Summary: The article highlights the progress of Xiong'an New Area, noting over one trillion yuan in investment and the growth of six major industries like aerospace information and AI. The first batch of relocated central enterprises, China Huaneng and China Sinochem, have moved in, with more to follow, facilitated by streamlined administrative reforms. Xiong'an emphasizes technological innovation, with new tech companies and R&D centers rapidly emerging. The city is also focused on improving public services and quality of life, including housing and education.
Summary: China's textile industry demonstrates resilience and international competitiveness with increasing exports, particularly to Pakistan (up 49.1%) and the EU (up 59.8%) in the first ten months of the year. The industry is focusing on innovation and upgrading to meet diverse domestic demands and expanding into new sectors like healthcare and aerospace. According to Sun Ruizhe, Party Secretary and President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, the industry aims to contribute to China's modernization through technological advancement, fashion, sustainability, and health initiatives in the "15th Five-Year Plan." The United States was not mentioned in the article.
Summary: During a meeting in Johannesburg, Premier Li Qiang conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, emphasizing the enduring friendship and strategic partnership between China and South Africa. Li expressed China's willingness to deepen cooperation across various sectors, including mining, infrastructure, and emerging technologies like AI, while supporting South Africa's economic development plans. Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to the One China policy and expressed gratitude for China's support, welcoming Chinese investment. Both leaders pledged to strengthen collaboration within multilateral frameworks like BRICS and the G20 and Ramaphosa expressed gratitute for China supporting the South Africa hosted G20 summit, highlighting their shared interest in global governance reform and multilateralism.
Summary: The 15th National Games of China concluded in Shenzhen, with Wang Huning announcing the closing. The closing ceremony was attended by Huang Kunming, Zheng Jianbang, Chen Yiqin, Zhu Yongxin, and Liu Zhenli. Representatives from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao highlighted the success of the Games as a joint effort promoting the Greater Bay Area's development and "One Country, Two Systems." The Games featured over 14,000 athletes and 11,000 mass sports participants, with several world, Asian, and national records broken. The flag was handed over to Hunan, the host province for the 16th National Games in 2029.
Summary: Jiangsu province is actively attracting foreign investment by innovating new methods and measures, focusing on high-tech industries and R&D centers. Foreign companies in Jiangsu are shifting from manufacturing to R&D, with some developing global solutions from their Chinese bases. Jiangsu is encouraging foreign firms to reinvest profits and has established multiple international cooperation parks and foreign headquarters economic clusters. Foreign companies like Mettler Toledo are developing cutting-edge technologies in China, which are then sold globally. The province aims to be an innovation hub, with foreign companies increasingly viewing China as a source of innovation rather than just a market.
Summary: The 15th National Games concluded, hailed as a successful sporting event that boosted patriotism and promoted cooperation within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as China transitions to its 15th Five-Year Plan. The games showcased China's sporting strength with over 14,000 athletes and promoted national fitness initiatives. It highlighted the interconnectivity of infrastructure and mechanisms within the 19 competition zones in the Greater Bay Area. The event fostered a sense of shared identity and common aspirations among participants. The article implies that this will contribute to national rejuvenation in the future.
Summary: In October, China's total electricity consumption grew by 10.4% year-on-year, reaching 857.2 billion kWh, marking the first time this year that monthly growth has exceeded 10% and setting a new high. Primary industry electricity consumption increased by 13.2%, secondary industry by 6.2% (with industrial electricity up 6.4%), tertiary industry by 17.1%, and residential electricity by 23.9%. High-tech and equipment manufacturing within the secondary sector saw an 11.0% increase, while wholesale/retail and IT services in the tertiary sector grew by 24.4% and 21.0% respectively. From January to October, total electricity consumption increased by 5.1% year-on-year.
Summary: This article previewed the upcoming 15th National Games of China, highlighting the event's significance for the Greater Bay Area. The games are framed as a new chapter for the region. A separate section discusses biological manufacturing, specifically focusing on using the technology to convert carbon dioxide into valuable resources. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article. The article makes no mention of any official or their statements.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang arrived in Johannesburg to attend the 20th G20 Leaders' Summit, invited by the South African government. He was greeted at the airport by South Africa's Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, and China's Ambassador to South Africa, Wu Peng. Li's arrival follows the conclusion of an official visit to Zambia, where he was seen off by Zambian Vice President Nalumango and Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing. The report does not mention U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree promulgating the "Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Regulations," effective January 1, 2026. The regulations prioritize prevention and aim to protect life, property, and ecological security by clarifying responsibilities, strengthening prevention measures like firebreaks and patrols, and improving fire suppression coordination and emergency response. The regulations establish a hierarchical system for fire incidents based on damage and casualties, outlining procedures for investigation, assessment, and support for affected populations. The regulations also define legal liabilities for violations related to forest and grassland fire prevention. The regulations do not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Li Shulei, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department, addressed the Global South Modernization Forum in Beijing. Attendees emphasized Xi Jinping's commitment to the Global South and the opportunities presented by China's modernization. The forum highlighted China's modernization path as an innovative model and called for collaboration among Global South nations. The event, focused on a shared vision for modernization, was organized by several prominent Chinese institutions and included the release of reports and the launch of an academic network.
Summary: The 7th China-ASEAN Law Forum opened in Chongqing with a focus on strengthening legal cooperation to build a community of shared future. Chen Wenqing, a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, attended and addressed the opening, emphasizing Xi Jinping's global initiatives. Participants lauded the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership and stressed the importance of the forum in promoting legal exchanges, aligning legal standards in areas like digital and green economies, and enhancing law enforcement cooperation. Yuan Jiajun, Chongqing Party Secretary, also attended and addressed the opening. Following the opening, Chen met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, the President of the Supreme People's Court of Laos, and the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
Summary: State Councilor Wang Xiaohong recently conducted research in Shaanxi and Ningxia, emphasizing the need to resolutely achieve annual economic and social development goals by implementing the Party's decisions. He stressed the importance of promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and expanding institutional opening-up, including advancing the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, as well as accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with local characteristics. Wang also highlighted the need to protect intellectual property rights and create a legal business environment. Finally, he called for upholding overall national security and improving risk prevention capabilities to ensure social stability.
Summary: The inaugural "Study Abroad to Serve the Country Forum," hosted by the Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA), opened in Fuzhou on November 21st with NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman and WRSA President Ding Zhongli in attendance. Ding emphasized that returned overseas students should remain true to their original aspiration of serving the country and contribute to national development and the "Chinese-style modernization." He called on them to leverage their advantages to contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The forum, themed "Do Not Forget the Original Intention of Studying Abroad to Serve the Country and Keep in Mind the Mission of Strengthening the Country and Rejuvenating the Nation," featured discussions among representatives from various fields.
Summary: State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong conducted research in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces from November 18th to 21st, focusing on economic operations and government services. He emphasized the need to implement the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenary Session and the importance of high-quality development, balancing development with security. Wu Zhenglong stressed stabilizing employment, businesses, markets, and expectations. He also called for creating a first-class business environment.
Summary: State Councilor Shen Yiqin conducted research in Guangxi and Guangdong, emphasizing the implementation of the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee and Xi Jinping's instructions during his inspection of the two provinces. Shen stressed prioritizing employment, particularly for graduates and migrant workers, and supporting enterprises to stabilize and expand employment with the aim of fulfilling annual employment targets. She also focused on addressing aging by optimizing elderly care services and developing the silver economy, and on improving social welfare, particularly for vulnerable children. The discussions also touched on developing new productive forces (新质生产力) to create new job opportunities.
Summary: A National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee training session was held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, focusing on studying the spirit of the 20th Party Congress's Fourth Plenum and promoting high-quality development of NPC work. NPC Standing Committee officials emphasized deeply studying Xi Jinping's thought on upholding and improving the people's congress system and understanding the system's historical necessity and advantages. The 150 participants, comprised of leading officials from 16 provincial-level people's congresses and some municipal and county-level representatives, engaged in thematic reports, group discussions, and field studies. The training covered topics such as promoting Chinese-style modernization, improving the socialist legal system, and ensuring deputies can legally fulfill their duties.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg, conveying Xi Jinping's greetings and emphasizing the strong, brotherly relationship between China and South Africa. Li expressed China's commitment to deepening cooperation across various sectors, including mining, infrastructure, and emerging technologies, and to aligning development strategies. He also highlighted the importance of the "Supporting Africa's Modernization Cooperation Initiative" and collaboration within BRICS and G20 frameworks. Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa's adherence to the One China Policy and its support for China on issues of core interest, while also expressing gratitude for China's support and a willingness to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and other fields. Both leaders committed to strengthening multilateralism and collaboration within international organizations like the UN and G20.
Summary: The article reports on the seasonal relocation of abalone from Rongcheng, Shandong to Fujian province. This "southward transfer" is a cooperative effort between the two provinces designed to improve abalone survival rates by mitigating the impact of extreme temperatures. The transfer process involves workers harvesting abalone and shipping them south for the winter. This practice has reportedly increased abalone survival rates to over 90%. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China has made progress in developing green mines, with over 5,100 mines at or above the provincial level, achieving notable results in resource utilization, ecological restoration, and energy conservation. As of October, over 300 new provincial-level green mines have been constructed this year, bringing the total to 1,054 national-level and 4,055 provincial-level green mines, accounting for 40.8% of operating mines. This initiative has led to a significant increase in the reserve of certain rare minerals. By the end of 2028, 90% of large mines and 80% of medium-sized mines are expected to meet green standards. The Ministry of Natural Resources is also accelerating the formulation of industry standards for open-pit mines, geothermal mineral water, and offshore oil and gas.
Summary: Recent foreign media reports highlight China's significant achievements in fulfilling its 2030 national independent contribution and its announcement of its 2035 goals, including absolute emissions reduction, showcasing its role as a key leader in global climate governance. Several outlets noted China's leading position in green technology and renewable energy, with Chinese companies expanding their global presence in the clean energy sector and reshaping markets worldwide, including contributions to energy transitions in Africa and solar power in Pakistan. China's approach, integrating economic development with environmental protection, is presented as a model for other countries, as is China's commitment to enhancing international climate cooperation through South-South cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative. Furthermore, China's actions in trade, finance, and security are generating positive environmental and social benefits, enhancing other countries' capabilities to achieve sustainable development goals. The reporting suggests China is becoming a crucial partner for developing nations in achieving climate goals without sacrificing economic growth.
Summary: The article criticizes Sanae Takaichi's remarks regarding a potential "Taiwan emergency" constituting a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, accusing her of considering military intervention and disregarding Chinese concerns. It asserts her actions violate international norms, raise concerns about Japan's strategic direction, and negatively impact the Japanese economy, noting potential GDP losses of 0.36% due to decreased Chinese tourism. The article claims Takaichi is exploiting the "China threat" to consolidate her political base and promote a right-wing agenda, echoing Japan's militaristic past. It warns that her actions are poisoning Sino-Japanese relations and forcing the Japanese people to pay the price for her political ambitions.
Summary: In Tashkent, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who conveyed greetings from Xi Jinping. Mirziyoyev expressed confidence in China's "15th Five-Year Plan" and affirmed that Uzbekistan-China relations would not be impacted by external forces, reiterating support for the One China principle. Wang Yi stated China's support for Uzbekistan's sovereignty and reforms, highlighting the opportunities presented by China's new "Five-Year Plan," and the importance of increasing trade between the two countries. Wang Yi further mentioned China's willingness to collaborate with Uzbekistan on global initiatives and within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization framework. The discussion did not include any mention of the United States.
Summary: Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister, met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Saidov in Tashkent for the second strategic dialogue. Wang stated that China sees Uzbekistan as a priority in its foreign policy and supports its development path, emphasizing the importance of the two countries' relationship as a model of friendly and mutually trusting relations. Wang also expressed China's appreciation for Uzbekistan's adherence to the One China principle. Saidov affirmed Uzbekistan's commitment to the One China principle, its opposition to "Taiwan independence," and its opposition to external interference. The two sides signed a cooperation plan for 2026-2027 following the meeting.
Summary: At the invitation of Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Uzbekistan on November 20-21 for the second strategic dialogue between the two countries' foreign ministers. Both sides affirmed their commitment to a comprehensive strategic partnership, mutual support on core interests, and the building of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future, while Uzbekistan reiterated its support for the One China principle and opposition to "Taiwan independence." China expressed its support for Uzbekistan's development path and socio-economic reforms. Both countries lauded the Belt and Road Initiative and expressed willingness to cooperate within China's Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative, and Global Governance Initiative.
Summary: Jiangsu province is actively attracting foreign investment by creating industrial clusters, upgrading from manufacturing to R&D, and shifting from "foreign R&D, China manufacturing" to "China R&D, global sales," according to this article. Foreign companies are increasingly establishing R&D centers and regional headquarters in Jiangsu. The province offers support for reinvestment of profits and encourages foreign investment in advanced manufacturing and high-tech industries. Foreign companies are shifting to China not only for manufacturing, but also as a base of innovation, now contributing to the global supply chain with high-value services. Jiangsu's Party Secretary Xin Changxing stated that they are striving to make more contributions to the country in stabilizing foreign trade and investment.
Summary: Li Hongzhong met with a delegation of Pacific Island nation politicians led by Vanuatu's Parliament Speaker, MP Felix. Li stated that relations between China and Pacific Island nations are developing well under the strategic guidance of Xi Jinping and island leaders, and that China is willing to work with the island nations to build a closer community with a shared future. He also introduced the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Felix stated the island nations firmly adhere to the One China principle and are willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields.
Summary: Politburo Member and Vice Premier He Lifeng met with former U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, emphasizing the positive direction set by the Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco for bilateral economic and trade relations. He Lifeng stated that trade should be the bedrock of US-China relations. He expressed hope that the Atlantic Council would play a positive role in promoting the stable development of bilateral economic ties, and also introduced the situation of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China. Hadley positively assessed the Xi-Biden meeting and stated the importance of a stable US-China relationship.
Summary: Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with Petkovic, a member of the Serbian Progressive Party's presidium, in Beijing. They exchanged in-depth views on promoting the implementation of important consensus reached by the heads of state of China and Serbia through party-to-party channels. The delegation was a cadre study group from the Serbian Progressive Party. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations between China and Serbia. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Japan is increasingly "re-arming" and deviating from its post-WWII obligations, potentially heading down a path of militarism that will ultimately fail. Mao cited increased defense spending, reinterpretation of security laws, relaxed arms export restrictions, and expanded "extended deterrence" cooperation as evidence of this trend. She questioned Japan's intentions, emphasizing that China and the international community would not accept a return to militarism or the disruption of the post-war order. The statement did not mention the United States directly, but referenced Japan's "extended deterrence" cooperation, which implicitly involves the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
Summary: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made incorrect remarks regarding Taiwan, potentially suggesting military intervention in the Taiwan Strait. Mao condemned these remarks as damaging the political foundation of China-Japan relations and inciting public anger. She urged Japan to retract the comments and demonstrate its commitment to China through concrete actions, adhering to the spirit of the four political documents between the two countries. Mao's comments were made in response to Takaichi's stated desire for a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship, reaffirming Japan's position on Taiwan. The statement underscores the ongoing tensions surrounding Taiwan and its potential impact on U.S. allies, Japan.
Summary: The China Public Diplomacy Association held a briefing session where Zhao Haidong, Executive Deputy District Mayor of Beijing's Chaoyang District, discussed local practices related to Chinese-style modernization and high-quality development with Chinese and foreign journalists. Ambassador Wang Donghua of the Association stated that the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines China's development blueprint and presents a vision of win-win cooperation with other countries. He further emphasized that China's development will create more opportunities for the common development of all countries. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Uganda has commenced shipments of dried chili peppers to China, with the first 11-ton batch originating from Chinese breeds grown in Uganda heading to Shanghai. President Museveni attended the launch ceremony and expressed gratitude for China's partnership with African nations in pursuing mutual development. He emphasized the mutually respectful and beneficial nature of trade relations between Uganda and China. He also encouraged locals to grow cash crops such as chili peppers to alleviate poverty.
Summary: This article describes a community problem-solving initiative in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, where residents gather for "neighborhood milk tea meetings" to address local issues. Specifically, the article details a meeting in the Huaqing Mingmen residential complex to resolve a roof leakage issue. Community Party Secretary Ha Yugang, along with representatives from the Housing and Construction Bureau (including Luo Qiuli) and the property management company, facilitated discussions among residents to secure agreement and funding for repairs. The meetings serve as a platform for residents to participate in local governance and resolve issues collaboratively.
Summary: The article discusses a grassroots governance initiative in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, called "Neighborhood Milk Tea Meetings," where residents discuss and resolve local issues over milk tea. These meetings aim to foster mutual understanding and consensus through informal dialogue, addressing topics from property maintenance to fee collection. The initiative is presented as an innovative approach to governance that empowers residents and promotes democratic consultation. It hopes this model can be expanded to further enrich grassroots governance. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced the results of their 2025 member elections, adding 73 and 71 new members, respectively, bringing their totals to 908 and 1002. The new CAS members average 57.2 years old, with 67.1% being under 60, and include 5 women. The CAE also elected 71 new members, with representation from various fields including defense, national security, and experts from private companies like CATL and BYD. The CAS elected 27 new foreign members from 15 countries, while the CAE elected 24, bringing their totals to 173 and 148, respectively.
Summary: Maoxian County in Sichuan Province's Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture has established an agricultural park at an altitude of over 2000 meters, cultivating over 2200 mu of high-quality apples. The park generates an annual output value of over 38 million yuan. Local authorities are promoting apple sales through online e-commerce platforms and offline picking tours. These efforts have helped increase villagers' incomes.
Summary: A summary meeting was held in Beijing on November 20th to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Radio and Television Technical Expert Competition. The competition, sponsored by the State Administration of Radio and Television (SART), is the only skills competition in the radio and television technology field. This year's competition, co-organized with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, included events such as network and data security. 132 contestants won awards after the finals. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Council has appointed Wang Haiteng as Deputy Director of the National Mine Safety Administration. Zhou Dechang was removed from his position as Deputy Director of the National Mine Safety Administration. Yin Zonghua was removed from his position as Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong.
Summary: The article highlights the progress of Xiong'an New Area, emphasizing its role as a hub for relocating Beijing's non-capital functions and a center for technological innovation. Central state-owned enterprises like China Huaneng and China National Chemical Corporation have moved in, with employees settling into new housing and benefiting from streamlined administrative services. The area focuses on developing six major industries, including aerospace information and artificial intelligence, and has seen an increase in high-tech enterprises. Xiong'an is also implementing smart city technologies, such as intelligent traffic management and a digital urban management platform, to improve residents' quality of life.
Summary: China successfully launched the Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing-21 (通信技术试验卫星二十一号), or Communication Technology Experiment Satellite-21, via a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite will be used for satellite communications, broadcasting, data transmission, and related technology experiments. This launch marks the 609th flight of the Long March rocket series. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's agricultural innovation is reportedly on the rise, with the innovation index of agricultural enterprises growing steadily for six years. The country leads globally in agricultural science and technology paper and patent output, with 88,200 papers published last year, including 1,457 highly cited papers, and 138,700 invention patent applications in the agricultural field. The 12th China Modern Agriculture Development Forum convened at Zhejiang University, releasing 95 major new technologies, products, and scenarios for 2025. These include new technologies such as "corn-soybean rotation for healthy black soil cultivation."
Summary: Ahead of the 15th National Games, Guangdong Power Grid is implementing comprehensive measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply, including drone patrols, emergency power vehicles, and enhanced monitoring of key facilities. The company has established detailed operational standards and emergency response plans, aiming for "five zeros": zero failures, zero flickers, zero errors, zero complaints, and zero accidents. Smart technologies, such as "smart skins" for substations and the "Dianhong" system for data integration, are being deployed for real-time monitoring and rapid response. Guangdong Power Grid is also collaborating with Hong Kong and Macau to coordinate power supply and ensure reliable electricity for the Games.
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Summary: The 15th National Games of China concluded in Shenzhen, Guangdong, highlighting athletic achievements and promoting integration within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The Games facilitated increased connectivity through infrastructure projects and innovative policies, enabling greater participation and collaboration between the three regions. Officials like Tong Lixin, Chen Guoji, and Ke Lan emphasized the Games' role in preparing athletes for the Olympics, fostering regional cooperation, and contributing to China's development as a sporting power. The event saw participation from thousands of athletes and officials from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and was accompanied by various initiatives to promote sports and cultural exchange. The Games emphasized technological innovation, resource sharing, and the deepening integration of sports and cultural tourism within the GBA.
Summary: The 15th National Games of China, held in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), concluded, showcasing both athletic competition and cultural exchange. The Games featured impressive performances from both rising stars and established athletes, and facilitated cultural interactions, such as joint performances by artists from the GBA. This year marked the first time the Games were jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, promoting regional integration through infrastructure development and innovative cross-border management mechanisms. These collaborations have fostered a stronger sense of identity and connectivity within the GBA.
Summary: This article is a first-person account from a Guangdong Province tennis athlete reflecting on her experience at the National Games. The athlete, who relayed her thoughts to a reporter, describes winning a silver and a bronze medal, highlighting the significance of team support and the inspiration drawn from representing her home province. She also recounts the honor of participating in the opening ceremony's torch relay with diver Guo Jingjing. The athlete notes the emergence of a new generation of Chinese tennis players, expressing optimism for the sport's future in China. She emphasizes the importance of perseverance and embracing challenges in her tennis career, as well as the value of teamwork.
Summary: Guangdong officials highlighted the extensive integration of technology into the upcoming 15th National Games, showcasing over 130 high-tech products across various aspects of the event, from the opening ceremony to venue management and accessibility for athletes with disabilities. Technological advancements include deep-sea ignition technology, AI-powered venue operations, and assistive devices, such as brain-controlled equipment. Officials emphasized that the Games exemplify collaborative innovation within the Greater Bay Area. These innovations range from smart venue infrastructure like nanometer rubber tracks to advanced monitoring systems capable of capturing ball trajectories in 0.05 seconds.
Summary: The Shanghai team won the gold medal in the women's water polo competition at the 15th National Games. Water polo, a team sport combining swimming, handball, and volleyball, is played in a deep pool where players must continuously tread water or swim. Each team consists of seven players, and players cannot use two hands to touch the ball (except for the goalkeeper). A goal is scored when the entire ball crosses the goal line, and teams have a maximum of 28 seconds to control the ball during an attack. The sport demands significant strength, speed, endurance, and agility from its athletes.
Summary: A press conference held by the 15th National Games (十五运会) Organizing Committee reported on the event's successes. Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee Tong Lixin noted athletes broke multiple world, Asian, and national records, with several gold-winning results surpassing those of the Paris Olympics. Guangdong Province official Wang Xi highlighted collaborative innovations between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau in areas like venue planning and transportation. Hong Kong official Chan Kwok-ki reported the region hosted eight competition events and achieved its best results since Hong Kong's return. Macau official Ao Ieong U highlighted the success of the Macau events, further noting the region's athletes achieved their best results in the region's history.
Summary: This article discusses the history of weightlifting in Shilong, a town in Guangdong province known as the "home of weightlifting" due to its numerous athletes and achievements since 1956. The town's weightlifting museum houses over 6,000 items, including artifacts from Olympic and world champions. It highlights Chen Jingkai, who in 1956 set the first world record in sports for the PRC, and the museum's director Yao Jinming invites the public to visit. Weightlifters Hou Zhihui and Shi Zhiyong have recently donated memorabilia to the museum.
Summary: This short section provides editorial and design credits for the current issue, naming Lin Lin and Gong Yuhua as coordinators and Zhang Fangman as the layout designer. There is no information related to Chinese politics, statements by officials, or U.S.-China relations contained in this section.
Summary: The article discusses the potential of using carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, as a resource for biomanufacturing, citing it as a key area for breakthroughs in the "15th Five-Year Plan." Researcher Cai Tao from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, highlights advancements in converting CO2 into valuable products like starch, protein, fuels, and biodegradable plastics through biological processes, including the creation of artificial carbon fixation pathways more efficient than natural ones. The article notes that companies are already using CO2 to produce microbial protein for animal feed, and that researchers have constructed an artificial marine carbon cycle system to capture CO2 from seawater and synthesize biodegradable plastics. The United States are mentioned, with one company converting CO2 into microbial protein. The exploration of CO2 biotransformation is regarded as significant to ultimately achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.
Summary: A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry and Peking University's College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering have discovered that adding trace amounts of halomethane (e.g., bromomethane) to the Fischer-Tropsch process significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions. This additive acts as a "gatekeeper" on the catalyst surface, preventing unwanted side reactions and improving the efficiency of converting carbon-containing resources into valuable chemical products. The findings, published in *Science*, offer a new pathway for green transformation of coal, natural gas, and biomass in China under its "dual carbon" goals. The technology is expected to have a great impact on China's traditional energy industry. The author, a professor at Peking University, believes this may also apply to other reactions.
Summary: China has successfully completed the acceptance of its first high-energy direct geometry inelastic neutron scattering time-of-flight spectrometer. This instrument, developed by Zhongshan University, will be used to observe the structure and dynamics of the microscopic world. This fills a gap in China's ability to conduct inelastic neutron scattering above 100 milli-electron volts. The spectrometer can detect the dynamic processes of atoms and molecules on a picosecond timescale. It leverages the properties of neutrons to directly detect the microscopic movements inside materials through inelastic collisions.
Summary: China has launched the world's first low-altitude three-dimensional multi-physical field coupled guiding wind tunnel in Shenzhen to simulate complex weather conditions for low-altitude aircraft. The wind tunnel, developed by the Deep Thought Lab at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Shenzhen), aims to address the engineering challenges posed by complex environmental effects on low-altitude aircraft. Yang Jun, director of the lab, emphasized the need to establish independent research and industrial systems in the low-altitude field to become a standard-setter, given the absence of globally unified standards. The lab is planning to construct a larger low-altitude complex environment simulation device for larger aircraft and drone swarms. The facility will provide testing services for various low-altitude enterprises.
Summary: China's Ministry of Science and Technology has approved the establishment of two "Belt and Road" joint laboratories, marking the first time Gansu Province has received approval for such national-level innovation platforms. One laboratory will focus on cultural heritage protection with Kyrgyzstan, specifically the Ak-Beshim site, while the other will focus on grassland ecological restoration with Kazakhstan. The lab with Kyrgyzstan will focus on the value explication, key technology R&D and demonstration project implementation of Silk Road cultural heritage. The lab with Kazakhstan will focus on grass germplasm innovation, grassland ecological restoration and smart grass industry management.
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Summary: China is increasingly focusing on the preservation and revitalization of its industrial heritage, exemplified by projects like Beijing's 798 Art District and Shanghai's Yangpu Riverfront. These sites, including former factories and mining areas such as the Fanshan Alum Mine, are being transformed into cultural, tourism, and ecological spaces. The effort involves balancing heritage protection with sustainable urban development and ecological restoration. Shanghai's Yangpu Riverfront, a former industrial zone, serves as an example, preserving numerous historical buildings and industrial remnants while incorporating the concept of "people's city" in its design. These initiatives are seen as a way to promote ecological civilization and a green, low-carbon transition.
