and the National People's Congress reviewing and approving them before releasing them to the whole society...
Democracy, concentration, re-democracy, and re-concentration organically unify the Party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and the rule of law in this process, giving the Five-Year Plan strong vitality.
With the outline in place, everything falls into place, forming a joint force.
At a symposium held in Shanghai (上海) this April, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward requirements for various regions to plan and layout the "15th Five-Year Plan" development: "We must accurately position ourselves in the overall national situation and strengthen the connection of planning."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to giving play to the strategic guiding role of the national development plan, and clearly requires that "we must accurately grasp the phased requirements of the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, focus on building a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, closely focus on the goal of basically realizing socialist modernization, and reasonably determine goals and tasks and propose ideas and measures in one field after another."
Strategic guidance planning, policy coordination implementation, forming a vision-blueprint-action governance logic;
Taking the national development plan as the outline, special plans, regional plans, and territorial space plans are interconnected, and the development goals and work priorities of various localities are incorporated into the overall national development situation... A unified planning system ensures the effective implementation of the strategic intentions and medium and long-term development goals of the Party and the country.
On September 8, the draft National Development Planning Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for a second review. Observers pointed out that the promulgation of the Planning Law will effectively improve the scientific, democratic, legal, and standardized level of national development plan preparation.
A beautiful blueprint lies in implementation, refinement, and solid implementation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "We must put the implementation in a prominent position, formulate specific plans, clarify the division of responsibilities, and prevent tasks from failing," "We must adhere to and improve the mechanism for the effective implementation of the plan, improve the dynamic monitoring, mid-term evaluation, and summary evaluation mechanism in the implementation of the plan, and improve the execution and implementation of the plan."
From one grassroots investigation and research to one strategic planning deployment, from repeatedly emphasizing "consistent" and "achieving success through continued effort" to proposing four "implementations"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) demonstrates leadership, and cadres and the masses at all levels persevere and continue to break through barriers and continue to struggle.
The wheel of history has advanced to a critical moment.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会), which will be held in Beijing (北京) from October 20 to 23, will review the "Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to closely focus on the central tasks of the Party in the new era and new journey, plan and implement the goals, tasks, and strategic measures of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization.
Thought illuminates the journey, and the blueprint inspires people to forge ahead.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought, China's economy will surely usher in an infinitely bright future.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Beijing (北京), October 17, reporters An Bei (安蓓), Chen Weiwei (陈炜伟), Wu Yu (吴雨), and Yan Fujing (严赋憬))
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"With 700 mu of land, each mu yielding about 1,000 jin, calculated at a purchase price of 1.65 yuan per jin, plus national subsidies, the net income can reach more than 300,000 yuan." Zhu Ganguang (朱干光), a major grain grower in Jinzhu Village (金竹村), Huzhen Town (壶镇镇), Jinyun County (缙云县), Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang (浙江), calculated the accounts just after the rice harvest.
"The fields are as small as palms, scattered in the remote mountains. Cattle can get in, but 'iron oxen' have difficulty," Zhu Ganguang (朱干光) recalled. Nowadays, agricultural machinery suitable for hilly and mountainous areas can shuttle freely in the fields. "With easy-to-use agricultural machinery and equipment, I am much more worry-free," said Zhu Ganguang (朱干光). In recent years, he has gradually added agricultural machinery and equipment such as tractors, harvesters, and rotary tillers. When he has spare capacity, he also helps other farmers operate agricultural machinery.
From having no machinery available to having good machinery to use—the change is inseparable from the rapid development of the agricultural machinery and equipment industry.
Yongkang City (永康市), Jinhua (金华), with seven parts mountains, one part water, and two parts fields, is an important gathering area for the agricultural machinery and equipment industry in the hilly and mountainous areas of Zhejiang (浙江). In the workshop of Zhejiang Sifang Group Co., Ltd. (浙江四方集团有限公司), a local company, small tractors are neatly arranged. In the nearby farmland, a hand-held tractor is being tested. The rear of the tractor can be replaced with various agricultural implements for rotary tillage, sowing, and harvesting.
"Small agricultural machinery has strong adaptability and diverse uses, which is the focus of our research and development," said Yu Feng (俞丰), chairman of Sifang Group (四方集团). The company's annual sales are about 25,000 units, which are not only sold well in China but also exported to Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia.
In the production workshop of Yongkang Tengma Hardware Co., Ltd. (永康腾马五金有限公司), mechanical chains for agricultural machinery and equipment are being transported to the production line; in Zhejiang Qiujing Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江求精科技有限公司), mechanical parts such as drive shafts and gears have completed heat treatment and are about to be transported to the workshops of manufacturers producing power tools, tractors, etc. Yongkang (永康) gathers more than 1,600 agricultural machinery and parts enterprises, and 85% of the key components of agricultural machinery, from engines and gearboxes to hydraulic continuously variable transmissions, are produced locally.
"The complete supply chain not only reduces costs but also allows related companies to develop together," said the relevant person in charge of the Yongkang Economic and Information Bureau (永康市经信局). The area has formed a hilly and mountainous agricultural machinery and equipment cluster covering more than 10,000 products with an annual output value of more than 23 billion yuan.
"Hardware craftsmen travel in all directions, never leaving Kang (康) wherever they go." Yongkang's (永康) hardware industry has a long history. Today, small workshops have become large factories. In the production workshop of Xinglaihe Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd. (星莱和农业装备有限公司), a fully automatic high-speed rice transplanter rolls off the assembly line every few minutes; four-wheel drive, speed turning, hydraulic power steering... This micro-multifunctional management machine can be equipped with more than 10 kinds of agricultural machinery such as rotary tillers, fertilizer spreaders, and sprayers, suitable for operations in small spaces such as hilly and mountainous areas.
Xinglaihe (星莱和), affiliated with Xingyue Group (星月集团), started by making hardware and motorcycle parts. "For a long time, domestic rice transplanters have been at a disadvantage in competition with foreign products, and the high-speed rice transplanter market was once monopolized by foreign brands," said Hu Jirong (胡济荣), head of Xingyue Group (星月集团). Seeing the market opportunity, the company began to develop rice transplanters.
"Different landforms, crops, and soil conditions require corresponding agricultural machinery and equipment, requiring product development to become more and more diversified," said Hu Huadong (胡华东), Dean of the Research Institute of Sifang Group (四方集团). Yongkang (永康) involves 12 categories of the 15 major categories of agricultural machinery and equipment and 4 major categories of forestry equipment under the national classification standards.
The increasing abundance of agricultural machinery and equipment has driven the improvement of agricultural mechanization: the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation, planting, and harvesting in Zhejiang (浙江) has reached 82.5%, of which the mechanization rate of rice has reached 91.88%, ranking first in the country.
Of course, there are still shortcomings to be made up for. Chen Changqing (陈长卿), an engineer at the Jinhua Academy of Agricultural Sciences (金华市农业科学研究院), introduced that compared with some developed countries, China still has gaps in agricultural machinery research and development capabilities, product performance pilot testing, and testing and identification. The hilly and mountainous agricultural machinery and equipment cluster needs to be further upgraded.
How to break the situation? In the Yongkang National Forestry and Grassland Equipment Science and Technology Innovation Park (永康国家林草装备科技创新园), the Agricultural and Forestry Machinery Testing Center, the Forestry and Grassland Wisdom Valley, and the Forestry and Grassland Equipment Research Institute are scattered. "We use the Science and Technology Innovation Park as a carrier to connect with relevant domestic universities and research institutes, establish research and development centers and service centers to help companies accelerate transformation and upgrading," said Shi Xinfang (施新芳), member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Yongkang High-tech Zone (永康高新区). Around the agricultural machinery and equipment for mountainous and hilly areas, Zhejiang (浙江) has built 20 national and provincial-level innovation platforms, and 23 first (sets) of agricultural machinery and equipment products have been industrialized.
During the autumn harvest season, more easy-to-use agricultural machinery is heading from the production line to the fields.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 17th (Reporter Wang Guan (王观)) - The Ministry of Finance (财政部) on the 17th announced the main data on fiscal revenue and expenditure for the first three quarters. In the first three quarters, the national general public budget revenue was 16.39 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%. The increase in fiscal revenue has rebounded quarter by quarter, reflecting the current overall stable and steadily improving economic operation. In the first three quarters, the national general public budget expenditure was 20.81 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%. Among them, social security and employment expenditure increased by 10%, education expenditure increased by 5.4%, health expenditure increased by 4.7%, and science and technology expenditure increased by 6.5%, with strong support for key areas of expenditure.
The policy effect of large-scale equipment renewal continues to be released, with tax revenue from the computer, communication equipment manufacturing industry increasing by 12%, tax revenue from the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increasing by 8.3%, and tax revenue from the culture, sports, and entertainment industry increasing by 5.5%.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) October 17th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) -- The National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) issued an announcement stating that the national 1% population sample survey will begin household registration on November 1, 2025, with on-site registration work lasting from November 1-30, 2025.
The survey subjects are all people in the sampled households within China (我国). Approximately 5 million households and 14 million people will be sampled nationwide. The survey is conducted on a household basis, including both family households and collective households. People who should be registered in the household include: those residing in the household at the survey reference time; and those whose household registration is in the household but are not residing in the household at the survey reference time.
The survey content includes the basic information of the population and households, mainly including name, citizen identity number, gender, age, ethnicity, education level, industry, occupation, migration, marriage, fertility, mortality, and housing conditions.
In terms of survey methods, government statistical survey agencies will send investigators with electronic data collection devices to households for registration, or survey subjects can register independently through the Internet. When investigators register at households, they should present work permits uniformly distributed by the county-level 1% Population Sample Survey Office.
Return to TopOctober 17th, the 2025 China Robot Competition and RoboCup Robot World Cup China Finals were held in Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Hebei (河北). The picture shows basketball robots competing.
Photo by Chen Qibao (陈其保) (Xinhua News Agency (新华社) issued)
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing (北京) on October 17th (reporter: Lin Lili (林丽鹂)), in order to further strengthen food safety supervision of online catering services, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) has drafted the "Supervision and Administration Regulations on the Implementation of Food Safety Responsibilities by Third-Party Platform Providers and Online Catering Service Providers of Online Catering Services (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)," and is soliciting public opinions from the society.
The regulations focus on key food safety issues in current online catering services, and make systematic provisions for weak links such as unclear platform responsibilities, lax management of online catering service providers, and non-transparent food safety information in online catering services. The regulations intend to clarify the boundaries of responsibilities and rights of platforms, third-party institutions, online catering service providers, and entrusted delivery units in terms of food safety. They also detail the requirements for platforms in terms of reviewing the business qualifications of online catering service providers, conducting daily monitoring and spot checks, and publicizing information, so as to effectively prevent the "phantom takeaway" phenomenon.
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On October 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping (习近平) highly praised the great achievements made by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) over the past 80 years since its establishment, and issued a call and initiative to strengthen global food and agricultural governance, fully demonstrating China's firm determination and historical responsibility to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. People from all walks of life who were interviewed by this reporter said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter reflects the great importance attached to the FAO and world food security, and demonstrates China's responsibility as a major country. All parties are willing to work together with China and the FAO to make greater contributions to addressing global food security challenges and improving people's well-being.
"Looking forward to further deepening South-South cooperation between the FAO and China in the future"
From October 13 to 17, the 2025 World Food Forum hosted by the FAO was held in Rome, the capital of Italy. This forum coincides with the 80th anniversary of the founding of the FAO. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has played an important role in ensuring world food security, promoting rural development and food system transformation, and improving the living standards of people in all countries.
Thanawat Tiensin, Assistant Director-General of the FAO, said: "President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter reflects a high affirmation and consistent support for the role played by the FAO, which is very encouraging. We look forward to further deepening South-South cooperation between the FAO and China in the future to promote the realization of the FAO's strategic vision of 'better production, better nutrition, better environment, and better life.'"
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, said that the spirit of cooperation reflected in the congratulatory letter is impressive. "By learning from China's experience and promoting it in accordance with local conditions, Uzbekistan's agriculture has achieved rapid development. This effectively safeguards national and regional food security and is a vivid practice of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind."
Jennifer Mósica, Colombian Ambassador to the United Nations agencies in Rome and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: "The willingness to develop and cooperate shown in President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter is very important to Latin American countries such as Colombia. Colombia and China have common development needs, and there is great potential for cooperation in many fields."
During this World Food Forum, the China-Brazil Poverty Reduction and Rural Development Thematic Side Event was held at the FAO headquarters. Brazilian First Lady Rosângela Lula da Silva said that Brazil and China jointly face the challenges of eliminating hunger and poverty and have achieved many successes in food production, social security and other fields. The practices of the two countries prove that as long as they are firm in their beliefs and determined in their actions, other developing countries can also succeed.
"Providing valuable experience and examples for other developing countries"
China has always been a firm supporter and active participant in the global food and agriculture cause. President Xi Jinping (习近平) stressed that the Chinese government attaches great importance to food security, adheres to relying on its own efforts to solve the problem of feeding more than 1.4 billion people, and provides assistance to countries in need to the best of its ability, contributing Chinese strength to ensuring world food security.
Damien Ihedioha, Manager of Agribusiness Development Department of the African Development Bank, has just concluded his visit to Hainan (海南), Gansu (甘肃) and other places in China. He told reporters that China and the African Development Bank are actively carrying out cooperation and providing support for African agricultural development projects, which is very important for African agricultural development.
Franklin Drek Vasi, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of the Solomon Islands, said that thanks to China's help, agriculture in the Solomon Islands has made great progress. "I once went to Fujian (福建), China, to learn about the tremendous changes that President Xi Jinping (习近平) brought to local rural development during his work in Fujian (福建), which inspired me to be determined to engage in poverty reduction work."
During the forum, the FAO awarded a certificate to the China-FAO-Uganda South-South Cooperation Project in recognition of its outstanding achievements. David Kasura Kyomukama, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of Uganda, told reporters that the project has significantly improved the production and living quality of local poor people. "As a responsible major country, China's influence is based on cooperation. Uganda attaches great importance to the Global Development Initiative proposed by China and is willing to continuously promote agricultural cooperation with China within this framework."
"The development and transformation achieved by China in its vast rural areas has provided valuable experience and examples for other developing countries." Donal Brown, Associate Vice President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, highly praised China's contribution to global agricultural development. "China is taking active actions to safeguard global food security. China firmly supports South-South and trilateral cooperation and plays an important role in promoting global agricultural and rural development, contributing to the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by countries in the Global South."
Mohammed Salasi Idris, Project Manager of the International Fertilizer Development Center, is from Nigeria. He said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) commitment to ensuring world food security in his congratulatory letter is good news for many African countries that are facing bottlenecks in agricultural development. "China has proved to the world the possibility of getting rid of poverty. I hope to continue to contact China after returning to my country, introduce China's experience and technology in the agricultural field, and promote the application of related technologies locally."
"Help promote the transformation of the global food system"
President Xi Jinping (习近平) stressed that China will, as always, support the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in playing an important role in the international food and agriculture field, and is willing to work with the international community to implement the Global Development Initiative, promote the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and make new and greater contributions to improving the well-being of people in all countries.
"China is a founding member of the FAO and the country that provides the most financial assistance, dispatches the most experts, and carries out the most projects under the FAO's South-South Cooperation framework, which is essential for achieving sustainable agricultural development globally," said Thanawat Tiensin. "China provides developing countries with urgently needed experience, innovative ideas and professional and technical personnel, which helps promote the transformation of the global food system."
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov said that through cooperation with China and the FAO, Uzbekistan is becoming an example of achieving sustainable agricultural development in the region. In the future, the three parties will continue to carry out research cooperation, capacity building projects and experience exchanges to benefit more people.
Mósica said that Colombia and China have close agricultural exchanges. Currently, Colombian specialty agricultural products such as coffee and beef have entered the Chinese market, promoting the improvement of farmers' livelihoods and national economic development. During this forum, she had in-depth discussions with the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China on further strengthening bilateral cooperation and carrying out cooperation within the South-South and trilateral frameworks. "Cooperation with Southern countries is a priority direction for Colombia. We are willing to work with Southern countries around the world, including China, to promote the achievement of the goal of global food security," said Mósica.
"China has always attached importance to world food security and poverty issues, actively participated in international cooperation, and attached importance to exchanges and cooperation with relevant countries." Ihedioha believes that China plays an important role in promoting South-South and trilateral cooperation and promoting poverty alleviation in Africa. "China's advanced agricultural technology is very important for Africa to improve agricultural productivity and achieve sustainable development. The deepening of China-Africa agricultural science and technology cooperation has injected new impetus into Africa's agricultural and economic development and the achievement of the 'zero hunger' goal."
(Reported from Rome on October 17 by this newspaper)
Return to TopFrom the confidence of securing its own rice bowl to contributing to the global poverty reduction cause, China safeguards global food security with proactive actions, demonstrating its commitment to jointly seek development with the world.
Valuing talent and treasuring grain are paramount. Food security is a matter of national importance ("国之大者") and a major global concern ("天下大计").
On October 16, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮食及农业组织) on its 80th anniversary, emphasizing that the Chinese government attaches great importance to food security, adheres to relying on itself to solve the problem of feeding more than 1.4 billion people, and provides assistance to countries in need to the best of its ability, contributing Chinese strength to safeguarding world food security. From the confidence of securing its own rice bowl to contributing to the global poverty reduction cause, China safeguards global food security with proactive actions, demonstrating its commitment to jointly seek development with the world.
Food security is related to human survival, social stability, and world peace and development. United Nations (联合国) data shows that the proportion of the world's hungry population reached 8.2% last year, and 673 million people worldwide are still struggling on the brink of hunger, with the contradiction of unbalanced development remaining prominent. Factors such as climate change, geopolitical conflicts, and trade barriers are intertwined, posing severe risks to the global food system. How to ensure that everyone is fed and well-fed has become a contemporary issue facing the international community. The world still has a long way to go to achieve the "zero hunger" vision proposed by the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (联合国2030年可持续发展目标).
As a global populous country, China has always regarded food security as a top priority in governing the country. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan (十四五)", China has implemented the national food security strategy in depth, strengthening grain storage on land and grain storage through technology, and comprehensively consolidating the foundation of food security. In 2024, China's grain output reached a new level of 1.4 trillion catties for the first time, an increase of 74 billion catties compared with 2020; the per capita grain possession reached 500 kilograms, higher than the internationally recognized 400 kilograms food security line. Feeding nearly 1/5 of the world's population with less than 9% of the world's arable land, and achieving basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in staple foods, is not only a great achievement of China's development, but also makes a significant contribution to maintaining world food security.
