People's Daily - November 26, 2025

Xi Jinping Meets with King Tupou VI of Tonga

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 25th (Reporter Feng Xinran). On the morning of November 25th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with King Tupou VI (图普六世) of Tonga at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京), who is in China for a state visit.

Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China and Tonga are true friends who have gone through thick and thin together, and the friendship between the two countries has a long history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two sides have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, firmly supported each other's core interests and major concerns, achieved fruitful practical cooperation, and continuously deepened the comprehensive strategic partnership, setting a model for friendly cooperation between countries with different social systems and different sizes. No matter how the international situation changes, China will always be a trustworthy good partner of Tonga, and will always support Tonga in safeguarding its national independence and sovereignty. China is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Tonga, expand cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture and fisheries, infrastructure, clean energy, medical and health care, tourism, and climate change, expand exchanges in education, sports, youth, media, and local areas, and continue to provide assistance to Tonga's economic and social development within the framework of South-South cooperation. We welcome people from all walks of life in Tonga to visit and inspect China, strengthen exchanges on governance and development experience, and enhance a comprehensive understanding of China.

Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共) made top-level designs and strategic plans for China's economic and social development in the next five years. China will focus on high-quality development, further comprehensively deepen reform, expand high-level opening up to the outside world, and share development opportunities with countries around the world. China's proposal of the four global initiatives is to promote common development and shared peace among all countries in the world. We are willing to work with Tonga to jointly implement the four global initiatives, create a better life for the people of both countries, jointly build a China-Pacific Island countries community with a shared future, and promote the building of a human community with a shared future.

Tupou VI (图普六世) said that the comprehensive strategic partnership between Tonga and China has made great progress, and thanked China for its long-term selfless assistance to Tonga's economic and social development. Tonga attaches great importance to its relations with China, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, resolutely opposes any form of "Taiwan independence," and firmly supports the Chinese government in achieving national reunification. Tonga is willing to expand cooperation with China in areas such as economy and trade, agriculture, clean energy, education, medical care, and environmental protection, and promote more tangible results in bilateral relations. Tonga congratulates China on its great achievements under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), and hopes to learn from the successful experience of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in governing the country. Tonga supports the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), and is willing to strengthen communication and collaboration with China to jointly address global challenges such as climate change.

During the visit, the two sides issued the "Joint Statement Between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Tonga."

After the meeting, the heads of state of the two countries jointly witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation documents in the fields of economy and trade, medical care, education, and development.

Before the meeting, Xi Jinping (习近平) and his wife Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) held a welcome ceremony for Tupou VI (图普六世) and Queen Nanasipauʻu (娜娜茜帕乌) in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂).

Twenty-one gun salutes were fired at Tiananmen Square (天安门广场), and honor guards lined up to pay tribute. The heads of state of the two countries ascended the reviewing stand, and the military band played the national anthems of China and Tonga. Tupou VI (图普六世), accompanied by Xi Jinping (习近平), reviewed the guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) and watched the march-past.

That noon, Xi Jinping (习近平) and Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) held a welcome banquet for Tupou VI (图普六世) and his wife.

Wang Yi (王毅) participated in the above activities.

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Xi Jinping Sends Congratulatory Letter to the 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 25th. On November 25th, the 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum was held in Beijing (北京). President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the forum.

Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China-Russia energy cooperation started early and has a solid foundation. It is a model of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, and has played a positive role in promoting the economic and social development of the two countries and enhancing the well-being of the two peoples.

Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China is willing to work with Russia to continuously consolidate the comprehensive energy partnership, jointly maintain the stability and smooth flow of the global energy industry chain and supply chain, promote the construction of a more fair, just, balanced and inclusive global energy governance system, and inject more stability into world energy security and green and low-carbon transition.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin (普京) also sent a congratulatory letter to the 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum.

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Add Splendor and Color to Chinese-style Modernization

By: 本报记者 李昌禹

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the symposium for private enterprises that "the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs should be full of entrepreneurial and patriotic passion, continuously enhance their ideal realm, cultivate a deep sense of national identity, and 富而思源 (fù ér sī yuán - "be rich and think of the source," to not forget one's roots when becoming wealthy) and 富而思进 (fù ér sī jìn - "be rich and think of progress," to continue striving for improvement even after becoming wealthy)."

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the China Glorious Cause Promotion Association (中国光彩事业促进会) (hereinafter referred to as "China Glorious Cause Association"). Over the past 30 years, the vast number of private enterprises have actively engaged in the Glorious Cause, with those who became rich first leading those who were behind, promoting common prosperity. In the nearly 5 years since the Sixth Member Representative Conference of the China Glorious Cause Association, the Association, together with the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联), has launched 939 industrial projects with investments of 449.1 billion yuan, making positive contributions to promoting coordinated urban and rural regional development and consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation, effectively connecting with rural revitalization, and creating a new situation for the development of the Glorious Cause in the new era.

Standing at a new starting point, focusing on key tasks in line with the needs of the times, the Glorious Cause is taking more solid steps in serving the overall situation, promoting the "two healthy" (healthy development of the private sector and the healthy growth of non-public economy personnel), and contributing to common prosperity.

Bearing in Mind the "Greater National Interest" and Carrying Out Pragmatic Actions

"The 15,000 mu of pepper sold for a good price, thanks to the knowledge I learned in the training class." Pointing to the pepper garden in the village, Shen Genfa (沈跟发), Secretary of the Party Branch of Tianxing Village (天星村), Ma'anshan Township (马鞍山乡), Xichang (西昌), Sichuan (四川), smiled happily. As a trainee in the training class, he used the modern marketing concepts and technology-assisted agricultural methods he learned to open up a wider sales channel for the village's high-quality pepper.

In 2021, New Hope Group (新希望集团) and others initiated a public welfare training project for rural revitalization, attracting leaders of rural development from all over the country to sign up. Now, more than 400 trainees have successfully graduated, radiating and driving more than 3,000 villages. "Our company was born in the countryside and developed in the countryside. Now, we have a greater responsibility to drive farmers to increase their income and become rich, and help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," said Liu Yonghao (刘永好), one of the initiators of the Glorious Cause and chairman of New Hope Group Co., Ltd. (新希望集团有限公司).

This is a microcosm of the Glorious Cause in recent years, which has brought together the strength of private enterprises to serve national strategies.

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association has focused on the major decisions and deployments of the Party and the state, such as the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, enriching the people and consolidating the borders, and carrying out a series of activities with clear themes and vivid forms, guiding the vast number of private enterprises to take the initiative and make precise efforts, promoting the aggregation of resources and elements to key areas, and realizing their own value in serving the overall situation of economic and social development.

——The "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" action has been promoted in depth. As of now, the Glorious Cause Associations at all levels, together with the Federations of Industry and Commerce, have organized and mobilized 235,100 private enterprises to help 161,900 villages, with an investment of 1.21 trillion yuan and a total donation of 56.4 billion yuan.

——The "China Glorious Cause Action" has made precise efforts. The "Bijie (毕节) Action" in Guizhou (贵州) facilitated 113 industrial investment projects, and the "Tibet (西藏) Action" achieved the pairing of "one hundred enterprises connecting one hundred villages"... The activities focus on ethnic minority areas and key areas for rural revitalization, guiding the rational flow and efficient aggregation of private enterprise resources and elements to underdeveloped areas.

——The "Private Enterprises Entering the Border Areas" action has been deepened and expanded. The China Glorious Cause Association, in cooperation with the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民委) and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, has guided private enterprises to actively participate in the modernization of ethnic minority areas in the border areas, promote exchanges, interactions and integration among all ethnic groups, and has facilitated the signing of 288 investment projects with a total investment of 129.507 billion yuan.

Innovating Public Welfare Models and Gathering Private Enterprise Love

In Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), in the modern agricultural park, agricultural technicians are guiding farmers in field management; thousands of miles away in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, livestock and poultry are in groups in standardized breeding farms, and purchasing vehicles are waiting in line for loading and transportation. These industrial scenes are inseparable from a special charitable trust - the "San Nong Fu Zhi Fund Charitable Trust" (三农扶志基金慈善信托).

The trust was established by Wanxiang Sannong Group (万向三农集团), the vice-chairman unit of the Sixth Council of the China Glorious Cause Association, to promote the systematic research and development of the agricultural industry, the scale of production, and the network of markets, with a total investment of more than 4 billion yuan, driving more than 400,000 farmers to increase their income.

The China Glorious Cause Association actively explores innovation, promotes the shift from "blood transfusion" assistance to "blood creation" empowerment, from decentralized donations to resource integration, and guides private enterprises to participate in public welfare and charity in a scientific, standardized, and efficient manner.

——Model innovation makes love transmission more precise and efficient. The China Glorious Cause Foundation promotes the implementation of online public fundraising projects such as "Glorious Reading to Success" and "Glorious Small Agricultural Machinery to Help Farmers" to achieve precise matching of love resources and people's livelihood needs.

——Resource integration makes assistance stronger and more effective. The China Glorious Cause Association reorganized and established the "Glorious 100 Private Enterprise Public Welfare Foundation Alliance", inviting 100 key private enterprise foundations to join, allowing private public welfare forces to move from "single-point breakthroughs" to "system integration".

In the classroom of Paiziawati Primary School (排孜阿瓦提小学) in Shache County (莎车县), Kashgar (喀什), Xinjiang (新疆), children surround young entrepreneurial volunteers and ask about emerging fields of knowledge. This is a vivid scene of the "For the Smiles of Flowers" project helping education.

In 2014, Lin Xi'ai (林夕爱), vice president of the Shanghai Glorious Cause Association (上海市光彩会), visited the Gannan (甘南) Grassland and witnessed the lack of teachers and the simplicity of courses, and jointly launched a project to help students and teachers with 11 entrepreneurs. Over the past 11 years, the project has mobilized 712 young entrepreneurs to participate in voluntary teaching and donating to help students, allowing the light of educational equity to shine on remote mountainous areas.

Accumulating good deeds into rivers and gathering light into torches. The vast number of private enterprises actively respond to the call, participate in public welfare and charity within their capabilities, and fully demonstrate the good demeanor of private enterprises in the new era, who are rich and responsible, rich and righteous, and rich and loving.

Strengthening Ideological Guidance and Cultivating a Sense of National Identity

Carrying out patriotic education and red revolutionary traditional education through various forms such as watching special films and conducting on-the-spot investigations; promoting and recommending advanced models and telling glorious stories through forms such as "Glorious Lecture Hall" and "Glorious Star", guiding the vast number of private economic figures to continuously enhance their ideal realm and cultivate a deep sense of national identity...

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association has always placed ideological and political guidance in the first place, running through the entire process of the Glorious Cause. The Glorious Cause has continuously strengthened top-level design and overall planning, guiding private economic figures to grow healthily.

From the issuance of the "Opinions on Deepening the Innovative Development of the Glorious Cause in the New Era" to the formulation of the "Glorious Cause Key Project Plan (2023-2027)", and then to the release of the "Reform Action Plan for High-Quality Development of the Glorious Cause in the New Era and New Journey (2025-2035)", in recent years, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部), the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the China Glorious Cause Association have continuously improved the system and mechanism for promoting the innovative development of the Glorious Cause, and continuously enhanced the appeal and cohesion of the Glorious Cause.

Continuously making efforts to promote the healthy growth of private economic figures, precisely focusing on promoting the healthy development of the private economy, and targeting efforts to enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of ideological and political guidance—

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association, together with the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, has organized 39 various Glorious Cause meetings and activities, with nearly 6,000 private economic figures participating, undergoing baptism and enhancing their realm in the practice of the Glorious Cause, and growing together with the Glorious Cause; training more than 1,000 young private economic figures, guiding the younger generation to identify with the Glorious Cause concept, inherit the Glorious Cause spirit, and devote themselves to the Glorious Cause.

The vast number of private economic figures have continuously enhanced their political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity, and emotional identity with the Communist Party of China and socialism with Chinese characteristics, and are more determined to be builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoters of Chinese-style modernization.

Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan", forging ahead on a new journey.

"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest entrustment, the China Glorious Cause Association will uphold the purpose of promoting common prosperity, focus on the major strategic tasks of economic and social development during the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, guide and lead the vast number of private economic figures to cultivate a deep sense of national identity, promote the Glorious Cause spirit, demonstrate the style of struggle, fulfill social responsibilities, and continue to write a new chapter in the Glorious Cause to add glory to Chinese-style modernization, and take the Glorious Cause path of the new era," said Shen Ying (沈莹), Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee in charge of daily work and President of the China Glorious Cause Association.

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The Shenzhou-22 Manned Space Mission Achieves Complete Success

This newspaper reported from Beijing on November 25th (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)): According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office (中国载人航天工程办公室), at 12:11 PM Beijing Time on November 25th, the Long March-2F Y22 carrier rocket (长征二号F遥二十二运载火箭), carrying the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft (神舟二十二号飞船), was ignited and launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (酒泉卫星发射中心). Approximately 10 minutes later, the spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered its predetermined orbit, marking the complete success of China's manned space program's first emergency launch mission.

After entering orbit, the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft successfully completed its state settings and successfully docked with the forward port of the Tiangong core module (天和核心舱) of the space station at 3:50 PM Beijing Time on November 25th. After the rendezvous and docking, the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft will transfer to the combined complex berthing segment and will subsequently serve as the return spacecraft for the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew (神舟二十一号航天员乘组).

Currently, the Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew is in good condition in orbit and is completing all scheduled tasks according to plan. The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft (神舟二十号飞船) will remain in orbit to carry out related experiments. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is in an unmanned state and is loaded with space food, space medicine, fresh fruits and vegetables, a disposal device for the window cracks of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, and spare parts for the space station.

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Zhao Leji Pays Official Friendly Visit to Australia

Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, November 25 (Reporters Sun Chengbing (孙承斌) and Lin Xiaochun (林小春)) At the invitation of Australian Federal Parliament Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick (迪克), National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) paid an official friendly visit to Australia from November 22 to 25. In Canberra, he met with Governor-General David Hurley (莫斯廷), attended a working breakfast hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯), and held talks with Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick (迪克).

During the meeting with Governor-General David Hurley (莫斯廷), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of President Xi Jinping (习近平). Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Australian leaders, China-Australia relations have returned to the correct track of stable and positive development. China and Australia have strong economic complementarities, and practical cooperation has a solid foundation and broad prospects. China is willing to work with Australia to deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields and promote the building of a more mature, stable, and fruitful China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.

Governor-General David Hurley (莫斯廷) said that Australia and China have carried out good cooperation in trade, culture, education, and other fields, and bilateral relations have continued to deepen. China will host the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, which is very important for upholding and promoting multilateralism, and looks forward to the success of the meeting. Australia is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as green infrastructure, energy transition, climate change, and the protection of women's rights.

Attending the working breakfast hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) said that the turnaround in China-Australia relations, the resumption and restart of dialogue and cooperation in various fields, has been widely welcomed and supported by all sectors of both countries. There are no fundamental conflicts of interest between China and Australia. China always adheres to the path of peaceful development, adheres to high-quality development, and expands high-level opening up to the outside world. It is willing to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation and share development opportunities with all countries, including Australia. It is necessary to consolidate and deepen cooperation in areas such as energy and minerals, scientific and technological innovation, the digital economy, and infrastructure. Issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and the South China Sea concern China's territorial sovereignty and core interests, and it is hoped that Australia will understand and respect China's position.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) said that the current development of Australia-China relations has a good foundation, and Australia is committed to strengthening cooperation with China and supports China's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next year. Trade between Australia and China has grown rapidly in recent years, and exchanges in tourism, education, and culture help the younger generation experience different cultures and develop lasting friendships. Australia is willing to maintain regular communication with China and promote the continued stable development of bilateral relations.

During talks with Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick (迪克), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) said that the National People's Congress of China is willing to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries with the Australian Federal Parliament, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies at all levels, give full play to the special advantages of special committees and NPC deputies and parliamentarians, strengthen dialogue and exchanges, enhance the stability and effectiveness of cooperation, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation between the two countries. Zhao Leji (赵乐际) introduced the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, as well as the situation of opening up to the outside world and expanding domestic demand, and said that the legislative bodies of the two countries can carry out exchanges and mutual learning on foreign-related legislation and creating a good business environment.

Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) said that exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies are conducive to promoting the development of bilateral relations. Dialogue is the key to bilateral relations, and economic and trade cooperation is the foundation of bilateral relations. A stable trade relationship is very important for both countries. Australia welcomes Chinese investment and strengthens cooperation in areas of common interest. House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick (迪克) said that the development of Australia-China relations has created more opportunities for trade between the two countries. In the past two years, the exchanges between the legislative bodies of both sides have been good, with mutual visits. He looks forward to further development of Australia-China relations and exchanges and cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.

During his visit to Australia, Zhao Leji (赵乐际) met with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (克里萨富利) in Brisbane, expressing his expectation to deepen local exchanges and cooperation and promote the development of bilateral relations; he visited Arrow Energy, hoping to strengthen China-Australia economic and trade investment cooperation and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

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The 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum Opens

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 25th (Reporters Wen Xin and Wang Yueyang) The 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum was held on the 25th at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (钓鱼台国宾馆). Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony, read President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter, and delivered a speech.

Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) stated that since the beginning of this year, the two heads of state have held multiple meetings and phone calls, and have once again sent congratulatory letters to the China-Russia Energy Business Forum, providing strategic guidance for continuously consolidating the comprehensive China-Russia energy partnership. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic deployments for China to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and build a strong energy nation, providing new and important opportunities for China-Russia energy cooperation. China is willing to work with Russia to further implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continuously deepen strategic cooperation in the energy field, and constantly create a new situation of win-win cooperation.

Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) put forward three suggestions for China-Russia energy cooperation: First, strengthen the connection and cooperation of the entire industrial chain, ensure the safe and stable operation of energy cross-border channels, and ensure the smooth development of energy trade. Second, strengthen cooperation in energy transition and development, actively expand application scenarios, and deeply tap the cooperation potential of renewable energy and other fields. Third, strengthen multilateral cooperation, jointly promote the implementation of the Global Governance Initiative in the energy field, and inject more stability and certainty into the global energy market.

Igor Sechin (谢钦), Secretary General of the Presidential Commission on Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Complex and Environmental Safety and CEO of Rosneft, read the congratulatory letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin and delivered a speech. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak (诺瓦克) also delivered a speech.

After the opening ceremony, Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) met with the high-level Russian delegation attending the 7th China-Russia Energy Business Forum.

The theme of this forum is "Strengthening the High-Level Strategic Alignment between China and Russia, and Continuously Consolidating the Comprehensive Energy Partnership." Nearly 400 people from relevant departments, units, and enterprises from both sides attended the opening ceremony.

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China's total installed power generation capacity increased by 17.3% year-on-year.

This newspaper reported from Beijing on November 25th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) - The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) released data showing that as of the end of October, the country's cumulative power generation installed capacity was 3.75 billion kilowatts, an increase of 17.3% year-on-year. Among them, solar power installed capacity was 1.14 billion kilowatts, an increase of 43.8% year-on-year; wind power installed capacity was 590 million kilowatts, an increase of 21.4% year-on-year.

From January to October, the country's newly added power generation installed capacity was 397.84 million kilowatts. Among them, hydropower was 8.35 million kilowatts, thermal power was 65.08 million kilowatts, nuclear power was 1.53 million kilowatts, wind power was 70.01 million kilowatts, and solar power was 252.87 million kilowatts.

In terms of power investment, from January to October, the country's power grid engineering completed an investment of 482.4 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2% year-on-year.

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Both international passenger and cargo traffic in civil aviation exceeded 20% year-on-year growth.

Beijing (北京), November 25th (Reported by Qiu Chao Yi (邱超奕) from this newspaper) – This reporter learned from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局): In October, China's civil aviation domestic routes completed a passenger transport volume of 60.845 million passengers, an increase of 4.4% year-on-year; international routes completed a passenger transport volume of 6.990 million passengers, an increase of 20.4% year-on-year. In terms of cargo transport, domestic routes completed a cargo and mail transport volume of 518,000 tons, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year; international routes completed a cargo and mail transport volume of 399,000 tons, an increase of 21.0% year-on-year.

In October, China's civil aviation transport scale showed good growth momentum, completing a total transport turnover of 14.60 billion tonne-kilometers, a passenger transport volume of 67.835 million passengers, and a cargo and mail transport volume of 917,000 tons, representing year-on-year increases of 10.8%, 5.8%, and 13.4% respectively.

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In-depth Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee: Providing Legal Safeguards for High-Quality Development

Xinhua News Agency, Xi'an, November 25th. 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, conducted research in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) from the 23rd to the 25th. He emphasized the need to adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, adhere to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people being masters of the country, and the rule of law, closely focus on the central tasks of the Party and the country to give play to the functions of the people's congress, and provide legal guarantees for high-quality development.

Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) went to Fast High-Tech New Company (法士特高智新公司), AVIC Xifei Company (中航工业西飞公司), and the China Flight Test Establishment (中国飞行试验研究院) to investigate the intelligent manufacturing of high-end equipment manufacturing, the digital transformation of the aviation manufacturing industry, and the transformation and application of major scientific and technological achievements. He also visited Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) to inspect scientific and technological innovation and talent cultivation. He pointed out that it is necessary to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, focus on building a more complete socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics and a socialist rule of law country with a higher level, strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, pay more attention to the coordination of the rule of law with reform, development, and stability, strive to improve the quality of legislation, and provide strong guarantees for building a modern industrial system, accelerating high-level self-reliance in science and technology, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.

Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) went to the Qinling (秦岭) Ecological Environment Protection Supervision Platform Operation and Maintenance Center, Cuihua Mountain (翠华山) National Geopark, and Qinling (秦岭) Harmony Forest Park to investigate the ecological environment protection and restoration of the Qinling (秦岭) Mountains and the construction of a natural protected area system. He emphasized the need to firmly establish and practice the concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains, adhere to the strictest system and the most stringent rule of law to protect the ecological environment, transform the practical and innovative achievements of practicing Xi Jinping (习近平)'s ecological civilization thought into laws and regulations, further strengthen the rigidity and authority of the system, implement regulatory and supervisory responsibilities, effectively safeguard the ecological protection red line, and cultivate the green development background of Chinese-style modernization.

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Pooling Strength for Progress: High-Quality Advancement of National Defense and Military Modernization

By: 新华社记者 梅世雄 张勇健 解放军报记者 李兵正

All great achievements are the result of continuous struggle, and all great undertakings need to be advanced by building on past successes. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) was a very important meeting held on the new journey toward the second centenary goal. It was another general mobilization and deployment to take advantage of the momentum and continue to advance the construction of Chinese-style modernization.

The light of thought illuminates the journey of strengthening the army; the power of theory inspires military camps. On November 3, the first report meeting of the whole army to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing (北京). Zhang Youxia (张又侠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Zhang Shengmin (张升民), Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with members of the lecture group and listened to the report, putting forward clear requirements for organizing the lecture activities. After the meeting, the lecture group of the whole army went to various units in 5 groups to carry out 20 rounds of roving lectures.

One lecture report after another promoted the spirit of the plenary session directly to the troops, and one exchange and interaction after another triggered widespread resonance among all officers and soldiers. A rapid upsurge in studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session was quickly set off throughout the army. The vast number of officers and soldiers conscientiously studied and comprehended President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech at the plenary session and the "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划的建议) (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions") adopted at the plenary session, further deeply comprehended the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," enhanced the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthened the "Four Confidences," and achieved the "Two Safeguards," implemented the chairman responsibility system of the Central Military Commission, went all out to fight well in the tough battle to achieve the centenary goal of the army, accelerated the building of the people's army into a world-class army, and provided strong strategic support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.

Focusing on the theme of the plenary session, comprehensively and accurately expounding

In accordance with the relevant deployments of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission carefully planned the organization of the whole army to study and implement the spirit of the plenary session. Before the plenary session, 10 experts with solid theoretical foundation, rich lecturing experience, and familiarity with the troops were selected from the whole army to form a lecture group and carry out prospective basic learning and research. After the plenary session, the lecture group wrote a lecture outline based on President Xi's important speech and the plenary session documents, combined with the actual situation of the army, and conducted lesson preparation and trial lectures.

"The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made top-level design and strategic planning for the next 5 years, and drawn a magnificent and magnificent development blueprint, which will inevitably have a major and far-reaching impact on the development of the cause of the Party and the country." At the first report meeting, members of the lecture group systematically lectured and deeply interpreted the important position of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the guiding principles and main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, strategic tasks and major measures, and fundamental guarantees. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from various departments of the Central Military Commission and the Joint Operations Command Center of the Central Military Commission listened to the report.

From November 4 to 13, members of the lecture group went to various war zones, services and arms, directly affiliated units of the Central Military Commission, the Armed Police Force (武警部队) and other units to carry out roving lectures, and party committees, grassroots officers and soldiers, and veteran cadres participated in the linkage through the television conference system. Members of the lecture group also entered the "Learning to Strengthen the Army" live broadcast room to conduct online lectures, "tens of thousands of people share a class together."

Whether in the main venue or the branch venue, whether online or offline, the vast number of officers and soldiers listened attentively, carefully recorded the main points, and deeply studied and comprehended. Everyone generally reflected that this lecture ran through history and reality, theory and practice, with clear themes, rigorous logic, rich content, and prominent key points, especially accurate and detailed case data and vivid writing styles, which further deepened the understanding and grasp of the spirit of the plenary session.

