Summary: The first volume of "Selected Works on Rule of Law by Xi Jinping," compiled by the Party History and Literature Research Institute of the CPC Central Committee, has been published. This volume contains 69 reports, speeches, instructions, and approvals by Xi Jinping from December 2012 to February 2023 concerning the rule of law. It is presented as an authoritative textbook for studying Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law, a component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The publication is intended to promote adherence to the Party line under Xi Jinping and advance the rule of law to facilitate socialist modernization. The article did not discuss the United States.
Summary: The article discusses China's progress in establishing the rule of law under Xi Jinping's leadership and his legal thought, emphasizing its importance for national governance and long-term development. It highlights the advancements in the legal system, including the formulation of laws and regulations, efficient law enforcement, strict supervision, and strong legal safeguards. The article also mentions the establishment of the International Mediation Institute in Hong Kong, reflecting China's commitment to international legal cooperation. Finally, the article alludes to the importance of the rule of law in securing China's national security and economic growth.
Summary: Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will conduct official goodwill visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 19th to 25th. He was invited by New Zealand's Speaker of Parliament, Gerry Brownlee, and Australia's Senate President Sue Lines and Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick. The purpose of the visits is to promote friendly relations, although the article does not specify the content of planned discussions. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article highlights Guangzhou's Nansha district's efforts to become a strategic platform connecting the Greater Bay Area with Hong Kong, Macao, and the world, as instructed by Xi Jinping. Nansha is focusing on innovation in marine technology, including the development and export of deep-sea robots, with one company receiving an overseas order. The district is also fostering collaboration with Hong Kong, exemplified by technology transfer initiatives and the establishment of innovation bases. Reform efforts aim to streamline project approvals and boost economic development. Liu Wei, Guangzhou Municipal Standing Committee Member and Nansha District Party Secretary, stated that Nansha will fully implement the "Overall Plan for Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha and Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World."
Summary: This article from People's Daily addresses the complex relationship between government officials and entrepreneurs in China, emphasizing the need for a balance between "closeness" (亲) and "cleanliness" (清) in their interactions. It argues that officials should avoid both corruption and indifference by maintaining a public-minded approach and adhering to strict ethical and legal boundaries. The piece highlights examples of both positive and negative interactions, underscoring the importance of clear rules, transparent processes, and a focus on serving the public good, as well as prosecuting corruption. Ultimately, the article advocates for a healthy and ethical business environment that supports China's modernization. The United States is not mentioned in this article.
Summary: In the first 10 months of this year, China's national railway completed 671.5 billion yuan in fixed-asset investment, a 5.7% year-on-year increase, according to the China State Railway Group. Railway construction is progressing efficiently and effectively, stimulating investment across society.
Summary: According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China has cultivated over 600,000 technology and innovation-based SMEs, more than 140,000 specialized and sophisticated SMEs, and over 17,600 national-level "little giant" enterprises specializing in niche sectors. By the end of 2024, the number of registered SMEs in China exceeded 60 million. In 2024, independent research accounted for 75.3% of valid invention patents of SMEs. "Little giant" enterprises, representing 3.5% of the number of SMEs above the national scale, contributed 9.6% of operating income and 13.7% of profits.
Summary: The first volume of "Selected Works on Rule of Law by Xi Jinping" has been published, containing 69 reports, speeches, instructions, and approvals from December 2012 to February 2025 regarding the construction of the rule of law. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of the Constitution, the Party's leadership in the rule of law, and the integration of the rule of law with Party regulations. He also called for strengthening the construction of foreign-related legal systems, and stressed the importance of safeguarding national and people's interests through the rule of law. Xi Jinping emphasized that in order to comprehensively promote the rule of law, it is necessary to have a correct direction and a strong political guarantee.
Summary: A "Red Star Shines" study camp, jointly organized by the Communist Youth League of China and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam, brought 200 Vietnamese youth representatives to China to explore the red heritage of China-Vietnam friendship and experience Chinese-style modernization. Vietnamese youth visited sites such as the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall and the Terracotta Army Museum to learn about Chinese history and culture. Discussions focused on topics such as green development and innovation, with Vietnamese representatives expressing interest in collaborating with China in high-tech, renewable energy, and other fields. Bui Quang Hui, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, stated that both countries are continuously consolidating their traditional friendship and promoting bilateral relations, entering a new stage of deeper and more practical cooperation. Both sides emphasized the importance of carrying forward the red gene and contributing to the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Summary: The article criticizes Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks suggesting a "Taiwan emergency" could trigger Japan's right to collective self-defense, viewing this as interference in China's internal affairs and a challenge to the post-WWII order. It accuses Takaichi of echoing dangerous historical revisionism reminiscent of Japanese militarism, particularly concerning the notion of a "survival crisis" used to justify past aggression. The article warns against Japan's increasing military buildup and its potential abandonment of its non-nuclear stance, seeing Takaichi's comments as a deliberate provocation. It asserts China's unwavering resolve to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity regarding Taiwan, warning Japan against interfering in China's reunification. The article implies that the United States should be wary of Japan's strategic trajectory.
Summary: The 12th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum in Urumqi saw representatives from China and five Central Asian nations discussing deepened cooperation under the "China-Central Asia Spirit." Participants, including deputy prime ministers from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan's Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber, emphasized strengthening ties and mutual development. Focus was placed on infrastructure projects like the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and the Barskoon-Bedel road, highlighting increased connectivity. Turkmenistan emphasized advancements in trade, investment, and oil & gas industries, specifically the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline. Kazakhstan highlighted the growth of cross-border trade, with five highways and two railways connecting Xinjiang, and a third railway under construction.
Summary: A French expert on China and founder of the Silk Road publishing house, in light of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the establishment of China-France relations, argues that historical memory should serve as the foundation for common values, unity, and peace. The author emphasizes China's significant contribution to the war effort as the main Eastern battlefield, noting the immense sacrifices made by the Chinese people. He warns against forgetting history, as it can lead to extremism and new tragedies, referencing President Xi Jinping's remarks on the importance of peace. He also notes the importance of China's role as a founding member of the UN.
Summary: Fifteen international youth representatives from 13 countries along major rivers participated in the "International Youth Yangtze River Trip," exploring Chinese culture and development. The youth visited museums, cultural sites, and a Yangtze River dolphin reserve, learning about ancient artifacts, conservation efforts, and technological advancements. They also experienced the entrepreneurial spirit of Chinese youth in Hubei Qingchuang Park. An American participant noted the trip bridged cultural divides and facilitated communication, while a Russian participant praised China's commitment to sustainable development.
Summary: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is hosting "Multiple Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Craft," an exhibition showcasing over 80 contemporary Chinese craft pieces alongside classical Chinese artifacts. The exhibition aims to present a new perspective on Chinese culture by highlighting how contemporary artists are revitalizing traditional techniques in ceramics, glass, and other mediums, blending them with modern technology and artistic expression. Artists like Qu Xingyi, a Canadian-born Chinese artist, draw inspiration from traditional Chinese architecture, while others like Zhang Huimin fuse Chinese filigree with European goldsmithing. The exhibition seeks to broaden Western understanding of Chinese craftsmanship beyond established forms like porcelain and embroidery. The museum director emphasized that the Chinese artists' creations redefine the meaning of creation, innovation, and traditional inheritance.
Summary: A "China Corner" side event at COP30 focused on "China's Solutions for Adapting to Climate Change," featuring over 150 Chinese and foreign guests. Discussions centered on China's experiences in key areas of adaptation, sharing innovative concepts and practical examples. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on these topics.
Summary: A "Tea and the World" event was held in Casablanca, Morocco, organized by the Rabat Chinese Cultural Center. Over one hundred Chinese and Moroccan guests gathered to appreciate the beauty of Chinese tea culture. The event promoted harmony and cultural exchange through tea and art. There was no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in this report.
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Summary: This article discusses Fuzhou's efforts to create "modern people's cities" by building numerous "pocket parks" in underutilized urban spaces, such as under overpasses and in street corners. These parks incorporate local history, culture, and ecological considerations, such as "rain gardens" for water management. Citizens are encouraged to participate in park maintenance and development through a "garden points" system, promoting a sense of ownership and community. The parks aim to provide recreational spaces and promote environmental awareness among residents. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: Fuzhou's innovative "garden points" system translates small green actions into a city's ecological foundation, fostering a "green interaction" mechanism. This system encourages citizen participation in volunteer services in exchange for rewards like plants and tickets. This "bottom-up" approach cultivates a sense of responsibility and understanding of the environment, promoting a sustainable cycle of civic engagement. The initiative aims to cultivate a positive atmosphere where residents contribute to the community's well-being. Ultimately, this system hopes to promote a sustainable and ecologically conscious urban environment.
Summary: A businessman in Linyi, Shandong, whose company specializes in meat products, took on the role of "enterprise river chief" for the Liuqing River, a polluted tributary of the Yi River. Motivated by a desire to protect the Yi River, considered a "mother river" by locals, the businessman and his team identified pollution sources, including village sewage and animal waste. They then adapted and deployed their company's wastewater treatment technology to clean the river. Their efforts resulted in improved water quality and a replicable model for treating polluted waterways.
Summary: The Alshan Ice and Snow Festival in Inner Mongolia has commenced, marking the start of the 2025-2026 ice and snow season. Alshan is leveraging its resources, including ice, snow, hot springs, volcanoes, forests, folk customs, and cuisine, to boost tourism. Ten ice and snow consumption products and five tourist routes are being promoted to attract visitors. The event was captured by photographer Wang Xiaobo.
Summary: The article highlights Guangzhou's Nansha district's efforts to become a strategic platform connecting the Greater Bay Area with the world, emphasizing innovation, industry, and reform. Deep-sea technology is an area of growth, as is collaboration with Hong Kong, with companies like Guangzhou Zike Automation leveraging Hong Kong's research for production in Nansha. Xi Jinping has visited Guangdong twice since 2023 and has expressed the importance of the area. The district has implemented reforms to streamline project approvals and fosters collaboration with Hong Kong and Macau. Liu Wei, Guangzhou Municipal Standing Committee Member and Secretary of the Nansha District Party Committee, stated that Nansha will continue to implement the "Overall Plan for Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha and Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World."
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of the rule of law in China's governance system, highlighting the historical achievements and transformations made under Xi Jinping's legal thought. It outlines the progress in building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, focusing on improving legislation, law enforcement, supervision, and guarantees. The article stresses the need to integrate the rule of law with morality and traditional Chinese legal culture, while also mentioning the importance of developing a legal system that supports high-quality opening up, including the establishment of the International Mediation Court in Hong Kong. Finally, the article underscores the importance of promoting legal awareness among the people.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of integrating technological and industrial innovation to build a modern industrial system in China. It highlights the need to address weaknesses in the industrial chain and promote deep integration of the innovation and industrial chains. Technological independence is crucial for a secure and controllable industrial system, exemplified by advancements in areas like shield tunneling machines and high-speed rail. The piece underscores the role of enterprises as key players in driving innovation and the strategic importance of emerging industries like new energy and new materials.
Summary: A professor at Peking University and director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems at the School of Earth and Space Sciences, states that he and his team spent 10 years creating China's first "tree density map," estimating approximately 142.6 billion trees in the country as of 2020. The map uses lidar technology and "sky-earth integration" to produce detailed analysis of the location, species, and carbon storage potential of China's forests. He argues such detailed data is crucial for informed decision-making regarding afforestation and forest management to achieve green development and "dual carbon" goals. The professor notes that the project was partially motivated by a desire to improve the accuracy of international studies on global tree populations, which he felt did not adequately represent China's forests. He also described the importance of developing native technology to avoid dependence on foreign experts.
Summary: This article highlights the development of rural industries in China, specifically focusing on "bamboo replacing plastic" in Anji, Zhejiang, and freshwater lobster farming in Makit, Xinjiang. These initiatives are presented as examples of leveraging local resources to foster prosperity, aligning with the "15th Five-Year Plan" to cultivate rural industries and promote common prosperity. The piece emphasizes tailoring development to local conditions to build a foundation for shared wealth. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A library in Shanghai's Hongkou district has seen a surge in feedback via its physical suggestion box due to its responsiveness to user concerns. The library promptly addresses issues raised, fostering a sense of community and encouraging further engagement. The article contrasts this approach with other institutions that fail to respond to feedback, rendering their suggestion mechanisms ineffective. It argues that genuine responsiveness, rather than technological advancement alone, is key to effective public service.
Summary: China aims to double its EV charging service capacity by the end of 2027, according to a new action plan jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other departments, to address the current charging infrastructure deficit. The plan targets spatial and temporal charging availability issues, as well as quality concerns like maintenance and compatibility. Key solutions involve strengthened policy support beyond subsidies, like improvements to land planning and power grid capacity, technological innovation for batteries, and integrated platform construction. The plan also emphasizes expansion of charging infrastructure in rural areas to support the adoption of EVs in those regions.
Summary: The article discusses China's "silver economy," encompassing products and services for seniors, preparations for an aging-friendly society, and opportunities for seniors to contribute. It emphasizes that the core of the silver economy is catering to the needs of the elderly, underscoring the importance of talent development and protection of the elderly from commercial fraud. The article calls for improving consumer rights protection and cracking down on fraud to build a secure foundation for the silver economy. It also suggests deepening integration between industry and education to develop silver industry.
Summary: This article is a call for submissions to various opinion and commentary sections of the People's Daily. It specifies the types of articles sought, including those related to "China's Road and China's Dream," and provides an email address for submissions. It emphasizes that submissions should not be sent to multiple publications simultaneously. There is no discussion of specific officials, policies, or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of combining an "effective market" with an "active government" to build a high-level socialist market economy. It argues that this approach is crucial for deepening economic reforms, promoting high-quality development, and strengthening the domestic economic cycle to withstand external shocks. The article highlights the need to build a unified, open, competitive, and orderly market system by advancing a national unified market, maintaining fair competition, and constructing a law-based and credit-based economy. The author argues for streamlining government regulations and improving services to achieve a dynamic balance between economic vitality and order while making no explicit mention of U.S. - China relations.
Summary: Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center's Kong Weicheng discussed the development and applications of the "Origin Wukong," China's third-generation superconducting quantum computer. Kong's team successfully developed domestic alternatives to previously imported technologies, such as the quantum computing measurement and control system and high-density microwave interconnect modules, breaking foreign monopoly and reducing costs. The "Origin Wukong" has been utilized in various fields, including biomedicine, artificial intelligence, and aerospace, demonstrating China's progress in quantum computing. The article highlighted the importance of technological self-reliance and innovation in achieving breakthroughs in quantum technology. The article touches on reliance on foreign high tech, and the efforts to replace it with domestic substitutes.
Summary: The Nanjing Depot of China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. is conducting winterization maintenance on its 415 high-speed train sets to ensure operational safety. The focus of the maintenance work includes inspecting the exterior of the train cars. The article does not mention the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 World Vocational and Technical College Skills Competition Champion Finals were held on November 14th in Tianjin, with Zhejiang Jinhua Polytechnic winning the championship. Organized by the Ministry of Education and other departments, the competition featured 42 tracks aligned with national industrial development and production needs. For the first time, the competition included overseas divisions in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, aiming to promote Chinese vocational education standards and solutions abroad. This year also saw the introduction of an AI track, expanding participation to include high school and undergraduate students.
Summary: The Shenyang Palace Museum and Shenyang Jianzhu University jointly established the Northeast Ancient Architecture Heritage Protection and Restoration Research Alliance in Liaoning. The alliance will focus on preserving and inheriting ancient architecture in Northeast China, improving protection research, and upgrading preservation and restoration from "rescue repair" to "preventive protection + living inheritance." The alliance will study problems related to the characteristics of the regional climate and local building methods, focusing on issues such as disease, structural characteristics and environmental adaptability of ancient buildings in Northeast China. The goal is to formulate ancient building restoration standards that meet the local climate and historical features, and promote the implementation of collaborative research mechanisms. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: A letter from villagers in Houge Village, Dalian, reports damage to homes and disturbances from noise and vibration due to the construction and operation of Metro Line 2. Villagers state that the local government offered compensation, but residents desire complete relocation. Dalian Metro officials stated the line's design aligns with a planned but unbuilt road, and that the metro is built according to national standards. A local official stated that relocation cannot proceed until the planned road is constructed, which is delayed due to land disputes and debt issues, and expressed hope that problems could be solved through coordination at a higher level.
Summary: A report in the *People's Daily* detailed the disruption of a village road in Qinglin Temple Village, Gansu province, due to the construction of the Jingli Expressway. Local officials in Longnan City and Li County investigated and confirmed that the expressway construction had cut off a paved road used by four households. Subsequently, authorities improved a temporary road, and constructed a new 340-meter permanent road. Local government also strengthened security and safety education.
Summary: A resident of Taiyuan, Shanxi province reports that free, temporary public parking spaces designated on Beida Street to alleviate parking shortages are being monopolized by local residents who leave their vehicles parked there for months, sometimes covered. This "zombie car" phenomenon defeats the purpose of temporary parking and poses potential fire and traffic safety hazards. The author urges relevant departments to strengthen education and enforcement to prevent the long-term occupation of public temporary parking spaces. The article does not discuss Chinese officials, their speeches, U.S.-China relations, or U.S. policy.
Summary: The article analyzes the challenges faced by China's long-distance bus services due to the expansion of high-speed rail and private car ownership. It suggests measures to improve bus service efficiency, including adjusting schedules to meet commuting needs between cities and optimizing networks in county-level areas. The author also advocates for developing an "online car-hailing" model for buses to seamlessly connect transportation hubs like high-speed rail stations and airports to surrounding areas. These adjustments are aimed to precisely meet the needs of the people and improve transportation efficiency, especially in areas with limited high-speed rail access.
Summary: A recent article in People's Daily reported on the persistent problem of illegal small advertisements plastered in residential buildings across China, including Xinjiang and Henan. Residents complain about the difficulty of removing the ads, some of which promote illegal activities. Current regulations are unclear on whether residential buildings fall under prohibited areas for such advertisements, hindering effective enforcement. Experts suggest clarifying regulations, establishing inter-departmental cooperation, and increasing penalties to combat this issue.
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Summary: The 15th National Games of China, emphasizing "National Games for All, Benefits for All," has spurred widespread fitness activities. Guangdong province has improved sports facilities and organized community events to promote public health. Hong Kong has set up experience zones near venues, offering free activities and instruction in sports like beach volleyball. Macau is displaying banners and hosting community events related to the Games, fostering a spirit of athleticism and integration with the Greater Bay Area.
Summary: The 15th National Games of China, with events held across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, emphasizes "sports for all" by integrating the pursuit of a strong sporting nation into everyday life. Infrastructure improvements for the Games, such as the transformation of the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, are designed for public access, promoting widespread fitness. The Games feature expanded participation in mass sporting events, with competitors from all walks of life and across age groups. By linking sports with regional culture, rural revitalization, and technological innovation, the event aims to boost the Greater Bay Area's development. The Games did not discuss any relations with the United States.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the concept of "advanced combat capabilities" (先进战斗力), which builds upon and expands the idea of "new quality combat capabilities" (新质战斗力) championed by Xi Jinping. It argues that advanced combat capabilities are essential for national security and are driven by advancements in military technology, particularly in areas like AI and intelligent systems, and also by the growth of new productive forces (新质生产力). The piece calls for integrating these new capabilities into the military system through innovation, training, and the development of new military personnel. Furthermore, it connects the development of advanced combat capabilities to the overall goal of modernizing the military and strengthening China's ability to defend its interests, while also implicitly contrasting China's approach with Western models that overemphasize technology at the expense of other factors.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's call for cultivating and utilizing officials who are willing and capable of taking on responsibilities, while simultaneously addressing concerns about potential repercussions for taking risks. It advocates for creating an environment where officials are encouraged to be proactive without fear of unwarranted punishment, highlighting the need to balance strict management with support and encouragement. The piece also stresses the importance of evaluating officials based on their performance in challenging situations and promoting those who demonstrate competence and dedication. Furthermore, it calls for refining the accountability system to protect those who make honest mistakes while holding accountable those who are negligent or avoid responsibility. Finally, the article underscores the need for a dynamic personnel system that promotes capable individuals and removes those who are ineffective.
Summary: The fifth round of the third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections has been fully launched, dispatching eight inspection teams to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and five central enterprises, including China Huadian Group and China Baowu Steel Group. Simultaneously, a special inspection focusing on the ecological environmental protection of the Grand Canal will be conducted in eight provinces and cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. The inspection will focus on addressing prominent environmental issues raised by the public, while avoiding "one-size-fits-all" solutions. The document also emphasized the need to avoid simplistic measures like halting production to cope with inspections, and requires local governments to handle sensitive industries with caution.
Summary: China has reportedly completed its nationwide eradication program of Spartina alterniflora (cordgrass), clearing 1.46 million mu (approximately 240,000 acres) and fundamentally curbing its spread. A National Forestry and Grassland Administration official stated at a conference in Ningbo, Zhejiang that the next phase will focus on post-eradication maintenance and management during the 15th Five-Year Plan. A responsibility system will be established and new technologies will be used for monitoring to manage the cleared areas. The agency will collaborate with other departments to support monitoring, management, removal, restoration, and rational utilization of governance areas within natural protected areas and important wetlands.
Summary: This article discusses Puyang city's efforts in Henan province to combat desertification and build ecological corridors. Through large-scale afforestation projects along rivers and roads, Puyang has transformed from a region plagued by sandstorms to one with extensive forests and improved ecological conditions. The city has also integrated ecological development with economic growth, promoting eco-agriculture, rural tourism, and forestry industries to increase farmers' incomes. Puyang's forestry industry has generated a total output value of 17.68 billion yuan in 2024. The United States is not mentioned in the article.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, jointly released five criminal cases related to bird protection to increase legal publicity and deter illegal hunting. The cases highlight the illegal hunting and sale of protected bird species, including *Leucosticte brandtii* and *Emberiza aureola*. The court is cracking down on cross-regional and concealed illegal trading chains of wild birds, targeting both the hunting and subsequent transportation and sales. These new types of illegal criminal networks, which use the internet to sell goods, are forming complete criminal chains that cause great harm to wild bird resources. The announcement did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China is experiencing its first major cold wave of the winter, impacting regions from Xinjiang to the eastern and southern coasts. The cold wave, which began on November 14th, is expected to end on the 19th, bringing significant temperature drops of 6-10 degrees Celsius across central and eastern China, with some areas experiencing even greater declines. The weather pattern is characterized by sharp temperature drops and strong winds, with limited precipitation due to the position of warm, moist air currents and incomplete establishment of the southern branch trough system. Authorities are warning of potential impacts on energy supplies, public health, agriculture, and transportation. There are no mentions of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: YuHang district in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province is fostering a thriving micro-drama industry by integrating IP development with cultural tourism. The district is supporting companies with financial incentives, a streamlined service platform, and technological innovation like AI-powered content creation and translation to facilitate overseas expansion, particularly in Southeast Asia and North America. YuHang's micro-drama sector emphasizes technological advancements, including AI-driven production and localization, to enhance efficiency and global reach. By focusing on policies, platform service and ecosystem building, YuHang has successfully transformed itself into a hub for micro-drama innovation.
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Summary: Premier Li Qiang has enacted "Miyun Reservoir Water Source Protection Regulations," effective December 1, 2025, to bolster water source protection and green development in the Miyun Reservoir area. The regulations apply to the Miyun Reservoir and its upstream Chao and Bai River mainstreams and tributaries, involving areas within Beijing and Hebei Province. They emphasize coordinated efforts between Beijing and Hebei governments for unified protection measures, including water quality monitoring and ecological compensation mechanisms. The regulations focus on industrial structure adjustments, pollution control, ecological restoration, and strict limitations on construction and activities within specified zones to safeguard water quality. The regulations also address accountability for dereliction of duty in water source protection.
Summary: China Datang Corporation has initiated its winter heating supply across multiple provinces, including Shaanxi, Northeast China, North China, and Northwest China, aiming to ensure warmth for over 960 million square meters of heated area. The company has focused on upgrading and maintaining heating infrastructure during the off-season, implementing smart technologies for precise control and energy efficiency, and developing clean energy heating projects. To ensure a stable supply, China Datang has also strengthened cooperation with coal enterprises and optimized coal storage strategies, while also conducting emergency drills. The initiative reflects China Datang's commitment to fulfilling its social responsibility and ensuring people's well-being during the winter.
Summary: Baidu held its 2025 World Conference, highlighting its advancements in AI and unveiling the "Baidu Famou" (百度伐谋) super-intelligent agent for commercial use, along with new Kunlun chips and AI cloud infrastructure. Baidu Famou is designed to autonomously evolve and optimize solutions in industries like energy and finance, already attracting significant interest from over 1,000 enterprises. Baidu is also bolstering its AI infrastructure, including new Kunlun chips, with the aim of resolving the country's computing power supply issues. The company emphasized the development of "AI Infra+Agent Infra" full-stack AI cloud, which it says is promoting transformation in various industries.
Summary: At the 2025 China New Media Conference, officials and media professionals discussed deepening the systemic reform of mainstream media and promoting integrated management of news and online public opinion, as outlined in the "15th Five-Year Plan." Central Propaganda Department Vice Minister Mo Gaoyi emphasized seizing the opportunities presented by the artificial intelligence revolution to drive innovation in media and shape mainstream public opinion. Hunan Party Secretary Shen Xiaoming stated Hunan will embrace AI to empower mainstream media reform. Speakers highlighted the importance of technological advancement, user-centric approaches, and content quality in the evolving media landscape. Media outlets were urged to transform to better connect with and serve the public, especially at the grassroots level.
Summary: The 2025 China New Media Technology Exhibition showcased advancements in AI-driven content creation and interactive experiences. The People's Daily's AI Editorial Department system integrates AI capabilities to streamline news production, enabling individuals to create multimedia content efficiently, while Hunan Broadcasting's "Shan Hai Ling Tong" uses digital avatars and 3D technology to enhance cultural heritage experiences. Mango TV presented "Xiao Jiu," a具身智能综艺机器人, who can dance, speak multiple languages, and perform various tasks. These innovations demonstrate the integration of AI and interactive technologies in Chinese media production and cultural presentation.
Summary: The 2025 China New Media Conference Content Innovation Forum in Changsha focused on enhancing the influence of mainstream media through innovative content creation and dissemination. Yin Lujun of the All-China Journalists Association emphasized strengthening ideological control, understanding user needs, and leveraging technology. Media representatives shared experiences in creating impactful content, such as the People's Daily's documentary on the July 7th Incident and Hunan Daily's report "Looking for William Taylor." The forum also included discussions on improving writing styles and cultivating user engagement strategies to attract more followers.
Summary: The 2025 China New Media Conference held a forum focused on financial media, emphasizing "innovation, transformation, and win-win cooperation." Representatives from prominent state-affiliated media outlets discussed systemic changes and strategies for mainstream financial media to adapt. Du Haitao from People's Daily stressed utilizing internet thinking for resource allocation and improving content creation to enhance mainstream public opinion. Panel discussions centered on building a new ecosystem for financial content dissemination and its role in supporting economic development. The All-China Journalists Association New Media Professional Committee also established a financial branch to strengthen industry development and self-regulation.
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Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan have sparked controversy within Japan, with figures like former Prime Ministers Yukio Hatoyama and Shigeru Ishiba criticizing her for potentially escalating tensions with China and lacking legal basis. Takaichi is also reportedly considering revising the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" within Japan's National Security Strategy, a move that has triggered concerns about a shift in Japan's post-war security policy. Critics argue that framing a "Taiwan emergency" as an existential threat to Japan could pave the way for military expansion. Experts such as Tanaka Hitoshi warned that Takaichi's stance could be interpreted as aligning with the U.S. in containing China, hindering improvement in Japan-China relations. Protests have erupted in Japan against Takaichi's statements, with demonstrators accusing her of prioritizing militarization over domestic welfare and following a U.S.-set strategic framework.
Summary: China's Ministry of Education issued a travel warning for students planning to study in Japan, citing a rise in crime targeting Chinese citizens and a deteriorating security situation. The ministry advises students in Japan or planning to study there to closely monitor local security conditions and strengthen preventative measures. Prospective students are urged to carefully consider their study abroad plans in light of the elevated risks. This warning underscores concerns about the safety of Chinese nationals in Japan.
Summary: China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a warning advising Chinese tourists to avoid traveling to Japan. The warning cites deteriorating public safety in Japan, an increase in criminal cases targeting Chinese citizens, and unsolved assault cases. It also points to provocative statements by Japanese leaders regarding Taiwan, which they claim have worsened the atmosphere for Sino-Japanese exchange and endangered Chinese citizens in Japan. The ministry urged Chinese tourists already in Japan to be vigilant, protect themselves, and seek assistance from the Chinese embassy or consulates if needed. The statement suggests a further deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations.
Summary: The Lee Jae-myung administration in South Korea has decided to standardize the official order of reference for the three Northeast Asian countries as "South Korea, China, and Japan" (韩中日). This reverses a practice under the previous Yoon Suk-yeol administration, which sometimes used "South Korea, Japan, and China" (韩日中). The move is seen as a practical diplomatic measure to improve relations with China, and also partially reverse the pro-Japan tilt of the previous administration. The previous president Yoon Suk-yeol began using the "South Korea, Japan, and China" order of reference after attending the ASEAN summit in September 2023. Some South Korean government officials have stated that the previous administration had overly emphasized relations with Japan.
Summary: The city of Burnaby, British Columbia, formally apologized for historical discrimination against Chinese-Canadians, acknowledging discriminatory policies enacted between 1892 and 1947, including employment bans and land ownership restrictions. Mayor Hurley read a statement on behalf of the city council, condemning the past discrimination and pledging to promote awareness of Chinese-Canadian contributions. The statement highlighted the resilience and sacrifices of Chinese-Canadians in the fight for equality, noting that their efforts improved the community and country. This apology follows similar apologies issued by the Canadian federal government, British Columbia's provincial government, and the city of Vancouver since 2005. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Harbin is focusing on becoming a regional science and technology innovation center by achieving breakthroughs in key technologies, promoting the transformation of scientific achievements, and cultivating innovation entities. The city has seen the implementation of major national projects, such as the "Space Environment Ground Simulation Device" jointly built by Harbin Institute of Technology and China Aerospace Science and Technology Group, which supports experiments in aerospace and agriculture. Harbin is also constructing four innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems around universities and research institutes to facilitate the transfer of scientific and technological achievements. The city's high-tech enterprise numbers have increased, fostering a collaborative innovation environment.
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Summary: Xi Jinping visited the Yunmeng County Museum on November 4, 2024, to view an exhibit of Qin and Han bamboo slips, emphasizing the importance of archaeological research and cultural preservation. He called for strengthening cultural confidence by preserving and promoting traditional Chinese culture. Local authorities in Yunmeng County are actively promoting the legal culture inherent in the Qin bamboo slips through various means, including technology, education, and integration into local governance. The goal is to revitalize traditional legal concepts and make them relevant to modern society. They are also doing so by educating the public on legal principles.
Summary: The article discusses the emergence of engaged citizens in cities like Shenzhen and Fuzhou who actively report municipal issues online, leading to swift government responses and resolutions. This efficient feedback loop, from public concerns to government action, is highlighted as a demonstration of respecting public opinion and embodying whole-process people's democracy. The piece emphasizes the importance of encouraging public participation in urban governance and improving the responsiveness of government departments to citizen feedback, fostering a collaborative approach to urban development. It calls for more "concerned citizens" and government departments to take citizens' suggestions on board.
Summary: Fuzhou's Antai subdistrict in Fujian province is enhancing grassroots governance by leveraging Party building and the expertise of retired cadres, police, and teachers to mediate neighborhood and property disputes. They established a "double center + silver hair" mechanism integrating the subdistrict's Comprehensive Management Center and the Antai Police Station's Prevention and Control Center with the participation of retired individuals. This approach integrates resources, technology, and co-governance to improve social governance at the grassroots level. The initiative includes leveraging "silver-haired legal popularization mediators" to address social issues at the local level. A propaganda team composed of police officers and "silver-haired legal popularization mediators" conducted an event at Liming Lake Park in Antai Street to educate the public on topics such as internet fraud prevention and anti-elderly fraud.
Summary: The article discusses a court case where a son, Gao Moujun, was deemed to have forfeited his inheritance rights due to neglecting his elderly mother, Gao Mouzhen, for over 30 years through a lack of economic, physical, or emotional support. Despite being informed of his mother's failing health and her desire to see him, Gao Moujun remained absent, leading the court to conclude that he had abandoned her. The court emphasized that filial piety and support for parents are core socialist values, and the legal obligation to support parents exists regardless of their financial or physical well-being. Ultimately, the court ruled that Gao Moujun had forfeited his inheritance rights, which would then be passed on to Gao Mouzhen's siblings. The case highlights the legal ramifications of neglecting elderly parents in China.
Summary: The "Civil Affairs Diary," originating in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, has become a model for grassroots governance by recording public sentiment and resolving issues. Shaoxing courts are using this approach to collect, analyze, and respond to public concerns through case handling, extending judicial services to the grassroots level. Courts are also focused on resolving disputes at the source, and improve their work style. The Shaoxing Intermediate People's Court is using digital applications to gather public feedback, address concerns, and improve case-handling quality and governance. They are paying attention to labor disputes and safeguarding the rights of workers in new employment patterns, such as delivery drivers.
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Summary: Huawei's HarmonyOS-powered smart home solutions were prominently featured in eight real-world model homes at the Good Home Technology Exhibition. The exhibition took place at the Shougang International Exhibition Center in Shijingshan District, Beijing. The article focuses on the technology being showcased, rather than policy statements or political figures. No information on the United States or US-China relations is present in the article.
Summary: The article highlights the flourishing border trade in Guangxi's Pingxiang, Yunnan's Mohan, and Inner Mongolia's Erenhot, showcasing China's efforts to optimize border trade policies and upgrade technologies to expand trade with neighboring countries. Pingxiang leverages its proximity to ASEAN countries for fruit trade, utilizing online auctions to reach buyers nationwide. Mohan sees increased convenience for border residents through the "Bianhutong" app, streamlining customs declarations. Erenhot extends its mutual trade zone to the city center, fostering the growth of businesses like Alatanqiqige's cashmere store, which collaborates with Mongolian partners.
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Summary: The article reports on the implementation of China's personal consumer loan interest subsidy policy, designed to stimulate domestic consumption. Consumers interviewed reported ease of access to the subsidies through banks and online platforms like Alipay, which automatically recognize and deduct the interest subsidy. Merchants are also incentivized by the policy, with some providing additional subsidies. The policy has boosted sales in sectors such as home appliances, furniture, and automobiles. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China has implemented a national subsidy program for consumer loans to reduce borrowing costs and stimulate domestic consumption, particularly in areas like home appliances, new energy vehicles, and education. The policy aims to boost consumer confidence and spending by offering financial relief and promoting higher quality of life. Local governments are coordinating with this initiative by introducing supplementary measures such as subsidies for trade-ins and consumption vouchers. Financial institutions are leveraging technology for precise targeting and risk management to ensure effective policy implementation and promote responsible borrowing. The initiative seeks to align with the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," which emphasizes direct support for consumers.
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Summary: The Chinese display industry has achieved significant growth, with domestic market share reaching 55% globally. This reverses previous reliance on foreign imports, driven by proactive government planning, enterprise collaboration, and a focus on independent innovation. Key to this success was strategic investment in R&D, leading to breakthroughs in core technologies and materials, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers. China's large domestic market and diverse application scenarios have further fueled the industry's expansion. The rise of "China Screen" signifies China's progress in high-level technological independence, shifting from "market for technology" to "technology creating market."
Summary: China has officially launched the world's first dedicated mid-infrared solar magnetic field telescope (AIMS), filling a gap in international solar magnetic field observation in the mid-infrared band. Led by Deng Yuanyong from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the AIMS telescope aims to improve magnetic field measurement accuracy. Key technologies, including polarization measurement and spectrometer development, were indigenously developed. The project involved collaboration across multiple research institutions and was located in Qinghai Province after surveying 5 potential sites.
Summary: The Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter successfully observed the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using its high-resolution camera. At the time of observation, the orbiter was approximately 30 million kilometers from the object, making it one of the closest probes to observe it. The interstellar object is thought to have formed around old stars in the center of the Milky Way and is a rare sample for studying exoplanet composition and early stellar history. No officials are mentioned in the report. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Ningbo Industrial Water Supply Co., Ltd. has implemented a digital transformation of the Yaojiang Water Plant, integrating technologies like IoT, digital twins, and AI to enhance efficiency. The upgraded plant uses AI-powered robots for inspections and a digital twin platform for real-time monitoring of water quality and operational parameters. These technologies have led to a 30% increase in mud discharge efficiency, a 10% reduction in energy consumption, and a 90% decrease in manual intervention. The smart system has expanded the daily water supply capacity to 700,000 tons. The upgraded system integrates nine major systems, including industrial control, security, and environmental control.
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Summary: The author discusses their new book, "消息" (News/Message), and their evolving perspective on Chinese literature within a global context, particularly regarding humanity's struggles and the relationship between people and the world. They describe their travels through rural areas of Shaanxi and surrounding provinces, focusing on the Qinling Mountains and Yellow River, to connect with the land and its people, seeking inspiration from folk culture and a more profound understanding of life. The author mentions a shift in their writing approach, aiming to reach a broader audience and explore deeper themes of humanity and nature, influenced by classical texts. They emphasize their dedication to writing and their pursuit of unique linguistic expression, drawing inspiration from traditional Chinese opera and a blending of literary styles.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the author's elder sister, who took on the responsibility of raising her siblings after their mother fell ill. The author recounts the hardships and sacrifices his sister endured, including foregoing her own aspirations and romantic relationships to provide for them. He expresses deep gratitude and acknowledges the profound impact her selfless actions had on his life and the lives of his siblings. The author now feels an obligation to make his sister feel loved and supported during her retirement.
Summary: This article describes the tea-drinking customs of the northern region of Liuyang, Hunan province. The author details the practice of continuously refilling a guest's tea cup until they signal they've had enough, often with a story illustrating potential misunderstandings of this custom. Northern Liuyang tea often features smoked leaves and the addition of fennel, a unique characteristic of the region. The author fondly recalls their first experience with this tea at their sister's home, associating it with familial warmth. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article identifies the painting "Waiting for Ferry on the Li River" as the work of Zhang Yangxi and indicates it is held in the collection of the National Art Museum of China. The article provides art historical documentation, and does not discuss politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is a piece of abstract poetry, seemingly evoking themes of youth, nature, and self-expression through vivid imagery of rain, birdsong, and autumn. It suggests a process of introspection and renewal, where lost potential finds direction and repairs seasonal gaps. The poem emphasizes the freedom to create and leave a mark on one's own blank canvas, representing the imprint of youth. There is no mention of specific political figures, events, or U.S.-China relations within the presented text.
Summary: This article is an anecdotal story about an elderly man, Lao Huang, who tirelessly serves his residential community by performing maintenance tasks and helping neighbors. The author recounts specific instances of Lao Huang's selfless acts, such as cleaning the building, providing water during a shortage, and clearing snow-covered roads. The author expresses admiration for Lao Huang's dedication and physical stamina. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article reflects on the author's memories of the Nandugou River ferry in Leizhou Peninsula during the 1970s, a crucial transit point between the mainland and Hainan Island. The author describes the bustling scene of waiting vehicles, the local vendors selling goods to travelers, and the vital role the ferry played in connecting the region, including facilitating the transport of Leizhou ceramics to Southeast Asia and Europe. The piece contrasts this with the present, where bridges have replaced the ferries, symbolizing China's rapid development and infrastructure advancements. The author specifically mentions bridges such as the Humen Bridge and the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge. The author notes that these infrastructure projects have replaced ferries.
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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 16th. The first volume of "Selected Works of Xi Jinping (习近平) on the Rule of Law," edited by the Party History and Literature Research Institute of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has recently been published by the Central Literature Publishing House and distributed nationwide.
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 positioned, planned, and vigorously implemented the rule of law from a strategic height concerning the long-term stability of the Party and the country. It has clearly proposed comprehensively advancing the rule of law and incorporated it into the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout for vigorous promotion, driving historic changes and achievements in the construction of socialist rule of law in China, and promoting new leaps in the theory and practice of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics, forming Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law. Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law is an important component of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It is a scientific summary of the Party's rich practice and valuable experience in leading the construction of the rule of law. It marks a new historical height in our Party's understanding of the laws governing the construction of socialist rule of law and the development of human rule of law civilization. It has made significant original and integrated contributions to the development of Marxist rule of law theory, and provides fundamental guidelines and action plans for comprehensively advancing the rule of law in the new era and building a modern socialist country in an all-round way on the track of the rule of law.
The first volume of "Selected Works of Xi Jinping (习近平) on the Rule of Law" includes Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) most important and fundamental works on the construction of the rule of law from December 2012 to February 2025, arranged in chronological order, with a total of 69 reports, speeches, lectures, instructions, and approvals. Some works are being published for the first time.
The publication and distribution of the first volume of "Selected Works of Xi Jinping (习近平) on the Rule of Law" provides authoritative teaching materials for the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law. It is of great significance for the vast number of cadres and the masses to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," enhance the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, to unswervingly follow the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist rule of law country, to continuously create a new situation in comprehensively advancing the rule of law in the new era, and to provide a strong legal guarantee for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.
(See the second edition for an introduction to the main articles in the first volume of "Selected Works of Xi Jinping (习近平) on the Rule of Law")
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Governing a large country involves countless complexities.
The rule of law is an important foundation for the national governance system and governance capabilities.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposes to adhere to the comprehensive rule of law, and coordinate the advancement of scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding.
Five years ago, in November 2020, the Central Conference on Overall Law-Based Governance (中央全面依法治国工作会议) was held for the first time in the history of the Party, clarifying the guiding position of Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law (习近平法治思想) in the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law. This is a major event with milestone significance in the process of building the rule of law with Chinese characteristics.
Faced with the complex and volatile international situation and the arduous and heavy domestic reform, development, and stability tasks, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law, we have solved many long-standing legal problems and accomplished many major legal events that we wanted to accomplish in the past. The comprehensive rule of law has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes, and the construction of a rule-of-law China has opened a new chapter.
Following the Law
Leading the Strategic Transformation of the Rule of Law Construction
Law is the foundation of governance.
"Our proposal to comprehensively promote the rule of law and unswervingly enforce the rule of law is, importantly, for the benefit of future generations and for long-term development," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly revealed the great significance of the rule of law for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Not long ago, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on National Development Planning (Draft)" was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for the second review. Through legislation, mature practices will be fixed as legal systems, providing institutional support for the scientific formulation and effective implementation of national development plans on the track of the rule of law, ensuring that "a blueprint is drawn to the end," and better playing the strategic guiding role of national development plans.
Following the law and governing according to the law. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law, the various undertakings of the Party and the state have been incorporated into the track of the rule of law, becoming a distinct feature of the comprehensive rule of law in the new era.
Looking at the history of human thought development, all scientific theories must be rooted in and originate from social practice, and demonstrate a powerful transformative force in social practice.
From Hebei (河北), Fujian (福建), Zhejiang (浙江) to Shanghai (上海), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has always respected and practiced the rule of law in his political career in local areas. After working in the central government, he has consistently attached great importance to promoting the construction of the rule of law.
"The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大) emphasized that governing the country according to law is the basic strategy of the Party leading the people to govern the country, the rule of law is the basic way of governing the country, and more attention should be paid to the important role of the rule of law in national governance and social management, comprehensively promote the rule of law, and accelerate the construction of a socialist rule-of-law country." On December 4, 2012, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the capital's commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution, issuing a mobilization order to comprehensively promote the rule of law.
In January of the following year, the National Political and Legal Work Video and Telephone Conference was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on doing a good job in political and legal work under the new situation, and put forward new requirements for vigorously promoting the construction of "Rule of Law China (法治中国)."
In the golden autumn of October 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的十八届四中全会) was held. It was the first plenary session of the Central Committee to specifically study the construction of the rule of law, the first special decision on strengthening the construction of the rule of law, and more than 180 major reform measures were written on paper, writing a magnificent chapter of the times.
From "legally granting cities with districts the power to legislate locally" to "establishing an internal mechanism for legal review of major decisions by administrative organs"; from "exploring the establishment of a system for procuratorial organs to file public interest litigation" to "taking the effectiveness of the construction of the rule of law as an important content to measure the work performance of leading groups and leading cadres at all levels and incorporating it into the performance appraisal indicator system"... The construction of the rule of law in China has pressed the "fast forward button," and our Party's governance has moved towards a new realm of the rule of law.
Fully developed in practice and matured and perfected in the process of the times.
The profound connotation of Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law was summarized at the Central Conference on Overall Law-Based Governance (中央全面依法治国工作会议) held in November 2020.
From "governing the country according to law" to "comprehensively governing the country according to law," from "building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics" to "building a socialist rule-of-law system with Chinese characteristics," from "having laws to abide by, laws must be abided by, law enforcement must be strict, and violations of the law must be investigated" to "scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding"...
With a series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has led the strategic transformation of the construction of the rule of law, providing a strong guarantee for coordinating high-quality development and high-efficiency governance, and writing a new chapter in the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
The establishment of the Central Commission for Overall Law-Based Governance (中央全面依法治国委员会) to strengthen the Party's centralized and unified leadership over the comprehensive rule of law; the promulgation of the "Outline for Building a Rule of Law in China (2020-2025) (法治中国建设规划（2020—2025年）)," the "Implementation Outline for Building a Rule of Law Government (2021-2025) (法治政府建设实施纲要（2021—2025年）)," and the "Implementation Outline for Building a Rule of Law Society (2020-2025) (法治社会建设实施纲要（2020—2025年）)," making top-level design and major deployments for the construction of the rule of law in China, and promoting the integrated construction of a rule-of-law country, a rule-of-law government, and a rule-of-law society... The comprehensive rule of law is unfolding with unprecedented efforts.
Contemporary China is experiencing the most extensive and profound social changes in our country's history, and is also carrying out the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history.
"The rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization," "Promoting reform on the track of the rule of law," "Governing the Party according to regulations deeply rooted in the hearts of the Party, and governing the country according to law can deeply rooted in the hearts of the people," "Building a foreign-related legal system and capabilities that are compatible with the requirements of high-quality development and high-level opening up"...
Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law continues to develop, enrich, and improve, further answering a series of major theoretical and practical issues such as the rule of law and Chinese-style modernization, the rule of law and reform, domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law, governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, providing fundamental guidelines for the comprehensive rule of law on the new journey.
Keeping pace with the times and constantly innovating, this is precisely the secret of the powerful theoretical advantages and vitality of Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law.
With the Main Rope Raised, All Meshes Open
Leading the Historic Progress in the Construction of the Rule of Law System
The overall goal of comprehensively promoting the rule of law is to build a socialist rule-of-law system with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist rule-of-law country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that this overall goal "clarifies the nature and direction of comprehensively promoting the rule of law, and highlights the work focus and overall grasp of comprehensively promoting the rule of law, which is of **纲举目张** (gāng jǔ mù zhāng - "when the main rope of a net is lifted, all the meshes open," the key link in solving a problem; achieve the desired result by grasping the key link) significance for comprehensively promoting the rule of law."
Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law, closely focusing on the overall grasp of building a socialist rule-of-law system with Chinese characteristics, the various tasks of comprehensively governing the country according to law are efficiently organized and carried out in an orderly manner, the quality and efficiency of legal work have been greatly improved, and a new chapter of good law and good governance in the new era has been written.
——The legal norm system is increasingly complete.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "With the development of the times and the advancement of reform, the modernization of national governance requires an increasingly urgent need for a scientific and complete legal norm system."
On March 11, 2018, more than 2,900 deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (十三届全国人大一次会议), shouldering the heavy trust of hundreds of millions of people, made a solemn vote in the solemn Great Hall of the People - passing the "Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国宪法修正案)."
Establishing the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, enriching the content of adhering to and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, improving the country's fundamental tasks, goals, and national leadership system established by the Constitution, and establishing a national supervision system... The Constitution, the country's fundamental law, has ushered in another improvement and sublimation.
Codifying the Civil Code, amending the Legislation Law, passing the Amendment to the Criminal Law (XII), formulating the Personal Information Protection Law, the Barrier-Free Environment Construction Law, and the Anti-Telecommunications Network Fraud Law... Deeply promoting scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and law-based legislation, ensuring high-quality development with high-quality legislation, and achieving a series of new and important results.
As of the end of October this year, there are 310 current effective laws, more than 600 administrative regulations and supervisory regulations, and more than 14,000 local regulations in my country. The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution as the core has achieved advancement and development in line with the times.
——The law enforcement system is more efficient.
Of all things under heaven, it is not difficult to legislate, but it is difficult to ensure that the law is enforced.
When General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the fourth collective study of the 18th Political Bureau of the Central Committee, he quoted the allusion of establishing trust by moving wood during Shang Yang's reform, and profoundly pointed out that "the vitality of the law lies in its implementation."
March 10, 2023, Great Hall of the People. The national emblem shines, witnessing a sacred moment. President Xi Jinping (习近平) placed his left hand on the Constitution, raised his right fist, and solemnly swore an oath to nearly 3,000 deputies to the National People's Congress.
Today, it has become the norm for state personnel to take a constitutional oath when taking office, inspiring and educating state personnel to be loyal to the Constitution, abide by the Constitution, and safeguard the Constitution, and the pace of comprehensively governing the country according to law is becoming more solid.
Administrative organs are important subjects for implementing laws and regulations.
Revising the Organic Law of the State Council, comprehensively strengthening the self-construction of the government; promoting "handling one thing efficiently," optimizing government services, and improving administrative efficiency... A rule-of-law government with scientific functions, statutory powers and responsibilities, strict law enforcement, openness and impartiality, intelligence and efficiency, integrity and trustworthiness, and people's satisfaction is striding towards us.
——The legal supervision system is becoming more stringent.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "We must grasp the key links, improve the operating mechanism of law enforcement power and the management, supervision, and restriction system, and strive to ensure that the people can feel fairness and justice in every case handling and every matter handling."
Because of its high credit rating, the total amount of on-site inspections for a Beijing (北京) enterprise was determined to be 12 times a year, "If there are no special circumstances, it can only be less, not more."
High comprehensive evaluation, few on-site inspections; low comprehensive evaluation, many on-site inspections - this set of "risk + credit" comprehensive evaluation is a measure to deepen the comprehensive supervision reform in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone (北京经济技术开发区).
This year, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) coordinated and organized a special action to regulate administrative law enforcement involving enterprises in the government administrative system, and problems such as arbitrary charges, arbitrary fines, arbitrary inspections, arbitrary seizures, and illegal off-site law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement have been effectively corrected.
Justice is the lifeline of the rule of law.
Deepening the comprehensive supporting reform of the judicial system, "letting the adjudicators adjudicate and the adjudicators be responsible," ensuring that judges and procurators "act with impartiality and selflessness, and do things with integrity and uprightness"; establishing a circuit inspection system and expanding the scope of public interest litigation cases, the procuratorial organs perform their duties in accordance with the law and strengthen legal supervision... The judicial management system and the judicial power operation mechanism are more smooth and efficient, and a series of deep-seated problems affecting judicial justice have been resolved.
Today, legislative openness, law enforcement openness, and judicial openness are being comprehensively promoted, allowing the people to supervise power and allowing power to operate in the sun.
——The legal guarantee system is more powerful.
To comprehensively govern the country according to law, we must grasp the "key minority" of leading cadres.
Actively implementing the "Regulations on the Primary Person in Charge of Party and Government Fulfilling the Responsibilities of Promoting the Construction of the Rule of Law"; establishing a list system of Party regulations and national laws that leading cadres should know and be able to use; deeply implementing the system of administrative organ leaders appearing in court to respond to lawsuits, achieving "appearing in court and speaking out"... The awareness of the rule of law and the ability to handle affairs according to law of leading cadres at all levels have been continuously enhanced.
"When people and laws are both available, the world will be governed."
On May 3, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection of China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学) that "If the cultivation of legal talents does not improve and talents in the field of the rule of law cannot emerge in large numbers, it is impossible to do a good job in comprehensively governing the country according to law."
In 2023, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院) issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Legal Education and Legal Theory Research in the New Era," clarifying the guiding ideology, working principles, development goals, and key tasks of legal education and legal theory research in the new era.
A set of data outlines the solid footprint of the construction of my country's legal talent team: the political and legal system has achieved full coverage of training in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, more than 95% of judges and procurators have a bachelor's degree or above in law, the number of lawyers has reached 830,000, there are 15,000 notaries, 67,000 arbitrators, and law schools train and send 100,000 legal professionals every year...
Solidly promoting the standardized construction of social security comprehensive management centers, deeply promoting the innovative development of smart courts and Internet justice, and empowering high-quality and efficient case handling with digital procuratorates... Relying on big data, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, the all-round and all-scenario technological application in the field of the rule of law is accelerating, and constantly shaping new momentum and new advantages for the development of the rule of law.
——The system of Party regulations is increasingly complete.
To govern a country, we must first govern the Party, and to govern the Party, we must be strict, and to be strict, we must have legal standards. This "legal standard" mainly refers to the system of Party regulations.
In December 2012, the 18th Political Bureau of the Central Committee reviewed and approved the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee (中央八项规定), which was the first important Party regulation formulated after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; in July 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Regulations on Accountability of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党问责条例)," making the Party's accountability work have the first basic regulation... In the new era, governing the Party and administering the Party has fully achieved that there are regulations to follow and rules to abide by.
On July 1, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China that our Party has "formed a relatively complete system of Party regulations."
Adhering to the organic unity of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, today, the system of Party regulations is developing towards being more mature and more finalized, providing strong institutional support for deeply promoting governing the Party according to regulations, providing strong assistance for accelerating the construction of a socialist rule-of-law system with Chinese characteristics, and forming the synergy and effectiveness of governing the country.
Consolidating the Foundation
Leading the Historic Improvement of the Rule of Law Guarantee Capability
What should we use to protect the hard-won achievements of reform? What should we rely on to consolidate the accumulated valuable governance experience?
The answer is the rule of law.
Consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term. In the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives (四个全面)," comprehensively governing the country according to law has a fundamental and guaranteeing role.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that comprehensively promoting the rule of law is the fundamental requirement for solving a series of major problems facing the development of the Party and the country, liberating and enhancing social vitality, promoting social fairness and justice, maintaining social harmony and stability, and ensuring the long-term peace and stability of the Party and the country.
On May 28, 2020, when the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanism for Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (全国人民代表大会关于建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制的决定)" was passed with a high number of votes, thunderous applause rang out in the Great Hall of the People.
A series of legislative "combined punches" have maintained the constitutional order and rule-of-law order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, reversing the grim situation in which Hong Kong has long been "undefended" in the field of national security, and providing a solid legal guarantee for achieving Hong Kong's transition from chaos to governance and ensuring Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.