As a founding member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织), China has always been a staunch supporter and active participant in multilateral agricultural cooperation. From a technical recipient country of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) to a core contributor, China is currently the developing country with the most financial assistance, the most experts sent, and the most projects carried out under the FAO South-South Cooperation (南南合作) framework. Carrying out agricultural cooperation with more than 140 countries and regions, promoting more than 1,000 agricultural technologies to developing countries, and training more than 14,000 hybrid rice (杂交水稻) professional and technical personnel... One "Chinese seed," one "Chinese technology," and one "Chinese experience" help all parties work together to achieve the global vision of eliminating hunger and eliminating poverty.
Responding to the question of food security with the way of cooperation, China actively participates in and promotes the construction of the global food and agriculture governance system. From promoting cooperation in the field of food security through the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) to joining the "Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty," from proposing an international food security cooperation initiative at the G20 (二十国集团) to promoting the establishment of an international food loss reduction cooperation mechanism, China actively maintains the stability and smooth flow of the global food industry chain and supply chain, participates in global poverty reduction and poverty alleviation cooperation, and promotes the formation of an international joint force to jointly safeguard food security. As Parviz Koohafkan, Chairman of the World Agricultural Heritage Foundation (世界农业遗产基金会), pointed out, China is becoming "a reliable and stable force" in the global food system.
Taking the people's heart as one's own, and taking the world's interests as one's own. China will uphold true multilateralism, support the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) in playing its role as always, work with the international community to implement the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议), promote the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (联合国2030年可持续发展议程), jointly safeguard global food security, and make greater contributions to enhancing the well-being of people in all countries.
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"China's tremendous success in development inspires the vast number of developing countries." Recently, Fahmi Khatut (فهمي ختوت), Secretary-General of the Jordanian Communist Party (约旦共产党), said in an exclusive interview with this reporter that the tremendous development achievements made since the founding of the People's Republic of China (新中国) are not only a success story of achieving economic leaps, but also provide a reference and impetus for the vast number of developing countries to find development paths that suit their own national conditions.
Fahmi (فهمي) said that he pays close attention to China's poverty reduction experience. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), China has lifted all 800 million impoverished people out of poverty, completing the poverty reduction target of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ahead of schedule, creating a feat in the history of human development, and bringing profound enlightenment to the global poverty reduction cause.
"China plays a leading role in driving world economic growth and is a mainstay of global economic sustainable development." Fahmi (فهمي) said that China has continuously achieved new achievements in fields such as industrial manufacturing and technological innovation, and its economy has maintained stable development for a long time. Fahmi (فهمي) said that the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) demonstrate China's sense of responsibility for the future of human development. The Global Development Initiative advocates inclusive growth, the Global Security Initiative advocates resolving differences through dialogue, the Global Civilization Initiative advocates the beauty of different civilizations, and the Global Governance Initiative advocates true multilateralism. "China is committed to working with all parties to eliminate poverty, create jobs, and improve people's well-being. These goals are rooted in the purpose of communists and are also an important part of Marxist thought. Chinese initiatives demonstrate a global perspective." Fahmi (فهمي) said that China also helps developing countries achieve development goals through platforms such as the BRICS cooperation mechanism and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (亚投行), making positive contributions to improving global governance.
"China has embarked on a path of Chinese-style modernization that conforms to China's national conditions, opens up to the outside world for cooperation, and coordinates the role of the government and the market. Chinese-style modernization provides a new path for countries around the world." Fahmi (فهمي) said.
Fahmi (فهمي) said that Jordan (约旦) is currently facing multiple challenges in security and economic development. The Jordanian Communist Party (约旦共产党) is committed to uniting more people, safeguarding national security interests, and achieving independent economic development. The Jordanian Communist Party (约旦共产党) hopes to strengthen party cooperation with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and learn from China's development experience. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative (一带一路) aims to strengthen infrastructure connectivity and economic and trade investment exchanges. Jordan (约旦) and China (中国) have signed cooperation documents for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路). China (中国) is Jordan's (约旦) second largest trading partner, and Jordan (约旦) hopes to strengthen its exports of chemical products to China (中国) in the future and welcomes more Chinese companies to invest and develop in Jordan (约旦).
Fahmi (فهمي) said that China (中国) adheres to the principles of mutual respect and mutual benefit and win-win cooperation in its exchanges with Arab countries. China's (中国) development experience provides a reference for Arab countries to achieve economic independence and transformational development. The vast number of Arab countries regard China (中国) as a reliable partner and are happy to deepen friendly cooperation with China (中国).
(Nadal Daoud (ناضل داود) from the Middle East Center Branch of this newspaper participated in the writing)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly (阿南德) in Beijing (北京) on the 17th.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada. President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Prime Minister Trudeau (卡尼总理) exchanged letters, pointing out the direction for the improvement and development of China-Canada relations. China is willing to work with Canada, under the guidance of the important consensus of the two countries' leaders, to restart dialogue and exchanges at all levels, promote the resolution of each other's reasonable concerns, explore and tap cooperation in various fields, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and strengthen communication and coordination on multilateral affairs.
Anand (阿南德) stated that she is willing to work with China to make good use of dialogue and consultation mechanisms in the fields of diplomacy, economy, and trade, and promote cooperation in areas such as trade, agriculture, tourism, energy, and culture. Canada firmly supports multilateralism and free trade.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17th (Xinhua) -- On October 17th, Minister Liu Haixing (刘海星) of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部) met in Beijing with a delegation of senior cadres from the People's Liberation Front (人民解放阵线) led by Ratnayake (拉特纳亚克), member of the Politburo of the People's Liberation Front of Sri Lanka, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development of the Government, to exchange in-depth views on promoting the implementation of the consensus reached by the two heads of state and strengthening the exchange of experience in governing the party and the country through party-to-party channels.
Return to TopThe Sino-US economic and trade interaction has attracted much attention from the international community. The US's frequent threats of imposing high tariffs in an attempt to coerce China have been repeatedly proven to be the wrong way to handle relations with China. China's continuous improvement of its export control system in accordance with domestic laws and regulations is a legitimate measure within the scope of a country's sovereignty. The US should return to rationality and pragmatism, meet China halfway, and jointly maintain the security and stability of the global supply chain.
Since the Sino-US meeting in Madrid, the US has continued to introduce a number of economic and trade restriction measures against China, including: adding a number of Chinese entities to the export control entity list and the Specially Designated Nationals list; arbitrarily expanding the scope of control through penetrating rules, affecting thousands of Chinese companies; and disregarding China's concerns and goodwill, and insisting on implementing 301 measures against China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries. This series of actions by the US has seriously damaged China's interests, seriously undermined the atmosphere of bilateral economic and trade talks, impacted international trade rules, disrupted the stability of the global supply chain, and brought negative impacts to bilateral economic and trade relations.
The US's criticism of China's export control measures on rare earths and other related items is a typical double standard. As a responsible major country, China has always adhered to the principle of maintaining both national security and international common security. Given the current turbulent international situation and frequent military conflicts, and considering the important applications of medium and heavy rare earth related items in the field of weapons of mass destruction, China's implementation of export controls on related items is aimed at better safeguarding world peace and regional stability, and fulfilling international obligations such as non-proliferation. It needs to be emphasized that China's export control is not a ban on exports, and compliant applications will still be approved in accordance with the law, and it is willing to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with various countries to better maintain the security and stability of the global supply chain. In contrast, the United States has long generalized national security, abused export controls, implemented discriminatory restrictions against China, and implemented unilateral long-arm jurisdiction measures on many products such as semiconductor equipment and chips. Currently, China's export control list contains only more than 900 items, while the US has more than 3,000 items. Facing China's legal improvement of its export control system, the US has stubbornly threatened with high tariffs and export controls, triggering global market turmoil and casting a shadow over the world economy.
Faced with unwarranted suppression and threats, China's position is clear and firm: fight, we will fight to the end; talk, the door is open. Coercion and intimidation, or even trying to gang up to put pressure on China, is definitely not the right way to deal with China. China has sufficient means and tools to counter any actions that infringe on China's interests. China's response is not only to defend its legitimate rights and interests, but also to defend international fairness and justice. China always adheres to the principle of equality and mutual benefit, proceeds from the common interests of the international community, and is committed to increasing mutual trust, reducing misunderstandings, and strengthening cooperation with the US through equal dialogue and consultation, and playing a major role in maintaining the security and stability of the global supply chain.
After proactively provoking a series of chaos, the US now says that it hopes that both sides can find a way to return to stability. If the US is truly sincere, the answer is actually obvious. In the past four rounds of consultations, China and the US have reached a number of important consensuses, effectively stabilizing bilateral economic and trade relations and bringing positive expectations to the global market. This fully proves that as long as we adhere to mutual respect and equal consultation, China and the US can completely manage differences and find solutions to problems, but the prerequisite is that the US must be consistent in its words and deeds and keep its promises, and must not introduce new restrictions and threats while claiming to talk. If the US insists on going its own way, China will definitely take corresponding measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The People's Daily (人民日报) recently released the "Vibrant Asia-Pacific - Public Opinion Survey Report of 16 Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region" (《活力亚太——亚太地区16国民意调查报告》), which shows that more than half of American respondents believe that the United States is moving towards "more closed protection," which is much higher than other countries; about half of the respondents regard US protectionist policies as the main obstacle, and nearly 80% of the respondents expect to reduce tariffs and promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. It is hoped that the US will not go against the trend and violate the will of the people.
Maintaining a healthy international economic and trade order and the security and stability of the global supply chain is the common responsibility of all parties. It is hoped that the US will show a sincere attitude of dialogue, return to the correct track of dialogue and consultation as soon as possible, and practically maintain the security and stability of the global supply chain with the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US economic and trade relations, and inject more certainty and positive energy into the world economic development.
Return to TopThis report Havana October 17 (Reporters Chen Yiming (陈一鸣) and Shi Yuanhao (时元皓)) Local time, from the 15th to 17th, the third International Conference of Theoretical Publications of Left-Wing Political Parties and Movements, hosted by the Cuban Communist Party's theoretical journal "Socialist Cuba," was held in Havana (哈瓦那), the capital of Cuba (古巴). Miguel Díaz-Canel (迪亚斯—卡内尔), First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (古巴共产党中央委员会) and President of the Republic of Cuba (古巴国家主席), attended the meeting and delivered a speech. More than 120 political dignitaries, journalists, ideological and theoretical workers, and scholars from 36 countries attended the meeting. A People's Daily (人民日报) delegation was invited to participate in the meeting and deliver a speech.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 17th (Reporter Qu Song (曲颂)) The reception celebrating the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality, hosted by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in China, was held in Beijing (北京) on the 16th.
Durdiyev (杜尔德耶夫), the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China, stated that Turkmenistan-China relations are a model of multi-field cooperation built on mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation. The two sides have highly compatible ideas and complementary actions. He believes that the friendly and cooperative relationship between Turkmenistan and China will surely continue to reach new heights.
Return to TopPuer (普洱) report on October 17th (Reporter Ye Chuanzeng (叶传增)) From October 14th to 15th, the 2025 China-Laos-Vietnam Trilateral Cross-border Key Infectious Disease Joint Emergency Drill was held in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (江城哈尼族彝族自治县), Puer City (普洱市), Yunnan Province (云南省). 241 people from the Ministries of Health and health departments and institutions of border provinces of Vietnam and Laos, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾控中心), and the three-level health emergency teams of Yunnan Province (云南省), prefecture (city) (州(市)), and county participated in the drill.
The drill was guided by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心) and hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control (云南省疾病预防控制局) and the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province (云南省人民政府外事办公室), and organized by the Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (云南省疾病预防控制中心). It is the first joint cross-border infectious disease full-process, full-chain, and full-element emergency drill conducted by China, Laos, and Vietnam.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on October 17th (Reporter Wang Li (王莉)) The 2025 SCO Countries Global Governance Roundtable Dialogue, co-sponsored by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (中国外文局), the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织秘书处), and the China Institute of International Studies (中国国际问题研究院), and organized by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration's Center for Central and Eastern Europe and Central and South Asia Communication (People's Pictorial Press) (中国外文局中东欧与中南亚传播中心（人民画报社）) and the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (当代中国与世界研究院), was held in Beijing (北京) on the 16th. More than 150 representatives from the SCO Secretariat, UN agencies in China, and SCO countries' think tanks engaged in dialogue around the theme of "Implementing Global Governance Initiatives and Building a Community of Human Destiny."
Return to TopAccording to our newspaper, Beijing (北京), October 17th (Reported by Wang Haonan (王昊男)) On October 17th, the Sanofi insulin active pharmaceutical ingredient production base project was launched in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (北京经济技术开发区). The total investment of the production base amounts to 1 billion euros, making it the first insulin active pharmaceutical ingredient production base established by a multinational corporation in China, and also the largest investment project in the pharmaceutical industry in Beijing (北京市) since the "14th Five-Year Plan." It is reported that the production base has a total construction area of nearly 60,000 square meters and is expected to be fully completed and put into production in 2032.
Olivier Brandicourt, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Manufacturing and Supply at Sanofi, said that this milestone investment highlights China's (中国) position as a key strategic market for Sanofi and reflects Sanofi's confidence in the long-term prospects of the Chinese economy.
It is understood that the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (北京经济技术开发区) has gathered more than 5,000 biopharmaceutical companies of various types, building a complete industrial chain system from research and development, production, service to sales.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Rome (罗马) dispatch on October 17th (Reporter: Xie Yahong (谢亚宏)) The "Youth Action to Protect Green Agricultural Heritage" themed "Youth Agricultural Heritage Dialogue" was held on the 15th at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) headquarters in Rome (罗马), Italy (意大利). The event attracted more than 50 youth representatives, agricultural experts, and international organization officials from over 10 countries and regions around the world to discuss the integration of agricultural cultural heritage protection and youth innovation.
As a side event of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) 2025 World Food Forum, the "Youth Agricultural Heritage Dialogue" was co-hosted by the Youth and Women Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) Representation in Laos (老挝), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮农组织) Representation in Mongolia (蒙古国), the World Food Forum (China) (世界粮食论坛（中国）), and the China Internet Information Center (中国互联网新闻中心), with support from Tsinghua University (清华大学) and the United Nations Development Programme Sustainable Development Innovation Lab (Chengdu) (联合国开发计划署可持续发展创新实验室（成都）).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) October 17th. On October 17th, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) released the "2025 Report on the United States' Compliance with World Trade Organization Rules Obligations."
The head of the WTO Department of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部世贸司) introduced that since 2023, based on the objective situation of the United States' compliance with the WTO rules obligations, China has continuously released annual reports on the United States' compliance with the WTO rules obligations, expressing concerns about the United States' policies and measures such as undermining the multilateral trading system, implementing trade bullying, manipulating industrial policy double standards, and disrupting global industrial chain and supply chains. Since the release of the 2024 report, the United States has continued to disregard the expectations of members, run counter to the WTO rules obligations, continuously escalate unilateralism measures, frequently implement discriminatory policies, introduce so-called "reciprocal tariffs," launch a global trade war, seriously infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of various countries, seriously violate the WTO rules, and seriously damage the rules-based multilateral trading system. Based on the above situation, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) released the 2025 report to continue to express serious concerns about the relevant policies and measures of the United States.
The official said that the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core is the cornerstone of economic globalization and international trade. The WTO is a rules-based international organization, and its effective operation depends on all members fully fulfilling their obligations while enjoying their rights, and also requires mutual supervision and cooperation among members.
The official stated that the current multilateral trading system is facing huge challenges. China hopes that through the release of the 2025 report, it will urge the United States to correct its wrong practices in a timely manner, earnestly abide by the WTO rules, fulfill its due obligations as a member, cancel the "reciprocal tariffs" and other non-compliant measures as soon as possible, and work with other members, including China (中国), to jointly promote the multilateral trading system to play a greater role in global governance, and jointly commit to achieving an equal and orderly world multi-polarization and inclusive economic globalization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李凯旋
Answering customer inquiries, designing green plant arrangements, rushing around garden project construction sites... Hu Lin (胡林), a graduate of the Horticultural Education program at Chengdu Normal University (成都师范学院), is quite busy. "I was able to find employment smoothly, thanks to the employment skills training courses organized by the school."
This year, the Chengdu (成都市) Employment Service Administration of Sichuan Province (四川省) and the Wenjiang District (温江区) Employment Service Center jointly organized flower arrangement skill training at the school, with the full cost subsidized by the government. Before graduation, Hu Lin (胡林) participated in the training and mastered more than 10 kinds of Chinese and Western flower arrangement styles.
In recent years, Sichuan Province (四川省) has continued to promote employment through training. "Sichuan (四川) has improved the vocational training system, which focuses on employment training, entrepreneurship training, and skills training, and various regions have continued to expand the training content." According to the relevant person in charge of the Vocational Capacity Building Division of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (四川省人力资源和社会保障厅), more than 30,000 young people, including college graduates, have been trained throughout the province this year.
With the roar of machinery, students are familiarizing themselves with the equipment under the guidance of teachers at the training base of the Automotive College of Sichuan Vocational and Technical College (四川职业技术学院) in Suining City (遂宁市). Suining City (遂宁市) has innovatively launched a "workstation as a desk" training model to enable college majors to accurately connect with industrial needs. "The college and local automobile companies have jointly built a 'factory in school' and order classes to transform enterprise technical standards into teaching modules," said Liu Ruijun (刘瑞军), Dean of the Automotive College.
Sichuan Province (四川省) promotes the effective connection between vocational training and vocational skill level identification. Universities and colleges can apply to become vocational skill level evaluation institutions, and students participating in vocational skill training can participate in assessment and evaluation to obtain vocational qualification certificates, vocational skill level certificates, etc. As of the end of August this year, Sichuan Province (四川省) has a total of 108 registered vocational level identification and evaluation institutions in colleges and universities, with 236,800 participants in the evaluation and 163,100 certificate holders.
Liu Ruijun (刘瑞军) introduced that a total of 467 graduates from the Automotive College in 2025 participated in vocational training, and the certification rate of vocational skill level certificates was 100%.
This graduation season, young entrepreneur Zhou Chengjin (周成锦) recruited another "junior" for his media company. While studying at Sichuan Normal University (四川师范大学), he founded the company and employed more than 20 students from the same school. Zhou Chengjin (周成锦) studied in an entrepreneurship training class run by the Chengdu (成都市) employment department. "The methods taught in class, such as budget estimation and evaluation projects, have benefited me to this day."
The General Office of the Sichuan Provincial Government (四川省政府办公厅) implemented several policies and measures this year to support entrepreneurship and drive employment, clarifying the need to increase entrepreneurship training efforts, support the introduction and cultivation of talents in entrepreneurial enterprises, and strengthen the construction of entrepreneurship teacher teams... Entrepreneurship education will continue to be integrated into the entire process of talent cultivation.