Summary: Recent archaeological discoveries, including the "No. 1" and "No. 2" shipwreck sites in the northwestern South China Sea, highlight the prosperity of Jingdezhen porcelain during the mid-Ming Dynasty and its role in maritime trade. The shipwrecks, dated to the Zhengde period (1505-1521), contained over 100,000 artifacts, primarily blue-and-white porcelain, confirming the rise of Jingdezhen as a major center for ceramic production. The global distribution of Jingdezhen porcelain during this period, found in sites across Europe, East Asia, and Africa, demonstrates its popularity among both elites and commoners. This trade fostered cultural exchange and influenced local aesthetics, with examples like "Portuguese Blue" tilework showcasing the porcelain's lasting impact. Jingdezhen's prominence in the mid-Ming period laid the groundwork for its emergence as a global ceramic center in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Summary: Ceramicist Wu Yingfang in Jiangxi province, a descendant of generations of potters, successfully replicated a 4,500-year-old "eggshell black pottery" technique after years of experimentation, focusing on precise kiln control to achieve the desired color and hardness. Wu overcame initial failures by modifying the firing process rather than relying on modern additives, eventually mastering the high-pressure, high-reduction environment needed to turn iron oxide into ferrous oxide for a uniformly black finish. He attributes his success to studying ancient techniques and learning from nature, and is now passing on his knowledge to his sons. Wu was recognized as a representative inheritor of Jing'an Black Pottery making skills, a Jiangxi Province intangible cultural heritage. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: Environmental archaeology uses soil analysis from drilling to reconstruct past natural environments and understand human-environment relationships, focusing on the variability of these relationships over time. Recent drilling research at the Erlitou site in Yanshi, Henan, has focused on understanding the irregular boundaries of the site by analyzing soil composition and deposition patterns. This analysis revealed a complex landscape of ancient river channels, floodplains, and small water bodies that contributed to the site's irregular borders. The discovery of the Guchengcun site, located across the river from Erlitou, offers new materials for exploring Erlitou's scope and scale. Further geoarchaeological investigations in the Yiluo River basin are planned to continue exploring the "growth story" of the Erlitou site.
Summary: The article discusses the continuous addition of new artifacts to the permanent exhibition at the Chinese Archaeological Museum, which has been open for over two years. The museum's architecture is described as incorporating elements of "鼎" (ding) and "尊" (zun), traditional Chinese ritual vessels. The article highlights five recently added artifacts, inviting readers to connect with Chinese civilization. The article makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
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Summary: The author recounts their experiences observing raptors at Lao Tieshan, a key migratory bird site in Liaoning province, noting its recent designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. They detail observations of specific species like the white-shouldered eagle, golden eagle, and peregrine falcon, reflecting on the unique beauty and behaviors of each. Returning after many years, the author was astonished by the increased number of raptors, including the elusive greater spotted eagle, and witnessed a spectacular "hawk river" of hundreds of birds. This reflects the improved ecological conditions at Lao Tieshan, making it a safe haven for migrating birds. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article reflects on the author's lifelong passion for reading and writing, comparing it to a nomadic existence of seeking richer intellectual pastures. The author connects childhood memories of nomadic life in Inner Mongolia with the experience of reading diverse books throughout life. This metaphorical "nomadic reading" is then linked to physical journeys, such as walking along the Great Wall in Hebei and visiting historical sites in Henan, where the act of reading becomes intertwined with experiencing history and landscape. The author concludes that reading should involve both depth and breadth, blending traditional knowledge with modern experiences. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A youth basketball tournament called the "TongShaLake Cup" was organized in Dongguan, Guangdong, featuring teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The tournament, conceived as a more meaningful event than a simple friendly match, aimed to foster connection between the regions, with one Taiwanese coach expressing gratitude and hoping for a repeat event next year. The organizer expressed hope that the event would symbolically connect various landmarks in mainland China with those in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The event concluded with a banquet and exchange of gifts.
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Summary: The article is a personal reflection on the author's connection to "泡泡青" (pao pao qing), a local vegetable from Suizhou, Hubei province, and the warm memories and friendships it evokes. The author, who studied in Suizhou, recounts receiving pao pao qing as gifts from former teachers and classmates, highlighting the emotional significance of the vegetable as a symbol of home and shared experiences. The author was so moved that they wrote a poem about it that was published in the Suizhou Daily, which later won an award.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the "Taoyuan" (Peach Garden) area of Taiyuan, Shanxi, and its transformation over the decades. The author recounts their initial disappointment with the area in the early 1990s, contrasting it with the historical significance of the name "Peach Garden" and the author's fond memories of visiting family there. The author notes the changing environment in the area, and the restoration of the Fen River, which brought joy to the author's parents. The author emphasizes the positive changes brought about by the Fen River's ecological restoration, transforming it into a beautiful and vibrant area. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: After a highway opened near Nanshan, the author met an old farmer named Changjiang Liu and his son, a company executive. The son shared the story of his father, who, despite the encroachment of urban development, continues to raise cattle on a hillside after selling his farmland, land that was once used to grow rice. The father bought a cow after moving into the city in order to continue his farming lifestyle. The cow has become a popular feature, attracting young people from the city. The father still remembers the location of his fields.
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By: 本报记者 万秀斌 张腾扬
Yan Zhao (燕赵) land, Baiyangdian (白洋淀) lakeside, eight years of hard work, Hebei Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区), growing vigorously.
Looking at the structure, a new city is rising. The cumulative investment has exceeded one trillion yuan, and more than 5,300 buildings have sprung up;
Looking at the industry, the momentum is surging. Six major industries, including aerospace information and satellite internet, and artificial intelligence, are gathering, and more than 2,000 technology companies are racing ahead;
Looking at people's livelihood, it is suitable for business and living. 105 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens have been built in the new construction area, and the number of various high-quality hotels and brand stores is constantly increasing.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) has risen from nothing, from blueprint to reality, and a high-level modern city is rising from the ground." "We must strengthen our confidence, maintain our focus, be steady and steady, be good at making achievements, and promote continuous new progress in various tasks." The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed, "Promote the construction of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) into a modern city with high standards and high quality."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) focuses on strengthening the guarantee of non-capital functions relocation, promoting technological innovation, and improving public services. Today, from "a piece of land" to "a map," and then to "a city," the framework of Xiong'an (雄安)'s modern city is fully unfolding, and the city's functions are constantly improving.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means seizing new opportunities"
On October 9, the first batch of centrally-administered state-owned enterprises to be relocated, China Huaneng (中国华能) and Sinochem (中国中化), officially settled in Xiong'an (雄安), and more than 2,000 employees came to Xiong'an (雄安) to work and live.
"Look, this is my new home in Xiong'an (雄安)!" In the evening, Yang Gaomin (杨高敏) stood on the balcony of his new home and excitedly had a video call with his family.
"Xiong'an (雄安) already looks like a big city!" As an employee of Sinochem (中国中化), Yang Gaomin (杨高敏) lives in affordable rental housing not far from his workplace and can move in with just a bag. "The New Area (新区) has also opened customized buses for employees of the two central enterprises."
The functional positioning of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is first and foremost to be a centralized location for relieving Beijing's (北京) non-capital functions, which is the original intention and mission of building Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区).
Firmly grasping the "leading factor" of non-capital functions relocation, Xiong'an (雄安) implements services into various institutional arrangements: from the planning and construction of office space, to enterprise registration, taxation, and qualification migration, to employee living facilities, providing all-round service guarantees, promoting the "same city" of 278 Beijing-Xiong'an (京雄) government services, and mutual recognition of 209 qualifications. Feng Qifeng (冯琦峰), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) Business Environment Bureau, introduced: "We are doing our best to ensure that the medical treatment, housing provident fund, and other benefits of the relocated personnel are no less than those in Beijing (北京), so that they can work with peace of mind."
To promote the peace of mind of personnel and the good development of enterprises, Xiong'an (雄安) seeks impetus from reform.
"This is the new home of employees and the new home of the company!" Guo Yuanfei (郭远飞), project manager of China Railway Construction Group Xiong'an Construction Co., Ltd. (中铁城建集团雄安建设有限公司), could not hide his joy. With the water conservancy and hydropower general contracting qualification approved in Xiong'an (雄安), the company successfully won an out-of-province project. "The bid won in Shanxi (山西) was created by the conditions in Xiong'an (雄安)."
In the past, applying for such qualifications required going through multiple provincial departments, which took about half a year. The reform of the urban management system brought a turning point: At the end of 2024, the original 12 internal institutions of the New Area (新区) were reorganized into 21 working departments, with large departments and a flat structure, promoting "Xiong'an (雄安) affairs handled in Xiong'an (雄安)."
After the reform, the internal "groups" became professional "bureaus" with the qualifications of administrative entities, allowing Xiong'an (雄安) to fully utilize provincial management authority in accordance with the plan. This year, the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) Business Environment Bureau has further obtained 16 provincial-level approval authorities such as water conservancy, communications, and transportation, and fully implemented "one-stop online service" and "one enterprise, one policy." "I submitted the application on June 1 and received the certificate on June 26." Guo Yuanfei (郭远飞) truly felt the change. "Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means seizing new opportunities."
At present, three central enterprises, China Satellite Network (中国星网), China Huaneng (中国华能), and Sinochem (中国中化), have settled in Xiong'an (雄安), the second batch of relocation projects are accelerating construction, and the third batch of relocation projects is about to land; central enterprises have established more than 400 institutions of various types, and more than 4,000 enterprises are registered in Xiong'an (雄安) itself.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means embracing technology and the future"
"Build intelligence, greenness, and innovation into the bright name card of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区)."
Take a bus to measure this new city and truly feel that behind the bright name card are written innovative stories.
The No. 310 new energy bus, like a flowing ribbon, strings together the relevant points in the core areas of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), such as the starting area and Rongdong (容东) area. Wang Zhanhua (王占花), the driver, has been running on this line for nearly 3 years. Her bus navigation map is automatically updated every once in a while, adding many new points.
Inside the car, the popularity is getting stronger and stronger; outside the car, various technology companies are accelerating their gathering.
Last year, China Satellite Network (中国星网) settled in Xiong'an (雄安), lighting up the "main star" of the aerospace information industry. Subsequently, upstream and downstream enterprises in the satellite manufacturing, operation service, and other industrial chains followed one after another.
In October this year, the first "Xiong'an (雄安)-made" satellite was successfully rolled off the production line. "We came to pursue China Satellite Network (中国星网) and pursue our dreams in this hot land." Standing next to the satellite production line of the Xiong'an Science and Innovation Center (雄安科创中心), Shi Yaozhong (史耀中), general manager of the satellite R&D company Blue Arrow Hongqing (Xiong'an) Space Technology Co., Ltd. (蓝箭鸿擎（雄安）空间科技有限公司), opened the conversation, "The company came to Xiong'an (雄安) at the beginning of this year, and it registered, built, and put into production in the same year. This is the 'Xiong'an (雄安) speed'!"
Where does the innovation speed come from? Around key areas such as the new generation of information technology, Xiong'an (雄安) systematically builds more than 10 innovation platforms, 31 theme buildings, and many incubation carriers to stimulate innovation vitality and promote the gathering of high-end industries. "After moving to Xiong'an (雄安), the Science and Innovation Center (科创中心) provided full assistance, connected us with technical cooperation, provided pilot test bases, and the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Fund (雄安科技创新基金) injected 80 million yuan to invest in shares, pressing the 'acceleration key' for research and development," Shi Yaozhong (史耀中) said.
On the fourth floor of the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park (雄安人工智能产业园), Feng Xinyu (冯新宇), an engineer at Dongjian Technology (Xiong'an) Co., Ltd. (洞见科技（雄安）有限公司), is demonstrating the newly developed trusted data space all-in-one machine. "Upstairs and downstairs are upstream and downstream." Feng Xinyu (冯新宇) introduced, "The park organizes technical salons to promote our cooperation with companies on the second floor to jointly carry out multi-modal large model training. It is expected that more new results will be achieved by the end of the year."
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means embracing technology and the future," Feng Xinyu (冯新宇) said with emotion.
In 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises in the New Area (新区) increased to 360, a year-on-year increase of 11%; the number of national technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises reached 529, a year-on-year increase of 31%. Six major industries, including aerospace information and satellite internet, artificial intelligence, and digital technology, are taking shape. "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) has entered a stage where large-scale construction and undertaking the relocation of Beijing's (北京) non-capital functions are equally important. We will focus on technological innovation and create a brand-new future industrial system," said Ma Yangbiao (马扬飚), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area Science Park Management Committee (雄安新区科学园管委会) and General Manager of Xiong'an Science and Technology Industrial Park Development and Management Co., Ltd. (雄安科技产业园开发管理有限公司).
Innovation is deeply rooted in the city's genes and is also benefiting every citizen. On both sides of the roads in the New Area (新区), integrated signal lights, cameras, LiDAR, and other equipment, multi-functional information poles continuously transmit data to the "digital brain." The latter uses intelligent analysis to adjust traffic lights, weaving an invisible "green wave belt." "Driving in Xiong'an (雄安) often allows you to enjoy the pleasure of green lights all the way," Wang Zhanhua (王占花) said with a smile.
The digital city and the physical city are "born and grow together." The Urban Computing Center (城市计算中心), as the "digital brain," has a total throughput of more than 33 billion data items. Walking into the center, a three-dimensional city model gradually unfolds on the digital operation platform, blending the virtual and the real.
"In Xiong'an (雄安), every building, every road, and every section of the pipe gallery has its own 'digital ID,' making the city run more accurately and intelligently," said Zhao Song (赵松), an engineer at the China Xiong'an Group Urban Computing Center (中国雄安集团城市计算中心).
This heating season, "smart heating" is a major highlight. A "source-network-station" full-chain monitoring system has been established, and the production and operation and video data of the heating station are all connected to the smart heating platform. "The smart heating platform is like a smart 'housekeeper.' If it finds abnormal heating parameters for users, it can coordinate valve opening, exhaust, and cleaning through smart terminals to improve the heating effect," said Chen Meng (陈猛), head of the heating operation team of the Rongdong (容东) Division of China Xiong'an Group Smart Energy Co., Ltd. (中国雄安集团智慧能源有限公司).
At present, Xiong'an (雄安) has built more than 500 kilometers of digital roads, achieved full coverage of the 5G network, and accelerated the implementation of smart application scenarios such as government management, environmental protection, and transportation.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means enjoying happiness at your doorstep"
What is happiness?
In the eyes of Gong Yishan (巩奕姗), an 11-year-old student at the Second Experimental School of Beijing No. 4 High School Xiong'an Campus (北京四中雄安校区), happiness is the campus life of herself and her younger brother, the good development of her father's technology company, her mother's exercise and fitness in the community, and her grandparents' participation in community volunteer activities... Life is full of flavor. Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) systematically promotes the construction of "good houses, good communities, good neighborhoods, and good urban areas" to improve urban public services.
From me working for the city to the city serving me. Gong Wentong (巩文通), Gong Yishan's (巩奕姗) father, admitted frankly that he had been a "Beijing drifter" for more than ten years, squeezing into a small house near Xizhimen (西直门) with expensive monthly rent. His wife and children lived in Zhuozhou (涿州), Hebei (河北), and he only saw them on weekends. Last year, he moved to Xiong'an (雄安) and the whole family moved into a large three-bedroom apartment of 135 square meters, with fine decoration and a monthly rent of 2,100 yuan.
Many things that many cities want to do but have not done are coming true in Xiong'an (雄安).
Xiong'an (雄安) has launched a "rental and purchase with equal rights" policy to protect the rights of renters in terms of children's enrollment, residence permit application, and other aspects. "Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means enjoying happiness at your doorstep." Last year, Gong Wentong (巩文通) submitted an application and his children transferred from Zhuozhou (涿州) to Xiong'an (雄安) to study. "It's a nine-year consistent famous school, so you don't have to worry about junior high school."
Create a "15-minute living circle." The community is fully equipped with supermarkets, restaurants, and elderly care stations. All new construction areas implement a two-level management system of "New Area (新区)-Area" and a three-level service system of "New Area (新区)-Area-Community," without setting up streets, and resources are sinking into the community. "Civil affairs such as birth registration, social security, and medical insurance can be handled in the community," said Li Zhengchang (李正昌), Deputy Director of the Starting Area Management Committee (启动区管委会).
If you go a little further, there are also "good urban areas" to visit.
Forests surround the city and wetlands enter the city. Walking into Yuerong Park (悦容公园), you can feel the traditional garden art and modern ecological concepts in the grass and lake scenery: the North Garden reproduces the artistic conception of the "Book of Songs" 关关雎鸠，在河之洲 (guān guān jū jiū, zài hé zhī zhōu - "Cooing ospreys, on an islet in the river," describes a peaceful, harmonious scene), and the South Garden shows the style of classical gardens.
"I often bring my children to play on weekends to get close to the green ecology," said Wang Lei (王蕾), who came to Xiong'an (雄安) from Beijing (北京) to work. "Planting greenery first and then building the city," the New Area (新区) has afforested a cumulative area of 481,000 mu, and the forest coverage rate has increased significantly from 11% to 35%.
Xiong'an's (雄安) urban "identity" is becoming clearer: the 133100 administrative division code, "Ji X (冀X)" license plate, exclusive postal code, etc. have all been implemented...
In April 2017, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳), a full-time photographer, came to the newly established Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). Standing on the wasteland north of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), the wind blew the reeds, and his lens only captured weeds, villages, and a dirt road. Since then, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳) has insisted on recording the bits and pieces of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). The precious photos reflect the grand construction picture and the heavy historical memory.
Not long ago, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳) stood on the same spot again. Under his feet, the road network in the starting area extends in all directions, the "Golden Reed" building in front of him rises straight into the sky, the smart light poles flash blue light, and the central green valley is intertwined with blue and green. Pressing the shutter to capture this moment, he was filled with emotion: "In just a few years, Xiong'an (雄安) has moved from a new area to a modern city. The people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people. This is our city, this is the people's city!"
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邱超奕
On November 13, a cargo ship loaded with 400 boxes of yarn departed from Qingdao Port (青岛港) of Shandong Port (山东港口) and sailed to Karachi Port (卡拉奇港), Pakistan. At the Weiqiao Textile (魏桥纺织) green and intelligent factory in Zouping City (邹平市), Shandong (山东), orders from Pakistan are scheduled for two months later.
"This year, the company actively participated in overseas exhibitions to expand new international markets. In the first 10 months, textile exports to Pakistan increased by 49.1% year-on-year, and exports to the European Union increased by 59.8% year-on-year, achieving stable export growth under complex external circumstances," said Sun Zhenguo (孙振国), head of Weiqiao Textile's (魏桥纺织) export department.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must firmly safeguard the foundation of the real economy and promote the transformation of traditional industries, the expansion of advantageous industries, and the cultivation of new quality productive forces in a coordinated manner."
In the first three quarters of this year, China's textile exports exceeded US$100 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. From January to August, the textile industry achieved positive export growth to nearly 70% of countries and regions.
The resilience of foreign trade demonstrates international competitiveness. "China has the world's most complete and well-equipped modern textile industry system, with strong internal stability and self-regulation capabilities. In the first three quarters, China achieved good export growth to the European Union, Africa, and other markets," said Liu Xin (刘欣), director of the Industrial Department of the China National Textile and Apparel Council (中国纺织工业联合会). He believes that as the foreign trade structure becomes more diversified, the textile industry, with its strength and confidence, will continue to enhance its resilience.
Relying on a strong domestic market, the vast number of textile companies are seizing new opportunities in domestic demand, enriching high-quality supply, and better meeting the continuously upgrading personalized and diversified needs.
In the Roland Romand (罗曼罗兰) store in Shengze Town (盛泽镇), Wujiang District (吴江区), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), a quilt core with ultra-light insulation material is very popular. "This new product is not only non-sweaty when covered, but also has the warmth of down," said Xu Derong (徐德荣), chairman of Roland Romand Group (罗曼罗兰集团). The company is targeting segmented needs such as health and green, and developing new products such as sleep memory pillows and antibacterial and anti-mite quilt cores. "‘**多点开花**’ (duō diǎn kāi huā - "many points bloom," to develop in many areas simultaneously) has enhanced product competitiveness and cultivated new growth points."
In the first 10 months of this year, the retail sales of clothing, footwear, and textiles of enterprises above the designated size in China exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%, of which the retail sales growth in October accelerated, with a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. "Outdoor sports and wearable smart textiles are popular, new trends and new scenarios are constantly emerging, new categories and new technologies are accelerating iteration, and the ice and snow economy and the silver economy have considerable potential. There are still broad market opportunities for textile and apparel consumption," Liu Xin (刘欣) introduced.
The good performance on the demand side is inseparable from the innovation and upgrading on the supply side. In recent years, China's textile industry has continued to overcome technical difficulties and break through traditional boundaries, opening up new development space with industrial innovation.
In Keqiao District (柯桥区), Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江), a new woven fleece fabric developed by Zhejiang Dongjin New Material Co., Ltd. (浙江东进新材料有限公司) has reached the international leading level in terms of napping quality and raising degree, attracting many international brands to cooperate. Xie Pingping (谢萍萍), deputy director of the company's innovation center, said that the company has overcome problems such as fluorine-free waterproof technology and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn, breaking the foreign monopoly, and also supporting products to shift from following to running alongside and leading. "Now the company launches hundreds of new products every year, and the growth rate of revenue and profit has exceeded 10% since this year."
"From artificial blood vessels, special cables to automotive flame-retardant interiors, the traditional textile industry is ‘**老树发新枝**’ (lǎo shù fā xīn zhī - "old tree grows new branches," old things take on a new lease of life), accelerating its radiation and extension to new energy, aerospace, medical and health and other fields. By jumping out of textiles to do textiles, the modern textile industry still has a lot of room to grow, and will open up more new tracks for the future and new markets," said Qi Dongming (戚栋明), professor at the School of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (浙江理工大学).
"The ‘15th Five-Year Plan’ proposal puts forward the construction of a modern industrial system and consolidates and strengthens the foundation of the real economy. This provides a fundamental guideline for the development of the industry," said Sun Ruizhe (孙瑞哲), Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council (中国纺织工业联合会). "Looking forward to the ‘15th Five-Year Plan’, bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, the entire industry should focus on technology, fashion, green, and health, build a modern textile industrial system, and contribute industrial strength to Chinese-style modernization."
(Reporter Wang Weijian (王伟健) participated in the writing of this report)
Return to TopJohannesburg, November 21 (People's Daily) -- (Reporters Yang Ou (杨讴) and Chen Shangwen (陈尚文)) On November 21, local time, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with South African President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) in Johannesburg.
Li Qiang (李强) first conveyed President Xi Jinping's (习近平) cordial greetings to President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨), saying that for decades, China and South Africa have been as close as brothers, and their friendship has spanned mountains and seas and has grown stronger over time. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China and South Africa are working together to promote a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, committed to benefiting the people of both countries. China is willing to work with South Africa to continue to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, expand cooperation in various fields, and better promote the common development of the two countries and China-Africa solidarity and cooperation.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that last month, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, and South Africa announced the "Ten-Point Economic Action Plan." China is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with South Africa, promote the early implementation of zero-tariff measures in South Africa, give play to the complementary advantages of the two countries in terms of resource endowment and economic structure, deepen cooperation in mining and infrastructure construction, create new highlights in cooperation such as the automotive industry, tap the potential for cooperation in emerging fields such as new energy and artificial intelligence, and expand scientific and technological innovation cooperation such as satellite navigation and joint laboratory construction. The two sides should strengthen exchanges of experience in poverty reduction and development and rural revitalization, promote cooperation in public health, culture, education, and youth, and enhance the sense of gain for the people of both countries. China and South Africa jointly launched the "Initiative to Support African Modernization Cooperation" to promote the international community to increase its attention and investment in Africa. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with South Africa in the BRICS countries, the G20 and other platforms, implement the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote the reform of the global governance system, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries.
Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) asked Li Qiang (李强) to convey his cordial greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping (习近平), saying that President Xi Jinping (习近平) and I reached an important consensus on establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in the new era, which has pushed South Africa-China relations to a new historical height and injected strong impetus into deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields. South Africa firmly adheres to the one-China policy, reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and will continue to support each other with China on issues involving each other's core interests. He thanked China for its support and assistance to South Africa's economic and social development, and expressed his willingness to strengthen cooperation with China in trade, investment, mining, industry, science and technology, energy infrastructure, medical and health care, and poverty reduction to benefit the people of both countries. South Africa is willing to provide a safe and good environment for Chinese companies to invest and do business in South Africa, and work with the vast number of African countries to make good use of China's preferential policies to promote the in-depth development of China-Africa cooperation. South Africa highly appreciates the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平). China's support for South Africa in hosting the G20 Leaders' Summit has played an important role in reaching consensus and results at the meeting. South Africa expresses its heartfelt thanks and is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China within the multilateral framework of the United Nations, the G20, and others to jointly defend multilateralism.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shenzhen (深圳) on November 21st that the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China closed in Shenzhen (深圳) on the evening of the 21st.
At 8 p.m., the closing ceremony of the 15th National Games was held at the Qianhai Joy Theater (前海欢乐剧场) in Shenzhen (深圳). Wang Huning (王沪宁), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, announced the closing of the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China. The anthem of the 15th National Games was played, the flag of the 15th National Games was slowly lowered, and the main torch, which had been burning for 13 days, was extinguished.
Huang Kunming (黄坤明), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦),谌贻琴 (谌贻琴), Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), and Liu Zhenli (刘振立) attended the closing ceremony.
The 15th National Games is the first large-scale sports event jointly hosted by Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门), and is an innovative practice of "one country, two systems" in the field of sports. The Games adhered to the concept of "green, shared, open, and clean" and the requirements of "simple, safe, and wonderful," combining the Games with the promotion of national fitness activities in the three regions, jointly playing the music of "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity," and helping the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) to reach a new level of high-quality development.
In a joyful and warm atmosphere, representatives of the participating delegations entered the venue. Everyone stood up and sang the National Anthem of the People's Republic of China.
Meng Fanli (孟凡利), Executive Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Governor of Guangdong Province (广东省), said in his speech that the 15th National Games is a grand event that embodies international standards, Chinese style, Lingnan (岭南) charm, and the vitality of the Greater Bay Area. Let us carry forward the Chinese sports spirit and the Olympic spirit, 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "energetically strive forward," to exert oneself and strive forward with vigor) and forge ahead bravely, and work tirelessly to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
John Lee (李家超), Executive Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区), said in his speech that the successful joint hosting of the National Games by Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门) for the first time has jointly written a new chapter in the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area. Let us transform the positive struggle of the National Games into a driving force for building a strong sports nation.
Ho Iat Seng (岑浩辉), Executive Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (澳门特别行政区), said in his speech that the 15th National Games vividly demonstrated the new atmosphere of Chinese-style modernization in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). Macao (澳门) will continue to leverage its unique advantages, actively integrate into and serve the overall national development, and contribute to the construction of a strong sports nation and the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area.
Gao Zhidan (高志丹), Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Director of the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局), said in his speech that we have successfully held a sports event that demonstrates the advantages of the system and the style of the Greater Bay Area. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and contribute sports strength to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
At the closing ceremony, Meng Fanli (孟凡利), John Lee (李家超), and Ho Iat Seng (岑浩辉) returned the flag of the National Games to Gao Zhidan (高志丹), who then transferred the flag to Mao Weiming (毛伟明), the representative of the host city of the 16th National Games and Governor of Hunan Province (湖南省). The 16th National Games will be held in Hunan (湖南) in 2029.
The 15th National Games opened in Guangzhou (广州) on November 9th, with 34 competitive events and 23 mass sports activities, with more than 14,000 athletes and approximately 11,000 mass athletes participating. Five individuals and three teams broke eight world records eight times, ten individuals and four teams created/broke 13 Asian records 14 times, and ten individuals and four teams created 14 national records 15 times.
A cultural and sports performance themed "Starry Sky and Sea" was also held at the closing ceremony.
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In Jiangsu, the exhibition hall of the Sino-German (Taicang) Industrial Cooperation Demonstration Zone (中德（太仓）产业合作示范区) features a striking map dotted with star markers: hundreds of German-funded enterprises have gathered here, forming an automotive parts industry chain. On the digital center screen of Hiab (扬州海沃机械) in Yangzhou (扬州), equipment operating data changes in real time, and China's (我国) research and development of environmental sanitation solutions are providing services to many parts of the world. In a factory of Mettler Toledo (常州梅特勒托利多) in Changzhou (常州), electronic balances with an accuracy of 0.01 milligrams are industry-leading...
These vivid examples depict a new landscape of foreign investment in Jiangsu (江苏): from single-point investment to industrial clusters, from manufacturing to R&D headquarters, and from "foreign R&D, made in China" to "China R&D, global sales."
In July 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Jiangsu (江苏): "Continuously innovate new ways and measures to attract foreign investment and expand opening-up, and build a two-way opening-up hub with global aggregation power."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Jiangsu (江苏) is focusing on shaping new advantages in opening up at a higher level, continuously optimizing the foreign investment environment, constantly innovating new ways and measures to attract foreign investment, further increasing support for reinvestment of profits by foreign-funded enterprises, and effectively stabilizing the fundamentals of foreign investment. It is also vigorously attracting foreign headquarters and R&D centers, encouraging high-quality foreign investment to invest more in key areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, and high-tech industries, actively participating in strengthening, supplementing, and extending industrial chains, and injecting new impetus into the development of new quality productive forces.