The Academy of Military Sciences, the National Defense University, and the National University of Defense Technology generally used the theoretical learning center group of the party committee and party branch meetings and party group meetings to carry out heated discussions. Officers and soldiers unanimously felt that experiencing and witnessing the extraordinary and extraordinary development process of our country during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, they more deeply realized that the fundamental reason for the continuous achievement of new major achievements in the various undertakings of the Party and the country lies in the leadership and helm of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Officers and soldiers of a certain unit of the Military Aerospace Force, a certain unit of the Cyberspace Force, and a certain unit of the Information Support Force said that the development environment of our country during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period faces profound and complex changes. As long as we maintain strategic determination, enhance our confidence in victory, actively recognize changes, respond to changes, and seek changes, overcome difficulties, fight risks, and meet challenges with the spirit of historical initiative, and concentrate our efforts on doing our own things well, we will definitely be able to continue to write a new chapter in the "two major miracles."

Closely focusing on strengthening the army and rejuvenating the army, responding to the concerns of officers and soldiers

Consolidating national defense and strengthening the army is the strategic support for Chinese-style modernization. Based on the overall strategic situation of Chinese-style modernization, the plenary session made major deployments for achieving the centenary goal of the army as scheduled and promoting the modernization of national defense and the army with high quality, fully demonstrating the firm will of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to build a consolidated national defense and a strong army and constantly create a new situation in the cause of strengthening the army in the new era.

"During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we must more firmly and consciously implement President Xi's decisions and instructions, accurately grasp the periodic characteristics of the next 5 years, consistently adhere to major principles and requirements, maintain integrity and innovate to do a good job in layout design, and ensure the correct direction of promoting the modernization of national defense and the army." In the lecture, members of the lecture group affectionately told about the major progress made in the construction of national defense and the army during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and systematically explained the fundamental requirements and major strategic deployments for the modernization of national defense and the army during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.

At the grand military parade on September 3 this year, 45 formations (echelons) were reviewed, and most of the weapons and equipment made their debut, fully demonstrating the new style of the people's army in the new era in building the army politically, the new layout of the force structure, the new progress in modernization construction, and the new achievements in preparing for war, which greatly boosted the national spirit, stimulated patriotic enthusiasm, and gathered the strength to struggle. In this regard, cadres from the organs of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission and the organs of the Western Theater Command said after listening to the lecture that on the new journey of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, it is urgently required that we put the construction of national defense and the army in a more important position. The modernization construction of national defense and the army during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period must be planned and promoted in the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization in accordance with President Xi's strategic plan.

"The plenary session proposed to accelerate the construction of advanced combat capabilities. How should the word 'advanced' be understood?" "The plenary session proposed the major proposition of promoting the modernization of military governance. What are the rich connotations?" "The plenary session emphasized consolidating and improving the integrated national strategic system and capabilities. What major considerations does it reflect?" Through in-depth lectures closely related to the practice of strengthening the army, the spirit of the plenary session was accurately connected with the construction of the army, the preparation for war, and the reform and strengthening of the army, and the ideas and measures for promoting the modernization of national defense and the army became clearer and clearer in the minds of officers and soldiers.

Officers and soldiers of a certain unit of the Central Theater Command and a certain unit of the Armed Police Force said in the discussion that building a consolidated national defense and a strong army is the goal that our Party has been striving for. We must deeply understand the deployment requirements of the "Suggestions," thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's thinking on strengthening the army, highlight the theme of promoting high-quality development, and unswervingly follow the path of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics.

Tell the story of rectification achievements, consolidate purity and glory

The plenary session deliberated and approved the Central Military Commission's review report on the serious violations of discipline and law by He Weidong (何卫东), Miao Hua (苗华), He Hongjun (何宏军) and other 9 people, and confirmed the decision made by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to give them the punishment of expulsion from the Party, which caused a strong response in the whole army.

How should we understand that our army must adhere to stricter and higher standards in the anti-corruption struggle? Members of the lecture group gave a sonorous and powerful answer: "We must fully recognize that this army of ours will always be the Party's army and the people's army, and is incompatible with corruption; fully recognize that the anti-corruption struggle is related to the Party's absolute leadership over the army, the nature and purpose of the people's army, and the long-term peace and stability of the Party and the country, and is a major political struggle that cannot be lost and must not be lost; fully recognize that severely punishing corrupt elements is an important manifestation of the Party and the people's army's strength, and the people's army will become stronger, purer, and more combat-effective as it fights corruption."

Through the lectures, the vast number of officers and soldiers further realized that seriously investigating and dealing with the serious violations of discipline and law by He Weidong, Miao Hua, He Hongjun and others is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and President Xi to deeply promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and the comprehensive and strict governance of the army, demonstrating the determination and determination to have no restricted areas, full coverage, and zero tolerance for corruption, and demonstrating the political consideration of maintaining the nature and purpose of the people's army and consolidating purity and glory.

Political rectification is a unique governance method of our army and a fundamental requirement for realizing the modernization of military governance. "The 'Suggestions' put this item in a strategic position, fully demonstrating the far-reaching consideration of leading the overall strength with political strength." In a certain unit of the Southern Theater Command, a certain unit of the Army, and a certain unit of the Rocket Force, members of the lecture group sat together with officers and soldiers to have a full discussion on continuing to deepen political rectification. Everyone said that we must maintain the strength and tightness of strict and practical implementation, focus on rectifying ideology, rectifying personnel, rectifying organizations, rectifying work style, and rectifying discipline, carry forward excellent traditions, strengthen the rectification and governance of key industries and fields, and firmly defend the political nature of the people's army.

Vigorously improve the style of study and promote practical transformation

The ultimate purpose of lecturing and explaining is to arm the mind, guide practice, and promote work. The whole army lecture group's eloquent and pertinent lecture activities are not only a declaration of political meaning and a popularization of theoretical knowledge, but also a touch in the depths of the mind and an inspiration for conscious action, which vigorously promotes the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session to enter the mind and go deep and solid.

Taking the lead from above and creating a strong learning atmosphere; integrating into practice and promoting the spirit to take root; gathering consensus and gathering the majestic power to strengthen the army... Under the demonstration and leadership of the whole army lecture group's lecture activities, various units at all levels have done a good job in special study in batches, carefully organized publicity and explanation, and adopted forms such as leading cadres taking the lead in learning, theoretical services going to the grassroots, and strong army story meetings, and coordinated online and offline lecture activities to make arrangements for deeply grasping the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session. One diverse, concrete, and pragmatic differentiated lecture after another guided officers and soldiers to transform their enthusiasm for studying the spirit of the plenary session into the vivid practice and solid results of promoting the modernization of national defense and the army.

From the northern border sentry post to the southern military port, from the eastern front post to the western military camp, the sparks of thought are colliding, and the power of striving is gathering. Officers and soldiers of a certain brigade of the Joint Logistics Support Force deeply understood the requirements of the plenary session on accelerating the construction of unmanned intelligent combat forces, integrated unmanned intelligent equipment in cross-regional joint training, and explored ways to improve the quality and efficiency of support such as battlefield delivery and combat casualty treatment; officers and soldiers of the Arctic sentry post of a certain border defense brigade of the Northern Theater Army deeply studied in connection with their combat positions, focused on winning and doing it truly, and the sentry post has embarked on a new stage in the construction of intelligent management and control, equipment transformation, and comprehensive support; A certain brigade of the Eastern Theater Army carried out the activity of "Learning the Spirit of the Plenary Session and Being a Pioneer in Strengthening the Army," and sorted out 86 innovative measures; a certain submarine detachment of the Navy incorporated the study of the spirit of the plenary session into the "Underwater Classroom" and formed 23 opinions on combat method innovation; a certain air force brigade carried out the activity of "I Offer a Plan for Modernization" and collected 217 opinions and suggestions from officers and soldiers.

The grand blueprint encourages fighting spirit, and building new achievements based on combat positions. The whole army is taking this lecture as an opportunity to integrate the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session with the study and comprehension of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and with the outstanding study of Xi Jinping's thinking on strengthening the army, closely linking it with the actual situation of the army, grasping the implementation of work, and unremittingly striving to achieve the centenary goal of the army as scheduled and promote the modernization of national defense and the army with high quality!

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), November 25)

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Central Delegation to Hong Kong to Explain and Implement the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee (Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee)

Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, November 25th (Reporter Meng Jia) From the 24th to the 25th, the Central Delegation for Explaining and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee conducted three briefings in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) for representatives of central institutions in Hong Kong and Chinese-funded enterprises, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) governing team, and people from all walks of life. They also conducted research and exchanges in the Northern Metropolis (北部都会区).

Hou Jianguo (侯建国), member of the Central Delegation, President and Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), introduced the strategic tasks and major initiatives that will have a significant guiding, driving, and supporting role in promoting Chinese-style modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in various fields. Combining the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposals on accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, he suggested that Hong Kong (香港) leverage its strengths, strengthen forward-looking basic research, increase the construction and opening up of application scenarios, and build an international high-end talent gathering place and a global hub for scientific and technological open cooperation platform.

Zhu Weidong (祝卫东), member of the Central Delegation, Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission (中央财经委员会办公室) and Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group (中央农村工作领导小组办公室), interpreted the great significance of the plenary session, the national economic and social development situation, tasks, guiding principles, and main goals during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. He stated that the formulation and implementation of the national "15th Five-Year Plan" will inject strong development momentum into Hong Kong (香港), and Hong Kong (香港) should better integrate into and serve the overall national development and participate in national strategies such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) construction.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Chief Executive John Lee (李家超) stated that the HKSAR Government (特区政府) must deeply grasp the guiding ideology, major principles, and objectives of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, solidly promote various measures for Hong Kong's (香港) economic and social development, proactively connect with the national "15th Five-Year Plan," comprehensively promote the dual-engine construction of finance and innovation and technology development, and carry out broader and closer exchanges and cooperation with the rest of the world.

Zhou Ji (周霁), Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Central Committee (中央港澳工作办公室), Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (国务院港澳事务办公室), and Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong (中央政府驻港联络办公室), stated that Hong Kong (香港) will surely be able to more firmly strengthen its confidence in victory from the country's development achievements, better recognize opportunities and prospects from the situation and tasks, and more accurately grasp the direction of development from the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposals, giving full play to the institutional advantages of "One Country, Two Systems" ("一国两制") and its unique advantages of connecting domestically and internationally.

On the afternoon of the 24th, Hou Jianguo (侯建国) and Zhu Weidong (祝卫东), accompanied by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Financial Secretary Paul Chan (陈茂波), went to the Northern Metropolis (北部都会区) for research and exchange. In the Kwu Tung North New Development Area (古洞北新发展区), members of the Central Delegation learned about the planning and construction of the Northern Metropolis (北部都会区). At the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (香港科技园) in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (河套深港科技创新合作区), they exchanged views with representatives of innovation and technology companies engaged in life and health technology and artificial intelligence and robotics research and development.

During the research and exchange on that day, members of the Central Delegation stated that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed a series of major measures to promote the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong (香港). They hoped that everyone would seize the major opportunities brought about by the formulation and implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan," leverage Hong Kong's (香港) unique advantages and important role of relying on the motherland and connecting with the world, accelerate the development and construction of the Northern Metropolis (北部都会区), accelerate the promotion of Hong Kong (香港) to build an international innovation and technology center, and better integrate into and serve the overall national development.

The briefing on the morning of the 25th was broadcast live on Hong Kong Radio Television (香港电台) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Government website to facilitate public listening and viewing. Hou Jianguo (侯建国) and Zhu Weidong (祝卫东) conducted question-and-answer interactions with people from all walks of life in Hong Kong (香港) at the briefing.

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Serving well as the "grand steward" of natural resources and the "guardian" of a beautiful China (Authoritative Interview: Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee)

By: 本报记者 朱 隽 常 钦

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Building a beautiful China is an important goal for building a socialist modern country in all respects," and "We must plan development from the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature."

Natural resources are the material foundation, spatial carrier, and energy source for high-quality development. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development," deliberated and approved by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, made a series of deployments for the protection and rational development and utilization of natural resources. How can we implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and provide a more solid resource support for Chinese-style modernization? The reporter interviewed Guan Zhiou (关志鸥), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部).

Constructing a Regional Economic Layout and Territorial Space System with Complementary Advantages and High-Quality Development

Reporter: The plenary session made deployments for constructing a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development. In what aspects will the natural resources department focus on optimizing the pattern of territorial space development?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): Territorial space is the spatial carrier of ecological civilization construction. We will promote the optimization of the territorial space development pattern in accordance with the principle of balancing population, resources, and environment, and unifying economic, social, and ecological benefits.

We will work hard to improve policies and mechanisms and strengthen the implementation of the major function-oriented zone strategy. We will give play to the comparative advantages of various regions, guide differentiated development, and achieve each region in its place and each displaying its strengths. We will maintain the overall stability of the pattern of urbanization areas, major agricultural product producing areas, and key ecological function areas, and appropriately optimize the functional positioning of individual regions in light of comprehensive economic and social development and national strategic needs. We will refine and clarify special function areas such as border areas, energy and resource-rich areas, historical and cultural resource-rich areas, and key optimization areas for marine space, improve supporting policies, and guide local governments to establish and improve assessment and evaluation mechanisms.

We will work hard to dynamically assess and optimize the territorial space planning system. We will proactively connect with relevant departments in advance, incorporate major projects deployed in various special plans into the "one map" of natural resource management and territorial space planning, and coordinate the spatial layout of major projects in a unified manner. We will carry out assessment and optimization of territorial space planning, and further optimize territorial space planning by coordinating the layout of agricultural land and the integration and optimization of nature reserves. We will improve the planning and land policies and standards system for continuously promoting urban renewal, so as to better support the construction of modern people's cities. We will steadily carry out comprehensive land consolidation in the whole region to help revitalize the countryside in an all-round way.

We will work hard to strictly adhere to the spatial bottom line and resolutely hold the three control lines of cultivated land protection and permanent basic farmland, ecological protection red lines, and urban development boundaries. We will adhere to the strict tone, take the "three zones and three lines" as the red line that cannot be crossed in adjusting the economic structure, planning industrial development, and promoting urbanization, and ensure that the 1.865 billion mu of cultivated land and 1.546 billion mu of permanent basic farmland determined in the National Territorial Space Plan Outline are worthy of their name; ensure that the ecological protection red lines and the scope of control of nature reserves are basically stable; and strictly control urban development from breaking boundaries, disorderly development, and "spreading out like a pancake."

We will work hard to optimize resource allocation and improve the quality and efficiency of natural resource factor guarantees. We will adhere to effective practices such as joint handling of difficult problems by the ministry and provinces and "efficiently handling one matter," and do a good job in guaranteeing natural resource factors around the economic and social development of various regions. We will implement integrated land supply by coordinating stock and increment, continue to promote pilot projects for the redevelopment of inefficient land, and carry out special governance of land use in industrial parks. We will give provincial governments greater autonomy in coordinating construction land and explore the implementation of a total construction land control model according to the planning period. We will comprehensively promote the linkage approval of land use, forest use, grassland use, sea use, and mineral use throughout the country.

Developing the Marine Economy, Protecting the Marine Ecological Environment, and Accelerating the Construction of a Maritime Power

Reporter: The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes "strengthening the development, utilization, and protection of the ocean." How will the Ministry of Natural Resources implement this?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): We will deeply grasp the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on "five more attentions," further care for the ocean, understand the ocean, manage the ocean, and embark on a path of strengthening the country through the ocean with Chinese characteristics.

We will strengthen land-sea coordination and promote the high-quality development of the marine economy. We will strengthen top-level design, increase policy support, encourage and guide social capital to actively participate in the development of the marine economy, and explore ways to increase investment in the marine economy through industrial funds and other means. We will strengthen, optimize, and expand the marine industry, promote the exploration and development of marine oil and gas, and expand marine strategic emerging industries such as marine energy, marine drugs and biological products, and seawater desalination. We will promote the construction of national marine economic development demonstration zones and modern marine cities, and create regional growth poles for the marine economy.

We will strengthen innovation-driven development and promote high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in marine science and technology. We will promote the construction of platforms such as national laboratories, national key laboratories, and technology innovation centers in the marine field in an integrated manner, and share large-scale scientific research platforms and survey equipment such as ocean drilling vessels. We will accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies in fields such as deep-sea mineral resource exploration and development. We will implement comprehensive marine surveys to grasp the basic situation and changing laws of marine resources and the environment. We will implement the "Blue Talent" special program and focus on cultivating a group of strategic scientists in the marine field.

We will strengthen efficient coordination and coordinate the utilization of marine resources and ecological protection. We will continue to strengthen spatial planning and control, and coordinate the development and utilization of nearshore waters and deep-sea and polar regions. We will promote the layered and three-dimensional utilization of sea areas, improve the level of conservation and intensive utilization, and strictly control new reclamation except for major national projects. We will encourage social capital to participate in the protection and restoration of typical marine ecosystems and build "blue bays," "harmonious and beautiful islands," and "beautiful beaches."

We will strengthen support and guarantees and expand new areas in the deep sea and polar regions. We will promote deep-sea aquaculture and develop modern distant-water fishing. We will improve the independent technology and equipment system, comprehensively improve the ability to enter the deep sea, explore the deep sea, and develop the deep sea, and strengthen the construction of polar scientific research station networks and domestic comprehensive support bases. We will actively participate in the formulation of international rules in the deep sea and polar regions, and pragmatically promote the implementation of the Marine Biodiversity Agreement.

We will strengthen the community of common destiny and firmly safeguard maritime rights and security. We will deeply participate in global ocean governance and strengthen global marine scientific research and investigation, disaster prevention and mitigation, and blue economic cooperation. We will build a bridge for multicultural dialogue and continue to give play to the important role of platforms such as the China Marine Economy Expo. We will actively promote maritime cooperation in the "Belt and Road" construction and build a closer blue partnership.

Enhancing Resource Security Guarantee Capabilities and Helping to Guarantee a New Development Pattern with a New Security Pattern

Reporter: Security in the field of natural resources is an important part of national security. How will the Ministry of Natural Resources implement the requirements of "consolidating the foundation for national security guarantees and ensuring the security of food, energy resources, important industrial chains and supply chains, and major infrastructure"?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): Facing increasingly fierce international competition, we will adhere to the bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, and respond to small probability events with high probability thinking.

We will strictly adhere to the red line of cultivated land and consolidate the foundation of national food security. We will highlight the major requirements of paying equal attention to quantity and quality, strict law enforcement, systematic promotion, and sustainable utilization, and promote the "three-in-one" protection of the quantity, quality, and ecology of cultivated land. We will strengthen planning guidance, prepare special plans for cultivated land protection and land greening space, delineate cultivated land and forest and grassland protection space, find cultivated land replenishment space, and reserve land greening space. We will implement a management mechanism for the superior entry and inferior exit of permanent basic farmland and gradually increase the proportion of high-quality cultivated land in permanent basic farmland. We will continue to carry out supervision and law enforcement focusing on cultivated land protection.

We will strengthen the exploration, development, and storage of strategic mineral resources and keep the rice bowl of energy in our own hands. We will continue to implement a new round of strategic action to find mineral breakthroughs and increase efforts to rectify the problem of "encircling but not exploring" by prospecting rights holders. We will promote green exploration and green mine construction and strictly supervise mine ecological restoration. We will accelerate the promotion of mineral deposit reserve projects. We will accelerate the implementation of major deep-earth special projects. We will carry out security risk monitoring and early warning of strategic mineral resources and implement a "one mine, one policy."

We will build a new ecosystem for the safe application of geographic information data and create a unified spatiotemporal base for the construction of digital China. We will establish a new generation of national spatial benchmark system and standardize the construction and service of satellite navigation and positioning benchmark stations. We will strengthen the construction and application of real-scene three-dimensional China and support the development of autonomous driving and the low-altitude economy. We will encourage social forces to collect and process geographic information data in accordance with laws and regulations and promote the geographic information industry to move towards the high end of the value chain.

We will strengthen the monitoring, forecasting, and early warning of natural disasters and effectively safeguard the lives and property of the people. We will implement the updating and investigation project of geological disaster points and risk areas, the monitoring, early warning, and comprehensive management capacity improvement project, and promote the comprehensive prevention and control of geological disasters in key areas such as the Wumeng Mountains (乌蒙山区). We will improve marine disaster emergency plans and strengthen the monitoring, early warning, and assessment of sudden disasters such as seawater intrusion. We will deepen the integrated operation mechanism of forest and grassland fire prevention and control and regional joint prevention and control, and implement an action to tackle pine wilt disease prevention and control.

Firmly Establish and Practice the Concept that Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets and Comprehensively Promote the Construction of a Beautiful China

Reporter: The Ministry of Natural Resources shoulders the important responsibility of uniformly exercising all territorial space ecological protection and restoration. What measures will be taken during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period to continuously and deeply promote ecosystem optimization?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): We will conscientiously study and apply the "Xiamen Practice" experience of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, coordinate high-quality development and high-level protection, unswervingly promote ecological construction, enhance the diversity, stability, and sustainability of ecosystems, and provide more high-quality ecological products.

We will highlight systematic governance and comprehensively promote the construction of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body. In accordance with the principle of "mature one, establish one," we will orderly establish new national parks. We will accelerate the integration and optimization of nature reserves. We will accelerate the revision of the Regulations on Nature Reserves and the Regulations on Scenic Spots.

We will highlight long-term efforts and fight the tough battle of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project. Focusing on the three landmark battles, we will promote effective models such as photovoltaic sand control and road-based sand control, concentrate our efforts on grasping a number of regional joint prevention and control demonstration projects, and establish and improve a long-term management mechanism for ecological construction achievements. We will scientifically carry out large-scale land greening actions and improve the quality of forests and grasslands.

We will highlight key areas and coordinate the promotion of major projects for the protection and restoration of important ecosystems. Focusing on the national ecological security barrier, we will coordinate the implementation of ecosystem protection and restoration, comprehensive management of desertification and rocky desertification, and soil and water loss. We will strengthen the construction of ecological barriers in areas such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原). We will strengthen the ecological restoration of historical abandoned mines.

We will highlight the transformation of "lucid waters and lush mountains" and expand channels for realizing the value of ecological products in accordance with local conditions. We will improve the property rights system and management system of natural resource assets. We will promote the combined allocation of natural resource assets. We will explore the establishment of a market-oriented trading mechanism for resource rights indicators. We will improve the diversified ecological compensation mechanism. We will deepen the reform of the collective forest tenure system. We will develop the under-forest economy and expand the forest and grass industry.

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Add Splendor and Color to Chinese-style Modernization

By: 本报记者 李昌禹

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the symposium for private enterprises that "the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs should be full of entrepreneurial and patriotic passion, continuously enhance their ideal realm, cultivate a deep sense of national identity, and 富而思源 (fù ér sī yuán - "be rich and think of the source," to not forget one's roots and to be grateful for one's success) and 富而思进 (fù ér sī jìn - "be rich and think of progress," to continue striving for improvement and development even after achieving wealth)."

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the China Glorious Cause Promotion Association (中国光彩事业促进会) (hereinafter referred to as "China Glorious Cause Association"). Over the past 30 years, a large number of private enterprises have actively participated in the Glorious Cause, taking the lead in getting rich and driving common prosperity. In the nearly 5 years since the Sixth Member Representative Conference of the China Glorious Cause Association, the association, together with the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联), has launched 939 industrial projects with investments of 449.1 billion yuan, making positive contributions to promoting coordinated urban-rural and regional development and consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation, effectively connecting with rural revitalization, and creating a new situation for the development of the Glorious Cause in the new era.

Standing at a new starting point, focusing on key tasks in line with the needs of the times, the Glorious Cause has taken more solid steps in serving the overall situation, promoting the "two healths" (healthy development of the private economy and the healthy growth of private entrepreneurs), and helping to achieve common prosperity.

Bearing in mind the "major affairs of the country" and carrying out pragmatic actions.

"The 15,000 mu of pepper sold at a good price, thanks to the knowledge learned in the training class." Pointing to the pepper garden in the village, Shen Genfa (沈跟发), secretary of the Tianxing Village (天星村) branch of the Ma'anshan Township (马鞍山乡) in Xichang (西昌), Sichuan (四川), smiled happily. As a trainee in the training class, he used the modern marketing concepts and agricultural technology methods he learned to open up a wider sales channel for the village's high-quality pepper.

In 2021, New Hope Group (新希望集团) and others initiated a public welfare training program for rural revitalization, attracting leaders from all over the country to sign up for rural development. Now, more than 400 trainees have successfully graduated, radiating and driving more than 3,000 villages. "Our company was born in the countryside and developed in the countryside. Now, we have a greater responsibility to drive farmers to increase their income and become rich, and help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," said Liu Yonghao (刘永好), chairman of New Hope Group Co., Ltd. (新希望集团有限公司) and one of the initiators of the Glorious Cause.

This is an epitome of the Glorious Cause in recent years to unite the strength of private enterprises and serve the national strategy.

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association has focused on the major decisions and deployments of the Party and the state, such as the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, enriching the people and consolidating the borders, and carrying out a series of activities with clear themes and vivid forms, guiding the vast number of private enterprises to take the initiative and make precise efforts, promoting the concentration of resources and elements in key areas, and realizing their own value in serving the overall situation of economic and social development.

——The "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" action has been advanced in depth. Up to now, the Glorious Cause Association at all levels, together with the Federation of Industry and Commerce, has organized and mobilized 235,100 private enterprises to help 161,900 villages, with an investment of 1.21 trillion yuan and a total donation of 56.4 billion yuan.