Taking the National Security Law as the lead, a series of national security laws and regulations such as the Anti-Terrorism Law, the Cybersecurity Law, and the Biosafety Law have been promulgated, continuously building a solid legal guarantee for national security in the new era.
Formulating the Supervision Law to ensure that the reform of the supervision system is steadily and smoothly on the track of the rule of law; the reform of the judicial system is steadily expanding to the political and legal field such as the Party Committee Political and Legal Committee, public security, and judicial administration in an all-round way and at all links; formulating the Veterans Protection Law and the Law on the Status and Rights Protection of Military Personnel... Reform, development, and stability, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and national defense, governing the Party, governing the country, and governing the military are always led by the rule of law and guaranteed by the rule of law.
Political and legal organs regularly carry out the fight against organized crime and evil, destroying a large number of criminal groups engaged in cross-border telecommunications network fraud, drug trafficking and smuggling, gambling, etc. My country is recognized as one of the safest countries in the world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "To implement the new development concept and realize the transformation of the economy from high-speed growth to high-quality development, we must adhere to the rule of law as the guide."
On April 30 this year, the 15th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee voted to adopt the Law on Promoting the Development of the Private Economy. This law integrates institutional measures to support and protect the development of the private economy into the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and provides a legal guarantee for improving the socialist market economic system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "We must adhere to promoting reform under the rule of law and improving the rule of law in reform."
On the coast of the South China Sea, a new wave is rising. Aiming to launch the island-wide customs clearance operation on December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is advancing various tasks with a "sprint" posture. At that time, China's expansion of high-level opening-up will reach a new level.
Formulating the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, the Rural Collective Economic Organization Law, and revising the Company Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law, and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law... Reform and the rule of law are "two wheels driving," continuously creating a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable legal business environment, and continuously stimulating market vitality.
The rule of law brings stability to the country, and morality enriches people's hearts.
"The Chinese legal system embodies the spirit and wisdom of the Chinese nation, and there are many excellent ideas and concepts worthy of our inheritance." Standing at the height of "two integrations," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has creatively transformed and innovatively developed the excellent traditional Chinese legal culture and legal essence, greatly enhancing the Chinese people's cultural confidence and national confidence in the rule of law and national governance.
In 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) issued the "Legislative Plan for Integrating Socialist Core Values into the Construction of the Rule of Law," proposing to strive to fully integrate socialist core values into the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics in 5 to 10 years.
Laws such as the Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs and the Law on Patriotic Education have been promulgated successively. The requirements of socialist core values are reflected in the Constitution, laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules, guiding the whole society to promote morality and kindness, and becoming a clear portrayal of China's adherence to combining the rule of law and the rule of virtue.
The former "dare not to help," "dare not to save," "dare not to manage," and "dare not to persuade" are like shackles, restricting people's good intentions to act bravely and help each other.
The people's courts impartially adjudicate cases, use legal means to solve prominent problems in the moral field, and resolutely prevent "whoever makes trouble has reason," "whoever is unreasonable has reason," and "whoever is injured has reason" and other "muddying the waters" practices, so that justice has power, right and wrong, and warmth.
Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Protecting the ecological environment must rely on systems and the rule of law. Only by implementing the strictest system and the strictest rule of law can we provide a reliable guarantee for ecological civilization construction."
In April this year, the 15th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee conducted the first review of the draft Ecological Environment Code, which is divided into 5 parts. In September, the general rules, ecological protection, and green and low-carbon development drafts were submitted to the National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) Standing Committee for deliberation. In October, the pollution prevention and control draft, the legal responsibility and supplementary provisions draft entered the second review.
Today, laws and regulations on ecological and environmental protection continue to improve, supervision and law enforcement are becoming increasingly strict, and systems such as environmental public interest litigation and ecological environment damage compensation have been established, and people's awareness of the rule of law has steadily increased, powerfully safeguarding the construction of a beautiful China.
The rule of law goes hand in hand with opening up. As opening up to the outside world moves forward, the construction of the rule of law for foreign-related matters must keep up.
On October 20 this year, the opening ceremony of the International Mediation Institute was held in Hong Kong (香港). The establishment of the International Mediation Institute is a major achievement in implementing Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law and an innovative move in the field of international rule of law. The new era "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) with Eastern wisdom has an international version, injecting positive legal energy into promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The broadest and deepest foundation for comprehensively promoting the rule of law is the people, and we must adhere to serving the people and relying on the people.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must adhere to taking universal law popularization and law-abiding as the long-term and fundamental work of governing the country according to law."
On November 1 this year, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law" (中华人民共和国法治宣传教育法) officially came into effect. This is a basic law on the work of universal law popularization. "Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law" was written into the national law for the first time, further consolidating the ideological foundation for building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and building a socialist rule of law country.
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Only in the turbulent historical river and in the passionate tide of the times can we grasp the rhythm of great thoughts.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for consolidating the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization, and it has an important position in linking the past and the future in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization.
Consciously taking Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law as the fundamental guideline and action guide for comprehensively promoting the rule of law, and continuously promoting the comprehensive rule of law and building a socialist rule of law country with a higher level, will surely provide a solid legal guarantee for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and promote the steady and long-term progress of the giant ship of the rule of law in China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 16th. At the invitation of New Zealand Parliament Speaker Brownlee, Australian Federal Parliament Senate President Lines and House Speaker Dick, Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will pay official friendly visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 19th to 25th.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡 健 王云娜
Capable of operating 3,000 meters underwater with centimeter-level precision... At the Deepsea Humanoid (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. in Nansha District (南沙区), Guangzhou (广州) City, Guangdong (广东) Province, a 6-meter-long, over 12-ton submersible deep-sea cable laying robot is being rushed to completion. This is an overseas order the company recently secured, marking the commercial export of domestically produced deep-sea robots.
In April 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Guangdong (广东): "Guangdong (广东) must earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, seize the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) as a major opportunity and a major undertaking to deepen reform and opening up in Guangdong (广东), place it as a top priority, take the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) as the main battlefield, and concentrate the efforts of the entire province to accomplish this major task, so that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) becomes a strategic pillar of the new development pattern, a demonstration area for high-quality development, and a leading area for Chinese-style modernization." In November of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once again came to Guangdong (广东) for inspection, emphasizing: "It is necessary to aim at building a first-class bay area and world-class city cluster with vitality and international competitiveness, work together, be steady and pragmatic, and strive to achieve breakthroughs in key areas and comprehensive advancement."
In 2022, the State Council issued the "Overall Plan for Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha (广州南沙) and Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World," giving Nansha District (南沙区) the mission of "building a major strategic platform based in the Bay Area, coordinating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world."
Over the past three years, Nansha District (南沙区) has been leveraging its geographical advantages and industrial foundation to cultivate fertile ground for the development of emerging industries, continuously transforming strategic advantages into development momentum.
Innovation-driven, writing a new chapter by striving towards the sea—
"Laying cables in the deep sea is like 'threading a needle,' requiring extremely high operational precision and reliability," said Qiao Yuekun (乔岳坤), Deputy General Manager and Manufacturing Director of Deepsea Humanoid (深海智人) Company. The company has focused on scientific research in areas such as robot overall design technology and deep-sea integrated navigation and positioning technology. Over the past three years, it has accumulated over 200 intellectual property rights and launched multiple deep-sea robot products, with order amounts exceeding 250 million yuan in the first three quarters of this year.
With its deep-water port, Nansha District (南沙区) promotes industrial innovation through technological innovation, promotes the high-quality development of the shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment industry, and accelerates the construction of a modern marine industry system.
Basic research is the source of technological innovation. In February of this year, China's independently developed first sea-land integrated national major science and technology infrastructure—the Cold Spring Ecosystem Research Device—was launched in Nansha District (南沙区). After its completion and operation, it will promote the industrialization of combustible ice and the utilization of marine biological resources and other industries.
Currently, Nansha District (南沙区) has gathered 22 new-type R&D institutions, including the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室), and the annual output value of the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry has exceeded 30 billion yuan.
Open cooperation, accelerating industrial transformation—
"This additive and subtractive integrated 3D printing equipment can build up material while refining it, saving time and materials," said Zhang Wenze (张文泽), co-founder of Guangzhou Zhike Automation Technology Co., Ltd., at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (香港科技大学（广州）) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transfer and Transformation Base.
This new technology has its basic research in Hong Kong (香港) and its achievement transformation in Nansha (南沙). "Hong Kong (香港) and Nansha (南沙) complement each other, helping products move from the laboratory to the production line faster. This year, the company completed a ten-million-level angel round of financing and is expanding its production scale," said Zhang Wenze (张文泽).
"Hong Kong (香港) R&D, Nansha (南沙) transformation," Guangzhou Zhike (广州智科) is not an isolated case. In September 2024, Nansha District (南沙区), the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (广州市科技局), and HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) joined hands to build the HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transfer and Transformation Base to attract high-quality Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) science and technology achievements to settle in and transform. As of now, HKUST (港科大) and HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) have incubated over 110 companies in Nansha (南沙).
Continuously expanding industrial synergy models such as "Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) R&D + Nansha (南沙) transformation," Nansha District (南沙区) has built 15 Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) youth innovation bases to support the development and entrepreneurship of Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) youth. Currently, Nansha District's (南沙区) Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) youth innovation bases have 2,336 incubated enterprises (projects), and the district has gathered over 3,100 Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) enterprises.
Deepening reform, boldly exploring to promote development—
In Longxue (龙穴) Street, Nansha District (南沙区), the construction of the Meijiao International Supply Chain Base project is in full swing. "The project was approved on March 17, the land was listed on March 21, and it officially started construction on April 28, greatly reducing time costs and economic costs," said Tao Zili (陶自力), President of Guangdong Meijiao Wuzi Co., Ltd. (广东美胶物产有限公司).
Why so fast? The construction land planning permit, construction project planning permit, and construction engineering construction permit are jointly handled, greatly shortening the approval time limit.
Optimizing the planning and approval process for industrial projects, Nansha District (南沙区) is carrying out the reform of "**多审合一、多证合一**" (duō shěn hé yī, duō zhèng hé yī - "multiple reviews in one, multiple certificates in one," streamlining the approval process by combining multiple reviews and certificates into one), merging the handling of design plan review and construction project planning permits, reducing the number of processing steps and shortening the processing time to 4 working days, promoting the early landing and early effectiveness of projects.
Over the past three years, the number of high-tech enterprises in Nansha District (南沙区) has increased by an average of 21.5% annually, and the number of actual enterprises has increased by over 30,000. In the first three quarters of this year, the number of newly started industrial investment projects in Nansha District (南沙区) increased by 23.3% year-on-year, and the planned total investment increased by 30.7% year-on-year.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we will fully implement the 'Overall Plan for Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha (广州南沙) and Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World,' continue to stimulate the three major driving forces of reform, opening up, and innovation, adhere to the real economy as the foundation, and accelerate the construction of a competitive modern industrial system," said Liu Wei (刘炜), member of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Nansha District (南沙区) Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 徐雷鹏
Many reports of fallen officials mention "using their position to seek benefits for others in business operations," while in reality, some officials avoid business operators with difficulties or demands in order to distance themselves. How can officials and entrepreneurs interact in a way that is both "close" and "clean"?
——People's Daily Online User
This netizen's question is very sharp. The topic of interaction between officials and businesses, government and enterprises, is never short of attention.
On the one hand, in recent years, the campaigns of "fighting tigers," "swatting flies," and "hunting foxes" have continued to exert force, and corruption problems caused by collusion between government and business have been exposed. Some "officials" cannot resist the temptation of "business" interests, accepting dry shares and kickbacks; some "businesses" are happy to flatter "officials," sending money and engaging in hunting. These improper political-business interactions have eroded governance, polluted social atmosphere, and also created a "stereotypical" impression for many people.
On the other hand, supervision has become more powerful and effective in recent years. Regulating the concurrent positions (employment) of Party and government leading cadres in enterprises, strengthening the supervision of relatives of leading cadres who run businesses... The phenomenon of power-for-rent and collusion between officials and businessmen has gradually decreased. At the same time, some party members and cadres have misunderstood the connotation of "clean," thinking that "clean" means alienation and distance, and becoming "strangers" with entrepreneurs. In order to avoid suspicion, they don't meet, and normal things are not done.
Some people want to ask, in political-business interactions, getting too close is feared to cause trouble, and staying too far away is feared to prevent things from getting done. What should be done?
First of all, it is necessary to clarify cognitive misunderstandings.
Political-business interactions that are "close but not clean" easily lead to the transfer of benefits and breed corruption; "clean but not close" easily lead to inaction and lack of responsibility.
It should be understood that "closeness" and "cleanliness" are essentially the relationship between getting things done and being clean, dialectically unified, and can be perfectly compatible. The so-called "doing things cannot be clean, and being clean cannot do things" is actually a failure to distinguish between public and private interests.
Next, let's talk about methodology.
In social interactions, a word is often heard—"sense of boundaries." People who have a good grasp of the "sense of boundaries" will make others feel more comfortable. Similarly, to achieve both "closeness" and "cleanliness" in political-business interactions, it is also necessary to grasp the "sense of boundaries."
This "sense of boundaries" requires practicing good "internal and external skills."
"Internal skill" is to uphold a public heart.
Holding public power, not seeking private interests, interacting naturally becomes 无欲则刚 (wú yù zé gāng - "without desires, one is firm," being upright and unafraid because one has no selfish desires), open and aboveboard.
Liao Junbo (廖俊波), an outstanding county party secretary of the country, had a businessman who went to him with gifts during his tenure. He resolutely returned them and advised, "If I accept them, we will not be friends but a relationship of interest. You are underestimating our relationship by doing this." In just a few words, "closeness" and "cleanliness" are self-evident.
Healthy political-business interactions should be like this, like the friendship of gentlemen, plain as water, open and upright.
In Fanchang District (繁昌区), Wuhu (芜湖), Anhui (安徽), the "on-site office meeting" has been held more than 150 times, building a bridge for face-to-face interaction between enterprises and the government. No location or object is limited. As long as the enterprise has needs, the government will deliver services to the door. Problems that can be solved are handled on the spot; difficult and complicated problems are followed up throughout the process.
This shows that as long as you are wholeheartedly for the public and do practical things for enterprises, you can be "close" without exchanging cups, and you can be "clean" without standing idly by.
"External skill" is strict discipline and law, and improving the system.
In 2024, national procuratorial organs prosecuted more than 22,000 people for embezzlement and bribery crimes, and prosecuted more than 1,800 people for dereliction of duty crimes such as abuse of power and neglect of duty. Punishing corrupt officials who do not distinguish between "closeness" and "cleanliness," seek personal gain by power, and engage in the transfer of benefits in accordance with the law, promotes law-based, fair, and honest performance of duties.
When discipline and law are strict, one knows where to stop. When the system is clear, unhealthy trends retreat. When clear rules work, underground rules lose their market; when the "front door" is smooth, no one will take the "back door."
The national level comes up with practical measures. Actively implement equal treatment for all types of business entities, break various "roller shutters," "glass doors," and "revolving doors," and create a fair competition environment; create more full-process, standardized government services, and solidly promote the reform of "efficiently handling one thing."
Local levels have explorations. Liaoning (辽宁) launched the "Guide to Doing Things Without Seeking Relationships" to eliminate ambiguous areas in doing things; Shaanxi (陕西) Xixian New Area (西咸新区) equips enterprises with legal enterprise liaisons to provide full life cycle public legal services, making the rule of law the best business environment.
In the final analysis, whether it is requiring a clear distinction between public and private interests or using power cautiously, the fundamental relationship between "closeness" and "cleanliness" is still to establish and practice a correct view of performance. When the view of performance is correct, party members and cadres can have both awe and achievement in starting a business.
When more and more officials and entrepreneurs are "close but measured, clean and promising," it will surely promote the creation of a clean and upright environment for starting a business and provide a strong guarantee for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopAccording to information obtained by reporter Li Xinping (李心萍) from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司): In the first 10 months of this year, the national railway completed fixed asset investment of 671.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7% year-on-year. Railway construction has been promoted with high quality and efficiency, effectively leveraging its role in driving investment across society.
Return to TopAccording to information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部): As of now, China has cumulatively cultivated over 600,000 science and technology and innovation-oriented SMEs, over 140,000 specialized and innovative SMEs, and over 17,600 national-level specialized, refined, and unique "little giant" enterprises.
The scale and strength are continuously growing. By the end of 2024, the number of registered SMEs nationwide exceeded 60 million.
The quality and efficiency of development are steadily improving. In 2024, independent research and development accounted for 75.3% of the valid invention patents of SMEs.
The development pace of specialized, refined, and unique enterprises is solid. "Little giant" enterprises, accounting for 3.5% of the number of industrial SMEs above a certain size nationwide, contributed 9.6% of operating income and 13.7% of profits.
People's Daily (本报) Beijing (北京), November 16th (Reported by Wang Zheng (王政) and Liu Wenxin (刘温馨))
Return to TopThe first volume of "Selected Works on the Rule of Law by Xi Jinping (习近平)", edited by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央党史和文献研究院), includes 69 of the most important and fundamental works on the construction of the rule of law by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) from December 2012 to February 2025, including reports, speeches, lectures, instructions, and approvals. Some of the works are being published for the first time. The main contents of the first volume of "Selected Works on the Rule of Law by Xi Jinping (习近平)" are introduced as follows.
"Speech at the Meeting in the Capital to Commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Promulgation and Implementation of the Current Constitution" (December 4, 2012) The article points out that the Constitution is the fundamental law of the country and the general charter for governing the country and ensuring its stability. Comprehensively implementing the Constitution is the primary task and basic work for building a socialist country under the rule of law. It is necessary to raise the comprehensive implementation of the Constitution to a new level. It is necessary to adhere to the correct political direction, unswervingly follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics; implement the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, and accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law; adhere to the people's principal position, and effectively guarantee that citizens enjoy rights and fulfill obligations; adhere to the leadership of the Party, and pay more attention to improving the Party's leadership style and governance methods.
"Comprehensively Promoting Scientific Legislation, Strict Law Enforcement, Impartial Justice, and Universal Law Abidance" (February 23, 2013) This is a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) when he presided over the fourth collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届中央政治局). The article points out that to comprehensively promote the rule of law, it is necessary to adhere to scientific legislation and improve the scientific and democratic level of legislation; it is necessary to adhere to strict law enforcement and ensure that laws are followed, law enforcement is strict, and violations are investigated; it is necessary to adhere to impartial justice and strive to ensure that the people feel fairness and justice in every judicial case; it is necessary to adhere to universal law abidance and create a good atmosphere in the whole society where the Constitution is supreme and abiding by the law is glorious. It is necessary to adhere to the joint promotion of governing the country according to law, exercising power according to law, and administering according to law, adhere to the integrated construction of a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law, and constantly create a new situation in governing the country according to law.
"The Leadership of the Party and the Socialist Rule of Law are Consistent" (January 7, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Central Political and Legal Work Conference. The article points out that adhering to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and governing the country according to law, the most fundamental thing is to adhere to the Party's leadership. Adhering to the Party's leadership means supporting the people in being the masters of the country and implementing the basic strategy of the Party leading the people in governing the country according to law. The Party's leadership and the socialist rule of law are consistent. Only by adhering to the Party's leadership can the people's status as masters of the country be fully realized, and the institutionalization and legalization of national and social life can be promoted in an orderly manner.
"Promoting Social Fairness and Justice is the Core Value Pursuit of Political and Legal Work" (January 7, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Central Political and Legal Work Conference. The article points out that realizing social fairness and justice is the consistent proposition of our Party, and fairness and justice are the inherent requirements of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The rule of law not only requires a complete legal system, an improved law enforcement mechanism, and universal legal compliance, but also requires the maintenance and realization of fairness and justice. To a certain extent, fairness and justice are the lifeline of political and legal work, and judicial organs are the last line of defense for maintaining social fairness and justice. Comrades on the political and legal front should shoulder the scales of justice and hold the sword of justice, maintain social fairness and justice with practical actions, and let the people truly feel that fairness and justice are around them.
"Ensuring that the People Live and Work in Peace and Contentment is the Fundamental Goal of Political and Legal Work" (January 7, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Central Political and Legal Work Conference. The article points out that peace is the people's first need after solving the problem of food and clothing. It is an extremely important aspect of people's livelihood and the most basic development environment. Whether political and legal work is done well or not ultimately depends on whether it is conducive to the people living and working in peace and contentment. Political and legal organs and the vast number of police officers should treat the people's affairs as their own and the people's small affairs as their own major affairs, start with things that satisfy the people, correct problems that dissatisfy the people, and provide strong legal guarantees for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
"Adhere to Governing the Country According to the Constitution and Exercising State Power According to the Constitution" (February 17, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the seminar for principal leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on comprehensively deepening reform. The article points out that to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, we must attach great importance to the issue of the rule of law, take effective measures to comprehensively promote the rule of law, build a socialist country under the rule of law, and build a rule of law China. The leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Our Constitution reflects in the form of a fundamental law the achievements made by the Party in leading the people in revolution, construction, and reform, and reflects the Party's leading position formed in history and chosen by the people. When we talk about governing the country according to the Constitution and exercising state power according to the Constitution, we are emphasizing that the Party leads the people in formulating the Constitution and laws, the Party leads the people in implementing the Constitution and laws, and the Party itself must operate within the scope of the Constitution and laws.
"Adhere to the Organic Unity of Governing the Country According to Law and Governing the Party According to Regulations" (October 2014 - January 2022) This is an excerpt of relevant content from Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) manuscripts. The article points out that adhering to the organic unity of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations means governing the country and administering state affairs in accordance with the Constitution and laws, and governing the Party and administering the Party in accordance with Party regulations. It is necessary to adhere to stricter discipline than law and discipline before law, and achieve the separation of discipline and law. It is necessary to integrate discipline enforcement and law enforcement, and promote supervision and discipline enforcement and supervision and law enforcement in an integrated manner.
"Explanation on the 'Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Promoting the Rule of Law'" (October 20, 2014) This is an explanation made by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届四中全会). The article points out that comprehensively promoting the rule of law is a fundamental requirement for solving a series of major problems facing the development of the Party and the country, liberating and enhancing social vitality, promoting social fairness and justice, maintaining social harmony and stability, and ensuring the long-term peace and stability of the Party and the country. To promote the sustained and healthy development of China's economy and society and constantly open up broader development prospects for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must comprehensively promote the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law and provide institutional solutions for solving these problems from the perspective of the rule of law. Whether the major task of comprehensively promoting the rule of law can be accomplished depends on whether the direction is correct and whether the political guarantee is strong and effective. Specifically, it is necessary to adhere to the leadership of the Party, adhere to the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and implement the theory of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics.
"Deeply Understand the Great Significance of Comprehensively Promoting the Rule of Law" (October 23, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届四中全会). The article points out that comprehensively promoting the rule of law is a major strategic task proposed by our Party from the perspective of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and for better governing the country, and it is also a global issue concerning the Party's governance and the country's prosperity. To govern a country and a society, the key is to establish rules, emphasize rules, and abide by rules. Law is the biggest and most important rule for governing the country and administering state affairs. To promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, we must adhere to the rule of law and provide fundamental, overall, and long-term institutional guarantees for the development of the Party and the country. We propose to comprehensively promote the rule of law and unswervingly implement the rule of law. An important intention is to plan for future generations and seek long-term development.
"Accelerate the Construction of a Socialist Country Under the Rule of Law" (October 23, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届四中全会). The article points out that the overall goal of comprehensively promoting the rule of law is to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist country under the rule of law. This is a main thread running through the entire decision, and all work on governing the country according to law must be deployed and carried out around the overall goal of comprehensively promoting the rule of law. To comprehensively promote the rule of law, we must take the right path. The path of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics is an overall thing. On this fundamental issue, we must establish confidence and maintain our determination. We must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), we must adhere to the people's principal position, we must adhere to equality before the law, we must adhere to the combination of governing the country according to law and governing the country with virtue, and we must adhere to starting from China's reality.
"Adhere to the Unity of Reform and the Rule of Law" (October 2014 - October 2024) This is an excerpt of relevant content from Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) manuscripts. The article points out that reform and the rule of law complement each other and arise together, like two wings of a bird and two wheels of a car, interdependent and indispensable. It is necessary to adhere to the unity and connection of reform decisions and legislative decisions, and legislation should actively adapt to the needs of reform, actively play the role of guiding, promoting, regulating, and guaranteeing reform, so that major reforms are based on law, reform and the rule of law are promoted simultaneously, and the penetration of reform is enhanced. It is necessary to be good at using legal thinking and legal methods to solve reform problems and consolidate reform achievements, so as to achieve the unity of reform and the rule of law.
"Protect the Practice of 'One Country, Two Systems' According to Law and Promote the Long-Term Prosperity and Stability of Hong Kong and Macao" (November 2014 - December 2024) This is an excerpt of relevant content from Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) manuscripts. The article points out that to maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门), we must fully and accurately implement the principles of "One Country, Two Systems (一国两制)", "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong (港人治港)", "Macao people governing Macao (澳人治澳)", and a high degree of autonomy, strictly abide by the Constitution and the Basic Law, and improve the systems and mechanisms related to the implementation of the Basic Law. It is necessary to adhere to governing Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) according to law, adhere to and improve the "One Country, Two Systems (一国两制)" system, implement the central government's overall governance power, and promote the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门).
"Instructions on the First National Constitution Day" (December 3, 2014) The article points out that adhering to governing the country according to law requires first adhering to governing the country according to the Constitution, and adhering to exercising state power according to law requires first adhering to exercising state power according to the Constitution. We must take the establishment of National Constitution Day as an opportunity to carry out in-depth publicity and education on the Constitution, vigorously promote the spirit of the Constitution, effectively enhance constitutional awareness, promote the comprehensive implementation of the Constitution, and better play the Constitution's major role in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, comprehensively deepening reform, and comprehensively promoting the rule of law.
"Improve the Legalization Level of National Defense and Military Construction" (December 26, 2014) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission (中央军委). The article points out that governing the military according to law and strictly governing the military are the basic strategies of our Party in building and administering the military. Deeply promoting governing the military according to law and strictly governing the military is an important part of the overall layout of comprehensively promoting the rule of law and an inevitable requirement for achieving the goal of strengthening the military. It is necessary to strengthen the entire army's belief in the rule of law and legal thinking, transform the way of administering the military in accordance with the requirements of the rule of law, and focus on the implementation of key tasks in military legal construction.
"Leading Cadres at All Levels Should Be Models of Respecting, Studying, Abiding by, and Applying the Law" (February 2, 2015) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the seminar for principal leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on comprehensively promoting the rule of law. The article points out that leading cadres at all levels, as people who specifically exercise the Party's ruling power and the state's legislative, administrative, and judicial powers, largely determine the direction, path, and progress of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The Party's leadership in legislation, guaranteeing law enforcement, supporting the judiciary, and taking the lead in abiding by the law are mainly reflected and realized through the specific actions and work of leading cadres at all levels. Leading cadres should be models of respecting the law, taking the lead in respecting the rule of law and revering the law; models of studying the law, taking the lead in understanding the law and mastering the law; models of abiding by the law, taking the lead in abiding by discipline and law and defending the rule of law; and models of applying the law, taking the lead in strictly enforcing the rule of law and handling affairs according to law.
"The Leadership of the Party is the Soul of the Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics" (February 2, 2015) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the seminar for principal leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on comprehensively promoting the rule of law. The article points out that the relationship between the Party and the law is a fundamental issue. If it is handled well, the rule of law will prosper, the Party will prosper, and the country will prosper; if it is not handled well, the rule of law will decline, the Party will decline, and the country will decline. We must bear in mind that the Party's leadership is the soul of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics and the biggest difference between our rule of law and the rule of law in Western capitalist countries. Our comprehensive promotion of the rule of law is by no means to weaken, weaken, or even shake or negate the Party's leadership, but to further consolidate the Party's ruling position, improve the Party's ruling methods, improve the Party's ruling capacity, and ensure the long-term peace and stability of the Party and the country.
"Deepen the Reform of the Judicial System and Ensure Impartial Justice" (March 24, 2015) This is a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) when he presided over the twenty-first collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届中央政治局). The article points out that deepening the reform of the judicial system and building a fair, efficient, and authoritative socialist judicial system is an important measure to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. We must adhere to the correct political direction of the reform of the judicial system; we must adhere to improving judicial credibility as the fundamental measure; we must adhere to the combination of conforming to national conditions and following judicial laws; we must adhere to problem orientation and be brave in tackling tough problems.
"Strengthen the Restriction and Supervision of Power and Promote the Construction of Regulations and Systems for Combating Corruption and Promoting Integrity" (June 26, 2015) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) when he presided over the twenty-fourth collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届中央政治局). The article points out that to eradicate the soil for the breeding and spread of undesirable work styles and corruption, we must fundamentally rely on regulations and systems. The key to the construction of regulations and systems for combating corruption and promoting integrity is to restrict and supervise power. We must adhere to macro thinking and overall planning, systematic completeness and seamless coordination, practicality and ease of use, clear responsibilities, and clear rewards and punishments.
"Adhere to Governing the Internet According to Law" (December 2015 - April 2018) This is an excerpt of relevant content from Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speeches. The article points out that cyberspace is not a "lawless land (法外之地 (fǎ wài zhī dì - "outside the law," a place where the law does not apply))". Cyberspace is virtual, but the subjects using cyberspace are real, and everyone should abide by the law and clarify the rights and obligations of all parties. It is necessary to take governing the Internet according to law as a basic means, promote managing the Internet according to law, operating the Internet according to law, and using the Internet according to law, and ensure that the Internet operates healthily on the track of the rule of law.
"Make the Rule of Law and the Rule of Virtue Complement Each Other, Promote Each Other, and Achieve Mutual Enhancement in National Governance" (December 9, 2016) This is the main part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) when he presided over the thirty-seventh collective study of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee (中共十八届中央政治局). The article points out that law is written morality, and morality is the inner law. National governance requires the joint efforts of law and morality. A distinct feature of the path of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics is to adhere to the combination of governing the country according to law and governing the country with virtue, and to emphasize that the rule of law and the rule of virtue must be grasped with both hands and both hands must be strong.
"Comprehensively Do a Good Job in Cultivating Legal Talents" (May 3, 2017) This is part of a speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at a symposium at the China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学). The article points out that comprehensively governing the country according to law is a systematic project, and the cultivation of legal talents is an important part of it. Universities are the first front for cultivating legal talents, an important front for implementing the socialist legal theory, and an important force for promoting legal theory innovation. It is necessary to create an academic discourse system with Chinese characteristics and international vision, and establish China's legal discipline system and textbook system as soon as possible. Legal education must adhere to establishing morality and cultivating people. Legal education should focus on grasping leading cadres.
"Hold High the Banner of Cooperation, Innovation, the Rule of Law, and Win-Win Results, and Jointly Build a Community of Common Security for Mankind" (September 26, 2017) This is the main part of a keynote speech by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the 86th General Assembly of INTERPOL (国际刑警组织) held in Beijing (北京). The article points out that realizing the common security of all countries is the meaning that should be in the community of human destiny. China (中国) is willing to work with the governments of all countries and their law enforcement agencies, and various international organizations, to hold high the banner of cooperation, innovation, the rule of law, and win-win results, strengthen cooperation in police affairs and security, and jointly build a community of common security for mankind.
"Upholding the Comprehensive Rule of Law" (October 18, 2017) This is part of the report delivered by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that comprehensively advancing the rule of law is an essential requirement and an important guarantee of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is imperative to implement the Party's leadership throughout the entire process and all aspects of advancing the rule of law, unswervingly follow the path of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics, improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution as its core, build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, build a socialist country under the rule of law, and develop the socialist rule of law theory with Chinese characteristics.
"Deeply Understanding the Great Significance of Amending the Constitution" (January 19, 2018) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the second plenary meeting of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that fully implementing the Constitution is the primary task and fundamental work for comprehensively advancing the rule of law and building a socialist country under the rule of law. The Party Central Committee decided to make appropriate amendments to the Constitution with the aim of better reflecting the will of the people, better reflecting the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and better adapting to the requirements of enhancing the Communist Party of China's long-term governance capability, advancing the comprehensive rule of law, and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, while maintaining the continuity, stability, and authority of the Constitution, so as to provide constitutional guarantees for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
"Earnestly Respecting the Constitution and Strictly Implementing the Constitution" (January 19, 2018) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the second plenary meeting of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that fully implementing the Constitution is the primary task for comprehensively advancing the rule of law. Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, we must accelerate the formation of a complete system of legal norms, an efficient system for implementing the rule of law, a strict system for supervising the rule of law, and a strong system for guaranteeing the rule of law, as well as a sound system of Party regulations, so as to ensure the implementation of the Constitution with a scientific, effective, systematic, and complete institutional system. The entire Party and the entire country must take the Constitution as the fundamental code of conduct, safeguard the dignity of the Constitution, ensure the implementation of the Constitution, safeguard social fairness and justice, and continuously improve the level of legalization of national political and social life.
"Our Constitution Achieves a High Degree of Unity Between the Party's Propositions and the People's Will" (February 24, 2018) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the fourth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that China's current Constitution effectively upholds the leadership of the Communist Party of China, effectively guarantees the people's status as masters of the country, effectively promotes reform and opening up and socialist modernization, effectively promotes the process of building a socialist country under the rule of law, effectively promotes the development of human rights, and effectively safeguards national unity, ethnic solidarity, and social harmony and stability. It conforms to the national conditions, conforms to reality, and conforms to the requirements of the development of the times. It fully embodies the common will of the people, fully guarantees the people's democratic rights, and fully safeguards the people's fundamental interests. It is the fundamental legal guarantee for us to always advance along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
"Speech at the First Meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Governing the Country According to Law" (August 24, 2018) The article points out that the Party Central Committee's decision to establish the Central Commission for Comprehensively Governing the Country According to Law is the first time in our Party's history that such an institution has been established. The purpose is to strengthen the Party's centralized and unified leadership over comprehensively governing the country according to law and to coordinate and promote the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have put forward a series of new concepts, new thoughts, and new strategies for comprehensively governing the country according to law, and have clarified the guiding ideology, development path, work layout, and key tasks for comprehensively governing the country according to law. In summary, there are ten main aspects. These new concepts, new thoughts, and new strategies are the latest achievements in the Sinicization of Marxist rule of law thought, and are the fundamental guidelines for comprehensively governing the country according to law, which must be adhered to for a long time and continuously enriched and developed.
"Deepening the Reform of the National Supervision System at a New Starting Point" (December 13, 2018) This is Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the eleventh collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that deepening the reform of the national supervision system is an important arrangement for improving the Party and state supervision system, and is an important reform for promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. It is necessary to promote the connection between discipline inspection and law enforcement, effectively connect with the judiciary, and promote the legalization and standardization of anti-corruption work. We must focus on enhancing the full coverage and effectiveness of supervision over public power and public officials, and promote the legalization of the operation of public power. We must adhere to goal orientation and problem orientation, and continue to advance the reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system. Discipline inspection and supervision organs must firmly remember the political requirement of **打铁必须自身硬** (dǎ tiě bì xū zì shēn yìng - "to forge iron, one must be strong," those who supervise others must first be beyond reproach themselves), and standardize and correctly exercise the national supervision power.
"Steadily Advance the Comprehensive Rule of Law" (February 25, 2019) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the second meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Governing the Country According to Law. The article points out that the more in-depth the reform and opening up, the more we must emphasize the rule of law, and the more complex the development environment, the more we must emphasize the rule of law. We must improve the planning for the construction of the rule of law, improve the quality and efficiency of legislative work, guarantee and serve reform and development, create a harmonious and stable social environment, accelerate the strategic layout of foreign-related legal work, and continue to create a good legal environment for doing a good job in various tasks of the Party and the country.
"The Socialist State System and Legal System with Chinese Characteristics is a Workable, Truly Effective, and Efficient System" (September 24, 2019) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the seventeenth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that the socialist state system and legal system with Chinese characteristics has been formed in the long-term practice and exploration, is a great creation in the history of human institutional civilization, is a scientific institutional system that has been proven by practice, and is a set of workable, truly effective, and efficient systems. On the premise of adhering to and consolidating the fundamental system, basic system, and important system that have been established and tested by practice, we must accelerate the establishment and improvement of the system urgently needed for national governance and the system necessary to meet the people's growing needs for a better life. We must strengthen the enforcement of the system, strengthen the supervision of the enforcement of the system, and effectively transform our country's institutional advantages into governance effectiveness.
"Upholding and Improving the Socialist System with Chinese Characteristics and Promoting the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity" (October 31, 2019) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the second plenary meeting of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and the national governance system have profound historical foundations, significant advantages in many aspects, and rich practical achievements. The socialist system with Chinese characteristics is a rigorous and complete scientific system. The fundamental system, basic system, and important system play the role of the four beams and eight pillars, among which the Party's leadership system is in a leading position. The Party's leadership system is our country's fundamental leadership system. The goals we have set for the construction of the national system and the national governance system must advance with the development of practice and keep pace with the times.
"Advancing the Comprehensive Rule of Law and Giving Play to the Active Role of the Rule of Law in the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capacity" (February 5, 2020) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the third meeting of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Governing the Country According to Law. The article points out that as the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics moves forward, the construction of the rule of law must also move forward. Our socialist rule of law embodies the theoretical achievements and practical experience of the Party in governing the country, and is the most basic, most stable, and most reliable guarantee of the rule of institutions. We must adhere to the comprehensive rule of law and consolidate the institutional foundation of China's governance. We must adhere to the combination of top-level design and the practice of the rule of law to enhance the effectiveness of the rule of law in promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.
"Implementing the Civil Code Well" (May 29, 2020) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the twentieth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that the Civil Code is a fundamental law that consolidates the foundation, stabilizes expectations, and benefits the long term. It is a Civil Code with distinctive Chinese characteristics, practical characteristics, and characteristics of the times. To implement the Civil Code well, it is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education on the great significance of the Civil Code, strengthen the relevant work of civil legislation, strengthen the law enforcement and judicial activities of the Civil Code, strengthen the popularization of the Civil Code, and strengthen the theoretical research on our country's civil legal system.
"Unswervingly Follow the Path of Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics and Provide a Strong Legal Guarantee for Building a Socialist Modernized Country in All Respects" (November 16, 2020) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the Central Conference on Work Related to Overall Law-Based Governance. The article points out that advancing the comprehensive rule of law is a profound transformation in national governance, which is related to the Party's governance and the country's prosperity, the people's happiness and well-being, and the Party and the country's long-term stability. We must better give play to the fundamental, stable, and long-term guarantee role of the rule of law, and comprehensively build a socialist modernized country on the track of the rule of law. It is necessary to adhere to the Party's leadership over the comprehensive rule of law; adhere to the people-centered approach; adhere to the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics; adhere to governing the country according to the Constitution and exercising state power according to the Constitution; adhere to advancing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity on the track of the rule of law; adhere to building a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics; adhere to the joint promotion of governing the country according to law, exercising state power according to law, and administering the government according to law, and the integrated construction of a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law; adhere to the comprehensive promotion of scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding; adhere to the coordinated promotion of domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law; adhere to building a high-quality legal work force with both integrity and ability; and adhere to grasping the "key minority" of leading cadres.
"Comprehensively Strengthening the Work of Intellectual Property Protection, Stimulating Innovation Vitality, and Promoting the Construction of a New Development Pattern" (November 30, 2020) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the twenty-fifth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that protecting intellectual property is protecting innovation. To comprehensively build a socialist modernized country, we must better promote the work of intellectual property protection. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has placed the work of intellectual property protection in a more prominent position, and our country's intellectual property cause has continued to develop, embarking on a path of intellectual property development with Chinese characteristics. We must proceed from the height of national strategy and the requirements of entering a new stage of development, comprehensively strengthen the work of intellectual property protection, promote the construction of a modernized economic system, stimulate the innovation vitality of the whole society, and promote the construction of a new development pattern.
"Accelerating the Improvement of the Socialist Legal System with Chinese Characteristics" (October 13, 2021) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech at the Central People's Congress Work Conference. The article points out that good laws are the prerequisite for good governance. We must strengthen the Party's centralized and unified leadership over legislative work, and improve the legislative work pattern of Party leadership, people's congress dominance, government reliance, and participation of all parties. We must accelerate the pace of legislative work on the premise of ensuring quality, enhance the systematicness, integrity, and coordination of legislation, and make the legal system more scientific, complete, unified, and authoritative. We must grasp the key of improving the quality of legislation, and deeply promote scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and legislation according to law.
"Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of the Socialist Rule of Law System with Chinese Characteristics" (December 6, 2021) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the thirty-fifth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, we must adapt to the needs of the development of the cause, adhere to the concept of system, and comprehensively promote it. We must adhere to the correct direction of the construction of the rule of law system, accelerate legislation in key areas, deepen reforms in the field of the rule of law, use legal means to carry out international struggles, and strengthen the theoretical research and publicity of the rule of law.
"Unswervingly Follow the Path of Human Rights Development with Chinese Characteristics and Better Promote the Development of Our Country's Human Rights Cause" (February 25, 2022) This is Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the thirty-seventh collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that in the practice of promoting the development of our country's human rights cause, we have combined the Marxist view of human rights with China's specific realities and with China's excellent traditional culture, and have embarked on a path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and is suitable for our country's national conditions. This path has the following main characteristics: adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhering to respecting the people's status as masters of the country, adhering to starting from our country's actual conditions, adhering to taking the rights to subsistence and development as the primary basic human rights, adhering to protecting human rights according to law, and adhering to actively participating in global human rights governance.
"Implementing the Strategy of Governing the Military According to Law and Providing a Strong Legal Guarantee for Promoting the Cause of Strengthening the Military" (March 7, 2022) This is the main part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he attended the plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force at the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress. The article points out that to comprehensively grasp the strategy of governing the military according to law, the general idea is to implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the military in the new era, implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics in the new era, focus on comprehensively strengthening the revolutionary, modern, and regular construction of our military, build a military rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, accelerate the fundamental transformation of the way the military is governed, improve the level of legalization of national defense and military construction, and provide a strong legal guarantee for promoting the cause of strengthening the military.
"Regulating and Guiding the Healthy Development of Capital in Our Country According to Law and Giving Play to the Positive Role of Capital as an Important Factor of Production" (April 29, 2022) These are the main points of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the thirty-eighth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that to regulate and guide the development of capital, it is necessary to set up "red and green lights," improve the legal system for the development of capital, and form a complete framework, clear logic, and complete rules system. It is necessary to comprehensively improve the effectiveness of capital governance, enhance the pertinence, scientificity, and effectiveness of capital governance, and improve the whole-chain capital governance system that connects pre-event guidance, mid-event prevention, and post-event supervision.
"Adhering to the Comprehensive Rule of Law and Promoting the Construction of a Rule of Law China" (October 16, 2022) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The article points out that comprehensively advancing the rule of law is a profound revolution in national governance, which is related to the Party's governance and the country's prosperity, the people's happiness and well-being, and the Party and the country's long-term stability. We must better give play to the fundamental, stable, and long-term guarantee role of the rule of law, and comprehensively build a socialist modernized country on the track of the rule of law.
"Writing a New Chapter in the Practice of the Chinese Constitution in the New Era" (December 19, 2022) This is a signed article published by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution. The article points out that in the process of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, our Party has summarized and applied historical experience, comprehensively implemented the Constitution, and been courageous in promoting the theoretical and practical innovation of the Constitution, accumulating much fresh experience and deepening the understanding of the regularity of our country's constitutional system construction, which is: we must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China; we must adhere to the people's status as masters of the country; we must adhere to governing the country according to the Constitution and exercising state power according to the Constitution; we must adhere to the status of the Constitution as the fundamental law of the state; we must adhere to the institutionalization and regulation of the implementation and supervision system of the Constitution; we must adhere to safeguarding the authority and dignity of the Constitution; and we must adhere to improving and developing the Constitution with the times. It is necessary to strengthen constitutional awareness, promote the spirit of the Constitution, promote the implementation of the Constitution, better give play to the important role of the Constitution in governing the country, and provide a solid guarantee for comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
"Strengthening Legal Construction for Foreign-related Matters" (November 27, 2023) These are the main points of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the tenth collective study of the 20th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau. The article pointed out that strengthening the construction of foreign-related rule of law is not only a long-term need to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization, but also an urgent task to promote high-level opening up to the outside world and cope with external risks and challenges. It is necessary to better coordinate the two overall situations, domestic and international, better coordinate development and security, build a foreign-related rule of law system and capacity that is compatible with the requirements of high-quality development and high-level opening up, create favorable rule of law conditions and an external environment for Chinese-style modernization to go steady and far, and better safeguard national and people's interests through the rule of law.
"Speech at the Meeting Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the National People's Congress" (September 14, 2024) The article pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), our Party has continued to promote the theoretical and practical innovation of the system of people's congresses, put forward the major concept of whole-process people's democracy, and formed the Party's important thought on upholding and improving the system of people's congresses, providing fundamental guidance for promoting the high-quality development of the work of the people's congresses in the new era. It is necessary to focus on developing whole-process people's democracy, adhere to, improve, and operate the system of people's congresses, give full play to the important role of the people's congresses in ensuring the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Constitution and laws, give full play to the leading role of the people's congresses in legislative work, give full play to the important role of the supervision of the people's congresses in the Party and state supervision system, and give full play to the leading role of the people's congresses in close contact with the people, so as to provide a solid institutional guarantee for achieving the Party and people's goals in the new era and on the new journey.
"Building a Higher-Level Safe China is an Important Goal and Guarantee of Chinese-style Modernization" (February 28, 2025) This is part of Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) speech when he presided over the nineteenth collective study of the 20th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau. The article pointed out that building a higher-level safe China is related to the prosperity and development of the cause, the happy life of the people, and the long-term peace and stability of the country. The leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for building a safe China. We must always adhere to the absolute leadership of the Party Central Committee over national security work and political and legal work. We must unswervingly implement the overall national security concept, continuously consolidate the social foundation for building a safe China, focus on preventing and resolving various risks, strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, so that the country is safer, the society is more orderly, the governance is more effective, and the people are more satisfied.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 16)
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In Beijing's Zhongguancun (中关村), experience the surging vitality of China's technological innovation; at the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall (延安革命纪念馆) and the Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site (枣园革命旧址), trace the revolutionary footsteps of the older generation of leaders of the Chinese and Vietnamese parties and countries; at the Xi'an Datang Never-night City (西安大唐不夜城) and the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院), feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture... The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (中国共青团中央) and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam (越南胡志明共青团中央) recently jointly organized the "Red Star Shining" study camp of the "Red Study Tour" for Vietnamese youth in China. With the theme of "Inheriting the Red Gene and Jointly Writing a New Chapter of Cooperation," the study tour saw 200 Vietnamese youth representatives explore the red gene of Sino-Vietnamese friendship, experience the myriad aspects of Chinese-style modernization, and contribute youth strength to building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future of strategic significance.
Tracing Red Footprints, Continuing Traditional Friendship
Inside the Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site (枣园革命旧址) in Yan'an (延安), Vietnamese youth gathered around a century-old tree that witnessed the revolutionary friendship between China and Vietnam, feeling the warmth of history.
"I am very excited to be able to come to the place where President Ho Chi Minh (胡志明) once lived." In front of the cave dwelling where President Ho Chi Minh (胡志明) once lived, Qin Shixuanzhang (琴氏玄章), member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam (越南胡志明共青团中央常委) and Secretary of the Son La Provincial Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (胡志明共青团山罗省委书记), stood for a long time. In 1938 and 1966, Ho Chi Minh (胡志明) visited Yan'an (延安) twice, participating in production and labor with the local military and civilians, and wrote in Chinese the inscription "Yan'an (延安) is the birthplace of the Chinese revolution."
The red friendship of like-mindedness and mutual assistance has become a bond connecting the people of the two countries. "This kind of red study tour is of far-reaching significance." Nguyen Yiling (阮一灵), member of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam (越南胡志明共青团中央委员) and Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front-Political Group (越南祖国阵线—政治团体团委书记), said that he hopes that through this study tour, the younger generation can take their predecessors as examples and inherit the red gene.
In the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall (延安革命纪念馆), historical pictures and revolutionary cultural relics tell the great course and touching deeds of the Chinese revolution; at the Yangjialing Revolutionary Site (杨家岭革命旧址), the simple and solemn architectural furnishings interpret the meaning of the Yan'an (延安) spirit of self-reliance and hard struggle; the song and dance drama "Yan'an! Yan'an!" (延安！延安！) reproduces the glorious years, arousing strong resonance among the audience... Vietnamese young entrepreneur Li Dexing (黎德兴) said: "Walking into Yan'an (延安), I deeply felt that 'hard struggle' is not a simple slogan, but a real and admirable force."
"Vietnam and China have a common red gene, carrying a profound revolutionary tradition and spirit of mutual trust and mutual assistance, condensing the precious memories of both sides going through a difficult revolutionary journey together." Fan Shiqinglan (范氏青蓝), Deputy Minister of the Youth and Communist Youth League Affairs Department of the Vietnam Guangzhi Provincial Fatherland Front Committee (越南广治省祖国阵线委员会青少年和共青团事务部副部长), said, "Facing the future, both sides shoulder a common mission - to inherit and promote this precious heritage and promote the prosperity and development of the two countries and the happiness of the people."
"The two parties and countries continue to consolidate the traditional friendship of 'comrades plus brothers' and promote bilateral relations to a new stage of deeper and more pragmatic cooperation." Bui Guanghui (裴光辉), Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (越南祖国阵线中央委员会) and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (胡志明共青团中央书记处第一书记), said, "Inheriting the red gene is not only about remembering history, but also about taking practical actions to strengthen ideals and beliefs, combining the revolutionary spirit with socialist construction, and contributing to the country's prosperity and development through innovation and dedication."
Perceiving the Pulse of Development and Gathering the Strength to Forge Ahead
Investigating China's smart green energy system solutions, exploring the integration results of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data... During this study tour, youth representatives felt the development achievements of Chinese-style modernization from multiple perspectives.
From agricultural technology and rural revitalization to e-commerce and the green economy, at the China-Vietnam Youth Dialogue held at Yan'an University (延安大学), the youth of the two countries widely discussed cooperation prospects. "From the warm atmosphere of exchanges, I felt the common desire of the youth of the two countries for innovation and entrepreneurship." Qu Decheng (瞿德成), Chairman of the Student Union of Vietnam University of Transportation (越南交通运输大学学生会主席), said.
Nguyen Dinh Tuanfa (阮庭俊发), member of the Dong Nai Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association of Vietnam (越南同奈省青年企业家协会) and Vice Chairman of the Zhuangbeng-Unified Regional Young Entrepreneurs Branch (庄崩—统一区域青年企业家分会副会长), visited China 10 years ago, and the pragmatic attitude, professional spirit, and innovative thinking of Chinese entrepreneurs left a deep impression on him. "Economic cooperation is a solid bridge to consolidate Vietnam-China relations, and it is also a vivid embodiment of the inheritance and development of the deep friendship between the two sides." Nguyen Dinh Tuanfa (阮庭俊发) said.
Nguyen Youlong (阮友龙), Vice Chairman of the Guangzhi Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association of Vietnam (越南广治省青年企业家协会), said that Vietnam and China should give full play to their advantages such as close geographical location, strong industrial complementarity, and frequent cultural exchanges, actively integrate into the digital economy wave, and deepen economic and trade ties.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee adopted the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, drawing a blueprint for China's development in the next five years. Vietnamese youth representatives paid close attention to this, and topics such as high-quality development and green innovation became the focus of their discussions. Nguyen Zhongzhi (阮中值), Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association of Vietnam (越南岘港市青年企业家协会), said that China's "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal emphasizes high-level opening to the outside world and continues to release signals of opening up, cooperation, mutual benefit, and win-win results. "Vietnam can seize the opportunity to strengthen investment and exchange cooperation with China in high technology, renewable energy, logistics, transportation, and supply chain fields."
Zheng Junjie (郑俊杰), Manager of Vietnam Xiyuan Green Service Trade Production Co., Ltd. (越南西原绿色服务贸易生产有限责任公司), said that Vietnam and China have broad prospects for cooperation in green development and other fields, and young entrepreneurs from the two countries face "golden opportunities." "Young entrepreneurs from Vietnam and China will surely work together to create value for the green future of the region and the world."
Activating Cultural Resonance and Writing a Youthful Chapter
At the China-Vietnam Youth Dialogue, the youth of the two countries launched heated discussions on topics such as "Exploration of Red Cultural Values and Youth Inheritance," "New Online Media to Help Cultural Communication," and "Innovation in the Communication of Traditional Culture in Youth Groups," exploring the common cultural heritage of the two countries and arousing the cultural resonance of friendship between the two countries.
Vietnamese young music producer Nguyen Chenghuangsheng (阮陈黄盛) has cooperated with Chinese singers to compose music many times, integrating cultural elements such as Chinese opera and Vietnamese characteristic rhythms into his works. He said that youth are the vanguard force of cultural inheritance, "I look forward to more exchanges and training activities in the future, so that the cultures of the two countries can be inherited and developed in mutual respect and close cooperation."
Putting on traditional Chinese costumes and standing on the Qinqiang stage to experience the fluttering of long sleeves; strolling through the Datang Never-night City (大唐不夜城) and using the camera to record the magnificence of Chinese traditional-style buildings; stopping in front of the Terracotta Warriors and feeling the historical weight spanning thousands of years... Through this study tour, Vietnamese youth have a more direct and in-depth understanding of outstanding traditional Chinese culture.
China and Vietnam are geographically connected, culturally similar, people-to-people connected, have the same system, and are fate-related. During the study tour, the hearts of Chinese and Vietnamese youth were constantly drawn closer in mutual exchanges. Vietnamese youth showed a strong interest in Chinese film and television dramas, online literature, and other cultural and entertainment formats; when they talked about Vietnamese specialties and danced Vietnamese popular songs, they also received enthusiastic responses from Chinese youth. This emotional resonance that transcends national borders is the most vivid proof of Sino-Vietnamese friendship.
Fan Gongsu (范公素), host of Vietnam Television (越南电视台), said that Vietnam and China both uphold cultural values such as valuing family, respecting learning and morality, respecting labor, benevolence, and mutual assistance. "The youth of the two countries are not only guardians of outstanding traditional culture, but also a link between Vietnam and China to enhance understanding and deepen cooperation, and will work together to write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind with youth."
Return to TopSanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) fallacious remarks regarding Taiwan expose the extremely erroneous and dangerous historical perspective, view of order, and strategic outlook of Japanese right-wing forces. The international community, especially Asian countries, must be highly vigilant about Japan's strategic direction.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) recently openly declared in the Diet that a "Taiwan contingency" could constitute a "survival-threatening crisis situation" in which Japan could exercise its right to collective self-defense, implying possible military intervention in the Taiwan Strait issue. This erroneous statement, which grossly interferes in China's internal affairs and openly challenges the post-World War II international order, has caused an uproar around the world and aroused strong indignation among people of justice. However, Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) did not reflect on her mistakes and refused to retract her erroneous remarks. This fully exposes the extremely erroneous and dangerous historical perspective, view of order, and strategic outlook of Japanese right-wing forces. The international community, especially Asian countries, must be highly vigilant about Japan's strategic direction.
Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) throwing out fallacious remarks about Taiwan is tantamount to summoning the ghost of militarism. "A Taiwan contingency is a Japanese contingency" is a dangerous argument that exists in Japanese politics, attempting to tie China's national reunification to Japan's security. Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗), less than a month after taking office, became the first incumbent Japanese prime minister to openly advocate the so-called "A Taiwan contingency is a Japanese contingency" and associate it with the exercise of collective self-defense, highlighting her dangerous domestic and foreign policy direction. Historically, Japanese militarism has repeatedly launched external aggressions under the pretext of a so-called "survival crisis," including the brazen creation of the September 18th Incident under the guise of "exercising the right of self-defense," provoking the war of aggression against China, and bringing profound disasters to the people of Asia, including China, and even the world. Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) re-mention of the so-called "survival-threatening crisis situation" gives people ample reason to worry about the danger of Japan repeating the mistakes of militarism.
Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) arrogant remarks are a blatant challenge to historical justice. Japan bears a deep historical responsibility on the Taiwan issue. After the Sino-Japanese War, Japan invaded and occupied Taiwan and carried out half a century of colonial rule, committing countless crimes. In 1945, Japan signed the instrument of surrender, formally accepting international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, which stipulated that Taiwan should be returned to China. China recovered Taiwan and resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan. Historical justice was finally revealed. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and also the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's recovery. Instead of reflecting on its mistakes, Japan is creating new incidents on the Taiwan issue. This erroneous words and deeds that interfere in China's internal affairs and provoke and cross the line seriously undermine the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations and seriously challenge the post-World War II international order.
The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and is a red line and bottom line that cannot be touched. How to resolve the Taiwan issue and achieve national reunification is a matter for the Chinese people themselves and brooks no interference from any external forces. Eighty years ago, the heroic Chinese people defeated the Japanese invaders. Eighty years later, the Chinese people's determination to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity is as solid as a rock, their will is unbreakable, and their capabilities are not what they used to be. Any attempt to interfere with and obstruct China's great cause of reunification is like 螳臂当车 (táng bì dāng chē - "mantis trying to stop a chariot," overestimating one's capabilities and attempting something impossible). We solemnly warn Japan that creating trouble on the Taiwan issue is asking for trouble for itself!
The historical guilt of Japanese militarism is profound. The people of all countries in the world, including the Chinese people, have not forgotten and will not forget. The fact that Japanese leaders have for the first time expressed their ambition to attempt armed intervention on the Taiwan issue and have for the first time issued a threat of force against China reveals the dangerous attempt by Japanese right-wing forces to break through the constraints of the pacifist constitution and seek the status of a "military power." In recent years, Japan has significantly adjusted its security policy, increased its defense budget year by year, relaxed restrictions on arms exports, sought to develop offensive weapons, and made rapid progress on the wrong path of strengthening its military and expanding its armaments. Although it verbally touts itself as a "peaceful country" and promotes the establishment of a world without nuclear weapons, the Takaichi (高市) administration's statement on the "three non-nuclear principles" is vague and ambiguous, implying that it may abandon them. Japanese officials have even claimed that they do not rule out the introduction of nuclear submarines. All of these indicate a major negative shift in Japanese policy. Eighty years after Japan's defeat and surrender, Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) threw out dangerous remarks that touched the nerves of all parties. This is not only strategic recklessness, but also deliberate provocation. The people of all countries in the world, including the Chinese people, must be prepared to resolutely defend peace and justice!
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The 12th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum was held in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) recently. About 300 guests from all walks of life from China and the five Central Asian countries attended the forum and conducted in-depth exchanges on the theme of "Carrying Forward the 'China-Central Asia Spirit' and Promoting Common Modernization."
China maintains fruitful all-round cooperation with the five Central Asian countries. The holding of the two China-Central Asia Summits has built a solid platform for cooperation between China and Central Asian countries, and formed the "China-Central Asia Spirit" of "mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, mutual assistance, and promoting common modernization with high-quality development." "The relationship between Central Asian countries and China has been comprehensively improved." Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Mansuri said, "We will work together to promote the establishment of a closer community of destiny based on the principles of good-neighborliness, mutual respect and common prosperity."
Hakimov, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan, highly praised China's constructive role in maintaining world peace and promoting the development of fair and mutually beneficial relations between countries, and said that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway under construction "will inject strong impetus into the interconnection between Central Asia and China." He said that China's "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal is highly consistent with the key tasks of the "Uzbekistan-2030" strategy, providing broad space for both sides to jointly promote sustainable development. Uzbekistan will deepen regional cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, logistics, scientific and technological innovation, and cultural exchanges.
Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Torobaev said that in August this year, the construction project of the Barskoon-Beder Road started, and after completion, it will become a transportation artery between Central Asia and China. "Kyrgyzstan firmly supports pragmatic cooperation under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, and we are willing to continue to contribute to the prosperity and development of cooperation between Central Asia and China on the basis of friendly mutual trust." Torobaev said that in recent years, the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism has developed steadily and has become an important part of regional cooperation. Kyrgyzstan regards this mechanism as an important strategic platform and is willing to strengthen good-neighborly and friendly relations with China to promote the development and prosperity of the entire Central Asian region.
"Under the framework of the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, Turkmenistan has made remarkable progress in cooperation with China in key areas such as trade, investment, and the oil and gas industry, and there is huge room for development in cooperation between the two countries." Parahat Durdyev, the Turkmen Ambassador to China, said that the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline starting from Turkmenistan has not only become an energy channel connecting many countries, but also a milestone in economic and trade cooperation between Central Asia and China.
China's Xinjiang (新疆) has opened 5 highway ports and 2 railway ports with Kazakhstan, and the third cross-border railway between China and Kazakhstan currently under construction will greatly increase the freight volume between the two sides. Kazakh Ambassador to China Nurlan Yermekbayev (努雷舍夫) said that Kazakhstan is committed to promoting the growth of bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and China and strengthening cooperation with China in transportation, industry, digitalization, food security and other fields.
Return to TopBy: 索尼娅·布雷斯勒
History should not only remain in textbook texts or commemorative ceremonies, but should become an inexhaustible spiritual force to inspire future generations to move forward. Peace is never a 一劳永逸 (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor, permanent ease," a task done once and for all) achievement, but a cause that needs to be continuously built.
Not long ago, I hosted the "China-France Dialogue: Cherishing Peace" seminar in Paris (巴黎), France (法国). This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the special moment when Sino-French relations open a "new Jiazi" and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Europe and China. It is necessary for us to reiterate a simple and profound truth: historical memory not only belongs to historical research, but also lays the foundation for the common values, solidarity and peace concepts of mankind. Remembering history is precisely for the better creation of the future.
The Chinese battlefield was the main eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese people resolutely stood up to resist the Japanese invaders and paid a huge national sacrifice. More than 35 million people were killed or injured, a large number of cities were reduced to ruins, and society suffered profound trauma. The heroic resistance of the Chinese military and civilians contained a large number of Japanese troops and made an indelible contribution to winning the final victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. In the narrative about World War II, acknowledging China's historical status is not only a fair evaluation of countless victims and resisters, but also to remind the world that the final victory is the result of the joint struggle of the people of all countries.
Remembering history is also to be wary of mistakes and prevent dangers. History has long proven that forgetting often breeds extremism and can also lead to new tragedies. The philosopher George Santayana once warned: Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. In today's world, with the increase of divisive rhetoric and the resurgence of Cold War thinking, mankind needs to remember the painful lessons of World War II more than ever. "Peace is like air and sunshine, benefiting from it without realizing it, and it is difficult to survive if it is lost." "All people of conscience and peace-loving people should take action to jointly stop war and maintain peace." These important expositions by President Xi Jinping (习近平) are solemn warnings about the common future of mankind.
The victory of the World Anti-Fascist War gave birth to the United Nations, established the contemporary international order, and demonstrated the common will of the people of all countries not to let the tragedy repeat itself. As a major victorious country in World War II and a founding member of the United Nations, China (中国) became a permanent member of the Security Council. This is a reflection of historical justice and a recognition of China's great sacrifices and contributions. Today, we must constantly awaken this historical memory to consolidate the value consensus of multilateralism. Seventy years ago, Premier Zhou Enlai (周恩来) promoted the successful closing of the Bandung Conference with the broad mind of seeking common ground while reserving differences, which greatly enriched the connotation of international relations. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence advocated by China (中国) eventually became an important part of the Bandung Spirit and still have profound practical significance today.
History should not only remain in textbook texts or commemorative ceremonies, but should become an inexhaustible spiritual force to inspire future generations to move forward. The younger generation is the inheritor of historical memory, and it is the common responsibility of the whole society to pass on historical memory from generation to generation. It is precisely because of this that France (法国) and China (中国), and the wider Eurasian region, are increasingly focusing on strengthening historical memory education through various forms such as museum construction, academic exchanges, and inter-school visits. These efforts are converging into spiritual bonds that transcend national borders, allowing the younger generation to deeply realize that today's peace is hard-won and is the result of countless predecessors exchanging their lives and sacrifices; their future is built on the common history of all mankind.
Peace is never a 一劳永逸 (yī láo yǒng yì - "one labor, permanent ease," a task done once and for all) achievement, but a cause that needs to be continuously built. Acknowledging China's historical status in World War II is to pay tribute to the victims of the war and to promote the construction of a just and reasonable international order. When history becomes a common and sincere memory of mankind, it becomes a language that transcends national borders, reminding us that even if there are differences, the people of all countries can still unite to jointly defeat barbarism and defend peace.
(The author is a French expert on Chinese issues and the founder of the Silk Road Publishing House)
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"Egyptian pharaohs had golden masks, and the Chu people of China had jade face covers. The similarity between these two civilizations, separated by thousands of miles, truly makes me feel the harmony and difference, and the beauty of each other in world cultures." Ai Xiaoying (艾小英), an Egyptian lecturer at Northwest University (西北大学), exclaimed in the jade exhibition hall of the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆) in Hubei Province (湖北省). Recently, 15 international youth representatives from 13 major river basin countries around the world were invited to participate in the first "International Youth Yangtze River Trip" event, hosted by institutions such as the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (当代中国与世界研究院) of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (中国外文局). Over five days, they traveled along the Yangtze River (长江), shuttling between museums, factories, nature reserves, and innovation parks, embarking on a civilization dialogue that transcended time and space.
The international youths successively visited the Jingzhou Museum (荆州博物馆), the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心), and the Jingzhou Chu Embroidery Workshop (荆州市楚绣坊), admiring exquisite cultural relics, learning about cultural heritage protection knowledge, and experiencing intangible cultural heritage skills. Bamboo slips buried underground for more than 2,000 years gradually became clear under the skillful restoration of the staff... At the Jingzhou Cultural Relics Protection Center (荆州文物保护中心), the international youths followed relevant officials to learn about the unearthed bamboo slips in the Jingzhou area and the latest achievements in bamboo slip archaeology in recent years. Hu Lingyue (胡灵月), a student from Hungary studying at Capital Normal University (首都师范大学), said that bamboo slips, as first-hand historical documents unearthed, demonstrate the life and wisdom of ancient Chinese people, and it is of great significance to inherit the bamboo slip culture. "When I held up the bamboo slips and read the words 'While parents are alive, travel not far; if traveling, have a set destination' from the *Analects*, it was as if I had traveled through time and space and had a deeper connection with Confucius."
The Yangtze River Tian'ezhou Baiji National Nature Reserve (长江天鹅洲白鱀豚国家级自然保护区), located in Shishou City (石首市), is the world's first demonstration area for the ex-situ conservation of cetaceans, where 76 finless porpoises live happily. The international youths entered the "Yangtze Finless Porpoise Garden" in the reserve to watch the close interaction between the finless porpoises and the keepers at close range. "Friendship allows us to cross rivers and become envoys of communication and exchange between different civilizations." Marita (马丽塔), a doctoral student from Russia at Fudan University (复旦大学), said that the Chinese government is protecting the natural environment of the Yangtze River with a responsible attitude, setting an example for promoting sustainable development.
Stepping into the Hubei Qingchuang Park (湖北青创园) to feel the vitality of Chinese youth entrepreneurial teams, taking the Optics Valley Sky Train (光谷空轨) to start a novel experience of "aerial walk, mobile viewing," and tracing back the ancient architectural wisdom of mortise and tenon structures at the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼)... The international youths felt the economic vitality, cultural charm, and technological power of Wuhan (武汉) under the nourishment of the Yangtze River culture. At the Wuhan Bridge Museum (武汉桥梁博物馆), the first comprehensive bridge museum in China, the international youths learned to build a through-timber arch bridge in the interactive experience area, feeling the wisdom of ancient craftsmen; in the virtual reality experience area, they put on equipment and immersed themselves in the magnificence of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥). "I live in Haikou (海口) in China all year round. Here I found the Century Bridge (世纪大桥) of Haikou, and I also took a 'photo' with it through technology." Xie Min (谢敏), the founder of an American cultural communication company, said, "This trip transcends the separation of time and space and also builds a bridge for cultural communication."
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Ming Dynasty porcelain vases displayed alongside contemporary glass art, the perfect fusion of traditional Chinese filigree enamel work and European gold and silver artistry, and the rejuvenation of ancient ceramic techniques with the "blessing" of modern intelligent manufacturing technology... The UK's first thematic exhibition focusing on contemporary Chinese studio crafts, "Dimension: Contemporary Chinese Studio Craft," recently opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London's China Gallery (see photo, reporter Xu Liqun (许立群) of this newspaper), providing international audiences with a new perspective for understanding Chinese culture.
The exhibition ingeniously juxtaposes contemporary works with the museum's original collection of Chinese classical treasures. This "cross-temporal display" showcases the warmth of porcelain, the memory of clay, and expresses how traditional techniques are being revitalized in the hands of contemporary artists. The exhibition features over 80 works, nearly 50 of which have been incorporated into the museum's permanent collection.
The latticed ceramic art of artist Qu Xingyi (区杏仪) draws inspiration from the mortise and tenon joint wisdom of Chinese wooden architecture. This Canadian-born Chinese artist has visited Jingdezhen (景德镇) many times. "I transform the philosophy of mutual fit and rivet-free construction in traditional Chinese architecture into the language of clay," she said.
Artist Zhang Huimin's (张慧敏) brooches blend Chinese filigree enamel techniques with European gold and silver craftsmanship, giving the gold a visually light feel. Young artist Tong Xindi (童心笛) has created a glaze-dotting machine that can replace repetitive manual labor, using programmed control of glaze "pixel" arrangement to create a ceramic work that integrates traditional craftsmanship and modern technology. Li Xiaoxin (李晓欣), the exhibition curator, introduced: "In the perception of many Western audiences, Chinese handicrafts are only blue and white porcelain, Suzhou embroidery, and bodiless lacquerware. There is also a group of young artists who are redefining traditional handicrafts with ceramics, glass, lacquer art, metalwork, and fiber. This is a new creative force. They inherit ancient craftsmanship, integrate artistic thinking and personal expression, and break through the boundaries of materials, techniques, and concepts, allowing these mediums to radiate unprecedented creativity and contemporaneity. I hope that through this exhibition, artists and works from different eras can speak together."
The exhibition has attracted a large number of visitors to view and participate in lectures and seminars related to the China Gallery. Lu Chuan (卢川), a curator who has long been committed to Sino-foreign cultural exchange, believes that this exhibition is the result of the joint efforts of artists and the museum, promoting the world's "rediscovery" and "re-understanding" of Chinese culture.
Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆), gave the exhibition high praise. He believes that these works by Chinese artists redefine the meaning of creation, innovation, and the inheritance of tradition. From ceramics and lacquerware to metal and glass, contemporary Chinese creators are reshaping ancient techniques, giving them vibrant life.
Return to TopThis report from Belém, Brazil, November 15th (Reporter Chen Yiming (陈一鸣)) On the 14th, at the "China Corner" of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a thematic side event on "Chinese Solutions for Adapting to Climate Change" was held. More than 150 Chinese and foreign guests gathered to share cutting-edge concepts and practical cases, focusing on topics such as China's key areas of adaptation experience, and conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Rabat, November 16th (Reporter Zhao Yining (赵一宁)) The "Tea and the World: An Elegant Gathering" event was held on the 15th in Casablanca, the economic center of Morocco. More than a hundred Chinese and Moroccan guests "made friends through tea," experiencing the harmonious and integrated beauty of the Orient in the fragrance of tea and art. The event was hosted by the Chinese Cultural Center in Rabat, Morocco.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘晓宇
Building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent modern people's cities.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
Early winter, warm sunshine shines, in the pocket park under the Si'erting Interchange (思儿亭互通立交桥) in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian Province (福建省), several elderly people sit on the circular flower bed-style benches chatting, and children are running and playing. Painted jasmine flowers bloom on the bridge piers, complementing the surrounding greenery.
Under the city's overpasses and in the idle corners of streets, the once inconspicuous edges and corners have been transformed into exquisite pocket parks. "For leisure and exercise, making friends and playing chess, these pocket parks built using the space under the bridges reveal warmth in the details," said Zheng Hao (郑浩), a citizen.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Fuzhou (福州) built 381 new pocket parks. The "inch-perfect beauty" scattered in the corners of the city strings together a verdant landscape, making "seeing green when you open the window and entering the park when you go out" a daily part of people's lives.
The space under the overpasses has many shortcomings—insufficient light, easy soil erosion, and long-term poor growth of green plants. How to transform and utilize it? It tests the wisdom of urban governors.
Under the collaborative innovation of relevant departments, the idea of integrating and utilizing the space under the bridge and the green space under the bridge for overall transformation has gradually become clear: cleaning up and regularizing green plants, laying permeable concrete, and adding entrances and exits and circular flower bed-style benches facing the sidewalk; under some overpasses, pocket parks also combine the concept of sponge city construction to create "rainwater gardens," connecting the drainage under the overpass to the dry creek landscape, saving maintenance costs while also having ecological functions... "With careful 'dressing up,' the originally sun-lacking urban corners have been renewed," said staff from the Fuzhou (福州) Garden Center.
When the space under the bridge is properly utilized, shared lawns also enhance citizens' happiness.
In Fuzhou Wulongjiang Park (福州乌龙江公园), people camping on the wide lawn are leisurely and content. "Very pleasant! I often bring my children here," said Ms. Ji (姬女士) with a smile. It is understood that Fuzhou (福州) has currently opened 35 shared lawns. The park department fully considers the needs of different groups in the design, providing more child-friendly facilities, age-appropriate facilities, and outdoor rest areas to enhance the happiness of the masses.
As the second batch of national historical and cultural cities, Fuzhou (福州) focuses on integrating celebrity stories, folk traditions, and cultural characteristics of the surrounding areas in the construction of pocket parks, integrating historical culture, aesthetic experience, and ecological gardens. In the Songshan Cultural Park (松山文化园) pocket park in Jin'an District (晋安区), two ancient banyan trees are towering, and the "Banyan Shadow Pavilion" (榕影亭) set up next to it can not only provide shade but also become a venue for displaying intangible cultural heritage. Around the park, the cultural dwarf walls are composed of Fuzhou's (福州) characteristic "saddle walls," incorporating content describing the intangible cultural heritage of Houyu noodles (后屿线面) and other traditional techniques, making the small park a living exhibition hall for inheriting the city's genes.
In addition to leisure and entertainment, pocket parks are also gradually becoming an important stage for citizens to enjoy green life and practice environmental protection concepts.
By clicking on the "Garden Public Welfare" platform applet on his mobile phone, citizen Yan Jiang (严江) successfully exchanged a pot of green dill and a small flower shovel using his "garden points." In Fuzhou (福州), citizens can earn "garden points" by participating in park volunteer services and other activities organized by various parks. The points can not only be exchanged for various green plants and gardening tools for free, but also for free tickets to scenic spots such as the Fuzhou Zoo (福州市动物园).
In addition, the "Garden Public Welfare" platform also provides a convenient communication bridge between citizens and the park department.
It turned out that during the construction of the Nanjiangbin Ecological Park (南江滨生态公园), the Municipal Garden Center received some suggestions: for example, adding parent-child amusement facilities in the park. Through on-site research, the park department believed that the suggestion was feasible and immediately formed a project list and implemented it. Today, the Jinsha Flying Dance area of the Nanjiangbin Ecological Park (南江滨生态公园) has become a play area that children are vying to visit. "Citizens' needs are promptly responded to, park project construction is accurately improved, and a virtuous cycle is formed between the two parties," said staff from the Fuzhou (福州) Garden Center.
From the exquisite gardens under the overpasses to the "golden corners and silver edges" in the streets and alleys, from the historical cliff inscriptions to the smart and convenient leisure spaces, pocket parks have become the finishing touch on the city's ecological picture. At present, Fuzhou (福州) has more than 1,500 parks of various types and more than 1,300 kilometers of urban greenways, with an average of 15.97 square meters of park green space per person.
Today's Fuzhou (福州), "green benefits" are shared by all, and the "green foundation" is getting thicker and thicker.
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Fuzhou's (福州) innovative "garden point" system has significance far beyond encouraging everyone to exchange volunteer services for green plants and tickets. It constructs a "green interaction" mechanism, transforming every small green action into points, which ultimately accumulate into the ecological foundation of a city.
Citizens actively participate in volunteer services, which not only reduces the pressure of public management, but also enhances their understanding and cherishing of every plant and tree. This "lead by example" consciousness is more effective than any publicity or management means. This is a vivid embodiment of urban governance wisdom—it does not stop at mobilizing enthusiasm for a specific time and place, but is committed to building a sustainable virtuous cycle, cultivating a good atmosphere of "everyone for me, I for everyone" in a subtle way.
When every citizen becomes a practitioner of green actions, the city will also reap an increasingly rich ideological quality and a vibrant future of development. The system cultivates a sense of shared responsibility, ensuring that the city's environmental efforts are not just a fleeting trend but a deeply ingrained value. This approach fosters a sense of community ownership and encourages residents to actively participate in shaping a greener and more sustainable urban environment. The long-term benefits of such a system are immeasurable, as it creates a culture of environmental stewardship that will benefit generations to come.
This is a prime example of how innovative urban planning can leverage community engagement to achieve significant environmental goals. By incentivizing green actions and fostering a sense of collective responsibility, Fuzhou (福州) is setting a precedent for other cities to follow. The "garden point" system is not just about accumulating points; it's about building a more sustainable and livable city for all. It's a testament to the power of community-driven initiatives and the potential for urban environments to thrive when residents are actively involved in their care and preservation. The success of this system hinges on its ability to create a positive feedback loop, where individual actions contribute to a larger collective effort, resulting in tangible environmental improvements and a stronger sense of community pride.
The approach is 润物无声 (rùn wù wú shēng - "moisten things silently," to influence or educate people subtly and gradually).
By: 讲述人：金锣水务有限公司总经理 郝如杰
The Meng Mountain (蒙山) is high, and the Yi River (沂水) is long. In the hearts of us Linyi (临沂) people in Shandong (山东), the Yi River (沂河) is our mother river, nourishing generations of local people.
Near our company, there is the Liuqing River (柳青河), an important tributary of the Yi River (沂河). In 2016, the western branch of the Liuqing River (柳青河西支) became heavily polluted with black and malodorous water, which also affected the water quality of the Yi River (沂河). Seeing our mother river being polluted, I felt very bad.
Our company started as a meat products business. In the 1990s, to solve the problem of sewage generated by slaughtering, the company built a sewage treatment plant. After more than 20 years of hard work, we accumulated 22 sewage treatment patents.
In 2017, the "River Chief System" was fully implemented in Linyi (临沂), and Lanshan District (兰山区) launched a project to treat black and malodorous water bodies. An idea became increasingly clear in my mind: we have the technology, and more importantly, the responsibility to do something for our mother river. So, I volunteered to serve as the "Enterprise River Chief" of the Liuqing River (柳青河).
This is an innovative measure to explore a diversified water management model in Linyi (临沂), forming a joint force of government, the public, and enterprises to protect and manage the river. But the job of "Enterprise River Chief" is not easy. The river channel is winding, the tributaries are like a net, and villages and factories are scattered among them. In the beginning, our team stepped on the silt, drilled into the reed bushes, and looked for the source of pollution. We braved the wind and rain, and finally found out the truth: domestic sewage from villages and towns flowed freely, livestock and poultry breeding wastewater was discharged directly into the river, and some companies were secretly discharging wastewater...
What impressed me the most was a breeding farm, where dirty water from flushing the pens, mixed with feces, flowed into the river with almost no obstruction. The first time we went, the owner gave us a cold face, full of vigilance towards us "uninvited guests," and was unwilling to say much. The team members did not give up, going twice, three times, four times... patiently explaining the harm of pollution to the Yi River (沂河) and the red lines of laws and regulations. Seeing our persistence, the owner finally nodded and agreed to rectify.
Now that the source of pollution has been found, how to treat it? My team and I guarded the bottles and jars of sewage samples, analyzing the composition and testing methods. Finally, based on our own patented technology, we upgraded and modified the assembled sewage treatment equipment. Then came debugging parameters and optimizing the process, starting over after each failure. After hundreds of experiments, the new equipment was finally put into use.
In more than 80 villages, 116 small devices act like sentries, blocking sewage at the entrance of the villages; large-scale equipment at the mouths of tributaries can "digest" 10,000 tons of sewage a day... Now, this tributary is clear, the banks are green, and the scenery is beautiful.
Now, the ecological environment of the Liuqing River (柳青河) basin has been comprehensively improved, and we have also creatively created an easily replicable and scalable black and malodorous water treatment model. Sitting in the office, a refreshing breeze blows from the river, and I know that this is the best reward.
(Reported and compiled by Li Bo (李波) and Li Rui (李蕊), reporters of this newspaper)
[Reporter's Comments]
For the people of Linyi (临沂), the Yi River (沂河) is the mother river flowing in their blood. To love her is an instinct engraved in their bones. But this love is not limited to verbal praise or heartfelt attachment. Hao Rujie (郝如杰) and his team, with twenty years of technical accumulation, took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of "Enterprise River Chief," turning this deep love into concrete protection actions.
Only when the tributaries are clear can the Yi River (沂河) be long and moist. The changes on both sides of the Yi River (沂河) make the concept of "harmonious coexistence between man and nature" more concrete.
Return to TopOn November 15th, riders performed equestrian stunts at the Ice and Snow Festival in Arxan (阿尔山) City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区). On the same day, the Arxan (阿尔山) City 2025-2026 Ice and Snow Season and the 20th Arxan (阿尔山) Ice and Snow Festival kicked off. The local area, relying on its unique ice and snow, hot springs, volcanoes, forests, folk customs, cuisine and other tourism resources, launched 10 series of ice and snow consumer products and 5 tourist routes to attract tourists to experience the charm of ice and snow.
Wang Xiaobo (王晓博) photographed (Image China).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 胡 健 王云娜
Capable of diving 3,000 meters below sea level with centimeter-level operational precision... At Deepsea Intelligent Persons (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (深海智人（广州）技术有限公司) in Nansha District (南沙区), Guangzhou (广州) City, Guangdong (广东) Province, a 6-meter-long, over 12-ton suspended deep-sea cable laying robot is being rushed to completion. This is a recent overseas order for the company, marking the commercial export of domestically produced deep-sea robots.
In April 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Guangdong (广东): "Guangdong (广东) must earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, seize the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) as a major opportunity and major undertaking to deepen reform and opening up in Guangdong (广东), prioritize it, focus on the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) as the main battlefield, and concentrate the efforts of the entire province to accomplish this major task, so that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) becomes a strategic pillar of the new development pattern, a demonstration area for high-quality development, and a leading area for Chinese-style modernization." In November of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once again came to Guangdong (广东) for inspection, emphasizing: "We must aim to build a first-class bay area and world-class city cluster with vitality and international competitiveness, work together, and make steady progress, striving to achieve breakthroughs in key areas and comprehensive advancement."
In 2022, the State Council issued the "Overall Plan for Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha (广州南沙) and Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World," giving Nansha District (南沙区) the mission of "building a major strategic platform based in the Bay Area, coordinating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world."
Over the past three years, Nansha District (南沙区) has leveraged its geographical advantages and industrial base to cultivate fertile ground for the development of emerging industries, continuously transforming strategic advantages into development momentum.
Innovation-driven, writing a new chapter in strengthening the ocean:
"Laying pipelines and cables in the deep sea is like 'threading a needle,' requiring extremely high operational precision and reliability," said Qiao Yuekun (乔岳坤), Deputy General Manager and Manufacturing Director of Deepsea Intelligent Persons (深海智人) Company. The company has focused on scientific research in areas such as robot overall design technology and deep-sea integrated navigation and positioning technology. Over the past three years, it has accumulated over 200 intellectual property rights and launched multiple deep-sea robot products. In the first three quarters of this year, the order amount exceeded 250 million yuan.
With a deep-water port, Nansha District (南沙区) promotes industrial innovation through technological innovation, promotes the high-quality development of the ship and marine engineering equipment industry, and accelerates the construction of a modern marine industry system.
Basic research is the source of technological innovation. In February of this year, China's independently developed first sea-land combined national major science and technology infrastructure, the Cold Spring Ecosystem Research Device, was launched in Nansha District (南沙区). After completion and operation, it will promote the industrialization of combustible ice and the utilization of marine biological resources.
Currently, Nansha District (南沙区) has gathered 22 new research and development institutions, including the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室), and the annual output value of the ship and marine engineering industry has exceeded 30 billion yuan.
Open cooperation, accelerating industrial transformation:
"This additive and subtractive integrated 3D printing equipment can build up material while refining it, saving time and materials," said Zhang Wenze (张文泽), co-founder of Guangzhou Zhike Automation Technology Co., Ltd. (广州智科自动化技术有限公司), at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (香港科技大学（广州）) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transfer and Transformation Base.
This new technology has its basic research in Hong Kong (香港) and its achievement transformation in Nansha (南沙). "Hong Kong (香港) and Nansha (南沙) complement each other, helping products move from the laboratory to the production line faster. This year, the company completed a ten-million-yuan angel round of financing and is expanding its production scale," said Zhang Wenze (张文泽).
"Hong Kong (香港) R&D, Nansha (南沙) transformation," Guangzhou Zhike (广州智科) is not an isolated case. In September 2024, Nansha District (南沙区), the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (广州市科技局), and HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) joined hands to build the HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transfer and Transformation Base to attract high-quality Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) science and technology achievements to settle in and transform. As of now, HKUST (港科大) and HKUST (Guangzhou) (港科大（广州）) have incubated over 110 companies in Nansha (南沙).
Continuously expanding industrial synergy models such as "Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) R&D + Nansha (南沙) transformation," Nansha District (南沙区) has built 15 Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) youth innovation bases to support the development and entrepreneurship of Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) youth. Currently, Nansha District's (南沙区) Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) youth innovation bases have 2,336 incubated enterprises (projects), and the district has gathered over 3,100 Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) enterprises.
Deepening reform, boldly exploring to promote development:
In Longxue (龙穴) Street, Nansha District (南沙区), the Meijiao International Supply Chain Base project is in full swing. "The project was approved on March 17, the land was listed on March 21, and construction officially started on April 28, greatly reducing time costs and economic costs," said Tao Zili (陶自力), President of Guangdong Meijiao Wuzi Co., Ltd. (广东美胶物产有限公司).
Why so fast? The construction land planning permit, construction project planning permit, and construction project construction permit are jointly handled, greatly shortening the approval time limit.
Optimizing the planning and approval process for industrial projects, Nansha District (南沙区) has carried out the reform of "multi-review combined into one, multi-certificate combined into one," merging the handling of design plan review and construction project planning permits, reducing the number of handling steps, and shortening the handling time to 4 working days, promoting the early landing and early effectiveness of projects.
Over the past three years, the number of high-tech enterprises in Nansha District (南沙区) has increased by an average of 21.5% annually, and the number of actual enterprises has increased by over 30,000. In the first three quarters of this year, the number of newly started industrial investment projects in Nansha District (南沙区) increased by 23.3% year-on-year, and the planned total investment increased by 30.7% year-on-year.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we will fully implement the 'Overall Plan for Deepening Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangzhou Nansha (广州南沙) and Hong Kong and Macao (澳门) Facing the World,' continue to stimulate the three major driving forces of reform, opening up, and innovation, adhere to the real economy as the foundation, and accelerate the construction of a competitive modern industrial system," said Liu Wei (刘炜), member of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Nansha District (南沙区) Party Committee.
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Governing a large country involves countless considerations.
The rule of law is an important foundation for the national governance system and governance capacity.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee proposes to adhere to the comprehensive rule of law, and coordinate the advancement of scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding.
Five years ago, in November 2020, the Central Conference on Overall Law-Based Governance was held for the first time in the history of the Party, clarifying the guiding position of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law in the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law. This is a major event of milestone significance in the process of building the rule of law with Chinese characteristics.
Faced with the complex and volatile international situation and the arduous and heavy tasks of domestic reform, development, and stability, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, we have solved many long-standing legal problems that we wanted to solve but could not, and accomplished many major legal events that we wanted to accomplish but could not. The comprehensive rule of law has achieved historic achievements and undergone historic changes, and the construction of the rule of law in China has opened a new situation.
Following the Law
Leading the Strategic Transformation of the Rule of Law Construction
The law is the foundation of governance.
"Our proposal to comprehensively promote the rule of law and unswervingly enforce the rule of law is, importantly, for the benefit of future generations and for long-term development," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly revealed the great significance of the rule of law for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Not long ago, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on National Development Planning (Draft)" was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for the second review. Through legislation, mature practices will be fixed as legal systems, providing institutional support for the scientific formulation and effective implementation of national development plans on the track of the rule of law, ensuring that "a blueprint is drawn to the end," and better playing the strategic guiding role of national development plans.
Following the law and governing according to law. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, the various undertakings of the Party and the state have been incorporated into the track of the rule of law, becoming a distinct feature of the comprehensive rule of law in the new era.
Throughout the history of human thought, all scientific theories are inevitably rooted in and derived from social practice, and demonstrate a powerful transformative force in social practice.
From Hebei (河北), Fujian (福建), Zhejiang (浙江) to Shanghai (上海), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has always respected and practiced the rule of law in his political career in various localities. After working in the central government, he has consistently attached great importance to promoting the construction of the rule of law.
"The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) emphasized that governing the country according to law is the basic strategy of the Party leading the people in governing the country, and the rule of law is the basic way of governing the country. We must pay more attention to giving play to the important role of the rule of law in national governance and social management, comprehensively promote the rule of law, and accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law." On December 4, 2012, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the capital's commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution, and issued a mobilization order to comprehensively promote the rule of law.
In January of the following year, the National Political and Legal Work Video and Telephone Conference was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on doing a good job in political and legal work under the new situation, and put forward new requirements for vigorously promoting the construction of "Rule of Law China (法治中国)."
In the golden autumn of October 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was held. It was the first plenary session of the Central Committee to specifically study the construction of the rule of law, and the first special decision on strengthening the construction of the rule of law. More than 180 major reform measures were written with great effort, writing a magnificent chapter of the times.
From "lawfully granting cities divided into districts the power to legislate locally" to "establishing an internal legality review mechanism for major decision-making by administrative organs"; from "exploring the establishment of a system for procuratorial organs to file public interest litigation" to "taking the effectiveness of the construction of the rule of law as an important part of measuring the work performance of leading bodies and leading cadres at all levels and incorporating it into the performance appraisal indicator system"... The construction of the rule of law in China has pressed the "fast forward button," and our Party's governance of the country has moved towards a new realm of the rule of law.
Fully developed in practical tests and matured and improved in the course of the times.
The profound connotation of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law was summarized and refined at the Central Conference on Overall Law-Based Governance held in November 2020.
From "governing the country according to law" to "comprehensively governing the country according to law," from "building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics" to "building a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics," from "having laws to abide by, laws must be abided by, law enforcement must be strict, and violations of law must be investigated" to "scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding"...
With a series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new judgments, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has led the strategic transformation of the construction of the rule of law, providing a strong guarantee for coordinating high-quality development and high-efficiency governance, and writing a new chapter in the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
The establishment of the Central Commission for Overall Law-Based Governance strengthens the Party's centralized and unified leadership over the comprehensive rule of law; the promulgation of the "Outline for Building a Rule of Law China (2020-2025) (法治中国建设规划（2020—2025年）)," the "Implementation Outline for Building a Rule of Law Government (2021-2025) (法治政府建设实施纲要（2021—2025年）)," and the "Implementation Outline for Building a Rule of Law Society (2020-2025) (法治社会建设实施纲要（2020—2025年）)," make top-level design and major deployments for the construction of the rule of law in China, and promote the integrated construction of a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law... The comprehensive rule of law is unfolding with unprecedented efforts.
Contemporary China is undergoing the most extensive and profound social changes in our country's history, and is also carrying out the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history.
"The rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization," "Promoting reform on the track of the rule of law," "Governing the Party according to regulations goes deep into the hearts of the Party members, and governing the country according to law can go deep into the hearts of the people," "Building a foreign-related legal system and capacity that is compatible with the requirements of high-quality development and high-level opening up"...
Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law continues to develop, enrich, and improve, further answering a series of major theoretical and practical issues such as the rule of law and Chinese-style modernization, the rule of law and reform, domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law, and governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, providing fundamental guidelines for comprehensively governing the country according to law on the new journey.
Keeping pace with the times and constantly innovating, this is precisely the secret of the powerful theoretical advantages and vitality of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law.
Key Linkage
Leading the Historic Progress in the Construction of the Rule of Law System
The overall goal of comprehensively promoting the rule of law is to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist country under the rule of law.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that this overall goal "clarifies the nature and direction of comprehensively promoting the rule of law, and highlights the work focus and overall grasp of comprehensively promoting the rule of law, which is of 纲举目张 (gāng jǔ mù zhāng - "raise the net rope, the meshes open," grasping the key link leads to overall success) significance for comprehensively promoting the rule of law."
Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, closely focusing on the overall grasp of building a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, various tasks of comprehensively governing the country according to law are efficiently organized and carried out in an orderly manner, the quality and efficiency of legal work have been greatly improved, and a new chapter of good law and good governance in the new era has been written.
——The legal norm system is becoming increasingly complete.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "With the development of the times and the advancement of reform, the modernization of national governance requires an increasingly urgent need for a scientific and complete legal norm system."
On March 11, 2018, more than 2,900 NPC deputies attending the First Session of the 13th National People's Congress, shouldering the heavy trust of hundreds of millions of people, made a solemn vote in the solemn Great Hall of the People - passing the "Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China."
Establishing the guiding position of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, enriching the content of upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, improving the fundamental tasks, goals, and national leadership system established by the Constitution, and establishing a national supervision system... The Constitution, the fundamental law of the country, has ushered in another improvement and sublimation.
Compiling the Civil Code, amending the Legislation Law, passing the Amendment to the Criminal Law (XII), formulating the Personal Information Protection Law, the Barrier-Free Environment Construction Law, and the Anti-Telecommunications Network Fraud Law... Deeply promoting scientific legislation, democratic legislation, and law-based legislation, ensuring high-quality development with high-quality legislation, and achieving a series of new and important results.
As of the end of October this year, there are 310 current effective laws, more than 600 administrative regulations and supervisory regulations, and more than 14,000 local regulations in our country. The socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, with the Constitution as its core, has achieved keeping pace with the times, improvement and development.
——The law enforcement system is more efficient.
Of all things in the world, it is not difficult to legislate, but it is difficult to ensure that the law is enforced.
When General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the fourth collective study of the 18th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, he quoted the allusion of moving wood to establish trust during Shang Yang's (商鞅) reform, and profoundly pointed out that "the vitality of the law lies in its implementation."
March 10, 2023, Great Hall of the People. The national emblem shines, witnessing a sacred moment. President Xi Jinping (习近平) placed his left hand on the Constitution, raised his right hand, and solemnly swore an oath to nearly 3,000 NPC deputies.
Today, it has become common practice for state functionaries to take a constitutional oath when taking office, inspiring and educating state functionaries to be loyal to the Constitution, abide by the Constitution, and safeguard the Constitution, making the pace of comprehensively governing the country according to law more solid.
Administrative organs are important subjects for the implementation of laws and regulations.
Revising the Organic Law of the State Council, comprehensively strengthening the self-construction of the government; promoting "handling one thing efficiently," optimizing government services, and improving administrative efficiency... A rule of law government with scientific functions, statutory powers and responsibilities, strict law enforcement, openness and impartiality, intelligence and efficiency, integrity and trustworthiness, and people's satisfaction is striding towards us.
——The legal supervision system is becoming increasingly tight.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "We must grasp the key links, improve the operational mechanism of law enforcement power and the management supervision and restriction system, and strive to make the people feel fairness and justice in every case handling and every matter handling."
Because of its high credit rating, the total amount of annual on-site inspections of a Beijing (北京) enterprise was determined to be 12 times, "If there are no special circumstances, it can only be less, not more."
High comprehensive evaluation, fewer on-site inspections; low comprehensive evaluation, more on-site inspections - this set of "risk + credit" comprehensive evaluation is a measure to deepen the comprehensive supervision reform in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone (北京经济技术开发区).
This year, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) coordinated and organized a special action for the government administrative system to standardize administrative law enforcement involving enterprises, and problems such as arbitrary charges, arbitrary fines, arbitrary inspections, arbitrary seizures, and illegal off-site law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement have been effectively corrected.
Justice is the lifeline of the rule of law.
Deepening the comprehensive supporting reform of the judicial system, "letting the adjudicators adjudicate and the adjudicators be responsible," ensuring that judges and procurators "act with impartiality and selflessness, and act with integrity and uprightness"; establishing a circuit inspection system and expanding the scope of public interest litigation cases, the procuratorial organs perform their duties in accordance with the law and strengthen legal supervision... The judicial management system and the judicial power operation mechanism are smoother and more efficient, and a series of deep-seated problems affecting judicial justice have been resolved.
Today, legislative openness, law enforcement openness, and judicial openness are fully promoted, allowing the people to supervise power and allowing power to operate in the sun.
——The legal guarantee system is more powerful.
Comprehensively governing the country according to law must grasp the "key minority" of leading cadres.
Actively implementing the "Regulations on the Primary Person in Charge of Party and Government Fulfilling the Responsibility of Promoting the Construction of the Rule of Law"; establishing a list system of Party regulations and national laws that leading cadres should know and be able to use; deeply implementing the system of administrative organ leaders appearing in court to respond to lawsuits, achieving "appearing in court and speaking out"... The legal awareness and ability to handle affairs according to law of leading cadres at all levels are constantly enhanced.
"Both people and laws are available, and the world is governed."
On May 3, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection at China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学) that "If the cultivation of legal talents does not improve, and talents in the field of the rule of law cannot emerge in large numbers, it is impossible to do a good job in comprehensively governing the country according to law."
In 2023, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Legal Education and Legal Theory Research in the New Era," clarifying the guiding ideology, working principles, development goals, and key tasks of legal education and legal theory research in the new era.
A set of data outlines the solid footprint of the construction of our country's legal talent team: the political and legal system has achieved full coverage of the training of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, more than 95% of judges and procurators have a bachelor's degree or above in law, the number of lawyers has reached 830,000, notaries 15,000, arbitrators 67,000, and law schools train and send 100,000 legal professionals every year...
Solidly promoting the standardized construction of social security comprehensive management centers, deeply promoting the innovative development of smart courts and Internet justice, and empowering high-quality and efficient case handling with digital procuratorates... Relying on big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies, the all-round and all-scenario technological application in the field of the rule of law is accelerating, constantly shaping new momentum and new advantages for the development of the rule of law.
——The system of Party regulations is increasingly complete.
To govern a country, we must first govern the Party, and to govern the Party, we must be strict, and to be strict, we must follow the law. This "law" is mainly the system of Party regulations.
In December 2012, the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee (中央八项规定), which was the first important Party regulation formulated after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC); in July 2016, the CPC Central Committee issued the "Regulations on Accountability of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党问责条例)," making the Party's accountability work have the first basic regulation... In the new era, governing the Party and governing the Party strictly have fully achieved that there are rules to follow and chapters to follow.
On July 1, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that our Party has "formed a relatively complete system of Party regulations."
Adhering to the organic unity of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, today, the system of Party regulations is developing towards being more mature and more finalized, providing strong institutional support for deeply promoting governing the Party according to regulations, providing strong assistance for accelerating the construction of a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, and forming the synergy and effectiveness of governing the country.
Consolidating the Foundation
Leading the Historic Improvement of the Rule of Law Guarantee Capability
What should we use to protect the hard-won achievements of reform? What should we rely on to consolidate the accumulated valuable governance experience?
The answer is the rule of law.
Consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long term. In the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives (四个全面)," comprehensively governing the country according to law has a fundamental and guaranteeing role.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that comprehensively promoting the rule of law is the fundamental requirement for solving a series of major problems facing the development of the Party and the state, liberating and enhancing social vitality, promoting social fairness and justice, maintaining social harmony and stability, and ensuring the long-term peace and stability of the Party and the state.
On May 28, 2020, when the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanism for Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (全国人民代表大会关于建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制的决定)" was passed with a high number of votes, warm applause rang out in the Great Hall of the People for a long time.
A series of legislative "combined punches" safeguard the constitutional order and rule of law order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区), reversing the grim situation in which Hong Kong (香港) has long been "undefended" in the field of national security, and providing a solid legal guarantee for realizing Hong Kong's (香港) transition from chaos to governance and ensuring Hong Kong's (香港) long-term prosperity and stability.
With the National Security Law as the lead, a series of national security laws and regulations such as the Anti-Terrorism Law, the Cybersecurity Law, and the Biosafety Law have been promulgated, constantly building a solid legal guarantee for national security in the new era.
Formulating the Supervision Law to ensure that the reform of the supervision system is advancing steadily on the track of the rule of law; the reform of the judicial system is steadily expanding to all aspects and links of the political and legal fields such as the Party Committee Political and Legal Committee, public security, and judicial administration; formulating the Veterans Protection Law and the Law on the Status and Rights and Interests of Military Personnel... Reform, development, and stability, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and national defense, governing the Party, governing the country, and governing the military are always led by the rule of law and guaranteed by the rule of law.
Political and legal organs regularly carry out the fight against organized crime and evil, destroying a large number of criminal groups engaged in cross-border telecommunications network fraud, drug trafficking, smuggling, gambling, etc. Our country is recognized as one of the safest countries in the world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "To implement the new development concept and realize the economic transition from high-speed growth to high-quality development, we must adhere to the rule of law as the guide."
On April 30 this year, the 15th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee voted to adopt the Law on Promoting the Private Economy. This law integrates institutional measures to support and protect the development of the private economy into the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and provides legal guarantees for improving the socialist market economic system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "We must adhere to advancing reform under the rule of law and improving the rule of law in reform."
On the coast of the South China Sea, the wind is rising and the tide is surging. Aiming to launch the island-wide customs clearance operation on December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is advancing various tasks with a "sprint" attitude. At that time, China's expansion of high-level opening-up will reach a new level.
Formulating the Hainan Free Trade Port Law (海南自由贸易港法) and the Rural Collective Economic Organization Law, revising the Company Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law, and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law... Reform and the rule of law are "dual drivers," continuously creating a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable legal business environment, and continuously stimulating market vitality.
The rule of law ensures stability, and morality nourishes the people's hearts.
"The Chinese legal system embodies the spirit and wisdom of the Chinese nation, and there are many excellent ideas and concepts worthy of our inheritance." Standing at the height of "two integrations," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has creatively transformed and innovatively developed the excellent traditional Chinese legal culture and legal essence, greatly enhancing the Chinese people's cultural confidence and national confidence in the rule of law and national governance.
In 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) issued the "Legislative Amendment Plan for Integrating Socialist Core Values into the Construction of the Rule of Law," proposing to strive to fully integrate socialist core values into the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics in 5 to 10 years.
Laws such as the Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs and the Law on Patriotic Education have been promulgated successively. The requirements of socialist core values are reflected in the Constitution, laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules, guiding the whole society to promote morality and kindness, and becoming a vivid portrayal of China's adherence to combining the rule of law and the rule of virtue.
The former "dare to help or not," "dare to save or not," "dare to manage or not," and "dare to persuade or not" were like shackles, restricting people's good intentions to act bravely for justice and help each other.
The people's courts impartially adjudicate cases according to law, use legal means to solve outstanding problems in the moral field, resolutely prevent "whoever makes trouble has reason," "whoever is unreasonable has reason," and "whoever is injured has reason" and other 和稀泥 (hé xī ní - "mixing mud," to try to mediate differences by compromising principles) practices, so that justice has power, right and wrong, and warmth.
Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Protecting the ecological environment must rely on systems and the rule of law. Only by implementing the strictest system and the strictest rule of law can we provide a reliable guarantee for the construction of ecological civilization."
In April this year, the 15th meeting of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee conducted the first review of the draft Ecological Environment Code, which is divided into 5 parts. In September, the draft of the General Provisions, Ecological Protection, and Green and Low-Carbon Development were submitted to the National People's Congress Standing Committee for deliberation. In October, the draft of the Pollution Prevention and Control, Legal Liability and Supplementary Provisions entered the second review.
Today, laws and regulations on ecological and environmental protection continue to improve, supervision and law enforcement are becoming increasingly strict, and systems such as environmental public interest litigation and ecological environment damage compensation have been established, and people's awareness of the rule of law has steadily increased, effectively safeguarding the construction of a beautiful China.
The rule of law goes hand in hand with opening up. As opening up to the outside world moves forward, the construction of the rule of law concerning foreign affairs must keep up.
On October 20 this year, the opening ceremony of the International Mediation Institute was held in Hong Kong (香港). The establishment of the International Mediation Institute is a major achievement in implementing Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law and an innovative move in the field of international rule of law. The new era "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) with Eastern wisdom has an international version, injecting positive legal energy into promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The broadest and most profound foundation for comprehensively governing the country according to law is the people, and we must adhere to serving the people and relying on the people.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must adhere to taking universal legal education and law-abiding as the long-term and fundamental work of governing the country according to law."
On November 1 this year, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law" officially came into effect. This is a basic law on universal legal education. "Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law" is written into national law for the first time, further consolidating the ideological foundation for building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and building a socialist country ruled by law.
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Only in the turbulent historical river and in the passionate waves of the times can we grasp the rhythm of great thought.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully developing the basic realization of socialist modernization, and it has an important position of linking the past and the future in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization.
Consciously taking Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law as the fundamental guideline and action guide for comprehensively governing the country according to law, and continuously promoting the comprehensive rule of law and building a socialist country ruled by law at a higher level, will surely provide a solid legal guarantee for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and promote the steady and long-term progress of the legal China.
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Adhering to a problem-oriented approach, focusing on the shortcomings and weaknesses in building a modern industrial system, and promoting the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, the future development picture will continue to bring us surprises.
As an "athlete" stepping onto the track for fierce competition; transforming into a forum host, poised and confident, igniting the entire venue; donning stage costumes and delivering a wonderful performance... Since the beginning of this year, the robot industry has accelerated its evolution, and the roles and skills of embodied intelligence have become increasingly diverse. Not long ago, the humanoid robot "Kuafu" (夸父), without any human accompaniment, participated in the torch relay of the 15th National Games.
The "accelerated run" of humanoid robots relies on the coordinated advancement of technological innovation and industrial innovation on "two legs." In 2024, China's robot patent applications accounted for 2/3 of the global total, maintaining its position as the world's largest industrial robot market for 12 consecutive years. Adhering to the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation not only drives the rapid development of a large number of emerging industries but also leads the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and promotes the foundation-laying of future industries, painting a magnificent picture of China's modern industrial system construction.
Without good seeds, towering trees cannot grow. Technological innovation is the source of industrial innovation, and industrial demand provides application scenarios, financial support, and continuous iterative power for technological innovation. The two promote each other, empower each other, and form a healthy innovation ecosystem, promoting the accumulation of new momentum, new vitality, and new advantages, and activating the "pool of spring water" for high-quality economic and social development. This is a valuable experience gained from China's major achievements during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and it is also the basic path for promoting the accelerated development of new quality productive forces on the new journey.
A modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of Chinese-style modernization, and it is also the goal of promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee deployed 12 strategic tasks for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, with the first being "building a modern industrial system and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy." The competition between major countries is ultimately a competition of innovation, and the industrial system is a strategic focus. Adhering to a problem-oriented approach, focusing on the shortcomings and weaknesses in building a modern industrial system, and promoting the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, the future development picture will continue to bring us surprises.
Security is the foundation. Bidding farewell to technological "choke points" is the only way to ensure that the industrial system is independent, controllable, safe, and reliable. From the "Jinghua" (京华号) super-large diameter shield machine creating a new record of 542 meters of tunneling in a single month, to the CR450 EMU consolidating and expanding the world-leading advantage of high-speed rail technology, and then to 5G technology and the number of users maintaining a global leading position, technological innovation and application in key areas have laid a solid foundation for cultivating new quality productive forces. The shorter the list of "choke point" problems and the longer the list of independent and controllable items, the more we can master the initiative in industrial competition and national development.
Transformation is key. Only by arranging the innovation chain, industrial chain, and supply chain around the development of new quality productive forces can we prevent the transformation from "dropping the chain." "Pilot verification" is generally considered a key step from "laboratory success" to "industrialization landing." Hefei CAS Ruilisheng Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. (合肥中科普瑞昇生物医药科技有限公司) focuses on "pilot verification" as its main business. Up to now, it has served more than 200 scientific research institutes and new drug research and development enterprises, achieving a win-win situation in solving common industry problems and the company's own development. Unblocking the innovation chain, industrial chain, and supply chain, and realizing the effective transformation and widespread application of innovative technological achievements, will help improve the quality and efficiency of the development of new quality productive forces.
Enterprises are the main players. Strengthening the main position of enterprises in innovation is the only way to improve the efficiency of the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain. General Technology Group Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd. (通用技术集团沈阳机床股份有限公司) has overcome five-axis linkage machine tools, filling many domestic gaps in the field of "industrial mother machines"; Huawei (华为) is firmly committed to independent innovation, and the new generation of HarmonyOS (鸿蒙操作系统) operating system has entered a new stage of "easy to use." All kinds of enterprises are keen on innovation, the innovation "jungle" is full of vitality, the industrial "foundation" is more solid, and the economy can climb "high" and pursue "new" more calmly.
According to predictions, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, strategic emerging industries such as new energy and new materials will spawn several trillion-yuan-level or even larger-scale markets. Seizing the historical opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, promoting the integrated development of education, science, technology, and talent, and continuously deepening the integrated linkage of technological innovation and industrial innovation to build a modern industrial system will surely turn the grand vision of Chinese-style modernization into reality.