Grasping both stability in quantity and improvement in quality, utilizing foreign investment from "single-point landing" to "chain-style symbiosis."
"To build a car, 70% of the parts can be sourced without leaving Taicang (太仓)," said the person in charge of the Taicang Development and Reform Commission (太仓市发展改革委). About 70% of German-funded enterprises focus on the automotive industry chain, forming an ecosystem where "one road gathers one industry chain."
Behind this phenomenon is the result of Jiangsu's (江苏) years of deep cultivation of open platforms and optimization of the industrial ecosystem. At present, Taicang (太仓) has attracted more than 560 German-funded enterprises to invest, with a cumulative investment of more than 6 billion US dollars. Six of the top ten German machine tool companies and more than 60 manufacturing "hidden champion" enterprises have taken root here.
"More than 40 foreign-funded enterprises are gathered within a 4-kilometer radius. Taking a bus can almost equip the electric drive system of a new energy vehicle," said Zhang Luoyin (张罗银), Deputy Director of the Management Office of the Sino-German (Taicang) Industrial Cooperation Demonstration Zone (中德（太仓）产业合作示范区管理办公室).
This kind of group development is not an isolated case. In the Wuxi High-tech Zone Comprehensive Bonded Zone (无锡高新区综保区), 70 foreign-funded enterprises are gathered on 3.49 square kilometers of land, producing 14% of the world's memory chips, 20% of mechanical hard drives, 20% of chip ceramic capacitors, and 15% of photoelectric conversion components. In the Guangling Economic Development Zone (扬州广陵经开区) in Yangzhou (扬州), 13 European "hidden champion" enterprises have been attracted to build a hydraulic industry chain. The Yancheng Economic Development Zone (盐城经开区) has 421 foreign-funded enterprises, including 258 Korean-funded enterprises, with actual utilization of foreign capital exceeding 4.5 billion US dollars.
At present, Jiangsu (江苏) has built 26 provincial-level and above international cooperation parks. Data shows that from 2021 to 2024, Jiangsu (江苏) has cumulatively attracted 37.58 billion US dollars of foreign investment in manufacturing, accounting for 36.2% of the province's actual use of foreign capital, and the proportion of foreign investment in high-tech industries has continued to increase.
The level of aggregation continues to improve, from investing in "manufacturing workshops" to deeply cultivating "innovation brains."
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," Jiangsu's (江苏) actual use of foreign capital has accounted for about 1/6 of the country's total, and there are currently 43,000 foreign-funded enterprises. If industrial clusters are the "root system" for foreign investment to take root, then the establishment of R&D centers and regional headquarters is the "main trunk" for its upward growth.
As one of the four major global bases of the Dutch Hiab Group (荷兰海沃集团), Hiab (China) Co., Ltd. (海沃机械（中国）有限公司) not only occupies 40% of the global market share of dump truck hydraulic systems, but has also become the group's only R&D center for environmental sanitation equipment.
"We are no longer just producing, but researching and developing in China to provide solutions for the world," said Zhang Xingbing (章兴兵), chairman of the company. The "pocket park + underground garbage transfer station" model designed by the Yangzhou (扬州) R&D team has been implemented in many countries and has become a model for urban renewal.
With the development of the Chinese market and industry, foreign-funded enterprises are no longer satisfied with establishing production bases, but are constantly tilting R&D centers, regional headquarters, and core businesses towards Jiangsu (江苏). Jiangsu (江苏) has cumulatively recognized 423 regional headquarters and functional institutions of multinational companies, with 128 new ones since the "14th Five-Year Plan," ranking among the top in the country.
"They have not only stayed, but are also willing to continue to invest the profits they have earned," said Ni Haiqing (倪海清), Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce (江苏省商务厅). Jiangsu (江苏) has implemented a three-year action plan to encourage foreign-invested enterprises to reinvest their profits, forming a package of support programs including policy guidance, tax-related services, and diversified guarantees.
By grasping the transformation and development needs of foreign-funded enterprises, iterating and improving foreign headquarters policies, and formulating management measures for foreign headquarters economic agglomeration areas, Jiangsu (江苏) has successively cultivated and recognized three foreign headquarters economic agglomeration areas, including Suzhou Industrial Park (苏州工业园区), Kunshan Economic Development Zone (昆山经开区), and Wuxi High-tech Zone (无锡高新区). Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," 128 foreign-funded regional headquarters and functional institutions have been recognized, with an average tax payment of 160 million yuan per foreign headquarters, which is higher than the average level of foreign-funded enterprises.
Innovation feeds back, from "technology import" to "two-way empowerment."
In the production process of power batteries, in order to ensure the battery's cruising range and safety, the electrolyte filling accuracy needs to be controlled within 10 milligrams. The high-precision testing equipment developed by Mettler Toledo (常州梅特勒托利多) in Changzhou (常州) is responsible for this weighing task. The electronic balances produced by this company can be accurate to 0.01 milligrams, reaching the current top level in the industry.
This foreign-funded enterprise, which has been deeply rooted in China (中国) for 38 years, used to be a typical example of "foreign R&D, made in China." Today, it has established three R&D centers in China (中国), with R&D investment accounting for 7% of revenue. Its R&D high-precision testing equipment has been sold to the global market and has become a model of "China R&D, global sales."
Behind this transformation is the redefinition of the role of the Chinese (中国) market by foreign companies. In the past 10 years, the development of China's (中国) new energy vehicle industry has brought new opportunities to German companies in Taicang (太仓). The relevant person in charge of Schaeffler's (舍弗勒) Taicang (太仓) base frankly said: In the past, it was "the master leading the apprentice." Now, in Schaeffler's (舍弗勒) Chinese (中国) factories, especially in the field of new energy vehicle products and technologies, it can feed back to other factories around the world. Since its transformation to new energy in 2015, Schaeffler (舍弗勒) has successively landed the first, second, and third phases of new energy projects in Taicang (太仓), and its domestic technology has been applied to global product lines.
Faced with the rapidly iterating needs of the Chinese (中国) market, a complete industrial system, and excellent talent resources, foreign-funded enterprises have transferred their core R&D functions to Jiangsu (江苏). "China (中国) is no longer just a market, but also a source of innovation," said Yan Jun (颜俊), supply chain director of Finisar (菲尼萨) Wuxi (无锡) Company. The company not only expanded its production capacity, but also transferred the high-power laser repair center to Wuxi (无锡), relying on local supply chain and talent advantages to serve global customers.
Not far away, Jabil Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (捷普电子（无锡）有限公司) has not only built a comprehensive base integrating R&D, prototype trial production, and manufacturing, but also a global maintenance center for communication base station signal units. Fang Jianfeng (方剑峰), senior logistics manager of the company, said proudly: "We repair high-value equipment. At present, we undertake maintenance business from more than a dozen countries around the world, and the annual revenue has reached 15 million US dollars."
Equipment originating from foreign countries chooses to settle in Wuxi (无锡) for "diagnosis and treatment," which not only reflects the comprehensive strength of China's (中国) industry and the advantages of bonded areas, but also allows people to see through globalized services that China (中国) is becoming a participant and shaper of high value-added links in the global industrial chain.
Today's Jiangsu (江苏) is not only a "cost depression" for foreign investment, but also an "innovation highland." Foreign companies are no longer just "production units," but "innovation partners" and "global nodes." The opening up and innovation on this land, and the transformation and development of foreign investment, are becoming a bright footnote to "dynamic China (中国)."
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we adhere to grasping both stability in quantity and improvement in quality, and strive to be the first in stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, and strive to make more contributions to the country," said Xin Changxing (信长星), Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee (江苏省委书记).
(Reporters Wang Jin (王瑨), Bai Guangdi (白光迪), and Han Wenjun (韩文鋆) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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The 15th National Games concluded on the evening of November 21st. At a crucial moment of determining the "14th Five-Year Plan" and about to start the "15th Five-Year Plan," the successful holding of this sports event has powerfully stimulated patriotic enthusiasm, tightened spiritual bonds, promoted open cooperation and mutual benefit, and created a good atmosphere for the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). It will surely leave a strong mark in the history of the National Games.
The Games serve as a window, witnessing the strong strength of Chinese sports. More than 14,000 athletes competed bravely, and records were broken one after another; mass sports activities vigorously promoted the deep integration of national fitness and national health. The new achievements in the development of sports vividly interpret "sports thrive when the country prospers."
Sports build a stage, showcasing the myriad scenes of the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) construction. In the 19 competition zones of the National Games, personnel, materials and other elements flow at high speed and convenience, behind which is the interconnection of infrastructure and rules and mechanisms; the passionate melody of "We are all Chinese" sings the common aspirations of the same root, the same origin, the same heart, the same fate, and the same dream.
On the new journey, with the spirit of 人生能有几回搏 (rén shēng néng yǒu jǐ huí bó - "life has only a few chances to strive," seize the moment and give it your all), we will surely achieve our dreams through struggle and jointly create a better future for building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Return to TopThis report Beijing (北京) November 21st (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) - The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局): In October, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 857.2 billion kWh, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year. This is the first time that the monthly growth rate has exceeded 10% this year, setting a new high for monthly electricity consumption growth this year.
In terms of industries, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 12 billion kWh, an increase of 13.2% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 568.8 billion kWh, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year, of which the electricity consumption of the industrial sector increased by 6.4% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 160.9 billion kWh, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year; and the electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 115.5 billion kWh, an increase of 23.9% year-on-year.
In October, the electricity consumption of high-tech and equipment manufacturing in the secondary industry increased by 11.0% year-on-year. The electricity consumption of wholesale and retail trade, information transmission/software and information technology services in the tertiary industry increased by 24.4% and 21.0% year-on-year, respectively.
From January to October, the cumulative electricity consumption of the whole society was 8624.6 billion kWh, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year. In terms of industries, the electricity consumption of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries increased by 10.5%, 3.7%, and 8.4% year-on-year, respectively; and the electricity consumption of urban and rural residents increased by 6.9% year-on-year.
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Return to TopOur newspaper Johannesburg, November 20th (Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文) and Zou Song (邹松)) On the evening of November 20th, local time, at the invitation of the South African government, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) arrived at Johannesburg International Airport (约翰内斯堡国际机场) by chartered plane to attend the twentieth summit of the G20 leaders.
South African Minister of Health Joe Phaahla (莫措阿莱迪) and Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng (吴鹏) greeted him at the airport.
Li Qiang (李强) arrived in Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡) after concluding his official visit to Zambia. When he left Lusaka (卢萨卡), Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango (纳卢曼戈) and Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing (韩镜) saw him off at the airport.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 21st. Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, announcing the "Regulations on Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on January 1, 2026.
The "Regulations" aim to effectively prevent and extinguish forest and grassland fires, ensure the safety of people's lives and property, protect forest and grassland resources, and maintain ecological security. The "Regulations" consist of 6 chapters and 63 articles, mainly stipulating the following content.
First, clarify the overall requirements. Forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing work should adhere to the working principles of **预防为主** (yùfáng wéi zhǔ - "prevention first," emphasizing the importance of preventative measures), active elimination, life first, and safety first, and adhere to the principles of coordinated linkage, hierarchical responsibility, local dominance, scientific fire fighting, rapid response, safety, and efficiency. The forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing command organization (mechanism) is responsible for organizing, coordinating, guiding, and supervising forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing work. Relevant government departments shall do a good job in fire prevention and extinguishing work in accordance with their respective responsibilities. The forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing work shall implement a system of responsibility for the chief administrative officers of local people's governments.
Second, highlight fire prevention. Relevant government departments shall prepare forest and grassland fire prevention plans and emergency plans. Various forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing teams shall establish a joint prevention, joint training, and joint combat mechanism. Strengthen the construction of infrastructure such as firebreaks and isolation belts, and establish a forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing aviation cooperation mechanism. Strictly implement management measures for fire prevention zones, fire prevention periods, high fire risk zones, and high fire risk periods, and strengthen daily patrols and fire prevention inspections.
Third, improve fire fighting. Clarify the duty system and fire reporting procedures. After receiving a fire report, local people's governments at all levels shall immediately carry out disposal work in accordance with the emergency plan, and the National Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Headquarters shall activate the emergency response in a timely manner. Establish a fire site front-line command post in a timely manner as needed, organize relevant forces to participate in fire fighting on the spot and nearby, and promptly rescue, evacuate, and evacuate the masses threatened by the fire.
Fourth, do a good job in post-disaster disposal. According to the area of damaged forest and grassland and the number of casualties, forest and grassland fires are divided into four levels: general, major, serious, and particularly serious. Regulations are made regarding forest and grassland fire investigation and assessment, statistics, and other systems, and medical treatment, compensation, preferential treatment, and subsidies for fire fighting personnel are clarified.
In addition, the "Regulations" stipulate strict legal responsibilities for illegal acts in forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st. The Global South Modernization Forum was held in Beijing on the 21st. Li Shulei (李书磊), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), attended the main forum and delivered a speech.
Chinese and foreign guests believe that modernization is the historical trend of human social development, and achieving modernization is the common aspiration of countries in the Global South. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China is always a member of the Global South, emphasizing working together with developing countries to achieve modernization. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has outlined a blueprint for the development of Chinese-style modernization in the next five years. The future of China will bring more new opportunities for the development of countries around the world, including the Global South.
Chinese and foreign guests stated that Chinese-style modernization demonstrates a new picture of modernization and is a major innovation in the theory and practice of world modernization. Modernization is a common cause for all mankind. Countries in the Global South should work together with a more open and inclusive attitude, hold high the banner of a community with a shared future for mankind, practice true multilateralism, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and jointly write a new chapter in the modernization of the Global South. It is necessary to strengthen international academic exchange and cooperation, conduct in-depth research on major theoretical, historical, and practical issues in the modernization process of the Global South, and truly build a knowledge system for modernization construction that originates from the South and serves the South.
The forum was hosted by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室), the Party School of the Central Committee of CPC (National Academy of Governance) (中共中央党校（国家行政学院）), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社科院), and Peking University (北京大学), with the theme of "Working Together Towards Modernization: Common Vision and Development Path." The forum also released the "World Modernization Development Report" and the "Chinese-style Modernization Development Report," presented the "Global Development Research and Practice Award," and launched a global academic network for the study of modernization in the Global South.
Return to TopThis newspaper Chongqing (重庆) November 21st (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) The 7th China-ASEAN Law Forum opened in Chongqing (重庆) on the 21st. The theme of the forum is "Strengthening China-ASEAN Rule of Law Cooperation and Jointly Building a Community of Shared Future in the Periphery." Chen Wenqing (陈文清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
The participating guests believe that President Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to promoting world peace and development. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and the leaders of ASEAN countries, the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership has become the most successful and dynamic model of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
The participating guests stated that the China-ASEAN Law Forum is an important platform for deepening exchanges and cooperation between China and ASEAN in the rule of law. It is necessary to leverage the role of the forum, strengthen exchanges of experience in the rule of law and legal scholarship through various means such as thematic seminars, personnel training, and multilateral conferences, deepen the alignment of laws, regulations, and standards in areas such as transportation, digital economy, and green economy, improve law enforcement and judicial cooperation mechanisms for combating transnational crimes and resolving cross-border disputes, and safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, so as to help the construction of the China-ASEAN community with a shared future achieve new results with high-level rule of law cooperation.
Yuan Jiajun (袁家军), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
After the opening ceremony, Chen Wenqing (陈文清) met with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, Vanthong (万通), Secretary of the Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of the Supreme People's Court, and Suharto (苏哈托), Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Yinchuan, November 21st. Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, recently conducted research in Shaanxi and Ningxia. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, firmly support the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," maintain strategic focus, strengthen development confidence, and meticulously implement key tasks and policy measures to resolutely achieve the annual economic and social development goals.
Wang Xiaohong (王小洪) successively visited Xi'an (西安) and Yan'an (延安) in Shaanxi (陕西), and Yinchuan (银川) and Zhongwei (中卫) in Ningxia (宁夏), going deep into relevant enterprises, projects, and villages to learn in detail about industrial science and technology innovation, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, infrastructure construction, industrial transformation and upgrading, and comprehensive rural revitalization. He emphasized the need to focus on various reform tasks, consistently implement the Party Central Committee's policies and measures to promote the large-scale development of the western region, and promote new breakthroughs in further comprehensively deepening reform. It is necessary to steadily expand institutional opening-up, vigorously promote the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the western region, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and continuously improve the level of opening-up to both domestic and foreign countries. It is necessary to take scientific and technological innovation as the guide and the real economy as the foundation, adhere to the simultaneous advancement of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, actively develop emerging industries, and proactively plan for future industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects local characteristics. It is necessary to severely crack down on illegal and criminal activities that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises in accordance with the law, increase the protection of intellectual property rights, and actively create a business environment that is based on the rule of law. It is necessary to cultivate and strengthen rural characteristic industries, promote stable income growth for farmers, and solidly promote comprehensive rural revitalization. It is necessary to adhere to the overall planning of development and security, unswervingly implement the overall national security concept, highlight the protection of major security issues concerning the long-term stability of the country, the healthy and stable economy, and the people's peaceful and happy lives, improve the ability to prevent and resolve risks in key areas, improve social governance and public safety governance, ensure that society is vibrant and orderly, and write the "Northwest Chapter" of building a higher level of safe China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Fuzhou, November 21st (Reporter Tang Jianhui (唐健辉)) The first Return to China Forum, hosted by the Western Returned Scholars Association (欧美同学会), opened in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) on November 21st. Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) and President of the Western Returned Scholars Association (欧美同学会), attended.
In his speech, Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼) stated that the vast number of returned students and those working with returned students should adhere to their original aspiration of serving the country, be inheritors of the tradition of returning to serve the country, and integrate their patriotic feelings into the great cause of national development and the great practice of the people creating history. We must keep in mind the mission of strengthening the country, be strivers for Chinese-style modernization, give full play to our own advantages, seize the historical opportunities of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and actively devote ourselves to the great practice of Chinese-style modernization. We must bravely shoulder the important task of the times, be builders of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and transform our own organizational and mobilization advantages, talent and intellectual advantages, and extensive contact advantages into important forces to help the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The theme of the forum was "Never Forget the Original Aspiration of Studying Abroad to Serve the Country, Keep in Mind the Mission of Strengthening the Country and Rejuvenating the Nation." Representatives of returned students from different fields exchanged and discussed ideas.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Nanjing, November 21st. State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) conducted research in Anhui and Jiangsu from the 18th to the 21st on economic operations and government services. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, to truly unify thought and action with the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, to closely focus on the theme of high-quality development, to coordinate development and security, to balance the present and the long-term, to refine and implement various policies and measures, to strengthen the connection of cross-year work, to focus on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations, to strengthen confidence, to overcome difficulties and forge ahead, and to go all out to complete the annual economic and social development goals and tasks.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) visited Hefei (合肥市) and Bengbu (蚌埠市) in Anhui Province, and Wuxi (无锡市) and Nanjing (南京市) in Jiangsu Province. He conducted on-site research on enterprises in new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, new materials, and commercial aerospace, as well as government service centers. He also held discussions and exchanges with relevant local governments and enterprises. He pointed out that China's economic operation is currently generally stable and progressing steadily. It is necessary to maintain focus, strengthen confidence, adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic focus, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, promote the construction of a unified national market in depth, further optimize supply, expand scenarios, promote consumption, and cultivate momentum, and smooth the domestic and international dual circulation. Strengthen inclusive, basic, and bottom-line livelihood construction, effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas, and achieve a virtuous cycle of high-quality development and high-level security.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) emphasized that a good business environment is not only soft power but also competitiveness. It is necessary to adhere to the combination of an effective market and a capable government, focus on creating a first-class market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment, build a rule-of-law economy and a credit economy, and stimulate the vitality of various business entities. It is necessary to continuously optimize government services, improve administrative efficiency, promote the "efficient handling of one matter" on a regular basis, accelerate the construction of "one form for all," and thoroughly rectify formalism, so as to better reduce the burden on the grassroots and empower enterprises.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, November 21st. State Councilor Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) conducted research on employment and civil affairs work in Guangxi and Guangdong from the 16th to the 21st. She emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, earnestly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches during his inspection of the two provinces (autonomous regions), intensify the implementation of the employment-first strategy, and continuously increase efforts to guarantee and improve people's livelihoods.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited Liuzhou (柳州) and Nanning (南宁) in Guangxi (广西), and Zhaoqing (肇庆) and Guangzhou (广州) in Guangdong (广东), successively. She went deep into enterprises, industrial parks, employment service agencies, children's care service stations, and other places to understand the employment of enterprises, smart elderly care, and the care and protection of children in difficult situations. She pointed out that as the end of the year approaches, it is necessary to accelerate the implementation of the package of policies introduced this year to stabilize employment and the economy, support enterprises to stabilize and expand employment, effectively grasp the employment of college graduates and migrant workers, strengthen employment assistance for disadvantaged groups, and address wage arrears for migrant workers. It is necessary to focus on high-quality development, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, focus on technological innovation and industrial development, actively create new employment opportunities, open up more new occupational positions, carry out large-scale vocational skills improvement training actions, improve the employment support and public service system, and resolutely complete the annual employment target tasks.
She emphasized the need to actively respond to the aging of the population, optimize the supply of basic elderly care services, improve the urban and rural elderly care service network, accelerate the development of smart elderly care, vigorously develop the silver economy, and promote the coordinated development of the elderly care cause and industry. It is necessary to fully implement various policies benefiting the people, strengthen the monitoring and screening of children in difficult situations and care services, improve the hierarchical and classified social assistance system, and earnestly do a good job in guaranteeing the basic living conditions of people in need.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xiamen (厦门) November 21st dispatch: From November 18th to 21st, the General Office of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会办公厅) held a special study class in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), for leading comrades of local people's congress standing committees on "In-depth Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party, Promoting High-Quality Development of People's Congress Work." A total of 150 people participated in the study, including leading comrades from the standing committees of the people's congresses of 16 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, as well as leading comrades from some city and county-level people's congresses.
At the opening ceremony, relevant responsible comrades from the General Office of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会办公厅) stated that it is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party, deeply study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on upholding and improving the system of people's congresses, profoundly understand the historical necessity and significant advantages of implementing the system of people's congresses in our country, systematically grasp the major principles and fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in people's congress work in the new era, accurately identify the positioning and tasks of the people's congress in advancing Chinese-style modernization, perform duties and responsibilities, take responsibility, adhere to, improve, and operate the system of people's congresses well, and promote the high-quality development of people's congress work in the new era and on the new journey.
The study class held special reports on topics such as "In-depth Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party, Capitalizing on the Momentum and Continuing to Advance the Construction of Chinese-style Modernization," "In-depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, Continuously Improving the Socialist Legal System with Chinese Characteristics," "In-depth Study and Implementation of the Implementation of the Deputies Law, Providing High-Quality Services to Ensure Deputies Perform Their Duties According to Law," and "Better Play the Role of the People's Congress in Reviewing and Approving the Implementation of National Economic and Social Development Plans," and organized group discussions, summary exchanges, and conducted on-site teaching at the Xiamen (厦门) City Whole-Process People's Democracy Learning and Practice Center (厦门市全过程人民民主学习实践中心) and other places.
Return to TopJohannesburg, November 21 (People's Daily) -- (Reporters Yang Ou (杨讴) and Chen Shangwen (陈尚文)) On November 21, local time, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with South African President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) in Johannesburg.
Li Qiang (李强) first conveyed President Xi Jinping's (习近平) cordial greetings to President Ramaphosa (拉马福萨), saying that for decades, China and South Africa have been as close as brothers, and their friendship has spanned mountains and seas and grown stronger over time. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China and South Africa are working together to promote a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, committed to benefiting the people of both countries. China is willing to work with South Africa to continue to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, expand cooperation in various fields, and better promote the common development of the two countries and China-Africa solidarity and cooperation.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that last month, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, and South Africa announced the "Ten-Point Economic Action Plan." China is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with South Africa, promote the early implementation of zero-tariff measures in South Africa, leverage the complementary advantages of the two countries in terms of resource endowment and economic structure, deepen cooperation in mining and infrastructure construction, create new highlights in cooperation such as the automotive industry, explore cooperation potential in emerging fields such as new energy and artificial intelligence, and expand scientific and technological innovation cooperation such as satellite navigation and joint laboratory construction. The two sides should strengthen exchanges of experience in poverty reduction and development and rural revitalization, promote cooperation in public health, culture, education, and youth, and enhance the sense of gain for the people of both countries. China and South Africa jointly launched the "Initiative to Support African Modernization Cooperation" to promote the international community to increase its attention and investment in Africa. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with South Africa in BRICS, the G20 and other platforms, implement the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), safeguard the multilateral trading system, promote the reform of the global governance system, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries.
Ramaphosa (拉马福萨) asked Li Qiang (李强) to convey his cordial greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping (习近平), saying that President Xi Jinping (习近平) and I reached an important consensus on establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in the new era, which has promoted South-China relations to a new historical height and injected strong impetus into deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields. South Africa firmly adheres to the one-China policy, reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and will continue to support each other with China on issues involving each other's core interests. Thank you to China for the support and assistance provided to South Africa's economic and social development. South Africa is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in trade, investment, mining, industry, technology, energy infrastructure, medical and health care, and poverty reduction to benefit the people of both countries. South Africa is willing to provide a safe and good environment for Chinese companies to invest and do business in South Africa, and work with the vast number of African countries to make good use of China's preferential policies to promote the in-depth development of China-Africa cooperation. South Africa highly appreciates the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平). China's support for South Africa in hosting the G20 Leaders' Summit has played an important role in reaching consensus and results at the meeting. South Africa expresses its heartfelt thanks and is willing to closely communicate and cooperate with China within the multilateral framework of the United Nations, the G20, and others to jointly defend multilateralism.
Return to TopOn November 21st, abalone relocation operations were underway at the Allen Bay Marine Ranch in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province. It is currently the season for abalone relocation to the south in Rongcheng City. Aquaculture workers are撈ing up cages of abalone from the sea, loading them onto ships, and sending them to Fujian. To cope with the aquaculture challenges of low temperatures in winter and high temperatures in summer, Rongcheng City and many places in Fujian Province have carried out abalone north-south relocation and winter-summer alternating aquaculture cooperation, which has increased the survival rate of abalone to more than 90%.
Li Xinjun (李信君) Photo (Xinhua News Agency)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 21st (Reported by Chang Qin (常钦)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) on the 21st that China has made positive progress in the construction of green mines, with more than 5,100 green mines built at or above the provincial level, achieving remarkable results in areas such as the conservation and intensive use of mineral resources, ecological restoration, energy conservation, and emission reduction.
According to reports, in the first 10 months of this year, more than 300 new green mines were built at or above the provincial level in China. As of now, 1,054 national-level green mines and 4,055 provincial-level green mines have been built, accounting for 40.8% of the licensed mines in production. In the process of promoting the construction of green mines, China has built a large number of energy and resource bases and national planned mining areas, promoting more intensive and large-scale resource development. The proportion of large and medium-sized mines nationwide exceeds 50%, and the proportion of production capacity exceeds 80%. The technology and equipment of process technology are constantly innovating, and the level of comprehensive utilization of resources has been comprehensively improved.
By actively carrying out re-evaluation work on low-grade and associated symbiosis, green mines have brought about a substantial increase in resource volume. The increase in new cobalt and rhenium resources exceeded 100%, and the increase in new nickel and indium resources exceeded 30%, turning a batch of "idle mines" into "active mines" and "small mines" into "large mines," effectively extending the service life of the mines.