"Employment is the greatest livelihood issue, and it is necessary to put our heart and soul into ensuring the employment of college graduates." According to the relevant person in charge of the Vocational Capacity Building Division of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (四川省人力资源和社会保障厅), the "Skills Light Up the Future" action will be vigorously implemented, and the project-based training model of "job demand + skills training + skills evaluation + employment services + career guidance" will be promoted to improve the employment and entrepreneurship capabilities of young people.
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"Auntie, look, your left hand can be raised a little higher than yesterday." In the early morning, at Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (陕西省人民医院), Wang Peiwen (王佩文), a rehabilitation therapist in the Department of Neurosurgery, is providing rehabilitation guidance to 66-year-old Auntie Huang (黄阿姨). Wang Peiwen (王佩文) graduated from Shangluo University (商洛学院) in August of this year and joined the hospital as a rehabilitation therapist.
"After starting the job, I found that the rehabilitation therapy major I studied, combined with 'nursing training,' is a great help to my work." The "nursing training" she mentioned refers to the vocational skills training organized by the school before graduation.
In May of this year, the elderly care worker training class of Shangluo University (商洛学院) opened, with more than 140 graduating students participating in the training, and Wang Peiwen (王佩文) was one of them.
"I originally had limited knowledge of nursing, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to have more skills, so I signed up," said Wang Peiwen (王佩文).
"The training focuses on practical application," said Li Juanfang (李娟芳), a teacher at the elderly care worker training class of Shangluo University (商洛学院). The training is aimed at graduating students from three related majors within the school: nursing, applied psychology, and rehabilitation therapy.
After the training, Wang Peiwen (王佩文) obtained an advanced elderly care worker certificate, which helped her find a job smoothly. At work, Wang Peiwen (王佩文) encounters some elderly people with anxiety. "I chat with them, talk about the younger generations they care about, and gradually let them open up. These all come from the 'nursing psychology' knowledge in the training courses."
In May 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (陕西省人力资源和社会保障厅) explored and carried out "bidding" vocational skills training, soliciting a number of training projects—in addition to elderly care workers, it also successively carried out training for machine tool assembly and maintenance workers, artificial intelligence trainers, and other types of work.
Data from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (陕西省人力资源和社会保障厅) shows that since the beginning of this year, the province has carried out more than 230,000 government-subsidized trainings, including more than 13,000 trainings for college graduates.
Shaanxi (陕西) also conducts new vocational skills training for unemployed young workers aged 16-35. In Beilin District (碑林区) of Xi'an (西安), 21-year-old Hu Haoxiang (胡皓翔) became a drone pilot through point-to-point project-based training.
In July of this year, Hu Haoxiang (胡皓翔) participated in the newly opened drone pilot training class at a vocational skills training school, obtained a drone pilot license, and joined a company in Xi'an (西安) point-to-point, serving as a drone training assistant.
"We set up a training catalog according to needs to solve the problem of 'there is work but no one to do it'; at the same time, we carry out project-based and order-based training to solve the problem of 'there are people but no work to do'," said Du Qiang (杜强), director of the Employment and Entrepreneurship Service Center of the Beilin District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (碑林区人力资源和社会保障局就业创业服务中心). Since the beginning of this year, the district has carried out 93 various skills trainings, with more than 3,700 participants.
Recently, Shaanxi Province (陕西省) issued the "Skills Illuminate the Future" action implementation plan, proposing to carry out subsidized training from 2025 to the end of 2027, with a plan to train 1 million people in 3 years. "Take multiple measures to promote skilled employment and skilled talent for workers," said a relevant person in charge of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (陕西省人力资源和社会保障厅).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张志文 沈小晓
On October 15th, the China-Saudi Arabia Jointly Building "Belt and Road" Media Symposium and the Inauguration Ceremony of the People's Daily Saudi Arabia Bureau were held in Riyadh (利雅得), the capital of Saudi Arabia. The event was co-hosted by the People's Daily (人民日报) and the Riyadh Daily (利雅得报), bringing together representatives from governments, media, think tanks, and enterprises from both China and Saudi Arabia to jointly envision the bright future of media cooperation and mutual learning between the two countries.
Yu Shaoliang (于绍良), President of the People's Daily (人民日报社), stated in his address, "Media is the witness and recorder of the times, as well as the disseminator and promoter of civilization." He noted that the People's Daily (人民日报) has long been关注并积极报道 **关注并积极报道** (guān zhù bìng jī jí bào dào - "pay attention and actively report," to closely follow and report on) the development of China-Saudi Arabia relations and the achievements of cooperation in various fields. Through joint interviews, content sharing, and other forms, China-Saudi Arabia media cooperation has continued to deepen. The official establishment of the People's Daily (人民日报社) Saudi Arabia Bureau will undoubtedly inject new impetus into promoting China-Saudi Arabia media exchanges and enhancing the friendship between the two peoples.
Isra Al-Asiri (伊斯拉·艾斯瑞), Deputy Minister of Industry Development Affairs of the Saudi Ministry of Information, stated that China and Saudi Arabia respect each other, share broad common interests, and have seen continuous deepening of bilateral relations and increasingly close cultural exchanges in recent years. Media is an important bridge for mutual understanding and learning between the two peoples, and strengthening media cooperation will help promote the alignment of Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" (2030愿景) and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, and will also contribute more wisdom and strength to the early realization of the two countries' grand visions.
Chang Hua (常华), Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, stated that promoting China-Saudi Arabia relations to a new level is inseparable from the joint concern and efforts of the news media and people from all walks of life in both countries. He hopes that China-Saudi Arabia media will continue to deepen cooperation, continuously inject new connotations into the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership, practice the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, and contribute wisdom and strength to the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road."
"Saudi Arabia's 'Vision 2030' (沙特‘2030愿景’) and the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' initiative share common philosophies and similar goals, both committed to building a more prosperous and stable future," said Hani Wafa (哈尼·瓦法), Editor-in-Chief of the Riyadh Daily (利雅得报). In recent years, the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership has continued to reach new heights, and cooperation in various fields has continued to make new progress. He believes that the continuous deepening of cooperation between the two countries' media will promote more effective exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, and provide strong support for China-Saudi Arabia civilization exchanges and mutual learning.
Since President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, all 22 Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League (阿盟) have signed cooperation documents with China for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road." China and Saudi Arabia have actively promoted the deep alignment of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative with Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" (沙特‘2030愿景’), and pragmatic cooperation in various fields has continued to deepen and become more solid.
Ren Haoyu (任皓宇), a reporter from the People's Daily (人民日报社) Saudi Arabia Bureau, hopes to take this event as an opportunity to continuously deepen China-Saudi Arabia media exchanges and cooperation, jointly tell the story of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and inject media power into the realization of each other's development and revitalization.
Nawal Jabir (纳瓦尔·贾比尔), Executive Editor of "Women's Affairs" of the Riyadh Daily (利雅得报), stated that women today are constantly making important contributions to Saudi Arabia's economic construction and social development. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Women's Summit pointed out the direction for deepening international women's exchanges and cooperation, and will surely promote women's careers to play a greater role in China-Saudi Arabia joint construction of the "Belt and Road" cooperation.
Kan Cheng (阚成), Deputy Representative of China Power Construction (中国电建) in Saudi Arabia, shared his experience from the perspective of the enterprise: "Mainstream media such as the People's Daily (人民日报) vividly tell the story of the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' to the world, showing a credible, lovable, and respectable Chinese image. This not only greatly encourages the morale of Chinese companies' front-line employees overseas, but also promotes the common growth of Chinese companies and local partners."
"In recent years, cultural exchanges between Saudi Arabia and China have flourished, and projects such as the mutual translation of classics have become a bond connecting the people of the two countries," said Saleh Al-Sageri (萨利赫·萨格里), former Cultural Counselor of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in China. He believes that this symposium will not only help promote the development of Saudi Arabia's media industry, but also write a new chapter in deepening the traditional friendship between the two countries and improving the level of pragmatic cooperation.
Ma Yongliang (马永亮), General Manager of Saudi Wisdom House Language Company (沙特智慧宫语言公司), stated that Chinese language learning has become an important bridge for China-Saudi Arabia civilization exchanges. In recent years, more and more Saudi people love and learn Chinese, and Chinese education has been officially incorporated into the Saudi national education system, cultivating more talents for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between the two countries, and continuously promoting pragmatic cooperation and people-to-people connectivity between the two countries.
"China-Saudi Arabia relations are a vivid portrayal of the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations," said Asma Qanier (阿斯玛·卡尼埃尔), a Saudi cultural scholar. With culture and language as the cornerstone, Saudi Arabia and China are steadily advancing the deep alignment of various fields, "strengthening exchanges and mutual learning, and leading both sides to a brilliant future."
(Reported from Riyadh (利雅得) on October 17th by this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Huzhou on October 17th (Reporters Zheng Haiou (郑海鸥) and Dou Hao (窦皓)) On October 17th, the United Nations World Tourism Organization held the "Best Tourism Villages" award ceremony in Huzhou (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省). The list of "Best Tourism Villages" for 2025 was announced at the meeting, with 52 villages from 29 countries selected for the fifth "Best Tourism Villages" list. Four villages from China were selected: Huanggang Village (黄岗村) in Shuangjiang Town (双江镇), Liping County (黎平县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省); Jikai Village (基卡依村) in Mordo Mountain Town (墨尔多山镇), Danba County (丹巴县), Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省); Dongluo Village (东罗村) in Qianduo Town (千垛镇), Xinghua City (兴化市), Taizhou City (泰州市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省); and Digang Village (荻港村) in Hefu Town (和孚镇), Nanxun District (南浔区), Huzhou City (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省). The total number of selected villages has reached 19.
The four villages selected this time each have their own characteristics in terms of natural landforms, cultural forms, and development paths, presenting a rich and diverse development context for rural tourism. From a geographical perspective, the landform types are diverse, distributed in the mountainous areas of the southwest, plateau canyons, and the water towns of Jiangnan (江南), showcasing the rural development landscape under different natural ecological conditions. In terms of cultural connotation, the forms of expression are rich. The living heritage of the Dong ethnic group's Grand Chorus in Qiandongnan (黔东南侗族大歌), the farming civilization of the Lixiahe (里下河) water towns in northern Jiangsu (苏北), the colorful folk customs of the Garong Tibetans in Ganzi (甘孜嘉绒藏族), and the ecological wisdom of the mulberry-dike fish ponds in Jiangnan (江南桑基鱼塘) demonstrate the profoundness and vibrancy of Chinese culture. In terms of development paradigms, each has its own characteristics according to local conditions. Huanggang Village (黄岗村) drives the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside through the overall protection of intangible cultural heritage. Dongluo Village (东罗村) promotes the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism by relying on the Duotian flower sea. Jikai Village (基卡依村) explores the path of natural ecology and colorful folk customs complementing each other. Digang Village (荻港村) has realized the creative transformation of traditional fishing and mulberry culture into modern business forms. These practices are a vivid illustration of the concept that “**绿水青山就是金山银山** (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green mountains and clear water are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets)," and also a significant achievement of the brilliant display of ethnic characteristic culture in the integration of culture and tourism.
Return to TopOn October 17, in a board production and processing factory in Tangzhou Town (塘洲镇), Taihe County (泰和县), Jiangxi Province (江西省), workers drove forklifts to load and transport semi-finished boards for drying. In recent years, Taihe County (泰和县) has actively developed the forestry economy, utilizing waste from the edges and corners of trees for intensive processing to produce environmentally friendly boards, driving income growth for forest farmers.
Deng Heping (邓和平) photographed (Image China).
Return to TopThis Shanghai (上海) report on October 17th (Reporter Cao Lingjuan (曹玲娟)) The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival will be held from October 17th to November 27th, featuring over 500 performances and exhibitions, totaling over 1200 events. Over the course of more than a month, world-renowned groups such as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Stuttgart Ballet will arrive in succession. Famous Chinese and foreign masterpieces such as the drama "White Deer Plain (白鹿原)," the concert "Poetry of China (诗的中国)," and Pina Bausch's 1978 revival of "Kontakthof: Resounding 1978" will also gather on the Shanghai (上海) stage.
The China Shanghai International Arts Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) and organized by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government (上海市人民政府), has been held for 23 sessions since 1999. It has cumulatively attracted over 800 overseas art groups and over 66,000 artists from more than 80 countries and regions, directly covering over 80 million Chinese and foreign audiences, and has become an important platform for cultural and artistic exchange between China and foreign countries.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
The 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit will be held from November 6th to 9th in Wuzhen (乌镇), Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江). On October 17th, the World Internet Conference held a press conference in Beijing (北京) to introduce the basic situation, highlights, features, and preparatory progress of the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
The theme of this year's Wuzhen Summit is "Building an Open, Cooperative, Secure, and Universally Beneficial Digital and Intelligent Future – Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace." During the summit, a theoretical seminar will be held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the concept of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, summarizing the theoretical achievements and practical experiences since the concept was proposed.
Ren Xianliang (任贤良), Secretary-General of the World Internet Conference, introduced the featured activities of this summit: a special "Six Little Dragons Wuzhen Dialogue" will be held, inviting heads of cutting-edge technology companies to exchange ideas on global artificial intelligence technology innovation and other cutting-edge trends; the Digital Research Institute will continue to hold training to improve digital literacy and skills, and promote the narrowing of the global digital divide; the "Excellent Cases of Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" will be released and displayed, using practical benchmark power to guide technological innovation to serve broader social well-being; the "Light of the Internet" Expo will set up themed exhibition areas around AI frontiers, AI ecology, AI+ industry, and AI+ life, and carry out Internet popular science; the Leading Technology Award has collected more than 400 scientific and technological achievements from 34 countries, covering cutting-edge fields such as embodied intelligence and 6G, and the winners will be announced as scheduled during the summit.
"In addition, the World Internet Conference also attaches importance to promoting academic exchanges and ideological dialogue and cooperation," Ren Xianliang (任贤良) said. This year's summit will release the "Global Artificial Intelligence Standard Development Report," "Building a Global Artificial Intelligence Security and Governance System for the Common Welfare of Mankind," and "Promoting the Construction of Global Digital Infrastructure and Bridging the Digital Divide," injecting wisdom and strength into the global Internet development and governance.
"Amplifying the spillover effect of the summit and empowering economic and social development is an important topic of the Wuzhen Summit," said Zhao Cheng (赵承), member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang (浙江) Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department (宣传部). In recent years, Zhejiang (浙江) has used the conference as a medium, promoted industry through the conference, and promoted trade through the conference, building a platform for exchange and cooperation, and maximizing the release of conference dividends.
Wuzhen (乌镇) is the permanent venue for the summit. Wang Jian (王坚), Secretary of the Tongxiang (桐乡) Municipal Party Committee, said that Tongxiang (桐乡) is planning to build an Internet culture cluster in Wuzhen (乌镇), allowing everyone to experience the brand culture and innovative achievements of well-known Internet companies while feeling the traditional culture.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 洋
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an unstoppable trend. Today, we are closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history, and we are also more eager for talent than at any time in history.
A cause for the ages requires talent as its foundation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) defines talent as the "primary resource," emphasizing that "becoming strong depends on innovation, innovation depends on talent," "knowledge is power, talent is the future," and "adhering to the strategic position of talent leading development."
Success is achieved through talent, and undertakings are expanded by talent. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization calls for more explorers of the stars, more climbers of scientific research peaks, and calls for making the abundant advantages of talent resources more prominent, forming a dynamic situation where talents emerge in large numbers, everyone gives full play to their talents, and talents are fully utilized.
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New era China is actively promoting the transformation of the demographic dividend into a talent dividend.
This is an objective need to adapt to changes in the population structure, an inherent requirement for moving towards high-quality development, and a strategic choice to seize the initiative in development in international competition.
Looking back on the past, China has repeatedly missed technological revolutions and suffered from the hardship of “落后就要挨打” (luò hòu jiù yào āi dǎ - "backwardness invites aggression," a nation that is backward will be bullied). Currently, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing in depth. To win advantages, win the initiative, and win the future, we must recognize changes, respond to changes, seek changes, and strive to achieve high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology.
Development is the primary task, and innovation is the primary driving force. So, what does innovation depend on? Talent. Where does talent come from? Education. This is a clear and profound logical chain.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has taken a long-term view and placed "promoting the development of education, science and technology, and talent as a whole" in an important position in governing the country.
Several sets of data outline the continuous formation of the talent dividend in the new era:
The population with higher education has reached 250 million, and the average years of education for new labor force entrants exceeds 14 years;
The total number of skilled workers exceeds 220 million, including more than 72 million highly skilled talents;
China's full-time equivalent of R&D personnel exceeds 7 million person-years, ranking first in the world...
However, "large scale" alone is not enough; we need to work hard on "reasonable structure" and "excellent quality."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "China is a large country, and the demand for the quantity, quality, and structure of talent is all-round" and "Currently, the structural contradiction between talent cultivation and the supply and demand of scientific and technological innovation in our country is relatively prominent."
So, what kind of talent does the new era and new journey need?
The answer lies in the "four orientations" of scientific and technological innovation: facing the forefront of world science and technology, facing the main economic battlefield, facing the major needs of the country, and facing the people's life and health.
This establishes the coordinates of talent work: "vigorously cultivate and use strategic scientists," "build a large number of first-class science and technology leading talents and innovation teams," "create a large-scale team of young science and technology talents," and "cultivate a large number of outstanding engineers"...
This marks the orientation of education: "innovation education should run through the entire process of education," "accelerate the construction of first-class universities and first-class disciplines," "further strengthen science education and engineering education, strengthen the independent cultivation of top-notch innovative talents," and "coordinate vocational education, higher education, and continuing education, and promote the integration of vocational and general education, industry and education, and science and education"...
Achieve breadth while pursuing precision. In recent years, families with college entrance examination candidates or college students may have noticed that the setting of disciplines and majors in higher education is changing.
In August of this year, the Ministry of Education (教育部) released a message stating that since 2023, China has optimized and adjusted the layout of about 20% of disciplines and majors in universities, and newly established a number of emerging disciplines and majors such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, and regional and national studies. In the same month, the Central Education Work Leading Group (中央教育工作领导小组) issued the "Action Plan for Adjusting and Optimizing the Setting of Higher Education Disciplines and Majors (2025-2027)," proposing to implement extraordinary layout actions for urgently needed disciplines and majors, leapfrog actions for basic disciplines, incubation actions for emerging and interdisciplinary disciplines, optimization actions for existing disciplines and majors, content update actions for disciplines and majors, and deepening actions for cultivating model reform.
The continuous adjustment and optimization of disciplines and majors reflects the strategic support of education for developing new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality development, and accumulates the firm confidence to seize opportunities and win the future.
Cultivating more and more high-quality talents that match national strategies and realizing the leap from a large country of talent to a strong country of talent is what the times call for and is also the only way to go.
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Talent is precious, and time is precious.
