Summary: The article highlights Xi Jinping's emphasis on "whole-process people's democracy" as an essential feature of Chinese-style modernization. Xi underscored the importance of incorporating public opinion into policy-making, citing the solicitation of over 3 million online suggestions for the 15th Five-Year Plan as an example. He stated that China's achievements are due to adherence to socialism with Chinese characteristics, and to the development of whole-process people's democracy under the leadership of the CCP. The article uses examples such as his participation in local elections and discussions on community improvements to show his commitment to this concept. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Thai King Vajiralongkorn on the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit. Xi expressed deep condolences on behalf of the Chinese government and people, extending sincere sympathy to the Thai royal family, government, and people. He noted the Queen Mother's high prestige and her contributions to China-Thailand friendship, including representing King Bhumibol on a visit to China. Xi emphasized the special bond between China and Thailand.
Summary: The article emphasizes that high-quality development remains the central theme for China's economic and social development in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, building upon the "14th Five-Year Plan." It highlights the importance of developing new quality productive forces (新质生产力) through technological innovation and upgrading industrial structures. It stresses the need for self-reliance in science and technology to achieve breakthroughs in key areas and promote green transformation. The article also touches on the importance of adapting strategies to local conditions to ensure sustainable and realistic growth, and to effectively deal with external uncertainties. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Cadres and employees of centrally-administered enterprises, financial institutions, and universities have been studying the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenary Session, vowing to align their actions with the Party's central decisions to advance socialist modernization. Individuals from various sectors, including aerospace (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, 黄兵), energy (China Huaneng Group, 侯军虎), agriculture (Agricultural Development Bank of China, 李国虎), construction (China Construction Bank, 尚朝辉), telecommunications (China Mobile, 杜倩), and education (Sichuan University, 吕红亮; Zhejiang University, 代玉启) expressed commitment to high-quality development and achieving key "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" (2026-2030) goals. They pledged to focus on areas like technological self-reliance, green energy, rural revitalization, and cultural prosperity. China Bank (代兴军) noted that the meeting highlighted using opening up to promote reform, in connection to the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Singapore's Acting President, Gan Kim Yong, emphasizing closer collaboration amidst global instability. Li stated China is willing to strengthen strategic communication and mutual support with Singapore, expanding cooperation in areas like the digital economy and AI, presenting opportunities stemming from China's upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan. He also expressed China's desire to work with Singapore and ASEAN to upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Gan Kim Yong reciprocated, expressing Singapore's desire to align development strategies and deepen cooperation, as well as promote WTO reform and an open global economy. No mention of the United States was made in the article.
Summary: A session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee convened, hearing reports on various topics. Pan Gongsheng, head of the People's Bank of China, reported on financial work, noting the need to deepen financial reform and opening up while safeguarding national financial security and preventing systemic risks. Reports were also presented on food safety, forest law enforcement, state asset management, criminal sentence enforcement, maritime trials, and procuratorial supervision of criminal sentence enforcement. The meeting emphasized strengthening financial regulation, serving the real economy, and promoting high-quality financial services. No mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: As of the end of September, China's total installed power generation capacity reached 3.72 billion kilowatts, a 17.5% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration. Solar power capacity saw a substantial increase of 45.7% to 1.13 billion kilowatts, while wind power capacity grew by 21.3% to 580 million kilowatts. In the first three quarters, newly installed power generation capacity reached 366.73 million kilowatts, primarily driven by solar and wind power. The United States and U.S.-China relations are not mentioned in this article.
Summary: This article emphasizes the paramount importance of political capabilities ("政治能力") within the Chinese system. It also highlights the shift in light industry "from manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing" ("从制造到智造") as a key aspect of high-quality development. The article appears in the ninth and sixth editions of an unspecified publication, suggesting it may be part of a regular series. There is no mention of specific officials, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang, accompanied by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, attended a symposium with Chinese and Singaporean business leaders in Singapore. Li emphasized that China-Singapore cooperation is upgrading from factor complementarity to collaborative innovation, from bilateral to trilateral cooperation, and from participating in global division of labor to jointly leading rules, especially in digital and green sectors. He stated China's economy possesses a solid foundation, high-quality opening up, and an optimized business environment. Gan Kim Yong expressed Singapore's commitment to advancing all-round, high-quality, forward-looking partnerships with China, expanding trade, investment, and cooperation in digital and green economies.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang arrived in Kuala Lumpur on October 26th to attend the East Asia Cooperation Leaders' Meetings at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar, following an official visit to Singapore. He was received at the airport by Malaysian Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing, and Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Hou Yanqi. Upon departure from Singapore, he was seen off by Singaporean Minister Josephine Teo and Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Cao Zhongming. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Chairman Zhao Leji presided over the 54th meeting of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, where revisions to several draft laws were discussed, including those related to maritime law, village and city resident organizations, network security, and environmental protection tax. The meeting also reviewed reports on treaties, including agreements related to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and agreements with Zimbabwe and Ethiopia regarding criminal justice assistance. Reports on the qualifications of individual representatives and personnel appointments were also heard. Vice Chairpersons Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, and others attended the meeting. The reviewed draft revisions will be submitted to the Standing Committee for deliberation.
Summary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the lead negotiator for China on economic and trade issues, met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Kuala Lumpur for trade consultations. The two sides engaged in frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on key economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including the U.S. Section 301 measures on maritime logistics and shipbuilding, extension of reciprocal tariff suspension periods, fentanyl tariffs and law enforcement cooperation, agricultural trade, and export controls, reaching basic consensus on arrangements to address their respective concerns. He Lifeng stated that the essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutually beneficial and win-win. The U.S. side expressed its willingness to resolve differences and strengthen cooperation with China through equality and respect, and achieve common development. Both sides agreed to maintain close communication on their respective concerns in the economic and trade field under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state to promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of open cooperation for the Asia-Pacific region's future, especially in the face of rising protectionism and unilateralism. It cites a recent survey indicating strong support for APEC and further regional cooperation, highlighting the successes achieved through open trade and integration. The piece underscores the need for innovation, green development, and inclusive growth to sustain regional progress. It cautions against protectionism and emphasizes the importance of upholding the multilateral trading system centered around the WTO. The article references support from ASEAN, Australia and Singapore for multilateral trade, though the United States is not mentioned.
Summary: U.S. and Chinese officials met in Kuala Lumpur for trade talks, building upon the consensus reached by the two countries' leaders in prior discussions. The talks covered a range of issues, including U.S. Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime logistics and shipbuilding, extending reciprocal tariff suspensions, fentanyl-related tariffs and enforcement cooperation, agricultural trade, and export controls. Both sides agreed to finalize details and undergo domestic approval processes. The article emphasizes that the two countries must implement the consensus reached by their presidents. The article concludes that the U.S. and China must find a way to coexist and prosper together.
Summary: To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's participation in the Korean War, China and North Korea held joint memorial events, including laying wreaths at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang and the Cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs in Hoechang County. Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun, along with veterans and officials, attended the ceremonies alongside North Korean officials like Kim Song-nam. Wang Yajun emphasized the enduring friendship between the two countries and pledged to strengthen bilateral ties. North Korea's Minister of National Defence No Kwang-chol expressed solidarity with China in opposing "imperialist aggression and hegemony," implicitly referencing the United States. A Chinese People's Liberation Army delegation also arrived in Pyongyang for the commemorative activities.
Summary: The 2025 China-South Africa Science, Technology, and Cultural Exchange series, themed "Science and Technology Empowers Green Development," has commenced in Changsha, Hunan. Organized by the China Association for Science and Technology, the initiative aims to deepen collaboration between China and South Africa in technological innovation, talent development, and industrial synergy. The Hunan Association for Science and Technology and the China International Center for Science and Technology Exchange are co-organizers. The event did not explicitly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A "Beige Pavilion Dialogue" forum was recently held in Beijing, co-organized by Peking University's School of International Relations and the Institute of International Strategic Studies. The forum's theme was "Global Development Trends and the Fate of US Hegemony." Participants engaged in candid discussions on the impact of US domestic political changes on global trends. The forum also covered policy responses from various countries to the evolving international landscape.
Summary: This article discusses the integrated urban-rural development in Jinan's Licheng district, focusing on the village of Lunan. Through a "Party branch + cooperative + enterprise" model, Lunan village has revitalized its economy by developing rural tourism. The improved infrastructure, like the expanded Gangjiu Road, has facilitated increased tourism and reverse migration of young people. Zhang Hongye, director of the Licheng District Urban-Rural Integration Development Center, mentioned plans to further promote resource sharing and complementary advantages among surrounding villages. The article also touches on broader trends in China, such as increased rural incomes and reduced gaps in public services between urban and rural areas.
Summary: The article highlights the positive impact of young people returning to rural areas in China, specifically focusing on the example of Jia Jie in Jinan's Lunan Village. These young returnees are revitalizing villages by introducing innovative business models like land shareholding and integrated cultural tourism with agriculture. They are credited with transforming previously underdeveloped areas into thriving rural complexes. The article suggests that continued support for these initiatives will further encourage youth to contribute to rural revitalization and build more desirable rural communities. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The CCDI announced that in September, 28,640 cases violating the "Eight-Point Regulation" were investigated nationwide. These violations resulted in disciplinary measures against 36,870 individuals, including 103 at the prefectural/departmental level and 1,718 at the county/section level, with 26,493 receiving Party or government disciplinary action. Among the violations, 13,242 cases involved formalism and bureaucracy, with a significant portion related to dereliction of duty and negatively impacting high-quality development. Furthermore, 15,398 cases of hedonism and extravagance were investigated, including violations related to accepting gifts, issuing unauthorized subsidies, and engaging in excessive eating and drinking.
Summary: According to data released by the People's Bank of China, RMB loan balances at financial institutions increased 6.6% year-on-year to 270.39 trillion yuan by the end of the third quarter. Loans to key areas such as inclusive small and micro businesses, agriculture-related sectors, and science and technology innovation saw significant support. Inclusive small and micro loans grew rapidly, with a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. Green loans also experienced rapid growth, increasing 17.5% since the beginning of the year. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese value-added tax invoice data indicates an acceleration in the development of "new productive forces" during the first three quarters of the year. Enterprise purchases of R&D and technical services increased by 6.1%, while sales revenue for specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises rose by 8.2%. Sales revenue in knowledge-intensive industries increased by 11.5%, and the sales revenue of high-tech and equipment manufacturing industries increased by 15.2% and 9% respectively. Specifically, sales revenue for integrated circuit manufacturing, robot manufacturing and drone manufacturing increased by 17%, 21.7% and 69.8% respectively. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 32nd China Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair opened in Yangling, Shaanxi, attracting over 1,800 companies from nearly 50 countries. The fair, themed "New Quality Productive Forces, New Agricultural Future," showcases advancements in seed technology, agricultural equipment, and promotes smart agriculture through events like agricultural robot competitions.
Summary: Cadres and employees from centrally-managed enterprises, financial institutions, and universities have been studying the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenary Session. They expressed commitment to aligning their thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee's decisions, focusing on high-quality development to create a new phase of Chinese-style modernization. Examples of recent achievements mentioned included the Long March-5 rocket launches and the construction of the Yebatan hydropower station, with individuals like Huang Bing from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and Hou Junhu from China Huadian expressing their dedication to future advancements. Various sectors including agriculture, finance, energy, and education are planning their "15th Five-Year Plan" (2026-2030) in accordance with the plenary session's guidelines. Dai Xingjun from the Bank of China highlighted financial openness as a key support for the Hainan Free Trade Port, emphasizing the importance of reforms and development, and the importance of global finance.
Summary: The National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice listing 49 regions, including Beijing's Pinggu District Jinhai Lake, as the first group of high-quality outdoor sports destination construction areas. The Ministry of Education issued ten measures to strengthen the psychological well-being of primary and secondary school students. These measures include reducing academic anxiety by limiting homework and prohibiting ranking by exam scores, addressing issues like insufficient exercise and sleep, and creating psychological health profiles for vulnerable students. The measures also emphasize strengthening collaboration between schools, families, and communities to improve students' mental health.
Summary: The article discusses Chongqing's public rental housing program, which provides affordable housing to residents, including migrant workers, regardless of their household registration status. Huang Mingdeng's family was able to move into a larger apartment through the program's flexible exchange policy as their family grew. Chongqing utilizes a "Public Rental Housing Smart Management" platform to streamline the application and allocation process, increasing efficiency. The city has built schools, elderly care facilities, and healthcare centers in public rental housing communities, planning to further refine its public rental housing system in the future. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses Chongqing's public rental housing policy and its impact on residents' lives. The policy allows for flexible apartment swaps to accommodate changing family needs, moving from single-room units to larger apartments. It highlights the use of technology like AI and big data to improve management efficiency and better meet residents' housing demands. The policy aims to enhance residents' sense of gain, happiness, and security by providing comfortable and convenient housing. The article suggests that by consistently improving work methods and technology, the Party can make policies more practical and heartwarming.
Summary: During the 18th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng delivered a report on financial work, indicating that monetary policy has been appropriately eased, with new measures implemented since May to support technological innovation, consumption, small businesses, and foreign trade. The report also stated that financial institutions' operational and regulatory indicators remained within a reasonable range. Pan mentioned that the next step is to steadily promote the institutional opening of the financial services industry and financial markets to facilitate trade and investment, and to steadily and orderly promote the internationalization of the RMB. He also stated they will track and study the impact of overseas economic situations and policies, and resolutely safeguard national financial security.
Summary: Guangdong Customs reports that trade in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) increased by 4.1% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2023, reaching 6.77 trillion yuan and accounting for 20.1% of China's total foreign trade. Exports reached 4.33 trillion yuan, up 1.6%, while imports saw a larger increase of 8.9% to 2.44 trillion yuan. The GBA's imports and exports have seen positive year-on-year growth for nine consecutive quarters, reaching a five-year high in Q3. High-tech mechanical and electrical product exports and manufacturing imports drove much of this growth.
Summary: The 18th session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee convened, hearing reports on food safety, forestry, financial work, state-owned asset management, criminal punishment execution, maritime trials, and criminal punishment execution supervision. People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng reported on financial work, emphasizing the implementation of moderately loose monetary policy, strengthening financial regulation, and preventing systemic financial risks. The session also heard reports from various ministries and the Supreme People's Court and Procuratorate, and was attended by numerous NPC Standing Committee members, State Councilor Wu Zhenglong, and other officials. No discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations was reported.
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Summary: The article discusses new growth opportunities for Chinese businesses by examining three specific examples: a coal mining company that transformed wastewater into a profitable mineral water business, a customized bus line catering to seniors seeking local produce, and a tech company dominating the global market for smartphone screen protectors. It argues that markets are always present, and innovation, adaptation, and focusing on internal strengths are key to unlocking new development spaces. The article suggests that China's economic fundamentals remain strong, and businesses should proactively seek new opportunities through transformation, focusing on micro-level circulation, and enhancing internal capabilities. There is no discussion on U.S. or U.S.-China relations within the article.
Summary: A PLA Navy Petty Officer Second Class stationed on the Shandong aircraft carrier describes his experiences serving on three different naval vessels, highlighting feelings of belonging, groundedness, and fulfillment derived from contributing to China's naval modernization. He emphasizes the meticulous work required to ensure the safe operation of aircraft carriers, specifically mentioning the J-15 fighter jet. The Petty Officer also recounts the Shandong's visit to Hong Kong, where the public's enthusiastic reception underscored the shared sense of national pride. The United States is not mentioned in the text.
Summary: With the rising popularity of road trips, scenic tourism highways are becoming increasingly popular cultural and tourism destinations. Various regions across China have recently highlighted the autumn scenery along their tourism highways, attracting tourists seeking autumn views. The article specifically mentions the Zha'ha Highway in Qinghai and the Red Leaf Highway in Ningxia as examples of these popular routes. The article does not mention the statements or actions of an official, and it does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China has implemented a new standard mandating fresh raw milk as the sole ingredient for sterilized milk production, eliminating the use of reconstituted milk. This update aims to improve milk quality, stabilize prices for dairy farmers, and enhance consumer trust. The move is supported by increased domestic milk production and improved quality, driven by technological advancements in dairy farming. China's dairy industry faces challenges in optimizing its product structure, such as increasing consumption of cheese and other dry dairy products. The update demonstrates the government's prioritization of food quality and consumer well-being.
Summary: An uptick in "picking autumn" (捡秋) or gleaning leftover crops after the harvest is becoming a popular form of agritourism in China. This activity, involving families collecting leftover crops in fields, is being promoted as a way to connect with nature and educate children about agriculture. The trend is seen as a means to boost local agricultural brands and economies, though some regions are releasing guidance to ensure safe and respectful practices. The article encourages further integration of agriculture and tourism to capitalize on this trend and create lasting economic benefits. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the need to ensure that reducing burdens on local officials ("减负") translates into improved efficiency and service delivery rather than complacency. It argues against "path dependence" (路径依赖) and emphasizes that officials should use their freed-up time to develop innovative solutions to local problems. The authors suggest empowering local governments with more authority and implementing mechanisms to prevent bureaucratic delays ("慢作为") in policy implementation. They stress that the effectiveness of burden reduction should be measured by citizen satisfaction. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: According to the article, China's light industry has seen substantial growth during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, with a 5.89% average annual increase in the number of light industrial enterprises since 2020, reaching 136,600 in 2024. The sector's export value reached $925.4 billion, with an average annual increase of 7.17% since 2020, holding the first place in China for five consecutive years, which accounted for 25.9% of the country's total export value in 2024. Driven by technological innovation, light industry is shifting towards the higher end of the value chain, focusing on intelligent upgrades and green transformation. To further improve the global competitiveness of the industry, China will continue to focus on open cooperation, and encourage domestic companies to expand their brand influence in the international market.
Summary: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued a notice to initiate the 2025 "Challenge and Conquer" project application for intelligent manufacturing system solutions. The project aims to address bottlenecks in smart factory construction and foster specialized suppliers with core technologies across key industries like raw materials, high-end equipment, consumer goods, and electronic information. The initiative seeks to integrate intelligent manufacturing equipment, industrial software, and systems, enhance AI technology application, and promote the development and application of national and industrial intelligent manufacturing standards. The goal is to create advanced, independently controllable, and replicable smart manufacturing system solutions.
Summary: The "Global Marine Equipment Industry Patent Development Report (2025)" released at the recent Yazhou Bay Intellectual Property Forum indicates China holds the largest share of global marine equipment patents. With approximately 166,600 valid patents, China accounts for 54.4% of the world's total, ranking first. South Korea, the United States, and Japan follow in second, third, and fourth place, respectively. The report highlights that China's patents are concentrated in areas like specialized ship design, underwater vehicles, and ship structure components. Patent growth in China has driven overall global patent application and authorization increases in the marine equipment sector over the past decade.
Summary: Shanghai has released a plan to expand the reach of its Free Trade Zone (FTZ) reforms by establishing a second batch of "linked innovation zones." The initiative encompasses eight key areas including Hongqiao International Central Business District, Jing'an, and Changning, alongside five national-level economic and technological development zones. The plan outlines 86 reform tasks across five areas, including facilitating investment and trade, optimizing financial and data services, and promoting tech innovation. The objective is to extend the benefits of the FTZ's institutional innovations to a wider geographical area within Shanghai. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, has focused on high-quality development by prioritizing ecological conservation and developing its ecological economy around "four new" and "four modernizations." The city's green economy accounted for 51.2% of its total economic output in 2024, with the output value of new energy batteries and materials industries accounting for 38% of the province's total. Tongren is also developing modern agriculture, with "Vanjingshan Matcha" becoming a successful tea product. Furthermore, the city is promoting ecological tourism, aiming to establish itself as a world-class health and wellness destination centered around Mount Fanjing. Tongren is also focused on the environment, improving air and water quality and becoming a "National Forest City."
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Summary: A residential complex in Quanzhou, Fujian province has left 152 households without property certificates for 22 years due to developer irregularities and subsequent abandonment of the project. The lack of certificates has led to difficulties in resident registration, property sales, and accessing public services. A 2024 government response cited issues including unauthorized construction, the developer's bankruptcy, and incomplete required inspections. Authorities are considering solutions based on national guidelines allowing government bodies to act on behalf of defunct developers and separating certificate issuance from land fee payments. Local officials stated they will establish a special task force to address the complex issues.
Summary: Residents of the Hua Han Rui Fu residential complex in Huozhou, Shanxi province, report that two buildings in their complex have lacked functioning elevators since construction in 2018, despite developer promises and reserved elevator shafts. The open elevator shafts, currently covered only with cloth, pose safety hazards and inconvenience residents. The residents are petitioning relevant departments to address the issue and install the elevators to improve accessibility. The request for assistance was posted on the "Exposure Platform" of the People's Daily client application.
Summary: The article discusses improving rural healthcare in China by addressing the aging village doctor workforce. It proposes attracting young medical professionals to rural areas through financial incentives, infrastructure improvements, and platforms connecting them with specialist support. The article also advocates for streamlining government-run social media accounts, focusing on quality and effectiveness over quantity to better serve the public.
Summary: A recent report in the People's Daily examined the widespread availability and potential misuse of "universal remote controls" capable of opening community gates and other security barriers. While these devices are not truly "universal" and require signal copying, they pose security risks by potentially allowing unauthorized access. Legal experts argue that the production and sale of these remotes may violate intellectual property laws and that both manufacturers and e-commerce platforms could be held liable for damages resulting from their misuse. Sellers' disclaimers attempting to absolve responsibility are unlikely to be effective if the product itself is illegal. Experts urge manufacturers to strengthen their encryption, sellers to more closely regulate the use of the product, and consumers to avoid improper use.
Summary: The People's Daily and People's Net are jointly soliciting public input regarding difficulties in the approval process for renovating dilapidated rural housing, using channels like email and mobile apps. This initiative aims to gather leads and suggestions on this specific issue of public concern. The call for submissions is being made through the "Reader's Letters" section of People's Daily and the "Leaders' Message Board" on People's Net.
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Summary: During the "14th Five-Year Plan," Beijing Financial Street has focused on financial development with Chinese characteristics, serving the overall development situation and injecting new impetus into the capital's high-quality development. It has attracted 211 domestic and foreign financial institutions with registered capital of 472.006 billion yuan. Beijing Financial Street has also promoted the construction of a financial technology highland and an asset management highland, attracting foreign financial institutions. The area's international influence has also been enhanced, with the Financial Street Forum being upgraded to a national-level event. Beijing Financial Street is also supporting the real economy, including technological innovation.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on "political capability" (政治能力) as the most important attribute for cadres, surpassing Western competency models. It argues this concept unifies political integrity and governance talent, crucial for the Party's leadership and national governance, especially during the "great changes unseen in a century" and promoting modernization. The author stresses that enhancing political capabilities requires continuous learning, Party spirit cultivation, practical experience, cultural enrichment, and rigorous political self-examination. The article does not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Sichuan province is boosting its tourism sector by leveraging cultural resources and technology. The province saw significant growth in tourism revenue during the recent National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays. Approaches include revitalizing historical sites like Sanxingdui with creative merchandise and integrating cultural experiences like martial arts performances at Mount Emei. Technology is also playing a role, with VR experiences at historical sites and robotic exoskeletons for climbing mountains.
Summary: This article commemorates the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession and emphasizes historical and legal arguments for reunification. It criticizes the DPP and "Taiwan independence" forces for distorting history and promoting separatist agendas, particularly citing Lai Ching-te's "new two-state theory" and collusion with the U.S. regarding Taiwan's status. The author argues for strengthening cross-strait community ties through economic and cultural integration. The article stresses the importance of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, warning against external interference and separatist activities. Ultimately, it asserts that reunification is inevitable for the realization of the Chinese dream and national rejuvenation.
Summary: The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSL) Central Committee held a symposium in Beijing commemorating Taiwan's retrocession, featuring an exhibition and speeches from TDSL members, Taiwanese representatives, and descendants of anti-Japanese war heroes. Su Hui, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Chairman of the TDSL Central Committee, emphasized the significance of establishing a Taiwan Retrocession Day at the national level to bolster national unity and determination to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity. Representatives highlighted the shared memory of Taiwan's retrocession and the importance of preserving and promoting it. The event also featured an exhibition showcasing the history of Taiwan's resistance against Japanese rule and its retrocession to China.
Summary: The All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (全国台联) hosted a series of events in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession Day. Ji Bin, Party Secretary of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, stated that Taiwan's retrocession is vital proof of China's sovereignty over Taiwan and that the Democratic Progressive Party's attempts to distort history or collude with external forces to promote the "Taiwan status undetermined" theory will fail. Academics from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences also gave lectures on the importance of Taiwan's Retrocession Day. Representatives from various Taiwan-related organizations also spoke, emphasizing that the international legal documents confirm China's sovereignty over Taiwan.
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Summary: In 2019, Xi Jinping introduced the concept of "The people build the city, the city is for the people" during an inspection in Shanghai, which has since driven Shanghai's urban development strategy. Shanghai aims to integrate the "people's city" construction into sustainable development, collaborating with UN Habitat to create global exchange platforms and public goods. Shanghai is exploring new urban management models suited to its megacity characteristics, illustrated by improved public spaces and updated commercial buildings. The city is focused on enhancing the quality and functionality of existing spaces, including waterfront areas and community housing. Shanghai is building a multi-tiered affordable housing system to ensure that young people are able to find homes in the city.
Summary: Shanghai is accelerating its urban village renovation project, showcasing 59 projects across 10 districts at a recent investment promotion event. These projects, covering nearly 30,000 acres, represent an initial investment of 210 billion RMB, with an aim to complete overall renovation by 2027. Shanghai aims to balance improving people's livelihoods with preserving historical features during this process. The city is actively encouraging private capital to participate in urban village renovation projects.
Summary: Shanghai is advancing its "park city" initiative by integrating public spaces, exemplified by the Pudong Library's integration into the Jinxiu Cultural Park, creating a 43-hectare continuous open area. Shanghai has already achieved its "1,000 parks city" target with over 1013 parks, and is further opening up affiliated green spaces, with 174 such spaces opened to the public so far. To standardize and improve this process, Shanghai has issued "Technical Standards for Open Sharing and Construction of Affiliated Green Spaces of Units," effective November 1st. By evaluating 6239 parcels of affiliated green space, 342 were added to an "open sharing project bank" for future conversion into pocket parks. This green space program did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liu Jing, head of the Huimingxin community development center in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, is leveraging a mobile mini-program with features like digital badges and AR technology to attract residents, particularly young people, to participate in community governance and revitalize the local economy. The program, which offers information on community events, business promotions, and entrepreneurial resources, has facilitated the collection of over a thousand resident suggestions and the implementation of several community improvement projects. Huimingxin is partnering with organizations like NYU Shanghai to enhance community engagement through digital storytelling and collaborative initiatives. The effort to promote digital community building and youth participation in governance in Dongming Road Subdistrict has been recognized by the *Shanghai Manual: A Guide to Sustainable Urban Development in the 21st Century*. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: China's tennis season, featuring nine international tournaments, concluded with impressive results and heartwarming stories. Chinese players like Zhu Lin and Wu Yibing achieved significant victories, while international players such as Djokovic expressed gratitude to Chinese fans, with some embracing local culture and nicknames. The Shanghai Masters saw record-breaking ticket sales and merchandise revenue, while other cities like Wuhan issued sports consumption coupons to boost tourism. The "China Season" acted as a bridge for cultural exchange, with players experiencing Chinese traditions and technology, with American player Gauff visiting a local robotics center.
Summary: The "China Season" (中国赛季) initiative, aiming to boost sports consumption and the sports industry, will officially start in 2025. The initiative, which is near the end of its current term, has already demonstrated a cluster effect, promoting resource sharing and increasing media impact across various events. It has boosted consumption in participating cities by integrating commerce, tourism, and culture. The season has also facilitated cultural exchange, with foreign athletes embracing Chinese culture and sharing positive experiences. The initiative provided wild card opportunities to dozens of Chinese players, enhancing their competitive experience and potentially boosting the country's overall athletic strength.
Summary: At the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, the Chinese team secured the top position with 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze medals. Zhang Boheng won silver in the men's all-around, while Zhang Qingying earned a bronze in the women's all-around and a gold in the balance beam. Hong Yanming won gold in the pommel horse, and Zou Jingyuan secured gold in the parallel bars. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chinese figure skating pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong secured a bronze medal at the 2025 China Cup Grand Prix, marking their return to competition after a hiatus following their Beijing Winter Olympics win. Despite a solid performance, both athletes acknowledged the need for improvement in stamina and jumping ability. Male skater Jin Boyang finished fifth, continuing his progress towards the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics. The performances at this event will be a crucial factor in selecting the Chinese team for the Milan Winter Olympics, for which China has secured one slot in each of the four figure skating disciplines.
Summary: Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) is leveraging technologies like 5G, IoT, satellite remote sensing, and drones to modernize its forest fire prevention and control system. The company has established a "sky-earth" monitoring network and a smart command platform for data analysis and fire management. Tongbei Forestry Bureau (通北林业局) has developed an "on-cloud SDK" system for integrating drones into forestry operations. Linkou Forestry Bureau (林口林业局) utilizes portable satellite stations for emergency communication in areas with no network coverage. The group aims to further integrate technology to enhance the intelligence and precision of its fire prevention and control system.
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Summary: China is significantly involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, the world's largest radio telescope, located in the Karoo desert of South Africa and western Australia. China is providing key components, including the mid-frequency antenna structures, and is a key participant in the SKA Regional Science Centre. The SKA utilizes thousands of dish antennas across a 3000km range, employing radio interference principles. The project has achieved milestone construction goals in both South Africa and Australia, with the South African site featuring 64 operational antennas and 15 Chinese-designed antennas under assembly. The SKA and China's FAST telescope, located in opposing hemispheres, will cooperate in areas of research to mutually enhance observation ranges and precision, and have already conducted collaborative research, along with other international partners, to map the Milky Way's magnetic field.
Summary: A recent study by French and Canadian researchers demonstrates that enhancing mitochondrial function can reverse memory deficits in mice, suggesting mitochondrial dysfunction is a direct cause of cognitive symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases. The research team utilized a novel chemogenetic tool to directly manipulate mitochondrial function in the hippocampus, observing improved memory function, enhanced synaptic activity, and reduced inflammation. While the study shows potential for targeting mitochondria in treatment, challenges remain in translating the findings to clinical applications due to reliance on viral vectors and potential long-term risks. The researchers plan to further explore the mechanisms in different brain regions and assess the long-term impact of intervention. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A new study by the University of Turku in Finland indicates that reducing sedentary time by just 30 minutes daily improves the body's ability to utilize fat and carbohydrates for energy. The study, involving 64 adults with sedentary lifestyles and chronic disease risk factors, found that participants who reduced sitting time by at least half an hour exhibited better metabolic flexibility and fat burning capacity during light exercise. The more standing time increased, the more significantly metabolic flexibility improved. The study highlights the importance of reducing sedentary behavior to improve metabolic health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A research team at Queensland University of Technology has developed a new "brain-like" navigation system called LENS for robots, enabling efficient autonomous positioning in environments lacking GPS or with limited energy. Inspired by the human brain's efficient information processing, LENS uses event cameras and a neuromorphic computing architecture to process information and create location memories with significantly lower energy consumption than traditional systems. The system is expected to be useful in signal-denied environments such as disaster zones and mines, and for applications like rescue robots and lunar rovers.
Summary: An international study led by a New Zealand earth science organization revealed a rapidly increasing number of methane seeps in the Antarctic, raising concerns about their connection to climate change. Oceanographer Sarah Seabrook, who led the research, noted that most seeps have formed recently, indicating a significant shift in methane emission patterns around the Antarctic region near New Zealand. The team documented dozens of new methane seeps in the shallow waters of the Ross Sea, deep within Antarctica. Seabrook expressed concern about the potential changes to the Antarctic coastal environment if this trend continues. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A recent series of reports in the People's Daily highlighted China's efforts to strengthen relations with its neighbors through various initiatives. These initiatives included infrastructure development (such as the China-Laos railway), cross-border economic zones, and increased trade. Cultural and people-to-people exchanges were also emphasized, with a focus on sports, tourism, and folk festivals. Furthermore, cooperation in health, agriculture, and vocational education were featured as means to promote mutual benefit and regional development.
Summary: The article highlights China's efforts to strengthen ties with its neighbors through cultural exchange and economic cooperation, exemplified by the China-Myanmar Paukphaw Festival. It emphasizes China's commitment to the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in its neighborhood diplomacy, aiming to build a community with a shared future. The piece notes the development of cross-border economic cooperation platforms and infrastructure projects like the China-Laos Railway, facilitating trade and people-to-people exchanges. It also discusses how cooperation in education, healthcare, culture, and sports is fostering mutual understanding and trust. The article suggests China is building a multi-dimensional framework for "heart-to-heart connectivity" with neighboring countries.
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Summary: Huawei officially released HarmonyOS 6 on October 22, featuring enhanced fluidity, intelligence, and cross-device collaboration. The upgraded "Super Assistant" Xiaoyi now understands 16 dialects and can perform complex tasks, while the system incorporates improved security features like AI fraud prevention and privacy protection. HarmonyOS 6 also boasts improved connectivity, performance, and user experience. Major internet applications have been fully adapted for the system, enhancing user experience. The first batch of upgrades for over 90 models began on October 22.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a letter to faculty and students at Tianjin University, emphasizing the importance of focusing on major national strategic needs, deepening educational and scientific research reform, strengthening basic research and technological breakthroughs, and improving talent cultivation to serve economic and social development. Tianjin University has made breakthroughs in scientific research, discipline construction, and talent cultivation, particularly in earthquake engineering simulation and synthetic biology. The university's synthetic biology lab achieved advancements in genome synthesis and DNA digital information storage, furthering domestic capabilities in related technology. The university is also developing new approaches to engineering education.
Summary: China's advancements in engineering technology, exemplified by the completion of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, are attributed to independent innovation in core technologies and a growing talent dividend, particularly the "engineer dividend." The bridge, setting records for its height and span, showcases China's ability to integrate cutting-edge technologies and organize complex projects. This "system victory" model ensures continued breakthroughs in engineering and technology. The article emphasizes the need to address shortcomings in key materials and core components, focusing on national strategic demands to further develop new quality productive forces.
Summary: Beijing has launched the Zhongguancun (Changping) Brain Science and Brain-Computer Interface Industrial Cluster, aiming to build a significant industrial hub by 2027 and a future industry cluster by 2030. Separately, JD Logistics unveiled its "Super Brain Large Model 2.0" at a technology conference in Beijing, designed to enhance efficiency across the logistics supply chain through AI-driven optimization. Experts at the conference discussed the application of "AI+" in the logistics sector, noting its potential to reduce costs. The development of embodied intelligence is accelerating the transition of the logistics industry from "mechanized operation" to "cognitive intelligence". The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A seven-year-old boy, Junjun, received China's domestically developed and the world's lightest and smallest pediatric magnetic levitation "artificial heart" in March and is recovering well. Prior to the surgery at Tongji Hospital affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Junjun was suffering from terminal heart failure and in cardiogenic shock. The development of this device was a joint effort between the hospital's cardiac surgery team and Shenzhen Core Medical Technology. The device weighs only 45 grams, half the weight of the smallest adult version, and aims to offer a life-saving bridge to transplant for children with heart failure. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article reports on the development of inclusive finance in China, focusing on the efforts in Boxing County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, to support local industries like grass and willow weaving through tailored loans and insurance products. Local financial institutions such as Boxing Rural Commercial Bank have introduced initiatives like "Willow Weaving Loans" and "Family Affection Loans" to ease access to credit for small businesses. They are also working with local government to establish "financial night schools" and other services to educate villagers on financial literacy. The goal is to expand financial services to rural areas and promote economic development. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article discusses the achievements and future development of inclusive finance (普惠金融) in China, emphasizing the shift from merely providing access to improving the quality, accessibility, convenience, and satisfaction of financial services, especially in rural and remote areas. It highlights the need for financial institutions to tailor their services to diverse needs and leverage digital finance while maintaining necessary physical presence and human assistance. The article stresses that inclusive finance should serve the needs and expectations of the people, especially small and micro businesses, the agricultural sector, and low-income groups.
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Summary: This article outlines the structure of an event or exhibition focused on Shanxi province culture, specifically highlighting Jinzhong city. The event is organized into chapters exploring various aspects of "home" (家), including local products, family traditions, culinary memories, crafts, opera, and martial arts. It culminates in a section connecting the individual home to the broader nation. The event is hosted by the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Jinzhong Municipal People's Government. The event also features a digital experience area.
Summary: Mo Lifeng, after 41 years teaching and researching ancient Chinese literature at Nanjing University, recounts his unexpected path from a science-oriented student to a literary scholar. His early interest in literature was fostered by his father, but his academic inclinations leaned towards mathematics and physics. The Cultural Revolution disrupted his education and led to a decade of rural life, during which he rediscovered literature. After resuming his studies, he became Nanjing University's first literature PhD student under Professor Cheng Qianfan, focusing on Tang and Song poetry.
Summary: This article recounts an individual's discovery of misquoted classical Chinese poetry displayed on a school wall for over six years. The author laments the lack of oversight in allowing such errors to persist, criticizing the "see no evil" mentality that discourages individuals from speaking out. He expresses concern about the negative impact on future generations and emphasizes the responsibility to uphold accurate cultural heritage. He contemplates the potential bureaucratic hurdles and dismissive responses he might face when reporting the errors. Ultimately, the author resolves to bring the issue to the attention of the school, hoping for rectification.
Summary: This is a nostalgic reflection on the author's childhood, centered around learning to read using newspapers. The author describes their creative, unconventional method of learning characters, comparing it to planting crops. They recall their grandmother using newspapers for silkworm farming, while their father brought the newspapers home. Ultimately, the author associates the newspapers and the act of reading with memories of their father, whom they miss. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The article describes the increasing popularity of Tian坛 (Temple of Heaven) as a photography destination, particularly for young people and families. Many visitors, especially young women, rent or bring traditional Chinese clothing to take photos with the Temple architecture as a backdrop. The author was particularly moved by young people, often granddaughters, who take great care and effort to photograph their elderly parents or grandparents, creating lasting memories. The detailed description of one family, with the grandparents dressed in elaborate traditional attire, highlights the importance of these intergenerational moments.
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Summary: This article recounts the wartime experiences of 96-year-old Peng Zhuying, who was a victim of Japanese aggression as a child. Peng details the horrors she and her family faced, including the death of relatives, her sister's sexual enslavement, and her own abuse by Japanese soldiers. Encouraged by her sister, Peng eventually shared her story publicly, finding some relief and participating in anti-war activities. She has also supported international efforts for "comfort women" and met with a Japanese youth who apologized for his ancestors' actions.
Summary: This short announcement from the People's Daily solicits original, unpublished submissions from readers for publication. It specifies that submissions should not be simultaneously submitted to multiple outlets. The announcement provides an email address for submissions. The announcement does not mention specific topics or officials, nor does it discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
By: 本报记者 张 璁
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing from October 20 to 23, deliberating and adopting the "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Promoting democracy, pooling wisdom, and widely listening to opinions from all sides are the consistent practice and fine tradition of the CPC Central Committee in studying major issues and formulating important documents. To do a good job in drafting the suggestions, the CPC Central Committee organized in-depth investigations and research, and launched an online solicitation of opinions from the whole society."
From May 20 to June 20 this year, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out an online solicitation of opinions, accumulating more than 3.113 million suggestions from netizens, which is a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on studying and absorbing netizens' opinions and suggestions on the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work, emphasizing: "Extensively and deeply observe public sentiment, listen to public voices, gather public wisdom, and unite the powerful synergy to promote Chinese-style modernization, and continuously realize the people's yearning for a better life."
The people's "golden ideas" are constantly transformed into the "golden fruits" of development. "People's democracy is a whole-process democracy." On November 2, 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Hongqiao Subdistrict (虹桥街道) in Changning District (长宁区), Shanghai (上海), he had a cordial exchange with community residents' representatives who were participating in the solicitation of legislative opinions at the grassroots legislative contact point, and first proposed the major concept of whole-process people's democracy.
Chinese-style modernization is the cause of hundreds of millions of people. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed: "Developing whole-process people's democracy is an essential requirement of Chinese-style modernization."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "An important experience for China's governance to achieve world-renowned achievements is to follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and adhere to and develop whole-process people's democracy."
"Without democracy, there would be no socialism, no socialist modernization, and no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally leads and promotes it. Today, broad, genuine, and effective democracy is flourishing on the land of China.
Developing whole-process people's democracy reflects the original aspiration and mission—
November 5, 2021, was the voting day for the election of deputies to the people's congresses at the district and township levels in Beijing (北京).
At the Huirentang (怀仁堂) polling station in the Zhongnanhai (中南海) electoral district of Xicheng District (西城区), Beijing (北京市), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) carefully listened to the explanation of relevant election matters, took out his voter certificate and handed it to the staff for verification, received a ballot, carefully filled out the ballot at the writing place, and solemnly cast his vote in front of the ballot box.
In China, every region, every industry, every field, and every ethnic group has deputies to the people's congresses, and the deputies to the people's congresses have broad representation.
"The people being the masters of the country is the essence and core of socialist democratic politics." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always keeps this in mind.
On June 25, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) led the comrades of the 19th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to Peking University Red Building (北大红楼). In the exhibition hall, in front of the original copy of the "New Youth" magazine containing Li Dazhao's (李大钊) famous article "The Victory of the Common People" (《庶民的胜利》), the General Secretary watched carefully.
"People's democracy is a banner that the Communist Party of China has always held high."
"The name of our country, the names of our state organs at all levels, are all prefixed with the title 'People,' which is our basic positioning of the Chinese socialist regime."
Deeply rooted in the people and always for the people, this original aspiration has never changed.
Developing whole-process people's democracy, jointly creating a better life—
The promulgation and implementation of the Civil Code has realized the long-cherished wish of several generations. Public opinions were solicited 10 times successively, and more than 1 million opinions from all sides were collected, and many opinions were absorbed and adopted... In order to compile this new era code that fully protects the people's rights and interests, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the meetings of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau three times and made important instructions on the compilation work.
"Democracy is not an ornament, it is not used for decoration, but it is used to solve the problems that the people need to solve."
Developing whole-process people's democracy, gathering tremendous strength—
"When did you start the renovation?"
"What are the main difficulties encountered?"
Before the Spring Festival in 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked into Caochang Sitiao Hutong (草厂四条胡同) in Dongcheng District (东城区), Beijing (北京市), and joined an interesting discussion—representatives from streets, communities, residents, and other parties were holding a symposium on the improvement and renovation of hutong courtyards in the "Small Courtyard Deliberation Hall" ("小院议事厅").
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the establishment of the "Small Courtyard Deliberation Hall," where "residents discuss residents' affairs, and residents decide residents' affairs," is conducive to enhancing the sense of belonging and ownership of community residents.
Food safety, comprehensive rural revitalization, new quality productive forces... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has participated in group deliberations and discussions during the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, listened to the speeches of deputies and members, and discussed state affairs with everyone. The people's thoughts and expectations are in the heart of the leader and integrated into national development.
"A large bird's movement does not depend on the lightness of a single feather; a fine steed's speed does not depend on the strength of a single foot," the General Secretary quoted this ancient saying with profound meaning.
When the tremendous strength of more than 1.4 billion people is stimulated and gathered, comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization will surely continue to create new prospects.
Return to TopOctober 26, Beijing (北京), Xinhua News Agency (新华社) -- On October 26, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a message of condolence to King Vajiralongkorn (哇集拉隆功) of Thailand (泰国) on the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit (诗丽吉). He expressed his deep condolences on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, and extended sincere sympathy to the Thai royal family, government, and people.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that Queen Mother Sirikit (诗丽吉) enjoyed high prestige in the hearts of the Thai royal family and the Thai people. She was concerned about China-Thailand friendship and once visited China (中国) on behalf of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (普密蓬国王), making important contributions to promoting the special friendship of "China and Thailand are one family" (中泰一家亲 (zhōng tài yī jiā qīn - "China Thailand one family," describes the close and amicable relationship between China and Thailand)). We will always cherish her memory.
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High-quality development is the unshakeable principle of the new era. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) identified promoting high-quality development as the theme of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. This both aligns with the "14th Five-Year Plan" and deploys strategic tasks based on an accurate grasp of the development trends of the next five years. It is of great guiding significance for us to continue to firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development and comprehensively promote Chinese-style modernization.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, we closely focused on the theme of promoting high-quality development, deeply practiced the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing, continuously promoted quality changes, efficiency changes, and power changes, and promoted China's economy to continuously cross new thresholds in "quantity" and continuously achieve new breakthroughs in "quality."
Developing new quality productive forces is the inherent requirement and important focus of promoting high-quality development. From the practice of actively cultivating and strengthening new quality productive forces during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we can more deeply understand why the "15th Five-Year Plan" period should continue to take promoting high-quality development as the theme, and place the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position.
Looking at the development structure, it is more optimized. The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and growth of emerging industries, and the forward-looking layout of future industries have led to an increase in the number of high-tech enterprises in China from 270,000 in 2020 to more than 500,000. New business forms and models are booming, advanced industries are gathering into chains, and cutting-edge fields are accelerating their incubation.
Looking at the development momentum, it is stronger. A total of more than 230 outstanding intelligent factories and 1,260 5G factories have been built, and more than 60 national advanced manufacturing clusters in emerging industrial fields have been cultivated. There are more than 400 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises in artificial intelligence... Technological innovation continues to spawn, lead, and strengthen new quality productive forces, igniting a new engine for high-quality development.
Looking at the development background, it is more distinct. In the first four years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the energy consumption per unit of GDP cumulatively decreased by 11.6%, the world's largest clean power generation system was built, and for every 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity used in the whole society, 1 kilowatt-hour was green electricity... The coordinated promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and the green and low-carbon transformation are making solid progress.
In planning and deploying economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the Plenary Session made adhering to high-quality development a crucial principle to be followed and placed achieving significant results in high-quality development at the top of the main goals. At present, whether it is to solve the still prominent problems of unbalanced and insufficient development, to lay a more solid foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization, or to effectively respond to the various uncertainties brought about by changes in the external environment, we must continue to firmly grasp the theme of high-quality development, adhere to economic construction as the center, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, achieve effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity, and promote sustained and healthy economic development and comprehensive social progress.
How to promote high-quality development? The most important thing is to accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, actively develop new quality productive forces, and make substantial and breakthrough progress in promoting scientific and technological innovation, accelerating the cultivation of new driving forces, and promoting the optimization and upgrading of the economic structure. The Plenary Session proposed to seize the historical opportunities of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, coordinate the construction of a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent, improve the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological development, and continuously spawn new quality productive forces. This important deployment will surely scientifically guide the cultivation and development of new momentum for new quality productive forces, and continuously expand new space and shape new advantages for high-quality development.
Scientific and technological innovation is the "key variable" in the world's century-long changes, and Chinese-style modernization must rely on scientific and technological modernization for support. To develop new quality productive forces, scientific and technological innovation is the core element. To study and implement the spirit of the Plenary Session, we must take scientific and technological innovation as the lead and the real economy as the foundation, build a modern industrial system, and accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. We must strengthen original innovation and tackle key core technologies, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, deeply promote the construction of digital China, and build a solid foundation and strategic support for the development of new quality productive forces. At the same time, we must also deeply realize that the development of new quality productive forces requires certain endowments and conditions, and we must fully consider realistic feasibility. We must firmly grasp the requirement of "adapting to local conditions" (因地制宜 - yīn dì zhì yí - "suit measures to local conditions," to take actions appropriate to the actual circumstances), carry out work scientifically and rationally, and realistically and pragmatically, selectively promote the development of new industries, new models, and new driving forces, and prevent rushing into action.
Comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development and leading more than 1.4 billion people to enter modernization as a whole is a rare feat in human history and a mission of the Chinese Communists (中国共产党) in the new era. On the new journey, with the new development concept as the guide, with new quality productive forces as the support, and with the certainty of high-quality development to cope with various uncertainties, we will surely firmly grasp the destiny of national development and progress in our own hands and turn the grand goal of Chinese-style modernization into a beautiful reality.
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In recent days, cadres and employees of centrally-administered enterprises, centrally-administered financial enterprises, and centrally-administered universities have conscientiously studied the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Everyone expressed that the plenary session profoundly answered a series of directional and fundamental major issues concerning ensuring decisive progress in basically achieving socialist modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, providing direction and fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in the next stage. On the new journey, we must unify our thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, unite our efforts, and continue to struggle to create a new situation in Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
Brilliant Achievements Inspire People
At 22:30 on October 23, China's largest active-duty Long March 5 carrier rocket soared into the sky at the Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场). In recent years, from accurately sending the space station's three modules into space to successfully launching Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号), the Long March 5 series rockets have used their "mighty power" to support major national projects, becoming a vivid footnote to the new achievements made in the aerospace field.
"Looking back at the extraordinary and remarkable development course of the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, we have overcome difficulties and achieved remarkable achievements that have attracted worldwide attention, and Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps." Huang Bing (黄兵), chief designer of the Long March 5 carrier rocket at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团) First Academy, was greatly encouraged after studying the plenary session's communique at the first opportunity. He said that the research and development team will be guided by the spirit of the plenary session, focus on cutting-edge fields such as heavy-lift carrier rockets and reusable technologies, forge ahead bravely, and continuously march towards the stars and seas of a strong aerospace nation.
Not long ago, on the Jinsha River (金沙江) at the junction of Sichuan and Tibet, the Huadian Jinshang Yebatan Hydropower Station (华电金上叶巴滩水电站), one of the major projects of the national "14th Five-Year Plan," successfully closed its gates for water storage, and the first batch of units entered the countdown to production and power generation.
"Under the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, over the past five years, China Huadian (中国华电) has fully written a 'new answer sheet' for ensuring national energy security, with installed capacity exceeding 250 million kilowatts, an increase of 50.6% compared to the end of the '13th Five-Year Plan,' of which renewable energy installed capacity exceeded 100 million kilowatts." Hou Junhu (侯军虎), chairman of Huadian New Energy Group Co., Ltd. (华电新能源集团股份有限公司), said that on the new journey, the company will implement the strategic deployments made at the plenary session, such as "accelerating the construction of a new energy system," with a higher stance and more practical measures to provide solid energy support for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Supporting the construction of high-standard farmland, serving the ecological protection of the Yangtze River (长江) and Yellow River (黄河) basins, and helping to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connect with rural revitalization... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Agricultural Development Bank of China (中国农业发展银行) focused on its primary responsibilities and businesses, taking serving the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside as the overall situation of its work.
