Summary: During a briefing on the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), Xi Jinping emphasized the FTP as a crucial decision for deepening reform and opening-up in the new era, and the formal launch of full island customs closure on December 18th as a landmark move to expand high-level opening-up and promote an open global economy. He stressed the strategic goal of making Hainan a leading gateway for opening up, promoting institutional opening-up, and enhancing trade and investment liberalization. Xi also called for balancing development with security, strengthening risk prevention, and advancing Party building. Cai Qi attended the briefing, with Zheng Shanjie and Feng Fei providing reports.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory telegram to Samia Suluhu Hassan on her inauguration as President of Tanzania, emphasizing the deep traditional friendship between China and Tanzania. Xi noted the high-level development of bilateral relations and mutual support on core interests, highlighting fruitful practical cooperation. He expressed his desire to work with President Hassan to implement the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit. Xi looks forward to elevating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and contributing to the building of a high-quality China-Africa community with a shared future.
Summary: President Xi Jinping and Samoan Head of State Tuimalealiifano exchanged congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Samoa. Xi noted the deepening political trust, mutually beneficial cooperation, and expanding people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. He expressed his desire to work with Tuimalealiifano to deepen practical cooperation and write a new chapter in the China-Samoa comprehensive strategic partnership. Tuimalealiifano expressed gratitude for China's long-term respect for Samoa's sovereignty and independence and its support for Samoa's sustainable economic and social development. Premier Li Qiang and Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa also exchanged congratulatory messages, emphasizing the expansion of pragmatic cooperation in various fields.
Summary: As Hainan Free Trade Port prepares for full island closure at the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the beginning of the 15th, the article emphasizes China's commitment to high-level opening-up. It argues that the development of Hainan demonstrates China's broader efforts to expand opening-up in a wider scope and at a deeper level. The piece highlights the importance of steadily expanding institutional opening-up to promote high-quality development. It frames these efforts as a strategic initiative, driving reform and development.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree promulgating the "Regulations on Ecological Environment Monitoring," set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The regulations aim to standardize ecological environment monitoring, improve data quality, and support ecological civilization and high-quality economic development. The regulations emphasize modernized monitoring systems, public monitoring networks, standardized self-monitoring practices, and regulated technical service institutions. The regulations also include measures for strengthened supervision and accountability for violations. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: On November 5th, in Belém, Brazil, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Brazilian President Lula and Chief of Staff Costa. Ding conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings and noted the strategic importance of China-Brazil cooperation, emphasizing China's commitment to high-quality development and open foreign policy. He affirmed China's support for Brazil's core interests, opposition to unilateralism, protectionism, and hegemonism, and desire to strengthen multilateral coordination, including on climate change. Lula expressed gratitude for China's support of the Belém climate summit and highlighted the strengthened bilateral relationship. Ding also emphasized China's strategic view of the relationship, advocating for closer ties and strategic alignment, as well as cooperation with South America, while Costa affirmed the Brazilian public's positive view of cooperation with China.
Summary: Li Shulei, a member of the Politburo and head of the Propaganda Department, attended and spoke at the 35th China News Awards ceremony in Beijing. Attendees emphasized the importance of studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee, focusing on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and Xi Jinping Thought on Culture. The meeting stressed deepening systemic reforms in mainstream media to adapt to all-media production and dissemination. Participants also discussed improving writing styles, strengthening in-depth reporting, and enhancing talent cultivation within the news workforce. The China Journalists Association hosted the meeting, recognizing 377 award-winning works and individuals.
Summary: Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing addressed the opening ceremony of the 2025 "Belt and Road" Ministerial Conference on Natural Disaster Prevention and Emergency Management in Hainan. Zhang emphasized China's commitment to international cooperation in disaster prevention, citing Xi Jinping's call for global efforts in understanding and mitigating disaster risks. He stated China's willingness to implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, strengthening international cooperation in disaster management. The conference, attended by representatives from 36 countries and 11 international organizations, focused on establishing rapid and efficient emergency rescue mechanisms. No mention of the United States was made in the article.
Summary: The article discusses how LinTu Technology, an AI-based industrial quality inspection firm in Hefei, Anhui, overcame financing challenges through innovative financial products like the "Kechuang Wanmei Loan" offered by the Bank of Communications. The bank's technology-focused evaluation model, which assesses factors beyond traditional collateral, enabled LinTu to secure a 3 million RMB loan based on its AI algorithm patents and R&D capabilities. This financial support facilitated the company's expansion and R&D efforts, including its goal to contribute to domestic import substitution (国产替代) in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The bank is further exploring equity financing options to support the company's growth. The article highlights the importance of developing technology finance (科技金融) to support innovative small and medium-sized enterprises.
Summary: The head of Bank of Communications' Anhui branch's tech finance center stated that the bank has developed over 10 new credit products for tech companies, shifting from relying on "hard collateral" to assessing a company's potential based on its technology and market prospects. This shift was enabled by policy support from entities like the People's Bank of China Anhui branch and the Anhui Financial Regulatory Authority. In 2024, the bank upgraded its special team to a technology finance center with more authority and resources. The bank aims to continue supporting growing tech companies in the future.
Summary: The article discusses the difficulties small and micro enterprises face in obtaining financing, stemming from information asymmetry, high due diligence costs, and lack of collateral. It emphasizes the need for financial institutions to proactively engage with these businesses, innovate financing models, and accurately assess risk through means such as R&D models. The article suggests policy support for banks in approving loans and implementing due diligence exemptions. Data shows increased lending support and decreased financing costs for small and micro enterprises in the first three quarters of the year. The article concludes that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, technology and finance will create more stories of mutual support.
Summary: Chen Xi, President of the Central Party School, presided over the graduation ceremony for the first group of students in the 2025 autumn semester, awarding diplomas to 571 graduates. Student representatives stated that their studies, coinciding with the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenum, inspired them to further study Xi Jinping Thought and improve their capabilities. They emphasized their increased understanding of the "Two Establishments" and commitment to the "Two Safeguards." The graduates pledged to translate their learning into practical actions to promote high-quality development and contribute to socialist modernization. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Six departments, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission, jointly issued guidance on strengthening the construction of modern agricultural service centers to address shortcomings in agricultural socialization services. The guidance emphasizes supporting infrastructure for key环节 such as centralized seedling cultivation and post-production drying and storage. It also encourages integrating resources from local service providers to connect supply and demand. The goal is to provide integrated, one-stop services to small farmers and other operators, improving convenience and accessibility. Policy support will be provided through government bonds, infrastructure construction funds, and financial products.
Summary: Since November 5th, multiple regions in Xinjiang have experienced snowfall, with some areas hit by blizzards. The provided photograph depicts firefighters in Urumqi clearing tree branches broken by heavy snow along Xiamen Road on November 6th. The image highlights the impact of the recent heavy snowfall on infrastructure in the region.
Summary: As of September, China has reached 18.063 million electric vehicle charging facilities, a 54.5% year-on-year increase, with 68,000 charging facilities built in highway service areas. The National Energy Administration has been expanding charging infrastructure, aiming to reach 28 million charging facilities by the end of 2027 to support over 80 million EVs, and is encouraging private sector involvement. Technological advancements include the expansion of high-power charging facilities exceeding 250kW and the development of vehicle-to-grid interactive charging. The average power of public charging facilities increased to 44.4 kilowatts, with a total power of 200 million kilowatts.
Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Brazilian President Lula and Chief of Staff Costa in Belém. Ding conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings and stated China's readiness to strengthen political trust with Brazil, supporting each other's core interests and jointly opposing unilateralism, protectionism, and hegemonism. He affirmed China's support for Brazil's role in regional stability and praised its efforts in global climate governance, further noting the importance of multilateralism. Lula reciprocated Xi's greetings, praising China's green transition and expressed Brazil's commitment to closer collaboration for peaceful conflict resolution.
Summary: The eighth Hongqiao International Economic Forum was held in Shanghai, focusing on "Openness Creating New Opportunities, Cooperation Sharing a New Future." The forum's flagship report indicated a complex global openness landscape with overall tightening but diverging trends, where emerging markets are becoming more important in maintaining world openness while China continues to lead in openness. Attendees, including Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister, praised China's role in the global economy and its commitment to multilateral trade, with some calling for countries to abandon zero-sum thinking in trade and some praising China's global influence in AI, and electric vehicles. Speakers like Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University urged countries to abandon zero-sum thinking and defend global trade.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's commitment to green development as a key aspect of its modernization, highlighting the importance of the "15th Five-Year Plan" in achieving ecological goals. It states that China has already made significant progress in improving its environment and promoting renewable energy, evidenced by increasing forest coverage and advancements in electric vehicle infrastructure. China is also presented as a leader in international cooperation on climate change, adhering to multilateral agreements and providing support to developing nations. The article alludes to international recognition of China's efforts, including accolades from organizations like the UN. The piece concludes by stating China will continue its efforts to construct a "beautiful China" and promote a future of harmony between humanity and nature.
Summary: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi stated that the UAE is willing to work with China to deepen practical cooperation and achieve mutual benefit. Al Zeyoudi emphasized the UAE's participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to showcase its innovative achievements and business environment, noting that the first UAE International Investment Summit China Summit will be held in Shanghai, reflecting the strong strategic cooperation between the two countries. He highlighted the growth in bilateral trade, exceeding $100 billion in 2024, and the increasing number of Chinese enterprises establishing regional bases in Dubai. Al Zeyoudi also called for both countries to advocate for multilateralism and maintain a free and open international trade system.
Summary: Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with UK Foreign Secretary Cooper, stating that China-UK relations face potential regression and require strengthened strategic communication for healthy and stable development. Wang emphasized that both countries share common ground in upholding the UN Charter, free trade, and stable supply chains, advocating for peaceful dispute resolution and respecting sovereignty. He noted the importance of mutual respect in managing differences and maintaining the overall positive trajectory of bilateral ties. Both parties expressed a desire to strengthen high-level engagement and cooperation, and safeguard multilateralism. Wang Yi also expressed China's position on resolving urgent issues affecting China-UK relations, and both sides agreed to address each other's concerns.
Summary: The article emphasizes the mutually beneficial economic relationship between Brazil and China, highlighting Brazil's participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) as an example of China's commitment to open cooperation. China's approval of Brazilian coffee exports is mentioned as a milestone, with cooperation extending beyond trade into technology, digital economy, and clean energy. The Brazil-China Center in Shanghai is noted as a platform for further collaboration. The article positions Brazil-China cooperation as a model for South-South cooperation and contributions to global governance.
Summary: Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia met with Serbian Defense Minister Gašić in Beijing on November 6th. Zhang stated that under the strategic guidance of Xi Jinping and Aleksandar Vučić, China and Serbia have begun a new journey of building a community with a shared future, and military-to-military relations remain strong. He expressed China's willingness to work with Serbia to further enhance bilateral military cooperation. Gašić affirmed Serbia's commitment to the One China principle and expressed his desire to elevate bilateral relations.
Summary: At the 12th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum in Urumqi, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairman Shen Yueyue delivered a keynote speech emphasizing the "China-Central Asia spirit" of mutual respect, trust, benefit, and assistance, as articulated by Xi Jinping. Shen highlighted the opportunities for Central Asian nations arising from the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. She called for strengthening political trust, jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative, comprehensively deepening security cooperation, and promoting cultural exchanges. The forum, themed "Promoting the 'China-Central Asia Spirit' and Advancing Common Modernization," concluded with the release of the "Urumqi Initiative."
Summary: A Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn will conduct a state visit to China from November 13-17 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
Summary: The "Global South Media Partners" mechanism was established at a conference in Xi'an, Shaanxi, with the stated goal of promoting cooperation and amplifying the voice of media outlets from the Global South. The mechanism is founded on principles of co-construction, mutual trust, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and diversified cooperation. The conference and forum were jointly hosted by China Media Group's International Video Communication Agency, CMG's Shaanxi bureau, and the Xi'an Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department. No specific nations were mentioned in the summary of the article. The United States or U.S.-China relations were not discussed in the article.
Summary: Several members of the CPC Central Committee's lecture group, including Li Hongzhong, Wu Zhenglong, Chen Yiqin, Jiang Xinzhi, Hou Jianguo, Shen Danyang, Ni Hong, Shen Xiaoming, Ding Guowen, and Yang Yinkai, delivered reports on the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee in various locations. The reports focused on the significance of the session, the importance of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and the guiding principles for economic and social development during that time. They emphasized the importance of upholding the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieving the "Two Safeguards" with Xi Jinping at the core. The reports did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit opened on November 7th, continuing to promote the concept of a "cyberspace community of common destiny," first proposed by Xi Jinping in 2015. Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to "jointly promote the construction of a community of common destiny in cyberspace to a new stage." The conference serves as a platform for international cooperation and the exchange of ideas on internet governance, with an emphasis on bridging the digital divide and promoting shared development. China has launched initiatives like the "Ten Thousand Villages Connected" project in Africa, and promotes digital cooperation to help other countries. China also released the "Global AI Governance Initiative" which included aide to developing countries to close the gap in AI.
Summary: The State Council has announced personnel changes, appointing Zhou Zhaohua as the Deputy Director of the State Post Bureau. Wang Daoxi has been removed from his positions as Vice Minister of Emergency Management and Vice Minister of Water Resources. Liu Jun has been removed from his position as Deputy Director of the State Post Bureau. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A resident of Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, recounts the ecological restoration of the Xiaoling River since 2014, which has significantly improved the local environment and residents' quality of life. The Xiaoling River, once polluted and neglected, has been transformed into a scenic area with parks and recreational facilities. The resident now works as an "ecological propagandist," sharing the story of the river's transformation and promoting environmental protection. The restored river is a symbol of the city's commitment to environmental sustainability and improving the lives of its citizens. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the increasing international recognition of Chinese standards, highlighting their role in facilitating trade and innovation. It notes the acceptance of Chinese civil aviation standards in Brunei as an example of breaking down trade barriers. China's "going out" strategy involves proactively shaping international standards, particularly in sectors where it leads, such as robotics, new energy, and 5G. The piece stresses that internationalizing standards is a reciprocal process of shared development, citing examples like infrastructure projects in Zambia, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The article frames China's standardization efforts as contributing to a more open and inclusive global economy.
Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to accelerate seed industry innovation, particularly in the context of Hami melons, through technological advancements and collaborative efforts. It highlights the use of smart technology to shorten breeding cycles and the establishment of cross-regional planting bases to ensure year-round supply. Emphasis is placed on aligning breeding with market demands, including consumer preferences and the needs of the entire industry chain. The integration of research institutions, enterprises, and service platforms is crucial for promoting commercial breeding. Ultimately, these efforts aim to improve the quality and availability of agricultural products.
Summary: A recent report highlights the surge in rural cultural and sports activities across China in 2024, with over 2.2 million events held, including "village basketball" (村BA), "village super league" (村超), and "village exhibitions" (村展). These 24 types of activities have engaged over 70% of the rural population. The report emphasizes that this cultural boom contributes significantly to the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
Summary: The article discusses the increasing importance of physical education in Chinese primary and secondary schools, highlighting the need to improve teaching methods beyond basic instruction. It points out the importance of appropriately increasing the intensity and difficulty of sports activities to improve students' physical fitness and cultivate sportsmanship. The article also warns against reducing sports education to exam preparation, emphasizing the importance of holistic development. It advocates for innovative teaching methods, personalized attention, and sustained humanistic care to foster students' interest in sports and overall well-being. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights the successful launch of Shenzhou-21, framing it within four temporal coordinates to illustrate China's ambitious space program. The first coordinate emphasizes the mission's technological advancements, such as the rapid autonomous rendezvous. The second anticipates Hong Kong and Macau astronauts participating in missions as early as 2026, symbolizing national unity and integration. The third coordinate focuses on lunar exploration, specifically China's ambition to land on the moon by 2030. Finally, the article states that China aims to contribute to humanity's shared future in space, emphasizing the pursuit of peaceful utilization of space and pushing forward the construction of a common future for mankind.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of protecting commercial secrets for fair market competition and high-quality economic development in China. It highlights a recent Shanghai court case involving former employees of HiSilicon (华为海思) stealing trade secrets, emphasizing the need for a robust commercial secrets protection system encompassing self-protection, administrative protection, and judicial protection. The article also stresses the increasing challenges in protecting commercial secrets due to new methods of infringement and the need to strengthen security systems in key and emerging fields. It notes efforts by the State Administration for Market Regulation to investigate and handle cases of commercial secret infringement. Finally, the article discusses the need for continuous institutional innovation and collaborative protection efforts to create a more complete system for protecting commercial secrets.
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Summary: According to the article, invigorating cultural innovation is critical for building a strong socialist culture in China, which is essential for Chinese-style modernization. The article emphasizes adhering to Marxism, embracing Chinese civilization, adapting to the digital era, and fostering an open and inclusive environment to stimulate cultural creativity. It also underlines the importance of promoting socialist core values, supporting cultural talent, protecting cultural heritage, and developing cultural industries. The article argues that these efforts are necessary to enhance China's cultural soft power and influence on the international stage, and it alludes to the need to increase the impact of Chinese civilization to counter international competition.
Summary: An expert on Great Wall preservation who participated in a national survey of the Great Wall in 2005 discussed ongoing efforts to protect, research, and promote the cultural significance of the Great Wall, especially around Beijing, including the development of cultural tourism and digital management systems. The expert also mentioned that the 15th Five-Year Plan includes further exploring opening up more sections of the Great Wall to the public. The article additionally reports on the broader effort to build national cultural parks focused on the Great Wall, the Yangtze River, and the Yellow River. These projects aim to protect cultural heritage and promote the unique aspects of Chinese culture. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: Shenzhen's international cruise homeport has launched cross-border helicopter services to Hong Kong and Macau. The inaugural flights completed routes from Macau to Shekou (Shenzhen) and Shekou to Hong Kong. These new routes aim to reduce travel time between Shekou and Hong Kong Island to 20 minutes, and to Macau to 15 minutes. The launch of the cross-border helicopter service is expected to facilitate the creation of a 30-minute transportation circle in the Greater Bay Area. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A press conference held by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government announced the restructuring of administrative divisions, including the establishment of the Liangjiang New Area. This involves abolishing the Jiangbei and Yubei districts and incorporating parts of the Beibei district into the new area. The remaining towns of the Yubei district have been transferred to the Beibei district's jurisdiction. The Liangjiang New Area will focus on supporting Chongqing's national strategies, cultivating new productive forces, and opening up. The Beibei district will focus on ecological protection.
Summary: The Ministry of Education issued a notice on special admissions for universities in 2026, emphasizing stricter enrollment qualifications and candidate reviews. The notice covers art programs, high-level sports teams, guaranteed admissions, and comprehensive evaluations. The notice stresses the need to clarify the talent selection and training of relevant types of personnel, and to scientifically determine the application conditions and qualification review procedures of the school. It mandates strict implementation of evaluator avoidance and "blacklist" systems, along with randomized candidate, exam room, and evaluator assignments.
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Summary: The article discusses advancements in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in China, highlighting the work of the Tianjin University neuroengineering team and their "Mind-Controlled" robot. It details applications of BCI in diagnosing, monitoring, treating, and predicting brain diseases, including intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus, depression, and Alzheimer's. The article notes the establishment of China's first BCI clinical trial ward in Tianjin and the launch of a multi-center clinical trial for neurological critical care. The author emphasizes the importance of original innovation and tackling key technologies for the "15th Five-Year Plan" and the team's dedication to advancing BCI technology for national health.
Summary: This article discusses the advancements of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in China, specifically highlighting the work of the neuro-engineering team at Tianjin University. The team has focused on non-invasive BCI research, leading to progress in areas like artificial neural robotics and human-machine collaboration in extreme environments. Liu Xiuyun's team is working to integrate brain science with clinical medicine, aiming to develop real-time monitoring and treatment methods for brain diseases. The article emphasizes the importance of translating scientific breakthroughs into tangible benefits for public health. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The World Internet Conference held an event in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, to showcase selected cases for the "Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" initiative. Twelve cases were chosen from over 300 submissions worldwide, highlighting international cooperation in cyberspace. Examples of selected projects include a global youth cultural heritage competition, a cross-border robotics technology collaboration in Italy, and a data operation center supporting Belt and Road electricity cooperation. The event aimed to explore new paths for international cooperation in cyberspace, with global participants in attendance. The event marks the fifth year of the World Internet Conference's effort to collect and highlight such practical cases.
Summary: The 2025 World Internet Conference's "Internet Light" Expo opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, focusing on "AI Co-existence, Intelligence-enabled Future." The expo highlights "Artificial Intelligence+" across seven thematic areas, showcasing cutting-edge AI technologies and applications. It features participation from 670 international companies and organizations both online and offline. A series of activities will be held during the conference, including digital-intelligent innovation releases, talent recruitment, and industry cooperation matchmaking.
Summary: During the 14th Five-Year Plan, China focused on developing the camellia oleifera (tea oil) industry, resulting in increased planting and improved yields. Over the past three years, over 11.8 million mu of new tea oil forests were planted and 9.7 million mu of low-yield forests were upgraded. The country has invested over 12 billion yuan in subsidies, leading to a total tea oil planting area of over 75 million mu and tea oil production reaching 1.1 million tons, a 53% increase compared to 2020. The National Forestry and Grassland Administration plans to prioritize quality, expansion, and efficiency in the next five years for high-quality development of the industry.
Summary: A pregnant woman named Yang Jiancuo in Qinghai Province performed CPR on an elderly man who collapsed at a bus stop in Xining. She followed the instructions of the emergency hotline operator until paramedics arrived, but the man ultimately died. Yang's efforts have been recognized, and she was selected for the 2025 list of heroes. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the text.
Summary: Hangzhou's Gongshu District is focusing on innovation around universities, specifically in the areas of intelligent equipment and unmanned ships. They are creating innovation ecosystems to transform traditional industrial areas. The district is attracting talent through specialized services and platforms, also establishing research institutes and facilitating technology transfer. The goal is to translate scientific and technological innovation into industrial development, but the article does not mention the U.S.
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Summary: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Shanghai branch has deployed its "Clover Covenant" youth volunteer team for the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE). Over 2,600 ICBC youth volunteers have served at the CIIE since 2018, providing services to global guests. This year's team includes volunteers from the Yangtze River Delta branches for the first time, forming a "branch + Shanghai institutions + Yangtze River Delta" service matrix. ICBC volunteers pledged to serve the CIIE and contribute to China's image and development. The CIIE continues the theme of "New Era, Shared Future," promoting an open world economy.
Summary: Here's a summary of the provided articles focusing on the key points, official statements, and any mention of the U.S.: * **Cargill's Asia Pacific head, Pete Coe** emphasized that "innovation" is key to the company's development in China. He stated that Cargill has been present at every CIIE since the first edition, with a 300 square meter booth this year. He also highlighted the company's $500 million investment in a new grain and oil project in Nantong as a sign of confidence in the Chinese market. Coe also underlined that CIIE itself is a platform for open trade.
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Summary: Samsung, a consistent participant in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) for eight years, showcased its AI-driven innovations in display technology, smart appliances, semiconductors, mobile communications, and IoT. Samsung aims to transform concepts into tangible realities for Chinese consumers, offering new options for China's industrial upgrading and intelligent development. The company emphasizes tailoring products to meet the evolving needs of Chinese consumers, integrating domestic AI models into its products, and actively participating in the construction of China's industrial and supply chains with investments totaling nearly $55 billion. As a supply chain leader, Samsung fosters the growth of local suppliers through technology collaboration and green initiatives. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) featured numerous global product debuts, showcasing the event's importance for companies' global strategies. Companies like Abbott are using the CIIE to introduce cutting-edge technologies, such as a leadless pacemaker that was showcased at a previous CIIE and has since been approved in China. Other companies like Bayer are using the CIIE to launch new products like corn varieties and deepen cooperation with Chinese partners. The CIIE is helping international companies like these to tap into the Chinese market and establish partnerships, leading to expanded operations and market growth. There was no discussion of the United States in the article.
Summary: This article details the ordering process for Chinese postage stamps and related philatelic products for 2025. Both new and existing customers can order online through the China Post platform or offline at postal outlets. Renewals for specific products are available until November 30, 2025, while new subscriptions have varying deadlines in late 2025. Annual subscriptions are open until September 30, 2026. The article does not reference any political figures or events, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The 15th National Games of China will open on November 9th and will be co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. This marks a new chapter in the Games' history and aims to stimulate regional coordinated development. The special report focuses on the preparations through the stories of organizers, athletes, and volunteers. The article emphasizes the collective effort to ensure the success of the Games.
Summary: Preparations for the 15th National Games artistic gymnastics competition in Shenzhen's Pingshan district are entering the final "daily report" phase. Zhang Xun, a competition official, noted the Pingshan Sports Center Gymnasium, a former Universiade venue, has undergone comprehensive upgrades, including facility renovations and technology enhancements. Liu Yang, head of the information technology department, highlighted the venue's 5G coverage and digital operations system. The district aims to showcase its technological prowess during the Games.
Summary: Hong Kong will host the 15th National Games of China fencing event from November 15-20, featuring individual and team competitions in men's and women's épée, foil, and sabre. The Hong Kong fencing team, with notable athletes like Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long and world champion Ryan Choi, aims to achieve a gold medal breakthrough, particularly in the men's foil events. Head coach Cheng Siu-hang emphasized a balanced approach to pressure, and fencer Cheung Ka-long expressed his eagerness to compete at home. She Shanshan, a female epee athlete, served as the final torch bearer for the Hong Kong section.
Summary: Sun Mengyue, a volunteer for the 15th National Games (to be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao), expressed her excitement about participating in the Games, including the torch relay in Macao. She highlighted the extensive training and preparation undertaken by volunteers, covering areas like Macao's history and emergency response. Sun also emphasized the significance of the Games being jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, seeing it as a symbol of Macao's integration into the national development strategy within the Greater Bay Area. She noted her classmate is volunteering for the Games in Shenzhen, reflecting the broader reach of the event. The Macao Chief Executive witnessed the 1500 volunteers taking oath, promising to provide their best services.
Summary: The upcoming 15th National Games of China, co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, marks a milestone in the Greater Bay Area's development, with over 9,000 athletes expected to cross borders. The event highlights the region's sporting achievements and innovative policies, including unified standards for dragon boat racing and volunteer services. This collaboration fosters "hard connectivity, soft connectivity, and heart connectivity" through initiatives like seamless border crossings for athletes and joint sports teams. It also notes that Hong Kong and Macau athletes' successes reflect a shared national pride.
Summary: This appears to be a masthead or credits section from a Chinese publication, identifying the editors and designers responsible for the current issue. Lin Lin and Gong Yuhua are listed as the coordinators. Zhang Fangman and Zhang Danfeng are credited with the layout design. There is no indication of the article's content or its relation to Chinese politics, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Poly Developments Holding Group (保利发展控股) is promoting Chinese culture through its "Harmony China" (和乐中国) public service brand, now in its 17th year. This year's program, themed "Oriental Elements," features five modules: intangible cultural heritage, family stories, natural aesthetics, trendy Chinese styles, and construction techniques. The initiative includes community events across multiple provinces, such as Shanxi, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hubei, Hainan, and Guangdong. These events showcase local cultural heritage, like Shanxi's paper cutting and glassmaking, and aim to integrate traditional arts into modern life. There is no indication of the United States or U.S.-China relations within the article.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of developing a modern industrial system for China's continued economic growth and modernization, as outlined by Xi Jinping and the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee. It highlights the need for technological innovation, a strong real economy, and a coordinated approach to upgrading traditional industries, fostering emerging industries, and planning future industries. The article notes that while China has made significant progress in building its industrial base, challenges remain in areas like core technology self-sufficiency and the development of high-end producer services. Finally, the article calls for optimizing traditional industries, cultivating strategic and future-oriented industries, supporting high-quality service sector growth, and building advanced infrastructure, alongside strengthening the domestic market and financial system.
Summary: Xi Jinping's directives emphasize the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective and a sense of potential crisis ("常怀千岁忧"), rooted in firm belief in communism and Marxism, even amidst progress in the socialist primary stage. The article stresses the necessity for Party members to cultivate this awareness to avoid short-sightedness and complacency, especially given the current global landscape marked by unilateralism and protectionism. It calls for translating this awareness into diligent action and preparedness to overcome foreseeable and unforeseeable risks in the face of a changing world. The article further mentions the importance of guarding against wavering commitment to ideals.
Summary: President Xi Jinping has promulgated a revised PRC Organic Law of Villagers Committees, effective January 1, 2026. The revisions emphasize the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, the integration of Party leadership with village committees, and the promotion of socialist core values. The law strengthens the role of village committees in grassroots governance, rural revitalization, and the modernization of governance systems. It also includes provisions for increased financial support and training for village officials. The updated law aims to enhance grassroots democracy while ensuring Party control and advancing national policies at the village level.
Summary: Luoyang city in Henan province has launched a year-long series of intangible cultural heritage (非遗) exhibitions and performances, starting in April and running through December. The events, which include dragon dances and musical performances, aim to promote traditional Chinese culture and boost cultural tourism. The initiative features nine themes with weekly events, and has already reached over two million viewers online. This effort also seeks to integrate cultural activities with commercial districts, such as the Wanda Plaza, to create new consumption opportunities. The city hopes to make itself a cultural destination in the area.
Summary: The Agricultural Bank of China's Hunan branch is providing financial support to promote rural revitalization in Hunan province, focusing on specialty industries like tea, citrus, and traditional Chinese medicine crops. The bank has issued targeted loans and developed specialized financial products to support farmers, cooperatives, and tourism ventures in impoverished areas, including the once impoverished Shibadong Village. These efforts have boosted local economies, increased employment, and facilitated the integration of tourism with agriculture and handicrafts. As of September 2023, the bank's outstanding loans in poverty-stricken areas reached 127.6 billion yuan, a 112% increase since the end of 2020.
Summary: Yunnan Province has launched the "Yunnan Night" brand, implementing 64 measures to promote high-quality development of the nighttime cultural and tourism economy. The province aims to establish Kunming as an "International Nighttime Cultural and Tourism Consumption Capital," while supporting other cities like Dali and Xishuangbanna. The initiative focuses on integrating tourism, performances, markets, banquets, and wellness activities. The province will provide digital services, transportation, and security to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. The effort aims to enrich "a life called Yunnan" and make nighttime consumption a unique memory.
Summary: The article commemorates former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, known for his 1995 "Murayama Statement" expressing remorse for Japan's wartime actions, which became a touchstone for evaluating subsequent Japanese administrations' historical understanding. The author, a journalist from People's Daily, recounts several interviews with Murayama, highlighting his commitment to Japan-China friendship and his outspoken criticism of revisionist views on history, particularly those expressed by Abe Shinzo regarding the definition of aggression and the need to uphold the Murayama Statement. Murayama believed that Japan must reflect on its history of aggression and colonialism to continue on a path of peace, and he saw this as his historical mission. The article emphasizes Murayama's dedication to promoting peace and urging Japan to confront its past, even in his later years.
Summary: The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has finally opened near the Giza pyramids, showcasing over 100,000 artifacts, many of which have never been exhibited before. The museum's design aligns with the pyramids, creating a visual connection between ancient and modern architecture, and its exhibits include the complete collection of Tutankhamun's treasures, a solar boat, and statues of Ramses II and Queen Nefertiti. Advanced technology, such as 3D modeling and AI algorithms, are used for restoration and preservation efforts. The GEM aims to connect visitors with ancient Egyptian civilization through immersive displays and historical context.
Summary: The article describes the author's travels in Uzbekistan, focusing on the pervasive use of blue in the architecture, particularly in Samarkand, and its association with the Timurid era and the Silk Road. Samarkand, a key city on the ancient Silk Road, is presented as a place where Chinese, Indian, Persian, and Roman cultures once converged. The new Silk Road Samarkand tourist center showcases a blend of traditional culture and modern civilization. The author also notes that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its 22nd meeting in Samarkand in 2022.
Summary: This article provides contact information (email address: rmrbigjfk@peopledaily.cn) for the People's Daily. It also credits Cai Huawei for the page layout design. The article does not concern the statements or actions of an official, nor does it discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This advertisement for Huawei Kunling focuses on features designed for intelligent meetings and efficient office work, such as one-click screen projection with low latency (16ms), 4K resolution, and ecological adaptation. The product is positioned as a tool to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve intelligent upgrades. The advertisement does not appear to discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 9th International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference was held in Luzhou and Beijing, featuring the "Let Poetry and Wine Warm Everyone" gala. The event showcased the winners of the 2025 "1573 International Poetry Award," "1573 International Poetry Translation Award," and "1573 International Composer Award," with participants including literary figures and artists from countries such as Russia, Cuba, and Peru. Jackie Chan, as the Luzhou Laojiao · Guojiao 1573 cultural ambassador, performed at the event. The conference, sponsored by Luzhou Municipal People's Government and Poetry Magazine, aims to promote cultural exchange through poetry and wine. Luzhou Laojiao intends to promote Chinese Baijiu as a cultural medium connecting China and the world.
Summary: The article recounts Qian Xuesen's difficult journey back to China from the United States between 1950 and 1955, drawing on newly declassified Chinese and U.S. archival materials. It details how Qian's security clearance was revoked amidst "red scare" paranoia, leading to his detention and subsequent legal battles regarding his allegiance, including his declaration of loyalty to the Chinese people. Despite being branded a security risk, Qian continued his research and teaching. A turning point came during the 1954 Geneva Conference when the U.S. government, including President Eisenhower, eventually decided Qian's knowledge was no longer valuable enough to warrant his continued detention. Qian finally returned to China in September 1955, dedicating his expertise to the nation's development.
Summary: The Central Party History and Literature Research Institute has compiled "Enlightenment from Six Party History Dialogues," a study material aimed at disseminating Party innovation theory. The book focuses on six key dialogues during the New Democratic Revolution, featuring figures like Mao Zedong and Chen Yun, to draw wisdom from history. Each dialogue connects historical events with contemporary Party theory, emphasizing the Party's continuous development. The book is innovative in its presentation, using a narrative style and incorporating multimedia elements to enhance accessibility. The dialogues are intended to inspire continued success on the "new exam journey" of achieving the second centenary goal. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses a new biography of Yang Jingyu, a Chinese anti-Japanese war hero, co-written by teachers from the Jilin Yang Jingyu Cadre Academy and Yang's grandson, Ma Jizhi. Ma shared personal stories and details about Yang Jingyu's life, including his dedication to fighting for the country and his concern for his family. The authors also highlight their efforts to verify the details of Yang's final days through archival research, focusing on the sacrifices made by Yang and other soldiers. The article emphasizes the importance of remembering and carrying on the spirit of revolutionary heroes.
Summary: The book "Sociology Looks at China: A General Course in Chinese Sociology" analyzes contemporary Chinese society through sociological concepts such as social networks, the digital society, and the gig economy. It examines phenomena like the changing nature of social relationships on social media and the implications of using platforms like WeChat for work after hours. The book emphasizes the real-world experiences of ordinary people amid societal changes, from urban-rural relations to generational shifts. By focusing on the digital society, the book calls for new theoretical frameworks to understand emerging social phenomena.
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Summary: Huang Gang's book, "Biographies of Modern Mathematicians," chronicles the lives and achievements of over 60 mathematicians, starting with Newton. The book details the development of classical mathematical branches like analysis, algebra, and geometry, and highlights the contributions of Chinese mathematicians such as Chen Xingshen and Hua Luogeng. It emphasizes the beauty and practicality of mathematics, showcasing its applications in various fields like astrophysics and fluid dynamics. The book also explores the personalities and shared traits of mathematicians, like perseverance and dedication. It promotes a deeper understanding of mathematics and its significance for both experts and the general public, especially in the context of China's digital development and technological self-reliance.
Summary: This article provides contact information for submissions to the *People's Daily* "Reading" section. Specifically, it lists the email address "dushu@peopledaily.cn." It also credits Shen Yiling with the page layout design. The article does not discuss Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
Building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee, focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era. It is necessary to conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, all levels and relevant parties should closely cooperate and take the initiative to fully achieve the construction goals of the Hainan Free Trade Port through continuous efforts.
The Party Central Committee has decided that the Hainan Free Trade Port will officially launch full island customs clearance on December 18 this year. This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up and promote the construction of an open world economy. All levels and relevant parties must carefully prepare to ensure a smooth and orderly transition.
The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build it into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era. We must adhere to this strategic goal unswervingly, fully implement the overall plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, thoroughly implement the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, emancipate our minds, reform and innovate, and build a policy and institutional system adapted to a high-level free trade port in steps and stages.
The main purpose of building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a high standard is to promote high-quality development in Hainan (海南) and help the country build a new development pattern. We must combine practical realities to scientifically compile the "15th Five-Year Plan," closely focus on the strategic positioning of building "three zones and one center," and comprehensively improve the level of economic and social development in Hainan (海南).
The more we expand opening up, the more we must coordinate development and security, and firmly hold the bottom line of security. We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up, strengthen risk identification and prevention, and advance steadily and surely, **步步为营** (bù bù wéi yíng - "each step a camp," advance cautiously step by step).
We must promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with the sobriety and determination of always being on the road, consolidate the learning and education results of thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, and strive to create a political ecology of integrity and uprightness.
Sanya (三亚), November 6th. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized when listening to the work report on the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port that building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee, focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era. It is necessary to conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, all levels and relevant parties should closely cooperate and take the initiative to fully achieve the construction goals of the Hainan Free Trade Port through continuous efforts.
On the morning of November 6, Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to the work report on the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port in Sanya (三亚), Hainan Province. Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Feng Fei (冯飞), Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, delivered the reports.
After listening to the report, Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech. He pointed out that the Party Central Committee has decided that the Hainan Free Trade Port will officially launch full island customs clearance on December 18 this year. This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up and promote the construction of an open world economy. All levels and relevant parties must carefully prepare to ensure a smooth and orderly transition.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build it into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era. We must adhere to this strategic goal unswervingly, fully implement the overall plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, thoroughly implement the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, emancipate our minds, reform and innovate, and build a policy and institutional system adapted to a high-level free trade port in steps and stages. We must steadily expand institutional opening up and further improve the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. We must deeply promote the flow-based opening up of goods and factors and better promote the cross-border flow of production factors. We must build a more open talent mechanism to provide strong talent support for the construction of the free trade port. We must deepen administrative system reform, optimize government services, and focus on creating a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the main purpose of building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a high standard is to promote high-quality development in Hainan (海南) and help the country build a new development pattern. We must combine practical realities to scientifically compile the "15th Five-Year Plan," closely focus on the strategic positioning of building "three zones and one center," and comprehensively improve the level of economic and social development in Hainan (海南). We must focus on building a modern industrial system with Hainan's characteristics and advantages, promote the optimization and upgrading of leading industries, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and strive to achieve new breakthroughs in the development of new quality productive forces. We must strengthen the linkage and development with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, deepen cooperation with regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, deeply integrate into the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and play a leading role in promoting high-level opening up to the outside world. Ecology is a major advantage of Hainan (海南). We must protect this family property, adhere to the overall land and sea planning, continue to focus on rectifying prominent environmental problems, and build a national ecological civilization pilot zone with high quality. We must strengthen the construction of inclusive, basic, and guaranteed people's livelihood, solve the urgent, difficult, and worrying problems of the people, and steadily promote common prosperity.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the more we expand opening up, the more we must coordinate development and security, and firmly hold the bottom line of security. We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up, strengthen risk identification and prevention, and advance steadily and surely, **步步为营** (bù bù wéi yíng - "each step a camp," advance cautiously step by step).
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that we must promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with the sobriety and determination of always being on the road, consolidate the learning and education results of thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, and strive to create a political ecology of integrity and uprightness. We must improve the working mechanism of promoting the courage to not be corrupt, the inability to be corrupt, and the unwillingness to be corrupt in an integrated manner, and focus on eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption. We must guide cadres at all levels to dare to take responsibility and be good at acting under the premise of complying with rules and discipline, and use solid struggle to create work achievements that can withstand the test of practice and history.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that Hainan (海南) must currently closely monitor the trend of Typhoon "Seagull," improve relevant measures, and effectively do a good job in prevention and emergency response to ensure that losses are minimized.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the briefing.
He Lifeng (何立峰) and responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs and Hainan Province (海南省) participated in the briefing.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th. On November 6th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory message to Samia Suluhu Hassan (萨米娅·苏卢胡·哈桑), congratulating her on assuming the presidency of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and Tanzania have a profound traditional friendship. In recent years, the relations between the two countries have developed at a high level. The two sides have supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and fruitful results have been achieved in practical cooperation in various fields. I attach great importance to the development of China-Tanzania relations and am willing to work with President Hassan (哈桑) to implement the results of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, promote the continuous advancement of the China-Tanzania comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a new level, and make greater contributions to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th. On November 6th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Head of State Tuimalealiʻifano (图伊马莱阿利法诺) of the Independent State of Samoa exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Samoa.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the friendly exchanges between China and Samoa have a long history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Samoa half a century ago, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and firmly supported each other in safeguarding national independence and sovereignty. The political mutual trust between the two sides has been continuously deepened, the mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results, and the cultural and people-to-people exchanges have continued to expand, enhancing the well-being of the two peoples.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Samoa relations and is willing to work with Head of State Tuimalealiʻifano (图伊马莱阿利法诺) to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and write a new chapter in the China-Samoa comprehensive strategic partnership.
Tuimalealiʻifano (图伊马莱阿利法诺) said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Samoa and China 50 years ago, bilateral relations have continued to develop positively, and friendly cooperation between the two countries has continued to expand. Samoa sincerely thanks China for its long-term respect for Samoa's sovereignty and independence, and for providing valuable support for Samoa's economic and social sustainable development. It is believed that Samoa-China relations will continue to reach new heights, and the friendship between the two peoples will continue to deepen, helping the two countries achieve a more prosperous and peaceful future.
On the same day, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) and Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa (拉乌利) exchanged congratulatory messages. Li Qiang (李强) said that China attaches great importance to the development of China-Samoa relations and is willing to work with Samoa to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to expand pragmatic cooperation in various fields and promote the continuous development of the China-Samoa comprehensive strategic partnership.
Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa (拉乌利) said that the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Samoa and China is an important milestone in the relations between the two countries. Samoa is willing to work with China to deepen partnership and cooperation, promote bilateral relations to a new level, and better benefit the two peoples.
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As the "14th Five-Year Plan" draws to a close and the blueprint for the "15th Five-Year Plan" is about to unfold, the Hainan Free Trade Port is about to officially launch full island customs closure. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made important arrangements for building a high-standard Hainan Free Trade Port, demonstrating to the world China's unwavering determination and confidence in expanding high-level opening up.
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is taking shape and gaining momentum, witnessing China's wider, broader, and deeper opening-up pattern. Since the new era, from 22 free trade pilot zones actively aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules, to the continuous reduction of the negative list for foreign investment access, we have promoted reform and development through opening up, and won strategic initiative.