The times are roaring forward, and opportunities are fleeting. It is not enough to not innovate; it is also not enough to innovate slowly.
To this end, the Party Central Committee has clearly proposed "improving the new type of national system" and "building a system and mechanism to support comprehensive innovation" to support talent and innovation with unprecedented efforts.
In February 2016, the Party Central Committee issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Talent Development System and Mechanism," which is the first comprehensive document issued by the central government specifically targeting the reform of the talent development system and mechanism in China. In September 2021, the Central Talent Work Conference (中央人才工作会议) was held, proposing to accelerate the construction of world-important talent centers and innovation highlands, and drawing a blueprint for talent work in the new era.
From the perspective of strategic layout, China is deploying to accelerate the construction of international science and technology innovation centers, comprehensive national science centers, and regional science and technology innovation centers, and is forming a number of national laboratories to provide broad and high-end innovation platforms for talent.
From the perspective of institutional arrangements, various regions and departments have introduced a series of powerful measures in the links of talent cultivation, evaluation, flow, incentive, and introduction, providing full-chain service guarantees, so that talents can give full play to their abilities, develop their strengths, and get what they deserve.
Recently, the State Council (国务院) issued the "Approval of the Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot Project of Factor Market-Oriented Allocation in Some Regions of the Country," further deploying and promoting the orderly flow of human resources factors.
In addition, we continue to strengthen the innovation subject status of enterprises, accelerate the construction of a technology innovation system with enterprises as the main body, market-oriented, and deeply integrated with industry, academia, and research, and continuously transform talent advantages into innovation advantages and development advantages.
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The weather is ever-changing, and vitality is bursting forth.
From this, we see that this is an era of unparalleled respect for talent. We are urgent and strong about innovation, but at the same time, we are patient and fully respectful.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Follow the laws of talent growth and scientific research," "Respect the characteristics of the momentariness of scientific research inspiration, the randomness of methods, and the uncertainty of paths, and allow scientists to freely imagine, boldly hypothesize, and carefully verify," and "Vigorously create a social atmosphere that is courageous in innovation, encourages success, and is tolerant of failure."
Since the new era, these important concepts have become increasingly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, bringing a series of clear and positive changes.
The vast number of talents feel the most deeply. In the past, the sole emphasis on papers, titles, academic qualifications, and awards restricted many hands and feet. The numerous review and evaluation projects were overwhelming. In recent years, the Organization Department of the Central Committee (中组部) has taken the lead in carrying out the optimization and integration of talent programs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源和社会保障部), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) have jointly carried out special actions to clean up the "four sole emphases" and promote scientific researchers to concentrate and devote themselves to research.
What is even more encouraging is that a talent evaluation system guided by innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution is being built. Many major science and technology projects implement the "bidding and taking command" system. Innovation does not ask about background, and heroes do not ask about origin. More and more young talents are standing out and taking on important responsibilities.
Scientific research units have also ushered in a new atmosphere. In the past, in major science and technology decisions and the allocation of scientific research resources, sometimes department leaders made decisions based on their own ideas, and scientific and technological experts acted according to the expressions of others. Nowadays, relevant departments are shifting more energy to setting strategies, setting guidelines, setting policies, and creating an environment and providing good services. Scientific research units are given more autonomy, and scientists enjoy greater decision-making power over technical routes, financial allocation power, and resource scheduling power.
These are vivid portrayals of trusting talent, respecting talent, treating talent well, and being tolerant of talent. Today, when we examine the legend of Zhongguancun (中关村) in Beijing (北京), observe the construction of the Shanghai (上海) Science and Technology Innovation Center, interpret the rise of Hefei (合肥), the city of innovation, and think about the emergence of Hangzhou's (杭州) "Six Little Dragons," it is not difficult to find a common logic - a good environment, talent gathering, and career prosperity.
Innovation and development cannot be slow, nor can they be rushed. As long as we respect the laws, take talent as the foundation, and continue to deepen the reform of the talent development system and mechanism, we will surely usher in a magnificent picture of thousands of sails racing and ten thousand horses galloping.
(III)
At the September 3rd military parade, a batch of advanced weapons and equipment made their debut and shocked the world, attracting the attention of the whole world.
Behind this is the power of science and technology and the sincerity of talent. It demonstrates the spirit and attitude of a country's self-reliance and self-strengthening, and inspires a nation's confidence and pride in moving towards rejuvenation.
The prosperity of science and technology leads to the prosperity of the nation, and the strength of science and technology leads to the strength of the country.
Since the new era, "Chang'e" has embraced the moon, "Tianhe" has been stationed in space, "Tianwen" has explored Mars, and a number of major original achievements have been made in the fields of quantum technology, life science, material science, and space science. Emerging industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence have flourished, domestically produced large aircraft have achieved commercial flight, and high-speed rail technology has set an international benchmark. The cause of science and technology has achieved historic achievements.
The tide of innovation is surging forward. But we are even more sober: there is no smooth road on the road of innovation, and the pace of progress cannot be stopped for a moment.
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly put forward the strategic goal of building a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent by 2035. Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has repeatedly focused on key areas of scientific and technological innovation, such as basic research, energy security, and artificial intelligence...
At the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Award Conference, and the Academician Conference of the Two Academies held in June 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Although China's scientific and technological undertakings have made considerable progress, the ability of original innovation is still relatively weak, some key core technologies are controlled by others, and there is a shortage of top scientific and technological talents. We must further enhance the sense of urgency and further increase the efforts of scientific and technological innovation to seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological competition and future development."
New journey, new challenges. This is a long march full of glory and dreams, which urgently requires the vast number of party members, cadres, and the masses to think in one direction and work together, and urgently requires "gathering talents from all over the world and using them."
In daily life, people often think: Innovation is not easy, what can we rely on to achieve success?
Rely on the inspiration of a flash of lightning, rely on the research of being willing to be lonely, rely on the perseverance of unremitting struggle, rely on the mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation... When we look back at the shining names in history, there is always an emotion surging in our hearts.
The glorious years of the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" (两弹一星) were a legend that started from scratch. Wang Ganchang (王淦昌), Deng Jiaxian (邓稼先), Qian Sanqiang (钱三强), Yu Min (于敏)... It was they who worked incognito and unremittingly, using their deep patriotic feelings to support the backbone of the nation. Qian Xuesen (钱学森) once said emotionally: "My career is in China, my achievements are in China, and my home is in China."
A person without spirit cannot stand, and a country without spirit cannot be strong. Innovation is not only an ability, but also a culture; it is not only a spirit, but also a mission.
Over the years, batches of outstanding talents have responded to the call and continued to struggle, creating the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" spirit, the Westward Relocation Spirit, the manned spaceflight spirit, the scientist spirit, the lunar exploration spirit, and the New Era Beidou Spirit, jointly shaping an innovation ecosystem with Chinese characteristics. Patriotism and the will to struggle are our deepest, most lasting, and most powerful source of motivation.
Those who are near are pleased, and those who are far come. The cause of the motherland inspires talents from all over the world. Dedicating oneself to the country and caring for the people, and writing papers on the land of the motherland, has become the conscious action of more and more talents.
Today, the seeds of innovation are being sown throughout society. The construction of national science popularization capacity has been continuously strengthened, and the atmosphere of loving science and respecting science has been continuously formed, igniting the curiosity and dreams of countless young people.
This is an era of abundant talent, and this is a hot land full of promise.
Always adhere to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on doing a good job in talent work in the new era as the fundamental guideline, strive to promote the more prominent advantages of abundant talent resources, and one innovation and creation after another will surely be born on this hot land, and Chinese-style modernization will surely show a more splendid and brilliant future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李龙伊 任彤彤
Recently, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) conferred the title of "Role Model of the Times" on the Armored Infantry Company One of the Second Combined Arms Battalion of a Combined Arms Brigade of the Army (陆军某合成旅合成二营装甲步兵一连) ("Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连)). Their advanced deeds have sparked enthusiastic responses throughout the military and all sectors of society.
Under the fiery battle flag, the spirit lives on forever. Everyone expressed that they should take the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) as an example, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thinking on strengthening the military, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, cultivate their feelings for the country and their families, and unite and strive to achieve the centennial goal of the army as scheduled, accelerate the building of the People's Army into a world-class army, and comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
In a certain area of northern Jiangsu (苏北), officers and soldiers of the "Tianjiahui Hero Company" (田家会英雄连) of a certain brigade of the 71st Group Army (陆军第71集团军某旅) combined the study of the advanced model of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) with the discussion of "Continuing the Red Bloodline and Being a Good Successor of Heroes," and held a "Beacon Fire Lecture Hall." Liu Jingtao (刘敬涛), the company's communication technician and first-level sergeant, said: "The battle flag is stained red with the blood of countless revolutionary predecessors. As a glorious member of the anti-Japanese model unit, we must take the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连) as an example, inherit and promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, strengthen our ability to fight, and be a good successor of heroes."
In the distant sea, the wind is strong and the waves are high. The Tangshan ship (唐山舰), Daqing ship (大庆舰), and Taihu ship (太湖舰) of the 48th escort formation of the Navy (海军第四十八批护航编队) are speeding towards the mission area. Discovering a suspected pirate speedboat approaching at high speed, all officers and soldiers of the Daqing ship (大庆舰) quickly rushed to their respective combat positions. The leader of the formation said: "'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连) is an outstanding representative of comprehensively improving the ability to win. In the practice of strengthening the military, we must constantly strengthen our combat skills and practice our combat style to ensure decisive victory on the future battlefield."
During the break of a mass military training competition activity of a certain unit of the Northern Theater Command Air Force (北部战区空军某部), officers and soldiers combined the study of the advanced deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) with the deepening of political rectification activities, and carried out special study and discussions. Sergeant Liu Yichen (刘奕辰) said: "We must be like the officers and soldiers of the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连), stick to our positions, bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities, and with a sense of urgency that time waits for no one and we must live up to our youth, safeguard the lifeline of emergency communications, and be a good communications soldier in the new era."
In a certain place in the south, officers and soldiers of a certain unit of the Rocket Force (火箭军某部) who were undergoing closed survival training in the "Underground Dragon Palace" collectively studied the advanced deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连). During the discussion, Wang Xiandong (王贤东), a soldier of the unit who was reviewed in the September 3rd military parade, took the lead in speaking: "Now, we have more steel and more energy. We must be like the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连), accumulate the ability to win and practice hard to win." After the study, Wang Xiandong (王贤东) and his comrades quickly devoted themselves to the day and night exercise. The officers and soldiers cooperated tacitly, operated accurately, and successively completed multiple rounds of missile testing tasks.
During the training break, a certain unit of the Wuxi Joint Logistics Support Center (无锡联勤保障中心某部) organized officers and soldiers to study the advanced deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) in depth. Duan Xianli (段显礼), director of the political work department of the unit, said: "The spirit and quality of the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连) of not fearing strong enemies and daring to fight and win is worth learning. We must also focus on our main responsibilities and main business, always maintain a state of readiness, and ensure that we can be summoned, come to fight, and win."
In the study room of the 52nd team of the Urumqi Campus of the Armed Police Engineering University (武警工程大学乌鲁木齐校区), a discussion with the theme of "Promoting the Spirit of Heroes and Casting the Soul of Loyalty" was launched enthusiastically. Huang Chao (黄超), a junior officer training student from a certain detachment of the Armed Police Corps (武警兵团总队某支队), firmly stated: "The 'Eighty-Two Warriors' (八十二勇士) interpreted the loyalty and responsibility of soldiers with their lives. Stationed on the frontier, we will definitely do our best to protect the peace of the mountains and rivers and be loyal guards of the Party and the people."
At the former site of the wireless training class in Aoshang Village (敖上村), Donggu She Ethnic Township (东固畲族乡), Qingyuan District (青原区), Ji'an (吉安), Jiangxi (江西), more than 200 militiamen in the district gathered together to listen to the narrator Xia Shuying (夏淑英) tell the heroic deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连). Guo Kuan (郭宽), political commissar of the Qingyuan District People's Armed Forces Department (青原区人武部), said with emotion: "The martyrs guarded the masses with their lives, and our new era militiamen must integrate this spirit into various tasks such as military training and preparation, and supporting the army and supporting the front."
The Lixia District Veterans Affairs Bureau (历下区退役军人事务局) of Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) organized the study of the advanced deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连), and the party members and cadres were deeply encouraged. "When the people needed them, the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连) charged ahead time and time again. They proved with their actions that the Chinese People's Liberation Army is always a heroic force that the Party and the people can fully trust." Li Shougang (李守刚), secretary of the party group and director of the bureau, said, "We must be like them, adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and implement the promise of 'doing good things for the masses, doing practical things, and solving difficulties' in practice."
After the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部) publicized and released the advanced deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) to the whole society, it received widespread attention from all parties. "Learn from the 'Liu Laozhuang Company' (刘老庄连)," "The spirit of heroes will be passed down from generation to generation," "Salute to the people's soldiers"... Everyone left messages on the Internet to express their admiration for this heroic company.
The heroic banner flutters, and the heroic spirit will never be obliterated. The heroic deeds of the "Liu Laozhuang Company" (刘老庄连) inspire the vast number of cadres and the masses to work hard and forge ahead on the road to rejuvenation.
(Hu Weipeng (胡维鹏) and Li Jingyang (李静阳) participated in the writing)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17th (新华社北京10月17日) News: A training class titled "Strengthening the Awareness of the Chinese National Community and Promoting High-Quality Development of the People's Congress Work in Tibet" opened in Beijing (北京) on the 17th. Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), attended the opening ceremony and delivered a report.
Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村) pointed out that it is necessary to deeply understand the fundamental reason for the great achievements made in Tibet's (西藏) development and progress, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law and General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on Tibet (西藏) work and the Party's strategy for governing Tibet (治藏) in the new era, adhere to taking the consolidation of the awareness of the Chinese national community as the main line, focus on the "four major tasks," concentrate on the "four creations," unswervingly consolidate and develop ethnic unity, unswervingly promote high-quality economic and social development in Tibet (西藏), strengthen the construction of the "four organs," and contribute to the construction of the Chinese national community and the construction of a new socialist modern Tibet (西藏) with the strength of the People's Congress.
120 people, including responsible persons and cadres of the Standing Committees of the People's Congresses at all levels in Tibet (西藏), and People's Congresses of townships, participated in the training.
Return to TopBeijing, October 17th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) The reporter learned on the 17th from the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办): Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家互联网信息办公室) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (国家市场监督管理总局) jointly announced the "Measures for Certification of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information," which will take effect on January 1, 2026.
The relevant person in charge of the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家互联网信息办公室) stated that the measures make detailed provisions in several aspects, including the applicable circumstances, application methods, certification requirements for cross-border transfer of personal information, and the obligations that professional certification agencies should fulfill. The measures clarify that if a personal information handler provides personal information to overseas entities through the method of personal information cross-border transfer certification, it shall simultaneously meet the following conditions: First, it is not a critical information infrastructure operator; second, from January 1 of the current year, it has cumulatively provided personal information of more than 100,000 but less than 1 million individuals (excluding sensitive personal information) or sensitive personal information of less than 10,000 individuals to overseas entities, and the personal information provided to overseas entities does not include important data. Personal information handlers shall not use means such as quantity splitting to provide personal information that should be subject to cross-border security assessment to overseas entities through the method of personal information cross-border transfer certification.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, October 17th (Bai Jiong (白炅)) To promote the spirit of Chinese aesthetic education, the "People's Aesthetic Education: Attending an Aesthetic Education Class Together," a key art media integration project of the People's Daily Arts and Literature Publicity Coordination Mechanism, was recently officially launched. The project is jointly created by the Arts and Literature Department of the People's Daily and People's Daily Online, relying on authoritative expert resources and closely focusing on the cognitive characteristics of children. It aims to provide a tangible, participatory, and perceptible innovative paradigm through a series of online classes that combine virtual and reality, to enhance the aesthetic and humanistic literacy of young people.
The first course, "The Beauty of Construction," is led by Shan Jixiang (单霁翔), Director of the Academic Committee of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) and Director of the Expert Committee of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society (中国文物学会). It adopts an immersive experience + interactive teaching approach, using real-life scenes and 3D animation to build a fun small theater, setting up mortise and tenon jointing, painting display, roof beast identification, and other links to guide young people to feel the beauty of Chinese construction from different angles such as structure, color, and decoration.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈振凯 刘书文 范昊天
In Qingshan Riverside Beach (青山江滩) in Wuhan (武汉), industrial relics have been transformed into ecological parks. Tourists strolling along the riverbank often pause for a rest, grabbing a drink at "Pier No. 5 (5号码头)". In Yichang (宜昌), the "Three Gorges No. 1 (长江三峡1号)" pure electric cruise ship carries tourists smoothly on the Yangtze River (长江), where the interplay of light and shadow creates a dazzling spectacle on both banks.
A set of data showcases the vitality of Hubei's (湖北) consumer market: During this year's National Day (国庆) and Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋) holidays, Hubei's retail and catering industries recorded a cumulative transaction value of 52.606 billion yuan; online retail sales reached 10.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%.
Innovation in Methods Expands Consumption
There are ornaments and clothing popular in Southeast Asia, as well as electronic products and toy figures that sell well in Europe and the United States... In the cross-border e-commerce industrial park of Ezhou (鄂州) Huahu International Airport (花湖国际机场), the goods are dazzling.
Relying on Huahu Airport (花湖机场), China's (中国) electronic products, biomedicine, and auto parts can "reach the world overnight," and South American salmon, North American lobster, and Thai durian can also be promptly served on the tables of Chinese people.
"Upstream and downstream enterprises in the cross-border e-commerce industry chain are accelerating their gathering here, and consumers around the world can buy a wide variety of goods," said Bi Wei (毕微), Secretary-General of the Cross-border E-commerce Special Committee of the Hubei International Chamber of Commerce (湖北国际商会).
"3, 2, 1, link up!" In the live broadcast room of the clothing e-commerce city in Tianmen (天门), with the command of the anchor Jiang Zifang (江紫芳), the number of orders on the electronic screen behind her jumped in real time...
Hubei Laiyi Tiao Clothing Co., Ltd. (湖北莱依窕服饰有限公司) is one of the enterprises stationed in the clothing e-commerce city. Xiong Feixiang (熊飞翔), chairman of the company, introduced, "Last year, we shipped an average of 100,000 orders per day, with annual sales reaching 1.3 billion yuan. This year, a new base has started construction, and we aim for 2 billion yuan in sales after completion!" In the meantime, the automated packaging machine is running fast, and pieces of clothing are sent to logistics vehicles and shipped to various places.
Up to now, there are about 7,000 business entities engaged in textiles and clothing in Tianmen (天门), with more than 13,000 registered stores on e-commerce platforms. Tianmen (天门) has built a complete chain system of "weaving—fabric and accessories—garment processing—e-commerce marketing—cross-border logistics."