According to the plan, by the end of 2028, 90% of large mines and 80% of medium-sized mines in production should meet the green mine standard requirements. All regions should comprehensively promote the construction and operation of new mines in strict accordance with green mine standards, accelerate the green upgrading and transformation of production mines, and urge production mines that have not yet carried out green mine construction to do so as soon as possible. At the same time, on the basis of existing industry standards, accelerate the formulation and promulgation of industry standards for open-pit mines, geothermal mineral water, and offshore oil and gas, to further improve the green mine standard system.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 龚 鸣 李志伟 戴楷然 宋亦然
The international community is highly concerned about the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (《联合国气候变化框架公约》第三十次缔约方大会), hoping that the conference's outcomes will point the way for global climate governance in the next decade. As a key leader in global climate governance, China has achieved remarkable results in implementing its 2030 nationally determined contributions and has announced its 2035 nationally determined contributions, covering the entire economy and including all greenhouse gases, and for the first time proposing an absolute emission reduction target. Foreign media have recently actively reported on the achievements of China's green industry development, the results of Sino-foreign green cooperation, and China's contribution to global climate change response, believing that China 言必信、行必果 (yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ - "one's words must be believed, one's actions must be resolute," to keep one's promises and act decisively), and will accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development in the future, actively and steadily promote and achieve carbon peaking, and make greater contributions to addressing climate change.
"Green growth has become a major highlight of China's economy"
The *New York Times* website reported that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (卢拉) arrived at the opening ceremony of COP30 in an environmentally friendly vehicle - this car was produced by the Chinese automaker BYD (比亚迪), and the fleet responsible for picking up and dropping off delegations from various countries at the summit opening ceremony was also this car. The report believes that Brazil's choice of Chinese electric vehicles as the official transportation for picking up and dropping off leaders from various countries sends a clear signal to the outside world: in the process of promoting the transformation of the transportation sector and economic change, the largest country in Latin America is setting its sights on China.
South Africa's *Daily Maverick* said that China is at the forefront of the global energy transition process, has built the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, and has developed into the world's largest new energy vehicle market. "China has formed the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain, providing most of the world's photovoltaic modules and wind power equipment, the installed capacity of renewable energy continues to expand, and green growth has become a major highlight of China's economy." The article wrote that in recent years, China and African countries have carried out cooperation on solar, wind, hydro, and biomass energy projects to support the energy transition of African countries.
Brazil's *Forum* magazine website published an article saying that in September this year, China announced a new round of nationally determined contributions, "With record-breaking installed capacity, extremely competitive costs, and long-term goals, China's position as a global clean energy power has been consolidated, and it has inspired other countries to jointly pursue a more sustainable future."
The *New York Times* website reported that China is building a huge clean energy industry network on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原), using the region's strong sunshine, low-temperature environment, and high-altitude advantages to create a low-cost renewable energy system. The report introduced photovoltaic, wind power, and hydropower projects on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, believing that China's clean energy development on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a typical case of China leading the future development of clean energy.
"China's green technology is reshaping markets in many parts of the world"
Spain's EFE news agency reported that China's new round of nationally determined contributions includes that by 2035, China's economy-wide greenhouse gas net emissions will decrease by 7%-10% compared to the peak, and the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption in total energy consumption will reach more than 30%; the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposal proposes to "accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development." The report pointed out that this is a "gradual and orderly" transformation, striving to balance development and emission reduction.
Bloomberg News (彭博新闻社) said that China is the world's largest investor in renewable energy, and its leading position in clean technology manufacturing has shaped the industry landscape. Chinese companies are constantly expanding their layout in the global clean energy field. China's influence in the global energy transition is constantly increasing.
The *Economist* website published a report entitled "How China is driving Pakistan's rooftop solar revolution." "China's green technology is reshaping markets in many parts of the world." The report said that more and more solar panel users in Pakistan are starting to install Chinese-made batteries, so that they can also use electricity after sunset.
The Ethiopian News Agency quoted Ali Zafar (阿里·扎法尔), an economic advisor to the United Nations Development Programme (联合国开发计划署) in Ethiopia, as saying that China's increased investment in wind and solar energy technologies has not only reduced the cost of renewable energy power generation, but also changed the global renewable energy landscape. African countries should strengthen technical cooperation with China in the field of energy transition and jointly develop and utilize the African continent's abundant renewable energy.
Nigeria's *Vanguard* said that the green infrastructure built by Chinese companies in Africa is eye-catching. Clean energy projects such as the Noor Ouarzazate Solar Power Station (摩洛哥努奥光热电站) in Morocco and the De Aar wind power station (南非德阿风电站) in South Africa provide clean and stable electricity for Africa and promote Africa's sustainable development. China is the world's largest new energy vehicle producer, and Chinese new energy vehicles are accelerating their entry into the African market, providing new options for improving local urban air quality.
"Addressing climate change challenges and achieving sustainable development through multilateralism"
Brazil's *Forum* magazine website article "China and the Future of Sustainable Development: Providing Experience for COP30" said that the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" (绿水青山就是金山银山理念) embodies China's pragmatic and strategic vision of sustainable development and is a practical and feasible guiding principle for China's public policies and development strategies. This model of coordinating economic and environmental considerations provides a reference for other countries seeking balanced development and sustainable development.
Europe's *Modern Diplomacy* website pointed out that China is committed to enhancing its image as a global leader in addressing climate change, emphasizing the value of the global green economy trend. China announced the establishment of the South-South Cooperation Fund on Climate Change (气候变化南南合作基金), strengthened international climate cooperation through the "Ten, Hundred, Thousand" project (十百千项目), and deepened climate change cooperation through infrastructure project construction under the framework of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路). "As a responsible major country, China has made arduous efforts to promote the implementation of the *Paris Agreement* (《巴黎协定》)." The article said, "China calls for sincere global cooperation to address climate change challenges and achieve sustainable development through multilateralism, strengthening its leading role in protecting the planet."
Singapore's CNA website quoted Lu Yaoqun (卢耀群), director of the Institute for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore Business School (新加坡国立大学商学院治理与永续发展研究所), as saying that in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals assessment system, China's spillover effect score is 90.14 points (out of 100), which is at a high level. "This score shows that China's actions in the fields of trade, finance, and security have produced positive environmental and social benefits, thereby enhancing the ability of other countries to achieve sustainable development goals."
Spain's *Rebelión* website published an article by Spanish economist Pedro Baragán (佩德罗·巴拉甘) saying that China has made the low-carbon economic transformation a national priority, setting an example for developing countries seeking to enter the clean technology field. By reducing the cost of energy transition, China is becoming a key friend for developing countries to achieve their climate goals without sacrificing economic growth.
Return to TopDisregarding the future of the country and world peace and stability for personal political gain, Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous words and actions are leading Japan into a dangerous situation where warmongering will inevitably lead to destruction.
Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) falsely claimed that a "Taiwan emergency" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, hinting at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan issue, and refused to correct her statement after China's solemn representations. This erroneous behavior seriously violates the basic norms of international relations, raises concerns and vigilance in the international community about Japan's strategic direction, and its negative impact has begun to affect Japan's economy and society.
Some Japanese media bluntly pointed out that "the existence of Prime Minister Takaichi (高市) itself is a survival crisis for Japan." This assertion reveals the danger of Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) as a right-wing politician—her direction of governance is leading Japan into a dangerous situation where warmongering will inevitably lead to destruction.
Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous words and actions on the Taiwan issue are a crude interference in China's internal affairs, a serious departure from international law and the basic norms of international relations, and a disruption to regional and even world peace and stability. As a defeated country in World War II, Japan should strictly abide by the "Peace Constitution" and adhere to never waging war again. This is the responsible attitude it should have towards history and the world. However, Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) openly issued a military threat to China in this important year of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. This not only shows no reverence for history but is also an open challenge to peace. Politicians who disregard the future of the country and world peace and stability for personal political gain will ultimately harm themselves, their country, and the world.
Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) is making an issue of the Taiwan question, and there are political calculations behind it. Insightful people in Japan have sharply pointed out that Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) clearly has a political calculation, that is, to consolidate her support base by continuously hyping up the "China threat theory" and "vigilance against China theory," and to stabilize her basic support with a tough stance. She fully inherits and even aggressively develops the "political legacy" of Japanese right-wing politicians, transforming serious national policies into tools for personal political performance and treating the Taiwan issue, which concerns the foundation of Sino-Japanese relations, as a bargaining chip for seeking personal gain. This practice of tying the fate of her country to her personal political ambitions will only lead Japan astray and cause her to suffer a crushing defeat.
Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) stubborn stance exposes the continued rise of right-wing forces in Japan and the lingering shadow of militarist ideology. After World War II, the Potsdam Proclamation clearly stipulated that Japan was "prohibited from rearming," and the Japanese "Peace Constitution" also established the principle of "exclusively defense-oriented defense." However, Japanese right-wing forces have been constantly seeking to break free from restrictions, from significantly increasing defense budgets to seeking to develop offensive weapons, and then to attempting to abandon the "three non-nuclear principles," going further and further down the road of strengthening the military and expanding armaments. Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) rhetoric about the so-called "survival crisis" is essentially a pretext for promoting military relaxation, constitutional revision, and military expansion. This dangerous trend is a serious challenge to the post-war international order and will once again place the Japanese people in a dangerous situation of war.
Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous words and actions have poisoned Sino-Japanese relations and are forcing the Japanese people to pay the price for her political ambitions. China is Japan's largest trading partner, second-largest export destination, and largest import source. If Japan refuses to repent or even makes repeated mistakes, China will have no choice but to take more severe and resolute countermeasures. According to Bloomberg, due to factors such as the outlook for Japan's fiscal situation and the turbulence in Sino-Japanese relations caused by Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks on Taiwan, risk aversion sentiment in the capital market has risen significantly, and "selling Japan" transactions are active. Japanese economists estimate that if the number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan drops sharply, Japan's domestic production value may be lowered by 0.36%, with total economic losses amounting to 2.2 trillion yen (approximately 100 billion yuan), which will further impact Japan's already struggling economy.
Eighty years ago, the Potsdam Proclamation issued a warning to Japan: "The time has come for Japan to decide whether it will continue to be controlled by those self-willed militaristic advisors whose unintelligent calculations have brought the Empire of Japan to the threshold of annihilation, or whether it will follow the path of reason." Reading it again today, these words are still deafening. Learning from history, if Japanese right-wing politicians continue to be obsessed with their own ideas, what awaits them will be the historical ending of warmongering leading to inevitable destruction: 好战必亡 (hào zhàn bì wáng - "warmongering will be defeated," those who love war will surely perish).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Tashkent on November 21st: On November 21st, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫) of Uzbekistan met with Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Tashkent (塔什干).
Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫) asked Wang Yi (王毅) to convey his most sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), warmly congratulated the successful convening of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, expressed his belief that the various tasks set out in the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal would be successfully achieved as scheduled, and thanked China for its long-term valuable support. He stated that the development of Uzbekistan-China relations would not be affected by any external influences. Uzbekistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle, is willing to promote generational friendship with China, resolutely combats the "three evil forces," and will be reliable friends and partners to each other. The four major global initiatives and the "Belt and Road" initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) are of great significance to the times, and Uzbekistan is willing to work with China to implement them. China plays an increasingly important leading role in promoting world peace and development, and Uzbekistan highly appreciates this.
Wang Yi (王毅) conveyed President Xi Jinping's (习近平) cordial greetings to President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), and stated that China firmly supports Uzbekistan in safeguarding its national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, firmly supports the various reform and development measures taken by the President, promotes greater achievements in the construction of "New Uzbekistan," and realizes the great cause of national and ethnic rejuvenation of Uzbekistan.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China and Uzbekistan are sincere friends who **守望相助** (shǒu wàng xiāng zhù - "keep watch and help each other," to give mutual help) and close partners who develop hand in hand. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, bringing new opportunities for cooperation between the two countries and global development. China and Uzbekistan should accelerate the alignment of development strategies, achieve a trade volume of 20 billion US dollars as soon as possible, and move towards even greater goals. The two sides should accelerate the establishment of cultural centers in each other's countries, deepen local exchanges and cooperation, and make China-Uzbekistan relations even closer and better. China is willing to continue to share its experience and help Uzbekistan's poverty reduction efforts.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China is willing to work with Uzbekistan to implement the four major global initiatives, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, strengthen cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上合组织) and on the Afghanistan issue, optimize and strengthen the China-Central Asia mechanism, and jointly build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
Return to TopTashkent, November 21st (People's Daily) -- Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held the second strategic dialogue with Uzbek Foreign Minister Saidov (赛义多夫) in Tashkent (塔什干) on the 21st.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that under the guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Mirziyoyev (米尔济约耶夫), China-Uzbekistan relations are thriving and bearing rich fruits, delivering a satisfactory "answer sheet" to the people of both countries. Both sides should make good use of the strategic dialogue platform to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, grasp the general direction of bilateral relations development, coordinate cooperation in various fields, and build China-Uzbekistan relations into a new benchmark of good-neighborliness, friendship, unity, and mutual trust between countries. The two major nations of China and Uzbekistan have a profound historical and cultural heritage, and the development and revitalization of the two countries have strong endogenous动力. The friendship between the people has a long history. China always regards Uzbekistan as a priority direction for its surrounding diplomacy and an important partner in its global diplomatic layout, supports Uzbekistan in following a development path that suits its own national conditions, and supports the success of the "New Uzbekistan" strategy. The early realization of complete reunification of China is the common aspiration of all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation at home and abroad. China appreciates Uzbekistan's adherence to the one-China principle. No matter how the international and regional situation changes, China will strengthen unity and cooperation with Uzbekistan and move forward towards the lofty goal of building a community with a shared future.
Saidov (赛义多夫) said that Uzbekistan appreciates China's strong support for Uzbekistan's livelihood improvement and poverty reduction, and is willing to actively learn from China's successful experience in governing the country, strengthen high-level exchanges with China, expand the scale of bilateral trade, deepen the joint construction of the "Belt and Road," promote the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as green development and high technology, and jointly combat the "three evil forces." Uzbekistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle, opposes "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, opposes unreasonable interference by external forces, and supports China in achieving national reunification.
After the meeting, the two sides issued the "Joint Press Release of the Second Strategic Dialogue between the Foreign Ministers of China and Uzbekistan" and signed the "Cooperation Plan between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and Uzbekistan for 2026-2027."
Return to TopAt the invitation of Foreign Minister Saidov of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) of the People's Republic of China visited Uzbekistan from November 20 to 21, 2025, and held the second Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue.
Both sides pointed out that the China-Uzbekistan comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era is constantly consolidating on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests, and that the two sides will carry out closer cooperation to promote the building of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future.
Both sides emphasized that the positive momentum of mutual visits and exchanges at all levels between the two countries is conducive to further strengthening bilateral and international affairs collaboration.
Both sides reaffirmed their firm mutual support on issues involving each other's core interests.
The Chinese side will continue to support Uzbekistan in independently choosing its path of national development, and is willing to support Uzbekistan in firmly promoting important social and economic reform projects within the framework of the "New Uzbekistan" strategy.
The Uzbek side firmly supports the One China principle, opposes any form of "Taiwan independence," and firmly supports all efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification.
The Chinese side highly appreciates the important contributions made by the Seventh Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States held in Tashkent (塔什干) from November 15 to 16 to further promote regional cooperation, deepen mutual trust, and maintain regional stability and prosperity.
The Uzbek side highly appreciates the successful convening of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), believing that this important meeting will further promote China's high-quality development, provide opportunities for common development for countries around the world, and inject more certainty and positive energy into the world.
Both sides highly appreciate the important significance of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative for strengthening international cooperation and promoting common security, development and prosperity.
The Uzbek side welcomes and is willing to actively participate in cooperation within the framework of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative proposed by China.
Both sides noted with satisfaction that trade between the two countries is growing steadily, investment cooperation is deepening, and joint projects in the fields of industry, transportation and logistics, energy and agriculture are being actively promoted.
Both sides are willing to further strengthen cooperation in the field of green minerals, especially to carry out green development cooperation in the entire industrial chain of mineral resources.
Both sides will work together to deepen cultural and people-to-people cooperation and promote friendly exchanges between the two peoples.
Both sides will further strengthen mutual support and cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the China-Central Asia Mechanism, and the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
Both sides highly appreciate the results of the second strategic dialogue between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Uzbekistan, believing that this mechanism has become a new platform for deepening strategic coordination and all-round cooperation in priority areas between the two countries, and is conducive to promoting regional and international peace, further enhancing understanding and consolidating mutual trust.
(Xinhua News Agency, Tashkent (塔什干), November 21)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邓建胜 徐红梅 王伟健
In Jiangsu, the exhibition hall of the Sino-German (Taicang) Industrial Cooperation Demonstration Zone (中德（太仓）产业合作示范区) features an eye-catching map dotted with stars: hundreds of German-funded enterprises gather here, forming an automotive parts industry chain; on the digital center screen of Hiab (Yangzhou) Machinery (扬州海沃机械), equipment operation data changes in real time, and China's research and development of sanitation solutions are providing services to many parts of the world; in a factory of Mettler Toledo (常州梅特勒托利多) in Changzhou (常州), electronic balances with an accuracy of 0.01 milligrams are industry-leading...
These vivid examples depict a new landscape of foreign investment in Jiangsu (江苏): from single-point investment to industrial clusters, from manufacturing to R&D headquarters, and from "foreign R&D, China manufacturing" to "China R&D, global sales."
In July 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Jiangsu (江苏): "Continuously innovate new ways and measures to attract foreign investment and expand opening up, and build a two-way opening hub with global aggregation power."
To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Jiangsu (江苏) is focusing on shaping new advantages in opening up at a higher level, continuously optimizing the foreign investment environment, constantly innovating new ways and measures to attract foreign investment, further increasing support for the reinvestment of profits by foreign-funded enterprises, effectively stabilizing the fundamentals of foreign investment; vigorously introducing foreign-funded headquarters and R&D centers, encouraging high-quality foreign investment to invest more in key areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, and high-tech industries, actively participating in strengthening, supplementing, and extending the industrial chain, and injecting new impetus into the development of new quality productive forces.
Seizing both stability in quantity and improvement in quality, utilizing foreign investment from "single-point landing" to "chain-style symbiosis."
"To build a car, 70% of the parts can be sourced without leaving Taicang (太仓)," said the person in charge of the Taicang Development and Reform Commission (太仓市发展改革委). About 70% of German-funded enterprises focus on the automotive industry chain, forming an ecosystem where "one road gathers one industry chain."
Behind this phenomenon is the result of Jiangsu's (江苏) years of deep cultivation of open platforms and optimization of the industrial ecosystem. At present, Taicang (太仓) has attracted more than 560 German-funded enterprises to invest, with a cumulative investment of more than 6 billion US dollars. Six of the top ten German machine tool companies and more than 60 "hidden champion" manufacturing companies have taken root here.
"More than 40 foreign-funded enterprises are gathered within a 4-kilometer radius. Taking a bus can almost equip the electric drive system of a new energy vehicle," said Zhang Luoyin (张罗银), Deputy Director of the Management Office of the Sino-German (Taicang) Industrial Cooperation Demonstration Zone (中德（太仓）产业合作示范区管理办公室).
This kind of group development is not an isolated case. In the Wuxi High-tech Zone Comprehensive Bonded Zone (无锡高新区综保区), 70 foreign-funded enterprises are gathered on 3.49 square kilometers of land, producing 14% of the world's memory chips, 20% of mechanical hard drives, 20% of chip ceramic capacitors, and 15% of photoelectric conversion components; in the Guangling Economic Development Zone (扬州广陵经开区) in Yangzhou (扬州), 13 European "hidden champion" enterprises have been attracted to build a hydraulic industry chain; in the Yancheng Economic Development Zone (盐城经开区), there are currently 421 foreign-funded enterprises, including 258 Korean-funded enterprises, with actual utilization of foreign capital exceeding 4.5 billion US dollars.
At present, Jiangsu (江苏) has built 26 provincial-level and above international cooperation parks. Data shows that from 2021 to 2024, Jiangsu (江苏) has cumulatively attracted 37.58 billion US dollars of foreign investment in manufacturing, accounting for 36.2% of the province's actual use of foreign capital, and the proportion of foreign investment in high-tech industries continues to increase.
The level of aggregation continues to improve, from investing in "manufacturing workshops" to deeply cultivating "innovation brains."
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," Jiangsu's (江苏) actual use of foreign capital accounts for about 1/6 of the country's total, and there are currently 43,000 foreign-funded enterprises. If industrial clusters are the "roots" of foreign investment, then the establishment of R&D centers and regional headquarters is the "main stem" for their upward growth.
As one of the four major global bases of the Dutch Hiab Group (荷兰海沃集团), Hiab (China) (海沃机械（中国）有限公司) not only occupies 40% of the global market share of dump truck hydraulic systems, but also has become the group's only R&D center for sanitation equipment.
"We are no longer just producing, but researching and developing in China to provide solutions for the world," said Zhang Xingbing (章兴兵), chairman of the company. The "pocket park + underground garbage transfer station" model designed by the Yangzhou (扬州) R&D team has been implemented in many countries and has become a model for urban renewal.
With the development of the Chinese market and industry, foreign-funded enterprises are no longer satisfied with establishing production bases, but are constantly shifting R&D centers, regional headquarters, and core businesses to Jiangsu (江苏). Jiangsu (江苏) has cumulatively recognized 423 regional headquarters and functional institutions of multinational companies, with 128 new ones since the "14th Five-Year Plan," ranking among the top in the country.
"They have not only stayed, but are also willing to continue to invest the profits they have earned," said Ni Haiqing (倪海清), Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce (江苏省商务厅). Jiangsu (江苏) has implemented a three-year action plan to encourage foreign-invested enterprises to reinvest their profits, forming a package of support schemes including policy guidance, tax-related services, and diversified guarantees.
By grasping the transformation and development needs of foreign-funded enterprises, iterating and improving foreign-funded headquarters policies, and formulating management methods for foreign-funded headquarters economic agglomeration areas, Jiangsu (江苏) has successively cultivated and recognized three foreign-funded headquarters economic agglomeration areas, including Suzhou Industrial Park (苏州工业园区), Kunshan Economic Development Zone (昆山经开区), and Wuxi High-tech Zone (无锡高新区). Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," 128 foreign-funded regional headquarters and functional institutions have been recognized, with an average tax payment of 160 million yuan per foreign-funded headquarters, which is higher than the average level of foreign-funded enterprises.
Innovation feeds back, from "technology import" to "two-way empowerment."
In the production process of power batteries, in order to ensure the battery's cruising range and safety, the electrolyte filling accuracy needs to be controlled within 10 milligrams. The high-precision testing equipment developed by Mettler Toledo (梅特勒托利多) in Changzhou (常州) is responsible for this weighing task. The electronic balances produced by this company can be accurate to 0.01 milligrams, reaching the current top level in the industry.
This foreign-funded enterprise, which has been deeply involved in China for 38 years, used to be a typical example of "foreign R&D, China manufacturing." Today, it has established three R&D centers in China, with R&D investment accounting for 7% of revenue. Its R&D high-precision testing equipment has been sold to the global market and has become a model of "China R&D, global sales."
Behind this transformation is the redefinition of the role of the Chinese market by foreign companies. In the past 10 years, the development of China's new energy vehicle industry has brought new opportunities to German companies in Taicang (太仓). The relevant person in charge of Schaeffler (舍弗勒) Taicang (太仓) base frankly said: In the past, it was "the master leading the apprentice." Now, in Schaeffler's (舍弗勒) Chinese factories, especially in the field of new energy vehicle products and technologies, it can feed back to other factories around the world. Since transforming to new energy in 2015, Schaeffler (舍弗勒) has successively landed the first, second, and third phases of new energy projects in Taicang (太仓), and its domestic technology has been applied to global product lines.
Faced with the rapidly iterating needs of the Chinese market, the complete industrial system, and excellent talent resources, foreign-funded enterprises have successively transferred core R&D functions to Jiangsu (江苏). "China is no longer just a market, but also a source of innovation," said Yan Jun (颜俊), supply chain director of Finisar (菲尼萨) Wuxi (无锡) company. The company not only expanded its production capacity, but also transferred the high-power laser repair center to Wuxi (无锡), relying on local supply chain and talent advantages to serve global customers.
Not far away, Jabil Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (捷普电子（无锡）有限公司) has not only built a comprehensive base integrating R&D, prototype trial production, and manufacturing, but also a global maintenance center for communication base station signal units. Fang Jianfeng (方剑峰), senior logistics manager of the company, proudly said: "We repair high-value equipment. At present, we undertake maintenance business from more than a dozen countries around the world, and the annual revenue has reached 15 million US dollars."
Equipment originating from foreign countries chooses to settle in Wuxi (无锡) for "diagnosis and treatment," which not only reflects the comprehensive strength of China's industry and the advantages of the bonded zone, but also allows people to see China becoming a participant and shaper of high value-added links in the global industrial chain through globalized services.
Today's Jiangsu (江苏) is not only a "cost depression" for foreign investment, but also an "innovation highland"; foreign companies are no longer simply "production units," but "innovation partners" and "global nodes." The opening up and innovation on this land, and the transformation and development of foreign investment, are becoming a bright footnote to "dynamic China."
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we adhere to the two-pronged approach of stabilizing quantity and improving quality, and strive to be the first in stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, and strive to make more contributions to the country," said Xin Changxing (信长星), Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee (江苏省委书记).
(Reporters Wang Jin (王瑨), Bai Guangdi (白光迪), and Han Wenjun (韩文鋆) participated in the writing of this report)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met in Beijing on the 21st with a joint observation delegation of politicians from Pacific Island countries headed by Felix, Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu (瓦努阿图) and a member of the Leaders Party.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and the leaders of Pacific Island countries, relations between the two sides have maintained a good momentum of development. China is willing to strengthen exchanges between political parties and legislative bodies with island countries, and work together to build a closer China-Pacific Island countries community with a shared future. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) also introduced the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Felix stated that the island countries firmly adhere to the one-China principle and are willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st (Reporter Liu Yang) Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, met with former US National Security Advisor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Atlantic Council, Stephen Hadley, and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of November 21st.
He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that the successful meeting between the two heads of state of China and the United States in Busan, South Korea, pointed the way for the next stage of bilateral economic and trade relations. China and the United States have broad cooperation space and extensive common interests, and economic and trade should continue to be the ballast stone and propeller of China-US relations. It is hoped that the Atlantic Council will play a positive role in promoting the stable development of bilateral economic and trade relations. He Lifeng (何立峰) also introduced the relevant situation of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Hadley positively evaluated the results of the meeting between the two heads of state, saying that the stability of US-China relations is very important and that he is willing to continue to promote US-China exchanges and dialogue.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st. On November 21st, Liu Haixing (刘海星), Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, met in Beijing with a delegation of cadres from the Serbian Progressive Party (塞尔维亚前进党) led by Petar Petković (佩特科维奇), a member of the Presidium of the Serbian Progressive Party and Director of the Government's Office for Kosovo (政府科索沃事务办公室). They had an in-depth exchange of views on promoting the implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state through party-to-party channels.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 21st (Reporters Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥) and Dong Xue (董雪)) - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning (毛宁) stated on November 21st that if Japan wants to return to the old path of militarism, it will ultimately end in failure.
Mao Ning (毛宁) stated that after the victory of World War II, international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly stipulated Japan's obligations as a defeated country, including complete disarmament and not maintaining industries that could enable it to rearm.
Mao Ning (毛宁) said that, however, Japan has been continuously "loosening its self-imposed restrictions" and expanding its military power in recent years. Its defense budget has increased for the "thirteenth consecutive year," and it has passed a new security law to lift the ban on collective self-defense rights. It has revised the "Three Principles on Arms Exports" to the "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment," continuously relaxing restrictions on arms exports, and even starting to export lethal weapons. Japan claims to want to build a world without nuclear weapons, but it is vigorously strengthening "extended deterrence" cooperation and even seeking to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" of not manufacturing, possessing, or introducing nuclear weapons, in order to open the door for "nuclear sharing" arrangements.
"These trends show that Japan is breaking through its exclusively defense-oriented policy and accelerating its 'rearmament.' People can't help but ask, what exactly does Japan intend to do?" Mao Ning (毛宁) said that if Japan wants to return to the old path of militarism, betray its commitment to peaceful development, and undermine the post-war international order, the Chinese people will not agree, the international community will not allow it, and it will ultimately end in failure.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st (Reporters Feng Xinran (冯歆然) and Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) In response to the latest China-related remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗), Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning (毛宁) stated on the 21st that if Japan sincerely wants to build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era, it should immediately retract its erroneous remarks and earnestly translate its commitments to China into concrete actions.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) stated on the 21st that she hopes to build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship and reiterated that Japan's position on the Taiwan issue has not changed. What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on this?