To implement the important deployment made by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party to "expand high-level opening up and create a new situation of win-win cooperation," the key is to anchor the goal without wavering, and advance steadily and step by step. Steadily expanding institutional opening up, and scientifically and orderly arranging the pace and progress of opening up, will surely form a "new engine" for high-quality development.
The South China Sea is surging, and thousands of sails are racing. An open China will surely lead the change in the development pattern and stride towards a bright future. It is the right time to 鼓足干劲 (gǔ zú gàn jìng - "muster up full energy," to make the greatest effort) and take advantage of the momentum!
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, announcing the "Regulations on Ecological Environment Monitoring" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on January 1, 2026.
The "Regulations" aim to standardize ecological environment monitoring activities, enhance the capacity and level of ecological environment monitoring, ensure the quality of ecological environment monitoring data, and better leverage the important role of ecological environment monitoring in supporting the construction of ecological civilization and a beautiful China (中国), and serving the high-quality development of the economy and society. The "Regulations" consist of 7 chapters and 49 articles, mainly stipulating the following contents.
First, clarify the overall requirements. Ecological environment monitoring work should implement the Party and the state's guidelines, policies, and decisions, adhere to legal monitoring, scientific monitoring, and honest monitoring, accelerate the establishment of a modern ecological environment monitoring system, and comprehensively improve the automation, digitization, and intelligence level of ecological environment monitoring.
Second, strengthen public monitoring. Organize the ecological environment monitoring network in accordance with the principles of reasonable layout, complete functions, hierarchical classification, and co-construction and sharing. Unify the planning of ecological environment quality monitoring site settings, organize ecological environment quality monitoring in key areas, river basins, sea areas, and across administrative regions, strengthen the supervision and monitoring of various pollution sources, strengthen the monitoring and early warning of ecological environment risks, and establish and improve the emergency monitoring management system for sudden ecological environment events.
Third, standardize self-monitoring. Conducting self-monitoring should formulate monitoring plans in accordance with relevant ecological environment monitoring specifications and standards, and install and use video surveillance equipment at major monitoring points; should use monitoring equipment that meets national standards and specifications, establish and improve the monitoring data quality management system and save original monitoring records, and must not 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ - "practice fraud," to fabricate or falsify) monitoring data in any way.
Fourth, standardize the behavior of technical service agencies. Technical service agencies should have corresponding facilities, equipment, technical capabilities, technical personnel, and management capabilities, and file with the ecological environment authorities; conduct monitoring services independently, objectively, and impartially, and must not accept commissions that may have conflicts of interest at the same time; save monitoring data, records, and other related materials in accordance with regulations, and ensure that the entire process of business activities is traceable.
Fifth, strengthen supervision and management. Promote the use of the ecological environment monitoring management service platform to carry out related management and services, strengthen the supervision and inspection of ecological environment monitoring activities, establish an ecological environment monitoring credit evaluation system, implement hierarchical and classified supervision of technical service agencies, and strengthen industry self-discipline management.
Sixth, strictly pursue accountability. Strict and clear legal responsibilities are stipulated for behaviors that violate the provisions of the "Regulations," such as using monitoring equipment that does not meet national standards or specifications, and 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ - "practice fraud," to fabricate or falsify) monitoring data.
Return to TopOn November 5, 2023, in Belém, Brazil, Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Brazilian President Lula (卢拉) and Chief of Staff of the Presidency Costa (科斯塔) respectively.
During the meeting with Lula (卢拉), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of President Xi Jinping (习近平). Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lula (卢拉), the construction of a China-Brazil community with a shared future and the alignment of development strategies have achieved a good start. China-Brazil cooperation has become a model of cooperation between major developing countries, and its strategic, overall, and long-term significance is becoming increasingly prominent. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made top-level designs and strategic plans for China's future development. China is unswervingly promoting high-quality development and expanding high-level opening-up, which will provide more opportunities for China and Brazil to deepen practical cooperation.
Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) stated that China is willing to consolidate political mutual trust with Brazil, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, and jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and hegemonism. Expand practical cooperation in various fields, promote the continuous improvement and upgrading of cooperation, and achieve more landmark and demonstrative results. Strengthen multilateral coordination and collaboration, promote the reform and improvement of global governance, and safeguard the interests of the vast number of developing countries. Strengthen poverty reduction cooperation, implement the Global Development Initiative, and better benefit the people of both countries and the world. China supports Brazil in actively playing the role of a major country in the region and maintaining peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean. China appreciates Brazil's efforts in hosting the Belém Climate Summit and promoting global climate governance, and is willing to work with Brazil to promote positive outcomes from the summit and inject new impetus into the multilateral process in the climate field.
Lula (卢拉) asked Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for sending a high-level delegation to attend the Belém Climate Summit, and for providing strong support for Brazil's hosting of the summit. He congratulated China on its achievements in promoting green transformation, which has set an example for the world. He stated that in the year since Brazil and China built a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, cooperation in key and strategic areas has achieved tangible results, and Brazil-China relations have reached a new level. The world today cannot do without multilateralism, and Brazil is willing to maintain close communication and collaboration with China to make positive contributions to the peaceful resolution of regional disputes.
During the meeting with Costa (科斯塔), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) stated that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Brazil relations have entered their best period in history. China always views and develops China-Brazil relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and is willing to work with Brazil to earnestly build a China-Brazil community with a shared future and become a reliable partner on each other's path to modernization. Strengthen the alignment of development strategies, promote cooperation in key areas efficiently and pragmatically, and better support the common development and revitalization of the two countries. China attaches importance to Brazil's leading role in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and is willing to work with Brazil to promote greater development in China-South America and China-Latin America relations.
Costa (科斯塔) stated that the people of Brazil and China are close to each other. The Brazilian people increasingly believe that cooperation with China has promoted Brazil's economic development and improved people's livelihoods, increased the well-being of the people, regard China as a trustworthy partner, and support deepening Brazil-China strategic cooperation. Brazil is willing to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, accelerate cooperation in key areas, strengthen cultural exchanges, and promote the construction of a Brazil-China community with a shared future to a new level.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th (Reporter)—The 35th China News Award Presentation Conference was held in Beijing (北京) on the 6th. Li Shulei (李书磊), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), attended and delivered a speech.
The participating representatives believe that thoroughly studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee is a major political task for the entire Party and the entire country in the current and future period, and it is also a major political responsibility that the news front must shoulder. It is necessary to adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, deeply study and practice Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Culture, carefully organize the publicity of major achievements during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, publicize and interpret the strategic deployment of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, fully reflect the progress and effectiveness of various regions and departments in implementing and implementing in light of their actual conditions, and promote the in-depth and solid learning and implementation.
The participating representatives stated that it is necessary to deepen the systematic reform of mainstream media, accelerate the reform of the system and mechanism adapted to the production and dissemination of all media, establish an evaluation system oriented to encouraging the production of high-quality content, and improve the communication power and influence of mainstream public opinion. It is necessary to improve the writing style with an attitude of **时不我待** (shí bù wǒ dài - "time waits for no one," seize the day), strengthen in-depth reporting and news commentary, improve storytelling ability, and truly achieve **以理服人** (yǐ lǐ fú rén - "convince people with reason," persuade through reasoning) and **以文感人** (yǐ wén gǎn rén - "move people with writing," touch people's hearts with literary works). It is necessary to improve the talent training and management system, deepen the reform of the talent evaluation mechanism, and accelerate the training of a news team with stronger combat effectiveness.
The report meeting was hosted by the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协), commending 377 award-winning works of the China News Award, as well as the first "Top Ten National News Workers" and the top ten players of the 12th "Good Journalists Tell Good Stories" event.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Haikou, November 6th. The 2025 "Belt and Road" Natural Disaster Prevention and Emergency Management Ministerial Conference was held in Sanya (三亚), Hainan (海南) on the 6th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) stated that natural disaster prevention is an eternal theme for human survival and development. President Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that humanity's understanding of the laws of nature is endless. Scientific understanding of the laws of disaster occurrence, effective reduction of disaster risks, and the realization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature require the joint efforts of the international community. China always adheres to the principle of putting the people first and putting life first, always practices the concept of "two persistences and three transformations," and continuously improves its ability to prevent, mitigate, and relieve disasters. Through practical measures such as dispatching international rescue teams and providing disaster relief material assistance, China contributes its strength to international cooperation in natural disaster prevention. China is willing to work with all parties to actively implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, continuously promote the construction of relevant cooperation mechanisms, jointly deepen disaster prevention capabilities, strengthen disaster reduction technology empowerment, strengthen international response to major disasters, and weave a tight and solid safety net that transcends borders, mountains, and seas, and is interconnected, to jointly safeguard the beautiful home of mankind.
The theme of this conference is "Shared Destiny, Establishing a Rapid and Efficient Emergency Rescue Mechanism." Relevant responsible persons and representatives from emergency management departments of 36 countries, 11 international organizations, as well as experts and scholars in the field of emergency management, participated in the conference.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 葛孟超
Actively develop science and technology finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
In the Taohua Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Park in Hefei, Anhui (安徽合肥桃花科创产业园), engineers are conducting final debugging of the independently developed artificial intelligence (AI) visual inspection equipment in the newly completed R&D center of Lintoo Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (麟图科技（安徽）有限公司). The equipment emits a faint hum, and the high-resolution industrial camera captures every detail of the glass substrate on the conveyor belt.
"It's like installing 'smart eyes' on the production line, capable of detecting micron-level scratches or impurities in one second," said Wei Jingjing (魏京京), founder of Lintoo Technology, pointing to the real-time imaging on the screen.
Committed to applying AI technology to industrial quality inspection, Lintoo Technology's inspection systems are used in the production lines of many technology companies. On the glass cover production line of a mobile phone manufacturer, the AI visual inspection system can identify 0.02 mm edge chipping that is difficult for the human eye to detect, saving more than 10 million yuan in rework costs each year.
Lintoo Technology is a science and technology-based small and micro enterprise with 34 domestic and foreign patents and 48 software copyrights.
In 2024, when the company established its presence in Hefei (合肥), it encountered financing difficulties due to its light asset operation model. "Most of our factory buildings and equipment are leased," Wei Jingjing (魏京京) explained. Traditional bank credit focuses on fixed asset mortgages, and intangible assets such as algorithm patents and software copyrights are difficult to value. "For example, the system platform we invested 10 million yuan in developing is only reflected as several hundred thousand yuan in R&D expenses on the financial statements. At the end of 2024, we received an important order, but the funding gap for purchasing raw materials put pressure on the production schedule and could lead to delayed delivery at any time," said Wei Jingjing (魏京京).
"When we visited the industrial park in January this year, we learned about Lintoo Technology's technical potential and financing difficulties. After in-depth communication, we recommended the 'Kechuang Wanmei Loan' (科创皖美贷) financing plan and issued a pure credit loan of 3 million yuan to the company in two days, with preferential interest rates," said Qi Zhi (齐志), president of the Feixi Branch of Bank of Communications (交通银行肥西支行). This funding was used by the company to purchase raw materials, ensuring the production schedule.
Why did the bank dare to issue a loan when the company had no collateral? Bank of Communications' (交通银行) technology-based enterprise evaluation model accurately profiles and intelligently scores and rates enterprises through five dimensions: human capital, innovation capability, enterprise operation, social recognition, and industry status.
"Lintoo Technology's (麟图科技) AI algorithm patents are scarce in the industry, the proportion of doctors in the R&D team exceeds 30%, and it has entered the high-end manufacturing supply chain. These factors help to improve the company's rating and obtain a higher credit line," said Qi Zhi (齐志).
Technological innovation requires the care of patient capital. In March of this year, Bank of Communications (交行) and Lintoo Technology (麟图科技) signed a "Joint Growth Plan." This initiative promotes the sharing of medium and long-term risks and benefits between banks and enterprises, providing lower-cost, longer-term, and higher-amount financing support for science and technology enterprises in their start-up and growth stages.
"The bank is discussing the possibility of equity financing with us to help the company introduce more funds to enhance its R&D capabilities. This diversified, relay-style financing model makes us feel that the bank is a partner and will accompany us to grow together," said Wei Jingjing (魏京京).
After obtaining financial support, Lintoo Technology (麟图科技) plans to expand its Hefei (合肥) R&D team from 50 to 150 people within the year, focusing on the inspection of new energy vehicle parts. "The newly built lithium battery electrode sheet inspection line will improve inspection efficiency by 300%," Wei Jingjing (魏京京) revealed that the company is developing semiconductor wafer appearance inspection equipment to contribute to achieving more domestic substitution during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
This issue's coordination: Lü Li (吕莉)
Return to TopBy: 王 鑫
In 2021, when our branch began preparing to establish a technology finance team, there were no specific credit products for technology-based enterprises. Loan applications from enterprises mainly relied on "hard collateral" such as real estate and land, resulting in high financing thresholds. Now, we have more than 10 products, and the approval criteria are more focused on the potential of the enterprise, such as technical level, team composition, and market prospects. As of the end of September this year, the proportion of credit loans to technology-based enterprises in our branch exceeded half, and we have cumulatively served more than 10,000 technology-based enterprises in Anhui Province (安徽省).
Policy support and innovative guidance from relevant departments allow us to serve enterprises more precisely, such as the "Growing Together Program" launched by the Anhui Branch (安徽省分行) of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and the innovative product schemes such as "Loan-Investment Batch Linkage" and "Start-up Credit Loan" of the Anhui Financial Regulatory Bureau (安徽金融监管局). In 2024, with the promotion of the Bank of Communications (交通银行) headquarters, the special team was upgraded to a technology finance center, with supporting special approval authority, internal funding subsidies, and due diligence exemption policies, forming a "dare to lend, willing to lend, able to lend, and know how to lend" mechanism.
In recent years, among the enterprises we have supported, some have successfully gone public, some have grown into national-level specialized and innovative "little giants," and some have achieved breakthroughs in key technologies. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we will continue to accompany outstanding enterprises to grow.
(The author is the head of the Technology Finance Center of the Anhui Branch (安徽省分行) of the Bank of Communications (交通银行). This article was compiled and edited by Ge Mengchao (葛孟超), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 吕 莉
What are the difficulties in financing for micro and small enterprises? Information asymmetry between banks and enterprises, high communication and due diligence costs; enterprises often lack "hard collateral," and intangible assets are difficult to value, leading to high loan risks...
Supporting micro and small enterprises, especially technology-based enterprises, to overcome difficulties and innovate and develop requires finding ways to smooth the connection channels. Financial institutions need to visit more, frequently inquire about needs, innovate diligently, and be more precise.
Strengthen visits and connections to provide timely help to enterprises. Enter parks, visit enterprises, and investigate terminal markets to understand the industry's current situation, the potential and difficulties of enterprises in a timely manner. Face-to-face communication enhances mutual trust, builds platforms, and facilitates follow-up on needs and accompanies enterprise growth.
Innovate technical means to improve service accuracy. Develop models to accurately profile and intelligently rate enterprises; policy support provides banks with supporting approval authority and due diligence exemption... Unburdening ideological baggage and launching incentive mechanisms will help make up for the shortcomings of insufficient long-term capital and patient capital supply.
Data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, inclusive micro and small businesses, science and technology innovation, and other fields have received greater loan support, and financing costs have continued to decline. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, science and technology and finance will write more stories of mutual benefit and 双向奔赴 (shuāng xiàng bēn fù - "two-way rush," a metaphor for mutual attraction and effort towards a common goal).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on November 6th (Reporter He Zhaoyu (何昭宇)) The Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央党校) (National Academy of Governance (国家行政学院)) held the graduation ceremony for the first batch of advanced study classes for the 2025 autumn semester on the 6th. Chen Xi (陈希), President of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央党校) (President of the National Academy of Governance (国家行政学院)), attended the graduation ceremony and presented graduation certificates to the students.
This term, the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央党校) (National Academy of Governance (国家行政学院)) had 571 graduates. At the graduation ceremony, six student representatives spoke. Everyone unanimously reflected that the study period coincided with the successful convening of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, which was greatly encouraging and doubled their enthusiasm. Through intensive study of the spirit of the Plenary Session, comprehensive and in-depth study of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and systematic acceptance of the Party's theoretical education, Party spirit education, and job performance capacity training, their thoughts have been tempered, their spirits have been baptized, and their work has become clearer in direction. They have further profoundly understood the decisive significance of the "two establishments" and have effectively enhanced their consciousness and firmness in resolutely achieving the "two safeguards." Everyone expressed that they would take studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party as a major political task for the present and future period, unremittingly deepen the Party's innovative theoretical arming, and effectively transform the learning outcomes into practical results in promoting high-quality development, and jointly strive to basically realize socialist modernization, and continuously create a new situation in comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests improving the convenient and efficient agricultural socialization service system to promote the organic connection between small farmers and modern agricultural development.
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the Ministry of Finance (财政部), the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), and the National Financial Regulatory Administration (金融监管总局) jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Modern Agricultural Comprehensive Service Centers."
Agricultural socialization services refer to the specialized pre-production, mid-production, and post-production services provided by various for-profit service entities for the development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery industries. It is an important way to promote the organic connection between small farmers and modern agricultural development.
In Qingshanpu Town (青山铺镇), Changsha County (长沙县), Hunan Province (湖南省), Mingchang Professional Agricultural Machinery Cooperative (明畅专业农机合作社) is a well-known "field nanny." "When harvesting late rice this year, we had nearly 10,000 mu of machine harvesting orders. After the rice is harvested, some farmers want on-site drying and processing, and we can also provide one-stop service," said Wang Wengen (王稳根), director of the cooperative. The cooperative has a complete range of agricultural machinery and also employs a number of professional planting technicians to help everyone grow crops well.
By the end of 2024, there were 1.111 million for-profit entities providing socialization services nationwide, serving nearly 93 million small farmers, with an annual service area of 2.29 billion mu, playing an important role in ensuring national food security and promoting agricultural efficiency and increased farmer income.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会) made it clear that it is necessary to improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality efficiency. "In recent years, China's agricultural socialization services have developed rapidly, but there are still problems such as the dispersion of service resources, gaps in the supply of pre-production and post-production services, and weak comprehensive service capabilities." The person in charge of the Rural Cooperative Economic Guidance Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部农村合作经济指导司) introduced that the opinions were formulated and issued to guide local areas to gradually build a number of modern agricultural comprehensive service centers to provide integrated, one-stop services for small farmers and other production and business entities, and improve the convenience and accessibility of services.
"Based on the scale and concentration of local agricultural leading industries and characteristic industries, we will focus on the links that are urgently needed by the market, require large capital investment, and cannot be done well by a single service entity." The person in charge of the Rural Cooperative Economic Guidance Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部农村合作经济指导司) said that the focus is on "building both ends and connecting the middle."
"Building both ends" means building infrastructure for key links such as centralized seedling raising (苗), agricultural material collection and procurement, agricultural machinery factory warehouses, and post-production drying and storage, cold storage and preservation, and facilities such as farmer training and market information services can also be built if conditions permit.
"Connecting the middle" means coordinating the resources and elements of local service entities in the mid-production link, relying on rural collective economic organizations, trustees, etc. to carry out intermediary services, and promote the precise connection between service supply and demand.
In order to avoid rushing into repeated construction, the guiding opinions emphasize adhering to planning guidance. "It should be large if it is suitable for large, and small if it is suitable for small, combining renovation and expansion with new construction, and not simply building layer by layer according to administrative divisions." The person in charge of the Rural Cooperative Economic Guidance Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部农村合作经济指导司) introduced that modern agricultural comprehensive service centers of various industrial types such as grain and oil, cash crops, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, aquaculture, and seed industry can be built separately, or service functions can be expanded on the basis of a certain type of center to meet the service needs of multiple industries.
Who will build and operate it? Adhering to market orientation and letting professionals do professional things, the guiding opinions make it clear that it is encouraged to build and operate modern agricultural comprehensive service centers. For the joint construction of multiple entities, it is encouraged to explore a management mechanism that separates construction from operation, and transfer the completed modern agricultural comprehensive service center to for-profit service entities for operation through equity investment, leasing, and other methods.
In Zhuoshuihe Village (卓水河村), Guanmiao Town (关庙镇), Suyu District (宿豫区), Suqian City (宿迁市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), a regional agricultural comprehensive service center integrates 58 units including new agricultural business entities, agricultural material production and sales enterprises, and agricultural technology companies, and is jointly invested and constructed by the town and village levels. "In response to the low efficiency of traditional agricultural services, the center innovatively combines public welfare agricultural technology services and for-profit agricultural services, and expands the service scope from 9 villages to 3 surrounding towns and 14,000 farmers." Zhao Yuhang (赵宇航), the person in charge of the center, said that the average yield per mu of farmland within the platform's service scope has increased by more than 230 yuan.
Strengthening the construction of modern agricultural comprehensive service centers requires diversified policy support. "Various departments have introduced corresponding support policies in local government bonds, agricultural and rural infrastructure construction, facility agricultural land, and credit, focusing on making full use of existing policy channels." The person in charge of the Rural Cooperative Economic Guidance Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部农村合作经济指导司) introduced that the guiding opinions encourage local areas to coordinate the construction of modern agricultural comprehensive service centers, and actively support the construction content that meets the conditions through existing policy channels.
In terms of finance, local governments are allowed to arrange local government bonds to support the construction of modern agricultural comprehensive service centers that meet the conditions, and explore the inclusion of centralized seedling raising, drying, and other links into the scope of central government financial agricultural socialization service subsidies.
In terms of finance, support local areas to include eligible construction projects into the agricultural and rural infrastructure financing project library in accordance with regulations, and encourage various financial institutions to optimize financial products and credit models to support construction.
In terms of land use, implement the facility agricultural land policy and the agricultural socialization service outlet land policy, and allow rural collective economic organizations to participate in construction through the listing of rural collective commercial construction land in accordance with the unified national deployment.
Return to TopSince November 5th, Xinjiang (新疆) has experienced snowfall in many areas, with some regions encountering blizzards. The picture shows firefighters clearing snow-laden branches along Xiamen Road (厦门路) in Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐) on November 6th.
Photo by Sun Zhensong (孙振嵩) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 6th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)): The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that as of the end of September, the total number of electric vehicle charging facilities (charging guns) in China reached 18.063 million, a year-on-year increase of 54.5%. Among them, a total of 68,000 charging facilities (charging guns) have been built in highway service areas.
Since the beginning of this year, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) has continuously improved the policy system, continued to expand the scale of charging facilities, and accelerated the promotion of technological and business model innovation, which has strongly supported the promotion of new energy vehicles.
The charging service capacity continues to improve. As of the end of September, the total rated power of public charging facilities nationwide was approximately 200 million kilowatts, an increase of 59.2% compared with the beginning of the year, and the average power was approximately 44.4 kilowatts, an increase of 26.9% compared with the beginning of the year, and the charging efficiency has been significantly improved.
Policy supply continues to increase. Recently, multiple departments jointly issued an action plan, clarifying that by the end of 2027, 28 million charging facilities will be built nationwide to meet the charging needs of more than 80 million electric vehicles. The action plan also proposes to encourage various enterprises to fairly participate in market competition and support the development of the private economy in the charging field. As of the end of September, 8 of the top ten charging operators in the country were private enterprises, and these 8 enterprises were responsible for operating 70.7% of the public charging piles.
New technologies and new business models have made breakthroughs. Since the beginning of this year, high-power charging facilities with a single-gun charging power greater than 250 kilowatts have been rapidly popularized, and the construction of high-power charging networks focusing on "charge and go" has been launched. There are now more than 37,000 high-power charging facilities nationwide. At the same time, smart charging technology continues to break through. Currently, 17 provinces have carried out large-scale application pilots of vehicle-grid interaction, and 3,832 bidirectional charging and discharging piles have been built.
Return to TopOn November 5, local time, Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Brazilian President Lula (卢拉) and Chief Minister of the Presidential Office Costa (科斯塔) in Belém, Brazil.
During the meeting with Lula (卢拉), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of President Xi Jinping (习近平). Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lula (卢拉), the construction of the China-Brazil community with a shared future and the alignment of development strategies have achieved a good start. China-Brazil cooperation has become a model of cooperation between major developing countries, and its strategic, overall, and long-term significance is increasingly prominent. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made top-level designs and strategic plans for China's future development. China is unswervingly promoting high-quality development and expanding high-level opening-up, which will provide more opportunities for deepening practical cooperation between China and Brazil.
Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) stated that China is willing to consolidate political mutual trust with Brazil, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, and jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and hegemonism. Expand practical cooperation in various fields, promote the continuous improvement and upgrading of cooperation, and achieve more landmark and demonstrative results. Strengthen multilateral coordination and collaboration, promote the reform and improvement of global governance, and safeguard the interests of the vast number of developing countries. Strengthen poverty reduction cooperation, implement the Global Development Initiative, and better benefit the people of both countries and the world. China supports Brazil in actively playing its role as a major country in the region and maintaining peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean. China appreciates Brazil's efforts in hosting the Belém Climate Summit and promoting global climate governance, and is willing to work with Brazil to promote positive results at the summit and inject new impetus into the multilateral process in the climate field.
Lula (卢拉) asked Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for sending a high-level delegation to attend the Belém Climate Summit, and for providing strong support for Brazil's hosting of the summit. He congratulated China on its achievements in promoting green transformation, which has set an example for the world. He said that in the year since Brazil and China built a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, cooperation in key and strategic areas has achieved tangible results, and Brazil-China relations have reached a new level. The world today cannot do without multilateralism, and Brazil is willing to maintain close communication and collaboration with China to make positive contributions to the peaceful resolution of regional disputes.
During the meeting with Costa (科斯塔), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Brazil relations have entered their best period in history. China always views and develops China-Brazil relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and is willing to work with Brazil to earnestly write this important chapter in building a China-Brazil community with a shared future, and become reliable partners on each other's path to modernization. Strengthen the alignment of development strategies, promote cooperation in key areas efficiently and pragmatically, and better support the common development and revitalization of the two countries. China attaches importance to Brazil's leading role in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and is willing to work with Brazil to promote greater development in China-South America and China-Latin America relations.
Costa (科斯塔) said that the people of Brazil and China are close to each other, and the Brazilian people increasingly believe that cooperation with China has promoted Brazil's economic development and improved people's livelihoods, enhanced the well-being of the people, regards China as a trustworthy partner, and supports deepening Brazil-China strategic cooperation. Brazil is willing to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, accelerate cooperation in key areas, strengthen cultural exchanges, and promote the construction of the Brazil-China community with a shared future to a new level.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 慧 岳林炜 白紫微
Gathering consensus on opening-up, singing the praises of cooperation, and stimulating innovation. The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) is being held in Shanghai (上海). As an important part of the CIIE, the Hongqiao International Economic Forum (hereinafter referred to as the "Hongqiao Forum") is being held concurrently. With the theme of "Opening-up and Innovation for Shared Opportunities, Cooperation for a Shared Future," the forum held the main forum and the "1+4" themed sub-forums. Participants deeply discussed new ideas for reforming the global economic governance system, contributing wisdom and strength to promoting the construction of an open world economy.
Opening-up, Injecting a Stabilizing Anchor into the World Economy
Opening-up is a distinct symbol of contemporary China (中国) and the core theme of the Hongqiao Forum. On the afternoon of November 5, the flagship report of the Hongqiao Forum, "World Openness Report 2025," was officially released. The report shows that the world openness index for 2024 is 0.7545, a year-on-year decrease of 0.05%. Among them, the openness index of developed economies is 0.7859, a year-on-year decrease of 0.25%; the openness index of emerging markets and developing economies is 0.7125, a year-on-year increase of 0.42%. "This shows that world openness presents a complex pattern of 'overall tightening, increased differentiation, and dynamic transformation'," said Liao Fan (廖凡), Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院). Compared with the obvious weakness of traditional opening-up engines, emerging markets and developing economies have become an important force in maintaining world openness.
The report shows that China (中国) continues to be at the forefront of opening-up. From 1990 to 2024, China's (中国) openness index increased from 0.5891 to 0.7634, an increase of nearly 30% in 35 years, ranking among the top in the world in terms of increase. Participants believe that this not only demonstrates China's (中国) firm determination to expand high-level opening-up to the outside world, but also demonstrates the strong vitality of the path of opening-up with Chinese characteristics, injecting valuable stability and certainty into the world's opening-up cause.
"We highly appreciate the positive role played by China (中国) in the global economy, and developing economic cooperation with China (中国) is a priority for Azerbaijan," said Shahin Mustafayev (沙欣·穆斯塔法耶夫), Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. The global economy is in an era of interdependence and transformation. Azerbaijan is committed to building an open, innovative, and people-centered economic model, and will continue to adhere to the direction of international cooperation, trade liberalization, green technology, and digital development.
Jeffrey Sachs (杰弗里·萨克斯), Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University in the United States, said that China (中国) insists on maintaining the multilateral trading system and promotes the construction of digital infrastructure and fair trade networks through the "Belt and Road" Initiative and the Global Development Initiative. He called on all countries to abandon the zero-sum game mentality and jointly defend the global economic and trade order.
"China (中国) has been embracing opening-up," said Kishore Mahbubani (马凯硕), Distinguished Fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute. Opening-up leads to prosperity, while closure leads to decline. At present, there is a tightening trend in global opening-up, and tariff barriers in some countries have brought huge shocks to the world. However, at the same time, most countries are more aware of the importance of opening-up and are actively taking measures, and the trend of opening-up is unstoppable.
Xiangchen Zhang (希尔), Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that the WTO's role in the global economic governance system is irreplaceable. All members should cooperate to promote reforms and maintain the authority of the multilateral trading system. China's (中国) recent announcement that it will not seek new special and differential treatment in the WTO's current and future negotiations demonstrates its firm position of supporting the multilateral trading system with practical actions.
Cooperation, Gathering Strong Synergy for Global Development
This year's Hongqiao Forum places "Revitalizing Multilateral Cooperation" in a prominent position, focusing on issues such as global trade restructuring, the resilience of industrial and supply chains, and deepening South-South cooperation. For the first time, the forum held discussions on "Enhancing the Economic Resilience of the Global South" and "Sustainable Agricultural Development of the Global South."
Gerd Müller (格尔德·穆勒), Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), positively evaluated the cooperation achievements between China (中国) and the organization over the years, and praised China (中国) for continuously expanding economic and trade exchanges with developing countries, providing zero-tariff policies for the least developed countries, and helping them better integrate into the global value chain. He believes that countries in the Global South should strengthen cooperation, jointly promote the realization of sustainable development goals, eliminate hunger, promote sustainable industrialization, and promote the popularization of clean energy and fair trade development.
"Thanks to the CIIE, coffee farmers in Ethiopia and textile workers in Bangladesh have improved their lives - this is a vivid portrayal of trade promoting growth and employment promoting development," said Rebeca Grynspan (格林斯潘), Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The CIIE has built a fast track for companies in these countries to enter the Chinese market. "China (中国) grants 100% tariff line products zero-tariff treatment to all least developed countries that have diplomatic relations, turning tariff preferences into tangible trade exchanges."
Michaella Rugwizangoga (米歇尔·乌穆伦吉), Chief Investment Officer of the Rwanda Development Board, said that through the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, African countries have accelerated the development of infrastructure and promoted industrialization and digitalization processes, laying the foundation for promoting African connectivity and sustainable development.
"At the CIIE, you can see products from all over the world. This is an effective platform for deepening cooperation among all parties and can promote the resilient development of global industrial and supply chains," said Essypons Oliveira-Gomes (埃斯西庞·奥利维拉—戈麦斯), Director of the Country Programs Division of the United Nations International Trade Centre. Facing challenges such as geopolitical tensions and the reorganization of global production and supply chains, reaffirming support for the multilateral trading system is more important than ever. Only in this way can trade continue to be a bridge of cooperation, rather than a tool of confrontation.
Innovation, Igniting a Wisdom Engine for National Growth
Innovation is the primary driving force for leading development. Against the backdrop of the transformation of economic growth drivers, this year's Hongqiao Forum closely focuses on the new trends of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and deeply discusses the development trends in fields such as artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, new energy storage, and green trade around hot topics such as "Digital Empowerment" and "Green and Sustainable Development."
At the sub-forum on "High-Quality Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry," Chinese and foreign guests looked forward to the transformation path of manufacturing towards high-end, intelligent, and green. Craig Allen (谭森), President of the US-China Business Council, said that promoting "AI for Good" requires cooperation between governments, academia, and industry. Continuous dialogue should be conducted in technical exchanges, risk management, safety testing, and ethical standards to jointly build the foundation for high-quality development of artificial intelligence, making artificial intelligence safer, more intelligent, and benefiting all mankind.
"The United States and China (中国) are the main sources of innovation in the field of artificial intelligence, especially generative artificial intelligence," said Michael Spence (迈克尔·斯宾塞), Nobel Laureate in Economics and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. New technologies such as artificial intelligence are spawning a large number of emerging business formats, greatly shortening the process of knowledge iteration, catalyzing disruptive innovation results, and global science will usher in comprehensive accelerated development, and promote a substantial leap in productivity, ultimately laying the cornerstone for long-term development and prosperity.
In the view of Berlianto Pandapotan (邯伯盼), Consul General of Indonesia in Shanghai, China's (中国) technological development in the digital field provides new opportunities for Indonesia. As the two countries continue to promote digital transformation, cooperation between the two sides is expected to be further deepened. This will inject strong impetus into enhancing the well-being of the two peoples and regional common development. He looks forward to sharing knowledge and experience with all parties and coordinating digital economy and high-tech industry policies.
At the sub-forum on "Promoting High-Quality Development of New Energy Storage to Promote Global Energy Transition," Steven Chu (朱棣文), former US Secretary of Energy and Nobel Laureate in Physics, highly praised China's (中国) global leading position in cost control of wind turbines, battery energy storage, etc. He believes that in order to cope with grid volatility, new electricity demand from data centers, etc., and solve the emission problems of industries such as steel and chemicals, carbon capture and storage technologies will be a useful solution. "Through wise policies and technological innovation, mankind will eventually achieve climate goals."
"While achieving its own development and progress, China (中国) is also supporting the progress of other countries to achieve win-win cooperation," said Jack Perry (杰克·佩里), Chairman of the 48 Group Club of the United Kingdom. China's (中国) leadership in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and other fields has become an important engine for promoting world economic growth. China's (中国) electric vehicle technology design and industrial scale lead the world, leading the global clean energy transition in transportation. China's (中国) innovation has been transformed into China's (中国) global influence.
(Reporters Han Shuo (韩硕), Xing Xue (邢雪), Che Bin (车斌), Zhou Zhiran (周之然), and Tian Hong (田泓) participated in writing this report)
Return to TopLooking ahead to the "15th Five-Year Plan," China will set its sights on its goals and continue its efforts to accelerate the formation of a new pattern of building a beautiful China (美丽中国), working with other countries to jointly create a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and building a clean and beautiful world for future generations.
What is the "green code" of China's development? The international community is paying close attention to how China is forging a path of green development with harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and empowering countries to pursue common modernization amidst green mountains and clear waters.
Green development is a distinct feature of Chinese-style modernization. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposed to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and build a beautiful China (美丽中国). The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" deliberated and approved at the plenary session mentioned the word "green" as many as 20 times. This is China's solemn commitment to firmly follow the path of green development, and will also inject strong impetus into jointly building a clean and beautiful world.
How to handle the relationship between development and protection has always been a global challenge. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China has always maintained its strategic focus on ecological civilization construction, promoted the continuous improvement of ecological environment quality, and provided an observation sample for the world to understand the "green code" of building a beautiful China (美丽中国). In Yulin (榆林), Shaanxi (陕西) Province, in the hinterland of the Mu Us Desert (毛乌素沙漠) in the "zigzag bend" of the Yellow River (黄河), 8.6 million mu of the desert has been fully治理; on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), more than 3,000 kilometers of sand-fixing shelterbelts have built a "green Great Wall (长城)"... The land of China continues to write "green miracles," and the green background of Chinese-style modernization is becoming more and more brilliant. "Champions of the Earth Award," "World Biosphere Reserve," "International Wetland City"... China has repeatedly won global honors in the field of ecological environment, demonstrating the international community's high recognition of China's green development concept and practice.
With green mountains always present, green waters flowing forever, and the air always fresh, the construction of a beautiful China (美丽中国) has taken significant steps. Today, China's economic and social development has entered a stage of high-quality development that accelerates greening and low-carbonization. The forest coverage rate has increased to more than 25%, the proportion of days with excellent air quality remains stable at around 87%, and the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system has been built. In 2024, China's new energy vehicle ownership will be more than 5 times higher than at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period; the coverage rate of charging piles in highway service areas will reach 98.4%, and China's "green kinetic energy" and new advantages will continue to converge. Rafael Zerbetto, a Brazilian journalist for *Forum* magazine who has worked in China for a long time, said that China has achieved tangible results in accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, demonstrating a modern governance capability of "**说到做到**" (shuō dào zuò dào - "say it do it," to keep one's word; to practice what one preaches).
Ecological civilization construction concerns the future of mankind, and building a green home is the common dream of mankind. China actively disseminates the concept of ecological civilization, pragmatically promotes international cooperation, deeply participates in global environmental and climate governance, and works with all parties to address environmental challenges and climate crises. Upholding multilateralism, fully and effectively implementing the *United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change* and its *Paris Agreement*; announcing a new round of national independent contribution goals, and consistently demonstrating its determination and actions to actively address climate change; carrying out green energy project construction with more than 100 countries and regions, and providing and mobilizing more than 177 billion yuan in project funds to support developing countries in应对climate change... China plays an important leading role in global green development and jointly building a clean and beautiful world. Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme (伊夫·莱特姆) said that China is not only committed to domestic green development, but also promotes the consolidation of global green development efforts, contributing to addressing global challenges such as climate change.
One of the main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is to achieve new and major progress in the construction of a beautiful China (美丽中国). Looking forward to the next 5 years, China will firmly establish and practice the concept that green waters and green mountains are invaluable assets, take carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the traction, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, build a solid ecological security barrier, and enhance green development momentum. Spanish newspaper *Rebelión* stated that China's plan emphasizes international cooperation and green development, providing opportunities for countries seeking inclusive, sustainable, and autonomous development paths.
Taking green mountains and green waters as the scroll, green development as the ink, and the destiny of mankind as the concern. Looking ahead to the "15th Five-Year Plan," China will set its sights on its goals and continue its efforts to accelerate the formation of a new pattern of building a beautiful China (美丽中国), working with other countries to jointly create a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and building a clean and beautiful world for future generations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 崔 琦
"The China International Import Expo (进博会) is an important platform for China to continuously expand its high-level opening up to the outside world and share market opportunities with the world." UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Chairman of the UAE International Investment Congress, Thani Al Zeyoudi (萨尼·泽尤迪), said in an exclusive interview with this reporter a few days ago that the UAE is willing to work with China to deepen practical cooperation and achieve mutual benefit, win-win results, and common development.
As one of the guest countries of honor at this year's China International Import Expo (进博会), the UAE National Pavilion is themed "Innovation, Sustainability and Partnership," showcasing its development direction of promoting a knowledge-driven and environmentally friendly economic growth, and conveying its willingness to deepen cooperation with all parties. Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) introduced that this year's UAE exhibitors cover infrastructure, renewable energy, life sciences and other fields, and will focus on releasing innovative achievements such as smart energy solutions, artificial intelligence-driven financial services, and sustainable building technologies. "Through the China International Import Expo (进博会) platform, we hope to showcase the UAE's vibrant business environment and technical expertise to Chinese and global audiences, as well as the global competitiveness of UAE companies in knowledge-intensive fields."
In recent years, with the China International Import Expo (进博会) as a window, the UAE's renewable energy technologies, advanced building materials, financial technology solutions, high-quality consumer goods, and medical and health products have increasingly entered the Chinese market. Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) said: "The Chinese market contains huge investment and consumption potential, which helps UAE companies continuously improve product quality and innovation capabilities, and enhance their international competitiveness."
During this year's China International Import Expo (进博会), the first UAE International Investment Congress China Summit will also be held in Shanghai simultaneously. "Choosing Shanghai to establish the first international branch of the UAE International Investment Congress fully reflects the firm determination of China and the UAE to deepen strategic cooperation." Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) said that Shanghai is an important global financial and trade hub with advanced infrastructure and a vibrant investment ecosystem. "The summit will effectively build a solid bridge for investment docking, help all parties explore synergistic development paths, and forge long-term and stable partnerships."
In recent years, economic and trade exchanges between China and the UAE have become increasingly close. China is the UAE's largest trading partner, and the UAE is China's second largest trading partner and largest export market in the West Asia and North Africa region. In 2024, the bilateral trade volume between China and the UAE exceeded US$100 billion for the first time, an increase of 7.2% year-on-year. Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) believes that this growth stems from the common vision of both sides in open trade, technological innovation, and other aspects. "In the future, the two sides can further deepen cooperation in areas such as digital transformation, renewable energy and smart infrastructure, and continuously consolidate the foundation of bilateral economic and trade cooperation."
As China-UAE cooperation continues to deepen and become more practical, more and more Chinese companies are using Dubai (迪拜) as a regional operating base. According to statistics from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce (迪拜商会), in the first half of 2025, a total of 772 Chinese companies were registered in Dubai (迪拜), an increase of 3.8% year-on-year. Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) said that Chinese companies have brought advanced technologies and management experience in areas such as artificial intelligence, financial technology, modern logistics, and life sciences to the UAE, which has strongly promoted knowledge transfer and the improvement of local technical capabilities; at the same time, UAE companies have also actively integrated into China's huge consumer market, connected with China's advanced industrial system and innovation network, and continuously enhanced global competitiveness. "This two-way interaction has spawned diversified cooperation models such as joint ventures, joint research and development, and joint talent cultivation. This model can also be promoted in the region and even globally to achieve more win-win results."
Currently, unilateralism and protectionism are rising, and multilateralism and free trade are facing challenges. "China and the UAE have a responsibility to advocate multilateralism and jointly safeguard a free and open international trade system." Zeyoudi (泽尤迪) said that China and the UAE should work together to build a more resilient global supply chain, continuously improve the level of trade facilitation, actively promote green and sustainable investment practices, and inject impetus into the sustainable development of the world economy.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th (北京). November 6, 2025, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Foreign Minister, spoke with British Foreign Secretary Cooper (库珀) on the phone at his request.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that the current international situation is characterized by intertwined turbulence and change, and Sino-British relations will either advance or regress. The two sides should strengthen strategic communication and promote the sustainable development of bilateral relations along a healthy, mutually beneficial, and stable track. Both China and the UK are major countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council, and shoulder important international responsibilities for world peace, stability, and development. China firmly upholds the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, safeguards the UN's leading role in the international system, respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, advocates for the peaceful resolution of disputes, supports global free trade and WTO rules, and ensures the stability of global production and supply chains. China and the UK have generally consistent positions on the above-mentioned major issues, which is an important aspect of deepening the strategic cooperative relationship between the two countries. China is willing to work with the UK to jointly address global challenges and promote world peace and development.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and the UK have different histories and cultures, and it is normal for the two sides to have differences, but they should adhere to the principle of mutual respect, strive to enhance mutual understanding, and provide a solid guarantee for the stability of bilateral relations. For the occasional noises and disturbances, it is particularly important to maintain a clear head, actively and prudently handle them, and maintain the main theme of the development of bilateral relations.