After gaining a firm foothold in the domestic market, Tianmen (天门) has turned its attention to overseas markets.
At present, Tianmen (天门) clothing is sold to more than 150 countries and regions. In 2024, overseas warehouses in Thailand (泰国) and other places will be put into use one after another, and local consumers can receive their orders as early as the next day when they place orders online.
In recent years, Hubei (湖北) has accelerated the digital empowerment of commercial and trade circulation enterprises and the coordinated development of online and offline channels, with new types of consumption such as instant retail and live streaming e-commerce performing strongly. In the first eight months of this year, Hubei's (湖北) online retail sales of goods above the designated size increased by 19.2%.
Technological Innovation Promotes Consumption
Although it is autumn, crayfish is still a must-order delicacy in Qianjiang (潜江). Hubei (湖北) is one of the main producing areas of crayfish, and Qianjiang (潜江) is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Crayfish (中国小龙虾之乡)". From breeding to processing, from catering to circulation, the comprehensive output value of Qianjiang's (潜江) shrimp-rice industry is about 87 billion yuan.
"Sell shrimp seedlings in spring, sell shrimp in summer, and lie empty in the pond in the cold winter months," the hot crayfish industry once encountered the dilemma of "seasonal limitation."
In order to break the seasonal restrictions, the Hubei Provincial Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute (湖北省小龙虾产业技术研究院) has joined forces with 7 scientific research institutes and universities to focus on tackling the "year-round shrimp" technology. Li Mingbo (李明波), deputy director of the research institute, introduced: "Through various models such as greenhouse soil pond shrimp farming, factory shrimp farming, and rice field shrimp farming, stable production can also be achieved in winter."
"Relying on technological innovation, you can eat crayfish all year round." Guan Hehe (管赫赫), a technician at the Crayfish Industry Technology Research Institute, introduced that from December last year to February this year, the market volume of winter shrimp in Qianjiang (潜江) reached 24,000 tons, achieving an output value of 2.19 billion yuan.
Sorting, packaging, shipping... In the Hubei Qianwang Ecological Crayfish Industrial Park (湖北潜网生态小龙虾产业园), crayfish are quickly loaded and can be delivered to more than 600 cities and more than 1,200 service outlets in less than a day. Kang Jun (康峻), chairman of Hubei Qianwang Ecological Crayfish Industrial Park Group Co., Ltd. (湖北潜网生态小龙虾产业园集团有限公司), introduced that in the first half of this year, the transaction volume of fresh crayfish here reached 177,000 tons, and the transaction output value reached 7.527 billion yuan.
"Hubei (湖北) is constantly expanding catering service consumption with innovative technologies, promoting Wuhan (武汉) hot dry noodles, Xiangyang (襄阳) beef noodles, Qianjiang (潜江) crayfish, Yichang (宜昌) fat fish and other popular dishes to become popular." The relevant person in charge of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce (湖北省商务厅) introduced that in the first eight months of this year, the turnover of catering businesses above the designated size in Hubei Province (湖北省) increased by 6.3%.
Content Innovation Increases Consumption
In the Yihong Tea (宜红茶) Industrial Heritage Exhibition Hall in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县), Hubei (湖北), the immersive performance "Aromatic China (一叶芳华)" with tea making as the theme attracts many tourists.
As the core producing area of Yihong Tea (宜红茶) and an important source of the Wanli Tea Road (万里茶道), 75 villages in 8 towns in Wufeng County (五峰县) are covered with tea gardens. From single tea planting to the integrated development of "tea culture and tourism" in multiple formats, it has now become a tea tourism destination that tourists flock to.
"Tea gardens become scenic spots, tea factories become exhibition halls, and tea farmers become tour guides," Wufeng (五峰) creates new ways to play in tea gardens. Around the integration of tea and tourism, the local area has built a number of distinctive cultural and tourism projects such as Qinggangling Ecological Tea Garden (青岗岭生态茶园) and Yihong Tea Industrial Heritage Exhibition Hall (宜红茶工业遗产展示馆).
In the tea tourism station of Jiming Tea Industry (汲明茶业), the antique stilted buildings contrast with the tea gardens. Tourists can taste Yihong Tea (宜红茶) while enjoying the melodious Tujia (土家族) folk songs; in the tea culture and tourism complex of Changle Tea Industry (常乐茶业), they can unlock the entire process of tea from the field to the tip of the tongue.
"By promoting the deep integration of the tea industry with research, technology, culture and tourism, this 'golden leaf' of tea is constantly extending the industrial chain and increasing added value," said Xu Dong (徐栋), member of the Standing Committee of the Wufeng County (五峰县) Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department. In the first eight months of this year, Wufeng (五峰) received a total of 3.47 million tourists, an increase of 27% year-on-year; the comprehensive tourism income was 3.29 billion yuan, an increase of 31% year-on-year.
"Hubei (湖北) continues to expand 'culture and tourism + hundreds of industries' and 'hundreds of industries + culture and tourism', taking project construction as the traction to drive the development of the entire industrial chain of 'eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment'." Ke Ke (克克), Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅), introduced that Hubei (湖北) has now built and put into operation 104 cultural and tourism complex projects, which have strongly promoted the vigorous development of summer, ice and snow, and performing arts formats. During this year's National Day (国庆) and Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋) holidays, Hubei's (湖北) A-level tourist attractions received a total of 20.3634 million tourists, an increase of 12.9% compared with 2024.
Continuously "new", the growth rate is stable, the increment is optimized, and the vibrant consumer market is injecting a steady stream of momentum into the high-quality development of Hubei's (湖北) economy.
(People's Daily reporter Zhang Jun (张隽) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThe 56th National Pharmaceutical Materials and Drugs Fair opened on the 16th in Zhangshu City (樟树市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), according to a report from our Nanchang (南昌) office on October 17th (reporter Yang Yanfei (杨颜菲)). More than a thousand pharmaceutical companies from various regions, and nearly ten thousand representatives from hospitals, pharmacies, distributors, and other sectors of the pharmaceutical industry participated in the conference and exhibition.
The conference, themed "Inheriting the Essence and Improving Quality through Innovation," will continue until October 18th, during which time eight activities will be held, including an investment promotion conference for the pharmaceutical industry and an exhibition for the transfer of drug approval documents. On the opening day, more than 40 of the nation's top 100 pharmaceutical companies gathered together to discuss cooperation paths and promote the integrated development of the entire traditional Chinese medicine industry chain. Zhangshu City (樟树市) also simultaneously launched a series of activities such as the Zhangbang (樟帮) Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Technique Exhibition and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Culture Exhibition, allowing participating merchants and citizens to deeply experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese medicine culture.
Return to TopCurrently, the edible oil industry is undergoing an upgrade and transformation with "quality" as the key word. Healthy, refined, and functional products have become new consumer demands. At this critical period of industry transformation, COFCO Fulinmen (中粮福临门) brand welcomes the important milestone of its 32nd anniversary. Taking "October 18th Fulinmen Love Home Day" as an emotional bond, Fulinmen practices the brand concept of "Where there is a home, there is Fulinmen" with continuous innovation and craftsmanship inheritance. Over 32 years of hard work, Fulinmen has built a solid foundation of quality with strict standards, touched consumers' hearts with warm feelings, integrated the warmth of "home" into its products, and is committed to becoming a trusted table guardian for hundreds of millions of families.
Responding to consumer demand and creating quality with ingenuity
Since the launch of the first small-packaged edible oil in 1993, Fulinmen has taken the lead in driving the edible oil industry into a new stage of development, not only rewriting the traditional model of "bulk oil dispensing," but also playing the role of a central enterprise to promote the standardized development of the industry.
With 32 years of unremitting efforts, "keeping pace with the market and resonating with demand" has always been Fulinmen's development准则. Facing the dual opportunities of upgrading the national diet structure and improving health awareness, Fulinmen takes innovation as the engine and continues to expand the boundaries of its products. In the layout of the flaxseed oil track, Fulinmen flaxseed oil relies on its unique high-phenol antioxidant technology and low-temperature cold-pressing process to explore the multi-functional application of flaxseed oil, realizing full-scene coverage of frying, stir-frying, cooking, and mixing.
Fulinmen flaxseed oil's series of scenario-based innovative products are also eye-catching: the fresh house product uses a lightweight design to achieve efficient freshness locking, effectively adapting to the family's needs for "freshness without waste, environmental protection, and health"; the 3-gram oil portable package can meet the daily Ω-3 flaxseed acid needs of adults, unlocking a full-scene nutritional supplement solution; the spray package cuts into the healthy cooking scene with a controlled-quantity design, accurately adapting to the needs of fat-loss groups and Chinese light meals.
Each product iteration of Fulinmen is an accurate response to consumer demand and a vivid interpretation of the identity of an industry leader.
Balancing health and flavor, connecting the taste of home
In a fast-paced life, the function of the kitchen has surpassed the simple cooking needs and become an important place for family emotional communication. Fulinmen, which has been deeply involved in the edible oil field for 32 years, has a deep insight into this emotional value. It uses scientific nutrition and traditional techniques as a link to build a bridge to protect family health and promote emotional communication through the two main sub-brands "Nutritionist" and "Home Flavor" and their product matrix.
The "Nutritionist" series of products focuses on the national health needs, supported by scientific formulas and innovative nutritional processes, and launches high-quality products such as corn germ oil and sunflower kernel oil, using rich nutrition to meet consumers' growing health needs; the "Home Flavor" series of products inherits the intangible cultural heritage oil pressing technology, launches peanut kernel oil, rapeseed oil, and other categories, integrates modern technology, replicates classic flavors, and awakens the taste resonance between generations.
"A barrel of oil, soaking the reunion taste of three generations," "From the child's first complementary food oil to the family's daily three meals, Fulinmen is filled with the happy imprint of home" - such stories are being staged in thousands of Chinese families. Fulinmen integrates the warmth of daily life, the deep affection of accompanying the years, and the context of cultural inheritance into the smoke and fire of three meals, making every drop of oil a unique symbol of "the temperature of home."
Transmitting brand temperature and demonstrating corporate responsibility
As a companion to the national happy life, Fulinmen takes the "Five Blessings Brand Strategy" as a guide to extend the quality commitment to all aspects of consumers' lives. "October 18th Fulinmen Love Home Day" serves as the main carrier of the emotional connection between the brand and consumers, allowing the "love home" gene contained in the brand concept of "Where there is a home, there is Fulinmen" to be fully expressed, bringing consumers a new experience and feeling.
At the brand strategy upgrade level, Fulinmen joined hands with a number of media to systematically convey the brand concept of "Where there is a home, there is Fulinmen" through special promotions and other forms, strengthening the brand awareness of "Healthy China Guardian" and "Chinese Women's Volleyball Team Official Edible Oil."
In the direction of brand rejuvenation, Fulinmen flaxseed oil has achieved a deep integration of the "healthy oil use" concept and the lifestyle of urban white-collar workers and fitness groups by jointly naming light food chain brands and tea drink chain brands.
In the field of health science popularization, Fulinmen has cooperated deeply with local media, inviting experts and famous chefs to jointly interpret "food nourishment from the same source," innovatively creating a "expert interpretation + famous chef interpretation" content model, transforming professional knowledge into easy-to-understand life wisdom, and allowing the concept of "scientific oil use" to enter the daily life of the people.
Standing at the new starting point of its 32nd anniversary, Fulinmen will continue to drive high-quality development with innovation, and through continuous deepening of the two-way dialogue with consumers, let the warmth of "Where there is a home, there is Fulinmen" be integrated into every brand interaction. In the future, Fulinmen will always take quality as the root and love as the vein, and go to the next warm appointment with hundreds of millions of Chinese families.
Data source: COFCO Fulinmen Food Marketing Co., Ltd. (中粮福临门食品营销有限公司)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区) Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), Jiadengyu National Forest Park (贾登峪国家森林公园) has lush vegetation, with blue skies, white clouds, and green trees complementing each other beautifully.
In June of this year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) law enforcement inspection team came here to inspect the implementation of the "Forest Law of the People's Republic of China" (《中华人民共和国森林法》). Members of the inspection team visited natural forests, afforestation sites, and management stations to inspect forest resource patrols, the demarcation and management of public welfare forests, and the construction of emergency response capabilities for forest fire prevention.
Forests are the main body of terrestrial ecosystems and an important ecological guarantee for human survival. Since its formulation in 1984, the Forest Law has been revised three times, providing legal guarantees for protecting, cultivating, and rationally utilizing forest resources, maintaining forest ecological security, promoting high-quality forestry development, and advancing the construction of a beautiful China. From May to September this year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) law enforcement inspection team went to Fujian (福建), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Hubei (湖北), Xinjiang (新疆), Hebei (河北), Sichuan (四川) and other provinces to conduct on-site inspections of the implementation of this law.
The inspection team believes that local authorities and departments have taken the implementation of the Forest Law as an important starting point for promoting ecological civilization construction, comprehensively promoting the integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands. Significant achievements have been made in forest resource protection and ecological restoration, and high-quality forestry development has maintained a good momentum. The green development path of improving quality and increasing greenery, revitalizing industries and enriching forests, and benefiting the people is becoming wider and wider.
The Green Foundation of a Beautiful China is More Solid
Wuyishan City (武夷山市) in Nanping City (南平市), Fujian Province (福建省) preserves the most complete, most typical, and largest area of the mid-subtropical primary forest ecosystem in the world at the same latitude, with extremely rich species resources and a forest coverage rate of over 80%.
In May, the inspection team came to Wuyishan National Park (武夷山国家公园) and saw overlapping distant mountains and the winding Jiuxi River (九曲溪).
The Forest Law stipulates that the protection, cultivation, and utilization of forest resources should respect nature, conform to nature, adhere to the principles of ecological priority, protection priority, conservation combined, and sustainable development, and makes special provisions for "forest protection" and "afforestation and greening."
In recent years, Fujian Province (福建省) has thoroughly implemented the Forest Law, promulgated a number of local regulations such as the "Fujian Province Forest Regulations" (《福建省森林条例》), arranged 4.37 billion yuan for land greening, and cumulatively completed 6.356 million mu of afforestation and 18.1 million mu of forest tending.
Hubei (湖北) focuses on expanding "green quantity," guarding "green lines," improving "green quality," and increasing "green efficiency," compiling forestry development plans, and promoting the enhancement of forest resource management and protection and the improvement of the quality and efficiency of forestry industry development; Qinghai (青海) continuously strengthens the protection of forest resources by optimizing and integrating natural protected areas at all levels... Local authorities implement the relevant provisions of the Forest Law on development planning, formulate and implement outline plans for forestry and grassland protection and development, as well as special plans for forest land protection and utilization, land greening, forest management, and natural forest protection, providing planning guidance for the scientific and rational protection and utilization of forest resources.
At this stage, the key areas for afforestation nationwide have shifted to ecologically fragile areas such as the northwest, where afforestation is more difficult. In response, the inspection team suggested increasing the total amount of forest resources in accordance with local conditions, carrying out precise actions to improve forest quality, implementing zoned and classified protection and restoration of natural forests, and further improving the total amount and quality of forest resources.
The Green Development Picture of the Forestry and Grassland Industry Unfolds Slowly
Forests contain abundant ecological, economic, and social benefits. The Forest Law sets up a special chapter on "Operation and Management," which stipulates the rational utilization of public welfare forest land resources and forest landscape resources, and the moderate development of under-forest economy and forest tourism.
Arxan National Forest Park (阿尔山国家森林公园) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) is located on the southwest slope of the Greater Khingan Mountains (大兴安岭), with a forest coverage rate of 80%.
"The ecology and air here are good, and tourists naturally feel good when they come." The person in charge of the park introduced to the inspection team that the park actively implements the institutional provisions of the Forest Law, adheres to the priority of protection, gives full play to the characteristics and advantages of forests, lakes, canyon peaks, and natural oxygen bars in the park, and continuously enriches tourism products to attract more people to visit.
With policy support, not far from Arxan National Forest Park (阿尔山国家森林公园), Han Zhenchun (韩振春), a retired forestry worker from Yiershi Forest Farm (伊尔施林场), and nearby people used land returned to forest to develop an under-forest economy and planted sea buckthorn on a large area. "The small sea buckthorn fruit has become a big industry for getting rich. This year, the estimated income is nearly 4 million yuan, driving a large demand for employment."
The inspection team learned that local authorities rationally operate and utilize forest resources, standardize forest logging management, and innovate green development models. At present, wood and bamboo processing, economic forests, forest tourism, and under-forest economy have all become pillar industries with an output value of over one trillion yuan. The forestry and grassland industry directly employs more than 60 million people, and the income of farmers in key forestry counties comes from the forestry and grassland industry for more than 60%, becoming a "green engine" for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and achieving common prosperity.
Some forestry experts reflected to the inspection team that the promotion of forest ecological protection and restoration projects is not enough to achieve "green wealth and common prosperity," and it is still necessary to effectively revitalize forest resource assets. The inspection team suggested actively exploring mechanisms for realizing the value of forest ecological products, encouraging local areas to take the lead in pilot projects, promoting the transformation of ecological value in accordance with the law, and continuously broadening the channels for "turning green into gold." At the same time, efforts should be made to build a modern forestry and grassland industry system based on the cultivation and utilization of forestry and grassland resources, covering the entire industrial chain of forestry and grassland product production, processing, sales, ecological tourism, forest health care, natural education, and socialized services, and enhance the supply capacity of high-quality forestry and grassland products. Cultivate forestry green new quality productivity, and establish and improve a policy support system for the forestry and grassland industry.
Forestry Governance Effectiveness Continues to Improve
In Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆), looking from Bingcaotai (冰草台子) in Haxiong Valley (哈熊沟) in the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains (天山), patches of towering Tianshan spruce (雪岭云杉) stand tall and straight. In recent years, the Midong Branch (米东分局) of the Tianshan Eastern State-owned Forest Administration (天山东部国有林管理局) has applied drone technology to the management stations and key forest areas at the forefront of ecological patrols, continuously improving the efficiency of forest fire monitoring patrols and early warning monitoring.
When the inspection team arrived at the Haxiong Valley Forest Management Station (哈熊沟森林管护所), members of the Midong Branch (米东分局) Forest and Grassland Fire Emergency Detachment (森林草原消防应急分队) conducted a fire drill, simulating fire alarm, emergency dispatch, on-site firefighting, and post-cleanup procedures.
The Forest Law makes institutional arrangements for the scientific prevention, fighting, and disposal of forest fires. At each location, members of the inspection team inquired in detail about the forest fire monitoring work.
Today, local authorities comprehensively use information technology means such as the Internet and drones to achieve a combination of human and technical prevention and integrated "sky-earth-air" monitoring. The management and protection capabilities of forest fire prevention and forestry pest control have been greatly improved, effectively protecting forest resources and ecological security.