Mao Ning (毛宁) said that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) openly made erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, implying the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait, arousing the indignation and condemnation of the Chinese people, and undermining the political foundation of China-Japan relations. China firmly opposes this.
"If Japan sincerely wants to develop a China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relationship and build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era, it should abide by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and the political commitments it has made, immediately retract its erroneous remarks, and earnestly translate its commitments to China into concrete actions," Mao Ning (毛宁) said.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 21st (Reporter: Wei He (魏贺)) - The China Public Diplomacy Association held a special briefing session of the "No. 7 Linjia Salon" in Beijing (北京) on the 20th. Zhao Haidong (赵海东), member of the Standing Committee of the Chaoyang District Committee of Beijing (北京市朝阳区委), and Executive Deputy District Mayor, attended the briefing and interacted with Chinese and foreign journalists on the local practice of Chinese-style modernization and high-quality development.
Ambassador Wang Donghua (王东华) of the China Public Diplomacy Association, said that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, 擘画 (bò huà - "blueprint," to draw up a plan or vision) a blueprint for China's development in the next five years, and demonstrated China's beautiful vision of cooperation and win-win results with other countries. In the future, China's development will surely create more opportunities for the common development of all countries in the world.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Kampala, November 21st (Reporter Nie Zuguo (聂祖国)) The Ugandan government held a ceremony on the 20th in Kamuli District (卡穆利区), eastern Uganda, to celebrate the official shipment of the first batch of 11 tons of dried chili peppers to China. This batch of dried chili pepper products, originating from China and produced in Uganda, will be shipped to Shanghai (上海) by sea.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (穆塞韦尼) attended the ceremony and delivered a speech, expressing his gratitude to China for always working hand in hand with African countries to seek common development. He said that Uganda and China conduct trade on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and he believes that cooperation between the two countries "will definitely go further." He also encouraged local people to actively grow cash crops such as chili peppers to get rid of poverty and become rich.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺 勇 李亚楠
Give play to the principal role of the people and guide all parties to participate in social governance in an orderly manner.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
The sun sets in the west, and winter days darken early. Around 8 p.m., in Huaqing Mingmen Community of Wenming Road Community, Jimusaer Town, Jimusaer County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区昌吉回族自治州吉木萨尔县吉木萨尔镇文明路社区华清名门小区), a unique "Neighborhood Milk Tea Party" is about to begin.
In the community meeting room, fruits, melon seeds, and milk tea were placed on the table one after another. "Today, we are holding a milk tea party. Comrades from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau and the property management are also present. Let's come up with an effective solution to solve the roof leakage problem." Ha Yugang (哈玉刚), the secretary of the community Party committee, greeted everyone to take their seats. All 36 households in Building 2 were present, standing and sitting, each with a bowl of milk tea.
"Shouldn't the property management be responsible for the roof leakage? Why should the residents take care of it?" someone asked.
"We also want to take care of it, but we need everyone to sign their consent before we can use the maintenance fund," said Zhou Lanying (周兰英), a staff member of the property management company.
"Since everyone has questions and disagreements, let's ask Comrade Luo Qiuli (罗秋丽) from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to explain in detail," said Ha Yugang (哈玉刚).
"The roof of our community building is a public area and is the responsibility of the property management company for daily maintenance. If there are problems such as leakage, the property management company will take the lead in repairing it, and the cost will be paid from the community residential special maintenance fund, but it requires the consent of all owners," Luo Qiuli (罗秋丽) explained.
After hearing this, most people raised their hands in agreement, but a new situation arose: due to historical issues, there are still 3 households in Building 2 who have not paid the maintenance fund. After discussion, two of them immediately paid the maintenance fund, and the third chose to share the maintenance costs this time and then pay the maintenance fund later.
"The roof area to be repaired this time is 550.62 square meters, and the total cost is estimated to be more than 40,000 yuan. If it is shared equally by 36 households, it will be more than 1,000 yuan per household." After careful calculation, Zhou Lanying (周兰英) announced the estimated maintenance cost on the spot at the milk tea party, which was unanimously approved by everyone.
The thorny issue of maintenance costs was properly resolved in the free and easy discussion of you and me, and in bowls of sweet and rich milk tea.
Ha Yugang (哈玉刚) has his own considerations for choosing the name "Neighborhood Milk Tea Party": in Changji (昌吉), people always like to drink a bowl of milk tea when they visit each other. When you pick up the tea bowl, everyone has a common topic. "Since the first event in October 2023, we have organized 450 neighborhood milk tea parties and solved 78 problems." Ha Yugang (哈玉刚) said that a pot of milk tea, a few tables and chairs, and everyone can chat in a homely way to bring each other closer and discuss good governance methods.
In recent years, Jimusaer County (吉木萨尔县) has guided the masses to actively participate in social governance through innovative mechanisms and diversified platforms, widely collecting public opinions through grassroots governance service stations; promoting the transformation of "handling complaints immediately" to "handling problems before they are complained about," and making it more convenient for the masses to reflect problems through diversified online and offline channels.
"The masses contain infinite wisdom, and if everyone participates, even the most difficult problems can be solved." Li Gangren (李罡仁), executive deputy secretary of the Jimusaer County (吉木萨尔县) Party Committee and Political and Legal Committee, said that the masses are the protagonists, making the capillaries of grassroots governance smoother.
Return to TopBy: 陈 震
A pot of milk tea, a few tables and chairs – the neighborhood milk tea gathering in Jimsar County (吉木萨尔县), Xinjiang (新疆) has "brewed" a "new recipe" for grassroots governance.
Bowls of milk tea, filled with respect, further condense wisdom. From discussing the use of maintenance funds to persuading residents who have not paid, these doubts and difficulties in the work are gradually resolved in the autonomous consultation of everyone's opinions. The milk tea gathering softens the hardness of the issues with the warmth of life, allowing all relevant parties to reach a consensus through mutual understanding.
Bowls of milk tea bring each other closer, and the neighborhood milk tea gathering builds a stage for the masses to discuss grassroots governance together. This is not only an innovation in working methods, but also an upgrading of the concept of governance. We look forward to exploring more deliberative platforms that are adapted to local conditions, rich in form and diverse, and where the masses play the leading role, so that democratic consultation can be as fragrant as milk tea, permeating every corner of the grassroots level, and drawing a "concentric circle" of grassroots governance. 因地因事制宜 (yīn dì yīn shì zhì yí - "suit measures to local conditions," to adopt methods appropriate to specific circumstances).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 21st (Reporter Wu Yuehui (吴月辉), Gu Yekai (谷业凯)) On the 21st, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) announced the results of the 2025 academician elections, electing 73 new academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 71 new academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, respectively. After this election, the total number of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is 908, and the total number of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is 1002.
It is reported that the average age of the newly elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is 57.2 years old, with the youngest being 44 years old, the oldest being 66 years old, and 67.1% being 60 years old (inclusive) or younger. Among them, 14 are in the Department of Mathematics and Physics, 11 are in the Department of Chemistry, 13 are in the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, 9 are in the Department of Earth Sciences, 11 are in the Department of Information Technology Sciences, and 15 are in the Department of Technological Sciences. Five female scientists were elected.
A total of 71 experts from various fields of engineering technology were elected as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, including 11 in the Department of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, 9 in the Department of Information and Electronic Engineering, 10 in the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 12 in the Department of Energy and Mining Engineering, 7 in the Department of Civil, Hydraulic and Architectural Engineering, 6 in the Department of Environmental and Textile Engineering, 8 in the Department of Agriculture, and 8 in the Department of Medicine and Health. A number of experts in the field of national defense and national security who are in charge of major projects and undertake major scientific research tasks were elected. Experts from leading private technology companies such as CATL (宁德时代) and BYD (比亚迪) were elected. Six experts rooted in the remote western regions were elected, and eight female scientists were elected.
In 2025, 27 new foreign academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences were elected, coming from 15 countries, and the national distribution of foreign academicians is more extensive. After this election, the total number of foreign academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is 173. In addition, a total of 24 foreign experts were elected as foreign academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the total number of foreign academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is 148.
Return to TopIn recent years, Nanxin Town (南新镇), Maoxian County (茂县), Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省), has built an agricultural park in the depths of the mountains at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, planting more than 2,200 mu of high-quality apples, with an annual output value of more than 38 million yuan. The local area has helped apple sales and increased villagers' income through online e-commerce platforms and offline picking tours. Now, the red apples have become the local people's "fruit of prosperity."
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Beijing on November 21st (Reporter Liu Yang (刘阳)). On November 20th, the summary conference for the 30th anniversary of the National Radio and Television Technical Experts Competition and the award ceremony for the 30th National Radio and Television Technical Experts Competition finals were held in Beijing (北京).
The National Radio and Television Technical Experts Competition is the only skills competition in the field of radio and television technology sponsored by the State Administration of Radio and Television (广电总局). It is an important measure for the State Administration of Radio and Television (广电总局) to thoroughly implement the strategy of revitalizing the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, the strategy of innovation-driven development, and the strategy of building a strong cultural country. Since its establishment in 1996, after 30 years of development, it has become the skills competition and industry brand with the widest coverage, highest participation, and greatest influence in the radio and television industry.
This year's competition was jointly organized by the State Administration of Radio and Television (广电总局) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) for the first time. There are 4 majors: network and data security, IPTV, medium and short wave broadcasting, FM and TV broadcasting, including two stages: preliminary and final. The preliminary round was held from June to September, and the final was held in Beijing (北京) from November 17th to 20th, with a total of 132 players winning awards.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 21st. The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Wang Haiteng (王海腾) has been appointed Deputy Director of the National Mine Safety Administration.
Zhou Dechang (周德昶) is removed from the post of Deputy Director of the National Mine Safety Administration; Yin Zonghua (尹宗华) is removed from the post of Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 万秀斌 张腾扬
Yan Zhao (燕赵) land, Baiyangdian (白洋淀) bank, eight years of hard work, Hebei Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区), growing vigorously.
Looking at the structure, a new city is rising. The cumulative investment has exceeded one trillion yuan, and more than 5,300 buildings have sprung up from the ground;
Looking at the industry, the momentum is surging. Six major industries, including aerospace information and satellite Internet, and artificial intelligence, are gathering, and more than 2,000 technology companies are competing;
Looking at people's livelihood, it is suitable for business and living. 105 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens have been built in the new construction area, and the number of various high-quality hotels and brand stores is constantly increasing.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) has risen from nothing, from blueprint to reality, and a high-level modern city is rising from the ground." "We must strengthen our confidence, maintain our focus, work steadily and practically, be good at making achievements, and promote continuous new progress in various tasks." The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to "promote the construction of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) as a modern city with high standards and high quality."
Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) focuses on strengthening the guarantee of non-capital functions relief, promoting scientific and technological innovation, and improving public services. Today, from "a piece of land" to "a blueprint," and then to "a city," the framework of Xiong'an (雄安)'s modern city is fully unfolding, and the city's functions are constantly improving.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means seizing new opportunities"
On October 9, the first batch of centrally administered state-owned enterprises relieved from Beijing, China Huaneng (中国华能) and Sinochem (中国中化), officially settled in Xiong'an (雄安), and more than 2,000 employees came to Xiong'an (雄安) to work and live.
"Look, this is my new home in Xiong'an (雄安)!" In the evening, Yang Gaomin (杨高敏) stood on the balcony of his new home and excitedly made a video call with his family.
"Xiong'an (雄安) already looks like a big city!" As an employee of Sinochem (中国中化), Yang Gaomin (杨高敏) lives in affordable rental housing not far from his workplace and can move in with his bags. "The New Area (新区) has also opened customized buses for employees of the two central enterprises."
The functional positioning of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is first and foremost to be a centralized location for relieving Beijing's (北京) non-capital functions, which is the original aspiration and mission of building Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区).
Firmly grasping the "bull nose" of non-capital functions relief, Xiong'an (雄安) implements services into a series of institutional arrangements: from the planning and construction of office space to enterprise registration, taxation, and qualification migration, to employee living facilities, providing all-round service guarantees, promoting the "same city" of 278 Beijing-Xiong'an (京雄) government services, and mutual recognition of 209 qualifications. Feng Qifeng (冯琦峰), Deputy Director of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) Business Environment Bureau, introduced: "We are doing our best to ensure that the medical treatment, housing provident fund, and other benefits of the relieved personnel are not lower than those in Beijing (北京), so that they can work with peace of mind."
To promote the peace of mind of personnel and the good development of enterprises, Xiong'an (雄安) seeks impetus from reform.
"This is the new home of employees, and also the new home of the enterprise!" Guo Yuanfei (郭远飞), project manager of China Railway Construction Group Xiong'an Construction Co., Ltd. (中铁城建集团雄安建设有限公司), could not hide his joy. With the water conservancy and hydropower general contracting qualification approved in Xiong'an (雄安), the company successfully won a project outside the province. "The bid won in Shanxi (山西) was created by the conditions in Xiong'an (雄安)."
In the past, applying for such qualifications required going through multiple provincial departments and took about half a year. The reform of the urban management system brought a turning point: At the end of 2024, the original 12 internal institutions of the New Area (新区) were changed to 21 working departments, with large departments and flattening, promoting "Xiong'an (雄安) affairs handled in Xiong'an (雄安)."
After the reform, the internal "groups" became professional "bureaus" with the qualifications of administrative subjects, allowing Xiong'an (雄安) to fully utilize provincial management authority in accordance with the plan. This year, the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) Business Environment Bureau has further obtained 16 provincial-level approval authorities for water conservancy, communications, and transportation, and fully implemented "one-stop online service" and "one enterprise, one policy." "I submitted the application on June 1 and received the certificate on June 26." Guo Yuanfei (郭远飞) truly felt the change. "Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means seizing new opportunities."
At present, three central enterprises, including China Satellite Network (中国星网), China Huaneng (中国华能), and Sinochem (中国中化), have settled in Xiong'an (雄安), the second batch of non-capital functions relief projects are accelerating construction, and the third batch of non-capital functions relief projects is about to be implemented; central enterprises have established more than 400 institutions of various types, and more than 4,000 enterprises are registered in Xiong'an (雄安) itself.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means embracing technology and the future"
"Build intelligence, green, and innovation into the bright name card of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区)."
Take a bus to measure this new city and truly feel that behind the bright name card, it is full of innovative stories.
The 310 New Energy Bus, like a flowing ribbon, strings together the relevant points in the core areas of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), such as the starting area and Rongdong (容东) area. Wang Zhanhua (王占花), the driver, has been running on this line for nearly 3 years. Her bus navigation map is automatically updated every once in a while, adding many new points.
Inside the car, the popularity is getting stronger and stronger; outside the car, various technology companies are accelerating their gathering.
Last year, China Satellite Network (中国星网) settled in Xiong'an (雄安), lighting up the "main star" of the aerospace information industry. Subsequently, upstream and downstream enterprises in the satellite manufacturing, operation, and service industries came one after another.
In October this year, the first "Xiong'an (雄安)-made" satellite was successfully rolled off the production line. "We followed China Satellite Network (中国星网) and came here to pursue our dreams on this hot land." Standing next to the satellite production line of the Xiong'an Science and Innovation Center (雄安科创中心), Shi Yaozhong (史耀中), general manager of Blue Arrow Hongqing (Xiong'an) Space Technology Co., Ltd. (蓝箭鸿擎（雄安）空间科技有限公司), opened the conversation, "The company came to Xiong'an (雄安) at the beginning of this year, registered, built, and put into production in the same year. This is the 'Xiong'an (雄安) speed'!"
Where does the speed of innovation come from? Around key areas such as the new generation of information technology, Xiong'an (雄安) systematically builds more than 10 innovation platforms, 31 theme buildings, and many incubation carriers to stimulate innovation vitality and promote the gathering of high-end industries. "After moving to Xiong'an (雄安), the Science and Innovation Center (科创中心) provided full assistance, connected us with technical cooperation, provided a pilot test base, and the Xiong'an Science and Technology Innovation Fund (雄安科技创新基金) injected 80 million yuan to invest in shares, pressing the 'acceleration key' for research and development," Shi Yaozhong (史耀中) said.
On the fourth floor of the Xiong'an Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park (雄安人工智能产业园), Feng Xinyu (冯新宇), an engineer at Insight Technology (Xiong'an) Co., Ltd. (洞见科技（雄安）有限公司), is demonstrating the newly developed trusted data space all-in-one machine. "Upstairs and downstairs are upstream and downstream." Feng Xinyu (冯新宇) introduced, "The park organizes technical salons to promote our cooperation with companies on the second floor to jointly carry out multi-modal large model training. It is expected that more new results will be achieved by the end of the year."
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means embracing technology and the future," Feng Xinyu (冯新宇) said with emotion.
In 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises in the New Area (新区) increased to 360, a year-on-year increase of 11%; the number of national technology-based SMEs reached 529, a year-on-year increase of 31%. Six major industries, including aerospace information and satellite Internet, artificial intelligence, and digital technology, are taking shape. "Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) has entered a stage where large-scale construction and undertaking the non-capital functions relief from Beijing (北京) are equally important. We will focus on scientific and technological innovation to create a brand-new future industrial system," said Ma Yangbiao (马扬飚), Deputy Director of the Science Park Management Committee of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) and General Manager of Xiong'an Science and Technology Industrial Park Development and Management Co., Ltd. (雄安科技产业园开发管理有限公司).
Innovation is deeply embedded in the city's genes and is also benefiting every citizen. On both sides of the roads in the New Area (新区), integrated signal lights, cameras, lidar, and other equipment, multi-functional information poles continuously transmit data to the "digital brain." The latter uses intelligent analysis to adjust traffic lights, weaving an invisible "green wave belt." "Driving in Xiong'an (雄安) often allows you to enjoy the pleasure of green lights all the way," Wang Zhanhua (王占花) said with a smile.
The digital city and the physical city are "growing together like twins." The Urban Computing Center (城市计算中心), as the "digital brain," has a total throughput of more than 33 billion data items. Walking into the center, a three-dimensional city model gradually unfolds on the digital operation platform, blending the virtual and the real.
"In Xiong'an (雄安), every building, every road, and every section of the pipe gallery has its own 'digital ID,' making the city run more accurately and intelligently," said Zhao Song (赵松), an engineer at the Urban Computing Center (城市计算中心) of China Xiong'an Group (中国雄安集团).
This heating season, "smart heating" is a major highlight. A "source-network-station" full-chain monitoring system has been established, and the production and operation and video data of the heating station are all connected to the smart heating platform. "The smart heating platform is like a smart 'housekeeper.' If it finds abnormal heating parameters of users, it can coordinate through smart terminals to perform valve opening, exhaust, and cleaning, improving the heating effect," said Chen Meng (陈猛), head of the Heating Operation Group of the Rongdong (容东) Division of China Xiong'an Group Smart Energy Co., Ltd. (中国雄安集团智慧能源有限公司).
At present, Xiong'an (雄安) has built more than 500 kilometers of digital roads, achieved full coverage of the 5G network, and smart application scenarios such as government management, environmental protection, and transportation are accelerating their implementation.
"Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means enjoying happiness at your doorstep"
What is happiness?
In the eyes of Gong Yishan (巩奕姗), an 11-year-old student at the Second Experimental School of Beijing No. 4 High School Xiong'an Campus (北京四中雄安校区), happiness is the campus life of herself and her younger brother, the good development of the technology company where her father works, her mother exercising in the community, and her grandparents participating in community volunteer activities... Life is full of flavor. Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) systematically promotes the construction of "good houses, good communities, good neighborhoods, and good urban areas" to improve urban public services.
From me running for the city to the city serving me. Gong Wentong (巩文通), Gong Yishan's (巩奕姗) father, admitted frankly that he had been a "Beijing drifter" for more than ten years, squeezing into a small house near Xizhimen (西直门) with expensive monthly rent. His wife and children lived in Zhuozhou (涿州), Hebei (河北), and he only saw them on weekends. Last year, he moved to Xiong'an (雄安), and the whole family moved into a large three-bedroom apartment of 135 square meters, fully furnished, with a monthly rent of 2,100 yuan.
Many things that cities want to do but have not done are becoming true in Xiong'an (雄安).
Xiong'an (雄安) has launched a "rental and purchase with equal rights" policy to protect the rights of renters in terms of children's enrollment, residence permit application, and other aspects. "Coming to Xiong'an (雄安) means enjoying happiness at your doorstep." Last year, Gong Wentong (巩文通) submitted an application, and his children transferred from Zhuozhou (涿州) to study in Xiong'an (雄安). "It's a nine-year consistent famous school, so you don't have to worry about junior high school."
Create a "15-minute living circle." The community is fully equipped with supermarkets, restaurants, elderly care stations, and other facilities. All newly built areas implement a two-level management system of "New Area (新区)-Area" and a three-level service system of "New Area (新区)-Area-Community", without setting up streets, and resources are sunk to the community. "Civil affairs matters such as birth registration, social security, and medical insurance can be handled in the community," said Li Zhengchang (李正昌), Deputy Director of the Management Committee of the Starting Area.
Going a little further, there are also "good urban areas" to visit.
Forests surround the city, and wetlands enter the city. Walking into Yuerong Park (悦容公园), you can feel the traditional garden art and modern ecological concepts in the grass and lake scenery: the North Garden reproduces the artistic conception of "**关关雎鸠，在河之洲**" (guān guān jū jiū, zài hé zhī zhōu - "Cooing ospreys, on an islet in the river," describes a harmonious scene of nature and love) in the "Book of Songs," and the South Garden fully displays the style of classical gardens.
"I often bring my children to play on weekends to get close to the green ecology," said Wang Lei (王蕾), who came to work in Xiong'an (雄安) from Beijing (北京). "Planting green first and then building the city," the New Area (新区) has cumulatively afforested 481,000 mu, and the forest coverage rate has increased significantly from 11% to 35%.
Xiong'an (雄安)'s urban "identity" is becoming clearer and clearer: the 133100 administrative division code, "Ji X (冀X)" license plates, exclusive postal codes, etc. have all been implemented...
In April 2017, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳), a full-time photographer, came to the newly established Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). Standing on the wasteland north of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), the wind blew the reeds, and his lens only captured weeds, villages, and a dirt road. Since then, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳) has insisted on recording the bits and pieces of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). Precious photos reflect the grand construction picture and the heavy historical memory.
Not long ago, Liu Xiangyang (刘向阳) stood in the same position again. Under his feet, the road network in the starting area is well-connected in all directions, the "Golden Reed" building in front of him pierces the sky, the smart light poles flash blue light, and the central green valley is intertwined with blue and green. Pressing the shutter to capture this moment, he was filled with emotion: "In just a few years, Xiong'an (雄安) has moved from a New Area (新区) to a modern city. The people's city is built by the people, and the people's city is for the people. This is our city, this is the people's city!"
Return to TopThis report Beijing (北京) November 21st (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) At 18:55 on November 21st, China successfully launched the Communication Technology Experiment Satellite-21 (通信技术试验卫星二十一号) into space using the Long March 3B carrier rocket (长征三号乙运载火箭) at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (西昌卫星发射中心). The satellite successfully entered its predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
This satellite is mainly used for satellite communication, radio and television broadcasting, data transmission, and other services, and to carry out related technical experiments and verification.
This mission was the 609th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets (长征系列运载火箭).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on November 21st (Reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)): The reporter learned from the Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies (中国农学会) that China's agricultural enterprise innovation index has steadily increased for six consecutive years, and the leading role of scientific and technological innovation entities has been continuously consolidated. China's agricultural science and technology papers and patent output are globally leading. Last year, the total number of publications reached 88,200, and the number of highly cited papers was 1,457. Both key indicators have remained the world's first. Last year, the number of invention patent applications in China's agricultural field reached 138,700, and the output scale continued to lead the world.
On November 21st, the 12th China Modern Agriculture Development Forum and the 2025 Annual Conference of the Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies (中国农学会) were held at Zhejiang University (浙江大学). The conference released the 2025 China Agricultural Major New Technologies, New Products, and New Scenarios, with a total of 95 achievements selected, including 37 new technologies such as "Corn-Soybean Rotation Healthy Black Soil Cultivation Technology," 38 new products such as "Indica Conventional Rice New Variety Zhongzao 83 (中早83)," and 20 new scenarios such as "Application of Artificial Intelligence + Agricultural Machinery and Agronomy Integration Service Technology in the Annual High-Yield Production of Wheat and Corn in Huang-Huai-Hai (黄淮海) Area."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程远州
"The drone enters the distribution network area, confirming the infrared feedback data - normal!" Early in the morning, staff from the China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Huizhou Power Supply Bureau completed the joint special inspection of power transmission and distribution for the 15th National Games.
At the Huizhou Hotel, where the athletes are staying, a 500-kilowatt emergency power generation vehicle is idling. Through a "millisecond-level" switching device, the power generation vehicle can be put into operation as a backup power source at any time, adding "double insurance" to the single-circuit power supply hotel.
At Huizhou South Railway Station, the power supply lines of 12 types of key equipment such as security inspection仪, electronic screens, elevators, and broadcasting systems are repeatedly "examined" by handheld partial discharge detectors and infrared thermometers. Luo Huiyan (骆慧妍), a technician from the Electricity Inspection Team 2 of the Huizhou Power Supply Bureau, records an average of more than 30,000 steps per day on her mobile phone. Outside the station's power distribution room, newly installed panoramic cameras and aerial drones form a "sky-ground double sentry."
In the power supply guarantee command center of China Southern Power Grid Guangdong Power Grid, the walls are covered with various work standards such as "Reception Hotel Power Supply Service Guarantee Personnel Duty Inspection Work Standard" and "Power Generation Vehicle Power Guarantee Work Guidelines." Cai Zhe (蔡哲), the team leader of the customer coordination and guarantee team of the Guangdong Power Grid power supply guarantee special team, introduced that in order to ensure that the standards are strictly implemented, the team has compiled "one book per post" and concise emergency response cards, and has conducted repeated drills; in addition, the team also conducts refined and differentiated guarantees in stages and time periods to ensure that emergency power generation vehicles can arrive within 15 minutes after any power consumption abnormality occurs in any reception hotel.
"We have precisely woven a comprehensive power supply guarantee network to ensure the power supply for the 15th National Games," said Guo Xiaoyu (郭小莜), customer service section manager of the Marketing Department of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd. In order to achieve the "five zeros" goal of zero equipment failures, zero site flickers, zero work errors, zero service complaints, and zero safety accidents, the company deployed in advance and has cumulatively formulated and issued more than 20 power supply guarantee documents.
The gymnasium is the main battlefield for power supply guarantee. "The original equipment situation of Foshan Desheng Sports Center (佛山德胜体育中心) is complex and cannot withstand the test of event-level power supply guarantee," said Chen Jianmao (陈健卯), deputy director of Daliang Power Supply Station of Shunde Power Supply Bureau of Foshan (佛山顺德供电局). The Foshan Power Supply Bureau formed a joint working group composed of design, infrastructure, and operation and maintenance experts, and built two new 10 kV lines in June this year, forming a "two main and one backup" high-reliability power supply method.
To strengthen technological power supply guarantee, the team also installed "smart skin" for the Desheng Sports Center (德胜体育中心) power distribution room - 6 sets of video surveillance, 18 temperature and humidity sensors, and 3 sets of water immersion alarm devices, to achieve 0.1-second level upload of abnormal situations. "You can know where it is heating up and where it is seeping water with a click on your mobile phone," said Chen Jianmao (陈健卯).
Outside the venue, a comprehensive monitoring network has already been deployed. 4K high-definition pan-tilts continuously monitor 24 hours a day, and drones perform 3 scheduled route patrols every day, with pole tower insulators, tree barrier hazards, etc. all under control. "In the past, manual inspection of a pole tower required 5 to 10 minutes, but now a drone can complete it in 1 minute, and the accuracy of defect identification has been greatly improved," said Chen Jianmao (陈健卯).