Cooper (库珀) said that the UK and China have many common interests. The UK attaches great importance to its relations with China and looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges with China and expanding cooperation in areas such as security, development, and the environment. As permanent members of the Security Council and major countries that support multilateralism, the UK and China need to maintain regular strategic communication, jointly address global challenges such as climate change, jointly safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, maintain global free trade, and maintain the multilateral system.
Wang Yi (王毅) focused on expressing China's position on accelerating the resolution of urgent issues affecting Sino-British relations, and the two sides agreed to meet each other halfway and resolve their respective legitimate concerns on an equal footing.
Return to TopBy: 阿代尔·卡尔内罗
The journey of Brazil and China working together shows that as long as we adhere to equality, mutual trust, and mutual benefit, we can overcome geographical distances and economic cycles, and jointly create a brighter future.
The 8th China International Import Expo (进博会) is not only an important platform for enterprises from various countries to display and exchange ideas, but also a concrete action for China to interpret the concept of open cooperation, injecting confidence into a world full of uncertainty and illuminating the path for common development.
In today's world, protectionism and anti-globalization sentiments are rising, and the global economic recovery faces numerous challenges. Against this backdrop, China has always adhered to promoting a wider, broader, and deeper level of opening up to the outside world, sharing opportunities and seeking common development with various countries through pragmatic actions. For Brazil, this openness is bringing real and far-reaching impacts. More and more Brazilian companies are crossing thousands of miles of ocean to go to Shanghai (上海) for the annual "CIIE appointment." What they bring is not only high-quality products such as coffee and beef, but also the sincerity of cooperation and the confidence of win-win results.
At the Brazilian national pavilion of previous CIIEs, the aroma of fine coffee beans was overflowing and attracted widespread attention. Not long ago, China approved 183 Brazilian companies to export coffee products to China. This decision is a milestone, not only broadening the trade channels between the two sides, but also marking a new stage in agricultural cooperation between the two countries. The opening of the Chinese market has revitalized Brazilian agriculture. Cooperation between the two sides in areas such as green supply chains, low-carbon planting, and intelligent logistics is constantly deepening, and the concept of sustainable development is bearing fruit in practice. More and more Chinese consumers are familiar with and love the flavors and culture from Brazil. This connection across thousands of miles is extending economic cooperation into emotional resonance.
The areas of cooperation between Brazil and China have transcended traditional trade and are extending to emerging fields such as technological innovation, the digital economy, and clean energy. China's advanced technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, industrial automation, and new energy provide new engines for Brazil's industrial modernization; Brazil's abundant natural resources and solid industrial base provide an ideal stage for the implementation of China's innovative achievements. This complementary and win-win collaboration is transforming the relationship between the two countries from a traditional trade partnership to a more strategic and innovative all-round cooperation. In August of this year, the Brazil Center (巴西中心) located in Shanghai (上海) was officially opened, becoming another important platform for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The Brazil Center (巴西中心) signed an agreement with the China International Import Expo Bureau (中国国际进口博览局) to promote Brazilian science and technology innovation enterprises to participate in the CIIE innovation incubation zone and explore more dynamic cooperation opportunities.
Brazil-China local cooperation is also steadily expanding, with close interaction in investment, agriculture, infrastructure and other fields, building a multi-layered cooperation network. Within the BRICS countries, the G20 and other multilateral frameworks, Brazil and China are working together to advocate the concept of openness, inclusiveness and sustainable development, and jointly contribute the wisdom and strength of the Global South to the reform of the global governance system.
Openness brings opportunities, and cooperation creates the future. The journey of Brazil and China working together shows that as long as we adhere to equality, mutual trust, and mutual benefit, we can overcome geographical distances and economic cycles, and jointly create a brighter future. With the continuous deepening of economic, trade, technological and green cooperation, Brazil-China cooperation will inject more stability and confidence into the global economy, and will also provide inspiration for the vast number of Global South countries to work together to achieve common prosperity.
(The author is the President of the Confederation of Business Associations of Brazil (CACB))
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th (Reporter Mei Changwei) Zhang Youxia (张又侠), Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Serbian Defense Minister Gašić (加希奇) in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 6th.
Zhang Youxia (张又侠) said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Vučić (武契奇), the two countries have embarked on a new journey of jointly building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era, and the relations between the two militaries have maintained a high level of operation. China is willing to work with Serbia to continuously create a new situation of military cooperation with stronger momentum, broader fields, and higher quality.
Gašić (加希奇) highly praised China's construction and development achievements, and said that Serbia firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to work with China to strengthen strategic communication, consolidate cooperation results, and elevate the relations between the two countries and two militaries to a higher level.
Return to TopUrumqi, November 6th (Reporter Li Yanan (李亚楠)) The 12th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum opened in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) on November 6th. Shen Yueyue (沈跃跃), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.
Shen Yueyue (沈跃跃) stated that President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the "China-Central Asia Spirit" of "mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, and mutual assistance, promoting common modernization with high-quality development" at the Second China-Central Asia Summit, providing important guidance for China-Central Asia's lasting friendship and cooperation. This forum aims to implement the important outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit, the SCO Tianjin Summit, and the Global Women's Summit. The 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC has 擘画蓝图 (bò huà lán tú - "draw up a blueprint," to make a grand plan for the future) for development in the next five years, which will also bring more development opportunities to Central Asian countries. We must implement the four major global initiatives, continue to consolidate political mutual trust, jointly build the "Belt and Road," comprehensively deepen security cooperation, and solidly promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
The forum, themed "Promoting the 'China-Central Asia Spirit' and Advancing Common Modernization," released the "Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) Initiative."
Return to TopBeijing, November 6th (Reporter Han Xiaoming (韩晓明)) A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on November 6th: At the invitation of President Xi Jinping (习近平), King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand will pay a state visit to China from November 13th to 17th.
Return to TopThe inaugural meeting of the "Global South Media Partners" mechanism and the 13th Global Video Media Forum were held in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) on November 6, according to a report in this newspaper. (Reporter Liu Yang (刘阳)). The "Global South Media Partners" mechanism aims to promote deeper cooperation among media in the Global South and enhance the voice of the Global South, based on the principles of "joint construction and sharing, mutual trust and mutual assistance, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and diversified cooperation."
The event was co-sponsored by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) International Video Communication Agency of the Central Radio and Television Station (中央广播电视总台), the Shaanxi (陕西) General Station of the Central Radio and Television Station (中央广播电视总台), and the Publicity Department of the Xi'an (西安) Municipal Party Committee.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th (Xinhua) - Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), a member of the Central Lecture Group, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), gave a lecture on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee at the NPC on November 6th.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) focused on studying and understanding the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the "Suggestions" reviewed and approved by the plenary session. He systematically lectured and deeply expounded on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session from the aspects of deeply understanding the great significance of the plenary session, accurately grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, deeply understanding the guiding principles and main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, comprehensively understanding the strategic tasks and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) emphasized that the major achievements and major deployments made at the plenary session fully reflected the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in uniting and leading the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to continue writing new chapters in the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and striving to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, which will surely have a significant and far-reaching impact on the development of the Party and the country. It is necessary to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in terms of ideology, politics, and action. The tasks and measures for the work of the NPC proposed in the "Suggestions" should be carefully studied item by item, implemented in light of actual conditions, and promote the high-quality development of the work of the NPC.
Members of the Party Leadership Group of the NPC, relevant responsible comrades of the special committees and working committees, and Party members and cadres of the NPC attended the report meeting.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 6th - Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆), a member of the Central Lecture Group, State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, gave a lecture on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee at the General Office of the State Council on November 6th.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆), closely focusing on deeply studying and understanding General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the plenary session and the spirit of the "Suggestions," systematically elaborated and interpreted the spirit of the plenary session from the aspects of deeply understanding the great significance and far-reaching impact of the plenary session, accurately grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, and deeply understanding the guiding principles, main goals, strategic tasks, major measures, and fundamental guarantees of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) emphasized that studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session should be grasped firmly and practically as a major political task, integrated with studying and understanding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understanding the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieving the "Two Safeguards," and always maintaining a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in terms of ideology, politics, and action, and unswervingly acting as executors, actionists, and pragmatists in implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. It is necessary to fully grasp the implementation of the tasks deployed at the plenary session, coordinate and promote the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan," resolutely complete the annual economic and social development goals, persistently promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and make new and greater contributions to striving to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Responsible comrades and representatives of Party members and cadres from the General Office of the State Council and the Research Office of the State Council attended the report meeting.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 6th - Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), a member of the Central Lecture Group and State Councilor, gave a lecture on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on November 6th.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴), closely focusing on deeply studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the plenary session and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, comprehensively lectured and systematically expounded on the spirit of the plenary session from the aspects of the major achievements of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the great significance, guiding principles, main goals, strategic tasks, and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, through vivid and lively examples.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) emphasized that studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee is a major political task for the present and future. It is necessary to integrate the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session with the study and understanding of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards." It is necessary to increase efforts to guarantee and improve people's livelihoods, go all out to implement key tasks such as promoting high-quality and full employment and improving the social security system, and consciously be executors who act vigorously and resolutely, actionists who overcome difficulties, and pragmatists who are good at achieving success, so as to make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 6th - Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), gave a lecture on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee at the CPPCC on November 6th.
Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治), focusing on General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the spirit of the "Suggestions," systematically and deeply lectured on the spirit of the plenary session from the aspects of fully understanding the major achievements of China's development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the historical position and domestic and international situation faced by China's development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, accurately grasping the guiding principles, main goals, strategic tasks, and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and deeply understanding the adherence to and strengthening of the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership.
Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治) pointed out that the CPPCC should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," adhere to the comprehensive leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) over the CPPCC, give play to the role of specialized consultative bodies, perform its duties focusing on the central tasks of the Party and the country, and conduct in-depth investigations and consultations on major theoretical and practical issues of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It is necessary to actively explore ways to coordinate and cooperate with other consultative channels, promote the extensive, multi-layered, and institutionalized development of consultative democracy, and build consensus and gather strength for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Wang Dongfeng (王东峰), Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the report meeting. Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Wang Yong (王勇), and Yang Zhen (杨震), Vice Chairmen of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the meeting. Deputy Secretaries-General of the CPPCC National Committee, members of the Party Leadership Group of the CPPCC National Committee, responsible comrades of the special committees, some members of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee in Beijing (北京), and cadres of the CPPCC National Committee attended the report meeting.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 6th - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee gave a lecture at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) on November 5th. Hou Jianguo (侯建国), a member of the Central Lecture Group, President and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), gave the lecture report.
At the report meeting, Hou Jianguo (侯建国), focusing on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the spirit of the plenary session, deeply elaborated on the great significance of the plenary session and the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, and comprehensively lectured and systematically interpreted the guiding ideology, major principles, main goals, strategic tasks, major measures, and fundamental guarantees of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Hou Jianguo (侯建国) said in the lecture that it is necessary to quickly launch a wave of studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the plenary session, unify thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, take the initiative to align with the deployment requirements of the plenary session, strengthen Party building leadership, do a good job in preparing the "15th Five-Year Plan" with high standards, scientifically demonstrate the layout of key areas, carefully plan major reform ideas and measures, focus on strengthening mission-driven institutional basic research, accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies, strive to produce a number of key, original, and leading major scientific and technological achievements, seize a number of technological commanding heights, and help achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement at an early date, so as to provide strong support for the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
On the morning of the 6th, Hou Jianguo (侯建国) went to the National Space Science Center (国家空间科学中心) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) to conduct research, and interacted with front-line researchers and young student representatives participating in the construction of the Huairou Comprehensive National Science Center (怀柔综合性国家科学中心).
This newspaper, Changchun (长春), November 6th (Reporter Liu Yiqing (刘以晴)) - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee held a report meeting in Changchun City (长春市), Jilin Province (吉林省), on November 6th. Shen Danyang (沈丹阳), a member of the Central Lecture Group, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the State Council Research Office, gave the lecture report.
At the report meeting, Shen Danyang (沈丹阳), closely focusing on General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, systematically lectured and deeply expounded on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee from the aspects of the great significance and far-reaching impact of the plenary session, the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, and the guiding principles, main goals, strategic tasks, major measures, and fundamental guarantees of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Shen Danyang (沈丹阳) said that formulating and implementing the "15th Five-Year Plan" well is of great and far-reaching significance for promoting the sustained and healthy development of China's economy and society and promoting Chinese-style modernization in stages and steps. The goal is the direction, and the plan focuses on implementation. The leadership and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and the Party Central Committee are our greatest confidence and greatest strength in achieving the "15th Five-Year Plan" goals. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the people of the whole country will unite as one and work hard to turn the grand blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" into a beautiful reality.
After the report meeting, Shen Danyang (沈丹阳) also went to the Jiushengci Community (九圣祠社区) of Minkang Street (民康街道), Nanguan District (南关区), Changchun City (长春市), and China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (中国第一汽车集团有限公司) to conduct lectures and interact with grassroots cadres, the masses, and enterprise employees.
This newspaper, Harbin (哈尔滨), November 6th (Reporter Liu Mengdan (刘梦丹)) - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee held a report meeting in Harbin City (哈尔滨市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), on November 6th. Ni Hong (倪虹), a member of the Central Lecture Group, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, gave the lecture report. About 34,000 people from the main and branch venues in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) participated in the report meeting.
At the report meeting, Ni Hong (倪虹), closely focusing on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, made an in-depth lecture and comprehensive interpretation from the aspects of deeply understanding the great significance of the plenary session, accurately grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, deeply understanding the guiding principles and main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, comprehensively understanding the strategic tasks and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, combined with the actual situation in Heilongjiang (黑龙江).
Ni Hong (倪虹) said in the lecture that it is necessary to integrate the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session with the study and understanding of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, highlight the problem orientation, practice orientation, and demand orientation, more consciously use scientific theory to guide practice and promote work, and constantly create a new situation in comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
After the report meeting, Ni Hong (倪虹) also conducted face-to-face and interactive lectures at Datang Harbin First Thermal Power Plant (大唐哈尔滨第一热电厂) and Xingjiang Community (兴江社区), Daoli District (道里区), Harbin City (哈尔滨市).
This newspaper, Changsha (长沙), November 6th (Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)) - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee gave lectures in Hunan Province (湖南省) on November 4th and 6th. Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明), a member of the Central Lecture Group and Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, gave the lecture report.
At the report meeting, Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明), closely combining General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, systematically elaborated from the aspects of deeply understanding and grasping the major achievements of China's development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, deeply understanding and grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, deeply understanding and grasping the guiding ideology, major principles, main goals, strategic tasks, and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and deeply understanding and grasping the fundamental guarantee for promoting Chinese-style modernization, and analyzed the situation faced by Hunan's (湖南) development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period from the aspects of basic conditions, historical position, external environment, and development opportunities.
Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明) said that it is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and combine it with the implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions on Hunan's (湖南) work, further unify thoughts, clarify the direction, and gather strength to ensure that the spirit of the plenary session takes root in Hunan (湖南).
On the morning of the 6th, Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明) went to Biyunfeng Village (碧云峰村), Cangshuipu Town (沧水铺镇), Heishan District (赫山区), Yiyang City (益阳市) to conduct lectures, and interacted with Party members, representatives of the masses, and others in Biyunfeng Village (碧云峰村). The atmosphere was warm.
This newspaper, Nanning (南宁), November 6th (Reporters Liu Quan (刘泉) and Pang Geping (庞革平)) - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee held a report meeting in Nanning City (南宁市), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), on November 6th. Ding Guowen (丁国文), a member of the Central Lecture Group and full-time Deputy Director of the Central Reform Office, gave the lecture report.
At the report meeting, Ding Guowen (丁国文), focusing on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, comprehensively lectured and deeply expounded on the spirit of the plenary session from the aspects of deeply understanding the great significance of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, accurately grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, deeply understanding the guiding ideology, major principles, main goals, strategic tasks, and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership.
Ding Guowen (丁国文) said that reform is the fundamental driving force for promoting China's economic and social development. We must deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on comprehensively deepening reform, pay attention to using reform methods to solve development problems, focus on the institutional and mechanism obstacles that restrict high-quality development, promote deep-level reforms, expand high-level opening up, and continuously enhance development momentum and social vitality.
After the report meeting, Ding Guowen (丁国文) went to the China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center (中国—东盟国家人工智能应用合作中心) to interact with the center's staff, employees of resident enterprises, and representatives of grassroots cadres and the masses.
Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou (杭州), November 6th (Reporter Wu Shuaishuai (吴帅帅)) - The Central Lecture Group on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee held a report meeting at Zhejiang University (浙江大学) on November 6th. Yang Yinkai (杨荫凯), a member of the Central Lecture Group, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, and Minister of the Organization Department, gave the lecture report.
At the report meeting, Yang Yinkai (杨荫凯), focusing on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "Suggestions" of the plenary session, made a systematic lecture and in-depth interpretation from the aspects of deeply understanding the great significance of the plenary session, accurately grasping the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, comprehensively understanding the guiding principles, main goals, strategic tasks, and major measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership.
Yang Yinkai (杨荫凯) said in the report that it is necessary to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," integrate the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session with the study and understanding of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, be determined to forge ahead, be responsible and pragmatic, and strive together to basically realize socialist modernization.
After the report meeting, Yang Yinkai (杨荫凯) went to the History Museum of Zhejiang University (浙江大学校史馆) to exchange and interact with teachers and students on the spirit of the plenary session, especially on building world-class universities with Chinese characteristics and promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent.
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November 7th marked the opening of the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit. The ancient town of thousands of years and digital civilization once again ushered in a mutually agreed rendezvous.
In November 2014, the first World Internet Conference was held. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in his congratulatory message: "China is willing to work with all countries in the world to deepen international cooperation in the spirit of mutual respect and mutual trust, respect network sovereignty, safeguard network security, jointly build a peaceful, secure, open, and cooperative cyberspace, and establish a multilateral, democratic, and transparent international internet governance system."
When the wind is favorable, it's the perfect time to set sail. Politicians and internet elites from all over the world gathered in Wuzhen (乌镇) to discuss strategies for global cyberspace collaboration and win-win outcomes. The World Internet Conference continues to strengthen its role in building consensus and providing a platform, contributing wisdom and solutions to promoting internet development and governance to the world.
Jointly Promote the Building of a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace to a New Stage
More than a decade ago, when people first gathered in Wuzhen (乌镇) to discuss internet development, problems such as unbalanced development, imperfect rules, and unreasonable order in cyberspace were becoming increasingly prominent. The international community called for new solutions.
"Cyberspace is a common space for human activities, and the future and destiny of cyberspace should be jointly controlled by all countries in the world. All countries should strengthen communication, expand consensus, deepen cooperation, and jointly build a community with a shared future in cyberspace." On December 16, 2015, at the opening ceremony of the second World Internet Conference, President Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace.
Adapting to the changes of the times and responding to the needs of the world.
In November 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in his video address to the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit: "Jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future in cyberspace to a new stage."
Building a community with a shared future in cyberspace is a major contribution of China to global internet development and governance, and has been widely recognized and actively responded to by the international community.
In November 2024, during the World Internet Conference Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit, the "Hand in Hand to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace Excellent Case" release and display event was held, and cases such as "Strengthening Global Space-based Disaster Reduction Cooperation and Striving to Eliminate the Digital Divide" were selected.
Practical cases, concept documents, action initiatives, theoretical discussions... Relying on the World Internet Conference, a beautiful picture of working together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace is unfolding—
In 2019, the World Internet Conference released the "Hand in Hand to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" concept document, which comprehensively and deeply explained the background, basic principles, practical paths, and governance architecture of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace;
In 2020, the World Internet Conference released the "Hand in Hand to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace Action Initiative";
In 2022, on the eve of the opening of the Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit, the "Hand in Hand to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" white paper was released;
In September 2024, the World Internet Conference held a theoretical seminar to promote the building of a community with a shared future in cyberspace to a new stage, exploring the profound connotation, great significance, and contemporary value of working together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace to a new stage;
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Today, "Hand in Hand to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" has become the permanent theme of the World Internet Conference Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit. Looking to the future, the World Internet Conference is exploring new era answers for working together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace.
Contributing Wisdom and Strength to Global Internet Development and Governance
To truly implement the concept, an effective platform is needed. The World Internet Conference has been reformed in a timely manner to better build a platform for exchange and cooperation.
"The establishment of the World Internet Conference International Organization is an important measure to conform to the development trend of the information age and deepen international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace. It is hoped that the World Internet Conference will adhere to high-starting-point planning, high-standard construction, and high-level promotion, promote consensus through dialogue and exchange, and promote sharing through pragmatic cooperation, and contribute wisdom and strength to global internet development and governance." On July 12, 2022, the World Internet Conference International Organization was established, and President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter. Since then, the World Internet Conference has been upgraded from an annual international conference to an international organization with a permanent institution.
With the establishment of a new platform, new practices followed closely.
"Holding" fragments of the right chariot horse, like a puzzle, restoring the fragments to the appropriate position of the right chariot horse... A cultural relics worker from Sri Lanka wore VR glasses to experience the process of restoring terracotta warriors and horses. This scene took place at the World Internet Conference Digital Heritage Forum held in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) in September this year. Guests from more than 50 countries and regions visited the new achievements of digital empowerment of cultural heritage protection and had heated discussions on related topics.
Since the establishment of the World Internet Conference International Organization, it has continuously explored various activities to build platforms and seek common well-being: In June 2023, the World Internet Conference International Organization held its first thematic event - the World Internet Conference Digital Civilization Nishan Dialogue; in April this year, the World Internet Conference held the Asia-Pacific Summit in Hong Kong (香港), China; in July this year, the Digital Silk Road Development Forum was held in Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建).
In addition, the World Internet Conference actively participates in new practices in global internet development and governance around hot topics such as artificial intelligence and data governance: establishing the World Internet Conference Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee and the World Internet Conference Digital Research Institute; releasing the "World Internet Conference AI Public Welfare Action Plan (2023-2025)".
Go fast alone, go far together. Today, more than 210 institutions, organizations, enterprises, and individuals from more than 40 countries and regions have become members of the World Internet Conference.
In recent years, more and more international exchange platforms have been established in China, working with the World Internet Conference to build a platform for building a community with a shared future in cyberspace.
China International Digital Products Expo, World Artificial Intelligence Conference... One "Oriental Appointment" staged by China allows the world to share China's digital opportunities.
China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum, China-ASEAN Information Harbor Forum, Online Silk Road Conference, APEC Digital Poverty Reduction Seminar... One international platform for dialogue, exchange, and cooperation allows insights on global cyberspace governance and development to burst forth in exchanges.
With a bridge flying across, the mountains are not far away. The exchange and mutual learning of the global cyberspace is changing with each passing day.
Let More Countries and People Share the Fruits of Internet Development
A mechanical hand flexibly rotates its "fingers" and gestures "OK" and "thumbs up" to the audience...
"Its appearance is similar to a human hand and can be installed on humanoid robots for use in various scenarios such as medical care assistance, industrial automation, education, and scientific research." At the exhibition hall of the 2024 World Internet Conference "Light of the Internet" Expo, staff introduced an industrial-grade five-finger dexterous hand. In the exhibition hall, autonomous vehicles, "eye-tracking input" barrier-free solutions, AI painting... One innovative technology product after another is dazzling.
As the highlight of each year's Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit, the "Light of the Internet" Expo has become a vane leading the development of new internet technologies around the world, attracting many practitioners from all over the world to visit and exchange ideas.
In recent years, the World Internet Conference has established the World Internet Conference Leading Technology Award and carried out many special activities such as the "Direct to Wuzhen (乌镇)" Global Internet Competition to promote the display and exchange of new technologies in the internet field and promote innovative development in cyberspace.
The beauty of others, and the beauty of one's own, together create greater beauty. Taking the World Internet Conference as an opportunity, China actively promotes the building of a more inclusive and prosperous cyberspace.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in his video address to the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen (乌镇) Summit: "Accelerate the popularization of information services, narrow the digital divide, guarantee and improve people's livelihood in internet development, and let more countries and people share the fruits of internet development."
Powerful words, firm actions.
In Africa, the China-Africa cooperation "Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 Villages" project provides access to satellite digital TV signals for 10,000 villages; in Asia, the Asia Direct Cable, initiated and built under China's leadership, provides more secure and stable data connections for Asia-Pacific countries, especially Southeast Asian countries; in Latin America, China and many countries use digital technology to carry out innovative cooperation to help protect tropical rainforest ecosystems and marine ecological environments.
In October 2023, China released the "Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative," which explicitly proposed: "Carry out international cooperation and assistance to developing countries to continuously bridge the intelligence gap and governance capacity gap."
Knowing each other knows no distance, and ten thousand miles are still neighbors. All mankind has never been so closely linked and shared a common destiny as it is today.
Looking to the future, the relevant person in charge of the World Internet Conference stated that it will better build a platform for exchange and collaboration, help build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, and jointly create a more fair, reasonable, open, inclusive, secure, stable, and vibrant cyberspace, and work together towards a better digital and intelligent future.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th (Xinhua) -- The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Zhou Zhaohua (周召华) was appointed Deputy Director of the State Post Bureau (国家邮政局).
Wang Daoxi (王道席) was removed from the posts of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部); Liu Jun (刘君) was removed from the post of Deputy Director of the State Post Bureau (国家邮政局).
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I am from Yixian County (义县), Jinzhou (锦州), Liaoning (辽宁) Province. After graduating from university in 2011, I worked in the urban area of Jinzhou (锦州) and have been living by the Xiaoling River (小凌河). Over the past decade, the river water and the surrounding ecological environment have continuously improved, and my life happiness index has also increased a lot.
In the past, the Xiaoling River (小凌河) was often dry, with weeds more than a meter high growing on both banks, and various kinds of domestic waste in the riverbed. In summer, the river water smelled so bad that I dared not open the window; in winter, dust flew along the riverbank, and I had to speed up my pace when passing by.
Since 2014, Jinzhou (锦州) has begun ecological management of the Xiaoling River (小凌河). Constructing reservoirs, managing river channels, building strip-shaped forest parks along the banks, creating riverside road networks... One project after another has been steadily advancing, and the Xiaoling River (小凌河) has gradually ushered in a new life.
On September 7, 2017, the Jinling Reservoir (锦凌水库) released water for the first time. On the way to the reservoir, I saw that the once-dry riverbed had become a sparkling blue. On both sides of the river and on the bridge, the onlookers watched for a long time, reluctant to leave.
What used to be a barren wasteland downstairs from my home is now Donghu Forest Park (东湖森林公园), covering an area of more than 100 hectares. Last year, a smart fitness square was newly built in the park. Various smart fitness equipment can display exercise intensity, duration and other data in real time, giving surrounding residents an outdoor gym.
Now, when relatives and friends come from other places, I take them to the river to stroll around. On the tree-lined road, children and the elderly are enjoying themselves. Hearing my friends' repeated praise, I feel very proud.
In 2022, I gained the identity of an "ecological propagandist" and am responsible for telling more people about the transformation of the Xiaoling River (小凌河) and the story of Jinzhou's (锦州) ecological management. Up to now, I have given more than 200 lectures.
In my lectures, I mention that the confluence of the Xiaoling River (小凌河) and the Nü'er River (女儿河) is one of the famous old eight scenic spots in Jinzhou (锦州), "Jinshui Huiwen" (锦水回纹); the mouth of the Xiaoling River (小凌河) is a stopover for migratory birds. After the beginning of spring, there will be hundreds of swans on the river, and many photography enthusiasts come here to photograph birds... Today's Xiaoling River (小凌河) is sparkling and fish are swimming in the shallows, adding a lot of sense of gain and happiness to the people.
Ecological environment management requires the efforts of everyone. I hope that through my own narration, I can convey the concept of green development to more people, let them understand the importance of protecting the ecology and caring for the environment, and join the ranks of protecting our homeland.
(Reported and compiled by Hu Jingyi (胡婧怡), reporter of this newspaper)
[Reporter's Note]
When talking about the Xiaoling River (小凌河), Sun Yimeng (孙艺萌) opened up. Her narration not only contains the sense of accomplishment of an ecological environment worker, but also the sense of happiness and pride of an ordinary city resident.
In order to allow the masses to enjoy the results of governance and to deeply root the concept of environmental protection in people's hearts, Jinzhou (锦州) insists on promoting the integrated management of mountains, rivers, and cities, and strives to create a pleasant leisure and fitness public place. The ecological picture of "**山在城中、城在林中、水在绿中、人在画中**" (shān zài chéng zhōng, chéng zài lín zhōng, shuǐ zài lǜ zhōng, rén zài huà zhōng - "mountains in the city, the city in the forest, water in the green, people in the painting," a picturesque landscape where nature and urban life blend harmoniously) has become a familiar daily scene for people. Today, the high-value Xiaoling River (小凌河) has been transformed into the city's "living room," carrying people's yearning for a better life. When a good environment becomes a city's calling card, and when the harmonious coexistence of man and nature becomes a normal state of life, what we gain will not only be pleasing to the eye and refreshing, but also the historical context and spiritual strength flowing in the green mountains and clear waters.
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Standards are the "universal language" of the world. Improving the level of internationalization of standards is not a one-way street for Chinese products, services, and standards to go global, but a process of deep interaction and shared development between China and the world.
Overseas, the Chinese standards behind Chinese products are gaining increasing recognition.
Not long ago, the Brunei Civil Aviation Authority issued the latest revised civil aviation regulations, formally recognizing the airworthiness standards of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民用航空局) and listing them as an acceptable design country airworthiness authority. Breaking through airworthiness certification barriers is of great significance, meaning that Chinese-produced aircraft have a greater chance of entering the international market and forming stronger brand competitiveness.
Standards promote innovative development, and standards lead the progress of the times. From the export of primary products to the export of technology, from OEM export to brand export and standard export... Reviewing the history of China's foreign trade, the boundaries of "going out" are constantly expanding, and the quality is constantly improving. Data shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China led the formulation of 1,079 international standards and promoted the mutual recognition of more than 500 standards between China and foreign countries. The export of Chinese standards not only promotes the implementation of transactions, but also brings new opportunities to related industries and even the entire industrial chain.
For Chinese products to go global, standards are a threshold that must be crossed. From technical standards to environmental protection requirements, from quality certification to safety regulations, they must meet the access conditions of the target market and adapt to local consumer preferences and cultural habits. For example, in recent years, Chinese food categories such as hot pot and milk tea have entered overseas markets, but many catering companies face problems such as material compliance and supply chain reorganization due to different standards. Paying more attention to the leading role of standards, from actively connecting to proactively building together, from passively complying to planning ahead, the pace of "going out" will become more stable and smoother.
Standards are an important technical support for economic and social development, and also an important technical rule for international trade. With the leap in China's innovation strength, and the transition from follower to co-runner and leader in some cutting-edge technology fields, building a standardization system with international influence has become an urgent and important task.
For example, this year, the International Electrotechnical Commission (国际电工委员会) officially released the international standard for elderly care robots led by China. An important background is that China's humanoid robot industry is entering a stage of large-scale implementation, with applications in industrial manufacturing, retail distribution, catering services, and other fields. A report shows that in 2025, China's humanoid robot market size is expected to reach 8.239 billion yuan, accounting for about 50% of the global market. In the fields of new energy, ultra-high voltage, 5G, and artificial intelligence, China is at the forefront of technological innovation and has the advantage of a complete industrial chain. It has the ability and responsibility to contribute more Chinese standards and wisdom to the world.
It should also be seen that standards are the "universal language" of the world. Improving the level of internationalization of standards is not a one-way street for Chinese products, services, and standards to go global, but a process of deep interaction and shared development between China and the world. From farms in Zambia (赞比亚) to airports in Pakistan (巴基斯坦), to the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (雅万高铁) in Indonesia (印尼), Chinese standards have taken root, bringing not only technical dividends to the local area, but also activating the momentum of development.
Cooperation gathers momentum, and win-win results lead to the future. Opening up the historical perspective, whether it was introducing international standards in the past or leading international standards today, China has always pursued integrating into the global economic system with higher standards and steadily promoting institutional opening up. Adhering to the equal emphasis on bringing in and going out, China, with its open genes, will strengthen itself and benefit the world in further deepening international cooperation and exchanges.
China's economy is characterized by openness and win-win cooperation and is a model of global inclusive 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) proposed: "Create a new situation of win-win cooperation." With the in-depth advancement of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and the continuous changes in the international competition and cooperation situation, upgrading standards to a more prominent position, accelerating the construction of a standard system that meets the requirements of high-quality development, promoting smooth trade, optimizing resource allocation, and strengthening industrial collaboration, more Chinese standards, wisdom, and solutions will go to the international stage, injecting more certainty and stability into global development, and contributing more to promoting the construction of an open world economy.
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Making technology more advanced and mechanisms more flexible, promoting more good seeds to break ground, sprout, and bear fruit, will surely enable us to better grasp the initiative of a good harvest and support "happiness on the tip of the tongue."
"Hami melons, available all year round!" From seasonal tasting to 365-day supply, the vision proposed by the participants at the Hami Melon Industry High-Quality Development Conference held in Hami (哈密), Xinjiang (新疆) last year has now become a reality. "Hami melon freedom" demonstrates the accelerated pace of seed industry innovation.
The speed of innovation lies in breeding. In the past, to test new varieties, researchers chased after solar terms, soil, and climate, trying them out in Xinjiang (新疆), Yunnan (云南), and Hainan (海南), taking three to five years to breed a "seed." Now, the Germplasm R&D Center of the Hami Melon Fresh Fruit Industry Chain Platform in Hami City (哈密市) uses intelligent control system equipment, simulating three environments in one shed, testing various parameters in one season, effectively solving the problems of long breeding cycles and high costs in traditional breeding.
The speed of innovation also lies in linkage. From field planting to greenhouse planting, from natural storage to cold chain preservation, the "tasting period" of Hami melons continues to extend. However, achieving year-round supply is far from enough with production in one place. The Hami Melon Fresh Fruit Industry Chain Platform has established summer and autumn planting bases in Gansu (甘肃), Shandong (山东), and other places, and laid out winter and spring production in Hainan (海南), Yunnan (云南), and other places. From north to south, relay rotation, "migratory" planting achieves continuous production throughout the year, solving the contradiction of sluggish sales in peak seasons and no goods in off-seasons. This strategy of exchanging space for time is key to improving the regional adaptability of seeds and realizing the national allocation of resources.
The word "fast" reflects the speed of responding to market demand and also reflects the effectiveness of winning the battle of seed industry revitalization.
For seed industry revitalization, safety is the bottom line, and quality is the pursuit. Hami melons have been cultivated in China for more than 2,000 years, but old varieties may not meet new demands. The Hami Melon Fresh Fruit Industry Chain Platform precisely breeds according to consumers' different needs for sweetness and flavor, and uses customized products to meet diversified needs. Not long ago, the platform solicited opinions on taste, "Friends in Hunan (湖南), what kind of Hami melon flavor do you want to eat, please tell us," in order to develop varieties suitable for the local population's taste. The need for a better life is growing, and a single variety is difficult to be a 包打天下 (bāo dǎ tiān xià - "dominate the world," be universally effective or suitable for all situations). Whether breeding can keep up with changes in demand is directly related to the "fruit basket" of the masses. From production-oriented to market-oriented, from quantity priority to quality priority, the change in thinking demonstrates the progress of the seed industry.
Market demand is not just consumer demand. New varieties that break into the big market must meet the interests of all parties in the industrial chain—consumers want good taste, sellers want a long shelf life, and growers want a high fruit setting rate and a low cracking rate. The netted melon "Du Mi 101" has strong disease resistance and is heat-resistant and not prone to premature aging; the watermelon "Zhongmi No. 1" is not prone to cracking and has a long storage time... Worry-free production, safe transportation, and comfortable consumption help these new products open up the market. It can be seen that breeding requires not only experiments but also research. Taking natural conditions such as climate and soil, industrial links such as planting and storage, and consumer preferences such as quality and taste as the "navigation," variety updates can accurately find the direction.
Rapidly responding to demand, technological innovation is the key support. In Xinjiang (新疆), relying on molecular markers, the sweetness and aroma of melons are dynamically tracked, so that they can be finely regulated during the growth process; with the help of gene editing, cotton can take root in the wind and sand and lock water in drought; with the help of space breeding, the comprehensive value of corn has been improved... As an expert said, "In the past, we 'ran our feet off,' but now 'data runs the road,'" the application of new technologies has upgraded "experience breeding" to "precision design."
Seed industry revitalization is difficult in the "first kilometer" of breeding and also difficult in the "last kilometer" of implementation. To solve these two problems, we cannot "fight alone," but must "cooperate" across the entire industrial chain. Nowadays, some places have established commercial breeding systems, with research institutes providing technology, enterprises providing funds, and platforms providing services, avoiding phenomena such as "research institutes conducting research behind closed doors" and enterprises "selling seeds for quick success." Promoting breeding innovation with the market as the guidance, promoting in-depth cooperation between industry, academia, and research, and promoting the integration of breeding, propagation, and promotion, so that superior seeds can bear fruit faster and reach the table, is precisely the advantage of the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
Academician Wu Mingzhu (吴明珠), the "Watermelon Grandma," has a wish to grow Xinjiang (新疆) Hami melons in Chongqing (重庆), which has a humid and hot climate. Not long ago, with the relay of her son and granddaughter, the "Yulu Mingzhu" Hami melon was successfully trial-planted in Chongqing (重庆) for the first time. Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," deeply implementing the seed industry revitalization action, making technology more advanced and mechanisms more flexible, promoting more good seeds to break ground, sprout, and bear fruit, will surely enable us to better grasp the initiative of a good harvest and support "happiness on the tip of the tongue."
(The author is a reporter from People's Daily Online)
Return to TopIn 2024, rural areas across the country held more than 2.2 million various cultural and sports activities; the types of activities covered 24 categories such as Village Basketball Association (村BA), Village Super League (村超), and Village Exhibition (村展); the participation rate of farmers in cultural and sports activities exceeded 70%... Not long ago, the first "National 'Village-branded' Cultural and Sports Activities Report" was released. The vigorous development of cultural and sports activities has become a striking and colorful stroke in the picture of the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
This is precisely:
The fragrance of rice and fruit fills the air with songs,
The shouts shake the sky, demonstrating vitality.
Dazzling and colorful "village-branded" activities,
The great changes in the mountain villages bring endless joy.
Yang Yu (杨羽) wrote.
Return to TopBy: 达 仁
Offering one physical education class every day, ensuring that large-class physical activities last no less than 30 minutes, and enabling each student to master one or two sports skills... Physical education classes and sports activities, once undervalued and often encroached upon, are now playing an increasingly important role in many primary and secondary schools across the country.
In practice, after offering all required physical education classes, the question of how to "offer them well" has become a new focus of attention.
For example, with dozens of students in a single class, the teaching of many sports can only cover basic movements, making it difficult to help students achieve advanced levels. Moreover, due to the fear of students getting injured, some school sports activities are often "without difficulty, without intensity, and without confrontation," resulting in poor exercise effects.
Enhancing students' physical fitness and promoting their physical and mental health are undoubtedly the most important goals of physical education classes. If sports activities do not reach a certain level of exercise load, they cannot effectively improve cardiopulmonary function, enhance muscle strength, promote bone growth, or improve physical function, making it difficult to help students strengthen their bodies. "Teaching" is a prerequisite; in addition, "frequent practice" and "regular competition" are also needed. Only by continuously improving curriculum design, appropriately increasing exercise intensity, and adding "sweaty" sports and "confrontational" sports can the educational effect of 野蛮其体魄 (yě mán qí tǐ pò - "toughen their bodies," strengthen one's physique through physical training) be manifested.
The "education" in physical education also lies in "civilizing the spirit," which also relies on appropriately increasing training difficulty and exercise intensity. For team sports such as basketball and soccer, students can only truly understand the meaning of competitive rules and the mysteries of team tactics in confrontations close to real games. Simple leg stretches and loose games cannot allow students to form an in-depth understanding of sports rules and sportsmanship.
For a period of time, under the influence of "score-only theory," whether in campus physical education classes or extracurricular training camps, "practice what is tested, don't practice what is not tested" became a prominent problem, and sports were relegated to a supporting role in youth education. Now that physical education classes and sports education are highly valued, more attention should be paid to avoiding falling into the trap of exam-oriented education. Test scores are not the only standard for measuring students' physical literacy. If we only focus on the numbers on the stopwatch and the number of jumps, while ignoring the cultivation and observation of mental outlook and comprehensive qualities, the educational effect of sports will be greatly reduced.
The ultimate pursuit of higher, faster, and farther is the brilliance and charm of sports. This does require a lot of repetitive exercise as support, but these efforts are mostly intrinsically driven, stemming from the participant's love of the sport itself, the desire to improve skills, and the pursuit of self-dreams. To improve test scores, simply and rudely forcing students to mechanically and boringly repeat training for test items will inevitably lead students' emotions into pain and aversion, and it will be difficult to cultivate their interest in sports.
The key to making physical education classes both physically and mentally beneficial lies in scientific curriculum design, teachers' active guidance, and continuous humanistic care. Some places promote "physical education homework" to allow students to maintain exercise habits outside of school and during holidays; some schools break down class boundaries to allow students to choose different sports projects to attend classes according to their interests; some schools use intelligent devices to monitor students' exercise load, heart rate, and movement standardization in real time... From the exploration of many places, with the help of enriching teaching content, innovating teaching models, and improving education evaluation, physical education classes have powerfully promoted the healthy and happy growth of young people.
We must "cultivate the body" and also "cultivate the soul." The two are inherently consistent and inseparable. To allow sports to return to the original meaning of "education," a profound transformation is needed from concept to practice, unloading the psychological burden of fearing that students will suffer and get tired, and stepping out of the cognitive misunderstanding of learning for the sake of exams and practicing for the sake of exams.
Sports are for promoting the all-round development of people. Enhancing physical function in sports, understanding the true meaning of cooperation in competitions, tempering willpower in challenges, and learning respect and tolerance between victory and defeat—these gains will benefit young people for life. This is the meaning of sports education.
Return to TopBy: 钟 颐
Not long ago, the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft launch was a complete success. Looking back on the past and present (抚今追昔), we can sort out four space-time coordinates to appreciate the magnificent journey of the Chinese people's quest for the sky.