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Since the new era, with green development becoming a consensus and the "dual carbon" goals being proposed, our understanding of forests can no longer be limited to a rough outline. Instead, we need a more precise "green ledger" to calculate carbon storage at the individual tree level, biodiversity support capabilities, and so on.
How many trees are there in China? In the past, no one could say for sure. Now, the answer lies in China's first "Tree Density Map" released this year—as of 2020, there are approximately 142.6 billion trees nationwide, equivalent to each of the 1.4 billion people "owning" 100 trees. These data were "counted" by me and my team over 10 years.
Why count all the trees in China? It stems from an urgent need in reality. China has the largest area of planted forests in the world, but in the past, statistics on forest resources were mostly limited to macroscopic levels such as stock volume. Since the new era, with green development becoming a consensus and the "dual carbon" goals being proposed, our understanding of forests can no longer be limited to a rough outline. Instead, we need a more precise "green ledger" to calculate carbon storage at the individual tree level, biodiversity support capabilities, and so on. Greening requires planting trees where suitable, shrubs where suitable, and grass where suitable. Accurate data is needed for scientific decision-making, to know where to plant trees, what kind of trees to plant, and how many trees to plant. For example, planted forests in the east are "too dense" and need thinning, while some forest lands in the west are "too sparse" and can be replanted. Only by knowing the assets can we take good care of every tree and plant the next tree well.
Counting trees also originated from a touch of "discontent." Previously, a paper published in the journal *Nature* estimated that there were 3.04 trillion trees globally, but the data involving China was insufficient. At that time, my team and I had been rooted in the forest for more than 3 years and had accumulated a lot of data. I felt that Chinese forests should not be a "fuzzy zone" in international research. If they can do it, we can do it too, and we will definitely do it more accurately and better.
China is so big, with more than 9.6 million square kilometers of land, how to count every tree clearly? The key is to find the right method and make good use of technological empowerment. Twenty years ago, I saw foreign scholars climb trees themselves to measure tree height, even spending the night in the trees. While admiring them, I was also thinking that surveying and mapping research not only requires a pragmatic spirit, but also requires mastering innovative tools. Only by grasping the handrail of new technologies and going up can we go more easily and pass through many roads that could not be passed in the past. After many attempts, I found that LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is the key to solving the problem. The "round-trip" laser pulses can accurately outline the height, shape, and specific location of trees, and it only takes ten minutes to scan a forest.
In practice, we further refined a "space-air-ground integrated" "dual-eye" observation system to count trees like doing a CT scan. One "eye" is in the air, with a drone carrying sensors that can emit millions of laser pulses per second; the other "eye" is on the ground, with people carrying equipment to scan under the forest. With both overhead, horizontal, and upward perspectives, and with laser, image, and video multi-dimensional complementarity, the originally "unclear and inaccurate" forests are gradually transformed from freehand brushwork to meticulous brushwork, becoming increasingly clear. Currently, the LiDAR hardware and software we have developed have been applied in more than 130 countries and regions.
Over 10 years, we have traveled through more than 76,000 sample plots and collected more than 400 terabytes of data. What is the concept? If an electronic photo is 5 megabytes in size, this is equivalent to more than 80 million photos. Doing such a huge project is a process of constantly meeting challenges and overcoming challenges. For example, how to measure the height of trees that are not on the same level when the forest surface undulates? We developed a terrain-following flight algorithm that allows the drone's flight altitude to be adjusted with the terrain undulations. After doing a "CT scan," how to analyze the massive forest "films"? We explored an intelligent single-tree segmentation algorithm that allows the system to automatically "pull" trees out of complex canopies to form a tree density map. 逢山开路，遇水架桥 (féng shān kāi lù, yù shuǐ jià qiáo - "build roads through mountains, bridges over rivers," overcome all difficulties). Scientific research never has an ideal state of being fully prepared, and results are always "created" by creating conditions in action.
To do scientific research, you must be able to endure loneliness and calm your mind. In my office, I treasure a copy of the "Vegetation Map of the People's Republic of China" published in 2007. This atlas, which is refined to hundreds of formations and accurate to each tree species, was drawn by predecessors who traveled through mountains and forests, day after day, measuring with rulers and pencils. Today, technology is advancing, and tools are iterating, but the down-to-earth nature of scientific research has never changed. In the process of counting trees, there was no lack of questioning, and even many people thought it was an impossible task. To do scientific research, you must have a spirit of daring and striving. The "first floor" may be full of noise, but the higher you go, the less interference there will be.
What impressed me most was the scene of finding the tallest tree in Asia in Tibet (西藏). At that time, after crossing the turbulent Yigong Tsangpo River (易贡藏布江), we came to the bottom of that 102.3-meter giant cypress. Compared to joy and amazement, I felt more of a sense of awe and reverence. It is not just a tree, but a living history, a profound inspiration given to us by nature. There is power between the trees. In the future, I will continue to work on the front line of field surveying and mapping, continue to improve the digital "ledger" of China's natural ecology, and strive to make more contributions to protecting this green foundation.
(The author is Boya Distinguished Professor of Peking University (北京大学) and Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, School of Earth and Space Sciences. Interview compiled by Liu Fawei (刘发为), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopIn Anji (安吉), Zhejiang (浙江), "replacing plastic with bamboo" opens up new space for the development of the bamboo industry; in Makit (麦盖提), Xinjiang (新疆), freshwater crayfish farming is thriving... The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes "cultivating and strengthening rural characteristic industries." Relying on resource endowments, various regions are tailoring industries to enrich the people, constantly consolidating the development foundation for common prosperity.
This is precisely:
The countryside is rich in resources,
Nurturing industries to fill wallets.
Mountains, rivers, grass, and trees are in their place,
Farmers are busy but happy.
Zhi Yanwen (郅延文)
Return to TopBy: 丁慎毅
The paper-based comment book in the Shanghai Hongkou District Library (上海市虹口区图书馆) main branch is filled up almost every one to two weeks. In fact, the comment book there had been dormant for many years, receiving only a few comments each month. Why has the number of reader comments suddenly increased? It turns out that the suggestions and opinions written by readers receive timely feedback from the library.
When readers reported that the chair legs were worn and made noise when moved, the library immediately replaced all the worn chair legs. When someone said that the direct drinking water had a strange taste, the library contacted two institutions to conduct water quality tests and published the reports. When readers pointed out noise problems in the library, the staff immediately changed the way they conducted routine patrols. This certainty of "speaking and getting a response" helps the library to continuously improve its work and quietly changes the way readers communicate with the library. Now, in addition to complaints and suggestions, there are also some emotional expressions on the comment book. Some readers "follow up" and interact under other people's comments, making the comment book almost a small community forum.
"Speaking and getting a response" doesn't sound difficult, but in reality, many places still fail to do so. For example, in another larger district-level library, although there are brief suggestions from readers on facilities and management in the comment book, many people do not leave their contact information because they feel that "writing is useless." Why are the comment books, suggestion boxes, and online message areas in some places considered superficial? It is because the opinions and suggestions people put forward are neither responded to in a timely manner nor do they see any changes brought about by them.
Nowadays, some people are caught up in "technology worship," thinking that public services can be more efficient by switching to online systems and smart platforms. The comment book of the Hongkou District Library (虹口区图书馆) tells us that no matter how advanced the technology is, if it does not have the core of "seriously treating public voices," it is only superficial. No matter how traditional paper and pen are, if they have the support of a "response loop," they can also win people's hearts. What people care about is not whether the communication medium is paper and pen or a screen, but whether their voices can be heard and valued.
This positive interaction triggered by the comment book is a demonstration of doing a good job in public services. Truly putting people's voices and wishes in mind, opening up a space for the public to "be willing to speak and be able to speak," and establishing a system that "guarantees a response to everything" can make public services better meet public needs. After all, paper will turn yellow, and screens will be updated, but the need to "be taken seriously" will never be outdated.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Hebei Daily*, original title: "Active Response is the Soul of the Comment Book")
Return to TopBy: 马维维
Not long ago, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments jointly issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for Doubling the Service Capacity of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities (2025-2027)," clarifying that by the end of 2027, the charging service capacity will be doubled. The implementation of the document will accelerate the construction of a high-quality charging facility system in China, support the greater development of the new energy vehicle industry, and resolve the mileage anxiety of many car owners.
In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has developed rapidly. By the end of 2024, the number of new energy vehicles in the country reached 31.4 million, more than five times the number at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. In stark contrast, the construction of charging infrastructure is relatively lagging behind, and the charging problem is still a bottleneck restricting the healthy and rapid development of the industry and affecting the public's willingness to purchase cars.
The difficulty of charging is reflected in multiple dimensions. Spatially, charging piles are densely packed in the core areas of first-tier cities, while the number in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural areas is small; temporally, charging piles in residential areas are idle during the day, and it is difficult to find one at night; in terms of quality, many charging piles have prominent problems such as untimely failure repair, platform incompatibility, and slow charging speed.
The reasons behind this are multifaceted. The large investment and long payback period of charging pile construction are troubling operators; insufficient power distribution capacity in residential areas and the difficulty of circuit renovation in old residential areas restrict the entry of charging piles into residential areas; in densely populated areas, the construction of charging stations also faces the difficulty of "finding land."
To make up for the shortcomings in new energy vehicle charging services, it is necessary to strengthen systematic thinking. In addition to providing financial subsidies, policies also need to play a combined punch in land use planning, power expansion, and standard setting. In particular, it is necessary to promote the strict implementation of charging facility allocation standards in new residential areas and commercial areas, and improve charging service capabilities from the source.
Technological innovation is the key variable to breaking the deadlock. Production companies need to increase their efforts to achieve new breakthroughs in battery technology. Charging stations with conditions can also consider using photovoltaic systems and energy storage batteries to reduce user costs. The construction of platform integration can improve efficiency and bring users a good experience.
The blue ocean of rural charging networks deserves more attention. With the advancement of new energy vehicles going to the countryside, the demand for charging in rural areas is gradually increasing. Combining the resource advantages of rural distributed photovoltaics, etc., to build low-cost and easy-to-maintain charging facilities can not only solve the charging problem of new energy vehicles, but also inject green momentum into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
(Excerpted from *Economic Daily* (《经济日报》))
Return to TopBy: 曹 原
The silver economy includes both the "for-elderly economy" that provides products and services for the elderly, the "preparing-for-old-age economy" that faces an elderly-friendly society, and the "using-elderly economy" where the elderly can use their remaining energy.
Stepping into elderly care stations, the age-appropriate medical and nursing spaces "understand the elderly better than the elderly themselves"; wearing smart health equipment, smart elderly care achieves "one-click access"; boarding silver-hair tourism trains, seeking the "poetry and distance" of the silver-hair group in health and wellness tourism... China is the country with the largest elderly population in the world, and also the country with the greatest consumption potential in the silver economy.
The "China Aging Industry Development Report" predicts that by 2050, the consumption market scale of elderly people over 60 years old in China will exceed 100 trillion yuan. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal focuses on the long-term and scientific deployment, proposing to "actively develop elderly human resources and develop the silver economy," which points out the direction of exploration for industrial innovation and market development.
The silver economy includes both the "for-elderly economy" that provides products and services for the elderly, the "preparing-for-old-age economy" that faces an elderly-friendly society, and the "using-elderly economy" where the elderly can use their remaining energy. Clarifying these basic meanings will help to better tap the potential of the silver economy.
The core of the silver economy is "age-appropriateness." If the silver economy is regarded as a big tree, then maintaining and enhancing the rights and interests of the elderly is the root system. A prosperous, healthy, and sustainable silver economy must be built on the basis of continuously improving the elderly's sense of gain, happiness, and security. For example, product services should be designed and developed in combination with the actual needs of the elderly, and the elderly's consumer autonomy should be respected. For another example, whether it is workplaces, public facilities, or digital services, it is necessary to promote age-appropriate transformation. By truly taking user thinking as the guide and exploring the cross-border integration of "elderly care +," the silver economy can meet new needs with new supply and open up a broader world for development.
To develop the silver economy, strengthening the construction of talent teams is the primary task. Taking the elderly care service industry as an example, a report released by the China National Committee on Ageing shows that China's demand for elderly care workers has reached 6 million, but currently there are only 500,000 related practitioners. Elderly care institutions generally face difficulties in recruiting and retaining people, and the elderly care talent team has practical problems such as small numbers and weak skills. "Understanding the elderly" is the prerequisite for "serving the elderly." The vigorous development of the silver economy cannot be separated from professional talents. Promoting the deep integration of industry and education, opening up career advancement channels, and gathering more talents in the silver industry will have unlimited opportunities and unlimited space in the future.
The elderly group obtains information relatively slowly and has weak ability to protect their rights, and it is easy to become the target of commercial fraud and misleading consumption. Using the gimmick of being able to treat common diseases to coax the elderly to buy high-priced "health products," using small rebates to lure the elderly to join fake investment platforms, using "low-price tours" or "free tours" as bait to sell high-priced and inferior goods to the elderly... These consumer traps disrupt market order and affect consumer confidence.
A market that grows wildly and is full of chaos cannot last long. Setting "road signs," plugging loopholes, and governing market disorder are the due responsibilities of the visible hand. From the practice of various places, some have set up "green channels for silver-hair consumer rights protection," some have released "red and black lists of elderly consumer warnings," and some have hired retired judges and lawyers to form "silver-hair advisory groups" to participate in the mediation of elderly-related consumer disputes. Improving the governance mechanism and cracking down on elderly-related fraud on a regular basis can build a solid security defense line for the silver economy.
**老吾老以及人之老** (lǎo wú lǎo yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo - "respect the elderly in my family, and extend that respect to the elderly in other families," treat other people's elders as you would your own). Let us work together to build a "elderly care alliance," carefully protect the steady happiness of the silver-haired group, and help the silver economy to burst into vigorous vitality in "the elderly are supported, the elderly are happy, and the elderly are useful."
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Return to TopBy: 吴政隆
Developing a socialist market economy is a great creation of our Party, and the key is to properly handle the relationship between the government and the market. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed adhering to the combination of an effective market and a capable government, providing scientific guidance for correctly handling the relationship between the government and the market. It is necessary to deeply understand and fully implement it, and accelerate the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system.
I. Deeply Understand the Great Significance of Adhering to the Combination of an Effective Market and a Capable Government
Through more than 40 years of reform and opening up, China's socialist market economic system has continued to develop, and our Party's understanding of the relationship between the government and the market has also continued to deepen. In particular, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions on coordinating the relationship between the government and the market, emphasizing the need to make good use of both the "invisible hand" and the "visible hand," having both an effective market and a capable government, giving full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and better leveraging the role of the government. This is a concentrated embodiment of dialectics and two-pronged approach in the relationship between the government and the market, and it is also an effective solution to many prominent problems in practice. It has strong ideological, guiding, and targeted significance, and further deepens the understanding of the laws governing the development of a socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. Adhering to the combination of an effective market and a capable government, and coordinating the relationship between the government and the market, is of great significance for completing the goals and tasks determined in the "15th Five-Year Plan" and maintaining the stable and healthy development of the economy and society.
(I) This is an inherent requirement for deepening economic system reform and giving play to the advantages of the socialist market economic system. Economic system reform is the focus of comprehensively deepening reform. Focusing on the core issue of handling the relationship between the government and the market, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee placed the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system in a prominent position and made arrangements for key areas and key links of economic system reform. Many reform tasks need to be completed during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. In recent years, China's socialist market economic system has been continuously improved, but in some aspects, there are still drawbacks that hinder market competition and restrain market vitality, and there are also problems of government functions being absent or overstepping their boundaries. This requires adhering to the direction of socialist market economic reform, promoting market-oriented reform in breadth and depth, continuously improving the government's management and service capabilities, and striving to build a more systematic, complete, mature, and well-defined high-level socialist market economic system. Only by clarifying the boundaries between the government and the market and allowing them to give full play to their strengths can we better leverage the advantages of the socialist market economic system and further liberate and develop productive forces, and liberate and enhance social vitality.
(II) This is an inherent requirement for implementing the new development concept and promoting high-quality development. High-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in all respects. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must closely focus on this primary task, promote the effective improvement of the quality and the rational growth of the quantity of the economy, promote the all-round development of people and the common prosperity of all the people to take solid steps, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization. This also requires that economic and social development must fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, so that innovation becomes the primary driving force, coordination becomes an inherent characteristic, green becomes a universal form, openness becomes a necessary path, and sharing becomes the fundamental purpose. Implementing the new development concept and achieving high-quality development cannot be accomplished by either the market or the government alone. The two must complement each other and work together. The market is a strong engine for development. To improve the quality and efficiency of development, we must rely on an effective market to stimulate the vitality of various business entities, accelerate technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and promote quality changes, efficiency changes, and power changes in economic development. At the same time, the role of a capable government is indispensable. It needs to promote a healthier and more orderly market operation through improving macro governance, regulating market order, strengthening public services, and preventing and resolving major risks, ensuring fair competition among various business entities, and allowing the fruits of development to benefit all the people more and more fairly, thereby promoting the realization of higher quality, more efficient, fairer, more sustainable, and safer development.
(III) This is an inherent requirement for strengthening the domestic circulation and properly responding to external shocks. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes, with strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexisting, and increasing uncertain and unpredictable factors. In this context, we must adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic base point, focus on strengthening the domestic circulation, offset the uncertainty of the international circulation with the stability of the domestic circulation, effectively respond to the impact of external shocks, and promote China's economy to move forward steadily and far. To strengthen the domestic circulation, the key lies in giving full play to the role of the "two hands" of the government and the market, and promoting the smooth flow and efficient allocation of commodity and factor resources in a wider range. China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, a huge number of business entities, and a middle-income group. Its per capita gross domestic product exceeds 13,000 US dollars. As long as we increase efforts to remove institutional and mechanism barriers to the flow and allocation of various factors, and make the links of production, distribution, circulation, and consumption more dependent on the domestic market to achieve a virtuous cycle, we can fully release huge resource value and development potential, and enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic circulation. At the same time, it can also gather global high-quality resources with strong domestic demand, realize the mutual promotion of domestic and international dual circulation, and firmly grasp the initiative in responding to global economic uncertainty, instability, and major power games.
II. Focus on Building a Unified, Open, Competitive, and Orderly Market System
Market determination of resource allocation is the general law of the market economy, and the market economy is essentially an economy in which the market determines resource allocation. We must hand over economic activities that can be effectively regulated by the market mechanism to the market, hand over matters that the government should not manage to the market, minimize the government's direct allocation of market resources and direct intervention in microeconomic activities, accelerate the construction of a high-standard market system, further amplify the scale effect and agglomeration effect of China's market, and allow the whole society to have stronger vitality and greater space to develop the economy and create wealth.
(I) Deepen the construction of a unified national market in depth. Having a super-large market with great growth potential is a huge advantage for China's development. Building a highly efficient, standardized, fair, competitive, and fully open unified national market can deepen the division of labor and cooperation, promote full competition, and reduce transaction costs in a wider range, create a good market environment for promoting technological innovation and enterprise development, and also allow demand to better lead the optimization of supply, allow supply to better serve the expansion of demand, promote the mutual promotion of high-quality development and high-quality life, and continuously meet the people's growing needs for a better life. The basic requirements for deepening the construction of a unified national market are "five unifications and one opening," that is, unified basic market system, unified market infrastructure, unified government behavior standards, unified market supervision and law enforcement, unified factor resource market, and continuous expansion of domestic and foreign opening up. We must improve market system rules, especially to achieve the unification of property rights protection, fair competition, quality standards, and other systems, and improve the statistical, financial, tax, and assessment systems that are conducive to the construction of a unified national market; we must improve the level of market facility connectivity, open up logistics, capital flow, and information flow, and improve the modern business and circulation system; we must clarify the specific behaviors that the government encourages and prohibits in investment promotion, and clean up policies and measures that affect the construction of a unified national market; we must unify market supervision and law enforcement standards and procedures, clarify the benchmarks for administrative penalty discretion, and measure to the end with one ruler; we must promote the free flow and efficient allocation of factor resources throughout the country, reduce resource misallocation and idle waste; we must implement domestic and foreign opening up and connectivity, not engage in closed operation, prevent local areas from engaging in self-small circulation, and continue to release the super-large market dividend.
(II) Effectively maintain fair market competition. Fair competition is the basic principle of the market economy. In recent years, China has made great efforts to strengthen the construction of a fair competition system and promote the continuous optimization of the market competition environment, but local protection, market segmentation, and monopoly behavior in economic activities still exist to varying degrees in some places and some fields. We must deepen the implementation of fair competition policies, implement the Fair Competition Review Regulations and their implementation measures, strengthen anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition law enforcement and justice, and continue to break down explicit and implicit barriers that affect fair market competition. We will govern enterprises' low-price and disorderly competition behaviors in accordance with laws and regulations, guide enterprises to improve product quality and promote the orderly withdrawal of backward production capacity, severely crack down on market chaos such as counterfeiting, false advertising, and infringement of intellectual property rights, and create a good competitive ecology. We must unswervingly consolidate and develop the public sector of the economy, unswervingly encourage, support, and guide the development of the non-public sector of the economy, ensure that various ownership economies use production factors equally in accordance with the law, participate in market competition fairly, and receive equal legal protection, and promote the complementary advantages and common development of various ownership economies.
(III) Accelerate the construction of a rule-of-law economy and a credit economy. The socialist market economy is a rule-of-law economy, and we must adhere to using the thinking and methods of the rule of law to guide and regulate various economic activities. In recent years, the promulgation and implementation of laws and regulations such as the Private Economy Promotion Law and the Fair Competition Review Regulations have created good conditions for business entities to start businesses in accordance with laws and regulations. We must focus on building a modern economic system, continuously strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, and promptly fill the rule loopholes in new technology and new application areas. We will improve the legality review mechanism for major decisions and normative documents, improve the fair law enforcement and judicial system and mechanism, and continue to promote the standardization and legalization of government behavior. The market economy is also a credit economy, and we must accelerate the construction of a social credit system that covers various entities, has unified system rules, and is jointly built, shared, and used. We will strengthen the collection and sharing of credit information, promote the mutual integration of public credit information and market credit information, and expand the deep-level application of credit in administrative management, social governance, financial services, and people's livelihood security. We will implement hierarchical and classified supervision based on credit evaluation, optimize measures such as credit incentives and discredit punishments, improve the unified credit repair work mechanism, and make honesty and trustworthiness a conscious action of various business entities.
(IV) Continuously create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized. The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of business entities. We must benchmark international first-class levels, promote the continuous optimization of the business environment, and continuously stimulate market vitality and enhance the endogenous driving force for development. We will improve the unified national market access negative list, optimize the market access environment for new formats and new fields, and build an open, transparent, standardized, orderly, equal, competitive, clear-cut, and effectively supervised market access system. We will further improve the enterprise exit system and better leverage the market mechanism's function of survival of the fittest. We will accelerate the improvement of the market-oriented allocation system and mechanism of factors, improve the factor price mechanism mainly determined by market supply and demand, and effectively improve the efficiency of resource allocation. We will actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, unswervingly promote high-level opening up, steadily expand institutional opening up in rules, regulations, management, standards, etc., actively expand autonomous opening up, deepen the reform of the foreign trade, foreign investment, and foreign investment management system, promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and shape new advantages in international cooperation and competition. We will protect the rights and interests of foreign investors in accordance with the law, fully implement national treatment, strengthen the normalized communication mechanism and service guarantee, and encourage more foreign-funded enterprises to invest in China and deeply cultivate China.
III. Accelerate the Formation of an Economic Order That Is Both "Dynamically Managed" and "Well Managed"
To coordinate the relationship between an effective market and a capable government, we must handle the relationship between vitality and order, achieve a dynamic balance of being lively but not chaotic, and active and orderly, and continuously improve administrative efficiency.
(I) Strive to promote high-quality development. Scientific macro-control and effective government governance are inherent requirements for giving play to the advantages of the socialist market economic system. We must closely focus on promoting high-quality development, give full play to the government's functions of economic regulation, market supervision, social management, public services, and ecological environmental protection, promote the comprehensive implementation of various policies and measures, and promote the comprehensive realization of various goals and tasks. We will strengthen the strategic guidance role of national development planning, strengthen the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies, give full play to the role of industrial, price, employment, consumption, investment, trade, regional, environmental protection, and regulatory policies, enhance the consistency of macro policy orientation, and improve the effectiveness of macro-economic governance. We will optimize the administrative decision-making, administrative execution, administrative organization, and administrative supervision systems, improve the departmental coordination and cooperation mechanism, improve government execution and credibility, and promote efficient government performance.
(II) Strengthen and optimize government supervision. Market regulation sometimes has drawbacks such as spontaneity, blindness, and lag, which requires the government to effectively assume the responsibility of correcting market failures and regulating competition order, managing what should be managed well and in place, comprehensively improving supervision in accordance with the law, and continuously improving the effectiveness of government supervision. We must clarify the chain of responsibility in accordance with the principle of "who approves, who supervises, who is in charge, who supervises," the competent industry departments strictly implement the industry supervision responsibilities, the relevant regulatory departments effectively fulfill the regulatory responsibilities within their respective responsibilities, the local governments comprehensively implement the territorial supervision responsibilities, and the enterprises strengthen self-management and self-discipline. We will coordinate and promote market supervision, quality supervision, safety supervision, and financial supervision, accelerate the establishment of an all-round, multi-level, and three-dimensional supervision system, realize the whole-chain and whole-field supervision before, during, and after the event, and plug regulatory loopholes. In particular, for key areas related to the safety of people's lives and property, public safety, as well as high potential risks and high social risks, we must focus on supervision, severely punish violations of laws and regulations in accordance with the law, and prevent and resolve major risks. We will coordinate development and security, and continuously improve the supervision methods for new industries, new formats, and new models. We will adhere to the equal emphasis on regulatory norms and promotion of development, create a good innovation atmosphere under the premise of strictly adhering to the safety bottom line, and promote the development of new quality productive forces. We will continuously optimize the regulatory system and mechanism, improve the cross-departmental collaborative supervision mechanism, improve the regulatory capacity and level at the grassroots level, and at the same time actively use information technology and other means to innovate regulatory methods, improve the predictability, accuracy, and effectiveness of supervision, so as to achieve scientific and effective supervision and effectively reduce the burden on enterprises and the grassroots.
(III) Strictly regulate government behavior. A capable government should not only avoid inaction and slow action, but also prevent arbitrary action. We must regulate the economic promotion behavior of local governments, treat all types of business entities equally in government procurement, bidding, standard setting, and other activities, strengthen the fairness review of bidding results, and prevent the abuse of administrative power to exclude and restrict competition; regulate local investment promotion regulations and systems, strengthen investment promotion information disclosure, and strictly prohibit illegal and irregular policy preferential treatment behaviors. We must strictly regulate fair and civilized law enforcement, improve the administrative law enforcement system and mechanism, improve the administrative discretion benchmark system, focus on eradicating outstanding problems in enterprise-related law enforcement, resolutely prevent and correct arbitrary charges, arbitrary fines, arbitrary inspections, and arbitrary seizures, resolutely prevent and correct illegal extraterritorial law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement, and let all types of business entities develop with peace of mind.
(IV) Improve the level of government services. Building a service-oriented government is the due meaning of strengthening government self-construction and better leveraging the role of the government. We must focus on the needs of the masses and enterprises, further optimize service processes, innovate service methods, unify service standards, and continuously improve the standardization, standardization, and convenience of government services. In recent years, governments at all levels have taken "efficiently handling one thing" as an important starting point for optimizing government services and improving administrative efficiency, actively promoting government concept transformation, process reengineering, data sharing, and departmental collaboration, and improving the satisfaction and sense of gain of the masses and enterprises. We must further give play to the traction role of "efficiently handling one thing," promote the list management and normalized implementation of key matters, strengthen departmental collaboration and service integration in more fields and on a larger scale, and drive the overall improvement of government governance capabilities. Adapting to the development trend of digitalization and intelligence, we will further improve the functions of the national integrated government service platform, deepen the "one-network access" initiative, increase the sharing of government data across levels, regions, and departments, focus on breaking down data barriers, and promote the enjoyment of preferential policies for enterprises and people without application and direct access, providing more convenience for enterprise operation and people's affairs.
Return to TopBy: 孔伟成
Seizing the high ground in scientific and technological development and continuously fostering new quality productive forces.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
As of the end of October 2025, "Origin Wukong" (本源悟空), the third-generation Chinese independently developed superconducting quantum computer developed by our team, has provided quantum computing power services to the world for more than a year—users from 163 countries and regions have accessed it more than 36 million times, successfully completing 710,000 global quantum computing tasks. This achievement is the best reward for our team's nearly 10 years of exploration in the field of quantum computing.
A quantum computer is a physical device that performs quantum computing tasks. Compared with traditional computers, quantum computers have powerful computing capabilities and advantages such as parallelism and exponential acceleration, and can play an important role in fields such as artificial intelligence, new drug research and development, and financial engineering. However, in the early days of the team's establishment in 2017, how to achieve "engineering breakthroughs" in quantum computers was still a blank in China. How to build a deliverable quantum computer? We could only figure it out ourselves, try and make mistakes again and again, slowly accumulate experience, and turn theoretically feasible technologies into repeatable engineering technologies.
In a quantum computer system, the quantum computing measurement and control system undertakes the key functions of quantum chip signal generation, acquisition, and control, and is the "neural center" of the entire system. In the early stage of quantum computing research in China, due to the reliance on imported high-end instruments and meters, quantum computer research and development could only use traditional commercial equipment to build a control system. The signal output and acquisition tasks needed to be performed separately, which had problems such as high cost, functional redundancy, poor compatibility, and difficulty in integration. In order to break through this technical bottleneck, we successfully developed China's first quantum computing measurement and control system "Origin Tianji" (本源天机) in December 2018. This was China's first important technical breakthrough in integrating the functions of a quantum computing measurement and control system into a single device.
With the accumulation of technology, China's independently developed quantum computing measurement and control system is also constantly being upgraded. The "Origin Tianji 2.0" of 2020 improved the signal control accuracy, the "Origin Tianji 3.0" of 2022 can already support 100+ superconducting quantum bits, and the "Origin Tianji 4.0" launched in 2025 has greatly improved scalability and integration, and can support a scale of 500+ quantum bits. Behind every product iteration is the team's day and night hard work.
The most difficult thing on the road of research and development is the "bottleneck" problem of high-density microwave interconnection modules. As the "quantum computing brain," quantum chips need to operate in an extremely low temperature environment of "absolute zero" (minus 273.15 degrees Celsius), and the high-density microwave interconnection module, the "neural network," must accurately transmit signals and isolate heat. The core cryogenic special high-frequency coaxial cable was once monopolized by foreign countries, and the purchase price was high. We jointly carried out technical research with relevant research institutes of China Electronics Technology Group (中国电子科技集团), and successfully developed a completely domestically produced high-density microwave interconnection module at a price much lower than imported equipment, establishing a high-speed and stable channel for quantum information transmission.
Quantum computing is considered to be a key technology for the next generation of information revolution, and the research difficulty is extremely high. Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," we believe that as long as we work hard and continue to tackle key problems in a down-to-earth manner, China's quantum technology development will achieve more breakthroughs.
(The author is the Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center (安徽省量子计算工程研究中心) and the head of the "Origin Wukong" hardware research and development team. This report was compiled by Xu Jing (徐靖), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Reporter's Notes
Advancing into the Breadth and Depth of Quantum Computing
Quantum computing is considered to be a key technology for the next generation of information revolution. Kong Weicheng's (孔伟成) team accurately identified changes, responded scientifically to changes, and proactively sought changes. They have been unremitting in their efforts to promote the high-quality development of the quantum computing industry, filling a number of technical gaps and greatly improving the overall operating efficiency of quantum computers.
Scientific and technological innovation is the core element for developing new quality productive forces. The domestic quantum computer has gone from nothing to something, and the research and development process has been full of difficulties. The research and development of quantum computing measurement and control systems is even more difficult. From independently developing measurement and control systems to actively breaking foreign monopolies, to the continuous iteration and upgrading of measurement and control systems... Each technical improvement is the result of the team's hard work and countless efforts in overcoming difficulties. The continuous accumulation of technology and the continuous updating of results are not only a vivid practice of China's continuous improvement in scientific and technological self-reliance, but also allow the world to see the rapid development of China's quantum computing technology.
There are no ready-made answers on the road of scientific and technological innovation. In the new field of quantum computing, every step forward is not easy. We look forward to more scientific research teams like Kong Weicheng's team consciously fulfilling their mission to promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and constantly advancing into the breadth and depth of scientific technologies such as quantum computing.
Extended Reading
What are the Application Areas of "Origin Wukong"?
Independent quantum computing measurement and control system, independent quantum chip industrial design software, independent series of quantum chip industrial machine tools, independent quantum chip production line, independent quantum computer operating system... together constitute "Origin Wukong." The birth of "Origin Wukong" marks the gradual transition of quantum computing from the laboratory to industrialization.
As a new generation of computing system, quantum computing has unique advantages in massive data parallel computing and atomic and molecular simulation. In order to promote the landing and transformation of quantum computing power from "available" to "easy to use," the team has carried out research in multiple fields and produced practical results: in the field of biomedicine, the team, in conjunction with medical institutions, developed a breast cancer mammography detection system based on "Origin Wukong" to quickly identify early lesions that are easily overlooked by traditional algorithms; in the field of artificial intelligence, the team used the computing power support of "Origin Wukong" to complete the world's first fine-tuning task of a 1 billion-parameter AI large model; in the field of aerospace, the team relied on "Origin Wukong" to complete the world's largest quantum computing fluid dynamics simulation.
From laboratory technological breakthroughs to multi-field scenario implementation, the development trajectory of "Origin Wukong" is a microcosm of China's quantum technology moving from "follower" to "runner."
(Compiled by Xu Jing (徐靖), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopRecently, China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Nanjing EMU (南京动车) Depot carried out cold-weather preparation work on the 415 EMU (动车组) sets under its jurisdiction to ensure operational safety. The picture shows on November 15, at the Nanjing South EMU (南京南动车) Depot of the Nanjing EMU (南京动车) Depot, ground mechanics are inspecting the exterior of the train body.
Photo by Fang Dongxu (方东旭) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper Tianjin (天津) November 16th (Reporter Gong Xiangjuan (龚相娟)) On November 14th, the 2025 World Vocational Colleges Skills Competition Champions Final was held at Tianjin (天津) Electronic Information Vocational Technical College. Six teams competed on the stage of the Champions Final, and ultimately, the team from Jinhua Polytechnic (金华职业技术大学) of Zhejiang (浙江) won the Champions Final.
The competition is a public welfare and international comprehensive skills competition jointly organized by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and other ministries and commissions and industry organizations. This competition comprehensively considers the direction of national industrial development, key industries, and the needs of production practice, setting up 42 tracks with more distinct industrial characteristics. For the first time, the competition has set up four overseas divisions in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, effectively connecting with local industrial development and the employment needs of Chinese-funded enterprises, and promoting Chinese vocational education programs and standards to go abroad and land overseas. The competition innovatively set up an artificial intelligence track, and the participants have been expanded to include students from general high schools and general undergraduate schools.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shenyang on November 16th (Reporter Hao Yingcan (郝迎灿)) On November 16th, the Northeast Ancient Architecture Heritage Protection and Restoration Research Alliance, jointly initiated by the Shenyang Palace Museum (沈阳故宫博物院) and Shenyang Jianzhu University (沈阳建筑大学), was established in Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁). The alliance will be committed to the protection and inheritance of ancient architecture in Northeast China, improve the level of protection research, focus on severe cold climate, wooden structure technology, cultural integration and other aspects, and promote the upgrading of protection and restoration from "rescue repair" to "preventive protection + living heritage."
Northeast ancient architecture not only demonstrates the unique construction techniques and architectural styles of the Northeast region, but also integrates the cultural characteristics of various ethnic groups and regional architectural wisdom. Next, the alliance will coordinate research on the diseases, structural characteristics, and environmental adaptability of ancient buildings in Northeast China, collaboratively study related topics, formulate ancient building restoration standards that fit the local climate and historical features, and promote the implementation of a collaborative research mechanism.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 兵 金 歆
To the Editor:
We are villagers from Houge Village (后革村), Gezhenbao Subdistrict (革镇堡街道), Ganjingzi District (甘井子区), Dalian City (大连市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省). Dalian Metro Line 2 (大连地铁2号线) passes directly beneath our village. When the project started construction in 2011, blasting vibrations caused damage to our houses. After the metro was completed and put into operation, the noise and vibrations have made our lives miserable. We ask the media to pay attention to this issue.
Villagers of Houge Village (后革村), Dalian City (大连市)
After receiving the letter, reporters rushed to Dalian City (大连市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省) to investigate and interview regarding the issues raised by the readers.
Current situation: Metro construction and operation have caused damage to houses, and noise and vibrations make it difficult for villagers to live in peace.
On November 4, the reporter arrived in Ganjingzi District (甘井子区), Dalian City (大连市), took Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) and got off at Houge Station (后革站). After exiting the metro station and crossing a road to the west, the reporter arrived at Houge Village (后革村).
"These were all cracked by the blasting during the metro construction," said Mr. Yu, a villager, pointing to multiple cracks on the walls of his house. His house is located at the east end of the village, closest to the entrance of Houge Metro Station (后革地铁站). "The blasting caused rocks to fly up and break the beams of my house," said Mr. Yu.
The reporter randomly visited homes in the village and found that many villagers' houses had horizontal and vertical cracks. Interviewed villagers said that the section of Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) passing through Houge Village (后革村) began construction in 2011. The blasting during construction damaged many houses, and some roofs were even cracked.
"The cracks in my house started to appear slowly after the metro opened in September 2022," said Mr. Jin, a villager. His house was built in 2021. "At that time, the foundation was laid very deep, and ring beams were added, but the ground and walls still cracked. Not only that, the kang (heated brick bed) in my house was also collapsed by the vibration, and now I can only put a wooden board on it to barely make do."
Mr. Jin took the reporter around to the back of the house to see a crack about three fingers wide at the junction of the two walls. "I suspect this is caused by ground subsidence."
Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) operates every day from 5:30 am to about 11:30 pm, all year round. More than 100 households live directly above the tunnel, and the vibration and noise when the train passes "cause great distress to our lives." Villager Song Jian (宋建) (pseudonym) said that his wife has an illness and sleeps very poorly. The metro vibrations make it difficult for her to rest, which makes things even worse.
The reporter stayed in a villager's home for an hour and clearly felt the metro train passing underneath. It was just after 3 pm, not a peak period, and a metro train passed by approximately every 7 minutes. The sound of the train passing was like a tractor driving outside the window.
What is even more uncomfortable is that the whole house seemed to be vibrating. The reporter sat on a chair and clearly felt the vibration coming from the chair. The water in the glass on the table shook accordingly.
Mr. Jin said, "This kind of vibration is more obvious when lying on the kang, making the heart very uncomfortable."
Two of the five members of villager Mr. Wen's family are blind. Blind people are more sensitive to vibrations and sounds. Every time the metro passes, "it's particularly annoying, especially at night when it's quiet. We can't sleep, and our biological clocks are completely messed up."
The villagers have reported the situation to various parties, and relevant departments have also visited the villagers' homes many times, but the problem has not been completely resolved.
Negotiation: The district government coordinates with the metro to reduce speed and noise, and provides villagers with 3 years of noise resettlement compensation.
"The blasting damage during construction and the noise pollution during metro operation, according to our understanding, do exist," said a relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府). The underground of the Houge Village (后革村) section of Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) is limestone, and tunnels need to be blasted, which has caused damage to some residential buildings. In 2013, relevant departments of Ganjingzi District (甘井子区) jointly with Dalian Metro Group (大连地铁集团) assessed the damage to houses in Houge Village (后革村) and provided compensation.
Many villagers said that they did receive compensation, but the blasting damage to the houses was too severe. "They compensated me more than 20,000 yuan, but the construction team said that the house could not be repaired for 50,000 yuan," said Song Jian (宋建). Villager Mr. Miao also said, "They compensated me more than 50,000 yuan, but I don't want the money. I want the people from the metro construction department to repair the house. They said that it would cost at least 100,000 yuan to repair the house."
Regarding the noise problem, "After receiving complaints from the public, we organized door-to-door noise detection last year and found that more than 90 households had noise exceeding the standard when the metro passed," said the relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府). The district government coordinated with the metro to reduce speed and noise.
In response, the reporter specifically took Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) and indeed felt that the running speed and noise had been reduced from Gezhenbao Station (革镇堡站) to Houge Station (后革站). "We hoped to reduce it a little more at the time, but the metro operator said that it had been reduced to the lowest safety limit," said the relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府).
Recently, the local government has issued temporary noise resettlement compensation to villagers, and the amount is based on similar standards in Dalian (大连) before, as compensation for villagers to move out and rent houses.
Most villagers signed the agreement and received the compensation, but they are not satisfied. "Each household with an area of less than 100 square meters receives 2,000 yuan per month, and each household with an area of more than 100 square meters receives 2,500 yuan per month. The resettlement compensation period is from March 2024 to March 2027," said villager Ms. Wang. "What will happen after March 2027?" There are many people in each family in the village, and the houses are generally large. This amount is not enough to rent a house nearby.
"There is no arable land in the village now, and the only source of income for many villagers is renting out houses," said villager Mr. Miao. How can we live if we go out to rent a house?
The relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府) also frankly admitted, "According to my understanding, about half of the villagers are not satisfied with the temporary resettlement compensation plan."
The villagers believe that the problem can only be completely solved by collective relocation. During the interview, the reporter learned that in 2012, the villagers opposed the metro passing under residential buildings and the blasting during construction, and went to the construction party. The metro construction party convened a meeting of villager representatives to discuss the matter. "At that time, a person claiming to be Mr. Lu, the head of the Dalian Metro Line 2 (大连地铁2号线) headquarters, promised that the overall demolition of Houge Village (后革村) would be organized immediately after the metro was opened," recalled Mr. Miao, who attended the meeting. Some villagers also said, "I heard that after the metro started construction in 2011, the construction permit was not obtained for several years, because construction could only be carried out after the relocation of residents was completed in accordance with relevant requirements."
The interviewed villagers directly pointed out that the metro construction did not consider the impact on the residents above ground, and did not consider the impact of noise and vibration after the opening of the metro, which led to the current situation.
Tracing the root cause: In the planning, the section of the metro in Houge Village (后革村) is above a road, but the road has not been built for many years, causing years of trouble.
Did the metro design and construction consider the impact on the residents above ground? On November 5, the reporter went to Dalian Metro Construction Co., Ltd. (大连地铁建设有限公司) for an interview.
"There is no problem with the metro design and construction," said Fan Zeqing (范泽青), Deputy General Manager of Dalian Metro Construction Co., Ltd. (大连地铁建设有限公司). The design route (line alignment) of Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) is consistent with the alignment of a planned municipal road in Dalian (大连), namely Lanling Road (岚岭路). That is to say, according to the original design, the road should be above this section of the metro, not residential buildings. For some reason, the metro started construction in 2011, but this road has not been built.
"To put it another way, the metro design and construction itself does not need to consider whether there are houses above ground," Fan Zeqing (范泽青) introduced. Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) fully complies with the relevant national design and construction standards. The relevant standards will require slope, curvature, etc., and also consider geological impact, but will not consider ground conditions. He believes that as long as the feasibility study is completed and the relevant project approval is obtained, theoretically it will not cause undue impact on the ground.
Regarding the problem of damaged houses reflected by the villagers, Fan Zeqing (范泽青) said that "the cause of the damage to the houses is difficult to determine." Many of the residential buildings in Houge Village (后革村) are of poor quality, and some have been in disrepair for many years. He said that under these circumstances, the relevant departments and Dalian Metro (大连地铁) still compensated the houses damaged during the metro construction, and have fulfilled their responsibility to do practical things for the people.
Regarding the villagers' statement that "the construction permit was not obtained when the metro started construction because the demolition was not completed," the reporter specifically went to the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (大连市住房和城乡建设局) to investigate and interview. On the construction project construction permit for the project name "Dalian Metro Line 2 Phase II Project 214 Section" (大连市地铁2号线二期工程214标段) (that is, the section where Houge Village (后革村) is located), the date of issue is shown as "April 13, 2015", which is three or four years later than the start of construction. Is it related to demolition? The relevant person in charge of the bureau said that it was too long ago and could not be determined for a while.
Regarding the villagers' statement that "the person in charge of Dalian Metro (大连地铁) once promised to organize the overall demolition of Houge Village (后革村) after the opening of the metro," Fan Zeqing (范泽青) said "impossible" and had never heard of "Mr. Lu," "The metro construction does not involve ground demolition, and there is no such funding in the project budget."
However, the relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府) showed the reporter a detailed territorial space plan of Ganjingzi District (甘井子区). In this plan, the route of Metro Line 2 (地铁2号线) overlaps with the planned municipal road "Lanling Road Phase II" (岚岭路二期) in this area. Lanling Road (岚岭路) happens to pass through Houge Village (后革村).
"As long as the road starts to be built, Houge Village (后革村) will definitely be demolished," said the relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府). "According to the plan, the metro and the ground road should have been built in coordination, which can reduce the impact of metro construction and operation on the buildings above ground." Zhao Jianling (赵剑凌), Director of the Special Planning Division of the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources (大连市自然资源局), also said that the rail transit network plan should be consistent with the road lines in the territorial comprehensive plan when it is formulated.
So, why were the metro and the road not built in coordination?
"The metro and road construction must comply with the plan, but it does not mean that this road must be built within the planning period," the relevant person in charge of the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources (大连市自然资源局) told reporters. The implementation of the plan and the construction of the road must consider the needs of urban construction, financial resources, etc., and is a process of multi-party coordinated promotion.
Solution: Start construction of Lanling Road Phase II (岚岭路二期) as soon as possible. Municipal construction should be coordinated and more consideration should be given to the feelings of the people.
"To truly solve the problem, we still need to relocate," said the person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Committee (甘井子区委). Whether it is reducing the speed of the metro or compensating 2,000 yuan per month, it is only a temporary transition measure. "But we have studied relevant policies, and the demolition of Houge Village (后革村) can only wait for the construction of Lanling Road Phase II (岚岭路二期) to start. Otherwise, it will not be possible to establish a project and raise demolition funds."
Why has this road, which was included in the plan long ago, not been built?
"Lanling Road Phase II (岚岭路二期) was included in the territorial space comprehensive plan very early, but it was only included in the Dalian Municipal Government Investment Plan (大连市政府投资计划) in 2021, and the project was established in 2023," said the person in charge of the Dalian Municipal Public Utilities Service Center (大连市市政公用事业服务中心), which is responsible for municipal road construction. After the road is included in the plan, it must wait for the municipal government to issue investment in the early stage of the project, approve the project proposal, obtain the land pre-examination and site selection opinion, and obtain the project feasibility study approval before the project can be established, and then construction can begin. These processes involve multiple departments and require overall consideration from the city level.
Unexpectedly, new problems were encountered after the project was established. A staff member of the service center introduced that when preparing to expropriate land, it was found that a plot of land needed for road construction involved a dispute over land ownership between Houge Village (后革村) and a state-owned enterprise under the Dalian Municipal Government (大连市属某国企). "This problem is a historical legacy problem. If the problem is not solved, the land expropriation work cannot continue. The road construction was delayed." The staff member said that later, according to the relevant documents on cleaning up local debt, new government investment projects in Liaoning Province (辽宁省) were strictly restricted, and road construction was suspended as a result.
When can Lanling Road Phase II (岚岭路二期), which is related to the solution of the Houge Village (后革村) problem, be started?
The relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府) said that according to the local debt reduction situation, it is expected that road construction can be resumed next year or the year after. "The disputed land area is very small relative to the entire Lanling Road Phase II (岚岭路二期). We can consider demolishing the village first and building other sections of the road. This can not only speed up the road project, but also solve the relevant problems of Houge Village (后革村) as soon as possible," a cadre from the relevant department of the Ganjingzi District Committee (甘井子区委) who participated in the relevant work told reporters. As for the land ownership dispute, because it involves a state-owned enterprise under the Dalian Municipal Government (大连市属国企), it is also necessary to ask the Dalian Municipal Government (大连市政府) to coordinate and promote the solution.
The construction of subways and roads, which should have benefited the people, has caused more than 100 households in Houge Village (后革村) to be disturbed for more than 10 years because they were not built in coordination. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Government (甘井子区政府) said that urban and rural construction should be planned first. The relevant infrastructure supporting facilities for urban transportation engineering construction should be done well. At the same time, the impact of municipal construction on the people needs to be considered more carefully in advance. The relevant person in charge of the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources (大连市自然资源局) said that after the plan is prepared, how to implement it by various departments and aspects needs to be strengthened, especially in terms of coordination and cooperation.
"Some departments still consider their own responsible areas too much, lack the awareness of looking at problems from the perspective of overall development, and lack cooperation and coordination with other departments," said the person in charge of the relevant department of the Ganjingzi District Committee (甘井子区委).
"The standard for subway construction is theoretical, and the feelings of the people are real," said the person in charge of the Ganjingzi District Committee (甘井子区委). He hopes to coordinate the cooperation of different departments to solve the problem from the municipal level or a higher level.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王锦涛
On September 8th, this newspaper's "Letters to the Editor" section published an article titled "Jingli Expressway Construction Cuts Off Villagers' Road," reporting that the construction of the Jingli Expressway (景礼高速) had cut off the road for villagers in Qinglin Temple Village (青林寺村), Chengguan Town (城关镇), Li County (礼县), Longnan (陇南), Gansu (甘肃), causing inconvenience for villagers.
On the same day the report was published, relevant departments in Longnan City (陇南市) and Li County (礼县) organized an on-site investigation and verification of the relevant issues. After investigation, the villagers' report was found to be true. The expressway subgrade needed to run through the second group of Qinglin Temple Village (青林寺村) in Chengguan Town (城关镇), and the original hardened road in front of the houses of 4 households on the north side was cut off. The Jingli Expressway (景礼高速) project department built a temporary access road for the villagers, but there were problems such as muddy roads and difficult travel in rainy weather.
On September 8th, relevant departments immediately organized sand treatment of the temporary access road to facilitate travel for the masses. Subsequently, a new permanent road (see picture) with a length of 340 meters and a width of 3.5 to 4.5 meters was built, directly connecting to the doorsteps of the affected people and connecting to the village's industrial road, and is now officially open to traffic. In addition, relevant departments in Li County (礼县) have also strengthened safety publicity and education for villagers, and at the same time urged the expressway construction party to strengthen on-site safety management to ensure the safety of the masses.
Return to TopI am a resident of Taiyuan (太原市), Shanxi (山西) Province. North Main Street (北大街) in Xinghualing District (杏花岭区) is a major thoroughfare in Taiyuan (太原). To alleviate the difficulty residents have in finding parking, relevant departments have marked off free, temporary public parking spaces along the side of North Main Street (北大街). However, some nearby residents park their cars in these spaces and leave them there for months without moving them, some even covering them with "car covers" (as shown in the picture). This behavior goes against the original intention of setting up temporary public parking spaces on the roadside. Vehicles parked for long periods of time without moving can also create potential fire and traffic safety hazards. It is recommended that relevant departments strengthen education and guidance, improve rectification effectiveness, and avoid "zombie cars" occupying temporary public parking spaces.
Shanxi (山西) Province, Taiyuan (太原市) City, Liu Shui (柳水)
Return to TopWith the rapid development of high-speed rail and the increasing popularity of private cars, traditional long-distance bus passenger transport faces challenges. However, long-distance bus passenger transport still plays an irreplaceable role in medium- and short-distance inter-city travel, especially in cities that do not yet have high-speed rail or have fewer high-speed rail services. Therefore, relevant departments should take measures to address the problems faced by long-distance passenger transport, accurately meet the needs of the public, and improve transportation efficiency.
First, "tidal schedules" can be implemented to serve cross-regional commuting groups. It is recommended to appropriately reduce the number of departures during the daytime off-peak hours on weekdays to save transportation capacity; and dynamically increase the number of departures to surrounding cities during peak periods on weekends and holidays to solve the increasing commuting demand of "two-city life." In addition, buses are relatively easy to schedule, and the advantage of convenient ticket purchases is prominent during holidays such as the Spring Festival and National Day. The transportation department can predict in advance and increase the number of direct bus services between popular routes, which can not only provide passengers with more choices but also alleviate the situation of "**一票难求**" (yī piào nán qiú - "one ticket hard to get," tickets are very difficult to obtain).
Second, optimize the county network and activate capillaries. Many counties and counties, counties and cities, and counties and their subordinate towns cannot be directly reached by train. We should continue to optimize and retain passenger transport routes in these areas, and explore extending passenger transport services to rural areas, especially to meet the concentrated travel needs during special periods such as busy farming seasons and market days.
Third, we can explore the development of a "ride-hailing" model to seamlessly connect hubs. Focus on developing shuttle services from high-speed rail stations and airports to surrounding counties and even scenic spots. We can explore "ride-hailing bus" or "customized passenger transport" services, where passengers can submit their travel needs online in advance, and passenger transport companies can flexibly open routes accordingly, allowing passengers to seamlessly connect to buses as soon as they get off the train.
Wu (邬) from Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江) Province.
Return to TopBy: 孙立极 陈熠恬
"Unit doors, stairwell walls, distribution boxes, fire hydrants, and other areas are covered with advertisements for locksmiths, pipe clearing, and domestic services..." Recently, Mr. Gu, a reader from Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (伊犁哈萨克自治州), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), wrote to report that the front door of his home was covered with small advertisements, so many that it was almost unrecognizable, leaving him feeling helpless.
Coincidentally, Mr. Zhang from Hebi (鹤壁), Henan (河南) recently reflected on the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily that in several family compounds at the west end of Meihua Lane (梅花巷) in Qibin District (淇滨区), Hebi City (鹤壁市), "not only the Spring Festival couplets, 'Fu' characters, doors, and stairwell walls of residents' homes, but even the gas meters and fire extinguishers in the stairwells are covered with small advertisements."
Small advertisements are known as the "psoriasis" of the city. First, they are difficult to clean. Some netizens complained on social media, "In the past, they were pasted, but now many are spray-painted." Second, they are annoying. Advertisements such as "broadband access" and "gym opening" are still legitimate businesses, but some small advertisements contain "gray areas" or are even illegal. Mr. Yang, a reader from Suzhou (苏州市), Jiangsu (江苏), said that in the community where he lives, illegal extraction of public accumulation funds and pornographic small advertisements are plastered everywhere, which is disgusting.