In terms of intelligent management, the "Southern Grid Online" intelligent service platform focuses on the key power consumption needs of the event, locks specific users in advance, and establishes a "one household, one file" cloud account. The provincial power outage monitoring platform conducts 24-hour real-time monitoring; for 10 kV and above high-voltage lines in the six core areas such as the opening and closing ceremony venues, the remote-controlled live-line operation robot independently developed by Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau (广州供电局) performs uninterrupted live-line defect elimination tasks. The "Dianhong" system independently developed by China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) is widely connected to various links of source, grid, load, and storage to realize the interconnection of massive terminal data. "We can instantly see various power data in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and the full-link electrical status from the power supply to the end can be accurately monitored at the minute level," said Wang Jing (王晶), the team leader of the intelligent power supply guarantee system construction team for the 15th National Games of China Southern Power Grid.
Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd. (广东电网公司) also jointly established a power dispatching coordination mechanism for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), strengthening power dispatching linkage between the three places through joint meetings, finely formulating operation plans for the interconnection with Hong Kong and Macao and important venues, and fully ensuring the safe and reliable power consumption of the event.
Return to TopOn the evening of November 21, the Qianhai (前海) sea area in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) was brightly lit, and the closing ceremony of the 15th National Games was held at the Joy Theater. Thus, the 13-day 15th National Games came to a successful conclusion. This sports event not only captured the highlights on the field but also became a vivid practice to accelerate the integrated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and help build a strong sports nation.
Excellent Events, Competitive Sports Moving Forward
Athletes at the 15th National Games competed bravely, creating outstanding achievements and jointly presenting a wonderful sports event.
In the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, Chinese competitive sports ushered in a favorable start. The winning results of 12 events exceeded the champion results of the Paris Olympics, demonstrating the forward momentum of China's competitive sports development.
Veterans and newcomers relay, writing a story of inheritance on the National Games stage. Su Bingtian (苏炳添) hung up his shoes, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) bid farewell... Some veterans who have accompanied the audience for many years bid farewell at the National Games. At the same time, more new stars emerged on the field. Swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo (张展硕) won 5 gold medals at this National Games, and female gymnast Ke Qinqin (柯沁沁), who participated in the National Games for the first time, also won 5 gold medals. Wang Zifei (王子菲), Yu Zidi (于子迪), Zhao Yicheng (赵一程), Sun Sibei (孙思蓓)... A group of post-05s and post-10s youngsters have made rapid progress, and a "youth storm" has swept the field.
Many wonderful moments have become a common memory. Swimmer Yu Yiting (余依婷) embraced Yu Zidi (于子迪), who broke the Asian record after the race, and said frankly, "You inspired me"; fencer Yu Lefan (俞乐凡), who once faded out of the national team, was in tears after winning the championship, and his tenacious spirit was moving; track and field athlete He Jie (何杰) was very excited after winning the marathon championship, and his fighting spirit was admirable. Shining moments gathered on the field, and the spirit of sports bloomed in the Greater Bay Area.
"Looking at the Olympics from the National Games, the 15th National Games has achieved the goals of testing the level, discovering talents, and training the team, laying the foundation for the next Olympic Games preparation," said Tong Lixin (佟立新), Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Deputy Director of the State General Administration of Sport.
Three Places, One Heart, Integrated Development of the Greater Bay Area
The 15th National Games shows unique charm, promotes interconnection in the Greater Bay Area, and activates development momentum.
Before the start of the competition, the third phase expansion project of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (广州白云国际机场) was officially put into operation, connecting 6 high-speed railways and 3 intercity rails, and it can reach the central urban areas of Foshan (佛山), Dongguan (东莞), Zhaoqing (肇庆), Huizhou (惠州) and other places in one hour. The mileage of rail transit under construction and operation in the Greater Bay Area exceeds 5,400 kilometers, and multiple intercity lines are connected into a network; the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway has achieved public transportation operation, and the fastest access from Guangzhou (广州) to Hong Kong (香港) is 48 minutes - the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area supports the "one-hour sports circle" with "hard connectivity".
The continuously extending transportation network, coupled with institutional innovations such as "four-network integration" and "one-ticket pass", helps accelerate the integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and also enables the efficient flow of athletes and equipment for cross-border marathons, road cycling and other events. During the 15th National Games, more than 6,000 mainland personnel went to Hong Kong and Macao to participate in the competition, and more than 3,000 Hong Kong and Macao personnel came to the mainland to participate in the competition. The Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games innovatively established a "1+4" liaison mechanism to solve cross-border cooperation problems and build a new model of "soft connectivity" for joint event organization.
The daily number of inbound passengers at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High-speed Rail Station (香港西九龙高铁站) exceeds 50,000. "Watching games, watching performances, and shopping in Hong Kong on weekends..." The "National Games Hong Kong Watching and Performing Weekend Tour Guide" shared by netizens has recently become increasingly popular. Huo Zhenting (霍震霆), President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (中国香港体育协会暨奥林匹克委员会), said that this National Games has strengthened sports exchanges between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao on the one hand, and promoted the development of the sports industry; on the other hand, it has strengthened communication and contact between residents of the three places and enhanced mutual understanding.
At the tennis event held in Hengqin (横琴), Zhuhai (珠海), the ticket sales rate for 3 match days reached 100%, and the enthusiasm of the masses for watching the game was high. Hu Kangdi (胡康堤), a 14-year-old Macao (澳门) tennis player who participated in the National Games for the first time, said that the cities in the Greater Bay Area are becoming closer.
National Games Benefits the People, Promotes the Construction of a Strong Sports Nation
After the closing of the 15th National Games, the Joy Theater, the venue for the closing ceremony, will become a public space for mass sports activities, cultural tourism performances. This cultural landmark will continue to provide a platform for enriching the cultural life of the Greater Bay Area. "While showing a sense of technology, we pay attention to humanistic care. Barrier-free environment construction is a major feature of the Joy Theater," said Wu Hongtao (吴红涛), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Construction Science and Industry Corp., Ltd. (中建科工党委书记、董事长), and Commander of the Joy Theater Project for the closing ceremony of the 15th National Games.
Chen Guoji (陈国基), Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that the successful holding of the 15th National Games has not only enhanced Hong Kong's ability to host large-scale sports events, but also promoted the in-depth integration and cooperation of cities in the Greater Bay Area, promoted people-to-people exchanges in the Greater Bay Area, laid the foundation for the three places to jointly host large-scale events, and further enhanced the overall competitiveness of the Greater Bay Area, jointly contributing to national development.
During the 15th National Games, the sports facilities under the jurisdiction of the Sports Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government were open to the public for free, which was widely welcomed. Ke Lan (柯岚), Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games and Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, said: "Through the 15th National Games, the Special Administrative Region Government has accumulated valuable experience in regional cooperation, and jointly held the first cross-border road cycling race in the history of the National Games with Guangdong and Hong Kong, innovatively adopting the 'unmanned customs clearance' model, providing pioneering experience for competition cooperation in the Greater Bay Area. From technology empowerment to resource sharing, the Greater Bay Area has deeply integrated in the fields of sports, culture and tourism."
(Reporters Chen Chenxi (陈晨曦), Fu Zimei (富子梅), Li Xia (李霞), Zhang Shuo (张烁), Ji Fang (季芳), Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋), Wang Liang (王亮), Li Zong (李纵) of this newspaper)
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The main torch of the 15th National Games slowly extinguished, and we bid farewell to this grand event, but the brilliant memories remain in our hearts.
Here is the passion of competition. In the pool, 13-year-old Yu Zidi (于子迪) from the Hebei (河北) team rose to prominence, breaking the 13-year-old Asian record for the women's 200-meter individual medley; in the volleyball event, the Heilongjiang (黑龙江) team in the boys' under-18 quarter-finals reversed the situation and won after being two sets behind, earning applause; Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) achieved five consecutive championships in the women's shot put event at the National Games, and table tennis player Ma Long (马龙) participated in the National Games for the sixth time... The journey of new stars begins here, the legends of veterans shine here, the sweat of hard work interprets the spirit of sports, and the passion of sports makes people's hearts surge. The new forces, new projects, and new changes on the National Games arena depict the infinite splendor of Chinese sports.
Here is the warmth of culture. At the opening ceremony, the dazzling Ao fish (鳌鱼) interpreted the Chinese people's romantic feelings; in the mass performance, lion dance experts from Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门) formed a joint team, with laughter and drumbeats intertwined; in the viewing area, the Cantonese "Lei Hou" and the Mandarin "Jiayou" responded friendly to each other... On the hot land of the Greater Bay Area, culture innovates in inheritance, and emotions resonate in cooperation. The 15th National Games is not only a stage for competition, but also a platform for displaying cultural charm and凝聚情感共识 (níng jù qíng gǎn gòng shí - "cohesion of emotional consensus," to build common understanding and emotional bonds).
Here is the practice of integration. This National Games is the first time that Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau have jointly hosted the games, integrating resources and complementing each other's advantages. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大桥), the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道), and the intercity rail network are densely woven, making "cross-city visits like visiting neighbors" a reality, and round-trip viewing on the same day is no longer a luxury. The innovative mechanisms such as "seamless customs clearance" and closed-loop management in this cross-border event, as well as the in-depth cooperation among the three places in regulatory mutual recognition and information sharing, have accumulated valuable experience for the further integrated development of the Greater Bay Area in the future. Nowadays, many residents of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau call themselves "Greater Bay Area people," and "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity" are becoming increasingly close, stimulating more surging vitality for the development of the Greater Bay Area.
Breaking multiple records, giving birth to multiple "famous scenes," making many friends, and promoting multiple cooperations... With the closing of the 15th National Games, another colorful stroke has been added to the history of Chinese sports. Let us pack the past into our bags and continue to move forward towards a better tomorrow.
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My third National Games journey has come to an end. Holding a silver and a bronze medal, I exchanged smiles with my teammates, and at that moment, a myriad of emotions surged into my heart. Although there are regrets, I know that this women's doubles silver medal is the best result for Guangdong (广东) tennis since the Sixth National Games, and the women's singles bronze medal also gives me the motivation to continue to strive. I am very proud to win this honor for my hometown. Thank you to the Guangdong Team (广东队) for their many years of cultivation and support. This honor belongs to everyone in the team.
The starting point of this National Games journey was the torch relay at the opening ceremony. When I learned that I would be relaying the torch with diving star Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶), surprise and honor made my heart surge. At the opening ceremony, every step I took running in the water made me truly feel the inheritance of the spirit of sports.
Only those who have experienced it can understand the hardship of fighting on two fronts. On that competition day when the singles and doubles matches were fought to the deciding set on the same day, my body was already exhausted. When the night doubles match started, coldness and sleepiness were intertwined, and it was difficult to stay focused in the first set. It was the cheers from the stands, the firm eyes of my partner Yuan Yue (袁悦), and the timely tactical communication that rekindled my fighting spirit. In the moment when we finally won the tiebreaker, hugged each other, and celebrated entering the final, all the persistence had meaning.
As a professional tennis player, I especially cherish the opportunity to fight for the collective. From the Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会) to the Billie Jean King Cup (比利·简·金杯), and then to this National Games, the team is always my strongest backing, giving me the confidence to surpass myself.
On the National Games arena, I was delighted to see the rise of the new generation of Chinese tennis. Their sharpness and fighting spirit make me full of expectations for the future of Chinese tennis.
This season's journey has been full of twists and turns, with ups and downs in performance and the trouble of injuries following me like a shadow. But I always believe that these磨砺 are gifts of growth. The most important lesson tennis has taught me is to accept the impermanence of victory and defeat, then pack up my mood and continue on the road. The new season is about to begin, and whether I am alone or side by side, I will cherish every opportunity to swing the racket.
Thank you to the National Games for allowing me to be tempered in pressure, grow in the team, and relive my original intention in my hometown. The road ahead is long, and I am ready to go.
(The author is a tennis player of the Guangdong Delegation (广东代表团) of the 15th National Games, interviewed and compiled by Li Shuo (李硕), a reporter of this newspaper)
By: 人民网记者 李乃妍
The Guangdong competition zone executive committee of the 15th National Games recently held a special press conference on "Science and Technology National Games." Xia Qifeng (夏奇峰), a second-level inspector of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology (广东省科技厅), introduced that the Guangdong competition zone has selected more than 130 high-tech products, covering four scenarios: "Technology Blooming at the Opening Ceremony, Smart Venues, Event Support, and Technology Assisting the Disabled," to build a new paradigm of technology empowering sports in multiple dimensions.
From the "Hai Ma" (海马) deep-sea fire extraction to humanoid robots participating in the torch relay, from the wonderful presentation of naked-eye 3D to robots playing percussion instruments, technological elements add color to the 15th National Games. Smart empowerment runs through the event. The nano-modified rubber track in the Guangzhou (广州) competition zone combines practicality and environmental protection, the full-domain "sensing network" in the Shenzhen (深圳) competition zone achieves 0.05-second football trajectory capture, and technologies such as 5G-A, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things make venue operation and maintenance more intelligent. The achievements of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) in unmanned inspection equipment, unmanned driving service lines, and other fields demonstrate Guangdong's innovative strength. Technological power warms people's hearts. More than 20 assistive technology products for the disabled will be unveiled at the National Para Games, and intelligent stair-climbing wheelchairs, brain-controlled equipment, and other devices will provide services for athletes. The cooling coating developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (香港科技大学) helps volunteer service stations save energy and reduce carbon emissions, the recyclable bamboo-plastic award platform is surprising, and food traceability and free-view viewing make technological progress tangible, knowable, and accessible.
"Technology + sports is becoming a new engine for urban development." He Jianhui (何建辉), Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports (深圳市文化广电旅游体育局), said that the 15th National Games is not only a training ground for sports technology, but also a vivid practice of collaborative innovation in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区).
Return to TopThe 15th National Games (十五运会) water polo event concluded on November 21st, with the Shanghai Team (上海队) winning the gold medal in the women's competition.
Many people are curious: how is water polo played?
Water polo, also known as "water football," is a team ball sport played in the water that combines swimming, handball, and volleyball. Water polo is one of the earliest team sports in the history of the Olympic Games. Men's water polo was included as an official event at the 1900 Paris Olympics (巴黎奥运会), while women's water polo was included as an official event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics (悉尼奥运会).
Water polo matches are usually held in a 50-meter standard swimming pool with a water depth of more than 2 meters, and the competition area is marked with water lines. According to the competition system of the 15th National Games (十五运会), each team has 7 players on the field (including 1 goalkeeper) and 6 substitutes off the field. During the game, players must not touch the pool wall or the bottom of the pool and must keep swimming or treading water. Except for the goalkeeper, no one may touch the ball with both hands. A goal is scored when the entire ball crosses the goal line. After scoring, both teams should return to their own half, and the team that lost the point restarts the game from the center point of the center line. During the game, one side's offensive possession time shall not exceed 28 seconds.
Water polo matches are intense and require high levels of strength, speed, endurance, and agility from the athletes. In addition to swimming skills, athletes also need to have good specialized techniques, such as treading water, jumping, turning, stopping suddenly, and changing direction while swimming.
(Reported by Sun Longfei (孙龙飞), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shenzhen on November 21st (Reporter Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋)) On the 21st, the 15th National Games Organizing Committee held a press conference.
Tong Lixin (佟立新), Deputy Director of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee and Deputy Director of the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局), introduced that the 15th National Games exceeded 8 world records, created/exceeded 13 Asian records, and created 14 national records. The winning scores of 12 events exceeded the champion scores of the Paris Olympic Games, fully demonstrating China's achievements in competitive sports development.
The mass sports events of the 15th National Games include 23 major events and 166 minor events. A total of approximately 11,000 "folk masters" participated in the finals of the National Games mass sports events, with the oldest being 81 years old and the youngest being 8 years old. During the finals of the 15th National Games, there were 14,252 participating athletes, 8,491 staff members from various delegations, 6,565 technical officials, more than 3,300 registered journalists, and 49,500 volunteers.
Wang Xi (王曦), Deputy Director of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee and Standing Committee Member of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee (广东省委), stated that Guangdong (粤), Hong Kong (港), and Macao (澳) have used joint hosting as a link to carry out a number of collaborative innovation practices in areas such as venue layout, transportation connections, information systems, and cultural tourism integration. "These mechanisms not only serve the games themselves, but also provide replicable and scalable practical examples for future cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao in a wider range of fields."
Chan Kwok-ki (陈国基), Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (香港特区政府), and Deputy Director of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee, introduced that the Hong Kong (香港) competition zone successfully hosted 8 competition events of the 15th National Games, including beach volleyball, men's handball, etc., as well as 1 mass sports event, producing a total of 39 competition event gold medals and 6 mass sports gold medals. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) sent its largest delegation ever to participate in this National Games, setting the best record for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's participation in the National Games since its return to the motherland in the competition events.
Ao Ieong U (柯岚), Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government (澳门特区政府), and Deputy Director of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee, stated that the Macao (澳门) competition zone organized a total of 479 events, produced 22 gold medals, and delivered a professional and efficient answer sheet. The Macao competition zone welcomed more than 1,800 team leaders, coaches, athletes, and technical officials, and 3,500 volunteers were put into service. Macao athletes have repeatedly achieved excellent results in multiple events and strived to be the first, creating the best historical results.
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Arriving at the People's Square in Shilong Town (石龙镇), Dongguan City (东莞市), Guangdong Province (广东省), a weightlifter sculpture comes into view, with the four characters "Hometown of Weightlifting" inscribed on the base. Since 1956, this small town with an area of less than 14 square kilometers has produced more than a thousand weightlifting athletes.
Shilong Town (石龙镇) has a weightlifting museum. The museum has more than 6,000 pieces (sets) of collections, 160 sets of handprints of Olympic champions and world champions, Olympic silver medals, and weightlifting barbells from many Olympic Games, which are impressive.
On June 7, 1956, Chen Jingkai (陈镜开), a young man from Shilong Town (石龙镇), broke the world record in the clean and jerk with 133 kilograms, which was also the first world record in the history of sports in New China. By 1964, Chen Jingkai (陈镜开) had broken the world record in the clean and jerk 9 times. Old photos and precious collections tell the story of the weightlifting athletes' struggles. "We have also compiled an oral history and collected a lot of precious film and television materials related to weightlifting," said Ding Limin (丁利民), associate researcher at the Shilong Town (石龙镇) Cultural Service Center.
From November 10th to 20th, the weightlifting competition of the 15th National Games will be held in the gymnasium of Shilong Middle School (石龙中学) in Dongguan City (东莞市). "Welcome everyone to visit the Weightlifting Museum and feel the spirit of sports," said Yao Jinming (姚锦明), curator of the Weightlifting Museum. Recently, weightlifting stars Hou Zhihui (侯志慧) and Shi Zhiyong (石智勇) donated items such as champion boots and belts to the museum.
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By: 蔡 韬
Netizen: I recently saw news that researchers are trying to directly capture carbon dioxide from seawater and synthesize it into biodegradable plastics. Does this fall under the category of "biomanufacturing"? What else can carbon dioxide be converted into?
Editor: That's right, what you mentioned is a current hot topic at the forefront of science and technology - carbon dioxide is not only a greenhouse gas, but also a potential "carbon resource."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward that "we will improve the new national system, take unconventional measures, and promote breakthroughs in key core technologies in key areas such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, high-end instruments, basic software, advanced materials, and biomanufacturing in the entire chain." The biotransformation of carbon dioxide is a very promising direction in the field of biomanufacturing. Carbon dioxide is a raw material for biological fixation and transformation, and an important participant in the global carbon cycle, and the organic matter it transforms supports the entire food chain. Through biotechnology, carbon dioxide can be "transformed" into starch, protein, fuel, and even degradable plastics.
In this issue of "瞰前沿", we invited Cai Tao (蔡韬), a researcher at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (中国科学院天津工业生物技术研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), to introduce the latest progress in the field of carbon dioxide biological fixation and transformation research.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and an important raw material for biomanufacturing
The carbon dioxide we exhale every moment is a product of life metabolism and a key link in the carbon cycle of nature. This invisible gas is also the focus of global climate governance.
Carbon dioxide is like a "thermal blanket" covering the surface of the earth. Its appropriate presence can maintain the average temperature of the earth's surface at about 15 degrees Celsius, making life reproduction possible. However, since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have intensified, and this "blanket" is becoming thicker and thicker. The burning of fossil fuels, changes in land use, and other factors have led to a continuous increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the global temperature has continued to rise, followed by a series of chain reactions such as accelerated glacier melting, rising sea levels, and frequent extreme weather events.
Faced with this severe challenge, the international community is paying more and more attention to carbon neutrality. Reducing emissions is one aspect of the response strategy. On the other hand, how to transform carbon dioxide into useful resources and turn passive emission reduction into active utilization? This is the idea of sustainable development.
In fact, carbon dioxide itself is an important participant in the global carbon cycle and the third-generation raw material for biomanufacturing. Driven by renewable energy, carbon dioxide can be given a new "life" through biotransformation technology - becoming starch, protein, fuel, and even degradable plastics. This "carbon conversion" practice is quietly taking place in laboratories and factories around the world.
From imitating nature to artificial creation, there is a new way to efficiently convert carbon dioxide
Nature itself is a master of carbon dioxide conversion. About 3.5 billion years ago, primitive cyanobacteria began to fix and transform carbon dioxide, laying the foundation for the evolution of life on Earth. Today, the organisms on Earth that can convert and utilize carbon dioxide are mainly divided into photoautotrophic organisms (such as plants and algae) and chemoautotrophic organisms (such as nitrifying bacteria). They convert carbon dioxide into organic matter through different carbon fixation pathways, the most well-known of which is the Calvin cycle - this pathway provides mankind with the vast majority of food and oxygen, and its discoverer Melvin Calvin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961.
However, the natural carbon fixation system is not perfect. The key enzyme in the Calvin cycle lacks "specificity" when capturing carbon dioxide, and often mistakenly binds oxygen molecules, thereby initiating an energy-consuming photorespiration process, resulting in a reduction in carbon fixation efficiency. This is like an inefficient production line that requires constant remedial operations.
In order to improve the utilization efficiency of carbon dioxide, scientists have tried to "upgrade" the carbon fixation pathway. Introducing a more efficient photorespiration alternative pathway into tobacco has successfully recovered some of the lost carbon dioxide; strengthening the "light protection" mechanism to reduce the inhibition of photosynthesis, this strategy has been verified successfully in tobacco and soybeans; and research teams have introduced additional carbon dioxide fixation pathways into plants, such as introducing a photorespiration alternative pathway into rice, which significantly improved carbon fixation efficiency and yield.
But the real breakthrough came from breaking out of the limitations of nature and designing a completely new artificial carbon fixation pathway from scratch. In 2016, German scientists designed and assembled the first carbon fixation pathway that does not exist in nature - the CETCH cycle, whose carbon fixation efficiency is significantly higher than that of the natural Calvin cycle. In 2021, researchers successfully created the POAP cycle, which contains only 4 steps of reaction and is the shortest known carbon fixation pathway. In 2023, the German team further designed the THETA cycle and successfully "implanted" it into Escherichia coli, taking the first step in moving complex artificial carbon fixation pathways into cells. These breakthroughs provide a new path for the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide, marking a new stage from simply imitating nature to autonomous design.
The industrialization path is gradually becoming clear, promoting the improvement of biological carbon fixation efficiency
At present, breakthroughs in basic research have spawned a series of disruptive applications, and the industrialization path of carbon dioxide biotransformation is gradually becoming clear.
In 2021, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (中国科学院天津工业生物技术研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (大连化学物理研究所) jointly realized the artificial total synthesis of carbon dioxide to starch without relying on plant photosynthesis for the first time in the world. This pathway combines chemical catalysis and enzymatic reactions to gradually synthesize carbon dioxide into starch. When used in conjunction with photovoltaic and electrolytic water hydrogen production devices, the system can use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to synthesize starch, and its synthesis rate and theoretical energy conversion efficiency are higher than those of crops such as corn. Subsequently, the team also achieved the precise synthesis of various sugar compounds such as glucose and mannose from carbon dioxide in 2023.
Another idea is to modify microbial cells as "factories" to produce starch. Based on yeast as a "chassis" cell, scientists have successfully constructed a cell factory that can synthesize starch. The artificial synthesis of starch makes it possible to transform starch production from the traditional agricultural planting mode to the industrial workshop production mode, and opens up a new technical route for the synthesis of complex molecules from carbon dioxide raw materials.
Protein is an indispensable nutrient for living organisms. At present, the global protein supply is still dominated by traditional animal and plant sources, but microbial protein is also emerging. It can be synthesized using carbon dioxide or industrial waste gas as raw materials, and has the unique advantage of 不与人争粮、不与粮争地 (bù yǔ rén zhēng liáng, bù yǔ liáng zhēng dì - "not compete with people for food, not compete with food for land," meaning it doesn't take away resources from food production). In 2024, an American company announced that it would use soil bacteria to convert recovered carbon dioxide into microbial protein through gas fermentation technology. In China, Hebei Shoulang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (河北首朗新能源科技有限公司) has successfully developed a technology to convert industrial waste gas into feed protein through bacterial fermentation. In 2025, an industrial plant for producing yeast protein from carbon dioxide as a raw material was successfully put into operation in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). These breakthroughs mark that the industrial production path from carbon dioxide to protein is gradually becoming a reality, opening up a new direction for ensuring future protein supply and promoting green and low-carbon development.
In addition to synthesizing biological macromolecules such as starch and protein, carbon dioxide can also be used to produce various chemicals through biotransformation, opening up a new path of low-carbon or even negative-carbon for the chemical industry.
In the field of biofuels, research on carbon dioxide biotransformation has achieved a number of proof-of-concept validations. Researchers have used yeast to convert acetic acid obtained from electrocatalytic carbon dioxide into multi-carbon molecules such as fatty acids and β-farnesene, providing new ideas for the preparation of green biofuels.
In the field of biodegradable plastics, research is moving towards achieving efficient and large-scale production. In 2025, researchers constructed an "artificial marine carbon cycle system" that directly captures carbon dioxide from seawater and synthesizes it into completely biodegradable plastics, demonstrating the industrialization possibility of converting seawater into green materials, and providing a new solution to the problem of ocean acidification.
Revealing the internal mechanism of carbon dioxide biotransformation and breaking through the rate and energy efficiency limits of natural carbon fixation systems is a major frontier scientific problem recognized internationally and has received widespread attention from scholars around the world. Exploring new pathways, new mechanisms, and new functional elements of carbon dioxide biotransformation can not only reveal the unknown carbon fixation metabolic network in nature and expand human understanding of life metabolism, but also provide a new theoretical basis and technical strategy for the artificial design of efficient carbon fixation systems, thereby promoting a disruptive improvement in biological carbon fixation efficiency. Exploration in this field has far-reaching scientific value and strategic significance for ultimately achieving the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. In the future, these innovations from the laboratory are expected to reshape our material production model and gradually build a more sustainable carbon cycle landscape.
(The author is a researcher at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (天津工业生物技术研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). This article was compiled and edited by Li Jiading (李家鼎), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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In the chemical industry, there is an "old craft" that has been used for nearly a century: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Its ability is to convert "synthesis gas" made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into valuable chemical products such as liquid fuels and olefins. Since its invention in the 1920s, this technology has become an important tool for converting "carbon-containing resources" such as coal, natural gas, biomass, and even carbon dioxide into energy products. Today, it is still a backbone member of the global energy and chemical industry.
If we compare synthesis gas to "building blocks," the task of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is to assemble these blocks into fuel molecules or chemical raw materials. The iron-based catalyst is a "skilled worker" in this assembly work. It is cheap, easy to use, and suitable for raw materials like coal, which are "hydrogen-poor and carbon-rich," so it is almost standard equipment in China's (中国) chemical plants. But this "craftsman" also has old problems: it often takes "detours": either letting water and carbon monoxide combine to become hydrogen and carbon dioxide, or letting two carbon monoxide molecules "hug" each other to generate carbon dioxide and carbon black. These two side paths lead to the loss of one part of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide for every three parts of product produced. Even with the means of recovering tail gas, it is difficult to reduce carbon loss further.