"The plenary session proposed that we should always adhere to solving the 'San Nong' (三农) issue (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers) as the top priority of the Party's work. As a policy bank serving 'San Nong,' we deeply feel the heavy responsibility on our shoulders." Li Guohu (李国虎), general manager of the Strategic Planning Department of the Agricultural Development Bank of China (农发行战略规划部), said that the Agricultural Development Bank of China (农发行) will take studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session as a major political task, seize the time to plan the key work of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and strive to improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers, and contribute to accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and the construction of a strong financial nation.
Achievements are hard-won, and the enlightenment is particularly profound.
"'During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, under the guidance of the Party's innovative theory, the cause of Chinese-style modernization faced the challenges of a century of changes, overcame difficulties, and forged ahead, fully demonstrating the significant advantages of the 'Chinese system' with the fruitful results of 'Chinese governance.'" Lin Yi (林毅), a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Institute of Tsinghua University (清华大学习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究院), said that on the new journey, under the leadership and guidance of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and with Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as a scientific guide, we have the confidence to continue to break through difficulties and obstacles and continue to write new chapters of Chinese miracles.
Grand Blueprint Inspires People to Forge Ahead
The plenary session made top-level designs and strategic plans for the next five years of development, both proposing the main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and deploying in detail the strategic tasks of "ensuring decisive progress in basically achieving socialist modernization."
"Adhere to focusing on the real economy in developing the economy" "Maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing"... "Building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy" is listed as the top strategic task.
"The real economy is the foundation of finance. We have included financial services for new industrialization into our long-term business strategy, which is deeply in line with the relevant requirements of the plenary session." Shang Zhaohui (尚朝辉), head of the Corporate Business Department of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行公司业务部), said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, CCB's new manufacturing loans exceeded 2 trillion yuan, of which the proportion of medium and long-term manufacturing loans continued to exceed 50%.
He said that CCB will be guided by the spirit of the plenary session, further focus on key areas and weak links in new industrialization, and better nourish the real economy with financial living water. In the next three years, CCB's manufacturing financing scale will strive to exceed 5 trillion yuan.
Building industry-leading 6G open test devices, launching the world's first 6G architecture verification satellite, and creating the "Jiutian" (九天) series of large models... In recent years, China Mobile (中国移动) has continuously forged "major country weapons" in the field of cyberspace and informatization by integrating into the overall situation of national scientific and technological innovation.
"The plenary session made targeted deployments to accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, which makes us feel very excited and also deeply feel that accelerating innovation in the process of advancing Chinese-style modernization brooks no delay." Du Qian (杜倩), deputy general manager of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of China Mobile (中国移动科技创新部), said that China Mobile (中国移动) will continue to increase research investment, focus on breakthroughs in key areas such as 6G key core technologies, artificial intelligence core algorithms, and computing power networks, bravely shoulder the main force in building a strong science and technology nation, a strong network nation, and a digital China, and strive to be a pioneer in developing new quality productive forces.
Daan, Jilin (吉林大安), on the bank of the Nenjiang River (嫩江), the world's largest single green ammonia project—the State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) Daan Wind Power Hydrogen Production and Synthetic Ammonia Integrated Demonstration Project was put into operation on July 26 this year, marking a major breakthrough in China's green hydrogen-based energy field.
"The plenary session put forward new goals for building a beautiful China during the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, which also puts forward higher requirements for the development of green energy." Chen Yan (陈燕), director of the Strategic Planning and Development Department of the State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团战略规划与发展部), said, "We will increase the intensity of clean and low-carbon transformation of the energy structure, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, expansion of green areas, and growth, and make greater contributions to the construction of a modern industrial system and the promotion of comprehensive green transformation."
In recent days, teachers and students of the School of History and Culture of Sichuan University (四川大学历史文化学院) have conscientiously studied the spirit of the plenary session. The communique's proposal to "stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation and promote the prosperity and development of socialist culture" left a deep impression on Lv Hongliang (吕红亮), the dean of the college who is an educator.
"Without the prosperity and flourishing of Chinese culture, there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The plenary session's strategic deployment for cultural construction is an encouragement and an inspiration to us." Lv Hongliang (吕红亮) said that the college will adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Culture, implement the spirit of the plenary session, give full play to the advantages of the discipline, enhance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and strengthen the international communication of Chinese culture in archaeological exploration and historical research, and add bricks and tiles to the construction of a strong socialist cultural country.
Pragmatic Action and Responsibility to Write a New Chapter
Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progress and continuous development, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle.
In less than two months, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) will usher in the closure operation, marking a new height in China's high-level opening to the outside world. In recent years, the Bank of China (中国银行) has launched a number of "first" businesses to help the Free Trade Port accelerate the pace of financial opening.
"Financial opening is an important part of the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港), and it is also an important support for realizing the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment." Dai Xingjun (代兴军), president of the Hainan Branch of the Bank of China (中国银行海南省分行), said, "The plenary session's clear requirement of 'promoting reform and development through opening up' points out the direction for our next step of work. We will give full play to the Bank of China's (中国银行) globalization advantages and continue to achieve innovative breakthroughs in businesses such as cross-border capital pools and foreign exchange management reform pilots, so as to better support the construction of the Free Trade Port with financial strength."
"The 'increasing efforts to guarantee and improve people's livelihood' proposed at the plenary session is our guide to action for doing a good job in the future." After conscientiously studying the spirit of the plenary session, Qu Li (曲莉), manager of the Commercial Health Insurance Department of the Health Insurance Division of China Life Insurance Group (中国人寿集团), was full of energy. "We will always adhere to financial services for the people, actively serve the construction of the national multi-level medical security system, and take practical actions to give full play to the economic shock absorber and social stabilizer functions of the insurance industry."
"To implement the spirit of the plenary session, the Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行) will continue to adhere to the people first, give play to the role of the main force in inclusive financial services, actively participate in the construction of a modern industrial system, and strive to write a new chapter in inclusive financial services during the '15th Five-Year Plan' period with higher standards and more solid work." Huang Jianqin (黄建勤), general manager of the Inclusive Finance Department of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行普惠金融事业部), said.
On the campus of Zhejiang University (浙江大学), teachers and students across the university are paying close attention to the grand occasion of the plenary session and studying the spirit of the plenary session at the first opportunity.
"**万山磅礴，必有主峰** (wàn shān páng bó, bì yǒu zhǔ fēng - "of all the majestic mountains, there must be a main peak," emphasizes the importance of a central leading figure or force)." Dai Yuqi (代玉启), a professor at the School of Marxism of Zhejiang University (浙江大学马克思主义学院), said that adhering to the Party's overall leadership is one of the principles that must be followed in economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. Educators and researchers in universities should integrate the concept of "the Party's prosperity leads to the country's strength" into the entire process of establishing morality and cultivating people, and provide reliable talent guarantee for achieving the strategic goals of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
The blueprint has been drawn, and it is time to forge ahead.
On the roof of the world, the "Fuxing" (复兴号) high-speed train speeds along the Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路拉林段). As a landmark project in the process of achieving the second centenary goal, the construction of multiple sections of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) is in full swing.
"Whether it is building the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) or advancing Chinese-style modernization, we need to face difficulties and dare to be the first." Ma Mingzheng (马明正), director of the Engineering Management Center of the State Railway Group (国铁集团工程管理中心), said, "We will be guided by the spirit of the plenary session, avoid difficulties, take the initiative to take responsibility, and build more new engines to drive high-quality regional development with major project construction, and contribute more to creating a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization."
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Singapore dispatch on October 26th (Reporters Wang Di (王迪) and Bai Yuanqi (白元琪)) Local time, October 26th, State Council Premier Li Qiang (李强) met with Singapore's Acting President Teo Chee Hean (张赞成) at the Istana.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the world today has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation, with global challenges intertwined and overlapping. As friendly neighbors and important partners, China and Singapore should unite and cooperate more closely. Looking to the future, China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication with Singapore, support each other's core interests and major concerns, deepen political mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote the continuous and sound development of China-Singapore relations, so as to better benefit the two countries, the region, and even the world.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that recently, the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, providing important opportunities for future cooperation between China and Singapore. China is willing to work with Singapore to explore the potential of economic and trade cooperation, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as the digital economy, green development, and artificial intelligence, and add more impetus to their respective modernization processes. China welcomes more Singaporean companies to continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and share major development opportunities. The two sides should enhance exchanges of development experience and deepen cooperation in cultural and people-to-people exchanges. China is willing to work closely with Singapore in multilateral mechanisms to maintain multilateralism and free trade, and promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all. China is also willing to work with Singapore and other ASEAN countries to build a better China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 and jointly achieve greater development.
Teo Chee Hean (张赞成) said that Singapore and China have a long history of exchanges and close ties. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and bilateral relations are developing strongly. Singapore congratulates the successful convening of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and looks forward to China's "15th Five-Year Plan" benefiting the region and the world. Singapore is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with China, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade, and culture, deepen the ASEAN-China comprehensive strategic partnership, promote WTO reform, and build an open world economy.
Return to TopThe 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress held its third plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of October 26. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) attended.
Vice Chairman He Wei (何维) presided over the meeting. 157 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report on the enforcement inspection of the Food Safety Law by the Standing Committee's inspection team, delivered by Vice Chairman Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The report introduced the basic situation of the enforcement inspection work, the significant achievements made in the implementation of the law, the main problems existing, and put forward opinions and suggestions for further promoting the implementation of the law: consolidate the joint force of the entire food safety regulatory chain, increase the construction and implementation of the food safety standard system, strengthen the construction of food safety monitoring and law enforcement capabilities, coordinate and promote food safety work in schools and surrounding areas, strengthen the supervision of new food business formats such as online food, improve the relevant legal system for imported food, consolidate the social co-governance pattern of food safety, and start the comprehensive revision of the Food Safety Law as soon as possible.
The meeting heard a report on the enforcement inspection of the Forest Law by the Standing Committee's inspection team, delivered by Vice Chairman Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The report introduced the main situation of the enforcement inspection, pointed out that the effective implementation of the Forest Law has laid a solid foundation for the construction of a beautiful China, and that China has made remarkable achievements in forest resource protection and ecological restoration, and that the high-quality development of forestry has maintained a good momentum. The report analyzed the main difficulties and problems in implementing the Forest Law, and put forward opinions and suggestions for further promoting the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Forest Law: further improve the total quantity and quality of forest resources, strengthen the protection and cultivation of forest resources, strengthen the protection of forest land and forest farmers' rights and interests, expand the path of "Two Mountains" transformation, promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the forestry and grassland industry, and improve the forestry legal system.
The meeting heard a report on the work of the financial sector entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Governor Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行). The report introduced the main progress and achievements of financial work since November 2024, the current economic and financial situation and problems and challenges, and put forward the next steps: implement moderately loose monetary policies in detail to create a suitable monetary and financial environment for consolidating and expanding the momentum of economic recovery; further strengthen and improve financial supervision, and continuously enhance the quality and effectiveness of supervision; highlight the key directions of financial services for the real economy, and focus on providing high-quality financial services; continue to deepen the structural reform of the financial supply side; promote high-level two-way opening up of finance, and safeguard national financial security; prevent and resolve financial risks in key areas, and **守住不发生系统性金融风险的底线** (shǒu zhù bù fā shēng xì tǒng xìng jīn róng fēng xiǎn de dǐ xiàn - "hold the bottom line of preventing systemic financial risks," to prevent systemic financial risks at all costs).
The meeting deliberated the State Council's comprehensive report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024. The report introduced the overall situation of state-owned assets, the management situation, and the implementation of deliberation opinions, and put forward the next work arrangements: further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, improve the management system of state-owned financial capital, improve the management level of administrative and institutional state-owned assets, improve the system of natural resource asset management, and comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency of state-owned asset reports.
The meeting heard a special report on the management of state-owned enterprise assets (excluding financial enterprises) in 2024, entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Vice Minister of Finance Guo Tingting (郭婷婷). The special report introduced the basic situation of state-owned enterprises, the continuous improvement of the management and supervision of state-owned enterprise assets, the significant achievements made in the reform and development of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and the main problems existing in the management of state-owned enterprise assets, and put forward work considerations for further strengthening the management of state-owned enterprise assets: strengthen the Party's leadership over state-owned enterprises, and lead the high-quality development of state-owned enterprises with high-quality Party building; further improve the supervision of state-owned assets, and fully stimulate the vitality of state-owned enterprises; optimize the layout and structure of the state-owned economy, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system; focus on developing new quality productive forces, and cultivate new momentum for development with technological innovation; consolidate responsibilities and strengthen supervision, and effectively prevent the loss of state-owned assets.
The meeting heard a supervision and research report on the management of state-owned enterprise assets (excluding financial enterprises) in 2024, delivered by Xu Hongcai (许宏才), Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress and Director of the Budget Work Committee of the Standing Committee. The report introduced the overall situation of state-owned enterprise assets, management work, and management effectiveness, analyzed the outstanding problems existing, and put forward relevant suggestions: optimize the layout of state-owned capital, strengthen the supervision and management of state-owned enterprises, improve the assessment and evaluation mechanism, and improve the quality of development of state-owned enterprises.
The meeting heard a report on the work of criminal penalty enforcement entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Minister of Justice He Rong (贺荣). The report introduced the main work and achievements of the national judicial administration departments and public security organs in criminal penalty enforcement since 2021, the difficulties and challenges currently facing criminal penalty enforcement work, and put forward the next work measures: continue to strengthen political construction and the construction of the rule of law, resolutely maintain the bottom line of safety and stability, comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency of criminal penalty enforcement, and persistently and diligently grasp the construction of a highly qualified team.
The meeting heard a report on the maritime trial work of the people's courts, delivered by President Zhang Jun (张军) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院). The report introduced the new development of maritime trial work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the new situation and new problems faced, and put forward measures and suggestions for promoting the high-quality development of maritime trial work: adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over judicial work, accelerate the construction of a preferred place for international maritime dispute resolution, improve the maritime trial system and mechanism, cooperate in improving the legal rules system involving the sea, and forge a high-quality and professional maritime trial team.
The meeting heard a report on the supervision of criminal penalty enforcement by the people's procuratorates, delivered by Procurator-General Ying Yong (应勇) of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院). The report introduced the main work and achievements, the problems and difficulties faced, and put forward the next work plans and suggestions: adhere to the Party's absolute leadership to ensure the correct direction of criminal penalty enforcement supervision work; increase supervision efforts to focus on correcting outstanding problems in criminal penalty enforcement; improve the working mechanism and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of criminal penalty enforcement supervision; strengthen coordination and cooperation to jointly maintain fairness and justice in criminal penalty enforcement; strengthen capacity building and continuously forge a high-quality, professional, and highly qualified criminal penalty enforcement supervision team.
Vice Chairmen Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔) of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Secretary-General Liu Qi (刘奇) attended the meeting.
State Councilor Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission (国家监察委员会), members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, main responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some deputies to the National People's Congress, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as observers.
Return to TopThis Beijing (北京) dispatch (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)): Reporters learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that as of the end of September this year, the country's cumulative power generation installed capacity was 3.72 billion kilowatts, an increase of 17.5% year-on-year. Among them, solar power installed capacity was 1.13 billion kilowatts, an increase of 45.7% year-on-year; wind power installed capacity was 580 million kilowatts, an increase of 21.3% year-on-year.
In the first three quarters, the country's newly added power generation installed capacity was 366.73 million kilowatts, of which newly added solar power was 240.27 million kilowatts and newly added wind power was 61.09 million kilowatts.
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Return to TopThis report Singapore, October 26 (Reporters Wang Di (王迪) and Bai Yuanqi (白元琪)) Local time, October 26, State Council Premier Li Qiang (李强) and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong (颜金勇) jointly attended the China-Singapore Business Community Roundtable in Singapore.
After listening to the speeches of representatives from both countries' enterprises, Li Qiang (李强) stated that over the past 35 years, with the joint efforts of China and Singapore, friendly cooperation between the two countries has achieved substantial development and fruitful results. Practice has fully demonstrated that the development of China and Singapore is an important opportunity for each other. As long as both sides adhere to mutual respect and mutual trust, and open cooperation, they can share prosperity and create a future together in mutual achievement.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that since last year, the mutual visa exemption agreement between China and Singapore has officially come into effect, and the free trade agreement has been further upgraded, providing new and important opportunities for the cooperative development of the two countries. Looking ahead, China-Singapore cooperation will continue to improve in quality and upgrade, presenting new characteristics. This requires the joint efforts of the business communities of both countries and will bring new development opportunities for enterprises in both countries and around the world. First, the upgrade from "factor complementarity" to "collaborative innovation." China's complete industrial system, rich application scenarios, and increasing number of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, combined with Singapore's highly internationalized innovation ecosystem and developed financial services, can stimulate stronger innovation and development momentum. Second, the upgrade from "bilateral cooperation" to "trilateral cooperation." China supports enterprises from both countries in exploring more flexible cooperation methods, relying on platforms such as the Land-Sea New Corridor, actively facing ASEAN, Africa, and other regions, and jointly opening up larger market spaces. Third, the upgrade from "participating in global division of labor" to "jointly leading rules." China and Singapore can be more constructive and proactive, strengthen the alignment of standards and rules in emerging fields such as digital and green, and actively lead the development and transformation of the global industrial system.
Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that recently, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, making strategic plans for China's development in the next 5 years. The Chinese economy has a solid foundation for stable operation, with its growth rate ranking among the top major economies in the world. The flow of people, logistics, information, and capital continues to be active, and new momentum is growing, which will provide a broader market for enterprises. China will firmly promote high-level opening up to the outside world, further relax market access, continuously optimize the business environment, treat domestic and foreign-funded enterprises equally, actively address the reasonable concerns of enterprises, and support China-Singapore enterprises in achieving greater development.
Gan Kim Yong (颜金勇) said that under the careful cultivation of successive leaders of the two countries, the relationship between Singapore and China is solid and cooperation is close, and the two sides are important economic, trade, and investment partners to each other. Singapore is committed to promoting a comprehensive, high-quality, and forward-looking partnership with China, and is willing to take the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year as an opportunity, in the spirit of mutual respect and mutual benefit, to expand the scale of trade and investment, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as the digital economy and green economy, strengthen multilateral cooperation, and achieve common development.
The participating business representatives stated that China-Singapore economic and trade cooperation benefits the development and prosperity of both countries and the region. Singaporean companies are optimistic about China's development prospects and will continue to invest in China, believing that the Chinese-style modernization process will bring more opportunities to the world, including Singapore. The business communities of the two countries are willing to further strengthen connections, deepen cooperation in finance, investment, digital economy, green development, infrastructure, logistics, medical care, and other fields, so that China-Singapore pragmatic cooperation can yield more fruitful results.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Kuala Lumpur, October 26th dispatch (Reporters Zhang Niansheng (章念生) and Wang Di (王迪)) Local time, October 26, 2025, at the invitation of Anwar (安瓦尔), Prime Minister of Malaysia, the ASEAN rotating chair country, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (吉隆坡国际机场) by special plane to attend the East Asia Cooperation Leaders' Meetings.
Malaysian Minister of Transport Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福), Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (欧阳玉靖), and Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Hou Yanqi (侯艳琪) greeted him at the airport.
Li Qiang (李强) arrived in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡) after concluding his official visit to Singapore. When leaving Singapore, Singaporean Minister-in-attendance, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo (杨莉明), and Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Cao Zhongming (曹忠明) saw him off at the airport.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on October 26th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 54th Chairman’s Meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee was held at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of the 26th. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
The meeting listened to Xin Chunying (信春鹰), Chairperson of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Constitution and Law Committee, report on the revision opinions of the draft amendment to the Maritime Law, the revision opinions of the draft decision on amending the Organic Law of Villagers Committees, the revision opinions of the draft amendment to the Organic Law of Urban Residents Committees, the revision opinions of the draft decision on amending the Cybersecurity Law, and the revision opinions of the draft decision on amending the Environmental Protection Tax Law, and deliberated on the relevant draft amendment.
The meeting listened to Lou Qinjian (娄勤俭), Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大), report on the deliberation of the "Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea," "Amendments to Annex A and Annex B of the Minamata Convention on Mercury by Decision 5/4 of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury," "Treaty between the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Republic of Zimbabwe (津巴布韦共和国) on Criminal Justice Assistance," and "Treaty between the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚联邦民主共和国) on Criminal Justice Assistance," and deliberated on the draft decision on the approval of the treaties.
The meeting listened to Liu Qi (刘奇), Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), report on the report on the qualifications of individual representatives and the deliberation of the personnel appointment and removal cases.
The meeting listened to Liu Junchen (刘俊臣), Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), report on the newly added personnel appointment and removal matters.
The Chairman’s Meeting decided to submit the above-mentioned draft amendments to the Standing Committee meeting for deliberation.
Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), He Wei (何维), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔) attended the meeting.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Kuala Lumpur on October 26th (Reporters Han Shuo (韩硕), Huan Xiang (宦翔), Cao Shiyun (曹师韵)) From October 25th to 26th, local time, the Chinese lead of China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰), and the U.S. lead, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai, held China-U.S. economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in their phone calls since the beginning of this year, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges and consultations on important economic and trade issues of common concern, including the U.S. Section 301 measures against China's maritime logistics and shipbuilding industries, extending the reciprocal tariff suspension period, fentanyl tariffs and law enforcement cooperation, agricultural product trade, and export controls, and reached a basic consensus on arrangements to address each other's concerns. The two sides agreed to further determine specific details and fulfill their respective domestic approval procedures.
He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that the essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The two sides benefit from cooperation and are harmed by confrontation. Maintaining the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, and also meets the expectations of the international community. Regarding the differences and frictions that arise in economic and trade cooperation, the two sides should, in the spirit of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, find ways to properly resolve each other's concerns through equal dialogue and consultation. The achievements of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations have not come easily and require joint maintenance by both sides. He hopes that the U.S. side will work with the Chinese side in the same direction to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in their phone calls and the achievements of economic and trade consultations since the beginning of this year, further accumulate mutual trust, manage differences, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote bilateral economic and trade relations to a higher level.
The U.S. side stated that U.S.-China economic and trade relations are the most influential bilateral relationship in the world. The U.S. is willing to work with China to resolve differences and strengthen cooperation in an equal and respectful manner to achieve common development.
The two sides agreed that, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, they will give full play to the role of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, maintain close communication on their respective concerns in the economic and trade fields, promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations, benefit the two peoples, and promote world prosperity.
Return to TopOpening up leads to prosperity, while closing off leads to decline. Looking at Asia-Pacific development from a longer-term perspective, open cooperation will always be the key force in shaping the region's future.
The world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, and the challenges of the times are intertwined and superimposed. Where is the Asia-Pacific region heading? International attention is focused on the upcoming 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, exploring the direction of Asia-Pacific cooperation and diagnosing the future of regional development.
A set of data provides an entry point for reflection: the "Dynamic Asia-Pacific - Public Opinion Survey Report on 16 Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region" recently released by the People's Daily shows that more than 80% of respondents believe that their countries have benefited from development cooperation under the APEC framework, 75% of respondents support their countries' more active and in-depth participation in various cooperation under the APEC framework, and more than half of respondents believe that their country's economic development is moving towards "more open cooperation."
Behind the numbers lies the will of the people and the trend of the times.
Why is people's belief in open cooperation still firm despite the surging逆流 of unilateralism and protectionism? The answer is engraved in the context of history and reflects the needs of reality.
Openness is the lifeline of Asia-Pacific cooperation. Since the end of the Cold War, the Asia-Pacific region has achieved great development, great prosperity, and great integration, becoming the most dynamic sector and main growth engine of the global economy. Behind the "Asia-Pacific miracle" is the conscious integration of all parties in the region into economic globalization and the continuous advancement of regional integration, with all parties jointly singing the main theme of open and inclusive Asia-Pacific cooperation.
APEC was born at a time when a new round of economic globalization was gradually emerging and has always been a driving force for open cooperation. From the Bogor Goals to the Putrajaya Vision, from the "dual-wheel drive" of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation and economic and technical cooperation, to the increasing emphasis on emerging issues such as connectivity, green transformation, and maintaining smooth supply chains, APEC has played an important role in promoting mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation in the region and improving the well-being of the people in the region. Data shows that over the past 30 years, the average tariff level in the Asia-Pacific region has dropped from 17% to 5%, contributing 70% to global economic growth; the region's per capita income has more than quadrupled, and 1 billion people have been lifted out of poverty, making important contributions to human progress and global sustainable development.
Currently, protectionism has become one of the most severe challenges to regional development, and all parties are anchoring open cooperation and actively exploring ways to address it. As Chilean President Boric pointed out, "Countries should adhere to free trade and mutually beneficial win-win results. Trade should not only serve the private interests of one country, and there is no way out for launching trade wars."
Recently, exhibits from the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from the Port of Chancay (钱凯港) in Peru successfully arrived in Shanghai (上海). South American specialty products such as pottery and alpaca wool products crossed the Pacific Ocean to explore the huge Chinese market. A shipping route not only connects the place of origin with the market but also demonstrates the grasp of the concept of openness and opportunities.
The high-quality implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the upcoming signing of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade protocol, and the increasing number of economies applying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)... Solid actions demonstrate the determination of all parties to open up under the changing circumstances and enhance their ability to jointly cope with risks.
The continuous increase in China-ASEAN cooperation is an example. Data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, the total trade value between the two sides was 5.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.6%. Mutual assistance and solidarity are essential to steady the course and forge ahead in the face of high winds and waves.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "When a great river rushes towards the sea, it will always encounter countercurrents, but no countercurrent can stop the river from flowing eastward. Momentum helps it move forward, and resistance makes it stronger."
Opening up leads to prosperity, while closing off leads to decline. Looking at Asia-Pacific development from a longer-term perspective, open cooperation will always be the key force in shaping the region's future.
Development transformation adds momentum to open cooperation.
Innovation is the key to breaking growth bottlenecks, and green is the underlying color of the times. Actively promoting innovation cooperation and green cooperation will continuously open up incremental space for Asia-Pacific open cooperation.
In Malaysia (马来西亚), Chinese companies are helping the local area build a regional new energy vehicle manufacturing center; in Indonesia (印度尼西亚), the two sides are jointly building a green industrial chain to promote the development of the battery industry; in Chile (智利), Chinese green technology is empowering the development of clean energy and electric transportation... With innovation as the lead and green as the link, a new industrial chain ecosystem is quietly taking shape in the Asia-Pacific region.
From cross-border e-commerce to digital trade, from green finance to smart cities, emerging new technologies and new business formats are driving Asia-Pacific cooperation to a deeper level.
Inclusive and shared benefits consolidate the foundation of open cooperation.
No one should be left behind on the road to modernization, and no country should be left behind. World prosperity and stability cannot be built on the basis of the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. For Asia-Pacific cooperation to go far and steadily, it must establish the concept of inclusive and shared benefits, adhere to a people-centered approach, and promote shared prosperity for all members.
Not long ago, the permanent demonstration base of the China-aided Papua New Guinea (巴布亚新几内亚) Juncao and dryland rice project was officially completed. A single Juncao grass helps local farmers increase their income; dryland rice technology brings about a dual effect of increased grain production and poverty reduction. Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Marape (马拉佩) said: "China's assistance to Papua New Guinea in implementing the Juncao and dryland rice project has achieved remarkable results and plays an important role in Papua New Guinea's agriculture and poverty reduction efforts."
Focusing on development and bridging gaps will enable all members to better integrate into the regional development pattern. All parties in the Asia-Pacific region should further strengthen economic and technical cooperation, increase support for developing economies and vulnerable groups, jointly enlarge and share the "cake" of economic development, and steer the ship of regional cooperation towards a broader future.
Improving governance safeguards the future of open cooperation.
The development of all countries cannot be separated from an open and cooperative international environment, and no one can retreat to a self-enclosed isolated island. Maintaining the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as its core and resisting all forms of protectionism are the rigid demands of all parties' development. Obstructing or even dismantling the industrial and supply chains that have been formed in the Asia-Pacific region for a long time will only lead Asia-Pacific economic cooperation into a 死胡同 (sǐ hú tòng - "dead alley," a dead end; a blind alley). As a heavyweight in the world economy, the Asia-Pacific region should demonstrate great responsibility and take the lead in maintaining global economic and trade rules.
In the face of the high degree of uncertainty brought about by changes in the international trade pattern, the environment of open cooperation requires all parties to work together to maintain it. "ASEAN must maintain the multilateral trading system to withstand the challenges brought about by uncertainty," "Australia firmly supports multilateralism and fair and free trade," "Singapore is willing to actively communicate and coordinate with China to maintain the multilateral trading system and jointly address global challenges"... For some time, all parties in the region have faced challenges head-on, spoken out decisively, and continuously gathered consensus and strength to maintain the multilateral trading system.
"Building a Sustainable Tomorrow," the theme of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, meets the needs of the times. As members gather in South Korea (韩国), the international community generally hopes that the Asia-Pacific region will continue to stand at the forefront and play a greater role in maintaining an open world economic system.
The vast Pacific Ocean has witnessed the glorious past of the Asia-Pacific region's prosperity due to openness. Standing at another crossroads of regional development, all parties should adhere to their original intention of cooperation, follow the trend of history, and work together to build an open, inclusive, innovative, interconnected, and mutually beneficial Asia-Pacific community with a shared future, contributing more certainty and positive energy to regional people and global development.
Return to TopFrom October 25th to 26th local time, China and the United States held a new round of economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Malaysia. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in their previous calls this year, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges and consultations on a series of important economic and trade issues, and reached a basic consensus on arrangements to address their respective concerns. This achievement was hard-won and once again shows that it is normal for China and the United States, as two major countries, to have differences on economic and trade issues, but as long as they sit down and talk, adhere to equal consultation and a constructive position, they can completely properly handle differences and find the right way to get along.
The topics of this round of economic and trade consultations between China and the United States were broad, involving the U.S. Section 301 measures on China's maritime logistics and shipbuilding industries, extending the reciprocal tariff suspension period, fentanyl tariffs and law enforcement cooperation, agricultural trade, and export controls. These are all important economic and trade issues of common concern to both sides, and they also affect the stability of the global production and supply chains. The two sides agreed to further determine specific details and implement their respective domestic approval procedures. On these issues, China and the United States each have long-standing interests and concerns, but neither side has been blinded by the issues. Instead, they are problem-solving oriented, insist on playing the role of the economic and trade consultation mechanism, continue to carry out equal dialogue and consultation, and create conditions for the final resolution of the issues, which helps to alleviate concerns from all parties and brings benefits to the respective development of both sides and the world economy.
The most important thing for China and the United States to properly handle differences and promote cooperation is to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state. Since the beginning of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has had multiple phone calls with President Trump, setting the tone and direction for improving and developing China-U.S. relations. It is under the guidance of the important consensus of the two heads of state that the economic and trade teams of the two sides have held five rounds of consultations and reached positive consensus. This fully shows that to ensure that the two giant ships of China and the United States move forward together without deviating or stalling, we must adhere to the strategic leadership of the two heads of state without wavering, adhere to the implementation of the important consensus of the two heads of state without discount, and adhere to the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation without relaxation.
The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. Cooperation benefits both sides, while confrontation hurts both. This is a truth that has been repeatedly verified by the development of relations between the two countries over the past few decades. Maintaining the overall stability and development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, and it also meets the expectations of the international community. Looking back at these five rounds of consultations, every time a positive signal is sent from the venue, it brings valuable warmth to the global market. As a responsible major country, China has demonstrated the determination and wisdom of a major country, and has always advocated that China and the United States should show a broad vision and a sense of responsibility, and has always opposed "decoupling and breaking chains," and jointly safeguard the security and stability of the global production and supply chains. The U.S. side has also repeatedly stated that "the U.S. has no intention of decoupling from China" and "China-U.S. economic and trade relations are the most influential bilateral relations in the world." Since there is this consensus, the two sides should meet each other halfway, cherish every consultation result, continuously accumulate mutual trust, manage differences, and promote China-U.S. economic and trade relations to move steadily and far on the track of mutually beneficial cooperation.
On the road to modernization, China's adherence to expanding high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for countries around the world, including the United States. The recently concluded Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共) deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, outlining the blueprint for China's development in the next five years. From a long-term perspective, China's realization of socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progress and continuous development. By adhering to seeking progress while maintaining stability, China can cope with any external challenges with the certainty of its own development. The plenary session proposed to "steadily expand institutional opening-up, maintain the multilateral trading system, expand international circulation, promote reform and development through opening-up, and share opportunities and common development with countries around the world." The international community generally believes that in the face of uncertainty, China has demonstrated strategic vision and strong stability by formulating and implementing medium- and long-term plans, injecting valuable certainty into global development.
The results of the consultations are hard-won and require joint maintenance by both sides. China and the United States have the ability and wisdom to find a way to coexist and prosper together. When dialogue replaces confrontation and when cooperation transcends differences, China and the United States can find ways to properly resolve each other's concerns, promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations, and bring more benefits to the people of the two countries and the people of the world.
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Pyongyang on October 26th (Reporter Liu Rong (刘融)) October 25th of this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's entry into North Korea to resist U.S. aggression. On that day, China and North Korea jointly held a series of activities to deeply cherish the glorious achievements of the volunteer martyrs.
On the 25th, local time, China and North Korea jointly visited the China-North Korea Friendship Tower in Pyongyang (平壤市) and paid tribute to the Cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs in Huichang County (桧仓郡), South Pyongan Province. Flower baskets in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党中央委员会), the State Council of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国务院), the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党中央军事委员会), and the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国中央军事委员会), the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (朝鲜劳动党中央委员会), the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (朝鲜劳动党中央军事委员会), and the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (朝鲜民主主义人民共和国) were placed directly in front of the Friendship Tower. The red ribbon on the flower basket read "The Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army are Immortal." Subsequently, China and North Korea presented flower baskets to the statue of the Volunteer Army at the Cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Martyrs in Huichang County (桧仓郡), observed a moment of silence, and offered flowers and libations to the graves of 134 volunteer martyrs, including Martyr Mao Anying (毛岸英烈士), to express their condolences.
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun (王亚军) led diplomats from the embassy and representatives from all sectors of the Chinese community in North Korea, veteran soldiers who participated in the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, relatives of martyrs, and all members of the delegation of cadres from central state organs who are currently visiting North Korea. Kim Song-nam (金成男), alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Director of the International Department, and relevant officials from the North Korean party, government, and military departments, as well as representatives from all walks of life, attended the above activities.
On the same day, flower basket presentation ceremonies were held at the Monument to the Martyrs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning Province, and the Monument to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong (丹东), Liaoning Province. Leading comrades from the Liaoning Provincial Committee (辽宁省委) and Provincial Government (省政府) of the Communist Party of China, relevant comrades from the Dandong Municipal Committee (丹东市委), the Consul General of North Korea in Shenyang, veteran soldiers of the Volunteer Army who participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and representatives of martyrs' families, representatives of officers and soldiers, and representatives of people from all walks of life participated in the activities.
In the afternoon, a delegation from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) arrived in Pyongyang (平壤) to visit North Korea and participate in activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's entry into North Korea to resist U.S. aggression.
That evening, the North Korean Embassy in China and the Chinese Embassy in North Korea also held commemorative receptions in Beijing (北京) and Pyongyang (平壤), respectively, with relevant officials from the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences (中国军科院) and the North Korean Ministry of National Defense (朝鲜国防省) attending as honored guests.
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun (王亚军) said that the fighting friendship forged with blood by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean people and army is **万古长青** (wàn gǔ cháng qīng - "evergreen," lasting forever) and enduring. China is willing to work with North Korea to implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, deepen practical cooperation, promote the continuous and stable development of China-North Korea relations, benefit the two countries and their peoples, and promote regional and world stability and prosperity.
No Kwang-chol (努光铁), member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Minister of National Defence, paid high tribute to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army who fought side by side with the Korean people and army. In his speech, he said that the Korean army and people will, as always, stand with Chinese comrades in the struggle to realize the socialist cause, oppose imperialist aggression and hegemony, and safeguard international fairness and justice.
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Changsha, October 26th (Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)) The 2025 China-South Africa Science, Technology, and Humanities Exchange Series of Activities recently launched in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南). With the theme of "Science and Technology Empowering Green Development," the event aims to promote in-depth cooperation between China and South Africa in the fields of scientific and technological innovation, talent cultivation, and industrial synergy. This event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会) and jointly organized by the Hunan Association for Science and Technology (湖南省科学技术协会), the China International Science and Technology Exchange Center (中国国际科技交流中心), and other organizations.
Return to TopThe Beijing (北京) report on October 26th (Reporter Peng Min (彭敏)) The "Beige Dialogue" (北阁对话) public forum, jointly organized by the School of International Relations and the Institute of International Strategic Studies of Peking University (北京大学), was recently held in Beijing (北京). The theme of this public forum was "Global Development Trends and the Fate of American Hegemony." Participating guests conducted candid and enthusiastic discussions on issues such as the impact of domestic political changes in the United States (美国) on global development trends, and the policies of various countries in response to changes in the international situation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 蕊
To enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality benefits, promote the construction of livable, workable, and beautiful countryside, and improve the effectiveness of policies that strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers.
--Excerpt from the Communiqué of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Mountains, one after another; roads, connecting one mountain to another.
Starting from the center of Jinan (济南) City, Shandong (山东) Province, a half-hour drive along the winding mountain road leads to Lunan Village (芦南村). At the end of April this year, the Gangjiu Road (港九路), which connects nine administrative villages in the mountainous area, was widened and renovated, making it easier for tourists to enter the mountains and villagers to leave.
Arriving at the village parking lot, it is already full of cars with local and out-of-town license plates. Bands, bonfires, barbecues... tourists are in groups of three or five, very lively. Jia Jie (贾杰), a young man from Lunan Village (芦南村) who returned to his hometown to start a business, is busy, "There used to be only 5 residential buildings in the village, but now it is very popular, and even coffee shops, rural complexes, and homestays have been built."
Lunan Village (芦南村) is hidden deep in the mountains and is remote, and it was once difficult for even express delivery to reach. How did the change happen?
"It's all about the word 'integration'," said Jia Jie (贾杰). A few years ago, Licheng District (历城区) was selected as a national experimental zone for urban-rural integrated development and began to focus on "integration" to carry out construction and develop the countryside. Lunan Village (芦南村) is near Yuntai Mountain (云台山), Yulou Spring (玉漏泉) and other scenic spots, with a good tourism industry foundation. The village decided to take advantage of its "geographical advantage" to build a rural complex to attract tourists. Jia Huping (贾虎平), the secretary of the village Party branch, found Jia Jie (贾杰): "Young people can attract young people."
The green mountains and clear waters of his hometown made Jia Jie (贾杰) see the potential for development, but starting a business was not easy. After running departments and visiting farmers, everyone gradually explored the "Party branch + cooperative + enterprise" model of urban-rural integrated development. The village Party branch coordinated and统筹 (tǒng chóu - "overall planning," to plan as a whole), the village integrated idle land to establish a cooperative, villagers invested in land to get dividends, and Jia Jie's (贾杰) company was responsible for doing projects.
In the newly built rural complex, farm picking and cute pet interaction are all available. "In the first year of opening, someone took a video of picking and posted it online, and it became an instant hit. The cars that came to visit on weekends were blocked at the foot of the mountain," said Jia Jie (贾杰).
With the popularity, more young people have returned. "Now when we have meetings to think of ideas, we can fill a room with young people, most of whom are from the post-95s and post-00s," Jia Jie (贾杰) said with a smile. Bonfire parties, graduation parties, and dance conferences were all their ideas, and Lunan Village (芦南村) Farm, Taohualing (桃花岭) Homestay, research and study bases, and other projects have been launched one after another.
Strolling through the village, the homestays are bright and elegant, the coffee shops and photography shops are small and exquisite, and workers are carrying tools back and forth, busy building new projects. "These are all villagers in our village. They used to work odd jobs outside, but now they have returned to their hometown to find employment and can earn money without leaving the village," said Jia Jie (贾杰). Every family in the village lives in buildings, with gas and elevators, and school buses go directly to the village entrance, with a new look.
"Convenient transportation is a good opportunity for us. I plan to go out and learn more experience, upgrade the farm, and attract more people," said Jia Jie (贾杰). "I used to think that my hometown was poor and wanted to go out and闯 (chuǎng - "venture out," to leave home to make a living); now I understand that by responding to policies and working together, we can also闯 (chuǎng - "make a name," to achieve success) in the mountains."
Zhang Hongye (张宏业), director of the Urban-Rural Integrated Development Center of Licheng District (历城区), introduced that taking the opening of Gangjiu Road (港九路) as an opportunity, the local area is promoting the development of block groups. With Lunan Village (芦南村) as the center, the surrounding 9 villages are jointly built across villages to promote resource sharing and complementary advantages. "We will fully summarize our experience, base ourselves on the development characteristics and location advantages of 'half city and half countryside', and make overall efforts in factor flow, policy coordination, and infrastructure integration to promote urban-rural integration, industrial synergy, and integrated development to achieve greater breakthroughs at a new starting point," said Zhang Hongye (张宏业).
This issue is coordinated by: Lü Zhongzheng (吕钟正)
■Extended Reading
Where is the "integration" of integrated development?
In the first half of the year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents actually increased by 6.2%, which was higher than the income growth rate of urban residents. The increase in income ignited the consumption engine. In the first three quarters, the retail sales of rural consumer goods were 4903.9 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year.
Behind the data, the vitality of urban and rural factor flow is bursting out. China is taking counties as an important entry point to promote new urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers, making them a key hub connecting cities and serving the countryside. With the deepening of the household registration system reform, more agricultural transfer populations are settling in towns and cities; factors such as capital, technology, and talent are flowing to the countryside in an orderly manner, giving rise to rural cultural tourism, e-commerce, and other industries, and the value of the countryside has been fully explored.
At the same time, the gap in urban and rural public services is narrowing. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", from "education consortia" allowing rural children to enjoy higher-quality educational resources, to close-knit county medical consortia making it more convenient for farmers to see doctors at their doorsteps, to the widespread construction of rural mutual-aid elderly care service facilities, the level of equalization of basic public services in urban and rural areas has been significantly improved.
Wei Houkai (魏后凯), a member of the Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), believes that efforts should be made to achieve the equalization of basic rights and interests of urban and rural residents, the equalization of urban and rural public services, the equalization of income of urban and rural residents, the rational allocation of urban and rural factors, and the integration of urban and rural industrial development, so as to continuously improve the happiness of urban and rural residents.
Coexisting and promoting each other, the road of urban-rural integrated development is making the dream of common prosperity shine into the reality of more people.
(Reported and compiled by Chang Qin (常钦), reporter of this newspaper)
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What kind of sparks can youth and villages create? From Jia Jie (贾杰) of Lunan Village (芦南村) in Jinan (济南), we see the "new" things that returning youth bring to their hometowns.
New ideas—making good use of new models to promote land shares and cooperative management to revitalize idle resources; embarking on new paths, exploring cross-border integration such as "cultural tourism + agriculture," allowing new business forms such as rural complex to flourish... Returning youth combine innovative thinking with the resource endowments of the countryside, continuously injecting new impetus into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
New look—from the initial difficulty in delivering express deliveries to the current full parking lots, returning youth are witnesses to the changes in the countryside and participants in rural construction. It is their active participation that contributes wisdom and strength to the "renewal" of their hometowns.
The vast countryside is a great stage for young entrepreneurs to display their talents. I believe that as the mechanism for attracting, cultivating, retaining, and using rural talents continues to improve, and financial support and resource inclination continue to be implemented, more young people will move in both directions with the countryside, building more livable, workable, and beautiful villages.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) October 26th (Reporter Zhao Cheng (赵成)) The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) website published on the 26th the monthly report data on the handling of violations of the Eight-Point Regulation spirit nationwide. The report shows that in September this year, a total of 28,640 cases of violations of the Eight-Point Regulation spirit were investigated and dealt with nationwide, with 36,870 people being criticized, educated, and handled (including 103 cadres at the prefectural and departmental level and 1,718 cadres at the county and division level), and 26,493 people were given Party disciplinary and administrative sanctions.
According to the report, in September this year, a total of 13,242 cases of formalism and bureaucracy were investigated and dealt with nationwide, with 17,541 people being criticized, educated, and handled. Among them, the most cases were investigated and dealt with regarding "failure to assume responsibility, failure to act, acting recklessly, and acting falsely in performing duties, serving economic and social development, and ecological and environmental protection, seriously affecting high-quality development," with 10,984 cases investigated and dealt with, and 14,649 people being criticized, educated, and handled.
According to the report, in September this year, a total of 15,398 cases of hedonism and extravagance were investigated and dealt with nationwide, with 19,329 people being criticized, educated, and handled. Among them, 8,478 cases were investigated and dealt with regarding the illegal receipt and delivery of valuable local products, gifts, and gift money; 1,790 cases regarding the illegal issuance of allowances or benefits; and 3,523 cases regarding illegal eating and drinking.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) October 26th (Reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) The People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) released data showing: As of the end of the third quarter, the outstanding balance of RMB loans of financial institutions was 270.39 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%. In the first three quarters, RMB loans increased by 14.75 trillion yuan, with strong loan support for key areas such as inclusive small and micro businesses, agriculture-related sectors, and science and technology innovation.
Inclusive small and micro loans grew rapidly. As of the end of the third quarter, the outstanding balance of RMB inclusive small and micro loans was 36.09 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%, 5.6 percentage points higher than the growth rate of various loans, with an increase of 3.15 trillion yuan in the first three quarters. The outstanding balance of operating loans to farmers with a single household credit of less than 5 million yuan was 9.92 trillion yuan, with an increase of 346.5 billion yuan in the first three quarters. The outstanding balance of student loans was 294.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 41.1%.
Green loans grew rapidly. As of the end of the third quarter, the outstanding balance of domestic and foreign currency green loans was 43.51 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.5% compared to the beginning of the year, with an increase of 6.47 trillion yuan in the first three quarters.
Agriculture-related loans continued to grow. As of the end of the third quarter, the outstanding balance of domestic and foreign currency agriculture-related loans was 53.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, with an increase of 3.28 trillion yuan in the first three quarters. The outstanding balance of rural loans was 39.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7%, with an increase of 2.33 trillion yuan in the first three quarters. The outstanding balance of farmer loans was 18.54 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%, with an increase of 345 billion yuan in the first three quarters. The outstanding balance of agricultural loans was 6.96 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%, with an increase of 598.4 billion yuan in the first three quarters.
Loan support for science and technology innovation enterprises was strong. As of the end of the third quarter, 275,400 science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises had received loan support, with a loan approval rate of 50.3%, 2.8 percentage points higher than the same period last year; the outstanding balance of domestic and foreign currency loans to science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises was 3.56 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.3%, 15.8 percentage points higher than the growth rate of various loans. 266,600 high-tech enterprises received loan support, with a loan approval rate of 57.6%, 0.8 percentage points higher than the same period last year.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) October 26th dispatch (Reporter Wang Guan (王观)) Value-added tax invoice data shows that in the first three quarters, China's (中国) new quality productive forces accelerated their development. Enterprises' purchases of research and development and technical services increased by 6.1% year-on-year, and the intensity of research and development investment continued to increase; sales revenue of specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises increased by 8.2% year-on-year, an acceleration of 4.1 percentage points compared to 2024.
The flow of scientific and technological resource elements is more active. In the first three quarters, the sales revenue of scientific research and technical service industries, which serve as an important base for the integration and value transformation of scientific and technological elements, increased by 22.3% year-on-year, and the sales revenue of knowledge-intensive industries with high technological content increased by 11.5% year-on-year.
Strategic emerging industries are thriving. In the first three quarters, the sales revenue of national high-tech industries and equipment manufacturing industries increased by 15.2% and 9% year-on-year, respectively. In particular, with the accelerated implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, the sales revenue of integrated circuit manufacturing, robot manufacturing, and unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing increased by 17%, 21.7%, and 69.8% year-on-year, respectively.
Return to TopThis Yangling (杨凌) report on October 26th (reported by Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰) of this newspaper) - The 32nd China Yangling Agricultural High-tech Achievements Expo opened on the 25th in Yangling (杨凌), Shaanxi (陕西), attracting more than 1,800 companies from nearly 50 countries to participate.
The theme of this year's Yangling (杨凌) Agricultural High-tech Fair is "New Quality Productive Forces · New Agricultural Future," showcasing the research and development progress of domestic and foreign agricultural research institutions and enterprises in seed sources, agricultural machinery and equipment, and other fields. It also promotes innovative achievements in smart agriculture through agricultural robot competitions and other forms.
All of the above pictures were taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo (李一博).
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In recent days, cadres and employees of centrally-administered enterprises, centrally-administered financial enterprises, and centrally-administered universities have earnestly studied the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Everyone expressed that the Plenary Session profoundly answered a series of directional, fundamental, and major issues concerning ensuring decisive progress in basically achieving socialist modernization during the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, providing directional guidance and fundamental principles for doing a good job in the next stage. On the new journey, we must unify our thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, unite our efforts, continue to struggle, and create a new situation in Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
Brilliant Achievements Inspire People
At 22:30 on October 23, China's largest active-duty Long March 5 carrier rocket soared into the sky at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. In recent years, from accurately sending the three modules of the space station into space to successfully launching the Chang'e-6, the Long March 5 series rockets have used their "mighty power" to support major national projects, becoming a vivid footnote to the new achievements made in the aerospace field.
"Looking back at the extraordinary and unusual development course of the 'Fourteenth Five-Year Plan,' under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, we have overcome difficulties and achieved remarkable major achievements, and Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps." Huang Bing (黄兵), chief designer of the Long March 5 carrier rocket at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团) First Academy, was greatly encouraged after studying the communique of the Plenary Session. He said that the research and development team will be guided by the spirit of the Plenary Session, focus on cutting-edge fields such as heavy-lift carrier rockets and reusable technology, forge ahead bravely, and continue to advance towards the stars and seas of a strong aerospace nation.
Not long ago, on the Jinsha River (金沙江) at the junction of Sichuan (四川) and Tibet (西藏), the Yebatan Hydropower Station (叶巴滩水电站) of China Huadian (中国华电), one of the major projects of the national "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," successfully closed its gates for water storage, and the first batch of units entered the countdown to production and power generation.