According to the "Regulations on the Management of Urban Appearance and Environmental Sanitation" issued by the State Council, "writing, drawing, or posting publicity materials on urban buildings, facilities, and trees without approval" will result in the "urban people's government's urban appearance and environmental sanitation administrative department or its entrusted unit ordering it to correct the illegal behavior and take remedial measures, and may also impose a warning or fine." Accordingly, various localities have formulated specific regulations to restrain the behavior of randomly posting and distributing small advertisements, but it is relatively vague whether residential buildings are within the prohibited scope.
Liu Dahai (刘大海), a resident of Shuguang Xincheng (曙光新城) in Aimin District (爱民区), Mudanjiang City (牡丹江市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), said that because the front door of his home was always covered with small locksmith advertisements, he reported the problem to the local government. The Aimin District Urban Management Department replied that the "Heilongjiang Province Urban Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Management Regulations" do not include residential buildings, so they cannot be punished. The regulations stipulate that "randomly spraying, scribbling, or posting on trees, buildings, structures, municipal facilities, and the ground shall be ordered to be removed and fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan per instance." Liu Dahai asked, "Why aren't residential buildings considered buildings?"
Similarly, a netizen living in the West Coast New Area (西海岸新区) of Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) reflected on the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily that small advertisements at his doorstep are repeatedly prohibited but not stopped. The West Coast New Area Working Committee replied: According to the relevant provisions of the "Shandong Province Urban Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Management Measures," the comprehensive law enforcement squadron can only "report the suspension" of telephone numbers on small advertisements on the exterior walls of buildings, and has no right to "report the suspension" of telephone numbers on small advertisements inside the stairwell.
In this regard, Wu Juan (吴娟), a senior partner at Hubei Weiside Law Firm (湖北维思德律师事务所), pointed out that according to the Civil Code, "other public places and public facilities" within the building area belong to the common ownership of the owners. The stairwell of a residential area, as a shared part of the building other than the exclusive part, belongs to the common ownership of the owners and does not belong to the "urban buildings" defined in the "Regulations on the Management of Urban Appearance and Environmental Sanitation."
A street cadre told reporters that if residents complain about small advertisements in the community, they will urge the community property to strictly manage the entry and exit of personnel and clean up the small advertisements in a timely manner. However, some residential areas do not have property companies or the property services are not in place, and the stairwells or the doors of residents' homes have become the "hardest hit areas" for small advertisements. Mr. Feng (冯先生), a reader from Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei (河北), said that he lives in an old community without a property company, "I can't possibly squat and guard, and there is no better way to deal with the small advertisements at the door."
The stickers of small advertisements are highly mobile and concealed. Pre-event and in-event supervision are difficult, and post-event supervision is particularly important. In the face of randomly posted small advertisements, property companies mainly focus on cleaning up and cannot "report the suspension" of telephone numbers on small advertisements through the communications department in accordance with relevant regulations.
Wu Juan (吴娟) said that the current cost of violating the law by posting small advertisements is disproportionate to the cost of law enforcement. "The upper limit of fines is low, and criminal prosecution is difficult, resulting in a low cost of violation. However, the difficulty of obtaining evidence and the high cost of cleaning up lead to a high cost of law enforcement." She suggested that, first, the existing laws and regulations should be improved to clarify the scope of "urban buildings" in the new type of urban environment, and residential stairwells, shared transportation, public electric meter boxes, etc. should be included in the management scope to provide a definite basis for grassroots law enforcement. Second, a "municipal appearance department-led + multi-department coordinated" governance mechanism needs to be established to clarify the responsibilities of market supervision, public security, communications management and other departments. Illegal advertisements involving fraud, pornography and gambling should be severely cracked down by the public security department in accordance with the law to increase the cost of violation and realize a closed loop of the entire chain of "discovery-evidence collection-source tracing-punishment."
Zheng Wen (郑文), a reader from Hukou County (湖口县), Jiangxi (江西), suggested that small advertisements closely related to citizens' lives, such as moving and repairs, can be integrated and posted on community information bulletin boards to effectively manage small advertisements that publish legitimate business information and avoid arbitrary posting. On the one hand, 重拳亮剑 (zhòng quán liàng jiàn - "heavy fist show sword," to crack down hard on illegal activities), and on the other hand, actively leave room for legitimate small advertisements to survive. With a two-pronged approach, urban residents can truly say goodbye to "psoriasis."
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The 15th National Games, guided by the concept of "Games for All, Games Benefiting All," has sparked a nationwide fitness craze. From professional arenas to streets and alleys, people are fully experiencing the charm of sports, and the enthusiasm for sports continues to rise.
Around 7 p.m., the circular track of the Yunan County Sports Center (郁南县体育中心) in Yunfu City (云浮市), Guangdong Province (广东省) was a lively scene. Runners chased each other, sweating profusely; parents took their children to jump rope and walk briskly, enjoying parent-child time; groups of elderly friends danced and exercised together. In the basketball court, fierce confrontations were staged from time to time, with cheers and shouts rising and falling; in the pickleball hall, the crisp sound of hitting balls was endless...
"The 15th National Games is like a fitness signal light, and the strong sports atmosphere has inspired many people." Lai (赖), a citizen of Yunfu (云浮), said, "The sports facilities near my home are becoming more and more complete. Whenever we have time, we go out to exercise. We are healthier and in a better mood!"
A vibrant fitness picture is slowly unfolding. In Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), social sports instructors provide volunteer services to the public, helping people exercise scientifically; in Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东), the 11th Citizens' Fitness Games organically combines traditional sports programs with modern fitness concepts to improve people's health; in Meizhou (梅州), Guangdong (广东), the community sports meeting and national fitness volunteer service activities in the community build a display stage and exchange platform for residents...
Two 3x3 basketball courts, two 5x5 basketball courts, multiple table tennis courts, and four fitness trails... Shiwuitang Subdistrict (石围塘街道) in Liwan District (荔湾区), Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) makes full use of the community's "golden corners and silver edges" to embed fitness facilities into residents' daily life lines, making the sports map at their doorstep richer. Retired resident Teacher Li (李老师) said with emotion: "In the past, we had to look for venues everywhere to play ball. Now we can start the game downstairs, and my neighbors and I have become ball friends." One sports venue after another brings new vitality to community life.
The 15th National Games takes the "Games Benefiting the People Project" as the starting point to promote the continuous improvement of fitness facilities. In order to create a 15-minute fitness circle, Guangzhou (广州) has added and renovated more than 100 community sports parks and laid nearly 300 fitness trails throughout the city.
In addition, the "Ten Thousand Village Women Social Sports Instructor Training Program" has been implemented. In three years, Guangdong (广东) has trained nearly 500 rural women social sports instructors, covering 460 administrative villages, which has increased the enthusiasm of people in rural areas to participate in fitness.
With the 15th National Games in full swing, the sports atmosphere in Hong Kong (香港) is becoming increasingly strong. The Hong Kong (香港) competition area has set up experience areas near several competition venues, which are open to the public free of charge.
In the public beach volleyball experience area near Victoria Park (维多利亚公园), people stepped barefoot on the "same style as the National Games" beach, serving and bumping... The Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China (香港排球总会) arranged for athletes and coaches to provide on-site guidance, allowing everyone to better experience the fun of beach volleyball.
The handball and fencing experience areas of the Kai Tak Sports Park (启德体育园) in Hong Kong (香港) have multiple booths. Participants can get a stamp after completing the game, and they can redeem National Games souvenirs after collecting a certain number. Ms. Wang (王女士) from Guangzhou (广州) made a special trip with her children to experience it on the weekend. "I learned about a variety of sports in the game. My child just experienced fencing and it feels great," Ms. Wang (王女士) said.
On the main streets of Macao (澳门), banners and mascots of the 15th National Games can be seen everywhere.
After the opening of the 15th National Games, many communities in Macao (澳门) held a variety of cultural and sports activities, bringing the spirit of hard work and progress on the field into the community and integrating it into the daily life of residents.
At the former site of the Yick Long Firecracker Factory (益隆炮竹厂旧址), the "15th National Games Cheerleading Community Carnival Day" event attracted many people. Mr. Lin (林先生), a resident of Macao (澳门), said that the National Games provided Macao (澳门) residents with the opportunity to watch high-level events up close, and convenient measures such as "face-swiping customs clearance" also made it easier for Macao (澳门) residents to watch games in other cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区).
At the Sports Carnival event at the roundabout of the Taipa (氹仔) Stadium, many children said excitedly that they had recently watched the 15th National Games volleyball and 3x3 basketball games, and hoped to represent the Macao (澳门) team in the National Games when they grow up. The event organizer said that the next step will be to cooperate with other cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) to carry out more mass sports activities and jointly create a healthy and upward lifestyle.
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On the field, marathon runners crossed Shenzhen (深圳) and Hong Kong (香港), telling the wonderful story of "one race connecting two cities"; off the field, the "online marathon" attracted enthusiastic participation from runners all over the country, with a cumulative mileage of over 3 million kilometers. With more than half of the 15th National Games completed, the public's enthusiasm for participation is growing, and the concept of "National Games benefiting the people" is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
From the construction and renovation of venues that "take into account both competition-time and post-competition utilization" to hosting competitions and building cities to enhance urban functions and quality; from the joint holding of "National Games benefiting the people" activities in Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门), to promoting mass sports events into scenic spots, blocks, and business districts... Since its preparation, the 15th National Games has integrated the grand narrative of building a strong sports nation into the daily lives of people's health, making this grand event a heart-warming livelihood project.
Open and shared facilities promote a national fitness trend. The renovated Tianhe Sports Center (天河体育中心) in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) has been transformed into a boundary-free sports park, the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center (广东奥体中心), where the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games was held, has created an open national fitness activity space, and Shenzhen (深圳) has launched more than 90% of the city's sports venues online... Taking advantage of the east wind of the 15th National Games, sports venues are opening to the public in a more favorable and convenient way, which not only solves the problem of post-competition utilization, but also allows citizens to have high-level sports resources. After the experience of the Games, the quality of the city and the level of urban public services have been continuously improved, and the masses share the dividends of development.
Open and inclusive events engrave unforgettable memories of the National Games. Since the establishment of mass sports events in the 13th National Games for the first time, the National Games has become a sports carnival shared by the whole people. The mass sports events of the 15th National Games have been expanded, with a total of 23 major events and 166 minor events. In thousands of competitions, the contestants come from all walks of life, the oldest being 81 years old and the youngest being 8 years old. The scene of the old, middle-aged and young people competing on the same stage has written a vivid footnote for "National Games for all", and also allows more people to enjoy the joy of sports.
The results of the 15th National Games will continue to benefit the whole people. "Sports + Lingnan culture (岭南文化)", this grand event has become a bond to unite the construction of the Greater Bay Area; "Sports + Rural Revitalization", featured agricultural products have become popular through the Games; "Sports + Technology", more innovative products have landing scenarios... With sports as the medium, the 15th National Games has become a powerful engine to promote cultural integration, industrial upgrading and the development of the Greater Bay Area. The passion and dreams ignited by the 15th National Games are gathering into a powerful force for building a strong sports nation.
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Combat effectiveness is the ultimate determining factor in the rise and fall of an army, affecting not only the operational methods and actual effectiveness of the armed forces but also the survival, security, and long-term stability of a country and a nation. Advanced combat effectiveness is the latest viewpoint on combat effectiveness construction put forward by our Party after President Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly discussed the original and iconic concept of "new quality combat effectiveness." In January 2019, President Xi (习近平) pointed out at the Central Military Commission's military work conference: "We must strengthen the construction of new types of combat forces and increase the proportion of new quality combat effectiveness." Since then, President Xi (习近平) has repeatedly discussed this important issue, emphasizing "building a strong strategic deterrence system, increasing the proportion of new domain and new quality combat forces" and "promoting the accelerated improvement of new quality combat effectiveness," etc. It is precisely on the basis of the formation and development practice of the new quality combat effectiveness of our army in the new era that the new thought and new judgment of "advanced combat effectiveness" has emerged. Advanced combat effectiveness is a higher-level form of combat effectiveness, guided and supported by new quality combat effectiveness, emphasizing the scaled, combat-oriented, and systematic application of new quality combat effectiveness, focusing on theoretical innovation, intelligent empowerment, system upgrades, talent dimension upgrades, and weapon equipment upgrades. At the same time, it also includes the upgrading and creative application of traditional combat effectiveness, which is the morphological evolution, capacity expansion, and quality upgrade of new quality combat effectiveness.
Advanced combat effectiveness represents the development trend of military transformation, military intelligence, and army combat methods, and is a new growth point of combat effectiveness and a commanding height of the future battlefield. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions") adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, based on the overall strategic situation of Chinese-style modernization, made arrangements for achieving the centenary goal of the army on schedule and promoting the high-quality modernization of national defense and the army, and proposed "accelerating the construction of advanced combat effectiveness," which pointed out the direction of struggle and provided a measuring standard for achieving the centenary goal of the army on schedule and further improving the quality and efficiency of national defense and army modernization construction at a new starting point. We must deeply study and understand the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, deeply understand the firm will and far-sightedness of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core to build and consolidate national defense and a strong army, and constantly create a new situation in the cause of strengthening the army in the new era, deeply grasp the requirements of the times for accelerating the construction of advanced combat effectiveness, actively seize the commanding heights of military struggle, seek new advantages in military competition and development, focus on advanced combat effectiveness to think about transformation, grasp construction, and make preparations, promote the in-depth and solid development of the work of preparing for war and combat in the new era, and constantly improve the strategic ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Advanced combat effectiveness is proposed based on a deep insight into the development trend of world military affairs, the leap in new quality productive forces, and the laws of army modernization development.
President Xi (习近平) pointed out: "If a country and a nation want to revitalize, they must advance in the logic of historical progress and develop in the trend of the times." Advanced combat effectiveness is an original and iconic concept of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the army, and it is a scientific deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, which keenly grasps the development trend of world military affairs and the evolution law of war forms, deeply understands the new situation of the efficient integration and two-way driving of new quality productive forces and new quality combat effectiveness, and scientifically grasps the development achievements, historical orientation, and mission tasks of national defense and army modernization in the new era.
The development of the world's new military revolution and the evolution of war forms strongly promote the transformation of combat effectiveness forms. In today's world, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, the world's new military revolution is accelerating, and strategic high technologies such as artificial intelligence, network information, big data, blockchain, quantum technology, biological intersection, and nanomaterials are bursting forth. The widespread application of science and technology in the military field has caused profound changes in war forms and combat methods, and is increasingly becoming an important factor in determining the outcome of war. The evolution of war forms presents many new trends, the characteristics of intelligence are more prominent, some new technologies and equipment form a dimensionality reduction strike on traditional equipment, and new quality combat forces represented by strategic early warning, information control, algorithm attack and defense, and unmanned intelligence are increasingly becoming an important force in influencing the modern battlefield. With the rapid progress of technologies such as artificial intelligence and military robots, the "autonomous capabilities" of weapon equipment, such as autonomous battlefield perception, autonomous combat decision-making, autonomous planning, and autonomous action, are becoming stronger and stronger, and they are being upgraded from "execution tools" to "intelligent nodes." The deep integration of drones and artificial intelligence recognition technology has produced a "thousand-mile pursuit" deterrent effect. Fire strikes and network and electronic attacks are coordinated in an orderly manner to create an offensive system that integrates hardware and software and covers the entire domain. Under the traction of military intelligence, new quality combat effectiveness is constantly breeding combat effectiveness types with higher efficiency and better quality, and advanced combat effectiveness is increasingly becoming a strong force driving the world's new military revolution.
The vigorous development of new quality productive forces is linked to the upgrading of combat effectiveness construction. The generation and upgrading of any combat effectiveness is the application and extension of productive forces in the military field under a certain social form. New quality productive forces are advanced productive forces with innovation playing a leading role and characterized by high technology, high efficiency, and high quality. They are the most active, technologically advanced, promising, and widely influential productive forces in today's society. The rapid development of new quality productive forces not only provides advanced science and technology and a solid material foundation for the generation of new quality combat effectiveness, but also provides the traction and support for its upgrading and replacement, becoming a key variable in reshaping war forms, reconstructing combat systems, and reorganizing command elements. New quality combat effectiveness originates from breakthroughs in key common technologies, cutting-edge leading technologies, and disruptive technological innovations, relies on emerging technological means and advanced combat concepts, fully implants information genes and integrates into networked systems, and uses new technologies, new equipment, and new tactics to make the military system present new advantages such as strategic guidance, information empowerment, network aggregation, technology strengthening, and system release. With the rapid development and widespread application of new quality combat effectiveness, the advanced combat effectiveness form dominated by it will inevitably emerge and become a powerful engine for promoting the transformation and development of the modern military system.
The major achievements of national defense and army modernization in the new era have laid a solid foundation for advanced combat effectiveness. Since the new era, President Xi (习近平), based on the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the major changes unseen in a century in the world, has examined and guided the construction of combat effectiveness with the goal of strengthening the army, and promoted the vigorous emergence of the vitality of various elements of combat effectiveness. Deepen the reform of national defense and the army, form a new pattern of the military commission's overall management, the theater's main combat, and the service's main construction, and successively form and adjust new types of combat force systems such as military aerospace forces, cyberspace forces, and information support forces, realizing the overall and revolutionary reshaping of the organizational structure and force system. Coordinate the development of strategic emerging industries and new types of combat forces, and achieve a series of major achievements. Accelerate the upgrading of weapon equipment, with new fourth-generation equipment represented by new tanks, carrier-based aircraft, and fighter jets being equipped to the troops, and major country weapons represented by the "Dongfeng-5C" liquid intercontinental strategic nuclear missile appearing on the military parade. The strategy of strengthening the army with talents has been deeply implemented, and high-quality and specialized new military talents are growing rapidly. These revolutionary progress and historical achievements in the new era have enabled new quality combat effectiveness to continuously accumulate momentum, optimize and upgrade from concept to planning to practice, and provide a solid military practice fertile ground for the birth of advanced combat effectiveness.
Advanced combat effectiveness has distinct characteristics of the times, innovation, and dialectics.
President Xi (习近平) pointed out: "The army is to prepare for war, and all work must adhere to the standard of combat effectiveness and focus on being able to fight and win battles." Looking back at history, our army has grown from small to large, from weak to strong, and constantly moved from victory to victory. An important experience is to always pay attention to the construction of combat effectiveness, promote the dynamic upgrading of combat capabilities, and measure the effectiveness of construction with practical combat standards. With the progress of science and technology and the development of the times, the form of war is accelerating its evolution, and the connotation, elements, and characteristics of combat effectiveness are constantly undergoing new changes. Only by actively adapting to the development trend of the military revolution and keenly grasping the pulse and strong demand of the evolution of combat effectiveness can we clarify what kind of war to fight in the future and how to fight it, anchor the logical basis of war preparation, and find the direction of army combat effectiveness development. Advanced combat effectiveness is an important concept proposed by President Xi (习近平) in the course of leading the modernization of national defense and the army, based on building a new type of military force system, accelerating the construction of new quality combat effectiveness, improving the quality and efficiency of winning battles, and fulfilling missions and tasks at a high standard. It has distinct characteristics of the times, innovation, and dialectics.
Advanced combat effectiveness embodies the development direction of military intelligence. At present, adhering to the integrated development of mechanization, informatization, and intelligence, with mechanization as the foundation, informatization as the support, and intelligence as the lead, is an important path for our army to promote modernization. Traditional combat effectiveness is based on mechanical energy and chemical energy, focusing on the superposition of personnel, weapons, and forces, and focusing on the competition for physical spaces such as land, sea, air, and space. New quality combat effectiveness is based on traditional combat effectiveness, but relies more on new types of energy such as data, algorithms, and computing power, focusing on the implantation of data elements, algorithm elements, and cross-domain elements, and focusing on defeating and winning in emerging fields such as the network domain, information domain, and cognitive domain. Advanced combat effectiveness conforms to the new trend that future wars will leap from "energy-dominated" to "information-dominated" and then to "intelligence-dominated," not only focusing on the "new quality" composition of combat effectiveness, emphasizing the leading position of new quality combat effectiveness, but also focusing on the "superiority" of the application effectiveness of new quality combat effectiveness, giving play to its scaled, combat-oriented, and systematic effects, and focusing on using military intelligence to transform the combat effectiveness generation structure and continuously improve the intelligence level of combat effectiveness.
Advanced combat effectiveness means the iterative upgrading of all elements of combat effectiveness. Advanced combat effectiveness is essentially high-quality combat effectiveness, relying on innovation-driven, technology-enabled, and intelligent empowerment, and has prominent characteristics such as high intelligence, high technology, high quality, and high integration. On the one hand, advanced combat effectiveness requires the comprehensive iterative upgrading of all elements of combat effectiveness, so that the military theory, the soul, the organizational form, the structure, the military personnel, the core, and the weapon equipment, the support, fully implement the quality first and quality and efficiency priority orientation, promote quality change, efficiency change, and power change, promote the widespread penetration and deep empowerment of intelligent technology to people, weapons, and their combination methods, and generate advanced combat effectiveness with the optimization of all elements. On the other hand, advanced combat effectiveness relies more on the integrated linkage of the entire military system, so that the release mode of combat effectiveness changes from "point" to "surface," the effectiveness presentation changes from compartmentalization to aggregation, and the human-machine relationship changes from "master-slave cooperation" to "intelligent symbiosis," so that the entire military system has the optimal output of combat effectiveness and the best release of effectiveness, and the "superiority" of the system structure promotes the "strength" of combat effectiveness.
Advanced combat effectiveness contains a materialistic dialectical military thinking method. Advanced combat effectiveness is not fixed, static, or passive. Advanced combat effectiveness is relative, it is the leading edge relative to strong enemies and opponents, and has obvious advantages of being one step ahead of the enemy, winning one move over the enemy, and being one point faster than the enemy. Advanced combat effectiveness is dynamic, all "advanced" are developing, it is the process of advanced leading tradition and new quality transforming old quality, today's advanced does not equal tomorrow's advanced, and temporary advanced does not equal permanent advanced; from the perspective of the ultimate energy efficiency of combat, "advanced" must be high-energy efficiency defeating low-energy efficiency, high-quality crushing low-quality, and strong military intelligence surpassing weak military intelligence. Advanced combat effectiveness has subjectivity, both the initiative of not being controlled by others and the initiative of being good at promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses and actively forging ahead, as well as the characteristics of adaptability, resilience, and vitality to the latest military development and changes in the war environment. The proposal of this original and iconic concept of advanced combat effectiveness creatively reveals the dialectical unity relationship between advanced and backward, quality and scale, and active and passive in the generation of military capabilities, deeply reveals the general laws of combat effectiveness generation, development, and leap, expands the new vision of military theory, deepens the new understanding of military theory, realizes the innovative transformation and systematic transformation of the constituent elements of combat effectiveness, and opens up a new path for liberating and developing combat effectiveness.
The concept of advanced combat effectiveness has achieved multiple breakthroughs in the history of military theory development.
Standing at the forefront of the times, President Xi (习近平) deeply grasps the laws of military transformation and modern war form evolution in the new era, conducts theoretical innovation on combat effectiveness construction, enriches and develops the Marxist theory on combat effectiveness construction system, promotes the theoretical innovation and transformation of the Party's combat effectiveness form, transcends the logical limitations of Western combat effectiveness generation theory, and achieves multiple strategic value breakthroughs in the history of military thought and the history of military theory development.
It has enriched and developed the Marxist theory on combat effectiveness construction system. Marx and Engels deeply insight into the internal connection between military affairs and social factors such as politics and economy, scientifically grasped the essence and laws of military activities, and emphasized that "the nature and type of armed forces and their characteristics, equipment and tactics, the organization and training methods of troops depend on the level of development of productive forces, depend on the social system and the class structure of society," and formed a theoretical understanding of the constituent elements of army combat effectiveness and its generation and development laws, providing scientific guidance for the proletariat party to establish its own armed forces and improve combat effectiveness. President Xi (习近平) adheres to the Marxist military view and methodology, based on the new characteristics of the times and the new reality of our army's development, and puts forward a series of concepts and propositions such as "science and technology is the core combat effectiveness of modern war," "scientific military theory is combat effectiveness," and "new quality combat effectiveness," scientifically revealing the generation mode and evolution law of combat effectiveness under the conditions of the information and intelligence era, leading the new leap in the quality of our army's combat effectiveness, and enriching and developing the Marxist military theory concept system.
It has promoted the theoretical innovation and transformation of the Party's combat effectiveness form. In the course of the people's army building and strengthening the army, our Party has always attached great importance to improving the army's combat effectiveness. During the new democratic revolution, our Party put forward the issue of "improving the combat effectiveness of the main force," and in practice, with extremely brilliant strategic guidance, flexible strategic tactics, hard training, and brave spirit, maintained strong combat effectiveness. Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) clearly pointed out on the eve of the founding of New China: "The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting team." In the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) pointed out that "the army should improve its combat effectiveness," and led our army to continuously develop combat effectiveness through streamlining, rectification, reform, and strengthening training. With the continuous liberation and development of productive forces, our Party emphasized "strengthening training through science and technology" and "training troops through science and technology," which promoted new improvements in combat effectiveness construction. Entering the new era, President Xi (习近平) scientifically grasps the general trend of the times of implementing the new development concept and developing new quality productive forces, focuses on achieving the Party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era, and on the basis of emphasizing firmly establishing the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness, puts forward scientific arguments such as "strengthening the construction of new types of combat forces" and "fully liberating and developing new quality combat effectiveness," providing important guidance for the iterative upgrading of our army's combat effectiveness. "Advanced combat effectiveness" is the refinement, sublimation, and innovative development of the Party's historical experience in combat effectiveness construction, enriches the scientific theory of the Party's army combat effectiveness form in the new era, and becomes a new concept and new category with extremely leading and ideological power in Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the army, laying a solid foundation for the systematization and rationalization of the Party's military theory in the new era.
It has promoted the innovative transformation of the Party's combat effectiveness paradigm theory. Throughout the People's Army's journey of building a strong military, our Party has always attached great importance to improving the army's combat effectiveness. During the New Democratic Revolution, our Party raised the issue of "improving the combat effectiveness of the main forces" and, in practice, maintained strong combat effectiveness through extremely brilliant strategic guidance, flexible strategic and tactical approaches, arduous training, and courageous spirit. Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) explicitly pointed out on the eve of the founding of New China: "The People's Liberation Army is forever a fighting force." In the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) pointed out that "the army must improve its combat effectiveness," leading our army to continuously develop its combat effectiveness through streamlining, rectification, reform, and enhanced training. With the continuous liberation and development of productive forces, our Party emphasized "invigorating training through science and technology" and "training troops with science and technology," promoting new improvements in combat effectiveness construction. Entering the new era, President Xi (习主席) scientifically grasped the general trend of implementing the new development concept and developing new quality productive forces, focusing on achieving the Party's goal of strengthening the military in the new era. On the basis of emphasizing the firm establishment of combat effectiveness as the sole fundamental criterion, he put forward scientific judgments such as "strengthening the construction of new types of combat forces" and "fully liberating and developing new quality combat effectiveness," providing important guidance for the iterative upgrading of our military's combat effectiveness. "Advanced combat effectiveness" is a refinement, sublimation, and innovative development of the Party's historical experience in combat effectiveness construction, enriching the scientific theory of the Party's army combat effectiveness paradigm in the new era, and becoming a new concept and category with great guiding significance and ideological power in Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the military, laying a solid foundation for the systematization and rationalization of the Party's military theory in the new era.
It has transcended the logical limitations of Western combat effectiveness generation theory. Engels profoundly pointed out that "the entire organization and mode of operation of the army, as well as the victories and defeats related to it, depend on material, that is, economic conditions," which laid the historical materialist methodological foundation for combat effectiveness research. However, on the issue of combat effectiveness construction, for a long time, technological worship and "weaponry determinism" have been very popular, and there has been a misconception of only seeing "things" and not "people" when discussing combat effectiveness. For example, the US military has completely defeated many weak opponents with technological advantages, but its "military transformation" has frequently fallen into the logic of "combat platform replacement" from old weapons to new weapons. The concept of advanced combat effectiveness insists on starting from the base point of new quality combat effectiveness, using "new" to mark technological mutations, using "quality" to characterize qualitative changes in combat effectiveness structure, and using "combat quality and efficiency" to measure the effectiveness of combat effectiveness construction and application. It strengthens the ecological system of combat effectiveness generation, incorporates theory, data, algorithms, talent, and organization into a system of integrated production and combat effectiveness, shifts the focus of combat effectiveness from weapon competition to system confrontation, reshapes the underlying logic of combat effectiveness generation, and forms a combat effectiveness generation theory with Chinese characteristics. It effectively gets rid of the misconceptions of combat effectiveness generation such as over-reliance on technology and materials, and the separation of political goals from military means, laying a solid foundation for building China's independent military knowledge system.
Scientifically Constructing a System for the Generation, Construction, and Maintenance of Advanced Combat Effectiveness
President Xi (习主席) emphasized: "Improve the operational effectiveness of the military system and promote the high-quality development of our military." The theme of China's economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is to promote high-quality development, which is not only an inevitable choice for developing new quality productive forces in the new journey, but also an inevitable requirement for strengthening the construction of advanced combat effectiveness. We must thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the military, deeply understand the deployment requirements of the "Recommendations," accurately grasp the phased characteristics of the next five years or even longer, highlight the theme of promoting high-quality development, consistently adhere to and strengthen the Party's absolute leadership over the army, promote political building of the army, reform to strengthen the army, science and technology to strengthen the army, talent to strengthen the army, and rule of law to govern the army, uphold integrity and innovate to do a good job in the overall design of advanced combat effectiveness construction, build a modern military force system with Chinese characteristics, and continuously improve combat capabilities, and enhance the strategic ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Adhere to Promoting the High-Quality Development of All Elements Constituting Combat Effectiveness. In future operations, with the continuous strengthening of new domain and new quality forces and the rapid development of unmanned intelligence and other technologies, the generation of combat effectiveness will show a trend of upgrading all elements, presenting new characteristics such as three-dimensional aggregation of advantages, dynamic aggregation of advantages, and efficiency aggregation of advantages. We must focus on the new trends in the development of war forms, accelerate the modernization of military theory, conscientiously implement President Xi's (习主席) important expositions on combat effectiveness construction, analyze the winning mechanism of informatized and intelligentized warfare, and promote the prosperity and development of the main theories of combat effectiveness such as military strategy, operational thinking, and the modernization of the army. Adapt to the reality that the overall, collaborative, and complex nature of military system operations has been significantly improved, grasp the implementation of reform tasks, continuously optimize the military force system, do a good job in the big article on military governance modernization, and improve the extraction and aggregation efficiency of combat effectiveness. Combine investing in things with investing in people, adhere to cultivating, examining, and using talents politically, build a military talent team that adapts to the requirements of intelligent warfare, further accelerate the development of advanced weaponry and equipment, improve the intelligence level of weaponry and equipment, implement major national defense development projects, step up national defense science and technology innovation and advanced technology transformation, and develop and build more "trump card" weapons and equipment that can control and win.
Make Good Use of Military Intelligence as a Powerful Engine for Upgrading the Quality of Combat Effectiveness. With breakthroughs in technology in the field of artificial intelligence, the trend of human society's development from informatization to intelligence is also reflected in the military field. The "mast" of military intelligence has already appeared on the "horizon" of the evolution of war forms, and the prototype of informatized warfare with intelligent characteristics is emerging. We must accelerate the coordinated construction and application of the network information system. The network is the carrier and channel of information and intelligence. Under the conditions of modern warfare, the network information system has become the core support. We must coordinate the construction and application of the network information system, strengthen the development and utilization of data resources, realize the interconnection and intercommunication between combat units and various weapon systems, build a distributed, reconfigurable, and resilient combat network, and accelerate the construction of the network information system and improve the ability to serve and support war preparedness. We must build an intelligent military system, accelerate the transformation and application of cutting-edge technological achievements in the field of artificial intelligence to the military field, accelerate the construction of unmanned intelligent combat forces and counter-capabilities, so that military intelligence can better and faster integrate into the system, drive the system, and empower the system.
Nurture Integrated Fusion as a Source of Living Water for Combat Effectiveness Construction. In today's world, the technological revolution, industrial transformation, and military revolution are accelerating, and the national strategic competitiveness, social productivity, and army combat effectiveness are becoming more closely related, mutually influential, and mutually supportive. Promoting the efficient integration and two-way pull of new quality productive forces and new quality combat effectiveness is the fundamental requirement for achieving the unity of a prosperous country and a strong military, and is the source of living water for accelerating the construction of advanced combat effectiveness. We must innovate the construction and application model of combat effectiveness, actively guide the direction of new quality productive forces and new quality combat effectiveness according to the needs of military struggle, improve the system and mechanism for demand docking, planning connection, and resource sharing, highlight the construction of strategic capabilities in emerging fields as the top priority, vigorously promote the construction, development, and integrated application of new types of military talent, new types of combat equipment, new types of organizational forms, and new types of tactics, continuously consolidate the material foundation for social production to serve future wars, accelerate the supply of new quality combat effectiveness, and ensure that the army's combat effectiveness and social productivity are effectively focused and accurately released on the battlefield in wartime, so as to win future wars with the powerful and continuous overall strength of the country.
Highlight Actual Combat Training as an Important Grasp for Catalyzing Combat Effectiveness. Actual combat training is a bridge and means to achieve the efficient integration of people, weapons and equipment, and organizational systems. It has a strong integration and transformation function for various resources and elements of combat effectiveness generation, and is an important way to generate, develop, and strengthen advanced combat effectiveness. President Xi (习主席) keenly understands the key to developing advanced combat effectiveness, and requires "strengthening the unity of war and training, adhering to leading training with war and promoting war with training, achieving training according to actual combat requirements, and realizing the integration of combat and training" and "improving the level of full-cycle and refined training management," pointing out the "actual combat" generation path for advanced combat effectiveness. We must deepen strategic and operational planning, solidly promote actual combat military training, strengthen the integration of combat capability systems, innovate the construction and application model of combat effectiveness, vigorously carry out modernized military training in combination with struggle shaping, joint exercises and training, and diversified military force application, strengthen targeted and confrontational training, and promote the continuous improvement of the troops' actual combat capabilities.
(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the National Defense University (国防大学).)
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The key to the development of a cause lies in people; the key to overcoming difficulties lies in action. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "We must be good at discovering, cultivating, and using cadres who dare to take responsibility and are good at taking action, and strive to eliminate various factors that hinder cadres from taking responsibility and taking action, so that it becomes a common practice to be willing to take responsibility, dare to take responsibility, and be good at taking responsibility." In reality, the concern that "the more bowls you wash, the more bowls you break" still exists to varying degrees. Some party members and cadres avoid conflicts and detour around problems. The reason for this is often not that they are unwilling to act, but that they dare not; not that they do not want to work, but that they are afraid of making mistakes. In some places, there is even a phenomenon of "the capable do more work, while the mediocre live in leisure" and "doing more or less work is the same," which will, over time, dampen the enthusiasm of party members and cadres to start businesses and make achievements. To encourage party members and cadres to dare to take responsibility and take active action, and to dare to face various contradictions, difficulties, and problems, we must unite strict management with sincere care, and integrate guidance with mechanisms, so that it truly becomes a common practice to be willing to take responsibility, dare to take responsibility, and be good at taking responsibility.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Party organizations at all levels must take a clear-cut stand, take responsibility for those who take responsibility, be responsible for those who are responsible, and support those who do things, and actively create a good environment conducive to starting businesses and making achievements." This requires us to make clear the "weathervane" in selecting and using people, use the "measuring stick" well in assessment and evaluation, and pull up the "warning line" in supervision and management, and run the guidance of emphasizing responsibility and valuing responsibility throughout the entire process, sincerely escorting those who dare to break through and try, and seriously wielding the sword against those who shirk and lie flat, guiding the vast number of party members and cadres to better take responsibility and take action, and promoting reform and development with high spirits.
The truth is seen on the front line, and responsibility is shown through practical work. Wang Youde (王有德), the "People's Role Model," led his employees to fight for decades with the spirit of "I would rather lose ten pounds of flesh than let the ecology fall behind," building a green barrier of more than 600,000 mu on the edge of the Maowusu Desert (毛乌素沙地); Zhang Xiaojuan (张小娟), a "National Outstanding Communist Party Member," returned to her hometown of Zhouqu County (舟曲县), Gansu (甘肃) after graduating from university, and devoted herself to post-disaster reconstruction and poverty alleviation, becoming a "vanguard" in promoting the implementation of work and a "good daughter" in the hearts of the people, dedicating her life to the cause. Practice has proved that the front line of overcoming difficulties is the "main battlefield" for party members and cadres to take responsibility and take action, and also the "main examination hall" for examining and identifying cadres. We must adhere to examining and identifying cadres on the front line of major tasks and major struggles, go deep into the grassroots, and go among the masses, and judge the ability and work style of cadres through specific examples and actual results, resolutely overcome the tendency of valuing seniority over actual performance and valuing impressions over performance, and vigorously select cadres who perform outstandingly in major struggles and rush to the front at critical moments. Truly let those cadres who dare to 啃硬骨头 (kěn yìng gǔ tou - "gnaw hard bones," to tackle tough problems) and dare to 碰硬钉子 (pèng yìng dīng zi - "touch hard nails," to confront difficult issues head-on) be seen, respected, and have prospects, so that cadres who are politically strong, pragmatic, willing to work, and responsible will stand out, and stimulate the internal motivation of the vast number of party members and cadres to start businesses and make achievements.
Adhere to combining strict management with sincere care, and emphasizing both incentives and constraints. To allow the vast number of party members and cadres to roll up their sleeves and work hard and take action, we must unite strict management and supervision with encouraging responsibility and action, both consolidate responsibilities and transmit pressure, and support and encourage and tolerate mistakes, and fully mobilize and protect the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of party members and cadres to start businesses and make achievements. Conscientiously implement the "three distinctions," refine the mechanism for tolerating errors and correcting mistakes, and prevent ineffective accountability or generalized and simplified accountability. Exploratory errors that are made out of public interest, in compliance with procedures, and without seeking personal gain should be tolerated in accordance with laws and regulations; behaviors that avoid things, fear things, shirk responsibilities, and pass the buck should be strictly rectified and held accountable, so as to truly relieve party members and cadres who dare to be serious and tough from ideological burdens, and create an environment for starting businesses and making achievements with a spirit of forging ahead and peace of mind.
Cadre assessment is the basic work of cadre management. We must use the assessment "baton" well, promote the normalization of cadres being able to be promoted and demoted, boldly promote and use cadres who perform outstandingly and have obvious achievements, and resolutely adjust cadres who are mediocre, lazy, scattered, lying down, procrastinating, and avoiding, so that those who are capable have a place and those who are incompetent give way, thereby promoting the vast number of cadres to forge ahead, do practical work, and work hard. To promote cadres being able to be promoted and demoted, the focus is on achieving demotion, especially to break the "iron rice bowl" mentality, and take practical work and actual performance as the decisive factors for cadres' advancement, retreat, retention, and transfer, enrich the motivation for "promotion," strengthen the pressure for "demotion," and stimulate the vitality of "doing," and further form a virtuous mechanism of those who are capable are promoted, those who are excellent are rewarded, those who are mediocre are demoted, and those who are inferior are eliminated, and boost the spirit of party members and cadres to start businesses and make achievements.
In the new era and on the new journey, the tasks of reform and development are arduous and heavy, and risks and challenges are intertwined and superimposed, which requires the vast number of party members and cadres to stand up and be responsible and strive for progress. We must start from an inspection and conversation, an appointment and removal decision, and an error tolerance determination, transmit the organization's trust and responsibility in place, and reflect the rigidity and temperature of the system in place, so as to realize the organization taking responsibility for party members and cadres, and party members and cadres taking responsibility for the cause, and better gather the 磅礴力量 (páng bó lì liàng - "boundless strength," immense power) of wanting to do things, being able to do things, and accomplishing things.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 16th (Reporter Kou Jiangze (寇江泽)) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部): The fifth batch of the third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections has been fully launched. Eight central ecological and environmental protection routine inspection teams have been formed to conduct routine inspections on Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北) Province and City, China Huadian Corporation Limited (中国华电集团有限公司), National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. (国家能源投资集团有限责任公司), Angang Group Co., Ltd. (鞍钢集团有限公司), China Baowu Steel Group Co., Ltd. (中国宝武钢铁集团有限公司), and China National Coal Group Co., Ltd. (中国中煤能源集团有限公司), five central enterprises, with an inspection period of one month.
At the same time, a special inspection on the ecological and environmental protection of the Grand Canal will be carried out in eight provinces and cities including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Anhui (安徽), Jiangsu (江苏), and Zhejiang (浙江). Among them, when conducting routine inspections on Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) Province and City, the protection, inheritance, utilization of the Grand Canal culture and ecological and environmental protection will be the focus of the inspection; two special inspection teams will be formed, responsible for Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), and Anhui (安徽) provinces, and Shandong (山东) and Henan (河南) provinces respectively, with an inspection period of about two weeks.
The inspection team adheres to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adheres to a people-centered approach, adheres to serving the overall situation, adheres to a systematic concept, adheres to a problem-oriented and strict tone, adheres to precision, science, and law, highlights key points, takes issues seriously, and promotes inspection work in an orderly and effective manner. Thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and its implementation rules, resolutely implement the Party Central Committee's requirements for rectifying formalism and reducing burdens for grassroots units, and effectively improve the effectiveness of inspections. During the inspection period, each routine inspection team will set up contact telephone numbers and postal mailboxes to accept letters and telephone reports from the inspected objects regarding ecological and environmental protection.
In order to coordinate economic development, people's livelihood security, and ecological and environmental protection, the Office of the Leading Group for Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Work recently sent a special letter to the inspected objects, requiring them to resolutely implement the central government's decisions and deployments, promote rectification while inspecting in a precise, scientific, and lawful manner, prohibit "one-size-fits-all" approaches, simplify inspection reception arrangements, and effectively reduce the burden on grassroots units.
The document requires that relevant provinces (cities) and group companies should adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability during the inspection period, grasp the work rhythm, highlight the work focus, and promote rectification while inspecting in a precise, scientific, and lawful manner. For mass letters and visits reported by the routine inspection team, it is necessary to carefully verify and resolutely rectify them, and effectively solve the outstanding ecological and environmental problems reflected by the masses; it is also necessary to be based on laws and regulations, seek truth from facts, and implement one policy for each matter and one policy for each factory, and not engage in "campaign-style" rectification. For the ecological and environmental problems of enterprises found in the inspection, it is necessary to urge the relevant enterprises to earnestly fulfill their ecological and environmental protection responsibilities, strictly rectify the requirements, and ensure that the rectification is in place; it is also necessary to pay attention to refined management, implement policies according to different categories, and strengthen guidance and assistance. For historical legacy ecological and environmental problems, it is necessary to adhere to the bottom-line thinking, strictly control environmental risks, and protect the interests of the masses; it is also necessary to take into account overall planning, make reasonable arrangements, and take measures according to local conditions.
The document emphasizes that it is strictly forbidden to take simple and crude behaviors such as emergency shutdowns and production stoppages to cope with inspections, as well as perfunctory coping practices such as "**一律关停**" (yī lǜ guān tíng - "shut down everything," indiscriminately shutting down businesses) and "**先停再说**" (xiān tíng zài shuō - "stop first, then talk," shutting down first and then discussing the matter). Relevant provinces (cities) and group companies must adhere to precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and legal pollution control. For the rectification of ecological and environmental problems, it is necessary to be based on laws and regulations, promote overall planning, and in accordance with the severity of the problems and the difficulty of solving them, those that can be rectified immediately should be rectified immediately; those that cannot be rectified for a while should clarify the goals, measures, time limits, and responsible units for rectification, and urge the responsible parties to grasp the implementation. Sufficient time should be left for the units and personnel directly responsible for rectification, and it is forbidden to add layers or accelerate levels. In particular, for industries or fields involving people's livelihood, they should be properly handled and promoted in an orderly manner, and it is necessary to resolutely eliminate "**一刀切**" (yī dāo qiē - "one-size-fits-all," applying a single solution to all situations) behaviors under the guise of environmental protection. For those who take a "one-size-fits-all" approach to passively cope with inspections, the inspection team will deal with them seriously, and investigate and deal with them as soon as they are discovered.
Return to TopAccording to the Fourth National Spartina alterniflora Prevention and Control Work Conference held in Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江), the task of eliminating 1.46 million mu of Spartina alterniflora nationwide has been fully completed. The trend of unlimited spread of Spartina alterniflora in China has been fundamentally curbed, and the ecological security barrier of coastal wetlands has been further strengthened.
Relevant officials from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局) stated that the next step, especially during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, will focus on doing a good job in post-management and protection, incorporating the 1.46 million mu of cleared areas into the management and protection scope, and building a responsibility system with level-by-level guarantees. Fully utilize new technological means to strengthen monitoring, and on the basis of achieving full coverage and real-time monitoring, delineate different management and protection areas to implement classified policies, conduct comprehensive assessments of the management and protection situation, and dynamically adjust management and protection measures in a targeted manner. Strengthen joint prevention and control, and work with relevant departments to focus on providing support and guidance for monitoring, management, protection, removal, and restoration carried out within nature reserves and important wetlands, as well as the rational utilization of governance areas.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱佩娴
In the early morning, sunlight penetrates the thin mist, draping the Yellow River Diversion into Hebei and Replenishment to Baiyang Lake Ecological Corridor in Qingfeng County (清丰县), Puyang City (濮阳市), Henan (河南) in a golden glow.
Forest ranger Chang Xianjun (常现俊) began his daily patrol. He gently stroked the trunk of a dawn redwood, his voice full of satisfaction: "I have to walk through it every day. Over the years, I've watched these trees grow from the thickness of a finger to the thickness of a bowl." Behind him, a ten-thousand-mu forest sea composed of dawn redwoods, ginkgo, golden locusts, and catalpa trees quietly guards a channel of clear water sent north to Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) in Hebei (河北).
This green barrier, stretching 24.5 kilometers and nearly 200 meters wide on one side, is a vivid microcosm of Puyang's transformation from "sand advancing, people retreating" to "green advancing, sand retreating." Once, this was one of the areas in Henan Province with the most serious sand hazards. In recent years, Puyang has taken the Yellow River (黄河), Jin堤 River (金堤河), Majia River (马颊河), and Yellow River Diversion into Hebei and Replenishment to Baiyang Lake as the main framework for four major ecological corridors, planting greenery wherever possible along more than 2,000 kilometers of roads and canals to build a solid ecological barrier.
The green brushstrokes delicately spread from the ecological corridors to the corners of urban and rural areas: the cumulative greening area of villages in Puyang City has exceeded 100,000 mu, and villages full of greenery are scattered across the plains like pearls; more than 2 million mu of cultivated land are carefully protected by high-standard farmland forest networks; 13 provincial-level and above forest parks, wetland parks, and nature reserves cover a total area of more than 10,000 hectares, jointly connecting into ecological corridors with forests and water reflecting each other, birds singing and flowers fragrant, becoming a poetic space for citizens to get close to nature, and also a paradise for various wild birds.
While building a solid ecological barrier, Puyang allows ecological achievements to benefit thousands of households.
In Xinzhuang Town (辛庄镇), Fan County (范县), the ecological agricultural model of planting peach trees and peonies together has doubled land output and driven farmers' income; the thousand-mu cherry orchard in Tianzhuang Village (田庄村), Taiqian County (台前县), has extended into a complete industrial chain from seedling cultivation and e-commerce to rural tourism; the African chrysanthemums in Nie Village (乜村), Jingkai District (经开区), supply the capital market in large quantities every year, creating a "fragrant industry" with an annual output value of 50 million yuan.
Today, Puyang has developed 150,000 mu of economic forests, 260,000 mu of under-forest economy, and 60,000 mu of seedlings and flowers, and has built 4 provincial-level forest health bases. In 2024, the city's total forestry output value reached 17.68 billion yuan. These figures witness the ecological achievements of greening the Yellow River bank, and a new picture of green prosperity is slowly unfolding.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 16th (Reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)) On the 14th, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), together with the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局), jointly released five typical criminal cases involving bird protection, aiming to increase the intensity of legal publicity, give full play to the role of warning education, and form a good atmosphere for the whole society to participate in bird protection.
In this batch of cases, Chen Mouming (陈某铭) illegally hunted and illegally purchased more than 800 national second-class protected wild animal Hwamei birds by setting up bird-catching nets and playing Hwamei bird calls as bait, for the purpose of selling them for profit. The People's Court sentenced him to 10 years and 1 month of fixed-term imprisonment and fined him 200,000 yuan in accordance with the crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals. Dong Moujun (董某君) used sticky nets and bird callers to hunt a large number of wild birds. The public security organs seized more than 880 dead and live birds from his residence, including a large number of Yellow-breasted Buntings, a national first-class protected wild animal. The People's Court sentenced him to 7 years of fixed-term imprisonment and fined him 30,000 yuan in accordance with the crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals.
In recent years, illegal elements have used new crime models such as mobile crime, cross-provincial crime, and online sale of stolen goods to form a cross-regional and highly concealed illegal trading chain of wild birds. The People's Court has cracked down on illegal bird-catching crimes involving mobile crime and spanning multiple provinces and cities in accordance with the law, and cut off the criminal network specializing in illegal hunting, transportation, and sale of wild birds. In addition, in recent years, some criminal gangs have gradually formed a complete criminal chain of illegal hunting, transportation, and sale of birds, which has brought great harm to wild bird resources. In response, relevant departments have strengthened cooperation and coordination to punish both the illegal hunting behavior at the front end and the subsequent transportation and sales behavior.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 蒋雪鸿
The first cold wave of this winter is affecting China. On the daytime of November 16, significant snowfall occurred in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Jilin (吉林), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and other places. From 2 PM on the 16th to 2 PM on the 15th, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Shaanxi (陕西), Jilin (吉林), and other places experienced temperature drops of over 12 degrees Celsius, with Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and other places experiencing gusts of wind at level 8 or higher. At 6 PM on the 16th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) continued to issue a blue alert for cold waves and a blue alert for strong winds.
How long will this round of cold wave last? What are its characteristics?
Chen Boyu (陈博宇), chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台), introduced that this round of cold wave process started on the 14th from northern Xinjiang (新疆), gradually moved eastward and southward through the Northwest region, central and western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), affecting the central and eastern regions of China, and is expected to end on the 19th.
Affected by it, the daily average or minimum temperatures in most parts of central and eastern China will generally drop by 6-10 degrees Celsius, with southern Shaanxi (陕西), western Hubei (湖北), southern Anhui (安徽), and other places dropping by 12-14 degrees Celsius, and local cooling exceeding 16 degrees Celsius; the above-mentioned areas will also be accompanied by northerly winds of level 4-6, with gusts of level 7-8.
Chen Boyu (陈博宇) analyzed that this round of cold wave is a typical weather process of transition from late autumn to winter. Compared with extreme cold waves, this round of cold wave is of moderate intensity and is also the first national cold wave process this winter. During this cold wave process, the overall intensity of precipitation across the country is not high, and the range is small. The weather is mainly characterized by drastic cooling and strong winds. On the one hand, the oceanic warm and humid air currents that can bring abundant water vapor are located to the south, and are currently mainly entrenched in the Indochina Peninsula to the northern part of the South China Sea. On the other hand, the Bay of Bengal southern branch trough system, which usually transports water vapor to China in winter, has not yet been fully established, lacking sufficient water vapor transport conditions.
Chen Boyu (陈博宇) predicts that this round of cold wave will end on the 19th. After that, the temperature in the areas affected by the cold wave will rebound, but due to the influence of supplementary weak cold air moving southward, the daily average temperature will not increase much, and the daily maximum temperature will rebound more significantly.
Meteorological experts remind that the cold wave will continue to affect the central and eastern regions of China, and attention should be paid to the impact of strong winds and cooling on energy supply, human health, agriculture and animal husbandry; Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Shaanxi (陕西), Hubei (湖北) and other places need to strengthen the prevention of rain and snow on transportation, urban operation, etc.; the eastern and southern sea areas need to pay attention to the risks brought by strong winds at sea.
Further Reading
A cold wave refers to a weather process in which strong cold air from polar or high-latitude regions invades middle and low latitudes on a large scale, causing a wide range of rapid cooling and northerly winds, sometimes accompanied by rain, snow, and freezing disasters.
The national standard "Cold Air Grade" stipulates that after cold air passes through a certain place, the daily minimum temperature drops by more than or equal to 8 degrees Celsius within 24 hours, or the temperature drops by more than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius within 48 hours, or the temperature drops by more than or equal to 12 degrees Celsius within 72 hours, and the daily minimum temperature drops to 4 degrees Celsius or below, can it be called a cold wave weather process.
Return to Top"The Story of Bronze Sparrow Pavilion" and "Original Sin" were selected into the State Administration of Radio and Television's 2024 Directory of Excellent Online Audiovisual Works; the viewership of "Moonlight Rust" and "Zhi Zhi Fu Zhi Zhi" on the Hongguo APP both exceeded 1 billion; at the 2025 "Hengdian Micro-Drama Night" awards ceremony, Qingrong Media was selected as an "Excellent Micro-Drama Production Enterprise," and Judian Short Drama won the "Overseas Short Drama Brand of the Year"...
In Yuhang District (余杭区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), these works and enterprises have won wide recognition with their strong strength. From IP incubation to cultural tourism integration, Yuhang (余杭) is opening up an innovative "micro-drama +" industrial path with a coordinated and progressive posture, activating a new engine for cultural industry development.
Producing High-Quality Works Frequently, Demonstrating "Yuhang Quality"
Thematic innovation is the driving force for the development of the Yuhang (余杭) micro-drama industry. At present, Yuhang (余杭) has formed a content matrix of multi-type coordinated development, such as intangible cultural heritage, popularizing law, and entrepreneurship: "The Swordsman Can't Do It" integrates modern workplace and ancient chivalrous spirit, "First Marriage" and "Successful Drama Troupe" show the innovative expression of intangible cultural heritage inheritance, and the short drama series "Blue Sea Mad Flowers" with the theme of female militia guarding the tranquility of the sea frontier was selected into the Zhejiang Province (浙江省) "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" film and television drama creation key topic library...
"Culture + Tourism" is a unique path explored by Yuhang (余杭) in micro-drama content creation. "The Swordsman Can't Do It" was filmed in Zhongtai Bamboo Forest (中泰竹林), "Yu Meng" connects characteristic scenic spots such as Shuangxi Rafting (双溪漂流), Yuniao Collection (玉鸟集), and Jingshan Ancient Road (径山古道), and "The Legend of Yu Cong" focuses on exploring the historical connotation of the Liangzhu Culture (良渚文化) IP, and was selected into the seventh batch of recommended drama list of the State Administration of Radio and Television's (国家广播电视总局) "Follow Micro-Dramas to Travel" creation plan. After these works went online, the platform interaction rate quickly increased, becoming a new engine to promote the development of the local tourism market.
Empowering Technology and Culture, Helping "Cultural Going Overseas"
The industrial development characteristics of Yuhang (余杭) are the simultaneous development of technology and culture. The development of the micro-drama industry also relies on the strong driving force of technological innovation to realize the dual-wheel drive of "AI + Culture" and open up a new path for high-quality industrial development.