——The "China Glorious Cause Action" has made precise efforts. The "Bijie (毕节) Action" in Guizhou (贵州) promoted 113 industrial investment projects, and the "Tibet (西藏) Action" realized the pairing of "hundred enterprises connecting hundred villages"... The activities focused on ethnic minority areas and key areas for rural revitalization, guiding the rational flow and efficient concentration of private enterprise resources and elements to underdeveloped areas.

——The "Private Enterprises Entering the Border Areas" action has been deepened and expanded. The China Glorious Cause Association, in cooperation with the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (国家民委) and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, has guided private enterprises to actively participate in the modernization of ethnic minority areas in the border areas, promote exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups, and has cumulatively promoted the signing of 288 investment projects with an investment amount of 129.507 billion yuan.

Innovating public welfare models and gathering the love of private enterprises.

In Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), in a modern agricultural park, agricultural technicians are guiding farmers in field management; thousands of miles away in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, livestock and poultry are in groups in standardized breeding farms, and purchasing vehicles are queuing up to wait for loading. These industrial scenarios are inseparable from a special charitable trust - the "San Nong Fuzhi Fund Charitable Trust" (三农扶志基金慈善信托).

The trust was established by Wanxiang Sannong Group (万向三农集团), the vice-chairman unit of the Sixth Council of the China Glorious Cause Association, to promote the systematic agricultural industrial scientific research, the scale of production, and the network of markets, with a cumulative investment of more than 4 billion yuan, driving more than 400,000 farmers to increase their income.

The China Glorious Cause Association actively explores innovation, promotes the transition from "blood transfusion" assistance to "blood creation" empowerment, from decentralized donations to resource integration, and guides private enterprises to participate in public welfare and charity in a scientific, standardized, and efficient manner.

——Model innovation makes love transmission more precise and efficient. The China Glorious Cause Foundation (中国光彩事业基金会) promotes the implementation of online public fundraising projects such as "Glorious Reading to Success" and "Glorious Small Agricultural Machinery to Help Farmers" to achieve precise matching of love resources and people's livelihood needs.

——Resource integration makes assistance more powerful. The China Glorious Cause Association reorganized and established the "Glorious 100 Private Enterprise Public Welfare Foundation Alliance" (光彩100民营企业公益基金会联盟), inviting 100 key private enterprise foundations to join, allowing private public welfare forces to move from "single-point breakthroughs" to "system integration."

In the classroom of Paiziawati Primary School (排孜阿瓦提小学) in Shache County (莎车县), Kashgar (喀什), Xinjiang (新疆), children surrounded the young entrepreneurial volunteers to ask about knowledge in emerging fields. This is a vivid scene of the "For the Smiles of Flowers" project helping education.

In 2014, Lin Xi'ai (林夕爱), vice president of the Shanghai Glorious Cause Association (上海市光彩会), visited the Gannan (甘南) Grassland and witnessed the lack of teachers and the simplicity of courses, and jointly initiated a project to help students and teachers with 11 entrepreneurs. Over the past 11 years, the project has mobilized 712 young entrepreneurs to participate in voluntary teaching and donating to help students, allowing the light of educational equity to illuminate remote mountainous areas.

Accumulating good deeds into rivers and gathering light into torches. The vast number of private enterprises actively respond to the call, participate in public welfare and charity within their capabilities, and fully demonstrate the good demeanor of private enterprises in the new era, being rich and responsible, rich and righteous, and rich and loving.

Strengthening ideological guidance and cultivating a sense of national identity.

Carrying out patriotic education and red revolutionary traditional education through various forms such as watching special films and conducting on-site inspections; promoting and recommending advanced models and telling glorious stories through forms such as "Glorious Great Hall" and "Glorious Star" to guide the vast number of private economic figures to continuously enhance their ideal realm and cultivate a deep sense of national identity...

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association has always placed ideological and political guidance in the first place and run through the entire process of the Glorious Cause. The Glorious Cause has continuously strengthened top-level design and overall planning to guide the healthy growth of private economic figures.

From the issuance of the "Opinions on Deepening the Innovative Development of the Glorious Cause in the New Era" (关于深入推进新时代光彩事业创新发展的意见) to the formulation of the "Glorious Cause Key Project Plan (2023-2027)" (光彩事业重点项目规划（2023—2027年）), and then to the release of the "Reform Action Plan for High-Quality Development of the Glorious Cause in the New Era and New Journey (2025-2035)" (新时代新征程光彩事业高质量发展改革行动方案（2025—2035年）), in recent years, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee (中央统战部), the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the China Glorious Cause Association have continuously improved the system and mechanism for promoting the innovative development of the Glorious Cause, and continuously enhanced the appeal and cohesion of the Glorious Cause.

Continuously making efforts to promote the healthy growth of private economic figures, accurately focusing on promoting the healthy development of the private economy, and targeting efforts to enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of ideological and political guidance -

In the past 5 years, the China Glorious Cause Association, together with the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, has organized 39 various glorious meetings and activities, with nearly 6,000 private economic figures participating, undergoing baptism and enhancing their realm in glorious practice, and growing together with the Glorious Cause; training more than 1,000 young private economic figures, guiding the younger generation to identify with the glorious concept, inherit the glorious spirit, and devote themselves to the Glorious Cause.

The vast number of private economic figures have continuously enhanced their political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity, and emotional identity with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and socialism with Chinese characteristics, and are more determined to be builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoters of Chinese-style modernization.

Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五), forging ahead on a new journey.

"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest entrustment, the China Glorious Cause Association will uphold the purpose of promoting common prosperity, focus on the major strategic tasks of economic and social development during the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, guide and lead the vast number of private economic figures to cultivate a deep sense of national identity, promote the glorious spirit, demonstrate the style of struggle, fulfill social responsibilities, and continue to write a new chapter in the Glorious Cause to add glory to Chinese-style modernization, and take the glorious road of the new era," said Shen Ying (沈莹), Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee in charge of daily work and President of the China Glorious Cause Association.

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Page 1 Editors: Xu Nuo, Zhao Zheng, Luan Xinyi; Page 2 Editors: Lü Li, Jiang Xuejie, Han Wenrong; Page 3 Editors: Wu Gang, Zhou Zhou, Cheng Shijie; Page 4 Editors: Yuan Zhenxi, Liu Nian, Chen Zhen

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Making Important Contributions to Côte d'Ivoire's Energy Transition and Economic Growth

By: 本报记者 戴楷然

On the Sassandra River in southwestern Côte d'Ivoire, a 4.2-kilometer-long dam spans the river. In the center of the dam sits a gray-white power plant, and with the roar of the generator sets, clean electricity is continuously sent out. This brand-new hydropower station is the Gribo-Popoli Hydropower Station (格西波—波波里水电站), hereinafter referred to as the "Popoli Hydropower Station," constructed by China Electric Power Construction Group (中国电力建设集团) (hereinafter referred to as "China Power Construction").

In recent years, China Power Construction has actively participated in the cascade development of the Sassandra River basin, building multiple hydropower station projects, which not only meet the local growing electricity demand and promote green transformation, but also cultivate a group of outstanding hydropower technical talents, providing assistance for local economic and social development.

Meeting Electricity Demand, Improving Energy Structure

The cascade development of the Sassandra River basin carries the expectations of the people of Côte d'Ivoire for nearly half a century.

As early as the 1970s, the government of Côte d'Ivoire proposed the idea of developing hydropower in the Sassandra River basin, but various reasons led to the plan failing to be put into practice for a long time. The arrival of China Power Construction changed this situation. In November 2017, the Soubré Hydropower Station (苏布雷水电站) with a total installed capacity of 275 megawatts was completed and put into operation, realizing the long-held dream of the people of Côte d'Ivoire. In 2018, on the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Côte d'Ivoire, the Soubré Hydropower Station was printed on Côte d'Ivoire's commemorative stamps as a landmark project of practical cooperation between China and Côte d'Ivoire. On the stamp, the Soubré Hydropower Station dam stands majestically, with rapid water flowing out of the gate. As of now, the hydropower station has generated more than 11 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, providing green and stable electricity for the economic development of Côte d'Ivoire.

About 10 kilometers downstream of the Soubré Hydropower Station, the Popoli Hydropower Station is operating smoothly. The Popoli Hydropower Station is the second power station built by Chinese enterprises in the Sassandra River basin. The power station is equipped with 3 bulb turbine units, with a single unit capacity of 37.63 megawatts. Hou Bing, chief engineer of the Popoli Hydropower Station project, told reporters that the hydropower station can add about 550 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to Côte d'Ivoire every year, greatly balancing Côte d'Ivoire's energy structure dominated by thermal power, increasing the proportion of hydropower in the energy structure to 33%, helping Côte d'Ivoire achieve emission reduction goals, and promoting green transformation. The hydropower station not only meets the growing domestic electricity demand in Côte d'Ivoire, but also increases Côte d'Ivoire's electricity exports to neighboring countries, strengthening its position as a West African electricity hub.

Koulibaly, Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy of Côte d'Ivoire, said that the participation of Chinese enterprises in the cascade development of the Sassandra River basin is of great significance for Côte d'Ivoire to promote the implementation of its energy self-sufficiency strategy and drive the development of industry and mining.

Providing Employment Opportunities, Empowering Local Development

At the power plant of the Popoli Hydropower Station, the reporter met Yao Michel Nguessan, 37. In 2014, he came to work at the Soubré Hydropower Station after graduating from school and became an ordinary electrician. In 2017, after the completion and handover of the Soubré Hydropower Station, Nguessan chose to continue working at China Power Construction and is now a section chief of the Popoli Hydropower Station project.

"When I first left school, my knowledge of electrical equipment was only in books, and I couldn't skillfully operate and use various equipment. Thanks to the one-on-one help of the Chinese masters, I slowly learned the various skills of electrical system installation and maintenance," Nguessan recalled, the Chinese masters patiently and meticulously taught him how to read drawings and repair equipment, and in the process of learning by doing, he gradually became familiar with the various processes of engineering construction.

"After working in a Chinese enterprise, I have a stable income, and my family's life is getting better and better. Recently, I am discussing building a new house with my wife," Nguessan said with a smile, in his spare time, he also carefully learns Chinese, "I hope that one day I can communicate with my Chinese partners in fluent Chinese and enhance my understanding of each other."

There are many employees whose career development trajectory is similar to that of Nguessan. N'dre Aime Koffi, 36, entered the Soubré Hydropower Station project in 2016 and later served as a formwork worker at the Popoli Hydropower Station; Bassirou Konate, 32, continued to serve as a construction quality inspector at the Popoli Hydropower Station after completing his work at the Soubré Hydropower Station project... Many local employees who participated in the construction of the Soubré Hydropower Station are now working as surveyors, construction technicians, and testers in the construction of the Popoli Hydropower Station, becoming the backbone force for promoting the high-quality construction of the project.

Wang Xianping, project manager of the Popoli Hydropower Station, introduced that the construction of the hydropower station provided about 2,000 direct employment opportunities, of which the construction of the hub project absorbed about 1,300 people, indirectly driving nearly 1,000 people to employment. "We hope to provide a growth platform for local workers through this project and cultivate a group of qualified technical talents. This will not only impart engineering technology and experience, but also contribute to deepening the friendship between China and Côte d'Ivoire."

Cultivating Operation and Maintenance Personnel, Serving Basin Development

In the control room of the Popoli Hydropower Station, N'dre Patrice Ydlan, the team leader of the operation and maintenance team from Côte d'Ivoire Energy Company, is leading the team to closely monitor the control screen in front of him, recording the power generation and equipment operation of the hydropower station. Ydlan said: "This digital system can realize real-time monitoring of the hydropower station. A few years ago, how to operate this system and how to read data was a big problem for our local employees. Now we can skillfully operate this system."

At the beginning of the construction of the Soubré Hydropower Station, China Power Construction cooperated with Côte d'Ivoire Energy Company to provide operation and maintenance personnel training for the Côte d'Ivoire side. "The Chinese technical team regularly communicates with us, telling us how to use the digital system to achieve all-round monitoring of the hydropower station, and conducts on-site training, teaching us how to deal with various equipment failures," Ydlan said, China has rich experience and technology in the field of hydropower development, and the Chinese team knows how to deal with various complex situations, "For more than 8 years, the Soubré Hydropower Station has been operating well."

In view of the success of the Soubré Hydropower Station and the Popoli Hydropower Station, the government of Côte d'Ivoire has continued to entrust China Power Construction with the cascade development of the Poutou-Poutou Hydropower Station, Louga Phase I and Phase II and other hydropower station projects downstream of the Sassandra River. At present, the preliminary preparation work for the Poutou-Poutou Hydropower Station project is underway. "The team has accumulated experience in the operation and maintenance of the Soubré Hydropower Station and the Popoli Hydropower Station. We will make good use of this experience and work with our Chinese partners to ensure the smooth progress of the basin cascade development work," Ydlan said.

"Chinese enterprises' participation in the cascade development of the Sassandra River basin has created thousands of jobs for the local area, cultivated a group of reliable hydropower technical talents, and made important contributions to Côte d'Ivoire's energy transition and economic growth," said Philomène Eby, an international relations scholar at Alassane Ouattara University (阿拉萨内·瓦塔拉大学) in Côte d'Ivoire. In recent years, fruitful results have emerged in cooperation between Côte d'Ivoire and China in agriculture, industrialization, infrastructure construction and other fields, and the implementation of one project after another has become a vivid portrayal of the solid friendship between Côte d'Ivoire and China.

(Reported from Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire)

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Adhering to the "Peace Constitution" is the Foundation for Japan's Existence (Zhong Sheng)

As a defeated nation in World War II, Japan is attempting to break free from the constraints of international law, and its foundation for existence based on pacifism is being shaken. All countries and people who uphold justice have a responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.

Amidst strong domestic and international criticism of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan, Japan has taken a series of dangerous actions, including the first export of lethal weapons since easing restrictions on arms exports in 2023, the Liberal Democratic Party's (自民党) initiation of discussions to revise the "Three Security Documents (安保三文件)," and the deployment of offensive weapons on the Southwest Islands (西南诸岛) near Chinese Taiwan, further exposing Japan's political attempt to deviate from the post-war international order. As a defeated nation in World War II, Japan's aforementioned actions are a blatant betrayal of its obligations under international law, a serious challenge to the post-war order jointly recognized by the international community, and will pose a serious threat to peace and stability in Asia and the world.

"The authority and influence of those who have deceived and misled the people of Japan into embarking on world conquest must be eliminated forever, for we insist that a new order of peace, security, and justice is impossible until irresponsible militarism is driven from the world." Eighty years ago, the Potsdam Declaration explicitly stated that Japanese militarism and its breeding ground must be eradicated without mercy, Japan's war-making power must be politically restricted, and the roots of Japanese war must be ideologically eliminated in order to establish a new order of peace, security, and justice.

A series of international documents, including the United Nations Charter, the Potsdam Declaration, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, clearly stipulate Japan's obligations as a defeated nation. The "collective self-defense right" stipulated in the United Nations Charter is a right created to safeguard the collective security of the international community and prevent the revival of fascist forces, and Japan is restricted from exercising this right. The Potsdam Declaration requires Japan to completely disarm and not maintain industries that could enable it to rearm. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender, which declared the complete defeat of Japanese militarism, pledged to "faithfully fulfill the obligations of the Potsdam Declaration." These documents with international legal effect clarify the international obligations that Japan should bear as a defeated nation, constitute an important cornerstone of the post-war international order, and are also the political and legal prerequisites for Japan's return to the international community.

The four Sino-Japanese political documents and Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution are important commitments made by Japan to the path of peaceful development. In the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, Japan explicitly expressed its deep remorse for its past acts of war and pledged to resolve disputes through peaceful means. The "exclusively defense-oriented" principle established by the Japanese Constitution is an important guarantee for Japan's adherence to the path of peaceful development after the war. This is a solemn commitment made by Japan to its own people, the Chinese people, and the people of the world, and it has unshakable seriousness and binding force, and allows no ambiguity or regression.

A country cannot stand in the world without credibility. What is alarming is that Japanese right-wing forces have frequently challenged these basic principles in recent years. From advocating military intervention in the Taiwan Strait to discussing abandoning the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," from attempting to revise Article 9 of the Constitution to seeking "attack capabilities against enemy bases," this series of trends indicates that Japan is deviating from its long-term adherence to the path of peaceful development after the war. These actions not only violate international law, but also contradict Japan's own constitutional provisions and political commitments. All indications show that Japan is attempting to break free from the constraints of the Potsdam Declaration and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, militarism is **死灰复燃** (sǐ huī fù rán - "ashes rekindle," to revive after a setback; to make a comeback), and Japan's foundation for existence based on pacifism after the war is being shaken.

The international community has already responded clearly to this. Malaysian scholars criticized Japanese leaders for their erroneous understanding of the history of World War II; the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a video of Japan's surrender on social media, reminding Japan to learn from historical lessons and abide by the pacifist clauses that are still valid in the Japanese Constitution; and rational voices have also been heard from the Japanese public and media. Japanese people gathered in front of the Prime Minister's Office to express their protests, "demanding that Prime Minister Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks." An editorial in the Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun pointed out that any short-sighted regime that attempts to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" out of its own selfish intentions is unacceptable. These rational voices are a warning to Japanese right-wing forces and are also to defend international law and the international order.

History warns us that any country that cannot correctly treat history will find it difficult to grasp the future. Historical tragedies must never be repeated. Only by learning from historical lessons, adhering to international law and its own "Peace Constitution," and taking practical actions to gain the trust of Asian neighbors and the international community can Japan be responsible to itself and to the world. The international community has the right and the responsibility to jointly safeguard the international order based on international law and ensure that the achievements of post-war peace are effectively respected. If Japan insists on going its own way and repeating its mistakes, all countries and people who uphold justice have the right to re-liquidate Japan's historical crimes and have the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.

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A Shared Choice for Building a Green Future (International Forum)

By: 玛丽亚·内托 拉瑞莎·瓦赫霍尔茨

China's climate actions are not only reflected in policy commitments but also implemented in concrete practices. China has become one of the most active countries in global renewable energy investment, promoting the leapfrog development of industries such as photovoltaics, wind energy, and battery energy storage, while continuously deepening green cooperation with developing countries, including Brazil.

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) held in Belém, Brazil (巴西贝伦), is an important moment in the global climate governance process. As the COP30 president, Brazil (巴西) is actively promoting the implementation of the sustainable development agenda, which has received strong support from China. China has made important contributions to maintaining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (《联合国气候变化框架公约》), the Kyoto Protocol (《京都议定书》), and the Paris Agreement (《巴黎协定》), and has strengthened solidarity and cooperation with developing countries through multilateral mechanisms such as the "Group of 77 and China" ("七十七国集团和中国"), working together to promote global climate governance.

China is an active participant, important contributor, and key leader in addressing climate change. At the United Nations Climate Change Summit (联合国气候变化峰会), President Xi Jinping (习近平) announced China's new round of nationally determined contribution goals: by 2035, China's economy-wide greenhouse gas net emissions will decrease by 7%-10% compared to the peak, striving to do better. This is the first time China has proposed an absolute emission reduction target covering the entire economy and including all greenhouse gases, fully demonstrating the responsibility of a major country and injecting valuable confidence and impetus into the international community's implementation of the Paris Agreement (《巴黎协定》).

China's climate actions are not only reflected in policy commitments but also implemented in concrete practices. China has become one of the most active countries in global renewable energy investment, promoting the leapfrog development of industries such as photovoltaics, wind energy, and battery energy storage, while continuously deepening green cooperation with developing countries, including Brazil.

Brazil (巴西) has huge potential in clean energy sources such as hydropower, wind energy, and solar energy, and these areas are becoming new growth points for Brazil-China cooperation. Projects such as smart grids, energy storage systems, and green manufacturing are opening up new and broad space for cooperation between the two countries. In 2024, Brazil's (巴西) power industry attracted approximately $1.42 billion in Chinese investment, accounting for 1/3 of China's total investment in Brazil (巴西), a record high.

Chinese companies investing in Brazil (巴西) can not only promote industrial decarbonization at more competitive costs but also better approach the Latin American market, while also bringing industrial chain extension and added value enhancement to Brazil (巴西) locally. For example, the potential for cooperation between Brazil (巴西) and China in the field of fertilizers is huge. The two sides are jointly promoting the production of green fertilizers in Brazil (巴西), which will help enhance the safety of Brazil's (巴西) agricultural industrial chain and supply chain, while reducing carbon emissions in transportation and production links. Cooperation in the field of new energy and energy storage also has promising prospects. Chinese companies have mature technology and investment experience in these fields, and cooperation between the two countries will create more employment opportunities, promote technology transfer and industrial upgrading, and help Brazil (巴西) build a modern green industrial system.

China is Brazil's (巴西) largest export market for agricultural products. In recent years, Brazil (巴西) has actively promoted the green transformation of agriculture, encouraging farmers to restore degraded land and develop sustainable agroforestry composite production systems. China's technology and experience in the agricultural field can inject strong impetus into this plan, helping Brazil's (巴西) agricultural sustainable transformation. This will not only help Brazil (巴西) strengthen food security but also further deepen the coordinated development of the two countries in the field of green industrial chain and supply chain.

On the global climate governance stage, Brazil-China cooperation is becoming a new model of South-South cooperation. The two countries are continuously strengthening coordination in areas such as climate finance, carbon markets, and energy transition, which will help developing countries to voice a stronger voice in the global climate agenda.

(The authors are respectively the Executive Director of the Brazilian Climate and Society Institute and a Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Center for International Relations Studies.)

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Wang Yi Meets with Malaysian National Security Council Director Norshiran

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 25th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, met with Malaysian National Security Council Director, Nushirwan (努西尔万), in Beijing (北京) on the 25th, who was in China to attend the second meeting of the China-Malaysia Bilateral Dialogue on Maritime Issues.

Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China is willing to work with Malaysia to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, deepen political and security cooperation, and promote practical cooperation to achieve more results, guided by the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries. It is necessary to give full play to the role of the maritime issue dialogue platform and properly manage and handle differences. China highly appreciates Malaysia's long-term adherence to the one-China principle and its clear statement of not supporting any "Taiwan independence" words or actions.

Nushirwan (努西尔万) said that this China-Malaysia maritime issue dialogue has achieved positive results, and he is willing to promote the implementation of consensus, including joint research, and jointly maintain maritime peace and stability.

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Xiao Jie Visits Bulgaria

Xinhua News Agency, Sofia, November 24th. At the invitation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, Xiao Jie (肖捷), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the China Association for International Friendly Contact, led a delegation to Bulgaria from November 22nd to 24th. He held talks with National Assembly Speaker Naja Lian (娜扎良), Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Socialist Party Zafirov (扎菲罗夫), Revival Party Chairman Kostadinov (科斯塔迪诺夫), Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (公民党) Chairman Borisov (博里索夫), Chairman of the Bulgaria-China Friendship Group of the National Assembly Dimitrova (迪米特罗娃), and attended the "Silk Road Connecting Hearts" China-Bulgaria civil friendship exchange activities.

Xiao Jie (肖捷) said that the traditional friendship between China and Bulgaria is profound. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, bilateral relations have shown a good momentum of development, and the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and cooperation in various fields have yielded fruitful results. China is willing to work with Bulgaria to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies, political parties, and civil society, and promote the in-depth development of China-Bulgaria, China-Central and Eastern Europe, and China-Europe relations.

The Bulgarian side expressed admiration for China's development achievements and experience, positively evaluated the relations between the two countries, and stated that it will adhere to the one-China principle, expand pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and promote the steady and long-term development of EU-China relations.

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Peng Qinghua Attends Opening Ceremony of Seminar for Parliamentarians from Arab Countries

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 25th. Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended the opening ceremony of the Arab States Parliamentarians Seminar in Beijing (北京) on the 25th and delivered a speech. He stated that China is willing to work with the Arab side to consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen cultural exchanges, and continuously expand the depth and breadth of cooperation.

The theme of the seminar is "Strengthening Cooperation between Legislative Bodies and Promoting the Building of a China-Arab Community of Common Destiny." More than 30 parliamentarians and officials from 10 countries and 1 international organization participated.

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Zhao Leji Pays Official Friendly Visit to Australia

Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, November 25th (Reporters Sun Chengbing (孙承斌) and Lin Xiaochun (林小春)) At the invitation of Australian Federal Parliament Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and House Speaker Milton Dick (迪克), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji (赵乐际) paid an official friendly visit to Australia from November 22nd to 25th. In Canberra, he met with Governor-General David Hurley (莫斯廷), attended a working breakfast hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯), and held talks with Senate President Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and House Speaker Milton Dick (迪克).

During his meeting with Governor-General David Hurley (莫斯廷), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of President Xi Jinping (习近平). Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Australian leaders, China-Australia relations have returned to the correct track of stable and positive development. China and Australia have strong economic complementarities, and practical cooperation has a solid foundation and broad prospects. China is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Australia in various fields and promote the building of a more mature, stable, and fruitful China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.

David Hurley (莫斯廷) stated that Australia and China have carried out good cooperation in trade, culture, education, and other fields, and bilateral relations have continued to deepen. China will host the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, which is very important for upholding and promoting multilateralism, and looks forward to the success of the meeting. Australia is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as green infrastructure, energy transition, climate change, and the protection of women's rights.

When attending the working breakfast hosted by Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that the turnaround in China-Australia relations and the resumption and restart of dialogue and cooperation in various fields have been widely welcomed and supported by all sectors of both countries. There are no fundamental conflicts of interest between China and Australia. China always adheres to the path of peaceful development, adheres to high-quality development, and expands high-level opening up to the outside world. It is willing to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation and share development opportunities with all countries, including Australia. It is necessary to consolidate and deepen cooperation in areas such as energy and minerals, scientific and technological innovation, the digital economy, and infrastructure. Issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and the South China Sea concern China's territorial sovereignty and core interests, and it is hoped that Australia will understand and respect China's position.

Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) stated that the current development of Australia-China relations has a good foundation, and Australia is committed to strengthening cooperation with China and supports China in hosting the APEC meeting next year. Trade between Australia and China has grown rapidly in recent years, and exchanges in tourism, education, and culture help the younger generation experience different cultures and develop lasting friendships. Australia is willing to maintain regular communication with China and promote the continued stable development of bilateral relations.

During talks with Sue Lines (莱恩斯) and Milton Dick (迪克), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that the National People's Congress of China is willing to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries with the Australian Federal Parliament, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies at all levels, give play to the special strengths and advantages of special committees and NPC deputies and parliamentarians, strengthen dialogue and exchanges, enhance the stability and effectiveness of cooperation, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation between the two countries. Zhao Leji (赵乐际) introduced the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, as well as the situation of opening up to the outside world and expanding domestic demand, and stated that the legislative bodies of the two countries can carry out exchanges and mutual learning on foreign-related legislation and creating a good business environment.

Sue Lines (莱恩斯) stated that exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies are conducive to promoting the development of bilateral relations. Dialogue is the key to bilateral relations, and economic and trade cooperation is the foundation of bilateral relations. A stable trade relationship is very important to both countries. Australia welcomes Chinese investment and strengthens cooperation in areas of common interest. Milton Dick (迪克) stated that the development of Australia-China relations has created more opportunities for trade between the two countries. In the past two years, the exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two sides have been good, with mutual visits. It is expected that the development of Australia-China relations and the exchanges and cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries will be further developed.

During his visit to Australia, Zhao Leji (赵乐际) met with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (克里萨富利) in Brisbane, expressing his expectation to deepen local exchanges and cooperation and promote the development of bilateral relations; he visited Arrow Energy (箭牌能源公司), hoping to strengthen China-Australia economic and trade investment cooperation and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

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China-Africa Governance Exchange Dialogue Held in Togo

This newspaper Johannesburg, November 25th (Reporter Yang Ou (杨讴)) Lomé dispatch: The China-Africa Governance Exchange and Dialogue was held on the 24th in Lomé (洛美), the capital of Togo. The dialogue was jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Togo and the University of Lomé (洛美大学). Wang Min (王敏), Chinese Ambassador to Togo, Chambegou (尚贝吉), Minister-Delegate to the Minister of Education of Togo, and scholars from China and Togo attended the meeting.

Wang Min (王敏) said that China and Africa have a combined population of 2.8 billion, accounting for one-third of the world's total population. Without the modernization of China and Africa, there would be no modernization of the world. Scientific formulation of the Five-Year Plan is one of the successful codes of "China's Governance" (中国之治). The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, drawing a grand blueprint for China's development in the next five years. Togo's "2020-2025 Government Roadmap" is about to come to a successful conclusion, and China is willing to connect with Togo's new plan to promote China-Togo cooperation to a higher level, deeper level, and wider field.

Chambegou (尚贝吉) said that the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal have important reference significance for Togo to formulate a new roadmap. All parties will actively learn from China and further consolidate the comprehensive strategic partnership between Togo and China.

The participants had a warm exchange and discussion on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the Global Governance Initiative, and the new prospects for China-Africa cooperation.

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First China-Spain Green Energy Forum Held in Madrid

This newspaper reported from Madrid on November 25th (Reporters Yan Huan (颜欢) and Xu Hailin (许海林)) The first China-Spain Green Energy Forum, hosted by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in China and led by the Green Energy Committee, was held in Madrid on the 25th. The forum brought together 300 guests from government agencies, industry organizations, and energy companies from both countries to jointly explore the future direction and cooperation opportunities for green energy development.

Yao Jing (姚敬), the Chinese Ambassador to Spain, stated that China and Spain have made significant progress in exchanges and cooperation in areas including energy storage, electric vehicles, hydrogen energy conversion, and related infrastructure construction. He hopes that more Chinese companies will invest and cooperate in Spain, and welcomes Spanish companies to explore business opportunities in China.

Jaime Pérez Renovales, Special Representative of the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism, said that Spain and China share common development concepts in the field of clean energy. The holding of this forum reflects the firm commitment of the two countries to further strengthen pragmatic cooperation, make good use of complementary advantages, and tap into cooperation potential during a critical period of the global economy, and to contribute to the future global energy transition.

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Pakistani Central Bank Official: RMB Has Great Potential in Pakistan

Islamabad, November 25th (Reporter Zhao Yipu (赵益普)) - Muhammad Malik (穆罕默德·马利克), Executive Director of the State Bank of Pakistan (巴基斯坦国家银行) (Central Bank), stated on the 25th that Pakistan has a sound regulatory system to support the use and investment of Renminbi.

On the same day, the Pakistan Renminbi Clearing Bank (中国工商银行卡拉奇分行) (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Karachi Branch) held the "10th Anniversary of RMB Internationalization in Pakistan" event in Karachi (卡拉奇), a southern city in Pakistan. Malik (马利克) attended the event and delivered a speech on behalf of the State Bank of Pakistan (巴基斯坦央行), stating that the potential of the Renminbi in Pakistan is huge and is expected to further benefit all parties. Pakistan has a sound regulatory system to support the use and investment of Renminbi, and the State Bank of Pakistan (巴央行) has carried out a number of RMB promotion and transaction clearing capacity building works to ensure that enterprises and local banks fully understand the advantages of RMB business.

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Kuling Romance: A Homesickness Spanning the Pacific

By: 吴绮敏

On the banks of the Min River (闽江) and the summit of Guling (鼓岭), a touching story of friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American people is repeatedly remembered by the world, conveying a precious harmony.

The gravitational waves of the Guling (鼓岭) bond are transmitted year after year, reflecting the wishes of the people of China and the United States:

In July 2025, the "Guling (鼓岭) Connection" China-U.S. Youth Choir Week, themed "Singing for Peace," was held, bringing together nearly 30 youth choirs and more than 1,000 young people from China and the United States in China, stirring up a grand wave of cherishing friendship.

On December 20, 2024, the Guling (鼓岭) Forum, themed "Transcending Cultural Differences, Inheriting Friendship and Trust," was held in Beijing (北京). More than 150 Chinese and American guests gathered at the People's Daily (人民日报) to express their heartfelt voices and look forward to the future, drawing spiritual strength and continuing to write a new chapter in the Guling (鼓岭) story.

On June 24, 2024, the "Guling (鼓岭) Connection" China-U.S. Youth Exchange Week opened in Fuzhou (福州市), Fujian Province (福建省), with more than 200 young people from the United States engaging in enthusiastic exchanges with more than 300 young people from China.

On June 28, 2023, the "Guling (鼓岭) Connection" China-U.S. People-to-People Friendship Forum was held in Fuzhou (福州). Representatives from friendly cities in the United States, friendly organizations, friendly individuals, multinational corporations, and international students came to Fuzhou (福州) to discuss friendship and cooperation with representatives from all sectors of China.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) has sent congratulatory letters to the "Guling (鼓岭) Connection" China-U.S. People-to-People Friendship Forum and the "Guling (鼓岭) Connection" China-U.S. Youth Exchange Week, stating that the experience of the "Friends of Guling (鼓岭)" once again proves that the people of China and the United States can completely transcend differences in systems, cultures, and languages to establish deep friendship; he hopes that Chinese and American youth will "carry forward China-U.S. friendship, contribute to the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations, and work with the people of all countries to build peace, promote progress, and create prosperity."

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More and more people are pondering what kind of spiritual strength the Guling (鼓岭) bond contains, why it can continue across time and space and national borders, and why it is so enduring. The 2025 Guling (鼓岭) Forum held in New York (纽约), USA, on November 25 may prompt people to gain a deeper answer.

Looking back at the Guling (鼓岭) story, let us start with the article "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" that Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee (福州市委书记), read in the People's Daily (人民日报) in 1992.

The Guling (鼓岭) Agreement, Originating from a Good Essay Story

Witnessing and recording the Guling (鼓岭) story more than 30 years ago is a very precious experience for a journalist.

In early 1992, it was my second year working in the International Department of the People's Daily (人民日报). The international edition of the People's Daily (人民日报) published a call for essays on "Overseas Notes" four times in a row, in order to strengthen the understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and the people of the world.

Manuscripts poured in. After evaluation, 15 works won first, second, and third prizes and honorary awards. "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" won the only first prize.

The article begins by stating that introducing American friend Mr. and Mrs. Gardner to China is "a need in conscience," "a university physics professor has passed away for two years, leaving behind a pile of souvenirs about China and the regret of finally not being able to return to his homeland..."

What kind of regret made the author go so far as to use "conscience" to describe it?

Opening the People's Daily (人民日报) on April 8, 1992, "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" published in a prominent position on the seventh edition, tells the story of Milton Gardner, a physics professor at the University of California, Davis, who was concerned about Guling (鼓岭), Fuzhou (福州), and expresses his wife Elizabeth Gardner's desire to fulfill his dream.

"The professor retired from the University of California at the age of 68. Until his death, his greatest wish was to return to his childhood homeland in China, but at that time, China and the United States had not yet established diplomatic relations. Later, when relations between China and the United States improved, the old man unfortunately became paralyzed and suffered from cancer..." "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" details Professor Gardner's endless nostalgia, especially mentioning that in February 1986, near the end of his life, he still moaned "Kuliang, Kuliang" from time to time.

The article is tear-jerking, witnessing the vicissitudes of life and sighing at the difficulty of releasing emotions.

Reading the People's Daily (人民日报) every day is a habit that Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has developed over the years. The newspaper reading column at the old site of the People's Daily (人民日报) on Wangfujing (王府井) is where he stopped - "I used to stop there when I passed by and take a look at the newspaper that day." He once told comrades from the People's Daily (人民日报) about his experience of reading newspapers when he was young.

On April 8, 1992, when he opened the newspaper, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) was immediately attracted by "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)".

Professor Gardner died with regret, and his wife looked to the end of the world in vain, isn't it because there is a lack of bridges between China and the United States that can help people realize their dreams?!

Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) has a personal understanding of the simple feelings of American people towards China. In 1985, when he was the Secretary of the Zhengding County Party Committee (正定县委书记) in Hebei Province (河北省), he led a delegation to inspect Iowa (艾奥瓦州), known as the "American Granary," and forged a deep friendship with the local people. Professor Gardner's nostalgia for his childhood life in Guling (鼓岭) is the same as the deep affection of old friends in Iowa (艾奥瓦州) for Chinese friends.

Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) put down the newspaper and immediately asked the relevant departments in Fuzhou (福州市) to call the People's Daily (人民日报) to learn about the author's situation and address, and decided to invite Professor Gardner's wife, the protagonist of "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)", to visit Fuzhou (福州), accompanied by the author of the article, Zhong Han (钟翰) (pen name, real name Liu Zhonghan (刘中汉)).

Mrs. Gardner accepted the invitation without hesitation, saying that she would bring the two lacquer vases mentioned in "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" with her and send them back to her hometown of Fuzhou (福州).

Guling (鼓岭) became famous all of a sudden. In order to present a good story, on August 1, 1992, the seventh edition of the People's Daily (人民日报) published a group of articles: one was a 600-word editor's note entitled "The Before and After of the Publication of an Essay," recording the sensational effect caused by Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) invitation; the second was Zhong Han's (钟翰) written speech at the essay award ceremony; and the third was an excerpt from a letter from Tang Hongqing (汤弘庆), a retired veteran cadre of the Organization Department of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (福建省委组织部), to Zhong Han (钟翰), detailing the geographical features and cultural landscape of Guling (鼓岭).

I am very honored to have been assigned by my leaders to report on Mrs. Gardner's trip to Fuzhou (福州) with Ke Yuelin (柯月霖), a reporter from the International Department of the People's Daily (人民日报).

Fulfilling the Guling (鼓岭) Dream, Entrusting True Feelings to Forge a Good Story

The Guling (鼓岭) story continues to extend, thanks to the harmony and friendship nurtured between the mountains and rivers.

Guling (鼓岭) is located north of Gushan (鼓山) in Fuzhou (福州市) and was once a summer resort for a large number of foreign expatriates in China. In the early 20th century, Milton Gardner came to China with his family and spent 10 happy childhood years in Guling (鼓岭), from learning to speak to jumping and running.

Looking through the People's Daily (人民日报) of the whole year of 1992, the "Guling (鼓岭) Story" can be described as a strong stroke - 5 articles were published successively, with a total length of more than 7,000 words.

These historical records present true feelings and interpret the origin of friendship. From the perspective of international relations, the Party Central Committee's organ newspaper reported the Guling (鼓岭) story on such a scale, which is sufficient to prove China's attitude of embracing the world with an open mind, and sufficient to prove the unbreakable bond between the Chinese people and the American people.

In 1992, there were no direct flights from the United States to Fujian (福建). Mrs. Gardner's trip to Fuzhou (福州) required transfers from Beijing (北京) both ways.

That was my first time performing a foreign affairs interview task, and every bit of experience is a precious memory.

Mrs. Gardner and Zhong Han (钟翰) departed from San Francisco (旧金山) on August 18 and arrived in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of August 19.

The first impression is an unforgettable memory. Mrs. Gardner, who was in her seventies, was tall and walked steadily, always with a kind smile on her face, without any fatigue after more than 10 hours of flight.

The comrades from the Fuzhou (福州) Office in Beijing (北京) warmly greeted the guests from afar to take the bus, and we accompanied Mrs. Gardner and Zhong Han (钟翰) to the Fuzhou (福州) Guild Hall (福州会馆) (now known as Beijing Fuzhou Hotel (北京福州宾馆)) near Xizhimen (西直门) to stay.

The day after arriving in Beijing (北京), Mrs. Gardner saw the original People's Daily (人民日报) on April 8 and learned about the enthusiastic response caused by "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)". She happily said that she would not only keep the original newspaper, but also show it to all her friends in the United States.

She was particularly excited to say that receiving the invitation from Mr. Xi Jinping (习近平) was a great honor for her, and she was very much looking forward to this trip to Fuzhou (福州).

At 12:30 on August 21, the flight to Fuzhou (福州) departed.

Arriving on time and staying at the Hot Spring Hotel (温泉大饭店). As soon as Mrs. Gardner entered the room, she saw a basket of flowers presented in the name of Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平). There was also an invitation on the table, inviting Mrs. Gardner to attend the welcome banquet held at 6:30 that evening, with Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平) name written on it.

Mrs. Gardner took out the pair of lacquer vases from the box that carried her husband's homesickness and looked at them for a long time, as if recalling the scene of her husband lightly brushing protective paint on the lacquer vases every few years. The pair of lacquer vases, which have been carefully cared for, are 3 inches high, with a plump body and a thin neck. The patterns of pavilions, terraces, branches, leaves, and flowers are clearly distinguishable, and there are almost no traces of time.

She changed into a yellow floral dress, matched with jewelry, and solemnly welcomed the highlight of this trip.

This is a shining page in the history of China-U.S. people-to-people friendship.

Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) welcomed Mrs. Gardner's visit. He said kindly, "It can be said that we are destined to meet today. Fuzhou (福州) is a city with a long history and a long history of foreign friendly exchanges. Hundreds of years ago, the famous Chinese navigator Zheng He (郑和) set off from here to establish friendship with foreign countries. Guling (鼓岭) used to be a villa area for foreign friends to escape the summer heat. Your husband was also one of the international friends who had contact with this place at that time. We cherish such international connections very much. What moves me is that your husband still has such nostalgia and longing for Fuzhou (福州) and Guling (鼓岭) in his later years. We also naturally thought of inviting you here to represent your husband to see this place that your husband missed for the rest of his life and to renew our friendship."

Mrs. Gardner expressed her heartfelt gratitude. She said that she also cherishes this friendship very much and will share every bit of the story of this trip with her friends in the United Kingdom and California (加州), USA.

Fuzhou (福州) had already learned that Mrs. Gardner was determined to bring back to her Chinese hometown a pair of lacquer vases that her husband had collected, in order to place his endless thoughts. In response to this intention, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) gave Mrs. Gardner a pair of maroon lacquer vases with the craftsmanship characteristics of the 1990s as a souvenir.

Two pairs of lacquer vases, carrying the same deep friendship, have always been deeply remembered by the people of China and the United States, holding on to a relationship.

During the banquet, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) cordially introduced Fuzhou (福州) specialties to the guests. The legend about Fuzhou (福州) cuisine "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (佛跳墙)" especially surprised Mrs. Gardner. She marveled at the wonders of Chinese cuisine, which not only has delicious food, but also has history and culture.

Speaking of the itinerary for the next day, going to Gushan (鼓山), climbing to the top of the mountain, and staying in a villa in Guling (鼓岭)... Mrs. Gardner couldn't restrain her excitement and nodded frequently.

At that time, Guling (鼓岭) had not yet been developed into a tourist area. When she learned that she could see the huge stone engraved with the words "Guling (鼓岭) Top (鼓顶)", she was even more fascinated. Mrs. Gardner said to me with anticipation: "The two big characters on the stone wall must have been stared at and touched by Milton when he was young, right?"

Early in the morning of August 22, we set off for the Guling (鼓岭) of our dreams.

The valleys are green, the mountains are green, and the smoke is misty. The millennium-old Japanese cedar king and Western-style villas, whether natural scenery or cultural relics, deeply attracted Mrs. Gardner.

"They hired chefs and waiters from Fuzhou (福州) and transported cooking utensils, tableware, and even some furniture, so that we could spend the night there." Mrs. Gardner recorded these thoughtful arrangements in her travelogue. It can be seen that in order to let her experience the situation of her husband's childhood life in Guling (鼓岭), the reception team did a lot of work. Mrs. Gardner has always been deeply grateful for this.

At about 3 p.m., 9 Guling (鼓岭) villagers aged 79 to 90 sat around with Mrs. Gardner and talked about anecdotes from the past. Mandarin, Fuzhou (福州) dialect, and English were intertwined with happy laughter.

The old people's narration strung together the beautiful scenes of Professor Gardner's childhood in Guling (鼓岭) with Chinese children climbing trees, practicing ventriloquism, and playing games. Also, the children sat together to listen to Chinese and foreign teachers teach, and the adults worked together to plan to resist typhoons... These are all stories of Chinese and foreign friendship and harmonious coexistence.

Liu Xuejin (刘雪金), an old man in his nineties, mentioned that a foreigner's family was surnamed "Jia (嘉)", and Mrs. Gardner immediately felt overjoyed, because the word "Jia (嘉)" is a symbol of the Gardner family's "root" in China - at the end of the 19th century, when Milton Gardner's father led his family to live in Guling (鼓岭), the registered Chinese name was "Jia Gaomei (嘉高美)".

The Guling (鼓岭) dream-seeking not only misses the good old days, but also sees the new look of Fuzhou (福州), a blessed place. Mrs. Gardner sincerely sighed that no matter how the times move forward, the open mind of the people of Fuzhou (福州) towards the world has not changed. She left a note in her travelogue describing Mawei (马尾), Fuzhou (福州): "It is being expanded into a modern port, many factories have been built, and foreign investment is welcome."

When Mrs. Gardner was about to leave Fuzhou (福州), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) sent her a congratulatory letter -

"There is an ancient Chinese saying: 'A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.' Although your visit was short, from you and your husband's unwavering love, we can see that the friendship between the people of China and the United States will last forever."

"I believe that the touching story led by Mr. Zhong Han's (钟翰) "Ah, Guling! (啊，鼓岭！)" published in the People's Daily (人民日报) will be widely circulated in Fuzhou (福州) and even in a wider range, and will inspire more people to continue to make efforts to enhance the friendship between the people of China and the United States."

On August 29, 1992, we came to the Capital Airport (首都机场) to see Mrs. Gardner off. It was as kind as the first reunion more than 10 days ago; the difference is that we are all "old friends" at this time!

Before leaving Beijing (北京), Mrs. Gardner specially wrote a passage to the people of Fuzhou (福州): "Thank you for your hospitality. I feel your great friendship and love for me. I hope to come back again."

We all have a belief: the friendly story will not end here, let alone come to an abrupt end.

Soon after, Mrs. Gardner sent me her travelogue and the photos she took for us. She said that in the United States, she invited relatives and friends to her home to tell the Guling (鼓岭) memories that truly belonged to her, and she wanted to pass on this friendship forever.

Later, I heard Ke Yuelin (柯月霖) say that Mrs. Gardner became a very influential news figure in Davis (戴维斯), and the local news media specially asked her to write articles to introduce the Guling (鼓岭) story she experienced.

The Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco (旧金山) specially invited her as a VIP to participate in the National Day reception; and also organized a report meeting, inviting her to tell about what she saw and heard during her trip to China.

I also wrote my first long feature in my career - "Guling (鼓岭) Love", striving to present the whole picture of the story. After the article was published in the People's Daily (人民日报), the attention to the Guling (鼓岭) story at home and abroad rose again.

Guling (鼓岭) Love, Extending and Touching the Heart

Time proves that the classic of China-U.S. people-to-people friendship marked by the Guling (鼓岭) story always has a heart-stirring power.

In February 2012, when Xi Jinping (习近平), then Vice President of the State, was invited to visit the United States, he delivered a speech at a welcome luncheon held by American friendly groups in Washington (华盛顿), deeply telling the story of Mrs. Gardner fulfilling her husband's wish to return to Guling (鼓岭) -

"I believe that there are many, many more such touching stories between the people of China and the United States. We should further strengthen the exchanges between the people of China and the United States and build the most solid public opinion foundation for mutually beneficial cooperation between China and the United States."

"I hope that more people from all walks of life in the two countries will jointly join the cause of China-U.S. friendship, follow the trend and ride the wind and waves, seize opportunities, strengthen exchanges, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and constantly push the China-U.S. partnership forward!"

A word of affection and righteousness attracted the world's attention to China and Fuzhou (福州), and remotely thought about the continuous extension of the Guling (鼓岭) love - starting at the end of the 19th century, fulfilling the dream at the end of the 20th century, and welcoming the highlight moment again in the early 21st century... Friendly emotions gather, and friendly voices merge.
A heartfelt speech that emphasizes affection and righteousness has drawn the world's attention to China and Fuzhou (福州), evoking thoughts of the enduring Kuling (鼓岭) bond—starting in the late 19th century, realizing a dream in the late 20th century, and welcoming another moment of glory in the early 21st century... Friendly feelings accumulate, and voices of friendship blend.

"Because of your help, Mrs. Gardiner was able to visit the small village where her husband lived and grew up as a child, fulfilling their shared dream. This story powerfully illustrates that the friendship between the American and Chinese people can promote the development of relations between the two countries, just like the generosity and kindness you have shown to this ordinary American family." In March 2012, Linda Katehi, then President of the University of California, Davis, wrote a special letter to Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平), expressing sincere words that represented the gratitude and respect of the American people.

Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to Linda Katehi, reminiscing about the past and looking forward to the future:

"I am very pleased to receive your letter. Thank you for introducing your university and for your concern for the development of Sino-US relations. Professor Gardiner worked at your university and was deeply loved by the faculty and students. Your letter reminded me again of the scene in 1992 when Mrs. Elizabeth Gardiner fulfilled her wish to visit 'Kuling (鼓岭)'."

"People-to-people exchanges help China and the United States increase understanding and friendship. I hope that your university will continue to support and promote Sino-US cultural exchanges, especially in the fields of education and science and technology, and play an active role in the cause of Sino-US friendship."

Sincere emotions and profound principles have injected a constant stream of positive energy into the cause of people-to-people friendship, enabling it to ride the momentum.

Kuling (鼓岭) has become even more famous at home and abroad, and more international friends want to go to Kuling (鼓岭) to seek and fulfill their dreams. From September 25 to 29, 2012, more than 10 international friends realized their wishes, and I was also invited to participate in the entire interview process.

The gray-haired Gary Gardiner and Lee Gardiner brothers walked together to the villa area on Zhugang Peak (柱岗顶), holding their grandfather's treasured family album, excitedly comparing the century-old photos with the scenery before them. Their grandfather was Ray Gardiner, the elder brother of Professor Gardiner.

"We are finally home!" Gary Gardiner happily told me that seeing the beautiful scenery and friendly people of Kuling (鼓岭), they immediately understood why their uncle was still murmuring "Kuliang, Kuliang" before his death.

"The Gardiner family's roots are in Fuzhou (福州), so when we visited Fuzhou (福州) in 1987, we specially packed a can of soil from the foot of the White Pagoda (白塔) and brought it back to the United States as a souvenir," said Lee Gardiner. The White Pagoda (白塔) is next to the Fuzhou Union Hospital (福州协和医院), where his grandfather and father were born.

On September 27, 2012, in the small square with the millennium Chinese fir king as the backdrop, Chinese and foreign people gathered at a concert praising friendship. On the big screen, beautiful and charming scenery of Kuling (鼓岭) appeared, as well as precious images spanning 20 years: Mrs. Gardiner happily embarking on her dream trip, the Gardiner brothers happily holding the hands of the Kuling (鼓岭) elders... International friends praised the propositions expounded by Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) during his visit to the United States, and expressed their willingness to do their best to contribute to the cause of friendship in their lifetime.

This time, I picked up my pen and wrote "Kuling (鼓岭) Bond". Immersed in recording a new page of the Kuling (鼓岭) story, I increasingly deeply understand what is meant by an inextricable bond, and firmly believe that the Kuling (鼓岭) story will continue.