"Under the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, China Huadian (中国华电) has fully written a 'new answer sheet' for ensuring national energy security in the past five years, with an installed capacity exceeding 250 million kilowatts, an increase of 50.6% compared with the end of the 'Thirteenth Five-Year Plan,' of which the installed capacity of renewable energy exceeded 100 million kilowatts." Hou Junhu (侯军虎), chairman of China Huadian (中国华电) New Energy Group Co., Ltd., said that on the new journey, the company will implement the strategic deployment of "accelerating the construction of a new energy system" made at the Plenary Session with a higher position and more practical measures, and provide solid energy support for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Supporting the construction of high-standard farmland, serving the ecological protection of the Yangtze River (长江) and the Yellow River (黄河) basin, and helping to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connect with rural revitalization... During the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the Agricultural Development Bank of China (中国农业发展银行) focused on its primary responsibilities and businesses, and took serving the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside as the overall situation of its work.
"The Plenary Session proposed that we should always adhere to solving the 'San Nong' (三农) issue (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers) as the top priority of the Party's work. As a policy bank serving 'San Nong' (三农), we deeply feel the heavy responsibility on our shoulders." Li Guohu (李国虎), general manager of the Strategic Planning Department of the Agricultural Development Bank of China (中国农业发展银行), said that the Agricultural Development Bank of China (中国农业发展银行) will take studying and implementing the spirit of the Plenary Session as a major political task, seize the opportunity to plan the key work of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," strive to improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers, and contribute to accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and the construction of a strong financial nation.
Achievements are hard-won, and the enlightenment is particularly profound.
"'During the 'Fourteenth Five-Year Plan' period, under the guidance of the Party's innovative theory, the cause of Chinese-style modernization faced the challenges of a century of changes, overcame difficulties, and forged ahead, fully demonstrating the significant advantages of the 'Chinese system' with the fruitful results of 'Chinese governance.'" Lin Yi (林毅), a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Institute of Tsinghua University (清华大学), said that on the new journey, under the leadership and guidance of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and with Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the scientific guide, we have the confidence to continue to break through difficulties and obstacles and continue to write new chapters of Chinese miracles.
Grand Blueprint Inspires People
The Plenary Session made top-level design and strategic planning for the development of the next five years, which not only put forward the main goals of economic and social development during the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, but also deployed in detail the strategic tasks of "ensuring decisive progress in basically achieving socialist modernization."
"Adhere to focusing on the real economy in developing the economy" "Maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing"... "Building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy" is listed as the top strategic task.
"The real economy is the foundation of finance. We have included financial services for new industrialization in our long-term business strategy, which is deeply in line with the relevant requirements of the Plenary Session." Shang Zhaohui (尚朝辉), head of the Corporate Business Department of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行), said that during the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the new manufacturing loans of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) exceeded 2 trillion yuan, of which the proportion of medium and long-term manufacturing loans continued to exceed 50%.
He said that China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) will be guided by the spirit of the Plenary Session, further focus on key areas and weak links in new industrialization, and better nourish the real economy with financial living water. In the next three years, China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) will strive to break through 5 trillion yuan in manufacturing financing.
Building an industry-leading 6G open test device, launching the world's first 6G architecture verification satellite, and creating the "Jiutian" (九天) series of large models... In recent years, China Mobile (中国移动) has continuously forged "major country weapons" in the field of cyberspace and information in integrating into the overall situation of national scientific and technological innovation.
"The Plenary Session made targeted deployments for accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, which makes us feel very excited, and also deeply feels that accelerating innovation in the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization is urgent." Du Qian (杜倩), deputy general manager of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of China Mobile (中国移动), said that China Mobile (中国移动) will continue to increase research investment, focus on breakthroughs in key areas such as 6G key core technologies, artificial intelligence core algorithms, and computing power networks, bravely shoulder the main force in building a strong country in science and technology, a strong country in cyberspace, and a digital China, and strive to be a pioneer in developing new quality productive forces.
Daan (大安), Jilin (吉林), on the bank of the Nenjiang River (嫩江), the world's largest single green ammonia project - the State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) Daan (大安) wind and solar green hydrogen synthetic ammonia integrated demonstration project was put into operation on July 26 this year, marking a major breakthrough in China's green hydrogen-based energy field.
"The Plenary Session put forward new goals for building a beautiful China during the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' period, which also puts forward higher requirements for the development of green energy." Chen Yan (陈燕), director of the Strategic Planning and Development Department of the State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团), said, "We will increase the intensity of clean and low-carbon transformation of the energy structure, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and make greater contributions to the construction of a modern industrial system and the promotion of comprehensive green transformation."
In recent days, teachers and students of the School of History and Culture of Sichuan University (四川大学) have earnestly studied the spirit of the Plenary Session. The communique's proposal to "stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation and promote the prosperity and development of socialist culture" left a deep impression on Lu Hongliang (吕红亮), the dean of the college who is an educator.
"Without the prosperity and development of Chinese culture, there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The strategic deployment of cultural construction in the Plenary Session is an encouragement and an inspiration to us." Lu Hongliang (吕红亮) said that the college will adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on culture, implement the spirit of the Plenary Session, give full play to the advantages of the discipline, enhance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and strengthen the international communication of Chinese culture in archaeological exploration and historical research, and contribute to the construction of a strong socialist cultural country.
Pragmatic Responsibility Writes a New Chapter
Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progress and continuous development, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle.
In less than two months, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) will usher in the closure operation, marking a new height of China's high-level opening to the outside world. In recent years, the Bank of China (中国银行) has launched a number of "first" businesses to help the Free Trade Port accelerate the pace of financial opening.
"Financial opening is an important part of the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港), and it is also an important support for realizing the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment." Dai Xingjun (代兴军), president of the Hainan Branch of the Bank of China (中国银行), said, "The clear requirement of the Plenary Session to 'promote reform and development through opening up' points out the direction for our next step. We will give full play to the Bank of China's (中国银行) globalization advantages and continue to achieve innovative breakthroughs in cross-border capital pools, foreign exchange management reform pilots, and other businesses, so as to better support the construction of the Free Trade Port with financial strength."
"The 'increasing efforts to guarantee and improve people's livelihood' proposed at the Plenary Session is our guide to action for doing a good job in the future." After earnestly studying the spirit of the Plenary Session, Qu Li (曲莉), manager of the Commercial Health Insurance Department of the Health Insurance Division of China Life Insurance Group (中国人寿集团), was full of energy. "We will always adhere to finance for the people, actively serve the construction of the national multi-level medical security system, and play the role of the insurance industry as an economic shock absorber and social stabilizer with practical actions."
"To implement the spirit of the Plenary Session, the Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行) will continue to adhere to the people first, give full play to the role of the main force in inclusive financial services, actively participate in the construction of a modern industrial system, and strive to write a new chapter in inclusive financial services during the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' with higher standards and more solid work." Huang Jianqin (黄建勤), general manager of the Inclusive Finance Department of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行), said.
On the campus of Zhejiang University (浙江大学), teachers and students across the school paid close attention to the grand occasion of the Plenary Session and studied the spirit of the Plenary Session as soon as possible.
"**万山磅礴，必有主峰** (wàn shān páng bó, bì yǒu zhǔ fēng - "among myriad mountains, there must be a main peak," a metaphor for the necessity of strong leadership)," said Dai Yuqi (代玉启), a professor at the School of Marxism of Zhejiang University (浙江大学). "Adhering to the Party's overall leadership is one of the principles that must be followed in economic and social development during the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan' period." Educators and researchers in colleges and universities should integrate the concept of "the Party's prosperity leads to the country's strength" into the entire process of cultivating people with morality, and provide reliable talent guarantee for achieving the strategic goals of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan."
The blueprint has been drawn, and it is time to forge ahead.
On the roof of the world, the "Fuxing" (复兴) EMU train gallops on the Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路). As a landmark project in the process of achieving the second centenary goal, the construction of multiple sections of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) is in full swing.
"Whether it is building the Sichuan-Tibet Railway (川藏铁路) or promoting Chinese-style modernization, we need to meet difficulties head-on and dare to be the first." Ma Mingzheng (马明正), director of the Engineering Management Center of the State Railway Group (国铁集团), said, "We will be guided by the spirit of the Plenary Session, not avoid difficulties, take the initiative to take responsibility, and build more new engines to drive high-quality regional development through major project construction, and contribute more to creating a new situation in Chinese-style modernization."
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26)
Return to TopThe National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and Other Departments Issued a Notice
Announcing the First List of High-Quality Outdoor Sports Destination Construction Areas
Beijing (北京), October 26th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) - Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments issued the "Notice on Issuing the First List of High-Quality Outdoor Sports Destination Construction Areas," determining that 49 destinations, including the "Jinhai Lake Outdoor Sports Destination in Pinggu District, Beijing (北京市平谷区金海湖户外运动目的地)," will be included in the list of high-quality outdoor sports destination construction areas for key support.
The notice clarifies that the construction of high-quality outdoor sports destinations is not a pilot demonstration or a title conferral, but rather a more precise support and empowerment for areas with outdoor sports resource endowments and development foundations. It is an important measure to promote the development of China's outdoor sports industry from point to area. All localities and relevant departments should strengthen overall coordination to ensure that relevant work achieves practical results.
The notice requires that areas included in the list should adhere to the principle of planning before construction and ecological priority, strictly abide by ecological red lines and relevant laws and regulations, and achieve harmonious coexistence between the construction of high-quality outdoor sports destinations and the natural environment.
The notice proposes that the first batch of high-quality outdoor sports destinations should further improve the level of supporting public services, enhance safety guarantees and emergency rescue capabilities, and carry out project reserves in conjunction with project construction guidelines. The sports administrative departments in the destination areas should hold a variety of events and actively introduce social forces to participate in the management and operation of the destinations.
The Ministry of Education (教育部) Released 10 Measures
To Further Strengthen the Mental Health Work of Primary and Secondary School Students
Beijing (北京), October 26th (Reporter Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔)) - In order to further improve the level of mental health work for primary and secondary school students, the General Office of the Ministry of Education (教育部办公厅) recently issued the "Ten Measures to Further Strengthen the Mental Health Work of Primary and Secondary School Students."
In terms of alleviating academic examination anxiety, according to the measures, it is necessary to strengthen homework management, strictly control the total amount, and reduce daily pressure from the source; standardize examination management, clearly prohibit ranking according to examination results, and reduce competition anxiety; deepen the governance of off-campus training, strictly control subject-based training, and standardize non-subject-based training; promote high school entrance examination reform, expand the proportion of enrollment indicators for high-quality high schools to schools, and explore balanced allocation.
Focusing on prominent issues that affect the mental health of primary and secondary school students, such as insufficient exercise, insufficient sleep, and internet addiction, according to the measures, it is necessary to pay attention to the coordinated development of body and mind, fully implement "2 hours of physical education every day," ensure adequate sleep, cultivate healthy internet habits, and purify the network environment.
Special student groups such as left-behind children, migrant children, orphans, de facto unattended children, and children from single-parent families are the focus of student mental health care work. It is necessary to establish a "one student, one policy" mental health file for special student groups and implement file-based management; improve the conditions of boarding schools and strengthen the life care and safety management of boarding students. In addition, it is necessary to promote the construction of a national student mental health monitoring and early warning system, promote a graded response model, and improve the integrated implementation mechanism of monitoring, early warning, and intervention.
Family education plays an important role in students' mental health work. It is necessary to promote schools to continuously strengthen the construction of "teaching consortia," strengthen home-school collaboration, strengthen the tracking and analysis of students' development, regularly provide feedback to parents, and work with the All-China Women's Federation (妇联), the China National Committee for the Well-Being of the Youth (关工委), and other organizations to strengthen community family education guidance, conduct basic knowledge and skills training on mental health, and improve parents' mental health literacy. The measures require improving the departmental collaborative protection mechanism, strengthening the popularization of mental health knowledge, and creating a good atmosphere in the whole society for caring about students' mental health.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王欣悦
Improve the social security system, promote high-quality development of the real estate industry, accelerate the construction of a healthy China, promote high-quality population development, and steadily advance the equalization of basic public services.
——Excerpt from the Communiqué of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
“The rent is less than half of the market price. We have settled down in the central urban area of Chongqing (重庆).” After two public rental housing exchanges, Huang Mingdeng's (黄明登) family now lives in a new 78-square-meter home, fulfilling their dream of a comfortable home.
Years ago, Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) worked in his hometown of Liangping District (梁平区), Chongqing (重庆), and her husband, Deng Guicheng (邓桂程), worked in Beibei District (北碚区). "He rented a single room in Jiangbei District (江北区). If my child and I went there, renting a large house would put too much financial pressure on us," Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) said, adding that the family could often only get together on weekends.
In the summer of 2019, Deng Guicheng (邓桂程) learned about Chongqing's (重庆) public rental housing policy from a colleague, so he tried to apply for the Beidu Jiayuan (碚都佳园) public rental housing in Beibei District (北碚区).
Chongqing's (重庆) public rental housing policy breaks the restrictions of household registration, and permanent residents such as migrant workers and migrant workers are included in the scope of protection. People who are stably employed in Chongqing (重庆) and whose housing and income standards meet the requirements can apply for public rental housing. Deng Guicheng's (邓桂程) application was quickly answered: he received a public rental housing unit with a single room, and the rent was much cheaper than the market price.
The pace of family reunion also accelerated. First, Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) moved to Beibei District (北碚区) with him, and the couple reunited. Later, the child and grandmother also moved in. But "sweet troubles" followed: a family of four living in a single room was too cramped. "Chongqing (重庆) has a flexible exchange policy, which has helped us a lot," Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) said.
According to the relevant measures for the exchange of public rental housing in Chongqing (重庆), if the number of people in the tenant family increases, they can apply to adjust the apartment type in the community.
"In September 2020, we first applied to exchange for a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment with a monthly rent of 560 yuan, which was much more spacious. In July 2024, our youngest daughter was born, and we applied to exchange for a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment with a monthly rent of 730 yuan," Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) said.
The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing (重庆) Public Rental Housing Administration (重庆市公共租赁房管理局) introduced that Chongqing (重庆) uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to build a big data platform - the "Public Rental Housing Smart Management" application, which realizes "one-stop service" for application, review, and allocation, and the allocation frequency has increased from once per quarter to once per week, greatly improving efficiency. Since the beginning of this year, the municipal public rental housing has allocated a total of 72,000 sets and exchanged more than 8,700 sets.
In the Beidu Jiayuan (碚都佳园) public rental housing community, warm life scenes can be seen everywhere: on the basketball court, young people are sweating; between the buildings, smart charging piles and express delivery stations are readily available; in the shared living room on the overhead floor of the building, the elderly sit around chatting and playing chess; in the night school public welfare托管班, professional volunteers help residents take care of their children... There is a bus stop not far from the community, as well as supporting kindergartens, community hospitals, etc. "The elderly and the young are all taken care of in the community," Huang Mingdeng (黄明登) said.
It is understood that Chongqing's (重庆) 21 municipal public rental housing communities have been equipped with 91 primary schools, kindergartens, and childcare institutions, 37 community elderly care service institutions, 15 community elderly care canteens, and 21 community health service centers (stations) and community hospitals. As of now, Chongqing (重庆) has accumulated 583,000 sets of public rental housing and distributed 566,000 sets, and more than 1.4 million people with housing difficulties have achieved housing.
"During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, Chongqing (重庆) will focus on building an integrated public rental housing system of 'supply, management, revitalization, service, and governance,' promote the efficient use of housing, and achieve classified and precise protection for different groups of people such as low-income families, new citizens, and graduates," said the relevant person in charge of the Chongqing (重庆) Public Rental Housing Administration (重庆市公共租赁房管理局).
Return to TopBy: 张雪妍
From a studio apartment to a two-bedroom apartment, and then to a three-bedroom apartment – two public rental housing exchange experiences record a family's story of settling down and reuniting in the central urban area of Chongqing (重庆), and also demonstrate the warmth of the flexible housing exchange policy.
People with housing difficulties may also face new situations such as an increase in family members, resulting in new housing needs. Therefore, "having a house to live in" is only the first step in housing security. On this basis, efforts should also be made to allow more people to "live well." The value of the flexible housing exchange policy lies not only in paying attention to the needs of the people, but also in improving management efficiency and allocation frequency through artificial intelligence, big data and other technical means, so that plans can be adjusted in a timely manner to fully meet the needs of the people.
Comfortable and livable houses with convenient facilities, and people-oriented and meticulous policies, continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. Adhering to the tenet of serving the people 全心全意 (quán xīn quán yì - "whole heart whole mind," wholeheartedly and completely) and improving working methods and technical means in a timely manner can make policies more practical and warm people's hearts, and make the people's livelihood picture moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan" more colorful.
Return to TopReview of Report on Financial Work
Financial institutions' operating and regulatory indicators remain within a reasonable range.
People's Daily reporter Zhang Cong (张璁)
On October 26th, at the 18th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee, entrusted by the State Council, Governor of the People's Bank of China Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) delivered a report on the financial work situation from the State Council.
The report showed that, based on the continued release of the effects of existing monetary policies, appropriately loose monetary policies have been implemented since 2025. A new package of monetary policy measures was introduced in May, further reducing reserve requirements and interest rates, increasing structural monetary policy support for technological innovation, boosting consumption, small and micro enterprises, and stabilizing foreign trade, and optimizing two monetary policy tools to support the capital market. At the end of September, the outstanding amount of social financing and the balance of broad money supply increased by 8.7% and 8.4% year-on-year, respectively. The weighted average interest rate for newly issued corporate loans in September was 3.14%. The implementation and transmission of monetary policy have been further strengthened, liquidity has been maintained at an ample level, the total amount of financing has grown reasonably, and social financing costs are at a historical low, playing a positive role in boosting confidence in the financial market, improving social expectations, responding to external shocks, and promoting economic recovery.
The report pointed out that the operating and regulatory indicators of financial institutions remain within a reasonable range. At the end of September 2025, the total assets of financial institutions exceeded 520 trillion yuan. The capital adequacy ratio of commercial banks was 15.36%, the non-performing loan ratio was 1.52%, the comprehensive solvency adequacy ratio of insurance companies was 186%, and the average risk coverage ratios of securities companies and futures companies were 295% and 226%, respectively, all significantly higher than regulatory standards, and the overall loss resistance capacity is sufficient.
Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) introduced the financial support for the real economy. From November 2024 to September 2025, a total of 98 companies were listed on the A-share market for the first time, raising 91.8 billion yuan, of which 86% were private enterprises and 92% were strategic emerging industry enterprises; listed companies refinanced 996.8 billion yuan, equivalent to the total of the previous two years. At the end of September 2025, loans for technology, green initiatives, inclusive finance, elderly care, and the digital economy increased by 11.8%, 22.9%, 11.2%, 58.2%, and 12.9% year-on-year, respectively, all significantly higher than the growth rate of all loans. More than 600 entities issued approximately 1.4 trillion yuan in science and technology innovation bonds.
Regarding preventing and resolving potential financial risks, the report stated that a policy framework for financial support for financing platform debt resolution, an inter-departmental working mechanism, and a debt statistical monitoring and inquiry mechanism have been established and improved, emergency liquidity loans have been provided in a timely manner, and strict prevention of concentrated "explosions" has been implemented. Through the efforts of the central and local governments, at the end of September 2025, the number of financing platforms nationwide and the scale of existing operating financial debt decreased by 71% and 62% respectively compared with the end of March 2023, and risks have been significantly mitigated. At the same time, macro-prudential management of real estate finance has been improved, and policies such as lowering the down payment ratio and reducing mortgage interest rates have been implemented. The role of the urban real estate financing coordination mechanism has been brought into play, and commercial banks have been guided to provide 2.2 trillion yuan in new loans through the "whitelist" mechanism.
Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) stated that the next step is to steadily promote institutional opening-up of the financial services industry and financial markets to facilitate trade and investment. The internationalization of the RMB will be promoted prudently and orderly, and the international monetary functions of RMB pricing, payment, investment and financing, and reserves will be comprehensively improved. The construction of international financial centers in Shanghai (上海) and Hong Kong (香港) will be promoted. The work of financial support for the sealing and operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) and the high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) will be carried out. Global governance initiatives will be actively practiced to promote global financial governance reform. The construction and development of an independent and controllable cross-border payment system will be continuously promoted. The impact of overseas economic situations and policies on China will be tracked and analyzed, and national financial security will be resolutely safeguarded.
Review of the Comprehensive Report on the Management of State-owned Assets in 2024
The latest ledger of state-owned assets is released
People's Daily reporter Peng Bo (彭波)
On October 26th, the 18th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee reviewed the State Council's comprehensive report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024. The report showed that as of the end of 2024, the total equity of state-owned capital in national state-owned enterprises (excluding financial enterprises) was 109.4 trillion yuan, the total equity of national state-owned financial capital was 33.9 trillion yuan, and the total amount of national administrative and institutional state-owned assets was 68.2 trillion yuan. As of the end of 2024, the total area of state-owned land nationwide was 524.13 million hectares, and the area of sea under jurisdiction was approximately 3 million square kilometers. In 2024, the total amount of water resources nationwide was 3,112.3 billion cubic meters; the proceeds from the transfer of state-owned construction land nationwide were 4.1 trillion yuan; and the proceeds from the transfer of mining rights nationwide were 138.39 billion yuan.
The report showed that all regions and relevant departments have conscientiously carried out the work of reporting on state-owned assets, continuously improved the level of state-owned asset management, and resolutely managed and used the common and valuable wealth of all the people.
In terms of the management of state-owned enterprise assets, the system and mechanism for managing and supervising state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises have been improved. The action to deepen and enhance the reform of state-owned enterprises has been implemented in depth to continuously enhance the core functions and core competitiveness of state-owned enterprises. Supervision of key areas has been continuously strengthened to improve the professionalization, systematization, legalization, and efficiency of state-owned asset supervision. The layout structure has been continuously optimized, efforts have been made to develop new quality productive forces, and the central government's financial resources have continued to increase support for technological innovation, the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, strategic emerging industries, and the development of future industries.
In terms of the management of state-owned financial assets, support has been provided to improve the quality and efficiency of financial services for the real economy. Efforts have been made to increase financial support for agricultural insurance premium subsidies, with 54.7 billion yuan allocated for agricultural insurance premium subsidies in 2024. The supporting role of financial funds in the development of inclusive finance has been actively brought into play, with 10.73 billion yuan allocated for special funds for the development of inclusive finance in 2024, focusing on improving the financing and development environment for small and micro enterprises and "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers."
In terms of the management of administrative and institutional state-owned assets, great efforts have been made to promote the revitalization and utilization of assets, and a national administrative and institutional state-owned asset allocation and sharing platform has been established based on the integrated budget management system to promote allocation and sharing across departments, levels, and regions. The management of administrative and institutional state-owned assets has been standardized to effectively improve the management level of state-owned assets such as public infrastructure. The system of administrative and institutional state-owned asset management has been improved, and special asset management measures such as municipal infrastructure have been introduced to further consolidate the management foundation.
In terms of the management of state-owned natural resource assets, great efforts have been made to build a "single map" of natural resource management and territorial space planning to form a "single set of data" for natural resources. The management measures for the red line for the protection of permanent basic farmland and the management measures for urban development boundaries have been studied and formulated, and 42,000 problems of illegal occupation, illegal mining, illegal stacking, and illegal construction in rivers and lakes have been organized and rectified.
The report pointed out that the next step will be to further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, complete the action to deepen and enhance the reform of state-owned enterprises with high quality, optimize the layout structure of the state-owned economy, and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces. The management system of state-owned financial capital will be improved to continuously improve the service guarantee capabilities of state-owned financial capital. The management level of administrative and institutional state-owned assets will be improved, the promotion and application of the national administrative and institutional state-owned asset allocation and sharing platform will be strengthened, and the results of revitalization will be consolidated and deepened. The system of natural resource asset management will be improved, the assessment rules for arable land protection will be improved, the increase in reserves and production of important energy and mineral resources will be promoted, and the security foundation of natural resource assets will be consolidated.
Review of the Special Report on the Management of State-owned Enterprise Assets in 2024
State-owned assets and state-owned enterprises have achieved effective improvement in development quality and efficiency
People's Daily reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)
On October 26th, the 18th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee reviewed the State Council's special report on the management of state-owned enterprise assets (excluding financial enterprises) in 2024.
According to reports, as of the end of 2024, the total assets of state-owned enterprises nationwide were 401.7 trillion yuan, the total liabilities were 260.5 trillion yuan, the total equity of state-owned capital was 109.4 trillion yuan, and the asset-liability ratio was 64.8%. Over the past five years, the total assets, total liabilities, and total equity of state-owned capital of state-owned enterprises nationwide have increased by an average of 11.4%, 11.7%, and 11.0% per year, respectively, and the asset-liability ratio has remained within 65%.
The report showed that all regions and departments have completed the three-year action of state-owned enterprise reform with high quality, continued to implement the action to deepen and enhance the reform of state-owned enterprises, continuously improved the level of supervision and management, and promoted the preservation and appreciation of state-owned assets. The main aspects include: improving the system and mechanism for managing and supervising state-owned assets, promoting the improvement of a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, better leveraging the "baton" role of assessment and evaluation, continuously promoting the optimization and structural adjustment of the state-owned economy layout, and effectively building a security defense line for state-owned assets.
With the joint efforts of all regions, departments, and the vast number of state-owned enterprises, state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises have achieved effective improvement in development quality and efficiency and reasonable growth in volume, and have fulfilled their economic, political, and social responsibilities with high quality. Among them, operating efficiency has been stable and improving. Over the past five years, the total operating income of state-owned enterprises nationwide has increased by an average of 6.0% per year, and the total labor productivity of all employees has increased by an average of 7.7% per year, fully playing the role of "ballast stone" and "stabilizer" of the national economy. The sense of mission and responsibility has been continuously enhanced, actively participating in major regional strategies and regional coordinated development strategies, better serving the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), and enriching the results of the implementation of major national strategies. Technological innovation has continued to accelerate. Over the past five years, state-owned enterprises have continuously increased their investment in technological innovation, with R&D expenditures increasing by an average of 8.6% per year. Major technological achievements have emerged one after another, and high-level technological achievements have continued to emerge. Actively fulfilling social responsibilities, as of the end of 2024, the basic telecommunications network built and operated covers the entire country, the total operating mileage of high-speed railways has reached 48,000 kilometers, and the service guarantee function has been continuously enhanced.
The report proposes that the next step will be to continue to deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, enhance core functions, enhance core competitiveness, and accelerate the construction of more world-class enterprises. Specific aspects include: strengthening the Party's leadership over state-owned enterprises, leading the high-quality development of state-owned enterprises with high-quality Party building; further improving the supervision of state-owned assets and fully stimulating the vitality of state-owned enterprises; optimizing the layout structure of the state-owned economy and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system; focusing on the development of new quality productive forces and cultivating new drivers of development with technological innovation; and consolidating responsibilities and strengthening supervision to effectively prevent the loss of state-owned assets.
Review of the Report on the Execution of Criminal Penalties
The system for the execution of criminal penalties is constantly improving
People's Daily reporter Zhang Cong (张璁)
On October 26th, entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Justice He Rong (贺荣) delivered a report on the execution of criminal penalties from the State Council to the 18th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee.
In terms of continuously improving the system and mechanism for the execution of criminal penalties, the report showed that under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, major progress has been made in the legislative revision of important basic laws for the execution of criminal penalties. The revision of the Prison Law clearly adheres to the Party's leadership, adheres to and improves the socialist prison system with Chinese characteristics, and clarifies the successful practices and experiences of prison work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as legal systems and consolidates them. The Community Correction Law has been fully implemented to improve the system for the execution of criminal penalties that connects imprisonment and non-imprisonment. The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice, together with the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, have formulated a series of detailed rules and regulations on delivery for execution, changes in the execution of criminal penalties, on-site law enforcement by prison police, and law enforcement in detention centers, and the system for the execution of criminal penalties is constantly improving. In addition, the criminal penalty execution organs consciously accept the legal supervision of the procuratorial organs, and for the procuratorial suggestions of the procuratorial organs and the problems discovered by the Supreme People's Procuratorate in carrying out cross-provincial cross-inspection tours, special working groups are sent to urge relevant units to effectively rectify them.
The report pointed out that prison work adheres to the combination of punishment and reform, with the purpose of reforming people, both executing criminal penalties on criminals and reforming and reshaping them, which is a true respect for and protection of human rights. It is necessary to adhere to the integration of education and reform, community correction, resettlement and assistance, dispute resolution, and legal publicity as a whole to prevent and reduce recidivism. The role of ideological education in attacking the mind and treating the root cause should be highlighted, and criminals should be accurately corrected according to their different characteristics. The education and reform model should be optimized, and various means such as classroom teaching, labor production, psychological correction, social adaptation, and emotional transformation should be used to reform criminals. Education before release should be strengthened, and projects that meet social needs, such as intangible cultural heritage skills, elderly care, and Chinese cooking, should be included in vocational skills training to help criminals master the skills to reintegrate into society. Social forces should be introduced to establish a normalized assistance mechanism. The Ministry of Justice and the China National Democratic League Central Committee have carried out the "Yellow Ribbon Assistance" activity, organizing more than 3,800 assistance activities. The judicial and administrative departments, together with the civil affairs departments, provide assistance to children of criminals who are actually unsupported.
The report showed that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, community correction work in China has been fully launched, especially since the implementation of the Community Correction Law in 2020, the level of community correction work has been comprehensively improved. A total of 2,888 community correction institutions above the county level have been established in accordance with the law, basically achieving full coverage of counties and districts. The standardized construction of community correction investigation and evaluation and re-offending risk assessment has been deepened to prevent the application of non-custodial sentences to high-risk criminals. The guidelines for community correction law enforcement work have been improved, adherence to technological empowerment, the construction of a national integrated community correction platform has been promoted, and information technology means have been used to strictly prevent loss of control. Community correction objects who violate regulatory provisions are strictly dealt with in accordance with the law. Since 2021, more than 40,000 community correction objects have been requested to revoke probation, revoke parole, and execute imprisonment for those who are temporarily serving their sentences outside prison. According to the individual characteristics and crime types of community correction objects, targeted correction plans are formulated, legal and moral education is strengthened, vocational skills training and employment guidance are carried out, and efforts are made to help community correction objects become law-abiding citizens.
Review of the Report on the Supervision of Criminal Penalty Execution by the Procuratorate
Promoting high-quality criminal penalty execution with high-quality and efficient procuratorial performance
People's Daily reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)
On October 26th, the 18th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee heard the report on the work of supervision of criminal penalty execution by the people's procuratorates made by Ying Yong (应勇), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
The report introduced that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the system and mechanism for the execution of criminal penalties have been continuously improved, and the work of supervision of criminal penalty execution has been continuously strengthened. From January 2021 to September this year, the procuratorial organs have put forward 971,000 opinions on correcting the supervision of criminal penalty execution in accordance with the law, promoting high-quality criminal penalty execution with high-quality and efficient procuratorial performance, and ensuring the unified and correct implementation of national laws.
Maintaining the safety and stability of regulatory sites. The procuratorial organs carry out regular legal supervision of safety precautions in regulatory sites such as prisons and detention centers, coordinate to investigate and resolve risks and hidden dangers, and supervise and correct outstanding problems such as "prison bullies" and "smuggling of contraband."
Preventing risks and hidden dangers in extra-custodial execution. Deeply carry out special governance to resolve contradictions and risks and maintain social stability, promote the strengthening of the management of extra-custodial execution personnel, supervise and correct the problems of community correction objects being out of control, and urge the detention of 17,000 community correction objects who seriously violate management regulations and whose conditions for extra-custodial execution have disappeared to prevent new illegal and criminal activities.
Carrying out supervision of criminal penalty delivery and execution in accordance with the law. In response to the difficulties in detention and delivery to prison, such as failure to deliver for execution and illegal refusal to detain, since 2021, special clean-up activities have been carried out jointly with the Supreme People's Court, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice and promoted on a regular basis, correcting the failure to deliver 96,000 criminals sentenced to imprisonment for execution.
Carrying out supervision of criminal penalty change execution in accordance with the law. Commutation, parole, and temporary execution outside prison are important systems for the change of criminal penalties. The procuratorial organs regard the supervision of criminal penalty change execution as a top priority, both correcting the "arbitrary actions" that should not be changed and preventing the "inaction" that should be changed but is not changed. Supervise and correct the problems of "serving sentences on paper" and "getting out of prison by paying money" in accordance with the law.
Conduct criminal judgment property-related execution supervision in accordance with the law. The procuratorial organs put forward 284,000 corrective opinions on illegal situations such as passive execution and illegal termination of execution, and jointly carried out special activities with the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) on the execution and execution inspection of the property-related parts of criminal judgments in duty-related crime cases. Actively participate in the special action to regulate law enforcement involving enterprises, deploy and carry out special supervision of illegal off-site law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement and justice, and promote the correction of 1,328 cases of illegal sealing, seizure, and freezing of enterprise property and illegal execution in the field of criminal punishment execution in accordance with the law.
Improve the criminal punishment execution supervision mechanism. The procuratorial organs have established and improved the "stationed + circuit + technology" supervision mechanism, strengthening stationed procuratorial work, circuit procuratorial work, and digital procuratorial work as a whole, and effectively promoting the quality and efficiency of criminal punishment execution supervision. With the strong support of the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) and the Ministry of Justice (司法部), the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高检) has successively organized cross-provincial circuit inspections of 20 prisons in 20 provinces and 21 detention centers in 18 provinces. Procuratorial organs across the country have carried out 3,723 circuit inspections of prisons and 5,122 circuit inspections of detention centers.
The report shows that in recent years, law enforcement and justice in the field of criminal punishment execution have become increasingly standardized, and the supervision of criminal punishment execution has achieved positive results. However, the overall intensity of criminal punishment execution supervision is insufficient and the rigidity is inadequate. There are problems such as the need to optimize the concept of supervision, the quality and efficiency of work need to be improved, and the system and mechanism are not sound.
In this regard, the report puts forward plans and suggestions for the next step of work: adhere to the Party's absolute leadership and ensure the correct direction of criminal punishment execution supervision; increase supervision efforts and focus on correcting outstanding problems in criminal punishment execution; improve the working mechanism and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of criminal punishment execution supervision; strengthen cooperation and coordination and jointly safeguard fairness and justice in criminal punishment execution; strengthen capacity building and continuously forge a high-quality, professional, and strong criminal punishment execution supervision team.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) October 26th dispatch (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)): According to statistics from the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署广东分署): In the first three quarters of this year, the total import and export value of the 9 mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) was 6.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.1% compared with the same period last year (hereinafter the same), accounting for 20.1% of the country's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 4.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.6%; imports were 2.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%.
Foreign trade reached a record high. In the first three quarters of this year, the import and export scale of the 9 mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) increased quarter by quarter, achieving positive year-on-year growth for nine consecutive quarters. In the third quarter, imports and exports reached 2.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9%, hitting a record high for the Greater Bay Area's (大湾区) import and export scale in nearly five years.
Exports of related products with high technical content accelerated. In the first three quarters, the 9 mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) exported 3 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 7.2%, accounting for 69.5% of the overall exports during the same period, driving overall export growth by 4.7 percentage points.
Imports of manufactured products grew rapidly, and the import demand for people's livelihood consumer goods was strong. In the first three quarters, the 9 mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) imported 1.76 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 14.2%, accounting for 72.3% of the overall imports during the same period, driving overall import growth by 9.8 percentage points.
Return to TopThe 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress held its third plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂) on the morning of October 26. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) attended.
Vice Chairman He Wei (何维) presided over the meeting. 157 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report on the enforcement inspection of the Food Safety Law by the Standing Committee's inspection team, delivered by Vice Chairman Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The report introduced the basic situation of the enforcement inspection work, the significant achievements made in the implementation of the law, and the main problems existing. It put forward opinions and suggestions for further promoting the implementation of the law: consolidating the joint efforts of the entire food safety regulatory chain, increasing the construction and implementation of the food safety standard system, strengthening the construction of food safety monitoring and law enforcement capabilities, coordinating and promoting food safety work in schools and surrounding areas, strengthening the supervision of new food business formats such as online food, improving the relevant legal system for imported food, consolidating the social co-governance pattern of food safety, and starting the comprehensive revision of the Food Safety Law as soon as possible.
The meeting heard a report on the enforcement inspection of the Forest Law by the Standing Committee's inspection team, delivered by Vice Chairman Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The report introduced the main situation of the enforcement inspection, pointed out that the effective implementation of the Forest Law has laid a solid foundation for the construction of a beautiful China, and that China has made remarkable achievements in forest resource protection and ecological restoration, and that the high-quality development of forestry has maintained a good momentum. The report analyzed the main difficulties and problems existing in the implementation of the Forest Law, and put forward opinions and suggestions for further promoting the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Forest Law: further improving the total quantity and quality of forest resources, strengthening the protection and cultivation of forest resources, strengthening the protection of forest land and forest farmers' rights and interests, expanding the path of "Two Mountains" transformation, promoting the quality and efficiency of the forestry and grassland industry, and improving the forestry legal system.
The meeting heard a report on financial work entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Governor Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行). The report introduced the main progress and achievements of financial work since November 2023, the current economic and financial situation, problems and challenges, and put forward the next steps: implementing moderately loose monetary policies to create a suitable monetary and financial environment for consolidating and expanding the momentum of economic recovery; further strengthening and improving financial supervision, and continuously enhancing the quality and effectiveness of supervision; highlighting the key directions of financial services for the real economy, and focusing on providing high-quality financial services; continuing to deepen the structural reform of the financial supply side; promoting high-level two-way opening up of finance, and safeguarding national financial security; preventing and resolving financial risks in key areas, and 守住不发生系统性金融风险的底线 (shǒu zhù bù fā shēng xì tǒng xìng jīn róng fēng xiǎn de dǐ xiàn - "guard against systemic financial risks," to prevent systemic financial risks from occurring).
The meeting deliberated on the State Council's comprehensive report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024. The report introduced the overall situation of state-owned assets, the management situation, and the implementation of deliberation opinions, and put forward the next work arrangements: further deepening the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, improving the management system of state-owned financial capital, improving the management level of administrative and institutional state-owned assets, improving the management system of natural resource assets, and comprehensively improving the quality and efficiency of state-owned asset reports.
The meeting heard a special report on the management of state-owned enterprise assets (excluding financial enterprises) in 2024, entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Vice Minister of Finance Guo Tingting (郭婷婷). The special report introduced the basic situation of state-owned enterprises, the continuous improvement of the management and supervision of state-owned enterprise assets, the significant achievements made in the reform and development of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and the main problems existing in the management of state-owned enterprise assets. It put forward work considerations for further strengthening the management of state-owned enterprise assets: strengthening the Party's leadership over state-owned enterprises, and leading the high-quality development of state-owned enterprises with high-quality Party building; further improving the supervision of state-owned assets, and fully stimulating the vitality of state-owned enterprises; optimizing the layout and structure of the state-owned economy, and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system; focusing on the development of new quality productive forces, and cultivating new driving forces for development with scientific and technological innovation; consolidating responsibilities and strengthening supervision, and effectively preventing the loss of state-owned assets.
The meeting heard a supervisory research report on the management of state-owned enterprise assets (excluding financial enterprises) in 2024, delivered by Xu Hongcai (许宏才), Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress and Director of the Budget Work Committee of the Standing Committee. The report introduced the overall situation of state-owned enterprise assets, management work and management effectiveness, analyzed the outstanding problems, and put forward relevant suggestions: optimizing the layout of state-owned capital, strengthening the supervision and management of state-owned enterprises, improving the assessment and evaluation mechanism, and improving the quality of state-owned enterprise development.
The meeting heard a report on the execution of criminal penalties, entrusted by the State Council, delivered by Minister of Justice He Rong (贺荣). The report introduced the main work and achievements of the national judicial administration departments and public security organs in the execution of criminal penalties since 2021, the difficulties and challenges currently facing the execution of criminal penalties, and put forward the next work measures: continuously strengthening political construction and the construction of the rule of law, resolutely guarding the bottom line of safety and stability, comprehensively improving the quality and efficiency of criminal penalty execution, and persistently focusing on building a strong team.
The meeting heard a report on the maritime trial work of the people's courts, delivered by President Zhang Jun (张军) of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院). The report introduced the new developments in maritime trial work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the new situations and new problems faced, and put forward measures and suggestions for promoting the high-quality development of maritime trial work: adhering to the Party's absolute leadership over judicial work, accelerating the construction of a preferred place for international maritime dispute resolution, improving the maritime trial system and mechanism, cooperating to improve the legal rules system involving the sea, and forging a high-quality and professional maritime trial team.
The meeting heard a report on the supervision of criminal penalty execution by the people's procuratorates, delivered by Procurator-General Ying Yong (应勇) of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院). The report introduced the main work and achievements, the problems and difficulties faced, and put forward the next work plans and suggestions: adhering to the Party's absolute leadership to ensure the correct direction of the supervision of criminal penalty execution; increasing supervision efforts to focus on correcting outstanding problems in the execution of criminal penalties; improving the working mechanism to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of the supervision of criminal penalty execution; strengthening cooperation to jointly maintain fairness and justice in the execution of criminal penalties; strengthening capacity building and continuously forging a high-quality, professional, and strong team for the supervision of criminal penalty execution.
Vice Chairmen of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), and Secretary-General Liu Qi (刘奇) attended the meeting.
State Councilor Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission (国家监察委员会), members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, main responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some deputies to the National People's Congress, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.
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During a trip, I saw wind turbines standing tall on the mountains and discussed blade transportation with my companions. Trucks carrying long and heavy blades navigate bends, climb mountain roads, and enter ramps. The transportation scenarios are complex and challenging. The "wagging tail" operation is breathtaking and shocking.
Not long ago, two news items about wind turbine blades also attracted attention: one is that the blade length has increased from more than 30 meters to more than 150 meters, thereby promoting the upgrading of single-unit capacity; the other is that the first batch of wind turbine units is facing a "retirement wave," and some companies are relying on new technologies to "reincarnate" retired blades into environmentally friendly pallets, pedestrian walkways, and other products. The blades "grow taller," and the industry "extends the chain," reflecting the enrichment of new business forms and the expansion of new tracks.
I can't help but think of an interview at a blade manufacturing company. When seeing the over-100-meter blades being made, someone asked: If you build bigger and more, there will always be a day of saturation. How will you develop in the future? The relevant person in charge is not worried because they have already laid out the "post-industrial chain," and the markets for wind turbine operation and maintenance, blade recycling, and utilization are not small. From practice, continuously extending the industrial chain and enriching business scenarios, the efforts and development of enterprises, to a certain extent, refute the arguments of "limited market" and "weak development."
This also leads to thinking: The market is there, how to open up new development space? Three areas and three types of products give inspiration.
First, look at a bottle of water. The western mining area of Shuangyashan Mining Company (双鸭山矿业公司) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) has a large amount of water inflow. How can coal be mined while holding a basin of water? If the mine water is regarded as an "enemy," there is no good way out; if it is regarded as a "friend," "water-coal symbiosis" is a new way. Therefore, based on green and technology empowerment, through exploring the "drainage-water purification-reuse" model, deeply purified water can be used for production, dust removal, irrigation, and also incubates a mineral water sector with an annual output value of nearly 10 million yuan, turning "underground disaster water" into "green living water."
Where is the market? Incremental growth is bred in transformation and development. Whether it is the upgrading of traditional industries or the transformation of emerging industries, as long as you are not content with the status quo and make optimization adjustments from yourself, every time you solve a problem, you are opening up a new situation, and every transformation and innovation is embracing the blue ocean. There are no backward industries, only backward concepts and stagnant steps. Development is like digging a well, and the market is like a spring. Dare to explore roads that no one has walked, and be brave to integrate new ideas into existing development ideas, and you can taste the sweetness of development vitality.
Let's look at a line. Recently, Shanghai Jiaoyun Bus (上海交运巴士) launched a customized bus line, where aunties and uncles can take a bus to the source of ingredients for procurement. The "flavor-seeking" bus line has become a "product line" to help leisure consumption. In the context of the convenience brought by high-speed rail and the sluggish traditional long-distance passenger transport, the reason why the customized bus lines in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) region are so popular lies in the word "precision": precise connection of needs, ingenious design of routes, careful optimization of services, and sincere multi-party cooperation.
Where is the opportunity? We must not only look at the overall development trend of the region but also look at the development trend in the micro field. Whether it is the elderly or young people, they all love the worldly atmosphere and yearn for the "nearby distance." Grasping emotional needs and satisfying emotional value, high-quality and affordable services are emerging potential points in the market. Practice has also proved that through market-oriented operation, integrating cultural tourism, agricultural products, transportation, and other resources, the needs of the masses in the region can be turned into economic growth points, and the economic microcirculation between regions can drive the smooth development of the main artery.
Finally, look at a film. The mobile phone protective tempered film of a company in Hunan (湖南) is sold to 68 countries and regions around the world, accounting for 30% of the global market share. Where does the good sales come from? Taking the improvement of the sensitivity of mobile phone fingerprint unlocking as an example, the company has continuously carried out technological research and development, reducing the thickness of the tempered film from 0.33 mm to 0.1 mm. Focusing on technology and strengthening products, the "film power" releases the "magic power" of development.
Where is the secret? It lies not only in external driving forces but also in the continuously cultivated internal development momentum. From a small enterprise to a large region, and even to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, continuously improving the internal driving force and reliability of development will stimulate greater driving force. Two sentences are more meaningful: "Comprehensively strengthen ourselves" and "Resolutely do our own thing well." The more powerful the internal development momentum of an enterprise, the more it can win development; the continuous growth and expansion of countless business entities can inject inexhaustible power into achieving high-quality development.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会) pointed out that "China's economic foundation is stable, its advantages are many, its resilience is strong, and its potential is great, and the supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed." Cultivating new opportunities in transformation, hiding potential in microcirculation, and strengthening strength through internal improvement... The market is always there, and there are always opportunities. Based on practice and facing the future, seeing the development trend, taking action, we will surely be able to explore our own new development space.
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Exhausting all efforts and contributing all abilities, everyone is both a "cog" and a "key point." Success does not necessarily require my participation, but it definitely requires me.
In the powerful and resonant sounds of ship horns, in the voyages advancing into the deep blue, and in the birth of major national instruments, hundreds of millions of people are stirred with national pride and confidence in development, taking responsibility for Chinese-style modernization.
More than 20 years ago, when I first became a naval soldier, I never imagined that I would follow three warships on voyages. My myriad feelings can be briefly expressed with three keywords.
Sense of belonging. In December 2000, I met the "First Ship of China," the Shenzhen ship (深圳舰), taking the first step in my military career. Before that, I had never seen such a large warship, and the thought of fighting alongside it filled me with a sense of belonging. My warship life began in the hot, humid, and noisy electromechanical deep compartments. To ensure the smooth operation of the warship, we needed to maintain all the circuits, pipelines, turbines, and motors of the entire ship. There was no air conditioning in the deep compartments, and we had to burn boilers, with the surrounding equipment radiating heat, and we had to climb up and down. In the day-to-day work, the sense of participation in "boarding a large ship and venturing into the ocean" became a sense of belonging. Accompanying the ship on visits to many countries and regions, although drifting at sea, as long as I was with the warship, I felt as secure as at home.
Sense of steadiness. When I received the transfer order to the Liaoning ship (辽宁舰), I was full of ambition, ready to show my skills. At that time, the Liaoning ship (辽宁舰) was still under construction, and the cabins were dark and empty, which exceeded my expectations, inevitably making me feel uneasy. Only hard work could soothe the anxiety. The equipment layout in the cabins was complex and precise, allowing no room for error, so I always set off before dawn and returned late at night. On the day when the J-15 (歼—15) successfully landed on the Liaoning ship (辽宁舰) for the first time, I was in the arresting gear compartment, unable to see the situation on the deck, and my heart was also very tense. I could only prick up my ears and hold my breath to listen. "Bang—" After a loud noise, a dragging sound came, and I knew it was successful, and the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. With a little bit of construction and adjustment, we achieved an overall leap with each "completion." I have a deep understanding that all achievements must rely on being down-to-earth.
Sense of accomplishment. Later, I came to the Shandong ship (山东舰). Although the aircraft carrier is large, for carrier-based aircraft, landing from high altitude is like landing on a matchbox. The key to safely completing this difficult action lies in "a moment"—the tail hook must tightly hook the arresting cable in an instant. For us, doing a good job in support focuses on a "meticulous" character. Meticulously checking every detail, the number of safety inspections exceeded the regulations by two times, ensuring the absolute safety of carrier-based aircraft takeoffs and landings. We used years of "meticulousness" to help the Shandong ship (山东舰) continuously break the record for the maximum number of consecutive takeoffs and landings of carrier-based aircraft. In just a few years, the domestically produced aircraft carrier Shandong ship (山东舰) completed the upgrade from "commissioning" to "combat capability." Exhausting all efforts and contributing all abilities, everyone is both a "cog" and a "key point." Success does not necessarily require my participation, but it definitely requires me.
In July of this year, the Chinese Navy's Shandong ship (山东舰) aircraft carrier formation arrived in Hong Kong (香港), and many citizens boarded the deck for close contact with this "national instrument." When the formation left, Hong Kong (香港) compatriots responded to our "national security, family well-being" displayed upon arrival with "strong military, happy people" on Yuk Kwai Shan (玉桂山顶). On both sides of Victoria Harbour (维多利亚港), people waved the national flag, reluctant to leave for a long time. At this moment, I suddenly understood that these three keywords are not only my personal feelings but also the common feelings of all Chinese people brought about by the country's prosperity. In the powerful and resonant sounds of ship horns, in the voyages advancing into the deep blue, and in the birth of major national instruments, hundreds of millions of people are stirred with national pride and confidence in development, taking responsibility for Chinese-style modernization!
The sea breeze is chilling, and the night is as dark as ink. Carrier-based fighter jets spew flames and pierce the darkness. The roar is an inspiring horn—the gradually approaching picture of the J-15 (歼—15) makes me feel honored and reminds me of my responsibility. Rooted in my position and with a sincere heart, I am always ready to advance into the deep blue with the aircraft carrier time and time again.