In response to the overseas micro-drama market, Yuhang (余杭) enterprises have launched an "technology-enabled localization" overseas model. The "Short Drama AI Intelligent Body" developed by Judian Network (剧点网络) realizes end-to-end generation from text to video, and the cost of a single short drama is reduced from 300,000-500,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan; the self-developed multilingual translation system realizes the automation of the entire process of subtitle extraction, translation, and dubbing, shortening the overseas preparation time from several days to the minute level. Relying on technological innovation, Judian Network (剧点网络) has created more than 700 self-made short dramas in 3 years, with nearly 200 billion views, and the works have reached tens of millions of users around the world in 8 language versions.
Soyi Culture (索以文化), a leading enterprise in the industry focusing on 3D animation production, has developed "Animation Magic Cube," which realizes a 300% increase in original painting design efficiency; Water Mother Intelligence's (水母智能) "Touch AI" comic platform has more than 3 million AI native UGC (user-generated content) creators, creating more than 250 million UGC works; WiseOcean (智海微言), launched by Zhihai Weiyan (智海微言), an enterprise-level AI middleware platform, helps to improve creation efficiency by 30%; Liangzhu Core Cloud Film and Television Base (良渚芯云影视基地) European and American Studios uses AI technology to achieve accurate matching of overseas scripts and cast lineups, and has achieved success in the Southeast Asian and North American markets... A series of technological innovations by enterprises have built the technological foundation of the Yuhang (余杭) micro-drama industry and forged new competitive advantages in the industry.
Service Integrated Innovation, Stimulating "Short Drama Growth"
Yuhang (余杭) has created an all-round development environment for the micro-drama industry by improving the policy support system: establishing the country's first 200 million yuan network micro-drama development fund, and supporting the launch of "Golden 10 Articles" support policies covering the entire industrial chain, combined with a series of policy "combination punches" such as the 200 million yuan district-level literary and artistic development fund and special industrial funds, to accurately support all aspects of industrial development, with an average annual policy fund of 80 million yuan.
In order to solve the problem of "complicated matters and multiple runs" in cultural going overseas, Yuhang (余杭) has built an "offline one-stop service hall" and an "online comprehensive service platform" in the National Foreign Cultural Trade Base (Hangzhou) (国家对外文化贸易基地（杭州）), integrating more than 40 professional institutions such as legal, financial, and cloud services. The "butler-style" service covers the entire process of enterprise registration, license processing, filing review, etc., helping creative teams focus on content production.
In terms of industrial ecosystem construction, Yuhang (余杭) has also promoted the establishment of professional institutions such as the Zhejiang Province Network Micro-Drama Yuhang District Review Sub-center (浙江省网络微短剧余杭区审查分中心), the Boutique Short Drama Creation Base (精品短剧创作基地), and the Pingyao Micro-Drama Alliance (瓶窑微短剧联盟), forming a complete service system from creation and shooting to review.
Through the integrated industrial support model of "policy support + platform service + ecological construction," Yuhang (余杭) has realized the transformation and upgrading from a single "shooting location" to a "micro-drama innovation highland" with a complete industrial chain, releasing the multiplier effect of the deep integration of "culture + technology," "culture + tourism," and "culture + people's livelihood." This development path of leveraging cultural inheritance, industrial revitalization, and external communication with micro-dramas as a fulcrum has become a vivid microcosm of Yuhang's (余杭) promotion of high-quality cultural industry development.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Hangzhou Yuhang District Committee (中共杭州市余杭区委宣传部)
Return to TopState Council Decree of the People's Republic of China
No. 819
The Regulations on the Protection of the Miyun Reservoir Water Source were adopted at the 67th Executive Meeting of the State Council on August 29, 2025, and are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on December 1, 2025.
Premier Li Qiang (李强)
October 6, 2025
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated to strengthen the protection of the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) water source, promote the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin, coordinate surface water and groundwater, local water and diverted water, and ensure the water security of the capital through multiple water sources.
Article 2 These Regulations apply to the protection of the Miyun Reservoir water source and related activities in the Chaobai River (潮河, 白河) main streams and important tributaries upstream of the Miyun Reservoir.
The Miyun Reservoir basin referred to in these Regulations refers to the relevant township-level administrative regions involving the Miyun District (密云区), Huairou District (怀柔区), Yanqing District (延庆区) of Beijing (北京), and the Chicheng County (赤城县), Guyuan County (沽源县), Luanping County (滦平县), Xinglong County (兴隆县), and Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (丰宁满族自治县) of Hebei Province (河北省) in the Chaobai River main streams and important tributaries upstream of the Miyun Reservoir. The aforementioned important tributaries and relevant township-level administrative regions shall be determined by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province.
Article 3 The protection of the Miyun Reservoir water source shall implement the Party and state's guidelines, policies, and decisions, be based on the main functional positioning of the Miyun Reservoir basin, adhere to the principle of prioritizing protection and coordinating protection and development, adhere to source control and systematic governance, strengthen regional coordination and linkage, and achieve the unity of water source protection, green development, and improvement of people's livelihoods.
The protection of the Miyun Reservoir water source shall be combined with comprehensively improving the Miyun Reservoir basin's flood control and other disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities.
Article 4 The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall closely cooperate, strengthen the overall coordination of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection work, coordinate and solve major problems in the work, and supervise and inspect the implementation of the work.
The local people's governments in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall be responsible for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection work within their respective administrative regions. The relevant departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall be responsible for the relevant work of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection within their respective administrative regions in accordance with their respective duties.
The competent departments of ecology and environment, water administration, natural resources, and agriculture and rural affairs of the State Council shall strengthen work coordination, increase support for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection work, and strengthen guidance and supervision of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection work in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, and their respective duties.
Article 5 The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall jointly formulate an overall plan for the protection of the Miyun Reservoir water source, clarifying work goals, key tasks, guarantee measures, implementation mechanisms, and other matters.
Article 6 When local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin formulate territorial space plans for their respective administrative regions, they shall fully consider the needs of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection and implement the requirements for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection.
Article 7 The industrial structure and layout of the Miyun Reservoir basin shall be adapted to the basin's ecosystem, resource and environmental carrying capacity, and the requirements for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection.
The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall accelerate the adjustment and optimization of the industrial structure and layout of the Miyun Reservoir basin, strengthen the management of various development and construction activities in accordance with the main functional positioning of the Miyun Reservoir basin, and strictly prohibit various development and construction activities that do not conform to the main functional positioning.
Article 8 The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall, in conjunction with the requirements for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection, strictly control the total amount and intensity of water use and implement water resource control indicators.
Article 9 The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall organize and carry out investigations into the sources of major water pollutants such as total nitrogen in the Miyun Reservoir basin, source analysis, and research on migration and transformation laws, jointly determine the key areas, regions, and main measures for controlling major water pollutants, and incorporate them into relevant local plans for the Miyun Reservoir basin.
In accordance with the needs of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection, the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province may formulate local water pollutant discharge standards that are stricter than the national water pollutant discharge standards for the Miyun Reservoir basin, and report them to the competent ecological environment department of the State Council for record.
Article 10 The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall delineate livestock and poultry restricted areas in the Miyun Reservoir basin in accordance with the law.
It is forbidden to build or expand large-scale livestock and poultry farms in the livestock and poultry restricted areas, and existing large-scale livestock and poultry farms shall be gradually closed or relocated.
Article 11 The local people's governments in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall carry out the following work in the Miyun Reservoir basin:
(1) Organize and carry out comprehensive prevention and control of agricultural non-point source pollution, promote green prevention and control products and technologies for crop diseases and insect pests, and establish a monitoring mechanism for the use of agricultural inputs;
(2) Organize and carry out domestic waste management in villages around the Miyun Reservoir and along the Chaobai River main streams and important tributaries, and promote standardized collection, transportation, and treatment of domestic waste;
(3) Increase efforts to treat rural domestic sewage, and achieve full coverage of domestic sewage collection and treatment by constructing domestic sewage collection and treatment facilities in villages around the Miyun Reservoir and along the Chaobai River main streams and important tributaries;
(4) Organize and carry out the construction of ecological and clean small watersheds.
Article 12 The local people's governments in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall organize and carry out ecological protection and restoration in the Miyun Reservoir basin, and take the following measures to restore and enhance the self-purification capacity of water bodies and reduce the impact of pollutants entering the river and reservoir on the water quality of the Miyun Reservoir:
(1) Construct water conservation forests;
(2) Construct riparian zones around the reservoir;
(3) Construct ecological corridors at the reservoir's inflow points;
(4) Construct grass filter strips relying on existing drainage ditches;
(5) Conduct scientific and standardized stocking;
(6) Other ecological protection and restoration measures.
Major projects involving ecological protection and restoration in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall be included in national and provincial major ecological protection and restoration project plans in accordance with the law.
Article 13 For new construction, reconstruction, and expansion projects in the Miyun Reservoir basin, the responsibility for preventing and controlling soil erosion of construction projects shall be fulfilled in accordance with the law, and effective measures shall be taken to strengthen the prevention and control of soil erosion.
Article 14 The following activities are prohibited within the management scope of the Miyun Reservoir and within the river management scope of the Chaobai River main streams:
(1) Illegally constructing buildings and structures;
(2) Directly discharging sewage without treatment to meet standards;
(3) Applying chemical fertilizers and pesticides;
(4) Mining sand or stacking mineral slag, stone slag, coal ash, garbage, and other solid waste;
(5) Cage aquaculture;
(6) Other activities prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.
Article 15 Within 100 meters outside the management scope of the Miyun Reservoir and the river management scope of the Chaobai River main streams, except for ecological restoration facilities, water conservancy facilities, public infrastructure, and necessary projects that do not cause water pollution as determined by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province, it is forbidden to build or expand other construction projects.
The application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides shall be strictly controlled in the area stipulated in the preceding paragraph, and specific measures shall be formulated by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province.
Article 16 Within 1,000 meters outside the management scope of the Miyun Reservoir and the river management scope of the Chaobai River main streams, it is forbidden to build or expand tailings ponds, chemical industrial parks, and chemical projects.
In accordance with the needs of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection, the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province may determine other construction projects that are prohibited or restricted from being built or expanded in the area stipulated in the preceding paragraph.
Article 17 Where the areas stipulated in Articles 14, 15, and 16 of these Regulations overlap with the legally delineated drinking water source protection areas, the protection measures shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant laws and administrative regulations on drinking water source protection areas.
Article 18 The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall improve the water quantity and quality monitoring network and establish a cross-section assessment mechanism and a monitoring information sharing mechanism.
The inter-provincial monitoring sections, monitoring indicators, and monitoring standards for water quantity and quality of the Chaobai River main streams and important tributaries shall be jointly determined by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province. If the inter-provincial monitoring sections have national hydrological stations and water quality monitoring stations, their monitoring data may be directly used.
Article 19 The competent departments of ecology and environment, water administration, natural resources, and agriculture and rural affairs of the local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall strengthen daily supervision in accordance with their respective duties, and establish and improve a joint law enforcement and information sharing mechanism among departments to promptly investigate and deal with violations of the relevant provisions on the Miyun Reservoir water source protection.
The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall promote joint law enforcement in the Miyun Reservoir water source protection area and promote the unification of law enforcement standards.
Article 20 The river chiefs at all levels in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall earnestly perform their duties, strengthen daily inspection and management of the river environment, and promptly promote the rectification of river environment problems found.
Article 21 The local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments and township people's governments in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall take various forms to strengthen publicity and education on water source protection, green development, and relevant laws and regulations.
Article 22 The relevant departments of the State Council and the relevant local people's governments shall increase support for the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin.
The relevant departments of the State Council shall, in conjunction with their respective duties, strengthen guidance on the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin, and provide support in accordance with laws and regulations in terms of public resource allocation, green industry layout, and employment promotion.
Financial institutions are encouraged and supported to provide financial services adapted to the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin in accordance with market-oriented and rule-of-law principles, and guide social capital to participate in the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin in accordance with laws and regulations.
Article 23 The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall formulate special policies to clarify specific measures to support and promote the green development of the Miyun Reservoir basin.
Article 24 The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall negotiate and establish a horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism between regions for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection, comprehensively consider the current situation of the Miyun Reservoir water source protection, protection costs, protection effectiveness, as well as the level of regional economic and social development and financial affordability, and reasonably determine and dynamically adjust the compensation standards.
The People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the People's Government of Hebei Province shall use ecological protection compensation funds from different channels in a coordinated manner to implement vertical fiscal compensation for the Miyun Reservoir water source protection. The central government shall provide support in accordance with the relevant provisions of the ecological protection compensation system.
It is encouraged to give full play to the role of the market mechanism in the ecological protection compensation in the Miyun Reservoir basin and promote the market-oriented development of ecological protection compensation.
Article 25 If the local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin and their relevant departments fail to perform or improperly perform their duties in the Miyun Reservoir water source protection work, they shall be held accountable in accordance with laws, regulations, and relevant national provisions, and the directly responsible supervisors and other directly responsible personnel shall be given sanctions in accordance with the law; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Article 26 Those who violate the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 10, Article 13, and Article 14 of these Regulations shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations. If the relevant laws and administrative regulations do not provide for penalties for the acts in items 3 and 5 of Article 14 of these Regulations, the competent departments of ecology and environment, water administration, and agriculture and rural affairs of the local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin shall, in accordance with their respective duties, order to stop the illegal acts; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed on the unit, and a fine of not less than 500 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan shall be imposed on the individual; if there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated.
Article 27 Those who violate the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 15 and Article 16 of these Regulations shall be ordered by the competent departments of ecology and environment, water administration, and natural resources of the local people's governments at or above the county level in the Miyun Reservoir basin to stop the illegal acts, restore the original state within a time limit, and impose a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 200,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan shall be imposed; if there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Article 28 The protection of the Miyun Reservoir water source and related activities shall comply with the provisions of these Regulations, as well as the relevant laws and administrative regulations on ecological and environmental protection, disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief.
Article 29 These Regulations shall come into force on December 1, 2025.
(Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopAt zero hour on November 15th, all 14 thermal power enterprises and 38 heating units of Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co., Ltd. were put into operation on schedule, providing a steady stream of heat to more than 4 million households and 126 million square meters of heating area in Shaanxi (陕西).
Beyond Shaanxi (陕西), from the northeast land of white mountains and black waters to the vast and fertile North China Plain (华北平原), and then to the gully-filled Northwest Plateau, China Datang Corporation Ltd. (中国大唐集团有限公司) (referred to as "China Datang (中国大唐)") adheres to the mission of "ensuring people's livelihood and warming people's hearts." Its 58 heat source plants, 11 heating companies, and 3 clean energy companies have all started heating, providing warmth to a total of over 960 million square meters of heating demand with 156 heating units.
Connecting Winter and Summer, Enhancing Guarantee Capability
Every year after the end of the heating season, China Datang (中国大唐) comprehensively starts the overhaul and renovation of heating equipment and heat networks. The "preparation period" lasting more than 200 days is the key to ensuring that winter heating is foolproof.
During this year's winter protection and summer preparation process, Datang Yangling Thermal Power Company (大唐杨凌热电公司) completed 56 preventive maintenance items such as heat exchanger cleaning and circulating pump maintenance, and handled 89 defects. Datang Qingdao Heating Company (大唐青岛热力公司) updated and renovated 3,050 meters of backbone pipeline network and carried out overall replacement of old heat exchange stations in 11 communities. Datang Changchun No. 2 Thermal Power Company (大唐长春第二热电公司) completed the overhaul of 5 units ahead of schedule and conducted a comprehensive "physical examination" of the coal conveying system, heat network heaters, heat network water pumps, and heat network pipeline valves. Datang Linzhou Thermal Power Company (大唐林州热电公司) invested 12 million yuan to carry out heating renovation, adding 2 heaters and 2 variable frequency drainage pumps, further improving heating capacity. As a key project of the "Warmth Project" in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), the Datang Tuoketuo Long-distance Heating Phase II Project (大唐托克托长输供热二期工程) is steadily advancing, and the heating capacity will be increased to 72 million square meters to better protect the stability of heating in extremely cold weather.
Clean and Efficient, Practicing Green Development
China Datang (中国大唐) continues to promote innovative development of heating, realizing the transformation from extensive "extensive" and "experience-based" to precise control of "low-carbon" and "intelligent."
In Beijing (北京), Datang Gaojing Thermal Power Company (大唐高井热电公司) is accelerating the promotion of the capital's zero-carbon waste heat project, building a circular economy chain of "waste heat recovery - centralized heating - regional peak regulation." After the completion of the project, it will save about 43.18 million standard cubic meters of natural gas annually and reduce carbon emissions by 90,500 tons. It can add green heating for more than 30,000 households without basically increasing energy consumption, which is of great demonstration significance for improving energy utilization efficiency in the western region of Beijing (北京).
Longtang Heating Company (龙唐供热公司), located in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), strengthens the construction of smart heat networks, integrates data analysis platforms, monitoring and operation platforms, room temperature collection platforms, and complaint reporting platforms. Through comprehensive heating model calculations, it can accurately guide load forecasting and parameter adjustment. Huludao Heating Company (葫芦岛热力公司) relies on an intelligent customer service system to innovatively implement a "work order early warning" mechanism, realizing the transformation from "passive response" to "proactive attack."
In the "Three Rivers Source (三江源)" area of Qinghai (青海), the annual heating period is as long as 7 months, and the extreme low temperature can reach minus 30 degrees Celsius. Datang Xinghai (大唐兴海) and Datang Dachaidan (大唐大柴旦) clean energy heating projects have entered their third heating season, and the newly built Dulan County (都兰县) clean heating project is operating stably. The "new energy - electricity - heating" all-clean conversion system realizes on-site energy consumption and the entire process of "zero emissions and zero pollution."
Improve Contingency Plans, Achieve Full Chain Protection
As the coldness in Xi'an (西安) gradually intensifies, China Datang's (中国大唐) heating guarantee work has entered a critical period of imminent war. On October 29, Datang Xi'an Thermal Power Plant (大唐西安热电厂) organized a joint government-enterprise heating interruption emergency drill in Huyi District (鄠邑区) to enhance the ability to respond quickly and efficiently to emergencies during the heating season.
In order to provide a stable heat source, China Datang (中国大唐) always maintains extreme thinking, strengthens its ability to respond to extreme weather, continuously revises and improves emergency plans, and carries out solid and effective drills.
China Datang (中国大唐) focuses on the entire process of coal procurement, transportation, and storage, seizes the opportunity to plan ahead, continues to consolidate and deepen strategic cooperation with large state-owned coal enterprises, broadens coal sources through multiple channels, scientifically formulates procurement strategies such as "winter coal storage in summer" and staggered peak coal storage, optimizes the coal structure, increases the transportation of long-term contract coal, and strengthens the management of coal unloading, storage, etc. to ensure that the coal storage is sufficient in quantity and quality, and the number of days of available fuel inventory continues to remain high. Datang Taiyuan No. 2 Thermal Power Plant (大唐太原第二热电厂) actively coordinates the opening of automobile coal, with an average daily coal intake of up to 18,000 tons, ensuring energy supply.
Go All Out to Ensure Supply, Fully Demonstrating the Responsibility of Central Enterprises
Walking into Datang Baqiao Thermal Power Plant (大唐灞桥热电厂), the steady roar of boilers and turbines is intertwined into the "main theme" of thermal power supply. In the production workshop, staff carefully inspect key equipment such as heat network circulating pumps and heat network make-up water pumps, and conduct the last round of carpet-like inspections of key areas such as extraction pipelines, resolutely achieving "zero equipment defects and zero hidden dangers." In the central control room, duty personnel carry out precise regulation and control around the parameters of the heating system, closely track the supply and return water temperature of the primary network, and ensure that the external delivery temperature reaches the standard on the first day of heating with a "zero error" standard, building a solid defense line for urban residents to spend the winter warmly.
Datang Baoding Heating Company (大唐保定供热公司), with a network area of more than 54.51 million square meters and about 440,000 heat users, has been gradually promoting the water injection and pressure test of the primary and secondary pipe networks since September 15. The staff inspect the operation of the heating stations one by one and solve problems in a timely manner.
Heating is no small matter, and warmth is related to people's livelihood. This winter, China Datang (中国大唐) people will continue to guard heating pipelines, warm cities, and protect the lights of thousands of homes with the responsibility of central enterprises, the spirit of craftsmanship, and the feelings of dedication, using "Datang (大唐) temperature."
Data source: China Datang (中国大唐)
Return to TopIn Ejin Horo Banner (伊金霍洛旗), Ordos (鄂尔多斯), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), traffic is heavy during the morning and evening rush hours. At busy intersections where traffic crosses the river between the old and new urban areas, vehicle queues and congestion used to be common. After the introduction of the Baidu AI Cloud SaaS Intelligent Traffic Control Platform, the traffic lights here seem to have a "brain," which can automatically adjust the timing scheme according to real-time traffic flow, reducing the average vehicle delay by 13%. With the intervention of the self-evolving super-intelligent agent "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)," the algorithm has achieved autonomous iteration, further reducing the average vehicle delay by 5% on the original basis.
This is a better solution provided by Baidu's AI infrastructure for urban congestion management, and it is also a vivid microcosm of Baidu's application of artificial intelligence technology to deeply integrate into the fabric of the city and empower social governance.
On November 13, the Baidu World 2025 Conference was held. Against the background of the country's in-depth implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence +" action and the promotion of deep integration of artificial intelligence with thousands of industries, Baidu officially released "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)," the world's leading commercially available self-evolving super-intelligent agent, and launched a new generation of Kunlun chips and full-stack AI cloud infrastructure at the conference. This is Baidu's exploration and practice of promoting AI from an auxiliary tool to a "self-optimizing" productivity protagonist, and it also provides an innovative idea for Chinese enterprises to move towards the deep-water zone of digital and intelligent transformation and find optimal solutions.
Finding Optimal Solutions: From Manually Adjusting Parameters to AI Self-Evolution
Currently, AI has become a key variable in improving productivity. Baidu believes that when AI capabilities are internalized and become a native capability, they are no longer a cost but a source of productivity.
In order to promote the application of AI technology in key industries such as energy, transportation, and manufacturing, and to break through the reliance on experienced manual modeling and continuous adjustment of parameters, Baidu innovatively launched "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" to find optimal solutions among thousands of possibilities. As the world's leading commercially available self-evolving super-intelligent agent, "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" adheres to the "evolutionary algorithm" concept and can learn and evolve 24/7, continuously iterating and refreshing automatically according to changing conditions, and constantly exploring optimal solutions in complex industrial application scenarios.
In the field of major projects, facing the "three-dimensional maze"-like cable layout problem of offshore wind power, Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute of China Energy Construction Group (中国能源建设集团广东省电力设计研究院) used "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" to produce high-quality optimization solutions, found shorter cable paths, and significantly saved project delivery time.
In the field of financial risk control, aiming at the pain points of shortage of bank risk control talents and limitations of data engineering level, CITIC aiBank (中信百信银行) achieved a 100% increase in feature mining efficiency and a 2.41% increase in the risk discrimination of risk control models through "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)," allowing the bank to "see" more accurately.
"Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" has pioneered a new path of "humans defining tasks and intelligent agents continuously seeking optimization." On the first day of its release, it has attracted more than 1,000 companies to apply for access testing, covering industries such as transportation, tourism, finance, and logistics.
Consolidating the Computing Power Base: Exploring the Creation of New AI Infrastructure
If "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" is a "brain" that can think independently, then a powerful AI infrastructure is the "heart" that supports its high-speed operation.
In August 2025, the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence +' Action" was released and clearly proposed to deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, and a number of new infrastructures, new technology systems, new industrial ecosystems, and new employment positions will emerge to accelerate the cultivation and development of new quality productive forces.
For enterprises to internalize AI capabilities, they must have new AI infrastructure to support them, which includes a full-stack AI cloud including AI Infra (AI infrastructure) and Agent Infra (intelligent agent infrastructure). At this conference, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) released a new generation of Kunlun chips and the Tianchi Super Node R&D plan, and announced that it will launch new Kunlun chip products annually in the next 5 years, combined with the Baidu Baige AI Computing Platform (百度百舸AI计算平台), to continuously build AI Infra with stronger performance to help solve the computing power supply problem of domestic enterprises.
The new generation of Kunlun chips includes two products: Kunlun Xin M100 (昆仑芯M100) is optimized for large-scale inference scenarios and has high cost performance, and will be launched in 2026; Kunlun Xin M300 (昆仑芯M300) is designed for ultra-large-scale multi-modal model training and inference tasks and has first-class performance, and is expected to be launched in 2027. In addition, Baidu released a new generation of super nodes based on Kunlun chips - Tianchi 256 (天池256) and Tianchi 512 (天池512) R&D plans. Compared with the previous generation of products, the inter-card interconnection bandwidth of the Tianchi 256-card super node can be increased by 4 times and the overall performance can be increased by 50%; the Tianchi 512-card super node has further leaped on this basis, and a single super node can support trillion-parameter model training. The two products will be officially launched in 2026. In the future, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) will also launch 1000-card and 4000-card super nodes.
Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) has already lit up a 30,000-card Kunlun chip cluster this year, which can simultaneously support the training of multiple large models with hundreds of billions of parameters. This is a breakthrough progress in domestic AI computing power clusters. In the future, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) will continue to optimize the collaborative effect of software and hardware, and through the Baidu Baige AI Computing Platform (百度百舸AI计算平台), the scale of a single Kunlun chip cluster will be further expanded from 30,000 cards to millions of cards, providing a stronger computing power base for enterprises to internalize AI capabilities.
According to an IDC report, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) has ranked first in the Chinese AI cloud service market share for 6 consecutive years. This market recognition stems from Baidu's comprehensive technological breakthroughs in computing power, AI development platforms, and AI applications, empowering enterprises to deploy AI at lower costs and higher efficiency.
Building an "Intelligent Agent Ecosystem": Making AI Work Like Employees
With a smart brain and a solid foundation, how can AI truly enter the business processes of thousands of industries? The answer lies in the large-scale application of Agent (intelligent agent).
At this conference, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) comprehensively upgraded the Agent Infra centered on Baidu Qianfan (百度千帆), aiming to accelerate the rapid landing of intelligent agents in high-value scenarios. At present, the number of enterprise users of the Baidu Qianfan (百度千帆) platform has exceeded 460,000, and the development volume of Agent (intelligent agent) has exceeded 1.3 million, becoming an important platform for the large-scale landing of intelligent agents.
Based on this full-stack AI cloud of "AI Infra+Agent Infra," Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) has joined hands with customers to go deep into the industry and create a batch of enterprise-level intelligent agents that serve key businesses.
In the financial field, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) and Galaxy Securities (银河证券) have jointly created an over-the-counter trading Agent, which can accurately understand customers' inquiry needs and assist traders in quickly generating quotation schemes and promoting transactions. After the over-the-counter trading Agent was launched, the conversion rate of customers from inquiry to order placement increased by 3 times, and the business scale of Galaxy Securities' (银河证券) over-the-counter derivative trading doubled.
In the power field, Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) and Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网深圳供电局) have jointly developed a distribution network monitoring Agent and an operation ticket review Agent based on the workflow orchestration of Baidu Qianfan Agent Infra (百度千帆Agent Infra) and professional power grid components, helping the power grid system operate more efficiently and reliably, while reducing the manual inspection pressure of dispatchers and helping dispatchers focus their energy on more complex scenario processing and emergency response.
In physical stores, the multi-person collaborative SOP analysis Agent released by Baidu Yijian (百度一见) can accurately identify the complex scenarios of multi-person collaboration during peak hours in catering stores, solve the pain points of meal delivery errors, and help stores refine management.
From back-end chip computing power to mid-end development platforms to front-end intelligent agent applications, the "AI Infra+Agent Infra" full-stack AI cloud built by Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) is becoming an "accelerator" to promote the transformation and upgrading of thousands of industries. According to IDC data, 65% of central enterprises have chosen to carry out in-depth cooperation with Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) to jointly explore AI innovation.
Currently, artificial intelligence is reshaping the way humans produce and live. From "Baidu Famu (百度伐谋)" finding optimal solutions in complex industrial scenarios, to building high-performance and scalable AI infrastructure, to Baidu Qianfan (百度千帆) platform empowering millions of intelligent agent applications, a "Artificial Intelligence +" landing picture is gradually becoming clear. This is not only a single point breakthrough in technology, but also a deep integration of infrastructure, algorithm models and industrial scenarios.
In the future, Baidu will continue to firmly invest, committed to raising the ceiling of intelligence and expanding the penetration of AI, providing solid and reliable AI infrastructure for the application innovation and productivity leap of Chinese enterprises, and making AI an important driving force for promoting high-quality economic and social development and realizing productivity leap.
Data source: Baidu
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 颜 珂 闫伊乔 杨 迅
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposes to deepen the systematic reform of mainstream media, promote the integrated management of news and online public opinion, and improve the guiding ability of mainstream public opinion.
Standing at the magnificent journey of further comprehensively deepening reform and facing the surging wave of technological revolution, how can the systematic reform of mainstream media be deepened, expanded, improved in quality, and enhanced in efficiency? From November 12th to 14th, the 2025 China New Media Conference was held in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南) Province, where industry and academic circles gathered to discuss ideas, share insights, and plan for the future.
At the opening ceremony of the conference, Mo Gaoyi (莫高义), Deputy Minister of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) and Director of the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室), delivered a keynote speech. He said that it is necessary to seize the new opportunities of the technological revolution represented by artificial intelligence, actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes, promote communication innovation with technological innovation, stimulate creative power with intelligent power, strive to shape a new pattern of mainstream public opinion, and better serve the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization construction.
Shen Xiaoming (沈晓明), Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee (湖南省委), said in his speech that Hunan (湖南) will earnestly answer the proposition of "cultural and technological integration," actively embrace the era of artificial intelligence, empower the systematic reform of mainstream media with "artificial intelligence +," and accelerate the formation of a three-dimensional, diverse, integrated, and developed modern communication system.
Liu Siyang (刘思扬), Secretary of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协), said that this conference focuses on the theme of "Intelligent Convergence, Systematic Reform," echoing the surging wave of technological revolution, hitting the deep logic of media transformation, and highlighting the mission and responsibility of news and public opinion work in building a strong country.
Forward-looking layout, playing the "first move" for the future
Digital human anchors, robot emcees, AI editorial departments, vertical large models... At this conference, AI was very "hot" and very "busy." The changes in the media landscape driven by cutting-edge technology are still accelerating.
Xu Lijing (徐立京), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Daily (人民日报社), used "water," "island," and "mountain" as metaphors to explain the new form of integrated media in the digital intelligence era: build high-quality information flow and corpus "water source" to transform into all things invisibly; accurately locate each terminal account to make the media "island" visible, perceptible, and accessible; gather people's hearts, and mainstream media should strive to build "cultural mountains" and "era peaks" composed of high-quality content.
Only by laying out new media forms with forward-looking thinking can we play the "first move" to win the future.
"Integration is the path, content is the soul, and technology is the engine." Fan Yun (范昀), member of the Party Group and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), took the live broadcast report of the September 3rd military parade as an example to introduce how China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) deeply grasped the development trend of mobilization, socialization, and visualization, empowered the development of new media with new technologies and new expressions, created an all-media communication matrix, and realized all-platform production and communication.
Taking the initiative to embrace the new, Hunan Broadcasting Film and Television Group Co., Ltd. (湖南广播电视台) clarified the new layout for the "15th Five-Year Plan." "Through systematic reforms, we will explore new content, new tracks, new technologies, new communication methods, and new businesses, and ultimately create a 'New Mango' with new quality productivity and communication power," said Gong Zhengwen (龚政文), Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Hunan Broadcasting Film and Television Group Co., Ltd. (湖南广播电视台).
Mastering technology, rather than technology "self-hi." Mainstream values and high-quality content are always the original intention and adherence of mainstream media.
An old photo reveals a thrilling international rescue story, opens a cross-time and space pursuit, and achieves a "breakthrough" masterpiece. At the content innovation forum, Meng Zhijun (蒙志军), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hunan Daily (湖南日报社), shared his experience in creating "Finding William Taylor," "In the wave of traffic, mainstream media should maintain content determination, adhere to value coordinates, and strive to produce more 'big masterpieces' with positive energy, information content, emotional capacity, text quality, and communication traffic."
Follow communication laws and strengthen user thinking
Every night, Yan Qiuqiu (晏秋秋), director of the live broadcast department of Shanghai Xinmin Evening News (上海新民晚报社), interprets people's livelihood policies and answers people's doubts in front of the mobile phone lens, accumulating more than 1,000 hours of public welfare live broadcasts, with more than 5 million fans across the network. Its service targets are mainly elderly people over 60 years old in Shanghai (上海).
Use the words of the common people to talk about the affairs of the common people. At the main forum of the conference, Yan Qiuqiu (晏秋秋) shared her personal feelings in front of the camera, "Transformation is not changing a battlefield, but changing a way of writing - writing articles in front of the camera and writing in people's hearts."
Get close to users, serve users, connect users... At this conference, "user thinking" became a high-frequency word in the speeches of the guests.
Yin Lujun (殷陆君), member of the Party Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协), said that establishing user thinking and forming a strong user awareness and audience concept is a concrete manifestation of mainstream media adhering to the people-centered work orientation in the Internet era, and it is also an inevitable requirement to follow modern communication laws.
"Mainstream media are generally facing a profound transformation from 'release thinking' to 'communication thinking.'" Huo Xiaoguang (霍小光), Deputy Director of Xinhua News Agency (新华社), introduced that the Party Group of Xinhua News Agency (新华社) regards systematic reform as a major political task, focuses on key areas, strengthens overall planning, formulates reform measures, comprehensively promotes systematic reform, and a series of key reforms are steadily advancing and achieving results.
User thinking focuses on the quality and effectiveness of communication. How to avoid homogenization in major theme reports? To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, People's Daily (人民日报社) launched a heavyweight short film "Overnight," which received over one million reposts on the Weibo (微博) platform in two hours. The creators shared that the reason why the work has quality, strength, and traffic is because it grasps the real "people," people's emotional resonance, and people's value pursuit.
User thinking opens up new operating space. The "Neighborhood Link" service platform of Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙报集团) allows the media to get close to community users and become a future community operator. It has now been fully promoted and trial-operated in the communities of Beigan Street (北干街道), Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), linking local residents, communities, and businesses online and offline in all directions. "It not only better serves the grassroots people, but also brings greater traffic," said Qian Weigang (钱伟刚), Deputy Director of Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙报集团) and Editor-in-Chief of Tide News (潮新闻).
Stimulate endogenous motivation and be "doers and pragmatists"
Firmly be the "doers and pragmatists" of systematic reform, how can mainstream media stimulate endogenous motivation?
The "Three People Become the Public" plan of Xinhua Daily (新华日报) promotes reporters to transform from writers to "managers." Yuan Yuan (袁媛), a commentator in the All-Media Commentary Theory Department, went from "backstage" to "front desk" at the age of 41 and founded her personal video commentary column "Commentator Yuan Yuan." Identity reshaping and method reconstruction are to make the power of words "visible" and "able to enter the heart."
Process reengineering, mechanism innovation, and systematic reform. Mainstream media need to accurately solve problems in true integration and deep integration by deeply integrating technology research and development and application into the entire chain of media business.
The focus of integration is still people. The transformation stories of media people have strung together several conferences, and this year we heard many new voices -
How to "speak" in the all-media era? The power of truth is the most touching. Elephant News (大象新闻) used the camera to capture emotional details and record the village secretary's "free meal visit." The video report had 125 million views on the entire platform. "True feelings are always the most core competitiveness of creation, and it is also the fundamental for new media to cross the noise and return to the original intention," said Zhao Bing (赵冰), director of the commentary department of the audio-visual center of Elephant News (大象新闻).
How can media people from the grassroots level "break the wall"? Recording the grassroots level also empowers the grassroots level. Teach community propagandists to "squat down and shoot at eye level" to make the camera more warm; help township cadres explain policies in dialect to make communication more grounded... Wang Hong (王虹), a post-90s reporter from the Rong Media Center (融媒体中心) of Xiaochang County (孝昌县), Xiaogan City (孝感市), Hubei Province (湖北省), used "stupid methods" and put in real effort. "The pen and camera in the hands of reporters are not only tools for recording the times, but also seeds for spreading hope and helping the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," said Wang Hong (王虹).
In addition to new voices, there are new faces. This new media conference set up a youth forum for the first time. Under the theme of "Intelligent Media Era, Youth Responsibility," youthfulness surged. "The so-called news ideal has never been to shout slogans from a high place," said Wang Zi (王梓), a reporter from the New Media Center of People's Daily (人民日报社). It is necessary to continue to enhance the "four forces" to let more people know that China's goodness is hidden in every wisp of fireworks and also hidden in the smile of every ordinary person.
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Enter keywords to generate short videos with one click; put on VR glasses for an immersive journey through the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago... "Open" the 2025 China New Media Technology Exhibition from the user's perspective. What's new this year?
Efficient: "One person is a mobile editorial department." In the People's Daily (人民日报) exhibition area, the AI Editorial Department system integrates advanced AI capabilities such as text-to-image, text-to-video, and video translation, compressing the news production process that previously required team collaboration to be completed by one person. Liu Xinghong (刘星宏), a staff member of the Technology Department of the People's Daily (人民日报社), introduced that the AI Editorial Department is a collection of new media video creation tools built with AI technology. Since 2020, it has undergone six versions of iterative upgrades, empowering links such as planning, collecting, editing, reviewing, and publishing, covering content management, production empowerment, matrix distribution, communication monitoring, content review, and other full business processes, creating a large number of widely disseminated new media hit works. During this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), the People's Daily (人民日报社) used the AI Editorial Department and the Intelligent Media Engine to launch a short film on the theme of Chinese-style modernization, "The Protagonist" (《主角》), which received over 600 million views across the entire network in four days after its launch.
Intelligent: "Let cultural relics speak." At the booth of Hunan Broadcasting System (湖南广播影视集团有限公司), "Shan Hai Ling Tong" (山海灵通), a smart terminal specially designed for cultural and museum tourism, attracted attention.
What are the treasures of the Hunan Provincial Museum (湖南省博物馆)? What are the characteristics of the star exhibit, the Swine-shaped Bronze Zun (豕形铜尊)? With a light touch of the screen, a digital human arrives as scheduled, slowly rotating the Swine-shaped Bronze Zun (豕形铜尊) model on the screen with their fingertips. Accompanied by the digital human's explanation, the mysteries are revealed one by one.
Tan Yaxin (谭雅心), a staff member of Mango Digital Intelligence (芒果数智), introduced that "Shan Hai Ling Tong" (山海灵通) integrates speech recognition, virtual images, and the Shan Hai Xuanji (山海璇玑) large model to create an expert-level AI digital human mentor. It brings immersive appreciation with naked-eye 3D and achieves natural interaction through voice and touch, constructing a "observation-thinking" learning loop. The digital human has been upgraded from a response tool to a cultural guide, providing active explanations, exploration guidance, and personalized services, truly bringing cultural relics to "life."
Interactive: "Come and experience new technologies." At the Mango TV (芒果TV) booth, the robot "Xiao Jiu" (小玖) waved its arms, stepping to the beat of the music, sometimes dancing dynamically, sometimes shaking hands with the audience. The audience competed to take photos with "Xiao Jiu" (小玖).
Wang Wenqian (王文倩), an algorithm engineer in the Intelligent Algorithm Department of Mango TV (芒果TV), introduced that as a embodied intelligent variety show robot, "Xiao Jiu" (小玖) appeared in the Morocco station of the variety show "Chinese Restaurant 9" (《中餐厅9》). Its hardware foundation comes from ZY Robotics (智元机器人), and the "soul" inside that can listen, speak, and interact with the environment is independently developed based on Mango's (芒果) own large model. "Xiao Jiu" (小玖) can not only conduct real-time conversations in four languages: Chinese, English, French, and Arabic, but also instantly customize exquisite menus and theme songs for Chinese restaurants. It can complete more than 10 tasks, such as sharp and insightful commentary, fun welcome, experienced guide, and cartoon poster design, demonstrating cutting-edge exploration in intelligent content production and application.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙 超
How can mainstream media create excellent works that "break through" and "go viral" on the Internet? On the afternoon of November 12th, the Content Innovation Forum of the 2025 China New Media Conference was held in Changsha (长沙). Media creators and industry experts gathered around the theme of "All-Media Production and Communication Transformation" to explore practical ways to enhance the communication power and influence of mainstream media.
Yin Lujun (殷陆君), member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Journalists Association, said in his speech that it is necessary to strengthen the awareness of the position, guide correct public opinion, and grasp the "lodestar" of guidance; to activate user thinking, accurately understand needs, and draw the largest "concentric circle"; to deepen technological empowerment, activate communication effectiveness, and build a fusion "accelerator"; and also to internalize the evaluation system, encourage innovation and creation, and scientifically use the "baton."
In the "Voices of Breaking the Circle" session of the forum, representatives from eight media outlets shared their experiences in creating integrated media works and exploring systemic changes.
The "July 7th Incident" documentary "Overnight" launched by the People's Daily New Media Center (人民日报社新媒体中心) has accumulated more than 1.1 billion views on the People's Daily's own platform. "We focus on 'people', using individual destinies as needles and the details of the times as threads to weave the texture of history," said Zhu Xiaoxi (朱笑熺), the main creator of "Overnight" and a reporter from the People's Daily New Media Center (人民日报社新媒体中心).
The report "Finding William Taylor" launched by Hunan Daily (湖南日报社) aroused widespread resonance. Meng Zhijun (蒙志军), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hunan Daily (湖南日报社), said that mainstream media should maintain content concentration, adhere to value coordinates, and produce more "large-scale masterpieces" with both quality and traffic.
In the "These Accounts are Very Attractive" exchange and sharing session, six "principals" of mainstream media accounts shared practical experience and "fan-gaining" secrets around topics such as improving writing style, user thinking, and IP creation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 迅
On the afternoon of November 12th, the 2025 China New Media Conference Financial Media Forum was held in Changsha (长沙). The forum was hosted by the New Media Professional Committee of the All-China Journalists Association (中华全国新闻工作者协会新媒体专业委员会) and the Hunan Journalists Association (湖南省新闻工作者协会), with the theme of "Innovation, Change, and Win-Win." It is a parallel forum newly established and held for the first time at the 2025 China New Media Conference.
During the keynote speech session of the forum, representatives from the Economic and Social Department of the People's Daily (人民日报社经济社会部), China Economic Information Service (中国经济信息社), the News Center of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台新闻中心), Shanghai United Media Group Jiemian-Yicai (上海报业集团界面财联社), and Nanfang Finance Media Group (南方财经全媒体集团) discussed the topic of "Systemic Change: The Way Out for Mainstream Financial Media." Du Haitao (杜海涛), Deputy Director of the Economic and Social Department of the People's Daily (人民日报社经济社会部), believes that it is necessary to use Internet thinking to dominate resource allocation, create new financial news products and platforms, adhere to improving writing style, optimize content supply, innovate text expression, and enrich presentation methods to provide high-quality production capacity for the mainstream public opinion field.
Afterwards, representatives from various financial media outlets and financial content creators held a round-table dialogue focusing on "Building a New Ecosystem for Financial Content Communication" and "High-Quality Financial Content to Help Industrial Economic Development." The participating guests believed that publicity and reporting in the financial field are related to the overall situation of economic and social development and to the stability of social expectations and the cohesion of consensus. It is necessary to guide the general direction of financial reporting with the Party's innovative theories, enhance the guiding force of financial public opinion with professional and authoritative reports, and build a new pattern of financial public opinion with all-media and diversified communication.
At the forum, the Financial Branch of the New Media Professional Committee of the China Journalists Association (中国记协新媒体专业委员会) was officially established. It is understood that after its establishment, the Financial Branch will further extend its service arms, strengthen business training, advocate industry self-discipline, build an exchange platform, and build a home for financial content creators.
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Return to TopIn recent days, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) made erroneous remarks about Taiwan in the Diet, causing an uproar in Japan. Many people in Japan have expressed concern about the legal basis, policy logic, and potential regional security risks of her remarks, believing that the relevant judgments lack factual and legal support, will mislead the direction of Japan's security policy, and further exacerbate tensions in Sino-Japanese relations. Multiple Japanese government sources also revealed that Takaichi is exploring the possibility of revising the principle of not introducing nuclear weapons in the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" when revising the "National Security Strategy" and other "Three Security Documents." This move has aroused widespread questioning and concern.
"The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair, and Japan has no right to interfere."
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (石破茂) said: "Regarding the Taiwan issue, China has consistently maintained that this is China's internal affair. Successive Japanese governments have been avoiding making definitive statements such as 'If a certain situation occurs, we will do this.'"
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (鸠山由纪夫) emphasized in an article that some people once advocated "a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency," and now Prime Minister Takaichi has proposed that a Taiwan emergency may become a survival-threatening crisis for Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. Her intention is to create a tense atmosphere and pave the way for military expansion. Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory. "The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair, and Japan has no right to interfere."
Natsuo Yamaguchi (齐藤铁夫), leader of Japan's Komeito Party (公明党), said that Takaichi's remarks were very shocking and must be corrected to reassure the public.
Mizuho Fukushima (福岛瑞穗), leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (日本社民党), pointed out that Takaichi's judgment that a "Taiwan emergency" is a "survival-threatening crisis" is logically untenable. Taiwan is not a country but a part of China and should not be included in the scenario where Japan is allowed to use force. This statement clearly has problems at the legal level. She warned that recklessly expanding the scope of the use of force is extremely dangerous and may have a profound impact on Japan's future security policy. Japanese society must, in any case, prevent war and prevent dangerous policies.
Kazuo Shii (志位和夫), a member of the House of Representatives from the Japanese Communist Party (日本共产党), posted on social media that Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan are evolving into a serious international issue. To move Sino-Japanese relations in a positive direction, it is necessary to base oneself on the consensus confirmed by the two countries, exercise wisdom, and engage in calm dialogue, rather than making provocative remarks that exacerbate tensions. He once again demanded that Takaichi withdraw her remarks.
According to the Japanese newspaper *Akahata* (《赤旗报》), Taku Yamazoe (山添拓), a member of the House of Councillors from the Japanese Communist Party, said at a press conference that Takaichi's remarks have exacerbated tensions between Japan and China and led to mutual distrust. To avoid further deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations, Takaichi, as prime minister, should withdraw her remarks.
Yoichi Masuzoe (舛添要一), former Governor of Tokyo (东京都) and an international political scientist, severely criticized Takaichi's remarks on social media, calling them a "major blunder." He pointed out that "Prime Ministers and cabinet members should not answer questions in the Diet on areas they are not familiar with based on their own ideas." He further pointed out that Takaichi's response this time was "imprudent."
"Seriously undermining legally binding political documents between the two countries"
On the afternoon of November 14, Japanese politicians and multiple Okinawan civil groups held a rally in Tokyo, demanding that the Japanese government explain its continued military buildup in Okinawa in recent years and expressing concern about Takaichi's remarks. On the 15th, hundreds of Japanese citizens spontaneously gathered in front of the Prime Minister's Office (首相官邸) in Tokyo to protest Takaichi's erroneous words and deeds. Protesters shouted slogans such as "Protect people's livelihoods more than military affairs," "We don't need a prime minister who can't protect the Constitution," "Takaichi resign," and "People who can't do diplomacy are not fit to be prime minister."
Yangji Kobayashi (小林阳吉), Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Japan Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army Veterans Association (日本八路军新四军战友会), told reporters that Takaichi's irresponsible remarks violate the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Communiqué (《中日联合声明》), which states that "The Government of Japan recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China" and "Taiwan is an inseparable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China." Takaichi's erroneous words and deeds "seriously undermine legally binding political documents between the two countries and deviate from the friendly relations jointly created by the older generation of Japanese and Chinese politicians."
Kazuhisa Kitazaka (北中一永), Secretary-General of the Tokyo Federation of the Japan-China Friendship Association (日中友好协会东京都联合会), told reporters: "Takaichi's words and deeds are infuriating. They completely violate the one-China principle and are completely inconsistent with the commitments in the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two countries."
Shinichi Takado (高堂真一), a retired world history teacher who has visited China dozens of times for historical research, said, "It is crucial to face up to Japan's history of aggression." Takado told reporters that he is studying historical materials related to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and feels heavy-hearted. "The acts of aggression that Japan once carried out cannot be erased. Takaichi is interfering in China's internal affairs, which is unacceptable." He emphasized, "The Japanese government only recognizes one China, and Takaichi seems to have forgotten this basic position."
Takashi Takano (高野孟), a visiting professor at Waseda University (早稻田大学) in Japan, said that the Taiwan issue is inherently China's internal affair, and it is a mistake to directly regard a "Taiwan emergency" as a "Japanese emergency." In his view, in recent years, Japanese media have not only failed to correct relevant erroneous views but have continued to hype the "China threat theory," seeking excuses for military expansion and increased defense spending, further complicating the already tense regional situation.
Hitoshi Tanaka (田中均), Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies of the Japan Research Institute (日本综合研究所国际战略研究所), recently released a video saying that Takaichi, as prime minister, should be more cautious on highly sensitive issues such as the Taiwan issue. Once she is seen as unwilling to maintain relations with China but is following the United States in containing China, Sino-Japanese relations will be difficult to improve. He pointed out that Takaichi's remarks are all harm and no benefit, and do not conform to Japan's national interests. The direction of Japanese diplomacy should be to maintain stable and normal bilateral relations, rather than using the Taiwan issue to stimulate tensions and promote military expansion.
"Such a rash and clear statement is a lack of self-discipline"
Kyodo News (日本共同社) reported that multiple Japanese government sources revealed on the 14th that Takaichi is exploring the possibility of revising the principle of not introducing nuclear weapons in the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" when revising the "National Security Strategy" and other "Three Security Documents." Previously, when Takaichi answered questions in the Diet, she also avoided making a clear statement on whether the Japanese government would adhere to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" in the "Three Security Documents" revision that may be carried out next year. If the revision is realized, it will mean a shift in Japan's post-war security policy and will inevitably trigger strong criticism at home and abroad.
The "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" refer to not possessing, not manufacturing, and not introducing nuclear weapons. In 1967, then-Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato (佐藤荣作) proposed the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" in a speech in the Diet. This principle was adopted at a plenary session of the Japanese House of Representatives in 1971 and became the basic policy of the Japanese government regarding nuclear weapons. In 2022, the "Three Security Documents" adopted by the Japanese government also clearly stated that the basic policy of adhering to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" will not change.
The Japanese newspaper *Asahi Shimbun* (《朝日新闻》) published an editorial pointing out that as a country that suffered atomic bombings during World War II, Japan has positioned the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" as a national policy, and this principle has long been widely supported by the Japanese people. Takaichi should deeply understand that the policy of adhering to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" cannot be changed lightly based solely on the Prime Minister's momentary judgment.
Former Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party (立宪民主党), Yoshihiko Noda (野田佳彦), criticized Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan at a party meeting held in Nagasaki Prefecture (长崎县) on the 16th, saying that they "crossed the line and led to a very severe situation in Sino-Japanese relations, which is quite reckless." On the 15th, Yoshihiko Noda called for adherence to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" regarding Takaichi's possible re-examination of the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles." Takaichi hardly mentioned this issue during the Liberal Democratic Party (自民党) presidential election, but now she has suddenly taken this action, which feels very abrupt. Yoshihiko Noda criticized Takaichi: "As the supreme commander of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, such a rash and clear statement is a lack of self-discipline."
Yoichi Iha (伊波洋一), former Mayor of Ginowan City (宜野湾市) in Okinawa Prefecture (冲绳县) and a member of the House of Councillors, criticized that Japan has been continuously strengthening its military in recent years, and its so-called "Three Security Documents" only talk about preparing for war and not about avoiding war. The overall direction falls into the strategic framework set by the United States, and Japan must get rid of this state as soon as possible.
Yuji Fuse (布施祐仁), a veteran Japanese military journalist, pointed out in an interview with the media that Takaichi's remarks will further exacerbate regional tensions and hopes that the government will take measures to ease them as soon as possible.
(Comprehensive report by Zhu Yueying (朱玥颖), reporter of this newspaper, and Xinhua News Agency reporter)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 16th (Xinhua) – The Ministry of Education (教育部) issued the No. 4 Study Abroad Warning for 2025 on November 16th.
The warning points out that recently, public security in Japan has been unstable, and there have been frequent criminal cases against Chinese citizens, resulting in a poor public security situation and study environment, and an increase in safety risks for Chinese citizens in Japan. The Ministry of Education (教育部) reminds students already in Japan and those planning to study in Japan in the near future to pay close attention to the local public security situation, strengthen risk assessment, and effectively enhance their awareness of prevention. It is recommended that Chinese citizens carefully plan their study abroad arrangements in Japan.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 16th. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) issued a message on the 16th, reminding Chinese tourists to avoid traveling to Japan recently.
The message stated that recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) issued a travel alert: Since the beginning of this year, public security in Japan has been unstable, with numerous cases of illegal and criminal activities targeting Chinese citizens, and multiple incidents of Chinese citizens being attacked in Japan. Some cases have not yet been solved, and the safety environment for Chinese citizens in Japan continues to deteriorate. Recently, Japanese leaders have openly made explicit provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, seriously worsening the atmosphere for Sino-Japanese personnel exchanges and posing significant risks to the personal and life safety of Chinese citizens in Japan.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) solemnly reminds Chinese tourists to avoid traveling to Japan recently. Chinese tourists already in Japan should pay close attention to the local public security situation, raise awareness of safety precautions, strengthen self-protection, and in case of emergency, promptly report to the police and contact the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in Japan (驻日使领馆) for assistance.
Return to TopYonhap News Agency, Seoul, November 16th (Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Can (张粲) and Sun Yiran (孙一然)) reported on the 16th that an official from the South Korean Presidential Office said that the Lee Jae-myung (李在明) government has decided to standardize the official expression order of the three Northeast Asian countries to the most commonly used "South Korea, China, and Japan."
The report stated that during the Yoon Seok-youl (尹锡悦) government, the official expression of the three Northeast Asian countries was not unified, and "South Korea, China, and Japan" and "South Korea, Japan, and China" were used interchangeably. An official from the South Korean Presidential Office said that the simultaneous use of the two expressions caused unnecessary controversy about "closer relations with a certain country."
A South Korean government official said that former President Yoon Seok-youl (尹锡悦) began to change the order to "South Korea, Japan, and China" after attending the ASEAN Summit held in September 2023.
According to Yonhap News Agency, some believe that in the context of the South Korean government seeking to improve relations with China, unifying the official expression order of the three Northeast Asian countries to "South Korea, China, and Japan" can be seen as a "moderate approach to China and a tough approach to Japan" measure taken under the current President Lee Jae-myung's (李在明) pragmatic diplomatic tone.