Kuling (鼓岭) Story, Continuing the Past and Opening Up a New Chapter

The wind and clouds on the Pacific Ocean are changing, but the scenery of Kuling (鼓岭), Fuzhou (福州), is particularly good. The friendship between the Chinese and American people is like the millennium Chinese fir on Kuling (鼓岭), growing vigorously. The constantly续写 (xù xiě - "continue to write") Kuling (鼓岭) story fully proves the Chinese proverb "When people love each other, there is no intention to harm each other," reflecting the principle that "the key to sound relations between states lies in the amity between their peoples."

In recent years, Kuling (鼓岭) has frequently welcomed American young students visiting China, old friends from Iowa, USA, and "Friends of Kuling (鼓岭)" composed of descendants of American families who once lived in Kuling (鼓岭), and Chinese and foreign experts and scholars studying Kuling (鼓岭) culture.

President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the "Kuling (鼓岭) Bond" Sino-US People-to-People Friendship Forum, praising the "Friends of Kuling (鼓岭)" and friendly people from all walks of life in both countries for deeply exploring the history of Kuling (鼓岭), actively spreading Kuling (鼓岭) culture, and making unremitting efforts to deepen mutual understanding and friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American people. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The experience of the 'Friends of Kuling (鼓岭)' once again proves that the people of China and the United States can completely overcome differences in systems, cultures, and languages, and establish a deep friendship."

The Kuling (鼓岭) story, continuing to extend, leaves a string of deeply moving common memories:

Mr. Lynn Baring, whose father, Baring William, once taught at Fuzhou Private Union Vocational School (福州私立协和职业学校). Lynn spent his summers in Kuling (鼓岭) every year during the time he lived in China before the age of 16. He took hundreds of photos of life in Kuling (鼓岭), providing an important historical basis and reference for today's people to explore the past of Kuling (鼓岭) and determine the addresses of ancient houses.

Dr. Hu Yihua (福益华), who once gained love for building a tennis court in Kuling (鼓岭), did not seek a comfortable life, but insisted on running schools and practicing medicine in the remote Shaowu (邵武) in northern Fujian (闽北) for 40 years, training many pharmacists for the local area. He left the last words "I love the Chinese people," full of deep affection.

Mr. Mu Airen (穆蔼仁), whose name is engraved on the Fuzhou Anti-Japanese Martyrs Memorial Wall (福州抗日志士纪念墙). In those years, he brought his son Peter Mu (穆彼得), who was born in Fuzhou (福州), to Kuling (鼓岭), and lived in the villa where the Gardiner family had lived before. He participated in the Flying Tigers (飞虎队) to support China's War of Resistance Against Japan, and at the age of 84, he insisted on volunteering to teach at Wuyi University (武夷学院). Finally, part of his ashes was scattered in the Minjiang River (闽江). Carrying on his father's wishes, Peter Mu (穆彼得) and his wife Mu Yanling (穆言灵) named their two daughters "Aizhong (爱中)" and "Aihua (爱华)" respectively, meaning "Love China".

Ms. Mu Yanling (穆言灵), who is over seventy years old, is the representative of the "Friends of Kuling (鼓岭)" team. Since 2016, she has traveled back and forth between China and the United States, collecting more than 6,000 related photos, written materials, and letters, including nearly 800 photos. She also created the Kuling (鼓岭) English website and organized many "Seeking Dreams in Kuling (鼓岭)" activities for foreign friends. In her video address for the 2024 Kuling (鼓岭) Forum, she said: "Kuling (鼓岭) is not just a small town, but also represents the power of people-to-people friendship. Looking back at the past of Kuling (鼓岭), we will find many warm stories full of connection and care. Commemorating the Kuling (鼓岭) story is also to inherit and carry forward its spirit, which is a legacy of peace, understanding, and goodwill."

Attending the "Kuling (鼓岭) Bond" Sino-US People-to-People Friendship Forum in 2023 was Lee Gardiner's fourth visit to Fuzhou (福州). Walking slowly on the mountain road of Kuling (鼓岭) with a cane, he looked a little strenuous. As always, he carried with him the Gardiner family's album from 1889 to 1922, which was filled with family genealogy and previous visits to Kuling (鼓岭). The difference was that this time he decided to leave the album in his "hometown" and donate it to Kuling (鼓岭) history researchers for future generations.

The Kuling (鼓岭) story is growing, highlighting the ambition to inherit the torch of friendship and the desire to create a better future together.

As President Xi Jinping (习近平) eloquently stated when talking with American friends and delivering an important speech at the joint welcome banquet of American friendly organizations in San Francisco:

"The foundation of Sino-US relations lies in the people, and we always place our hope on the American people, hoping that the people of the two countries will remain friendly";

"The more difficult the time, the more necessary it is to tighten the bonds between the people, enhance the communication of hearts, and the more people need to stand up and speak out for Sino-US relations";

"Any great cause must succeed by finding its roots in the people, gathering strength from the people, and being completed jointly by the people. Sino-US friendship is such a great cause";

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The great way is simple. The far-sighted propositions embody the meaning of building a community with a shared future for mankind, are full of people's feelings and conform to the people's wishes, demonstrate the breadth of mind of a great power, and guide a bright future.

American friends highly agree with these propositions. The American guests who participated in the 2024 Kuling (鼓岭) Forum unanimously recalled the beautiful page of November 15, 2023—President Xi Jinping (习近平) specially met with representatives of the American business community and all sectors of society, as well as descendants of the Flying Tigers (飞虎队) and General Stilwell (史迪威) before the banquet began, as well as representatives of friendly people from Kuling (鼓岭), Iowa (艾奥瓦州), Washington State (华盛顿州), and other places, had cordial conversations with them and took group photos, thanking them for their contributions to promoting friendship and understanding between the Chinese and American people, and said that the Chinese people will never forget old friends, and believe that the friendship between the Chinese and American people and the relations between the two countries will continue to be inherited and developed. American friends listened to President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech on the spot, and every time they talked about the scene where more than 10 long and warm applauses rang out in the hall, they not only felt excited, but also further understood the foundation and future direction of the development of relations between the two countries.

People's Daily (人民日报) not only witnessed and recorded the beginning and continuation of the Kuling (鼓岭) story, but also continuously explored and promoted the wonderful story of Sino-US friendly exchanges shown by the Kuling (鼓岭) bond. "We must find the direction to follow and draw spiritual strength from the good story of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally promoting Sino-US people-to-people friendly exchanges, and work together from the 'small story' of the Kuling (鼓岭) bond to the 'big future' of Sino-US people-to-people friendly exchanges." Yu Shaoliang (于绍良), President of People's Daily (人民日报) Press, talked about the story of reporting from "Kuling (鼓岭) Affection" to "Kuling (鼓岭) Bond" at the 2024 Kuling (鼓岭) Forum. He said that the Kuling (鼓岭) story shows the leader's demeanor of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally leading and promoting Sino-US people-to-people friendly exchanges. We must inherit the Kuling (鼓岭) bond, explore more touching stories of Sino-US people-to-people friendly exchanges, amplify the Kuling (鼓岭) effect, and actively build platforms and bridges that are conducive to promoting Sino-US people-to-people exchanges.

In 2024, I became the organizer of the Kuling (鼓岭) Forum, witnessing people from all walks of life in China and the United States gathering in the original aspiration report hall of People's Daily (人民日报) Press to talk about friendly feelings and look forward to a future of cooperation.

I recall that two years ago, I planted osmanthus trees with the "Friends of Kuling (鼓岭)" in front of the International Public Welfare Society (万国公益社), shoveling soil and watering them with buckets. Everyone and every action was done with heart and affection. The verdant seedlings exuded a refreshing fragrance, and the thousands of "Overseas Chronicles" submissions from all over the world in 1992 naturally appeared in my mind. Every story of Sino-foreign friendship recorded in those articles is a seed of friendship, taking root and sprouting all over the world. Because of the careful sowing and careful care of generations, it has finally become a towering tree with deep roots and lush foliage, blooming and bearing fruit, benefiting all living beings.

Thinking back again, I saw Aihua (爱华) walking with her mother Mu Yanling (穆言灵) and Cathy (凯茜) walking with her grandmother Pu Guangzhu (蒲光珠) in 2023, carefully listening to the stories behind every historical site; I saw American young students visiting China in 2024, visiting the International Public Welfare Society (万国公益社) that condenses the memory of Kuling (鼓岭), and stopping to praise and check in in front of the People's Daily (人民日报) electronic reading column that broadcasts the theme poster of "The Kuling (鼓岭) Bond Lasts Forever"; I heard Pei Anwei (裴安微), an American student at Tsinghua University (清华大学), express her desire for cooperation at the 2024 Kuling (鼓岭) Forum—"Our young generation has the confidence to build bridges where they are considered barriers"...

These young friends are full of vigor, just like those young friends that Kuling (鼓岭) once embraced in the past, with a "homesickness" that spans the Pacific Ocean surging in their hearts.

Opening the memory gate of personally experiencing the Kuling (鼓岭) story, I feel more deeply that the Kuling (鼓岭) story not only has a touching past worth tracing, but also must have a beautiful future worth looking forward to.

This is the Kuling (鼓岭) bond, 生生不息 (shēng shēng bù xī - "unceasing," continuous and never-ending), passed down from generation to generation.

(The author is the Chairman of People's Daily Digital Communication Co., Ltd. and was formerly a reporter for the International Department of People's Daily)

Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)

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CIIE Demonstrates China's Magnetic Attraction (Commentator's Observation)

By: 尹双红

Today's China is not only an important export destination, but also a valuable investment and entrepreneurial destination.

The recently concluded 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) left a deep impression on global exhibitors and visitors. According to statistics, the intended transaction volume of this CIIE, calculated on an annual basis, reached US$83.49 billion, a record high. The exhibition is held every year, so why is its appeal getting stronger and stronger?

The exhibitors feel it most deeply. The exhibitors who participated for the first time were very surprised, "It turns out that the CIIE is not just these 6 days, but there will be many supporting activities throughout the year."

From investment fairs and matchmaking meetings throughout the year, to professional services covering the entire chain of import, business travel, and exhibitions, to the opening of 16 special border inspection channels for the CIIE at airport ports, providing immediate customs clearance services, a series of policies and services surrounding the CIIE are constantly improving, becoming a powerful proof that "China's door to opening up will only open wider and wider."

Today, China is promoting institutional opening-up with complete supporting facilities. The "World Openness Report 2025" released by the Hongqiao International Economic Forum shows that in 2024, the world openness index decreased by 0.05% year-on-year, while China's openness bucked the trend and increased by 0.5% year-on-year. From building mutually beneficial and win-win platforms such as the CIIE, the China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), the Canton Fair (广交会), and the China International Consumer Products Expo (消博会), to 22 free trade pilot zones actively aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules, and then to the continuous reduction of the negative list for foreign investment access... China's "signal" of promoting high-level opening to the outside world is getting stronger and stronger, and the continuity and certainty of policies have given foreign companies a "reassurance pill," attracting them to vote with their actions and firmly choose the Chinese market.

Some exhibitors also said: "We have not missed a single year in 8 years, and every CIIE lives up to expectations."

Shuttling through different booths, you can often hear the voices of anchors promoting products, and "We are at the CIIE site" adds a lot to the brand image. New brands and new products are unveiled at the "Cloverleaf," thereby increasing their popularity and recognition. Offline negotiation and signing, online browsing and ordering, the hot cooperation scene has become an epitome of the advantages of the Chinese market.

The super-large market of more than 1.4 billion people is constantly generating new demands with the upgrading of consumption and industrial changes, and the attractiveness to foreign companies and foreign investment is also increasing day by day, and the scenarios suitable for foreign investment and business are becoming more abundant. Making good use of open platforms such as the CIIE to enrich the high-quality supply of green, healthy, and intelligent products in the domestic market will surely further release market potential and add color to high-quality life and high-quality development.

Many exhibitors at the CIIE are also investors. Samsung continues to invest in China, with investment in cutting-edge industries accounting for nearly 90%; Michelin has put multiple tire production lines into operation in Shenyang (沈阳) and Shanghai (上海) to meet the needs of the new energy vehicle market; Schneider Electric's multiple R&D centers and innovation laboratories have been successively established... The "unanimous" of foreign companies conveys a clear signal: Today's China is not only an important export destination, but also a valuable investment and entrepreneurial destination.

The reason is that China has a complete industrial chain and a developed logistics network, which can respond to needs in a timely manner and provide strong support for production, transportation and other links, and has obvious advantages in terms of cost and speed. More importantly, as China's industrial system is gradually leaping towards intelligence, greening, and integration, rich application scenarios and talent resources provide unprecedented growth soil for global innovation. In China, using artificial intelligence technology to assist in research and development, relying on digital intelligence capabilities to optimize production, and quickly obtaining feedback from the market and continuously iterating have become a new "winning formula" for many foreign companies. Relying on China's industrial system, Elekta's products are exported to more than 120 countries and regions. Practice has proved that China's new development is also a new opportunity for the world. Standing firm in the Chinese market can gain a first-mover advantage in the increasingly fierce international competition.

From product trading to investing in factories and then to innovative research and development, the journey of foreign companies and foreign investment taking root in China reveals a truth: the strong magnetic attraction ultimately stems from the country's comprehensive strength. Unswervingly following the path of high-quality development, reshaping the value coordinates in the global industrial chain, supply chain, and innovation chain will surely gather more like-minded people and write more new stories of mutual benefit and win-win results.

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Why did the "Flying Goose" become a "Returning Goose"? (Commentary)

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊), commentator for this newspaper.
Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双), commentator for Hubei Daily.

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): According to reports, since the beginning of this year, Hubei (湖北) has organized more than 1,800 investment promotion events with the theme of Hubei entrepreneurs returning to their hometowns, visited more than 10,000 key Hubei entrepreneurs, and signed 6,579 projects with a value of over 100 million yuan, totaling 3.6 trillion yuan. Why have "flying geese" turned into "returning geese"?

Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双): In the past, Hubei entrepreneurs left Hubei (湖北) as an inevitable choice driven by market laws to seek broader development space and better allocation of resources. Now, returning to their hometown is not just about "repaying the hometown is a **义不容辞** (yì bù róng cí - "duty-bound," describes a responsibility that cannot be shirked)," but also because the driving force for development has significantly increased. In the first four years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Hubei's (湖北) economy grew at an average annual rate of 7.1%. In 2024, its GDP exceeded 6 trillion yuan. The rapid development and great potential naturally attract various business entities.

Hometown sentiment is no longer a simple "emotional appeal," but also translates into trust capital. Wuhan Guide Infrared (武汉高德红外), a local enterprise, has developed well in its hometown. Starting with a registered capital of 300,000 yuan, it has grown into a leading enterprise in the domestic infrared industry. After solving the "bottleneck" problem, it also moved the headquarters of its subsidiary, Prodrone Technology (普宙科技), back to Wuhan (武汉). In similar choices, economic rationality is the basis of "whether to return," and emotional factors are the key to "whether to return willingly." The two together constitute the strong driving force of "returning geese."

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): What upgrades has Hubei (湖北) made in its hard and soft environments to attract more Hubei entrepreneurs to return?

Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双): In terms of the hard environment, we have strengthened our basic advantages. Ezhou Huahu International Airport (鄂州花湖国际机场) has opened 111 domestic and international routes, the China-Europe Railway Express (Wuhan) (中欧班列（武汉）) radiates to 40 countries, Yangluo Port (阳逻港) connects to 117 major ports around the world, and high-speed rail can reach 80% of the country's important cities in 4 hours. It has transformed from a hub connecting nine provinces to a hub connecting the world, with significant logistics cost advantages. At the same time, Hubei (湖北) has a relatively complete range of industrial categories, the "51020" advanced manufacturing clusters are rising, and the five major advantageous industries such as optoelectronic information are breaking through and developing, making the industrial clusters and ecological advantages more and more obvious.

In terms of the soft environment, we win with attentive service. On the one hand, we are grasping reform, reducing various costs for business entities by more than 100 billion yuan in 2024; on the other hand, we are grasping the normalization of a clean and cordial relationship between government and business, achieving "responding to every call and not disturbing when there is nothing to do."

With both "internal and external cultivation," so that the majority of merchants have development in their careers, benefits in policies, and status in society, it is naturally smooth to attract, cultivate, and operate businesses.

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): Making Hubei entrepreneurs "able to return" is only the first step. To truly "retain" them and "develop well," Hubei (湖北) also needs to grasp the advantages of the multiple strategic overlaps of the construction of a unified national market, the rise of the central region, and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and create more opportunities for various business entities.

Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双): Only by launching a combination of measures such as building a complete industrial ecosystem, cultivating innovation momentum, optimizing the business environment, and improving living facilities can enterprises take root. For example, focusing on supplementing, strengthening, and extending the industrial chain to form an industrial system that "cannot be moved or crushed"; establishing a continuous evaluation mechanism for the business environment to respond to new demands of enterprises in a timely manner.

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): Hubei entrepreneurs "returning to the nest" value Hubei's (湖北) unique advantages, such as its rich university resources, which can form a synergistic effect of "talent + industry," and also value the common advantages of the central region.

Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双): Rich university resources are an important factor in attracting Hubei entrepreneurs to return to their hometowns. In recent years, Hubei (湖北) has vigorously promoted the deep integration of "Hubei entrepreneurs + alumni" resources to promote the formation of a virtuous cycle of "talent + industry." For example, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (东风公司) took the lead in forming a "joint innovation body for automotive-grade chips," with enterprises posing questions, the government building the platform, joint answers, and market testing. For another example, relying on 164 national-level innovation platforms, Hubei (湖北) gathers elements such as talent, technology, and capital to provide continuous intellectual support for Hubei entrepreneurs, so that the advantages of science and education can be better transformed into industrial development advantages.

Central provinces have similar advantages in terms of location, resources, and talent. Efforts to transcend "cost competition" and shift to "value empowerment," playing the "emotional card" well, and even better playing the "development card," can form a unique attraction for attracting businesses. On this basis, optimizing the "industry + innovation + talent" ecosystem, establishing a government-enterprise communication mechanism that gives entrepreneurs a sense of belonging, and paying attention to cultivating cultural brands to enhance the emotional identity of local entrepreneurs can better form a virtuous cycle of "attracting, retaining, and developing well."

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): Furthermore, when all provinces are playing the "hometown sentiment card" and the "cost card," how can we avoid "involution"? Can different regions move from simple "gradient transfer" to "value co-creation"?

Zhang Shuangshuang (张双双): The key to avoiding "involution" is to break out of the thinking of homogeneous competition and build a new pattern of differentiated positioning and coordinated development. For example, Hubei (湖北) focuses on industries such as optoelectronic information and automobile manufacturing, Hunan (湖南) focuses on developing industries such as construction machinery and rail transit, and Jiangxi (江西) is committed to building industrial clusters such as electronic information, copper-based new materials, and aviation... Each region combines its own characteristics and resource endowments to achieve win-win results through differentiated development and play a greater role in the overall national development.

To achieve the leap of "value co-creation," we need interconnected infrastructure to eliminate barriers to the flow of factors and reduce regional transaction costs; we also need coordinated construction of industrial ecosystems to form cross-regional industrial clusters and enhance overall competitiveness.

Zhou Shanshan (周珊珊): Looking at the central region from outside Hubei (湖北), from "flying geese" leaving their hometowns to "returning geese" building their nests, and even becoming "staying geese" displaying their talents, behind it is the high-quality development of the central region connecting points into a surface.

Looking at the whole country from outside the central region, promoting the effective coupling of logistics efficiency, industrial supporting facilities, and innovation ecosystems will naturally break regional divisions, and the flow of factors can no longer be restricted by "provincial boundaries," helping regional development gradually break through the single growth pole-driven model and move towards a new stage of multi-center interconnection, complementarity, and interaction. Each region can both sing its own "signature song" and cooperate in singing a good "chorus," so that it can play a moving movement of coordinated regional development and high-quality economic development.

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Watering "Blooming Flowers" with "Repetition" (The Chinese Path, the Chinese Dream: Every Individual is a Protagonist)

By: 朱 斌

Slow is a heartfelt respect for the rhythm of every life. Repetition is not spinning in place, but rather using patience to pave suitable steps, allowing each child to climb up.

"Come, follow the teacher, first make two small circles with the shoelaces, like little rabbit ears..." I have repeated this kind of teaching for more than 20 years.

The Dongtai Special Education School (东台市特殊教育学校) in Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, has opened up preschool rehabilitation, compulsory education, and vocational high school, serving as a growth harbor for special children and adolescents with hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, autism, etc. From the initial shyness when I first stepped onto the podium to the "teacher who understands repetition the most" in people's mouths today, I have been deeply involved in my profession over the years, actively studying skills such as sign language, rehabilitation training, and behavioral intervention, striving to help more children. This campus has witnessed the "spiritual journey" that I and the children have walked together.

The special nature of special education determines that conventional teaching methods will not work. The key is slowness and repetition. When teaching numbers, the nursery rhyme "1 is like a pencil, 2 is like a duck" must be repeated hundreds of times; when folding a quilt, the movements must be broken down and practiced repeatedly until muscle memory is formed; when taking them to the supermarket to practice shopping, the process of taking goods, asking prices, and paying change must be demonstrated again and again until they can independently complete a simple transaction.

"Repetition" can bloom delicate flowers. The first time they dress themselves, the first time they write their names, the first time they actively help their parents with housework... These small things in the eyes of ordinary people may require countless repetitions to learn. But for special children and adolescents and the families behind them, it often means a big step forward. In this process, slow is a heartfelt respect for the rhythm of every life. Repetition is not spinning in place, but rather using patience to pave suitable steps, allowing each child to climb up.

Some people say: "The words you say and the things you do every day are like pressing the loop button." In fact, "repetition" also hides "small thoughts." Here, from motor senses and behavioral cognition to emotions and psychology, the children are very different, and we can only use "one key to open one lock." For students with poor concentration, the teaching content is compiled into clapping songs; for children with emotional fluctuations, cartoon elements are added to the repetition... Over the years, my colleagues and I have developed situational repetition teaching methods, multi-sensory repetition training, etc., turning boring repetition into game-like teaching that children are willing to participate in. Innovation in special education is not about pursuing fancy forms, but about breaking down the complex world into symbols that children can understand.

Special children and adolescents, in a sense, have had one or even several windows closed by God. The meaning of special education is to pry open a crack or open a window as much as possible for these "angels with broken wings" so that light can shine in; it is to help them find their life coordinates so that they can perceive happiness and create value. Teaching them to dress and eat is to protect the dignity of life, and teaching them to recognize numbers and shop is to give them the ability to integrate into social life. Some children have impaired vision but are sensitive to hearing, and some children have limited language skills but are talented in painting. With careful excavation and cultivation, they may bloom with unique brilliance.

Education changes destiny, and 一个都不能少 (yī gè dōu bù néng shǎo - "not one less," no one should be left behind). In addition to regular on-campus teaching, the school is also responsible for providing door-to-door guidance and services throughout the city, building "mobile classrooms" for children who cannot come to school due to severe disabilities and mobility difficulties. I have been on this off-campus teaching road for more than 10 years, delivering knowledge and skills, as well as policy warmth. Education is nothing but love and role models. For special education workers, the most important thing is the patience to "teach it again" and the perseverance to say "if you can't come, I'll go to you." The effectiveness of education may not be measured by grades and scores, but the moment the "flowers bloom" is undoubtedly the most moving result.

(The author is a senior teacher at Dongtai Special Education School (东台市特殊教育学校) in Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu (江苏) Province)

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Photo Story

As temperatures drop, northern regions have successively entered the heating season. Recently, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) made comprehensive arrangements for winter energy supply, focusing on electricity, coal, and natural gas to lay a solid foundation for stable energy supply during the heating season. Various regions are actively taking measures to optimize user services, further strengthening the heating guarantee network to ensure that the people can spend the winter warmly.

This is precisely:

The north wind roams freely,
Warm currents arrive in time.
Good governance dispels the cold,
Comfortable living at home.

By Xu Zhiwen (徐 之文)

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Cultivating "Scenarios" to Stimulate a Thriving Landscape of Scientific and Technological Innovation (Horizontal Perspective)

By: 许 愿

Not long ago, the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Cultivation and Opening up of Scenarios to Promote the Large-scale Application of New Scenarios," systematically deploying scenario cultivation and opening up at the national level for the first time. The seemingly subtle word "scenario" actually contains the huge energy to drive industrial change and catalyze disruptive technologies, and is an important fulcrum for leveraging overall innovation.

The sparks of innovation will not burst out in a vacuum, but will bloom in the tempering of specific scenarios. Historically, many major innovations have not originated from single-point breakthroughs in technology, but from the development of new scenarios and the accurate capture of needs. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is being promoted in depth. Whoever can create rich and high-quality practical scenarios faster and better will be able to seize the initiative and master the initiative on the new track.

The true value of scenarios is rooted in cultivation and relies on openness. Openness means breaking down barriers and allowing data, resources, and opportunities to surge and converge in a broader space. Government departments should be brave enough to be the first to "**吃螃蟹**" (chī páng xiè - "eat crab," to be the first to try something), open up public scenarios such as urban management, public services, and government operations according to their own actual conditions, and provide "experimental fields" and "whetstones" for new technologies and new products. At the same time, it is necessary to actively guide leading enterprises and platform enterprises to open up industrial chain and supply chain resources, and form a vivid situation of integrated innovation between large, medium and small enterprises. In addition, a fair and transparent rule system should be established to ensure that all types of business entities can equally obtain scenario resources and participate in competition.