(The author is a second-class sergeant of the Shandong ship (山东舰), interviewed and compiled by Jin Zhengbo (金正波), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopAlong the Zha'er (扎哈) Highway in Qinghai (青海), the sounds of birds singing in the forest and the fragrance of fallen leaves create a "fairytale secret realm" atmosphere; on both sides of the Red Leaf Highway in Ningxia (宁夏), the forests are richly colored, attracting many tourists to enjoy the leaves and climb mountains... As the popularity of self-driving tours gradually increases, tourist highways have become a popular cultural and tourism carrier. Recently, the autumn scenery of tourist highways in many parts of the country has been "updated," becoming a good place for tourists to find autumn and enjoy the scenery.
This is precisely:
Luxuriant like rosy clouds dyeing the steep peaks,
Where does the secluded path not know autumn?
Driving through the forest with open hearts,
And enjoy the scenic spots in a leisurely tour.
Zhi Yanwen (郅延文)
Return to TopBy: 常 钦
A seemingly minor standard update is profoundly reshaping the "milk bottle" of Chinese consumers. Not long ago, Amendment No. 1 to the National Food Safety Standard for Sterilized Milk was officially implemented. From now on, the production of sterilized milk (i.e., the pure milk commonly found on shelves) can only use raw cow (or goat) milk as the sole raw material. The previous practice of using some reconstituted milk as a supplement to compensate for insufficient milk sources will become history.
Dairy products processed directly from fresh raw milk have higher nutritional value and better flavor and taste. This standard update will affect all aspects of the milk industry chain, bringing about a profound value reshaping.
The new national standard will significantly increase the demand for high-quality domestic fresh raw milk, which will help stabilize milk prices, protect dairy farmers' incomes, and guide the industry to pay more attention to the construction of milk source bases, prompting companies and dairy farmers to establish closer ties of interest. This new regulation also requires production enterprises to ensure the purity of "pure milk" from the source, which is more consumer-friendly.
Why are we confident in saying "no" to reconstituted milk? This confidence stems from the improvement of the entire industry chain's strength. In 2024, China's milk production reached 41.555 million tons, ranking fourth in the world. While production is guaranteed, quality has also made a leap. The core nutritional indicators of fresh raw milk, such as milk protein and milk fat, have reached the world's advanced level. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) has conducted spot checks on fresh raw milk for 16 consecutive years, and the pass rate has been above 99.9%.
The simultaneous increase in quantity and quality of the dairy industry is backed by the hard support of science and technology. From the planting and promotion of "king of pasture" alfalfa to the independent cultivation of dairy cattle breeding "chips" and the popularization of smart pastures, science and technology have become the core engine for improving the quality and efficiency of the dairy industry. In the smart pastures of Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), dairy cows line up to walk onto rotary milking machines, without any manual intervention throughout the process. The proportion of scaled breeding of dairy cows with more than 100 heads nationwide has reached 78%. The solid foundation built by technological innovation and refined management supports this standard upgrade.
The adjustment of the sterilized milk production process is an industrial breakthrough that has been brewing for a long time. It marks that China's dairy industry has emerged from a period of milk source shortage and is moving towards a higher level of dynamic supply and demand balance. From the supply side, in recent years, the average purchase price of fresh raw milk in China is very close to the landed duty-paid price of imported bulk milk powder, and adjusting the standard has little impact on the milk supply. From the demand side, people's requirements for health and nutrition have increased, personalized needs have increased, and milk consumption scenarios have become more diverse. In addition to common products such as tea drinks, products targeting segmented needs such as sugar control and sleep aid are constantly being launched. Some places directly connect pastures with stores to provide a one-stop breakfast solution of "fresh milk + baking"; some agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises develop a "pasture + sightseeing + sales" model, turning pastures into research and study bases to increase product added value.
It should also be noted that China's dairy industry still faces many challenges on its journey to higher quality. At present, China's per capita milk consumption is far from saturated, and the market potential is huge. There are still structural problems such as "too much liquid milk and too few dry dairy products" and "normal temperature milk occupies the mainstream, and low-temperature milk is underdeveloped." This is a challenge, but also a potential.
Promoting the transformation of consumption patterns from simply drinking milk to emphasizing both drinking milk and eating dairy products, and vigorously developing dry dairy products such as cheese and butter, has become a key path to solving seasonal fluctuations in raw milk, extending the industrial chain, and increasing added value. In the past 5 years, domestic cheese consumption has increased by 120%, demonstrating the huge potential of this transformation. In line with the trend of consumption upgrades and continuous optimization of the supply structure, China's dairy industry, which has reached a new level, still has broad development prospects.
Chinese-style modernization prioritizes people's livelihood. In the adjustment of milk production standards, the country's emphasis on food quality, consumer rights protection, and people's livelihood concerns is fully demonstrated. Aiming at people's livelihood needs, adhering to quality standards, strengthening technological empowerment, and doing a good job from the source of a grass and a cow to the careful polishing of a cup of milk and a piece of cheese at the terminal, China's dairy industry will win a more resilient and more vibrant tomorrow.
Return to TopBy: 李小艳
During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, a tourist drove his family to Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) for a trip. Seeing many potatoes left in the fields after mechanized harvesting along the roadside, he asked a local if he could pick them. The local not only generously agreed but also gave him large bags to hold the potatoes. Soon, he had picked up many potatoes. This "gleaning autumn" video quickly attracted attention and sparked heated discussions on social media platforms, with netizens saying it was like "catching the sea on the prairie."
"Gleaning autumn," also known as "picking autumn," originally referred to picking up leftover fruits in the fields after the autumn harvest to avoid waste. Now, this behavior has a new connotation, becoming a new form of recreation that integrates travel and education, gets close to nature, and can be participated in by the whole family. Experiencing the joy of harvest in "gleaning autumn" and savoring a different kind of holiday in nature, a trip can also become a natural lesson without walls.
From an educational perspective, "gleaning autumn" provides us with a research and study idea: moving the classroom to the fields, so that children no longer recognize the world through screens, but touch the earth with their own hands, observe and feel the growth of crops, and experience life in a down-to-earth way.
From the perspective of tourism development, "gleaning autumn" represents a "family mobilization, close to nature" travel trend: the whole family cooperates to find potatoes, dig potatoes, load potatoes... Such travel memories are far more impressive than the same old scenic spot photos. The popularity of "gleaning autumn" can also promote local agricultural resources and related brands to be known by more people, enhancing brand influence.
It should also be noted that "gleaning" should be done with moderation, and "gleaning autumn" should be experienced moderately and civilly. Tourists can plan in advance to ensure travel safety; they should obtain the consent of farmers before picking, and should not only focus on the experience but also pick fresh fruits, damage crops, or leave garbage behind. Currently, some places have released "official guidance routes" to regulate "gleaning autumn" behavior and ensure the fun of participation, which is worth learning from.
From visiting fine seed breeding to experiencing farm-style recreation such as "picking mushrooms" and "catching big geese," from agricultural experience to industrial tourism... The vast land contains unlimited possibilities for developing distinctive cultural tourism, and the key lies in whether we can keenly capture demand and transform "sudden popularity" into "lasting heat." If we can make the brand of agricultural specialty products even brighter, the road of "tourism +" integrated development will become wider.
"Gleaning autumn" picks up happiness and sentiment. We look forward to more places turning "popularity" into "lasting popularity," allowing tourists to experience pleasant natural scenery, heartwarming local cuisine, and colorful folk culture.
(Excerpted and edited from *Inner Mongolia Daily (内蒙古日报)*, originally titled "The Cultural Tourism Code Behind 'Gleaning Autumn'")
Return to TopReducing burdens should not diminish responsibility, and loosening constraints should inspire greater enthusiasm. The success of burden reduction efforts should be evaluated not only by the extent of the reduction but also by improvements in implementation effectiveness and public service quality. In this issue's forum, we present three submissions discussing how to make burden reduction more effective.
—Editor
Overcoming "Path Dependence"
Liu Jiayue (刘佳跃)
Through vigorous efforts to address formalism and reduce burdens at the grassroots level, fewer documents are issued, meetings are shorter and more focused, and various materials are more targeted. However, in practice, some cadres still exhibit "path dependence" when promoting work, feeling that they "lack effective measures and methods."
Reducing burdens at the grassroots level means reducing burdens, increasing enthusiasm, and enhancing efficiency. With reduced burdens and more time and energy, cadres should step out of their comfort zones, break free from old patterns, and adopt more concrete measures and practical methods to do their jobs well.
The lack of effective methods stems from both a reluctance to act and an inability to do so. "Willingness to act" must be coupled with "ability to act." With more time and energy, efforts should focus on addressing capacity deficiencies. Strengthen the study of the Party's innovative theories, enhance the learning and accumulation of professional knowledge, actively explore and summarize new situations and problems in grassroots work, accurately identify bottlenecks and difficulties, and formulate effective measures. Cultivate the wisdom of using "one key to open one lock" and "new keys to open new locks," and develop the ability to overcome shortcomings and bottlenecks in different environments. Only then can the benefits of burden reduction better reach the masses.
Prioritizing Substance over Appearance
Yang Zhichao (杨志超)
To promote garbage sorting, a unit organized volunteer service activities, conducting "duty at the bins." Although the requirement for taking photos as proof was canceled, "full participation" was emphasized. As a result, the activity appeared to be in full swing, but most participants were staff members, and the effect was poor.
Addressing formalism to reduce burdens at the grassroots level is precisely about relieving unnecessary burdens on grassroots cadres, allowing them more time and energy to implement policies and serve the people. After reducing burdens, it is also necessary to empower them. For example, Xianyang City (咸阳市) in Shaanxi (陕西) Province has accurately delegated administrative law enforcement powers to towns (街道) for administrative enforcement matters that directly face the public, occur frequently, and can be effectively undertaken by the grassroots. On average, each town has been delegated 43 items, and each street has been delegated 27 items, so that matters that were previously visible but beyond control can now be managed and managed well.
Prioritizing substance over appearance. The achievements of burden reduction are hard-won and must resolutely prevent formalism from taking on hidden forms, mutating, and rebounding. Using public satisfaction as the yardstick, making the public the "examiners" of work, and adhering to both breaking down and building up, deepening the work of reducing burdens at the grassroots level from "treating the symptoms" to "treating the root cause," can ensure that work is done well and touches people's hearts.
Eliminating the Market for "Slow Action"
Shi Qingbo (施清波)
Reducing burdens means reducing useless work and encouraging cadres to do useful things well. In reality, some grassroots cadres see loosening constraints and reducing burdens as an opportunity to "take a break" and "catch their breath," and develop a slack attitude towards starting businesses, using various reasons as excuses to "push, block, and delay," hindering the progress of work.
In any work, quality and efficiency are indispensable. Seizing the day is crucial for development, and good policies depend on implementation. If one link is stuck, the progress of policy implementation will be affected, and the effectiveness of work will be discounted. For example, using "handling according to regulations" as a perfunctory excuse, without specifying which regulations or how to handle them, and constantly delaying, seemingly wearing the cloak of "compliance," is actually a manifestation of "slow action," which ultimately affects the efficiency of starting businesses and harms the vital interests of the masses.
To eliminate the market for "slow action," it is necessary to continuously exert efforts in cadre education and to innovate mechanisms. For example, in major livelihood projects, establishing a "joint on-site review and handling" mechanism in which the leading unit "blows the whistle" and relevant departments "report" helps everyone solve problems "face to face"; in routine work, vigorously promoting the "one-stop service" reform can force data sharing and process reengineering from the institutional level. Establishing an awareness of immediate action, eliminating procrastination, and stimulating the enthusiasm for "striving" and "seizing" through mechanism innovation will surely better guide the work of addressing formalism and reducing burdens at the grassroots level to a deeper level.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
Involving multiple fields such as eating, clothing, housing, and transportation, the light industry is not only related to the people's aspiration for a better life but also to the growth of the national economy.
Recently, the "14th Five-Year Plan" achievement report on the development of the light industry was released, with three sets of data being particularly outstanding:
Looking at the industry scale, the number of light industrial enterprises in China reached 136,600 in 2024, with an average annual growth of 5.89% since 2020; looking at market performance, the retail sales of key light industrial products reached 7.93 trillion yuan, accounting for 16.2% of the total retail sales of consumer goods; looking at export conditions, the total export value reached 925.4 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth of 7.17% since 2020.
"In recent years, the economic scale of the light industry has steadily increased, and the resilience of the industrial chain has been significantly enhanced. China has become the world's largest producer and exporter of light industrial products," said Zhang Chonghe (张崇和), President of the China National Light Industry Council (中国轻工业联合会).
Faced with internal and external pressures, how can the light industry maintain steady growth? How can we better achieve high-quality development in the future? The reporter conducted an interview.
Continuous Optimization of Industrial Structure
Dual-Wheel Drive of Intelligent Upgrading and Green Transformation
An intelligent factory reflects the industry's digital transformation process.
Robotic arms wave precisely, and a refrigerator can roll off the production line every 10 seconds; "5G + Industrial Internet" calculates meticulously, and hundreds of parts quickly fall into place... In Jiaozhou (胶州市), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) Province, in the workshop of the Haier (海尔) SCO Refrigerator Interconnected Factory (海尔上合冰箱互联工厂), various refrigerators are produced in an orderly manner on the same production line.
"From the entry of raw materials into the factory to the intelligent dispatching of the production line, under the AI scheduling, the entire workshop realizes the mixed-model production on demand." Pointing to the industrial robot that is performing the labeling operation on the side, Yin Dongdong (尹冬冬), the factory's process director, introduced that the labeling process, which used to rely on manual labor and was prone to errors, has now been replaced by artificial intelligence visual positioning technology, basically achieving zero errors. "While the product quality has been greatly improved, the production capacity has doubled compared with traditional factories. About 5,000 high-end refrigerators are produced here every day and shipped to all parts of the world," said Yin Dongdong (尹冬冬).
Turning to intelligence for productivity. Up to now, Haier (海尔) has 5 factories selected as excellent-level intelligent factories by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工信部), covering refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters and other fields.
"Overall, the application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of home appliances not only leads the entire industry to accelerate towards the mid-to-high end, but also provides assistance for the development of the global home appliance industry," said Jiang Feng (姜风), Executive Director of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association (中国家用电器协会). During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of smart home appliances jumped from 38% to 62%, becoming a new engine for industry growth. In 2024, the main business income of the home appliance industry reached 1.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 31.6% compared with 2020.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, driven by the dual wheels of intelligent upgrading and green transformation, China's light industry has continued to optimize and upgrade. The level of intelligence has been significantly improved. Among the 1,260 national-level 5G factories, 167 were selected from the light industry, accounting for 13%; the industrial Internet is widely used in the industry, covering more than 60% of enterprises above designated size. Remarkable achievements have been made in green development. As of 2024, 1,321 light industrial enterprises have been selected as national-level green factories, covering industries such as home appliances, papermaking, food, and batteries.
The Industry Moves Towards the Mid-to-High End of the Value Chain
Continuous Increase in Innovation Investment, Continuous Emergence of Scientific and Technological Achievements
The "seventy-two changes" of a yeast concentrate the industry's innovation and creativity vitality.
Can yeast only be used to make dough? In Yichang (宜昌) City, Hubei (湖北) Province, in the Anqi Group (安琪集团) exhibition hall, a display wall attracts the attention of visitors: high-sugar yeast is used to make bread, special yeast is used to brew wine, hot pot base materials contain yeast extracts, and there are even yeast protein powders... Hundreds of products with thousands of specifications support Anqi Group (安琪集团) to become a well-known yeast enterprise.
The ability to "play with" small yeast is backed by decades of unwavering commitment to innovation. Scientific researchers focus on strain selection and data analysis, multiple innovation projects are promoted efficiently, and multiple new products are developed rapidly. "Taking yeast protein as an example, it is extracted from brewer's yeast, and its protein content is as high as 80% or more, and the market space is very broad," said Zhao Xiaojie (赵小杰), deputy general manager of the company.
With continuous technological investment, Anqi Group (安琪集团)'s development has entered the fast lane. "In the past 5 years, the average annual compound growth rate of R&D investment has reached 16%, and more than 400 authorized invention patents have been accumulated," said Zhao Xiaojie (赵小杰). Relying on innovation-driven development, yeast will be integrated into production and life in more diverse product forms in the future.
In recent years, the overall R&D strength of China's food technology has greatly increased. The "2024 China Food Industry Innovation and Development Report" shows that in 2024, the average R&D intensity of 11 bio-fermentation enterprises reached 3.6%, which is higher than the average level of 2.9% of the top 100 light industry technologies. China's food industry has achieved a shift from a single follower to a coexistence of followers, parallel runners, and leaders, supporting the transformation of the industry from large-scale agricultural product and food primary processing to quality-oriented precision manufacturing and creation.
Not only in the food industry. "During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, with technological innovation as the core driving force, light industrial enterprises accelerated the construction of a collaborative innovation system integrating production, education, research and application, and promoted the industry to leap to the mid-to-high end of the value chain," Zhang Chonghe (张崇和) introduced.
Continuous increase in innovation investment. The R&D expenditure intensity of the entire industry increased from 1.72% at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" to 2.31% in 2023, with an average annual growth of 9.2%.
Fruitful achievements in scientific and technological innovation. According to incomplete statistics, as of now, the light industry has obtained more than 1.79 million authorized invention patents, and the number of valid invention patents has increased from 127,000 in 2020 to 214,000 in 2024, with an average annual growth rate of 12.3%.
Further Consolidation of Market Competitive Advantages
Adhere to Supply Innovation, Channel Upgrading and Open Cooperation
A brand going overseas witnesses the industry's market advantages.
In the production workshop of Yin Sanhuan Machinery Co., Ltd. (银三环机械有限公司) in Huadu District (花都区), Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) Province, nearly 30 automated production lines operate efficiently. Bicycles printed with the Trinx (千里达) brand logo are assembled and quickly shipped to more than 70 countries and regions.
"Since going overseas in 2016, we have established localized production bases in India (印度) and other countries," introduced Li Liwei (李力为), Deputy General Manager of Operations of Trinx (千里达). The company has launched cost-effective mountain bikes for the Southeast Asian market; to meet high-end users in Europe, it has independently developed smart electric-assisted bicycles. "Precise product strategies have enabled our overseas business to maintain an average annual growth rate of more than 20%," said Li Liwei (李力为).
"In the second half of going overseas, we need to shift from quality manufacturing to brands with stories," Li Liwei (李力为) introduced. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (巴黎奥运会), the Italian national team (意大利国家队) chose Trinx (千里达) high-end racing bicycles to participate in the competition. By entering the market through competitions, the company quickly entered the forefront of global competitive bicycles and effectively enhanced the international reputation of its own brand.
In recent years, the international influence of China's bicycle industry has steadily increased. "From 2020 to 2024, the industry has cumulatively exported 259 million bicycles, with an export value of 17.711 billion US dollars. Among them, the export value to countries jointly building the 'Belt and Road' accounted for 40.7%, an increase of 8.2 percentage points compared with the end of the '13th Five-Year Plan'," introduced the relevant person in charge of the China Bicycle Association (中国自行车协会).
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the light industry further consolidated its market competitive advantages through supply innovation, channel upgrading, and open cooperation.
The export share remains leading. In 2024, the total export value of the light industry accounted for 25.9% of the country's total export value, ranking first in the country for five consecutive years.
Diversified markets continue to expand. From 2020 to 2024, the proportion of light industrial product exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased from 30% to 33%, and the proportion of exports to ASEAN increased from 13.7% to 15%, and the international market layout became more reasonable.
At the same time, the domestic consumer market has improved in quality and expanded in capacity. The retail sales of key light industrial products increased from 5.98 trillion yuan in 2020 to 7.93 trillion yuan in 2024, with an average annual growth of 7.29%. The proportion of domestic sales has steadily increased, from 87.2% in 2020 to 87.4% in 2024, and the basic role of light industrial consumption in economic growth has continued to strengthen.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan", the achievements are remarkable; looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan", opportunities and challenges coexist. "The light industry will continue to improve its innovation capabilities, brand influence, and sustainable development capabilities, and strive to cultivate more than 10 globally renowned brands and more than 50 regional characteristic brands by 2030, and maintain the world's number one international market share of light industrial products," said Zhang Chonghe (张崇和).
Return to TopAccording to a report in the People's Daily, Beijing (北京), October 26th (Reporters Wang Zheng (王政) and Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently jointly issued a notice to deploy the application work for the 2025 "Challenge and Take Command" project for intelligent manufacturing system solutions, and at the same time, the acceptance work for the projects that have already been selected will be initiated.
The 2025 project application is oriented towards the needs of digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of key industries such as raw materials, high-end equipment, consumer goods, and electronic information. It focuses on identifying and cultivating a group of specialized suppliers who have mastered core technologies, deeply cultivated subdivided industries, and possess industrial genes, to address the pain points and difficulties in the construction of smart factories. It will strengthen the "stringing beads into a chain" integrated innovation of intelligent manufacturing equipment, industrial software, and systems, enhance the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and scenarios, deepen the research, development, and application of national and industry intelligent manufacturing standards, and promote the formation of advanced, applicable, independent, controllable, replicable, and scalable intelligent manufacturing system solutions, products, and services, and application verification.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), October 26th (Reporter Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) The "Global Marine Equipment Industry Patent Development Report (2025)" was released at the 3rd Yazhou Bay Intellectual Property Forum held recently. The report shows that as of now, the number of valid patents in the global marine equipment industry has reached 306,400. From the perspective of the distribution of countries or regions of technology origin, the number of valid patents in China's (中国) marine equipment industry is approximately 166,600, accounting for 54.4% of the global total. South Korea, the United States, and Japan rank second, third, and fourth, respectively.
The reserve of valid patents reflects a country's patent strength in the field, and the patent reserves of major countries basically coincide with the current competitive landscape of the global marine equipment industry. The report shows that China's (中国) marine equipment industry's valid patents are mainly distributed in the design of special ships or floating platforms, underwater operation vehicles and supporting equipment, and components or equipment for the external structure of ships. In the past 10 years, China's (中国) patent growth has driven the overall growth of global marine equipment industry patent applications and authorizations.
Return to TopAccording to a report in this newspaper from Shanghai on October 26th (Reporter Wang Yinxin (王崟欣)), the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission recently issued the "Second Batch of Shanghai Free Trade Zone Joint Innovation Zone Construction Plan." The plan aims to continuously expand the radiating and driving effect of institutional innovation in the Free Trade Zone and release the dividends of institutional innovation on a larger scale.
The plan clearly designates eight key areas, including the Hongqiao International Central Business District (虹桥国际中央商务区), Jing'an (静安), and Changning (长宁), as well as the entire area of five national-level economic and technological development zones, such as the Minhang Economic and Technological Development Zone (闵行经济技术开发区) and the Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone (虹桥经济技术开发区), as the second batch of Shanghai Free Trade Zone Joint Innovation Zones.
The plan includes five specific aspects: improving the level of investment and trade facilitation, optimizing financial and data cross-border services, deepening the reform of the science and technology innovation system and mechanism, improving the talent and land factor guarantee system, and fully supporting the creation of new industrial forms with distinct characteristics.
The plan also announced a specific division of tasks for the construction plan, including a total of 86 reform tasks in "two lists."
Return to TopSince the "14th Five-Year Plan," Tongren City (铜仁市), Guizhou Province (贵州省) has consistently adhered to the principle of prioritizing high-quality development, deeply practicing the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," vigorously developing the ecological economy around "four new" and "four modernizations," striving to create a pioneering demonstration zone for green development, and taking solid steps in modernization construction.
Focusing on Ecological Industry to Solidify the Foundation of Development
In recent years, Tongren City (铜仁市) has closely focused on the "Double Thousand Double Hundred" development goals, unswervingly followed the path of ecological industrialization and industrial ecology, and made every effort to promote the cluster development of the new functional material industry at the trillion-yuan level. It has cultivated a group of industry-leading enterprises such as Zhongwei (中伟) and Huicheng (汇成), and nearly a hundred new material enterprises above the designated size. In 2024, the city's total economic output was 165 billion yuan, of which the green economy accounted for 51.2%. The output value of the new energy battery and material industry accounted for 38% of the province, and the development momentum of the ecological industry continued to improve.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Tongren's (铜仁) new quality productive forces developed rapidly. The newly explored manganese ore resources amounted to 104 million tons, and the proven reserves exceeded 800 million tons. It was approved to establish the China (Tongren) Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone (中国（铜仁）跨境电子商务综合试验区), cultivated and introduced 21 cross-border e-commerce enterprises, and the Tongren City (Wanshan District) Big Data Industrial Park (铜仁市（万山区）大数据产业园) became one of the first three digital and intelligent industrial parks awarded in the province. The city has 3 national-level green parks, 12 national-level green factories, 5 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, and 157 science and technology-based enterprises. The cluster effect of strategic emerging industries has begun to appear, and the construction of a modern industrial system with Tongren (铜仁) characteristics is accelerating.
Vigorously Developing Ecological Agriculture to Broaden the Path to Prosperity
In recent years, based on resource endowments and comparative advantages, Tongren City (铜仁市) has strived to explore a green and efficient development path for modern agriculture that highlights mountainous characteristics, firmly adhered to the red line of arable land protection and the bottom line of food security, and made every effort to do a good job in the "modern, mountainous, characteristic, and efficient" four articles. The "three products" strategy of ecological agriculture has achieved remarkable results.
"Fanjing Matcha" (梵净抹茶), which is included in the province's "Two Reds, Three Greens, and One Touch" tea industry brand, has become a hit, with a core base of 100,000 mu built, an annual matcha production of over 2,000 tons, and its production and sales volume ranking first in the country. The integrated development of the first, second, and third industries, such as matcha planting bases, matcha factories, and matcha towns, has made the brand of "China's Matcha Capital" increasingly bright. In addition, Tongren City (铜仁市) has also vigorously developed agricultural production entities, cultivated agricultural leading enterprises, and combined with protecting arable land, increasing grain production, and increasing farmers' income, successfully experimented with and demonstrated the planting of 120,000 mu of fresh corn, and scaled up the development of ecological eggs and other "Fanjing Mountain Treasures" (梵净山珍). The annual output of Fanjing (梵净) eggs exceeds 4.8 billion.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total output value of Tongren's (铜仁) agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industries increased by an average of 5.6% annually, and the income of rural residents increased by an average of more than 8.3% annually. The income gap between urban and rural residents narrowed from 3.04 at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" to 2.72 in 2024, and the achievements of poverty alleviation were effectively connected with the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Revitalizing Ecological Tourism to Highlight the Beauty of Humanity
Mount Fanjing (梵净山) is Tongren's (铜仁) and even Guizhou's (贵州) "golden signboard" for tourism to the world. In recent years, Tongren City (铜仁市) has adhered to the goal of building a world-class health and wellness tourism destination, focusing on the construction of Mount Fanjing (梵净山) as a world-class tourist attraction, and focusing on the three elements of "resources, tourists, and services" to create a world-class ecological tourism IP.
In 2024, Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve (梵净山国家级自然保护区) was successfully included in the Green List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Mount Fanjing (梵净山) was awarded the title of the first batch of "World Famous Tourist Mountains" by the International Mountain Tourism Alliance, becoming a popular scenic spot for tourists at home and abroad. The ecological tourism formats of Zhongnanmen Ancient City (中南门古城), Zhusha Ancient Town (朱砂古镇), Shiqian Hot Spring (石阡温泉), Wujiang Gallery (乌江画廊), and ethnic minority characteristic villages such as Miao (苗寨), Dong (侗寨), Qiang (羌寨), Tujia (土家寨), and Gelao (仡佬寨) are booming, and the integrated revitalization of agriculture, culture, tourism, and sports is strong.
In the past two years, the city's average annual growth of domestic tourists has been 19.63%, and the average annual growth of total tourism expenditure has been 23.83%, driving the coordinated development of accommodation, catering, retail, and producer services. In 2024, the added value of the service industry reached 93.535 billion yuan, an increase of 24% compared with 2020.
Building an Ecological City to Brighten the Background of Happiness
As an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江), Tongren City (铜仁市) has adhered to the "four iron" and "five methods" to control manganese pollution, legislated to protect Mount Fanjing (梵净山) and Jinjiang River (锦江河), and is committed to realizing "every county has clear water flowing through the city, every township sees green mountains and clear water, and every village shows pastoral landscapes," so that the masses can truly share green benefits. This year, Jiangkou County (江口县) and Yuping Dong Autonomous County (玉屏侗族自治县) will achieve the goal of beautiful rural construction in the whole county, and by 2030, all districts and counties in the city will reach the construction standard 5 years ahead of schedule.
Seizing the major opportunity of Tongren (铜仁) as a pilot for the overall promotion of the ecological product value realization mechanism reform, Tongren City (铜仁市) has deeply promoted the ecological product value realization mechanism reform. The "Fanjing Ecological Account" (梵净生态账户) was selected as a typical case of comprehensively deepening reform in local China. Currently, 200,000 accounts have been established, and more than 10 billion yuan of loans have been issued based on this mechanism.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the forest coverage rate of Tongren City (铜仁市) reached 66.2%, the excellent and good rate of air quality in county-level cities remained above 99.1%, and the water environment quality of national control sections of surface water has remained in the top 30 cities in the country for three consecutive years. The water quality of the Wujiang River (乌江) and Jinjiang River (锦江河) has remained at or above Class II for many years, and it has been rated as a "National Forest City" and "China's Most Ecologically Competitive City in 2021."
Embarking on a new journey, Tongren City (铜仁市) will continue to adhere to ecological priority and green development, recite the mountain sutra, do a good job in the water article, play the ecological card well, unswervingly thicken the green background of high-quality development, and strive to hand in an excellent answer sheet of "showing Guizhou's (贵州) new style in the process of Chinese-style modernization."
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Tongren Municipal Committee (中共铜仁市委宣传部)
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Dear Editor,
In 2002, I purchased a commercial apartment in Phase II of Baolong Garden, Qingyuan Subdistrict, Fengze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. Since the handover of the apartments in August 2003, the 152 households in the 5 buildings of the residential complex have been unable to obtain property ownership certificates. Because we cannot obtain property ownership certificates, we cannot sell our homes, transfer our household registrations, or enroll our children in nearby schools, which makes us feel very helpless. We sincerely request the relevant departments to pay attention to this matter.
Mr. Huang (黄先生), Quanzhou City (泉州市), Fujian Province (福建)
After receiving the letter, the reporter went to Quanzhou City (泉州市), Fujian Province (福建) to investigate and interview about the difficulty of obtaining property ownership certificates reflected by the reader.
152 households have been unable to obtain property ownership certificates for 22 years, leading to difficulties in household registration, maintenance of public areas, and application for elevator installation.
On October 15, the reporter came to Phase II of Baolong Garden, Chengkou Community, Qingyuan Subdistrict, Fengze District, Quanzhou City (泉州市丰泽区清源街道城口社区). Entering the gate, two rows of 5 seven-story buildings are arranged in a staggered manner. The reporter saw that some building walls were peeling, some road surfaces in the residential complex were uneven, and the stair handrails were completely rusted.
"The residential complex went on sale in 2001 and was handed over in 2003. More than 20 years have passed, and the 152 households in the 5 buildings have still not been able to obtain property ownership certificates," said homeowner Grandpa Li.
The lack of property ownership certificates has brought inconvenience to the homeowners in the residential complex. Homeowner Lao Huang said, "If you want to sell a house, you can only trade it as a 'small property right house,' and the price cannot be sold for half of the market price."
"Without property ownership certificates, our residential complex has not yet established a special residential maintenance fund account. If the public areas of the residential complex need to be repaired, we can only raise money from everyone specifically, which is often more difficult." Homeowner Li Hui (李辉) (pseudonym) pointed to the top of a building and said, "The tiles on the top were aging and falling off, hitting the cars parked below. For safety, we can only risk water seepage from the roof and let the property management company directly 'knock off' the tiles."
"Because there is no property registration and we didn't catch up with the filing of the house sales contract, we are the only residential complex in the surrounding area that cannot apply for elevator installation. I am almost 80 years old and still have to climb the stairs to the 7th floor," said Lao Huang.
"It is difficult to transfer household registration without a property ownership certificate, and my child is about to go to school, so I am very anxious," said homeowner Ms. Liu.
Why have property ownership certificates not been obtained?
Homeowner Zhang Feng (张风) (pseudonym) showed the reporter a letter of reply from the "Quanzhou Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau (泉州市住房和城乡建设局), Quanzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau (泉州市自然资源和规划局), and Qingyuan Subdistrict Office (清源街道办事处) of Fengze District (丰泽区), Quanzhou City (泉州市)" in 2024, which stated: "The main problems currently are: 1. The problem of illegal over-construction of the project has not been resolved, and the land transfer fee for the over-planned area has not been paid. 2. The construction unit has gone bankrupt, all assets of the company have been auctioned by the court, and the legal representative of the company cannot be contacted, and there is a lack of application subject for handling relevant procedures. 3. Procedures such as planning acceptance, fire protection acceptance, archive acceptance, and completion acceptance filing required for obtaining the certificate have not been completed."
Lao Huang recalled that after the handover of the apartments in 2003, the homeowners asked the then construction unit, Huazhou Company (华洲公司), to obtain property ownership certificates, but Huazhou Company (华洲公司) delayed and refused to do so for various reasons. Around 2005, "Huazhou Company (华洲公司) simply could not be found."
Helpless, in 2007, more than 40 homeowners jointly sued the court and won the case. The court ruled that Quanzhou Huazhou Company (泉州华洲公司) should provide property ownership registration materials for filing, assist in property registration, and pay liquidated damages. However, Huazhou Company (华洲公司) was legally sealed up by the court for other matters, and all the company's property has been auctioned.
"Huazhou (华洲) is out of contact, no one pays the fines, and no one provides the relevant procedures for obtaining property ownership certificates." "In 2011, the homeowners reported to the government, and in 2012, the relevant departments also held meetings to coordinate and deal with the matter, but there has been no follow-up since then," the homeowners said one after another.
The residential complex has never undergone planning acceptance, and the developer is out of contact after "over-building a building." Who will bear the responsibility for the over-construction?
So, where is the bottleneck for the residents of Phase II of Baolong Garden (宝龙花园) to obtain property ownership certificates? The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of Quanzhou City (泉州市) on this matter.
The information provided by the relevant departments shows that the construction unit of the 5 buildings in Phase II of Baolong Garden (宝龙花园) is Quanzhou Huazhou Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (泉州华洲房地产开发有限公司). The construction unit organized the completion acceptance on November 10, 2004, and the conclusion was "the project meets the acceptance conditions and agrees to the acceptance."
"However, the residential complex has not yet completed the completion acceptance filing." Wang Qianhui (王谦辉), director of the Quanzhou Real Estate Registration Center (泉州市不动产登记中心), said that the Real Estate Registration Center (不动产登记中心) can only issue property ownership certificates to them after the completion acceptance filing is completed.
Tracing back along the processing flow, the completion acceptance filing can only be carried out after the planning acceptance, fire protection acceptance, and other procedures are completed, but Phase II of Baolong Garden (宝龙花园) has not undergone planning acceptance.
Why was the planning acceptance not completed? Although it is necessary to formally confirm during the planning acceptance whether Phase II of Baolong Garden (宝龙花园) is over-built and how much it is over-built, Wu Yijie (吴艺杰), deputy section chief of the Administrative Examination and Approval Section of the Quanzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau (泉州市自然资源和规划局行政审核审批科), said, "If there is over-construction, the project cannot pass the planning acceptance before it is disposed of."
According to a report issued by the Qingyuan Subdistrict Office (清源街道办事处) in 2012 provided by Lao Huang: "The Baolong Phase II (宝龙二期) real estate project... the construction scale approved by the Municipal Planning Commission is 13,616 square meters, and the actual construction is 17,545 square meters... exceeding the approved area by 3,929 square meters." According to this estimate, it is equivalent to over-building a building.
"How do we homebuyers know that the developer illegally over-built?" The homeowners felt very helpless. They bought off-plan houses in 2001 and 2002. Lao Huang said, "I specifically checked at the time, and the residential complex had all five certificates, and there were no problems with the pre-sale permit, etc."
"At that time, this residential complex was 1,800 yuan per square meter, which was much higher than the residential complex next door." Zhang Feng (张风) said that he carefully selected it before deciding to buy it, but he didn't expect to step on a "mine."
"We have consulted the housing construction, planning, and other departments many times, and the answer we got was that we have to pay the excess land transfer fee generated by the construction of the over-planned area before we can register the property rights." Lao Huang said, "But Huazhou Company (华洲公司) cannot be found, who will pay the land transfer fee? It has fallen into a dead knot."
Why was a building over-built in the residential complex, and the regulatory authorities did not find it during the construction process? Huang Shixiong (黄世雄), the relevant person in charge of the Fengze District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau (丰泽区住房和城乡建设局), explained that whether the developer is over-planning during the construction process is mainly checked during the quality inspection of the project during the construction process. At the beginning of construction, the planning permit will be required to be hung on the construction site for comparison at any time. "These measures were all in place at the time, but where the problem lies, it is too long to judge."
The developer is out of contact, who will be the subject of the application for acceptance? The relevant departments said that the owners' committee is not active, and the homeowners said that it cannot be promoted at all.
"Planning acceptance belongs to the 'application-based matter,' and the construction subject, that is, Huazhou Company (华洲公司), needs to submit an application. After the over-planned construction is punished or even demolished according to the on-site measurement results, it can pass the planning acceptance." Su Bingjie (苏炳杰), a staff member of the Administrative Examination and Approval Section of the Quanzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau (泉州市自然资源和规划局行政审核审批科), said, "The most important problem at present is the lack of a relevant subject to apply."
Huazhou Company (华洲公司) cannot be contacted, so can the planning acceptance not be promoted? "That's not the case." Wang Qianhui (王谦辉) said that according to the "Opinions on Handling Several Historical Legacy Issues of Real Estate Registration in the Central Urban Area" issued by the Quanzhou Municipal People's Government (泉州市人民政府) in 2017, "the owners' committee should be the main body for handling."
In this regard, Wang Congyi (王聪义), secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Qingyuan Subdistrict Office (清源街道办事处党工委书记), said that in 2013, the subdistrict and community specially guided the residential complex to establish an owners' committee in order to solve the problem. However, the owners' committee did not actively exercise its rights and submit applications for relevant matters. The subdistrict is now actively promoting the re-election of the owners' committee, but not many homeowners are actively participating. "We visited door-to-door, and the homeowners are not very active," said Wang Congyi (王聪义).
"The biggest problem at present is that the homeowners themselves are not proactive enough," Wang Congyi (王聪义) sighed.
In this regard, Huang Lin (黄林) (pseudonym), the former director of the Baolong Garden Phase II (宝龙花园二期) owners' committee, completely disagreed: "As homeowners, how can we not want to actively promote the solution of the problem?"
He introduced that at the end of 2013, the first owners' committee was established in the residential complex, and he served as the director. Since then, the owners' committee has consulted relevant departments many times on how to solve the problem of difficult certificate issuance, but the relevant departments always replied to him "to pay the land transfer fee," "to find the company and ask them to submit materials," "to find a surveying team to issue a measurement report," and so on. "These are not problems that the owners' committee can solve at all," Huang Lin (黄林) said helplessly.
Huang Lin (黄林) showed the reporter a reply from the relevant departments in 2021, which still stated "Please contact the developer and construction unit to urge the developer to fulfill the contractual obligations and handle the project's first registration as soon as possible."
Huang Lin (黄林) said, "The first and second owners' committees worked hard for several years and felt that they could no longer solve the problem of certificate issuance, and they were no longer active. In 2021, the owners' committee stopped running because no one was willing to participate."
In fact, Huang Lin (黄林) said that the Quanzhou (泉州) document on the owners' committee as the main body for handling was issued in 2017. Prior to this, on October 26, 2012, the municipal government held a coordination meeting on related issues and designated Chengkou Community (城口社区) as the main body for providing relevant materials. Huang Lin (黄林) showed the reporter a letter: In 2014, the former Quanzhou Urban and Rural Planning Bureau (泉州市城乡规划局) sent a letter to Chengkou Community (城口社区) of Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源街道) requesting it to provide relevant materials. "This shows that at that time, it was the responsibility of the subdistrict and community to provide materials and promote certificate issuance," Huang Lin (黄林) said.
In this regard, Wu Yijie (吴艺杰) said that the urban and rural planning department did not receive any reply from Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源街道) and Chengkou Community (城口社区) later. However, the relevant person in charge of the Qingyuan Subdistrict Office (清源街道办) told reporters that after consulting the archives and asking the staff at the time, "no record of the community receiving this letter was found."
To solve the historical legacy problem of "registration difficulty," the policy has a direction, and the local government said that it will establish a special team to promote it and is studying the details.
The developer is out of contact, and no one pays the fines for illegal over-construction. Can the 152 households still get property ownership certificates?
The reporter learned that the Ministry of Natural Resources' (自然资源部) 2021 "Notice on Accelerating the Resolution of Several Historical Legacy Issues of Real Estate Registration" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") pointed out the direction for solving the problem of difficult property ownership certificate issuance due to "developers being out of contact."
First, the "Notice" pointed out: If the development enterprise or relevant unit is missing... and there is no successor unit or superior department, the institution or organization designated by the county-level people's government where the real estate is located can apply for handling on its behalf.
Accordingly, if the owners' committee of the residential complex has not been re-elected, can Phase II of Baolong Garden (宝龙花园二期) be applied for by an agency designated by the district government? After thinking about it, Wang Qianhui (王谦辉) admitted frankly that if it is in accordance with relevant regulations, it can indeed be done. However, there is no precedent in Quanzhou (泉州), and relevant rules still need to be refined.
Second, the "Notice" pointed out: In accordance with the principle of "separation of certificate and payment," real estate registration procedures should be handled at the same time as the relevant departments recover land transfer fees and taxes. "At that time, it was still a principled policy, and how to implement it specifically needs to be further clarified," Wang Qianhui (王谦辉) said.
Wang Qianhui (王谦辉) said that in May of this year, six departments jointly issued the "Notice on Accelerating the Resolution of Historical Legacy Problems of 'Registration Difficulty' of Real Estate," which clearly proposed the implementation of "separation of certificate and payment." Quanzhou (泉州) is also further studying and introducing detailed rules. "Now there is great hope. Before this, no one dared to issue certificates without paying the money."
Now it is October, when can the "registration difficulty" problem be solved?
"Now the entire communication mechanism has not been established yet, and it needs a little more time." Wang Congyi (王聪义) said that Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源街道) will establish a working team to provide specific guidance on each process link, do a good job in guiding and communicating between homeowners and relevant departments, and also hope that homeowners will cooperate more with the work of the subdistrict.
"It is still necessary for higher-level agencies to coordinate and coordinate multiple departments such as natural resources and planning, housing and urban-rural development, subdistricts, and urban management to promote the resolution of the problem," the relevant person in charge of the Quanzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau (泉州市自然资源和规划局) suggested.
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Return to TopProvide More Support and Guarantees for the Village Doctor Team
In recent years, many places have experienced an aging village doctor workforce. Promoting the healthy development of the rural medical system requires building up the village doctor team as a crucial component. Only by encouraging medical talent to serve rural areas and strengthening the grassroots medical team can we truly improve the level of grassroots medical services.
How can we attract more young people to become village doctors? On the one hand, recruitment should be combined with the actual needs of the countryside. We can focus on the shortcomings of rural medical institutions' technical expertise, recruit medical university graduates to serve in rural areas, and the government can provide support through economic subsidies. Explore long-term support mechanisms, establish grassroots service stations, and build a platform between medical talent and rural areas through joint construction of specialized departments, expert diagnosis and treatment, and online referrals, to promote the regular flow of high-quality medical talent to rural areas to serve the people.
On the other hand, focus on ensuring that medical talent can stay and thrive. Fully consider the practical difficulties that medical talent may face when going to the countryside, such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Consider providing transportation subsidies, catering and accommodation, and other service support to solve the "key small things" for talent, so that medical talent can go to the countryside with peace of mind and focus on serving. Continuously improve supporting measures such as the construction of hospital rooms and the supply of medicines, and continuously improve the level of medical services. At the same time, strengthen positive incentives, and publicize and commend a group of outstanding medical advanced individuals who are well-regarded by the masses through newspapers, public accounts, etc., to encourage and guide more young medical talent to serve rural areas.
Zhao Jianhua (赵件华), Qidong City (启东市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省)
The Goal of "Weight Loss" for Government Affairs New Media Should Be "Fitness"
Some time ago, in the work of rectifying formalism and reducing burdens for grassroots units, some government affairs new media accounts were shut down, reducing the waste of administrative resources and gaining public recognition. However, the original intention of developing government affairs new media was to improve the transparency and interactivity of government work. The goal of "weight loss" should not only be "slimming down," but also "fitness" that strengthens functions and better serves the people.
Therefore, streamlining government affairs new media requires a comprehensive assessment of the operation of government affairs new media to clarify their functional positioning. For "zombie" accounts that lack effective management and operation, they should be resolutely cleaned up; for accounts that still have value, management should be optimized to improve their operation quality and efficiency, release information in a timely manner, and respond to social concerns. At the same time, a long-term supervision mechanism should also be established to ensure the healthy and orderly development of government affairs new media.
The development of government affairs new media should not pursue quantity or excitement, but should focus on quality and effectiveness. Governments and departments at all levels should develop government affairs new media with a pragmatic attitude, meet work needs, pay attention to practical results, avoid formalism, and allow government affairs new media to play its due role and become a bridge and link between the government and the people.
Wang Jichuan (王济川), Luzhou City (泸州市), Sichuan Province (四川省)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 史一棋
With a gentle press, the gate arm of the residential compound rises. No card swiping, no registration, and no security guard confirmation needed... Recently, Ms. Xu, a resident of Baoding City, Hebei Province (河北保定市), left a message on the "Leaders' Message Board" of People's Daily, saying that a delivery person entered her residential compound with just a small remote control pointed at the straight-arm gate. "The compound originally didn't allow outside electric vehicles to enter, so what's the point of this gate access control?" Ms. Xu felt uneasy.
The "remote control" mentioned by Ms. Xu is not used for controlling household appliances such as TVs and air conditioners in daily life, but is a "universal remote control" called "gate lifting artifact" or "gate access control artifact." Under certain conditions, this type of remote control can copy signals, pair and decode, and control residential compound gates, parking lot barriers, shop roller shutters, unit retractable doors, and even garage doors, helping users achieve "freedom of opening and closing."
A reporter searched on several e-commerce platforms and found that many stores openly sell this type of remote control, priced from a few yuan to hundreds of yuan, labeled as "universal for gate access control" and "dedicated for roller shutters." The reporter searched using "gate lifting artifact" as the keyword, and the store ranked first in comprehensive ranking had sales exceeding ten thousand. In the comments section, there were many messages such as "artifact for evading parking fees" and "entering residential compounds at will."
By pressing a remote control, people can pass unimpeded. Is the "universal remote control" really "universal"? The reporter placed an order to purchase a remote control with the "latest chip, supporting more than 90% of the systems on the market" and, with the cooperation of the gatekeeper, conducted tests in several residential compounds and parking lots in Beijing (北京).
The actual test found that this type of remote control is not the "one-key-open" as imagined, and it needs to copy the signal and activate the device on-site before it can be used. Moreover, this remote control can only target some simple systems with fixed frequency bands, and it is ineffective for unattended gate access control systems that rely on license plate recognition or wired control.
Although the usage scenario differs from the seller's promotion and is not a true "universal" tool, its potential hazards cannot be ignored. A remote control that is not expensive and easy to obtain, if it falls into the hands of criminals, may bypass the gate access control system, break into closed places, and even open the door to illegal and criminal activities.
Is it illegal to produce and sell this type of remote control? In this regard, Song Yahui (宋亚辉), a professor at the Law School of Nanjing University (南京大学), said that under normal circumstances, the "technology neutrality" principle can be cited to determine whether a product is illegal. If the design intention of this type of "universal remote control" is to bypass the gate access control system by copying or decoding signals and help users circumvent normal management measures, exceeding the boundary of technological neutrality, it may be illegal.
Song Yahui (宋亚辉) believes that producers face two aspects of legal risk: First, intellectual property issues. Gate access control systems and circuit decoding devices are usually protected by patents and trade secrets, and bypassing these technologies is in itself an infringement of intellectual property rights. Second, liability issues. Illegally entering residential compounds and garages using the device, causing property or personal injury, if the device producer and the direct infringer jointly constitute an infringement by providing tools, then they need to bear legal responsibility in accordance with the law.
In the sales process, e-commerce platforms and sellers cannot stay out of it either. Article 38 of the E-Commerce Law stipulates that if an e-commerce platform operator knows or should know that the goods sold or services provided by the operator on the platform do not meet the requirements for ensuring personal and property safety, or have other acts that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and fails to take necessary measures, it shall bear joint and several liability with the operator on the platform in accordance with the law. Song Yahui (宋亚辉) pointed out that platforms cannot refuse supervision on the grounds of "just being an intermediary." If the platform "knows or should know" that merchants are selling illegal products but does not take measures such as delisting and shielding in a timely manner, it must also bear legal responsibility.
It is worth noting that the reporter saw a "disclaimer" from merchants on the home pages of many "universal remote control" products, claiming that "the design, production, and use of this product are all based on the laws of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and are only for use by security guards, property management company personnel, etc.," and reminding that "legal issues arising from illegal cracking and irregular use shall be borne by the consumers themselves." Can this type of statement "exempt" merchants from liability?
In response, Song Yahui (宋亚辉) explained: "If the product itself has illegal attributes, such a statement cannot exempt liability. Even in legitimate scenarios for the product, if the operator has not provided clear prompts to consumers, the disclaimer is also invalid." During the communication process, after the store's customer service learned that the reporter was not a security guard, property personnel, professional locksmith, or other related practitioner, they still hinted that "as long as you can copy the security guard's remote control."
Regarding "universal remote controls," Song Yahui (宋亚辉) said that producers must enhance their legal awareness and must not continue to produce and sell products knowing that the product's function is illegal; sellers must strictly screen the source and use of goods and must not rely on so-called disclaimers to evade responsibility; platforms should earnestly fulfill the regulatory obligations stipulated by the E-Commerce Law, promptly inspect and delist illegal products; at the technical level, relevant manufacturers should strengthen the dynamic encryption and upgrade iteration of gate access control systems to prevent signal copying from the source. Experts remind that even if consumers "just want to make it easier for themselves," improper use of "universal remote controls" may constitute infringement or even violation of the law, and they should not take chances.