In real life, illegal and irregular occupation of forest land and infringement of the rights and interests of forest farmers occur from time to time. To make laws and regulations truly "grow teeth," strict law enforcement is the key. Relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) and local governments at all levels have implemented the relevant provisions of the Forest Law on supervision and inspection, and have continued to carry out special actions such as "Kunlun" (昆仑), "Chunfeng" (春风), and "Hugreen" (护绿). By improving information sharing, clue transfer, and administrative and criminal justice connection mechanisms, they have continuously increased supervision and law enforcement efforts.
In response to some of the difficulties encountered in forestry governance, the inspection team proposed that, on the basis of accelerating the improvement of the supporting regulations and systems of the Forest Law, continuously promote the construction of ecological police mechanisms, increase publicity and education on the law, tighten and solidify the responsibility for forest resource protection, improve the effectiveness of grassroots supervision and law enforcement, and promote the formation of a closed loop of legislation, law enforcement, justice, and publicity.
"Implementing the Forest Law is a long-term systematic project. We must stand at the strategic height of safeguarding national security and realizing the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, cultivate, protect, and develop forest resources in accordance with the law, and provide a strong legal guarantee for realizing the Chinese-style modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature." The inspection team stated that it is necessary to deeply practice the concept that **绿水青山就是金山银山** (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green waters and lush mountains are gold and silver mountains," the idea that environmental protection and economic development are mutually reinforcing) and achieve the organic unity of ecological beauty, flexible mechanisms, strong industries, and rich forest farmers through afforestation, forest protection, and forest revitalization in accordance with the law.
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The 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development is about to come to a successful conclusion.
Xi Jinping (习近平) General Secretary clearly pointed out that the "14th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years for China to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and take advantage of the situation to strive to achieve the second centenary goal. It is a critical period for China to seize rare opportunities, withstand various challenges, and expand new development space.
Over the past five years, the once-in-a-century changes have accelerated, and the tasks of reform, development, and stability have been more arduous than ever before. What kind of development answer sheet has China handed in? What new breakthroughs have been made? What new leaps have been achieved?
On the 17th, Xinhua News Agency launched the 23rd episode of the "China Economic Roundtable" large-scale all-media interview program, inviting Xiang Wei, Deputy Director of the Department of Development Strategy and Planning of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), Wang Guanhua, Deputy Director of the Department of National Economic Comprehensive Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), and He Jianwu, Deputy Director and First-Class Inspector of the Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economic Research of the Development Research Center of the State Council (国务院发展研究中心), to discuss the economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
Continuously Crossing New Thresholds
Becoming the World's Most Stable and Reliable Source of Power
110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, 130 trillion yuan... Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the "China" giant ship has withstood the impact of stormy waves and major risks. The average annual growth rate of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first four years reached 5.5%, and the total economic volume has continuously crossed new thresholds. The economic increment in the five years is expected to exceed 35 trillion yuan, equivalent to "rebuilding a Yangtze River Delta (长三角)."
"The advantages of a complete industrial system are more prominent, and the quality and efficiency of development have been significantly improved," Xiang Wei believes.
The supply of elderly and childcare services has been accelerated, and the average life expectancy has increased to 79 years; the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system has been built, the air quality has improved at the fastest rate in the world, and the environmental quality of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and oceans has improved significantly; the security guarantee capabilities of food, energy resources, etc. have been further consolidated, and the level of public safety has been further improved; socialist core values have been widely practiced, and the influence of Chinese culture has been significantly enhanced... Xiang Wei listed the achievements of economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan."
Observed in the world coordinate system, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's strength has become more prominent. In Wang Guanhua's view, this is reflected in at least three dimensions:
An important driver of the global economy. From 2021 to 2024, China's average annual contribution rate to world economic growth will remain at around 30%, making it the most stable and reliable source of power for world economic development.
A source of global innovation breakthroughs. The ranking of the Global Innovation Index has entered the top ten for the first time, making it one of the economies with the fastest improvement in innovation capabilities in more than 10 years. New industries such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and biomedicine are rapidly cultivated, providing technical reference and market paradigms for the development of global emerging industries.
A leader in global green transformation. Breaking the path dependence of "pollute first, treat later," in the first four years, China supported an average annual economic growth of 5.5% with an average annual energy consumption growth of 4.7%. The cumulative decline in energy consumption intensity was 11.6%, making it one of the countries with the fastest decline in energy consumption intensity in the world, making a huge contribution to global climate change response and green transformation.
"Our country has successfully explored a path that coordinates economic growth and green development," He Jianwu said. The international community highly appreciates China's reduction of carbon emission intensity while achieving economic growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) once pointed out that China has always been a global leader in green innovation.
Xiang Wei said that these achievements were hard-won under the circumstances of resisting external suppression and effectively responding to numerous difficulties and challenges; they were even more rare because they were achieved on the basis of adhering to the direction of high-quality development and promoting structural optimization and upgrading; they are more valuable because they are all-round progress in various fields including economic development, technological innovation, social people's livelihood, ecological civilization construction, and security guarantee.
Scientific formulation and successive implementation of the Five-Year Plan is an important experience of our party in governing the country, and it is also an important political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
"Using the Five-Year Plan to lead economic and social development fully embodies the successful code of 'China's governance,' and also contributes Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to developing countries on the road to modernization," Xiang Wei said. By formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan, the long-term goals of socialist modernization construction are implemented in stages, opinions and suggestions from all sectors of society are widely listened to, and social forces are widely mobilized to participate in the implementation of the plan, unifying the focus of all parties to the national strategic goals, and giving play to the unique political advantage of socialism in concentrating efforts to accomplish great things.
Looking back at the past five years, the determination and resilience of drawing a blueprint to the end and working one after another are becoming more and more distinct.
On September 8, the draft National Development Planning Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for the second review. Xiang Wei said that the certainty of planning should be used to cope with the uncertainty of the external environment, "We are further consolidating and inheriting this advantage through the rule of law of planning."
Implementing the New Development Concept
High-Quality Development Writes a Brilliant Chapter
The concept is the guide to action. Whether the development concept is correct fundamentally determines the effectiveness and even the success or failure of development. Guided by the new development concept, China's economy is growing upward and breaking through for the better.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" adheres to the core position of innovation in the overall situation of China's modernization construction, and the pace of innovation-led development is powerful.
Xiang Wei said that China develops new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. In 2024, the total R&D expenditure of the whole society will increase by nearly 50% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan"; new breakthroughs have been made in equipment such as nuclear power, high-speed rail, ships and marine engineering, and multiple global "firsts" and "firsts" have been created in fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and manned spaceflight; emerging industries are booming, and the added value of the core industries of the digital economy will account for about 10% of GDP in 2024.
"Innovation has become the main engine for our country to promote high-quality development, and more fields are showing a trend of changing from quantitative change to qualitative change, from low-end to medium-to-high-end, and from follower to leader," Xiang Wei said.
Green is the distinct background color of high-quality development. In He Jianwu's view, an important achievement of China's green development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period is to change the situation of energy structure being biased towards coal and industrial structure being biased towards heavy industry, and to cultivate green and low-carbon development into a new international competitive advantage.
Behind this judgment, there is solid data support: China's installed capacity of new energy power generation has historically exceeded thermal power, and the world's largest clean power generation system has been built. In the first nine months of this year, China's production and sales of new energy vehicles both exceeded 10 million.
**千钧将一羽** (qiān jūn jiāng yī yǔ - "a thousand jun bears a feather," the importance lies in balance). Over the past five years, China has accumulated momentum for coordinated urban-rural and regional development through adapting to local conditions, implementing policies according to regions and categories, and the domestic cycle has become broader.
The leading role of the three major power source regions, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), has continued to strengthen, and the economic volume accounts for more than 40% of the country; the green development of the Yangtze River (长江) and Yellow River (黄河) basins has shown vigorous vitality; the relative gap in per capita GDP between the western region and the eastern region has further narrowed; the total marine output value has exceeded 10 trillion yuan, and China has become one of the countries with the most complete marine industry categories in the world.
"The permanent urban population in our country has reached 944 million, urban infrastructure and public services continue to extend and cover rural areas, the rural living environment continues to improve, more and more industrial products go to the countryside, agricultural products enter the city, and the achievements of poverty alleviation and consolidation have been expanded," Xiang Wei said.
Opening up is a distinct symbol of Chinese-style modernization. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China accelerated the pace of high-level opening up to the outside world, and the situation of win-win cooperation continued to expand.
Orderly expanding autonomous opening up and unilateral opening up, giving zero tariff treatment to 100% of tariff items of the least developed countries and African countries that have established diplomatic relations with China; actively connecting with international high-standard economic and trade rules and carrying out pilot projects; the number of items in the negative list for foreign investment access continues to shrink... The more stormy the external environment, the more firm the open development.
Chinese-style modernization, people's livelihood is the top priority. In the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, 7 people's livelihood indicators are proposed, accounting for more than 1/3 of the 20 main indicators, which is the highest in previous five-year plans.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has woven a tight social security network, and the participation rate of basic pension insurance and basic medical insurance has stabilized at more than 95%; it has tried every means to stabilize the basic employment situation, and the number of new urban jobs has remained above 12 million every year; it has vigorously developed public services such as education, culture, and health, and the national quality and health level have been improved, and the average years of education of new labor force in 2024 will exceed 14 years.
"More high-quality cultural resources have entered ordinary people's homes. At the end of 2024, the number of registered museums nationwide will exceed 7,000, receiving nearly 1.5 billion visitors every year. Taking family and children to museums on weekends has become a daily choice for more and more families," Wang Guanhua said.
Building a New Development Pattern
Firmly Grasping the Initiative of Development
Accelerating the construction of a new development pattern is a major strategic task related to the overall situation of China's development, and it is a preemptive move to grasp the initiative of future development.
"Faced with changes in the external environment and multiple challenges, one of the important reasons why the Chinese economy can show strong resilience is to firmly root the foothold of development in the domestic market, and use the internal stability of the domestic cycle to hedge against the uncertainty of the international cycle," Wang Guanhua said.
Over the past five years, China has implemented a strategy to expand domestic demand, promoted the construction of a unified national market in depth, tapped the potential of a super-large-scale market, and made many positive progress in building a new development pattern.
The consumer market is steadily expanding - the total retail sales of consumer goods has increased from 39 trillion yuan in 2020 to 48 trillion yuan in 2024, and online retail sales have increased from less than 12 trillion yuan to 15.5 trillion yuan, ranking steadily as the world's second largest commodity consumption market and the world's largest online retail market.
The role of domestic demand as a ballast stone is becoming more and more obvious - from 2021 to 2024, the average contribution rate of domestic demand to economic growth will reach 86.8%, of which the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure is close to 60%. Economic growth relies more on domestic demand, especially consumption, which is in line with the inherent requirements of high-quality development, and is also conducive to enhancing the endogenous power and stability of the economy.
Based on its own, while taking into account the internal and external. Unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world, and promote the mutual promotion of domestic and international dual cycles.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's import and export of goods trade has continuously crossed the 5 trillion and 6 trillion US dollar thresholds. From 2021 to 2024, the average annual growth rate of import and export of goods trade will reach 8.1%, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than that of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. During this period, a total of 7.4 trillion yuan of consumer goods were imported, which not only met the needs of domestic consumption upgrading, but also provided a broad market for global enterprises.
"The stable growth of foreign trade has enhanced the resilience of the Chinese economy," He Jianwu said. China's foreign trade has outstanding highlights, rapid expansion in scale, and more diversified trade partners. The growth of service trade and digital trade is strong, and the global status of key intermediate product trade has been significantly improved.
Security is the prerequisite for development, and development is the guarantee of security. Adhering to the overall planning of development and security, making preemptive moves, fighting proactive battles, and effectively preventing and resolving various risks and challenges are the only ways to ensure the smooth progress of the socialist modernization cause.
He Jianwu said that since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has addressed the risks of real estate, local debt, and small and medium-sized financial institutions in a comprehensive manner, maintained the stability of the overall economic and financial situation, strengthened the security capacity building in key areas such as food, energy, and network data, effectively responded to various "black swan" and "**灰犀牛**" (huī xī niú - "gray rhino," obvious but ignored dangers) risks and challenges, and resolutely guarded the bottom line of not causing systemic risks.
China is a global leader in many technical fields such as drones and solar panels, and the chip industry has maintained a strong development momentum under external pressure and technological blockade... He Jianwu said that China is constantly enhancing its ability to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, adhering to focusing on the real economy in developing the economy, and promoting high-level security with high-quality development.
The process of development has never stopped, and the journey of struggle never ends. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization.
"There is still a long way to go, and there are still many problems to overcome, but we have accumulated a more solid foundation, anchored the direction of high-quality development, and gathered the joint efforts of the whole country. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, the Chinese economy has the confidence and ability to continue to run well on the new journey," Wang Guanhua said.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) will be held from October 20 to 23, and Chinese-style modernization will open a new historical chapter. Anchoring the goals, taking advantage of the situation, and forging ahead will surely ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization, and constantly push forward the great cause of national rejuvenation.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社), Beijing, October 17, reporters Zhao Chao (赵超), An Bei (安蓓), Wei Yukun (魏玉坤), Wang Yuxiao (王雨萧), Zhang Xiaojie (张晓洁))
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 17 (Reporter Wang Chuntao (王春涛)) - Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) released information and answered reporters' questions on military-related issues recently.
He Weidong (何卫东), Miao Hua (苗华) and 7 others were expelled from the Party and the military for serious violations of discipline and law.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the entire army and armed police force have resolutely implemented the decisions and instructions of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, adhered to the principles of "no restricted areas, full coverage, and zero tolerance," and severely punished corruption. The fight against corruption in the military has continued to advance in depth. With the approval of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the Central Military Commission's Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission have successively filed cases for investigation and investigation against He Weidong (何卫东), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission; Miao Hua (苗华), member of the Central Military Commission and former Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission; He Hongjun (何宏军), former Executive Deputy Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission; Wang Xiubin (王秀斌), former Executive Deputy Director of the Joint Operations Command Center of the Central Military Commission; Lin Xiangyang (林向阳), former Commander of the Eastern Theater Command; Qin Shutong (秦树桐), former Political Commissar of the Army; Yuan Huazhi (袁华智), former Political Commissar of the Navy; Wang Houbin (王厚斌), former Commander of the Rocket Force; and Wang Chuning (王春宁), former Commander of the Armed Police Force. After investigation, these nine individuals seriously violated the Party's discipline, were suspected of serious duty-related crimes, involved particularly large sums of money, were extremely serious in nature, and had an extremely bad impact. In accordance with relevant Party regulations and laws, the Party Central Committee decided to give the nine individuals the punishment of expulsion from the Party and transfer the suspected criminal issues to military procuratorial organs for investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law. Among them, He Weidong (何卫东), Miao Hua (苗华), He Hongjun (何宏军), Wang Xiubin (王秀斌), Lin Xiangyang (林向阳), Qin Shutong (秦树桐), Yuan Huazhi (袁华智), and Wang Chuning (王春宁), eight members of the Central Committee, were given the punishment of expulsion from the Party, which will be ratified at the plenary session of the Central Committee. Previously, the Central Military Commission had decided to give the above nine individuals the punishment of expulsion from the military. The serious investigation and handling of He Weidong (何卫东), Miao Hua (苗华), He Hongjun (何宏军), and others once again demonstrated the firm determination of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission to carry out the anti-corruption struggle to the end, highlighted the clear attitude that corruption is absolutely not allowed to be hidden in the military, and is a major achievement of the Party and the military's anti-corruption struggle, making the People's Army more pure and consolidated and more cohesive and combat-effective.
The 5th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Military Medical Thematic Conference will be held in Beijing (北京).
From October 27 to November 1, the 5th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Military Medical Thematic Conference will be held in Beijing (北京), with the participation of leaders of military health departments and medical experts from more than 20 African countries. With the theme of "Co-creation, Co-building, and Sharing - Promoting High-Quality Development of China-Africa Military Medical Cooperation," this conference will focus on topics such as theoretical and management innovation in health services, military pharmacy and military medicine, and medical support for diversified non-war military operations. It will also organize academic salons, visits, and other activities to further deepen practical cooperation in China-Africa military medicine, enhance the ability to jointly respond to challenges in the medical and health field, and contribute to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
The "Peace Ark" hospital ship's South Pacific journey protects life.
A reporter asked: It is reported that the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship is carrying out the "Mission Harmony-2025" mission and has visited Nauru (瑙鲁) and Fiji (斐济), and is now visiting Tonga (汤加) and providing medical services. Can the spokesperson introduce the relevant situation?
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) introduced that since early September, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship has been carrying out the "Mission Harmony-2025" mission, planning to go to relevant countries in the South Pacific and Latin America to provide medical services. As of now, the hospital ship has visited Nauru (瑙鲁), Fiji (斐济), and Tonga (汤加), providing a total of more than 9,200 diagnoses and treatments, performing more than 1,100 surgeries, and conducting more than 6,000 auxiliary medical tests. It has also sent medical teams to local hospitals, schools, and communities to carry out joint diagnoses and treatments, academic exchanges, and cultural activities, spreading friendship and protecting life during this South Pacific journey, and is known as the "Ship of Hope" and "Envoy of Peace."
"With benevolence, it raises its sails far, and spreads great love across the five continents." Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that this is the first time the "Peace Ark" hospital ship has carried out the "Mission Harmony" mission since it was commissioned in 2024. On October 20, the hospital ship will set sail for Latin America to provide high-quality and efficient medical services to relevant countries, serving the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with practical actions.
Playing the "Taiwan card" is tantamount to playing with fire; arming Taiwan is destined to be a dangerous gamble.
A reporter asked: It is reported that the US Senate and House of Representatives have passed a new version of the National Defense Authorization Act, including a number of negative clauses involving China, which explicitly allocates $1 billion for the so-called "Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative," strengthens US-Taiwan defense cooperation, and invites Taiwan to participate in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. What is the spokesperson's comment?
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that the negative clauses involving China in the US bill grossly interfere in China's internal affairs, damage China's sovereignty, security, and development interests, and undermine world peace and stability. We firmly oppose this. The Taiwan issue is the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. The US playing the "Taiwan card" is tantamount to playing with fire, and arming Taiwan is destined to be a dangerous gamble, and it will inevitably pay a heavy price for this.
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that we urge the US to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, earnestly implement its commitment not to support "Taiwan independence," stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and stop conducting any form of military contact with the Taiwan region of China, so as not to damage relations between the two countries and the two militaries and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Urge the Philippines to abandon unrealistic fantasies.
A reporter asked: Recently, Philippine public service ships illegally intruded into the waters near China's Nansha Islands and reefs, dangerously approached Chinese coast guard ships, and collided with them. The Philippine Defense Minister claimed that the Philippines has sovereignty over Huangyan Island and the Nansha Islands. What is the spokesperson's comment?