Yonhap News Agency quoted another Presidential Office official as saying that the previous government engaged in ideological diplomacy, excessively focusing on Japan, and bringing it back to the right track is the correct direction.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Ottawa, November 15th (Reporter Lin Wei (林威)) - The City of Burnaby (伯纳比市), British Columbia (不列颠哥伦比亚省), Canada, held a ceremony on the 15th to acknowledge historical discrimination against Chinese-Canadians and formally apologize for it.
Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley (赫尔利) read a statement on behalf of the city government, saying, "We condemn the past discrimination against Chinese-Canadians, and commit to raising awareness of their historical contributions, including commemorating important figures, places, and events, and ensuring that these stories are never forgotten." He said, "We are inspired by the indomitable spirit and sacrifices of Chinese-Canadians in their struggle for equality, and their efforts have made our community, province, and country better."
Between 1892 and 1947, the City of Burnaby (伯纳比市) introduced a number of discriminatory policies, including prohibiting Chinese people from working in municipal and other units, restricting Chinese people from owning land, and depriving Chinese people of the right to vote and stand for election. Since 2005, the Canadian federal government, the British Columbia (不列颠哥伦比亚省) provincial government, and the Vancouver (温哥华市) city government have successively apologized for historical discrimination against Chinese people.
Return to TopIn recent years, Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省) has aimed to create a regional science and technology innovation center with national influence, closely focusing on the main theme of "scientific and technological innovation leading the comprehensive revitalization of industry," deeply cultivating the fertile ground for the development of new quality productive forces, and achieving remarkable results in major scientific and technological breakthroughs, the transformation and implementation of achievements, and the cultivation of innovative entities, injecting strong impetus into the construction of "Innovative Heilongjiang."
Major national instruments have been successively implemented, and breakthroughs have been made in many cutting-edge fields.
Harbin (哈尔滨) has always aimed at national strategic needs, forging hard-core technological strength in fields such as aerospace, agriculture, and deep sea. On February 27, 2024, the "Space Environment Ground Simulation Device" jointly built by Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (中国航天科技集团) passed national acceptance. As China's (中国) first major scientific device in the aerospace field, the device can comprehensively simulate nine categories of space environmental factors. As of now, it has provided over 2,000 experimental tests for fields such as aerospace electronic components, biological breeding, and commercial satellites. In terms of ensuring food security, 23 units have applied the device to cooperate in carrying out mutation breeding experiments, covering nearly 20 crops, providing key support for the cultivation of germplasm resources.
Cutting-edge technologies continue to break boundaries. In 2024, many hard-core technologies such as aluminum-based composite materials from Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学) helped Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) "dig for treasure" on the far side of the moon; the technical team of Harbin Engineering University (哈尔滨工程大学) provided the core key structural process design scheme for China's (中国) independently designed and built first ocean drilling ship "Dream"; in 2025, Devo Technology's "high-end intelligent agricultural machinery equipment—electrically driven high-speed precision seeder" technology passed the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements and was rated as "reaching the international advanced level."
In the first three quarters of 2025, the city promoted 232 major science and technology projects, successfully breaking through 84 key industrial technologies such as high-temperature titanium alloy preparation and large-scale impulse turbine runners, demonstrating the full-chain strength from basic research to application innovation.
An innovative ecosystem is accelerating its formation, and the transformation of achievements is efficiently implemented.
The Harbin (哈尔滨) Municipal Science and Technology Department strictly follows the work deployment of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee (黑龙江省委) and the Provincial Government (省政府) and the work requirements of the Harbin (哈尔滨) Municipal Party Committee (市委) and the Municipal Government (市政府), taking the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem around universities, research institutes, and major research institutions as a starting point, further leveraging the city's advantages in science, education, and resources, creating a source of scientific and technological achievements for universities and research institutes, a practice ground for new quality productive forces, and officially launching the construction of four innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems around Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学), Harbin Engineering University (哈尔滨工程大学), Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology (黑龙江科技大学), and Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (哈尔滨兽医研究所), accelerating the shaping of new advantages for high-quality development. Currently, the four ecosystems have cumulatively cultivated 163 technology-based enterprises, and from January to October this year, 194 technology transactions have been reached, with cooperation funds reaching 450 million yuan.
As a key carrier and starting area of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem around Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学), the Advanced Technology Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学先进技术研究院) focuses on multiple emerging and future industrial fields such as intelligent robots and commercial aerospace, providing full-process achievement transformation services, and promoting the realization of "hard technology." From January to October this year, 18 new enterprises such as Julun Laser and Zhi Vision were established, with a cumulative total of 48 cultivated enterprises, attracting more than 50 high-end talents to start businesses. Dozens of achievements such as dexterous hands and carbon fiber ski equipment have been implemented and applied in Harbin (哈尔滨). More than 30 enterprises in training will move into industrial parks in batches, with an estimated output value of over 5 billion yuan within 3 years.
The enterprise echelon is continuously growing, and innovation vitality is fully stimulated.
By establishing a three-level cultivation system for high-tech enterprises and implementing provincial reward and subsidy policies, Harbin (哈尔滨) has achieved a "quantitative and qualitative improvement" in innovative entities. Since 2020, the number of high-tech enterprises in the city has increased by more than 40% for three consecutive years, achieving full coverage of counties in 2022. In 2024, 1,412 high-tech enterprises were identified and recommended, with a total of 3,041, an increase of 1.5 times compared to 2020. Supported by the gradient cultivation system, a number of enterprises such as Antiy Labs (安天科技) and Wanxin Graphite Valley (万鑫石墨谷) have grown into industry benchmarks. The number of national-level specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises in the city has increased by 7.5 times compared to 2020, forming a vivid pattern of coordinated development of diverse innovative entities.
Today's Harbin (哈尔滨) is supported by a regional source of science and technology innovation, a practice ground for industrial revitalization, a strong magnet for talent, and a new high ground for openness, using a series of hard-core achievements to write the answer sheet of "scientific and technological innovation leading the comprehensive revitalization of industry." In the future, with the continuous optimization of the innovation ecosystem, more scientific and technological achievements will accelerate their implementation and take root, injecting inexhaustible impetus into high-quality development.
Data source: Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology (黑龙江省科学技术厅)
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"Early spring prohibits logging, midsummer prohibits harvesting young plants, and establishes a hundred square kilometers of hunting reserves, with violators subject to punishment..." In the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆) in Xiaogan City (孝感市), Hubei Province (湖北省), the Jian牘 (简牍) exhibition hall on the second floor is always the most visited area. Looking at the clearly written *Tian Lü* (《田律》) on the Qin bamboo slips, many people will read it aloud along with the interpretation next to it.
The Yunmeng Qin Slips (云梦秦简) are the first Qin slips excavated in China, totaling 1,155 pieces, more than half of which record Qin Dynasty (秦代) laws.
On November 4, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) visited the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆) to view the exhibition of Qin and Han bamboo slips unearthed there. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) listened in detail to the introduction of the content, historical and cultural value, and protection and research of the bamboo slips, pointing out that archaeological research should continue to be strengthened, the level of cultural relic protection should be improved, solid support should be provided for promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture and enhancing cultural confidence, so that the treasures of Chinese civilization can be preserved forever and benefit future generations, and people can be encouraged to continuously enhance their national pride and self-confidence.
In Yunmeng County (云梦县), it is a major task to protect, inherit, and disseminate the rule-of-law culture contained in these treasures of Chinese civilization. Deeply excavating and interpreting, dynamically transforming and utilizing, integrating into popular legal education, and incorporating into grassroots governance... Drawing on the essence of excellent traditional Chinese legal culture, the local area adheres to cultivating people with culture and educating people with culture in the practice of the rule of law, and the rule-of-law culture in the bamboo slips has "come alive."
Revitalizing and Shining
Exploring Dynamic Inheritance
"Hello, future you! I am 'Xi' (喜) from the Great Qin (大秦) more than 2,000 years ago. Today, I will tell you about the laws of our Qin Dynasty..." Walking into the AR magic mirror interactive area of the Qin Slip Exhibition Hall in the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆), the "Xi" (喜) restored by AR technology is lifelike. By lightly touching the interactive screen, you can have a remote conversation with him.
"Xi" (喜) is the owner of the Qin slips in the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆), born more than 2,000 years ago. In August of this year, "Xi" (喜) achieved "new life" with modern technology.
"Wherever young people are, our cultural dissemination must go." Luan Li (栾丽), deputy curator of the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆), introduced that since 2022, Yunmeng County (云梦县) has invested nearly 50 million yuan to add immersive exhibition halls, Qin slip writing platforms, multimedia animation explanations, 3D interactive experiences, and other facilities to the museum, using technology to "integrate" the rule-of-law culture into the cultural tourism experience.
To promote the excellent traditional Chinese legal culture, it is necessary to adhere to integrity and innovation, learn from the past, and value dynamic transformation and innovation.
"Stealing and moving boundaries, redeemable by *nai*."
"Privately moving the boundary markers of fields should be punished with the penalty of redeeming *nai* (paying property to avoid the humiliating punishment of shaving off the beard and temples)." In the "Yunmeng Bamboo Slip Culture and Clean Governance Education Hall" on the third floor of the Yunmeng County Museum (云梦县博物馆), this case of infringing on the interests of the masses more than 2,000 years ago, excerpted from the *Legal Answers* (《法律问答》) recorded on the Qin slips of the Yunmeng Museum (云梦博物馆), is displayed and explained in official script, Song typeface, and regular script.
"We deeply excavate the positive and negative typical cases and legal provisions recorded in the Qin slips, combine them with some current rule-of-law hot topics, and add explanations and popular translations. We use original comics to interpret the historical stories behind the bamboo slips, so that cadres and the masses can think about and understand the rule-of-law culture contained in the bamboo slips while appreciating the bamboo slip cultural relics, and enhance their awareness of the rule of law," said Luan Li (栾丽).
The "Yunmeng Bamboo Slip Culture and Clean Governance Education Hall" officially opened on April 21 this year, with legal education products such as the original text of the Qin slips, explanations, translations, ancient painting stories, and scene experiences. It has now received more than 100,000 visitors of various types.
"We also hold the Shuihudi Qin Slips Legal Culture Report Meeting every year, and sign school-local cooperation agreements with Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (中南财经政法大学), the School of Law of Hubei University (湖北大学法学院), and the School of Law of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学法学院) to carry out research on Shuihudi Qin Law, and organize a series of legal research and exploration activities," said He Jianjun (何建军), director of the Yunmeng County Culture and Tourism Bureau (云梦县文化和旅游局).
Close to the Masses
Throughout Popular Legal Education
"Lejia (乐甲) chief, villager Wang (王) is logging in the forest, do you manage it or not?"
"Of course, I have to manage it. It is spring now. *Tian Lü* (《田律》) clearly stipulates that logging is not allowed in February of spring."
In the Yunmeng County Bureau of Justice (云梦县司法局), the legal discipline scenario drama *Shuihudi Inspection* (《睡虎地巡察》) is being rehearsed. This drama combines the legal provisions of the Yunmeng Qin Slips (云梦秦简) and deduces the story of "Xi" (喜), the Yunmeng magistrate's clerk in the Qin Dynasty (秦代), conducting a judicial inspection of Shuihu Village (睡虎村). It has now become an important brand of the Yunmeng County Bureau of Justice (云梦县司法局) for inheriting traditional rule-of-law culture.
"We hope to decode the rule-of-law culture in the bamboo slips through forms that the people like to see and hear, so that the millennium-old laws are close to the lives of the masses," said Li Zong (李宗), the main actor of the scenario drama and deputy captain of the judicial police brigade of the Yunmeng County People's Court (云梦县人民法院).
"Based on the Qin laws of the Qin slips, relying on inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and Qin slip enthusiasts, and combining local characteristic culture, we have created a batch of legal-related literary and artistic works such as the Chu Opera *Ode to Qin Slips* (《秦简颂》), the dance *Ink Dance Qin Slips* (《墨舞秦简》), the shadow play *Qin Law Case within a Case* (《秦律案中案》), and the micro-video *Listening to Xi Discussing Discipline* (《听喜说纪》), so that the rule-of-law culture has 'come alive'," introduced Mao Hongbo (毛洪波), deputy director of the Yunmeng County Bureau of Justice (云梦县司法局).
The excellent traditional Chinese legal culture contains rich rule-of-law thought and profound political wisdom.
"We must learn to know the law and understand the principles, abide by the law and act faithfully, and use the law to protect ourselves." On September 11, in Huangxiang Junior High School (黄香初级中学) in Chengguan Town (城关镇), Yunmeng County (云梦县), the students' "first class of the semester" was a popular legal education class. The teacher was Wan Fusong (万付松), the director of the local judicial office and a lecturer at the "Shuihudi Rule of Law Lecture Hall" (睡虎地法治大讲堂) in Yunmeng County (云梦县).
The "Shuihudi Rule of Law Lecture Hall" (睡虎地法治大讲堂) is a characteristic popular legal education brand in Yunmeng County (云梦县). The lecture hall takes Qin slip culture as its carrier and enhances the public's understanding of the rule of law through legal publicity. "We will not only enter schools, but also enter units, communities, and enterprises. If the masses have needs, they can order a 'single' class," said Wan Fusong (万付松).
Where do the lecturers of the "Shuihudi Rule of Law Lecture Hall" (睡虎地法治大讲堂) come from?
"We will select experts from the county party school, administrative law enforcement units, political and legal organs, and law societies to form a popular legal education lecturer group, and we will also invite experts from universities to investigate the Shuihudi Qin Slips legal culture and strengthen external brain assistance," introduced Yang Zhidong (杨志东), director of the Yunmeng County Bureau of Justice (云梦县司法局). In order to enhance the legal thinking and legal literacy of the cadre team, Yunmeng County (云梦县) organizes town and village cadres to carry out centralized legal study every quarter.
At present, the "Shuihudi Rule of Law Lecture Hall" (睡虎地法治大讲堂) has carried out more than 80 legal巡回 lectures based on the legal knowledge that should be known and mastered, benefiting nearly 10,000 cadres and the masses.
Resolving Conflicts
Integrating into Legal Services
To let the excellent traditional Chinese legal culture permeate the present, Yunmeng County (云梦县) actively introduces the rule-of-law cultural elements in the bamboo slips and deeply integrates them into legal work.
Walking into the Yangdian Community (杨店社区) Rule of Law Small Park (法治小游园) in Yunmeng County (云梦县), it is shaded by green trees and filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. In earlier years, this was an abandoned pig farm with a dirty and smelly environment. In 2023, in order to provide entertainment space for residents, Yangdian Community (杨店社区) decided to build a rule-of-law small park on the abandoned site.
"This land involves 15 farmers. Initially, most of the farmers involved were relatively resistant and did not agree to transfer the land," said Yang Yanyan (杨艳艳), secretary of the general party branch of Yangdian Community (杨店社区).
To this end, the community combined the rule of law with self-governance and moral governance, clarified the opinions and suggestions of the masses, organized the masses to study laws and regulations, and guided the masses to express their demands through legal means. For the contradictions and disputes arising during the construction process, they were mediated and handled using laws and regulations and village rules and regulations. In the end, all the residents agreed to give up the land to build the small park, and some of the former opponents even took the initiative to join the construction team.
"The villagers have been influenced by the rule-of-law culture and built a rule-of-law small park. Their belief in the rule of law has been increasing, their awareness of the rule of law has been gradually improved, and everyone has a greater recognition of the community. Their hearts are aligned, and their enthusiasm is even greater," Yang Yanyan (杨艳艳) exclaimed.
"Grasp the front end and treat the disease before it occurs" requires letting the rule-of-law culture go beyond the articles and "integrate" into the lives of the people, laying a solid cultural foundation for social governance.
"The dog was not leashed and bit someone. According to the law, the owner needs to compensate the bitten person for medical expenses. If mediation fails, it may enter the litigation process." On September 15, under the mediation of Fang Shaotian (方少田), Tao (陶) from Zengdian Town (曾店镇), Yunmeng County (云梦县), compensated Luo (罗) 1,000 yuan for vaccine expenses and apologized on the spot. After the two parties signed an agreement, they shook hands and made peace.
Fang Shaotian (方少田) is the head of the "Lao Fang Studio" (老方工作室) in Zengdian Town (曾店镇) and also a "gold medal mediator," handling hundreds of neighborhood disputes of all sizes every year. "I am familiar with the people, the land, and the situation in the village. Whenever the people have conflicts to mediate, I will move them with emotion, reason with them, and propose practical and feasible solutions for both parties based on facts and the law," said Fang Shaotian (方少田).
In Yunmeng County (云梦县), there are 758 mediators like Fang Shaotian (方少田), forming a three-level mediation network of county, township, and village. Yunmeng County (云梦县) deeply excavates its unique Qin slip legal culture resource endowment, and creates the "Simplified Contradictions" mediation brand by optimizing process mechanisms and strengthening guarantee support, realizing the efficient resolution of contradictions and disputes. Since 2023, the county's mediators have resolved 2,651 cases of contradictions and disputes, including 67 major disputes, with a mediation success rate of 99.8%.
"The Chinese nation has the traditional virtues of emphasizing courtesy and valuing harmony. We promote the sinking of resources such as lawyers, notarization, mediation, legal aid, and grassroots legal services, so that the people's legal services can be 'seen when they look up, reached when they raise their hands, and obtained by scanning a code,' and strive to create a harmonious social environment where people can live and work in peace and contentment," said Yin Liang (尹亮), the county magistrate of Yunmeng County (云梦县).
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Recently, an enthusiastic citizen in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) has become "popular" for his enthusiasm in "nitpicking" urban life. Netizens jokingly call him the "Director of Too Much Concern". For more than two years, this citizen has reported many municipal problems around him, such as loose bricks and dangerous manhole covers, through the Internet. What is gratifying is that the problems he reported quickly attracted the attention of relevant departments, and "every item was implemented, and each was 'rectified in seconds'."
Such enthusiastic citizens are not isolated cases. A citizen in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) also reported safety hazards in road facilities through an online platform and received effective solutions.
Efficiently completing the closed loop from the people's demands to the government's response allows urban governance to have a social foundation for dynamic optimization, demonstrating the government's respect for public opinion, and writing a vivid footnote for whole-process people's democracy.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee proposed to give play to the main role of the people and guide all parties to participate in social governance in an orderly manner. The city is the people's city, and the people are the main body participating in urban governance, as well as the main body for evaluating and supervising governance effectiveness. One suggestion after another, one feedback after another, promotes the solution of urgent and difficult problems around the masses, making everyone realize that participating in urban governance is a perceptible and communicable behavior, and everyone can contribute to urban construction.
Only cities that can "listen to advice and rectify in seconds" can continuously improve the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. This virtuous interaction makes urban governance efficient and warm. Many netizens praised Shenzhen (深圳): "The main thing is to listen to advice." It turns out that the local area has established a platform focusing on people's livelihood matters, forming a closed-loop mechanism of content verification, active case filing, and follow-up supervision, promoting the transformation of people's livelihood demands from "passive response" to "active attack." This two-way effort of "finding faults" with a channel and feedback with a voice is a respect and encouragement for citizens, which helps to stimulate the enthusiasm of the general public to participate in social governance, making the city more livable and better.
The Central Urban Work Conference proposed to adhere to the principle that the people build the city and the city is for the people. Urban governance work is numerous and complicated. It cannot be done well by the government alone. It is necessary to give full play to the role of all sectors of society and stimulate the vitality of the whole society. Co-construction can lead to co-sharing, and the process of co-construction is also the process of co-sharing. The development of information technology effectively reduces the threshold for citizens to participate in and supervise public affairs. A mobile phone and a video can supplement and expand existing government feedback and information disclosure channels. It is necessary to encourage community grid members and other grassroots social workers, couriers, online car-hailing drivers, and other new employment groups to participate in urban governance, pushing the hidden dangers and pain points scattered on the streets to the spotlight of urban governance, stimulating and improving governance effectiveness.
People praise the "Director of Too Much Concern", but they are also praising the execution of functional departments. Functional departments should pay more attention to and ask more about "firewood, rice, oil, and salt", respond to the demands of the masses efficiently, and guard against shirking responsibilities and procrastinating on the opinions of the masses. When more citizens stand up and measure the details of the city with "measuring tapes", and more departments maintain an attitude of "listening to advice", treating the "key small matters" of the masses as "top priorities", urban governance will be more transparent and credible.
积力之所举 (jī lì zhī suǒ jǔ - "where accumulated strength is applied," there is nothing that cannot be overcome); 众智之所为 (zhòng zhì zhī suǒ wéi - "where collective wisdom is applied," there is nothing that cannot be accomplished). There is no "end" to the refined governance of the city. When urban governance can be improved for a video or a comment, and when every "Director of Too Much Concern" becomes the "master" of the city, governance is no longer a one-way management, but a two-way interaction of co-construction, co-governance, and co-sharing. We look forward to more opinions and suggestions from "Directors of Too Much Concern" being transformed into effective measures by functional departments, improving the precision and warmth of urban governance, and making the city more quality.
Return to TopAntai Sub-district in Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, focuses on grassroots governance, adheres to Party building leadership, and gives full play to the expertise of retired veteran cadres, police officers, teachers, and others to conduct targeted mediation of neighborhood and property disputes. On the basis of establishing the Antai Sub-district Comprehensive Management Center and the Antai Police Station Prevention and Control Center, a new integration mechanism of "dual centers + silver hair strength" has been established, exploring a grassroots social governance approach of resource integration, technology empowerment, and co-governance and sharing, effectively leveraging the role of "Silver Hair Legal Popularization Mediators" and others in grassroots social governance.
The picture shows a publicity team composed of police officers and "Silver Hair Legal Popularization Mediators" in the teahouse station of Liming Lake Park in Antai Sub-district, publicizing knowledge on preventing online fraud and anti-elderly fraud to the public.
Photo by Xie Guiming (谢贵明).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 璁
People often say that of all virtues, filial piety is paramount (百善孝为先). If adult children have failed to fulfill any obligations of economic support, life care, and spiritual comfort to their parents for a long time, are they still qualified to inherit their parents' estate? This case is worth pondering.
Gao Moujun (高某军) is the only son of the deceased Gao Mouzhen (高某珍). Gao Moujun (高某军) left home in 1992. Except for returning to his hometown in 1998 to reissue his ID card, he never returned home to visit his parents, nor did he contact them in any other way. Gao Mouzhen (高某珍), not knowing Gao Moujun's (高某军) whereabouts for many years, applied to the court in 2021 to declare him dead. During the handling of the case and subsequent processing, the court disclosed Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) physical condition to Gao Moujun (高某军) and conveyed Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) desire to meet him, but Gao Moujun (高某军) still refused to contact Gao Mouzhen (高某珍). When Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) and her husband were ill, Gao Moujun (高某军) did not take care of them, and he did not attend their funerals when they passed away.
Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) had siblings, including Gao Moushuan (高某栓). The residents' committee of Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) residence issued a certificate proving that Gao Moushuan (高某栓) had fulfilled the main support obligations for Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) and her husband. After Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) passed away, Gao Moushuan (高某栓) contacted Gao Moujun (高某军) to handle the burial of Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) ashes. Gao Moujun (高某军) refused to handle it, but as the only legal heir, he collected some of the bank deposits under Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) name.
Gao Moushuan (高某栓) sued in court, arguing that Gao Moujun (高某军) abandoned the deceased Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) and should lose his right of inheritance, and Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) estate should be inherited by the second-order heir, namely himself. Gao Moujun (高某军) argued that Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) was economically independent and in good health, and did not need to rely on others for life. He only had less contact with his parents, which did not constitute abandonment, and he should inherit all of Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) estate. Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) other siblings all recognized in the lawsuit that Gao Moujun (高某军) should lose his right of inheritance, and issued a statement stating that they would give up inheriting Gao Mouzhen's (高某珍) estate.
So, should Gao Moujun (高某军) lose his right of inheritance?
According to the provisions of the Civil Code, an heir who abandons the deceased loses the right of inheritance. The so-called abandonment of the deceased refers to the act of an heir who has a legal obligation to support, raise, or otherwise care for an elderly, disabled, young, or dependent deceased, but refuses to fulfill that obligation.
The court held that Gao Moujun (高某军) had not provided any economic support or spiritual comfort to the deceased for more than 30 years. During this period, the deceased suffered from multiple illnesses and major surgeries. When Gao Moujun (高某军) was most needed to pick up, take care of, and look after her, Gao Moujun (高某军) did not appear, nor did he fulfill his obligation to take care of her life. After his parents passed away, Gao Moujun (高某军) was also negligent in fulfilling his responsibility to see them off.
Regarding Gao Moujun's (高某军) opinion that "Gao Mouzhen (高某珍) was economically independent and in good health, and did not need to rely on others for life, and he only had less contact with his parents," the court held that respecting and supporting the elderly is an important manifestation of the core socialist values. As a son, one should be grateful for the nurturing grace of his parents and fulfill his support obligations in accordance with the law. The statutory obligations of adult children to support, assist, and protect their parents based on parental relations do not disappear due to objective factors such as the economic and physical conditions of their parents. In summary, the court held that Gao Moujun's (高某军) behavior constituted abandonment of the deceased and he lost his right of inheritance, and made a judgment accordingly in accordance with the law.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 魏哲哲
A "People's Sentiment Diary" records people's sentiments and solves problems for the people. Originating in Shengzhou (嵊州市), Shaoxing (绍兴) City, Zhejiang (浙江) Province, the "People's Sentiment Diary" has become a "golden name card" for practicing the Party's mass line after 27 years of inheritance and development.
How can judicial justice be tangible and accessible, and how can the people's demands be responded to in every case? In recent years, the Shaoxing Court has inherited and developed the grassroots governance wisdom contained in the "People's Sentiment Diary," systematically collecting people's sentiments, accurately analyzing people's sentiments, and responding to people's sentiments in a timely manner through case handling, promoting the extension of judicial services to the grassroots, the resolution of contradictions and risks at the source, and the continuous transformation of work style.
A banner presented by the losing party witnessed the changes and efforts. Previously, after Ms. Zhang's divorce lawsuit, according to the judgment of the Keqiao (柯桥) District People's Court, her eldest daughter should be directly raised by her. However, the two children were unwilling to separate, and the eldest daughter insisted on living with her father. Ms. Zhang had no choice but to secretly take the child away. Soon after, she received a lawsuit for change of custody.
"I don't agree, I firmly disagree!" Upon learning that she was being sued, Ms. Zhang emotionally stated that the child's father suffered from illness and had no fixed income, which was not conducive to the child's growth.
"According to the law, minors over the age of eight have the right to choose who they live with," said Judge Zhang Liyan (张丽燕), the case handler. If a simple judgment was made on this basis, Ms. Zhang's knot could not be truly untied, and the case would be closed without being resolved.
How to make the parties convinced? Zhang Liyan locked in on the crux of Ms. Zhang's concerns, walked out of the courtroom, and "moved" the court to the scene of the dispute to find out the truth behind it.
First, she went to the child's father's workplace to conduct an investigation and took a written record of the person who issued the work certificate; she visited the hospital and learned that the child's father's condition was stable; she consulted the child's grandparents, who said they were willing to help take care of the child until adulthood; she sought the child's opinion face-to-face, and the child strongly expressed the desire to live with the father...
After each investigation, Zhang Liyan communicated with Ms. Zhang in detail and responded to her questions one by one. Gradually, Ms. Zhang's attitude also changed: "The child is young, it is impossible for me not to worry. But if the child insists on living with her father, I respect her opinion."
Shortly after the trial, Ms. Zhang received a judgment of losing the case, but she was convinced and presented a banner to the court. "Only when the judiciary integrates into the 'feelings' of the parties can it truly understand the real situation and demands behind the case, so that unspoken expectations can be respected and seen," said Zhang Liyan.
By perceiving people's sentiments, the judiciary is not only a way to determine right and wrong, but also a force to heal families and protect growth. "Judge, I can receive alimony on a regular basis every month. A few days ago, we also had a phone conversation about the child's schooling." Recently, Liu's (刘某) introduction during a telephone follow-up made the judge of the Sanjie (三界) People's Court of the Shengzhou (嵊州) People's Court feel relieved. After hanging up the phone, the judge filled in the follow-up column of the alimony and visitation file with the content "alimony is paid on time, and parents communicate smoothly."
In the Sanjie (三界) People's Court of the Shengzhou (嵊州) People's Court, this special "alimony and visitation file" records the growth trajectories of 185 cases and 218 minors. Behind the file is the current situation of high proportion of local people working outside and living apart. Based on the analysis of people's sentiments, the Shaoxing (绍兴) Court integrates trial, enforcement, guidance, and assistance into "one matter," joins hands with village sisters-in-law, women's federations and other diverse forces, and promotes the performance of obligations and repairs broken relationships through emotional communication and social support, so that cases involving the custody and visitation of minors have achieved "zero compulsory enforcement."
"In judicial practice, the 'People's Sentiment Diary' is not only a carrier for individual case records, but also an intelligent engine for driving the modernization of social governance," said a relevant person in charge of the Shaoxing (绍兴) Intermediate People's Court. Under the promotion of this mechanism, the court not only "hears" the demands of the people and builds a bridge for the judiciary to serve the people, but also promotes social governance and realizes the leap in the efficiency of judicial operation.
In recent years, the Shaoxing (绍兴) Intermediate People's Court has given each case an exclusive QR code through the digital application of "Judicial Justice Online." The parties can scan the code to evaluate and complain; it integrates 12368 hotline, letters and visits and other channels to collect public opinions and evaluations, and deeply excavates the "Judicial People's Sentiment Opinion Pool" to continuously optimize the work closed loop of "perception-feedback-solution-improvement."
At the same time, it pays close attention to the legal principles and human feelings intertwined behind livelihood cases, not only "hears" the demands of the people, but also "understands" the pulse of social changes. Taking the rights and interests protection of new employment form workers as an example, the Shaoxing (绍兴) Intermediate People's Court relied on judicial data mining and commonality extraction to capture the rising trend in the number of labor dispute cases of groups such as takeaway riders and online car-hailing drivers, and quickly responded - refining case-type trial guidelines, unifying judicial standards, and actively strengthening coordination with human resources and social security departments and industry associations to promote the formation of clearer employment responsibility guidelines and smoother dispute resolution channels. With precise judicial response, from January to October 2025, the appeal rate of labor dispute cases in Shaoxing (绍兴) Court decreased by 2.85 percentage points year-on-year.
"The front end does a solid job of public opinion perception, integrates 'online + offline' channels, and collects public opinions and evaluations; the middle end does a solid job of replying to every item, timely classifies and diverts public opinions and supervises handling; the back end does a solid job of promoting changes through cases, and purposefully transforms the problems reflected by the public into the internal driving force for improving case handling quality and promoting similar case governance." A relevant person in charge of the Shaoxing (绍兴) Intermediate People's Court said that the next step will be to continue to deepen the innovation of the "People's Sentiment Diary" mechanism in the city's court system, truly give the people the "statement" they want well, accurately, and in place, and strive to make judicial justice more tangible, more perceptible, and more credible.
Return to TopHuawei HarmonyOS Smart Home Makes a Grand Appearance in 8 Real-Scene Model Rooms at the Good House Technology Exhibition
Exhibition Address: Hall 8, Shougang International Convention and Exhibition Center (首钢国际会展中心), Shijingshan District (石景山区), Beijing (北京市)
Return to TopGuangxi's Pingxiang (广西凭祥), with its industrial cluster advantages in fruit trade, reaches buyers across the country through online auctions; Yunnan's Mohan (云南磨憨), where border residents' mutual trade is increasingly convenient, allowing villagers to complete customs declarations without leaving their homes; Inner Mongolia's Erenhot (内蒙古二连浩特), where the mutual trade area has expanded from the port to the urban area, opening up broader development space for practitioners... The bustling ports are a true reflection of China's vigorous foreign trade. With the continuous optimization of border residents' mutual trade policies and technological upgrades, China's border trade with neighboring countries is constantly expanding new spaces and releasing new vitality.
Guangxi Pingxiang Port (广西凭祥口岸) –
Fruit Business is Booming
By Pang Geping (庞革平), reporter of this newspaper
Before dawn, the China-ASEAN (Chongzuo) Fruit Trading Center (中国—东盟（崇左）水果交易中心) in Pingxiang, Guangxi, is already a hive of activity.
The roar of trucks intertwines with the shouts of vendors, and the air is filled with the rich aroma of fruit. Trucks loaded with durians and dragon fruit from Vietnam arrive one after another, and workers are busy unloading, sorting, and packing. Soon, they will be transported along the highway to wholesale markets across the country.
In a corner of the trading center, Huang Shuai (黄帅) is carefully inspecting the quality of dragon fruit. "These were just shipped from Vietnam's Xinqing Port (新清口岸) and are very fresh." This post-85s young man from Hebei (河北) came to Pingxiang to start a business more than 10 years ago, and now his fruit business is booming. Last year, he imported more than 200 truckloads of Vietnamese fruit, which were sold to Guangdong (广东), Hunan (湖南), Hebei, and other places. "The fruit trade here is large in volume and fast-paced. Although everyone is busy every day, they are very motivated."
With its unique geographical advantages, Youyiguan Port (友谊关口岸) in Pingxiang has developed into one of China's largest land fruit import and export ports, and also one of the busiest ports for fruit import and export trade between China and ASEAN. Every day, a large number of ASEAN fruits enter the country from here, and Chinese agricultural products such as chili peppers, tomatoes, and cassava are also exported to ASEAN countries through this port.
On the large screen in the background of the trading center, a series of numbers are rolling in real time - the online trading platform of the China-ASEAN (Chongzuo) Fruit Trading Center is in operation. "Look, this truckload of durians was just put on the shelf for 5 minutes and was snapped up by a customer from Jiangsu (江苏)." Wei Dongqing (韦冬青), director of Guolian Shares Cold Chain Duoduo Company (国联股份冷链多多公司), one of the platform's operators, pointed to the screen and introduced to reporters that this is an online auction held by the center, twice a day, and merchants from all over the country can place orders. He added: "In the past, buyers from all over the country had to come to Pingxiang to select goods and negotiate prices on the spot. Now, ordering online has become a new habit, the price is more transparent, and the efficiency is higher."
In recent years, Pingxiang has continued to promote the digital transformation of fruit trade. In 2023, the online trading platform was officially put into operation, which not only realized the onlineization of traditional transactions, but also drove the rise of new business forms such as cross-border e-commerce and live streaming. According to statistics, since the platform was put into operation, Pingxiang has completed more than 600,000 cross-border orders, with a transaction value exceeding 18 billion yuan.
In the busy declaration hall of the Pingxiang Puzhai Mutual Trade Zone (凭祥浦寨互市区), 70-year-old Huang Yankui (黄艳葵) comes to declare every day, doing some small fruit business. "The country has given border residents a tax-free quota of 8,000 yuan per day. Small businesses can also make a profit, and life is quite stable." There are many border residents like her who have been engaged in border trade for a long time in Pingxiang. Lu Qianhai (陆倩海), a staff member of the Pingxiang Youyi Town Border Trade Cooperative (凭祥友谊镇边贸合作社), introduced that in order to better organize individual border residents, the center introduced a village-level border trade cooperative model to allow villagers to participate in mutual trade in a collective form. At present, there are about 24,000 border residents who have joined cross-border trade through this model.
Vietnamese driver Su Zunxian (苏遵贤) is engaged in fruit transportation and travels between Hanoi, Vietnam, and Pingxiang, Guangxi, all year round. He told reporters that the fruit trade at Pingxiang Port is very prosperous, and cargo drivers do not have to worry about not receiving orders and have a good income. In order to facilitate drivers and purchasers to rest, the trading center has specially set up a "Driver's Home" (司机之家), providing free tea, charging piles, and shower rooms, with someone on duty 24 hours a day. "Drivers are most afraid of not having a place to rest. Here, I feel taken care of. Now, more and more Vietnamese drivers like me are running businesses here," Su Zunxian said with a smile.
With the signing of the upgraded protocol of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 3.0, Pingxiang has ushered in broader development opportunities. A number of processing plants for durians, coconut greens, and other products have been built, and new enterprises are actively investigating the market and connecting with cooperation. The fruit industry chain is extending from simple trade to deep processing, cold chain logistics, online and offline sales, and other links, continuously injecting new impetus into this "sweet economic belt."
(An Xiaomi (安晓密) participated in the writing)
Yunnan Mohan Port (云南磨憨口岸) –
From "Running to the Port" to "Clicking on the Mobile Phone"
By Yang Wenming (杨文明), reporter of this newspaper
At the break of dawn, before the mist has cleared, Xiao Qiuwen's (肖秋雯) mobile phone in Mohan Village (磨憨村), Mohan Town (磨憨镇), Mengla County (勐腊县), Yunnan, has already "woken up." "Ding-dong!" - A Lao businessman sent a WeChat message: "Bananas are ready to be shipped."
Opening the "Bianhutong" APP (边互通APP), Xiao Qiuwen quickly swipes her finger across the screen: checking the completeness of the documents, verifying the information, confirming the declaration... In a few seconds, the system pops up a green prompt box saying "Declaration Successful."
Three years ago, declaration was not so convenient. At that time, border residents' mutual trade required "people, goods, and certificates to be present," and border residents had to declare goods on the spot through identity authentication and fingerprint recognition. It was common to run to the port before dawn and queue in the hall, and it was considered fast to complete the process in two or three hours. Border residents who lived far away had to spend most of the day on a single declaration, including the round trip.
In Mohan, many border residents are engaged in mutual trade, with bananas and watermelons being common imported goods, and daily necessities being the main exports. In order to reduce the travel of border residents to and from the port, Mohan Town has established 12 mutual trade professional cooperatives to promote the transformation of mutual trade to "collective collaboration." On the "Bianhutong" APP, border residents can complete online applications by scanning their faces, and can easily participate in cross-border transactions in the fields. After the application is submitted, the agents will handle the declaration procedures for the cooperative members in a centralized manner. As of now, more than 7,000 border residents in Mohan have used the software, accounting for 68% of the total number of registered border residents in the town.
Xiao Qiuwen's other identity is an agent of the Mohan Border Residents Mutual Trade Professional Cooperative. At 9 a.m., she arrives at the Mohan Border Residents Mutual Market on time to handle agency declarations for border residents in a centralized manner. This modern mutual market is the first border residents' mutual trade project built and put into operation after Kunming City (昆明市) took over Mohan, and it is also the physical scene linked by the "Bianhutong" APP. In the service hall, multiple intelligent self-service declaration terminals are neatly arranged. "If you are familiar with the process, you can complete it in about 20 minutes," Xiao Qiuwen introduced while operating, and soon completed the day's business.
Border resident Na Yongping (那永萍) told reporters that in the past, there was no unified and reliable online platform, and it was often difficult to find overseas sources of goods. "Now, we can obtain overseas source information on the platform every day, and we can solve problems such as source of goods, orders, logistics, and declaration in a 'one-stop' manner at home, and we can also understand the customs clearance and transaction information of the goods we purchase in a timely manner."
The "Internet + Border Residents Mutual Trade" model is promoting border trade to become more standardized, transparent, and convenient. The information system automatically verifies the identity, quota, and commodity qualifications of border residents, the algorithm screens abnormal transactions, and blockchain technology records the entire process data, realizing "data running more, and the masses running less." "Now the declaration form review only takes a few minutes, and the system's intelligent review significantly reduces the error rate," said Lü Dongbiao (吕东彪), head of Mengla Customs (勐腊海关), which is under the jurisdiction of Kunming Customs (昆明海关). The improvement of regulatory efficiency makes trade exchanges more convenient. Data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, the total volume of import and export goods in Mohan's border residents' mutual trade exceeded 1.185 million tons, with a value exceeding 2.924 billion yuan.
The smooth flow of mutual trade has also brought convenience to Lao border residents. Lao businessman Sisavan Mayongsen (西萨万·马永森) told reporters: "Now, whether it is Chinese goods we import or Lao agricultural products we export to the Chinese market, the time spent at the port has been greatly reduced. After the efficiency is improved, the speed of capital recovery is faster. Now, we only need about 3 minutes to pass customs with a border resident certificate, which is very convenient for people doing business."
As night falls, the Mohan Port gradually quiets down. In the villages, the mobile phone screens that light up are connecting domestic and foreign sources of goods and orders. Xiao Qiuwen confirmed that the Lao goods of the day had been successfully delivered, and then began to contact for tomorrow's orders. "The convenience of not leaving home allows our border town to be synchronized with domestic and foreign markets at any time. I believe our business will grow bigger and bigger, and our lives will be better and better," she said.
Inner Mongolia Erenhot Port (内蒙古二连浩特口岸) –
Cashmere Shop Blossoms with New Vitality
By Wu Yong (吴勇), reporter of this newspaper
Soft cloth sofas, spotless desks, and well-arranged small ornaments... Under the warm yellow light, the cashmere shop of Alatanqiqige (阿拉坦其其格), a girl from Inner Mongolia, looks particularly warm. This small shop located in the urban area of Erenhot City (二连浩特市), Inner Mongolia, has witnessed her transformation from an office worker to an entrepreneur.
Erenhot City, located on the border between China and Mongolia, officially opened the port border residents' mutual trade zone in 2017. In the 10 years before that, Alatanqiqige had been engaged in inspection and investment promotion at the port. At that time, she never thought that she could one day become a boss. "In the past, border trade was mainly based on bulk commodities, and the threshold was too high. Mutual trade is different. Small-scale businesses can also do it, and they can also enjoy tax-free policies, which is suitable for small businesses like us."
With the establishment of the mutual trade zone, Alatanqiqige's entrepreneurial journey officially began. The first partner she thought of was her friend Enhe Aorigele (恩和敖日格勒) - the chief representative in China of a Mongolian cashmere company. The two lived next door, one was good at cooking, and the other loved to eat Chinese food. They went from neighbors to friends who could talk about everything. In 2018, they began to work together to do business. Enhe Aorigele was responsible for finding sources of goods in Mongolia, and Alatanqiqige was responsible for sales in Erenhot. Relying on keen vision and flexible management, their business became more and more prosperous, expanding from retail to wholesale, and also operating the landing processing of wool and cashmere.
With the continuous optimization of port policies, the border resident identity verification and commodity declaration process have also become more convenient. In 2023, Erenhot guided mutual trade merchants to move from the port to the urban area, making transactions more flexible and attracting more customers. Alatanqiqige's new shop was established at that time. "In the past, we sold goods in standard partitioned booths, but now we can freely decorate and operate independently. I truly feel the development opportunities brought to us by the country's policy support."
The development of mutual trade has allowed more border residents to embark on the road to prosperity. At first, the commodities in the mutual trade zone only included several kinds of fur products from Mongolia, but now it has expanded to more than 400 kinds of commodities from 15 countries, including grain, oil, food, textiles, chemicals, and medicine. As of the end of September this year, the trade volume of border residents' mutual trade at Erenhot Port has exceeded 400 million yuan, of which the transaction volume of the landing processing model reached 395 million yuan, and the trading countries cover Mongolia, Russia, Belarus, and other countries.
"In the past, only local residents could participate in mutual trade, but now it has been relaxed to foreign residents, and the number of participants has doubled," said Song Liheng (宋利恒), a staff member of the Erenhot Border Residents Mutual Trade Zone Service Center. In order to help more border residents stabilize their income, the local government has also established 16 mutual aid groups to integrate resources and provide services for border residents to operate enterprises and participate in mutual trade. "We have also moved the service windows forward to the community to facilitate everyone to handle procedures nearby."
"Each border resident has a tax-free quota of 8,000 yuan per day. We concentrate the use of the quota to form a scale operation," said Alatanqiqige. Now, more than 200 border residents have joined her team. "Our career in recent years has developed step by step following the mutual trade policy." Today, Alatanqiqige has 3 cashmere shops in Erenhot, and her cooperation with Enhe Aorigele is very stable. At present, the two are actively exploring the path of brand development - creating a high-quality imported cashmere collection store, integrating years of resources and experience, and introducing more high-quality cashmere products from Mongolia.
Mutual trade has also changed Enhe Aorigele's life. Enhe Aorigele has 3 children, two of whom are studying in China, "My youngest daughter will be of school age next year, and I plan to bring her to China to learn Chinese." She said with a smile. Today, Enhe Aorigele is engaged in border trade while working part-time as a translator, and her life is busy and fulfilling. She said: "Our cooperation will not stop, and our friendship will not change."
Return to TopConsumption is an important engine of economic growth and a key link in smoothing the domestic cycle. Since September this year, the "Implementation Plan for Fiscal Interest Subsidies for Personal Consumption Loans" has been officially implemented. By providing fiscal interest subsidies for eligible personal consumption loans, it will better leverage the support and guidance of fiscal funds for boosting consumption, reduce residents' consumption credit costs, help release residents' consumption potential, and promote faster and better economic development. As an important measure for fiscal and financial policies to work together to support and boost consumption, the interest subsidy policy is forming a "combination punch" with policies such as trading in old consumer goods for new ones, generating a "1+1>2" effect and promoting a virtuous cycle in the consumption field.
Since the implementation of the interest subsidy policy, what is the status of the distribution of interest subsidy "red envelopes"? What dividends has the policy brought to consumers and merchants? How effective are financial institutions in implementing the policy? This reporter from this newspaper conducted interviews in many parts of the country.
——Editor
Banks Provide High-Quality Services, "Red Envelopes" Are Easily Obtained
"Ensure that consumers can handle things conveniently and enjoy all the benefits they are entitled to"
By Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧), reporter of this newspaper
"The handling process was almost imperceptible, but the benefits I enjoyed were very rewarding." In Guangzhou Jintai Furniture City (广州金泰家具城), Cai Chunlei (蔡春雷), a citizen of Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong (广东), just used more than 100,000 yuan in loans to purchase several "big-ticket" home appliances. "After enjoying the interest subsidy for consumer loans, I can save more than 1,000 yuan in interest expenses a year."
In September of this year, when Cai Chunlei (蔡春雷) was applying for a housing loan at the Dongguan Jinshan Branch (东莞金山支行) of China Construction Bank (建设银行), Xu Xiqing (许锡清), a customer manager, learned that he was having difficulty with capital turnover and immediately introduced the bank's consumer loan products and interest subsidy policy: "A 1% interest subsidy ratio, multiple consumption transactions can be superimposed, and larger consumption transactions such as purchasing furniture and home appliances will enjoy higher interest subsidy amounts..."
Under the guidance of the customer manager, Cai Chunlei (蔡春雷) completed the loan with one click on his mobile phone. What made him feel even more convenient was that enjoying the interest subsidy policy for consumer loans did not require any additional procedures, only an extra "click" when withdrawing the loan for use. "It's just signing a supplementary interest subsidy contract, agreeing to authorize us to identify the transaction information of the account, so that the bank can confirm that the loan funds are used for real consumption," said Xu Xiqing (许锡清).
The day after purchasing the home appliances, Cai Chunlei (蔡春雷) logged into his mobile bank and found that the system had automatically identified the transaction as a home furnishing and decoration consumption scenario and determined that it met the interest subsidy conditions.
Xun Zhijia (荀志佳), a citizen of Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏), who also applied for a consumer loan for furniture purchase, found that the system did not automatically recognize the consumption as meeting the interest subsidy policy after buying the furniture. He was a little anxious: "This time I bought furniture thinking that the interest subsidy could save money, and I specially bought a higher quality sofa and bed than originally planned, spending more than 40,000 yuan. If there is no interest subsidy, the difference in interest is enough to buy another small appliance!"
After consulting, Xun Zhijia (荀志佳) was told that because the business scope of the furniture store where he consumed was relatively broad and the type code registered by the merchant was relatively simple, the system failed to automatically identify it and required manual identification. Xun Zhijia (荀志佳) clicked on the "Upload Application" entry in the personal consumer loan interest subsidy column of the China Construction Bank (建行) mobile bank, selected the corresponding consumption record, and uploaded the invoice. "It was approved on the same day, which was also very convenient."
Before the interest subsidy, one-click signing of the interest subsidy service agreement on the mobile bank, automatic identification of consumption transactions, and centralized manual verification; after the interest subsidy, the system sends interest subsidy text messages, and consumers can independently query interest subsidy records... "Realize online fast signing of agreements, automatic system identification of consumption, and direct deduction of interest subsidy funds to ensure that consumers can handle things conveniently and enjoy all the benefits they are entitled to," said Yao Yafei (姚亚飞), a customer manager at the Nanjing Xuanwu Branch (南京玄武支行) of China Construction Bank (建设银行).
Behind the smooth experience is the continuously improving efficiency of financial services. "On the premise of ensuring the compliant use of interest subsidy funds, in order to simplify the borrower's operation to the greatest extent and fully enjoy the policy in a timely manner, we formed a special team to intensively coordinate, from business rule formulation and accounting to system development, customer service, and legal compliance, and customized an exclusive business system for the implementation of this policy," introduced Yang Zhe (杨哲), director of the Consumer Credit Division of the Housing Finance and Personal Credit Department of China Construction Bank (建设银行) headquarters.
As of the end of October, China Construction Bank (建行) had nearly 1 million customers who had signed interest subsidy agreements for personal consumption loans; the number of consumption transactions that met the interest subsidy conditions through system identification exceeded 1.8 million, driving consumption of household cars and home furnishings and decoration more significantly.
Online Installment Payment, "Seamless" Enjoyment of Interest-Free
"Full of confidence in this year's sales performance"
By Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余), reporter of this newspaper
"Only 431 yuan per month, and no interest. The financial pressure is suddenly reduced, so what are you hesitating about? Place the order!" This "Double 11" (双11), Ms. Zhang (张女士), a citizen of Chongqing (重庆), enjoyed a wave of national interest subsidy policy dividends, using Huabei (花呗) to shop in 12 interest-free installments.
Ms. Zhang (张女士), who just replaced her new house this year, wanted to add a larger-capacity refrigerator to her new home. She took a fancy to a 512-liter multi-door refrigerator of a well-known domestic brand, priced at 6,465 yuan, and added it to the shopping cart of Taobao Mall (淘宝商城) early, but hesitated to place the order, "The quality is good, but it is a considerable expense to take out so much money at one time."
In addition to the 6 state-owned large commercial banks and 12 national joint-stock commercial banks, the loan handling institutions for this interest subsidy policy also include Shenzhen Qianhai WeBank Co., Ltd. (深圳前海微众银行股份有限公司), Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. (重庆蚂蚁消费金融有限公司) and other 5 personal consumption loan issuing institutions. Among them, the Huabei (花呗) online consumer financial service operated by Ant Consumer Finance Company (蚂蚁消费金融公司) can be deeply integrated with online consumption scenarios such as Taobao Tmall Mall (淘宝天猫商城). When users consume and pay in online malls, they can "seamlessly" enjoy the financial interest subsidy policy without any procedures.
The reporter learned from Ant Consumer Finance Company (蚂蚁消费金融公司) that since the policy was launched on September 1, e-commerce platforms and brand merchants have actively responded to the policy and have also increased interest subsidies on the basis of national interest subsidies. During the "Double 11" (双11) period, the goods in the "National Interest Subsidy" (国家贴息) zone all achieved interest-free installments, with installment periods of 3, 6, 12, and even 24 periods. Consumers do not need to pay any interest, which significantly reduces purchase costs and stimulates consumption potential. "After we conducted the financial interest subsidy policy publicity, many e-commerce platforms and brand merchants actively responded to the policy call and added additional interest subsidies on the basis of national interest subsidies, and consumers enjoyed more benefits," said Zheng Haiyun (郑海云), deputy general manager of the offline scenario business department of Ant Consumer Finance (蚂蚁消金).
"I have been looking at this mobile phone for a long time, and now I can get 24 interest-free installments." This "Double 11" (双11), Xiao Chen (小陈), a post-95 entrepreneur in Hangzhou (杭州), showed off his online shopping cart. After selecting the goods, Xiao Chen (小陈) automatically enjoyed interest-free installments when paying in installments with Huabei (花呗), and also enjoyed national interest subsidies and merchant subsidies.
Data from Taobao Tmall Mall (淘宝天猫商城) shows that installment payment consumers like Xiao Chen (小陈) have become one of the main forces in shopping this year's "Double 11" (双11). Driven by the interest subsidy policy, the coverage rate of high-period goods supporting Huabei (花呗) interest-free installments increased by 60% during the "Double 11" (双11) period.
"After the launch of the interest subsidy activity, the proportion of interest-free installment payments for high-priced and rigid-demand categories such as woolen coats and down jackets has increased significantly. We are full of confidence in this year's sales performance," Chang Jing (常静), president of the clothing division of Langzi Group (朗姿集团), told reporters that driven by the interest subsidy policy, the company has comprehensively upgraded the interest-free installment service of Taobao Tmall Mall (淘宝天猫商城). The proportion of goods covered by Huabei (花呗) interest-free installments has increased from less than 5% to more than 50%, and the interest-free period has increased from 3 periods to a maximum of 12 periods.
Ouyang Rihui (欧阳日辉), deputy dean of the China Internet Economy Research Institute of the Central University of Finance and Economics (中央财经大学中国互联网经济研究院), believes that the national interest subsidy policy leads, and platform merchants respond by increasing subsidies, jointly subsidizing consumers, and playing a combination punch of "policy subsidies + financial support + merchant discounts," fully mobilizing various business entities to work together, continuously releasing consumption momentum, and becoming a long-term engine of consumption growth.
Home Decoration is More Money-Saving, and Life is Newly Improved
"The money saved can be exchanged for a smart toilet"
By Liu Junguo (刘军国), reporter of this newspaper
"Although the national subsidy for furniture and home appliances is very strong now, decoration is the biggest expense for a new home. I was thinking of being careful and spending money tightly, but I didn't expect the policy to send 'timely rain'." Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉), who lives in Ruian (瑞安), Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang (浙江), set a decoration plan this year. Just when she was planning for the overall planning of decoration funds, the national personal consumption loan financial interest subsidy policy made her eyes light up. Recalling her mood at the time, Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) could not hide her joy.
This people-benefiting measure of financial and financial linkage focuses on daily consumption, rigid demand consumption, and development-oriented and enjoyment-oriented consumption. Through financial interest subsidies, it not only allows consumers to get real benefits and enjoy happiness, but also injects power into promoting consumption and expanding domestic demand.
After learning about the policy, Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) went to the local bank outlet for consultation at the first time. "Consumer loans for home furnishing and decoration are within the scope of interest subsidies, enjoying a 1% interest subsidy. For a single consumption of less than 50,000 yuan, multiple transactions can be superimposed. The maximum interest subsidy amount for all consumer loans of customers in Agricultural Bank of China (农行) is 3,000 yuan." From the scope of application of the policy, the interest subsidy calculation standard to the specific operation process, Cai Mingle (蔡明乐), a customer manager of the Ruian Branch (瑞安支行) of Agricultural Bank of China (农行) in Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang (浙江), gave a detailed answer that made Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) feel relieved.