(Liu Xiaohong (刘潇鸿) participated in the writing)
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Return to TopThe tides of the times surge forward. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) has unswervingly followed the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, with pragmatism and innovation as its distinct characteristics, proactively serving the overall development situation, and continuously injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the capital. Over the past five years, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) has adhered to the development concepts of "joint consultation, joint construction, joint governance, and shared benefits" and "China's Financial Street, the World's Financial Street," using time as its scroll and struggle as its pen, running one relay after another, and working one generation after another, delivering an excellent answer sheet with "development with height, reform with depth, and service with warmth," powerfully demonstrating the responsibility of "being at the forefront and setting an example," and becoming a backbone force in promoting the high-quality development of the financial industry, continuously empowering and adding color to the construction of a strong financial nation.
With quality and quantity, economic development demonstrates strong vitality and resilience.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, facing the complex and severe domestic and international situation and multiple risks and challenges, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) has moved steadily and made progress, with the financial industry maintaining stable growth and effectively playing the role of an economic "ballast stone." The asset scale of financial institutions stationed in the area increased from 129.2 trillion yuan in 2021 to 156.05 trillion yuan in 2024, and the financial resource allocation capacity has been continuously consolidated. The average annual growth rate of the financial industry in Xicheng District (西城区) reached 8%. In the first three quarters of 2025, the financial industry achieved an added value of 230.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9%. Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街), with less than two ten-thousandths of the city's area, contributes about 35% of the city's financial industry added value and nearly 70% of the city's financial industry tax revenue, continuously injecting strong and stable impetus into the high-quality development of the capital's economy, and has become one of the regions with a high concentration of national financial institutions and financial talents, a large flow of RMB assets, and outstanding economic contributions.
Shouldering the mission bravely, serving financial reform and development more solidly and powerfully.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Xicheng District (西城区) Party Committee and District Government issued the "Opinions on Serving and Guaranteeing the Construction of the National Financial Management Center," always adhering to the high standards of "the best of the best," fully serving and guaranteeing the efficient operation of the central financial management departments, and helping to build a modern central bank system, a modern financial regulatory system, and a financial stability guarantee system. Serving the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) to take the lead in carrying out financial technology innovation regulatory pilots and capital market financial technology innovation pilots in Beijing (北京). At present, the Xicheng District's (西城区) financial technology innovation regulatory tool projects account for 61% of Beijing's (北京), and the capital market financial technology innovation pilot projects account for 50% of Beijing's (北京), highlighting the advantages of the core carrying area of the "regulatory sandbox."
Over the past five years, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) has newly introduced 211 domestic and foreign financial institutions, with a registered capital of 472.006 billion yuan. The Beijing Stock Exchange (北京证券交易所) is building a main battlefield for serving innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, National Pension Insurance Co., Ltd. (国民养老保险股份有限公司) serves the third pillar of pension insurance, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Credit Information Co., Ltd. (中国信保资信有限公司) provides credit information services for economic and trade enterprises, China Securities Finance Corporation Limited (中国证券金融股份有限公司) serves the construction of the capital market, and the new policy financial instrument companies recently established by the China Development Bank (国家开发银行), the Agricultural Development Bank of China (中国农业发展银行), and the Export-Import Bank of China (中国进出口银行) to support the development of key areas such as infrastructure construction and technological innovation have successively landed, making the ability of Financial Street (金融街) to serve and guarantee financial reform and development more prominent.
Gathering momentum and planning for the future, the construction of a financial technology highland and an asset management highland is advancing efficiently.
Yesterday's "Old Dongpi" (老动批), today's "New Power" (新动力). The Jinke New Area (金科新区) has transformed into a financial technology highland, becoming a successful exploration of relieving non-capital functions, urban renewal, and industrial ecological adjustment and upgrading. At present, the Jinke New Area (金科新区) has gathered 269 leading or key financial technology enterprises and professional service institutions, with a registered capital of over 140 billion yuan, and has 16 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, 835 national high-tech enterprises, and 681 Zhongguancun (中关村) high-tech enterprises, with an output value soaring to the 100 billion yuan level, and the tax contribution is 36 times that before the relief, becoming a financial technology innovation area with comprehensive leading advantages in China.
Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) accurately grasps the innovation and transformation development trend of the asset management industry, and issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of the Financial Street Asset Management Highland," and the construction of the asset management highland is becoming a new driving force for promoting high-quality development. As of now, the asset management scale of asset management institutions stationed in the area exceeds 21 trillion yuan. The diversified asset management institution system is increasingly完善 日益完善 (rì yì wán shàn - "increasingly perfect," continuously improving and becoming more complete), covering categories such as bank wealth management, insurance asset management, public funds, private equity funds, trusts, securities asset management, and futures asset management, forming an asset management system integrating financing, investment, operation, and management, and gathering a group of well-known asset management institutions. In September 2025, Prudential Insurance Asset Management Co., Ltd. (保德信保险资产管理有限公司), the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company directly invested and established by a foreign insurance company in China, officially opened in Financial Street (金融街). The construction of the asset management ecosystem is actively advancing, and investment institutions related to asset management business, intermediary service institutions such as accountants and lawyers, as well as participants such as custodian institutions and exchanges, are becoming increasingly complete.
Standing at the forefront of the tide, financial opening up is steadily moving towards a higher level.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) has taken solid steps in opening up to the outside world, and its internationalization level and global influence have been significantly improved. Since 2020, the Financial Street Forum (金融街论坛) has been co-sponsored by the Beijing Municipal People's Government (北京市人民政府) and the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证券监督管理委员会), Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社), and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局), and has been upgraded to a national-level and international professional forum, effectively playing the role of an authoritative release platform for national financial policy publicity, a platform for the benign interaction between finance and the real economy, a platform for China's participation in global financial governance, and a platform for international financial exchange and cooperation, and is known as the "wind vane of China's financial reform and development." The 2025 Financial Street Forum Annual Meeting (金融街论坛年会) established 5 overseas sub-venues, radiating to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America and other regions, with more than 400 important guests from more than 30 countries and regions participating, focusing on the theme of "Global Financial Development under Innovation, Transformation, and Reshaping," and jointly discussing international financial cooperation and development.
In 2020, the State Council (国务院) approved Beijing (北京) to establish a National Comprehensive Demonstration Zone for Expanding Opening-up of the Service Industry and the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (中国（北京）自由贸易试验区). Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) implemented opening-up measures such as further relaxing market access, expanding capital account opening, and supporting foreign-funded financial institutions to obtain more business qualifications, attracting a number of important and high-quality international financial institutions to settle in and develop, and the hub role and status of opening up to the outside world are increasingly consolidated. Daiwa Securities (大和证券), the first newly established foreign-controlled securities company in Beijing (北京), was registered and established, Goldman Sachs Securities (高盛证券) was approved to become one of the first wholly foreign-owned securities companies, SWIFT (环球银行金融电信协会), a global important financial infrastructure service institution, jointly established Financial Gateway Information Service Co., Ltd. (金融网关信息服务有限公司) with the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and other institutions, and Mastercard NetsUnion Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (万事网联信息技术（北京）有限公司), the first Sino-foreign joint venture bank card clearing institution in Beijing (北京市), was established in Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街). Well-known foreign-funded financial institutions Goldman Sachs Group (高盛集团), JPMorgan Chase (摩根大通), and UBS Group (瑞银集团) have also established their China (中国) headquarters in Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街). Since the construction of the "Two Zones" (两区), Xicheng District (西城区) has included 945 municipal-level projects with a total amount of 768.2 billion yuan, and the newly added estimated investment funds, the average amount of projects, and the amount of landed projects have ranked first in the city for four consecutive years. Among them, the total amount of financial projects accounts for about 80%, and the main force role of financial expansion and opening up continues to play.
Supporting the real economy, deepening and solidifying the "five major articles" of finance.
Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) gives full play to the advantages of financial resource agglomeration and solidly does a good job in the "five major articles" of finance.
Use financial "living water" to irrigate "scientific and technological flowers." Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) coordinates and promotes the integrated development of finance and the technology industry, and issued special policies to encourage technological innovation, providing full-chain and full-cycle services for the development of science and technology innovation enterprises. Serving the establishment of national-level important funds in Financial Street (金融街), focusing on supporting cutting-edge science and technology innovation fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and hydrogen energy storage, and guiding capital to "invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology." Thickening the green background of high-quality development. Promoting regulatory departments and industry associations to establish and improve the green financial standard system, encouraging financial institutions to enrich the supply of green financial products and carry out carbon accounting, widely introducing influential green institutions, actively building a green investment and financing docking platform, and vigorously supporting green technology enterprises to list. Regularly carry out "Rongxianghui" activities to benefit thousands of enterprises and households. Superimposing the advantages of industry management departments, financial institutions, and street resources, building a "Rongxianghui - paired co-construction" model, focusing on themes such as "digital economy," "specialized and new," and "cultural creativity," holding investment and financing special docking activities every month, expanding the reach and coverage of financial services, and effectively solving the problems of difficult, expensive, and slow financing for small and micro enterprises. Pension finance "blooms in multiple places." Focusing on "silver-haired needs," Financial Street (金融街) is accelerating the construction of a multi-level, broad-coverage, wide-field, and sustainable pension financial service system. Digital finance is poised to勃发 蓄势勃发 (xù shì bó fā - "accumulate momentum burst forth," to gather strength in preparation for a sudden and powerful release). Financial Street (金融街) gives full play to the demonstration effect of Beijing's (北京市) first digital RMB pilot demonstration block, promotes the full-scenario application of digital RMB, and realizes the full coverage of "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment, and medical" scenarios. "China Data Street" gathers data into momentum, adds numbers to move forward, and is included in the Beijing Data Basic System Pioneer Zone (北京数据基础制度先行区). The artificial intelligence large models of the three major telecommunications operators have all landed in Xicheng District (西城区). The first national "medical insurance + commercial insurance" clearing and settlement center has been successfully operated. At present, there are more than 400 artificial intelligence enterprises in Xicheng District (西城区), and the comprehensive experimental zone for data elements has the most selected projects in the city.
Striving for excellence, creating a first-class business environment "golden brand."
The business environment can only be better, not the best, and optimizing the business environment is always on the road. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) continued to deepen the service mechanism and strive to create a more competitive market-oriented, rule-of-law, and international business environment in accordance with the architectural model of "government authorization + cross-border co-governance + professional operation + market mechanism." The "double housekeeper" service model was first created in Beijing (北京市), and the ""Government + Enterprise" Double Housekeeper Service New Model for Financial Industry Development" was selected as the first batch of "Two Zones" (两区) construction best cases. Continuously deepen the "6R" service system integrating regulatory support services, institutional operation services, environmental optimization services, relationship promotion services, professional research services, and talent development services, and wholeheartedly create the "Juli Financial Street" Party-Mass Service Center (聚力·金融街”党群服务中心), the National People's Congress Standing Committee Legislative Affairs Commission Beijing Financial Street Service Bureau Grassroots Legislative Liaison Point (全国人大常委会法工委北京金融街服务局基层立法联系点), the Financial Street Research Institute (金融街研究院), "Financial Street Observation" (《金融街观察》), Financial Street Release (金融街发布), and Financial Street I-Living Room ("金融街I客厅") "six major platforms" to comprehensively enhance service capabilities.
With strong winds and surging tides, we should set sail and break the waves; with heavy responsibilities and a long road, we need to spur our horses. Standing at the historical intersection of the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the planning and layout of the "15th Five-Year Plan," Beijing Financial Street (北京金融街) will always maintain the spirit of "daring to闯 一往无前 (yī wǎng wú qián - "go forward, never back," to advance dauntlessly), the energy of "creating," and the style of "doing," and contribute to building a national financial management center with complete functional elements, a gathering of financial institutions, a gathering of outstanding talents, a complete industrial ecology, active international exchanges, bursting innovative vitality, a first-class business environment, and a beautiful and livable environment with a more open attitude, a more superior environment, and more perfect services, and create new and greater achievements in leading China's (中国) financial industry to deepen reform, expand opening up, and serve the journey of modernization, and contribute more strength to the construction of a strong financial nation.
Data source: Beijing Financial Street Service Bureau (北京金融街服务局)
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out: "Among all the abilities needed for cadres to do their job well, political ability is the most important." The important original concept and iconic concept of "political ability" adheres to the guidance of the Marxist political view, fully utilizes and profoundly grasps the achievements of Marxist political theory and the laws of political practice, inherits and promotes the Chinese cultural tradition of "valuing the virtuous and employing the capable," focuses on the Party's political attributes, political mission, political goals, and political pursuits, and breaks through the Western modern ability and quality model (also known as the "competency model") theoretical framework based on "knowledge, skills, self-concept, traits, and motivations" as basic categories. It creatively elevates ability to the political level and expands politics to the scope of ability, achieving a high degree of unity between "political integrity" and "governing talent," "good governance" and "good administration" from the two dimensions of politics and ability. It enriches and develops Marxist political theory and party building theory, and innovatively develops modern political theory and ability quality theory, providing a new entry point, supporting point, and focus point for strengthening the Party's political construction and improving the Party's overall leadership ability, long-term governance ability, and national governance ability. This important original concept and iconic concept has both political height, academic depth, practical breadth, and cultural depth, and is of great significance both in political theory and political practice, and in political construction and political civilization.
Entering a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it is particularly important and urgent to improve political ability. In the new era, adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, firmly supporting the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieving the "Two Safeguards," giving full play to the Party's political advantages, and consolidating the Party's leading position and ruling position, require continuous improvement of the Party's political leadership. The entire Party "must have strong political ability to consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in ideology, politics, and action, and be able to 不畏浮云遮望眼 (bù wèi fú yún zhē wàng yǎn - "not fear floating clouds blocking the view," not be misled by superficial phenomena) and 乱云飞渡仍从容 (luàn yún fēi dù réng cóng róng - "amidst flying chaotic clouds, remain calm and composed," to remain calm and composed in the face of complex situations) at any time and under any circumstances," always adhere to the correct political direction, always maintain the political character of our Party, and always advance along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, ensuring that the red regime will never change color. Coordinating the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the major changes unseen in a century in the world, promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization, require maintaining political sobriety, maintaining political determination, enhancing political skills, firmly grasping and making full use of the magic weapon to properly respond to risks and challenges, cope with complex situations, and win strategic initiative, successfully carrying out the great struggle with many new historical characteristics, and promoting the ship of the Party and the country's cause to ride the wind and waves and move forward steadily and far. Implementing the overall requirements of Party building in the new era and the Party's organizational line in the new era, deeply promoting the new great project of Party building in the new era, and focusing on building a high-quality cadre team that can shoulder the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation, require taking political construction as the overall leader of all Party building work, continuously improving the political judgment, political understanding, and political execution of Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres, unswervingly comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity.
Improving political ability is an inevitable requirement for a Marxist political party to clearly advocate politics, and is an inherent need to take political construction as the overall leader of all Party building work.
Improving quality and ability and solving the "competency panic" has always been a major issue highly valued by Marxist political parties. As early as 1922, Lenin pointed out when expounding the New Economic Policy: "We have sufficient and more than sufficient political power, and we also have sufficient economic means." "What is needed here is only ability, but we lack this ability." During the Yan'an period, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) clearly pointed out: "There is a kind of panic in our team, not economic panic, nor political panic, but competency panic." To this end, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) proposed "to turn the entire Party into a university" and called for "a learning competition throughout the Party." In March 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in his important speech at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Central Party School: "It is foreseeable that in the future road ahead, difficulties, risks, and challenges from all aspects will definitely continue to emerge. The key depends on whether we have the ability to overcome them, defeat them, and control them." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) further pointed out: "Soft shoulders cannot carry heavy burdens. Whether it is starting a business or overcoming difficulties, it requires not only broad shoulders, but also iron shoulders; not only strong political qualities, but also high skills." The more the cause of the Party and the country develops, the higher the requirements for the ability of leading cadres will inevitably be. Leading cadres must "strengthen the shortcomings in skills and the deficiencies in abilities." Among the qualities and abilities of leading cadres, political quality is the most core quality, and political ability is the first ability, playing a leading and overall role, directly determining the improvement and application effect of other qualities and abilities, and reflecting and testing the level and effectiveness of taking political construction as the overall leader of all Party building work.
Only with political clarity can there be conscious action, only with political firmness can one withstand tests, and only with strong political qualities and high skills can one achieve great achievements. The Party's political construction is the Party's fundamental construction. If the Party's political construction is done well, the political direction, political stance, and political overall situation are grasped, and the Party's political ability is improved, then the Party's construction will be cast with a soul and rooted. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of original expositions on improving the Party's leadership ability, governance ability, governance ability, especially political ability. For example, focusing on adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, consolidating the Party's long-term ruling position, and comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization, he emphasized the need to strengthen the Party's long-term ruling capacity building, improve the Party's leadership capacity and governance level, and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity; focusing on enhancing the political functions and organizational functions of Party organizations at all levels, he emphasized the need to continuously improve the Party's creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and pointed out that "the Communist Party of China has unparalleled strong leadership, organization, and execution"; focusing on taking political construction as the overall leader of all Party building work, while emphasizing the need to improve political sensitivity and political discernment, he creatively proposed enhancing "political skills," "political leadership skills," "political ability," "political leadership," "political judgment, political understanding, and political execution," "political self-control," "political determination," and "political self-discipline" and other important concepts and major propositions, together with other original concepts and iconic concepts such as "political soul, political loyalty, political responsibility, political physical examination, political political inspection, political supervision, political ecology, and political culture," jointly constitute a political construction theory system, academic system, and discourse system guided by the Marxist political view, with Chinese characteristics and the characteristics of the Communist Party of China, and rich in the characteristics of the new era.
Clearly advocating politics is the fundamental requirement of our Party as a Marxist political party, and it is the most distinctive essential characteristic of Chinese Communists. During the period of the New Democratic Revolution, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) constantly emphasized the Party's absolute leadership over the army, and put forward the fundamental principles of building the Party ideologically and building the army politically; during the period of socialist revolution and construction, Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) emphasized that political work is the lifeline of all economic work. In the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) believed on the one hand that "socialist modernization is our biggest politics at present" and "economic work is the biggest politics at present, and economic problems are overriding political problems," and on the other hand that "if we want to realize the four modernizations in China, we must adhere to the four basic principles ideologically and politically."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always attached importance to political issues and highlighted political requirements. As early as during his work in Zhengding (正定), he proposed that cadres should be "politically sensitive and innovative in their work." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to the Party's political construction, emphasizing that "political issues are fundamental major issues at any time," and that Party members and cadres must "adhere to using the Marxist political view to compare themselves, transform themselves, and improve themselves," be good at looking at problems from a political perspective, and "improve political ability, and an important point is to be good at analyzing problems and solving problems from a political perspective. Only by analyzing problems from a political perspective can we see the essence, and only by solving problems from a political perspective can we grasp the fundamentals." In November 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Shandong (山东) that leading cadres at all levels should focus on leading the tough battle of comprehensively deepening reform, strengthen learning and practice, and strive to improve their ideological and political ability, mobilization and organization ability, and ability to control complex contradictions. The concept of "ideological and political ability" laid the foundation for the proposal of the original concept and iconic concept of "political ability": In December 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the special democratic life meeting of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee on "Three Stricts and Three Earnests" that it is necessary to "be good at observing, analyzing, and solving problems from a political perspective," and "political ability must be strong, and ideological determination, strategic determination, and moral determination must be particularly strong, and be able to withstand the test of great storms." In February 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the opening ceremony of the seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee that leading cadres should pay attention to improving their political ability so that their political ability matches the leadership responsibilities they assume. In October 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the opening ceremony of the training class for young and middle-aged cadres at the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) that in the face of complex situations and arduous tasks, we must cultivate opportunities in crises and open up new prospects in changing situations, and cadres, especially young cadres, must improve "seven abilities," the first of which is "political ability." In May 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out when listening to the work report of the Shaanxi (陕西) Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government that to increase wisdom through learning, "one must improve political ability." These important expositions profoundly explain the concept generation process, important status and significance, rich connotation and essence, era practice requirements, and the internal logical relationship between political ability as the "first" ability and other political concepts, qualities, and abilities, providing scientific guidance for taking political construction as the overall leader of all Party building work and implementing the requirements of clearly advocating politics.
Political ability, the most fundamental is political leadership, the most critical is political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and the most basic is political self-control and political determination.
As a basic concept of political science, politics is the core part of the superstructure built on a certain economic foundation, and it is the concentrated embodiment of the economic interests and requirements of social members. Marxist political science is based on and transcends the general connotation of politics, scientifically reveals the class essence of politics with the methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, clarifies that politics, as the core component of the superstructure, is the concentrated embodiment of the class interests and requirements of social members, and scientifically answers how communists "look at problems from a political perspective." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) uses the worldview and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, not only creatively put forward the scientific concept of "political ability," but also systematically discussed the scientific connotation of this concept, which is the concentrated embodiment of the Chinese Communists' clear political orientation, scientific ideological method, ability quality standard, and specific practical path for "analyzing problems and solving problems from a political perspective," and is the concentrated embodiment of the Marxist worldview and methodology at the level of political construction. Its core connotation has multiple levels, such as macro, meso, and micro, and is divided into narrow and broad categories, covering all levels of Party organizations and Party members and cadres, involving different angles in various fields and aspects, and has different emphases and differences due to different occasions, objects, contexts, time periods, and matters, reflecting a strong theoretical systematicness, practical relevance, and work guidance.
For example, focusing on strengthening the Party's political construction, he emphasized the need to "closely focus on the people's hearts as the biggest politics, and take winning the people's hearts and minds and gathering the people's wisdom and strength as an important focus"; in response to "implementing the Party's political construction in the construction of the cadre team," he emphasized that "it is necessary to continuously improve the ability of leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, to grasp the direction, grasp the overall situation, and grasp the overall situation, and the ability to distinguish political right from wrong, maintain political determination, control the political situation, and prevent political risks"; based on the new era and new journey, adapting to the changes in the world, adapting to the new progress of the Party and the country's work, and responding to the new challenges brought about by the development of the situation and tasks, he proposed to enhance "eight abilities" such as learning ability and political leadership ability; based on the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the major changes unseen in a century in the world, he required leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, to keep in mind the "major affairs of the country" and continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and continuously improve their political ability, strategic vision, and professional level in grasping the new development stage, implementing the new development concept, and building a new development pattern; focusing on preventing political risks, he emphasized that it is necessary to cultivate political insight and continuously improve political sensitivity and political discernment, observe and analyze the situation, grasp political factors, plan and promote the implementation of work, implement political requirements, and prevent political risks in handling and solving problems.
Political leadership is the most fundamental political ability. It is mainly reflected in the political command and leadership ability, political absorption and cohesion ability, overall coordination ability, planning and decision-making ability, scientific and democratic law-based governance ability, and national governance ability around adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership and consolidating the Party's long-term ruling position, correctly formulating and effectively implementing the Party's political program, line, principles and policies, and strategic goals and tasks. Political leadership, together with ideological leadership, mass organization, and social appeal, jointly reflects and tests the Party's political ability and governance level in exercising overall leadership. To adhere to and strengthen the Party's leadership, the first priority is to adhere to and strengthen the Party's political leadership, enhance the Party's political leadership, and use strong political leadership to lead and enhance ideological leadership, mass organization, and social appeal, and continuously improve the Party's ability to grasp the direction, plan the overall situation, formulate policies, and promote reform, so as to ensure that the Party always takes overall control and coordinates all parties. To enhance the Party's political leadership, the most important thing is to take adhering to the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership as the primary task of the Party's political construction, and take the awareness and ability to firmly support the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards" as the primary political awareness and political ability. At the same time, it is necessary to focus on both inside and outside the Party, focus on the great cause, take root in the land of China, give full play to the Party's political advantages, organizational advantages, and close ties with the masses, and more actively, proactively, widely, and effectively organize the masses, publicize the masses, unite the masses, and serve the masses, and then lead the masses to unite and gather around the Party, jointly create a great cause of rejuvenation and jointly realize the great dream.
Political judgment, political understanding, and political execution are the most critical political abilities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out when presiding over the democratic life meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in December 2020: "If our Party is to always remain true to its original aspiration and keep its mission firmly in mind, and promote the cause of the Party and the people for a long time, it must enhance its political awareness, be good at looking at problems from a political perspective, be good at grasping the overall political situation, and continuously improve its political judgment, political understanding, and political execution." This is the first time that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has proposed and specifically elaborated on "political judgment, political understanding, and political execution," and has repeatedly emphasized and discussed it since then, which not only profoundly explains the core essence and internal laws of political ability, but also accurately grasps the key elements, key links, and key requirements for improving political ability, providing scientific guidance for clearly advocating politics, accurately and scientifically advocating politics, and powerfully and effectively advocating politics.
Political judgment is the starting point of being political. Sharpening political insight, distinguishing right from wrong politically, and grasping the political direction are the primary requirements for improving political ability. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that to enhance political judgment, one must prioritize national political security, the people, and upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, and enhance the ability to scientifically grasp changes in the situation, accurately identify the essence of phenomena, clearly distinguish right from wrong in behavior, and effectively resist risks and challenges. He emphasized the need to be good at thinking about fundamental, overall, and long-term issues involving the overall situation of the Party and the country, strengthen strategic, systematic, and forward-looking research and planning, and maintain a particularly clear mind and bright eyes on major issues and key links. One must be good at discovering political issues from general affairs, political clues from tendencies and emerging problems, and grasping political logic from complex and intricate relationships, adhering to an unwavering political stance and direction. This requires Party members and cadres to continuously improve their political foresight, sensitivity, and discernment, be good at observing and analyzing problems from a political perspective, judging development trends, identifying the essence of things, distinguishing major issues of principle, grasping the overall situation and trends, making accurate judgments, preventing and resolving risks, and ensuring that all work always maintains the correct direction, forming a good political orientation, political influence, and political effect.
Political comprehension is the foundation of being political and is a crucial ability for Party members and cadres to understand and implement the Party's theoretical line, principles, policies, and the spirit of the Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that to improve political comprehension, one "must deeply study and thoroughly understand the spirit of the Central Committee, adhere to using the spirit of the Central Committee to analyze the situation and promote work, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Central Committee." This requires Party members and cadres to keep up with the spirit of the Central Committee and the important speeches and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), to have a clear understanding of the "major affairs of the country" and the "major plans of the Party," to clarify and base themselves on their own responsibilities and positions, to always pay attention to what the Central Committee is concerned about and emphasizing, to be good at grasping the intentions and requirements of the Central Committee's decisions and deployments from a political perspective, to be good at using scientific theory and the spirit of the Central Committee to analyze the development and changes in the situation and tasks, to plan and promote work, to deeply understand and correctly comprehend the political intentions, strategic judgments, overall planning, far-reaching considerations, and practical requirements of the Central Committee's decisions and deployments, to base themselves on reality, integrate and apply them, and creatively transform them into specific policies and measures to promote work, ensuring that they always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core in thought, politics, and action.
Political execution is the ultimate goal of being political and is a direct manifestation and final test of political ability. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that improving political execution means "to regularly align with the spirit of the Central Committee, and resolutely respond to what the Central Committee advocates, resolutely implement what the Central Committee decides, and resolutely refrain from doing what the Central Committee prohibits, resolutely safeguarding the authority and centralized unified leadership of the Central Committee, ensuring that we do not fall behind or deviate, and thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Committee." This requires Party members and cadres to embody the spirit of the Central Committee in the practice of planning major strategies, formulating major policies, deploying major tasks, and promoting major work from the overall situation of the Party and the country and from a political perspective, to strengthen their sense of responsibility, to know their responsibilities in their hearts, bear their responsibilities on their shoulders, and fulfill their responsibilities in their actions, to implement without compromise, to implement with swiftness and vigor, to implement with truth-seeking and pragmatism, and to implement with courage and competence, ensuring that the Central Committee's decisions and deployments are effectively implemented.
Political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution are distinct and have their own emphasis, but they are also intrinsically linked and mutually conditional. In being political, they embody the high unity of the Marxist stance, viewpoint, and method, the high unity of "knowing, believing, and acting" and "how to see," "how to think," and "how to do," and the high unity of political awareness, political stance, political thinking, political ability, and political behavior, forming a logically rigorous, dialectically unified, progressively advancing, and mutually supporting whole.
Political self-control and political steadfastness are the most fundamental political abilities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that young cadres should "consciously strengthen political training, enhance political self-control, and always be politically 'clear-headed' and 'honest.'" Enhancing political self-control requires cultivating political steadfastness, strictly abiding by political discipline and political rules, and truly achieving political self-discipline. Political steadfastness is fundamentally embodied in political loyalty and faith, and in political consciousness, political confidence, and political self-discipline. If one is not loyal and honest to the Party, and one's faith is not firm, and one is not politically conscious, confident, and self-disciplined, then political ability is out of the question. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that political direction is the primary issue for the Party's survival and development, and it concerns the Party's future and destiny and the success or failure of its cause. To improve political ability, one must first grasp the correct political direction, adhere to the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and our country's socialist system. We must take education on ideals and beliefs as a strategic task of ideological construction, maintain the Party's political steadfastness in the pursuit of ideals, and consciously be firm believers and faithful practitioners of the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in his speech at the Second Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (十九届中纪委二次全会) that at any time and under any circumstances, leading cadres of the Party must stand firm and be reliable politically, be loyal and honest to the Party, be of one heart and one mind with the Central Committee, strictly abide by political discipline and political rules, and constantly enhance their political steadfastness, disciplinary steadfastness, moral steadfastness, and anti-corruption steadfastness, and transform the "Four Consciousnesses" into practical actions of listening to the Party's command and fulfilling their responsibilities for the Party. By deeply understanding these important expositions, we can more clearly realize that: to achieve the "Two Safeguards," we must not only embody a high degree of rational and emotional identification, but also have the political steadfastness and political ability to resolutely safeguard them; to improve political ability, we must not only improve political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution, but also enhance political self-control, maintain political steadfastness, and strengthen political self-discipline, and always be politically clear-headed, ideologically unwavering, spiritually unconfused, and unwavering in our beliefs.
To improve political ability, we should adhere to the joint efforts of "theoretical nourishment," "Party spirit cultivation," "practical training," "cultural cultivation," and "political examination," and continuously strengthen ideological tempering, political experience, practical exercise, professional training, and long-term cultivation.
The awareness and ability to be political do not come naturally or arise out of thin air, but need to be cultivated and enhanced through long-term tempering, experience, exercise, training, and cultivation, and continuous learning and practice. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Ability is not a one-time, overnight thing, it must be continuously upgraded and expanded." The Chinese Communist Party's (中国共产党) skills and abilities have grown in the long struggle to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and have been "continuously upgraded and expanded" in great practice. The political abilities of leading cadres at all levels are accumulated over time, cultivated through long-term efforts, honed through practice, and nurtured by culture. Party organizations and every Party member and cadre at all levels should work together in the same direction, dredge the source and conserve the forest, cultivate the foundation and strengthen the roots, and continuously forge pure steel and good steel politically.
Use "theoretical nourishment" to cast the soul and strengthen the foundation: Improve political ability by deeply studying and understanding the Party's innovative theories. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Studying theory is actually a political responsibility and a historical responsibility." Whether it is to enhance political judgment, political comprehension, political execution, or to enhance political self-control and maintain political steadfastness, the fundamental thing is to strengthen political theory learning, master the basic principles of Marxism as a political telescope and microscope, absorb political nourishment, strengthen political beliefs, enhance political identity, improve political standing, recognize the political direction, enhance political awareness, and strengthen political consciousness. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must learn, understand, and implement the Party's innovative theories, master the Marxist stance, viewpoints, and methods, and consolidate the ideological foundation for daring to struggle and being good at struggle. Only when we are theoretically clear can we be politically firm, and only then can we have the confidence and strength to struggle." Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), as contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism, embodies the Party's political will, political stance, and political propositions, and is a powerful ideological weapon to guide us in transforming the subjective world and the objective world, and in observing, analyzing, and dealing with problems from a political perspective. To improve political ability, we must unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to strengthen our souls, deeply grasp the political significance, political considerations, and political requirements of this important thought, further strengthen our political faith, draw political strength, improve our political literacy, and establish a Marxist political view, practical view, mass view, class view, development view, and contradiction view, and establish a correct worldview, outlook on life, and values, as well as a correct view of power, career, achievements, status, and interests, and truly achieve the goal of strengthening the soul through learning, improving morality through learning, increasing wisdom through learning, and empowering through learning; in the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and in the unity of knowing, believing, and acting, deeply understand the Party's nature, purpose, ideals, beliefs, program, line, and policies, firmly believe in Marxism, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and continuously enhance our political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional identification with the Party's innovative theories, so as to ensure political and action unity with ideological unity, and comprehensively enhance our political, leadership, and work abilities that are adapted to promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Use "Party spirit cultivation" to consolidate the foundation: Improve political ability in strict Party spirit training and serious inner-Party political life. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The most fundamental thing about being political is to talk about Party spirit," and emphasized that "all Party comrades, especially senior cadres, must strengthen Party spirit training, continuously improve their political awareness and political ability, and take loyalty to the Party, sharing the Party's worries, fulfilling their duties for the Party, and benefiting the people as their fundamental political responsibility, and always maintain the political character of Communists." Party spirit cultivation is the "ballast stone" of political ability, and inner-Party political life is the "melting pot" for tempering Party spirit, and is a basic way and important platform for improving political ability. When Party spirit is strong, the awareness and ability to be political will have a foundation; when the "furnace fire" is strong, we can forge excellent political qualities and political skills. To improve political ability, we must conduct Party spirit education, Party history learning education, and Party discipline learning education on a regular basis, strengthen and standardize inner-Party political life, strictly implement the "Several Guidelines on Inner-Party Political Life under the New Situation" (关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则), conscientiously convene democratic life meetings and organizational life meetings, improve the quality of "three meetings and one lesson," implement the systems of heart-to-heart talks, democratic evaluation of Party members, and theme Party days, adhere to and improve political rituals such as reviewing the oath of joining the Party and celebrating Party members' "political birthdays," improve and implement various systems of democratic centralism, make full use of the sharp weapon of criticism and self-criticism, carry out active and healthy ideological struggle, make inner-Party life solemn, serious, standardized, and embody political, contemporary, principled, and combative characteristics, resolutely prevent and overcome the tendency of inner-Party political life to be unprincipled, bland, vulgarized, and casual, and strive to achieve the goals of "blushing and sweating," "detoxifying and curing diseases," "supplementing calcium and strengthening bones," and "increasing wisdom and empowering."
Use "practical training" to temper and sharpen: Improve political ability in strict and solid political training, political experience, and practical exercise. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "To improve political steadfastness and political ability, we must rely on learning, but more importantly, on political experience and practical exercise." To be a politically clear-headed person and have strong political ability, Party members and leading cadres must strengthen political experience and accumulate political experience. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "A knife must be sharpened on a stone, and a person must be trained in practice. It is difficult to achieve great things without experiencing wind and rain and seeing the world." Practice is the touchstone for testing political ability, and it is also a training ground for improving political ability. Major tasks and the front lines of struggle are the main battlefields for testing and honing political ability. Only by taking the initiative to experience wind and rain, see the world, and strengthen our bones in the practice of completing urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks, and by strengthening political experience and political training, undergoing political tests and political inspections in real battles, can we temper ourselves into steel, sharpen our blades, and truly develop the hard spine, iron shoulders, and real skills of political responsibility. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "For a long time, our Party has had a glorious tradition and fine style, that is, whatever the Party tells us to do, we will do, wherever the Party tells us to go, we will go, wherever there is a cause, that is our home, without a word of complaint." Party members and cadres should take the hot practice as the biggest stage and best course for improving political ability, strengthen political experience and professional training in implementing the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee, responding to major struggles and emergencies, and completing urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks, grasp the correct political direction, prevent political risks, carry forward the spirit of struggle, enhance the ability to struggle, and continuously enhance the ability to achieve the "Two Safeguards." To improve political ability, the ultimate goal is to improve the ability to serve the people and promote the development of the cause. We must pay attention to understanding and speaking well of the greatest politics of the people's hearts and people's livelihood in close contact with the masses and sincere service to the masses, and understand and practice the greatest politics of promoting Chinese-style modernization in basing ourselves on our own jobs and starting businesses, and continuously improve our ability to recognize and deal with problems from a political and overall perspective, our practical ability, our leadership ability, our professional ability, and our ability to perform our duties. We must have the courage and responsibility to not be afraid of the difficulties of climbing mountains, breaking through barriers, and wading through dangers, actively ask to fight in major, difficult, and urgent matters, take the initiative to go to the front lines of major struggles, be willing to shoulder the heaviest burdens, be able to gnaw the hardest bones, and be good at taking over hot potatoes in the work of reform, development, and stability, dare to be serious and confrontational in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and dare to be tit-for-tat in safeguarding national core interests, so as to enrich our own political experience and political wisdom, make our political skills stronger, and make our political confidence more sufficient.
Use "cultural cultivation" to dredge the source and cultivate the foundation: Improve political ability in developing a positive and healthy inner-Party political culture and nurturing a clean and upright political ecology. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Political culture is the soul of political life and has a subtle influence on the political ecology." China has had excellent political traditions since ancient times, such as "Tao coincides with politics" (道洽政治), "promoting Tao to cultivate uprightness" (弘道养正), and "observing humanism to transform the world" (观乎人文，以化成天下). Politics and culture are deeply integrated and influence each other. Excellent traditional Chinese culture, revolutionary culture, advanced socialist culture, and a positive and healthy inner-Party political culture, and a clean and upright political ecology are the sunshine, rain, air, soil, and source of living water that nourish political ability. For example, among the elements of political culture, political ideals determine political height, political beliefs determine political intensity, political emotions determine political temperature, political character determines political purity, political integrity determines political length, political will determines political tenacity, and political values determine the degree of political advancement. They jointly play a role in purifying the political ecology and cultivating political ability. To improve political ability, we must adhere to the "two combinations," strengthen cultural self-confidence, strengthen the construction of inner-Party political culture, pay attention to drawing political wisdom and political ethics from excellent traditional Chinese culture, inherit red genes, draw spiritual strength, cultivate people's feelings, and temper political character from revolutionary culture, advanced socialist culture, and inner-Party political culture, and promote values such as loyalty, honesty, fairness, integrity, and self-discipline, so that the political beliefs, political concepts, political values, and political spirit advocated by the Party penetrate into the minds and hearts of Party members and cadres, and become the deep foundation and internal support of political ability.
Using "Political Check-ups" to Safeguard the Foundation: Enhancing political capabilities through deepening political inspections, strengthening political supervision, substantiating political assessments, and strictly enforcing political discipline. Enhancing political self-control, maintaining political composure, and ensuring that one does not become politically rusty, faded, degenerate, or distorted is the bottom line requirement for improving political capabilities. To this end, it is necessary to maintain political purity and health through precise, effective, regular, and long-term "political check-ups." Deepening political inspections, strengthening political supervision, substantiating political assessments, and strictly enforcing political discipline are not only important measures and inevitable requirements for advancing the Party's self-revolution and strengthening the Party's political construction, but also necessary means and effective methods for conducting political check-ups. To improve political capabilities, it is necessary to deepen political inspections, strengthen political supervision, substantiate political assessments, and strictly enforce political discipline, urging Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres to adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership in terms of political height, to grasp and strengthen Party building in terms of political requirements, to focus on and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth in terms of political positioning, and to highlight political standards and political checks in the selection and appointment of personnel. Taking the achievement of "two safeguards" as the fundamental task of "political check-ups," we will focus on strengthening the supervision and inspection of the implementation of the Party's theories, guidelines, policies, and the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, as well as General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and approvals. We will strengthen the supervision and inspection of the study, compliance, and implementation of the Party Constitution, Party regulations, and Party discipline, especially the strict observance of the Party's political discipline and political rules. We will strengthen political supervision to ensure the implementation of the system and enhance the political consciousness of "two safeguards." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must adhere to putting political standards first, conduct in-depth and solid assessments of cadres' political qualities, and highlight the importance of political and integrity checks." In selecting and appointing personnel, we must focus on political check-ups, strengthen political checks and assessments of political qualities, maintain political sensitivity and discernment at all times, identify and remove those who are two-faced politically in a timely manner, and ensure the Party's ruling security.
(The author is the Executive Vice President of the China Yan'an Cadre College (中国延安干部学院)).
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As night falls, the Jinjiang River shimmers with light and shadow. "Setting sail!" With the boatman's long call, a quaint awning boat slowly departs from the Dongmen Wharf (东门码头) in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), and a dazzling light show unfolds slowly along the banks.
The Chengdu "Night Tour Jinjiang" (夜游锦江) project is an epitome of the integrated development of culture and tourism in Sichuan. In recent years, the local area has deeply explored historical and cultural resources, continuously enriched scene formats, accelerated the construction of the "Shu Li An Yi" (蜀里安逸) consumption brand, and continuously released the potential of cultural and tourism consumption. During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays in 2025, the Sichuan cultural and tourism market received a total of 47.3415 million tourists, achieving a total tourism consumption of 38.401 billion yuan, representing year-on-year increases of 8.32% and 6.53% respectively.
Behind the impressive results, what new changes are taking place in the Sichuan cultural and tourism market? How is the "two-way rush" of culture and tourism being interpreted? In the Bashan Shushui (巴山蜀水) region, the reporter explores the triple code of the local area's promotion of deep integration of culture and tourism by "cultivating tourism with culture and promoting culture with tourism."
How to attract traffic with culture? The key lies in revitalizing historical and cultural resources and creating new consumption scenarios.
How can you come to Sichuan without visiting Sanxingdui (三星堆)! The popularity of *Ne Zha* (哪吒之魔童闹海) has exploded, and the prototype of the "Barrier Beast" image in the movie is taken from the cultural relics unearthed from Sanxingdui, which has also triggered a Sanxingdui check-in craze. Open the "archaeological blind box" to experience "digging" out cultural relic figures by hand; golden masks, bronze standing figures, etc. "walk out" of the display cabinets and become exquisite and lovely pendants and dolls... In the cultural and creative store of the Sanxingdui Museum, thousands of cultural and creative products dazzle tourists.
"As a super cultural IP that attracts customers 'into Shu' (入蜀), the combination of Sanxingdui culture and endless creativity continues to ignite tourists' enthusiasm for purchasing." He Qing (何清), Minister of the Industrial Development Department of the Sanxingdui Management Committee (三星堆管委会), introduced that there are currently more than 2,700 kinds of cultural and creative products on sale in Sanxingdui, the annual product category update rate exceeds 30%, and the annual sales of cultural and creative products exceeds 200 million yuan and IP authorization exceeds 10 million yuan. Cultural and creative products have become an important bridge connecting history and the present and transforming influence into consumption power.
During this year's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, in the Emeishan (峨眉山) scenic area, the Emei Sect (峨眉派) Women's Kung Fu Troupe launched a new martial arts experience project, "There is an Emei Sect on Emeishan" (峨眉山上有个峨眉派). The kung fu troupe members, dressed in traditional martial arts costumes, are agile and combine strength and softness, showing the profound heritage of Emei martial arts "Five Flowers and Eight Leaves" (五花八叶) in every move. Tourists raised their mobile phones to record the wonderful moments. Immersive experience projects such as on-site teaching and plot interaction also made tourists have a great time.
In Suji Ancient Town (苏稽古镇) in Leshan City (乐山市), diners from all over the world flock here just to taste a bowl of Qiaojiao Beef (跷脚牛肉) with its complete color, aroma, and taste; in the Nanchong (南充市) Six Harmony Silk Expo Park (六合丝博园), tourists experience the intangible cultural heritage art of silk tie-dye in the silk weaving workshop... A bowl of intangible cultural heritage food has made a city popular, and a park tells the story of thousands of years of silk culture - with consumption upgrades and changes in concepts, tourists pay more attention to in-depth interaction with the culture of the destination.
Wherever the consumption scene is, tourists are there. Sichuan fully explores historical and cultural resources, launches cultural and tourism innovation scenes, popular scenes, and quality scenes, promotes the transformation of tourism products from "check-in style" to "immersive style", and forms a strong attraction to tourists. In the first half of this year, Sichuan received a total of 682 million tourists, with a total tourist expenditure of 912.505 billion yuan.
How to turn "traffic" into "retention"? The key lies in enriching diversified formats and cultivating new growth points in consumption.
When the melody of "Everyone Paddles to Make the Big Boat" (众人划桨开大船) sounded, the "Silk Factory Era Dance" kicked off at the old site of the silk factory in Bingling Community (丙灵社区), Anfu Street (安富街道), Naxi District (纳溪区), Luzhou City (泸州市). Under the retro neon lights, tourists of different ages danced, and the scene was filled with laughter.
By deeply integrating the memory of the "Third Front Construction" (三线建设) with the social needs of contemporary young people, the old silk factory has been transformed into a "slightly drunk energy station", and the industrial site has become a cultural and tourism consumption scene that has "gone out of the circle".
In various parts of Sichuan, culture and tourism have also achieved deep integration with agriculture, science, education, etc. In the Nanchong Fengyiwan Sino-French Agricultural Science and Technology Park (南充市凤仪湾中法农业科技园), students from Jiangling Primary School (江陵小学) in Gaoping District (高坪区), Nanchong, are learning about the growth process of tomatoes under the guidance of their teachers; in the Hailong Kaige Agricultural, Cultural and Tourism Park (遂宁市海龙凯歌农文旅园区) in Suining City (遂宁市), tourists can take a hot air balloon and enjoy the pastoral scenery at low altitude; in the Shibanhe Tourist Area (石板河旅游区) in Weiyuan County (威远县), Neijiang City (内江市), relying on the U-shaped riverbed of about 7 kilometers long, it attracts students to cool off in the summer while carrying out geological research tours.
In addition, Sichuan has introduced plans to follow competitions, performances, food, film and television tours in Sichuan, and promote the deep integration of culture and tourism with commerce, sports, entertainment, etc. Taking competitions as an example, from the Universiade to the World Games, from "Village BA" to "Sichuan Super League" (川超), relying on competitions, all parts of the province have linked the "ticket stub economy" to effectively activate the secondary consumption covering "eating, living, traveling, entertainment, and shopping." During the Chengdu World Games, Sichuan received 4.1 million tourists from other places; among them, 72,000 inbound tourists were received.
Relying on rich cultural and tourism resources and industrial foundation, Sichuan promotes the "cultural tourism +" from simple addition to deep integration, extends the cultural and tourism industry chain in "hundreds of industries", and explores a new path for cultural and tourism development.
How to further improve quality and efficiency? The key lies in technological empowerment and expanding new experiences in smart tourism.
With a black bracket tied around his waist and mechanical devices strapped to his legs, he moves his fingers and the device "activates." "After putting it on, climbing mountains is as easy as walking on flat ground! " On the stone steps from Jieyin Hall (接引殿) to Jin Ding (金顶) on Mount Emei (峨眉山), tourist Wang Peng (王鹏) climbed the mountain much easier after installing the exoskeleton climbing assistance robot.
"This is the latest 'mountain climbing artifact'. We have configured 30 units, which can save tourists 30% of their physical strength." Liang Zhihao (梁志豪), a staff member of the Emeishan Scenic Area, introduced that since it was put into use for more than a month, thousands of tourists have paid for the experience. From the "mountain climbing artifact" that makes people effortless, to the eloquent "AI Free Tour Treasure" (AI畅游宝), to the drone that solves the problem of high-altitude transportation, in recent years, Emeishan City (峨眉山市) has promoted the improvement of cultural and tourism services through technological empowerment.
Technology has also reshaped the tourism experience. Walking into the Anyue Grottoes (安岳石窟) Digital Exhibition Center (数字展示中心) in Ziyang City (资阳市), the statue of the Zizhu Guanyin (紫竹观音) with her legs crossed catches the eye, and many tourists are taking pictures. The real body of this statue is 50 kilometers away from Anyue County (安岳县), and what is in front of you is a replica made using 3D printing technology.
"More than 100,000 statues are scattered in about 500 sites in 46 townships (streets) throughout the county. We use virtual reality, holographic projection and other technologies to create a digital exhibition center to transform the millennium elegance of the statues into an interactive one-stop immersive experience." Li Zhongliang (李忠良), head of the Anyue Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center, said.
In the experience area on the first floor of the Sanxingdui Museum, after wearing VR glasses, the "digital commentator" - Ran Honglin (冉宏林), director of the Sanxingdui Site Workstation (三星堆遗址工作站) of the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (四川省文物考古研究院), suddenly appeared next to the tourists, leading everyone to "walk" into the Sanxingdui Site archaeological shed, and the tourists exclaimed that they were on the scene; in Lizhuang Ancient Town (李庄古镇) in Yibin City (宜宾市), the local area dynamically restored the war-torn years of the Anti-Japanese War through digital technology, which moved the audience.
Digital display, immersive experience, intelligent tour guide... Technological empowerment has transformed tourists from "bystanders" into "participants", turning "static viewing" into "dynamic interaction", redefining "poetry and distance" with technological power, and driving the quality and upgrading of culture and tourism.
(Our reporter Yang Liu (杨柳) and Li Kaixuan (李凯旋) participated in the writing)
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. It is also the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession, the 130th anniversary of the armed resistance against Japanese aggression by the people of Taiwan in the Year of Yiwu (乙未), and the 140th anniversary of the establishment of Taiwan Province. At this moment when the commemorative nodes of many major events converge, the situation in the Taiwan Strait, cross-strait relations, and the process of national reunification are also accelerating, and the great cause of promoting national reunification is at a new historical starting point.
Facing the new era with both opportunities and challenges, how should we scientifically view Taiwan's Retrocession 80 years ago? How should we accurately grasp the future destiny of Taiwan in the 80 years after its Retrocession? How can we draw valuable contemporary insights from commemorating Taiwan's Retrocession to promote national reunification? This remains a major issue that needs to be seriously addressed and rectified by both sides of the Taiwan Strait and even the international community.
Looking back on the past and looking forward to the future. History often contains profound enlightenment for reality; history always gives people the power to draw wisdom and move forward in these special years. Today, our commemoration of Taiwan's Retrocession is of great significance for uniting compatriots on both sides of the strait, jointly promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and jointly creating the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Enlightenment 1: We must firmly defend historical truth and the international One China pattern.