To produce more olefins and emit less carbon dioxide has always been a difficult problem. Now, researchers have found a solution that sounds almost like "magic": adding a little "material" to the gas—halogenated methane (such as methyl bromide) at a level of parts per million. How small is this amount? It's about adding a drop of ink to a tank of water. But the experimental results are surprising: under the conditions of 300 degrees Celsius and 5 atmospheres, adding only 20 ppm (parts per million) of methyl bromide, the proportion of carbon dioxide generated drops sharply from 30% to less than 1%. This scientific research achievement, a collaboration between the Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院山西煤炭化学研究所) and the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Peking University (北京大学化学与分子工程学院), was published in the journal *Science*. This technology solves the problem of high carbon emissions in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and provides a new path for China (中国) to promote the green transformation of carbon resources such as coal, natural gas, and biomass under the "dual carbon" goals.
What is the principle behind this? It turns out that bromine atoms stay on the surface of the catalyst, like putting an invisible "protective film" on the catalyst, changing the reaction environment at key positions. It is like a smart "gatekeeper," specially guarding the crossroads of the reaction: Water molecules want to come in and cause side reactions? - No, stop them! Two carbon monoxide molecules try to "collude" to generate excess carbon dioxide? - No, dissuade them! But for those normal, necessary reaction channels, the "gatekeeper" turns a blind eye and lets them pass. It can even "turn off" some unnecessary subsequent reaction channels, making the products more concentrated and pure. This is solving the biggest problem at the smallest cost, reflecting the beauty of chemical engineering.
This light "addition" brings not only improved efficiency, but also a huge change in the way carbon resources are utilized. How to make China's (中国) traditional energy industry go further, this technology is undoubtedly of great significance. More importantly, this idea is not only applicable to iron-based catalysts, but is also expected to be extended to other reaction systems. Using tiny additives to regulate the microenvironment on the surface of the catalyst can lead to completely different reaction trajectories—this is a truly "以小博大" (yǐ xiǎo bó dà - "achieve big results with small investment," to gain a large advantage from a small investment) technological strategy, and may also become an important direction for future green chemical industry.
(The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院院士) and a professor at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Peking University (北京大学化学与分子工程学院).)
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou (广州) (Reporters Zheng Tianhong (郑天虹) and Yang Shuxin (杨淑馨)) Recently, it was learned from Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) that China's first high-energy direct geometry inelastic neutron scattering time-of-flight spectrometer (hereinafter referred to as "high-energy inelastic spectrometer") has been successfully accepted. This major national instrument, dedicated to observing the structure and dynamic properties of the microscopic world of matter, fills the gap in China's inelastic neutron scattering above 100 milli-electron volts.
If conventional scientific instruments are compared to the human eye, then the high-energy inelastic spectrometer is a "super camera" with "superpowers." It can not only see the static structure of matter clearly, but also has the ability to detect the dynamic processes of atoms and molecules inside matter on a picosecond (one trillionth of a second) time scale, recording every moment of how atoms and molecules vibrate, how they rotate, and how they transfer energy.
The uniqueness of this high-energy inelastic spectrometer lies in the fact that it utilizes the characteristics of neutrons being uncharged and having strong penetrating power, allowing it to directly detect the microscopic movements inside matter. When neutrons undergo "inelastic collisions" with atomic nuclei in matter, the neutrons will change their speed and direction. Through these changes, scientists can deduce the dynamic information inside the matter.
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Humans have been pursuing the dream of flight for over a hundred years. During this time, aircraft activity has mostly been in the stratosphere or open areas, where the flow field is relatively simple. With the advent of the low-altitude economy era, the troposphere below 1,000 meters above the ground is becoming a key battleground for future transportation and industrial transformation.
Not long ago, the world's first low-altitude three-dimensional multi-physical field coupling guided wind tunnel (hereinafter referred to as "guided wind tunnel") was put into use in Longhua District (龙华区), Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong Province (广东省). Inside the laboratory, 81 high-power fans roared, and a quadcopter drone bumped in a simulated level 8 gust, with data from the load sensor jumping on the screen... The device was developed by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (深圳高等研究院) DeepThought Lab (深思实验室) of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) (电子科技大学 (深圳)), and is known as the "extreme test site" for low-altitude aircraft.
The "Major Scientific and Technological Problems and Major Scientific and Technological Progress in the Aviation Field in 2024" released by the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (中国航空学会) proposed that the complex environmental effects of low-altitude aircraft are one of the engineering and technical problems.
"Civil aviation aircraft fly in the stratosphere at an altitude of 10,000 meters, where the wind direction is relatively single. The wind direction in the troposphere changes rapidly, and strong convective weather occurs frequently, which is a major challenge for low-altitude flight below 1,000 meters," said Yang Jun (杨军), director of the DeepThought Lab (深思实验室). He introduced that logistics distribution, emergency rescue, and future urban transportation scenarios need to operate at this altitude.
There is an old saying in the aviation industry, "No wind tunnel, no flight." As early as 1901, the Wright brothers (莱特兄弟) built a wind tunnel for flight testing, but today, among the more than 1,000 wind tunnels around the world, few can simulate the real and complex environment of low altitude. To test the wind resistance and flight performance of low-altitude aircraft in complex wind fields, it is necessary to "chase" the wind on windy days.
To this end, the DeepThought Lab (深思实验室) has developed the world's first low-altitude wind tunnel, which can accurately reproduce typical urban wind fields and extreme weather conditions such as urban canyon wind fields, heat island effects, wind shear, and downbursts through artificial control, providing scientific support for defining the safety boundaries of aircraft.
The guided wind tunnel is divided into two parts: an outer cabin with a diameter of 18 meters and an inner cabin with a diameter of 10 meters. It can support the study of aerodynamic characteristics, flight control performance, and safety performance of aircraft with a wingspan of 4 meters in vertical take-off and landing, cruise, hover, and other attitudes. The wind tunnel adopts a "fan matrix" design, which is composed of 3 groups of fan matrices in different directions and 1 group of bypass fans at the bottom. The maximum wind speed can reach 60 meters per second, and the response time is shortened to within 2 seconds. It can not only control temperature and humidity, but also realize full-factor simulation of urban low-altitude environments such as rain, snow, and hail, providing testing guarantee for flight safety. Since it was put into use, the guided wind tunnel has provided R&D testing services for small and micro aircraft for many low-altitude enterprises.
Through "customized flights," achieving precise arrival within 100 kilometers in half an hour at a speed of 200 to 300 kilometers per hour; people no longer travel downstairs, but take off from the roof... In the future, truly "point-to-point" commuting will no longer be a dream.
"The low-altitude economy is not about single-point technology, but about industrial chain collaboration," said Yang Jun (杨军). He said that in the urban low-altitude flight track, a unified standard has not yet been formed globally. It is necessary to build an independent scientific research system and industrial system in the low-altitude field through original research, and strive to become the standard setter.
At present, the DeepThought Lab (深思实验室) is planning to build a large-scale low-altitude complex environment simulation device with an outer cabin diameter of 65 meters and an inner cabin diameter of 45 meters for the research, verification, and testing of large and medium-sized full-size new low-altitude aircraft and drone swarms with a wingspan of 17 meters. This will form a closed loop for low-altitude aircraft research and testing together with the existing guided wind tunnel.
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Lanzhou (兰州) (Reporter Yin Yan (银燕)) Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部) officially approved the launch of the China-Kyrgyzstan Cultural Heritage Protection and the China-Kazakhstan Grassland Ecological Restoration "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratories. This is the first time that Gansu Province (甘肃省) has been approved for this type of national-level innovation platform.
The China-Kyrgyzstan Cultural Heritage Protection "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory focuses on four major areas: interpretation of the value of Silk Road cultural heritage, research and development of key protection technologies, implementation of demonstration projects, and mutual learning and exchange of civilizations. With a focus on the protection of grotto temples and earthen sites, it will carry out protection, restoration, display, and utilization work on important cultural heritage sites such as the Ak-Beshim site (Suyab) (阿克·贝希姆遗址 (碎叶城)) in Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦).
The China-Kazakhstan Grassland Ecological Restoration "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory focuses on three major areas: innovation of grass germplasm resources, grassland ecological restoration, and intelligent grassland management. By creating new varieties, developing new technologies, and building a new model of agricultural-pastoral coupling, it will promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and build a grass industry science and technology cooperation center, a grass industry science and technology park, and a Central Asian grass industry education and training base.
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Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) determined the seventh batch of national industrial heritage sites and the list of the third batch of national industrial heritage sites that passed the review. Looking back at nearly 20 years of exploration, the Beijing 798 Art Zone (北京798艺术区), Shougang Industrial Heritage Park (首钢工业遗址公园), Shanghai Yangpu Riverside "Living Show Belt" (上海杨浦滨江“生活秀带”), Jingdezhen Taoxichuan (景德镇陶溪川) and other practical projects have become vivid examples of industrial heritage protection and renewal in the new era.
Industrial heritage is a witness to industrial civilization, a collective memory of thousands of workers participating in industrial development, and a condensation of the daily lives of ordinary workers, thus becoming an important part of the national cultural heritage. Since the founding of New China, China has completed the industrialization process of developed countries in a few decades, established a complete modern industrial system, and nurtured valuable spiritual wealth. Since 1978, the achievements of reform and opening up and socialist modernization cannot be separated from industrial areas, and many buildings, parks and spaces reflect the spirit of reform and innovation and condense public emotions.
The Fanshan Alum Mine Site (矾山矾矿遗址) in Cangnan (苍南), Wenzhou (温州) and the towering calcining furnaces are known as "a unique industrial heritage landscape in China." Fanshan Alum Stone Mine is one of the largest alum stone deposits in the world. The history of alum refining here can be traced back to the Hongwu (洪武) period of the Ming Dynasty (明朝), more than 600 years ago. Since 2000, it has gradually declined due to economic efficiency, equipment technology elimination and other factors, and was completely shut down in 2017 due to ecological and environmental protection.
Fudewan Miner Village (福德湾矿工村), a famous Chinese historical and cultural village where the alum mine is located, retains many historical relics related to the lives of alum mining practitioners, with outstanding landscape features and well-preserved overall condition. Cangnan County (苍南县) invested 7.3 million yuan to start the protection and renovation project of Fudewan Miner Village, which has achieved results and won the 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The calcining furnace ruins left over from the third workshop of the alum mine and the Jilong Mountain (鸡笼山) mountain belly mining area have been effectively protected and revitalized. The Nanyang 312 Adit (南洋312平硐) was transformed into an underground mine tunnel scenic spot in 2018, and the fifth workshop was transformed into a mining-themed hotel, providing tourists with a unique industrial cultural experience space.
In recent years, Cangnan (苍南) has integrated ecological restoration, heritage protection, cultural tourism development and other professional perspectives, and embarked on the road of "non-alum" transformation and development. The overall systematic protection of Fanshan (矾山) industrial heritage is an important driving force.
Compared with ancient cultural relics and other historical heritage, industrial heritage as modern technological heritage may not have such a long history and profound heritage, but the number of buildings in the 20th century is large and their characteristics vary. They reflect not only the traditional values of society, but also the spirit of striving for modernization.
The Yangpu Riverside (杨浦滨江) area in Shanghai (上海) has a total coastline of 15.5 kilometers and is a pioneer area of modern Shanghai and even China's century-old industry. In the process of old industrial transformation and development, adhering to the principles of respecting history, respecting culture, and respecting the laws of urban development, the local area has conducted a comprehensive survey and review of the Yangshupu Water Plant (杨树浦水厂) and other 2 national key cultural relics protection units, the Yangshupu Power Plant (杨树浦电厂), Gas Plant (煤气厂) and other 4 Shanghai cultural relics protection units, 3 Yangpu District (杨浦区) cultural relics protection units, 40 Yangpu District cultural relics protection points, and 18 Shanghai outstanding historical buildings, and strengthened the overall protection of cultural heritage. In addition, a comprehensive survey was conducted on buildings over 50 years old. Through style evaluation, more than 200 old buildings were protected and retained, including 66 industrial building relics in the riverside area with a total area of more than 260,000 square meters.
Faced with the characteristics of a large number of industrial relics, complete types, wide distribution, and complex utilization status, Yangpu Riverside (杨浦滨江) implemented the concept of "people's city" construction in planning and design, strengthened the all-round excavation of the value of industrial heritage, and the high-level protection of cultural relics, and coordinated the large-scale transformation and utilization of industrial heritage to fully demonstrate the characteristics of Yangpu Riverside as one of the birthplaces of modern Chinese industrial civilization.
Industrial heritage is related to industrial landscapes, documentary archives and other intangible cultural heritage, and there are infinite possibilities for revitalization and utilization. The protection and renewal of industrial heritage sites and landscapes can be regarded as a transformation and development. The shift from "industrial rust belt" to "living show belt" is also a leap from cultural heritage protection to a creative and innovative cultural pattern.
Sustainable development emphasizes that human production and lifestyles must be balanced with the earth's carrying capacity, and urban construction can develop iteratively under conditions of economic and social equality and environmental friendliness. Innovative use of existing stock resources and improvement of urban sustainable development can not only directly benefit urban residents, but also greatly improve environmental conditions.
Hangzhou Iron and Steel Plant (杭州钢铁厂), founded in 1957, was the first modern iron and steel enterprise in the history of Zhejiang Province (浙江省). In 2016, Hangzhou Iron and Steel (杭钢) was completely shut down. Since 2020, Hangzhou (杭州) has carried out ecological restoration and functional transformation of the 2,676-mu plot, with the goal of transforming the industrial "brownfield" into an ecological park, cultural tourism space and industrial incubation site. In terms of industrial heritage revitalization, well-known architects were invited to preside over the project design, following the basic logic of "cherishing the history of Hangzhou Iron and Steel and caring for the traces of time," protecting and retaining industrial heritage and historical buildings such as blast furnaces and coke ovens, and transforming them into exhibition spaces, art galleries, and ecological gardens. At the same time, integrating the landscape design of Jiangnan gardens creates a modern urban living public space that is both historically rich and ecologically vibrant, becoming a part of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park (大运河国家文化公园).
The reuse of industrial heritage can reduce the consumption of building materials, save physical energy, control the expansion of urban land, and help build more resilient and sustainable cities. The regeneration and utilization of industrial heritage is a concrete practice of ecological civilization construction and green and low-carbon transformation and development, calling for the participation of more disciplines, and requiring more inclusive value assessment and protection design methods in the practice of protection and renewal.
Strengthening the overall systematic protection of industrial heritage, actively promoting the revitalization and utilization of industrial heritage, and exploring new models and new formats such as "industrial heritage +" science education, tourism and leisure, and industrial reshaping... A strong atmosphere of the whole society caring about industrial heritage is forming.
(The author is a professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University (同济大学))
The pictures in this article are provided by Zhang Song (张松).
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In recent years, the archaeological work on the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwreck sites on the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea has attracted widespread attention. Among them, the No. 1 shipwreck has been identified as a merchant ship from the Zhengde period (1505-1521) of the Ming Dynasty. Surveys have shown that the ship carried more than 100,000 cultural relics, especially blue-and-white bowls and plates produced in Jingdezhen (景德镇). This archaeological discovery provides important evidence for studying the prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road in the mid-Ming Dynasty, indicating that Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain rose rapidly during this period and gradually became an important carrier of economic and cultural exchanges between China and the world.
In 2024, in order to cooperate with Jingdezhen City (景德镇市), Jiangxi Province (江西省) in applying for World Cultural Heritage status, the Archaeological Research Center of the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局考古研究中心) and other institutions conducted large-scale archaeological excavations at the Guanyinge Kiln Site (观音阁窑址) in Jingdezhen. The kiln can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty (南宋) and declined in the early Ming Dynasty, continuing until the late Ming Dynasty. Among them, the mid-Ming Dynasty strata have rich kiln industry deposits, and the unearthed relics are mainly blue-and-white porcelain.
The blue-and-white porcelain produced by various kilns in Jingdezhen in the mid-Ming Dynasty showed significant homogeneity in terms of types and decorations: the types were mainly bowls and plates, supplemented by cups, jars, stoves, and lamps. The blue-and-white decorations included plant patterns such as lotus scrolls and banana leaves, figure patterns such as immortals riding rafts and scholars riding horses, animal patterns such as lions and flying cranes, and pattern patterns such as vajra and conch, reflecting the diversity and innovation vitality of blue-and-white porcelain art during this period. A typical example is the "Zhengde Bowl," which is practical and beautiful, and has become one of the few classic shapes named after the reign title, and is still in use today.
The blue-and-white porcelain making skills in Jingdezhen in the mid-Ming Dynasty were superb, and the appearance of the products changed greatly compared with the early Ming Dynasty. During this period, most of the blue-and-white porcelain bodies were white and greasy, and the glaze was bright. Moreover, the blue material in the mid-Ming Dynasty had undergone processes such as mineral selection, calcination, and fine grinding, and the "mixing water" method began to appear in the painting method. In short, the production of private blue-and-white porcelain in Jingdezhen in the mid-Ming Dynasty had entered a stage of rapid development. From the geographical distribution of the kilns, the Jingdezhen "Taoyang Thirteen Li (陶阳十三里)," recorded in Ming and Qing documents from Guanyinge (观音阁) in the north to Xiaogangzui (小港嘴) in the south, had gradually formed at this time.
In the late 14th century to mid-15th century, there was very little data on blue-and-white porcelain. After the brief opening of the sea during the Zhengde period, private overseas trade gradually flourished. In the late 15th century, with a series of geographical discoveries, some Western countries began maritime trade in the Indian Ocean region. Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain entered the historical process of early globalization through private overseas trade against this historical background. During this period, the export range of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain was very wide, involving countries in Europe, East Asia, Africa and other regions. The Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain of this period not only appeared in the ruins of foreign castles, government offices, royal temples, etc., but also in ordinary living ruins and tombs, which shows that blue-and-white porcelain, as a foreign commodity, was not only favored by the nobility, but also gradually entered the daily life of the common people.
Shipwrecks, as "time capsules," have a concentrated and clear era of artifacts, and are numerous and well-preserved, which is of great significance for the study of ceramic trade. In addition to the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks on the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea, the more important shipwrecks in the mid-Ming Dynasty include the Lena Shoal, Santa Cruz, and Brunei. The artifacts unearthed from these shipwrecks coincide with the discoveries of overseas sites, and are mainly blue-and-white porcelain from Jingdezhen private kilns. This phenomenon shows that the variety of export porcelain changed in the mid-Ming Dynasty. The export porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty was mainly Longquan celadon, but in the mid-Ming Dynasty, it was gradually replaced by Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain.
The expansion of the export scale of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain in the mid-Ming Dynasty promoted the interaction and integration of diverse civilizations. The large number of blue-and-white porcelain exports in the mid-Ming Dynasty will inevitably affect the aesthetics of the consumer areas, leading to the influence of exquisite blue-and-white porcelain on their daily utensils, and then driving related cultural and technological changes. It should be pointed out that the influence of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain is not only in daily ceramic utensils, but its aesthetic style even affects textiles, metal crafts and architectural decoration. The blue-and-white tile murals of "Portuguese Blue" are still one of the cultural symbols of the Iberian Peninsula. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the imitation of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain's white glaze and blue color technology became increasingly popular in Iran, Syria, Turkey and other regions in West Asia.
The prosperous export of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain in the mid-Ming Dynasty not only promoted the prosperity of the local private porcelain industry, but also laid the foundation for Jingdezhen to become the world's porcelain making center in the 16th and 17th centuries. Its circulation on a global scale not only exported excellent utensils, but also conveyed China's unique artistic language, shaping the material landscape of the early modern world in cross-cultural interaction. With the continuous deepening of archaeological work, the status of Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain in world history will be more comprehensively revealed.
(The authors are researchers at the Archaeological Research Center of the National Cultural Heritage Administration and doctors at Jingdezhen Ceramic University (景德镇陶瓷大学), respectively)
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Located in Yujiao Village (渔桥村), Jing'an County (靖安县), in western Jiangxi (赣西), the Jingyao Ceramics Workshop (靖窑陶瓷坊), surrounded by green trees and bamboo, is simple and natural. Early in the morning, Wu Yingfang (伍映方), the founder of the ceramics workshop, and his two sons were busy placing saggars filled with ceramic blanks into the kiln. Standing by the kiln opening, Wu Yingfang, like every firing over the past 30 years, was full of anticipation for the wonderful fusion of clay and fire.
Wu Yingfang, 54 years old this year, comes from a family that has been in the porcelain-making business for generations. His father was a master craftsman at a local ceramics factory. Before going to school, he often followed his father around "playing with mud." By the age of six or seven, Wu Yingfang could make some simple little things. When he was in high school, he came to Jing'an County (靖安县) with his father and proposed that he wanted to learn ceramics making. At first, his father firmly disagreed, but he couldn't resist Wu Yingfang's determination.
"The first 10 years, I followed my father to learn from practicing mud with bare feet, and finally learned to fire kilns, laying a solid foundation step by step. The second 10 years, I visited major kilns across the country, learning from the industry, vessel design, glaze formula, decoration methods... learning everything I could, increasing my knowledge," Wu Yingfang summarized the first 20 years of his career.
In 2011, an eggshell black pottery gu (觚) dating back about 4,500 years was unearthed at the Laohudun Site (老虎墩遗址) in Gaohu (高湖), Jing'an County (靖安县). "As thin as paper, with a sound like a chime, and as bright as lacquer," this eggshell black pottery was praised by the archaeological community as "the most exquisite production of civilization on Earth 4,000 years ago." Wu Yingfang was amazed by the superb pottery skills of the ancients and couldn't help but have an idea: "If the ancients could do it, can't we do it?"
Coincidentally, the county was planning to ask him to reproduce the eggshell black pottery, and Wu Yingfang readily agreed. With no information available for reference, Wu Yingfang started from scratch. "To achieve 'as thin as paper,' the material used must not be ordinary clay, it must have high viscosity, high hardness, and strong plasticity." He went up the mountain to find clay, doing experiments again and again. "Finally, I found a suitable white clay in this village."
The thinnest part of the eggshell black pottery is only 0.2 mm, and the process of pulling the blank puts the craftsman's skills to the ultimate test. In the past, Wu Yingfang had only pulled pottery blanks with a thickness of 1 mm. Could he challenge thinner blanks? "In fact, the process of breaking through is repeated attempts, from 1 mm to 0.9 mm, 0.8 mm..." When he was at his peak, Wu Yingfang could usually judge the thickness of the blank by the sound of the trimming knife sliding over the blank.
Pulling the blank still had a path to follow, but firing the kiln was even more troublesome. Black pottery is black all over. How to achieve this? "Add chemical pigments to dye it black? The ancients didn't have this stuff. Even if black pottery is fired, it's not called 'reproduction.' Use smoky coal to smoke it? If you take it out for testing, it contains harmful substances, and there was no coal at that time." Wu Yingfang once wanted to give up.
After trying all the methods, he decided not to "make a fuss" on the pottery blank, but to seek breakthroughs in the firing process. Relying on the kiln firing experience inherited from his family and his own accumulation, Wu Yingfang calmed down again and repeatedly explored. In the second half of 2014, Wu Yingfang finally took out a pottery with half of it completely black from the kiln. He was surprised and delighted. Wu Yingfang then summarized the method: Through precise control, the kiln forms a high kiln pressure and high reduction state, and the iron oxide in the furnace is converted into ferrous oxide, which can make the pottery black all over!
As the saying goes, without glaze, there is no porcelain. The temperature in the kiln must be rapidly raised to about 1280 degrees Celsius, so that the surface of the blank produces a vitrification effect, and then the temperature must be rapidly lowered by dozens of degrees Celsius. The black pottery fired in this way not only has color, but also can achieve "as hard as porcelain." He continued to explore and improve in this way until around 2020, when the eggshell black pottery firing process was fully restored. Wu Yingfang jokingly said that making pottery is "playing with mud" and "playing with fire," but it is not easy to "play it well."
After years of research, recognition and honors have come one after another. "National Model Worker," "National Technical Expert," nomination for the "China Quality Award"... In 2017, Wu Yingfang became a representative inheritor of the Jiangxi Province (江西省) intangible cultural heritage project "Jing'an Black Pottery Making Technique" (靖安黑陶制作技艺).
"Looking back on my third 10 years, I can summarize it with 'learning from the ancients.' The reproduction process of eggshell black pottery constantly inspires me. Many good things are hidden in nature. Therefore, I think my fourth 10 years should be to take nature as my teacher, to find inspiration and raw materials in nature, and to create better ceramic works," said Wu Yingfang.
Back then, his father firmly prevented him from entering the industry. Now, Wu Yingfang wholeheartedly supports his two sons to "take over." After graduating from university, his eldest son, Wu Shi (伍士), returned to the Jingyao Ceramics Workshop (靖窑陶瓷坊) to learn the craft from his father.
The kiln fire is rising, and the three of them are precisely controlling every firing process, as if they are having a silent and tacit dialogue with the kiln...
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The core content of environmental archaeology research is to reconstruct past natural environments and, on this basis, to explore the relationship between humans and the land. People often say, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river," which shows that once the variable of time is introduced, the changes in the natural environment become very significant. Archaeological drilling is not only one of the most common tasks in field excavation but also a traditional "craft" in environmental archaeology research. Don't underestimate the simple act of drilling holes in the ground to extract soil; the soil contains a wealth of knowledge.
The texture, color, inclusions, sedimentary characteristics, and mineral composition of the soil can all provide key information for reconstructing ancient human activities and the natural environment. Archaeologists and geographers often say, "The soil knows everything." Understanding the various types of "soil" is the most basic work of environmental archaeology research.
Take the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) as an example. The multi-grid layout of the Erlitou (二里头) capital city in Yanshi (偃师), Henan (河南) was selected as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2022. The question of what kind of geomorphic environment background this grand "nine-palace grid" pattern is based on has always been a concern in academia. In December 2023, Zhao Haitao (赵海涛), the captain of the Erlitou Archaeological Team, sent me a general map of the site area, encouraging me to participate in the drilling work at the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址). I studied the map for a long time, lost in thought: the earliest "well"-shaped road network in China was discovered in the central area of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址), showing the magnificent pattern of the "nine-palace grid," but the boundary of the site is intermittent and obviously irregular. Especially in the southwest of the site, cultural remains and natural deposits are mixed together, like a jumbled puzzle. Why is the boundary of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) so irregular? We decided to focus on the boundary issue of the site to carry out drilling research.
Touching the boundary of the site is an exploration through time and space. We deployed more than 200 boreholes in an area of about 160,000 square meters in the southwest of the site. The massive number of drilling samples means an extreme challenge of "finding soil in soil." How to discover the "similarity of different soils" and the "difference of the same soil" is both interesting and brain-burning.
The stratigraphic information extracted from the boreholes is like "time capsules," hiding the environmental codes of about 3,600 years ago and recording the environmental stories of the Erlitou (二里头) period.
We found fine-grained gray pottery from the Erlitou (二里头) period in one borehole, and the cultural layer of that period was about 174 centimeters thick, indicating that this was an area of human activity. In another borehole, no Erlitou (二里头) cultural layer was found; instead, it was replaced by river facies deposits mainly composed of clayey silt and silty fine sand, suggesting that this was the remains of an ancient river channel. The sediment particle size of another borehole changed from fine to coarse, revealing the process of enhanced hydrodynamics in this small water area at that time. According to the soil quality, soil color, and sedimentary characteristics, combined with statistical methods, we can roughly divide the boreholes into three categories: the first category is the site area, which belongs to the area of human activity, with a thick cultural layer and rich relics; the second category is the riverside floodplain area, which belongs to the low-lying area near the river, with small water areas scattered; the third category is the ancient river channel area, with distinct sediment coarseness, recording the evolution of the river.
The irregular shape of the site boundary is related to the complex evolution of the river landform and closely related to the environmental background of dense river networks and interlaced lakes and swamps at that time. Through analysis, we reconstructed the natural landscape of the site: there was an ancient river channel in the southwest area of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址), and small water areas were scattered in the surrounding low-lying areas, which made the boundary of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) appear intermittent and irregular.