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that the China Coast Guard has responded to this at the first time and released on-site evidence videos. The truth is very clear. The actions of the Philippine infringers, provocateurs, and troublemakers are fully exposed, and they cannot be allowed to quibble or deny them. As everyone knows, the territorial scope of the Philippines has long been determined by a series of international treaties, and China's Huangyan Island and Nansha Islands are outside its territorial scope. The Philippine Defense Minister deliberately distorts historical and legal facts, and attempts to rationalize the Philippine infringement and provocative actions. This is fundamentally untenable and impossible to succeed.
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that we urge the Philippines to abandon unrealistic fantasies, stop the self-directed and self-acted maritime farce and sensational hype, and China will continue to take resolute and forceful measures to firmly safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
The People's Liberation Army will continue to enhance its practical ability to combat secession and interference.
A reporter asked: Recently, Lai Qingde (赖清德) delivered a so-called "Double Ten" speech, clamoring to increase the defense budget, build a "Taiwan Shield" air defense system, and construct "all-society defense resilience," falsely claiming to maintain peace through strength. What is the spokesperson's comment?
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that Lai Qingde's (赖清德) relevant remarks distort historical facts and international law, repeat the old tune of peddling "Taiwan independence" separatist fallacies, change his tricks to show loyalty to foreign countries, deceive the Taiwan people internally, and provoke cross-strait confrontation. He has once again confirmed that he is an out-and-out "peace disruptor" and "troublemaker," making people see his sinister intentions to sell out Taiwan, bring disaster to Taiwan, and destroy Taiwan.
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities, regardless of the well-being of the people on the island, are running wildly on the evil road of militarism,妄想拿虚幻的“台湾之盾”壮胆打气 (wàng xiǎng ná xū huàn de “tái wān zhī dùn” zhuàng dǎn dǎ qì - "vainly attempt to use the illusory 'Taiwan Shield' to embolden themselves," to try and boost morale with something that is not real or effective), accelerating the push of Taiwan into a dangerous situation of war, and becoming the root cause of trouble and chaos in the Taiwan Strait. We solemnly warn the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities that "seeking independence by relying on foreign forces" is doomed to failure, and "rejecting reunification by force" is a dead end.
Zhang Xiaogang (张晓刚) said that the People's Liberation Army is always a strong force that defends the reunification of the motherland and is indestructible. It will continue to enhance its practical ability to combat secession and interference, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Return to TopIn today's Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) construction boom, Chengmai County (澄迈县), Hainan Province (海南省), with its unique location advantages and policy dividends, is becoming a preferred gateway for many domestic enterprises to go global. "Focusing on Going Global, Investing in Chengmai" is not only a resounding slogan but also a strategic choice for Chengmai County (澄迈县) to promote high-quality county economic development. In recent years, Chengmai (澄迈) has adhered to the main theme of attracting investment without wavering or slackening, taking the five major overseas scenarios as the starting point, continuously innovating investment methods, optimizing the business environment, and attracting a group of high-quality enterprises to settle down, injecting strong impetus into regional economic development. In 2024, Chengmai County's (澄迈县) regional GDP ranked first among county-level economies in the province. In the first half of this year, Chengmai County's (澄迈县) total fiscal revenue continued to lead the province's county-level economies.
Precise Efforts, Investment Promotion Runs Out of "Acceleration"
In 2024, Chengmai County (澄迈县) closely followed the strategy of "Focusing on Going Global, Investing in Chengmai" and successfully held the first China·Chengmai International Economic and Trade Fair, attracting more than 1,000 domestic and foreign enterprises to participate, with 105 projects signed on-site and a total intended investment of 66.59 billion yuan. At present, 64 projects have been implemented, with an amount of 22.432 billion yuan. In April of this year, at the Investment China·2025 Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) Global Industry Investment Conference, Chengmai (澄迈) completed the centralized signing of 20 key projects, with a signing amount of nearly 10 billion yuan.
In recent years, Chengmai (澄迈), based on "what the country needs and what Chengmai (澄迈) is good at," has built a "double recruitment and double introduction" command system coordinated by the county party committee and county government, with the participation of all levels of departments in the county, and formed 18 investment teams, activating development potential with a pattern of "large investment and attracting large merchants," and going all out to fight the tough battle of attracting investment. Around 11 types of industries such as oil and gas exploration and intelligent logistics, it has drawn a "investment combat map," locked in target enterprises, made precise efforts in artificial intelligence chips, game overseas, and other tracks, and established a Zhejiang-Qiong Cooperation Industrial Park with the Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce (浙江省工商联), focusing on the layout of three leading industries: digital economy, advanced manufacturing, and modern services.
Since the beginning of this year, nearly a thousand enterprises have come to Chengmai (澄迈) for inspection and research, and 290 projects are under negotiation, including 107 key projects, with an intended signing amount of about 57.2 billion yuan. 88 projects have been signed, with a planned investment of 16.7 billion yuan, both doubling year-on-year. Chengmai County (澄迈县) won the Hainan Province (海南省) Investment "Bull Award." At the same time, relying on platforms such as the Zhejiang-Qiong Cooperation Industrial Park and the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) Ecological Software Park, it has attracted 16,000 technology innovation enterprises such as Huawei (华为) and Douyin (抖音) to settle down.
Five Major Scenarios, Helping Overseas Enterprises to Go Steady and Far
Hainan (海南) is a province that simultaneously applies the Free Trade Port (自由贸易港) policy and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) rules. Chengmai (澄迈) gives full play to the advantages of convenient cross-border flow of relevant data, personnel, and funds, and aims to help enterprises go overseas, creating five major overseas scenarios for games, cross-border e-commerce, manufacturing, new energy vehicles, and digital culture, and building a full life cycle overseas service system with multi-track collaboration and full-chain support. This full industrial chain layout not only provides enterprises with support in logistics, payment, and other fields, but also covers the entire process of product selection, marketing, research and development, thereby reducing the cost of enterprises going overseas.
Chengmai County (澄迈县) is one of the first pilot areas in the country to launch "game overseas," and has the advantage of a game industry cluster. At present, more than 100 games have been exported to 203 countries and regions through the "Hainan (海南) model" of "orderly flow of data security." Chengmai (澄迈) stipulates that enterprises that issue games through the Hainan (海南) Game Overseas Public Service Platform will be given a reward of 150,000 yuan for each new launch. In the field of cross-border e-commerce, Chengmai (澄迈) is building live broadcast-type foreign trade infrastructure, linking global markets, and 30-square-meter live broadcast rooms let the world see Chinese products. In promoting the overseas expansion of manufacturing, Chengmai (澄迈) seizes the policy opportunities of Hainan Free Trade Port's (海南自由贸易港) processing and value-added domestic sales tariff exemption, actively undertakes manufacturing enterprises and projects, and strives to form a cluster effect. On the innovative model of new energy vehicle overseas, Chengmai (澄迈) takes NIO Group (蔚来集团) as the lead, focusing on introducing the "Maihaoche (卖好车)" platform and building the Chengmai (澄迈) New Energy Vehicle Overseas Service Industry Platform to attract relevant partner enterprises in the new energy vehicle aftermarket service industry to settle down. With digital culture going overseas to build soft power, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) Digital Culture Overseas Industrial Park was unveiled in Chengmai (澄迈), and more than 140 industrial and investment institutions gathered together to jointly explore the international development path of the digital culture industry.
Mechanism Innovation, Making the Business Environment "Golden Signboard" Shine
On May 14, Chengmai County (澄迈县) held an annual special promotion meeting for the tough battle of attracting investment and the tough battle of sprinting for a first-class business environment, which will continue to optimize the business environment, do a good job in element guarantee, and constantly polish the "golden signboard" of Chengmai's (澄迈) business environment with the conscious action of "no disturbance if nothing happens, and must be there when called."
As a business environment demonstration county in Hainan Province (海南省), Chengmai County's (澄迈县) "respecting entrepreneurs, approaching entrepreneurs, and serving entrepreneurs" has become a common practice, and it uses full life cycle services to promote business and stabilize business. The fastest completion of enterprise establishment is 1 working day, and the fastest time for projects from signing land acquisition to handling construction procedures is only 7.5 hours; it pioneered the "five ones" enterprise service system, established a "handling, supervision, and evaluation" closed-loop mechanism, arranged service specialists to solve enterprise-related problems in a closed loop; explored new paths for government services in the digital age, and launched the "Chengmai (澄迈) Investment Service Platform Mini Program," "Quan Cheng Yi Qi Ban (全澄益企办)," and "Digital Government Service Plaques," allowing data to "run more errands" and enterprises to "run fewer errands" or even "not run errands," providing assistance for expanding new paths for "cloud" investment promotion and serving new models for superior businesses.
From 2022 to 2024, Chengmai County (澄迈县) has been rated as an "excellent city and county" in Hainan Province's (海南省) investment assessment for three consecutive years, and more than 10,000 new registered business entities. At the 22nd Zhejiang Businessmen (Investment and Financing) Cooperation Week event in June 2025, Chengmai County (澄迈县) was rated as the "2025 Zhejiang Businessmen's Best Investment Destination."
"Cheng" Connects the World, Moving Towards the Future, and Jointly Seeking a New Chapter of Development
With approval, the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is officially scheduled to start on December 18, 2025. Chengmai (澄迈) will usher in new development opportunities. Facing the release of dividends, expansion of benefits, and restructuring of models brought about by the closure operation, Chengmai (澄迈) is accelerating its integration into the global industrial chain with the attitude of "**开局即冲刺**" (kāi jú jí chōng cì - "the start is the sprint," start off with full speed) and with the "five tough battles" as a fulcrum, towards the goal of "strong economic county and open hub."
Today's Chengmai (澄迈), "focusing on going overseas" has become a key variable for the county's economic sustained growth. Chengmai (澄迈) deeply links its own capabilities with the needs of cross-border, striving to inject surging momentum into regional development.
The 2025 China·Chengmai International Economic and Trade Fair will be held in Chengmai (澄迈) from October 17 to 19. The theme of this economic and trade fair is "Focusing on Going Overseas, Investing in Chengmai (澄迈)." This is a sincere invitation from Chengmai (澄迈) to global entrepreneurs: Chengmai (澄迈) will jointly write a new chapter of cross-border going overseas and jointly seek development with partners with strong policy support, warm platform services, and a fast-paced development trend.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Chengmai County Committee (中共澄迈县委宣传部)
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Across the land of Xinjiang (新疆), 6 World Cultural Heritage sites, 9,545 immovable cultural relics, and over 450,000 movable cultural relics bear the genes and bloodline of the Chinese nation and are irreplaceable and non-renewable cultural resources. Generations of cultural and museum workers have passed on the torch, painstakingly interpreting the codes of civilization, allowing cultural heritage to become a spiritual bond that nourishes national identity.
Since 2017, under the organization of the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局), Xinjiang (新疆) archaeology has formulated a five-year work plan, sorted out the main academic goals, and archaeological work has entered a new stage of systematic comprehensiveness and prominent focus. Proactive archaeological excavations have received strong and continuous support, and related topics have been incorporated into the overall framework of "Archaeological China (考古中国)." Topics such as "Comprehensive Research on Early Civilizations in Xinjiang (新疆早期文明综合研究)," "Research on the Historical Development Process of Xinjiang (新疆历史发展进程研究) under the Unified Multi-ethnic National System," and "Archaeological Research on the Development and Sinicization of Diverse Religions in Xinjiang (新疆多元宗教发展与中国化的考古研究)" have achieved systematic progress and breakthroughs. In particular, since 2018, many universities and archaeological institutions across the country have participated in archaeological work in Xinjiang (新疆), constructing a "from all corners of the country (五湖四海 - wǔ hú sì hǎi - "five lakes four seas," from all directions; all over the world)" work pattern and an "all-encompassing (包罗万象 - bāo luó wàn xiàng - "embracing myriad phenomena," all-inclusive, encompassing everything)" research pattern. A large number of young and middle-aged scholars have inherited the spirit of their predecessors, who blazed trails and started from scratch (披荆斩棘、筚路蓝缕 - pī jīng zhǎn jí, bì lù lán lǚ - "cutting through thorns and brambles, driving a cart to open up a road," overcoming obstacles and hardships to start a new undertaking), working tirelessly and successively, achieving a series of important results, and laying a solid foundation for future development.
The archaeological achievements of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, with the "Comprehensive Research on Early Civilizations in Xinjiang (新疆早期文明综合研究)" as the topic, are the most prominent. First, the archaeological culture system has been initially established, and the cultural features and chronology of areas such as the eastern Tianshan Mountains (天山), the western section of the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains (天山), the Altay region (阿勒泰地区), and the eastern part of the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地) are relatively clear, and the origins and interrelationships of cultures are gradually clarified. On the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地), along the ancient rivers of the oasis and even the hinterland of the desert on the southern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains (天山) from the 8th to 7th centuries BC, early city sites widely distributed in the 5th century BC were discovered, providing us with new materials and perspectives for understanding the emergence and development of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions (西域三十六国) during the Han Dynasty.
The Qitai Shichengzi Site (奇台石城子遗址) archaeology is of great value for deepening the study of Han Dynasty archaeological culture in Xinjiang (新疆). Through more than 6 years of systematic exploration and excavation, archaeologists have confirmed that it is the old site of "Shule City (疏勒城)" guarded by Geng Gong (耿恭) of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The natural conditions of the site as a military fortress are very superior. A sub-city is built inside the city relying on the north and west city walls, and the shape is consistent with the regulations of the Han Dynasty border city. The construction of a single gate and auxiliary facilities such as corner towers and parapets on the city wall reflects the significant nature of military remains. The Shichengzi Site (石城子遗址) has rich remains, a short period of use, and is well preserved. The building materials and decorative motifs all over the city are the same as the unearthed relics of the same period in the Central Plains, with distinct characteristics of Central Plains culture.
The archaeological discovery of the Shichengzi Site (石城子遗址), combined with the relics of the "Gaochang Wall (高昌壁)" near the ancient city of Gaochang (高昌故城) and the Han Jian materials related to Wuji Xiaowei (戊己校尉) unearthed from the Xuanquanzhi Site (悬泉置遗址) and Maquanwan Site (马圈湾遗址) in Dunhuang City (敦煌市), Gansu (甘肃), jointly proves the glorious history of the effective management of military and political affairs in the Western Regions (西域) after the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions (西域都护) during the two Han Dynasties.
The excavation of the Friendship Road Cemetery (友谊路墓群) in Kuqa (库车), Xinjiang (新疆), fills the gap in archaeological excavation and research in the Kuqa (库车) area from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, deeply demonstrating the cultural customs and social life of the ancient Qiuci (龟兹) area, as well as the extensive exchanges, comprehensive communication, and deep integration with the Central Plains. As an example of the on-site display and utilization of archaeological excavations in Xinjiang (新疆), it provides effective experience for the "revitalization" of immovable cultural relics. The "Qiuci (龟兹) Wei and Jin Ancient Tomb Site Museum (龟兹魏晋古墓遗址博物馆)," the first underground museum in Xinjiang (新疆) built on the basis of brick tomb clusters, has received wide acclaim.
Important progress has been made in archaeological discoveries during the Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties. Important progress has been made in the archaeological work of the two military and political systems of Beiting (北庭) and Anxi (安西). In particular, a series of works on the Beiting Ancient City Site (北庭故城遗址), the Tang Dynasty Mound Site (唐朝墩遗址) in Qitai County (奇台县), the Ulabo Ancient City (乌拉泊古城) in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), the Tang Dynasty high-level tombs in Badam (巴达木) in Turpan (吐鲁番), the Dahe Ancient City Site (大河古城遗址) in Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County (巴里坤哈萨克自治县), and the Lafuqiek Ancient City (拉甫却克古城) and tombs in Hami (哈密) have gradually clarified the Beiting (北庭) system with the Beiting Protectorate (北庭都护府) as the core. With the approval of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会) in 2005, the "Key Cultural Relics Protection Project of the Xinjiang (新疆) Section of the Silk Road (丝绸之路)" was launched to carry out systematic protection and reinforcement of 14 cultural relics protection units, including the Beiting Ancient City (北庭故城).
The archaeological work of the Anxi Protectorate (安西都护府) has mainly made breakthroughs in towns, passes, and beacon towers. The cultural relics unearthed from the Keyake Kuduke Beacon Tower Site (克亚克库都克烽燧遗址) in Yuli County (尉犁县) confirm that it is the "Shadui Beacon (沙堆烽)," the downstream post of Yanqi Town (焉耆镇), one of the four towns of Anxi (安西) in the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers guarding the border were constantly rotated, and a large number of Central Plains literary works and traditional classics were brought into the Western Regions (西域). The literary work "A Visit to the Immortals' Grotto (游仙窟)" is the only existing physical specimen in China, and the love tragedy story "Han Peng Fu (韩朋赋)," the calligraphy textbook "Thousand Character Classic (千字文)," and "Classic of Filial Piety (孝经)" enrich the relevant versions.
The archaeology carried out around the topic of "Archaeological Research on the Development and Sinicization of Diverse Religions in Xinjiang (新疆多元宗教发展与中国化的考古研究)" is eye-catching. The archaeological excavation and research projects of Subashi Temple (苏巴什佛寺), Mor Temple (莫尔寺), and Xipang Nestorian Temple (西旁景教寺院) have yielded fruitful results, providing vivid and solid materials for further interpreting the pattern of coexistence of diverse religions in Xinjiang (新疆) since ancient times and the development process of Sinicization of religions.
The construction of museums in Xinjiang (新疆) is developing rapidly. Eight new prefectural and municipal-level museums in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (伊犁哈萨克自治州), Aksu Prefecture (阿克苏地区), etc., have been completed and opened, and 36 county and district-level museums have been completed. At present, there are 150 museums and memorial halls of various levels on record in Xinjiang (新疆), forming a museum layout with the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum (新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆) as the leader, prefectural and municipal-level museums as the backbone, county and district-level museums as the foundation, and industry museums and non-state-owned museums as supplements.
Through solid archaeology and research, archaeologists continue to provide important archaeological support for empirically proving the rich connotations of the five prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization, the formation and development of the pluralistic and integrated pattern of the Chinese nation, and strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation.
(Author's Unit: Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院考古研究所))
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In the "Eternal Fortitude - Revolutionary Cultural Relics Exhibition of the Anti-Japanese Base Areas of Jin-Hebei-Lu-Yu" at the Hebei Museum (河北博物院), the series of cultural relics of the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) are eye-catching, witnessing the magnificent journey of the financial front in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
The Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) of the Jin-Hebei-Lu-Yu Anti-Japanese Base Area, with the historical mission of "developing production and economic struggle," built a solid financial Great Wall in an extremely difficult environment and was known as the "financial cradle of New China."