Firmly defending historical truth and the international One China pattern on the Taiwan issue is the due meaning of safeguarding national sovereignty. The former consolidates the foundation of "both sides of the strait belong to one China" from a historical dimension, and the latter builds a consensus on "One China" from the level of international rules. The reason why both sides of the strait still emphasize this on the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession is that in recent years, there has been a countercurrent surrounding the status of Taiwan after its Retrocession that distorts historical truth, denies international legal principles, and challenges the post-war order. We must correct the chaos and resolutely curb various false narratives that resurface and reverse black and white.
As we all know, the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) authorities and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces are the root cause of instability in the Taiwan Strait. In particular, since Lai Ching-te (赖清德) came to power, the Taiwan authorities have stubbornly adhered to the "Taiwan independence" stance, vigorously promoted separatist fallacies, put forward the so-called "new two-state theory" of "non-affiliation between the two sides of the strait," colluded with the United States to clamor for the "Taiwan status undetermined theory," and even falsely claimed that "Taiwan has no Retrocession Day," whitewashing the Japanese colonial rule in every possible way and singing praises. These absurd fallacies are not only a blatant denial of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, but also a serious blasphemy against the huge national sacrifices of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
The history of Retrocession cannot be distorted, and the fruits of victory must be safeguarded. Faced with these absurd and dangerous false narratives, compatriots on both sides of the strait must firmly defend historical truth and the international legal order. The historical ironclad evidence 80 years ago has fully proved that Taiwan's Retrocession is not only an important achievement of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but also an important part of the victory of World War II and the post-war international order. Taiwan has completely returned to China legally and factually, inheriting the "Proclamation of China's Declaration of War Against Japan" (中国对日宣战布告), the "Cairo Declaration" (开罗宣言), the "Potsdam Proclamation" (波茨坦公告), and the "Japanese Instrument of Surrender" (日本投降书), and initiating UN General Assembly Resolution 2758. This series of international legal documents are interlinked and jointly constitute the international legal evidence chain that Taiwan is a part of China.
As for the "San Francisco Peace Treaty" cited by the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces to peddle the "Taiwan status undetermined theory," the Chinese government believes that China was not invited to participate in and sign the "treaty," which is a unilateral, illegal, and invalid treaty. Subsequently, the fact that Taiwan returned to China was also clearly reflected in the four important political documents jointly issued by the Chinese and Japanese governments.
In short, the history of Taiwan from being ceded to its Retrocession has irrefutably proved that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. The historical and legal facts of Taiwan's return to China are beyond doubt and cannot be challenged. China's indisputable sovereignty over Taiwan is also an unchangeable status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
Enlightenment 2: We must vigorously strengthen the awareness of a community of shared destiny across the Taiwan Strait.
The history of Taiwan's Retrocession fully proves that Taiwan's destiny has always been closely linked to the motherland, sharing honor and disgrace. In fact, before the cession of Taiwan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki (马关条约), compatriots on both sides of the strait jointly developed and built the treasure island and inherited Chinese civilization, which had become an inseparable community of shared destiny. After the Opium War in 1840, both sides of the strait shared the same breath and destiny. Like compatriots in the mainland, Taiwanese compatriots experienced the suffering history of national poverty and weakness and being brutally invaded by foreign powers. However, Taiwanese compatriots always adhered to national righteousness and carried out unyielding resistance. In the heroic struggle that lasted for half a century, a total of more than 650,000 Taiwanese compatriots sacrificed their lives to prove that they are Chinese and inseparable members of the Chinese nation. The anti-Japanese struggle of Taiwanese compatriots is an important part of the magnificent anti-imperialist and patriotic movement of the Chinese nation; without the successive efforts and bloody battles of all Chinese sons and daughters, including Taiwanese compatriots, to achieve the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there would be no Retrocession of Taiwan. Compatriots on both sides of the strait have always been linked by fate, sharing weal and woe.
After Taiwan's Retrocession, due to the continuation of the Chinese civil war and external interference, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait fell into a special state of long-term political confrontation, which has lasted for 76 years. This abnormal state has profoundly affected the national feelings and vital interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait. The future destiny of Taiwan and the solution of the Taiwan issue are always affecting the hearts of compatriots on both sides of the strait and the future of the Chinese nation.
Today, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait commemorate Taiwan's Retrocession to continue to vigorously strengthen the awareness of an inseparable community of shared destiny across the strait, and fully build a community of shared destiny across the strait. The core of this is to deepen the integrated development of the two sides of the strait and consolidate national cultural identity, and continue to allow compatriots on both sides of the strait to be closely dependent on each other in the economic, social, cultural and other fields, and truly feel the sense of gain and pride of "one family on both sides of the strait." By continuously expanding cross-strait trade and investment cooperation, we will continue to allow Taiwanese compatriots to enjoy the same treatment as mainland residents in employment, entrepreneurship, and life, forming a community of interests, and allowing development results to benefit more people on both sides of the strait. Strengthen cross-strait cultural exchanges, jointly explore and inherit excellent traditional Chinese culture, consolidate the cultural root identity of "both sides of the strait belong to the Chinese nation," and build a spiritual community. Promote regular interaction between young people, grassroots people, and industry groups on both sides of the strait, and enhance mutual understanding and emotional connection through tourism, study, public welfare activities, etc., break down barriers and misunderstandings, and create a strong social atmosphere of common expectation and promotion of reunification. Just as General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in his congratulatory message to Eric Chu (朱立伦) on his election as Chairman of the Kuomintang (中国国民党), "Enhance the ambition, backbone, and confidence of being Chinese, deepen exchanges and cooperation, promote common development, promote national reunification, firmly safeguard the common home of the Chinese nation, and safeguard the fundamental interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait."
Enlightenment 3: We must resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The history of Taiwan from being occupied by Japan to returning to Chinese territory shows that when the nest is overturned, no eggs remain intact, and when the country is destroyed, the family will perish. During the 50 years of Japanese colonial rule, Taiwanese compatriots suffered hardships and were subjected to foreign military suppression, economic plunder, cultural enslavement, and forced labor conscription. However, Taiwanese compatriots never succumbed. From the Yiwei Anti-Japanese War (乙未抗日) to the Wushe Incident (雾社起义), from armed struggle to cultural enlightenment, the flames of resistance never ceased. They defended the dignity of the motherland and the nation with blood and life. Taiwan's return is the victorious result of all Chinese people, including Taiwanese compatriots, defeating the Japanese invaders and safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The history of Taiwan's Retrocession tells both sides of the strait that safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is related to the fundamental interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait. It is necessary to ensure that national sovereignty and territorial integrity are not violated, and to ensure that Taiwan's status as a part of Chinese territory is not changed. This is not only the fundamental interest of all Chinese sons and daughters, including Taiwanese compatriots, but also the sacred mission of all Chinese sons and daughters. At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is intertwined with the Sino-US game. The "Taiwan independence" separatist forces on the island, headed by Lai Ching-te (赖清德), are stepping up their collusion with external interference forces, manipulating "anti-China and resisting China," and rejecting reunification and seeking "independence," which seriously threatens national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The situation in the Taiwan Strait is becoming more uncertain, unstable, and unpredictable. Fully strengthening the struggle against secession and interference remains an important task for compatriots on both sides of the strait.
In the new era and new journey, compatriots on both sides of the strait should always maintain a strong sense of worry and fighting spirit, maintain a high-pressure posture against the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and their separatist acts, always adhere to making full preparations to deal with major "Taiwan independence" incidents and external forces' interference by non-peaceful means and other necessary measures, and strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification of the motherland. The Anti-Secession Law (反分裂国家法) passed by the National People's Congress 20 years ago clearly stipulates that "safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the common obligation of all Chinese people, including Taiwanese compatriots," and "the state will never allow the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces to secede Taiwan from China in any name or by any means." In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the 40th anniversary of the publication of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan" (告台湾同胞书) that "we do not promise to renounce the use of force and reserve the option of taking all necessary measures, which are aimed at external forces' interference and a very small number of 'Taiwan independence' separatists and their separatist activities, and are by no means aimed at Taiwanese compatriots." At this year's National Day reception, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "we must deepen cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, resolutely oppose 'Taiwan independence' separatist acts and external forces' interference, and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity." On the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession, an increasingly powerful China has more strength and confidence, more confidence and ability, and more conditions and methods than ever before to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and firmly achieve national reunification.
Enlightenment 4: We must join hands to promote reunification and share the glory of national rejuvenation.
Eighty years ago, the Chinese people won the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression with huge national sacrifices, which not only enabled Taiwanese compatriots who had suffered from colonial rule and oppression to return to the embrace of the motherland, and effectively safeguarded national sovereignty and territorial integrity; but also completely washed away the national humiliation of being subjected to foreign aggression in modern times, and re-established China's status as a major country in the world. It was a historical turning point for the Chinese nation to move from a deep crisis in modern times to a great rejuvenation. This is the glory of all Chinese people, including Taiwanese compatriots.
Looking back at the history of Taiwan's Retrocession, the people of Taiwan have never given up their national consciousness and feelings for the motherland. Countless anti-Japanese martyrs and Taiwanese patriots have sacrificed and dedicated themselves to this, reflecting the national spirit of Taiwanese compatriots with patriotism as the core. The resistance of the Taiwanese people is a vivid portrayal of the unyielding spirit of the Chinese nation. Taiwan's Retrocession is not only the restoration of the exercise of national sovereignty, but also the victorious result of the common resistance of the Chinese nation, and also demonstrates the resilience of the Chinese national community.
Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the great ideal that all Chinese sons and daughters, including Taiwanese compatriots, have strived for since modern times, and realizing national reunification is the inevitable requirement for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. National rejuvenation, national reunification, and the future destiny of Taiwan are closely related. Today, an increasingly powerful China is closer than ever in history to achieving the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and all Chinese sons and daughters have always looked forward to the early completion of national reunification. Compatriots on both sides of the strait must give priority to the overall interests of the Chinese nation, be brave to shoulder the mission, seize historical opportunities, gather wisdom and strength, and more powerfully lead the historical trend of "must be unified, will inevitably be unified," so that the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can be realized at an early date.
Conclusion: History is the best textbook and the best sobering agent. All historical facts about Taiwan to date have fully proved that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, and Taiwan has never been a country; it was not in the past, and it will never be possible in the future. The September 3rd military parade has clearly demonstrated that a strong China is not only a solid guarantee for safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, but will also create more favorable conditions for peaceful reunification. It is a firm portrayal of China's "must be unified, will inevitably be unified," and also makes the conclusion that "Taiwan independence is a dead end" more concrete. The best commemoration of history and the deepest understanding of reality is that China's reunification is unstoppable! Taiwan's future lies in national reunification, and the well-being of Taiwanese compatriots is tied to national rejuvenation; the peaceful development and integrated development of cross-strait relations are important ways to achieve peaceful reunification, a broad road that benefits compatriots on both sides of the strait, and is most in line with the fundamental interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait. The Chinese dream is a common dream of compatriots on both sides of the strait. The Taiwan issue arose due to national weakness and chaos, and will inevitably be resolved with national rejuvenation!
(The author is the Director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院台湾研究所) and the Vice President of the National Taiwan Studies Association (全国台湾研究会).)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26 (Reporter Shang Hao) The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) Central Committee held a symposium in Beijing (北京) on October 26 to establish Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日), and launched the "Casting the Soul of the Nation - Special Exhibition of the Taiwan Retrocession Day of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee" (共铸民族魂——台盟中央台湾光复纪念日特展). Members of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟盟员), representatives of Taiwan compatriots (台胞代表), and descendants of anti-Japanese patriots (抗日志士后代) were invited to gather together for discussions and to view the exhibition. Su Hui (苏辉), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央主席), attended the symposium and delivered a speech.
Su Hui (苏辉) pointed out that the establishment of Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日) in the name of the state is a great encouragement and call to the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to unite national strength and embark on the journey of rejuvenation. It powerfully demonstrates our country's firm determination and unwavering will to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. It is of great significance for further uniting and uniting compatriots on both sides of the strait to unswervingly promote the reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On the new journey, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) organizations at all levels must better inherit the historical value and national spirit carried by Taiwan's retrocession, and transform the consensus gathered by the Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日) commemorative activities into the wisdom and strength to promote the great cause of national reunification and the great cause of rejuvenation.
Huang Ziyu (黄紫玉), a representative of Taiwan compatriots (台胞代表) and Chairman of Hong Kong Hang Fung Group (香港恒丰集团主席), said in her speech at the symposium that Taiwan's retrocession is a common memory of all Chinese sons and daughters, and has been engraved on the historical monument of the Chinese nation's pursuit of rejuvenation. This memory is worth cherishing by compatriots on both sides of the strait, and it is even more necessary to protect and inherit it with practical actions. "I am willing to do my best to continue writing the story of my family and country, convey the warmth of my compatriots, and let compatriots on both sides of the strait join hands to create a better tomorrow for the peaceful reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
Lin Hai (林海), a descendant of the Lin family of Wufeng (雾峰林家) in Taiwan (台湾) and the grandson of anti-Japanese patriot Lin Zhengheng (林正亨), reviewed the history of his family's adherence to the identity of the Chinese nation and resistance to Japanese colonial rule in his speech. "Our grand commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession is to restore the truth of history and **正本清源** (zhèng běn qīng yuán - "rectify the source," to address the root cause of a problem). As descendants of the Lin family of Wufeng (雾峰林家), the best commemoration and remembrance of our ancestors is to inherit their legacy, pass on the fine tradition of patriotism and love for the hometown, and make new contributions to the complete reunification of the motherland and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
On the same day, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟) History Exhibition Hall also launched the "Casting the Soul of the Nation - Special Exhibition of the Taiwan Retrocession Day of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee" (共铸民族魂——台盟中央台湾光复纪念日特展), exhibiting more than 300 historical pictures, archives, abstracts, objects, multimedia images, etc. (件、组), systematically combing through the magnificent anti-Japanese course of Taiwan compatriots and the history of Taiwan's retrocession in four chapters.
"The exhibition vividly reflects the patriotic glorious tradition of Taiwan compatriots adhering to national integrity and vowing not to be subjects of Japan, and also provides me with many new understandings of Taiwan's history." Yang Zhonghao (杨中浩), a representative of Taiwan youth who visited the special exhibition on the spot, said that Taiwan's retrocession is a common history and memory of both sides of the strait, but in recent years it has been deliberately downplayed by the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (台民进党) authorities, which is heartbreaking. Facing the future, Taiwanese youth should consciously understand this history, inherit the common feelings of Chinese people on both sides of the strait, and bravely shoulder the responsibilities of the times.
Return to TopThis report was dispatched from Beijing on October 26th (by reporter Zhang Shuo (张烁)). Special lectures, symposiums, and galas… On the 26th, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (全国台联) hosted the series of events in Beijing (北京) celebrating the establishment of Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日) under the theme of "Remembering History, Defending Achievements, Safeguarding Our Homeland, and Creating the Future." Representatives from all sectors of Taiwan compatriots gathered to relive the historical moment of Taiwan's return to the map, jointly discuss the vision of peaceful reunification, and consolidate strength for the realization of national rejuvenation.
Ji Bin (纪斌), Secretary of the Leading Party Group of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (全国台联), said in his speech that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession. We welcome the decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) in accordance with the Constitution to establish October 25th as Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日) in legal form. Taiwan's retrocession is an important ironclad proof of the Chinese government's restoration of the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan, and an important link in the historical fact and legal chain of Taiwan as a part of China. No matter how the Democratic Progressive Party (民进党) and its politicians distort the truth of the history of the War of Resistance, deny the achievements of the victory of the War of Resistance, downplay or deny the historical significance of Taiwan's retrocession, and collude with external forces to clamor for the fallacy of "Taiwan's status being undetermined," they cannot distort or shake the historical and legal facts that Taiwan belongs to China.
On the morning of the same day, Wang Shushen (汪曙申), Deputy Director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), Qi Jialin (戚嘉林), Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Unification Alliance (台湾统一联盟党), and Chu Jingtao (褚静涛), a researcher at the Institute of Modern History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院近代史研究所), gave special lectures respectively, expounding on the important significance of the establishment of Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日), pointing out that Taiwan's retrocession was an important achievement of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and a great victory achieved by all the Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, who **前仆后继** (qián pū hòu jì - "fall in front, others follow," advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave) and fought bloody battles. The establishment of Taiwan Retrocession Day (台湾光复纪念日) will further unite and inspire all Chinese sons and daughters, including compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, to jointly strive for the complete reunification of the motherland and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
At the symposium in the afternoon, Wu Rongyuan (吴荣元), Chairman of the Taiwan Labor Party (台湾劳动党), Ling You-shih (凌友诗), a representative of the National People's Congress (全国人大代表) and Honorary Research Fellow of the Institute of Chinese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大学), Xu Zhihong (许志宏), Professor of the Institute of Genetics at Zhejiang University (浙江大学), Wang Zheng (王正), Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Chinese Youth Development Federation (台湾中华青年发展联合会), Jiang Lan (江蓝), Executive Director of Hengfeng Group Co., Ltd. (恒丰集团有限公司), and Qiu Bingru (丘秉儒), a Master's student in Constitutional and Administrative Law at Peking University (北京大学), delivered sharing speeches. They said that the 50-year struggle of Taiwan compatriots against Japan cannot be forgotten, Taiwan and the mainland are closely linked, and forgetting history is a desecration of the sacrifices of the predecessors; international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) and the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》) clearly confirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan, and Taiwan's retrocession was the result of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and history cannot be distorted or tampered with.
At the gala, compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait jointly performed songs and dances such as "I Love You China," "Ode to Taiwan's Retrocession," and "As Wish," expressing their deep congratulations on the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession.
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In November 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the concept of "People's cities are built by the people, and people's cities are for the people" for the first time during his inspection in Shanghai (上海). Since then, he has given important instructions on the construction of people's cities in Shanghai (上海) on many occasions.
From proposing the World Expo concept of "Better City, Better Life" to promoting the establishment of the international day "World Cities Day" with the theme of cities, Shanghai (上海) has always integrated the construction practice of "people's cities" into its thinking and contribution to the sustainable development of global cities. Through close cooperation with UN-Habitat, it has created an international exchange platform for the World Cities Day Global Conference on Sustainable Urban Development, and created public products such as the Global Sustainable Development City Award (Shanghai Award), the *Shanghai Manual: A Guide to Sustainable Urban Development in the 21st Century*, and the Urban Monitoring Framework - Shanghai Application Index, actively providing Chinese wisdom and Shanghai practice for global urban governance.
Continuing the World Expo concept of "Better City, Better Life," explore new urban management models that meet the characteristics of Shanghai (上海), a mega-city.
"The 42-kilometer public space along the banks of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河) is fully connected. How can we balance the needs of fishing with flood control safety?" In the Changshou Bay waterfront public station in the Putuo District (普陀区), the residents' river protection volunteer team and the urban management department are having a heated discussion.
Zhang Songwei (张颂蔚), a young man engaged in security work, has a bed in the New Era Urban Builder and Manager Home in Minhang District (闵行区), Shanghai (上海). The four-person room where he lives is fully equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, as well as storage cabinets and desks, which makes him feel the warmth of home and find the motivation to work hard.
Shanghai's (上海) 1,000th park, the West Bund Natural Art Park, widely solicited opinions from young people at the beginning of its planning, organically integrating urban habitat, age-friendliness, and natural classrooms. Shanghai (上海) has thus entered the "City of a Thousand Parks," taking a step closer to the new goal of a "Park City."
Shanghai (上海) has a large urban area, but every inch of land is precious. Shanghai (上海) is breaking ground on a major article on the connotative development of the city by seeking functions from existing stock, space from intensive use, and benefits from renewal.
After the micro-renewal of the community realized the transformation at the doorstep, Shanghai (上海) will also launch a large-scale renewal of commercial buildings. The six business units that have disclosed renewal plans so far have renewal scopes in square kilometers. In addition to renovating the office buildings themselves, the covered public areas will also be activated.
The flow of people in the waterfront space of "One River and One Creek" is gradually increasing, and citizens are putting forward higher requirements for the quality of the waterfront space. Shanghai (上海) will combine the "15th Five-Year Plan" research to promote the implementation of a new round of action plans to improve the function and quality of coastal areas, focusing on launching quality improvements for more than 100 waterfront space stations to provide better public services and recreational experiences for citizens and tourists.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanghai (上海) actively built a multi-level security rental housing system of "one bed, one room, and one apartment." As of the end of September this year, the city has cumulatively built and raised 600,000 sets (rooms) of security rental housing, with a cumulative supply of 395,000 sets (rooms); and newly raised 69,000 beds in the New Era Urban Builders and Managers Home. Shanghai (上海) is striving to explore a youth community governance model, allowing young people to move from "having a place to live" to "having a sense of belonging."
Shanghai (上海) is constantly moving forward on the road to building an innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's city, allowing more citizens to feel the warmth of the city at their doorsteps and in the details.
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Shanghai has pressed the "accelerator button" on urban village renovation. The 2025 Shanghai Urban Village Renovation Project Centralized Investment Promotion Conference was recently held, with 59 renovation projects from 10 districts publicly promoted. The projects cover a total area of nearly 30,000 mu, with an initial renovation investment scale of 210 billion yuan, driving construction and installation investment of approximately 160 billion yuan.
Since the launch of urban village renovation in 2014, Shanghai has cumulatively launched 118 renovation projects. According to the "Shanghai Urban Village Renovation Three-Year Action Plan (2024-2026)," Shanghai will fully launch overall renovation projects by the end of 2026; by 2027, the overall renovation projects of urban villages will be basically completed.
How can urban renewal balance livelihood improvement and style protection? Shanghai is exploring answers in urban village renovation.
In July of this year, the first phase of public facility supporting projects for the Zhaojialou (召稼楼) urban village renovation project in Pujiang Town (浦江镇), Minhang District (闵行区), was launched, including the construction of the first batch of 4 roads and the first phase of water system projects. The Zhaojialou Historical and Cultural Landscape Protection Area (召稼楼历史文化风貌保护区), with a history of nearly a thousand years, will create the first "Xintiandi (新天地) Large Community" on the east bank of the Huangpu River (黄浦江) through regional renewal and ancient town revival. Shui On Land (瑞安房地产有限公司), responsible for the project renovation, will rely on the development model of "overall positioning, overall planning, overall development, and overall operation" to build a composite functional quality community with a total area of approximately 71 hectares and a construction area of approximately 420,000 square meters.
"To make the surrounding environment more beautiful, the city more vibrant, and the people happier. Zhaojialou Xintiandi is not only a community, but also a life solution," said Lin Runqing (林润青), General Manager of Zhaojialou Xintiandi project.
Urban village renovation requires large amounts of capital and has a long payback period. Only by making urban development no longer dependent on "blood transfusions" but possessing "blood-generating" capabilities can urban renewal be more sustainable and life more beautiful.
The person in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Management Committee (上海市房屋管理局) stated that in recent years, Shanghai has been actively guiding social capital to participate in urban village renovation and continuously expanding the paths for enterprises to participate. For cooperative renovation projects, operating entities can cooperate with rural collective economic organizations to participate in renovation and construction; for reserve renovation projects, operating entities can participate in development and construction by bidding for operational plots in the land market; for entrusted renovation projects, operating entities can also participate in development and construction by cooperating with implementing entities.
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The affiliated green space of the Shanghai Pudong Library (上海市浦东图书馆) covers an area of over 10,000 square meters, and used to have iron fences separating this green space from the sidewalk outside the library. In 2025, the Pudong Library (浦东图书馆) removed the fences and, together with the Pudong Youth Activity Center (浦东青少年活动中心), the Pudong Cultural and Art Guidance Center (浦东文化艺术指导中心), and the Pudong Urban Planning and Public Art Center (浦东城市规划和公共艺术中心), which had already completed the opening of green spaces, was incorporated into the overall renovation project of Jinxiu Cultural Park (锦绣文化公园). The physical boundaries between the four major venues and the park were broken, forming a continuous open space with a total area of 43 hectares, realizing the seamless integration of park cities.
During the renovation, in response to the previous lack of site function, the road network structure was optimized, dead ends were cleared, greenways were added, and barrier-free access was achieved throughout the area; new walkways, fitness equipment, children's play facilities, and public toilets were added to meet the needs of citizens of all ages and with diverse needs. In terms of landscaping, the water culture is used as the main line, combined with the Yanmaotang River (严茂塘河) landscape, to create "one bank, six gardens, and twelve scenic spots" with distinctive nodes. For example, the "Galaxy Book Steps" next to the library integrates reading scenes into nature, and the "Tang Ran Mo Xiang" creates a waterfront reading atmosphere.
As of September this year, there are 1,013 parks of various types in Shanghai (上海市), achieving the goal of building a "city of a thousand parks" by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" ahead of schedule. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanghai (上海市) will build more than 2,500 hectares of new park green space, with per capita park green space reaching 9.5 square meters, allowing citizens to "see green when they open their windows and enter the park when they go out." A total of 174 affiliated green spaces of units have been opened, releasing 1.11 million square meters of public green space, of which those with suitable conditions have been further transformed into 48 pocket parks.
The opening and sharing of affiliated green spaces of units is a countermeasure for super-large cities to solve the problem of tight land resources and high costs of adding new public green spaces. In recent years, Shanghai (上海) has actively promoted the opening and sharing of affiliated green spaces of units, and is committed to creating more green ecological spaces that citizens can enter, rest, and enjoy.
"Demolishing walls to reveal green" demolishes the walls and brings about the seamless integration of urban functions, allowing park green spaces to better integrate into functional facilities such as blocks, parks, and commercial districts, empowering each other.
"Nature + Music + Culture," Wang Yong (王勇), Dean of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music (上海大学音乐学院), shared two cases of music empowering parks - the Chenshan Grassland Radio Music Festival in Chenshan Botanical Garden (辰山植物园) and the Sunday Concert in Xujiahui Park (徐家汇公园), which make ecological spaces an important carrier for building urban identity. As of the end of 2024, there are more than 20 ecological spaces in Shanghai (上海市) that regularly hold music performances.
To make the road to opening and sharing more standardized, efficient, and high-quality, Shanghai (上海市) has formulated the "Technical Standards for the Construction of Open and Shared Affiliated Green Spaces of Units," which will be implemented on November 1 this year.
According to reports, the Shanghai Greening and City Appearance Department (上海绿化市容部门) analyzed and extracted 6,239 pieces of affiliated green space units within the Outer Ring Road and the five new cities, with a total area of approximately 51.26 square kilometers. After evaluation, 342 pieces of affiliated green space units have been selected into the "Open and Shared Project Library," of which 101 pieces meet the conditions for building pocket parks, which are important carriers for building parks and creating green spaces in Shanghai (上海) in the future.
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Big data analysis shows that the pedestrian traffic on Lingyan South Road Commercial Street ranks among the top in Shanghai's neighborhoods, and the platform will continue to increase its efforts to attract traffic and provide subsidies to the street. Not long ago, Liu Jing (刘璟), Chairman of the Huimingxin Neighborhood Development Service Center (汇明心街区发展服务中心) of Dongming Road Street (东明路街道), Pudong New Area (浦东新区), Shanghai (上海), received a message from a payment platform.
"I didn't expect that a mobile applet would not only attract customers to the commercial street but also find a group of 'partners' for community co-construction," said Liu Jing (刘璟).
In 2023, Dongming Road Street (东明路街道) incubated a street development-oriented social organization, Huimingxin (汇明心), with the intention of using social forces to activate community co-governance. Liu Jing (刘璟), who used to be an employee of an internet company, encountered the first problem after switching to social work: how to attract young people to participate in community governance.
Dongming Road Street (东明路街道) is a typical aging community, with people aged 60 and above accounting for more than 40%. Most of the young people in the community go out to work during the day and go home to sleep at night, lacking connection with the community. During the visits and investigations, Liu Jing (刘璟) found that there was a group of young people who urgently needed the support of the community: entrepreneurs. They need trial and error space in the early stage of entrepreneurship, or traffic support.
Therefore, Huimingxin (汇明心) developed a mobile applet, using digital twin and other technologies to restore the street map, providing a platform for street residents and merchants to learn, communicate, and work. Residents can click on the "Commercial Services" and "Neighborhood Activities" columns to get information on consumption discounts, community activities, etc.; merchants can complete coupon verification on the applet; entrepreneurs can click on "Dongming Social Innovation" to see entrepreneurship, recruitment subsidies, and legal services at a glance.
The applet also opens the "Digital Badge" function. Residents can participate in public welfare activities, make suggestions for community renovation, etc., to earn points and unlock the digital identity of "Community Talent" to participate in community governance with their own expertise. In the past two years, community residents have put forward 1287 suggestions, covering multiple themes such as night economy, elderly-friendly facilities, community micro-renewal, and parent-child activities. Among them, 128 entered the street council procedure, and 32 were implemented.
"By creating a digital community, we can improve the sense of belonging of residents, especially young people, and let them enter the community and participate in co-governance," said Liu Jing (刘璟).
Dongming Road Street (东明路街道) is a purely residential community built with the relocation and development of Puxi (浦西) and Pudong (浦东). In order to enhance residents' sense of identity, Huimingxin (汇明心) cooperated with New York University Shanghai (上海纽约大学) to launch an AR (augmented reality) oral history system, which transforms community history into an interactive digital narrative. Residents can trigger AR superimposed historical images and audio by scanning old buildings and street corners in physical space. For example, scanning the QR code of a time-honored restaurant allows you to watch the owner tell the story of three generations of inheritance. This technology transforms "memory" from individual experience into collective history, driving young people to re-understand the community.
From online to offline, the community governance "partner" team is constantly growing. Community residents worked together to transform a debris dump that had been abandoned for many years into a public activity space. Huimingxin (汇明心) provides托管 services for the children of merchants who come to Shanghai (上海) for the summer, and merchants also actively participate in community public welfare activities. Wang Ronghua (王荣华), a lecturer on intangible cultural heritage, met the head of an entertainment technology company while participating in community public welfare activities. The two parties jointly produced an interactive AR shadow play "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger" (《武松打虎》), which was exhibited at the Shanghai International Film Festival (上海国际电影节).
Relying on Huimingxin (汇明心), Dongming Road Street (东明路街道) has launched the "Six Symbiotic Plans," including "Beautiful Landmark" shared space improvement, "Beautiful Rejuvenation" store image improvement, "Yi Qi Open Source" street traffic diversion, "Fireworks Innovation" street prosperity, "Good Things Nearby" volunteer service, and "Street Friends Innovation" co-creation plan, while improving the street environment, it allows merchants and residents to establish closer ties.
Sun Zhe (孙哲), an associate professor at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (上海财经大学), said that digital technology builds an intergenerational interaction platform for the community, allowing everyone to participate in community governance and improve the intelligence level of social governance.
The practice of Dongming Road Street (东明路街道) in promoting youth participation in community governance with digital communities was selected into the "Shanghai Manual: 21st Century Urban Sustainable Development Guide · 2025 Annual Report" (《上海手册：21世纪城市可持续发展指南·2025年度报告》).
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The Guangzhou International Women's Open came to an end on October 26, marking the gradual conclusion of the Chinese tennis season. Since mid-September, nine international tennis tournaments have been held in various parts of China. The branding effect of the "China Season" is beginning to show, with various events delivering impressive results and creating many heartwarming tennis stories.
Exciting Events
"It feels especially good to compete domestically. I hope to show my best form and offer more excitement to the fans," said Chinese player Zhu Lin (朱琳) after surprisingly defeating world No. 6 Russian player Andreeva at the Ningbo Open, reaching the women's singles quarterfinals.
With the arrival of the "China Season," many Chinese players, amid the eager anticipation of home crowds, created surprises and感动 (gǎn dòng - "moving," touching) through their relentless efforts.
Wu Yibing (吴易昺), a "Hangzhou native," defeated Russian star Medvedev at the Hangzhou Open, reaching the ATP Tour semifinals again after two years. "This is a very important victory in my career," Wu Yibing (吴易昺) said after the match, admitting that achieving a breakthrough in his hometown was of extraordinary significance.
After an 88-day absence from the court, Zheng Qinwen (郑钦文), who underwent elbow surgery after Wimbledon, made her comeback at the China Open. "The support of the fans strengthened my determination to return to the court." She won her first match and showcased a more aggressive tactical style. Due to her body not being fully recovered, she chose to retire in the deciding set of her second match. "For the sake of a longer career, I don't want to take risks." Fans understood Zheng Qinwen's (郑钦文) decision and looked forward to her return.
Shang Juncheng (商竣程), the champion of last season's Chengdu Open, experienced fluctuations in form after undergoing foot surgery this season. However, he adjusted his mindset and defeated a top-ten player for the first time at the Shanghai Masters, advancing to the round of 32. "This victory helped me overcome a psychological hurdle, and I will be more confident in the future," said Shang Juncheng (商竣程).
Zhang Shuai (张帅), 36, reached the third round of the women's singles at both the China Open and the Wuhan Open, and reached the semifinals at the Guangzhou Open. Her tenacious spirit inspired many viewers. After each match, she sincerely thanked the fans and encouraged herself. "I am very satisfied with who I am now, and a better version of me is on the way," said Zhang Shuai (张帅).
Active Consumption
The Shanghai Masters' box office revenue exceeded 100 million yuan for the first time, attracting approximately 250,000 on-site spectators, and the total sales of official merchandise exceeded 20 million yuan. The China Open welcomed peak traffic and consumption: the National Tennis Center accumulated 360,000 visitors, with overall box office revenue reaching 88 million yuan and comprehensive consumption exceeding 36 million yuan, breaking multiple historical records.
Crowded parks, meticulously designed commemorative merchandise, and diverse interactive activities... Events across various locations are creating immersive tennis carnivals, effectively transforming fans' enthusiasm for watching games into consumption momentum.
The Shanghai Masters launched over 700 official merchandise items, with the popular "Afro" tennis keychain frequently "going viral," selling out every time it was restocked. The Hangzhou Open opened a special market, doubling the number of booths and sales compared to the previous year. "We are shifting from simply hosting events to creating scenes and building ecosystems, using events as a link to connect consumption, industry, and urban development, exploring innovative development paths," said Sun Lei (孙雷), event director of the Hangzhou Open.
Traveling to a city for a match. Sports events are becoming engines driving urban economic development. Data shows that a large number of on-site spectators at the Shanghai Masters come from other places, with 10% from abroad. This year, the event extended tax refund services for departing visitors to the competition venue, enhancing the experience for overseas spectators. During the Wuhan Open, Wuhan (武汉) simultaneously issued over 10 million yuan in sports consumption coupons and launched a "Enjoy Wuhan Tour during the Wuhan Open" integrated package, driving comprehensive consumption of over 700 million yuan for the event and related activities.
Small tickets activate a large cultural and tourism ecosystem. In Beijing (北京), holding a China Open ticket stub allows discounts on tickets to attractions such as the Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城), and enjoys benefits such as reservation-free entry and special exhibition discounts at 10 cultural and museum venues, including the Grand Canal Museum (大运河博物馆). The Chengdu Open has joined the "Rong Piao You Li" ticket stub discount program, allowing ticket-holding fans to receive exclusive discounts and convenient services when enjoying food, staying at hotels, or visiting attractions.
Promoting Exchange
"Thank you for your support, I love you!" Serbian star Djokovic (德约科维奇) repeatedly thanked fans in Chinese after the Shanghai Masters, and even wrote "德" (dé) and "福" (fú) in Chinese characters when signing autographs.
Carefully crafted cheering posters, creatively handmade gifts, and orderly and loud cheering slogans... The sincerity and enthusiasm of Chinese fans have moved and surprised many overseas players. Heartwarming nicknames have become unforgettable "Chinese memories" for players: From Beijing (北京) to Wuhan (武汉) to Ningbo (宁波), Italian player Paolini (保利尼) can now skillfully respond to the shouts of "Keep going, Bao Zong!" (保总加油); Australian player De Minaur (德米纳尔) gladly accepted the cute nickname "Little Wild Rabbit" (小野兔) and happily signed this name in front of the camera; American player Pegula (佩古拉) not only became addicted to milk tea but also referred to herself as "Da Fu" (大富) on social media, fully integrating into the culture.
The "China Season" is not only a stage for competition but also a bridge for cultural exchange, painting a vivid picture of urban culture. The Ningbo Open carefully arranged a number of cultural experience activities: players experienced Song-style tea ceremony and incense ceremony in the Dongqian Lake Tao Lu Cultural Block (东钱湖陶麓文化街区), leisurely checked in at the Drum Tower (鼓楼), and personally made traditional Dingsheng cakes (定胜糕) at the Qing'an Guild Hall (庆安会馆), a World Cultural Heritage site on the Grand Canal (大运河). "Integrating sports events with local culture not only allows players to relax during their tense schedule but also opens another window for the cultural dissemination of Ningbo (宁波)," said Shen Hong (沈鸿), joint event director of the Ningbo Open.
While showcasing the charm of traditional culture, the application of cutting-edge technology has also won praise from players and spectators. Within the China Open park, automatic inspection robots and unmanned shuttle buses operate efficiently, and pancake robots and coffee robots add fun to the venue. The Wuhan Open invited American star Gauff (高芙) to visit the Hubei Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (湖北人形机器人创新中心), where she enthusiastically followed the robot to learn Tai Chi, immersing herself in the integration of technology and culture. "'China Season' is very creative, and I am full of expectations for the next season," said Gauff (高芙).
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The branding construction of the "China Season" is an innovative practice to implement the State Council General Office's "Opinions on Releasing the Potential of Sports Consumption and Further Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Sports Industry."
2025 is the opening year of the "China Season." Currently, the season is nearing its end, and the cluster effect and linkage effect are prominent.
From a social value perspective, it demonstrates the new type of national system and enhances the influence of the events. Through resource sharing and mutual learning, the various events of the "China Season" have significantly improved in terms of ticket sales, industrial scale, and media communication, and their influence has been effectively enhanced. The healthy lifestyle concept and civilized lifestyle conveyed by the events have also had a profound impact on the general public.
From an economic value perspective, it amplifies event traffic and drives incremental consumption. The continuous investment of various cities has effectively driven the formation of industrial chains such as commerce, tourism, catering, and cultural consumption in the cities and surrounding areas. The linkage products such as the "Chengdu Open (成都网球公开赛) + Shanghai Masters (上海网球大师赛)" package tickets further highlight the overall value of the "China Season."
From a cultural value perspective, it enhances emotional connections and spreads Chinese culture. Chinese nicknames such as "Bao Zong (保总)," "Da Fu (大富)," and "Xiao Ye Tu (小野兔)" have been happily adopted by foreign players; the dog Bobby served as the "Event Director" at the Ningbo Open (宁波网球公开赛), interacting with players; many foreign players showcased their wonderful experiences of participating in competitions and traveling in China on social media... The "China Season" is not only an event brand but also a platform for cultural exchange and mutual learning.
From a competitive value perspective, it leverages home advantage to enhance competitive strength. We coordinated the wild card rights of the "China Season" and issued wild cards to dozens of Chinese players. These wild cards rejuvenated veterans such as Zhang Shuai (张帅) and Zhu Lin (朱琳), allowed the backbone forces such as Yuan Yue (袁悦) to enrich their points tally at home, and allowed young players such as Zhang Ruien (张瑞恩) and Shao Yushan (邵羽杉) to gain more opportunities to compete with top players.
After the end of this season, we will widely solicit opinions from all parties, conduct in-depth and detailed summaries, accumulate experience for building a "China Season" development model guided by the government, operated by the market, participated by society, and coordinated regionally, lay the foundation for building a professional tennis event brand with greater international influence, and contribute to promoting the high-quality development of Chinese tennis and helping build a strong sports nation.
(The author is the director of the Tennis Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局网球运动管理中心), and this report was compiled from an interview with Li Shuo (李硕), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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The 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships concluded on the 25th in Jakarta (雅加达), Indonesia (印度尼西亚). The Chinese gymnastics team won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze medals, ranking first in both the gold medal and total medal counts.
This World Championships is the first of the Los Angeles (洛杉矶) Olympic cycle, with no team events. It only includes men's and women's individual all-around competitions, as well as 6 men's and 4 women's individual events.
In the men's individual all-around final, Zhang Boheng (张博恒) lost to his old rival Hashimoto Daiki (桥本大辉) of the Japanese team by a narrow margin of 0.798 points, winning the silver medal. "My integration time for the 6 routines was a bit short, and there is still a lot of room for improvement," said Zhang Boheng (张博恒).
In the women's individual all-around final, Zhang Qingying (张清颖), who stepped onto the World Championships stage for the second time, scored 54.633 points to win the bronze medal. This was not only her first World Championships medal, but also made her the first Chinese female gymnast to reach the individual all-around podium in a major world competition since Tang Qianjing (唐茜靖) won the individual all-around silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. She also completed a routine with a difficulty score as high as 6.9, winning the women's balance beam title. Zhang Qingying (张清颖) believes that this time she gained not only in terms of results, but also in terms of mental growth.
In the men's pommel horse final, Chinese youngster Hong Yanming (洪延明), participating in the World Championships for the first time, defeated Armenian athlete Harutyun Merdinyan with an advantage in execution score to win the championship. In the men's parallel bars final, Zou Jingyuan (邹敬园), the gold medalist in parallel bars at the Tokyo Olympics (东京奥运会) and Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会), continued to demonstrate strong competitiveness, scoring 15.300 points to win his fourth World Championships gold medal in the parallel bars event. In addition, Lan Xingyu (兰星宇) and Yang Fanyu (杨凡予), who participated in the World Championships for the first time, won bronze medals in the men's rings and women's uneven bars, respectively.
At this World Championships, a total of 9 members of the Chinese gymnastics team advanced to the finals of 10 events. In the vault, a weak event for the Chinese team, both male and female team members advanced to the finals.
According to Lu Bin (陆斌), deputy leader of the Chinese gymnastics team, the good performance of the team members at this World Championships demonstrates the team's achievements in thoroughly understanding the new rules of the new cycle and solving difficulties. Although there were surprises, the problems exposed are also worthy of attention. Lu Bin (陆斌) said that the Chinese team failed to defend the gold medal in the strong event of rings, and there were many mistakes in the horizontal bar event, which require the team members to work harder to adjust.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on October 26th (Reporter Ji Fang (季芳)) – The 2025 China Cup Figure Skating Grand Prix concluded, with the Chinese pair Sui Wenjing (隋文静) / Han Cong (韩聪) completing their first performance after their return. Their short program and free skate were both performed relatively well, ultimately earning them a bronze medal with a total score of 202.92 points.
After winning the pairs title at the Beijing (北京) Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing (隋文静) and Han Cong (韩聪) temporarily left the competition arena. Currently, the advantage of the Chinese pairs skating program is no longer obvious. This veteran pair announced their return to the competition in June of this year. In this competition, both stated that they still need to improve in terms of physical energy distribution and jumping ability. "We can already feel the progress through the competition, but we still need to work hard," said Han Cong (韩聪).
28-year-old men's singles skater Jin Boyang (金博洋) finished his first competition of the new season, ranking fifth overall. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he created the best Winter Olympics result in history for Chinese men's singles skaters. As the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics approach, Jin Boyang (金博洋) is gradually regaining his form.
In the ice dance competition, Wang Shiyue (王诗玥) / Liu Xinyu (柳鑫宇) ranked seventh overall. In the women's singles competition, 17-year-old Zhang Ruiyang (张瑞阳) showed significant improvement, ranking seventh; Zhu Yi (朱易) ranked eleventh.
Currently, the Chinese figure skating team has obtained one Milan Winter Olympics ticket each in the men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dance events. The performance of the team members in this competition will also be an important reference for the Chinese team in selecting the Milan Winter Olympics roster.
Return to TopChina Longjiang Forest Industry Group Co., Ltd. (龙江森工集团) (referred to as "Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团)") has a total forest management area of 65,800 square kilometers. It is one of the main bodies of the Northeast Asian natural ecosystem and a natural ecological barrier protecting the "Great Granary" of Northeast China.
In recent years, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) has set its sights on the goal of "science and technology empowering ecological protection," taking the development of new quality productive forces as the main engine for driving the modernization of ecological governance. By integrating cutting-edge technologies and innovating management models, it has built a smart forest fire prevention and extinguishing system that covers the entire region, is highly collaborative, and intelligently precise, building an indestructible technological defense line for safeguarding the ecological security of northern China.
New quality productive forces are driven by technological innovation at their core. Based on the actual conditions of the forest area, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) integrates modern technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things, satellite remote sensing, drones, and big data into the entire process of forest fire prevention and extinguishing, creating a closed-loop system of "monitoring-communication-command-disposal," realizing a leapfrog transformation of forest fire prevention and extinguishing work from traditional methods to technology empowerment.
In the front-end monitoring stage, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) scientifically deployed 630 "smart checkpoints" and 210 observation tower video monitoring points in key forest areas, relying on high-definition cameras and infrared thermal imaging technology to eliminate blind spots in manual observation. At the same time, it formed 23 drone squadrons, equipped with 366 multi-type drones and 28 drone airports, to achieve "high-low combination, near-far integration" aerial patrols, and combined with a satellite monitoring system to capture hotspot information in the forest area in real-time, building a "space-air-ground" three-dimensional monitoring network.
In the communication support and command and dispatch stage, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) built a "multi-level backup" communication system, which can ensure smooth command links even if extreme weather causes conventional communication interruptions. The independently developed intelligent command platform and forest fire prevention and extinguishing system realize data interconnection and intercommunication, which can integrate monitoring data, fire information, and personnel equipment dispatch in real-time, and automatically generate fire disposal plans through big data analysis, providing strong support for scientific command and decision-making.
As a pilot project for the construction of "smart forestry" by Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团), Tongbei Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (通北林业局有限公司) took independent technological innovation as a breakthrough to promote the implementation of technology for ecological protection. Its independently developed "cloud SDK" system breaks through the technical barriers of equipment manufacturers and realizes the deep integration of drones and forestry business. It not only solves the problem of difficult access to fire prevention patrols in deep mountain areas, but also accurately curbs the phenomenon of "expanding land boundaries" and "arching land heads" through aerial photography data.
Walking into the fire prevention and extinguishing command center of Muling Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (穆棱林业局有限公司), on the high-definition digital screen, 15 observation towers use visible light cameras and night thermal imaging equipment to achieve intelligent fire point identification, precise positioning, and automatic feedback. In addition, relying on the emergency command management system, Muling Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (穆棱林业局有限公司) has built a bureau-field linkage patrol and inspection system, carrying out centralized cleaning of combustibles, popularization of fire prevention publicity, equipment maintenance and practical training in an integrated manner, forming a "technology early warning + manual prevention and control" dual guarantee, making digitalization a "powerful assistant" for forest fire prevention and extinguishing.
In order to do a good job in autumn forest fire prevention, Linkou Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (林口林业局有限公司) gives full play to the role of ultra-light satellite portable stations. In areas without ground networks, the equipment can quickly build satellite communication links, transmit on-site images, voice, and data in real-time, and promptly feed back first-line information to the rear rescue headquarters, ensuring on-site command and dispatch, greatly improving communication efficiency, and strengthening the "mobile combat capability" of smart fire prevention.
The ultra-light satellite portable station is a key piece of equipment for emergency communication support, providing satellite links when the network is interrupted. After equipping this equipment, Linkou Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (林口林业局有限公司) organized forest fire prevention team members to repeatedly learn the operation process, improve emergency communication support plans for disaster situations, and solidly prepare for emergency response to various types of disasters and accidents.
From the full coverage of the "space-air-ground" three-dimensional monitoring network to the efficient operation of the "digital and intelligent" fire prevention and extinguishing collaborative system, and then to the solid promotion of "actual combat" technology preparedness, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) uses the deep integration of technological innovation and application scenarios as a pen to depict a new picture of "smart forest fire prevention" in the forest sea, and continues to promote the quality and upgrading of forest resource protection.
In the next step, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) will deepen the integration of technology and ecological protection, focus on the intelligent, efficient, and precise upgrading of the fire prevention and extinguishing system, and strengthen cooperation with scientific research institutes and technology companies to optimize the intelligent command platform algorithm, improve the "one map of ecological resources" function, and promote the application of more new technologies and equipment in the field of forest fire prevention and extinguishing, to contribute more Longjiang Forest Industry (龙江森工) strength to building a solid ecological security barrier in northern China.
Data source: China Longjiang Forest Industry Group Co., Ltd. (中国龙江森林工业集团有限公司)
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Secret whispers from the stars, listening in the wilderness. Deep in the Karoo desert of South Africa, dozens of radio telescopes are arranged in spiral arms, surveying the sky and exploring the mysteries of the universe—this is China's first deeply involved international mega-science project, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA is the world's largest comprehensive aperture radio telescope, jointly funded, built, and operated by multiple countries around the world, and is known as the "World's Giant Eye." Recently, reporters went deep into the South African site of the project to interview several scientists and engineers to learn about its latest construction progress and scientific discoveries.
A Place of Silence, Erecting Giant Umbrellas
Dish antennas achieve stronger signal reception and connection through array layout.
In the local South African language, "Karoo" means "place of silence." This desert and semi-desert area covers approximately 400,000 square kilometers, with sparsely scattered villages and towns often hundreds of kilometers apart. Nature has shaped the desolation and solitude here, and also created excellent conditions for astronomical observation.
The SKA adopts a dual-site solution, with the low-frequency array located in western Australia and the mid-frequency array centered in South Africa and extending to eight southern African countries. "Currently, South Africa and Australia are among the few astronomical observation sites with less light pollution, which is an important reason why the SKA is located here," said Willie Benz, President of the International Astronomical Union. "Deep space exploration on the Earth's surface faces multiple challenges. Light, sound, electromagnetic signals, and buildings can all affect observations. We need to shield all physical interference as much as possible."
According to reports, the South African site will consist of thousands of 15-meter-diameter dish reflector antennas distributed within a range of 3,000 kilometers, which are interconnected using the principle of radio interference. As of now, the first phase of construction at the South African and Australian sites of the SKA project has been completed with phased goals. Among them, the South African site has completed 64 antennas (namely, the MeerKAT radio telescope pilot project), and another 15 antennas designed and constructed by China are being assembled on site.
There are special regulations for entering the SKA South African site. All personnel must be in "radio silence" from the small town of Carnarvon (卡那封) nearly 100 kilometers away, and all mobile phone signals, wireless networks, Bluetooth, and hotspots must be turned off. The reporter followed the interview convoy to the SKA project site, and along the way were endless scenes of wilderness. When the towering dish antennas appeared far in the field of vision, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, "Finally, there's a discovery." The closer the car drove, the more antennas there were. They were like white giant umbrellas propped up against the sky, standing quietly on the wilderness.