The first coordinate is the here and now. Every expedition has breakthroughs, and every breakthrough is inspiring. This mission is the sixth manned flight mission in the application and development phase of the space station, and also the thirty-seventh flight mission of the manned space program. Behind the seemingly ordinary numbers lies the "hard-core upgrade" of China's aerospace, such as the first implementation of a 3.5-hour autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking, which greatly shortens the waiting time for astronauts in the cabin. Behind this ease is the spirit of struggle of China's aerospace, which has been tempered in steady progress and is determined to innovate in overcoming difficulties.
The second coordinate is 2026. Astronauts from Hong Kong and Macau (港澳) are expected to perform their first flight mission as early as 2026. It is of great significance for compatriots from Hong Kong and Macau to realize their space dreams. On the one hand, it is an exciting "historical frame" for a family to share the same glory; on the other hand, Hong Kong and Macau are accelerating their integration into the overall development of the motherland, and the degree of participation in scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation is deepening. The "Mars Camera" helps "Tianwen (天问)," the "Macau Science 1 (澳科一号)" satellite shines in space, and Hong Kong's research and development robots help "Chang'e (嫦娥) Lunar Exploration"... We have jointly witnessed and participated in the glorious history of China's aerospace industry.
The third coordinate is 2030. In the mission logo solicitation for next year, the figure of Mengzhou-1 (梦舟一号) appeared. To reach for the moon in the ninth heaven (上九天揽月) is the long-cherished wish of the Chinese nation. 18 years ago, Chang'e-1 (嫦娥一号) went to the moon, and the dream came true; then, the three-step goal of "orbiting, landing, and returning" was successfully completed; during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China launched the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and comprehensively promoted various research, development, and construction work. Good news is frequently reported in the field of deep space exploration technology, and we have the confidence and conditions to continue the legend of reaching for the moon to the end.
The fourth coordinate is the sea of stars. The sky is endless, when will we "pluck the stars by hand"? Ouyang Ziyuan (欧阳自远), chief scientist of China's lunar exploration project, gave a firm answer: "China should fly farther, and China has the ability to fly farther." From near-Earth to deep space, exploring and developing, China has always adhered to the concept that the aerospace industry is a common cause for mankind, and continues to contribute Chinese wisdom to the peaceful use of outer space by mankind and the promotion of the construction of a human community with a shared future, and shares opportunities with countries around the world.
Those who never stop walking will surely reach their destination, no matter how far away. Coincidentally, in the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew, the post-70s, post-80s, and post-90s set off together, just forming a generational sequence. Talented people emerge from generation to generation in the aerospace field (航天代有才人出), and there is no end to the exploration of the universe. The coordinates of China's aerospace will continue to be refreshed.
(Excerpted from *Southern Daily (南方日报)*, originally titled *Looking at China's Aerospace from Four Space-Time Coordinates*)
Return to TopBy: 晓 林
Further establishing and improving a commercial secret protection system integrating self-protection, administrative protection, and judicial protection is the only way to effectively maintain a fair and competitive market order.
Recently, the Shanghai Third Intermediate People's Court (上海市第三中级人民法院) made a first-instance judgment on the case of Zunpai infringing upon Huawei HiSilicon's (华为海思) commercial secrets of chip technology. Fourteen former HiSilicon employees were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and fined a total of 13.5 million yuan. Commercial secrets embody enterprises' valuable intellectual property rights and innovative achievements, and play an important role in maintaining the security of the industrial chain and developing new quality productive forces. Building a solid commercial secret protection network is timely and necessary.
Consolidating security in development and seeking development in security. Adhering to the overall planning of development and security is one of the principles that must be followed in economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. From innovative technology research and development to key product information, from business management information to future development plans, commercial secrets are deeply integrated into the entire chain of enterprise production and operation. Infringement of commercial secrets will seriously damage the economic interests of enterprises and inhibit their innovation vitality. More seriously, it will undermine the innovation ecology of a hundred舸争流 and a fair and competitive market environment, thereby hindering the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Therefore, protecting commercial secrets is not a "private matter" of enterprises, but a "public matter" related to the business environment, innovation ecology, and development security. At present, crimes such as electronic intrusion and "bringing secrets into employment" that infringe upon commercial secrets are constantly increasing, and some emerging areas of commercial secret infringement are highly concealed and difficult to obtain evidence. Doing a good job in commercial secret protection faces new challenges. This requires us to strengthen bottom-line thinking and strengthen the security system and capacity building in key and emerging areas.
In recent years, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) has increased its enforcement efforts against illegal acts that infringe upon commercial secrets. In 2024, it investigated and handled 143 cases of commercial secret infringement, fully demonstrating the strong corrective effect of the "visible hand" on market disorder. At present, nearly 30,000 commercial secret protection service stations have been established nationwide, and the commercial secret protection service network is constantly improving. Looking to the future, further establishing and improving a commercial secret protection system integrating self-protection, administrative protection, and judicial protection is the only way to effectively maintain a fair and competitive market order and protect enterprises' innovation enthusiasm and industrial innovation ecology.
Commercial secrets are the cornerstone for enterprises to participate in market competition, and enterprises themselves are the first line of defense for protecting commercial secrets. Around commercial secrets, enterprises should focus on personnel management, technological innovation, information circulation, and confidentiality education to conduct full-chain management of commercial secrets. For example, in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), an enterprise in the field of industrial automation control conducts classified management of its staff, accurately classifies them according to different business areas and information importance, and reasonably sets access permissions, building a solid institutional defense line for commercial secret protection.
The rule of law is the best business environment. Protecting commercial secrets is a legal proposition and an important starting point for optimizing the business environment. The Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Ecological Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone (生态绿色一体化发展示范区) has established a commercial secret protection alliance for the intelligent manufacturing industry. Government functional departments, associations, and enterprises work together to achieve cross-regional collaborative protection of commercial secrets. Nankai District (南开区) in Tianjin (天津) has promoted the implementation of a commercial secret protection model of "blockchain notarization + commercial secret insurance," opening up a new path for commercial secret protection. From a practical point of view, in order to promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of commercial secret protection, it is urgent to coordinate the efforts of all parties, amplify the collaborative protection effect of multiple entities, and form a more complete commercial secret protection system.
It should also be seen that commercial secret protection has many points and a wide range, and the situation is complex. Only by continuously strengthening institutional innovation and accelerating the patching of protection shortcomings can we seize the initiative. The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) issued the "Regulations on the Protection of Commercial Secrets (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)," and Nanshan District (南山区) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) issued two group standards for commercial secret protection in the field of artificial intelligence and embodied intelligent robots... Aiming at the needs of commercial secret protection and continuously deepening institutional and mechanism innovation can form a strong deterrent and better protect commercial secrets.
Protecting commercial secrets means cherishing the spark of innovation. Forming a joint force of governance with the participation of the government, society, and enterprises, and promoting better resonance between enterprise innovation and high-quality economic and social development, this is the inherent requirement of ensuring a new development pattern with a new security pattern.
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Return to TopBy: 李书磊
Cultural prosperity and flourishing are important hallmarks of Chinese-style modernization. There is no socialist modernization without the flourishing and development of socialist culture. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions"), adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, profoundly grasps the laws of cultural development, and proposes the strategic task of "stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation and promoting the prosperity and development of socialist culture," which embodies the high cultural consciousness of the Chinese Communists in the new era and points out the direction for building a strong socialist cultural country.
I. Stimulating Innovation and Creativity is the Key to Building a Strong Cultural Country
Building a strong socialist cultural country is a major strategic decision made by our Party. It concerns the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the enhancement of international competitiveness. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has adhered to placing cultural construction in a prominent position in governing the country, made a series of major deployments, formed Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, and promoted cultural construction to achieve historic achievements in rectifying deviations and upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground. The construction of a strong socialist cultural country has taken solid steps. Compared with the strategic goal of building a strong cultural country by 2035, there are still shortcomings and deficiencies in cultural construction. We must give play to the main role of the people in cultural creation, stimulate innovation and creativity, and better gather the wisdom and strength of the entire people.
(I) Stimulating innovation and creativity is an inevitable requirement for promoting cultural prosperity. Innovation and creativity are the vitality of culture. In the thousands of years of history, an important reason why Chinese civilization has continued to thrive is that it has adapted to the times and introduced new ideas. The Communist Party of China is a Marxist party with a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural confidence, and has always placed cultural innovation and creation in a prominent position. As early as the period of the New Democratic Revolution, our Party took the construction of a national, scientific, and mass Chinese national new culture as its mission. After the founding of New China, our Party put forward the policy of "Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend" (百花齐放、百家争鸣). Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed "two integrations," opening up a broad space for innovation and raising the Party's awareness of promoting cultural innovation in inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture to a new height. History and practice have repeatedly proved that only by fully stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation and mobilizing all positive factors conducive to cultural development can we gather a strong impetus for cultural development and promote cultural prosperity.
(II) Stimulating innovation and creativity is an inevitable requirement for meeting the people's spiritual and cultural needs. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the "strength" of a strong cultural country should ultimately be reflected in the people's ideological realm, mental state, and cultural accomplishment. At present, with the development of the economy and society and the improvement of people's living standards, the people's spiritual and cultural needs are increasing day by day, and the requirements for the quality, taste, and style of cultural products are getting higher and higher, showing increasingly diversified, multi-level, and personalized characteristics. In particular, the improvement of mass knowledge level and the popularization of the Internet have brought about tremendous changes in spiritual and cultural needs. People are no longer satisfied with simply enjoying spiritual and cultural products, but also want to participate in cultural creation and production, and obtain spiritual satisfaction and improve their ideological realm in the complete and authentic spiritual and cultural life process. These changes have injected new impetus into cultural development and put forward new requirements. Only by stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation, giving full play to the pioneering spirit of the people, and providing a broad cultural stage for the vast number of people, so that meeting the people's cultural needs and promoting the people's cultural creation are unified, can we effectively enhance the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness.
(III) Stimulating innovation and creativity is an inevitable requirement for winning the initiative in international cultural competition. In today's world, changes unseen in a century are accelerating, the world is intertwined with chaos and turbulence is intensifying, geopolitical conflicts are prone to occur frequently, and international competition is becoming more complex and fierce. This competition is not only manifested in the competition of hard power such as economy, science and technology, and military affairs, but also in the competition of soft power such as culture and system. As China is increasingly approaching the center of the world stage, the exchanges and mutual learning between China and different civilizations are constantly deepening, but at the same time, it is also facing more frequent cultural collisions and even more intense ideological and cultural competition. Only by fully stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation, so that talents emerge in large numbers and peaks rise in the fields of literature and art, philosophy and social sciences, and news and publishing, can we truly form our cultural competitiveness and influence internationally.
II. Basic Requirements for Stimulating Cultural Innovation and Creativity
The purpose of stimulating cultural innovation and creativity is to promote the prosperity and development of socialist culture. It has direction, position, and principles. The key is to adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership and unswervingly follow the path of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics.
(I) Adhere to the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field. The banner is the direction and the strength. Adhering to the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field determines the nature and development direction of our country's culture and is the fundamental guarantee for promoting cultural innovation and creation to move forward along the correct path. We must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, observe the times, interpret the times, and lead the times with the world view and methodology of this thought, and implement the position, viewpoints, and methods of this thought into the entire process and all aspects of stimulating innovation and creativity and promoting cultural prosperity and development. Adhering to Marxist guidance also includes the requirement of promoting the sinicization of Marxism in the context of the times. We must adhere to combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, constantly promote the Party's theoretical innovation, and use the developing Marxism to guide the constantly developing socialist culture with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
(II) Rooted in the broad and profound Chinese civilization. Knowing where it comes from can we know where it is going. The broad and profound Chinese civilization contains the unique values and spiritual pursuits of the Chinese people, condenses the genes and codes of the Chinese nation's continuous development, is a valuable asset given to us by history, and is also a rich resource and inexhaustible driving force for promoting cultural innovation and creation. To stimulate cultural innovation and creativity, we must raise the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation, inherit the more than 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization with a high degree of cultural confidence, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture. We must adhere to the "two integrations," especially the "second integration," use Marxism to activate the excellent traditional Chinese culture, use the excellent traditional Chinese culture to enrich Marxism, connect the essence of Marxist thought with the essence of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and develop a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics that has strong ideological leadership, spiritual cohesion, value appeal, and international influence.
(III) Based on the great practice of the new era. Practice and life are the source of vitality for cultural innovation and creation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the history of world civilization reveals a law: any civilization must advance with the times and constantly absorb the essence of the times. Contemporary China is carrying out the most magnificent and unique social practice in human history. This great practice provides a strong impetus and broad space for cultural innovation and creation. To stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation, we must base ourselves on the great practice of the new era, deeply study and answer the new problems encountered in practice, draw fresh materials from practice, and constantly promote cultural innovation based on practice. In particular, it is necessary to closely connect with the creative practice of hundreds of millions of people, explore and establish an effective mechanism for writers, artists, experts, scholars, and journalists to go deep into practice, truly enter the vigorously developing Chinese fields, enter the daily work and life and inner world of the people, and carry out cultural creation worthy of the times and worthy of the people.
(IV) Conform to the development trend of information technology. Science and technology are the propellers of cultural innovation and creation, and each iteration of science and technology has promoted cultural innovation and breakthroughs. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and the integration of culture and technology is constantly spawning various new formats, new applications, and new carriers. Whether we can seize this round of technological revolution represented by artificial intelligence is a key factor in determining whether our country's culture can be full of vitality and whether it can win in international competition. We must create an open and innovative ecology, promote the development of digital and intelligent technologies such as the Internet and artificial intelligence, so that the ability of cultural and technological innovation can be unprecedentedly liberated, accelerate the innovative application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence in the cultural field, use Internet thinking to optimize cultural creation, production, and dissemination, and add technological wings to cultural innovation and creation. At the same time, we must take the initiative to correct the drawbacks associated with digital and intelligent technologies, such as false information, cultural fragmentation and superficiality, and excessive entertainment, and strive to create a positive and healthy cultural environment.
(V) Uphold openness and inclusiveness. Openness and inclusiveness have always been the source of vitality for civilization development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the most direct way to stimulate people's innovation and creativity is to enter different civilizations, discover the strengths of others, and inspire their own thinking. Chinese civilization has outstanding innovation and outstanding inclusiveness, and inclusiveness is an important foundation for innovation to be realized. Historically, Chinese civilization has connected China and foreign countries, learned from each other's strengths, and emerged cultural peaks and realized civilization updates in openness and inclusiveness. We must actively practice the Global Civilization Initiative, engage in dialogue and exchange with various ideologies and cultures with a broad mind, learn from all the achievements of human civilization with an inclusive attitude, stimulate innovation and creativity in exchanges and mutual learning, and form an open and inclusive cultural pattern and cultural atmosphere.
III. Prosper and Develop Socialist Culture by Stimulating Innovation and Creativity
The "Suggestions" put forward a series of major measures around "stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation and promoting the prosperity and development of socialist culture." We must grasp the implementation with a high sense of political responsibility and mission, with a sense of urgency that time waits for no one, and with a pragmatic and successful approach.
(I) Promote and practice the core socialist values. Core values are the spiritual bond that a nation relies on to maintain itself and the common ideological and moral foundation of a country. We must improve the system and mechanism, improve the work system, innovate activity carriers, and integrate the core socialist values into the construction of the rule of law, into social development, and into daily life. The construction of core values is ultimately the ideological construction of people. We must deepen the study and publicity and education of the Party's innovative theories, closely connect with reality to read the original works, study the original texts, and understand the principles, and effectively transform the learning results into vivid practices for doing our job well and promoting the development of the cause. Forming an independent knowledge system is the foundation of cultural construction and cultural prosperity. We must take root in the land of China, continue the Chinese cultural context, cultivate academic foundations, study real problems, truly study problems, deeply answer the questions of China, the questions of the world, the questions of the people, and the questions of the times, and accelerate the construction of an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences. Values and culture are interdependent. We must not only lead cultural construction with the core socialist values, coordinate and promote urban and rural spiritual civilization construction, and improve the people's civilization literacy and the level of social civilization, but also give play to the role of culture in nourishing the mind and cultivating sentiments, educate people with culture, educate people with culture, and enlighten the mind and warm the soul with rich cultural masterpieces, and subtly influence people's ideas, value judgments, and moral sentiments. To promote the core socialist values, we must focus on the key group of young people, combine the growth laws and realistic needs of young people in the new era, strengthen the ideal and belief education of young people, connect inside and outside the classroom to run the "big ideological and political class" well, promote campus cultural construction, strengthen psychological relief and humanistic care, and guide the vast number of young people to establish a correct world view, outlook on life, and values, and develop noble sentiments of serving the country and serving the society.
(II) Vigorously promote cultural undertakings. Cultural prosperity cannot be separated from a good cultural ecology. We must adhere to the policy of **百花齐放、百家争鸣** (bǎi huā qì fàng, bǎi jiā zhēng míng - "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend," a policy promoting diverse perspectives and artistic expression), fully promote academic democracy and artistic democracy, advocate the ambition and pursuit of loving culture and dedicating oneself to culture, and encourage facing the wall to learn and concentrate on creation. Cultural prosperity must ultimately be reflected in the endless emergence of good works. We must encourage emancipating the mind, giving play to individuality, and boldly exploring, innovate and expand themes, content, forms, and techniques, constantly improve the quality of literary and artistic creation, strive to launch cultural masterpieces worthy of the times, and promote literary and artistic creation from "plateau" to "peak." The key to cultural prosperity lies in people. We must adhere to "having people in mind," take the cultivation and support of high-level cultural talents as a strategic task, follow the laws of talent growth, improve the talent development system and mechanism, so that creators can fully display their talents, strive to create leading cultural figures who can shoulder the burden, and cultivate a large number of cultural elites and cultural new talents with both ability and integrity.
Cultural prosperity is accompanied by a high degree of respect for and strong protection of cultural heritage. We must protect historical and cultural heritage as we cherish our own lives. We must uphold the heart of respecting history and respecting culture, improve the historical and cultural protection and inheritance system, promote the systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage, increase the supervision of cultural heritage protection, strengthen the effective protection and living inheritance of historical and cultural cities, blocks, and villages, resolutely fight against all acts that destroy cultural heritage, and protect, promote, and develop the cultural treasures of the Chinese nation. New mass literature and art is a new thing and a vibrant cultural hotbed. We must promote new mass literature and art under the Internet, support the broad participation of the people in true cultural creation, guide and regulate the healthy development of online literature, online games, and online audio-visual, and make new mass literature and art a vital force in promoting socialist literature and art. Reading is the most basic cultural construction. We must deeply promote the construction of a reading society, accelerate the formation of a nationwide reading promotion service system covering urban and rural areas, create a strong atmosphere of loving reading, reading good books, and being good at reading, so that more people, especially young people, develop reading habits, and make reading truly become a way of life and spiritual pursuit for people.
(III) Accelerate the development of the cultural industry. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, my country will move from a middle-income country to a high-income country. From historical experience, this stage is the period of rapid development of the cultural industry. We must seize this important opportunity period, increase the intensity of reform, strengthen policy support, make good use of technological support, vigorously develop the cultural tourism industry, and cultivate the cultural industry and tourism industry into pillar industries, so as to empower economic and social development with culture. Reform is a powerful driving force for promoting the development of the cultural industry. We must unswervingly deepen the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, improve the cultural management system, improve the administrative examination and approval filing system in the cultural field, strengthen the protection of cultural intellectual property rights, and constantly stimulate the enthusiasm for cultural innovation and creation. The development of the cultural industry must handle the relationship between the government and the market, give play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of cultural resources, improve the cultural industry system and market system, improve the cultural production and operation mechanism, and cultivate excellent cultural enterprises and brands full of vitality and competitiveness. At the same time, we must give better play to the role of the government, implement active cultural and economic policies, increase policy support in finance, taxation, and finance, innovate cultural market supervision policies in the digital era, improve cultural trade policies, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural industry. Culture and technology are mutually reinforcing. We must promote the integration of culture and technology, accelerate the development of new cultural formats, broaden the space for cultural development, and promote the digital and intelligent empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction.
(IV) Enhance the Communication and Influence of Chinese Civilization. Comprehensively enhancing the communication and influence of Chinese civilization is not only related to our country's position in the world's cultural landscape, but also to the quality of a strong socialist modern country. We must take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, improve the international communication system and mechanism, strengthen the construction of key international communication bases, establish and improve the international communication work responsibility system, and promote the joint participation of all regions, departments, and aspects in international communication work. We must innovate communication carriers and methods, make good use of new media methods, and support the international development of social media platforms. We will accelerate the construction of a Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative system, improve the ability and level of storytelling, persuade people with facts, infect people with emotions, and influence people with reason, so that more foreign audiences can easily understand and are happy to accept it. To improve the effectiveness of international communication, knowing the outside world is a prerequisite. We must follow the laws of international communication, strengthen regional and national studies, deeply understand the history, culture, and social reality of target countries, and carry out precise communication close to audiences in different regions, countries, and groups to enhance the affinity and effectiveness of international communication. Culture is a bridge to the heart. We must strengthen the concept of using culture to dialogue with the world, improve the mechanism of cultural exchange, constantly expand exchange channels, widely carry out diverse international cultural exchange and cooperation, and encourage more cultural enterprises and excellent cultural products to go to the world, 以文载道 (yǐ wén zài dào - "carry the Tao with literature," to convey moral principles through literature) and 以文传声 (yǐ wén chuán shēng - "transmit voice through literature," to spread one's message through literature), so that the international community can better understand Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, and make Chinese civilization make greater contributions to human civilization.
By: 汤羽扬
Build and utilize the National Cultural Parks effectively.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposals
"Spanning two thousand years vertically and tens of thousands of miles horizontally," the Great Wall is the largest and most widely distributed cultural heritage site in China. Having been associated with the Great Wall for 20 years, my team and I have continuously conducted research along the Great Wall, contributing to its protection and study.
In 2005, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (国家文物局) organized thousands of cultural relic and surveying personnel to conduct a "physical examination" and "inventory" of the Great Wall nationwide for the first time, and I was fortunate to participate. Our first stop for the survey was Shixia Village (石峡村) in Yanqing District (延庆区), Beijing (北京市). At that time, the Great Wall had not been renovated, the mountain terrain was steep, and walking was very difficult. Villagers would voluntarily pick us up in the morning and take us back in the evening. In recent years, I have continued to lead students to explore ways to protect and utilize the Great Wall resources in Shixia Village, and our interactions with the villagers have become more frequent. They affectionately call me an "unofficial villager."
For Great Wall protection, planning comes first. We have successively compiled Great Wall protection plans for Beijing, Ningxia (宁夏), and Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and completed the Beijing Great Wall Cultural Belt Protection and Development Plan and the Great Wall National Cultural Park (Beijing Section) Construction and Protection Plan. Regarding the image positioning of the Great Wall National Cultural Park (Beijing Section), we have clarified two major ideas: "a pioneer area for the construction and protection of the Great Wall National Cultural Park in China" and "a golden cultural calling card serving the capital and the country's opening to the outside world." By establishing protection lines, integrating areas, and creating highlights, we showcase the profound history and cultural landscape characteristics of the Beijing Great Wall.
The Great Wall is an ancient building and also an ancient site. How to repair the Great Wall requires thorough research as a prerequisite. In 2021, Beijing took the lead in launching a research-based restoration project for the Great Wall nationwide. At the Dazhuangkou Great Wall (大庄科长城) in Yanqing District, we integrated multi-disciplinary collaborative research, scientific experimental methods, and digital monitoring management into the entire project cycle, promoting innovation in the concepts and technical methods of Great Wall protection and restoration. In the research-based restoration, multiple disciplines such as architecture, materials, structure, plants, water environment, and digitization closely cooperated to ensure the safety of the Great Wall itself and preserve the various historical information, the vicissitudes of its ancient and simple historical features, and the overall cultural landscape of the surrounding area.
Based on academic research, we selected sections of the Great Wall such as Badaling (八达岭), Gubeikou (古北口), and Jiankou (箭扣) to elaborate on themes related to the Beijing Great Wall. Through interpretive signs, guidebooks, mini-programs, and other means, we established a Great Wall cultural identification and interpretation system, allowing the public to conduct self-guided tours, learn about the construction techniques and functional characteristics of the Great Wall, and appreciate the profound historical and cultural value it contains.
The villages along the Great Wall were born because of the Great Wall and prosper because of the Great Wall. In Gubeikou Town (古北口镇), Miyun District (密云区), Great Wall resources such as the Simatai Great Wall (司马台长城), the Twenty-Four Eye Tower (二十四眼楼), and the General's Tower (将军楼) have been revitalized and utilized, forming study tour routes such as "Beacon Fire Great Wall," "Victory Road," "Ancient Great Wall Town," and "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers." The villagers of Shixia Village have also embarked on the road to prosperity relying on the Great Wall resources. Homestays, oil mills, coffee shops, Great Wall bookstores, and other businesses jointly connect the agricultural, cultural, and tourism industry chain, helping to comprehensively revitalize the countryside.
Protecting the Great Wall and inheriting the Great Wall culture requires long-term effort. Looking ahead to the "15th Five-Year Plan," Beijing will explore opening more sections of the Great Wall to the public, conduct in-depth interpretation and display of the Great Wall's value, and construct a collection of Beijing Great Wall stories that can be seen, read, and heard. At the same time, we will use digital technology to obtain full-line digital data of the Beijing Great Wall, achieve digital and intelligent monitoring and management of the Great Wall, and continue to promote the ancient Great Wall to showcase a new look of the times.
(The author is a professor at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (北京建筑大学) and Executive Vice President of the Beijing Great Wall Culture Research Institute (北京长城文化研究院). This article was compiled and edited by Shi Fang (施芳), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Further Reading
Focus on Creating Important Symbols of Chinese Culture
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, construction and protection plans for the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March, Yellow River, and Yangtze River National Cultural Parks were successively issued. Many provinces along the routes launched construction and protection plans for their respective provinces, forming a national cultural park construction planning system with accurate positioning, distinctive characteristics, prominent functions, and seamless connection.
How should National Cultural Parks be built and managed?
Taking the Great Wall National Cultural Park as an example, the overall spatial pattern is constructed according to the principles of "core section support, linear corridor guidance, regional contiguous integration, and overall image display," forming a "1+2+15" planning system covering the "Great Wall National Cultural Park Construction and Protection Plan," the "Great Wall Culture and Tourism Integration Development Special Plan," the "Great Wall Along the Transportation and Cultural Tourism Integration Development Plan," and 15 provincial plans.
In the construction of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, the protection of Yangtze River cultural relics and cultural heritage is placed in the primary position. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), together with the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局), organized 13 provinces along the route to conduct surveys of cultural relic resources; comprehensively strengthened archaeological research on cultural relics in the Yangtze River Basin; improved the list system for the protection of Yangtze River cultural relics; and took into account the overall protection of the cultural relic itself and the surrounding environment and cultural ecology.
In recent years, through the launch of the documentary "The Song of the Great Wall," the holding of the Yangtze River Culture Festival, and the release of 10 national-level tourist routes with the theme of the Yellow River, various regions have promoted the integration of culture and tourism, deeply explored the spiritual connotations of cultural relics and cultural resources, and continuously enhanced the awareness and influence of the National Cultural Parks.
Han Ziyong (韩子勇), the chief coordinator of the Expert Advisory Committee of the National Cultural Parks, said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the systematic and holistic protection of cultural heritage should always be the primary task of the National Cultural Park construction, strictly protecting the cultural relics and historic sites themselves and their environment, focusing on creating important symbols of Chinese culture, and vividly presenting the unique creation, value concepts, and distinctive characteristics of Chinese culture.
(This article was compiled and edited by Zheng Haiou (郑海鸥), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopOn November 6th, the Shenzhen International Cruise Homeport officially launched cross-border helicopter entry and exit services. Two cross-border helicopters carrying the first group of passengers completed flights from Macao (澳门) to Shenzhen Shekou (深圳蛇口), and from Shekou (蛇口) to Hong Kong (香港), respectively. After the official operation of the two routes, the travel time from Shekou (蛇口) to Hong Kong Island (香港岛) and Macao (澳门) will be shortened to within 20 minutes and 15 minutes respectively, and the "30-minute efficient transportation circle" of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) will transform from a blueprint to reality.
The picture shows a helicopter taking off from Macau International Airport (澳门国际机场) and arriving at the helicopter pad of Shenzhen International Cruise Homeport (深圳国际邮轮母港).
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Mao Siqian (毛思倩) photo
Return to TopThis newspaper Chongqing (重庆) November 6th (Reporters Jiang Feng (姜峰) and Wang Xinyue (王欣悦)) The Chongqing Municipal People's Government (重庆市人民政府) held a press conference on November 6th to introduce the adjustment of some administrative divisions, abolishing Jiangbei District (江北区) and Yubei District (渝北区), establishing Liangjiang New Area (两江新区), and scientifically dividing the administrative regions of Beibei District (北碚区) and Liangjiang New Area (两江新区).
According to the plan, this administrative division adjustment relies on the Liangjiang New Area (两江新区) national-level new area, abolishing Jiangbei District (江北区) and Yubei District (渝北区), establishing Liangjiang New Area (两江新区), which governs the original Jiangbei District (江北区), the original Yubei District (渝北区) (excluding Dawan Town (大湾镇), Tongjing Town (统景镇), Dasheng Town (大盛镇), Xinglong Town (兴隆镇), and Cizhu Town (茨竹镇)), and the administrative regions of Shuitu Subdistrict (水土街道), Fuxing Subdistrict (复兴街道), Caijiagang Subdistrict (蔡家岗街道), Shijialiang Town (施家梁镇), and Tongjiaxi Town (童家溪镇) in Beibei District (北碚区); the five towns of Dawan Town (大湾镇), Tongjing Town (统景镇), Dasheng Town (大盛镇), Xinglong Town (兴隆镇), and Cizhu Town (茨竹镇) in the original Yubei District (渝北区), whose land and space positioning is similar to that of Beibei District (北碚区), are placed under the jurisdiction of Beibei District (北碚区).
After the adjustment, Liangjiang New Area (两江新区) will focus on building a main position to support Chongqing (重庆) in undertaking and implementing major national strategies, cultivating and expanding new quality productive forces, further comprehensively deepening reform, continuously expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, and promoting the modernization of megacities. The locational advantages and ecological and cultural functions of Beibei District (北碚区) are more focused, building an "ecological garden" and ecological barrier in the central urban area of Chongqing (重庆), and creating strategic support and functional complementary areas for the westward (Chongqing) Science City (西部（重庆）科学城) to expand northward.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 6th (Reporter Ding Yasong (丁雅诵)) The Ministry of Education (教育部) recently issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Enrollment of Certain Special Types of Students in General Institutions of Higher Education in 2026," requiring relevant universities to earnestly implement the primary responsibility for reviewing the registration qualifications of special type enrollment candidates, clarify the positioning of talent selection and training for related types, scientifically determine the school's application conditions and qualification review procedures, and work with various regions to strictly review candidates' identity, academic status, provincial unified examination, school examination, college entrance examination registration and other information, without lowering application conditions or relaxing qualification review standards.
It is understood that special type enrollment mainly includes four categories: art major enrollment, high-level sports team enrollment, recommended students, and comprehensive evaluation enrollment. The notice requires strict implementation of the evaluator avoidance system, the "blacklist" system, and the "three randoms" working mechanism of random arrangement of candidates, examination rooms, and judges. In principle, the proportion of out-of-province and out-of-school judges should reach more than half. It is necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of the selection of evaluators and the implementation of the avoidance system. Once it is found that evaluators have concealed declarations or other behaviors that may affect the fairness and impartiality of the examination and enrollment, they must be resolutely and seriously investigated and included in the "blacklist" management.
Return to TopBy: 刘秀云
Strengthen original innovation and tackle key core technologies.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal
The human brain is a mysterious universe. Within this "small world" weighing approximately 1.4 kilograms, lie 86 billion neurons, controlling human emotions, language, and movement. It is a "biological computer" more sophisticated than any supercomputer.
How can we link the brain with external devices to help humans realize the dream of "moving at will and making wishes come true"? Brain-computer interface (BCI) is such a cutting-edge technology for human-machine interaction and human-machine hybrid. When the brain is active, neurons discharge to form brainwaves. BCI directly reads brain intentions by recognizing brainwave characteristics, enabling interaction between humans and machines or the external environment.
The development of science and technology is not explosive, but requires gradual progress and sustained effort. For many years, the Neuroengineering Team of Tianjin University (天津大学) has focused its efforts on non-invasive BCI. In 2014, the team developed a "Mind Reader" robot that controls a robotic arm through brainwave signals, allowing disabled people to regain grasping ability. In 2016, the on-orbit BCI system developed by the team entered space, achieving a breakthrough in human-machine collaboration in extreme environments. Behind these achievements are more than 10 years of continuous efforts by team members in neural signal decoding, algorithm modeling, and hardware integration.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we turned our attention to the field of brain diseases. Through BCI technology, we have achieved real-time "viewing" of the brain integrating "diagnosis-monitoring-treatment-prediction."
The development of "Mind Reader-Mind Light" non-invasive intracranial pressure measurement allows doctors to measure intracranial pressure without craniotomy, making timely diagnoses and greatly reducing the risk of intracranial infection. The "Mind Reader-Mind Pole" technology, through cerebrospinal fluid circulation dynamics and non-invasive BCI technology, shortens the diagnosis time of hydrocephalus from the traditional few days to 30 minutes, and greatly reduces patients' medical expenses. "Mind Reader-Mind Heart" can achieve objective diagnosis of depression and other mental illnesses. "Mind Reader-Mind Ear" provides closed-loop precise parameter adjustment for cochlear implant implantation. "Mind Reader-Mind Tune" achieves regulation and treatment of brain diseases through non-invasive regulation technology, bringing new hope to patients with Alzheimer's disease and emotional disorders. "Mind Reader-Dinghai" allows neurocritical care physicians to develop personalized diagnosis and treatment plans for each neurological disease patient more objectively and accurately, reducing postoperative complications.
The year 2025 is of great significance for the development of BCI technology in China. In April, the first national BCI comprehensive clinical experimental ward was established in Tianjin (天津). In August, the world's first multicenter clinical trial of BCI for neurocritical care was launched, marking the first time that BCI technology has broken through the traditional application scope of motor and cognitive function restoration and entered the new field of neurocritical care.
Health is a major concern for every ordinary person, and safeguarding the health of the people is our bounden duty. Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," the team will focus on BCI technology, carry out "systematic tackling" from bottom-level chips and electrodes, core algorithms, to system integration and platform construction, strengthen the training of high-level interdisciplinary talents, and add glory to the construction of a healthy China.
(The author is the Deputy Director of the School of Medicine and Dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology of Tianjin University (天津大学). This article was compiled by Li Jiading (李家鼎), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Further Reading
How BCI Technology Treats Brain Diseases
Nervous system-related diseases are widespread, placing a heavy burden on individuals, families, and society. However, the presence of the skull makes the brain the most difficult organ to monitor, and the blood-brain barrier makes traditional brain disease treatment drugs face problems such as difficult delivery, poor targeting, and strong toxic side effects. Overall, humans still know very little about the pathogenesis of brain diseases, and diagnostic and treatment methods are very limited.
The emergence of BCI technology provides new avenues and means for analyzing and treating brain diseases.
On the one hand, BCI technology allows the nervous system to "speak," achieving "mind reading" and precise diagnosis of the brain through high-precision decoding of neural signals. For example, BCI can accurately capture and decode a patient's motor intention signals of "wanting to raise a hand" or "wanting to grasp," and then drive a robotic arm, exoskeleton glove, or computer cursor to achieve "mind control," complete basic actions such as drinking water and eating, and can also transform thoughts into text or voice output, allowing patients to regain communication ability.
On the other hand, BCI technology can also break through the limitations of the blood-brain barrier through physical regulation technology to treat brain diseases. Currently, many drugs cannot effectively act on the disease because they are difficult to penetrate the blood-brain barrier, and BCI technology can achieve precise diagnosis of nerve activity, and then cooperate with drugs through regulatory means. This "diagnosis-regulation" integrated closed-loop treatment model will greatly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of brain disease treatment.
(Compiled by Li Jiading (李家鼎), a reporter from this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 张智琪
Using brainwave signals to control robotic arms, enabling people with disabilities to regain grasping ability; high-precision decoding of neural signals to achieve "mind reading" of the brain... Brain-computer interface technology is making scenes that once only existed in science fiction, such as "human-machine hybrid" and "moving at will," a reality.
Moving from science fiction to real life requires aiming at the forefront and daring to be the first, but also being down-to-earth and 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve through sustained effort," persistent effort leads to success). The Neural Engineering Team of Tianjin University (天津大学) has focused on the breakthrough point of non-invasive brain-computer interface technology, and has continuously carried out technical research for more than 10 years. From the research and development of artificial neural robot systems to human-machine collaboration in extreme environments, it has achieved a series of key advances, bringing the "future" into reality.
Moving from scientific research exploration to clinical implementation is not only an innovative transformation of interdisciplinary integration, but also reflects the responsibility of scientific researchers. In order to overcome the diagnostic and treatment challenges in the field of brain diseases, Liu Xiuyun (刘秀云)'s team continues to advance into the breadth and depth of medicine. By promoting the deep integration of cutting-edge brain science research and clinical needs, they have realized a real-time "view" of the brain that integrates "diagnosis-monitoring-treatment-prediction," using innovative achievements to protect the lives and health of the people.
The two-way rush between cutting-edge technology and medical practice demonstrates the power of innovation in the vivid practice of safeguarding the lives and health of the people. In the future, we look forward to more cutting-edge technologies accelerating their implementation, so that scientific research results can truly benefit people's lives.
Return to TopThis newspaper Jiaxing (嘉兴) November 6th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) On the 6th, the 2025 "Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace: Showcase of Excellent Cases" event was held in Wuzhen (乌镇), Zhejiang (浙江). At the event, guests from all over the world gathered to explore new paths for international cooperation in cyberspace.
It is reported that the World Internet Conference has organized the collection of practical cases of "Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace" for five consecutive years, which has been widely participated in by all parties around the world. Since March 2025, the World Internet Conference has collected more than 300 cases globally. After expert evaluation, 12 excellent cases with high conceptual fit, great international influence, good inclusiveness and benefit, and rich display forms were finally selected and released on site.
In the end, projects such as "'Never Vanishing Heritage' Maker Marathon - Global Youth Building a New Future for Cultural Heritage," "Italian National Competence Center for Robotics (ARTES 4.0): A Benchmark for Transnational Robotics Technology Collaboration," and "China Southern Power Grid Global Data Operation Center: Lighting up the 'Belt and Road' Electricity Cooperation" were selected as the 2025 "Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace: Showcase of Excellent Cases".
Return to TopThe World Internet Conference "Light of Internet" Expo 2025 opened on the 6th at the Light of Internet Expo Center in Wuzhen (乌镇), Zhejiang (浙江).
This year's "Light of Internet" Expo focuses on the theme of "AI Symbiosis, Intelligent Future," with "Artificial Intelligence+" as the display focus. It is divided into seven thematic exhibition areas: Global Leadership, Model Pioneer, Intelligent Industry, Digital Intelligence Ecology, Cybersecurity, Digital Intelligence Travel, and Digital Village (Smart Agriculture), bringing together cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies and the latest application results.
During the Expo, a series of activities will be organized, including Digital Intelligence Innovation Release, Industry Talent Introduction, Industry Cooperation Docking, "New Light" series promotion, and Internet popular science. 670 well-known international enterprises and institutions will participate online and offline.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper on November 6th in Beijing (北京) (Reporter Gu Zhongyang (顾仲阳)), the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China focused on the construction of high-standard oil-tea camellia forests, striving to promote the coordinated development of the entire industry chain, increase camellia oil production capacity, and achieved phased results in the development of the oil-tea camellia industry. In the past three years, more than 11.8 million mu of new oil-tea camellia planting area and more than 9.7 million mu of low-yield and inefficient forest transformation area have been achieved. As of now, the national oil-tea camellia planting area is more than 75 million mu, and the camellia oil output has reached 1.1 million tons, an increase of 53% compared with 2020.
It is reported that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China issued a three-year action plan to accelerate the development of the oil-tea camellia industry, and continued to promote the "expansion" and "increase production" of oil-tea camellia. The implementation of the central government's financial award and subsidy policy for the development of the oil-tea camellia industry has invested a total of more than 12 billion yuan. At present, there are 2.47 million business entities in the oil-tea camellia industry and more than 2,200 camellia oil processing enterprises. Relevant officials from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局) introduced that in the next 5 years, the oil-tea camellia industry will focus on improving quality, expanding area, and increasing efficiency, further innovating policy supply, strengthening factor guarantees, stimulating motivation and vitality, and achieving high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 江 萌
The afternoon sun shines into a residence in Tongren City (同仁市), Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (黄南藏族自治州), Qinghai Province (青海省). Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措), looking at her daughter Zhashi Yuzhen (扎西玉珍) in her arms, told reporters: "'Zhashi' (扎西) means auspiciousness, and 'Yuzhen' (玉珍) represents preciousness. I hope she grows up healthy and safe."
Just a few months ago, this post-00s woman, then seven months pregnant, knelt on the ground next to the West Government Bus Station in the Chengdong District (城东区) of Xining City (西宁市), forcefully pressing the chest of an unfamiliar elderly man with her hands, staging an emergency rescue.
At 8:00 a.m. on July 21, Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) was waiting for a bus at the West Government Bus Station when she heard a muffled "thump."
"I turned around and saw an old man lying face up on the stone slab next to the bus stop," Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) recalled. She reacted quickly, dialing the emergency number while running to the old man and squatting down. Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) quickly reported the location and situation to the 120 operator. Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) said, "I was especially afraid of delaying the golden time for rescue."
The old man's breathing suddenly stopped, and the blood seeping from the back of his head spread into a small patch of dark red on the stone slab. "The old man is not breathing!" she shouted to the operator on the other end of the phone.
"The operator told me to immediately perform CPR on the old man, and his instructions were very clear," Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) said. A kind passerby took Yang Jiancuo's (杨尖措) phone and turned on the speakerphone, allowing her to free her hands to administer aid. She knelt on the ground, stacked her hands, and began pressing.
The kneeling position was extremely uncomfortable, and each press tugged at her abdomen. But she gritted her teeth, with only one thought in her mind: "I must hold on until the paramedics arrive!"
Finally, the siren of the ambulance grew closer, and the medical staff rushed out of the vehicle to take over the rescue. At this time, Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) was already unsteady when she got up. She braced herself and assisted the medical staff with the handover. Only after the old man was lifted into the ambulance did she silently take a taxi and leave.
"Unfortunately, I later learned that despite the best efforts to rescue him, they ultimately failed to save the old man's life," Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) said regretfully. Recently, Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) was selected for the second and third quarter list of heroes for justice and courage for 2025 released by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委).