Under the guidance of Agricultural Bank of China (农行) staff, Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) successfully applied for a personal consumption loan of 200,000 yuan, quickly completed the loan signing and signed a supplementary interest subsidy agreement. Recently, she transferred 4,000 yuan through her mobile bank to pay for doors and windows. This fund was directly paid to the company's public account of the decoration company through the loan disbursement account, and the bank system automatically identified that the consumption met the interest subsidy conditions, and it is expected to save about 40 yuan in interest expenses.
"The operation is convenient, there is no need to run errands, and the system will automatically process it." Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) is very satisfied with the handling process. After the introduction of the interest subsidy policy, Agricultural Bank of China (农行) quickly optimized the process and launched related services for financial interest subsidies for personal consumption loans on September 1 as scheduled. Customers can enjoy convenient services such as online signing of supplementary financial interest subsidy agreements and querying interest subsidy amounts on their mobile phones.
By the end of October, Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) had invested 100,000 yuan for hard decoration and partial main material procurement. Through the policy interest subsidy, it is expected to save a cumulative 1,000 yuan in interest. "The money saved can be exchanged for a smart toilet, and the quality of life has been improved!" Li Ruirong (李瑞蓉) said happily.
In order to promote the implementation and effectiveness of the interest subsidy policy, the Zhejiang Branch of Agricultural Bank of China (农行浙江分行) conducted policy training on the one hand to ensure that front-line staff thoroughly understand the core points of the policy and accurately answer questions and doubts. On the other hand, it set up a "Consumer Loan Interest Subsidy Consultation Area" at the outlets and organized nearly 100 offline publicity and promotion activities, arranging bank staff to enter business districts, shopping malls, and communities to deliver policies to the door by distributing publicity leaflets.
"For consumption in key areas such as decoration, the branches in the jurisdiction also carefully produced policy interpretation tips, turning complex clauses into simple questions and answers, and disseminating them through WeChat Moments (微信朋友圈) and other channels, so that customers can understand and calculate clearly," said Gong Zhijian (龚志坚), general manager of the Personal Credit Department of the Zhejiang Branch of Agricultural Bank of China (农行浙江分行).
Benefits are being realized on more consumers. In the two months since the implementation of the policy, the Zhejiang Branch of Agricultural Bank of China (农行浙江分行) has cumulatively provided interest subsidies for 120 million yuan of funds in consumer loans, benefiting more than 10,000 customers, and taking solid measures to promote consumption and benefit people's livelihoods.
Lu Jiankun (鲁建坤), professor of the Local Finance Research Institute of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (浙江财经大学地方财政研究院), said that the coordinated cooperation and concerted efforts of fiscal and financial instruments have fully exerted the "leverage effect" and "guiding role" of fiscal funds, which not only magnified the efficiency of fiscal fund use, but also reduced consumers' financing costs and improved the quality of life of residents.
Subsidies are Superimposed, and Consumption is Very Affordable
"There are national subsidies and interest subsidies, which can save a lot of money"
By Pan Junqiang (潘俊强) and Ge Mengchao (葛孟超), reporters of this newspaper
"The country has introduced good policies, and we consumers get real benefits." Recently, Ms. Xie (谢女士), who works in Beijing (北京), purchased color TVs and mobile phones on JD.com (京东商城) and enjoyed personal consumption loan interest subsidies and the platform's interest-free installment services, saving a lot of costs.
Ms. Xie (谢女士) is an employee of an Internet company. Before the National Day (国庆节) this year, Ms. Xie (谢女士) took a fancy to a Hisense (海信) brand color TV on JD.com (京东商城).
"At that time, I looked at the TV that had been used at home for nearly 10 years, which was small and old." Ms. Xie (谢女士) said that when she clicked on it, the original price of the TV was 13,999 yuan. Using JD Baitiao (京东白条) installment payment, she could enjoy national interest subsidies and e-commerce platform subsidies, and the actual price was less than 12,000 yuan.
"Eating two fewer meals outside each month can be exchanged for a home theater-level living room. This deal is worth it." Ms. Xie (谢女士) said that she used to be a little resistant to installment consumption, always thinking it was a "loan," but this time because the interest subsidy was borne by the state, and JD.com (京东商城) also superimposed Baitiao (白条) interest-free installments, the actual price was much cheaper than the original price, and the repayment pressure was not great, so she decisively bought it.
The 75-inch color TV is installed in the living room, and the picture quality and sound effects are very good for watching dramas and movies. Ms. Xie (谢女士) frankly said that it is "simply too cool."
Having tasted the sweetness of the policy, Ms. Xie (谢女士) replaced her mother with a new smartphone when "Double 11" (双11) came. "The previous mobile phone camera was a bit blurry, the photos were not clear, and the battery life was not enough." Ms. Xie (谢女士) said, "Now you can also enjoy national subsidies for trading in old mobile phones for new ones when buying mobile phones. There are national subsidies and interest subsidies, which can save a lot of money." Like buying a TV at the beginning, she also made installment payments when buying a mobile phone. Roughly calculated, Ms. Xie (谢女士) saved nearly 800 yuan by superimposing "national subsidies + interest subsidies + Baitiao (白条) interest-free."
The ordering process was simpler than expected. Ms. Xie (谢女士) said that after selecting the model of the item to be purchased on JD.com (京东商城), using Baitiao (白条) installments on the product settlement page, the system automatically displayed the national interest subsidy discount, installment plan, and the amount due for each period. "I have been using JD Baitiao (京东白条) for more than 5 years. This time, the national subsidy and interest subsidy are sent to consumers at the same time. It is really possible to enjoy discounts by clicking on the mobile phone," said Ms. Xie (谢女士).
Data provided by JD.com (京东) shows that from September 1, when the national interest subsidy was launched, to November 11, the transaction volume of covered categories increased by nearly 40% year-on-year. The relevant person in charge of JD Technology Baitiao (京东科技白条) products said that users who purchase goods with the "National Interest Subsidy" (国家贴息) logo can understand the discounts they enjoy on the current order according to the interest subsidy information at the time of payment, and the interest and fees are automatically deducted without additional operation. "National Interest Subsidy" (国家贴息) can be used in conjunction with multiple discounts on the JD.com (京东) platform, including JD Baitiao (京东白条) interest-free installments and "National Subsidies" (国家补贴) and other benefits.
"We hope that JD Baitiao (京东白条) will continue to be implemented in shopping, renting, cleaning and other life service scenarios, change users' perception that 'subsidies are only temporary promotions,' and turn discounts into sustainable inclusive services," the person in charge said.
Policies Come to Help, and Car Purchase is Stress-Free
"This car change is very easy"
By Wang Yongzhan (王永战), reporter of this newspaper
Driving uphill, the horsepower is sufficient. Last weekend, Ms. Zhou (周女士), a citizen of Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), once again drove her newly purchased car to camp and travel in the suburbs. In the camping spot, the sky curtain was propped up, and the voices were boiling, which made Ms. Zhou (周女士) repeatedly sigh, "This car change is very easy."
Ms. Zhou (周女士), who is 30 years old this year, has an old car at home that has been used for many years. The old car is old and has many problems. Every time she goes out to play, Ms. Zhou (周女士) can't help but worry, "I'm afraid the car will have problems on the road." But she doesn't have much savings, and the funds to buy a car in full are not enough.
In early September this year, Ms. Zhou (周女士) came to a car 4S store in Shuangliu District (双流区), Chengdu (成都) to see suitable models. After several comparisons, she was very fond of a Chery (奇瑞) car. "The car was newly launched this year, with a large space and a suitable price." Ms. Zhou (周女士) said that the new car costs more than 90,000 yuan, but fortunately there is a loan installment.
"It costs 70,000 yuan to buy a car, and the loan is repaid in installments for 5 years. The interest alone costs 1,800 yuan per year." While hesitating, the sales consultant's policy introduction on financial interest subsidies attracted Ms. Zhou's (周女士) attention. "A 1 percentage point financial interest subsidy can save 500 yuan in interest per year." After calculation, she immediately made a car purchase decision and signed a contract.
"Buying a car requires a loan of 70,000 yuan, repaid in installments over 5 years, with interest alone costing 1,800 yuan per year." While hesitating, Ms. Zhou's attention was drawn to the sales consultant's introduction of the financial subsidy policy. "A 1 percentage point financial subsidy can save 500 yuan in interest per year." After calculation, she immediately made the decision to buy the car and signed the contract.
Ms. Zhou originally thought applying for a financial subsidy would be cumbersome. "Unexpectedly, the Bank of Communications (交通银行) mobile banking app has a special zone for financial subsidies for consumer loans. You only need to sign a supplementary subsidy agreement online and upload transaction vouchers during the signing and withdrawal process, and the subsidy application is successful." Ms. Zhou said that when making monthly repayments, the bank directly deducts the subsidy amount from the interest.
"We have informed more than 1,000 cooperative automobile 4S stores in the province about the subsidy policy, encouraging sales consultants to introduce the policy to car buyers and help consumers enjoy financial subsidies," said Dai Ruixin (戴睿鑫), Deputy General Manager of the Retail Credit Department of the Bank of Communications Sichuan Branch (交通银行四川省分行). Since the implementation of the policy more than two months ago, the branch has issued more than 320 million yuan in personal consumer loans, with more than 50,000 yuan already subsidized, of which household auto consumer loans account for more than 95%.
To serve loan customers, loan handling institutions such as the Bank of Communications (交通银行) have launched new functions on their official websites and clients, automatically identifying subsidy qualifications through the system, and directly reducing the corresponding subsidy amount for eligible customers, simplifying customer operation procedures. "For situations where the system fails to automatically identify, the branch will conduct manual identification and review to ensure that nothing is 没有遗漏 (méi yǒu yí lòu - "no omissions," to ensure nothing is missed)." Dai Ruixin (戴睿鑫) said.
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The "Implementation Plan for Fiscal Discount Policy for Personal Consumption Loans" officially came into effect on September 1 this year. This policy, known as the "national subsidy" for consumer loans, uses fiscal funds to reduce the cost of consumer credit for residents, fully reflecting the policy's universal benefit and further meeting the diversified and multi-level consumption needs of the people. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly proposes to increase the intensity of inclusive policies directly benefiting consumers and increase government funds for people's livelihood security expenditures.
In the two months since the implementation of the consumer loan "national subsidy" policy, it has combined promoting consumption with benefiting people's livelihoods, and unified stabilizing growth with adjusting the structure. It has not only reduced the consumption burden of the masses but also boosted confidence in pursuing a higher quality of life. From home appliance stores to new energy vehicle 4S shops, from vocational training schools to home building materials markets, real money subsidies are writing a "big article" on improving the quality and upgrading consumption in a "small incision" manner.
The temperature of a policy needs to be measured by the people's personal feelings. In Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东), Mr. Shi had been planning to replace the old furniture in his home. He tried applying for a loan through the mobile bank of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行), and completed the loan approval and interest subsidy agreement signing within a few minutes. "I didn't expect to catch up with a good policy and save 2,000 yuan in loan interest." Mr. Shi's words express the original intention of the policy to be people-oriented. On the supply side of the policy, since September, many financial platforms have innovated financial products and services to provide consumers with more convenient and flexible credit support, further driving consumption growth. These vivid examples inspire us that policy dividends must be accurately connected to the real needs and urgent difficulties and expectations of the people, and continue to exert efforts in key areas such as education, medical care, and elderly care, so that policy dividends can be truly transformed into the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
Policy coordination is the key to leveraging the multiplier effect. The consumer loan "national subsidy" is not an isolated policy; it needs to form an organic whole with existing industrial, regional, and social policies to work together. Chongqing (重庆) announced an additional 135 million yuan in budget funds for automobile and electric bicycle trade-in subsidies in October; Sichuan (四川) announced that it would allocate 400 million yuan to issue consumer coupons for "Shu Li An Yi" catering, Sichuan wine and tea, and travel to Sichuan; the 6th Tianjin (天津) Nightlife Festival focused on creating diverse consumption scenarios around "night tours, night shopping, night shows, night entertainment, and night food"; Guangzhou (广州) held a special event to promote automobile consumption with the theme of "Passionate National Games, Benefit from Purchasing to Welcome National Day," which is expected to directly drive automobile sales of over 8 billion yuan... In the past two months, interest subsidy policies have formed a "combination punch" with policies such as trade-in subsidies for consumer goods, producing a "1+1>2" policy effect and promoting a virtuous cycle in the consumption field.
Precise execution is the touchstone for testing the effectiveness of policies. This requires that the "last mile" of policy implementation be accurate in terms of target, scenario, and risk control. From the practice of financial institutions in various places, technological empowerment is becoming an important means to achieve precision. Some banks use big data analysis to accurately push customized consumer credit services to citizens with good credit, ensuring that "good steel is used on the blade." In terms of scenario expansion, financial institutions have launched one-stop services from car viewing and test driving to loan applications for new energy vehicle consumption, which greatly improves user experience and conversion efficiency. At the same time, precise execution is inseparable from sound risk control. Some fintech platforms have introduced artificial intelligence technology to build a full-process risk management and control system that runs through pre-loan, mid-loan, and post-loan stages, stabilizing the non-performing rate at a low level and helping the sustainable implementation of policies.
From "wanting to consume" to "daring to consume," it is even more important to see the importance of "knowing how to consume." While stimulating consumption potential, it is necessary to actively guide the public to establish a consumption concept of living within their means and borrowing rationally, so that financial tools can better serve the needs of life. We look forward to more "warm policies" that benefit people's livelihoods, injecting continuous impetus into promoting the improvement and upgrading of consumption and enhancing people's well-being, and providing strong support for economic recovery.
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From "market for technology" to "technology creates market," the "Chinese screen's" (中国屏) road to success is a vivid microcosm of China's "great strides to catch up with the times" (大踏步赶上时代 (dà bù gǎn shàng shídài - "great strides catch up era," making rapid progress to be on par with the current era)), accumulating the ambition and confidence to accelerate high-level technological self-reliance.
Data released by the China Center for Information Industry Development (中国电子信息产业发展研究院) shows that China's display panel global market share reached 55%, and the display material market share reached 43%, both ranking first in the world, and the output value scale has accounted for "half of the world."
The display industry has an important strategic position in high-end manufacturing. China began to explore and develop the display industry at the end of the 20th century. More than 10 years ago, "lack of cores and screens" (缺芯少屏) once restricted the development of China's electronic information industry. Among them, display panels were once China's fourth largest import product, with serious dependence on foreign countries.
At that time, China's display industry started with difficulty, and the right to speak was basically in the hands of a few foreign companies. Domestic TV and mobile phone manufacturers could only passively accept high pricing, and sometimes even needed to "queue up" to purchase screens. After more than 20 years of development, China's display industry has grown from small to large, from weak to strong, key core technologies have accelerated breakthroughs, and a group of companies have grown rapidly, becoming an important growth pole of the global display industry.
What does the "Chinese screen" (中国屏) rely on to counterattack? First, the government's forward-looking layout, especially the collaboration between government and enterprises, provides a solid guarantee for the rise of the "Chinese screen" (中国屏). The "Electronic Information Industry Adjustment and Revitalization Plan" (《电子信息产业调整和振兴规划》) issued in 2009 clearly proposed "breaking through the development bottleneck of the new display industry." In the same year, the first independently designed and constructed 8.5-generation panel production line in mainland China was started. Since then, a series of policies and plans such as the "Electronic Information Manufacturing 'Twelfth Five-Year' Development Plan" (《电子信息制造业“十二五”发展规划》), the "2014-2016 New Display Industry Innovation and Development Action Plan" (《2014—2016年新型显示产业创新发展行动计划》), and the "Ultra-High-Definition Video Industry Development Action Plan (2019-2022)" (《超高清视频产业发展行动计划（2019—2022年）》) have continued to exert efforts, pushing China's display industry onto the "fast track" of development.
In this process, Beijing (北京), Hefei (合肥), Chengdu (成都) and other places have provided financial support for key technology fields and key projects, driving a large amount of social resources to invest in the display industry, forming a government-enterprise collaborative industrial cluster model. This model has enabled China to quickly achieve technological accumulation in a relatively short period of time, and has also effectively enhanced the innovation and development capabilities of enterprises.
Second, it is a clear judgment of the development trend of the industry and a long-term adherence to independent innovation. In the decades of development of the display industry, various technology routes have emerged, which have not only driven industrial upgrading, but also promoted "survival of the fittest" (优胜劣汰 (yōu shèng liè tài - "superior win inferior eliminate," survival of the fittest)). For the display industry with huge investment, if the direction judgment is wrong, it will cause immeasurable impact. In the early stage of liquid crystal technology development, Chinese companies keenly realized the arrival of technological change and began strategic layout and technology accumulation; facing the generational change of mainstream technologies such as liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED), Chinese companies adopted an appropriate strategy of "dual-track parallel," and both technology routes exerted efforts at the same time, achieving good results.
Independent innovation has always been the foundation for the development and growth of China's display industry. Data shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's display industry's R&D investment increased by an average of 18% annually, and the number of patent applications accounted for 42% of the world, forming technical barriers in key areas such as quantum dot materials and printing displays. Companies such as BOE (京东方) and TCL Huaxing (TCL华星) have maintained a R&D expense ratio of over 7%, and BOE (京东方) has been among the top 10 global PCT patent applications for many years. A large number of innovative achievements have driven the accelerated breakthrough of cutting-edge technologies such as micron-level light-emitting diode displays and quantum dots.
It is particularly worth mentioning that independent innovation includes not only product terminals, but also systematic breakthroughs in key materials, upstream manufacturing equipment and other fields. For example, China has successfully developed high-generation organic light-emitting diode ultra-thin float glass substrate technology, the domestic substitution rate of polarizers and photoresists in display panels has exceeded 60%, and the market share of domestic evaporation coating machines and exposure machines has increased from 0 to 35%. These all indicate that the resilience and safety level of the industrial chain and supply chain continue to improve.
The success of the "Chinese screen" (中国屏) is also inseparable from China's super-large-scale market advantages and rich application scenario advantages. The appearance of domestic mobile phones continues to evolve, new energy vehicles are rising, wearable devices are emerging one after another, and artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing have opened up application space for various display technologies and brought development opportunities. According to market agency calculations, although the cost of display screens is not high, the added value it drives can reach 4 to 5 times its own output value.
According to forecasts, the output value of China's new display industry will be close to 800 billion yuan in 2025. From "market for technology" to "technology creates market," the "Chinese screen's" (中国屏) road to success is a vivid microcosm of China's "great strides to catch up with the times" (大踏步赶上时代 (dà bù gǎn shàng shídài - "great strides catch up era," making rapid progress to be on par with the current era)), accumulating the ambition and confidence to accelerate high-level technological self-reliance. Facing new market demands, China's display industry must also strive to seize the commanding heights in the layout of new display technologies, continue to improve the independent research and development capabilities of key materials and equipment, and promote China's display industry to achieve a new leap from "scale leadership" to "quality leadership."
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The Sun, the star closest to Earth, holds many mysteries yet to be uncovered. Recently, the world's first dedicated mid-infrared solar magnetic field observation device (AIMS telescope) was officially put into use, giving humanity another "wise eye" for observing the Sun.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests, "Strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, increasing the proportion of investment in basic research, and increasing long-term stable support." Supporting high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology through original innovation is inseparable from breakthroughs in basic research. The completion and commissioning of the AIMS telescope fills the gap in international mid-infrared solar magnetic field observations and provides an important reference for the construction of subsequent large astronomical equipment in high-altitude areas.
Exploring "from 0 to 1" opens a new window for solar observation.
The solar atmosphere is a huge plasma environment dominated by magnetic fields. Improving the accuracy of solar magnetic field observations is of great significance for basic solar physics research and space weather forecasting. Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇), a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院国家天文台) and head of the AIMS project, introduced, "It can be said that the magnetic field is the primary observable in solar physics."
In the past, the observation of solar magnetic fields prioritized resolution, and not enough attention was paid to measurement accuracy. The measurement accuracy of large-aperture solar telescopes internationally is generally on the order of 100 Gauss. As scientific research continues to deepen, the academic community has gradually realized that the study of weak magnetic fields on the Sun is equally important. It is not enough to only focus on resolution; it is necessary to not only "see more clearly" but also "measure more accurately."
"Just like the human body seen in photographs and X-rays is different, the solar magnetic fields observed in different wavebands reflect different physical processes," said Wang Dongguang (王东光), a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院国家天文台) and technical leader of the AIMS project. "The AIMS telescope is intended to fill the gap in solar magnetic field observations in the mid-infrared waveband."
"We take accurate magnetic field measurement as a breakthrough point, seize the opportunity to observe solar magnetic fields in the mid-infrared waveband, and ensure China's leading position in the forefront of solar physics observation positions." Anchoring the goal and working hard, Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇) led the team to tackle key problems.
Improving the magnetic field measurement accuracy to better than 10 Gauss; developing the world's first mid-infrared Fourier spectrometer with both ultra-high spectral resolution and imaging function, increasing the spectral resolution index to 156 times the original domestic level... Since the start of development in 2015, the AIMS telescope has achieved a number of key technological breakthroughs.
The process of each technological breakthrough is like gnawing on a hard bone. Taking polarization measurement technology as an example, the team has more than 40 years of technical accumulation in the field of polarization measurement in the visible light band, but turning to the direction of polarization measurement in the mid-infrared band requires starting from scratch.
At that time, there were no available mid-infrared polarization measurement devices internationally, not even key components such as available infrared waveplates, nor were there mature polarization detection equipment and methods. Wang Dongguang (王东光) recalled, "Selecting materials, exploring processing technology, and developing testing instruments all started from scratch. After continuous research, we found cadmium selenide birefringent crystal materials suitable for infrared polarization measurement, explored the polishing process of waveplates, and developed the largest aperture cadmium selenide mid-infrared waveplate in the world."
"The most important thing in doing basic research is to dare to innovate and be the first to do it," Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇) always had a strong determination in his heart, "We must aim to stand at the forefront of the world. If we spend 10 years making a device, and the result is 'second' or 'third,' it is meaningless."
Collaborative innovation, gathering strength to overcome difficulties.
The development of the AIMS telescope is a successful practice of multi-disciplinary joint research and organized scientific research. The National Astronomical Observatories (国家天文台) provides overall coordination, develops polarization measurement systems, 8-10 micron imaging terminal systems, explores scientific data analysis and processing methods, and carries out engineering infrastructure construction; the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics (上海技术物理研究所) develops Fourier spectrometers; the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (西安光学精密机械研究所) is responsible for the telescope's guiding optical system; and multiple units such as the Yunnan Astronomical Observatory (云南天文台), the Kunming Institute of Physics (昆明物理研究所), and the Nanjing Astronomical Instrument Co., Ltd. (南京天文仪器有限公司) cooperate in participation. With task division and collaboration, the project proceeded in an orderly manner.
"The development of a large-scale device involves multiple disciplines and fields, and is often carried out jointly by multiple scientific research institutes. It requires accurate understanding of each other's design requirements to ensure the smooth connection of various parts of the equipment," Wang Dongguang (王东光) said, "From the very beginning, we paid attention to top-level design, deeply subdivided indicators and functions, and clarified relevant technical interfaces. Therefore, the entire project process was relatively smooth, and there were no design rework problems."
With the collaborative efforts of all parties, the core components of the AIMS telescope, such as the infrared terminal scientific instrument spectrometer and the 8-10 micron imaging optical path (including detector chips) and vacuum refrigeration system, are all domestically produced, realizing the independent control of related technologies and reflecting China's independent innovation capabilities in astronomical instruments.
Solar observation facilities have extremely high requirements for site selection: long sunshine hours are a necessary condition; infrared equipment requires a dry climate to avoid the impact of water vapor on observations; the thinner the air, the better the detection effect... "We successively investigated 5 locations and finally determined Saishiteng Mountain (赛什腾山) in Lenghu (冷湖), Qinghai (青海)," Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇) said.
Local support is a key part of promoting the construction of scientific research projects. "The facilities have to consider operation and maintenance, and the corresponding infrastructure is indispensable." Recalling the site selection process, Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇) was deeply impressed by the local government's execution, "Our facilities are built on the mountain. People can climb up, but equipment cannot. The local government used helicopters to assist in transportation. About two years after determining the site, the infrastructure conditions were completely up to par."
Youth blooms on the plateau, inheriting and promoting the spirit of scientists.
"Young people are the main force on the construction site. Most of the people who actually install and debug are these young people." Speaking of the young researchers in the team, Wang Dongguang (王东光) was quite proud.
Building equipment in high-altitude areas requires overcoming difficulties such as high altitude and cold, lack of oxygen, and scarcity of materials. "For several months, we left our residence 80 kilometers away from the site before 6 o'clock in the morning, rushed to the top of the mountain before road construction, and returned after the construction was over. It was already 10 o'clock in the evening when we arrived in the town. Before electricity was connected, eating instant noodles on the mountain was the norm. Being able to use a coal stove to cook a pot of hot noodles was already a high-level treatment," Wang Dongguang (王东光) said, "Even so, the young people in the team never retreated from beginning to end, and never complained about the harsh conditions, but tried every means to advance the progress."
Shen Yuliang (沈宇樑), a postdoctoral fellow and member of the AIMS project team, undertook a large amount of front-line work. As a member of the team born in the 1990s, he participated in the entire process of telescope installation, commissioning, and testing, and contributed a lot of ingenuity to the project construction. Once, Shen Yuliang (沈宇樑) and his colleagues had already installed and debugged the various components of the telescope once at the foot of the mountain, but when they arrived at the top of the mountain, after the telescope was re-integrated, the imaging quality was significantly reduced.
"So, we first built a detection optical path, re-verified the detection instruments, and then checked the influencing factors one by one, and finally confirmed that the low temperature caused changes in the surface shape of the optical mirror," Shen Yuliang (沈宇樑) said.
After finding the problem, the front and rear were linked, and the research and development unit quickly designed a technical route, simulated a low-temperature detection environment, and gradually explored and improved the process. It took more than two months to finally solve the problem of low temperature affecting imaging quality.
During the commissioning and scientific trial observation, the AIMS telescope has successfully obtained multiple mid-infrared solar flare data, providing new data support for revealing the material and energy transfer mechanism in violent solar eruptions and studying magnetic energy accumulation and release. "Next, we will maintain and operate the AIMS telescope well and carry out cutting-edge scientific research around it," Deng Yuanyong (邓元勇) said.
Accelerating high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology is inseparable from the courage to explore "from 0 to 1," and it is also inseparable from the persistence of long-term efforts. From the distant sun to the plateau under our feet, the construction of a telescope witnesses China's self-reliance and self-strengthening in basic research, and also sees the future path to becoming a strong country in science and technology.
Return to TopTianwen-1 successfully observed the interstellar object Atlas
Recently, the Tianwen-1 orbiter successfully observed the interstellar object Atlas (3I/ATLAS) using a high-resolution camera. During the observation, the Tianwen-1 orbiter was approximately 30 million kilometers away from the target object, making it one of the closest probes to observe this object to date.
According to reports, Atlas is the third known interstellar object to visit the solar system, traversing the solar system along a hyperbolic orbit. This object may have formed around ancient stars in the center of the Milky Way and is estimated to be about 3 billion to 11 billion years old, potentially older than the solar system itself. It is a rare sample for detecting the composition, evolution, and early stellar history of exoplanets, and has significant scientific value.
The Tianwen-1 (天问一号) team began preparing for the Atlas observation in early September, using the high-resolution camera carried on the Tianwen-1 orbiter. They carefully designed key imaging strategies and ultimately successfully completed the observation. The Tianwen-1 probe entered Mars orbit in February 2021 and has been operating stably for 4 years and 8 months, in good condition.
(Li Junqiang (李君强))
CCTV Science Documentary "Lost Sleep" Broadcast
The 6-episode science documentary "Lost Sleep" was recently broadcast on the CCTV Documentary Channel. According to reports, the main content of the documentary is a systematic explanation and exploration of sleep science. It is produced by the Film and Television Drama Documentary Center of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台影视剧纪录片中心) and produced by Discovery Documentary Media of China Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Group (中央新影集团发现纪实传媒). From the neural mechanisms deep within the brain to the sleep problems in daily life, from the mysterious world of dreams to the fatal risks of sleep apnea, the production team interviewed more than 40 experts in the fields of sleep medicine, neuroscience, psychology, and clinical medicine. Through rigorous scientific experiments, real patient cases, and vivid imagery, the documentary comprehensively presents the mysteries of sleep.
(Zhao Yongxin (赵永新))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘军国
At the 35 kV substation of the Yaojiang Water Plant of Ningbo Industrial Water Supply Co., Ltd. (浙江宁波工业供水有限公司姚江水厂), an automatic inspection robot is using AI vision technology to read values such as voltage, current, and temperature on the 6 kV distribution cabinet, and perform 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring.
"It is the peak water consumption period. In the past, manual inspections were carried out 6 times a day, but now the robot patrols 3 times a day, which is both safe and accurate," said Wang Ji (王佶), the operation and maintenance team leader of the Yaojiang Water Plant, staring at the smart screen—the real-time situation and data of each part of the water plant are clear at a glance.
In the process of economic development, industrial water accounts for a considerable proportion of the total water consumption. In Ningbo (宁波), industrial water accounted for about 30% of the city's total water consumption in 2024. In order to realize intelligent management of the entire process and improve the efficiency of industrial water supply, Ningbo Industrial Water Supply Co., Ltd. (宁波工业供水有限公司) implemented a digital transformation project on the Yaojiang Water Plant, using technologies such as "Internet of Things + Digital Twin + AI" to build a new generation of production operation management and control platform.
"The deep integration of new technologies such as 5G private networks and Internet of Things perception with traditional water production technology has created a new type of water plant that integrates intelligent perception, intelligent analysis, and digital control," said a technician from the Ningbo Branch of Zhejiang Communications Industry Services Co., Ltd. (浙江省通信产业服务有限公司宁波市分公司) who participated in the engineering transformation.
52 sets of online instruments monitor water quality changes in real time, and 45 smart probes are distributed in 10 production workshops to sense dangerous factors such as water immersion, smoke, and harmful gases, and report them to the smart management center in a timely manner. Operators can view real-time information such as the entire view of the water plant, equipment operating status, water quality data, and environmental parameters on the smart screen with a click of the mouse.
Walking into the smart management center of the Yaojiang Water Plant, the data of the digital twin platform jumps in real time, and relevant data such as raw water turbidity, sedimentation tank mud level, and pump house pressure are all in sight.
"In the past, measuring silt relied on the eyesight of experienced masters. Now, the mud level detection robot and the intelligent sludge discharge control of the sedimentation tank are linked to accurately discharge sludge, reducing manual intervention by 90%." The technician who participated in the development of the smart water system said that the AI smart model built into this system will automatically calculate the optimal solution based on parameters such as influent flow and water quality.
According to statistics, the successful application of this technology has promoted the improvement of sludge discharge efficiency by 30%, reduced energy consumption by 10%, and reduced manual intervention by 90%. The data of the nine systems of water plant industrial control, security, and environmental control are fully connected. After the smart system is put into operation, it will help the Yaojiang Water Plant expand its daily water supply capacity to 700,000 tons, and can replace approximately 256 million cubic meters of high-quality reservoir water every year.
Return to TopBy: 贾平凹
"News" has been published. Regarding this book and my writing, I have a few thoughts.
First, in the context of a modern global perspective, what should Chinese literature be like, and what possibilities does it hold? Facing the dilemmas of humanity, what might be the spiritual way out, and what possibilities do we have? What other possibilities are there for the relationship between people, the relationship between people and things, or in other words, our attitude towards the external world? As a writer, these questions have been constantly challenging me for many years.
After "News" was published, a writer read it and came to talk to me. He said the title should be "Sigh." Because Qu Yuan (屈原) has "I sigh deeply and wipe away my tears, grieving for the hardship of the people's lives," and Su Shi (苏轼) has "I grieve for the brevity of my life, envying the endlessness of the Yangtze River." In this way, "Sigh" is more suitable for the content of the book. I think what he said is also right, but I still like "News." This book is about the endlessly regenerating land and the people who live on it, expressing the principle of the brevity of life and the eternity of nature. It is the breath emanating from the earth, and the breath is the wind, the wind blowing from the earth. "News" is broader, more practical, and also suitable for the language habits of contemporary people.
Over the years, I have traveled to many places, and my idea is to travel as much as possible. I don't go to big cities or tourist attractions, but rather within Shaanxi Province (陕西省) and around Shaanxi (陕西), mainly around the Qinling Mountains (秦岭) and the Yellow River (黄河). I travel to the countryside, which includes both relatively prosperous and advanced places, as well as relatively remote and backward places. I want to see the mountains and rivers there, and see the ethnic groups and people there. We writers, especially me, have stayed in the city for too long, and many of our perceptions of the countryside are outdated and conceptualized. I want to go into real life and see the real and current rural areas and society. Just as I often say "restore the idiom," we only know the idiom, but we don't know the original state before the idiom was formed.
Now I am seventy-four or five years old. Traveling like this is physically tiring, but the mood is novel and vigorous.
During the journey, I saw a lot, but writing is not about writing everything I see, but about writing what touches my heart the most, in other words, what I love the most. Just as we often say, "seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water," this is the scene I saw when I first went there; "seeing mountains not as mountains, seeing water not as water," this includes my existence, and how to enter the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and how to jump out of the five elements of metal, wood, water, and earth; "seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water," this is what I think after returning to the city.
The reason for traveling like this is that, from a writing perspective, I am more looking for folk things. When we are pursuing modernization and inheriting national traditions, folk things are fresh and vigorous, and they are a force for continuing excellent traditional culture.
In my previous writing, I once said that I was writing for a part of the people. Just as there are Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Huaiyang cuisine in the world, no one cuisine can be liked by everyone. Those who like spicy food go to Sichuan and Hunan restaurants, and those who like sweet and light food go to Cantonese and Huaiyang restaurants. My writing is only for a part of the people. But now this concept has changed, because I have read some important classics and been inspired. The inspiration is that I should pay more attention to sentient beings, expand the audience of my writing, explore the things of heaven and earth, and pursue the things of the human soul, not just a fun story and a playful text.
I am a pure writer. Because all my energy is devoted to writing, and I have written so much, I have no intention or time to take care of other things, and I can't take care of other things. Especially after the age of 70, I have no requirements for life, just writing, just writing, like an opera singer just singing, and a painter just painting.
In order to write every sentence of Chinese well, I studied the literary style and brushwork of Ming and Qing literature when I was young, and after the age of 60, I turned to focus more on Han and Wei-Jin literature. They have a magnificent and vast realm, the emotion and sigh of life, and a pure and interesting writing style. I am single-mindedly thinking about how to write a sense of chaos and strength. During this period, I also loved listening to Qinqiang Opera (秦腔), Puju Opera (蒲剧), and Henan Opera (豫剧), and I borrowed a lot from them in my writing.
Also, I don't like to divide genres too finely. Literary styles are fluid. Sichuanese are best at matching ingredients in food and materials in house decoration. It seems like a random mix, but it has a special flavor and style, forming a unique style. Now that agricultural and forestry technology is developing, many new fruits have appeared, all of which are hybrids and grafts of various fruit trees. When I was the editor-in-chief of "Fine Writing" magazine, I edited and published academic reports, director's notes, investigation records, and calligraphy and painting exhibitions, as long as they conveyed life experience and wisdom, and the writing was interesting.
In fact, for me, writing is getting harder and harder, less and less confident, and more and more cautious. "News" is also like this. After it was published, I was paying attention to the social response to it. For food, some people eat nutrition, and some people eat taste. Does this book have nutrition and taste? This will be up to the readers to judge in order to adjust my future writing.
Return to TopBy: 梁 鸿
That year I was 16, my eldest sister was 26.
That noon, my eldest sister set up two tables in the conference room of her workplace, which was considered a wedding banquet held in her maiden home. The custom for weddings in rural Henan (河南) is that the bride's family holds a banquet at home the day before to entertain guests, and the next day she goes to the groom's house, where the groom's family holds a banquet. My eldest sister didn't hold a banquet in our old home of Liang Village (梁庄), because there was no one at home. After my mother passed away, my father suddenly let himself go and wandered around. My second and third sisters were already married, my brother was working away from home, and I was studying at a normal school. Where did my youngest sister go? I have no impression of it now. She should have been at home, because she was in junior high school at the time.
Since there was no one at home to preside over the wedding, and no money to invite distant or close relatives and neighbors, my eldest sister simply set up two tables in the city, notified her colleagues and friends, and announced that she was getting married. It was winter, very cold. My eldest sister used a small kerosene stove in her single dormitory to stir-fry dishes pot by pot, shovel them out, divide them into two plates, carry them to the conference room at the other end of the corridor, and then come back to continue stir-frying. I don't remember what the dishes were, and I don't remember if I helped. I don't remember how many guests came. I only remember that the heat steaming out of the stir-frying quickly condensed into a thin mist. My eldest sister's face appeared and disappeared in the mist. She was very serious and focused on dealing with the large wok she had borrowed, which didn't match the small kerosene stove. It was on top of the stove, and always seemed to be on the verge of collapse as the spatula moved. I don't know why, but I, as a teenager, always remembered this scene, and always felt that my eldest sister's face held a deep loneliness and sadness. Of course, maybe it was because I heard her low sobs late that night. I mixed the sobs with the face from that noon, and as time went on, they slowly merged into one.
That night I heard my eldest sister's sobs. I slept at the other end of the bed, so scared that I didn't dare to move. I was filled with shame. Although I was only 16 at the time, I knew that a considerable part of my eldest sister's hardship and loneliness was brought about by me, because my existence, because the existence of me and my other sisters and brothers, caused her life to fall into extremely difficult circumstances, so that she could not be happy on the most important occasion of her life, and did not even receive more blessings.
At that time, I didn't have the ability to carefully analyze my shame. I just wanted to shrink myself to the smallest size, so that my eldest sister would forget my existence at the other end of the bed. But it was winter, and we didn't have heating there. My eldest sister and I could only barely keep warm by pressing our bodies tightly together. Maybe my eldest sister realized my stiffness, or my trembling, she gently patted my leg with her hand. I relaxed and fell asleep unconsciously.
I often recall this scene, but I have never mentioned it to my eldest sister, and I have hardly mentioned it to anyone. I forget whether I mentioned it in my works, that's not important. What is important is that even now, when I think back to it, I still feel that I am the trembling teenager, and my eldest sister is the bride crying alone on the night before her wedding.
Since my mother fell ill and lay in bed, my 18-year-old eldest sister was forced to take on the responsibility of taking care of 4 younger sisters and 1 younger brother. At that time, she had just been admitted to a vocational school. At that time, graduating from a vocational school could lead to a very good job. When she enrolled, her mother made her a Dacron shirt and polyester pants. She said goodbye to her mother and went to school happily in her new clothes. Then, the next time she came home, her mother was already lying in bed due to a stroke. Those were long and difficult years. I don't know how the days passed, I only know that we had an eldest sister, and she was like a Dinghai Shenzhen (定海神针 - "sea-pacifying needle," a pillar of strength), making us feel that we were not completely helpless.
My eldest sister always treated us like children. She was happy that we were all getting married and starting our own businesses, but she was also angry that we were all breaking away from her control, not listening to her teachings, and therefore falling into life's difficulties again and again. Like an old hen, she looked at the increasingly large flock of chickens, obviously feeling overwhelmed, but she would not admit her own aging and the emotional distance between her and her children.
Facing my eldest sister, my sense of shame is real. In a haze, I know that she is just my eldest sister, not my mother, not my father. She has no natural responsibility to take care of us. But she not only made sure we had food to eat, but also hoped that we would receive education and change our destiny. I remember the pitying glances at my eldest sister, I remember the sentence mentioned when my eldest sister was on blind dates, "Her family has a heavy burden," I remember that my eldest sister had been in love when she was younger, but eventually broke up because of the "terrible group" behind her. These fragmented pieces of information weighed on my young and inexperienced self like a mountain. I knew that we were causing trouble for my eldest sister, but we still couldn't do without my eldest sister's financial support and care. Because of us, my eldest sister was in a state of extreme distress when she was young. She borrowed money everywhere. She was also a beautiful, face-conscious young girl. She also wanted to have a free and easy, personalized love affair. She also wanted to work in a big city. In those days, almost all the female students in her class went to work in the provincial capital, only she returned to Wuzhen (吴镇) Health Center. Life was so constrained for her, we were like lead balls dragging her down, preventing her from flying.
My eldest sister loves to laugh, her laughter is hearty and very attractive. My eldest sister can play the accordion, play the erhu, and dance. In winter, she wears a bright red down jacket and dances the cha-cha on the square. Her figure is as charming as it can be. Even now, she is the most agile one in the square dance. She has an energy, a passionate, open energy. I still remember her laughing loudly when she pulled me and asked me to learn to twist my body. She made me feel the freshness and vigor of life.
I grew up under my eldest sister's burdened wings, this is a definite fact. In a sense, in order to let us grow up better, my eldest sister devoted most of her energy, including her health and gentle personality. If she hadn't given so much at the time, no one would have overly condemned her, after all, she was just an older sister.
But my eldest sister did it. I think this is the hope that life brings me, this is the hope that my eldest sister brings me. She let me see another meaning of life, that is, the dignity of human nature that arises in interdependence. I don't want to discuss this issue from the perspective of the existence of an independent person. What I want to say is that although today we often talk about these topics from a personalized perspective, at that time when our brothers and sisters were still young, because of my eldest sister's dedication, her 5 younger brothers and sisters survived and lived a decent life. Isn't this love? Isn't this a kind of family affection? Isn't it an important reason why human beings can survive in many difficult moments?
Of course, I don't praise my eldest sister's sacrifice like this. I would rather my eldest sister only live for herself and live a more comfortable life, but what I say is weak. I can only say that, for me, fortunately I had my eldest sister.
I don't know from which year, on my eldest sister's birthday, we brothers and sisters would take time out to buy a bouquet of flowers for my eldest sister, treat her to dinner, have afternoon tea, force her to go to the store to buy clothes, we would "criticize" each other, and also recall the past. Seeing my eldest sister happy, we are also very happy.
And in the year my eldest sister retired, because we were afraid that my eldest sister would not adapt to the sudden change of life scene, my second sister, third sister, and youngest sister took turns to accompany her, live together, cook for her, play cards with her, and coax her to be happy. Of course, in many cases, they also accepted her scolding.
In our family, if my eldest sister is happy, the whole family is like receiving a reward, and everyone is in high spirits; if my eldest sister is angry, everyone is dejected, and they will call each other to ask what made my eldest sister angry again. We unconsciously respond to my eldest sister's call, surround her, please her, and try our best to love her.
There is something that tightly connects us together, that is, we who have grown up realize my eldest sister's dedication, and we are therefore grateful to her. More importantly, in these long years, my eldest sister's care, dedication, and education have become the closest connection between lives. We rely on each other, comfort each other, to jointly resist and feel the difficulties and beauty in this life.
This is what I understand as family affection. It is my eldest sister's interpretation of it with her own life. It belongs to a certain essential form of family affection, and it is worth remembering.
By: 洪佑良
Liuyang (浏阳), Hunan (湖南) has been divided into four regions—east, south, west, and north—since ancient times. The northern region borders Changsha (长沙) and is adjacent to Pingjiang (平江) and Zhuzhou (株洲). People in the northern region love tea. In the past, every household had a fire room with a square fire pit in the center. A retractable iron hook hung above the pit, and a kettle was always present on the hook. Family members would sit together or receive guests, gathering around the fire pit to chat about everyday matters. At this time, the hostess would extend three fingers, pick up a pinch of curled, silken tea leaves from the tea canister, and toss them into a cup, pouring in hot water. In the rising mist, you could close your eyes and roam freely, letting your thoughts wander far away. Willow catkins, fine rain, the scissor tails of swallows, rugged mountain songs... the entire fire room was like a fairyland, truly a place where time flowed gently and the years brought fragrance.
The teacups used by people in the northern region are small-mouthed, larger than wine cups but smaller than rice bowls. The teacups are both new and old, made of white porcelain and colored porcelain, placed on a tea tray, with ten cups brewed at a time. Generally, anyone can drink two or three cups, and it's normal to drink seven or eight cups if you're really thirsty. My older sister married into Chunhou Town (淳口镇) in the northern region. Every time I visit her, she brews a tray of tea according to the customs of the northern region. Over tea, my sister and I can chat for most of the day.
People in the northern region have a custom when drinking tea: when offering tea to guests, they must continue to offer it until the guest stops drinking. When the guest picks up the teacup, whether sipping or drinking, the host appears nonchalant but doesn't dare to relax their gaze. After the guest finishes a cup, the host immediately refills it. If the guest has had enough, they will leave a large portion in the last cup, or simply take a symbolic sip, and the host will no longer refill it. Someone who didn't understand this custom once caused a funny situation. An old man from the southern region went to the northern region to visit his daughter. Before he left, someone played a "prank" on him, telling him that when drinking tea in the northern region, he must drink until the host no longer offers it. The old man believed it. When he arrived at his daughter's house, his son-in-law was very welcoming, bringing out a tray of hot tea, flavored with fennel and sesame beans, which was the highest form of hospitality. The old man picked up the teacup and drank, one cup after another, drinking five trays of tea, nearly 50 cups, and his son-in-law was still refilling it. Unable to drink any more, he had to beg for mercy. Later, when his daughter returned to her parents' home, her father asked, "Why do they insist on force-feeding tea to guests in the northern region? I almost drowned last time!" His daughter learned the truth and realized that her father had been tricked.
In the northern region, every household used to grow tea trees, with the oldest tea trees being 300 years old. The tea leaves were mostly smoked at home. Piles of fresh leaves, warm charcoal fire, gentle kneading, rough pressing. A wisp of green smoke rising from the stove or fire room, carrying the scent of blighted grain, wandered and entwined among the moist tea leaves, taking away moisture and bitterness, leaving behind a slight smoky tang and a faint fragrance... Time is the best seasoning master, imprinting each tea with a warm mark according to its own methods.
Adding fennel to tea is a major characteristic of tea in the northern region. It's a flavor with the fragrance of soil, the softness of spring breeze, and the unique qualities of the mountains and rivers of the northern region. Fennel is planted in front of and behind houses, three or five plants are enough, with a rich, pure fragrance that complements and enhances the tea's aroma. Some people don't like adding fennel, but don't worry, just reach out and pinch the upturned fennel stalk, and gently lift it to "invite" the fennel out of the tea.
I like the tea of the northern region, with a sprig of fennel. That's the flavor I first tasted 20 years ago at my sister's house, and it's also the flavor of deep family affection. I think I should go to my sister's house and drink a cup, no, a tray of steaming fennel tea.
Return to TopWatercolor painting "Waiting to Cross the Li River," by Zhang Yangxi (张漾兮), collection of the National Art Museum of China.
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The wind lowers its body.
This is a silent dialogue.
The rain invites secrets out.
Washing them repeatedly in birdsong.
In late autumn,
there will certainly be some
words named after youth
shouting loudly.
Those lost crops will follow the audio
to repair the gaps in the season.
At this moment,
we all seem to be on our own blank paper,
painting to our heart's content
the imprint of youth.
By: 庞余亮
Old Huang has been called that for many years, but he never seems to age.
That winter, when I moved from my rented apartment to Yupo Road (渔婆路), Old Huang, who had already retired, looked just like this. Fifteen years have passed, and Old Huang still looks the same, full of energy, with a strong voice, and not an ounce of excess fat on his body.
--No excess fat, not because he takes good care of himself, but because he is a busy person. For example, the potted plants he raises are always as lush as tropical plants, his bicycle shed is always as tidy as the living room at home, and the bicycle he uses to take his granddaughter to school is always shiny and new.
In addition to being busy with his own affairs, Old Huang is also busy with the affairs of our South and North buildings. The South and North buildings are connected commercial houses, and there has never been property management from the beginning. Because there is no property management, there are quite a few trivial matters in the building, all of which need someone to do.
Old Huang took on these tasks and did them all as voluntary work. Every time before going to work, I would see him bending over to clean the stairs. I wanted to stop and help, but Old Huang always disagreed, saying that my work was busy and I shouldn't delay going to work. The energy-saving lights in the dim corridor were also installed by Old Huang. Every time I pressed the corridor light switch, I felt a tinge of guilt. Thanks to Old Huang's silent dedication, there are 32 households in the building.
Old Huang has done too many good things for everyone. Because he has done so much, everyone remembers Old Huang in their hearts. If they don't see him for a while, everyone asks when they meet, where is Old Huang, where did Old Huang go?
The winter before last, the freezing was severe, and the tap water supply was low pressure. My home was on the fifth floor, and the tap did not produce water. Old Huang's home was on the third floor, and Old Huang said that there was still a trickle of water in the tap, and he warmly invited me to fetch water from his house. When I got to his house, it was indeed a trickle, and it took a long time to fill a bucket of water. I thought I only needed one bucket of water, but Old Huang insisted on giving me two buckets of water—I also stayed at his house for half a day because of this.
Because of fetching water, I learned more stories about Old Huang. He is not from the city, and he is still a middle school classmate with an old writer I am familiar with. Old Huang likes to play table tennis, and I happen to like it too, so I made an appointment with him to play a game of table tennis together.
However, the agreement between adults is a bit different from the agreement between children. Adult agreements are always delayed due to various reasons, and even become 遥遥无期 (yáo yáo wú qī - "distant and without a set date," indefinitely postponed). A year has passed, and Old Huang and I have not played table tennis once.
Although we didn't play table tennis, we still did something meaningful together—Old Huang and I swept all the snow off the two roads downstairs.
I didn't take the initiative to sweep the snow, but followed Old Huang to sweep it. Last year, it snowed heavily, and the temperature was extremely low. If the snow was allowed to accumulate on the two roads downstairs, it would definitely freeze solid the next day, and the elderly and children might slip and fall.
Sweeping the snow was carried out after lunch. Old Huang took out the tools from the bicycle shed: two iron shovels and a bamboo broom. The thoughtful Old Huang also prepared a pair of thread gloves for me. I thought it was for keeping warm, but Old Huang said it was not entirely for warmth, but because the bamboo broom was easy to poke and injure the palm of the hand.
That afternoon, we swept for a total of more than two hours. In fact, Old Huang did most of the work, and his physical strength was really good. What about me? I was panting and sweating after only sweeping for a while.
At that time, looking at the two small black roads swept out of the snow, I gave Old Huang a thumbs up in my heart. You can't praise someone like Old Huang in person. If you praise him, he will get anxious with you, so I can only give Old Huang a big thumbs up in my heart.
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In the early 1970s, I crossed the Nandu River (南渡河) for the first time, watching the ferries coming and going, like an aging water buffalo, drawing two ripples on the water, slowly spreading out. The workers on the ferry had dark skin, with wrinkles etched by wind and frost. They held whistles in their mouths and small flags in their hands, directing vehicles to dock. A long line of vehicles and people waited to cross the river on the bank. Most of the vehicles were trucks, loaded with various goods, heading to Hainan Island (海南岛). The drivers often got out of their vehicles, gathered in twos and threes, chatting idly, but their eyes constantly glanced at the ferry, calculating when it would be their turn to board.
At that time, seeing that scene, I couldn't help but blurt out the lyrics from the Hebei Bangzi opera "Ferry":
"The vast river comes from the sky,
Colorful clouds bloom in the water.
The small ferry carries heavy loads,
Sending off and welcoming day and night."
Although the small ferry described in "Ferry" is not comparable to the ferries on the Nandu River (南渡河), "the small ferry carries heavy loads, sending off and welcoming day and night" is a true reflection of the Nandu River (南渡河) ferry.
The Leizhou Peninsula (雷州半岛) is the only way to Hainan Island (海南岛) from the mainland. National Highway 207 passes through Leizhou City (雷州城), and the Nandu River (南渡河) ferry under the city has become a fortress for traffic from north to south. Due to the large number of vehicles and the small number of ferries, each vehicle waiting to cross the river had to spend nearly an hour at the ferry. For guests from afar, this was undoubtedly the most annoying section of the road, but for the villagers near the ferry, the ferry was a good place to sell local specialties. No matter day or night, there were passengers 24 hours a day, so the roadsides were crowded with all kinds of temporary buildings, like a small market, with fast food stalls, snack stalls, and all kinds of specialty shops. In order to attract business, the girls selling specialties held trays and delivered the goods to the car windows for guests to choose from. Sweet potatoes, corn, fried peanuts, and rice balls, etc., became the best food for filling the stomach on the journey when the economy was still relatively difficult in the 1970s, and were deeply favored by passengers. However, the best-selling products were Leizhou (雷州) cattail products, such as cattail flower mats, cattail bags, and cattail hats. These commodities were cheap, practical, beautiful, and generous, and also had strong local characteristics. Guests from north to south especially liked them and almost became must-buy items. If there was a typhoon or heavy rain, and the ferry service was suspended, the shops at the ferry became a warm home for the passengers. The Hainan Island (海南岛) truck drivers who often traveled this route all had friendships with the shop owners. They would greet each other, drink water, and readily help when needed. Some drivers would also park their cars at the ferry, have a few drinks, rest for the night, and leave the next day, which was also common.
Leizhou City (雷州城) is considered half a water town. In addition to the Nandu River (南渡河) ferry, there are also Anlan (安榄) ferry, Yangcun (杨村) ferry and other ferries. Leizhou (雷州) ceramics entered the South China Sea (南海) through the Nandu River (南渡河) and other rivers, and were transported to Southeast Asia and Europe.
In the tide of reform and opening up, driven by the concept of "roads lead to wealth", bridges have long been built at these ferries. First, there were narrow bridges, only allowing two cars to pass side by side. Later, wide new bridges were built, and four cars could run side by side without feeling crowded. The traffic on the bridge was like weaving, day and night. The ferry first reduced the number of trips, and then completely stopped operating. The iron-hulled ferry was dragged to the river bay, allowing the wind and rain to erode it, rust spread all over its body, and finally it became a pile of scrap iron. The slow waiting at the ferry in the past has turned into the rapid speed on the bridge.
Today, whenever I drive onto those newly built bridges, looking at the surging blue water under the bridge, the heroic spirit of "a bridge flies across the north and south, turning the natural barrier into a thoroughfare" surges in my heart. I also remember many things from the past. I remember that at the beginning of reform and opening up, every time I went to Guangzhou (广州) on a business trip, it took a night, and even earlier, it took a day and a night. Now, bridges have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, each one more magnificent and beautiful than the last. Humen Bridge (虎门大桥) is like a giant dragon lying on the waves, Nansha Bridge (南沙大桥) has a constant flow of traffic, and the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道) is magnificent. Among them, many bridges have also created miracles, such as the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道), which is one of the most difficult cross-sea cluster projects in the world today, and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. The construction of various bridges has gradually replaced the slow ferries, allowing one ferry after another to quietly withdraw from the stage of history.
The small ferry is a microcosm, allowing me to see the continuous renewal of the city's scenery, and even more so, the rapid development of the times.
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