In 1938, the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a strategic stalemate, and later the anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines led by the Communist Party of China gradually became the main battlefield against the invading Japanese army. The Japanese army implemented a strict economic blockade and financial plunder of the base areas, wantonly issuing counterfeit currency and forcibly promoting "military tickets," while the Kuomintang government stopped issuing military pay to the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. In such a critical situation, establishing its own bank in the base area and issuing local currency became a strategic choice concerning the survival of the War of Resistance.
In October 1939, the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) was established simultaneously in Nangong (南宫), Hebei (河北) and Licheng (黎城), Shanxi (山西). Gao Jiecheng (高捷成) was the first president. Taihang (太行) and Jinnan (冀南) simultaneously announced the business issuance of Jinnan currency, gradually forming a financial network spanning the three major strategic areas of Taihang (太行), Taiyue (太岳), and Jinnan (冀南). The conditions were extremely rudimentary when the bank was first established. The staff did not have a fixed place and used civilian houses as camps. Lacking equipment and materials for printing banknotes, they adopted methods of taking materials locally, replacing foreign goods with local products, and "taking from the enemy and obtaining materials from the tiger's den" to overcome difficulties.
From its birth, the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) was closely linked to the fate of the War of Resistance. Most of the bank's cadres and employees were revolutionary soldiers who had been tested by war. With the belief of "resisting Japan and saving the country," they regarded bank construction as an important battlefield in the anti-Japanese struggle. In the war years filled with smoke and danger, the revolutionary predecessors of the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) traveled day and night, following the army, and the accounts and materials were often transported by horses. In urgent war situations, they carried them with them in backpacks. Therefore, the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) was praised as the "bank on horseback" and the "backpack bank." On May 14, 1943, Gao Jiecheng (高捷成) encountered Japanese invaders in Neiqiu (内邱), Hebei (河北), and heroically sacrificed himself in a breakout to rescue his comrades and protect the bank's confidential documents. These vicissitudes of cultural relics are a vivid historical portrayal of the revolutionary predecessors of the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) who were not afraid of hardships, sacrifices, serving the people, and persisting in the War of Resistance.
As the local currency of the three major strategic areas of Taihang (太行), Taiyue (太岳), and Jinnan (冀南), the issuance and circulation of Jinnan currency was by no means a simple financial act, but a "currency war" concerning the economic sovereignty of the base area.
The Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) used a large amount of strategic materials as reserves and flexibly adjusted prices based on the base area's grain, cotton (cloth), edible oil, and other materials to consolidate the credit of Jinnan currency issuance. In response to the Japanese invaders' plunder policy of "supporting the war with war," the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) resolutely cracked down on counterfeit currency and legal currency speculation. Through vigorous publicity, the establishment of Jinnan currency identification offices, the organization of economic guerrillas, the prohibition of the use of Japanese and puppet currencies, and the elimination of various miscellaneous currencies, it cracked down on the monetary policies of the Japanese and puppets, suppressed local tickets and miscellaneous currencies, expanded the circulation of Jinnan currency, and stabilized and unified the financial market of the base area. During the War of Resistance, the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) used nearly half of its issuance to guarantee the financial, military, and political expenses of the military and civilians in the base area, strengthened the economic struggle against the enemy, and provided a strong guarantee for the construction of the base area.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, the mission of the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) continued to expand. During the Liberation War, the circulation of Jinnan currency expanded to the entire North China Liberated Area, becoming the legal local currency in North China. On October 1, 1948, the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) merged with the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region Bank (晋察冀边区银行) to form the North China Bank (华北银行). On December 1, 1948, based on the North China Bank (华北银行), the Beihai Bank (北海银行) and the Northwest Farmers Bank (西北农民银行) were merged to form the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) in Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Hebei Province (河北省), and began to issue the first set of RMB. The lithographic printing plate of the five-yuan note of the first set of RMB is a national first-class cultural relic collected by the Hebei Museum (河北博物院). It is the physical object of the printing master plate used when the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) first issued RMB, which confirms the historical fact that lithographic printing technology was used in the final stage of modern Chinese currency manufacturing.
From Jinnan currency to RMB, from Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) to the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), the red financial cause was conceived in the flames of war and grew in struggle. The historical status of Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) as the "financial cradle of New China" is forever engraved in the annals of the Chinese revolution. The series of cultural relics of the Jinnan Bank (冀南银行) and the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) are not only witnesses of history, but also a spiritual source for the sons and daughters of China in the new era to inherit the red gene and practice their original mission.
(Author's unit: Hebei Museum (河北博物院))
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Today, artificial intelligence is reshaping the presentation forms and functional boundaries of museums from multiple fields and levels.
At the information processing level, artificial intelligence is a "super assistant." For the massive collection of collection images, text information, and literature in museums, natural language processing and image recognition technologies can be used to automatically complete data extraction, identification, and classification. At the content generation level, artificial intelligence is a "source of inspiration." Generative artificial intelligence has been used by some museums to assist in the development of educational projects and social media interactions, making the museum's communication methods more diverse and interesting. This year's popular Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China "Digital First Congress · Never Forget the Original Intention" (中共一大纪念馆“数字一大·不忘初心”) and Shaanxi History Museum (陕西历史博物馆) "The Tang Dynasty on the Other Side of the Murals" and other large-space VR immersive experience projects are successful attempts to empower cultural tourism and revitalize history with digital twins and AI+3D reconstruction technology. In terms of reshaping the experience, artificial intelligence is a "caring partner." Human-computer interaction technology can provide audiences with convenient and personalized visiting services. The virtual digital human "Ai Wenwen" (艾雯雯) launched by the National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆) in 2022 can provide personalized explanations and is very popular among audiences. At the collection protection level, artificial intelligence is an "all-round guardian." Some museums are equipped with Internet of Things and artificial intelligence applications, and some have achieved risk early warning and adaptive regulation.
It can be said that artificial intelligence technology will trigger a dual upgrade of China's museum industry from concept to practice. Museums are upgraded from information disseminators to meaning production co-creation platforms, and from traditional services to diversified experiences. These upgrades are continuously reshaping the value logic of modern museums.
However, in the initial stage of realizing artificial intelligence to empower museums, its application practice still faces challenges. The first is the accuracy of the content. Training data bias and algorithm black boxes may lead to inaccurate or even erroneous information generated by artificial intelligence, which will bring greater risks to museums whose mission is to disseminate accurate knowledge. The lack of knowledge production capacity of artificial intelligence is another significant bottleneck. Artificial intelligence is good at reorganizing and deducing information, but it is currently unable to make truly original research results.
Over-reliance on artificial intelligence for content production will weaken the core function of museums as knowledge production institutions. The lack of coordination mechanisms and industry standards also restricts the widespread application of artificial intelligence in the museum field. At present, the application of artificial intelligence in museums in China still lacks technical standards and overall planning, resulting in the widespread existence of data silos and the difficulty of collaborative sharing between systems. If this situation cannot be changed, the application of artificial intelligence may remain in the state of "bonsai embellishment" for a long time. In addition, many small and medium-sized museums are limited by funds and talents, and it is difficult to bear the introduction and maintenance costs of artificial intelligence-related technologies.
Facing the future, museums should focus on consolidating the foundation, understanding needs, and reconstructing functions in the digital wave. Infrastructure construction not only includes hardware support such as networks and computing power, but also includes unified and interconnected data standards and the construction of high-quality digital resource libraries of collections. By fully understanding the needs of the audience through scientific research, and evaluating and continuously improving the application effect of artificial intelligence, can we truly realize the technological empowerment of museum development.
For museums, artificial intelligence is not only an auxiliary tool, but also should become a catalyst for stimulating innovation and change, promoting museums to break through the invisible "walls" (围墙) restricting development, and become more open and dynamic cultural hubs.
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Dragon flying and phoenix dancing on the silk quilt, tiger roaring and dragon singing amidst the embroidered splendor. "Clothed in patterned fabrics, beautiful but not extravagant," what exactly did the magnificent attire of the Chu (楚) women described by Qu Yuan (屈原) look like? The special exhibition of woven and embroidered articles from Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan (马山一号楚墓) in Jingzhou (荆州), Hubei Province (湖北省), provides a clear answer. Following every thread, stepping into a thousand-year dream—at the entrance of the exhibition hall, a Chu embroidered phoenix bird with a peculiar shape and colorful hues leads people into this silk treasure trove of the Warring States period.
Silk fabrics are the most difficult cultural relics to preserve, and it is even rarer to find them completely preserved in their original form. In 1982, people discovered a small ancient tomb in Mashan Town (马山镇), Jiangling County (江陵县), Hubei Province (now under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou City (荆州市)). As the excavation deepened, a large number of well-preserved and exquisitely decorated silk fabrics amazed the world. Single garments, robes, brocade trousers, and shoes were complete in shape, and silk gauze, damask, silk ribbons, and embroidery were all available. This almost encompassed all types of silk fabrics from the pre-Qin period. This exhibition showcases a total of 16 precious woven and embroidered cultural relics and 3 replicas, presenting a panoramic view of the clothing style of the Chu people in the Warring States period, the superb textile and embroidery techniques of the Chu state, and the excavation history of Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan through three units: "Chu Sleeves Startle the Wild Goose," "Embroidered Garments and Brocade Edges," and "Tracing Backwards from the Source."
In the "Chu Sleeves Startle the Wild Goose" unit, the most eye-catching item is the single garment of purple-red silk embroidered with a coiling dragon and phoenix pattern, which is making its debut after two years of restoration. The single garment is a type of Chu clothing, which is lighter and thinner compared to quilted jackets and cotton robes, as it only has a single layer. From a distance, the style of this single garment with its cross-collar, right lapel, straight hem, and edging on the neck and cuffs looks very familiar. It is one of the earliest templates of today's "Warring States robe." Because the silk fabrics unearthed from Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan are currently the only physical materials for studying silk clothing in the Warring States period. Up close, the embroidery on the single garment is exquisite, with dragons and phoenixes coiling around each other, showing the Chu people's totem belief in the phoenix and their unique artistic style.
The highly restored light yellow silk cotton robe embroidered with phoenix bird and flower patterns is exquisitely patterned. This gorgeous cotton robe filled with silk is embroidered with a unique three-headed phoenix. The phoenix bird's wings are hooked back to form two other phoenix heads. The phoenix bird's belly is round and bulging, as if it is gestating a new life. Three gives rise to all things, and "three" has profound meaning in traditional Chinese culture. Coupled with the round belly, this imaginative phoenix bird image carries the Chu people's beautiful wish for continuous life.
In the "Embroidered Garments and Brocade Edges" unit, the huge light yellow silk quilt embroidered with a coiling dragon and flying phoenix pattern, which is making its debut in the form of a complete cultural relic, is also eye-catching. It is a "silk quilt" used by the nobles of the Chu state during the Warring States period, square in shape, but with a notch in the middle of the upper end, which is exactly where the head is placed. This ingenious idea makes one admire the wisdom of the ancients.
Dragon and phoenix are the eternal themes of Chu embroidery. Their shapes are ever-changing, showing the Chu people's magnificent imagination, unique beliefs, and superb embroidery skills. In the coiling dragon and flying phoenix pattern, there is a large tree in the center, with a circular pattern above the tree, and a pair of phoenix birds standing on the left and right below the tree, each holding a large dragon in its mouth, with the large dragons winding to the top of the tree. Some studies believe that the circular pattern on the dragon's body and the circular pattern on the top of the tree reflect the "Ten Suns" myth in the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* (*Shan Hai Jing* 山海经), "Nine suns reside on the lower branches, and one sun resides on the upper branch."
With such magnificent clothing and bedding, who are their owners? In the "Tracing Backwards from the Source" unit, the answer is gradually revealed. According to research, the owner of Chu Tomb No. 1 at Mashan was a woman. Her name and identity cannot be verified in writing, but based on the ritual system, it can be inferred from the specifications of the burial objects that she should be a person of high status in the scholar class. Although there are no high-level ritual objects of kings and generals in her tomb, there are still many rare treasures. An extremely small piece of clothing is the earliest Chinese-style garment with a front opening discovered in China; the lacquer plate with a new-looking sandwiched-linen body is the earliest sandwiched-linen lacquerware discovered. It uses linen as the carcass and is formed by multiple layers of lacquer; the exquisitely shaped copper dagger inlaid with silver is called the earliest "leaky spoon," and the cultural and creative products based on it have become a "**爆款**" (bào kuǎn - "explosive style," a very popular product).
The Chu culture's romantic imagination of looking up to the heavens and down to the earth, its romantic philosophical thinking between life and death, and its ultimate pursuit of beauty have been woven into the fabric of Chinese culture, like a phoenix bird, continuously reproducing and endlessly extending.
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In the studio, 68-year-old An Yuge (安宇歌) gently caresses a piece of iron as thin as a cicada's wing, and a string of clear and melodious melodies flows out like a stream. This "little gadget," less than 10 centimeters long, is the Ningxia (宁夏) folk instrument known as the mouth harp, which can play "a woman's heart." As a representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage, An Yuge (安宇歌) has spent half her life bringing the ancient sound of a thousand years from the mountains to the world stage.
In 1988, An Yuge (安宇歌) embarked on the road of intangible cultural heritage protection. At that time, the mouth harp was almost extinct: the old artists who knew how to make it had passed away one after another, and there was very little information available. She packed her bags and began to walk through the mountains and countryside of Ningxia (宁夏).
One cold winter month, she heard that there was a master mouth harp maker in Haiyuan County (海原县), so she used more than half a month's salary to hire a farm vehicle to go into the mountains. After a bumpy five-hour ride, she arrived at the door only to find an iron lock hanging on the gate. The villagers told her that the male owner of the house had gone to Xinjiang (新疆) to work. It was not until nightfall that she waited for the female owner to return. In the evening, An Yuge (安宇歌) slept on the earthen kang of this family, listening to the howling wind outside the window, and vaguely thought: Isn't this wind the whimper of the mouth harp?
For more than ten years of collecting folk songs, such hard work back and forth has become the norm for An Yuge's (安宇歌) journey to seek art. In the most difficult times, she took her young son to the countryside. Her son, Li Xu (李旭), grew up listening to the sound of the mouth harp and learned to play it without being taught. Now, Li Xu (李旭) can not only make uniquely shaped mouth harps, but also assist his mother in improving the notation of the mouth harp. "The look on his face when he listens to the mouth harp is just like I was back then," said An Yuge (安宇歌).
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics (北京奥运会), An Yuge (安宇歌) demonstrated her mouth harp skills in the "Lucky Cloud Hut." At the end of a song, foreign audiences gathered at the door: "How can such a small instrument make such a penetrating sound?" She improvised by holding the mouth harp to her lips, and during the performance, it seemed that the world heard the ancient sound of the Jiangnan (江南) region north of the Great Wall for thousands of years.
Since then, An Yuge's (安宇歌) footprints have spread all over Asia, Africa, and Europe. One experience of teaching at the Confucius Institute in Spain (西班牙孔子学院) is still fresh in her memory. "I asked the audience to close their eyes and listen only with their ears." The mouth harp trembled slightly, and the reed vibrated, as if raindrops were hitting an iron basin, and countless audiences were intoxicated by this unfamiliar melody.
After the performance, An Yuge's (安宇歌) anxiety remained: "Most of the women who can play the mouth harp are older, and young people think it's 'uncool'." She knows that if she blindly sticks to tradition, the mouth harp will lose its future.
The dilemma of guarding the art is giving rise to thoughts of breaking the situation. Walking into the exhibition room of An Yuge's (安宇歌) studio, various mouth harps made of bamboo, bone, and other materials are displayed. "Bamboo mouth harps are made of thin bamboo pieces, and the two ends are threaded to make a sound by pulling; iron mouth harps are mainly made of metal, and the timbre is clearer." Wherever An Yuge (安宇歌) performs, she collects and studies the local mouth harps, not only restoring the ancient techniques of mouth harp making from the 1930s to the 1990s, but also creatively combining bamboo mouth harps and iron mouth harps, making the timbre richer and the shape more refined by improving the structure of the instrument.
In addition to the mouth harp, An Yuge (安宇歌) and her team members have also worked together to sort out and restore various folk instruments in Ningxia (宁夏). A ball of yellow clay, kneaded into the shape of a bull's head, with six holes opened on it, and the apprentice gently strokes it with both hands, and in the flow of breath, it emits a thick tone like the sound of the wind on the border. "This instrument is called Niwawu (泥哇呜), which can be traced back to the Han (汉) and Tang (唐) dynasties." In addition, there are also comb mouth harps, single-stringed harps, birch bark drums... To date, An Yuge (安宇歌) has led her team to develop thousands of mouth harp instruments and restore more than 100 pieces of three major categories of traditional regional instruments in Ningxia (宁夏).
In recent years, An Yuge (安宇歌) and her son have collaborated to successfully replicate the 4,000-year-old rope-vibrated bone mouth harp unearthed from the Shimao (石峁) site in Shaanxi (陕西), reproducing the original sounds of ancient humans.
"The Shimao (石峁) mouth harp has round holes at both ends for fixing the pull rope. By pulling the rope connecting the reed, the reed tongue vibrates and causes air resonance to produce sound. According to the classification of playing methods in the mouth harp family, it belongs to the 'pull reed'." In the studio, An Yuge (安宇歌) showed photos of the Shimao (石峁) mouth harp, which is made of animal bones. The manufacturing process requires cutting and grinding bone pieces, carving reed tongues, and drilling holes. "The fineness of the reed tongue directly determines the quality of the timbre, and the Shimao (石峁) mouth harp is only 1-2 mm thick, with a thin reed embedded in the middle, which is the earliest known rope-vibrated self-sounding structure."
"During the restoration process, materials became a major problem." In order to restore the original skills of ancient humans, An Yuge (安宇歌) and her son successively tried horse bones, deer bones, and cow bones. Mechanical tools could not be used in the production process, and primitive processing methods were used as much as possible, scraping and grinding bit by bit, and finally obtaining the mouth harp that was closest to the unearthed cultural relics.
The restored Shimao (石峁) mouth harp is no different from today's in terms of structure and playing method. "There has been no change in 4,000 years. Compared with the rope-vibrated bamboo mouth harp popular in Ningxia (宁夏) today, it only lacks a small counterweight to increase the timbre." An Yuge (安宇歌) said that such a "living fossil" provides important physical evidence for the study of the origin of Chinese music.
"The mouth harp is our soul." In the studio, An Yuge's (安宇歌) desk is full of mouth harps and manuscripts, including both her yellowed notes from collecting folk songs and her son's designed painted bodies.
The sound of the harp is like silk, entwining the clouds and mist of the Liupan Mountains (六盘山) and the sand and gravel of the Yellow River (黄河) bank.
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