"I hope to pass on the spirit of 见义勇为 (jiàn yì yǒng wéi - "see righteousness act bravely," to act heroically for a just cause)!" Yang Jiancuo (杨尖措) said.
Return to TopOn the banks of the millennium-old Grand Canal, a vibrant new Gongshu. Gongshu District (拱墅区), Hangzhou (杭州) City, Zhejiang Province (浙江省), closely focuses on the "1+4" key industrial layout, guided by the "integrated reform of science, education, talent, and human resources." Relying on the district's 30 business communities, it creates application scenarios for three innovation ecosystems around universities, promotes the pairing of five major research institutes with leading enterprises and investment institutions in the district, and helps upgrade the five high-level platforms within the innovation ecosystem around universities, injecting strong momentum into the region's high-quality development.
Gongshu District (拱墅区), with the Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) as its main carrier, takes universities as the center and innovation as the radius to create the "Shanggu Future Innovation Ecosystem Around Universities" (上谷未来·环高校创新生态圈), becoming a vivid practice of Gongshu District's (拱墅区) transformation and upgrading.
Focusing on talent attraction and cultivation, creating an innovation magnet that attracts both near and far.
Talent is an important factor in innovative development. Gongshu District (拱墅区) takes universities, research institutes, and science and technology innovation platforms as carriers, establishes a "talent service specialist" system in business communities, implements "one-to-one" precise service, and introduces high-level talents for enterprises. At present, Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) has cultivated 339 municipal-level classified talents, and the talent aggregation effect is obvious.
Innovating working mechanisms and strengthening Party building leadership. Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) has created the Gaoting Science and Technology Innovation Business Community (皋亭科创商务社区), with economic cadres serving as the secretary of the business community's Party general branch and the deputy dean of the Zhejiang University City College (浙大城市学院) Edge Intelligence Innovation Research Institute (边缘智能创新研究院) serving as the deputy secretary, and established a joint Party branch for "two new organizations" to enhance organizational cohesion. A "Zhihui Shangtang Innovation Ecosystem Around Universities Party Building Joint Construction Circle" (智汇上塘·环高校党建联建圈) was formed, and a "partner" program for the talent science and technology innovation center around universities was implemented, selecting and appointing 12 deputy general managers of science and technology and innovation and entrepreneurship mentors. "Talent Salon" themed salons are held, technical exchange meetings are organized in different fields, and the collaborative mechanism of "enterprises proposing questions, universities solving questions, and the government assisting questions" is improved. Since the beginning of this year, more than 50 technical problems of enterprises have been solved, promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research.
Connecting the transformation chain, activating the science and technology innovation engine for realizing achievements.
Realizing the transformation of scientific and technological achievements is a key link in building an innovation ecosystem. Gongshu District (拱墅区) accelerates the promotion of more innovative achievements to "bloom and bear fruit locally" and injects momentum into regional development through deepening school-local integration, strengthening project attraction, and optimizing service guarantees.
Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) has built platforms such as the Talent Science and Technology Innovation Center, the Proof-of-Concept Center, and the Pilot Test Base to fill the entire chain of "basic research - concept verification - industrialization" and promote the quality and efficiency of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大学) Hangzhou Technology Innovation Research Institute (杭州技术创新研究院) and the Zhejiang University City College (浙大城市学院) Edge Intelligence Innovation Research Institute (边缘智能创新研究院). As of now, the two major research institutes have cumulatively incubated 23 enterprises, introduced 21 doctors, and applied for 26 invention patents.
Relying on the school-local joint meeting system, Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) has established a docking mechanism for the "three lists" of university achievements, university talents, and alumni projects, forming a closed loop of "internal research and development + transformation around universities + Gongshu (拱墅) growth." Since the beginning of this year, 10 university economic projects have been launched, covering fields such as life and health and high-end intelligent equipment, injecting momentum into industrial innovation and development.
Empowering industrial upgrading and building a modern system of cluster development.
Gongshu District (拱墅区) focuses on key industrial services, proposes a development path for business community clusters, plans action plans around the science and technology innovation field, and helps transform traditional industrial zones into innovation ecosystems around universities. The Gaoting Science and Technology Innovation Business Community (皋亭科创商务社区), combined with the construction of the "Shanggu Future Innovation Ecosystem Around Universities" (上谷未来·环高校创新生态圈), builds a development pattern of "science and technology innovation leadership, business integration, and element aggregation."
In terms of industrial project attraction, Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) focuses on future industries such as artificial intelligence, high-end equipment, and life and health, and introduces enterprise projects such as SF Express (顺丰), JD.com (京东), and Beike (贝壳). In the past two years, a total of 3 projects with more than 1 billion yuan and 27 projects with more than 100 million yuan have been launched, with actual utilization of foreign capital exceeding 120 million US dollars. As a major project of Zhejiang Province's (浙江省) "Thousand Projects and Ten Trillion" project, the Zhejiang Province Intelligent Ship Innovation Center (浙江省智能船舶创新中心) project will focus on the fields of intelligent equipment and unmanned ships, filling the gaps in related technologies.
In terms of innovation element guarantee, the business community has formed a "Ke Xiaotang" (科小塘) enterprise service team, launched two types of service lists for "science and technology innovation enterprises" and "science and technology innovation talents" with a total of 54 value-added services, visited and served more than 1,200 enterprises, provided more than 200 value-added services, and recognized a technology transaction volume of more than 130 million yuan. At the same time, it explores the establishment of a science and technology innovation fund around universities, promotes the landing of the Zhejiang Province No. 2 Light Industry Intelligent Ship Manufacturing Investment Industry Fund (浙江省二轻智能船舶制造投资产业基金), strengthens cooperation with district-owned state-owned enterprise industry funds, jointly carries out services such as patent pledge and technology loans with financial institutions in the jurisdiction, accelerates the realization of policy funds, and has cumulatively paid out more than 100 million yuan, providing support for enterprise development.
On this vibrant land of Gongshu (拱墅), Shangtang Sub-district (上塘街道) takes the Gaoting Science and Technology Innovation Business Community (皋亭科创商务社区) as the starting point, builds a science and technology innovation system and talent attraction and cultivation ecology supported by high-level research and development institutions, specialized technology incubation platforms, open innovation source carriers, and high-efficiency public service platforms, promotes the transformation of science and technology innovation variables into industrial development increments, and injects scientific and technological momentum into the high-quality economic and social development of the region.
Data source: Organization Department of the CPC Hangzhou Gongshu District Committee (中共杭州市拱墅区委组织部)
Return to TopThe autumn charm is strong in Shanghai, and the grand event opens a new journey. The 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (国家会展中心（上海）) from November 5th to 10th. The "Cloverleaf Promise" CIIE Youth Volunteer Service Team of the Shanghai Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行上海市分行) gathered again. As a comprehensive partner of this CIIE, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行) always walks with openness, gives play to the strength of youth, fully invests in the volunteer service work of the 8th CIIE, and writes a youthful chapter of financial assistance to high-level opening to the outside world.
In the name of volunteering, go to the CIIE appointment.
From 2018 to 2024, more than 2,600 ICBC (工商银行) CIIE youth volunteers, known as "Little Leaves" (小叶子), have built a bridge connecting the world with their services, serving more than 30,000 global guests. They have successfully completed the supporting activities guarantee tasks of the CIIE for seven consecutive sessions, and have won many honors such as the Excellent Youth Volunteer Service Project of the Head Office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行总行). The "Cloverleaf Promise" CIIE Youth Volunteer Service Team this year has an average age of 26, and the service strength has been upgraded in an all-round way - on the basis of the branch volunteers, volunteers from the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone Branch, the Zhejiang Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone Branch, and the Suzhou Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone Branch were added for the first time, forming a three-dimensional service matrix of "branch + Shanghai-based institutions + Yangtze River Delta," demonstrating the youth responsibility of financial services for regional coordinated opening up.
In September 2025, the 50-day countdown event for the 8th China International Import Expo (中国国际进口博览会), "Gathering Guests from All Directions and Raising the Sails of Opening Up," was successfully held in Shanghai (上海). 21 ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) stood in full dress. Accompanied by the exciting sound of drums, they read out the contents of the 8 volunteer service positions of the CIIE, and solemnly swore with a loud voice of youth to be the displayers of China's image, the transmitters of urban civilization, the participants in serving the CIIE, and the practitioners of the volunteer spirit, inspiring youth to take responsibility, serving the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, and adding glory to the 8th CIIE with practical actions. The loud slogan of "Dedication, Innovation, Mutual Assistance, Inheritance" is a vivid interpretation of the ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) taking on responsibility.
Youth takes on the mission, and openness leads to the future.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee (党的二十届四中全会) has drawn a grand blueprint for the development of the next five years. In the relay race of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, contemporary youth shoulder a crucial baton. The ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) bravely shoulder their responsibilities and missions, temper their skills and demonstrate their value in the practice of serving the CIIE with a spirit of never slackening and a fighting posture of never stopping.
All volunteers always devote themselves to various tasks with a full mental state and enthusiastic service attitude. In October, the ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) conducted on-the-spot reconnaissance at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (国家会展中心（上海）), and carried out training on the meeting process, personnel flow, booth exhibition arrangements, etc., focusing on the time axis and project axis of the ICBC (工商银行) supporting activities, to further clarify important matters such as time nodes, venue locations, and work content, to ensure that they can do a good job in the service guarantee work of this CIIE with a proper, full, and enthusiastic service image and a vigorous, serious, and positive mental outlook. In November, the ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) fully devoted themselves to the CIIE volunteer service work. From guest reception to booth service, from conference affairs support to emergency handling, every position shone with the professionalism and enthusiasm of ICBC (工商银行) youth. The young volunteers conveyed the temperature of Shanghai (上海) with sincere smiles, demonstrated the quality of ICBC (工商银行) with professional services, and demonstrated the style of Chinese youth in the new era with high spirits.
The 8th CIIE continues the theme of "New Era, Shared Future," and continues to amplify the "spillover effect" through policy coordination, technological leadership, regional linkage, and service upgrades, injecting new impetus into building an open world economy. Heading to the CIIE appointment, youth gathers in Shanghai (申城). The ICBC (工商银行) "Little Leaves" (小叶子) integrate their personal struggle into the overall situation of opening up, write an answer sheet of "youth without regrets, a strong country with me" on the CIIE stage, and let the volunteer spirit bloom more brilliantly in the practice of serving the trade event.
Data source: Shanghai Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行上海市分行)
Return to TopCésar Miranda (塞萨尔·米兰达), Secretary of Economic Development of Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州), Brazil—
Seeing a Broader Future
This year marks the third time that Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州) has participated in the China International Import Expo (进博会) with an independent booth. As one of the most economically dynamic regions in central Brazil, Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州) is Brazil's largest producer of corn, meat, corn ethanol, cotton, and soybeans. China is one of Brazil's most important trading partners, and the China International Import Expo (进博会) is an important bridge for us to engage in in-depth dialogue with the Chinese market and achieve win-win cooperation.
For us, participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会) is a process of continuously enhancing confidence and increasing gains. In 2023, Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州) participated in the exhibition for the first time, "testing the waters" of the Chinese market with a 54-square-meter booth. The following year, the booth area was expanded to 100 square meters, and we signed four memorandums of cooperation with companies such as China COSCO Shipping Group (中国远洋海运集团) and Hainan Development Holdings Co., Ltd. (国机海南发展有限公司), achieving fruitful results. This year, we have once again increased our investment, increasing the booth area to 200 square meters, and once again appearing on this globally瞩目 (zhǔ mù - "eye-catching," attracting worldwide attention) stage.
Our delegation consists of nearly 70 business people and industry leaders, who have brought a variety of high-quality agricultural products: sesame seeds with newly signed origin export agreements, various beans, and our state's most representative high-quality beef—MT steak. These products not only represent the agricultural strength of Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州), but also reflect our firm commitment to food safety, quality traceability, and sustainable development.
I deeply feel that the significance of the China International Import Expo (进博会) goes far beyond the exhibition itself. It is a window for the world to understand the Chinese market and feel China's expanding opening-up. Since participating in the exhibition for the first time, we have not only broadened our export channels, but also further improved our brand awareness in the Chinese market. The openness and inclusiveness of the Chinese market provide us with unprecedented opportunities. Through the China International Import Expo (进博会), we have not only won partners, but also established trust and friendship. Participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会) is not only a display, but also a strategy—it allows us to further consolidate our competitive advantage in the international agricultural product trade field, and also allows us to see a broader future.
Mato Grosso (马托格罗索州) is committed to becoming a benchmark for global sustainable production and agricultural innovation. I believe that through the China International Import Expo (进博会) platform, Brazil and China will continue to deepen exchanges and achieve closer cooperation in agriculture, food, energy, technology, and other fields. In the future, we hope to continue to work with Chinese companies and investors to achieve win-win cooperation.
(Interview and compilation by Bai Ziwei (白紫微) and Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏), reporters of this newspaper)
Daniel Liang (丹尼尔·梁), President of the Timor-Leste Coffee Association—
Building a Bridge of Cooperation
Coffee is Timor-Leste's main export agricultural product, especially organic coffee, which has become a national calling card of Timor-Leste. The opening of Timor-Leste coffee to the Chinese market is inseparable from the help of the China International Import Expo (进博会). Through the China International Import Expo (进博会), more Chinese consumers and companies have become familiar with Timor-Leste coffee, and our companies have also been able to discover new business opportunities and make new friends.
This year is my first time participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会), but I have been paying attention to the "China International Import Expo (进博会) journey" of Timor-Leste coffee. In 2019, Timor-Leste coffee participated in the China International Import Expo (进博会) for the first time, attracting widespread attention from the market. At that time, everyone felt the size of the Chinese market and the strong demand for diverse coffee products. The journey of Timor-Leste coffee participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会) for seven consecutive sessions proves that this platform not only helps us sell products, but also helps us establish direct connections with the Chinese market. Through this platform, we have met many Chinese coffee importers and roasters, and started long-term and stable cooperation.
Before participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会), Timor-Leste coffee could only enter the Chinese market in small batches and in bulk. The China International Import Expo (进博会) has helped Timor-Leste coffee expand its sales channels in the Chinese market and enter the vision of more Chinese consumers. At this year's China International Import Expo (进博会), we have brought more products to showcase the unique styles, market positioning, and cupping quality of coffee from different producing areas, hoping to strengthen our connection with the Chinese market through this international platform.
The Chinese side has introduced a series of pragmatic measures to help us expand our market. At the first China International Import Expo (进博会) in 2018, China provided free booths for the least developed countries, including Timor-Leste. The Chinese Embassy in Timor-Leste also supports the improvement of the quality and production of Timor-Leste specialty coffee through technical training and equipment donations, and helps us connect with Chinese companies, helping coffee farmers increase their income and become rich. China has granted Timor-Leste 100% tariff-free treatment for products, which makes our coffee more price-competitive in the Chinese market.
From the mountains of Timor-Leste to the cups of Chinese consumers, the China International Import Expo (进博会) has built a bridge of cooperation, allowing our coffee to spread its fragrance further and bringing the hearts of the two peoples closer together. Although Timor-Leste coffee is still a niche commodity in the Chinese market, we believe that the Chinese market has great potential and is a key direction for future expansion. We look forward to further improving the popularity of Timor-Leste coffee in China with the help of the China International Import Expo (进博会) platform, promoting the connection with coffee producing areas such as Baoshan (保山), Yunnan (云南), China, and further deepening cooperation between the two countries in the fields of agriculture and trade.
(Interview and compilation by Liu Lingling (刘玲玲), reporter of this newspaper)
April Pei Yu Koh (柯沛瑜), President of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain, Asia Pacific—
"Innovation" Becomes a Key Word for Development in China
As President of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain, Asia Pacific, I am very happy to witness the vigorous vitality of the China International Import Expo (进博会) as an open platform once again. Since the first China International Import Expo (进博会) was held, Cargill has participated in the exhibition for eight consecutive sessions and has never been absent. This year, our booth area is 300 square meters. The "Green Time of Food" immersive 3D art space in the booth tells the story of our journey with the China International Import Expo (进博会). More than 100 exhibits involve the entire business chain of agricultural trade, food, animal nutrition and health, and each one carries our original intention of deeply cultivating the Chinese market.
This original intention stems from the core position of the Chinese market in Cargill's global layout. Since starting business in China in the early 1970s, Cargill has always been determined to deeply cultivate this fertile land for development, and "innovation" has gradually become a key word for Cargill's development in China. Last year, we invested approximately US$4 million to comprehensively upgrade the Shanghai Innovation Center (上海创新中心). Today, it has become an important platform for us to collaborate and innovate with Chinese partners, and every product breakthrough embodies the wisdom of the Chinese research and development team.
Last May, I came to China and settled in Shanghai (上海). This year is my second time participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会), and I deeply feel that China's determination to adhere to expanding high-level opening-up is firm and strong. In my opinion, the key to high-level opening-up lies in advocating free and fair trade. The China International Import Expo (进博会) itself is an excellent platform for practicing the concept of opening-up. China actively creates a transparent, fair, and predictable business environment for foreign-funded enterprises, allowing foreign-funded enterprises to develop with peace of mind and innovate boldly. In September of this year, Cargill Grain & Oil (嘉吉粮油) Nantong (南通) Relocation Project officially started construction, with a planned total investment of approximately US$500 million, which further demonstrates our confidence in investing in the Chinese market.
Today, Cargill's connection with the Chinese market is becoming increasingly close. From the global layout of agricultural trade to the localized product research and development; from the practical exploration of sustainable development to the synergistic win-win cooperation with partners, every step of our development in China is solid and firm. In the future, we will continue to increase investment in China, deepen research and development innovation, and grow and develop together with the Chinese market. The China International Import Expo (进博会) bridge will continue to witness our deep relationship with China. On the road of opening-up and cooperation, we will write more exciting chapters.
(Interview and compilation by Cui Qi (崔琦), reporter of this newspaper)
Arsen Mamytbekov (阿尔塞姆·马米特别科夫), Expert of the Commercial Representative Office of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan in China—
An Open Platform with Spillover Effects
As an "old friend" who has participated in the China International Import Expo (进博会) for eight consecutive sessions, Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) is making its debut in the form of a national exhibition this year. The booth is designed with the iconic red dome of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) as the design element, focusing on displaying specialty products such as honey, jam, wool and sheepskin products, herbal handmade soap, and vodka. The China International Import Expo (进博会) has built an open and win-win platform for us. We can not only promote our products in all directions, but also further clarify the positioning of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) products in the international market by inspecting the exhibits of various countries and exchanging industry experience.
At this year's China International Import Expo (进博会), our natural honey has attracted much attention. Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) is mountainous, with an average altitude of 2,750 meters, and 90% of its territory is above 1,500 meters above sea level. This high-altitude geographical environment breeds high-quality green honey. We hope to make good use of the China International Import Expo (进博会), an open platform with spillover effects, to further expand product awareness, expand sales channels, and learn from China's advanced production concepts and market experience to continuously improve product quality and expand export scale.
During the China International Import Expo (进博会), we had in-depth discussions with many Chinese companies. Whether it is bulk procurement of products, or inviting Chinese companies to invest in honey processing in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) and participate in the planning and design of the wool product industry chain, every exchange vividly reflects the mutual benefit and win-win situation of economic and trade cooperation between Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) and China. Since the beginning of this year, more than 3,500 new companies with business dealings with China have been registered in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦), injecting new impetus into bilateral economic and trade exchanges.
In order to help more Chinese consumers understand and conveniently purchase Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) products, we have established Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) national pavilions in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xi'an (西安), Chongqing (重庆), Wuhan (武汉) and other places. At the same time, we actively embrace the trend of digital development and carry out live streaming sales on Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Douyin (抖音) and Taobao (淘宝), allowing the "taste of Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦)" to enter more Chinese families. Next, we plan to expand the national pavilion to 23 provinces in China, allowing products from the hinterland of Central Asia to enter a broader Chinese market.
(Interview and compilation by Cui Qi (崔琦), reporter of this newspaper)
Salim Dassari (萨利姆·达萨里), General Manager of CAFRICOM Co., Ltd. (贝宁CAFRICOM有限公司) in Benin—
Providing More Opportunities for Fair Development
Africa has abundant resources. As a trader mainly engaged in grain and mineral products, we mainly carry out import and export business between Africa and China. This is my first time participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会). Here, I can see a wide range of products from various countries, many of which I have never seen before.
This time, we brought Benin's (贝宁) specialty products such as cashews, cocoa, and shea butter. We learned that cashews and cocoa are very popular among Chinese consumers. Shea butter is a specialty of Africa. It is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree and has a good protective and moisturizing effect on the skin. We often use it to make hand cream, and it is also a raw material for many skin care products. We brought these Benin (贝宁) specialties to the China International Import Expo (进博会) because we hope to find more partners through this international platform and promote Benin's (贝宁) agricultural products to a larger market.
Previously, for Benin (贝宁) business operators like me, selling our agricultural products to China was not an easy task. In recent years, China has continuously introduced measures to reduce and exempt tariffs and facilitate trade. In particular, since December 2024, China has granted 100% tariff-free treatment to all products from the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China, including 33 African countries. This measure is very popular in Africa, and we are direct beneficiaries—providing trade facilitation is providing more opportunities for fair development.
The China International Import Expo (进博会) is a win-win platform. Whether it is a buyer or a seller, everyone can benefit from it. On the first day of the opening, many merchants came to my booth and exchanged business cards with me. Participating in the China International Import Expo (进博会) can not only promote Benin's (贝宁) products to China, but also go to a larger global market through China. I think this is a place that can help us realize our dreams.
(Interview and compilation by Xing Xue (邢雪), reporter of this newspaper)
Anna Pawlak-Kuliga (庞安泽), President and Chief Sustainability Officer of IKEA China—
An Important Window for Understanding Industry and Consumption Trends
The China International Import Expo (进博会) brings together new technologies, new products, and new services in the global market, and is an important window for understanding industry and consumption trends. IKEA has participated in the China International Import Expo (进博会) for eight consecutive sessions, and this year is also a partner of the Swedish (瑞典) national pavilion as the guest of honor.
At the fifth China International Import Expo (进博会) in 2022, our electric technology fabric sofa RULLRUM (鲁勒鲁姆) series was first launched in China and was welcomed by many consumers. Nearly 50,000 pieces have been sold in the 2025 fiscal year alone, becoming the sales champion of IKEA's sofa category. At this year's China International Import Expo (进博会), we launched an upgraded version of this series of products, such as increasing the height of the sofa to facilitate the use of sweeping robots. Similar innovative designs not only originate from local Chinese needs, but also further go to overseas markets through the China International Import Expo (进博会) platform.
China's huge market size, fertile innovation soil, multi-field talent advantages, and open and inclusive business environment inject solid impetus into the long-term development of foreign companies in China. Since opening the first store in mainland China in Shanghai (上海) in 1998, IKEA has now established a complete value chain in China from commodity procurement, logistics and distribution to store operation and digital innovation. In recent years, China has accelerated the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, providing fertile ground for us to achieve more innovative results. Innovation results generated in China have also been applied to a broader global market. For example, the digital design platform that combines artificial intelligence technology, which we first launched in the Chinese market, has been promoted to 31 markets around the world.
In recent years, China's green development pace has continued to accelerate, which is highly consistent with our sustainable development concept, and we hope to contribute to China's green development. Not long ago, we jointly launched the "China Typical Endangered Animal Protection Pilot Demonstration Donation and Cooperation" project with the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, aiming to promote the integration of biodiversity protection concepts into daily consumption behaviors.
China's recently released "15th Five-Year Plan" (“十五五”规划) recommendations released a clear signal of unswervingly expanding high-level opening-up. This makes us feel more deeply that, against the background of increasing global uncertainty, China shares development opportunities with the world. We will continue to use the China International Import Expo (进博会), a platform full of opportunities, to deeply integrate into the Chinese market and jointly promote cooperation and opening-up. We always believe that walking with China is walking with the future.
(Interview and compilation by Jiang Bo (姜波) and Wang Hui (王慧), reporters of this newspaper)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 温素威
For the past eight years, the CIIE's spillover effects have continued to amplify, with more and more companies sharing Chinese opportunities here. As a "full attendance student" participating in the exhibition for eight consecutive years, Samsung has continuously transformed exhibits into commodities through the CIIE. The CIIE is not only a stage for companies to showcase cutting-edge technologies and products to Chinese consumers, but also a precise interface for companies to connect global innovation with Chinese demand.
At this CIIE, Samsung comprehensively showcased its innovative achievements in display technology, smart home appliances, semiconductors, mobile communications, and the Internet of Things, driven by artificial intelligence, allowing future life to be transformed from concepts into perceptible and experienceable real-world scenarios, providing new options for the high-end and intelligent development of Chinese industries.
Innovation-driven, full-scene technology breakthroughs
"This foldable screen phone is very light and thin. I have repeatedly opened and closed it several times, and the hinge is very smooth. The design breakthrough is surprising," said a visitor after experiencing the latest Samsung mobile phone W26.
Behind this surprise is the company's continuous innovation. At the second CIIE in 2019, Samsung released its first foldable screen phone. After several generations of iterations, foldable screen phones have evolved from cutting-edge concepts to choices for many Chinese consumers.
What also surprised the audience was the further upgraded display technology. At the first CIIE, the company first exhibited QLED (quantum dot display) 8K TVs. At this CIIE, the company's first 115-inch Micro RGB TV was unveiled, applying the company's new display technology.
At this CIIE, the company also brought the "AI Home" artificial intelligence home solution, which systematically demonstrates the smart life ecosystem through various AI modules, attracting many visitors to experience it. "With AI functions, home appliances have become more intelligent," said a visitor after experiencing a refrigerator equipped with AI functions. "This refrigerator can identify ingredients, open the door through voice, and the new technology makes temperature control more stable and efficient."
Galaxy AI, deeply integrated into mobile devices, is popular among users for its convenient interactive functions. A visitor at the scene used a Samsung mobile phone to experience the circle-to-search function and said, "You can see itineraries, express deliveries, and other information on the lock screen interface, and you can search with a simple circle. These new features make the phone easier to use." It is reported that Samsung plans to extend the Galaxy AI experience to more than 400 million devices by the end of 2025, allowing such smart interactions to integrate into users' daily lives.
Technology empowers, close to consumer demand
In response to the constantly upgrading needs of Chinese consumers, Samsung continues to launch new products that meet the characteristics of the Chinese market. "The CIIE is a bridge for global innovation to land in China," said a relevant person in charge of Samsung. "What we bring is not only products, but also a positive response to the lifestyles of Chinese consumers."
In the field of artificial intelligence, the company is committed to creating a user experience that is more in line with Chinese users. Mobile phone products can realize intelligent voice replies, intelligent document writing, and other functions by accessing domestic mainstream artificial intelligence large models.
The Galaxy Ring smart ring product exhibited at this CIIE can realize health monitoring through multiple built-in sensors and can also provide personalized health suggestions. "This product is particularly lightweight, can record sleep and daily activities, and the suggestions given by AI analysis are also very practical," said a digital enthusiast after trying it on.
Consumers are paying more and more attention to the intelligent attributes of home appliance products. An AI washing and drying integrated machine exhibited by the company can better meet consumers' needs for clothing cleaning. According to reports, this product uses heat pump technology to achieve continuous circulation of hot air through dehumidification and reheating, which can deeply clean clothes while protecting the color and texture of the clothes. After the washing and drying program is completed, the machine door can be automatically opened to release humid air. "This product integrates multiple functions, saving space for our small apartment family," said a visitor.
Optimize layout, build a win-win supply chain
The CIIE opportunity has allowed exhibitors to develop into investors. Over the past eight years, Samsung has adapted to changes in the Chinese market and industrial structure, further adjusted its investment layout in China, and actively participated in the construction of China's industrial chain and supply chain. As of the end of 2024, the company has invested nearly 55 billion US dollars in China, of which investment in cutting-edge industries accounts for nearly 90%.
With the rapid development of 5G technology and the electric vehicle industry, the market demand for high-end electronic components such as MLCC (multilayer ceramic capacitors) is strong. In 2018, Samsung invested in the construction of a world-leading MLCC factory in Tianjin (天津), which was put into mass production in 2021. This not only meets the needs of mobile phones, computers, automotive electronics, and other fields, but also drives the upstream and downstream aggregation of the industrial chain and promotes industrial upgrading. Since then, the company has continued to increase investment, introducing OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display production lines and small battery production bases to help Tianjin enhance its competitiveness in the high-end manufacturing field.
In the supply chain field, Samsung fully leverages its role as a chain owner, driving the common growth of local suppliers through technological collaboration and green empowerment: In Tianjin, it guides suppliers Jiemai Technology (洁美科技) to invest in base film production lines, realizing its transformation from film processing to integrated production, and helping it grow into an industry-leading enterprise; in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), an expert team is sent to assist Jiangxin'an Electric (江新安电器) in improving the quality of parts and components and improving the quality management system. At the same time, the company actively promotes the construction of a green supply chain, helping Suzhou Qunce Technology (苏州群策科技) improve resource utilization efficiency through technical guidance.
Working with supply chain partners to build a win-win chain and helping the high-quality development of China's industrial chain, Samsung is deeply integrated with the Chinese market and growing together.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜泓冰 吴 姗 刘书文
Tesla's self-driving electric vehicles, Siemens Healthineers' new angiography system, Essilor's smart hearing aid glasses... At the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), the debut of new products, technologies, and services attracted significant attention.
At each CIIE, new global products, technologies, and services are showcased in turn, and various high-quality goods are continuously exhibited. China's debut of new products, technologies, and services has further become a key part of companies' global strategies.
Refining Technology, Innovating R&D, and Sharing Opportunities
How long does it take for cutting-edge exhibits from the CIIE to be applied to clinical treatment?
For Abbott (雅培) of the United States and Ms. Lin (林阿姨) from China, it was two years. "After getting sick, I didn't expect to be able to exercise and travel again." 67-year-old Ms. Lin suffered from severe slow arrhythmia due to illness until she underwent the first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implantation surgery in mainland China this year.
This leadless pacemaker was a global debut product at the 6th CIIE, and was subsequently approved for listing in China and completed implantation surgeries in many domestic hospitals. With the support of the "early and pilot implementation" policy in the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (海南博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区), the product was able to accurately reach the market. "The CIIE means significant opportunities. By sending the best and newest products to the CIIE, we look forward to achieving a virtuous cycle and leapfrog development of turning more exhibits into commodities here." Tan Minjie (谭敏杰), Global Vice President of Abbott Core Diagnostics, introduced that the company has brought more than 10 debut products to this year's CIIE.
At the CIIE, the world's top technologies gather here. With the help of the CIIE, Boston Scientific's intravascular ultrasound system, which was first exhibited, is being piloted for local production in Shanghai (上海), and has completed the upgrade from import to domestic production and then to export; Nilfisk (力奇) of Denmark brought a large-scale integrated washing and sweeping machine for the first time, reached cooperation intentions with Anshan Iron and Steel (鞍山钢铁) and other companies, and implemented cleaning solution projects in more than 30 companies.
Leading Trends, Shaping New Ways of Future Life
At the Ainar Sleep Pod Group booth, a blue portable slow-wave sleep machine attracted attention. "We strive to convey the scientific concept of sleep and a healthy lifestyle," said Yu Yiqing (于以清), Director of the Health Business Department of Ainar Sleep Pod.
In 2018, this Canadian company registered to participate in the CIIE with a patented technology to help sleep, with a booth of less than 10 square meters; this year, the company has several times more exhibition space than when it first participated. This pod has also become a popular check-in point at the CIIE. Accompanying this is Ainar's explosive growth in the Chinese market - establishing its China headquarters in Shanghai, establishing a R&D center in Hainan (海南), carrying out operational services in Shandong (山东), and embedding sleep centers in communities...
At the CIIE, there are many stories focusing on future life. A "flying car" first exhibited by a Slovak company has been upgraded through cooperation and research and development with Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co., Ltd. (河北建新飞行汽车科技有限公司), and the latest model was released in May this year; Honeywell's smart building solutions, which were first launched at several CIIEs, have been widely used in office buildings, hotels, factories, etc. in China.
Opening up new markets also unearths new directions. HRC, a provider of composite material integrated solutions, participated in the 6th CIIE and captured new trends from the established future travel zone. It began to actively invest in material innovation in the field of low-altitude flight and brought the world's first related structural design and manufacturing technology.
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In the agricultural and food product exhibition area, at the Bayer Crop Science booth, ears of corn were golden in color and full of grains, of which 9 were new corn seed varieties first launched at this CIIE.
"Bayer has cumulatively launched 23 new corn seed varieties at the CIIE and reached important agreements; in May of this year, it also jointly launched the third Yunyuan Farm in China with the Jilin Lishu Experimental Station of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学吉林梨树实验站) and Jilin Normal University (吉林师范大学) to jointly promote sustainable agricultural development," introduced Hu Mengying (胡梦影), the relevant person in charge of Bayer Crop Science.
"The CIIE is an important platform for open innovation and cooperative exchange, and has huge spillover effects. We will use the CIIE to continuously expand and deepen multi-faceted cooperation with local partners, and promote the upgrading of cooperation models from technology introduction to collaborative innovation," said Hu Mengying.
In the past 8 years, global high-quality goods have continued to emerge at the CIIE. Through the CIIE, pine nuts from Afghanistan, sesame seeds from Tanzania, and pitahaya from Ecuador were introduced into the Chinese market on a large scale for the first time; Danone and Nestlé globally launched infant formula and healthy snacks for the Chinese market, opening up market space in segmented fields; French Charolais beef and Korean cod sausages, CIIE popular products, have won the recognition of more and more consumers.
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Return to TopThe 15th National Games of China will open on November 9th. This sports event, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, will usher in a new chapter in the history of the National Games and stimulate regional coordinated development. This edition launches a special report to see the achievements of the National Games preparation through the stories of event organizers, athletes, and Games volunteers. Let us work together to fulfill the National Games appointment.
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Return to TopBy: 程远州 任佩璐
"Please submit your daily work reports by 4 PM today." As the competition period approaches, the preparation work for the 15th National Games Shenzhen (深圳市) Pingshan (坪山) venue has entered the "daily report" stage, and Chen Junyi (陈钧仪), a member of the preparation team, reminded everyone in the work group.
Two months ago, Chen Junyi (陈钧仪) was transferred to the Games preparation team. When she first stepped into the office located in the Pingshan Sports Center (坪山体育中心), she was attracted by the countdown clock on the wall: "Seeing the numbers jumping on the countdown clock, I felt nervous all of a sudden." Participating in the preparation of a large-scale event for the first time, Chen Junyi (陈钧仪) inevitably felt uneasy, but as various tasks were carried out in an orderly manner, she gradually found her rhythm.
Pingshan District (坪山区) is hosting the artistic gymnastics event of the 15th National Games, which has many professional requirements for the venue. Zhang Xun (张迅), the relevant person in charge of the competition department of the 15th National Games Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics) Competition Committee (十五运会体操（艺术体操）竞赛委员会) (pictured, provided by the interviewee), introduced that the Pingshan Sports Center Gymnasium (坪山体育中心体育馆) has undergone comprehensive renovation and upgrading, including decoration, renovation of electromechanical facilities, installation of barrier-free facilities, and information technology construction, and has now completed multiple rounds of full-process drills. "Pingshan District (坪山区) is a strong manufacturing district. We hope that athletes and spectators can enjoy the competition while experiencing the technological feel of innovative Pingshan (坪山)," said Zhang Xun (张迅).
The Pingshan Sports Center Gymnasium (坪山体育中心体育馆) was the venue for the basketball event of the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade (深圳大运会) and resembles a "flying saucer" in shape. Liu Yang (刘洋), Director of the Information Technology Department of the 15th National Games Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics) Competition Committee (十五运会体操（艺术体操）竞赛委员会), introduced that the renovation not only achieved full coverage of 5G and wireless networks while maintaining the original architectural aesthetics, but also relied on a digital operation and maintenance system to achieve real-time monitoring and intelligent regulation around the clock, and added optical storage and supercharging and vehicle-network integration projects, striving for "green Games."
In addition to the busy preparation work, Chen Junyi (陈钧仪) likes to wander around. In the shopping malls near the Pingshan Sports Center (坪山体育中心), activity posters such as "Ignite the National Games" and "Enjoy 20% off with the 15th National Games ticket stubs" can be seen everywhere, creating a full atmosphere, and sports vitality is constantly being transformed into consumption power.
"The general competition equipment and auxiliary equipment are in place, the nearly 1,000-person event support team is in place, about 200 event volunteers from Shenzhen Technology University (深圳技术大学) have completed training and assessment, and event hotels, medical aid stations, etc. have been arranged..." Spreading out the event preparation work schedule, Chen Junyi (陈钧仪) is full of expectations, "We are just waiting for the artistic gymnastics event to start on November 8."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 亮 陈 然
The 15th National Games fencing competition will be held from November 15th to 20th at the Kai Tak Sports Park (启德体育园) in Hong Kong (香港). Individual and team events include men's and women's épée, foil, and sabre, with a total of 12 gold medals to be awarded. The Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队) (pictured, courtesy of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (香港体育学院)) recently announced that it will send 12 male and 12 female athletes to participate in all 12 events.
The Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队) has won a total of 1 silver and 5 bronze medals in previous National Games. In the 15th National Games, the Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队) is particularly strong in the men's foil individual and team events. In addition to Cheung Ka-long (张家朗), a two-time Olympic men's foil individual champion, Ryan Choi (蔡俊彦), the newly crowned World Championship champion, is also in the competition lineup, and the two can be described as a "double insurance" for this event. Zheng Zhaokang (郑兆康), head coach of the Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队), said that the 15th National Games is a good opportunity for the team to achieve a "zero" breakthrough in National Games gold medals, but he will not put too much pressure on the athletes.
Cheung Ka-long (张家朗) has left many footprints on the National Games arena. In 2017, Cheung Ka-long (张家朗) made his debut at the National Games and won a bronze medal with his teammates in the men's foil team event. At the last National Games, he was injured in training before the competition and had to withdraw from the competition. Competing at home this time, Cheung Ka-long (张家朗) admitted that the opportunity is rare and he will cherish it. "For me, the most important thing is to enjoy the competition, especially with family and friends supporting me, which is a very happy thing," said Cheung Ka-long (张家朗).
Ryan Choi (蔡俊彦) said that he is very confident in the team event, "because my teammates are very strong." When asked about the athletes he most wants to compete against, Cheung Ka-long (张家朗) said, "I will take every opponent seriously."
Vivian Kong Man Wai (佘缮妡), a women's épée athlete, served as the final torchbearer for the Hong Kong (香港) section of the torch relay. In response, she said she was very honored and looked forward to achieving good results in the competition.
Not long ago, the Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队) conducted overseas training to adjust their condition. Zheng Zhaokang (郑兆康) introduced that in the Hong Kong Fencing Team (香港击剑队), the oldest is 33 years old and the youngest is 16 years old. He hopes that the team members will use the old to lead the new, give full play to the home advantage, and gain growth.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 富子梅
"Serving in the 15th National Games Macau (澳门) station torch relay, seeing the torchbearers fully engaged and the audience cheering along the way, I was particularly inspired." Sun Mengyue (孙萌悦) (pictured first from the left, courtesy of the interviewee), a volunteer for the 15th National Games from Macau University of Science and Technology (澳门科技大学), said with excitement, "In the upcoming event services, I will definitely do my best."
Although the 15th National Games has not yet opened, the volunteers are already busy. In the 3x3 basketball event test match held in June this year, Sun Mengyue (孙萌悦) served in the positions of protocol reception and audience guidance, gaining a lot, "From figuring out the routes to learning etiquette, from familiarizing myself with the venue to mastering the characteristics of the event, while fulfilling my responsibilities, I also increased my knowledge of the event and my understanding of Macau (澳门), feeling very fulfilled."
The Macau (澳门) competition area attaches great importance to volunteer service, publicly recruiting volunteers twice, and all sectors of society actively signed up. Among the volunteers, there are both college students, sports workers, and social workers who have been active at the grassroots level for a long time. On October 11, under the supervision of Chui Sai On (岑浩輝), the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (澳门特区行政长官), 1,500 volunteers solemnly swore an oath, promising to do their best, sincerely dedicate themselves, stick to their posts, and work together to help the event be held with professional services and show the style of Macau (澳门) with warm smiles.
Sun Mengyue (孙萌悦) introduced that the volunteers received multiple rounds of training and examinations, covering areas such as the history of Macau (澳门), the overview of the National Games, and emergency response. The volunteers broadened their horizons and increased their skills.
"In addition to directly serving the Games, I also have to be a 'teacher', leading a team of 50 people in the test match and a team of 10 people in the torch relay to complete volunteer services together." Sun Mengyue (孙萌悦) introduced that she has participated in many volunteer activities, from community assistance to the Macau International Parade (澳门国际幻彩大巡游) to the National Games, the identity of a volunteer has allowed her to experience the joy of unity and dedication.
"My classmates are volunteering in the Shenzhen (深圳) competition area of the National Games. We are serving the same event in different places. This feeling is very wonderful." Sun Mengyue (孙萌悦) said that this National Games is the first to be jointly organized by Guangdong (粤), Hong Kong (港), and Macau (澳). She is very honored to participate in it and truly feels the pulse of Macau (澳门) building the Greater Bay Area and integrating into the overall national development. "The National Games will bring a new atmosphere to Macau (澳门) and new vitality to the Greater Bay Area. I look forward to growing together with the Greater Bay Area."
Return to TopBy: 青 平
Winds sweep across the Southern Guangdong (南粤), tides surge in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区). The 15th National Games (十五运会), themed "Passionate National Games, Dynamic Greater Bay Area" (激情全运会，活力大湾区), will commence amidst great anticipation. This marks the first time that Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门) are jointly hosting this comprehensive sports event with the highest national level, largest scale, and widest impact. Over 9,000 participants from the 15th National Games and the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games (残特奥会) will cross borders, making it a significant milestone in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
——The sports industry reflects the development achievements of the Greater Bay Area. Since the launch of the Greater Bay Area construction, the sports industry has flourished. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) government actively promotes the elite, event-based, professional, industrialized, and popular development of sports. The total sports budget for 2024 reached HKD 7.9 billion, doubling in the past 10 years, with community sports facility construction accounting for more than 30%. After the Kai Tak Sports Park (启德体育园) opens this year, it is expected to receive millions of visitors annually. The Macao Special Administrative Region (澳门特区) government is fully committed to building a "City of Sports," with sports funding increasing from MOP 16.6 million in 1999 to MOP 103 million in 2024. The per capita sports venue area has increased from less than 0.3 square meters in 1999 to 1.53 square meters in 2024, forming a public sports facility network covering the entire city. Guangdong Province (广东省) vigorously promotes the popularization of sports in primary and secondary schools and national fitness activities. As of the end of 2024, a total of 353,000 sports venues have been built, and a 15-minute fitness circle has basically been formed.