It must be seen that there are still shortcomings in the supply and opening up of scenarios in various places. Some places' understanding of scenarios is still stuck in the "bonsai"-style project display stage, lacking the "forest"-style ecological cultivation. There are data silos and industry barriers in some fields, and high-quality scenario resources have not been fully opened to the society. The incentive mechanism and risk tolerance mechanism for scenario innovation also need to be improved. Efforts should be made to solve these problems, and through systematic policy guidance, change from "passive waiting" to "active cultivation," from "**零星散落**" (língxīng sǎnlùo - "scattered and sporadic," scattered and not concentrated) to "system layout," and from "closed and independent" to "open and shared," so that the living water of scenarios can truly surge.

The first systematic deployment of scenario cultivation and opening up at the national level demonstrates the profound changes in development concepts and development methods, which requires us to shift from the "supply-driven" approach that focused on technological research and development in the past to the "two-way rush" of coordinated evolution of technology and market demand, so that technological innovation can complete the leap from "sample" to "product" to "industry" in the complex test of the real ecology. This scenario-driven innovation can unite the forces of industry, academia, research and application to form a strong synergy to overcome key core technologies, and can also allow innovation results to directly serve economic and social development and people's livelihood improvement.

Scenario cultivation and opening up is not a "multiple choice question," but a "must-answer question" that is related to whether we can take the initiative in the new round of innovation competition. With firm determination to introduce the living water of scenarios and irrigate the good fields of innovation, the "scenarios" that are deeply cultivated today will surely be transformed into the scientific and technological "scenery" that will lead the development of tomorrow.

(Excerpted from Xinhua Daily (新华日报), originally titled "The National Profound Meaning of Focusing on 'Scenarios'")

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Turning the off-season into a "golden season"

By: 梁镜骐 李志成

According to incomplete statistics, there are six existing Ginkgo streets with a history of over a century in Asia, and Dandong (丹东), Liaoning (辽宁) Province, accounts for three of them. While many northern cities enter the off-season for tourism between autumn and winter, Dandong has not allowed its regional resources to lie dormant. Instead, it has transformed its century-old Ginkgo streets into distinctive tourist attractions through the concerted efforts of the entire city, the warmth of business formats arranged around the tourist experience, and the ingenuity of leveraging scenery to create momentum. This has turned the off-season into a "golden season," creating a vivid example of a cultural tourism breakthrough in the off-season.

The transformation of Ginkgo streets into attractions began with the "proactive concession" of administrative departments. The century-old Ginkgo streets were originally important commuting routes for some government agencies. To create scenic viewing corridors and ensure the tourist experience, vehicles were temporarily banned from entering the old streets, and government employees walked to work. Sanitation workers collected fallen leaves to pave golden walkways, traffic police maintained order in the surrounding areas, and the general public enthusiastically introduced attractions to tourists. Liaodong University (辽东学院) opened its doors to host the "Ginkgo Culture Festival." This "one-game-of-chess" pattern has made the development of the cultural tourism industry no longer a "solo performance" by the cultural tourism department, but a "grand chorus" in which the entire city participates.

In recent years, successful cases of cultural tourism where the "off-season is not off" have continued to emerge. Cuona (错那), Tibet (西藏), taking "not putting nature in a glass罩子" as a reference, has revitalized its original resources such as the thousand-year-old sea buckthorn forest and Quzhuomu (曲卓木) geothermal hot springs, offering tourists a popular border town ecological tour. Heilongjiang (黑龙江) has seized elements such as Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) and the rime corridor, connecting unique experiences such as horse-drawn sledges, snowfield hot springs, forest skiing, and Russian customs, turning "cold resources" into a "hot economy." The off-season is not a "**死局**" (sǐ jú - "dead end," an impasse), but an "unexploited rich mine"; the original ecology is not a "burden," but a "treasure box" full of surprises.

Off-season breakthroughs require the "living scenery" of the original ecology, rather than the "fake scenery" of hard stacking. Famous mountains and rivers are scenery, but urban folk customs are more charming. Some places attribute the cultural tourism off-season to "bad timing and unfavorable location" and hope to create new scenery with financial investment, but in fact, they have fallen into the misunderstanding of "emphasizing hardware and neglecting operation." There is no natural dividing line between the peak and off-seasons of the cultural tourism market. Behind the off-season is an imbalance between tourist demand and supply-side matching. The key to breaking through is never to create scenery "**无中生有**" (wú zhōng shēng yǒu - "create something from nothing," to fabricate something out of nothing), but to "**点石成金**" (diǎn shí chéng jīn - "turn stone into gold," to turn crude things into something of great value) with creativity.

To break the predicament of the cultural tourism off-season, the core logic lies in closely following tourist demand and building differentiated attractiveness through resource integration and highlight refinement. At present, tourist demand is becoming more diverse and rational, pursuing in-depth experiences rather than superficial sightseeing, and paying more attention to cost-effectiveness and uniqueness. The winter in the north does not have to be silent because there are "no flowers to enjoy," but can make a full article around the experience of "ice and snow." The plum rain season in the south does not have to be deserted because of "continuous rain," but can rely on the misty rain to make the continuous sound of rain a background sound for the cultural tourism experience. Local cultural tourism needs to systematically integrate natural endowments, cultural heritage, folk customs, and other resources, deeply combine regional characteristics with tourists' leisure needs, transform resource advantages into experience advantages, break through seasonal restrictions, and transform "low passenger flow" into "experience highlands."

The core password of "the off-season is not off" also lies in forming a consensus and effective mechanism for the whole society to coordinate and promote the large cultural tourism industry. At present, many cities are caught in the predicament of "crowded in the peak season and no one in the off-season." The root cause often lies in the failure to carry out diversified development and in-depth refinement of cultural tourism resources; in relying solely on the "solo combat" of the cultural tourism department, failing to link transportation, education, urban management, and other departments to form a joint force, and failing to connect the entire chain of "government guidance, enterprise innovation, and resident participation." To promote the development of the large cultural tourism industry, local governments and relevant departments need to introduce off-season support policies and service measures, guide scenic spots and cultural tourism enterprises to jump out of the "ticket economy" dependence, explore the local cultural core, and transform the off-season into a "themed experience season." Only when all parties form a joint force can the off-season cultural tourism change from "single-point flash" to "full-area warming."

The sparks and highlights of the cultural tourism market are not "smashed" out by financial investment alone, but "polished" by in-depth insight into tourist demand. As long as you are attentive, affectionate, and forceful, the characteristics of each place have the potential to become selling points, and the cultural tourism off-season of each city has the potential to become a "golden season."

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Zero tolerance for domestic violence: Building a legal shield for victims (Focus on the Rule of Law)

By: 本报记者 魏哲哲 倪 弋

November 25th is the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women." Recently, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) released typical cases of combating domestic violence, giving full play to their warning, educational, and guiding roles, demonstrating their determination to resolutely protect the rights and interests of women and children, as well as their clear attitude of "zero tolerance" towards domestic violence.

The essence and core of domestic violence lie in control, and threatening self-harm is also an act of violence.

[Case] After Ms. Lu (鲁女士) and Deng (邓某) married, they had a son, Deng Xiaomou (邓小某). The two often had conflicts over trivial family matters and their relationship was not harmonious. In October 2024, after a dispute between the two, Deng (邓某) took a kitchen knife from the kitchen and threatened to harm himself. Ms. Lu (鲁女士) was pushed to the ground and injured while trying to stop Deng (邓某) from harming himself.

Ms. Lu (鲁女士) called the police for help, and the local police station assisted her in submitting an application for a personal safety protection order to the court online and uploading evidence. After review, the People's Court believed that Ms. Lu (鲁女士) had suffered domestic violence, so it issued a personal safety protection order within 20 minutes, served it to Deng (邓某), and informed him of the legal responsibilities and behavioral consequences of violating the personal safety protection order. It also sent a notice of assistance in execution to the police station and community to which Deng (邓某) belonged, requesting that close attention be paid to Deng's (邓某) behavior.

According to the joint working mechanism, the police station conducted routine monitoring of Deng (邓某); the community created a case memorandum, talked to and advised Deng (邓某), and urged Deng (邓某) to abide by the protection order; the Women's Federation carried out case follow-up and psychological counseling. Because the case involved a minor, the court issued a letter of assistance to the local Education Commission, and the Education Commission notified the school where Deng Xiaomou (邓小某) was studying to pay close attention to his mental health and academic progress.

[Statement] The essence and core of domestic violence lie in control, which includes physical violence such as beatings and bindings, as well as mental violence such as verbal abuse and intimidation. Although the perpetrator does not directly inflict physical violence on the victim by threatening self-harm or self-mutilation, it is still an act of violence, which will cause the victim to feel fear that violence will be inflicted on them, and ultimately achieve the purpose of forcing the victim to submit and continue to maintain an intimate relationship, etc., to control the victim.

In this case, although Deng (邓某) did not directly inflict physical violence such as beatings or mutilation on Ms. Lu (鲁女士), his act of self-harm with a knife caused Ms. Lu (鲁女士) to feel nervous and fearful, causing substantial harm to Ms. Lu's (鲁女士) psychology and spirit, constituting mental violence in domestic violence.

Mental abuse in cohabitation relationships, those with "serious circumstances" must be held criminally responsible.

[Case] In 2021, Ma (马某某) and his girlfriend Miao (苗某) established a romantic relationship and cohabited. The relationship between the two was stable and they had the intention of getting married. However, during their cohabitation, Ma (马某某) subjected Miao (苗某) to long-term and strict emotional manipulation and mental suppression, including threatening her with cheating and breaking up, demanding that she delete her male friends, report her whereabouts at any time, and continuously conduct unwarranted verbal abuse and personal degradation. Unable to bear it, Miao (苗某) attempted suicide twice unsuccessfully. In December 2022, Ma (马某某) again verbally abused Miao (苗某) for a long time through WeChat due to trivial matters, causing her to commit suicide after a mental breakdown. In 2025, the procuratorial organ filed a public prosecution against Ma (马某某) for the crime of abuse, and the court finally sentenced him to three years and two months in prison.

[Statement] The key breakthrough in this case lies in the judicial expansion of the definition of "family members" and "abusive behavior." Who are "family members"? The court and the procuratorial organ determined that although the two parties were not registered for marriage, they had formed a stable and continuous premarital cohabitation relationship and had the substance of living together. According to the spirit of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, they should be identified as "family members" in the sense of the crime of abuse. This eliminates the "gray area" of anti-domestic violence and extends legal protection to a wider range of factual relationships.

What is "abusive behavior"? This case clarifies that long-term and repeated emotional manipulation, personal degradation, and other mental tortures, like physical harm, constitute abusive behavior. When this behavior leads to serious consequences such as the victim's suicide, it reaches the level of "serious circumstances" and must be held criminally responsible. This provides powerful judicial relief for victims of hidden domestic violence.

The judgment supports housework compensation and divorce damages, providing dual protection for abused housewives.

[Case] In order to take care of the family and raise children, Ms. Xu (许女士) had been a full-time housewife after marrying Zheng (郑某). After the marriage, Zheng (郑某) repeatedly verbally abused and beat Ms. Xu (许女士). Once, when Zheng (郑某) beat Ms. Xu (许女士), he dragged Ms. Xu (许女士) from their home on the fourth floor to the third floor, and then the community security guard arrived to stop him and called the police. According to the hospital diagnosis, Ms. Xu (许女士) suffered head trauma and multiple soft tissue contusions throughout her body. After that, Ms. Xu (许女士) sued Zheng (郑某) for divorce and equal division of the couple's joint property, and at the same time requested Zheng (郑某) to pay housework compensation and divorce damages. Zheng (郑某) did not agree to the divorce and did not admit to committing domestic violence.

The court held that, according to the diagnostic certificate, injury photos, and the police's inquiry record of the security guard in the case, it was sufficient to prove that Zheng (郑某) had committed domestic violence against Ms. Xu (许女士), and the divorce should be granted; it supported Ms. Xu's (许女士) request to divide the joint property, with Ms. Xu (许女士) receiving the larger house she currently lived in, 2 shops, and a discounted payment of 1.72 million yuan, and Zheng (郑某) receiving the smaller house, 5 shops, and bearing the outstanding bank loan; Zheng (郑某) paid Ms. Xu (许女士) 100,000 yuan in housework compensation and 50,000 yuan in divorce damages.

[Statement] According to the provisions of the Civil Code, if a divorce is caused by domestic violence, the innocent party has the right to claim damages. In this case, Ms. Xu (许女士) claimed to divide the couple's joint property equally according to the assessed price, but requested that she be given the large house she currently lived in and the adjacent 2 shops, and that all other property be owned by Zheng (郑某) and that Zheng (郑某) compensate her at a discounted price. Considering that the 2 shops claimed by Ms. Xu (许女士) not only have stable leases, which can ensure that she obtains continuous rental income after the divorce, but also that these 2 shops are naturally separated from the other 5 shops by sidewalks, forming a relatively independent business area, which is convenient for Ms. Xu (许女士) to independently operate and manage after the divorce, and can also avoid Zheng (郑某) from harassing or threatening her due to the shops being adjacent in the future.

This adjudication idea reflects that the court not only focuses on the protection of the current rights and interests of abused women when hearing cases involving domestic violence, but also takes a forward-looking consideration of the peace of future life. At the same time, this case affirms the value of housework and supports housework compensation and divorce damages in the judgment, providing dual protection for abused housewives.

Severely punishing violence is not the end, the focus is on helping victims rebuild their lives.

[Case] In 2023, Feng Jia (冯某甲), due to family conflicts, frantically chopped his wife Bu Moumou's (卜某某) head and face and other vital parts more than 10 times with a kitchen knife, causing her to suffer serious injuries. Their 13-year-old daughter was also cut and slightly injured when she stepped forward to stop him. After the incident, the procuratorial organ filed a public prosecution against Feng Jia (冯某甲) for intentional homicide (attempted) and intentional injury, and the court sentenced him to nine years and six months in prison for several crimes. The procuratorial organ supported the victim Bu Moumou (卜某某) in filing a lawsuit to revoke guardianship, successfully depriving Feng Jia (冯某甲) of his guardianship of his daughter; at the same time, it coordinated to provide legal aid, judicial assistance, and psychological counseling to build an all-round protection network for the victim mother and daughter.

[Statement] This case demonstrates the complete chain of "severely punishing crimes" and "comprehensive protection" that judicial organs use when dealing with extreme domestic violence crimes. The procuratorial organ accurately distinguished the charges based on the different subjective intentions and behaviors of the perpetrator towards his wife (intention to deprive her of life) and daughter (intention to injure), and punished him for several crimes, achieving a punishment that was commensurate with the crime.

Judicial protection transcends criminal prosecution. Supporting the revocation of the perpetrator's guardianship is a "legal shield" built for minor children, reflecting the state's special priority protection of the rights and interests of minors. Through legal aid to recover compensation, judicial assistance to solve difficulties, and psychological counseling to repair trauma, this series of "combined punches" aims to help victims rebuild their lives, realizing the deepening from "punishing crimes" to "governance."

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The number of domestic violence cases has shown a downward trend in the past five years.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) announced on the 25th the basic situation and governance results of procuratorial organs' lawful crackdown on domestic violence crimes in recent years, and released a batch of typical cases of lawfully punishing domestic violence crimes.

Since 2021, national procuratorial organs have approved the arrest of more than 2,800 suspects involved in domestic violence crimes and prosecuted more than 3,400 people. The approval rate for arrest in domestic violence crime cases is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the approval rate for arrest in criminal cases. For defendants whose criminal circumstances are heinous, the procuratorial organs file lawsuits in accordance with the law and recommend severe punishment. In the past 5 years, more than 500 defendants in domestic violence crime cases have been sentenced to life imprisonment or more severe penalties.

From the data, the overall number of domestic violence cases has shown a downward trend since 2021. In 2021, procuratorial organs prosecuted more than 1,200 people for domestic violence crimes; since 2022, the average annual number of prosecutions has dropped to less than 1,000. The annual decline in domestic violence crimes in the past five years is large, highlighting the obvious achievements made by law enforcement and judicial organs in improving the anti-domestic violence mechanism and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of women.

From the perspective of procuratorial organs handling cases, the structure of domestic violence charges has changed from concentrated to diversified. From common crimes of intentional injury and intentional homicide to less common crimes of abuse and abandonment, the law can be accurately and fully applied. In particular, with the implementation of the "personal protection order" system, the crime of refusing to execute a ruling has become an important crime for combating domestic violence.

(Reported by Ni Yi (倪弋), reporter of this newspaper)

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The National People's Congress Standing Committee's inspection team on the enforcement of the Circular Economy Promotion Law held its second plenary meeting.

This newspaper reported from Beijing on November 25th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) - The National People's Congress Standing Committee's Law Enforcement Inspection Group for the Circular Economy Promotion Law held its second plenary meeting on the 25th to study and discuss the draft law enforcement inspection report. Wang Dongming (王东明), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), and He Wei (何维), all Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attended the meeting.

After listening to relevant reports, opinions, and suggestions, Wang Dongming pointed out that it is necessary to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on developing the circular economy and the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, adhere to Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization as guidance, and earnestly carry out law enforcement inspection work. It is necessary to carefully revise and improve the law enforcement inspection report, closely analyze problems based on the legal system, and put forward targeted opinions and suggestions for improving work and perfecting laws. It is necessary to adhere to correct supervision, effective supervision, and lawful supervision, take this law enforcement inspection as an opportunity to strengthen legal publicity and popularization, promote the improvement of the circular economy legal system, use the power of the rule of law to promote the high-quality development of the circular economy, promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and build a Chinese-style modernization in which humans and nature coexist harmoniously.

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People's Daily e-paper kiosk lands in New York for the first time

People's Daily, New York, November 24th (Wu Wenjing (武雯婧), Gao Yingxue (高映雪)) On November 24th, local time, the unveiling ceremony of the People's Daily electronic reading board was held in New York, USA. Ma Hongwei (马宏伟), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily, and Ma Xiaoxiao (马萧萧), Acting Consul General of China in New York, attended the event.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the People's Daily electronic reading board was launched in the United States for the first time, becoming a new carrier for spreading the voice of Sino-US friendship and cooperation. The electronic reading board is equipped with a Chinese-English bilingual communication system, providing functional, scenario-based, and customized cultural and information services. A special "Starting from the Kuling Story - A Selection of Sino-US Friendship and Cooperation Stories" and "Echoes of History" themed exhibition area are set up, bringing together the essence of the works collected from the first Kuling Forum, presenting the moving stories of people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States, and commemorating the years when China and the United States fought side by side to defend world peace.

It is reported that the People's Daily electronic reading board has reached 14 cities in 9 overseas countries.

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A Batch of Apps Found to Have Illegal and Non-Compliant AI-Generated Synthetic Content Labels Have Been Investigated and Dealt With

Beijing, November 25th (People's Daily reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) The reporter learned on the 25th from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) that in response to the failure of some websites and platforms to effectively implement the regulatory requirements for identifying AI-generated synthetic content, the cyberspace authorities have recently investigated and dealt with a number of illegal and irregular mobile internet applications, and have taken measures such as interviews, orders to make corrections within a time limit, and removal from app stores in accordance with laws and regulations.

The main illegal and irregular circumstances of the investigated applications are as follows: First, the providers of AI-generated synthetic services failed to add explicit identifiers to the generated synthetic content; when providing the export function of generated synthetic content, they failed to add explicit identifiers to the files; in the file metadata of the generated synthetic content, they failed to add implicit identifiers containing production element information such as attribute information, service provider name or code, and content number; the location of implicit identifier addition was not standardized, etc. Second, network information content dissemination service providers failed to implement the relevant requirements for implicit identifier verification and adding prominent prompt identifiers around the published content; they failed to provide users with the function of declaring generated synthetic content, etc.

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Recently, the E'ling Cliffside Boardwalk in Chongqing (重庆) officially opened to the public. The boardwalk is 460 meters long and 3 meters wide, with its highest point 28 meters above the ground. Built along a natural cliff face, it connects E'ling Park (鹅岭公园) and Fotuguan Park (佛图关公园), and its unique river-viewing perspective has made it a new landmark for tourism in Chongqing (重庆). The picture shows people sightseeing on the boardwalk.

Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Chen Cheng (陈诚) photographed.

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Serving well as the "grand steward" of natural resources and the "guardian" of a beautiful China (Authoritative Interview: Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee)

By: 本报记者 朱 隽 常 钦

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Building a beautiful China is an important goal for comprehensively building a modern socialist country," and "We must plan development from the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature."

Natural resources are the material foundation, spatial carrier, and energy source for high-quality development. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development," deliberated and approved by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, made a series of deployments for the protection and rational development and utilization of natural resources. How can we implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and provide a more solid resource support for Chinese-style modernization? Our reporter interviewed Guan Zhiou (关志鸥), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部).

Constructing a Regional Economic Layout and Territorial Space System with Complementary Advantages and High-Quality Development

Reporter: The Plenary Session made deployments for constructing a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development. In what aspects will the natural resources department focus its efforts to optimize the pattern of territorial space development?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): Territorial space is the spatial carrier of ecological civilization construction. We will promote the optimization of the territorial space development pattern in accordance with the principles of balanced population, resources, and environment, and unified economic, social, and ecological benefits.

We will work hard to improve policies and mechanisms and strengthen the implementation of the major function-oriented zoning strategy. We will give play to the comparative advantages of various regions, guide differentiated development, and achieve each region in its place and each displaying its strengths. We will maintain the overall stability of the pattern of urbanization areas, major agricultural product producing areas, and key ecological function areas, and appropriately optimize the functional positioning of individual regions in light of comprehensive economic and social development and national strategic needs. We will refine and clarify special functional areas such as border areas, energy and resource-rich areas, historical and cultural resource-rich areas, and key marine space optimization areas, improve supporting policies, and guide local authorities to establish and improve assessment and evaluation mechanisms.

We will work hard to dynamically assess and optimize the territorial space planning system. We will proactively connect with relevant departments in advance to incorporate major projects deployed in various special plans into the "one map" of natural resource management and territorial space planning, and coordinate the spatial layout of major projects in a unified manner. We will carry out assessment and optimization of territorial space planning, and further optimize territorial space planning by coordinating the layout of agricultural land, the integration and optimization of nature reserves, and so on. We will improve the planning land policies and standard system for continuously promoting urban renewal, so as to better support the construction of modern people's cities. We will steadily carry out comprehensive land consolidation in the whole region to help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.

We will work hard to strictly adhere to the spatial bottom line and resolutely safeguard the three control lines of arable land protection and permanent basic farmland, ecological protection red lines, and urban development boundaries. We will adhere to the strict tone, take the "three zones and three lines" as the red line that cannot be crossed in adjusting the economic structure, planning industrial development, and promoting urbanization, ensure that the 1.865 billion mu of arable land and 1.546 billion mu of permanent basic farmland determined in the National Territorial Space Plan Outline are worthy of their name; ensure that the ecological protection red lines and the scope of control of nature reserves are basically stable; and strictly control urban development from breaking through boundaries, disorderly development, and "spreading out like a pancake."

We will work hard to optimize resource allocation and improve the quality and efficiency of natural resource factor guarantees. We will adhere to effective practices such as joint handling of difficult problems by the ministry and provinces and "efficiently handling one matter," and do a good job in guaranteeing natural resource factors around the economic and social development of various regions. We will implement integrated land supply by coordinating stock and increment, continue to promote the pilot project of re-development of inefficient land, and carry out special governance of industrial park land. We will give provincial governments greater autonomy in coordinating construction land and explore the implementation of a total construction land control model according to the planning period. We will comprehensively promote the linked approval of land use, forest use, grassland use, sea use, and mineral use throughout the country.

Developing the Marine Economy, Protecting the Marine Ecological Environment, and Accelerating the Construction of a Maritime Power

Reporter: The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes "strengthening the development, utilization, and protection of the ocean." How will the Ministry of Natural Resources implement this?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): We will deeply grasp the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on "five more attentions," further care for the ocean, understand the ocean, manage the ocean, and embark on a path of strengthening the country through the ocean with Chinese characteristics.

We will strengthen land-sea coordination and promote the high-quality development of the marine economy. We will strengthen top-level design, increase policy support, encourage and guide social capital to actively participate in the development of the marine economy, and explore ways to increase investment in the marine economy through industrial funds and other means. We will strengthen, optimize, and expand the marine industry, promote marine oil and gas exploration and development, and expand marine strategic emerging industries such as marine energy, marine drugs and biological products, and seawater desalination. We will promote the construction of national marine economic development demonstration zones and modern marine cities, and create regional growth poles for the marine economy.

We will strengthen innovation-driven development and promote the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in marine science and technology. We will promote the construction of platforms such as national laboratories, national key laboratories, and technology innovation centers in the marine field in an integrated manner, and share large-scale scientific research platforms and survey equipment such as ocean drilling vessels. We will accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies in fields such as deep-sea mineral resource exploration and development. We will implement comprehensive marine surveys to grasp the marine resource and environmental base and its changing laws. We will implement the "Blue Talent" special plan and focus on cultivating a group of strategic scientists in the marine field.

We will strengthen efficient coordination and coordinate marine resource utilization and ecological protection. We will continue to strengthen spatial planning and control, and coordinate the development and utilization of nearshore waters and deep-sea and polar regions. We will promote the layered and three-dimensional utilization of sea areas, improve the level of conservation and intensive utilization, and strictly control new reclamation except for major national projects. We will encourage social capital to participate in the protection and restoration of typical marine ecosystems and build "blue bays," "harmonious and beautiful islands," and "beautiful beaches."