"From the air, they are an array that unfolds in a counterclockwise spiral arm from the center. The closer to the center, the denser the antennas, and the farther away, the greater the distance between the antennas," Lindsay Magnus, director of the SKA mid-frequency telescope, told reporters. "This array layout is to better cover signals and have better reception and connection effects at different frequencies and directions."
Walking into the dish antenna array, each antenna support is about 11 meters high, supporting the 15-meter wingspan main reflector. These "big dishes" sometimes uniformly turn and pitch at a set rhythm, making a "squeak...squeak..." mechanical operation sound, and sometimes "act separately," with several turning towards a specific direction, while others stand upright with the receiving surface no longer moving, as if entering a resting state.
Okolt, the chief mechanical engineer of the SKA South Africa project, took the reporter to a dish antenna numbered "001," opened the support cabin door, and inside were densely packed with various control lines. "The antenna can be manually controlled, or it can be automatically tracked through a background program." Okolt explained while manually controlling the antenna receiving surface to turn, "The biggest advantage of the SKA is that the signal receiving surface is controllable within a larger range. In the first phase of the project, we will install 197 dish antennas, and later we will install thousands of antennas to form a larger array."
In addition to the towering radio antennas, there is also a building complex behind a hill at the project site, mainly composed of a data center and supporting facilities, which is the "nerve center" of the SKA. Magnus said, "The data generated by the SKA is massive, with an average of about 8TB of data output per second, which is then transmitted to a supercomputer for processing through a dedicated broadband. Finally, this data will be shared with scientists from various countries. This is a global project."
Multiple Countries Join Hands to Explore the Mysteries of the Universe
The SKA exhibits characteristics such as wide-area sky survey, high sensitivity, and high resolution.
The SKA is China's first international mega-science project in which it has fully participated and played an important role. In 1993, 10 countries, including China, jointly initiated the construction of the SKA. In 2011, seven countries, including China, jointly created the International SKA Organization, which transitioned to an intergovernmental international organization—the SKA Observatory—in 2021, officially becoming a global scientific cooperation consortium.
Philip Diamond, Director-General of the SKA Observatory, said, "This is a unique organization spanning five continents and the northern and southern hemispheres. We not only need the infrastructure and data transmission of the observation sites, but also the data processing and analysis of major computing centers around the world. We have established a mechanism for countries to jointly build and share this new generation of scientific platform."
A radio telescope is a telescope that receives and observes radio waves. Compared with optical telescopes, it has the characteristics of stronger penetration, higher resolution, and more stable data collection. It is one of the main equipment for current cosmic observation. The well-known "China Sky Eye"—the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)—represents the highest level of single-aperture radio telescope technology, and its sensitivity can detect signals 10 billion light-years away. The SKA belongs to the comprehensive aperture radio telescope, which forms an equivalent large aperture observation through the combination of multiple antennas, which is equivalent to turning the Earth into a "planetary-level lens" to observe the starry sky. The square kilometer-level equivalent receiving area means ultra-high sensitivity and scientific discovery capabilities, which can discover a large number of extremely weak signals that could not be detected in the past.
"As a representative of the new generation of radio telescope technology, the SKA has the characteristics of wide-area sky survey, high sensitivity, high resolution, and faster observation speed," Ma Yinzhe, director of the Department of Astrophysics at Stellenbosch University (斯坦陵布什大学) in South Africa, told reporters. "The SKA is a constantly developing project, and some early results prove that it has greatly advanced human vision." Currently, MeerKAT has achieved a series of observation results: in 2022, it synthesized the first photo of the center of the Milky Way, clearly showing the globular supernova explosion scene; in February this year, it discovered a giant galaxy more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, which helps to further understand the origin and evolution of large galaxies in the universe; in October this year, it detected neutral hydrogen signals in 11 galaxies more than 4 billion light-years away from Earth. Through this signal, scientists can "hear" the movement, aggregation, and star formation process of gas in galaxies billions of light-years away.
"For thousands of years, humans have used various methods to explore the universe, forming a puzzle of cosmic images. One of our tasks is to integrate these puzzles to further see the process of cosmic evolution clearly," said Michael Lavery-Griffiths, chief scientist of the SKA. "The connection form of cosmic matter, the influence of magnetic force and gravity, the movement law of pulsars, and new astronomical research methods are all goals that the SKA project is expected to achieve."
Chinese Power Helps Construction and Research
SKA and FAST complement each other and expand cooperation in multiple fields.
In the SKA project exhibition hall, a background wall showing the participation of various countries in the construction of dish antennas through national flag logos is eye-catching, and the Chinese flag appears most frequently. Oscar Moyo, head of the SKA mid-frequency telescope assembly, integration, and verification department, said that China is one of the important contributors to the project. China provided the SKA mid-frequency antenna structure, including the main reflector and sub-reflector, and cooperated with the verification team to ensure that the antenna structure can achieve the set goals. In the future, China will also provide 64 antennas as in-kind contributions. China is also a key participant in the SKA regional science center.
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (中国电科) Network Communication Research Institute is the first-level contractor for the SKA's mid-frequency antenna structure task, responsible for design, manufacturing, transportation, integration, and commissioning. Magnus fully affirmed the mid-frequency antenna from China. He said that the main reflector of the dish antenna is composed of 66 independent panels with a side length of 3 meters. Each panel has been adjusted to sub-millimeter accuracy to ensure the smoothness of the reflector, and each panel has a specific curvature according to its location. High precision is crucial for collecting radio waves from space and ensuring the achievement of observation goals.
In May of this year, Tsinghua University (清华大学) jointly with astronomers from Italy, Australia, Germany and other countries, used FAST and MeerKAT to conduct high-precision observations of globular clusters in the Milky Way, drawing a clearer map of the Milky Way's magnetic field, providing a new perspective for understanding the evolution of star clusters and the Milky Way's magnetic field. This is the first in-depth cooperation between the two top global radio telescopes in the field of globular cluster research. In the future, the two sides will also cooperate to track pulsar mutations, study interstellar turbulence, and even explore extraterrestrial civilizations.
Ma Yinzhe said: "FAST is located in the northern sky, and the SKA is located in the southern sky. The complementary cooperation between the two is of great significance. FAST has a huge single radius, and the depth and accuracy of observation are very high; the SKA has more advantages in observation range and efficiency, but also faces the challenge of data processing, so global cooperation is inevitable."
"What we can hear depends on how quiet it is here." This is the prompt slogan of the SKA South African site for visitors' "radio silence." Below this, an ancient dialogue evokes reverie: A European explorer once visited this place. He was obsessed with and puzzled by the starry sky. The local tribal elder advised him to listen quietly. In this vast night sky, aren't the stars always singing? We believe that with the continuous progress of human detection equipment, we will "hear" and "see" more mysteries of the universe in the future.
(Reported from Carnarvon (卡那封), South Africa by this newspaper)
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With the accelerated process of an aging society, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease have received more attention. The latest data from the World Health Organization shows that in recent years, nearly ten million new cases of Alzheimer's disease alone have been added globally each year. Currently, the medical and scientific community has not fully clarified the pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, especially in cognitive impairment. Recently, a new achievement jointly published by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, the MaRDi Neurocenter of the University of Bordeaux, and the Canadian University of Moncton, has for the first time directly demonstrated that enhancing mitochondrial function can reverse memory deficits in mice. This scientific discovery not only deepens people's understanding of the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, but also opens up new ideas for finding more effective treatment pathways.
Previous studies have shown that mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to neuronal damage. Mitochondria are often referred to as the "energy factories" of cells, mainly responsible for synthesizing and providing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), providing energy for the activities of high-energy-consuming cells such as neurons. The brain is a high-energy-consuming organ of the human body, and any obstacle to energy supply may directly affect cognitive function. In many cases of neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondrial dysfunction can be observed. However, it is difficult to determine whether this phenomenon is the "cause" or the "effect." "Using a new chemogenetic tool, we can directly manipulate the function of mitochondria, thereby verifying the causal relationship in cognitive impairment," said Giovanni Marsicano, research director at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research. With the decline of mitochondrial function, it may lead to neurodegenerative diseases.
At the beginning of this century, researchers developed a chemogenetic tool called "DREADD." This tool receptor is implanted into cells through genetic engineering. It is usually not affected by substances in the body and is only activated under the action of exogenous drugs, thereby realizing the "remote control" of cell activities. DREADD receptors are mostly used to study neural circuits and cannot directly affect the energy metabolism inside cells. The breakthrough of the French research team lies in modifying DREADD and then targeting it to express on the mitochondrial membrane, and combining it with a signaling molecule called "Gs protein," thereby developing a new receptor tool. The new receptor tool is like a "molecular switch" that remains closed at ordinary times. When activated with a specific drug, the mitochondria will "work harder" to metabolize. In activated local neurons, mitochondrial activity can be increased by about 10%. Although this range is small, it is beneficial to improve memory deficits.
The research team first verified the function of the tool in cultured cells, confirming that it can increase mitochondrial membrane potential and oxygen consumption. Subsequently, they applied it to hippocampal neurons in mice. The hippocampus is a key brain region for learning and memory and is also the earliest affected area in neurodegenerative diseases. In model experiments, the team compared the manifestations of two types of diseases, Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. The tested mice showed severe behavioral deficits, but after activating the receptor tool, they were significantly improved, almost returning to the normal level of the control group of normal mice. This shows that mitochondrial dysfunction is not only an accompanying phenomenon but also one of the direct causes of cognitive symptoms.
The study further revealed the possible mechanism of action: after activating the mitochondrial "switch," energy metabolism is enhanced, synaptic activity is increased, and inflammatory response is reduced. These changes may jointly promote the recovery of memory function. However, scientists also admit that the molecular mechanism has not been fully clarified, whether the mitochondrial response in different brain regions is consistent, and whether long-term stimulation will bring new risks, which still need further research.
Through "proof of concept," this study demonstrated the potential of targeting mitochondria. In the past, people tried to improve mitochondrial metabolism with drugs, but the effects were often indirect and limited. Although the method of using photoactivated proteins can maintain mitochondrial function, it relies on external intervention. The receptor tool developed this time can mobilize the cell's own signaling system, allowing the "energy factory" to re-exert its power and activate key links in energy conversion.
However, applying this achievement to clinical practice still faces many challenges. The current experiment relies on viral vectors and is activated by specific compounds, which are still difficult to implement directly in the human body. Although mouse models can reproduce some of the characteristics of neurodegenerative diseases, human diseases are much more complex; long-term enhancement of mitochondrial activity may also cause potential side effects such as oxidative stress. Next, the researchers plan to use the receptor tool to explore the mechanisms of different brain regions and different cell types in the neurodegenerative process and assess the impact of long-term intervention on disease progression and neuron survival.
Life science is extremely complex and precise. With the continuous enrichment of bioengineering methods, scientists' research tentacles can further penetrate into the microscopic level of life. Seeking answers deep into cells brings more possibilities for overcoming neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki (Reporters Zhu Haochen (朱昊晨) and Xu Qian (徐谦)) - A new study involving the University of Turku in Finland shows that reducing sitting time by just 30 minutes a day can improve the body's ability to use fat and carbohydrates to generate energy, helping to improve metabolic health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
The University of Turku recently issued a press release saying that prolonged sedentary behavior accompanied by an unhealthy diet can easily lead to energy intake exceeding consumption, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The study included 64 adults with sedentary habits and multiple chronic disease risk factors. Researchers asked the intervention group to reduce sitting time by 1 hour per day, achieved by increasing standing or daily light activities; the control group maintained their original lifestyle. The experiment lasted for 6 months, and participants' activity was recorded using a sensor that measures changes in body movement.
The results showed that participants who successfully reduced sitting time by at least half an hour exhibited better metabolic flexibility and fat-burning ability during light exercise. The more standing time increased, the more significant the improvement in metabolic flexibility.
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If there are no satellite signals or map modeling, what else can robots rely on for navigation? Recently, a research team from Queensland University of Technology in Australia proposed a new navigation scheme in the international journal "Science Robotics" that imitates the human brain's perception mode, allowing robots to use "brain-like" recognition of environmental locations to achieve efficient autonomous positioning in scenarios without GPS and with limited energy consumption. "We hope that robots can have brains, and under specific environmental conditions, only activate the necessary sensory parts and process the most critical information, thereby greatly improving energy efficiency and adaptability." Adam Hines, the project leader and researcher of robotics and neural engineering at Queensland University of Technology, told the author that robots with "brain-like perception" in the future may adapt to a more complex world with lower energy consumption.
The system is named LENS, and its design is inspired by the information coding method of neurons in the brain. "The human brain is an extremely efficient information processor, requiring only the equivalent of 20 watts of power to maintain complex perception and decision-making functions. Inspired by this mechanism, we hope that robots can also complete more complex tasks with less energy." Hines said. To achieve this goal, the research team adopted a new type of camera called a "dynamic vision sensor," also known as an "event camera." This special sensing device only "wakes up" and sends a signal when it detects changes in brightness and movement, similar to the way the human eye and brain process visual information. This allows the system to process only truly valuable information, greatly reducing unnecessary energy consumption.
According to reports, in order to allow robots to "understand" these discontinuous signals collected by event cameras, the research team designed a set of matching neuromorphic computing architectures, enabling the system to process information in a way similar to the human brain, that is, to process data through electrical pulses, simulate signal transmission between real neurons, and achieve adaptive learning through "weight adjustment." LENS can not only quickly analyze changing information from the environment, but also form simple and stable location memories, thereby maintaining perception of its own location in complex scenarios. Research shows that the system does not require a high-performance computing platform during operation, and its energy consumption is less than 10% of that of traditional navigation systems, and the storage space occupied is only 180 kilobytes (KB), which is about 1/300 of similar navigation systems, but it can achieve efficient recognition within a range of 8 kilometers.
The emergence of LENS has opened the door for robots to expand new application scenarios. Traditional navigation often relies on satellite signals or lidar, which is difficult to implement in "signal blind spots" such as disaster ruins, tunnel mines, dense forests, or remote planets. LENS not only does not require external positioning support, but can also reconstruct navigation paths with extremely low energy consumption. "Like rescue robots, lunar rovers, and forest monitoring equipment, their battery life and environmental adaptability are particularly critical. The LENS system shows unique advantages in these energy-constrained and environmentally complex application scenarios." Hines said that under various test conditions, LENS has initially demonstrated a level comparable to traditional navigation methods in terms of positioning accuracy and system stability.
Wang Feiyue (王飞跃), director of the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control of Complex Systems at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院自动化研究所), said that the core breakthrough of the LENS system lies in breaking away from the traditional framework that relies on pre-set high-precision maps and huge computing power, and shifting the focus to real-time environmental adaptation and energy efficiency optimization, representing a development direction of the third generation of navigation that is closer to biological intelligence.
Currently, the system is still in the research and development stage. Hines said: "Navigation systems based on neuromorphic computing are still in the early stages of development, but we believe that with the continuous progress of processor performance, sensor accuracy, and algorithm models, systems such as LENS will have the potential for leapfrog improvement." The research team plans to expand the recognition range of the LENS system, try to deploy it in more complex and changeable environments, and integrate it into lightweight aircraft or wearable devices and other platforms, so that it can achieve longer battery life and wider adaptability in various mobile scenarios.
Wang Feiyue (王飞跃) believes that the widespread application of such cutting-edge technologies still needs to overcome some key challenges. "Neuromorphic navigation needs to solve the problem of system operation stability caused by discontinuous event information, and needs to greatly improve the capabilities of brain-like processors. More importantly, how to stably migrate the excellent performance of the laboratory to the complex, changeable, and unstructured environment of the real world is a difficulty in achieving industrialization." He said that the key to the future development of neuromorphic navigation lies in achieving deep synergy of multiple perceptual modalities, high-efficiency support of brain-like chips, and continuous evolution of adaptive algorithms.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Wellington (reporters Long Lei (龙雷) and Li Huizi (李惠子)) - An international study led by a New Zealand earth science organization has found that the number of methane seep sites discovered in Antarctic waters is increasing at an alarming rate, raising concerns about the link between these phenomena and climate change.
Sarah Seabrook, an oceanographer who led the study, said that most of these seep sites have formed in recent years, indicating a significant change in methane emission patterns in the Antarctic region around New Zealand. Methane seepage refers to the escape of chemical substances such as methane from reservoirs beneath the seabed and dissolving into seawater, with some forming bubble streams that reach the surface. The first seep site in Antarctica was accidentally discovered in 2012, and the number has continued to increase since then, with similar phenomena observed in the Arctic. The team recorded dozens of new methane seep sites in the shallow waters of the Ross Sea, deep into Antarctica. Seabrook said that if this trend continues, it is 令人深思 (lìng rén shēn sī - "cause people deep thought," something that makes one ponder deeply) what changes will occur in the Antarctic nearshore environment in 5 to 10 years.
Return to TopFrom April 8th to 9th, the Central Peripheral Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京). From May 13th to September 29th, this newspaper launched a 48-issue "Border Town Observations" series, systematically presenting the innovations and practices of various regions in carrying out peripheral work by conducting on-the-spot interviews in 45 prefectural-level cities, autonomous prefectures, and leagues in 9 provinces of China's land border areas, and telling vivid stories of China and its neighboring countries deepening cultural exchanges, promoting people-to-people connectivity, and strengthening economic and trade exchanges. From interconnection and intercommunication, economic and trade exchanges, agricultural cooperation to sports exchanges, vocational education, and health, the "Border Town Observations" series systematically demonstrates China's adherence to the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in its neighborhood diplomacy, deepening all-round cooperation with neighboring countries, strengthening exchanges in various fields, and jointly building a peaceful, secure, prosperous, beautiful, and friendly home, as well as the practical experiences and achievements.
Interconnection and Intercommunication
Interconnection and intercommunication are important supports for regional cooperation. In recent years, the infrastructure network between China and its neighboring countries has been continuously improved, the transportation system of highways, railways, and ports has been increasingly improved, and customs clearance policies have been continuously optimized, providing a solid guarantee for the smooth flow of logistics, people flow, and information flow.
The China-Laos Railway connects Kunming (昆明), China, and Vientiane (万象), Laos, allowing Laos to move from a "land-locked country" to a "land-linked country"; the Xinjiang (Changji) (新疆（昌吉）) Asia-Europe International Logistics Park connects the Central Asian market, promoting the efficient flow of trade and logistics; between China and Russia, hovercraft transportation on the Heilongjiang (黑龙江) River allows tourists to travel back and forth conveniently even during the ice floe season; the Ceke Port (策克口岸) in Alxa League (阿拉善盟), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) has established daily international buses to reach the Siberkuren Port (西伯库伦口岸) in Mongolia; between Dongxing (东兴), China, and Mong Cai (芒街), Vietnam, cross-border buses run daily, facilitating visits between the people of the two countries... The hard and soft connectivity of infrastructure effectively promotes people-to-people connectivity between China and foreign countries.
Economic and Trade Exchanges
As China's door to the outside world opens wider and wider, economic and trade cooperation between China and neighboring countries has achieved a shift from "spreading out" to "qualitative improvement," and is constantly deepening and becoming more practical. The China-Laos Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone (中老磨憨—磨丁经济合作区) and the China-Mongolia Erenhot-Zamyn-Uud Economic Cooperation Zone (中蒙二连浩特—扎门乌德经济合作区) and other cross-border economic cooperation zones are important platforms for China to deepen cooperation with neighboring countries and promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and also an important support for the economic and social development of border areas.
The upgrading of port functions, the optimization of logistics systems, and the continuous promotion of trade model innovation are injecting new vitality into cross-border trade. The cross-border circulation of traditional commodities such as Hotan jade (和田玉), jadeite, and Atlas silk (艾德莱斯绸) is not only a testimony to economic mutual benefit but also a carrier of cultural exchange. From the ancient packhorse road to high-speed railways, from border trade markets to digital trade, modern ports are making border areas the forefront of opening up and cooperation.
Sports Exchanges
Sports exchange is one of the most natural ways of interaction between the people of China and its neighboring countries. In recent years, cross-border events and folk sports activities have been frequently held, promoting emotional resonance through sports. The organization of events is becoming increasingly institutionalized and branded, demonstrating the common pursuit of China and its neighboring countries to promote exchanges through sports and enhance friendship through exchanges.
The 2025 Subei (肃北) Snow Region "Village BA" (村BA) Ball King Tournament attracted teams from neighboring countries to participate, the China Dongxing-Vietnam Mong Cai (中国东兴—越南芒街) Lantern Festival Football Friendship Match has become an annual event for border residents of China and Vietnam, the Xinjiang (新疆) Taklimakan Rally has become the "Top Asian Off-Road Event," and the Dandong (丹东) Yalu River (鸭绿江) Marathon attracts North Korean athletes to participate... The sweat on the field and the applause in the stands make sports exchange a catalyst for people-to-people connectivity.
Tourism Cooperation
China and its neighboring countries are adjacent to each other with connected mountains and rivers and interconnected cultures. The attractions and customs in border areas often cross national borders, and tourism is an important link connecting people's hearts. China's border areas actively build tourism brands with national characteristics and international influence by building tourism cooperation zones, holding cultural tourism festivals, and developing characteristic tourism routes.
In China's first cross-border tourism cooperation zone, the China-Vietnam Detian (Banyue) Waterfall Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone (中越德天（板约）瀑布跨境旅游合作区), tourists from various countries can experience the Chinese and Vietnamese styles in one stop; Alshan (阿尔山) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), with its hot springs and forest sea, has become a "healing" destination for Mongolian tourists; Aksu (阿克苏) in Xinjiang (新疆) has launched the "Silk Road Culture Exploration Tour" and the "Kizil Grottoes Dance Experience Tour," attracting Chinese and foreign tourists to pursue Silk Road memories in the Kizil Grottoes (克孜尔石窟) and the Kuche Alley (龟兹小巷)... Cross-border tourism breaks down geographical barriers, allowing tourists from various countries to share the "poetry and distance."
Folk Festivals
Folk festival activities are one of the most vivid carriers of cultural exchange between China and its neighboring countries. Relying on ethnic customs and regional characteristics, border areas have extended folk festival activities from the folk to the international stage, becoming an important platform for civilization exchange and people-to-people connectivity.
In Guangxi's (广西) "March 3rd" (三月三), Water Splashing Festival, Munao Zongge Festival (目瑙纵歌节), China-Myanmar Paukphaw (中缅胞波) Carnival and other activities, tourists from various countries sing the same song and dance together, feeling the charm of diverse cultures; the Xingkai Lake (兴凯湖) Winter Fishing Festival in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), the Hezhe (赫哲族) "Hanjie Festival" (喊江节), and the China-Laos-Vietnam "Diubao Festival" (丢包节) in Pu'er (普洱), Yunnan (云南) carry out various forms of folk experience, allowing Chinese and foreign participants to feel the beauty of folk customs in border areas. Rich and colorful festival activities have deepened the feelings and friendship between people of different countries.
Health
China and its neighboring countries take people's livelihood needs as a starting point and vigorously promote cross-border medical cooperation to make medical resources more open and shared. Cross-border medical treatment, emergency rescue, telemedicine, and public health prevention and control mechanisms are constantly improving, effectively benefiting more people.
The "Yellow Peony Tibetan Medicine Culture Festival" (黄牡丹藏医药文化节) in Tibet (西藏) allows tourists to personally experience Tibetan medicine wisdom and therapies; the "Guomen Hospital" (国门医院) in Hekou (河口), Yunnan (云南) receives nearly 8,000 foreign patients annually, providing high-quality medical services to people in border areas; Horgos (霍尔果斯) in Xinjiang (新疆) is exploring a cross-border medical insurance connection mechanism to improve the convenience of cross-border medical treatment; Urad Middle Banner (乌拉特中旗) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) is building a China-Mongolia medical community to achieve resource sharing and mutual assistance... Border areas vividly interpret the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy through various forms such as free clinics, assistance, and medical and pharmaceutical cultural exchanges.
Agricultural Cooperation
Agricultural cooperation is related to people's livelihood and is also a new highlight of cooperation between China and its neighboring countries. Thanks to the active border trade, agricultural resources in China's border areas have been revitalized, and the industrial chain and value chain have been continuously extended, achieving a win-win situation for regional development and people's livelihood improvement.
The Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (怒江傈僳族自治州) in Yunnan (云南) relies on the China-Myanmar friendly village agricultural technology assistance project to benefit neighboring countries with poverty alleviation experience, the Xinjiang (新疆) "Hami Melon Festival" (哈密瓜节) and the Uzbekistan "Melon Festival" are linked across borders, technical exchanges have given the Tonghua (通化) wine in Jilin (吉林) the reputation of "Oriental Bordeaux," and Baishan (白山) in Jilin (吉林) is building the "Forest Sea Ginseng Township" (林海参乡) brand and holding the International Ginseng Festival... Through experience exchange, border trade, brand building, and scientific and technological cooperation, agricultural cooperation between China and neighboring countries is constantly deepening.
Vocational Education
Relying on geographical advantages, China's vocational education cooperation with neighboring countries is constantly improving, and the linkage of colleges and universities, the joint construction of majors, and the innovation of models are continuously promoted, cultivating practical skilled talents for the region.
The Baotou Railway Vocational College (包头铁道职院) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) cultivates railway talents through forms such as "3+1" and "Chinese and foreign student mixed classes"; the Mengla County Vocational High School (勐腊县职业高级中学) in Yunnan (云南) has established the goal of opening up education to the outside world based in Mengla (勐腊), focusing on Laos (老挝), and radiating to the Indochina Peninsula; the Hekou County Vocational High School (河口县职业高级中学) in Yunnan (云南) has created a "bilingual and dual major" model to promote educational exchanges between China and Vietnam... Vocational education is becoming an important bridge for people-to-people connectivity, which not only enhances mutual understanding and promotes cultural integration but also serves regional industrial upgrading and helps China and its neighboring countries develop together.
Youth Exchange
Youth are the inheritors of the generations of friendship between China and its neighboring countries. China's border areas actively develop educational resources and continuously explore new paths of cooperation by cultivating young international students and holding study tours, and constantly expand the depth and breadth of exchanges between Chinese and foreign youth.
The China-Myanmar border Guomen School (中缅边境国门学校) allows Myanmar students to study abroad every day, Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) holds the "I Have a Home in China" cross-border study tour, and Suifenhe (绥芬河) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) carries out "mutual visits between Chinese and Russian student families"... These activities allow young people from different countries to enhance friendship and trust in common learning and life, and become the hope for deepening exchanges and cooperation between countries.
(The above text was compiled by Qu Pei (屈佩) and Liu Wenzhang (刘文璋), reporters of this newspaper)
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The floats from Dehong (德宏) in China and Muse (木姐) in Myanmar paraded side by side, 20 themed oxcarts slowly toured, 13 ethnic group formations danced and sang, and tens of thousands of Chinese and Myanmar people waved their arms and cheered in unison... At the recently concluded 20th China-Myanmar Paukphaw (胞波) Carnival, a picture of people-to-people connectivity unfolded in a highly infectious way. From celebrating festivals together to singing songs of friendship, from competing on the same stage to cooperating in performances, China is using people-to-people exchanges as a starting point to continuously expand cooperation fields and deepen emotional ties with neighboring countries.
The periphery is an important foundation for China to achieve development and prosperity, a key point for maintaining national security, a priority for planning overall diplomacy, and a key to promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Historically, from the ancient Silk Road with its camel bells, to the Maritime Ceramic Road with its intertwined sails, from the Tea Horse Road that crossed mountains and ridges, to the "Northern Tea Road" that emerged from the grasslands... On these routes, people from various countries exchanged what they had for what they needed, engraving the imprint of civilization integration and building a solid foundation for mutual understanding, affinity, and lasting friendship among countries in the region.
Entering the new era, China adheres to the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness, as well as the policy of being a good neighbor and partner, and actively promotes the construction of a community with a shared future in its neighborhood. China has reached a consensus with 17 neighboring countries on building a community with a shared future, signed cooperation agreements with 25 neighboring countries to jointly build the "Belt and Road," and has become the largest trading partner of 18 countries. High-quality joint construction of major landmark projects of the "Belt and Road" is being steadily advanced, and "small but beautiful" livelihood project cooperation is unique, benefiting more people in neighboring countries. The China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center (中哈霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心), the China-Laos Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone (中老磨憨—磨丁经济合作区) and other cross-border economic and trade cooperation platforms are transforming the former borderlands into an open frontier; from the packhorse road to the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路), modern inter-connectivity systems are making logistics and people flow more convenient and efficient... China is promoting the development results to benefit the surrounding areas more through pragmatic cooperation.
People-to-people connectivity is the most basic, solid, and lasting form of inter-connectivity. Walking through border cities, warm scenes of emotional integration can be seen everywhere: at the Guomen School (国门学校) on the China-Myanmar border, Myanmar children can be seen "studying across the border" every day; in the China-Vietnam Detian (Banyue) Waterfall Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone (中越德天（板约）瀑布跨境旅游合作区), tourists from various countries enjoy the spectacular scenery; in the "Guomen Hospital" (国门医院) in Khorgos (霍尔果斯), Xinjiang, doctors' benevolence transcends national borders; in Inner Mongolia, the "Belt and Road" China-Russia-Mongolia sports series events are enthusiastically registered... Cooperation in education, medical care, culture, sports and other fields has built bridges of understanding and trust. With people-to-people connectivity as the cornerstone and civilization mutual learning as the path, the heat of Sino-foreign exchanges continues to rise and the scope of cooperation continues to expand.
From the central to the local level, from the official to the non-governmental level, from neighboring regions to wider areas, a three-dimensional and multi-dimensional pattern of "heart-to-heart connection" is accelerating between China and its neighboring countries. China has established high-level people-to-people exchange mechanisms with a number of neighboring countries, providing guarantees for cooperation at the institutional level; at the local level, border provinces and regions are leveraging their geographical advantages to create brand activities such as the China-Russia Border Culture Festival, the China-Myanmar Paukphaw (胞波) Carnival, and the China-Vietnam Border People's Grand Gathering, making non-governmental exchanges in neighboring regions more frequent and emotional ties increasingly close.
Working together with neighboring countries to build a peaceful, tranquil, prosperous, beautiful, and friendly "Five Homes" is the common vision of China and its neighboring countries. China will work with neighboring countries to connect each other with the "bridge" of people-to-people exchanges, open up the future with the "key" of people-to-people connectivity, and continuously consolidate the social foundation for building a community with a shared future in its neighborhood.
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Return to TopOn October 22nd, Huawei officially released the new generation HarmonyOS 6 operating system. This system has been comprehensively evolved, whether it is in terms of fluency, intelligence, or cross-device collaboration, allowing users to experience a smoother and more convenient interactive experience. The speed of HarmonyOS is getting faster and faster. As of October 22nd, the number of terminal devices equipped with HarmonyOS 5 has exceeded 23 million.
New Upgrade of HarmonyOS Intelligent Experience
The "Super Assistant" Xiaoyi (小艺) not only understands 16 dialects, but also can conduct in-depth research, retouch images with a single sentence, help visually impaired users perceive the world, and execute complex tasks for users in the background with a single sentence. Based on the HarmonyOS Intelligent Body framework, the first batch of more than 80 HarmonyOS application intelligent bodies have been launched. Xiaoyi (小艺) and intelligent body friends work closely together to bring a smoother new experience. With a simple word from the user, Xiaoyi (小艺) can not only handle affairs, but also handle professional matters. Ctrip AI Itinerary Assistant, Damai Intelligent Body, Ant Health Manager, etc., help users easily handle travel guides, check-in seat selection, registration and medical treatment, and other major and minor life matters. System-level applications such as Gallery, Memo, and File Management bring a new "AI addictive" experience.
Privacy Protection Helps Industry Development
HarmonyOS 6 brings more intelligent active security protection. The Star Shield security architecture has been upgraded again, realizing all-round security innovation from the underlying kernel to the application ecosystem. As of September 2025, 99% of HarmonyOS applications have supported the security access mechanism pioneered by HarmonyOS. HarmonyOS has intercepted more than 24 billion unreasonable permission requests. The new AI anti-fraud function supports family anti-fraud, better helping users and their families prevent fraud risks. More applications are connected to the AI anti-peeping capability. When others are watching the user's mobile phone, the application content will be automatically hidden to protect the user's screen privacy. The upgraded encrypted sharing function allows important information to be "viewed only once" and supports encrypted pictures, files, audio, and video.
More Useful and More Convenient
The new HarmonyOS Xinghe Interconnection Architecture has stronger connections and stronger perception. HarmonyOS 6 supports mobile phone "one-touch multiple" sharing and "one-touch multiple" game team formation. More than 60 applications support "touching", and even a light "touch" between a mobile phone and a computer can share various exciting content such as files, videos, and pictures. Cross-device hand-eye collaboration has been upgraded again, making it more convenient and easier to use. The real-time window information is richer, and the real-time window card directly accesses various functions in the application. At the same time, it has a more powerful scanning capability, which can identify special forms of QR codes such as damaged, reflective, wrinkled, and curved surfaces.
Fluency Improved Again
Based on the Ark Engine, HarmonyOS 6 can improve the performance of multi-category devices by 15% and battery life by more than 35 minutes, bringing a smoother and more convenient operating experience. HarmonyOS 6 can also achieve "second start, second open, second load", and the application startup speed, page switching speed, and content loading speed are significantly improved. At the same time, the performance experience of high-frequency scenarios such as split-screen experience, video shooting, long-time games, and high-definition live broadcasts has been greatly improved.
Good-looking, Fun, and Warmer
The new "Smart Light Sense" makes the interface and interaction more agile and smarter. Yuanqi Mood makes the device lock screen not only more fun, but also conveys positive emotions. Based on AIGC capabilities, the lock screen art signature integrates calligraphy fonts into personalized desktops. In addition, HarmonyOS 6 insists on providing barrier-free care for more people, and visually impaired users can also use Xiaoyi (小艺) to perceive the world. The new remote guardian function also provides heartwarming support for the elderly and children.
HarmonyOS Application Experience is Getting Better and Better
The development of the HarmonyOS ecosystem cannot be separated from the support of every HarmonyOS partner. Leading Internet applications have been fully adapted and rapidly improved, and mid- and long-tail applications are also accelerating their sprint. Partners such as Tencent (腾讯), Alibaba (阿里巴巴), and ByteDance (字节跳动) have brought many innovative experiences. WeChat (微信), QQ (QQ), Taobao (淘宝), Alipay (支付宝), Douyin (抖音), Jinri Toutiao (今日头条), Meituan Waimai (美团外卖), Jingdong (京东) and other applications have been heavily upgraded. Hanglv Zongheng (航旅纵横), Gaode Map (高德地图), Damai (大麦), Delta Force (三角洲行动), Genshin Impact (原神) and other applications have also created a number of HarmonyOS-specific experiences. It is also very convenient to use HarmonyOS devices for outbound travel.
From October 22nd, the first batch of HarmonyOS 6 will be gradually opened for upgrades to more than 90 models. Users can directly apply for upgrade and early adoption in the system settings software update and the "My Huawei" APP homepage, join the public beta, and be the first to experience the powerful charm of the new generation of HarmonyOS operating system.
Data source: Huawei (华为)
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On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the founding of Tianjin University (天津大学), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to all faculty and students of Tianjin University (天津大学), emphasizing: "At a new starting point, I hope that you will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, focus on the major strategic needs of the country, deepen the reform of teaching and scientific research, strengthen basic research and technological breakthroughs, improve the quality of talent cultivation, better serve economic and social development, and make new contributions to building a strong country in education and a strong country in science and technology, and promoting Chinese-style modernization."
In recent years, Tianjin University (天津大学) has set its sights on the goals of building a strong country in education and a strong country in science and technology, firmly embarked on the path of independent talent cultivation and self-reliance in science and technology, and continuously achieved new breakthroughs in scientific research, discipline construction, and talent cultivation.
Scene 1:
"Problems still come from national needs and industry development"
Arriving at the National Large-scale Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research Facility (国家大型地震工程模拟研究设施) (hereinafter referred to as the "Earthquake Mega-Device") located at Tianjin University (天津大学), the most direct feeling is that everything is very "large": an indoor clear height of 31 meters, two double-girder bridge cranes with a lifting capacity of 500 tons spanning 42 meters, the "base" of the large-scale earthquake simulation shaking table is buried 18 meters deep underground, and the table surface has a load-bearing capacity equivalent to more than 20 trucks. In the 95-meter-long and 69-meter-wide pool, the world's only dual-platform earthquake, wave, and current combined simulation test device can work underwater at a depth of 3 meters...
Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼), a member of the project and associate researcher at the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Science of Tianjin University (天津大学国家地震工程科学中心), is preparing for the experiment to be conducted before the end of the year. "Experiments like this are prepared on a 'weekly' basis," Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼) explained that the reason for the long cycle is that the Earthquake Mega-Device carries a very "heavy" task. For example, the simulation shaking table can allow a 7-story building to experience an "earthquake."
Why "create earthquakes"? Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼) introduced that the research methods of earthquake engineering mainly include theoretical analysis, experimental research, and numerical simulation, but when an earthquake really occurs, there are often unexpected situations. Therefore, vibration simulation, or "artificial earthquake," is currently the most direct and effective experimental method for studying the seismic performance of engineering structures.
However, the existing earthquake simulation facilities at home and abroad are difficult to meet the major needs of public safety and engineering construction due to their small scale or single function.
The construction of such a large-scale device by Tianjin University (天津大学) has no precedent in the world. After the approval of the project, a series of technical challenges were placed in front of the team: dozens of sets of hydraulic actuators had to solve control problems, the bearing test piece table had to meet stiffness and strength requirements, the loading frequency was limited, and the fluid-structure coupling scene was complex... "Our large scientific device must solve the problems that existing facilities cannot solve, and there must be breakthrough technologies," said Yang Zhenglong (杨政龙), a member of the team.
For example, if an object is to achieve a large range of motion, its frequency will not be very high, which is a limitation in physics. In order to make the shaking table have both capabilities at the same time, the team pioneered the "dual six-degree-of-freedom superimposed composite shaking table system" in the world. "We envisioned that this system would 'run' high frequencies on the top and 'run' long strokes on the bottom, and then the two would be 'superimposed'," said Wu Hao (吴昊), the technical leader.
The team was also unsure. The difficulty of such "superposition" is not "addition" but "multiplication." Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼) recalled: "We needed to find manufacturers to jointly tackle the hardware, and we had to write the algorithm code from scratch. Before the formal construction, we had to repeatedly test on a smaller shaking table."
In those years, the team members often worked from dawn to dusk, "soaking" in the laboratory to write code, staring at the progress in the manufacturer's workshop, and eating and living at the construction site was commonplace. They independently developed the air-cushion waterproof structure, which solved the sealing problem of the underwater shaking table; many key technologies did not have mature supporting facilities, and all of them were independently completed by the team with "the last 10%" optimization...
From the start of construction in 2019 to the commissioning in 2024, the project team used about 5 years to surpass similar foreign facilities and become a large scientific device that can reproduce almost all earthquake scenarios.
The tackling process also gave Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼) a deeper understanding of "organized scientific research." The project team covers many disciplines such as hydraulic engineering, civil engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering, automation, communication, machinery, computer, materials, and management of Tianjin University (天津大学). For more than 5 years, the weekly work promotion meeting has been held almost without fail.
The large scientific device must be built well and used well. Since its operation, the project team has actively expanded application scenarios, from the engineering field to the seismic testing of industrial products, and its own role is also changing from "purchaser" to "service provider."
"The construction of such a large scientific device has various nodes, and we can 'break down tasks and reverse schedule'. However, in the operation stage, we must actively explore and solve the difficulties of scientific research and the pain points of the industry. Problems still come from national needs and industry development," said Liu Mingjie (刘铭劼).
Scene 2:
"We often value students' ability to ask and solve problems more"
"Neural signals weave a network, and the mind wants to control the small ball." The "thoughts" of 20 freshmen passed through the circuit, allowing the small ball in the wind tunnel to float stably... This is a scene in the brain-controlled laboratory of the Future Technology College of Tianjin University (天津大学未来技术学院), in the first project-based course of the nation's first brain-computer interface major.
In the classroom, each student needs to independently design and build a complete closed-loop control system. Everyone's "brainstorming" led to their own technical "evolution," and the designed systems each had their own strengths—
The system designed by student Liu can display the FFT spectrum of brain waves in real time through an external OLED screen; student Duan's brainwave acquisition system has band-pass filtering and notch performance approaching ideal simulation results; student Jiang's control module allows the wind tunnel ball to float within an ultra-low error of ±2 mm...
"Such project-based courses are offered in the brain-computer interface major for a total of 4 courses, in addition to 'Cognitive Enhancement of the Thought Ball', there are also 'Physiological Signal Wireless Acquisition System', 'Brain-Controlled Robot', and 'Brain-Computer Intelligent Fusion System'," said Yang Jiajia (杨佳佳), Vice Dean and Professor of the School of Medicine of Tianjin University (天津大学医学院).
Relying on the interdisciplinary platform of the Future Technology College (未来技术学院), the brain-computer interface major jointly conducts project-based courses with faculty from the School of Medicine (医学院), the School of Intelligence and Computing (智算学部), the School of Mechanical Engineering (机械学院), and the School of Microelectronics (微电子学院), reorganizing traditional knowledge modules such as neuroscience, engineering design, electronic circuits, and signal processing into a "brain-computer interface full technology chain" knowledge and skills system.
Tianjin University (天津大学) is the leader unit of the National New Engineering Construction Working Group. In recent years, Tianjin University (天津大学) has iteratively upgraded the new engineering program and built a new paradigm for talent cultivation for the future.
"With new majors and new teaching models, teachers also need to put a lot of energy into curriculum design and guiding experiments," said Yang Jiajia (杨佳佳). "We often value students' ability to ask and solve problems more."
Scene 3:
"Exploring in basic frontier fields cannot be separated from a good team atmosphere"
Walking into the National Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biotechnology of Tianjin University (天津大学合成生物技术全国重点实验室), various automated equipment are running non-stop, and some corridors have also become temporary workstations for many students.
In July of this year, the National Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biotechnology of Tianjin University (天津大学合成生物技术全国重点实验室) released the latest results of de novo synthesis, assembly, cross-species transfer, and functional remodeling of the Mb (million base pair) scale human genome. In recent years, the laboratory has continuously made breakthroughs in frontier fields such as genome design and synthesis, artificial cell construction, and DNA digital information storage.
If genome sequencing is "reading" genes, genome synthesis is "writing" genes. In 2011, the international scientific cooperation project "Synthetic Yeast Genome Project" was launched, which was the first human attempt to modify and synthesize eukaryotes from scratch, and its importance was no less than the "Human Genome Project" of the last century.
At that time, the development of synthetic biology was still in its early stages, and domestic research in this area was basically blank. "What exactly is synthetic biology and how to do it specifically, the world knows very little, because it is too cutting-edge," said Wu Yi (吴毅), Director and Professor of the Department of Synthetic Biology of Tianjin University (天津大学合成生物学系).
Yuan Yingjin (元英进), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院院士) and Professor of Tianjin University (天津大学教授), keenly perceived the potential of the field. At his initiative and promotion, Tianjin University (天津大学) opened an undergraduate course on constructing artificial genomes in 2012.
"Like building a house or a car, first 'firing' bricks or parts, and then assembling them according to rules to finally form a product, using some methods of engineering to study biology..." Yuan Yingjin (元英进) believes that the development of synthetic biology not only conforms to the trend of discipline development, but also coincides with the school's "engineering gene." In the process of "adding bricks and tiles" to artificially synthesized chromosomes, students have gradually cultivated scientific spirit and scientific research capabilities.
Wu Yi (吴毅), who was still an undergraduate at the time, was a member of the "Yeast Genome Project" team. In the process of synthesizing the 770kb (kilobase pair) 10th chromosome, he and his team created a rapid localization and precise repair method for genome defect targets, which solved problems such as cell inactivation caused by the fully chemically synthesized genome. In 2017, he published the project results in *Science* as the first author. Among the authors who published papers in the same issue of the magazine, dozens had joined this course with him as undergraduates and graduate students.
From opening up a new research field of genome rearrangement to discovering the heterozygosity deletion phenomenon of artificial genome rearrangement at different scales; from the design and construction of electric energy cells to the innovative DNA storage scheme - in recent years, the field of synthetic biology at Tianjin University (天津大学) has achieved considerable development. Recently, Yuan Yingjin (元英进) led the team to achieve the precise synthesis of Mb-scale highly repetitive human genome sequences. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会) also conducted an on-site inspection of the "High-Precision Synthesis System for Long DNA Fragments" project of Tianjin University (天津大学), and the school has taken another key step in the localization of high-end scientific research instruments for synthetic biology.
"Exploring in basic frontier fields cannot be separated from a good team atmosphere. Teacher Yuan Yingjin (元英进) has always emphasized giving students full autonomy. He is always very concerned about the progress of students, gives positive feedback in a timely manner, and is very tolerant of mistakes," said Wu Yi (吴毅).
When doing yeast genome synthesis, Wu Yi (吴毅) often came up with bold ideas. "If there is a problem with this sequence, everyone will say that you should 'repair' it segment by segment. I proposed whether we could splice a good segment and a bad segment together to 'repair' it? Teacher Yuan (元老师) encouraged me to try it, 'This way you can save half a year', and later I really succeeded."
A few years ago, Wu Yi (吴毅), who was still a doctoral student, gave his first academic report at a relatively important international academic conference. "Teacher Yuan (元老师) said to me, 'From the moment you stand on the podium, you have this ability'."
Now, as a major researcher in the laboratory, Wu Yi (吴毅) also mentors students. He said that he values whether students have "interest from the heart" and values their mentality more. "From starting from scratch to standing at the forefront of the world, what we have to do now is more of what predecessors have not done. Basic research must be proactive and prepared to **打硬仗** (dǎ yìng zhàng - "fight a hard battle," to fight a tough battle; to overcome difficult challenges)."
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Our country's engineering and technological breakthroughs rely on independent innovation in key core technologies, depend on the continuous strengthening of the talent dividend, especially the "engineer dividend," and demonstrate our country's super-strong organizational and collaborative capabilities in complex mega-system engineering.
Recently, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥), built on a "crack in the earth," has become a popular "check-in spot." Many tourists want to see the majestic posture of this bridge, which is the largest in the world in every dimension: it is 2,890 meters long, with a main span of 1,420 meters, making it the world's largest-span steel truss suspension bridge in mountainous canyons; the bridge deck is 625 meters above the water surface, making it the world's highest bridge. At the same time, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥) also marks the height of independent innovation in engineering technology in our country. Erecting a "flying rainbow" in the "clouds" and turning natural barriers into thoroughfares, the continuously refreshed bridge records in recent years have become a vivid microcosm of engineering and technological breakthroughs in our country in the new era.
Engineering and technological breakthroughs rely on independent innovation in key technologies. Facing the 625-meter height difference in the canyon and the 1,420-meter main span, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥) uses 2000 MPa high-strength steel wire for the first time, with a single wire capable of lifting 10 cars; to cope with strong wind challenges, the project team used a Doppler lidar wind measurement system to accurately capture data, conduct wind tunnel experiments, and find a better wind resistance design; the successful application of the "smart cable" system and high-performance forged and welded combined saddle structure, and the strong support provided by Beidou (北斗) high-precision positioning and digital twin technology... From doing whatever project with whatever equipment was available in the past to customizing equipment for projects, from "following foreign countries" in the past to forming our own technologies, standards, and solutions today, the completion of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥) is a successful exploration of the boundaries of engineering technology under extreme conditions, reflecting strong underlying research and development and engineering transformation capabilities.
During the construction process, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥) project team seamlessly integrated multiple cutting-edge technologies to form a "cloud construction" system, completing the millimeter-level docking of 21,000 tons of steel beams in the air in just 73 days, and completing the paving of 38,000 square meters of bridge deck in just over a month, with seamless connection between each process, greatly shortening the operation cycle. The project construction also adopted the "whoever can do it takes the lead" model to form a special team and gather technical strength, promoting the deep integration of innovative achievements and engineering practice. The completion of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥) demonstrates our country's super-strong organizational and collaborative capabilities in complex mega-system engineering. This "system wins" model is a strong guarantee for our country's continuous breakthroughs in aerospace, high-speed rail, and other engineering technology fields. The development of modern engineering technology is not only a competition of individual technologies, but also a contest of system integration capabilities. Giving full play to the advantages of the new type of national system, our country has formed a strong synergy for building "super projects" by building a coordinated and efficient decision-making and command system and organizational implementation system.
Extraordinary achievements require extraordinary people. Engineers are an important force in promoting engineering technology to benefit mankind and create the future, and are an important part of the national strategic talent force. During the construction of the bridge, the project team overcame a series of world-class problems such as complex geological conditions, strong canyon winds, and high precision requirements for high-altitude operations with technological innovation and intelligent solutions, and was awarded the honorary title of "National Excellent Engineer Team." In recent years, the vast number of engineers in our country have bravely climbed the peak of science and technology, making outstanding contributions to the construction of major projects and the creation of "national heavyweights." At present, our country ranks among the top in the world in terms of the number of high-level scientific and technological talents, and the talent dividend, especially the "engineer dividend," is constantly strengthening, accumulating a continuous stream of talent for "super projects."
Engineering technology is the engine that drives human progress and a powerful lever for industrial revolution, economic development, and social progress. At present, a new generation of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and the frontiers of engineering technology are constantly extending. Our country has been at the forefront of the world in engineering technology, especially in the construction of major infrastructure, but there is still room for improvement in key materials, core components, basic processes, and supporting software. We must focus on the country's major strategic needs, aim at major engineering and technological issues related to economic construction and national security, continuously improve our independent innovation capabilities, and promote the development of new quality productive forces. We must promote the spirit of engineers throughout society, create a good atmosphere of respecting engineers and advocating innovation, further stimulate the driving force of engineering and technological innovation, forge more high-quality projects, and serve high-quality development.
Return to TopZhongguancun (Changping) Brain Science and Brain-Machine Interface Industry Cluster officially launched.
According to a report from this newspaper, the Beijing Brain Science and Brain-Machine Interface Industry Innovation and Development Promotion Conference was recently held in Changping Life Science Park. At the meeting, Beijing's first Zhongguancun (Changping) Brain Science and Brain-Machine Interface Industry Cluster was inaugurated and put into use. The cluster will make full use of the complete innovation elements of Zhongguancun (中关村) Life Science Park to accelerate enterprise incubation and achievement transformation. It is understood that Changping District (昌平区) has introduced Beijing's first action plan for the development of the brain science and brain-machine interface industry and related supporting measures, proposing to build a brain science and brain-machine interface industry cluster of initial scale by 2027, and promote the application of a number of new technologies, new products, and new models in multiple scenarios; it plans to form a new future industrial cluster by 2030.