The performance of athletes from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao on the field is equally inspiring. At the Hangzhou Asian Games (杭州亚运会) and the Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会), the Hong Kong, China delegation (中国香港代表团) won 8 gold, 16 silver, and 29 bronze medals and 2 gold and 2 bronze medals, respectively, both achieving the best results in history. Cycling, fencing, swimming, and other sports have entered the world's leading ranks, showcasing the good image of Hong Kong, China to the world. Macao athletes have repeatedly achieved excellent results in traditional sports such as martial arts and dragon boat racing. From achieving a "zero" breakthrough in gold medals at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games (广州亚运会) to the glorious moment of 1 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, it has powerfully stimulated the patriotism and love for Macao among Macao compatriots. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangdong athletes have won a cumulative total of 148 world championships, 73 Asian championships, and 620 national championships, highlighting the province's advantage as a sports powerhouse.
——Sports events promote institutional innovation in the Greater Bay Area. The "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" (《粤港澳大湾区发展规划纲要》) proposes to jointly promote the development of the Greater Bay Area's sports industry and jointly create a number of international and regional brand events. On October 14, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao jointly announced a new batch of "Bay Area Standards" (湾区标准), including WQ1—230 "Organizational and Management Specifications for Folk Dragon Boat Competitions" (《民间龙舟竞赛组织管理规范》), which unified competition rules, safety access, and emergency procedures, allowing traditional dragon boats scattered across various regions to meet the standards of the National Games. WQ1—252 "General Specifications for Volunteer Services in Large-Scale Events" (《大型活动志愿服务通用规范》) comprehensively and fully standardizes volunteers' appearance and services, accelerating the "soft connectivity" of the Greater Bay Area. With sports as the medium and culture as the bridge, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Sports Culture Research Institute (粤港澳大湾区体育文化研究院) came into being, marking a new stage in the deep integration of industry, academia, and research in the Greater Bay Area's sports culture, which will further leverage the unique role and comprehensive value of sports and inject new momentum into promoting the construction of a cultural Greater Bay Area.
Jointly hosting events in the three regions is a concentrated embodiment of the Greater Bay Area's "hard connectivity, soft connectivity, and heart connectivity" (硬联通、软联通、心联通). Within the framework of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao innovatively constructed a "1+4" liaison and coordination mechanism to ensure unified planning, operation, and programs. Innovative measures such as "one matter, three places; one policy, three places; one regulation, three places" are constantly emerging, becoming a practice of breaking down barriers and integrating. The three regions uphold the same concept of hosting the Games. On the 231.8-kilometer road cycling track of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥), athletes will pass through customs six times without interruption at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The "face recognition + wristband positioning" technology in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Marathon (深圳、香港的马拉松赛) makes running smoother. The Foshan (佛山) dragon boat race pioneered a joint team from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. The "United Hearts Leap" (同心跃) medal design brings the hearts of the people in the three regions closer. Guangdong Province makes good use of convenient measures such as "Hong Kong vehicles traveling north" (港车北上), "Macao vehicles traveling north" (澳车北上), and 240-hour transit visa exemption, coupled with the recent launch of "Guangdong vehicles traveling south" (粤车南下), making it convenient for audiences to travel with the events. The new cross-border collaborative exploration of "rule alignment and mechanism docking" (规则衔接、机制对接) on the sports fields of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao has accumulated a wealth of valuable experience for regional integrated development.
——The spirit of sports凝聚 (níng jù - "coagulate, gather," to bring together or unite) China's striving power. In November 1957, Rong Guotuan (容国团), only 20 years old, came to the mainland from Hong Kong with a patriotic heart to fight for the country. The roar of "How many chances does one have in life to fight? If not now, when?" (人生能有几回搏，此时不搏，更待何时！), accompanied him to win the first world championship in the history of sports in New China, and also inspired the vast number of Chinese youth to overcome difficulties and strive for the first place, composing moving epics of the times both on and off the field. Entering the new era, China's sports industry continues to create new situations and write new chapters, and the Chinese sports spirit绽放出 (zhàn fàng chū - "bloom, radiate," to display brightly) a more dazzling brilliance of the times. Hong Kong and Macao have always shared the glory of sports with the motherland. When Hong Kong, China's fencer Vivian Kong Man Wai (江旻憓) and Cheung Ka Long (张家朗) stepped onto the podium of the Paris Olympics, and the "March of the Volunteers" (《义勇军进行曲》) was played and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was raised, many Hong Kong compatriots were moved to tears, proud to be Chinese.
"The spirit of sports is a microcosm of the Chinese spirit." This spirit resonates with the voice of the times and is传递给 (chuán dì gěi - "transmit to, pass on to," to convey or hand down) the 15th National Games. On the field of mass competitions, we see Fan Yunjie (范运杰), a 53-year-old former member of the Chinese women's football team, returning to the field. We witness Burenjiliga (布仁吉日嘎拉), a herdsman who usually wields a whip, winning the championship. On the sailing field, we congratulate Hong Kong, China's sailor,Bae Jun-long (贝俊龙), for riding the wind and waves and winning the gold medal in the men's ILCA 7 class. In the "United Hearts, Shared Ride: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cycling" (同心同行，深港共骑) event, we feel "taking cycling as a link to relive the history of the Dongjiang River (东江) nourishing Shenzhen and Hong Kong." In the national fitness craze, we follow the "Walking the 15th National Games" (《行走十五运》) venue cultural, sports, and tourism city map to check in, not only appreciating the ecological picture scroll of "half mountains and half city" (一半山水一半城), but also conveying the passion and vitality of sports. In this sports event, every dreamer can find the coordinates of their struggle.
The grand event will begin, and the future is promising. We firmly believe that this National Games will surely inspire all Chinese sons and daughters, including compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, to be锐意进取 (ruì yì jìn qǔ - "determined to forge ahead," to be ambitious and make progress) and担当作为 (dān dāng zuò wéi - "shoulder responsibilities and take action," to take on responsibilities and make contributions), and write new glory on the new journey of building a strong country and民族复兴 (mín zú fù xīng - "national rejuvenation," the revival of the Chinese nation).
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Return to TopPoly Developments Holding Group actively responds to the Party Central Committee's call to "build a strong socialist cultural country," and has continuously created the "Harmony China (和乐中国)" cultural and artistic brand public welfare activity for 17 years, integrating cultural confidence into brand practice and safeguarding cultural roots with the responsibility of a central enterprise. The event adheres to the purpose of "art illuminating the future," entering Poly's cultural communities across the country and interpreting the brand concept of "harmony builds goodness" with practical actions. Over the years, "Harmony China" has expanded from cultural activities focusing on youth to cultural activities shared by all, covering more than 900 communities in more than 100 cities, benefiting more than 3 million people. Poly Developments Holding Group takes meeting the people's growing spiritual and cultural needs as its starting point and foothold, and strives to build "Harmony China" into an important brand that responds to the people's yearning for a better life.
In 2025, "Harmony China" will be fully upgraded, taking "Eastern elements" as its spiritual core and constructing five major experience modules: intangible cultural heritage skills, family style stories, natural aesthetics, national fashion, and construction skills, transforming profound cultural accumulation into tangible and perceptible "quality and beauty" living scenes. This year, "Harmony China" is rooted in community soil, landing nearly 120 key cultural activities, attracting approximately 35,000 people to participate on-site, producing 41 episodes of the "Eastern Craftsman" series of videos, with nearly 13 million exposures across the entire network. Through the three-dimensional linkage of cultural aesthetic education, community operation, and project marketing, it deeply connects the inheritance and innovation of outstanding Chinese traditional culture with the scene creation of contemporary美好生活 (měi hǎo shēng huó - "beautiful life," a good and happy life), and continuously conveys the brand's cultural attributes of high-quality pursuit and humanistic temperature through immersive experiences, realizing the resonance of cultural value and brand value.
Shanxi (山西) - Ingenuity and Sharing, Igniting the Flame of Inheritance
Shanxi (山西) has the reputation of being the "Museum of Chinese Civilization (华夏文明博物馆)," with 182 national-level intangible cultural heritage projects, radiating unique charm on the world cultural stage. Poly is a participant in urban construction, as well as an active inheritor and innovative co-builder of urban culture. "Harmony China" in Shanxi (山西) opened with the theme of "Quality and Beauty of the East, Preserving the Art of Shanxi (质美东方 守艺山西)," carefully selecting eight intangible cultural heritage skills closely related to life, such as Zhongyang Paper-cutting (中阳剪纸), Houma Shadow Puppetry (侯马皮影戏), and Jiexiu Glazed Tile (介休琉璃), to start an oriental aesthetic feast spanning time and space. Through cultural activities such as the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Master Group" and "Eastern Craftsman," intangible cultural heritage skills are brought out of museums, into communities, and integrated into life, illuminating the cultural light of residents' "quality and love for daily life."
In the Taiyuan (太原) Poly Longcheng Puyue Community (保利龙城璞悦社区), the representative inheritor of the national-level intangible cultural heritage project of glazed tile firing technology explained the modern application of the ancient technology in combination with the glazed tile craftsmanship used in the community buildings. This "fire and earth art," which has been rooted in the land of Sanjin (三晋) since the Northern Wei Dynasty, reproduces its unique luster in modern architecture, and also leaves a deep impression of the craftsman's spirit in the hearts of the experiencers.
Jiangsu (江苏) - Awakening Cultural Heritage, Writing the Family Style of the Times
"Harmony China" in Jiangsu (江苏) takes "Quality and Beauty of the East, Preserving the Art of Jiangsu (质美东方 守艺江苏)" as its theme, guided by "Tian Yue Ren He (天悦人和)," and takes the collection of original family style stories as its carrier, transforming Jiangsu's (江苏) rich regional cultural accumulation and Poly's advocated "cultural community" and "cultural service" concepts into perceptible community scenes and neighborhood warmth.
During the event, a total of 123 precious contributions were received from Poly communities in six cities: Nanjing (南京), Xuzhou (徐州), Huai'an (淮安), Yangzhou (扬州), Yancheng (盐城), and Lianyungang (连云港). Among them, there were adherence to filial piety and love, integrity and trustworthiness, hard work and self-reliance, neighborly friendship and enthusiastic public welfare, as well as the pursuit of respecting culture and morality, and dedication to work, vividly interpreting the Poly community family style of "harmony, kindness, integrity, and diligence," and jointly depicting the warm scroll of "harmony builds goodness" in Poly's cultural communities.
Sichuan (四川) - Tracing a Thousand Years, Interpreting the Essence of Ancient Architecture
"Harmony China" in Sichuan (四川) takes "ancient architecture" as its starting point, tracing the building construction techniques of Sichuan (四川) over thousands of years and touching the historical and cultural context of Bashu (巴蜀). From joining the Chengdu Archaeological Center (成都考古中心) to "follow the traces of history," to visiting the Chengdu Art Museum (成都市美术馆) to "understand aesthetics," and then to the "creating new life" at the Chengdu Poly Tianfu Zhenyue Community (成都保利天府瑧悦社区) site, a closed-loop journey of cultural inheritance interprets the cultural connotation carried by architecture.
In the "Face-to-Face with Craftsman Masters" cultural experience activity, the "Little Craftsman" transformed into "Young Luban (少年鲁班)," touching the connotation of ancient architecture in the woodworking experience, allowing the wisdom of thousands of years to regain its vitality at their fingertips. This event is also the first time that Poly Sichuan (保利四川) has incorporated ancient building technology research and artifact restoration experience into community cultural courses, allowing "sleeping cultural relics" to become "cultural classrooms" within reach of homeowner families, and even more so, using this dialogue across time and space to knock on the door of modern translation of the Bashu (巴蜀) architectural aesthetic gene.
Hubei (湖北) - Preserving the Art of the East, Continuing the Humanistic Story
The Yangtze River (长江) flows endlessly, and the culture continues endlessly. "Harmony China" in Hubei (湖北) joined hands with the Hubei Provincial Museum (湖北省博物馆) to launch the "Eastern Craftsman" event, and jointly created the theme video "Quality and Beauty of the East, Preserving the Art of the Jianghu (质美东方 守艺江湖)" with Jingchu Net (荆楚网), taking the ancient ceramic restoration technology of Hubei (湖北) as the entry point to showcase the inheritance of restoration technology and the humanistic spirit behind it.
In the Poly Wuhan International Center (保利武汉国际中心), "Harmony China" carried out a lacquer fan making activity. Under the guidance of the teachers, the children floated the plain white fan surface on the lacquer liquid surface, gently rotating the wooden handle to allow the colored lacquer to naturally blend under the action of the water flow, forming a unique colorful texture on the fan surface. When childlike innocence meets ancient technology, intangible cultural heritage is not only a cultural symbol, but also becomes a vivid narrative in the hands of the next generation.
Hainan (海南) - Ancient Charm Reborn, Weaving a Better Life
"Harmony China" in Hainan (海南) joined hands with the municipal representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Li ethnic costumes, integrating intangible cultural heritage inheritance with marketing innovation to jointly present a humanistic feast connecting tradition and modernity. The event brings together diverse forms such as Li rhyme fashion shows, intangible cultural heritage skill performances, and cultural and creative markets, arousing public emotional resonance through immersive scene creation and cultural value transmission, allowing the ancient Li brocade to shine with new brilliance in modern communities.
At the same time, the event integrates resources from the entire Hainan (海南) Island, relying on the linkage and dissemination of the entire platform, shaping a differentiated brand image with ingenious cultural content, attracting more people to walk into the scene, immerse themselves in the charm of Qiongzhou (琼州) culture, and witness the beautiful dialogue between intangible cultural heritage skills and contemporary life.
Guangdong (广东) - Activating Inheritance, Enriching Product Connotation
"Harmony China" in Guangzhou (广州) invited representative inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Cai Zha (彩扎) and representative inheritors of the Guangzhou (广州) municipal intangible cultural heritage project of paper-cutting to share and teach intangible cultural heritage skills with homeowners and citizens face-to-face.
In the Guangzhou (广州) Poly Tianyao Community (保利天曜社区), the profound cultural heritage and product concept are cleverly integrated to create an intangible cultural heritage art gallery, exhibiting many intangible cultural heritage works such as the flower and bird embroidery "Cantonese Embroidery Lin Hua (粤绣麟华)," the copper chisel paper-cutting "Brocade (锦绣)," and the "Pinglan Sailing Shadow (平澜帆影)," which integrates mother-of-pearl lacquerware craftsmanship with lacquer art and ink painting. While endowing new products with profound cultural connotations, it also interprets the charm of intangible cultural heritage in contemporary language, injecting new vitality into the inheritance and development of traditional intangible cultural heritage skills.
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out: "During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we must place the development of new quality productive forces in a more prominent strategic position, guided by technological innovation and based on the real economy. We must adhere to the simultaneous advancement of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the active development of emerging industries, and the forward-looking layout of future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system." The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions"), adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, made a comprehensive deployment for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, with "building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy" placed in the first part of the sub-arguments. A modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern country and an important component of a modern economic system. To deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, it is necessary to deeply understand the rich connotation, important achievements, and main tasks of the modern industrial system, and continuously consolidate the material foundation of Chinese-style modernization.
Building a modern industrial system has rich theoretical connotations.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Industry is the foundation of the economy." Productivity is the fundamental driving force for the development of human society, and industry is an important carrier and manifestation of productivity. Only by continuously promoting industrial development can we support a country's economic growth, employment, and social stability. The history of the rise of major countries since modern times is also a history of industrial revolutions leading industrial development and thus promoting economic development.
An industrial system is an organic system composed of various industrial sectors and various enterprises within a certain region, involving government, market, enterprise, and other factors. These factors interact and jointly affect industrial development and operation. A sound and efficient industrial system can not only promote stable economic growth but also enhance the country's comprehensive competitiveness. From an international comparison perspective, countries with more modern industrial systems are often able to occupy more favorable positions and gain greater competitive advantages.
The industrial system is constantly evolving with the development of productivity and technological progress. Driven by technological progress and market demand, new industries are constantly emerging, and old industries are gradually declining or transforming and upgrading. The modernization of the industrial system is the core and important driving force of economic modernization. Building a modern industrial system requires timely adjustment of industrial structure and development strategies with the process of economic modernization and technological modernization, promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, accelerating the development of emerging industries, and constantly sprouting future industries, thereby promoting technological modernization and economic modernization with industrial modernization. In this sense, the modernization of the industrial system is a source of power for continuously promoting economic modernization, which largely determines the level of modernization of a country.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has profoundly grasped the general trend of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, conformed to the new trend of world industrial development, comprehensively analyzed the opportunities and challenges facing China's development in the current and future periods, proposed the concept of a modern industrial system, and continuously enriched and developed it in practice. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions on the modern industrial system. For example, at the second collective study of the 20th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, he emphasized that "the new development pattern is based on a modern industrial system, and the smooth economic cycle requires the orderly connection and efficient flow of various industries," and required the creation of an independent, controllable, safe, reliable, and competitive modern industrial system. In 2023, during his inspection in Guangdong (广东), he emphasized "paying more attention to the development of the real economy, accelerating industrial transformation and upgrading, promoting the advancement of the industrial base and the modernization of the industrial chain, developing strategic emerging industries, and building a more internationally competitive modern industrial system." At the first meeting of the 20th Central Finance and Economics Commission, he emphasized that "the modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern country, and we must focus on developing the economy on the real economy to provide strong material support for achieving the second centenary goal." At the 2024 National Two Sessions, he emphasized that "facing a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, we must seize opportunities, increase innovation, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, plan ahead for the construction of future industries, and improve the modern industrial system," and so on. These important expositions provide fundamental guidelines for accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system.
In general, the modern industrial system not only follows the general laws of modern industrial development but also conforms to the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization, and is an industrial system adapted to the needs of Chinese-style modernization. It is not a simple combination of several industrial sectors but a complex system with organic connections and complementary functions, which is the key to carrying and embodying national competitiveness, the foundation of great power game, and has rich theoretical connotations.
An industrial system that adapts to the requirements of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Historical experience shows that each technological revolution and industrial transformation will drive a qualitative leap in productivity and have a significant impact on human production and lifestyle and the process of economic and social development. It can be said that the technological revolution, especially the technological revolution, is the precursor of the industrial revolution, and the industrial revolution is the result of the technological revolution. At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the technological revolution and the game between major powers are intertwined. The high-tech field has become the forefront and main battlefield of international competition, profoundly reshaping the global order and development pattern. In the future, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence and big data will continue to accelerate. In the fierce international competition, if we want to open up new areas and new tracks for development, and shape new momentum and new advantages for development, we must deeply understand the inherent laws of technological innovation and industrial system construction, seize the historical opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system.
An industrial system guided by the new development concept. The new development concept has strategic, guiding, and leading significance, and is the guide for building a modern industrial system. Specifically, the modern industrial system is the foundation for accelerating the conversion of new and old kinetic energy and achieving high-quality development, and requires guidance by the concept of innovative development, accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and relying on scientific and technological innovation to develop new quality productive forces. The modern industrial system is a complex economic system composed of labor, capital, technology, and other factors of production, involving the structure of agriculture, industry, and service industries, the relationship between future industries, emerging industries, and traditional industries, and also involving the geographical bearing and regional layout of these factors of production, requiring guidance by the concept of coordinated development, and striving to achieve efficient flow, optimized allocation, rational layout, and coordinated development of various factors of production. The construction of a modern industrial system is a systematic and holistic transformation of factors of production, production methods, and resources and environment, requiring guidance by the concept of green development, promoting the green development of industries, and helping to promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. The modern industrial system is an industrial system based on China's super-large market and high-level opening up, requiring guidance by the concept of open development, and promoting China's industry to deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation. The modern industrial system is an industrial system that can benefit all the people more and more fairly and help achieve the goal of common prosperity, requiring guidance by the concept of shared development, handling the relationship between fairness and efficiency, industrial upgrading and stable employment, both maximizing the wealth creation effect of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, and preventing the possible employment substitution, income polarization, and digital divide, and achieving dynamically stable high-quality employment and income level improvement in industrial structure upgrading.
An industrial system supported by the real economy. The real economy is the foundation of a country's economy and an important pillar of national strength. China is a large country, and the real economy is the capital for China's development. In the past, China relied on a strong real economy to create two miracles: rapid economic development and long-term social stability. Today, to continue writing new chapters in the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and strive to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we need to pay more attention to consolidating and developing the real economy. To build a modern industrial system, we must adhere to focusing on developing the economy on the real economy, unswervingly follow the path of new industrialization with Chinese characteristics, promote the advancement of the industrial base and the modernization of the industrial chain, accelerate the construction of a manufacturing power, a quality power, an aerospace power, a transportation power, and a cyber power, maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing, build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, and provide strong material and technological support for achieving the second centenary goal.
An industrial system that balances development and security. Development and security are like the two wheels of a car and the two wings of a bird, and neither can be neglected. To build a modern industrial system, we must first base ourselves on promoting high-quality development in open cooperation and continuously consolidate the material foundation to ensure security. At the same time, some countries are currently pursuing unilateralism and protectionism, which will not only affect China's industrial upgrading but also make the urgency of safeguarding national economic security, technological security, and national defense security significantly increase. In this sense, accelerating the construction of an independent, controllable, safe, reliable, and competitive modern industrial system is to insist on placing the development of the country and the nation on the basis of its own strength, firmly grasp the initiative of China's development, and respond to the instability and uncertainty of the external environment with the stability and certainty of its own high-quality development.
An industrial system that reflects integrity, advancement, and security. The first meeting of the 20th Central Finance and Economics Commission made arrangements for accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, emphasizing "building a modern industrial system with integrity, advancement, and security." The modern industrial system with integrity is mainly reflected in the fact that China has built the world's most complete and largest industrial system. This industrial system is large in scale, rich in levels, diverse in supply and demand, active in innovation, and strong in driving force, and continues to strengthen with the deepening of China's new industrialization. The modern industrial system with advancement is mainly that the technological paradigm and business model of the industrial system are constantly innovating, the structure is changing rapidly, and the quality of development is continuously improving. At the same time, it conforms to the laws of global industrial development, and continuously upgrades, dynamically optimizes, and develops forward in a steady and progressive manner. To build a modern industrial system with security, we should give full play to the demand advantages of China's super-large market, build a resilient industrial chain and supply chain system that is mainly based on ourselves, and take continuously meeting the people's growing needs for a better life as the ultimate goal. At the same time, we must deeply integrate into economic globalization and achieve global division of labor and cooperation in resource elements according to comparative advantages. The construction of a modern industrial system is a dynamic and vibrant process. It is necessary to unify integrity, advancement, and security, and coordinate and promote them in the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration. Taking the development of new quality productive forces as an important focus, we will continuously improve the industrial system, focus on building a number of new growth engines, and enhance the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain, so as to provide support for winning strategic initiative in future development and international competition.
In the new era, China's modern industrial system construction has made important progress.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China has the world's most complete industrial system and the domestic demand market with the greatest potential. We must effectively enhance the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain, and seize the time to make up for shortcomings and strengthen advantages." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, after the successive development of the "12th Five-Year Plan," "13th Five-Year Plan," and "14th Five-Year Plan" periods, China has steadily promoted new industrialization, promoted the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and made important progress in the construction of a modern industrial system.
A larger industrial scale, a more complete industrial system, and a stronger industrial supporting capacity have been formed. Industrial scale and industrial system are the basic support for the internal circulation and endogenous sustainable development of a large country's economy. In 2024, China's manufacturing added value accounted for nearly 30% of the world's total, ranking first in the world for more than 10 consecutive years. In 2024, China's total industrial added value reached 40.5 trillion yuan. Among the world's 500 major industrial products, China has the highest output of more than 220 products, producing more than 70% of the world's lithium batteries and photovoltaic modules, and more than 60% of new energy vehicles and wind power equipment. At the same time, China's industrial supporting infrastructure is globally leading. For example, it has the world's most complete logistics infrastructure, and has built the world's largest high-speed railway network, high-speed highway network, postal express network, and world-class port cluster; it has the world's largest information and communication network, and indicators such as the number of 5G base stations opened, the number of mobile phone users, and the scale of fixed broadband networks rank first in the world, and the scale of computing power ranks second in the world; and so on. This further magnifies the cost advantage and efficiency advantage of "Made in China."
The industrial structure is more optimized, and the industrial intelligence, greening, and integration are accelerating. Industrial structure adjustment is an important driving force for promoting sustained economic growth and achieving high-quality development. From a macro perspective, from 2010 to 2024, China's three industrial structures changed from 10.2:46.8:43.0 to 6.8:36.5:56.7; the proportion of added value of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing in the added value of industries above designated size increased from 29.6% and 8.9% to 34.6% and 16.3% respectively, and the trend of industrial structure upgrading is significant. In 2024, the added value of the "three new" economy accounted for more than 18% of GDP. From a micro perspective, from 2010 to 2024, the number of national high-tech enterprises increased from 32,000 to 463,000; as of the end of 2024, more than 140,000 specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises, 14,600 specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, and 1,557 manufacturing single champion enterprises have been cultivated. In terms of industrial intelligence, China's intelligent manufacturing technology and application level and scale are globally leading. As of the end of 2024, 421 national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, more than 10,000 provincial-level digital workshops and intelligent factories, and more than 4,500 artificial intelligence enterprises have been cultivated. In terms of industrial greening, we will continue to build green factories and green parks, accelerate the development of green and low-carbon industrial chains, and in 2023, the energy consumption per unit of GDP, water consumption, and carbon emission intensity will decrease by more than 26%, 46%, and 35% respectively compared with 2012. In terms of industrial integration, we will actively promote the deep integration of modern service industries with advanced manufacturing and modern agriculture; the proportion of service industries as intermediate input factors is constantly increasing, and new business forms and new models of integrated development are constantly emerging; and producer services represented by industrial design, R&D service outsourcing, and supply chain management are booming.
The foundation of industrial security has been continuously consolidated, and the ability to resist risks in key areas has been significantly enhanced. Industrial security is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, can provide important support for economic security, and is an important manifestation of the quality of a country's economic development. After years of continuous efforts, China's grain self-sufficiency rate has remained above 95%, and the energy self-sufficiency rate has remained above 80%. Under the new national system, we will continue to overcome the "bottleneck" key technologies in the fields of chips, aerospace, etc. by strengthening the chain, supplementing the chain, and stabilizing the chain, and the level of independent control of key industrial chains will steadily increase. In emerging industries and future industrial fields such as artificial intelligence and robotics, China is at the forefront of the world. A group of science and technology innovation enterprises represented by DeepSeek (深度求索) and Yushu Technology (宇树科技) are leading technological and industrial changes and becoming a key force in maintaining China's future economic security.
At the same time, we must remain soberly aware that the current construction of a modern industrial system still faces many deep-seated contradictions and challenges. From the perspective of industrial base capabilities, China's original innovation capability is insufficient, and it still faces technological gaps in some key industrial fields. In particular, the dependence on core products such as high-end chips and industrial software is still relatively high, and the risk of being "choked" still exists. From the perspective of industrial structure, although the proportion of productive service industries in China has increased rapidly in the past period, there is still a large gap compared with developed countries, highlighting the low level of development of modern service industries such as high-end research and development design and brand management, and insufficient integration with the manufacturing industry. From the perspective of industrial performance, the problem of insufficient added value creation and weak profitability of some industries in China is relatively prominent. Many traditional industries are still at the bottom of the "smile curve," and have long been at a low to medium level in terms of industrial added value rate, per capita industrial added value, and corporate profit margin, and urgently need to climb to the upstream of the value chain.
Accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system to provide strong material support for achieving the second centenary goal.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully developing the basic realization of socialist modernization, and has an important position in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization. The "Recommendations" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) made a comprehensive deployment for "building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy," and proposed four key tasks.
First, optimize and upgrade traditional industries. Traditional industries are the stock and the "basic plate" of China's current industrial system. The "Recommendations" propose measures to promote the quality and upgrading of key industries, consolidate and enhance the status and competitiveness of industries such as mining, metallurgy, chemical industry, light industry, textile, machinery, shipbuilding, and construction in the global industrial division of labor, and develop advanced manufacturing clusters. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to avoid treating traditional industries as synonymous with "low-end and backward" and exiting in a "one-size-fits-all" manner. Efforts should be made to promote intelligent, green, and integrated transformation, and establish a classified development mechanism.
Second, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries and future industries. Emerging industries and future industries are the increment and the new engine leading the construction of a modern industrial system. The "Recommendations" propose to focus on building emerging pillar industries, accelerate the development of strategic emerging industry clusters such as new energy, new materials, aerospace, and low-altitude economy; and proactively lay out future industries, and promote quantum technology, bio-manufacturing, hydrogen energy and nuclear fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, and sixth-generation mobile communications to become new economic growth points. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to focus on key core technology innovation, make good use of China's ultra-large-scale market and human capital and other innovation resources, cultivate and promote the development of emerging pillar industries and future industries, and avoid low-level redundant construction and disorderly expansion.
Third, promote the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry. At present, China's service industry still has huge room for expansion and quality improvement. The "Recommendations" propose to implement actions to expand and improve the quality of the service industry, and improve the level of integrated development of modern service industries and advanced manufacturing industries and modern agriculture. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to deepen the understanding of the development law of productive service industries, grasp the productive service industries as we grasp the manufacturing industry, expand the high-level opening up of the service industry, and promote the high-quality development of productive service industries.
Fourth, build a modern infrastructure system. China already has the world's largest high-speed railway, highway, port, postal express, electricity, and broadband infrastructure network. The "Recommendations" propose to strengthen the overall planning of infrastructure, moderately advance the construction of new infrastructure, and improve the modern comprehensive transportation system. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, more attention should be paid to building major scientific and technological infrastructure clusters that support original innovation and cross-border transportation infrastructure that is internally and externally connected, three-dimensional, and coordinated.
To build a modern industrial system and achieve the above four key tasks, it is necessary to adhere to systematic thinking and work together from multiple aspects such as the market system, key technologies, financial capital, and final demand.
Promote the construction of a strong domestic market and accelerate the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system. To accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, it is necessary to promote a better combination of an effective market and a promising government. The current key task is to promote the construction of a strong domestic market. China's ultra-large-scale domestic market can reduce corporate operating costs and institutional transaction costs, and provide demand support for technological innovation and industrial upgrading. Building a strong domestic market, by breaking regional divisions and market barriers, can promote the efficient and free flow of production factors such as capital, technology, talent, and data on a larger scale, and provide a basis for the efficient allocation of resources for the construction of a modern industrial system. To this end, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system, improve the market-oriented allocation system and mechanism of factors, remove the bottlenecks and obstacles that hinder the construction of a unified national market, and improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic governance. Comprehensively rectify "involutionary" competition, resolutely regulate various forms of local protection and market segmentation and other improper intervention behaviors, and clean up and rectify problems in various regions that violate fair competition in the fields of market access and exit, industrial development, investment promotion, bidding, government procurement, qualification standards, etc., guide the orderly exit of backward production capacity; improve the negative list management model for market access, optimize the market access environment for new formats and new fields, improve the vertical mobility of enterprises, and fully stimulate the vitality of various business entities.
Give full play to the advantages of the new national system and focus on tackling key core technologies. Technological progress is the core driving force of industrial upgrading. From the perspective of technology and industrial development laws, the technology progress paradigm and industrial upgrading logic are different in different stages of a country's economic development. As China's technology and industrial level are getting closer and closer to the global frontier, it is necessary to strengthen original innovation and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. It is necessary to give play to the advantages of the new national system and focus on solving the problems of what to do and what not to do. It should be recognized that what needs to be promoted by giving play to the advantages of the new national system should not be general scientific and technological innovation, but major innovations that are strategic, long-term, and forward-looking, and are key core technologies that cannot be bought or begged for. At present, the formation of some "choke point" problems in China is inseparable from the division of labor lock-in background formed by the "Matthew effect" of economic globalization, as well as the lack of talent, institutional constraints, and insufficient investment. To this end, it is necessary to 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 generate new quality productive forces. Concentrate efforts to strengthen original innovation and key core technology research, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, adhere to the integrated design of original innovation, integrated innovation, and open innovation, and the integrated deployment of innovation chain, industrial chain, and talent chain to achieve independent control of key core technologies.
Build an innovation-friendly financial system to provide "good capital" and "patient capital" for the construction of a modern industrial system. The construction of a modern industrial system is inseparable from financial support. It should be seen that different technology financial paradigms have different performances in promoting technological innovation and industrial upgrading. For example, compared with the general financial system, the financial supply of the innovation-friendly financial system is more matched with the risk-return structure of market demand, has stronger entrepreneurial screening efficiency and capital support capabilities, which is conducive to eliminating the short-term behavior of enterprises, promoting the application and diffusion of technology, and promoting production innovation. In recent years, an important reason why many technological innovation achievements have emerged in cities such as Shenzhen (深圳) and Hangzhou (杭州) in China is the support of their technology financial systems. To this end, it is necessary to adhere to the fundamental purpose of financial services for the real economy, further deepen the structural reform of the financial supply side, increase the supply of financial resources and the construction of a systematic financial service system that can overcome market failures, implement special projects for the integration of science and technology, industry, and finance, guide various types of capital to invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology, and improve the efficient linkage mechanism of science, technology, industry, and finance.
Coordinate the relationship between supply and demand, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system in adapting to demand, creating demand, and leading demand. To build a modern industrial system, we must take the continuous satisfaction of the people's needs for a better life as the starting point and foothold. This process will also create new products and services, stimulate new investment and consumption demand, and form a virtuous cycle of demand driving supply and supply creating demand. To this end, it is necessary to adhere to the theme of promoting high-quality development, organically combine the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand with deepening supply-side structural reform, adhere to the close combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, promote the virtuous interaction between consumption and investment, supply and demand, enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic big cycle, and improve the quality and level of the international cycle. By improving quality and optimizing structure, improve the matching degree of supply and demand; by supplementing the chain and strengthening the chain, ensure the safety of the industrial chain and domestic stable supply; by promoting the integrated development of the service industry and the manufacturing industry, meet the personalized and quality consumption needs; by improving the quality and brand influence of domestic high-end equipment and independent brand consumer goods, enhance consumer confidence and reduce "demand spillover"; and so on.
(The author is the Dean of the National Institute of Development at Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学))
Return to TopBy: 张运君 张亦弛
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "As the saying goes, 'Living less than a hundred years, one often worries about a thousand years.' To strengthen the 'Four Confidences,' we must ultimately firmly believe in communism and Marxism. We are in the primary stage of socialism and engaged in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, but our hearts must be set on lofty goals." The road ahead cannot be smooth sailing; we will inevitably encounter various foreseeable and unforeseeable risks, challenges, difficulties, obstacles, and even turbulent waves. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition provides fundamental guidance for the vast number of party members and cadres to enhance their awareness of potential dangers, to be prepared for adversity in times of peace, to plan ahead, to have an overall perspective, and to focus on long-term goals. Currently, some comrades are mired in事務主義 (shìwù zhǔyì - "事務主義," a focus on trivial administrative matters), 得過且過 (dé guò qiě guò - "just getting by," muddling along), and short-sightedness in their work, lack sufficient vigilance against potential risks, and lack long-term goals and an overall perspective. This profoundly shows that it is especially necessary for party members and cadres to awaken themselves with a strong sense of potential dangers and cultivate a historical consciousness of "often worrying about a thousand years."
If a person has no long-term concerns, he will surely have immediate worries. Materialist dialectics believes that all things contain two opposing and unified aspects, and can be transformed into each other under certain conditions. The affirmative understanding of existing things also includes the corresponding negative understanding. Therefore, the more achievements we make, the more cautious we must be, like walking on thin ice, and the more we must have a sense of potential dangers in times of peace.
Our party was born in internal and external troubles, grew up in hardships and setbacks, and grew stronger in overcoming difficulties. Over the past hundred years, the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) has always maintained a historical clarity in discerning the general trend, a sense of potential dangers in times of peace, and a foresight to plan ahead, uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to overcome difficulties and move forward firmly, creating the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. From the history of the party, we can understand the original aspiration and mission of "seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation," and by always being mindful of potential dangers, we can make "thinking of danger in times of peace and worrying about chaos in times of governance" a conscious thought and action.
If one is lax in thought by an inch, one will be scattered in action by a foot. To cultivate the historical consciousness of "often worrying about a thousand years," we must strengthen the foundation and cultivate the source. A sense of potential dangers and a long-term vision do not come out of thin air, but are rooted in the unremitting adherence to ideals and beliefs. In reality, some individuals regard "occupying a seat" and "grabbing tickets" as the "hard truth" of life. The problem is manifested in work style and discipline, but the root is actually in ideals and beliefs. History has repeatedly shown that the wavering of ideals and beliefs is the most dangerous wavering, and the decline of ideals and beliefs is the most dangerous decline. Only by not "lacking calcium" spiritually, adhering to the "belief in Marxism, the belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics and communism, and the loyalty to the party and the people" - the "foundation" of communists - can we cultivate the realm of "achieving success does not necessarily have to be me, but achieving success definitely has me," can we withstand the major tests of high winds and waves, and even turbulent waves, and can we consciously integrate our limited life into the magnificent journey of human liberation.
It is better to take action than to sit and talk about principles. Today's world is intertwined with changes and chaos, and unilateralism and protectionism are surging against the tide. Facing the accelerated evolution of the century-old changes and the intertwined international situation, we must transform the historical consciousness of "often worrying about a thousand years" into the responsibility and action of "doing practical work and working hard." In the main battlefield of reform and development and the front line of serving the people, we must always maintain a state of combat readiness with the arrow on the string, transform pressure into motivation, turn barriers into ladders, and overcome all uncertain and unpredictable risks and challenges. In the crucial year of winning the "14th Five-Year Plan" and planning the "15th Five-Year Plan," the vast number of party members and cadres should strengthen the "mainstay" of their ideals and beliefs, constantly enhance their awareness of potential dangers, proactively analyze risks, and ensure that they do not deviate in the tests of high winds and waves, and do not retreat in the challenges of turbulent waves, so as to contribute to writing a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization that is stable and far-reaching.
Return to TopPresidential Decree of the People's Republic of China
No. 59
The "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会常务委员会) on Amending the 'Organic Law of the Villagers Committees of the People's Republic of China'" was adopted at the Eighteenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People's Congress (第十四届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议) on October 28, 2025, and is hereby promulgated and shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
October 28, 2025
The Eighteenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People's Congress (第十四届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议) decided to make the following amendments to the "Organic Law of the Villagers Committees of the People's Republic of China":
1. Article 1 is amended to read: "In order to improve the grassroots mass autonomy system, enable villagers to manage their own affairs in accordance with the law, develop grassroots democracy, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of villagers, promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and advance the modernization of the grassroots governance system and governance capacity, this Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution."
2. The first paragraph of Article 2 is amended to read: "The villagers committee is a grassroots mass autonomous organization for self-management, self-service, self-education, and self-supervision by villagers, and implements democratic election, democratic consultation, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision."
3. Article 4 is amended to read: "The work of the villagers committee adheres to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), adheres to and develops whole-process people's democracy, and adheres to the combination of autonomy, rule of law, and rule of virtue.
"The grassroots organizations of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in rural areas conduct their work in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, lead and support the villagers committee in exercising its functions and powers; and, in accordance with the Constitution and laws, support and guarantee villagers in carrying out autonomous activities and directly exercising democratic rights."
4. One article is added as Article 5: "The central and local departments guiding and supervising grassroots mass autonomy are responsible for guiding and supervising rural grassroots mass autonomy work."
5. One article is added as Article 7: "Organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to villagers autonomy work shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with relevant state regulations."
6. Article 6 is changed to Article 8, and the second paragraph is amended to read: "There shall be women members among the members of the villagers committee. Members of the villagers committee shall implement avoidance of close relatives."
One paragraph is added as the third paragraph: "The director of the villagers committee may be held by the person in charge of the village party organization through legal procedures. Members of the villagers committee and members of the leadership of the village party organization may hold concurrent positions."
7. Article 7 is changed to Article 9 and amended to read: "The villagers committee shall establish committees for people's mediation, public security, public health, living environment, elderly people, and women and children work, as needed. Members of the villagers committee may concurrently serve as members of subordinate committees. The villagers committee of villages with small populations may not establish subordinate committees, and members of the villagers committee shall be responsible for relevant work."
8. Article 8 is changed to Article 10, and the second paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers committee shall, in accordance with the law, guide villagers to rationally utilize natural resources, protect and improve the ecological environment, and promote the construction of beautiful villages."
The third paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers committee shall respect and support the rural collective economic organization's right to independently conduct economic activities in accordance with the law, maintain the dual-level management system based on household contract management and combining unified and separate management, and protect the property rights and other legitimate rights and interests of rural collective economic organizations and villagers, contracted management households, joint households, or partnerships. If a rural collective economic organization has not been established, the villagers committee or villagers group may exercise the functions of the rural collective economic organization in accordance with the law."
9. Article 9 is changed to Article 11 and amended to read: "The villagers committee shall publicize the Constitution, laws, and regulations, publicize the policies of the Party and the state, support and promote villagers in fulfilling their legal obligations, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of villagers, support and guide villagers in practicing socialist core values, strengthen the sense of community of the Chinese nation, develop cultural education, popularize scientific and technological knowledge, promote gender equality and family harmony, care for the elderly, left-behind children, people with disabilities, and villagers in difficulty, enhance unity and mutual assistance, promote changing customs and habits, and cultivate civilized rural customs.
"The villagers committee shall assist in organizing villagers to participate in joint prevention and control, assist in handling letters and visits, coordinate and resolve conflicts and disputes, assist in doing a good job in community correction and helping and educating released prisoners, and assist in doing a good job in responding to emergencies.
"The villagers committee shall support and guide social organizations, social workers, volunteers, and other social forces to participate in rural governance and services.
"In villages where multi-ethnic villagers live, the villagers committee shall support and guide villagers of all ethnic groups to enhance unity, respect each other, and help each other."
10. Article 10 is changed to Article 12 and amended to read: "The villagers committee and its members shall abide by the Constitution, laws, and regulations, abide by the policies of the Party and the state, abide by and organize the implementation of the villagers autonomy charter and village rules and regulations, implement the decisions and resolutions of the villagers meeting and the villagers representatives meeting, be impartial in handling affairs, be honest and devoted to public service, be enthusiastic in serving the villagers, and accept the supervision of the villagers."
11. One article is added as Article 13: "The villagers committee has the legal personality of a grassroots mass autonomous organization, and the director of the villagers committee is the legal representative. The villagers committee may engage in civil activities necessary for the performance of its functions, but shall not provide guarantees."