We will strengthen support and guarantees and expand the new frontiers of the deep sea and polar regions. We will promote deep-sea aquaculture and develop modern distant-water fishing. We will improve the independent technology and equipment system, comprehensively improve the ability to enter the deep sea, explore the deep sea, and develop the deep sea, and strengthen the construction of polar scientific research station networks and domestic comprehensive support bases. We will actively participate in the formulation of international rules in the deep sea and polar regions, and pragmatically promote the implementation of the Marine Biodiversity Agreement.

We will strengthen the community of shared future and firmly safeguard maritime rights and security. We will deeply participate in global ocean governance and strengthen global marine scientific research and investigation, disaster prevention and mitigation, and blue economic cooperation. We will build a bridge for multicultural dialogue and continue to give play to the important role of platforms such as the China Marine Economy Expo. We will actively promote maritime cooperation in the "Belt and Road" construction and build a closer blue partnership.

Improving Resource Security Guarantee Capabilities and Helping to Guarantee a New Development Pattern with a New Security Pattern

Reporter: Security in the field of natural resources is an important part of national security. How will the Ministry of Natural Resources implement the requirements of "consolidating the foundation for national security guarantees and ensuring the security of food, energy resources, important industrial chains and supply chains, and major infrastructure"?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): Facing increasingly fierce international competition, we will adhere to the bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, and respond to small-probability events with high-probability thinking.

We will strictly adhere to the red line of arable land and consolidate the foundation of national food security. We will highlight the major requirements of paying equal attention to quantity and quality, strict law enforcement, systematic promotion, and sustainable utilization, and promote the "three-in-one" protection of the quantity, quality, and ecology of arable land. We will strengthen planning guidance, prepare special plans for arable land protection and land greening, delineate arable land and forest and grassland protection space, find arable land replenishment space, and reserve land greening space. We will implement a management mechanism for the superior in and inferior out of permanent basic farmland and gradually increase the proportion of high-quality arable land in permanent basic farmland. We will continue to carry out supervision and law enforcement focusing on arable land protection.

We will strengthen the exploration, development, and storage of strategic mineral resources and keep the rice bowl of energy in our own hands. We will continue to implement a new round of strategic action for breakthroughs in mineral exploration and increase efforts to rectify the problem of "encircling but not exploring" by exploration rights holders. We will promote green exploration and green mine construction and strictly supervise mine ecological restoration. We will accelerate the promotion of mineral deposit storage projects. We will accelerate the implementation of major deep-earth special projects. We will carry out security risk monitoring and early warning of strategic mineral resources and implement a "one mine, one policy."

We will build a new ecosystem for the safe application of geographic information data and create a unified spatiotemporal base for the construction of digital China. We will establish a new generation of national spatial benchmark system and standardize the construction and service of satellite navigation and positioning benchmark stations. We will strengthen the construction and application of real-scene three-dimensional China and support the development of autonomous driving and the low-altitude economy. We will encourage social forces to collect and process geographic information data in accordance with laws and regulations and promote the geographic information industry to move towards the high end of the value chain.

We will strengthen the monitoring, forecasting, and early warning of natural disasters and effectively protect the lives and property of the people. We will implement the updating and investigation project of geological disaster points and risk areas, the monitoring, early warning, and comprehensive management capacity improvement project, and promote the comprehensive prevention and control of geological disasters in key areas such as the Wumeng Mountains (乌蒙山区). We will improve marine disaster emergency plans and strengthen the monitoring, early warning, and assessment of sudden disasters such as seawater intrusion. We will deepen the integrated operation mechanism of forest and grassland fire prevention and control and regional joint prevention and control and implement the pine wilt disease prevention and control campaign.

Firmly Establish and Practice the Concept that Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets and Comprehensively Promote the Construction of a Beautiful China

Reporter: The Ministry of Natural Resources shoulders the important responsibility of uniformly exercising all territorial space ecological protection and restoration. What measures will be taken during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period to continue to deepen the optimization of the ecosystem?

Guan Zhiou (关志鸥): We will conscientiously study and apply the "Xiamen Practice" experience of Xi Jinping's (习近平) ecological civilization thought, coordinate high-quality development and high-level protection, persistently promote ecological construction, enhance the diversity, stability, and sustainability of ecosystems, and provide more high-quality ecological products.

Highlighting systematic governance, we will comprehensively promote the construction of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body. In accordance with the principle of "mature one, establish one," we will orderly establish new national parks. We will accelerate the integration and optimization of nature reserves. We will accelerate the revision of the Regulations on Nature Reserves and the Regulations on Scenic Spots.

Highlighting long-term efforts, we will fight the tough battle of the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project (三北防护林工程). Focusing on the three landmark battles, we will promote effective models such as photovoltaic sand control and road-based sand control, concentrate our efforts on grasping a number of regional joint prevention and control demonstration projects, and establish and improve a long-term management mechanism for ecological construction achievements. We will scientifically carry out large-scale land greening actions to improve the quality of forests and grasslands.

Highlighting key areas, we will coordinate and promote major projects for the protection and restoration of important ecosystems. Focusing on the national ecological security barrier, we will coordinate and carry out ecological system protection and restoration, comprehensive management of desertification and rocky desertification, and soil and water loss. We will strengthen the construction of ecological barriers in areas such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原). We will strengthen the ecological restoration of historical abandoned mines.

Highlighting the transformation of "lucid waters and lush mountains," we will expand the channels for realizing the value of ecological products in accordance with local conditions. We will improve the property rights system and management system of natural resource assets. We will promote the combined allocation of natural resource assets. We will explore the establishment of a market-based trading mechanism for resource rights indicators. We will improve the diversified ecological compensation mechanism. We will deepen the reform of the collective forest tenure system. We will develop the under-forest economy and expand the forest and grass industry.

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The national market regulatory system's food safety sampling found a non-compliance rate of 2.74%

According to a special press conference held by the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) on November 25th, reported by our journalist Lin Lili (林丽鹂) from Beijing (北京): As of mid-November this year, the national market regulatory system has completed 5,702,600 batches of food safety inspections, detecting 156,000 batches of unqualified samples, with an unqualified rate of 2.74%; 234,400 batches of risk monitoring have been completed, detecting 10,200 batches of problematic samples. The problems found are mainly concentrated in excessive pesticide residues, the abuse of food additives, and microbial contamination.

It is reported that food safety inspections mainly aim to discover problems, focusing on three key areas: prioritizing "what children eat," achieving 100% sampling coverage of infant formula food production enterprises, and sampling all infant formula food enterprises in production every month; prioritizing "what has problems," focusing on prominent issues such as campus food, fake and inferior food in rural areas, the abuse of food additives, and edible vegetable oil, which are the focus of this year's key rectification efforts, as key areas for sampling and monitoring; and prioritizing "what is uncertain," carrying out special inspections on live-streamed e-commerce, fresh food e-commerce, and catering delivery, and increasing risk monitoring efforts on issues of high social concern such as adulteration and counterfeiting, and 以假充真 (yǐ jiǎ chōng zhēn - "pass off fake as genuine," to substitute inferior goods for good ones).

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Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center: From "Green Valley Ark" to "Agricultural Silicon Valley"

In Nanjing National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center (南京国家现代农业产业科技创新中心) (referred to as "Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心)"), the first national-level and the only one in East China, the "Green Valley Ark (绿谷方舟)" of scientific and technological innovation carrier is full of vitality. Since its commissioning, it has helped Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) to brighten the golden signboard of "Agricultural Silicon Valley."

Walking into the "Green Valley Ark (绿谷方舟)," the Key Laboratory of Green Intelligent Fertilizer Innovation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Laboratory of Agricultural Surfactants are on the upper and lower floors. The Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding of Leafy Vegetables in the Yangtze River Delta Region of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Digitalized Poultry Breeding Laboratory are "door to door." A series of new quality agricultural productivity incubation facilities, such as modern public laboratories and academician workstations, are readily available.

Since its construction, Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) has systematically planned for the future, focusing on concentrating public research and development platform projects within the "Green Valley Ark (绿谷方舟)" platform carrier, promoting the spatial aggregation of scientific and technological research and development platforms in the park, and creating an important engine for promoting the modernization of agriculture in Jiangsu Province (江苏省).

Today, Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) has successfully settled 10 academician teams and 2 academician workstations, and built 6 key laboratories of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, involving green intelligent fertilizer innovation, genetic breeding of leafy vegetable crops, integrated innovation of smart agricultural technology integration and application, digital technology integration of healthy poultry breeding, pesticide risk monitoring and innovative application, and molecular design and preparation of veterinary vaccines.

In order to save hardware investment for small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out research and development activities, Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) has also invested 65 million yuan to establish the Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center Sharing Laboratory (南京国家农创中心共享实验室), and promoted the inclusion of key laboratories into the smart park instrument and equipment sharing platform; high-value large-scale instruments and equipment are uniformly connected to the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Resource Coordinated Service Cloud Platform (江苏省科技资源统筹服务云平台); selected into the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Innovation Voucher Service Organization (the first batch) (江苏省科技创新券服务机构), which can provide up to 100,000 yuan of innovation subsidies for science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, leaving more "stretching space" for innovation.

At present, Jiangsu Marine Biological Resources Innovation Center (江苏海洋生物资源创新中心), Sinong Testing (思农检测), Wotian Seed Industry (沃田种业), and Nanjing Kaiyuan (南京凯元), four park enterprises, have built laboratories and settled in the "Green Valley Ark (绿谷方舟)." Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) has cultivated a total of 4 gazelle enterprises, 2 provincial-level specialized and new enterprises, and 52 high-tech enterprises. Five major tracks, including smart agriculture, green biological agent research and development and manufacturing, biological breeding and innovative technology services, functional food deep processing and new retail, and new animal protection drug research and development and manufacturing, have cumulatively negotiated 154 projects, signed 45 projects, and the total investment has reached 881 million yuan.

In the future, Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心) will continue to build a regional well-known laboratory cluster, form a global open and shared entrepreneurial platform, brighten the "Agricultural Silicon Valley" brand, and contribute "technology" and "strategies" to the high-quality development of agriculture in the Yangtze River Delta region and the whole country.

Data source: Nanjing National Agricultural Innovation Center (南京国家农创中心)

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Editor in charge of this edition: Su Xianlong, Xu Leipeng, Cao Wenxuan

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Winter Travel: Your Safety Guide (Service Window)

By: 本报记者 李俊杰

Winter temperatures drop, and there are more days with low temperatures, rain, snow, and ice. Road conditions are complex and changeable. No matter how you travel, you must keep safety in mind. Do not illegally modify electric bicycles, and be careful to prevent charging accidents. Before driving, carefully check the condition of the vehicle. In extreme weather, reduce speed and control distance, and strictly abide by traffic safety regulations. Master scientific prevention and emergency response knowledge to ensure that every trip arrives safely.
——Editor

How to eliminate hidden dangers when charging electric vehicles?
Recently, Ms. Liu (刘女士), a citizen of Suzhou (宿州), Anhui Province (安徽省), accidentally touched the charging port while charging her electric bicycle outdoors after rain, and her hand was electrocuted, and the gold bracelet she was wearing was also shattered. "This was a short circuit accident caused by a humid environment." Wang Lin (王林), an electricity inspector from the Fuli Branch (符离分公司) of the State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company (国网宿州供电公司), analyzed that the charging port of an electric bicycle has positive and negative electrodes, and both the hand and the gold bracelet are conductors. When they come into contact with the electrodes, they form a current circuit, causing a short circuit. There is more rain and snow in winter, and rainwater or moisture can easily remain in the charging port, increasing the risk.
In response to this type of safety hazard, Wang Lin (王林) gave the following suggestions: First, do a "dryness check" before charging, wipe the charging port and battery interface with a dry cloth, and plug in the power only after confirming that there is no standing water or moisture; second, try to avoid outdoor charging in rainy and snowy weather, and choose outdoor centralized charging piles with shelters such as rain sheds, and never directly connect to the power supply in rain or snow; third, keep your hands dry when plugging and unplugging the plug, do not operate with wet hands, and do not allow metal objects such as keys to approach the charging port.
"Low temperatures in winter lead to a decrease in battery life, and some users are accustomed to charging overnight, but overcharging the battery can easily cause internal heat, bulging, short circuits, and fires." Liu Haifei (刘海飞), deputy detachment leader of the Suzhou Fire and Rescue Detachment (宿州市消防救援支队), said that the total charging time for an electric bicycle should not exceed 12 hours each time. "Once the battery bulges or leaks, it must be stopped immediately and replaced. If smoke, abnormal noise, or scorching occur during charging or use, it often indicates that the electrical circuit is overheating or short-circuiting, and it may develop into an open flame or even an explosion within 1 minute." If you encounter this type of situation, you can immediately cut off the power and use a dry powder fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire. If the fire has already started or the smoke is spreading rapidly, you must evacuate decisively and call 119 for a fire alarm.
"Privately modifying the battery, installing a high-power motor, or wrapping the body with a sealed cold-proof cover will damage the balance of the vehicle's electrical system, causing the circuit to operate under overload, which can easily cause a short circuit and fire, and such behavior violates laws and regulations," reminded Bai Yan (柏岩), deputy detachment leader of the Traffic Management Detachment of the Suzhou Public Security Bureau (宿州市公安局交通管理支队). Car owners should choose manufacturer-certified compliant accessories when replacing batteries, and resolutely do not use "three-no" or refurbished batteries; in rainy and snowy weather, they should slow down and avoid standing water and icy sections; when riding "early and late," they should wear bright-colored clothes or paste reflective strips.

What details should you pay attention to before driving?
"It's getting cold, and the number of people driving has obviously increased. However, many drivers easily ignore a comprehensive inspection of the vehicle's condition, which increases the risk of traffic accidents," said Bu Leyang (卜乐阳), captain of the First Squadron of the Datong Brigade (大通大队) of the Traffic Police Detachment of the Huainan Public Security Bureau (淮南市交警支队) in Anhui Province (安徽省).
"Lower temperatures in winter cause tire pressure to drop. Driving for a long time with insufficient tire pressure may cause tire deformation or even a blowout," said Bu Leyang (卜乐阳). "In addition, checking the vehicle's oil, water, braking, and lighting systems is also essential. The normal operation of brake fluid, antifreeze, wipers, brake pads, high and low beams, fog lights, etc. is a prerequisite for ensuring travel safety." Bu Leyang (卜乐阳) once handled an accident: the vehicle's wipers were aging, and the rainwater on the windshield could not be cleaned in time when driving in the rain. The driver's vision was affected, and he collided with an electric bicycle waiting on the side of the road when turning right.
In winter, there is a large temperature difference between inside and outside the car, and there are also some things to pay attention to when defogging the car. Bu Leyang (卜乐阳) believes that many drivers are accustomed to turning on the warm air to defog only after the fog on the glass affects their vision, but when the warm air is first turned on, the fog will worsen due to the large temperature difference between inside and outside the car, resulting in a short period of blind spots. The correct approach is: when you find that the fog is affecting your vision, you can first use cold air to quickly defog, and then switch to warm air when you need to continue defogging. In addition, you cannot always use the internal circulation, and you must switch to external circulation at intervals to keep the air in the car fresh and prevent the driver from feeling sleepy due to lack of oxygen.
Parking details should not be ignored either. Bu Leyang (卜乐阳) reminded that in winter, do not park your vehicle under trees to prevent fallen leaves from accumulating and blocking the drainage holes; after snow, clean the snow from the windshield and roof in time to prevent the snow from sliding down and blocking your vision or causing an accident while driving.
For users of new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles, Bu Leyang (卜乐阳) also gave targeted suggestions: "Be sure to wipe the interface dry before charging new energy vehicles to avoid charging outdoors in rainy and snowy weather; fuel vehicles should not wait until the fuel level is too low before refueling, as a lack of fuel in the fuel tank in low-temperature environments can easily damage the fuel pump. Every winter, there are many requests for help due to vehicles running out of power or fuel, which not only wastes time but also affects road traffic safety."

How to drive in bad weather?
"The number of days with bad weather increases in winter, and road conditions are complex and changeable. Drivers may cause accidents with a little carelessness," said Li Shaoshao (黎少绍), the person in charge of the Traffic Management Brigade of the Huoshan County Public Security Bureau (霍山县公安局交管大队) in Lu'an City (六安市), Anhui Province (安徽省). In the past three years, drivers with more than 5 years of driving experience accounted for 76.2% of traffic accidents that occurred in Huoshan County (霍山县) in bad weather. "This shows that rich driving experience cannot completely avoid accidents. The combination of bad weather conditions and the driver's subjective negligence is the main cause of accidents," said Li Shaoshao (黎少绍).
Li Shaoshao (黎少绍) recalled that one morning in January 2024, affected by freezing rain, ice appeared on the middle section of Yingbin Avenue (迎宾大道) in Huoshan County (霍山县). A small truck suddenly slid backwards while waiting for a red light due to the slippery road surface. However, the driver was not paying attention at the time and failed to notice it in time until it hit the vehicle behind it. "Fortunately, the accident did not cause any casualties, which reminds the majority of drivers to be vigilant in bad weather," said Li Shaoshao (黎少绍).
"Reduce speed, control distance, and be vigilant - these are the safety iron rules that must be followed when driving in bad weather," said Li Shaoshao (黎少绍). Li Shaoshao (黎少绍) gave specific suggestions for different weather conditions: when driving in rain and snow, reduce the speed to about half of the normal road conditions and maintain at least twice the normal following distance; avoid sudden braking and sharp turns, and slow down in advance before turning; when passing through sections with standing water, observe the trajectory of the vehicle in front and confirm that the water depth does not exceed half of the tire before passing at a low and constant speed.
"Pay special attention to the use of lights in foggy weather," Li Shaoshao (黎少绍) added. "When visibility is less than 100 meters, be sure to turn on the fog lights, low beams, marker lights, and hazard warning flashers, but do not use high beams, because they will cause the light to reflect and aggravate the impact of the fog. You should drive on the right and maintain a safe following distance."
In response to emergencies, Li Shaoshao (黎少绍) also shared the key points of handling: "When the vehicle skids on an icy or snowy road, gently correct the steering wheel in the direction of the skid, and avoid hitting the steering wheel hard. If the vehicle is trapped, do not forcibly step on the accelerator. You can spread sand and gravel to increase friction, and seek help in time if necessary."

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The "Electrician" Behind the "World Supermarket"

By: 本报记者 刘军国

At 9 a.m., the Yiwu International Trade Market (义乌国际商贸城) in Zhejiang (浙江) was already bustling with people as soon as it opened. On the digital interactive screen, global order information rolled in real time; in the merchants' live broadcast rooms, fill lights illuminated the dazzling array of goods. In the Yiwu Global Digital Trade Center (义乌全球数贸中心), live broadcasts, intelligent warehousing, and other equipment operate 24 hours a day, and the 5G network is unimpeded, all relying on a continuous and stable power supply.

"We use the 'full-voltage dual-power' mode, and immediately switch to the other power source when one power source has a problem. Through 'millisecond-level' fully automatic fault handling technology and 'intelligent dispatch linkage' emergency power supply plan, we ensure power consumption," said He Junwei (何骏伟), head of the Operation and Maintenance Department of State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司).

"Providing safe, stable, and reliable power supply for the market is one of our primary tasks," said Xu Xin (徐昕), head of the Comprehensive Energy Business Department of State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司). In response to the characteristics of the trade market, the company has built a "source-grid-load-storage integration project." During the day, it uses photovoltaic power generation and energy storage discharge, and at night, it turns on energy storage charging and air-conditioning cold storage to help merchants achieve green electricity consumption.

From serving super-large commercial complexes to caring for flexibly operated small and micro businesses, the dimensions of "electricity housekeeper" services are constantly expanding.

About two kilometers away from the Yiwu International Trade Market (义乌国际商贸城), in Jiangbei Xiazhu Village (江北下朱村), merchant Jin Qingfei (金庆飞) sells hats and scarves here, and the lights in the live broadcast room are always on until late at night. Previously, during the e-commerce promotion period, his four live broadcast rooms were opened simultaneously, and 12 mobile phones and 6 fill lights were running day and night, and the power consumption was several times higher than usual.

In order to eliminate merchants' concerns about electricity consumption for live broadcasts, in early 2025, State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司) went to the village to investigate electricity consumption, overhauled the power supply lines in the village, and also installed and expanded 25 transformers for the street block where it is located, increasing the power supply capacity. The power supply guarantee in Jiangbei Xiazhu Village (江北下朱村) is not an isolated case. State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司) carries out power expansion and transformation of more than 80 villages (communities) with concentrated live broadcast industries every year, and has completed 83 transformation projects this year.

In Yiwu (义乌), the total number of foreign-funded business entities has now exceeded 10,000. Syrian businessman Ahmed (艾哈迈德) wanted to open a foreign trade company in Yiwu (义乌) in 2024. Ahmed (艾哈迈德), who does not understand Chinese, was in trouble in the power supply business hall: he did not know what materials were needed for power application, and he was also worried that the equipment brought from Syria (叙利亚) would not be compatible.

Just as he was at a loss, the foreign language window staff in the business hall greeted him in Arabic, explained the required business license, lease contract and other materials one by one, and also helped him submit an online application, and completed the power application on the same day. The staff also came to the door to check the equipment he brought, and found that the socket standards were different, so they helped him replace the matching adapter. "The service is warm and efficient, which makes me feel very kind," said Ahmed (艾哈迈德).

"We always closely focus on the needs of urban transformation and do a good job as the 'electricity housekeeper' for Yiwu's (义乌) commercial development," said Lu Xuhang (卢旭航), head of the Marketing Department of State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司). From customized power supply solutions for digital commercial complexes to personalized services for small and micro e-commerce businesses, and power supply guarantees for foreign business groups, State Grid Yiwu Power Supply Company (国网义乌市供电公司) continues to optimize the power service system and injects a continuous stream of "electric energy" into the iterative upgrade of the "World Supermarket".

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Promoting problem-solving and clearing obstacles to people's livelihood.

By: 本报记者 王明峰

"I didn't expect that after 3 years, this subsidy could still be recovered!" Recently, at the return meeting of involved funds and materials in Hefeng Village, Bailong Town, Jiange County (剑阁县), Sichuan Province (四川省), villager Wang Zhongyong (王仲勇) received a 900 yuan subsidy from the cadres of the town's Discipline Inspection Commission. On the same day, 79 households in the village received a total of 45,000 yuan in natural disaster relief funds for 2022, which were returned by cadres who violated discipline.

The convening of this return meeting stemmed from a household visit by the Discipline Inspection Commission of Bailong Town (白龙镇) in the county, where the masses reported that some cadres in Hefeng Village (禾丰村) had illegally recovered people-benefiting subsidies from villagers. After investigating and clarifying the situation, the town's Discipline Inspection Commission gave party disciplinary sanctions to the relevant responsible cadres, recovered the full amount of the funds obtained in violation of discipline, and returned the subsidies in full on the spot.

In recent years, the Jiange County (剑阁县) Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has been cracking down on "micro-corruption" such as the embezzlement of people-benefiting funds and focusing on infrastructure shortcomings to clear blockages in people's livelihoods and difficulties in development.

"With the road repaired, more tourists are coming, and the development of the village's collective industry is becoming more prosperous." At the construction site of the rural road improvement and renovation project from Xinhe Village (新禾村) to Baiya Village (柏垭村) in Jiangkou Town (江口镇), Jiange County (剑阁县), Liu Siqiang (刘思强), the Party Branch Secretary of Xinhe Village (新禾村), said while looking at the renovated road. This road had been in disrepair for years, with prominent problems such as road surface damage. The Jiange County (剑阁县) Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision discovered the problem during a household visit under the "Ask the Discipline Inspection for Help" initiative and urged Jiangkou Town (江口镇) to rectify it. After Jiangkou Town (江口镇) secured funding, it upgraded and renovated 14.2 kilometers of road.

"As a grassroots discipline inspection and supervision agency, we must always focus on the urgent needs and concerns of the masses." said the relevant person in charge of the Jiange County (剑阁县) Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. As of now, the department has collected 9,891 clues about the urgent needs and concerns of the masses, and promoted the resolution of 9,704 cases; held 140 announcement meetings for disciplinary decisions, 57 problem rectification notification meetings, and 11 return meetings for involved funds and materials, recovering economic losses of 74,694,700 yuan.

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China's PICC Innovates Technology Insurance Product and Service System to Build a Strong Risk Barrier for High-Level Technological Self-Reliance

As an important financial tool, science and technology insurance plays a crucial role in diversifying innovation risks and promoting the transformation of achievements. The People's Insurance Company of China (Group) Co., Ltd. (中国人民保险集团股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "PICC") provides solid guarantees for high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the development of new quality productive forces through continuous product innovation, improved service systems, and optimized risk solutions.

Focusing on the entire R&D cycle: Building a solid security defense line for scientific and technological innovation

In the chain of scientific and technological achievement transformation, concept verification, pilot tests, and intermediate tests are key links. PICC launched exclusive insurance products for "concept verification - pilot test - intermediate test" to fill the gaps in early risk protection. This product not only covers basic risks such as natural disasters and accidents, but also incorporates external uncertainties such as partner bankruptcy and policy adjustments into the guarantee, while also providing a backstop for R&D practical problems such as technical solution errors, raw material defects, and operational errors. To date, the product has been piloted in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Hebei Xiong'an, and Dalian, Liaoning, providing guarantees for cutting-edge projects in fields such as AI diagnostics, healthcare, fine chemicals, optical materials, shipbuilding engineering, and pharmaceutical processing.

At the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo, PICC and the Hangzhou Embodied Intelligence Industry Platform (杭州具身智能产业平台) signed the nation's first embodied intelligence insurance agreement. This product draws on the logic of car insurance, integrating "ontology + third party" dual protection, fully covering equipment damage caused by natural disasters, operational errors, network attacks, etc., as well as personal injury or property damage caused accidentally during use, helping companies accelerate technology implementation.