The latest discovery comes from the Gucheng Village Site (古城村遗址). It faces the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) across the river, with a straight-line distance of about 1.6 kilometers. The three moats and rammed earth wall foundations are consistent with the direction of the main roads, walls, and rammed earth buildings of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址), forming an encirclement of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) in the east and north directions. This provides new research materials for exploring the scope and scale of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址) and also puts forward new requirements for high-resolution paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
It is imperative to carry out more in-depth geoarchaeological surveys in the Yiluo River (伊洛河) basin. We will continue to explore the "time capsules" in the boreholes and continue to pay attention to the "growth story" of the Erlitou Site (二里头遗址).
Return to TopThe weather is fine, and the Archaeological Museum of China (中国考古博物馆) is surrounded by colorful leaves. The museum building, which incorporates elements of "Ding" and "Zun," is reflected in the water. People encounter newly added cultural relics here. Since its opening more than two years ago, the permanent exhibitions of the Archaeological Museum of China (中国考古博物馆) have been supplemented with new cultural relics every month, giving visitors new discoveries each time they visit. This edition selects five recently added cultural relics to share with readers, allowing them to jointly feel the strong pulse of Chinese civilization.
All photos and text are provided by the Archaeological Museum of China (中国考古博物馆).
Return to TopBy: 老 藤
Every year during the migratory season, I enjoy going to Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) to watch raptors.
Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) is located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula (辽东半岛). Together with the famous Snake Island (蛇岛), it has been designated as a national nature reserve. In 2024, as part of the "Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China," it was added to the World Natural Heritage List. In the 1990s, I worked in Lushunkou District (旅顺口区), Dalian (大连), Liaoning (辽宁), where Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) is located. I knew that this was one of the world's nine major migratory bird routes and one of the routes with the largest number and variety of migratory birds.
September and October in autumn are the peak periods for migratory bird migration, and southward-bound raptors will gather in the Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) area. Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) is a famous "bird station." Here, food is abundant, and various raptors will stop to replenish their energy before flapping their wings and flying south. I am not very interested in other birds, but I have a special fondness for raptors. I think that every kind of raptor, such as eagles, vultures, kites, harriers, vultures, and owls, is worth observing. I once wrote a novel called "Taming the Eagle" (熬鹰), and the protagonist's love for eagles has some of my own feelings in it.
On weekends, if I don't have to work overtime, I will bring my binoculars and drive to the observation deck next to the Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) lighthouse to watch the raptors circling in the sky. The raptors migrating in Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) are mainly eagles and owls, with a total of 45 species. Familiar harriers, falcons, and eagles can be seen here. After observing, I will take some notes. Recently, when I looked through my notes from those years, three kinds of raptors were written about the most.
The first is the White-shouldered Eagle. At that time, I discovered that White-shouldered Eagle in the afternoon. Because I had been observing for too long, I put down my binoculars and turned my head to look at the dividing line between the Yellow Sea (黄海) and the Bohai Sea (渤海) to relax my eyes. The dividing line between the Yellow Sea (黄海) and the Bohai Sea (渤海) divides the sea into two, one blue and one green, which is a spectacle. Suddenly, a large raptor appeared in my field of vision, flying very high, with its wings motionless, circling in the air. I picked up my binoculars, adjusted the focus, and observed carefully. It was an adult White-shouldered Eagle. When the White-shouldered Eagle was circling, its head kept turning left and right, and its curved long beak was particularly eye-catching. Its shoulders were covered with many white spots, like snowflakes, circling over the sea, with the radius getting larger and larger, until it circled over my head, and then flapped its wings and flew towards the distant mountains. At that time, I wondered, why did the White-shouldered Eagle fly from the sea? Could it be from the opposite Shandong Peninsula (山东半岛)? Looking at my notes today, I think the White-shouldered Eagle should have gone to Snake Island (蛇岛) in the sea to forage for food. Snake Island (蛇岛) has countless vipers, which happen to be the White-shouldered Eagle's delicacy.
The second is the Golden Eagle. In my opinion, the Golden Eagle is undoubtedly the most beautiful raptor on Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山). I have observed this raptor many times with binoculars. At first, I was a little disappointed after observing. The Golden Eagle's feathers are not outstanding. The feathers on its head, nape, and shoulders are brown, and it is not even as good-looking as the White-tailed Sea Eagle. Calling it "Golden Eagle" is a bit of a misnomer. This view was overturned one evening. At that time, the sky was ablaze with sunset clouds, and the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the sky and also shone on a Golden Eagle I was observing. The Golden Eagle was standing on a protruding crag, observing the surrounding woodland with majesty. In the afterglow of the setting sun, it was simply like a statue made of gold, radiating bright golden light all over its body. This is the color that the Golden Eagle should have. I think the person who named the Golden Eagle must have made the decision at sunset. This incident also made me understand that the truth is often obscured by illusions. Some beauty can only be discovered at the right time and in the right environment.
The third type of raptor is the Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine Falcon is a relatively common raptor in the Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) area, and it is the most numerous. But it is not easy to observe a Peregrine Falcon in flight. This guy flies too fast. Some data shows that the Peregrine Falcon's maximum flight speed can reach 389 kilometers per hour, which is comparable to that of a high-speed train. Of course, it doesn't usually fly so wildly. Even so, it is still difficult to track it with binoculars. Unlike eagles, which mainly rely on their claws to fight, falcons rely more on speed and their beaks to attack prey. I once observed a scene of a Peregrine Falcon harming a seagull for no reason. Several seagulls flew up from the steep cliffs of Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山), probably to go to the sea to hunt for food. A Peregrine Falcon swooped down from the sky and attacked one of the seagulls. Many feathers scattered in the air, and the seagull rolled and fell down. The seagull that fell into the sea did not fly up again, but floated in the waves. I don't know if it will survive. It is said that seagull meat is fishy, and raptors generally do not hunt it. I still can't figure out why the Peregrine Falcon attacked the seagull.
Observing raptors is full of fun. It is a pity that I didn't have a telephoto camera at that time, so I couldn't capture those amazing moments of the raptors, but many scenes remained in my memory. As long as I see them, the film in my memory will be exposed again. In those days, I especially wanted to observe the Greater Spotted Eagle, but I didn't observe it until I was transferred away from Lushunkou (旅顺口). After working in Shenyang (沈阳), observing raptors had to be interrupted, and those eagles circling in the blue sky could only appear in my dreams.
My interest in the Greater Spotted Eagle stems from a movie I watched when I was in elementary school. There was a bandit leader in the movie called "Zuo Shan Diao (座山雕)." When I watched the movie, I wondered what Zuo Shan Diao (座山雕) would look like? I asked an old man in Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) who used to make a living by catching eagles, taming eagles, and selling eagles, what kind of raptor the Zuo Shan Diao (座山雕) in the movie specifically referred to. After the establishment of the nature reserve, the old man became a bird protection volunteer and also an expert in folk research on eagles. He told me that he thought the bandit's Zuo Shan Diao (座山雕) should be the Greater Spotted Eagle.
I agree with the old man's view, but unfortunately I didn't observe the Greater Spotted Eagle. More than 20 years ago, when I went to Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) to observe raptors, the raptors in the sky never appeared in groups. Eagles themselves are loners. I don't think they would have large groups even during migration. Observing the Greater Spotted Eagle has become my obsession.
During this year's National Day holiday, I returned to Lushunkou (旅顺口) and rushed to Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山), where the forests were dyed in autumn colors, with my binoculars and telephoto camera. When I arrived at the top of the mountain, I found that the monitoring station, which originally had few people, was crowded with people who loved birds, watched birds, and photographed birds. These people had different equipment, and their vests had eye-catching LOGOs. There were also students from the local elementary school bird protection team and reserve monitoring personnel with counters in the crowd.
I told the monitoring personnel about my idea of observing the Greater Spotted Eagle. He told me that this idea was indeed difficult to realize in the past, but now it is different. The ecology of Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) has changed greatly compared to the past. Do you know how many raptors come to Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) every year now? 100,000! I was stunned. This number was unimaginable in the past. What a spectacular sight it would be for 100,000 raptors to gather at Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山)! The monitoring personnel also said that in the past, you could only see sporadic raptors, but now national first-class protected animals are very common. He asked me to observe a raptor circling in the due north, saying that it was the Greater Spotted Eagle. I raised my binoculars to observe, and it was indeed. Because of the distance, I couldn't see the expression of the Greater Spotted Eagle, but I could see the long wings of the Greater Spotted Eagle clearly. The Greater Spotted Eagle has a wingspan of nearly two meters, with six wing fingers on each wing. Its steady and unrestrained appearance is like a master of traditional Chinese painting painting in the blue sky. To my surprise, I also saw an "eagle river" that I had never seen before. Hundreds of thousands of raptors gathered in the air, circling and rising. After reaching a certain height, they changed their formation and flew towards the depths of the sea and sky.
The next day, I learned from the news that on the day I saw the Greater Spotted Eagle, the number of raptors on Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) reached 12,077 on a single day. I think if these raptors could speak, they would tell each other: Choose Lao Tie Mountain (老铁山) for the migratory route, it is especially safe there!
Return to TopBy: 剑 钧
In my childhood, I witnessed real nomads. An old Aba (阿爸 - term of endearment for father or elder) rode a white horse, holding a lasso, chasing after a stray black steed in the waist-high grass. The clattering hooves broke the silence of the prairie. The two horses, one in front and the other behind, disappeared into the poplar forest at the foot of the mountain. I was extremely disappointed that I didn't see whether the old Aba (阿爸) had lassoed the black steed. On the way back to the farm, I saw several yurts and cloud-like flocks of sheep from the car. The driver told me, "Look, those are his sheep. They came in the spring, set up the yurts, and before winter, they'll dismantle them, load them onto a Lele cart, and leave."
Growing up, while studying, one day a thought suddenly occurred to me: doesn't reading also have a bit of a "nomadic" nature? We roam in the wilderness of books, and we are not content to stay in just one pasture. We always seek more fertile water and grass, yearning for migrations and reunions time and time again. For example, when I was a child, I liked to read "Ma Liang and His Magic Brush" and "Grimm's Fairy Tales." When I was young, I liked to read "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Anna Karenina." When I was old, I liked to read "Zizhi Tongjian" and "The Old Man and the Sea"...
Far from my hometown of Horqin (科尔沁), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), I am a "nomadic" reader in my study in Beijing (北京), reading one book after another day after day. I am also a "nomadic" writer, circling millions of words into the green fields of books, tirelessly chasing the grassy waves of literature. The pages of books, permeated with the fragrance of ink, strung together, are the verdant pastures I have found.
Unexpectedly, the spiritual "nomadism" later merged with the physical "nomadism." In early autumn of that year, I went to Qian'an (迁安), Hebei (河北), to participate in a "walk and read" activity. Our group walked on the ancient Great Wall (长城) path and saw the shimmering Huangtai Lake (黄台湖) lying quietly in the middle of the city. My heart stirred: this lake is like an open thread-bound book, and every ripple is like a text soaked in moisture. At that moment, Li Daoyuan's (郦道元) "Commentary on the Water Classic" ("水经注") and the source of the Huangtai Lake (黄台湖) in front of me converged. Ancient water systems and modern rivers were intertwined in my reading and walking, and the source mentioned in the book overlapped with the waves in front of me. The Luan River (滦河) has flowed for thousands of years. I walk along the Luan River (滦河), pursuing the knowledge and connotation of the river, and looking for a literary oasis to inhabit. How pleasant this is.
Another autumn, I went to Yongcheng (永城), Henan (河南), and the sense of historical layering rushed towards me. I stared at the ancient city wall under Mount Mangdang (芒砀山) and suddenly realized that the ancient city of thousands of years is like a thick history book. Walking here, reading here, every city brick is a thousand-year-old character, and every ancient alley is a line of thousand-year-old ancient poetry. Standing in front of Liu Bang's (刘邦) Snake-Slaying Stele, the "Records of the Grand Historian: The Basic Annals of Gaozu" ("史记·高祖本纪") that I had read in the past became "dynamic" in front of me. Before, I had wondered whether we were gradually losing the ability to read in depth in the age of information explosion. But this kind of walking made me relieved: reading does not always have to be done sitting upright in the study. When your feet are on the land where the story takes place, reading naturally becomes a bridge through time and space.
The mountain road was covered with fallen leaves, rustling underfoot. In the distance, a high-speed train departing from Yongcheng North Station (永城北站) crossed my vision. Modern scenes merged into the ancient city ruins. How pleasing and magnificent this is. Speed and depth coexist, modern and traditional intertwine, and the present and history look at each other. Shouldn't reading in this era be like this?
Roaming in the wilderness of books, and also roaming in the vast mountains and fields, and in the alleys of ancient cities. Reading while roaming, the sky becomes bluer, the vision becomes broader, and even the heart becomes younger. As the sages said, "Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles," why not be a "nomadic" reader.
Return to TopBy: 章新宏
"Brother, could you help me rent a basketball hall and invite the strongest high school basketball team in Dongguan (东莞)? Our classmates from Taiwan (台湾) want to have a friendly match." A few months ago, Mingyi (铭驿) came to me and suggested planning a friendly match.
"How about we organize a more meaningful and valuable event?" I suddenly had a new idea after hearing this. After I described my vision, Mingyi's (铭驿) expression changed, eventually settling into a wide smile.
Let's call it the "TongShaLake Cup"! "TongSha (同沙)" is named after the famous Tongsha Reservoir (同沙水库) in Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong (广东). To adapt to the era of great cultural tourism, it is planned to rename it "Tongsha Lake (同沙湖)". The English translation "TongShaLake" naturally popped into my head. "TongShaLake" – "Tongsha Visitors," and the "TongShaLake Cup" was born. We hope that visitors from all directions will come as promised.
A blueprint for a youth basketball IP event gradually became clear.
As soon as they stepped into the basketball hall, the young players burst into exclamations: "So advanced!" "Wow! So beautiful!"
Coach Rao (饶教练) from Taiwan (台湾), whose ancestral home is Dabu (大埔), Meizhou (梅州), Guangdong (广东), was thirty years old and was visiting the mainland for the first time. He couldn't wait to turn around and ask, "Can you arrange for us to train now?"
The competition will officially start tomorrow, but the atmosphere in the bright basketball hall is already heating up. The shiny floor, the tall basketball hoops, and the exquisite billboards surround the court, with a huge backdrop in the middle. On the screen, the words "'TongShaLake Cup' 2025 Dongguan (莞) Taiwan (台) Hong Kong (港) and Macao (澳) Youth Men's Basketball Friendship Tournament" clearly mark the theme.
The game begins. In the stands, the cheers rise and fall, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to a boiling point. The blazing lights cast the court into a stage, and all eyes are locked on the flashing movements of the 10 players. The athletes in two-colored jerseys pass, steal, sprint, stop suddenly, and shoot. The basketball seems to be given life between their fingers, like an orange lightning bolt shuttling across the court.
"Fast break, give it to the baseline!" "Defense, man-to-man!" On the sidelines, the two coaches are fighting each other from a distance. The gentle humility during the pre-match exchange has long faded away, with only short, drum-like commands, and the gestures of command seem to carry a rhythm.
In just two days, the competition unfolded in full swing.
At the awards banquet, soft light flowed, and the deep red carpet concealed all the noise of the arena. The two days of competition time have now been quietly brewed into a strong wine.
Medals and trophies each have their owners, and young people spontaneously exchange souvenirs. The uncompromising attitude on the field has turned into humble exchanges and sincere praise.
The coaches sat around, sharing their joy. I reviewed the magical journey of this event from scratch with them. After hearing the origin and interpretation of "TongSha Visitors," they raised their glasses in unison. At that moment, all the deep feelings were completely melted into each other's smiles and the mellow wine.
Looking at the scene in front of me, those sleepless nights of preparation instantly flooded my mind. Mingyi (铭驿) and I smiled at each other, and all anxiety finally settled down at this moment.
Early the next morning, before leaving, the organizers treated everyone to a meal of roast goose lai fun (烧鹅濑粉). A plate of roast goose is the most popular and authentic way to treat guests in Dongguan (东莞) today.
In the evening, Coach Rao (饶教练) sent a message from Taipei (台北): "Thank you, I hope to have another game next year."
I replied: "Definitely."
At that moment, I seemed to see the mountains and waters of Tongsha Lake (同沙湖) overlapping with Alishan (阿里山) and Sun Moon Lake (日月潭), with Victoria Peak (太平山) and Hong Kong (香江), and with Mount Macao (妈阁山) and the Houjiang (濠江).
Return to TopOil painting "Garze Snow Mountain" (甘孜雪山), by Wu Zuoren (吴作人), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
Return to TopBy: 王成伟
Every winter, teachers and friends in Suizhou (随州), Hubei (湖北) affectionately call out: Come back and eat paopaoqing! Paopaoqing, for the people of Suizhou (随州) or those who have lived in Suizhou (随州), has an extraordinary taste.
In Suizhou (随州), there is a saying that "no paopaoqing, no feast," and "qing" refers to paopaoqing. The leaves of paopaoqing are thick and dark green, covered with bubbles. Looking at them against the sunlight, each bubble exudes a charming warm green. After being hit by frost and snow, it is particularly fresh, mellow, and tender, and can be stir-fried, stewed with tofu, used in hot pot, wrapped in spring rolls... In the hearts of Suizhou (随州) people, winter is incomplete without paopaoqing.
Paopaoqing is extremely picky about its growing environment. Even in the local area, only a dozen or so townships are suitable for cultivation. Those who are far away from their hometown often miss this delicacy. Every year before the Spring Festival, one of the most frequently shipped items by express delivery brothers to other places is paopaoqing. This small "messenger" conveys so much longing and concern.
Last Spring Festival, Teacher Liu (刘老师) heard that I was staying in Shanghai (上海) for the New Year, so she sent a large box of paopaoqing from Suizhou (随州). Throughout the New Year, our whole family was immersed in a large piece of dark green affection. To my shame, I am not from Suizhou (随州), but only had a few years of schooling experience in Suizhou (随州). At the end of the last century, Teacher Liu (刘老师) was the instructor of our student literary society. At that time, she was only a few years older than us and cared for us like an older sister, often inviting everyone to her teacher's apartment to improve our meals. After the friends enthusiastically washed the vegetables, they would sit around the antique bronze charcoal hot pot, steaming hot paopaoqing, passionately discussing Tagore's poems, and a meal could last all day. At that time, the school also had vegetable plots assigned to the teachers, and Teacher Liu (刘老师) would always plant some paopaoqing in her vegetable plot. We would occasionally make appointments to weed and catch insects in the vegetable plot together, working and laughing, and feeling extremely happy.
In fact, this is not the first time I have received paopaoqing from Suizhou (随州). Before New Year's Day the year before last, my classmate Xiaofang (小芳) sent a WeChat message: Old classmate, send me an address. I specially went to the farmer's house to buy paopaoqing and sent it to you. It has been snowing recently, and the paopaoqing is soft and delicious...
Thinking that we were all family, I didn't stand on ceremony and gave her the address. Xiaofang (小芳) was warm-hearted and clever as a student. The year we graduated, she stared at me with big eyes and said seriously: You will definitely become a great writer in the future! I suppressed my joy and asked: Why do you say that? She said: You have talent, perseverance, and a kind of crazy energy... More than 20 years have passed, and I am indeed still traveling alone on the road of literature; that kind girl doesn't know that her belief has since turned into a strong psychological suggestion, encouraging and accompanying me for so many years through the years.
How could I be polite to such family-like gifts of paopaoqing from my classmates? A large box of paopaoqing arrived in Shanghai (上海) soon after, and our family ate it in various ways for a month without finishing it. During that month, I would often eat the paopaoqing sent by Xiaofang (小芳) and recall those times on campus. Moved by my feelings, I wrote a poem "Paopaoqing Sent from Suizhou (随州)," and specially submitted it to the Suizhou Daily (随州日报), and unexpectedly it was published soon. It seems that only when published on the land where paopaoqing was born can those words find the most suitable soil for it to take root and grow, and can it radiate the unique and bright vitality of paopaoqing.
This poem is not only for the teachers and classmates who walked through campus time and youthful years together, but also for the land that produces paopaoqing. Later, this poem also won an award in a competition. In my heart, I secretly awarded this prize to that poetic land 2,000 miles away that shines with warm green light.
WeChat rang, this time, which teacher or friend from Suizhou (随州) is going to send paopaoqing?
Return to TopBy: 马毅杰
Taiyuan City (太原城) has a long history and profound cultural heritage, with over 2500 years since its founding. In this city, if you ask me which place I love and miss the most, I would say: Taoyuan (桃园).
Taoyuan (桃园) generally refers to the area along the east bank of the Fen River (汾河) that spans Xinghualing District (杏花岭区) and Yingze District (迎泽区). In the early 1990s, my sister, who worked in Taiyuan (太原), was allocated a newly built apartment by her company, located on Taoyuan North Road (桃园北路), Shuixiguan West Street (水西关西街), right next to the Fen River (汾河). I originally thought it would be a place with blooming peach blossoms and rippling Fen River (汾河), but when I went to see the apartment with my sister for the first time, the environment was very different from what I had imagined: a six-story building was already "a crane standing among chickens" compared to the surrounding low bungalows; to see the nearby Fen River (汾河), you had to bypass scattered vegetable plots and ditches, and walk along a small path covered by weeds to get to the riverbank; standing on the riverbank, you could see a dry riverbed with no water flowing.
I asked an old man living nearby, how did this place get the name "Taoyuan (桃园)"? He told a story: Around 1930, there were hundreds of acres of peach orchards here, and every spring when the flowers bloomed, peach blossoms covered a large area of the滩地. Who would have thought that after the Japanese devils occupied Taiyuan (太原) in 1937, the Taoyuan (桃园) area was placed under military control. Later, the peach trees were cut down, and the peach orchard disappeared from then on. However, the name "Taoyuan (桃园)" remained. After the founding of New China, there were many places named "Taoyuan (桃园)" here, such as Taoyuan North Road (桃园北路), Taoyuan South Road (桃园南路), Taoyuan Second Alley (桃园二巷), Taoyuan Third Alley (桃园三巷), Taoyuan Fourth Alley (桃园四巷), Taoyuan Elementary School (桃园小学), etc.
Since moving into the new apartment, my sister has brought my maternal grandmother and parents to live with her. Since then, this place has become the place I miss the most in Taiyuan City (太原城). Every time I come to Taiyuan (太原), I eagerly want to return to Taoyuan (桃园).
At that time, Binhe East Road (滨河东路) had not yet been opened, and to get to Taoyuan (桃园), you often had to go around Taiyuan City (太原城) for two or three hours. When I arrived at my sister's building, looking up at that familiar window, I was sure to see my parents smiling and waving to me. At that moment, I felt extremely happy. We liked to take my maternal grandmother and parents to visit the famous historical sites in Taiyuan (太原), but more often we would leisurely walk on Taoyuan North Road (桃园北路), go to Taoyuan Second Alley (桃园二巷) to eat Taiyuan Guanchang (太原灌肠) and other snacks, go to Taoyuan Park (桃园公园) to enjoy the flowers, go to Taoyuan Fourth Alley (桃园四巷) tailor street to have New Year's clothes made for the elderly, and if we had time, we would also go to Taoyuan Elementary School (桃园小学) to pick up my niece after school. The strong sense of everyday life made the deep love between loved ones even warmer and more beautiful.
One day, my father suggested that he wanted to go to the nearby Fen River (汾河) to take a look. In the 1950s, he came to Shanxi (山西) from Beijing (北京) to work, and had crossed that river with abundant water, which held his youthful memories. I told my father, it's better not to go. He didn't say anything. Who knew that when I got up the next morning, he was gone. Just as I was about to go out to look for him, my father came back, his shoes covered in dust, muttering: "Why is there no water in the Fen River (汾河)?" I asked him what he saw, and he said, a large construction site under construction. I was immediately excited and told my father that it seemed the Fen River (汾河) had started to be治理了!
In those years, every time I came to Taiyuan (太原), I would discover unexpected changes in Taoyuan (桃园) and the Fen River (汾河). First, the low and dilapidated bungalows were replaced by towering buildings and wide streets, and then when I went to see the Fen River (汾河), I was even more amazed.
After years of ecological restoration and治理, today the Fen River (汾河), which runs 43 kilometers through Taiyuan City (太原城), has a wide river surface, rippling water, and is like a long green dragon swimming in the Jinyang (晋阳) land. The trees on both banks are lush, the grass is green, the flowers are fragrant, and the pure air is refreshing.
Returning to Taoyuan (桃园) again, my parents are not at home. My sister told me that my parents are taking their cameras and tirelessly going to the park every day to take pictures of flowers, birds, bridges, and water. Sometimes, they even go to the Fen River (汾河)滩里 to fly kites! Now, living in Taoyuan (桃园), accompanied by the Fen River (汾河), how happy it is!
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After the Nanshan (南山) highway opened, I often went there for walks. A cow leisurely grazing on the roadside grass slope piqued my curiosity. Approaching the cow, I met Old Liu (刘老汉), the cowherd. During the National Day holiday, Old Liu's (刘老汉) son returned to accompany his father in herding cattle. A Ph.D. graduate, he is now a senior executive at a company. He told me the story of "Father raising cattle on the city slope" in detail—
My house faces the Yangtze River (长江), and across the river is the ancient Wanzhou (万州). My father's name is Changjiang (长江). Our ancestors have always farmed by the river. My grandfather named my father Changjiang (长江) so that he would remember the Yangtze River (长江) beside him, and the fields by the Yangtze River (长江).
The village grew many vegetables. Everyone went to grow vegetables, so my father contracted all the paddy fields in the village and plowed the fields with a large yellow ox.
When I reached the age to attend elementary school, my father did not give me a cow rope or a hoe. Instead, he bought me a new schoolbag from across the river. He pointed to the city opposite and told me that I must study until I went to the other side of the river.
Bridges began to be built over the Yangtze River (长江). Cars drove across the Yangtze River (长江), and the city began to grow out of our village. Suddenly, high-rise buildings appeared on the vegetable fields. Many wealthy people suddenly appeared in the village, and those former fields became numbers on bank cards. Our family's fields also became those numbers, but my father never told me how much it was.
Many slopes suitable for "growing" cities were left at the foot of the mountain. I call that slope "City Slope." No longer having to worry about the fields, my father sold the large yellow ox to a village on the other side of the mountain, and with my mother, planted the remaining small plots of vegetable land at home, and also reclaimed a few small vegetable plots on the city slope.
The year I got married, my mother passed away; she collapsed in the vegetable field at home. I insisted that my father no longer grow vegetables and asked him to live with us in Shanghai (上海). But my father said, "If I go so far, how will your mother know the way?" I had no choice but to buy my father a river-view apartment in a residential area by the Yangtze River (长江). That residential area was exactly where my parents used to grow rice.
To prevent my father from growing vegetables, I secretly gave his farm tools to others. Without farm tools and without vegetable fields, my father would cross Nanshan (南山) every day to see those fields and those crops in the village. Until one day, my father saw a small yellow ox following behind a cow.
The cowherd was also an old man. After hesitating for a long time, my father finally told him what he was thinking. My father took a fancy to that small yellow ox and wanted to buy it; it was a very strong draft animal. The old man smiled and said, "I knew you would say that, but I haven't taught this small yellow ox how to plow yet. The rest is up to you."
My father led the small yellow ox back to the city slope at the foot of Nanshan (南山). A small yellow ox trotting on the road attracted a series of curious glances.
On the city slope, there was now a small yellow ox and a cowherd father. Every Spring Festival, we come back to herd cattle with our father on the city slope at the foot of Nanshan (南山). Our family wanders on the city slope, by the stream, and in the sound of cowbells. That is the happiest time of the year for my father.
"The small yellow ox is so beautiful, even more beautiful than in the photos!" These are young people walking from the teahouse at the foot of Nanshan (南山). The teahouse was converted from an old house in the village. The young people pose for photos on the city slope, with the small yellow ox naturally as the background. Seeing such a draft animal, it is not only those of us who came from the countryside who are excited; the moo of the draft animal awakens many tender thoughts.
Walking towards a cow, walking towards the depths of time, we will always have the blood of farming in our bones.
My father pointed out to me that the fields in the village are located below Huilan Pagoda (洄澜塔), above Juyu Tuo (聚鱼沱), in front of Cenggong Cave (岑公洞), and near Yinghua Ferry (樱花渡). Every field is in my father's heart; that is where my father and the ox walked step by step in those years.
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