12. Article 12 is changed to Article 15, and the second paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers election committee shall be composed of a director, deputy director, and members, and shall be elected by the villagers meeting, the villagers representatives meeting, or the meetings of each villagers group."
The third paragraph is amended to read: "If a member of the villagers election committee or his or her close relative is nominated as a candidate for member of the villagers committee, he or she shall withdraw from the villagers election committee."
13. Article 13 is changed to Article 16, and the second paragraph, item (3) is amended to read: "(3) Citizens who are not registered as residents of the village but have lived in the village or engaged in village affairs work for more than one year, apply to participate in the election, and are approved by the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting to participate in the election."
14. Article 15 is changed to Article 18, and the first paragraph is amended to read: "Candidates for members of the villagers committee shall be nominated and recommended by the village party organization or villagers registered to participate in the election. Nominating and recommending candidates shall proceed from the interests of all villagers, and recommend villagers who support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), abide by the law, have good conduct, are fair and upright, are enthusiastic about public welfare, and have a certain level of education and working ability as candidates. Those who have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), have been subject to criminal punishment for crimes, engage in illegal activities using clan or underworld forces, or organize or participate in illegal religious activities or cult activities shall not be candidates. The number of candidates shall be greater than the number of members to be elected. The villagers election committee shall organize candidates to meet with villagers, and the candidates shall introduce their ideas for performing their duties and answer questions raised by villagers."
The fourth paragraph is amended to read: "Villagers who are registered to participate in the election and are unable to participate in voting due to being away from the village during the election period may entrust in writing a close relative or other villager with the right to vote in the village to vote on their behalf. Each villager shall not accept entrustment from more than three people. Candidates shall not accept entrusted votes. The villagers election committee shall announce the list of entrusters and trustees."
15. One article is added as Article 20: "Members of the villagers committee may submit a resignation application to the villagers committee, and their position shall terminate from the date of deliberation and approval by the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting."
16. Article 21 is changed to Article 25, and the second paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers meeting shall be convened by the villagers committee. A villagers meeting shall be convened if it is proposed by more than one-tenth of the villagers or more than one-third of the villagers representatives. Villagers shall be notified ten days in advance of convening a villagers meeting; in case of special circumstances, villagers may be notified temporarily."
One paragraph is added as the third paragraph: "The villagers meeting shall be held at least once a year."
17. Article 24 is changed to Article 28, and the first paragraph is amended to read: "The following matters involving the interests of villagers may be handled only after being discussed and decided by the villagers meeting:
"(1) Important matters related to rural construction such as village planning and construction;
"(2) The personnel in the village who enjoy work stoppage subsidies and the standards for subsidies;
"(3) The use of funds and materials obtained from the village collective economy;
"(4) The establishment of public welfare undertakings in the village and the fundraising and labor raising plan and construction contracting plan;
"(5) Key assistance personnel and assistance plans in the village;
"(6) Other matters involving the interests of villagers that are stipulated by laws and regulations or that the villagers meeting believes should be discussed and decided by the villagers meeting."
One paragraph is added as the third paragraph: "Important matters that need to be decided by the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting shall first be studied and discussed by the village party organization."
The third paragraph is changed to the fourth paragraph and amended to read: "Where the villagers committee exercises the functions of the rural collective economic organization in accordance with the law, the relevant provisions of the 'Law of the People's Republic of China on Rural Collective Economic Organizations' shall be referred to for discussing and deciding on matters related to collective property and members rights and interests."
18. Article 27 is changed to Article 31, and the second paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers autonomy charter, village rules and regulations, and the decisions of the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting shall not conflict with the Constitution, laws, and regulations, shall not violate public order and good customs, and shall not contain content that infringes upon the personal rights, democratic rights, and property rights of villagers."
19. Article 28 is changed to Article 32, and one paragraph is added as the first paragraph: "The villagers group shall carry out activities under the organization of the villagers committee. The villagers group meeting shall discuss and decide on important matters of the villagers group."
The third paragraph is changed to the fourth paragraph and amended to read: "Where the villagers group exercises the functions of the rural collective economic organization, the villagers group meeting shall, in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws, discuss and decide on the operation and management of land, enterprises, and other property collectively owned by the villagers group, as well as the handling of public welfare matters, and the decisions made and their implementation shall be promptly announced to the villagers of the villagers group."
20. One article is added as Article 33: "For public affairs and public welfare undertakings involving the vital interests of villagers, as well as practical difficulties and conflicts and disputes reflected by villagers, the villagers committee shall organize villagers and other interested parties to carry out consultations.
"Consultations may take various forms such as council meetings, hearings, and symposiums, and relevant departments of the people's government, the people's governments of townships, ethnic townships, and towns, mass organizations, and representatives of the people's congress and members of the political consultative conference may be invited to participate as needed. For matters involving agricultural technology, engineering construction, and other highly specialized matters, relevant professionals may be invited to participate.
"For matters determined through consultation, the villagers committee shall promptly organize implementation or supervise implementation; if it needs to be submitted to the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting, the meeting shall be convened for discussion and decision."
21. Article 30 is changed to Article 35, and item (2) of the second paragraph is deleted.
One item is added to the second paragraph as item (4): "(4) Matters determined by the villagers committee to organize consultations and their implementation."
The fourth paragraph is amended to read: "The villagers committee shall establish a village affairs disclosure column and may use modern information technology to disclose village affairs. The period of disclosure shall not be less than fifteen days. The villagers committee shall ensure the authenticity of the disclosed matters and accept inquiries from villagers."
22. Article 32 is changed to Article 37 and amended to read: "The village shall establish a village affairs supervision committee or other form of village affairs supervision organization, which shall be responsible for villagers democratic financial management and supervise the implementation of systems such as village affairs disclosure. Its members shall be elected by the villagers meeting or the villagers representatives meeting from among the villagers, and there shall be personnel with financial and accounting and management knowledge. Members of the villagers committee and their close relatives shall not serve as members of the village affairs supervision organization. The term of office of the village affairs supervision organization shall be the same as the term of office of the villagers committee.
"The village affairs supervision organization shall be responsible to the villagers meeting and the villagers representatives meeting, and its members may attend meetings of the villagers committee and the villagers representatives meeting and participate in various consultation activities.
"If the village affairs supervision organization discovers any violations of discipline or law such as infringing upon the interests of the masses in the process of performing its duties, it shall report to the people's government of the township, ethnic township, or town or the county-level people's government and the supervisory authority."
23. Article 34 is changed to Article 39 and amended to read: "The villagers committee and the village affairs supervision organization shall establish village affairs archives. Village affairs archives include: election documents and ballots, meeting records, basic data on public welfare facilities, basic construction data, etc. Village affairs archives shall be authentic, accurate, complete, and standardized."
24. Article 35 is changed to Article 40, and item (4) of the first paragraph is amended to read: "(4) Bidding and tendering for public welfare construction projects in the village."
Item (5) of the first paragraph is amended to read: "(5) The management and use of funds in the village."
25. A chapter "Safeguards for the Work of the Villagers Committee" is added as Chapter VI, consisting of four articles, including Articles 42 to 45.
26. The second paragraph of Article 37 and the third paragraph of Article 6 are merged as Article 42 and amended to read: "The daily operating expenses of the villagers committee and the basic remuneration standards for members shall be stipulated by the people's government at or above the county level, and appropriate subsidies shall be given by the county-level people's government.
"The expenses required for the villagers committee to handle public welfare undertakings in the village shall be resolved by the villagers meeting through fundraising and labor raising; if there are indeed difficulties in funding, the local people's government shall provide appropriate support.
"Village collective economic income shall be appropriately used for village public affairs and public welfare undertakings, operational guarantees for the villagers committee, and subsidies for work stoppage personnel."
27. The first paragraph of Article 37 is changed to Article 43 and amended to read: "The people's government of the township, ethnic township, or town shall provide the necessary funds and conditions for the villagers committee to assist the government in carrying out its work.
"Local people's governments at all levels shall establish and improve a long-term mechanism to rectify formalism and reduce the burden on the grassroots. Matters entrusted by relevant departments to the villagers committee to assist in carrying out work shall comply with laws and regulations, and the required expenses shall be borne by the entrusting department."
28. Three articles are added as Articles 44, 45, and 46 respectively:
"Article 44 The construction of village-level comprehensive service facilities shall be included in relevant plans. Local people's governments at or above the county level shall provide support for the construction of village-level comprehensive service facilities.
"Local people's governments at or above the county level shall conduct overall planning and implementation for the construction of rural governance informatization, and encourage and support the villagers committee to use modern information technology to serve villagers.
"Article 45 The people's government of the township, ethnic township, or town or the county-level people's government shall provide training for members of the villagers committee and other village affairs workers to help them improve their political quality, awareness of the rule of law, policy level, and service capabilities.
"Article 46 The relevant provisions of this Law shall apply to the establishment of villagers committees in cities without districts, municipal districts, streets, and development zones, forest areas, and reclamation areas."
29. The following amendments are made to some articles:
(1) In the first paragraph of Article 3, "mass autonomy" is amended to "villagers autonomy" and "social management" is amended to "grassroots governance."
(2) In Article 19, "Article 15" is amended to "Article 18."
(3) In item (1) of the second paragraph of Article 30, "Article 23" is amended to "Article 27" and "Article 24" is amended to "Article 28." In the third paragraph, "with more collective financial transactions" is amended to "with more financial transactions."
(4) In the second paragraph of Article 35, "agricultural departments" is amended to "agricultural and rural affairs departments."
(V) Amend "rural communities" in the first paragraph of Article 38 to "villages."
This decision shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
The "Organic Law of the Villagers' Committees of the People's Republic of China" shall be amended accordingly based on this decision, and the order of the articles shall be adjusted accordingly and re-promulgated.
(Xinhua News Agency (新华社) dispatch)
Return to TopAs the drumbeats sounded, the representative inheritor of Qinglong Dance (青龙舞), a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage of Henan Province, dressed in colorful costumes and holding dragon poles in tacit cooperation, the 20-meter-long Qinglong (青龙) soared into the air, spiraling and wagging its tail. Recently, at the Wanda Plaza in Xicheng District, Luohe City (漯河市), Henan Province, the Qinglong Dance performance of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance, Luohe in It" Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Year event integrated traditional blessing culture and regional historical memories through vivid physical interpretations and distinct folk symbols, presenting the audience with an immersive intangible cultural heritage feast.
Since the beginning of this year, Luohe City (漯河市) has been based on protecting and inheriting intangible cultural heritage, and actively promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture to radiate new brilliance in the new era. In April, Luohe City (漯河市) launched the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance, Luohe in It" Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Year event, planning to hold 42 intangible cultural heritage exhibitions throughout the year. Currently, 34 have been held, with a cumulative total of 2.16 million live broadcast viewers, directly driving a consumer base of more than 30,000 people, achieving a win-win situation for cultural value and market benefits.
Inheriting the Past and Opening up the New, Meeting the New Cultural Needs of the Masses
Luohe (漯河), a famous food city in China, not only preserves the 8,000-year-old Jiahu Bone Flute (贾湖骨笛), and produced Xu Shen (许慎), the author of "Shuowen Jiezi" (《说文解字》), but also has dazzling intangible cultural heritage: represented by Xinyi Liuhe Quan (心意六合拳), peasant paintings, Shuangren Han Chuan Wu (双人旱船舞), Zhaoling District (召陵区) paper-cutting, Zhao's Dough Modeling (赵氏面塑), Yu Opera Shahe Tune (豫剧沙河调), Chen's Wooden Comb Making Technique (陈氏木梳制作技艺), and Gu Ying Plaster Making Technique (骨应膏药制作技艺), 1 national-level, 22 provincial-level, and 133 municipal-level representative intangible cultural heritage projects constitute the brilliant pearl of the Central Plains cultural gene bank and are an indispensable living testimony in the exploration project of Chinese civilization.
In order to make good use of intangible cultural heritage and better meet the people's growing spiritual and cultural needs, Luohe City (漯河市) organized and implemented a series of intangible cultural heritage exhibition activities. The nine major theme activities of "Passing on Martial Arts in Shahe and Yihe, Quyi Liufang, National Tide Dragon Boat Festival, Childhood Intangible Cultural Heritage, Lion Leaping and Dragon腾, Folk Music Mid-Autumn Festival, National Charm Craftsman Spirit, Yu Opera Good Show, Intangible Cultural Heritage Luohe Year" will last from April to December.
The event adheres to "younger expression, fashionable interpretation, immersive experience, and digital communication," focusing on one theme each month, and arranging an intangible cultural heritage literary and artistic performance every weekend, realizing "a theme every month, an activity every week," forming a beautiful landscape line for protecting, inheriting, and promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture.
Elaborate Cultivation, Empowering New Expressions of Intangible Cultural Heritage
The orchestra's ensemble of "Waiting for a Thousand Years" (《千年等一回》), the cooperation of bamboo flute and suona is soul-stirring, making the audience feel as if they are on the Broken Bridge of West Lake in the misty rain; the zhongruan and guzheng ensemble of "A Life of Swords and Dreams" (《刀剑如梦》) outlines the cold light of the sword with the clear guzheng, making the audience's heart surge with chivalrous feelings. During the National Day holiday, the intangible cultural heritage exhibition year event held in the South Square of the Citizen's Home attracted a large number of citizens and tourists to watch.
Combining more than 60 intangible cultural heritage projects in 10 major categories, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Year event invited representatives from the Luohe City (漯河市) Yu Opera Art Center, the Municipal Acrobatic Art Center, the Municipal Quyi Artists Association, the Municipal Folk Literature and Art Association, and representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in the city to actively participate, build a display and interaction platform, so that intangible cultural heritage can be "protected" well, "become popular," and "passed on."
The Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Year event builds an all-round display system through diverse forms such as stage performances, interactive experiences, and intangible cultural heritage markets. There are not only on-site performances of national-level intangible cultural heritage projects such as Xinyi Liuhe Quan (心意六合拳) and Bagua Zhang (八卦掌), but also displays of provincial and municipal-level intangible cultural heritage projects such as Zhaoling District (召陵区) paper-cutting and Zhao's Dough Modeling (赵氏面塑), as well as experience areas for the audience to participate in depth; there are also acrobatics, opera and other performances to help, giving new vitality to traditional art with innovative arrangements, allowing the millennium intangible cultural heritage to radiate vitality on the modern stage, vividly showing the diverse charm and contemporary value of intangible cultural heritage inheritance.
Gathering Chains into Momentum, Creating New Scenarios for Cultural Tourism Consumption
The regular performances of intangible cultural heritage culture have attracted a batch of new consumption scenarios and new experiences with a younger and more dynamic style to settle in the Wanda New Business District, helping the business district become a new hotspot in the cultural tourism consumption market in Luohe City (漯河市).
Today, the Wanda Plaza in Xicheng District (西城区), which has been open for less than a year, already has more than 100 brands that have entered Henan for the first time and more than 300 high-quality merchants.
Across the road, the China Food City Brand Hall is bustling with customers. Tourists can enjoy special delicacies in the technologically advanced venue. The China Food City Brand Hall, which attracts more than 660 well-known brands and more than 7,000 single products from around the world, has received more than 300,000 domestic and foreign merchants, tourists and citizens, and more than 200 visits from domestic and foreign organizations and corporate partners.
Luohe City (漯河市) adheres to the idea of the city as "one chessboard," connecting the Wanda New Business District with the Shahe and Yihe River Cultural Scenery Belt (沙澧河文化风光带), the Heshang Street Scenic Area (河上街景区), the Shishang Nianhua Rural Complex (食尚年华田园综合体), and the Jiahu Site (贾湖遗址) and other scenic spots into chains, gathering popularity, gathering activities, gathering brands, gathering formats, and gathering services, exploring a new path of integrated development of "cultural, commercial, tourism and creative industries," continuously improving the participation of citizens, attracting more tourists, and building a new landmark for the integrated development of cultural, commercial, tourism and sports in central and southern Henan.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Luohe Municipal Committee (中共漯河市委宣传部)
Return to TopXiangjiang River surges, and Dongting Lake is calm. From the layers of tea trees in the Wuling Mountains to the contiguous trifoliate orange orchards by Dongting Lake; from the fragrant tangerine groves at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain to the fiery pepper fields in the Luoxiao Mountains, the fields of Hunan Province are nurturing the hope of rural industrial revitalization and surging with the vigorous flow of financial nourishment. The Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch (中国农业银行湖南省分行) uses finance as its pen and responsibility as its ink to paint a magnificent picture of serving the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside on this hopeful field.
Precise Irrigation Cultivates Characteristic Industries
This spring, the thousand-acre tea garden in Huangjin Village (黄金村), Baojing County (保靖县), Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州), Hunan Province (湖南省) is growing well, the best in recent years. However, for Jiaming Tea Planting Professional Cooperative (佳茗茶叶种植专业合作社), according to the purchase volume of previous years, it needs to prepare an additional 800,000 yuan of working capital, otherwise the fresh leaves of tea farmers will face the risk of unsalable products.
Staff from the Agricultural Bank of China Xiangxi Baojing Sub-branch (农行湖南湘西保靖支行) learned about the cooperative's situation during a routine visit and immediately launched a green channel. In just five days, they successfully issued an 800,000 yuan "Tea Loan." This loan not only solved the cooperative's urgent need but also gave tea farmers and the cooperative the confidence to make the Baojing Golden Tea (保靖黄金茶) brand even more famous.
In Yuanjiang City (沅江市), Yiyang City (益阳市), the fragrance of trifoliate orange blossoms fills the air. The financial service team of the Agricultural Bank of China Yiyang Branch (农行湖南益阳分行) shuttles through the contiguous trifoliate orange forests, tailoring financing plans for growers. Previously, the Agricultural Bank of China Yiyang Branch issued a 3 million yuan loan to help a trifoliate orange grower solve the problem of working capital shortage. The grower was able to build a standardized processing workshop, expand production scale, and achieve an annual income of more than one million yuan.
In the past four years, the Agricultural Bank of China Yiyang Branch has cumulatively invested more than 42 million yuan in loans to the local trifoliate orange industry, directly supporting more than 70 households of farmers who have been lifted out of poverty. At the same time, the bank has formed a professional financial service team, traveled to all trifoliate orange planting bases under its jurisdiction, and provided "one household, one policy" precise services to solve the full-chain financing needs of enterprises, such as raw material procurement, equipment purchase, and wage payment.
In Dongkou County (洞口县), Shaoyang City (邵阳市), a 480,000 yuan "Citrus Loan" revitalized a Xuefeng Honey Tangerine (雪峰蜜桔) grower's 145-mu orchard. This loan came in time, and the grower not only completed the orchard renovation but also introduced new preservation technology, and is expected to double his income this year.
Up to now, the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch has innovatively launched more than 30 characteristic financial products, such as "Professional Grower Loan," "Grain Farmer e-Loan," "Smart Animal Husbandry Loan," and "Employment Assistance Workshop Loan," building a financial service system covering the province's characteristic agricultural industries. Especially in Xiangxi Prefecture, focusing on eight characteristic industries such as tea and kiwifruit, the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch has innovatively launched nine categories of credit products, effectively supporting the development of the entire industrial chain from planting and processing to sales.
Integrated Empowerment Draws a Revitalization Picture
The morning in Shibadong Village (十八洞村), Huayuan County (花垣县), Xiangxi Prefecture (湘西州), awakens to the sound of birdsong. This Miao village (苗寨), which once witnessed China's poverty alleviation process, is now undergoing a beautiful transformation from poverty alleviation to revitalization. After the upgrade of the Shibadong Scenic Area (十八洞景区) in 2024, a local homestay is almost fully booked every day. With the support of Agricultural Bank of China loans, the homestay has completed its renovation and upgrade, and its income this year has exceeded 200,000 yuan.
In order to help comprehensively improve the local tourism infrastructure, the Agricultural Bank of China Xiangxi Branch has provided a 100 million yuan loan to Shibadong Village Tourism Development Co., Ltd. (十八洞村旅游开发有限公司), helping the scenic area's reception capacity jump from an average of 500 people per day to an average of 2,000 people per day. At the same time, the introduction of a smart tourism system has enabled this remote Miao village to realize modern services such as online reservations and intelligent guided tours.
The upgrade of the Shibadong Scenic Area has brought tangible benefits. Shibadong Village Tourism Development Co., Ltd. has added more than 200 jobs, and villagers can participate in the tourism industry through homestay operations, specialty sales, folk performances, and other means, with an average monthly income increase of more than 2,000 yuan.
In Furong Town (芙蓉镇), Yongshun County (永顺县), Xiangxi Prefecture, the Xiangxi Northwest Tourism Distribution Center project (湘西北旅游集散中心项目), supported by a 460 million yuan fixed asset loan from the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch, is under construction in full swing. After the distribution center is completed, it will effectively connect more than 20 surrounding tourist attractions, and it is estimated that the annual number of tourists received will reach one million. In addition, through the industrial linkage model of "tourism + agriculture + handicrafts," the project has driven more than 27 local specialty food processing enterprises and handicraft enterprises to obtain more than 30 million yuan in loan support. At the same time, the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch also provides 60 million yuan in small and micro loans to farmhouses and homestays around the scenic area to help them improve service quality. A local specialty store near the entrance of the scenic area received a 500,000 yuan loan and hired three villagers, and its current average daily turnover exceeds 3,000 yuan.
Data shows that local related tourism projects have created more than 400 jobs, of which 60% are from households lifted out of poverty, with an average monthly income of more than 3,000 yuan, indirectly driving related industries such as catering, accommodation, and transportation to achieve an output value increase of hundreds of millions of yuan.
Working Together to Pave the Road to Common Prosperity
In an employment assistance workshop in Yizhang County (宜章县), Chenzhou City (郴州市), machines are roaring, and workers are stepping up production of a batch of foreign trade orders. With the support of a 3 million yuan loan from the Agricultural Bank of China, the workshop has added two production lines, and its production capacity has increased by 150%.
The Agricultural Bank of China Chenzhou Yizhang Sub-branch has innovatively launched a "finance + employment + industry" assistance model, allowing the footprints of the Agricultural Bank of China's rural revitalization service team to spread throughout the county. Through characteristic products such as "Huinong e-Loan" and "Technology e-Loan," the bank has provided loans of 17.31 million yuan to 20 assistance enterprises, activating the "**一池春水**" (yī chí chūn shuǐ - "a pool of spring water," metaphor for a stagnant situation being enlivened). Today, the employment assistance workshops in Yizhang County have driven more than 800 people to achieve stable employment "at their doorstep," realizing a virtuous cycle of "supporting an enterprise, driving an industry, and enriching the people."
In Quanshui Town (泉水镇), Rucheng County (汝城县), Chenzhou City, a pepper grower wanted to expand the planting scale but was troubled by the lack of start-up capital. After learning about the situation, the Agricultural Bank of China Chenzhou Rucheng Sub-branch processed a 100,000 yuan "Pepper Planting Loan" for him in just three days. With the help of this loan, the grower achieved an annual income of 150,000 yuan.
In the past five years, the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch has sent 376 assistance cadres to be stationed in more than 110 administrative villages in Hunan. The assistance cadres have taken root at the grassroots level and devoted themselves to their work. The working team of the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch stationed in Ludong Village (吕洞村), Baojing (保靖), Xiangxi (湘西), was awarded the highest grade "Good" in the assessment by the Organization Department of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee (湖南省委组织部).
In terms of consumption assistance, the "Agricultural Bank of China Mall" online platform has become an important channel for Hunan's characteristic agricultural products to go to the whole country. Through linkage with large markets such as Changsha Hongxing (长沙红星) and Gaoqiao (高桥), the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch has cumulatively achieved nearly 200 million yuan in consumption assistance in the past five years, of which nearly 20 million yuan was directly used to purchase agricultural products from poverty-stricken areas. A number of characteristic agricultural products from assistance villages, such as Baojing Golden Tea, Yanling Yellow Peach (炎陵黄桃), Suining Grapes (绥宁提子), and Liuyang Daweishan Honey (浏阳大围山蜂蜜), have become best-selling products through the "Agricultural Bank of China Mall" online platform.
Striving Forward to Continue Writing a New Chapter
As of the end of September 2025, the loan balance of the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch in poverty-stricken areas reached 127.6 billion yuan, an increase of 67.3 billion yuan compared with the end of 2020, an increase of 112%, which is 22 percentage points higher than the average increase of the bank's loans during the same period. At the same time, there are 199 business outlets in poverty-stricken areas, an increase of 16 compared with the end of 2020. The financial service network is becoming denser and denser, and the service capacity is continuously improving.
Standing at a new historical starting point, the Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch will continue to deeply cultivate the fertile soil of "**三农**" (sān nóng - "three rural issues," agriculture, rural areas, and farmers), so that financial resources can more accurately irrigate industrial fields and more sustainably nourish the countryside. On this field full of hope, moving chapters of comprehensive rural revitalization are being played, and magnificent pictures of strong agriculture, beautiful countryside, and rich farmers are slowly unfolding.
Data source: Agricultural Bank of China Hunan Branch
Return to TopAs night falls and the lights come on, Yunnan (云南) is using its profound and captivating "night" as its brush and the trendy and innovative "consumption" as its ink to paint a new picture of high-quality cultural and tourism integration and development. In order to implement the "Several Measures on Further Cultivating New Growth Points to Prosper Cultural and Tourism Consumption" ("关于进一步培育新增长点繁荣文化和旅游消费的若干措施") and its related requirements to "develop the nighttime cultural and tourism economy and enrich nighttime consumption formats," Yunnan Province has issued the "Several Measures on Further Promoting the High-Quality Development of Yunnan's Nighttime Cultural and Tourism Economy" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures") ("关于进一步推动云南夜间文旅经济高质量发展的若干措施"), which comprehensively launches the brand building of "A Kind of Life Called Yunnan - Yunnan at Night" ("有一种叫云南的生活——云南之夜") with 14 articles and 64 specific measures.
Scientific Planning to Achieve a "One Core, Multiple Centers" Nighttime Economy Layout
Yunnan (云南) is using scientific planning to build a new pattern for the development of the nighttime economy, giving full play to Kunming's (昆明) core advantages as the province's political, economic, and cultural center and as a center for building radiation towards South Asia and Southeast Asia, focusing on supporting its efforts to build an "International Nighttime Cultural and Tourism Consumption Capital." At the same time, it supports Dali (大理), Xishuangbanna (西双版纳), and other prefectures and cities with the conditions to build international first-class nighttime cultural and tourism economy benchmark cities, forming a "one core, multiple centers" development trend.
Under the joint promotion of government guidance, market dominance, and multi-party linkage, Yunnan (云南) will upgrade more than 10 nationally renowned nighttime cultural and tourism consumption gathering areas, such as the Cuihu (翠湖) area in Kunming (昆明), Dounan Flower Market (斗南花市), Dali Ancient City (大理古城), and Xishuangjing in Gaozhuang (告庄西双景), through micro-renovation and refined upgrading. According to the plan of the "Several Measures" ("若干措施"), Yunnan (云南) will build more than 60 nighttime cultural and tourism consumption blocks, launch more than 100 "Meet Yunnan" ("遇见云南") night tour check-in spots, and develop "five musts" in-depth tour experience products: "must enjoy a night show, must taste a meal, must taste a drink, must buy a good thing, must explore a cultural space." A nighttime economic picture of "each being beautiful in its own way, and all being beautiful together" is slowly unfolding on the land of Yunling (云岭).
Business Format Integration: The Brilliant Chapter of "Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜")
Night Tour: Landscapes Come to Life in Paintings
When night falls, the mountains and rivers of Yunnan (云南) exude a charm different from that of the daytime. The "Ancient Ferry Fishing Lights" nighttime event in Guandu Ancient Town (官渡古镇) in Kunming (昆明) transforms the artistic conception of classical poetry into a perceptible night tour scene, becoming a new hotspot for nighttime check-in; in the moonlight reflection of Erhai Lake (洱海) in Dali (大理), tourists can take a night cruise and participate in immersive cultural activities with the theme of "Erhai Moon"; the Lancang River (澜沧江) night cruise integrates ethnic song and dance performances with the bright scenery on both sides. The "Jue Yan" ("觉宴") immersive cultural new space, located on the shore of Dianchi Lake (滇池), allows tourists to "enter the play, enter the scene, and enter the emotion" in the night through all-round interaction of multi-dimensional senses, experiencing an in-depth immersive tour of Dian culture.
Night Performance: Ancient Charm Reborn
In the revitalization and inheritance of historical culture, the nights of Yunnan (云南) are equally wonderful. Yunnan (云南) supports various places to create diverse performance works around cultural IPs such as Zheng He (郑和), Xu Xiake (徐霞客), Nie Er (聂耳), and the Southwest Associated University (西南联大). From the enduring large-scale live performance "Lijiang Eternal Love" ("丽江千古情") to the immersive suspense drama "Night Night Night Song" ("夜夜夜歌") launched by the Majia Courtyard (马家大院) in Kunming (昆明) in a century-old mansion, the market response has been enthusiastic; the original ecological songs and dances of ethnic villages and the diverse small theater dramas together constitute the rich ecology of Yunnan's (云南) night performances. The Dian History Narrative Theater created by "Jue Yan" ("觉宴") deeply integrates performing arts with dining, service, and experience through carefully designed plot lines, allowing the sleeping historical and cultural heritage to radiate new vitality.
Night Market: Stars and Colorful Clouds at Night
As dusk falls, the entire territory of Yunnan (云南) transforms into a dazzling night market star map, with 16 prefectures and cities like twinkling stars, jointly weaving the nighttime chapter of "A Kind of Life Called Yunnan" ("有一种叫云南的生活").
Kunming Old Street (昆明老街) recreates the urban atmosphere of "Old Kunming" under warm yellow lanterns, gathering intangible cultural heritage skills such as sugar painting and paper cutting; only a few miles away, Nanqiang Street (南强街巷) is full of the vitality of a modern metropolis, with creative markets and music bars complementing each other, performing a harmonious symphony of tradition and modernity. The torch in Chuxiong Yi People's Ancient Town (楚雄彝人古镇) is burning fiercely, the bonfire is crackling, and the joyful Zuojiao Dance (左脚舞) shows the fiery enthusiasm of the Yi people.
Heading west, Dali Ancient City (大理古城) continues its thousand-year cultural heritage between Cangshan Mountain (苍山) and Erhai Lake (洱海). In the night market, Bai ethnic tie-dye "flowers bloom in cloth" and the aroma of Rushan cheese is tempting; Weishan Ancient City (巍山古城) uses Nanzhao ancient music and authentic snacks to open a journey through time for tourists. Lijiang Shuhe Ancient Town (丽江束河古镇) tells the ancient Naxi story with Naxi courtyards and Dongba paper workshops; as the lights come on, in Dukezong Ancient City (独克宗古城) in Shangri-La (香格里拉), tourists from all over the country wear ethnic minority costumes and dance hand in hand in Moonlight Square. The night market on the west bank of the Nujiang River (怒江) shows the unique charm of harmonious coexistence between man and nature against the backdrop of the majestic canyon night.
Stepping into the embrace of the tropical rainforest, Xishuangjing in Gaozhuang (告庄西双景) in Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) blooms with a strong ethnic customs, and the Dai cuisine in the Starlight Night Market is unforgettable; Dehong Mangshi (德宏芒市) Jewelry Town adds color to border trade with its warm and translucent jadeite and exquisite ethnic handicrafts. Jianshui Purple Pottery Street (建水紫陶街) in Honghe (红河) shows the unique charm of national intangible cultural heritage in the remaining warmth of the millennium dragon kiln; the Puzhehei Scenic Area (普者黑景区) in Wenshan (文山) creates a poetic residence under the moonlight in the lotus pond in the landscape painting.
Following the footsteps of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, the melodious caravan love songs of the Pu'er Tea Horse Ancient Town Tourist Town (普洱茶马古城旅游小镇) show the yearning and pursuit of a happy and free life by the people along the Ancient Tea Horse Road; the Lincang Wa Village (临沧佤寨) shows the enthusiastic and unrestrained ethnic customs with its exciting wooden drum sounds and characteristic Wa King Banquet. Baoshan Banqiao Ancient Town (保山板桥古镇) reproduces the past glory of the Southern Silk Road, and Zhaotong Ancient City Dou Street (昭通古城抖街) retains the footsteps of travelers with its authentic roasted potatoes, Gastrodia elata stewed chicken and other special snacks.
On the red land in the east, Qujing Ximen Old Street (曲靖西门老街) is rejuvenated in the Cuan culture-themed shops and the long ancient charm. Yuxi Qinghua Street (玉溪青花街) uses modern aesthetic design to interpret the millennium-long craftsmanship inheritance of the porcelain capital.
This long scroll of night markets all over the land of Yunling (云岭) is not only a vivid window for tourists to deeply experience Yunnan (云南), but also a vivid interpretation of "A Kind of Life Called Yunnan" ("有一种叫云南的生活") at night - here, every night market is a unique poem, and every night is a moving painting, waiting for guests from all over the world to savor and deeply indulge.
Night Banquet: Gastronomic Poems on the Tip of the Tongue
The most comforting thing is the fireworks of the world. The nights of Yunnan (云南) are also a feast on the tip of the tongue. The mellowness of the "Steaming Pot Banquet" ("汽锅宴"), the romance of the "Flower Banquet" ("鲜花宴"), and the liveliness of the "Long Street Banquet" ("长街宴"), each delicacy tells the story of this land. "Jue Yan" ("觉宴") uses Yunnan (云南) specialty ingredients to create a fusion of "New Yunnan Cuisine," upgrading the dining experience to a cultural enjoyment, making "Eating in Yunnan, the Night is More Wonderful" a unique memory for tourists.
Night Fitness: New Health Experience
Relying on its unique climate and ecology, Yunnan (云南) has built a unique nighttime health system. Mountain biking, hot spring health and other diversified activities allow tourists to feel the unique charm of "Healthy Living Destination" under the stars. The "Meet Yunnan" ("遇见云南") ethnic characteristic square dance activities carried out in various places deeply integrate fitness and folk culture, injecting healthy vitality into nighttime life.
Guarantee Empowerment: Making "Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜") Brighter and More Secure
Creating a first-class nighttime economic experience is inseparable from a sound guarantee system. Yunnan (云南) has built a solid foundation for the development of the nighttime economy with a number of measures. The "A Kind of Life Called Yunnan" ("有一种叫云南的生活") digital service platform provides one-stop "Night Tour Yunnan" smart services, providing tourists with an immersive experience with AR/VR technology. Starlight night buses, nighttime parking lots, clear nighttime signage systems and other convenient measures and facilities effectively solve the "last mile" service problem.
In terms of optimizing the business environment, prudent and inclusive supervision is implemented to provide space for the development of emerging business formats. Existing fiscal funds are integrated to support nighttime cultural and tourism consumption projects that meet the policy. At the same time, security patrols are strengthened to build a solid safety bottom line, so that citizens and tourists can travel comfortably, have fun, and travel safely.
In terms of cultivating operating entities, well-known domestic and foreign nighttime consumption brands and leading enterprises are actively introduced to land, and operating entities such as lighting night tours, film and television entertainment, immersive interaction, nighttime live broadcasting, and sports health are introduced and cultivated to promote the formation of a complete nighttime cultural and tourism industry chain.
Warm Invitation: Embark on a Romantic Journey to "Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜")
"Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜") is not only a vivid practice of local economic development, but also a continuous expansion and innovative presentation of "A Kind of Life Called Yunnan" ("有一种叫云南的生活") in the nighttime scene. When the hustle and bustle of the day dissipates, historical culture awakens in the night, and diverse customs blend in the lights, tourists can enjoy the beautiful night in the evening breeze.
Through the implementation of the "five musts" in-depth tour experience products, "Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜") is being condensed from a vague concept into a unique development path based on regional collaboration, cultural IP as the soul, technology empowerment as the wings, and travel and health as the characteristics. This is a "Yunnan Plan" provided for promoting the high-quality development of the nighttime economy based on local characteristics and development advantages.
Tonight, let us meet in Yunnan (云南). In the long ancient charm of Kunming (昆明), in the graceful customs of Xishuangjing in Gaozhuang (告庄西双景), in the bonfire songs of Yi People's Ancient Town (彝人古镇), and in the quiet moonlight of the snowy area, encounter every worthy "Yunnan at Night" ("云南之夜").
Data source: Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (云南省文化和旅游厅)
Return to TopBy: 刘军国
There was a Japanese man who never thought he would become the Prime Minister of Japan. However, the speeches he made during his tenure as Prime Minister became the touchstone for measuring the historical understanding of successive Japanese governments. After retiring from politics, he consistently advocated for peace for Japan and worked tirelessly for Japan-China friendship. He was Tomiichi Murayama (村山富市).
Mr. Murayama is a Japanese politician with a strong sense of justice and an old friend of the Chinese people, who has long been committed to the cause of Japan-China friendship. He witnessed the twists and turns of post-war Japanese politics and left behind sincerity and responsibility for Japan-China friendship. Learning of his death, I recalled the moments when I interviewed Mr. Murayama as a reporter for the People's Daily Japan branch, and I was deeply moved.
"Murayama Statement": A Touchstone for Measuring the Japanese Government's Historical Understanding
On October 17th, I was busy with interviews in Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江), and didn't have time to check my phone. Near noon, WeChat messages from leaders, colleagues, and friends poured in, all with the same content: Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (村山富市) had passed away.
At that moment, my thoughts immediately returned to my years working in Japan. From 2011 to 2021, I was stationed in Tokyo (東京) for eight years and interviewed Mr. Murayama many times, both at events held in Tokyo and in interviews at his home in Oita (大分). During holidays, I often called to offer my greetings. After my second assignment in 2017, I visited Mr. Murayama as soon as possible; before leaving office in September 2021, I originally wanted to go to Oita to say goodbye to him, but ultimately I couldn't make it. After returning to China, I continued to follow Japanese news and looked forward to hearing news of Mr. Murayama's activities. Sometimes I would wonder, where did his dedication to peace come from? Perhaps the answer lies in the trajectory of his life.
In March 1924, Mr. Murayama was born into a fisherman's family in Oita City (大分市). After graduating from Meiji University (明治大学) in 1946, he returned to his hometown and devoted himself to the local labor union movement, later joining the left-wing political party, the Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党). Subsequently, he rose from Oita City Councilor, Oita Prefectural Councilor, and Member of the Diet (国会議員) to become the leader of the Socialist Party in 1993. In 1994, at the age of 70, Mr. Murayama became Prime Minister with the joint support of three parties. In interviews, he repeatedly said: "I never thought I could become Prime Minister, many people were pushing me from behind... so I think it was just a coincidence."
At that time, the World Anti-Fascist War had ended for nearly half a century, but the Japanese government had never formally apologized for the invasion history that brought great pain to its Asian neighbors. In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Mr. Murayama issued the "Murayama Statement" on August 15th in his capacity as Prime Minister. The "Murayama Statement" pointed out that Japan, in a certain period in the recent past, had errors in its national policy and took the path of war, plunging the people into a crisis of survival, and that colonial rule and aggression had brought enormous damage and suffering to many countries, especially the people of Asian countries. He expressed deep remorse and heartfelt apologies for this, and expressed his deep condolences to all people at home and abroad who suffered disasters in this history.
Mr. Murayama later recalled when writing a commentary for the People's Daily: "I repeatedly emphasized to the officials responsible for drafting the text of the 'Murayama Statement' that the most important thing in this statement was to clearly and unequivocally state that Japan launched a war of aggression and carried out colonial rule, bringing unbearable harm and suffering to the people of Asian countries, and to express sincere apologies and indicate a determination not to repeat the mistakes."
Mr. Murayama believed that earnestly reflecting on the war of aggression and colonial behavior and promoting Japan to continue on the path of peace was his historical mission. "政者当正" (zhèng zhě dāng zhèng - "politicians should be upright," politicians should be just and fair), a frank attitude in facing history is a positive response to the mainstream public opinion that supports peace, and it has also won Mr. Murayama high praise from the international community. Later, whether the spirit of the "Murayama Statement" has been fully expressed and inherited has become a touchstone for measuring the historical understanding of successive Japanese cabinets and prime ministers.
In 2000, Mr. Murayama retired from politics and returned to his hometown to spend his later years in peace. However, as time went by, right-wing ideas in Japanese society gradually rose: After Shinzo Abe (安倍晋三) took office as Prime Minister for the second time in 2012, he frequently declared that he "will not inherit the 'Murayama Statement' unchanged" and proposed that "the definition of aggression has not yet been determined internationally." The usually amiable Mr. Murayama was "truly angry." Nearing his 80s, he became an "airborne person" again, traveling around giving speeches, calling on Japanese society to uphold peace.
Visiting: Exchanging Historical Understanding with Mr. Murayama
"Japanese politicians need to further study Japan's modern and contemporary history, especially the history of Japan's colonial rule and aggression against its Asian neighbors, only in this way can they avoid repeating the same mistakes." On September 2, 2013, the People's Daily published a commentary on page 3 entitled "Japan, How to Avoid Repeating the Same Mistakes?" This commentary was compiled from my interview with Mr. Murayama and was one of the manuscripts that took the most time and effort during my stay abroad.
In mid-June of that year, I received a request from China to interview Mr. Murayama on the theme of "historical understanding." After many inquiries, I learned that Mr. Murayama was the honorary advisor of the Japan-China Friendship Association (日中友好協会). I called Mitsuharu Kutsuki (朽木光晴), a staff member of the Japan-China Friendship Association, and after informing him of my interview plan, he told me Mr. Murayama's home phone number without hesitation: "The reason I'm telling you is because you are a reporter for the People's Daily, the most influential newspaper in China, and because I have read your articles and your reports on Japan-China relations are very objective." These words made me feel once again the glory and pride of being a reporter for a Party newspaper, and also made me realize the heavy weight of the words "People's Daily."
While starting to contact for the interview, I consulted Mr. Murayama's personal experience and recent public speeches. In the public opinion atmosphere at the time, most Japanese public figures deliberately avoided talking about "historical understanding." In the interview outline, I focused on the "Murayama Statement" and the current political situation in Japan, hoping to explain historical understanding from his perspective.
After faxing the interview outline, I called Mr. Murayama's home. His daughter answered the phone and said that her father was away on a business trip. I called again a few days later, and this time Mr. Murayama answered the phone himself. After several communications, we finally scheduled the interview for July 19th. However, the time and place had not yet been discussed in detail. Mr. Murayama just told me to call him again after arriving in Oita that day.
At 9:00 AM on the day of the interview, I called as agreed. After discussing with his family, Mr. Murayama set the time for 1:30 PM. He was worried that his home was a bit small, and he was relieved to hear that I was interviewing alone. He told me that his home was very close to the Oita Prefectural Government (大分県政府), and as long as I told the taxi driver "Chiyomachi (千代町), Tomiichi Murayama's (村山富市) house," I would definitely be able to find it. According to his words, I arrived smoothly in front of an old house with the words "Murayama" written on it.