(Gu Yekai (谷业凯))
JD Logistics Super Brain Large Model 2.0 Released
According to a report from this newspaper, the 2025 JD Global Explorers Conference was recently held at the Zhongguancun (中关村) International Innovation Center in Beijing (北京). JD Logistics (京东物流) released the "Super Brain Large Model 2.0" at the conference, aiming to integrate "intelligence" throughout the entire logistics chain, dynamically adjust the optimal logistics plan, and greatly improve the operational efficiency of the logistics supply chain. At the intelligent logistics sub-forum of the conference, experts, scholars, and industry insiders discussed topics such as the technological application of "Artificial Intelligence +" in the logistics industry. Experts believe that with the continuous advancement of embodied intelligence research and development, the logistics industry is also accelerating its transition from "mechanized operation" to "cognitive intelligence," helping to continuously reduce logistics costs. At the same time, it is necessary to continue to promote the integrated collaboration of artificial intelligence technology research and development, product realization, and scenario implementation in the future.
(Li Junqiang (李君强))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田豆豆
Jun Jun, who had an "artificial heart" implanted in his body five months ago, came to Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院) in Wuhan (武汉) for a follow-up examination. Blood tests, cardiac color Doppler ultrasound... When a series of examination results appeared on the computer screen, Dong Nianguo (董念国), Director and Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at Union Hospital, smiled: "All indicators are relatively normal."
In March of this year, 7-year-old Jun Jun successfully implanted China's (中国) independently developed, the world's lightest and smallest pediatric magnetic levitation "artificial heart" at Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. At that time, Jun Jun suffered from end-stage heart failure and had already experienced severe cardiogenic shock before the operation. The only hope was a heart transplant. Compared with adults, pediatric heart donors are even scarcer. Jun Jun's life was in danger before the "artificial heart" was implanted.
Dong Nianguo has seen many such scenes in the past 10 years. "Implanting a ventricular assist device can buy time for heart failure patients, but for children under 10 years old or weighing less than 30 kilograms, there was previously no magnetic levitation artificial heart available worldwide," said Dong Nianguo.
In 2021, the Cardiovascular Surgery team of Union Hospital and Shenzhen Core Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳核心医疗科技股份有限公司) jointly launched a research and development project for a magnetic levitation ventricular assist device for young and underweight children.
"The pediatric version of the 'artificial heart' is not a proportional reduction of the adult version," said Dong Nianguo. The main technical difficulty of the pediatric version of the "artificial heart" lies in reducing the volume while increasing the speed to improve efficiency. However, increasing the speed not only leads to self-heating but also easily causes a series of problems such as thrombosis. How to achieve small size, large flow, high efficiency, and low power consumption?
To address these issues, the engineers at Core Medical began a series of research efforts. Breaking with convention, they developed "time-sharing and zone-based axial magnetic levitation control technology" and designed a highly integrated pediatric version of the "artificial heart." The pump body structure is more simplified and smaller in size. The built-in magnetic levitation motor achieves high efficiency and low power consumption, providing sufficient pumping capacity while reducing heat generation.
How to avoid the risk of thrombosis caused by increasing the speed? The engineers optimized the blood flow path in the pump body to ensure faster average flow velocity, sufficient flushing, and shorter blood residence time, thereby minimizing the impact on the blood.
The engineering goals were initially achieved, but still needed to be verified in practice. In May 2022, Core Medical technicians sent the first pediatric "artificial heart" prototype to Wuhan Union Hospital. Through multiple animal experiments, the Cardiovascular Surgery team of Union Hospital discovered a series of new problems and put forward many important suggestions from a clinical perspective based on the anatomical characteristics of children. The medical and engineering teams communicated closely, worked together to overcome difficulties, and went through dozens of iterations and upgrades. Finally, the world's lightest and smallest pediatric version of the "artificial heart" was finalized. It weighs only 45 grams, half the weight of the smallest adult version of the "artificial heart." Jun Jun became one of the first beneficiaries of this "artificial heart," winning a longer window for heart transplantation.
"We hope that the pediatric version of the 'artificial heart' can bring hope of life to more children with heart failure." This is the common expectation of all researchers.
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Adding momentum to entrepreneurship and employment, increasing vitality for small and micro enterprises, and delivering "living water" to the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas... In recent years, China's inclusive finance development has made considerable progress, a multi-level inclusive financial supply pattern has been gradually established, and the coverage, accessibility, and satisfaction of financial services have significantly improved.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must always adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, promote the high-quality development of inclusive finance, improve a modern financial system with high adaptability, competitiveness, and inclusiveness, better meet the diversified financial needs of the people and the real economy, and effectively solve the problems of difficult and expensive loans."
Inclusive finance is related to people's well-being. This year, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局) and the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for High-Quality Development of Inclusive Finance in the Banking and Insurance Industries" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan"), proposing that in the next five years, a high-quality comprehensive inclusive financial system will be basically established, the inclusive financial service system will be continuously optimized, the inclusive credit system will be consolidated and improved, and the inclusive insurance system will be gradually improved.
How can financial "living water" be precisely dripped into thousands of enterprises and households to increase the well-being of the people? Recently, reporters visited Jinqiu Street (锦秋街道) in Boxing County (博兴县), Binzhou City (滨州市), Shandong Province (山东省) to feel the power of inclusive finance.
Jinqiu Street (锦秋街道) is located in the southern part of the urban area. Ma Da Lake (麻大湖), an important freshwater lake in northern Shandong (鲁北) , is also located here. The lake area is rich in reeds and cattails. This area has a long history of producing straw and willow weaving. Today, with the support of inclusive finance, the local straw and willow weaving industry is booming. There are now more than 300 straw and willow weaving craft enterprises, with 12,000 direct employees. This "old craft" of straw and willow weaving supports the villagers' "dream of getting rich."
Unfelt credit granting, rapid lending, "small loans" achieve "small business"
In Wantou Village (湾头村), Jinqiu Street (锦秋街道), every household knows how to weave straw and willow.
Villager Zhang Huihua (张慧华) learned weaving from adults since she was a child. Many years ago, she turned this craft into a business and founded Binzhou Meiyihua Chen Handicraft Co., Ltd. (滨州美艺华晨工艺品有限公司). Later, she started e-commerce, and now 70% of her customers come from online. When the reporter met Zhang Huihua (张慧华), her computer and mobile phone were constantly receiving messages. "You have to reply to customers' inquiries immediately, you can't neglect them."
"The better the business, the more money you need." Zhang Huihua (张慧华) admitted that most of the people who make straw and willow weaving started with handicrafts and have no heavy assets, so it is generally difficult to apply for loans. However, the production process of straw and willow weaving is more complicated, and a large amount of goods needs to be prepared in advance. One day, Zhang Huihua (张慧华) received a large order and was worried about raising money for the goods.
Coincidentally, Zhu Tong (朱童), a customer manager from Boxing Rural Commercial Bank (博兴农村商业银行), called and learned about Zhang Huihua's (张慧华) situation, recommending her to apply for a "Willow Weaving Loan" (柳编贷), which solved her urgent need.
"Most of the people engaged in straw and willow weaving in Wantou Village (湾头村) are small businesses and households. Most of them, like Zhang Huihua (张慧华), lack collateral. We launched the 'Willow Weaving Loan' (柳编贷) to meet their funding needs." Li Guocai (李国才), manager of the Credit Management Department of Boxing Rural Commercial Bank (博兴农商银行), said that the bank conducts a thorough investigation of farmers, urban residents, small and micro enterprises, and individual industrial and commercial households, uses big data to classify customer portraits, and adds back-to-back evaluations provided by village committees and industry associations to fully understand the situation of each customer, thereby achieving credit granting to the entire village.
With this credit certificate, from 35,000 yuan to a maximum of 200,000 yuan, small and micro business owners and individual industrial and commercial households engaged in straw and willow weaving can apply for loans on their mobile phones. The loan process is convenient, and in many cases, the loan can be issued on the same day, helping "Zhang Huihuas (张慧华们)" to expand their "small businesses."
To develop inclusive finance, we must adhere to intensive cultivation and closely integrate it with promoting industrial development and serving the real economy. In addition to the "Willow Weaving Loan" (柳编贷), local financial institutions have also launched "Greenhouse Loan" (大棚贷), "Prawn Loan" (对虾贷), "Chef Loan" (厨易贷) and other characteristic agricultural loans, as well as "Lu Bo Nostalgia Loan" (鲁博乡情贷) for people who go out to start businesses, and "Industrial Customer Revitalization Loan" (产业客群振兴贷) for key industries.
"We actively build a platform through Party building to establish connections with village committees, farmers, and small and micro business owners, establish 'four lists' of farmers, individual industrial and commercial households, small and micro enterprises, and urban residents, and on this basis, carry out exclusive financial services for key industry customers. Since the beginning of this year, we have established 29 key customer groups, including the straw and willow weaving and white prawn industries, providing credit support of 1.175 billion yuan to 2,073 key industry customers," said Li Guocai (李国才).
To develop inclusive finance, we must continuously expand the people's sense of gain and benefits from financial services.
"We guide the Boxing Regulatory Sub-bureau (博兴监管支局) to jointly study and issue special work plans with the county's Financial Operation Monitoring Center (县金融运行监测中心), the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau (农业农村局) and other departments, clearly requiring all banking institutions to continue to increase the amount of agricultural loans, deepen the innovation of agricultural financial products, and launch more suitable credit services in combination with the characteristics of rural business entities." Chen Tao (陈涛), director of the Binzhou Regulatory Branch (滨州监管分局) of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局), said that as of the end of May this year, the loan balance in key areas of inclusive finance in Boxing County (博兴县) was 12.843 billion yuan, an increase of 982 million yuan compared with the beginning of the year.
Finding someone to guarantee is no longer difficult, inclusive credit is "accessible," "very useful," and "widely covered"
"With my son as a guarantor, the Rural Commercial Bank (农商行) gave me a loan, and my business will definitely become more and more prosperous." Wang Dongsheng (王东生), who lives in Wangquan Village (王圈村), Jinqiu Street (锦秋街道), is a straw and willow weaving distributor. He urgently needed loan funds to expand his production scale and was once troubled by not being able to find a guarantor.
Large loans are difficult to obtain based on credit authorization alone. In rural areas, factory buildings and houses are often self-built and lack suitable collateral, and it is difficult to find guarantors. How can these problems be solved?
After learning about Wang Dongsheng's (王东生) needs, the resident customer manager of Boxing Rural Commercial Bank (博兴农商银行) quickly started the loan review process, visited the village's "key people" to understand the situation, reviewed the customer's assets and liabilities, and proposed that Wang Dongsheng's (王东生) son could provide a guarantee to solve the funding problem through a "Family Affection Loan" (家庭亲情贷). In just two days, a loan of 300,000 yuan was issued to Wang Dongsheng (王东生).
"'Family Affection Loan' (家庭亲情贷) mainly relies on 'family connection' to allow family members to act as guarantors, forming a binding force on the borrower, thereby solving the problem of difficulty in finding a guarantor," said Li Guocai (李国才).
"Key people" play an important role in solving financing problems. Li Guocai (李国才) explained that currently, "key people" are mainly people in the village who have prestige, know the situation of the villagers, and have high credibility, such as members of the village committee, agricultural financial officers, and leaders in getting rich. They "score" and "evaluate" other members of the village, which serves as cross-validation for the bank's pre-loan investigation.
Inclusive credit should not only be "accessible" but also "very useful." "While encouraging and supporting banking institutions to continuously optimize financial services, we focus on the pain points and difficulties in the development and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the jurisdiction, rely on local grid members to do visits and connections, accurately understand the business conditions and financing needs of enterprises; at the same time, we form county-level financial guidance teams and industry chain exclusive guidance teams to provide enterprises with a full-process closed-loop service from policy publicity and interpretation, accurate guidance and connection, to dynamic tracking of needs and efficient handling of financing, so that financial 'living water' can more accurately drip into the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises." Yu Jilong (于继龙), head of the Banking Service Office of the Boxing County Financial Operation Monitoring Center (博兴县金融运行监测中心), said.
Financial services must benefit the people and must sink into the fields and into the hearts of the villagers. Local banking institutions also actively establish "government-bank assistance to enterprise direct trains" WeChat groups through joint construction with town-level government departments, import "white lists" of straw and willow weaving customers, comprehensively analyze the upstream and downstream links of the straw and willow weaving industry supply chain, innovate various forms of financial products, formulate special marketing plans, and provide differentiated financial services. At present, upstream straw and willow weaving raw material suppliers and growers, midstream straw and willow weaving processing enterprises and small family workshops, and downstream Taobao e-commerce businesses can all be nourished by financial "living water," and the coverage of financial support is becoming wider and wider.
Insurance plays a big role, weaving a safety net for "old crafts"
"I've heard of insurance for farming and insurance for medical treatment and hospitalization. Is there also insurance for running a business?" For traditional artisans and small family workshop owners, insurance seems a bit far from production and operation.
"For example, employer liability insurance is to help straw and willow weaving business owners cope with employee injury and death claims caused by workplace accidents or occupational diseases. This kind of insurance product allows our straw and willow weaving business owners to focus on the inheritance of crafts and product innovation without having to worry about potential safety risks, and can invest more confidently in industrial development." After listening to the insurance company's introduction, small business owners and business owners have a deeper understanding of the role of insurance.
"Through employer liability insurance, the straw and willow weaving industry can effectively cope with high risks at a lower cost, and also provide adequate work risk protection for industrial workers, which is conducive to the effective protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage," said Li Jun (李军), director of the Boxing Regulatory Sub-bureau (博兴监管支局) of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局).
"In response to the production characteristics of the straw and willow weaving industry, we have also designed special property insurance and cargo transportation insurance to cover various risks in the storage, transportation, and production processes of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products, ensuring that producers can receive timely economic compensation when they suffer accidental losses, achieve stable production, and reduce adverse effects." A relevant person in charge of PICC Property and Casualty Shandong Branch (人保财险山东分公司) said that focusing on workers in the straw and willow weaving industry, the insurance company has also launched products such as accident injury insurance and Everyone's Health Insurance, which are not only conducive to protecting workers' rights and interests, but also can share risks for enterprises and help maintain harmonious labor relations.
The role of insurance cannot be ignored in the development of inclusive finance. The "Implementation Plan" requires that local advantageous and characteristic agricultural product insurance be developed in accordance with local conditions, and insurance products suitable for the needs of small and micro enterprises be developed and promoted... In the future, from farmland insurance, farm house insurance, and agricultural machinery insurance to property insurance, liability insurance, and export credit insurance, the types of insurance that are conducive to the development of inclusive finance will be more abundant; insurance product designs that have low insurance thresholds, affordable prices, and easy-to-understand terms and conditions to meet the needs of the people will also be more humane and practical.
"In the next step, we will continue to enrich the supply of inclusive insurance products, encourage insurance institutions to provide high-quality inclusive insurance services, and promote the deep integration of financial services and local characteristic industries, truly realizing the goal of making farmers rich and industries strong," said Li Jun (李军).
Bank "outlets" are opened at the doorstep, and financial services enter ordinary people's homes
"In recent years, whether young or old, people who come here to buy things like to use mobile phone payments, but we have to pay a handling fee for withdrawals, and we are just doing small business..." Meng Guofeng (孟国峰), who does straw and willow weaving business, lamented that the high withdrawal fees for online payments once made him very worried.
To develop inclusive finance, we must provide timely help and be responsible for serving people's livelihoods. Compared with small and micro enterprises that value financial services such as productive credit, insurance protection, and guarantee and credit enhancement, small business owners and low-income families are more concerned about basic financial services such as general savings, payments, and remittances.
The financial service needs of different groups are different, requiring the supply of inclusive finance to be hierarchical and differentiated. "Since the bank provided me with this QR code, the money goes directly into my bank card after the customer scans the code, which is really money-saving and worry-free!" said Meng Guofeng (孟国峰).
With new changes and new needs in the development of "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," banks send financial services to farmers' doorsteps. At the entrance of Wantou Village (湾头村), there is a special bank "outlet." Walking in, two rows of service center windows are open to the villagers, with counters and intelligent equipment readily available. Villagers can not only handle small agricultural withdrawal services, but also complete electricity bill payments, resident pension, and medical insurance payments. This is actually an inclusive financial service station established by Boxing Rural Commercial Bank (博兴农商银行), and there are currently 78 in the county. In order to better help the elderly and customers with mobility difficulties, they have also established a mobile service team, equipped with 33 mobile smart teller machines, providing door-to-door services.
Whether financial services are good or not should be calculated in the long term and should be done with long-term effort. "After attending a class, I learned knowledge and applied for a loan. This 'school' is really good!" Wang Zemin (王泽民) is a straw and willow weaving manufacturer. The "school" he mentioned is the "Financial Night School" (金融夜校) opened by Boxing Rural Commercial Bank (博兴农商银行) to promote financial knowledge such as anti-counterfeiting, deposit and loan, and prevention of telecommunications fraud to villagers.
Inclusive finance is connected to the "small days" of people's lives and the "small businesses" of enterprise operations on one end, and the "big picture" of economic and social development on the other. The breadth and depth of inclusive financial services are constantly expanding, becoming a vivid embodiment of the people's nature in financial work.
"In the first three quarters of this year, our bank has held more than 1,000 publicity and promotion activities such as 'Financial Night School' (金融夜校), with a cumulative audience of more than 100,000 people. We have also established cooperation agreements with the village committees of all villages in Boxing County (博兴县), selected 12 outstanding Party member cadres to serve as financial deputy town chiefs, and widely carried out activities such as 'Financial Night School' (金融夜校) and volunteer services, so that those financial products that are both safe, profitable, and liquid can enter more ordinary people's homes," said Li Guocai (李国才).
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Now the loan amounts are higher and the thresholds are lower, but "running to bank branches, filling out forms, and waiting for approval" is time-consuming and laborious. It is hoped that the procedures can be further simplified. Mobile banking has more and more functions, but the operation interface is more complicated and the payment verification procedures are more cumbersome, making it difficult for the elderly to use. Inclusive insurance has high coverage and affordable prices, but some products have complex claim settlement processes and long review cycles... The voices of enterprises and the people not only affirm the development achievements of inclusive finance, but also have new expectations for better development of inclusive finance.
With institutions in every township, services in every village, and accounts in every household, China's inclusive finance has made remarkable achievements in recent years. A multi-level inclusive financial supply pattern has been gradually established, and inclusive financial products and services have been continuously optimized. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the average annual growth rate of inclusive micro and small loans exceeded 20%, and the number of inclusive micro and small loan customers exceeded 60 million, covering about one-third of business entities. At present, the coverage rate of county-level banking institutions in China has reached 100%, the coverage rate of townships is about 98%, and the "access to every village" of basic financial services has been basically realized.
For inclusive finance, "inclusive (普)" is the goal, and "benefit (惠)" is the key. At present, the development of inclusive finance is shifting from solving the problem of "whether there is (有没有)" to solving the problem of "whether it is good (好不好)". While continuing to expand the coverage of financial services, more efforts should be made to "improve quality (提质)", comprehensively improve the accessibility, convenience and satisfaction of financial services, so that the whole society, especially residents and low-income people in remote and rural areas, can better enjoy efficient and convenient modern financial services.
To do a good job in the big article of inclusive finance, we must "look downward (眼睛向下)" to find answers. Inclusive finance serves a wide range of groups, and one model cannot be expected to meet all needs. What the grassroots need is precisely the direction of inclusive financial development. To solve the financial service gaps in remote and rural areas, we cannot simply apply the development methods of cities and developed areas, but should innovate and come up with practical measures in accordance with local conditions, and continuously improve the depth, breadth and service intensity of inclusive finance. In particular, county financial institutions with large quantities and wide coverage should make full use of their advantages in human and geographical connections to focus on serving local micro and small businesses and "agriculture, rural areas and farmers (三农)" customers, continuously improve the actual effectiveness of inclusive financial services, and better meet the diversified financial needs of the people and the real economy.
To do a good job in the big article of inclusive finance, we must unblock the financial "micro-circulation (微循环)". Finance is the lifeblood of the national economy, and inclusive finance is more like "capillaries". Many blockages occur in the "last mile" of financial services. We must focus on refined management and differentiated services to solve the pain points and difficulties in the fields of micro and small enterprises, employment and entrepreneurship, and rural finance, and tailor the most suitable financial services for different customer groups. Digital financial means are an effective way to improve the quality and efficiency of inclusive financial development, but while developing digital finance, financial institutions should also continue to pay attention to the acceptance and satisfaction of customer groups, especially not to close down necessary physical outlets and manual services in the name of developing digital finance, which will bring inconvenience to some people.
Developing inclusive finance is a concrete manifestation of the people-centered development thought in the financial field. Financial institutions should fully practice the concept of finance for the people, conform to the expectations of the general public and business entities for higher-quality inclusive financial services, focus on solving the new problem of "how good (好不好)" financial services are, and empower thousands of business entities and light up a better life with high-quality inclusive financial services.
Return to TopPrologue
Knocking on the Door, Hometown Voice Embarks
First Chapter
Hometown Scenery and Products
Second Chapter
Family Tradition Inheritance
Third Chapter
Memories of Hometown Flavors
Fourth Chapter
Skillful Craftsmanship of Home
Fifth Chapter
Home Opera Chronicle
Sixth Chapter
Family Martial Arts Heritage
Epilogue
Nation and World · Home is Where the Heart Finds Peace
Special Exhibition Area
Digital Intelligence Experience
Organizers: Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (山西省文化和旅游厅), Jinzhong Municipal People's Government (晋中市人民政府)
Undertakers: Jinzhong Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (晋中市文化和旅游局), CPC Jiexiu Municipal Committee (中共介休市委), Jiexiu Municipal People's Government (介休市人民政府)
Co-organizers: Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (太原市文化和旅游局), Lüliang Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (吕梁市文化和旅游局)
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Although I have been engaged in teaching and researching ancient Chinese literature in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nanjing University (南京大学) for 41 years, my relationship with literature is actually quite complex. During my middle school years, my interest in literature was far less intense than my interest in mathematics and physics. I never dreamed that I would make a living in the field of Chinese language and literature in my life. So, how did I embark on the path of literary research?
Influenced by my father, I loved literature since I was a child. At that time, my family was very poor, but my father managed to save money from his meager income to buy the two books "Dream of the Red Chamber" (《红楼梦》) and "The Scholars" (《儒林外史》), regarding them as his treasured possessions. Of course, I also read them, so I became very familiar with both books from a young age. However, my performance at school was better in science than in literature. In 1962, when I was in the second year of junior high school in a small town by the river, I was recommended by the school to participate in the Taicang County (太仓县) middle school student composition competition and mathematics competition. I failed in the former, but won first place in the latter with a perfect score. In 1963, I was admitted to Suzhou High School (苏州高级中学) in Jiangsu Province (江苏省), the renowned "Su Gaozhong" (苏高中). I was more inclined to choose mathematics, physics, and chemistry in my courses, because touching those experimental instruments for the first time aroused a strong interest in physics and chemistry. At that time, high schools did not separate classes for arts and sciences, and the Chinese teachers at Su Gaozhong taught very well. The teachers also encouraged everyone to read extracurricular books. The school library had tens of thousands of books, and my extracurricular reading range expanded rapidly, mainly reading literary works. I aspired to apply for science and engineering universities from the first year of high school, but I still read a wide range of extracurricular books, which had nothing to do with the upcoming college entrance examination. By the third year of high school, I had read two sets of Chinese literary history, one compiled by the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院文学所), and the other compiled by You Guoen (游国恩) and others. But at that time, I only regarded literature as an extracurricular reading object, and I didn't expect that studying literature would become my lifelong career.
In the early summer of 1966, I was in the second semester of my third year of high school, facing the college entrance examination. In that year, the students of Su Gaozhong had a serious tendency to value science over literature when choosing their college entrance examination majors. My physics and mathematics scores were good, and when filling out the draft application form, the first three majors I filled in were the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Department of Automatic Control, and the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Mathematics of Tsinghua University (清华大学). Unexpectedly, just after filling out the draft form, the college entrance examination was explicitly suspended. In 1968, the "old three classes" of middle school students "went up to the mountains and down to the countryside," and I also returned to Huangjing Commune (璜泾公社) in Taicang County (太仓县) to settle down, starting a 10-year educated youth career.
In the first two years of going to the countryside, I had not given up on studying science and engineering. I brought some mathematics and physics books to the village, wanting to study on my own during the slack farming season. But two years later, I found that it was impossible to study mathematics and physics on my own in the countryside, because there were no reference materials and no one to guide me. Once I encountered a hurdle, I couldn't get over it. So I completely gave up my love for mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and from then on I only read liberal arts books.
My reading had no utilitarian purpose. At that time, I could neither enter university, nor become a worker, let alone join the army. I couldn't even become a barefoot doctor or substitute teacher in my hometown. I no longer dreamed of going to university. But I still liked to read, and I always wanted to find some books to read. At that time, there wasn't even a newspaper in the village, let alone books. The libraries in the city had also been closed long ago, so I couldn't make any reading plans. I could only read whatever books I happened to get. There were so few books available that sometimes I could only read the same book over and over again. But there was also a benefit to reading that way: I basically became familiar with all the books I read. I remember reading "Miscellaneous Excerpts from Classics and Historical Works" (《经史百家杂钞》) compiled by Zeng Guofan (曾国藩), a collection of historical materials from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (太平天国), and also the European Philosophy History of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, as well as a "Meteorology Tutorial" (《气象学教程》). Once, I couldn't borrow any other books for several months, so I read the "Meteorology Tutorial" for several months. I still remember many proverbs about observing clouds to know the weather, such as "If there are mackerel scales in the sky, you don't need to turn the grain when drying it tomorrow." My reading in the countryside was disorganized and irregular, because those books were accidentally obtained and could not be selected at all.
Of course, reading that way had no "discipline" awareness. But overall, the books I read were mainly literature, especially ancient literature. It wasn't that there were particularly many of them, but that they were particularly readable. For example, "Three Hundred Tang Poems" (《唐诗三百首》) and "Anthology of Ancient Prose" (《古文观止》) were all famous articles that I never tired of reading. One book was enough to read for a year or two. I still remember the excitement when I borrowed Hu Yunyi's (胡云翼) "Selected Song Lyrics" (《宋词选》), like a person starving to death suddenly borrowing several dou of rice.
Everything in the world has two sides. Life was indeed difficult. The village I stayed in had no electricity, and kerosene was rationed. We often had to eat in the dark at night, and there was no light to read. That experience added some resilience and calmness to my character. Later, I would not be discouraged by any difficulties. Reading under the thatched roof was a highlight of that difficult time. At that time, the reason why I liked to read classical works was to seek spiritual comfort. Going to a rural area alone with no relatives or friends, life was very monotonous and I felt very depressed. And most of the good works in ancient literature were written to express inner complaints. So when I read the poems and lyrics of the ancients, I had a feeling of déjà vu and shared sympathy. I looked at how they spent their difficult and hard lives, and I could also be inspired. The kind of detachment and dignity in the face of difficulties shown in the works of the ancients also deeply moved me. Although I could not reach such a high level of thought, such words would still deeply touch me.
When reading the works of the ancients, it was like Mencius (孟子) said, "befriending" the ancients. I felt that the ancients were not far away, and I was not alone, because the ancients also had similar experiences and the same feelings as me. Some scholars engaged in the study of ancient literature often only think about historical research and theoretical abstraction when writing papers, but forget to immerse themselves in the emotions that the author permeates in the text. I think the emotion I gained from reading when I was young is still working to this day.
At the end of 1977, the college entrance examination was restored, and I was confusedly admitted to the English major of the Foreign Language Department of Anhui University (安徽大学). After studying in the Foreign Language Department of Anhui University for one year, because I wanted to turn my monthly scholarship of 18 yuan into 35 yuan, I followed a few classmates to apply for postgraduate studies in advance, and then confusedly applied for the ancient Chinese literature major of Nanjing University (南京大学). The tutor was Professor Cheng Qianfan (程千帆), and the major direction was "Tang and Song Poetry" (唐宋诗歌). I had never studied in the Chinese department, but I did well in several major courses. In that year's ancient Chinese language test at Nanjing University, you were not asked to translate classical Chinese into vernacular Chinese, but to translate vernacular Chinese into classical Chinese. The answers to many questions were actually the ancient texts I had memorized, so naturally there was no problem. Professor Cheng Qianfan (程千帆) personally set the professional test paper, and there was a question to write a metrical poem. Because I had taught myself some poetry metrics during the slack farming season, I did not hand in a blank paper.
After arriving at Nanjing University (南京大学), I learned that Professor Cheng Qianfan (程千帆) was admitted to the Department of Chemistry of Jinling University (金陵大学) that year, but his family was poor. When he registered for school, he found that the tuition fee for the Department of Chemistry was expensive, while the tuition fee for the Department of Chinese Language and Literature was low, so he changed to the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. It turned out that both my teacher and I were accidentally connected with ancient literature. To say that becoming a teacher and student is a predestined relationship, I met Mr. Cheng (程先生) was a double predestined relationship!
Later, very fortunately, I became the first doctoral student in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nanjing University (南京大学). Mr. Cheng (程先生) invited Zhou Xunchu (周勋初), Guo Weisen (郭维森), and Wu Xinlei (吴新雷) to be assistants to form a doctoral student guidance group and formulated a strict training plan. Since I was the only doctoral student in the entire department, I was allowed to conduct course learning in the form of specialized book reading. Mr. Cheng (程先生) listed a list of required reading, stipulating that I must study the following classics before selecting a topic for my dissertation: "The Analects" (《论语》), "Mencius" (《孟子》), "Lao Tzu" (《老子》), "Zhuangzi" (《庄子》), "Zuo Zhuan" (《左传》), "The Book of Songs" (《诗经》), "Chu Ci" (《楚辞》), "Historical Records" (《史记》), "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" (《文心雕龙》), and "Selections of Refined Literature" (《文选》). A careful examination of this list reveals that they are all pre-Tang classics, that is to say, they have no direct relationship with the dissertation on Tang and Song literature research that I am going to write. This may be because I have not studied in the Chinese department, and my academic foundation is relatively weak. Mr. Cheng (程先生) must let me "cram" a bit. So, I buried myself in reading according to the above book list. I chose the more important versions and read the texts word by word. After more than a year of classical reading, I had a better grasp of the academic source of Tang and Song literature, which not only provided a better academic foundation for the selection and writing of doctoral dissertations, but also greatly benefited the future research of Tang and Song literature. For example, when I studied the influence of Confucianism on Du Fu (杜甫), I basically had a clear idea.
Of course, the biggest training I received during my doctoral studies was writing a doctoral dissertation. Mr. Cheng (程先生) encouraged me to dare to face difficulties when choosing a topic, and to choose a topic of greater academic significance to engage in research. I chose the Jiangxi Poetry School (江西诗派) as the topic of my dissertation. The Jiangxi Poetry School (江西诗派) was the largest poetry school in the Song Dynasty (宋代), but it has long been misunderstood by the academic community. After careful historical research and textual analysis, I made a more realistic re-evaluation of the Jiangxi Poetry School (江西诗派). On October 22, 1984, I participated in the dissertation defense with "Research on the Jiangxi Poetry School" (《江西诗派研究》) as my dissertation. This was the first doctoral dissertation defense in domestic literature. The Department of Chinese Language and Literature held the defense meeting very grandly and organized a defense committee with a luxurious lineup. The chairman was Mr. Qian Zhonglian (钱仲联), and the members included the tutor Mr. Cheng (程先生), as well as Mr. Tang Guizhang (唐圭璋), Xu Zhongyu (徐中玉), Shu Wu (舒芜), Huo Songlin (霍松林), Fu Xuancong (傅璇琮), Guan Xiong (管雄), Zhou Xunchu (周勋初) and other gentlemen. In addition, Mr. Lin Geng (林庚), Wang Qi (王起), Zhu Dongrun (朱东润), Xiao Difei (萧涤非), Sun Wang (孙望), Jin Qihua (金启华), and Gu Yisheng (顾易生) were invited to review the dissertation. After 3 hours of defense, Mr. Qian Zhonglian (钱仲联) announced on the spot that the defense committee had unanimously passed my defense. As soon as the defense was over, the department notified me to stay at the school to teach and asked me to prepare for the next semester's courses. I have since become a teacher in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nanjing University (南京大学).
Looking back on my life, I think it was the hobby of reading literary works that I developed in the countryside that influenced my life trajectory, making me a scholar who was determined to become an engineer and became a scholar who specializes in ancient literature research. I met outstanding figures such as Li Bai (李白), Du Fu (杜甫), Su Shi (苏轼), and Xin Qiji (辛弃疾) under the thatched eaves in the rural areas of Jiangnan (江南). They accompanied me day and night in my most difficult times, and guided me in the dark to become a Chinese teacher who specializes in drilling into old paper piles. I am nearly eighty years old and have not achieved much, but I have no regrets about my career choice so far. I am determined to dedicate my life to the research and popularization of classical literature.
People often associate my name with the ancient saying "**宝剑锋从磨砺出**" (bǎo jiàn fēng cóng mó lì chū - "The sharpness of a sword comes from honing," talents are developed through painstaking effort), but the two are actually unrelated. My name was given to me by my father. My father loved to read since he was a child, but he dropped out of school at a young age due to poverty. He very much hoped that I would be promising, but he never wanted me to stand out. My father named me "Mo Lifeng" (莫砺锋), meaning not to sharpen the edge, and not to be outstanding. My family was poor since I was a child, and it was not easy for my parents to raise our four siblings. They were worried about firewood, rice, oil, and salt all day long. After graduating from junior high school, my parents sent me to Su Gaozhong (苏高中). In fact, I should have studied in a technical secondary school or technical school, so that I could work and earn money earlier. But my father believed that I had excellent grades, and he would sell everything to send me to high school and then to university. My father, who loved literature, passed away in middle age. He did not see me enter university, let alone become a professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. This is the biggest regret of my life.
I always remember my father's teachings, and I just want to be an ordinary teacher, teaching and educating people diligently, and doing some popularization work within my ability. I have been on the road of literary research for 40 years, and in recent years I have focused my main energy on popularizing classical literature. I am determined to walk this road for the rest of my life.
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To apply for a transfer certificate for my nephew at a certain school, I walked along the outer wall of the school and, turning my head, noticed two lines of poetry on the wall that were extremely eye-catching.
The first line: "The road is long and I will search up and down." At a glance, it was clear that "The road is long and I will search up and down" should be "The road is long and my journey is distant (路漫漫其修远兮)." This is a line from Qu Yuan's (屈原) "Li Sao." The second line: "It is easy to learn when young but difficult to achieve when old, an inch of time should not be taken lightly." It was also immediately apparent that "It is easy to learn when young but difficult to achieve when old" should be "It is easy to grow old when young, but difficult to learn (少年易老学难成)." This is a line from Zhu Xi's (朱熹) "Occasional Composition."
These two famous lines of poetry, written on the school wall, are seen by countless people every day, including parents dropping off and picking up their children, people walking for exercise, and people passing by on errands. Celebrities and famous lines have influenced generations of students and strivers, and there is no excuse for making transcription errors.
This made me think of three points.
First, judging from the condition of the wall, the project should have been completed quite some time ago. A quick search on my phone revealed that it had been more than six years. In such a long time, how could no one have noticed during the various stages of design, approval, construction, and acceptance? Such familiar lines of poetry, such glaring transcription errors, were ignored and overlooked by the relevant departments and personnel!
Second, I, who am unrelated to this matter, have now seen it. Should I say something or not? I am very conflicted. In more than six years, has no one really noticed? Probably some have. But no one has brought it up to the relevant departments or personnel. I think that besides the fear of trouble, it is also the so-called "spiritual chicken soup" of "seeing and not speaking is a form of cultivation" that is at work. In fact, this kind of chicken soup is poisonous, and drinking it is harmful to oneself and others.
Not speaking about people and things that are true, good, and beautiful helps to foster the false, evil, and ugly; not speaking about people and things that are false, evil, and ugly harms the true, good, and beautiful. "Seeing and not speaking" is essentially about protecting oneself and **事不关己高高挂起** (shì bù guān jǐ gāo gāo guà qǐ - "hang it up high if it doesn't concern you," to not get involved in things that don't concern you). How can such behavior be considered a form of cultivation?
Third, now that I have seen it, I must speak up. But who should I tell? Tell my wife at home? My wife will definitely say, "Old man, you're just looking for trouble! You teach Chinese and immediately saw the mistake, but telling me is useless. You have to find the relevant personnel in the relevant departments and tell them to correct it." But which are the relevant departments? And where can I find the relevant departments? The relevant personnel in the relevant departments have not discovered the problem, but I, an unrelated person, have discovered it. How will the relevant personnel treat me?
I think the following two scenarios may occur: First, the relevant personnel say, "This matter is not our responsibility," or "This matter was done by the construction team and has nothing to do with us," which is clearly shirking responsibility. Second, the relevant personnel say, "Thank you, we will take care of it," but this may also be insincere perfunctory: What's the big deal if one or two characters are written incorrectly?
Even so, now that I have seen it, I must still speak up! Because the famous lines of historical and cultural celebrities are incorrectly written in public, especially on the walls of a school, which not only has a very bad influence but may also mislead the next generation. Also, because the standardized writing of Chinese characters and the correct inheritance of cultural classics are the responsibility and obligation of all Chinese descendants. Moreover, because right and wrong are clear, they should not continue to be ignored.
Thinking of this, I rushed into the campus—at least, the school should be the "relevant unit," and the principal should be the "relevant person."
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If the weather is clear, I like to stay on the fourth floor of my workplace for a while when I'm about to get off work, watching the sunset sinking into the mountains, dragging the sky into twilight inch by inch. The afterglow of the sunset shines from the other side of the mountains, onto the verdant color of the snow pines outside the building, through the gaps in the leaves onto the white wall behind the corridor, and onto the wooden table and newspaper.
I am reminded of the time I spent reading newspapers.
When I was a child, every twelfth lunar month, my mother would spread paste on the walls of our home and paste newspapers on them to seal off the coldness of the square blue bricks. My grandmother selected seeds for spring planting, and I stuck close to the base of the wall, searching for characters to recognize on the newspapers one by one. I would first recognize the ones I knew, reading them one character at a time. When I came across one I didn't know, it felt like a small stone was pricking my foot. I would pause, I would look at the character, and the character would look at me. I would ask my grandmother what it read. Clearly, it was only one character, but my grandmother wouldn't even look up, yet she would read out a whole string of words—one character, dark and scarred, it recognized me, but I didn't recognize it.
When I recognized characters, I recognized whichever side I knew. The side I recognized was like a lead actor, and the side I didn't recognize was like the curtain on the stage. The "lead actor" would lift the "curtain" to the side, and "tà tà tà" would count the steps as they stepped out, revealing their appearance. Okay, I caught half of it to recognize. When I encountered a single character, one that I didn't recognize on either side, I would dig it up like a chicken scratching at the soil.
Over time, as I recognized more and more, I could recognize the general meaning even with a bit of guessing. Once I recognized many characters, the characters were no longer just characters. They could paint, speak, and tell stories. It was like planting corn, planting and planting, like dewdrops forming rows, round and plump rows; planting and planting, green patches formed, spreading across the fields, connecting the green of the mountains to the white of the clouds. Agricultural seasons and bird songs were spread out in that rippling green, like wind blowing across water. The world depicted between the characters, like the space between cornfields, was filled with greenery, seasons, and the cyclical changes of the world within those seasons.
The characters on the newspaper must have been outside the mountains. After seeing the world, the characters returned with long and short tales from beyond. The characters talked about people and things outside the mountains. The characters rarely talked about crops, but I used the paper as land and planted crops on it. A row of corn, a row of wheat, a row of soybeans. There were no grid squares on the blank space at the edge of the newspaper. My pen was like plowing in uncultivated wasteland without furrows, and as I plowed, the ridge would become crooked. Either the pen tip, like a plowshare, twisted the row, or the characters sat crooked in their nests. My grandmother said that there was no such thing as "washing" characters like that, they had to be "washed" properly. My grandmother said that writing was washing, writing characters was washing, and washing clothes was also washing.
I used the newspaper as land to plant characters. My grandmother also used the newspaper as land to raise silkworms. The fat white moths, with their bulging bellies, evenly helped my grandmother plant the seeds, black seeds and black characters covering the newspaper. In a few days, a small square of "land" was teeming with life.
The mulberry leaves were pinched back by me.
The newspaper was brought back by my father.
The light gradually dimmed, and the characters on the newspaper were no longer close to my eyes. Instead, my father's face squeezed through the spaces between the characters and appeared before my eyes.
Sometimes I haven't seen my father for a while. I miss him.
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More and more people are coming to the Temple of Heaven (天坛) to take pictures.
People generally choose to take pictures outside the west wall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿), and in front of the flower beds behind the Imperial Vault of Heaven (皇乾殿). In these two places, you can capture half of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, with its blue-tiled roof reflecting the sky, undoubtedly the best background for taking pictures. Another place people like to go is the Abstinence Palace (斋宫). It is more open here, and the scenery in all seasons is good. The magnolias and crape myrtles in spring and summer, and the golden maples and green pines in autumn and winter, with sparse branches slanting and dense leaves whirling, are reflected on the red walls, with blurred light and shadow, which can produce great photos, with the effect of paper-cutting or shadow puppets.
Those who wear ancient costumes to take pictures of each other are generally young girls, two together or in groups of three or five, laughing and playing all the way, taking pictures and having fun, which is more fun than simply walking around in the park. As the saying goes, "A goose leaves its cry; a person leaves their shadow," taking some photos, retouching them, arranging them into a nine-square grid, and posting them on WeChat Moments, is considered not to have come to the Temple of Heaven (天坛) in vain.
The ancient costumes are either rented or brought by themselves. Wearing ancient costumes, they take buses or ride-hailing cars, swaggering through the city to the Temple of Heaven (天坛). However, it is rare to see people wearing those high wooden platform shoes. The tourist shoes exposed under the flower-embroidered skirt immediately give it away, but it has a bit of a time-traveling feel. Against the background of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿), posing with a scissor-hand gesture, ancient costume with modern sentiment, that look is particularly funny.
What particularly caught my attention were the young people, mostly girls, who specifically took pictures for their parents. I always feel moved when I meet these young people taking pictures for their parents, and I often stand aside and watch for a long time. The parents are old, and the children can still remember to accompany their parents to the park and take a picture for them as a souvenir, especially taking time off from work and coming all the way from other places to Beijing (北京). Not every child can do this. Perhaps, the elderly parents are visiting the Temple of Heaven (天坛) for the only time or the last time, so such photos are more meaningful. Even if the parents verbally say, "Old and blurry-eyed, what are you taking pictures of? Don't take them..." but they are especially willing to take them in their hearts, after all, it is a piece of their children's heart, containing rare memories of their later years.
The other day, I met a couple in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) in the Temple of Heaven (天坛). They looked to be in their 60s. The father wore a yellow robe, golden crown, and blue shawl, and the mother wore a yellow robe with phoenixes embroidered on a black background, and a phoenix crown embroidered with gold trim and hanging tassels, a classic Chinese style. They stood side by side, motionless, their eyes fixed on their daughter beside them. The daughter was dressed as a palace maid, in a light pink two-piece suit embroidered with light blue lace, bending over to take out a single-lens reflex camera with a long lens from a large cloth bag. It is rare to see such a single-lens reflex camera among the children taking pictures for their parents. Generally, they use mobile phones. Being able to carry such a heavy camera to take pictures for her parents shows that her skills are good, and even more shows her attention to this photo shoot for her parents.
At that moment, I understood why the parents were motionless, looking at their daughter so quietly. The gaze on their daughter not only contained expectation and love, but also a sense of comfort, as warm as a blooming flower.
After they finished taking pictures, I stepped forward and asked, only to find out that it was not their daughter, but their granddaughter. "Your granddaughter is so old, you two are so lucky!" I said to the two old people. The two old people chuckled, and the granddaughter pursed her lips and smiled slightly, looking at the old couple.
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We stepped on the sunset dragged from Dongting Lake (洞庭湖), passed through Xiangqun Alley (向群巷) in Yueyang (岳阳), and knocked on the door of a household. Grandma Peng Zhuying (彭竹英) heard our footsteps and leaned forward from her rocking chair. Her nephew, Peng Zifang (彭梓芳), quickly helped her sit down.
This rocking chair has creaked and accompanied Grandma for more than 30 years. Grandma's hands, with prominent veins, rested on the curved armrests, her body leaning back on the red leather-covered backrest. Grandma is 96 years old. Peng Zifang was afraid she would get tired, so he told her past stories for her.
In July 1938, when the Japanese devils attacked, Peng Zhuying's family of seven fled from their home on Dongting South Road (洞庭南路) to Xiazishan (虾子山) to take refuge. Airplanes roared and dropped bombs, trees were overturned, mud splashed, and a foul smell wafted over. Soon, two relatives in the family developed high fevers and diarrhea, and died within a few days. Peng Zhuying's eyes also became blurred, and she cried and screamed anxiously.
That year, she was only 9 years old.
As Peng Zifang spoke, Grandma Zhuying, who had been leaning back, suddenly sat up straight, her mouth twitching, her eyelids rolling back. She spoke, saying that at that time, there was a bird in Xiazishan calling: "Sharpen your knives quickly, escape quickly; sharpen your knives quickly, escape quickly." So, her father took her and her older sister, Peng Renshou (彭仁寿), and Peng Zifang's father, and fled to Guozhen (郭镇). But misfortune did not leave them there. Her 14-year-old sister, Peng Renshou, went to town to sell firewood and was spotted by the Japanese devils, who chased her all the way into the village. The Japanese devils gathered more than 50 men, women, and children in the village and said that if they did not hand over the "flower girl," they would burn down all the houses. Renshou had no choice but to come out. She was taken to the "comfort station" twice by the Japanese devils and suffered greatly. The last time, the Japanese devils stabbed Renshou in the stomach and threw her outside. Her father carried Renshou back and borrowed rice to cook porridge to save her life. To avoid being bullied by the Japanese devils again, the family fled to Hongshantou (洪山头). Soon after, her older sister joined the anti-Japanese organization.
In May 1944, when the Japanese devils "swept" through the area, everyone in the village fled. Peng Zhuying, who was blind, did not escape the village and was captured by the Japanese devils at their stronghold. "When the Japanese devils harmed me, I grabbed and kicked, and they poked my toes with hard objects, and I fainted from the pain." About a month later, when the Japanese devils withdrew, local people found Peng Zhuying with swollen feet and sent her home.
"The **千刀万剐** (qiān dāo wàn guǎ - "a thousand cuts, ten thousand slices," to be subjected to extreme torture; to deserve a thousand deaths) Japanese devils made me sick all over, and my illness was not cured until after liberation." Because she was blind, Grandma could only do simple work. Later, a fisherman came to her home and lived with her. In 2005, her old partner passed away, and she has been groping to cook rice and noodles by herself, living to this day.
Grandma sighed. "I often lie in my rocking chair and think, if there had been no war, my life would have been different." She still remembers the ancient streets of Yueyang (岳阳) when she was 9 years old, the refreshing wind blowing from the lake, the tall Ci's Pagoda (慈氏塔) covered with seagulls, the water and sky the same color, as blue as the cloth in a cloth shop. Every year in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, dragon boat races were held in the lake next to Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼), with gongs and drums beating loudly, and children standing by the lake screaming, cheering for the dragon boats vying for the top spot.
Those days when she could see were frozen at the moment when the Japanese devils dropped poison gas bombs. In the 87 years since then, those days of suffering were like monsters buried in her heart, brandishing clubs with green faces and fangs, suffocating her. She often had nightmares, her heart felt like it was pressed by a huge stone, and she couldn't breathe. Her husband didn't know what was happening, but how could she dare to tell him? The basic tone of life should have been the sound of pots and pans and the company of children. Every time she smelled her husband cooking fish soup for her, saying that he wanted her to have a fat son, her heart trembled with sadness. Until her husband passed away, she never told him about the unbearable things that had happened to her.
It was her older sister, Renshou, who revealed her and Zhuying's secret to the world. A group of volunteers came to ask Grandma Zhuying about the situation back then, and Grandma directly replied, "There was no such thing." Her older sister lived in a nursing home less than a kilometer away, and the sisters met a few times a year. When they met, Grandma Zhuying blamed her sister. Her sister said, "Be brave and tell it, let everyone remember this history."
In July 2018, Grandma Zhuying made up her mind to tell the world the secret that had been weighing on her heart, and suddenly felt much lighter. She lay in her rocking chair and meditated, hearing the sound of two porcelain pieces colliding, which she placed under the steamer to determine whether the water was boiling. This sound was born in a life of darkness, but now it does not make her feel depressed, but like a kind of singing. She re-examined herself and wanted to live a meaningful life in her remaining days. She participated in the National Memorial Day activities in Nanjing (南京) and participated in activities to support Lee Yong-soo (李容洙), a surviving Korean "comfort woman" victim, in her international appeal. A young Japanese man who was against the war came to see Grandma, and Grandma took his hand and said, "I don't blame you, I only blame your elders, they owe me an apology." The young man kept saying, "I'm sorry."
Grandma likes to listen to the radio. In the past, Grandma loved to listen to Peking Opera, and the long, drawn-out tones often pulled her back to reality. In recent years, she has loved to listen to the news. Through the radio, she heard the news of the renovation of the Dongting South Road (洞庭南路) historical and cultural district, and she really wanted to open her eyes to see Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼) and Ci's Pagoda (慈氏塔), and whether the lake water was as blue as the sky.
We told Grandma that Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼) and Ci's Pagoda (慈氏塔) have been repaired and are more solid, and the lake water is as blue as the sky, so blue that it is intoxicating.
When we said goodbye to Grandma, she wanted to get up to see us off, but we quickly asked the old woman to sit down.
The moon hung over Ci's Pagoda (慈氏塔), and the stars filled the sky. Dongting South Road (洞庭南路) was bustling with activity, and people stepped on the ancient bluestone, walking through the atmosphere of daily life. Walking on this ancient street, I seemed to hear the creaking of Grandma's rocking chair, and she was singing: "The little bird sits on the open ground, some sing and some talk..."
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