The hydrangeas at the entrance were in full bloom. I walked up the steps and found that there was no doorbell at the gate, so I went straight into the courtyard and rang the doorbell in front of the main house. A few seconds later, I heard Mr. Murayama calling me to come in. Mr. Murayama's living room was not large and was crowded with various books, calligraphy, paintings, souvenirs, and other items related to China.
During the two-hour interview, we talked about politics, economics, military affairs, culture, health, and other topics. During the interview, I almost forgot that he was once a head of government - he was more like a kind and amiable old man with long eyebrows. He reviewed the background and process of drafting the "Murayama Statement" again and repeatedly emphasized that Japanese politicians should face history squarely and learn from their country's crimes of aggression and colonial rule. When he learned that I was from Shandong (山东), Mr. Murayama smiled and told me about the interesting things that happened during his visit to China: when swimming in the sea in Qingdao (青岛), a wave hit him in the face and knocked his dentures into the sea. He joked: "I'm almost 90 years old! Suddenly, I feel that my 'clone' has been left in China."
After completing the interview, I sent the manuscript that I had compiled from the recording to Mr. Murayama. On August 22nd, I received the revised manuscript that he had faxed back, and the manuscript was covered with dense revisions. Mr. Murayama's handwriting was very neat, and he especially emphasized that he wanted to add his life creed to the manuscript - Japan must build a reliable and solid foundation with Asian countries.
After revising the manuscript according to Mr. Murayama's suggestions, I repeatedly confirmed it with him by phone and fax, finalized the final Japanese version, and then repeatedly polished the Chinese manuscript based on it. After the manuscript was published on September 2nd, it was affirmed by Mr. Murayama. This manuscript also made our relationship closer.
Justice is Not Alone: The Enduring Echo of the Voice of Justice
The time came to 2015. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, there were often repeated voices in the Japanese political arena, and the security bill became one of the most concerned issues, arousing the attention and concern of the international community. It was also in this year that I recorded time and again Mr. Murayama, at the age of 91, continuing to travel around, resolutely opposing the Abe (安倍) government's distortion of history and forcibly passing the security bill.
On May 18th, Mr. Murayama gave a speech at the Zensuido Kaikan (全水道会館) in Tokyo (東京) on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. During the one-hour speech, he expressed his views on the background, process, and impact of the "Murayama Statement" 20 years ago. Not only was the venue full, but even the aisles were filled with Japanese people standing, squatting, and sitting, quietly listening to the voice of justice.
On June 9th, Mr. Murayama and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono (河野洋平) held a dialogue at the Japan National Press Club (日本記者クラブ), jointly urging the Japanese government to face history squarely. Mr. Kono issued the "Kono Statement" in 1993, formally acknowledging that the Japanese military forcibly conscripted "comfort women" during World War II, and apologizing and reflecting on this. On the guestbook of the event, Mr. Kono wrote the message of "truth," while Mr. Murayama left the inscription "思无邪" (sī wú xié - "thoughts without evil," having no depraved thoughts; upright). The staff at the scene told me that this was the first time that the Japan National Press Club had organized a dialogue between the two, and the number of foreign reporters attending may have been the highest in that year.
On July 23rd, the Japanese archipelago, which had just emerged from the rainy season, was unusually humid and hot. On that day, several people in Tokyo alone were sent to the hospital due to heatstroke. However, Mr. Murayama, at the age of 91, still took a one-and-a-half-hour flight from Oita to Tokyo alone and gave a speech on the sidewalk in front of the Diet Members' Office Building (国会議員会館). Amidst the enthusiastic applause of the audience, Mr. Murayama stepped onto the temporary platform, held the microphone, and began his speech: "The Japanese government's forced vote on the security bill in the House of Representatives (国会衆議院) is intolerable!" After the rally, people were still discussing the speech just now and were unwilling to leave.
After completing the manuscripts for the three events, I was still unable to calm down and wanted to share my feelings on the front lines with readers through new media. I wanted to present more vivid and exciting details, and I also wanted to scale up Mr. Murayama's voice in these three events and trigger more resonance from readers. That report was later titled "Murayama is Angry at Abe's Fallacies," which was concise, clear, vivid, and powerful. History, present, and future are issues that every person and every country must face squarely. For this 91-year-old man, the boundary between the individual and the country has become difficult to distinguish. He cannot spend his later years in peace "now" and repeatedly issues calls to face "history" squarely, only to be responsible for the "future."
Since 2013, Mr. Murayama has published a total of 5 signed commentaries in the People's Daily. On August 15, 2020, the commentary entitled "Facing History Squarely to Win Respect" was published on page 3 of the People's Daily, causing widespread repercussions at home and abroad. A few days later, a staff member from Mr. Murayama's side specifically called me to convey Mr. Murayama's deep gratitude: Thank you very much for the People's Daily's historical responsibility. Because of the People's Daily's careful planning, he was able to speak out at important historical junctures, which not only made the Japanese government feel pressure on the issue of historical understanding, but also had an unexpectedly huge impact on the entire Japanese society.
In Japan, Mr. Murayama and his comrades face all kinds of slander, attacks, and even threats when they speak out, but they have never given up. Looking back on those years when I was stationed in Japan, I met such people again and again in my interviews: some were politicians who insisted on facing history with an honest attitude, some were scholars who used research and writing to protect the truth, some were ordinary citizens who rushed from all over to Tokyo to defend justice, and some were old soldiers who sincerely repented... In this era when the truth is easily tampered with and public opinion is often hijacked, it is that belief that supports them to continue moving forward - the voice of justice will always echo and will never be drowned out.
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In the early morning on the Giza Plateau (吉萨高原) in Egypt, the morning mist has not yet dissipated, and the outlines of the Great Pyramid of Giza (胡夫金字塔), the Pyramid of Khafre (哈夫拉金字塔), and the Pyramid of Menkaure (孟卡拉金字塔) are faintly visible, as if the scale of time is frozen in the desert. Not far from the Giza Pyramid (吉萨金字塔) scenic area, the Grand Egyptian Museum (大埃及博物馆) is like a gate of time, quietly waiting for travelers to travel through time and space. This museum, which has been in preparation for more than 20 years, cost more than 1 billion US dollars, and has been postponed many times, has finally held its opening ceremony and is open to the public. In the reflection of the pyramids, it engages in a dialogue spanning 5,000 years with the crowds of visitors.
As a concentration of ancient Egyptian civilization, the location of the Grand Egyptian Museum (大埃及博物馆) is quite meaningful: the glass curtain wall faces the Great Pyramid of Giza (胡夫金字塔) built about 4,500 years ago. Under the refraction of sunlight, modern geometric buildings and ancient megaliths overlap in light and shadow, as if time stands still, folding into a time and space corridor for people to stroll through. The museum's three axes radiate and extend to the three pyramids, like a map of civilization.
The Grand Egyptian Museum (大埃及博物馆) is the world's largest museum dedicated to displaying a single civilization (Egyptian civilization), with a collection of more than 100,000 cultural relics, of which more than 50,000 are used for external exhibitions, and more than 30,000 are precious cultural relics that have never been exhibited. These treasures, which have been sleeping for thousands of years, are finally meeting the world.
Stepping into the main hall, a statue of Ramses II (拉美西斯二世) about 11 meters high and weighing 83 tons overlooks the bustling tourists. This pink granite statue, nearly 3,300 years old, stands tall with its head held high, its feet on a sandstone base, gazing at the distant pyramids.
In addition to the main hall, the museum is arranged on a dual-track basis of time and theme, and 12 exhibition halls weave together the rise and fall of many dynasties in ancient Egypt. In the exhibition hall of the ancient Egyptian Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun (图坦卡蒙), more than 5,000 burial objects are presented as a whole for the first time, and the lapis lazuli on Tutankhamun's (图坦卡蒙) golden mask shimmers with the luster of the Nile (尼罗河) night sky. This exquisitely crafted, gold-plated mask is regarded as a sacred prop to help the pharaoh reborn. It weighs more than 10 kilograms, and its forehead is decorated with the totems of the falcon god and the snake god, and the chin is hung with the shape of the underworld god's beard. The precision of the temperature control system in the exhibition hall is controlled within ±0.5 degrees Celsius to protect these artistic treasures.
Not far away, the solar boat hangs in the air with an elegant arc, with the bow and stern of the approximately 45-meter-long hull raised high. This is a burial object of Pharaoh Khufu (胡夫) of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, with a history of more than 4,500 years. The ancient Egyptians regarded it as a "sacred boat connecting life and death." The planks of the solar boat are made of Lebanese cedar, and 1,224 planks are fixed with rope binding technology instead of metal nails. Today, sensors monitor the subtle deformation of the wood in real time, like a stethoscope constantly listening to the pulse of the cultural relics.
Not only that, but also the exquisite granite statue of Queen Nefertiti (纳芙蒂蒂王后), and several statues of Pharaoh Senusret I (辛努塞尔特一世) of the Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt are also unveiled for the first time. The former is particularly eye-catching. Nefertiti (纳芙蒂蒂) means "the beauty that comes to meet," and the statue not only shows the superb carving skills of ancient Egyptian craftsmen, but also satisfies visitors' imagination of the aesthetics of the time.
Behind the glass curtain wall of the second-floor restoration laboratory, Hafiz (哈菲兹), the head of the laboratory, used 3D modeling and AI algorithms to restore 27 possible facial features of a priest statue with only half a face remaining, one of which was finally successfully matched with the CT scan data of mummies from the same period.
As night falls, the outer wall of the museum is transformed into a giant projection screen. Beams of light project celestial maps celebrating the "Nile Flood Festival (尼罗河泛滥节)," animated evolutions of hieroglyphs, and historical images of the Egyptian Museum (埃及博物馆) opening in downtown Cairo (开罗) in 1902, connecting the ancient and the present, the sky and the earth into a painting, with the pyramid as the origin.
Standing on the top observation deck and looking into the distance, the evening breeze wraps fine sand across the glass curtain wall. The Grand Egyptian Museum (大埃及博物馆) is like an opened curio cabinet. Tutankhamun's (图坦卡蒙) golden mask and medieval Coptic textiles are hidden in their respective constant temperature and humidity environments, shining together under the protection of technology. Here, historical relics are moved from dark warehouses to transparent display cases, hieroglyphs are suspended in the air with the help of holographic projections, and the fingerprints of craftsmen thousands of years ago are analyzed by super-depth-of-field microscopes, making the renewal and continuation of civilization more real and tangible.
Looking back when leaving the museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (大埃及博物馆) is like a key inserted into the lock of time. Standing at the door of time, I try to understand the murmuring of the stones. It tells me: the museum is a station connecting the past and the future, scattered memories reunite here, interrupted dialogues continue here, and people today and the ancients share the same heartbeat at a moment of interlaced light and shadow.
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Traveling to Uzbekistan, the most profound impression is undoubtedly that rich blue.
Arriving in the capital Tashkent (塔什干) after noon, we came to the "Central Asian Pilaf Center" to taste the food. Adjacent to the restaurant, the Tashkent TV Tower (塔什干电视塔) is 375 meters high, reflecting the clear blue sky. In Uzbekistan's iconic buildings, blue often represents the glorious Timurid era. That blue is a cultural gene integrated into the blood.
Arriving in Samarkand (撒马尔罕), the "City of Blue Ceramics," the blue becomes even more striking. Walking into Registan Square (雷吉斯坦广场) in the heart of the city, the three madrasahs built in the Middle Ages are tall and magnificent, combining Islamic architectural forms with Greek and Persian style decorations. Sunlight shines, and the tiles sparkle with blue light, captivating the soul.
The Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis (沙希辛达陵墓群) is an architectural treasure of Samarkand. The main body of this complex was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, consisting of 13 tombs and a mosque. Climbing up the steps, the staggered outer walls shimmer with dazzling blue. Looking closely, the blue is not uniform, with blue tinged with green, green tinged with blue, supplemented by black and white mosaic blocks. As the sun sets, the changes in light and shadow of the necropolis are breathtaking: the light coats the walls with a crystal luster, the overall blue is transparent, and the green, white, and black interspersed within change with the light, reflecting light blue, dark blue, lake blue, and peacock blue, with rich tones.
Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, meaning that the country and all its neighbors are landlocked. This land surrounded by layers of land has an yearning for the ocean engraved in its civilization genes - the camel bells of the ancient Silk Road once extended the inland blue dream to the waves of the Persian Gulf. With a history of more than 2,500 years, Samarkand (撒马尔罕) is a shining pearl on the ancient Silk Road. It was a necessary place for ancient China to reach India, Arabia, and Europe, retaining the most vivid memories of the ancient Silk Road. Zhang Qian (张骞), Faxian (法显), Xuanzang (玄奘) and others have left their footprints here. Standing at a high place, through the blue of the fusion of heaven and earth, I seem to hear the sound of camel bells coming from the desert, and see the caravans bringing Chinese silk and porcelain, Indian spices, Persian silverware, Roman glass, and knowledge and technology integrating Chinese and foreign cultures...
Today's Samarkand (撒马尔罕) continues the style of the ancient city while constantly showing the new face of a modern city.
In 2022, the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Center (丝绸之路撒马尔罕旅游中心) was completed. It is the largest tourist resort and commercial center in Central Asia, with a total area of more than 260 hectares. The "Eternal City" in the tourist center uses a variety of retro buildings to replicate the famous historical sites of Tashkent (塔什干), Samarkand (撒马尔罕), Bukhara (布哈拉), Khiva (希瓦) and other places. The narrow streets are full of artists and craftsmen's shops. Being in it, you can feel the blending of traditional Uzbek culture and modern civilization.
Opposite the hotel where we stayed is the venue for the twenty-second meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) in September 2022. Standing in front of the window and looking out, the blue sky of Samarkand (撒马尔罕) and the blue planet in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization emblem complement each other. Under this azure sky, the echoes of history and the pace of cooperation are intertwined into a new melody.
Uzbekistan blue is a civilization trace that will not fade in the long river of history, and it is also a cultural link connecting the inland and the ocean, tradition and modernity.
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Return to TopLet poetry warm people's hearts and connect the world with culture. From October 31st to November 2nd, the 9th International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference, China Wine City·Luzhou Laojiao Cultural and Art Week (泸州老窖) (referred to as "Cultural and Art Week") was held in Luzhou (泸州), Sichuan (四川) and Beijing (北京). As a highlight of this Cultural and Art Week, the "Let Poetry and Wine Warm Everyone" Glory Ceremony Night was held at the Luzhou Olympic Sports Center on the evening of November 2nd, presenting a carnival of poetry and wine fragrance and cultural integration through the cross-border integration of diverse art forms such as poetry, music, drama, and dance.
Writers, artists, translators, and media reporters from China, Russia, Cuba, Peru and other places gathered at the Glory Ceremony Night to jointly witness the unveiling of the three major awards for the "1573 International Poetry Award," "1573 International Poetry Translation Award," and "1573 International Composer Award" for 2025.
The Glory Ceremony Night was filled with stars. Movie actor Jackie Chan (成龙), crossover musician Wu Tong (吴彤), tenor Ding Yi (丁毅) and other guests performed on stage, stringing together memories of the times with classic songs and conveying beautiful emotions with affectionate recitations. The cross-border integration of poetry, music and other arts created a moving poetic and wine movement in the millennium wine city.
Music and poetry added color to the wine city night.
On November 2nd, as night fell, poetry flowed with the music in the evening breeze of the wine city.
World-renowned tenor and principal tenor of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, Ding Yi (丁毅), and soprano and first-class actress of the China National Opera House, Ruan Yuqun (阮余群), jointly performed the world classic opera aria "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Drinking Song), and their powerful and infectious singing flowed into the hearts of the audience.
Crossover musician Wu Tong (吴彤) brought three works: "Man Jiang Hong (满江红)," "Jiang Jin Jiu (将进酒)," and "Fenghuo Yangzhou Lu (烽火扬州路)." When bold poetry met passionate rock, the whole audience instantly boiled.
International well-known movie actor Jackie Chan (成龙) appeared on stage as the Luzhou Laojiao·Guojiao 1573 (泸州老窖·国窖1573) Culture Communication Ambassador and sang the song "The Country (国家)," conveying sincere and warm national sentiments and pushing the atmosphere of the Glory Ceremony Night to a climax.
Taking poetry and wine as a medium to add color to mutual learning among civilizations is the mission of the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference. In 2018, the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference innovatively established the "1573 International Poetry Award," a poetry award named after wine, which has now developed into a globally influential poetry award.
Since 2023, the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference has upgraded and created the 1573 series of awards with a broader cultural vision and a more open cultural concept, adding the "1573 International Poetry Translation Award" and the "1573 International Composer Award" to recognize outstanding translators and composers around the world, disseminate world-class musical works and translated works, and promote cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries.
Diverse literary activities are integrated into the cultural life of the wine city.
As a large-scale IP activity to promote and popularize poetry and wine culture, the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference is hosted by the Luzhou Municipal People's Government (泸州市人民政府) and the Poetry Journal (《诗刊》) Society, and organized by China Poetry Net (中国诗歌网), Luzhou Laojiao·Guojiao 1573 Research Institute (泸州老窖·国窖1573研究院), and China Vision Huakai Media Group (中视华凯传媒集团).
Since 2017, the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference has been held for nine consecutive sessions. Over the past nine years, the conference has carried out more than 200 cultural exchange activities, collected more than 500,000 excellent poetry works, and formed friendships with poets, scholars, writers, and art lovers from more than 60 countries and regions. It has become a grand event in the field of poetry, art, and culture in China and even the world, and an important window to show the world the style of the wine city, convey the charm of Chinese culture, and promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
This Cultural and Art Week creates an annual cultural event with a super-strong artistic lineup and rich content forms. In addition to the Glory Ceremony Night, it also carries out activities such as the Wine City Forum, creation exchange meetings, poetry recitals, and wine city cultural exploration, which not only builds a platform for academic exchanges and creation sharing in the fields of poetry and literature, but also brings rich and diverse cultural experiences to the citizens of Luzhou, setting off a cultural and artistic upsurge in the poetic atmosphere, the fragrance of wine, and the fireworks of the wine city. As one of the most popular activities of the Cultural and Art Week, this year's Wine City Forum featured many guests giving keynote speeches, sharing the poetry of life and the inspiration of creation with poetry lovers, and jointly exploring the charm of poetry and wine culture. In the forum, guests and audiences gathered together because of poetry and wine, jointly constructing an immersive poetic space.
Poetry and wine culture enriches expression for dialogue with the world.
China Wine City, the most beautiful Luzhou (泸州), a city that brews happiness. Luzhou (泸州) has more than 2,000 years of winemaking history, and since ancient times, it has attracted countless literati and poets to write poems here. Immersed in poetry and wine, it has become a "famous city of poetry and wine" full of romantic feelings.
As a famous Chinese wine originating in Luzhou (泸州), Luzhou Laojiao (泸州老窖) has the "1573 National Treasure Cellar Group," a living winemaking cellar that has been in continuous use for 452 years and is listed as the first "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" in the liquor industry, as well as the "Luzhou Laojiao Liquor Brewing Technique," a living winemaking technique that has been passed down for 24 generations and 701 years and was selected into the first batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage List," which is a witness and participant in the living inheritance of Chinese liquor culture.
Relying on the profound heritage of the "Living Double National Treasures," Luzhou Laojiao (泸州老窖) is committed to building Chinese liquor into a cultural carrier connecting China and foreign countries and communicating with the world, allowing the fragrance of thousands of years of wine to permeate life and allowing the continuous poetry to warm people's hearts. Over the past nine years, Luzhou Laojiao (泸州老窖) has helped the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference continuously enhance its international influence, achieve fruitful cultural exchange results, and gradually embark on a path of internationalization, normalization, and branding.
In 2025, Luzhou Laojiao (泸州老窖) will join hands with the International Poetry and Wine Culture Conference to once again invite guests from all over the world to come from afar, feel the rich aroma of fine wine in the millennium wine city, taste the mellowness of culture, and share an international poetry and wine cultural feast, allowing poetry and wine to go from Luzhou (泸州) to the world and from history to the future.
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The year 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the return to China of the people's scientist Qian Xuesen (钱学森). Recently published, "Breaking the Waves: Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) Journey Home (1950-1955)" (published by the Party History Publishing House of the CPC Central Committee) utilizes newly declassified first-hand Chinese and American archives to supplement some previously unknown stories from multiple perspectives,还原了钱学森跌宕起伏的回国历程 (huán yuán le qián xué sēn diē dàng qǐ fú de huí guó lì chéng - "restores Qian Xuesen's turbulent journey home").
Five years on the road to return, a lifetime of patriotic devotion. From the revocation of his classified research permit in 1950 to setting foot on the returning cruise ship in 1955, every step of Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) journey was fraught with difficulty. But the iron bars of Terminal Island could not lock away his determination to return, and he finally ushered in a homecoming that spanned mountains and seas amid the turning point of the times.
"I am really proud of my considerable worth"
In 1950, the small city of Pasadena (帕萨迪纳) in Los Angeles (洛杉矶) was darkened by the "red scare" cloud surging in American society. At that time and place, Qian Xuesen (钱学森), a professor at the California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院), was immersed in the construction of the Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (古根海姆喷气推进中心) and had not realized that a storm against him was quietly brewing.
On May 18, the U.S. Armed Forces Personnel Security Agency (美国三军人事安全局) held a secret meeting specifically to discuss the "Qian Xuesen (钱学森) case." On June 6, the Armed Forces Personnel Security Agency (美国三军人事安全局) jointly sent a letter to the California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院), requesting the formal revocation of Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) classified research permit. Before Qian Xuesen (钱学森) had officially received the letter, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (联邦调查局) personnel had already begun to visit, which made him realize that "the clutches of suspicion were reaching out to me." On the 19th, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (联邦调查局) personnel visited again, which strengthened Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) determination to return to China. That revocation order cut off his classified scientific research path at the time, but it also became the origin of embarking on the journey home - returning to China was not a retreat, but a journey that had to be embarked on!
In August, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) made all the preparations for returning to China. Just as he was about to attend a hearing to return to China, a baggage inspection was quietly launched, and then he received an order prohibiting him from leaving the United States. On the afternoon of September 6, Immigration and Naturalization Service (移民归化局) personnel knocked on Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) door and took him to Terminal Island (特米诺岛), dozens of miles outside of Los Angeles (洛杉矶), for imprisonment. After the California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院) and lawyer Cooper (库柏) ran around, on September 23, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) was released on a high bail of $15,000.
This was a considerable sum. At that time, a professor's monthly salary was only three or four hundred dollars, so that years later, there was a folk saying that the bail was collectively raised by colleagues at the California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院). However, recently declassified archives confirm that the actual payer was the wife of one of Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) students, and the person concerned hoped to provide assistance anonymously. In addition, the bail was not cash, but was paid by purchasing U.S. bonds with a face value of $15,000.
The roundabout payment not only confirms the difficulty of the road back to China, but also shows that Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) determination to return to China was recognized and supported by civilians represented by students. Later, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) jokingly said: "I am really proud of my considerable worth."
"I am loyal to 450 million compatriots"
Although Qian Xuesen (钱学森) was released on bail, the case was not over, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (移民归化局) subsequently held four more legally binding formal hearings. On November 15, 1950, in Room 103 of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (移民归化局) at 117 West Ninth Street (西九街) in Los Angeles (洛杉矶), Qian Xuesen (钱学森) was neatly dressed in a suit but could not hide his fatigue. Facing the sharp question of U.S. prosecutor Gurchu (古尔丘), "Who are you loyal to?", he did not dodge and clearly replied: "I am loyal to the Chinese people." Gurchu (古尔丘) asked: "Who are the Chinese people referring to?" He said firmly: "450 million compatriots."
Subsequently, Gurchu (古尔丘) threw out a more tricky question - "If a war breaks out between China and the United States, which side will you fight on?" Facing the white terror, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) cleverly and bravely stated that if the war was for the benefit of the Chinese people, then he would participate in it. Gurchu (古尔丘) asked: "Do you want to make a decision first, to decide whether this war is beneficial to the Chinese people?" Qian Xuesen (钱学森) said: "Yes, I want to make such a decision." Gurchu (古尔丘) continued to challenge: "You don't allow the U.S. government to decide this issue for you?" Qian Xuesen (钱学森) said decisively: "No, of course not!"
The U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service (美国司法部移民归化局) used words unfavorable to Qian Xuesen (钱学森) at the hearing to sentence him to "deportation" on April 26, 1951. However, deporting Qian Xuesen (钱学森) was detrimental to the so-called core interests of the United States, so they made a contradictory decision that "this foreigner should be deported, but it can be postponed for a period of time, pending further instructions," adding twists and turns to Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) journey home.
During this period, the California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院) did not dismiss Qian Xuesen (钱学森), and he still served as the director of the Jet Propulsion Center (喷气推进中心), engaging in teaching and scientific research. But in the days of being under house arrest, troubles followed one after another, and Qian Xuesen (钱学森), fearing implicating others, gradually reduced his social interactions. Even so, he did not lose heart and instead devoted himself to non-classified research, studying engineering cybernetics and physical mechanics. In 1954, the English version of "Engineering Cybernetics" was published, and it is still required reading for related majors today, and has been translated into Russian, German, and other languages. After the book was published, "Scientific American" wanted to report on his achievements, but he flatly refused: "I am not an American scientist, I am a Chinese scientist."
From then on, he crossed mountains and seas, with no more fetters
Persistent perseverance was exchanged for a glimmer of light at the 1954 Geneva Conference (日内瓦会议): the return of civilians became one of the topics of consultation between China and the United States. But at this time, the U.S. Department of Defense (美国国防部) clearly stated, "There is one person who cannot leave, and that is Qian Xuesen (钱学森)," and the opinion was also conveyed to the U.S. delegation. The cold ban was like a shackle, making Qian Xuesen (钱学森) still hopeless to return to China in 1954.
In June 1955, a turning point finally broke through the haze. As the Sino-U.S. ambassadorial talks (中美大使级会谈) approached, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (艾森豪威尔) and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (杜勒斯) exchanged views on the issue of Chinese students returning to China, the former believing that: "After Qian Xuesen (钱学森)'s five-year stay, the knowledge he has mastered is not as valuable as we imagined." On August 1, the ambassadorial talks (大使级会谈) were held, which undoubtedly accelerated Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) return to China. Newly released materials show that on August 3, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (美国国防部部长助理) gave the State Department a memorandum, and also copied it to the Department of Justice (司法部), pointing out that a release decision could be made at the appropriate time, and it was approved by the President. On August 4, the U.S. Department of Justice (美国司法部) officially signed a notice agreeing to Qian Xuesen's (钱学森) return to China.
On September 17, 1955, the "President Cleveland (克利夫兰总统号)" cruise ship quietly docked at the Los Angeles (洛杉矶) pier, waiting for a Chinese man who had broken through numerous obstacles. On this journey home across mountains and seas, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) used his patriotic heart as a sail and his persistent perseverance as oars, finally arriving in his homeland. After returning to Beijing (北京), in Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), looking up at the five-star red flag, he said with emotion: "I am finally back!" He had waited a full 5 years for this moment. From then on, he had no more fetters and dedicated his knowledge and talent without reservation to this land he missed day and night, and continued to **乘风破浪** (chéng fēng pò làng - "brave the wind and waves," to ride the wind and surge forward; to be ambitious and make progress) for the rise of the motherland.
(Author's unit: Qian Xuesen Library (钱学森图书馆) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学))
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that "history is the best textbook," and that it is necessary to "explain some principles clearly and thoroughly through vivid, in-depth, and specific horizontal and vertical comparisons." The "Enlightenment from Six Party History Dialogues" (《“党史六对”启示录》), a party history study and education reader organized and compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Central Committee, is a beneficial exploration of drawing wisdom from history and allowing the Party's innovative theories to 飞入寻常百姓家 (fēi rù xún cháng bǎi xìng jiā - "fly into ordinary people's homes," to become widely known and understood by the common people).
The "Six Party History Dialogues" refer to six important dialogues that occurred during the period of the New Democratic Revolution. The "Hetree Dialogue" tells the story of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Red Army soldiers discussing the issue of "revolutionaries must stand tall and see far" under a hetree on Huangyangjie (黄洋界) Mountain in Jinggangshan (井冈山) in 1928. The "Cavefront Dialogue" tells the story of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Deng Zihui (邓子恢) discussing the question of "what exactly is the task of a leader" in front of the Zhenbei Rock Cave in Sujiapo (苏家坡), western Fujian (闽西), in 1929. The "Zaoyuan Dialogue" tells the story of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Chen Yun (陈云) discussing the question of "how to make fewer mistakes, or not make big mistakes" in Zaoyuan (枣园), Yan'an (延安), in 1943. The "Jiashen Dialogue" tells the story of a letter dialogue between Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Guo Moruo (郭沫若) in 1944 regarding the article "Three Hundred Years of Jia Shen." The "Yaodong Dialogue" tells the story of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Huang Yanpei (黄炎培) discussing the issue of avoiding repeating the historical cycle of governance, chaos, rise, and fall in a Yaodong (窑洞) (cave dwelling) in Yan'an (延安) in 1945. The "Gaokao Dialogue" tells the story of Mao Zedong (毛泽东) and Zhou Enlai (周恩来) discussing the issue of "entering the capital for the exam" as they were about to travel from Xibaipo (西柏坡) to Beijing (北京) in 1949.
In the book, each dialogue takes a Party history story as its entry point and the Party's innovative theories of the new era as its foothold, reflecting the continuity of the Party's history and the Party's innovative theories keeping pace with the times. The profound thoughts contained in the "Six Party History Dialogues" have important implications for the current Party's unity and leadership in leading the Chinese people on a new journey to achieve the second centenary goal, continuing to achieve good results in the exam, and demonstrating new atmosphere and new achievements on the new journey and new era.
The writing team thoroughly examined relevant literature and materials, eliminating the false and retaining the true, discarding the crude and selecting the refined, striving to reflect the main viewpoints with historical materials that are both accurate and representative. Taking the "Zaoyuan Dialogue" as an example, in order to reflect Chen Yun's (陈云) lifelong practice of seeking truth from facts, the writing team focused on the period of the Liberation War, selecting from many events the "urgent and important 13 days" and "important 72 hours" of his life, vividly displaying the historical picture of Chen Yun (陈云) adhering to seeking truth from facts and decisively making the decision to "persist in southern Manchuria" at a critical moment on the Northeast battlefield.
Innovation is a distinct characteristic of "Enlightenment from Six Party History Dialogues" (《“党史六对”启示录》). The book not only proposes the concept of "Six Party History Dialogues" for the first time in Party history academia, but also makes breakthroughs in planning, layout, and writing. The six dialogues reflect different theoretical perspectives, taking into account the coverage of theoretical viewpoints, and at the same time, in the process of writing, attention is paid to the mutual correspondence and complementarity between the various viewpoints. The narration of each dialogue unfolds in the style of prose, with small entry points to explore vivid historical details, interlocked, with a strong sense of presence, and captivating. The small format, lightweight paper, and pocket book format provide a good reading experience and are easy to carry. The book also includes a QR code for a six-episode micro-documentary on the same theme, which is available for readers to watch.
"Enlightenment from Six Party History Dialogues" (《“党史六对”启示录》) pursues to explain vivid thoughts vividly and thorough theories thoroughly, and is unconventional in form, path, and method, achieving the communication effect of 春风化雨、润物无声 (chūn fēng huà yǔ, rùn wù wú shēng - "spring breeze turns into rain, silently moistening things," a silent and positive influence), and can be described as a popular theoretical reader.
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On September 3, 2025, in Beijing (北京), on the wide Chang'an Avenue (长安街), 80 honorary flags of heroic model troops in the War of Resistance carried the glory of history and were reviewed. The battle flag of the "Yang Jingyu Detachment (杨靖宇支队)" was prominently displayed.
In Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林) Province, in front of the television, Ma Jizhi's (马继志) eyes followed the flags on the screen, and he did not move them for a long time: "If Grandpa and the soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army (东北抗联) saw it, they would be gratified."
This was the scene when we visited Ma Jizhi (马继志) after the publication of "My Grandfather Yang Jingyu (我的爷爷杨靖宇)" (published by Jilin People's Publishing House (吉林人民出版社)). Two years ago, in order to clear away the dust of history, we started a long conversation with Ma Jizhi (马继志), the grandson of General Yang Jingyu (杨靖宇) (original name Ma Shangde (马尚德)). When talking about his grandfather's heroic sacrifice, and how the enemy cut open his stomach and found only withered grass, bark, and cotton wadding, Ma Jizhi (马继志) choked up several times, and tears fell on the "heirloom" in his hand—a mottled piece of birch bark.
As teachers at the Jilin Yang Jingyu Cadre College (吉林杨靖宇干部学院), we have told students from all over the country about Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) deeds. However, when writing this book, many details narrated by Ma Jizhi (马继志) were things we had never known: as a teenager, he leaped onto the Song Dynasty (宋代) Reviewing Stand, determined to emulate Yue Fei (岳飞) in "driving a long chariot and crushing the Helan Mountains (贺兰山缺)"; he composed war songs in the birch forest, allowing illiterate soldiers to understand the principles of resisting Japan and saving the country... The grandfather in Ma Jizhi's (马继志) mouth was not only an anti-Japanese general who terrified the enemy, but also a husband and father who worried about his wife and children at home day and night, a person with the warmth of life. We listened and recorded, touched by this kinship and faith that transcended time and space.
In order to get closer to Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) life, we followed Ma Jizhi (马继志) to visit the places where the hero fought. In a forest in Jingyu County (靖宇县), Ma Jizhi (马继志) stood silently for a long time, bent down to grab a handful of frozen soil, and said softly: "Grandpa was here, using his life to block the enemy for us. We should also do something for this land."
The unique perspective of "family memory" means that the writing process is full of challenges. We cannot lack the depth of grand narratives, and we also need to cherish the warmth of blood inheritance. Therefore, we adhere to the writing principles of respecting history and restoring the truth, and strive to ensure that every oral recollection is mutually confirmed with historical data. For example, in order to verify the battle details before Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) martyrdom, we went to the Jilin Provincial Archives (吉林省档案馆) many times to consult original materials, and cross-referenced archives from the Central Archives (中央档案馆), the National Library (国家图书馆), and others to restore the 100-plus days before Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) sacrifice, detailing the battle time, battle location, enemy and our losses, and recreating the "steel warrior's" last tenacious struggle against the enemy in the icy and snowy conditions.
In 1958, Ma Jizhi's (马继志) parents brought back a piece of birch bark after attending General Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) public memorial and burial ceremony. Birch is a symbolic tree species in the Changbai Mountains (长白山区), tall and drought-resistant, and also a symbol of the local people's character. Since then, that piece of birch bark has become the Ma family's "heirloom." Every year during festivals and on the anniversary of Yang Jingyu's (杨靖宇) death, Ma Jizhi's (马继志) mother would take it out to educate the next generation: "We cannot lie on Grandpa's 'merit book,' we must work hard, win glory for Grandpa, and not disgrace our ancestors." At this moment, history and the present are connected, and the spark of the spirit is passed down in the family tradition.
This book is like a bridge, connecting the past smoke of war with the present peaceful years, and closely intertwining the deep affection between relatives and the heroic spirit of righteousness. When you open this book, you will not only see an outstanding Communist Party member burning himself to illuminate the way forward in the darkest moment, but also feel the heroic spirit being passed down from generation to generation in continuous struggle.
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Brushing through WeChat Moments during breakfast, ordering takeout during lunch break, and video chatting with family in the evening—these seemingly ordinary life snippets not only reflect the rapid development of Chinese society but also extend into interesting sociological topics: social networks, the digital society, and the gig economy.
These topics can all be found with in-depth interpretations in the book "Sociological Perspectives on China: A General Course in Chinese Sociology" (《社会学看中国：中国社会学通识课》, hereinafter referred to as "Sociological Perspectives on China"). The book brings together articles by ten scholars, including Qu Jingdong (渠敬东), Zhou Feizhou (周飞舟), and Wang Mingming (王铭铭), and analyzes the inherent logic of contemporary social operation through ten lectures. Each lecture revolves around specific sociological concepts such as differential mode of association, urban-rural relations, and family relationships, entering big issues from small entry points and gradually expanding from specific cases to theoretical reflections, combining knowledge and interest.
For example, a WeChat friend "complains" that you didn't "like" the WeChat Moments they posted but "liked" the WeChat Moments of your mutual friend. The lecture on the "digital world" responds to this confusion: social media has changed people's social relationships on the Internet. As the number of WeChat friends and group chats continues to increase, on the one hand, people's social relationships become more complex, with more connections; on the other hand, interactions between people are fragmented and dispersed to a certain extent, but the level of interaction does not deepen further. This is the concept of "networked individualism" proposed by sociologists, which describes the continuous changes in people's social interaction methods under technological change.
For example, does replying to work content on WeChat after work count as overtime? The book cuts into the concept of the gig economy and rationally discusses the sociological principles behind this phenomenon. Technological innovation has brought about a universal transformation of labor models. Using social platforms to communicate work content is an efficient and flat mechanism that can divide complex overall work into "unit modules" of different links and levels, which is the gig economy in the sociological sense. Being in it requires us to understand the advantages and disadvantages of social software and better grasp the balance between work and life.
The charm of "Sociological Perspectives on China" lies in its ability to capture the subtle aspects of social change, paying attention to both macro-social transformation and the real experiences of ordinary people in the transformation. From urban-rural relations to intergenerational changes, from traditional customs to modern lifestyles, it presents readers with a rich and colorful social picture.
The entire book focuses on the digital society, reflecting the realistic awareness and theoretical innovation awareness of a sociological reading material. Returning to the old home in the countryside, "surfing the Internet" is still unimpeded, and the gap between urban and rural life is narrowing; "family members" with the same name and avatar appearing in the mobile phone initiate video calls, but in reality, it is a scam... In response to various new cases, the book does not make conclusive analyses but calls for new theoretical tools while analyzing the phenomena. After all, sociology only emerged as a discipline seventy or eighty years after the Industrial Revolution, and the brand-new social form of the digital society is waiting for researchers and the public to think about.
"Sociological Perspectives on China" transforms abstract sociological concepts into observable and tangible life scenarios. Its value lies not only in teaching readers sociological knowledge but also in providing a kind of reading pleasure: academic research can be so close to life, and theoretical discussions can be so full of interest. This may realize the original intention of sociology—to understand society and also to understand ourselves.
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Reading Professor Huang Gang's (黄钢) book, "Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times" (《近现代数学群星录》), gives one a feeling of standing on a summit overlooking the landscape, a feeling of grandeur and exhilaration, making one marvel that a mathematics book can be written so interestingly and with such warmth.
Newton pioneered calculus, "as if bringing a golden key to the world." "Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times" begins with Newton, recounting the life stories of more than 60 great mathematicians in modern history, showcasing their achievements and contributions to mathematical thought. The mathematicians introduced in the first volume involve the development of classical mathematical branches such as analysis, algebra, and geometry. The second volume adds dimensions, discussing the third mathematical crisis and various national schools of mathematics. The fourth section, titled "The Light of China" (华夏之光), focuses on introducing Shiing-Shen Chern (陈省身), Loo-Keng Hua (华罗庚), Buchin Su (苏步青), Hsu Pao-Lu (许宝騄), Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐), and other Chinese mathematicians who shine brightly in the "mathematical galaxy."
The great path is simple. "Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times" reveals that the beauty of mathematics lies in its simplicity and accuracy, in its ability to unlock the mysteries of nature. From astrophysics to fluid mechanics, from sound propagation to light description, from machine operation to planetary motion, mathematicians continuously explain the laws of nature by developing and perfecting mathematical theories. Mathematics possesses the beauty of thought, the beauty of logic, the beauty of form, and the beauty of depth. "Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times" quotes many classic sayings by great mathematicians about the beauty of mathematics. Hegel said, "Mathematics is the symbol with which God has written the universe," and Jacobi said, "Mathematics is like music or poetry." Inspired by this, the author writes: "Newton's three laws of mechanics are like the 'Tao Te Ching' (《道德经》), 大音希声 (dà yīn xī shēng - "the greatest music is barely audible," the greatest truths are simple and profound); Maxwell's electromagnetic theory is like the 'Chu Ci' (《楚辞》), elegant in posture, fluent and natural; Einstein's theory of relativity is like the 'Heart Sutra' (《心经》), 四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn - "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds," to use minimal force to achieve maximum effect), concise and wonderful."
After reading "Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times," it is not difficult to conclude that mathematics is one of the most abstract and practical disciplines in the world. From the vastness of the universe to the minuteness of ions, from the speed of rockets to the ingenuity of chemical engineering, from the changes of the Earth to the mysteries of biology, from the wonders of computation to the complexity of daily life, mathematics is everywhere. The book lists many successful cases of mathematical applications: Laplace used differential equations to calculate the trajectories of celestial bodies and analyzed the laws of the moon's orbit; Gauss and Weber drew the world's first map of the Earth's magnetic field; Bayesian theory is now involved in a wide range of fields, from physics to medicine, from ecology to psychology, and its applications are everywhere. Now that the country is deeply promoting the construction of Digital China, accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and leading the development of new quality productive forces, mathematics, as a basic discipline, will surely have greater use and greater achievements.
Mathematicians have different personalities and styles, but their paths to growth are traceable and have commonalities. For example, unwavering belief. Hilbert's 23 problems have not yet been completely solved, but he firmly believed "We must know, we will know," and this ambition is engraved on his tombstone. Riemann lived a life of poverty, family misfortune, and illness, but he still devoted himself to mathematical research. He passed away at the age of 40, leaving behind immortal thoughts and eternal contributions. Another example is indifference to fame and fortune. Shiing-Shen Chern (陈省身) resolutely gave up his comfortable life abroad and returned to China in 1937 to cultivate mathematical talents and help the rise of Chinese mathematics. Grigori Perelman (佩雷尔曼) lived in poverty and successfully proved the Poincaré conjecture, solving a problem that had plagued the mathematics community for a century, but he repeatedly refused high honors and generous bonuses. Another example is focus and perseverance. Pierre de Fermat (费马) never received formal mathematical education, but he regarded mathematics as a lifelong hobby, never abandoning it, and made outstanding contributions, earning him the title of "King of Amateur Mathematicians." Loo-Keng Hua (华罗庚) came from a poor family and had a physical disability. From a junior high school diploma to a great mathematician, he walked a tortuous and glorious life path.
"Biographies of Celebrated Mathematicians in Modern Times" helps professional readers deeply understand the connections, influences, and interactions between mathematicians, and grasp the overall development of modern mathematics. At the same time, its profound and vivid revelation of the charm of mathematics allows even non-mathematics professionals to read and understand it, allowing young readers to plant seeds of interest, and allowing the general public to understand the inextricable link between mathematics and various disciplines, and cultivate humanistic qualities.
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