In recent years, PICC has continued to enrich the product system for the entire life cycle of science and technology insurance, and has successively launched products such as "Intermediate Test Insurance," "Low Altitude Insurance," generative AI infringement liability insurance, and patent-intensive product liability insurance. It has released the nation's first automotive chip-specific product "Qiangxin Insurance (强芯保)" and the nation's first "Eastern Data and Western Computing (东数西算)" green computing power industry risk solution, and launched the inclusive product "Kehui Insurance (科惠保)" for technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2024, PICC's science and technology insurance has provided cumulative risk protection of over 67 trillion yuan.

Strengthening intellectual property protection: Safeguarding key assets of scientific and technological innovation

Intellectual property is a key asset of scientific and technological innovation. PICC focuses on potential risks such as cross-regional intellectual property rights protection and patent pool construction, and launches innovative insurance products to provide strong support for the value transformation of intellectual property.

PICC strengthens intellectual property protection, resolves corporate innovation concerns, and escorts the innovation of technology companies. A large science and technology innovation enterprise in Jiangning District (江宁区), Nanjing City (南京市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省) insured patent enforcement insurance with PICC. The following month, it discovered that the patent had been infringed, and immediately reported the case to the insurance company and launched an investigation and prosecution. PICC quickly assisted in providing consulting services and guiding customer claims.

In order to promote the high-quality construction, operation, and management of patent pools, PICC innovatively developed patent pool operation liability insurance to provide risk protection for economic losses caused to patent pool members due to the negligence of the patent pool operator. This product focuses on covering situations where the in-pool patent is infringed or the infringement loss is expanded due to the operator's negligence, the in-pool patent is declared invalid or ineffective, violations of the patent license agreement, and other situations agreed to in writing by the insurance institution, eliminating the operator's worries.

To date, PICC has initially built an intellectual property insurance product system covering the entire process of intellectual property creation, protection, and utilization, involving 31 products in all categories of intellectual property. Among them, 7 products including intellectual property infringement liability insurance (global) and patent/trademark overseas layout cost loss insurance constitute an overseas intellectual property insurance product system, providing comprehensive protection for overseas intellectual property risks faced by Chinese companies.

Improving service systems and risk control capabilities: Promoting the in-depth development of science and technology insurance

While continuously innovating products, PICC continues to improve its science and technology insurance operation platform and service system, and promote the deep integration of science and technology insurance and scientific and technological innovation.

In terms of service model, PICC has established a Science and Technology Insurance Center in Shanghai (上海), which integrates the management of strategic emerging industry fields such as integrated circuits, offshore wind power, and network security, and has established 12 science and technology insurance sub-centers to achieve full coverage of national science and technology innovation center cities; it has established the nation's first Science and Technology Achievement and Intellectual Property Appraisal and Evaluation Center in Hangzhou (杭州) to help the virtuous cycle of "science and technology - industry - finance."

In terms of digital risk management and control, PICC has independently developed a series of special field risk management platforms, built the offshore wind power risk management platform "Deep Blue Shield (深蓝海盾)," created the network security insurance risk control service platform "Cybersecurity Risk Control (网安风控)," developed the semiconductor risk management platform "Vientiane Core Shield (万象芯盾)," and built the energy storage risk management platform "Chu'an Hui Bao (储安慧保)"... Introducing new technologies such as GIS and big data analysis, the company spatializes, digitizes, and systematizes risk information management, conducts science and technology insurance risk assessments, and provides professional risk reduction services to customers in the industrial chain.

PICC will continue to serve the national strategy of scientific and technological self-reliance, focus on the risk diversification needs of major technological breakthroughs, enhance its underwriting capabilities in key core technology fields, deepen risk reduction services, empower the entire chain of technological innovation with professional insurance, and provide solid support for high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and the development of new quality productive forces facing the "15th Five-Year Plan."

Data source: The People's Insurance Company of China (Group) Co., Ltd. (中国人民保险集团股份有限公司)

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Promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation (Studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee)

By: 阴和俊

The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic arrangements for "accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement and leading the development of new quality productive forces," and clearly put forward the major task of "promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation." We must conscientiously study, deeply understand, and accurately grasp it, and comprehensively implement it.

1. Profoundly Understand the Great Significance of Promoting the Deep Integration of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation

Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is a major strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on supporting and leading Chinese-style modernization with scientific and technological modernization, profoundly understanding the domestic and international development trends, and accurately grasping the laws of scientific and technological and industrial development. Scientific and technological innovation mainly includes activities such as basic research, applied research, technology development, and achievement transformation, obtaining new scientific discoveries, proposing new scientific principles, inventing new technical methods and processes, and obtaining new verification demonstrations. Industrial innovation develops new products, opens up new markets, creates new demands, and promotes industrial transformation and economic development through technology application, management reform, and model innovation. Scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation intersect, mutually promote, and develop synergistically. Scientific and technological innovation provides endogenous动力 (dònglì - "driving force," internal power), and industrial innovation creates value for scientific and technological innovation. Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is an important starting point for deeply implementing the strategy of invigorating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, and the strategy of innovation-driven development, and is of great significance for building a strong country in science and technology and realizing Chinese-style modernization.

(1) Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is an inherent requirement for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces." New quality productive forces have the characteristics of high technology, high efficiency, and high quality. They are advanced productive forces in which innovation plays a leading role and that break away from traditional economic growth methods and productive force development paths. Scientific and technological innovation is the core element for developing new quality productive forces, and industrial innovation is the key carrier for the leap in productive forces. Currently, China is in a critical period of accelerating the transformation of old and new driving forces, and industrial development has entered an important stage of transformation and upgrading. We must give play to the leading role of scientific and technological innovation, efficiently allocate various innovation elements such as knowledge, technology, talent, and capital, strengthen original and disruptive scientific and technological innovation, achieve more revolutionary breakthroughs in technology, and apply scientific and technological innovation achievements to specific industries and industrial chains in a timely manner, optimize and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, proactively plan for future industries, and substantially improve total factor productivity, so as to inject strong impetus into the development of new quality productive forces and the realization of high-quality development.

(2) Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is an inevitable choice for accurately grasping the trend of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation and seizing the commanding heights of development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Scientific research paradigms are undergoing profound changes, the interdisciplinary integration is constantly developing, and the penetration and integration of science and technology and economic and social development are accelerating." Currently, basic research is constantly expanding the new boundaries of human cognition, and cutting-edge technologies are showing an accelerating breakthrough and group leap trend. The boundaries between basic research, applied research, technology development, and industrialization are becoming increasingly blurred, and the interaction and iterative speed are constantly accelerating. Artificial intelligence, as a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, is rapidly and widely penetrating all fields and aspects of the economy and society, comprehensively empowering thousands of industries, driving the iterative upgrading of the technology system, and reshaping scientific research paradigms, industrial forms, and economic patterns. A new generation of communications, brain-computer interfaces, biomanufacturing, and other new industries and new business forms have entered a new stage of explosive growth. Throughout history, every scientific and technological revolution will trigger industrial transformation, and every industrial transformation will promote the vigorous development and large-scale application of science and technology. Currently, the competition among countries around the commanding heights of cutting-edge technology and industrial development has entered a white-hot stage. To win strategic initiative in fierce international competition, we must not only compete in scientific breakthroughs and technological advancement, but also compete in industrial innovation and corporate competitiveness. We must accurately grasp the laws of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, transform traditional ways of thinking, reform innovative organizational models, strengthen the coordinated layout of science and technology and industry, and effectively enhance the hard power of science and technology and improve industrial competitiveness, so as to master the initiative in scientific and technological competition and the dominant power in industrial transformation.

(3) Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is a strategic move for China's scientific and technological and industrial development to enter a new stage. China has always attached great importance to the important role of science and technology in promoting economic and social development, and has made important deployments for the combination of science and technology and economy in every historical stage. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to scientific and technological innovation, deeply implemented the innovation-driven development strategy, and accelerated the construction of a strong country in science and technology. China's scientific and technological undertakings have achieved historic achievements. In 2024, China's national comprehensive innovation capability ranked 10th in the world, the total investment in research and experimental development in the whole society exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan, and the number of high-level international journal papers, international patent applications, and the total number of R&D personnel have ranked first in the world for many consecutive years; the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has continued to deepen, and new progress has been made in industry-university-research cooperation and the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. The transaction value of technology contracts reached 6.8 trillion yuan, and the innovation capabilities of enterprises have been significantly improved; the added value of the "three new" economy, with new industries, new business forms, and new business models as its core content, has accounted for 18% of the gross domestic product, and China's position in the global value chain has continued to improve. The further deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has a solid foundation. However, compared with the world's leading countries in science and technology, there are still problems such as relatively weak original innovation capabilities, some key core technologies being controlled by others, and the industrial chain as a whole being at the middle and low end. Based on the new requirements of deep integration, science and technology must take the lead, comprehensively enhance the supply of high-quality science and technology, comprehensively strengthen the traction of industrial demand, realize two-way empowerment and synergistic multiplication, and ensure the integrity, advancement, and security of the modern industrial system with strong scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and continuously shape new national competitive advantages.

2. Accurately Grasp the Overall Requirements for the Deep Integration of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and has made a series of important expositions on the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, pointing out that "to grasp scientific and technological innovation, we must focus on building a modern industrial system," "to grasp industrial innovation, we must adhere to the foundation of the real economy, and adhere to the simultaneous promotion of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the opening of new tracks for strategic emerging industries and future industries"; emphasizing that "scientific and technological innovation should promote industrial innovation, especially the use of disruptive technologies and cutting-edge technologies to spawn new industries, new models, and new driving forces, and develop new quality productive forces"; emphasizing that the basis for the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is to increase the supply of high-quality science and technology, the key to integration is to strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, and the way to integration is to promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements; emphasizing the need to build platforms and improve systems and mechanisms to seamlessly connect the innovation chain and the industrial chain. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition is the fundamental guideline and action guide for promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.

To deeply study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition, we must adhere to the idea that science and technology are the primary productive forces, talent is the primary resource, and innovation is the primary driving force, deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy, deploy the innovation chain around the industrial chain, and deploy the industrial chain around the innovation chain, promote the synergy of various entities, the integration of all elements, the connection of the entire chain, the coverage of all fields, and the comprehensive guarantee, form a new pattern of integrated promotion and mutual promotion of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and open up the channel from a strong country in science and technology to a strong country in industry, a strong country in economy, and a strong country, so as to lay a solid material and technical foundation for realizing Chinese-style modernization. The key is to grasp the following aspects.

(1) Adhere to the orientation of scientific and technological innovation based on industrial needs and applications. Industrial development is the soil for scientific and technological innovation, and it is the main battlefield for the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements, providing funds, application scenarios, and market feedback for scientific and technological innovation. We must highlight the demand orientation, adhere to the principle of "industry posing questions and science and technology answering them," focus on the key areas and weak links in the construction of a modern industrial system, transform innovative organizational models, strengthen the innovation of key common technologies, cutting-edge leading technologies, modern engineering technologies, and disruptive technologies, strengthen the integration of research and application, create more useful inventions, consolidate the technological foundation for industrial development, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements into real productive forces.

(2) Adhere to the focus of industrial innovation on improving the level of science and technology. Scientific and technological innovation is the core of industrial development, and industrial development can only form strong competitiveness and lasting vitality by relying on scientific and technological innovation. To build a modern industrial system, we must focus on strengthening the integrated innovation of scientific and technological research and development, product iteration and upgrading, and application scenario construction, take scientific and technological innovation as the fundamental driving force, upgrade traditional industries, strengthen emerging industries, cultivate future industries, and accelerate the promotion of industrial intelligence, greening, and integration.

(3) Adhere to the key of enhancing the innovation capabilities of enterprises. Enterprises have the natural attributes of connecting science and technology, markets, industries, and the economy. They are the basic units of industrial development and the main force of innovation and creation, and they are the combination point of the innovation chain and the industrial chain. We must run the strengthening of the main position of enterprises in innovation throughout the entire process of integration, promote the integrated innovation of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises, promote the gathering of innovation elements such as funds, talent, technology, and data to enterprises, build high-level innovation platforms with deep integration, and continuously enhance the innovation capabilities of enterprises, so that enterprises become the main body of technological innovation decision-making, R&D investment, scientific research organization, and achievement transformation.

(4) Adhere to the combination of an effective market and an active government. Innovation requires both the promotion of market mechanisms and the forward-looking planning and policy guidance of the government. The two work together to effectively stimulate the innovation and creation vitality of the whole society. We must make good use of China's super-large-scale market advantages, strengthen the traction role of the market in the direction of R&D breakthroughs and the choice of technical routes, give play to the role of the government as an innovation organizer and ecological builder, and promote the consistency and mutual connection of science and technology, industry, finance and taxation, and other policies to create a good policy environment.

3. Comprehensively Implement the Key Tasks of Promoting the Deep Integration of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation

We must resolutely implement the major decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee, adhere to the combination of goal orientation and problem orientation, grasp the key points, strengthen coordination and linkage, and solidly and effectively promote the implementation of various tasks.

(1) Strengthen original innovation and key core technology breakthroughs, and enhance the ability of science and technology to support and lead. Adhere to facing the forefront of world science and technology, facing the main economic battlefield, facing the major national needs, and facing the people's lives and health, highlight the national strategic needs, and deploy and implement a number of major national science and technology tasks. Take unconventional measures to promote decisive breakthroughs in key core technologies in key areas such as integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, high-end instruments, basic software, advanced materials, and biomanufacturing throughout the entire chain. Strengthen the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, increase the proportion of investment in basic research, and increase long-term and stable support. Strengthen the original innovation orientation of scientific research and technology development, optimize the environment conducive to original and disruptive innovation, and produce more iconic original achievements. Accelerate the innovation of digital and intelligent technologies such as artificial intelligence, and break through basic theories and core technologies. Comprehensively implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, use artificial intelligence to lead the transformation of scientific research paradigms, and comprehensively empower thousands of industries. Strengthen the independent guarantee of scientific and technological infrastructure conditions, and coordinate the construction of scientific and technological innovation platform bases.

(2) Promote the gathering of innovation resources to enterprises and strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation. Strengthen the integration of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises, support enterprises to take the lead in forming innovation consortia, undertake more national scientific and technological research tasks, and promote the integrated innovation of upstream and downstream industries. Coordinate the construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces and enhance the ability of systematic tackling of key problems. Cultivate and strengthen leading science and technology enterprises, support the development of high-tech enterprises and science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, increase the proportion of additional deductions for enterprise R&D expenses, and strengthen the main role of enterprises in science and technology investment. Promote the development of education, science and technology, and talent in an integrated manner, strengthen the functions of scientific research institutions, innovation platforms, enterprises, and science and technology programs in gathering and cultivating talent, coordinate education around scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and national strategic needs, support young scientific and technological talent in innovation and entrepreneurship, and smooth the channels for talent exchange between universities, scientific research institutes, and enterprises. Support the international development of enterprises and deeply participate in the global innovation chain and supply chain.

(3) Improve the transformation mechanism and accelerate the efficient transformation and application of major scientific and technological achievements. Allow scientific and technological personnel to have greater autonomy in the distribution of income from the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, establish a system for the separate management of assets of job-related scientific and technological achievements, and deepen the reform of empowering job-related scientific and technological achievements. Improve the application policies for the first (set), first batch, and first version, and increase the efforts of government procurement of independent innovation products. Deploy and build concept verification and pilot test verification platforms, increase the construction and opening of application scenarios, and strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights. Build a diversified and relay-style financial service system that is more adapted to the financing needs of science and technology-based enterprises throughout their life cycle, strengthen financial support for major national science and technology tasks and science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, and guide long-term capital to invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology.

(4) Strengthen policy guarantees and create a good ecology for deep integration. Strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, strengthen the construction of science and technology rule of law, science and technology ethics, scientific research integrity, and science and technology security, and improve policies on market access, supervision, and fair competition. Take innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution as the evaluation orientation, deepen the reform of project review, institutional evaluation, talent evaluation, and income distribution, and stimulate the动力 (dònglì - "driving force," motivation) and vitality of innovation and creation. Deepen international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, establish a high-tech talent immigration system, and attract and cultivate outstanding talents from around the world. Strengthen the popularization of science and technology, cultivate an innovation culture, and vigorously promote the spirit of scientists.

(5) Improve the regional innovation system and explore new models of deep integration in accordance with local conditions. Strengthen the central and local coordination of scientific and technological innovation strategic planning, policy measures, major tasks, scientific research forces, and resource platforms. Strengthen the source function of international science and technology innovation centers, deploy and build regional science and technology innovation centers and industrial science and technology innovation highlands, and create innovative city clusters with closely connected innovation chains and complementary advantages in industrial chains. Strengthen the macro-classification guidance of local science and technology innovation and industrial development, and optimize the regional allocation of innovation resources. Encourage localities to combine their own resource endowments to explore differentiated innovation and development paths and create a number of characteristic and advantageous industrial clusters.

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Reliability Comes from Stability (Ideological Perspectives)

By: 王晓河

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Party leading cadres must stand firm and be reliable politically at all times and under all circumstances." "Standing firm" and "being reliable" are crucial abilities and qualities for Party leading cadres. Only by "standing firm" can one remain calm in complex environments, maintain a firm position, effectively respond to pressure and challenges, and steadily and practically do various tasks well; only by "being reliable" can one unite and gather strength, win the trust of the Party and the people, effectively exert the "wild goose effect," and unite and lead everyone to work together with one heart and one mind.

In work, "standing firm" is specifically manifested as a solid and steady work style. Only when Party leading cadres "stand firm" can they remain calm in the face of major events, maintain a clear mind at all times, and have their own opinions and determination. "Being reliable" reflects ability and quality. Only when Party leading cadres "are reliable" can they avoid depression in the face of the ordinary, avoid shrinking back in the face of storms, and avoid getting lost in the face of flowers and applause, and always maintain an energetic spirit of entrepreneurship.

"Standing firm" and "being reliable" are interdependent, mutually reinforcing, and dialectically unified. "Standing firm" builds a solid foundation for "being reliable," and "being reliable" escorts "standing firm." "Standing firm" requires firm ideals and beliefs, noble ideological realm, excellent work ability, strong Party spirit principles, and rich experience accumulation. In this way, one can remain unchanged in the face of major risks and tests, dare to take responsibility when Mount Tai (泰山) is pressing down, remain unmoved in the face of various temptations, and be trusted by the Party and have the masses as the backbone at critical moments. For Party leading cadres, "being reliable" is the touchstone of political character and political quality. Only by "being reliable" can one shoulder the responsibilities that should be shouldered, not shirk or evade urgent, difficult, and dangerous tasks, and when facing the urgent needs and anxieties of the masses, not only use a sense of urgency of "can't wait" to carefully and vigorously handle urgent and difficult matters properly, but also use a sense of responsibility of "can't let go" to handle matters related to the vital interests of the masses practically and well.

"Standing firm" and "being reliable" are not only abilities and qualities, but also Party spirit cultivation. Only with a strong Party spirit cultivation can one have excellent abilities and qualities. If one only cares about personal gains and losses and only plans for oneself when encountering problems, remains silent when seeing unhealthy tendencies and evil practices, detours around "contradictory nests," or pushes away "hot potatoes"; or if one's political determination is not strong and one's Party spirit cultivation is insufficient, and one's heart is disturbed, one's mouth is opened, and one's hand is stretched in the face of various temptations that "make people's eyes gradually become blurred," such leading cadres are unreliable and it is difficult for them to stand firm and establish themselves.

"Being able to clear through the dense flowers and willows is a skill; being able to stand firm in the face of violent wind and rain shows one's roots." "Standing firm" and "being reliable" are not formed naturally, but are constantly forged in practice. Only when Party leading cadres consolidate the foundation of faith, replenish the calcium of the spirit, and hold the helm of thought steady, face carefully designed "hunting" traps, and win over corruption, can they ensure that they do not rust, fade, deteriorate, or change their taste politically; when time is tight, tasks are heavy, and pressure is high, they do not escape or retreat, and improve their abilities and skills in hard work; when facing deeply rooted, unclear, and contentious contradictions, they do not shirk responsibility, and temper their minds in detailed analysis; and in the historical projects of 滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí - "dripping water pierces the stone," perseverance will achieve success) and 愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān - "the foolish old man removes the mountain," where there's a will, there's a way), they are not arrogant or impetuous, nail nails one hammer at a time, and generations work together, can they truly "stand firm" and "be reliable."

To achieve "standing firm" and "being reliable" is not a matter of a moment or a thing, but a matter of a lifetime, requiring unremitting efforts and sustained efforts. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The Party spirit cultivation and moral level of cadres will not naturally improve with the increase of Party age and working age, nor will they naturally improve with the promotion of职务, and they must strengthen self-cultivation, self-restraint, and self-transformation." In reality, some young cadres fall from power as soon as they take office, and some leading cadres are imprisoned as soon as they retire, and one of the important reasons is that they have relaxed their ideological transformation and stood off course and leaned crookedly. Only by constantly conducting self-examination, analysis, and reflection, and constantly removing impurities, eliminating viruses, and preventing pollution, can one truly stand upright, stand firm, go far, and be reliable.

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Promoting the High-Quality Development of Education for the Elderly

By: 方中雄

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) systematically expounded on the political, people-centered, and strategic attributes of education at the National Education Conference held in 2024. Among them, the people-centered attribute highlights the fundamental position and value orientation of China's education development. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party made important deployments for "optimizing public services for lifelong learning" and "actively developing elderly human resources." Vigorously developing elderly education is an important manifestation of adhering to people-centered development of education. It is necessary to firmly grasp the people-centered attribute of education, promote the high-quality development of elderly education, form an educational structure and layout that is more in line with the needs of high-quality population development, and better meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the elderly.

High-quality elderly education is an important support for an active, progressive, and happy old age.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Old age is an important stage of human life, and it is an important stage of life in which one can still be active, make progress, and be happy." Firmly grasping the people-centered attribute of education requires us to regard the elderly as an important target of educational services, respect their willingness to learn, meet their learning needs, and provide important support for them to achieve an active, progressive, and happy old age.

According to the "2024 National Aging Development Bulletin" released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) and the National Working Commission on Aging (全国老龄办), by the end of 2024, the national elderly population aged 60 and above exceeded 310 million, accounting for 22% of the total population. In this context, promoting the high-quality development of elderly education is directly related to the quality of life of hundreds of millions of elderly people in their later years, and is related to family harmony and social harmony. It is a key link in actively responding to the aging of the population and transforming the pressure of a huge elderly population into a human resource dividend. Through education, helping the elderly update their knowledge, improve their skills, enrich their spiritual world, and realize their social value can effectively stimulate social vitality.

Elderly education is an important part of the lifelong education system and an important yardstick for measuring the level of learning society construction. Promoting the high-quality development of elderly education and making up for the shortcomings of the lifelong education system is an important measure to firmly grasp the people-centered attribute of education and ensure the realization of lifelong learning for all, which is of far-reaching significance for improving the modern education governance system and accelerating the construction of a strong education country.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Adhere to being people-centered, and continuously improve the inclusiveness, accessibility, and convenience of education public services, so that the fruits of education reform and development can benefit all the people more and more fairly." Grasping the people-centered attribute of elderly education means that elderly education is not a "privilege" for a few, but a public product shared by all elderly people; it is not an optional "embellishment," but an important support for achieving learning, contributing, and enjoying life in old age; it is not an expedient measure to passively respond to aging, but an important measure to build a healthy, kind, and vibrant aging society. This determines that elderly education must adhere to the direction of public welfare and inclusiveness, and continuously expand its coverage and benefit, so as to ensure that the fruits of education reform and development are shared by all elderly people.

Take multiple measures and make precise efforts to continuously improve the supply level of elderly education.

Elderly education carries the elderly's yearning for a better life and tests the degree of civilization and progress of a society. We must take General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on building a strong education country and on aging work as a guide, run elderly education in the new era with people-centered feelings, enrich educational content, innovate service models, and continuously improve the supply level of elderly education.

Strengthen top-level design and improve the institutional guarantee system for universal sharing. The primary task in promoting the high-quality development of elderly education is to improve relevant systems. Further highlight the importance of elderly education in the national education development strategy and the aging cause development plan, formulate special laws and regulations on elderly education, and clarify the responsibilities of governments at all levels in planning and formulation, resource allocation, standard setting, supervision and evaluation, etc. Strengthen the overall coordination of elderly education work and promote the establishment and improvement of an elderly education service system covering urban and rural areas and with broad participation. For example, we can draw on the experience of some regions and incorporate indicators such as the coverage rate of the elderly university (school) network and the participation rate of the elderly in learning into the government's livelihood practical affairs assessment scope, so as to ensure its inclusiveness and accessibility from the institutional level.

Mobilize social forces to build a multi-party collaborative school-running pattern. In the face of large-scale and personalized elderly learning needs, it is necessary to widely mobilize and support universities, vocational colleges, enterprises, institutions, social organizations, etc. to participate in elderly education in various forms under the guidance of the government. Further implement the substantive construction of elderly universities, and branch schools or teaching sites can be set up in townships (streets) and villages (communities) to extend services to the elderly. At the same time, we can actively guide the market and social forces to invest in elderly education through tax incentives, purchasing services, and establishing elderly education development funds. For example, Beijing (北京市) has expanded the supply of elderly education by establishing a four-level school-running service network of city-district-township (street)-village (community), combining elderly care and education, school-enterprise cooperation, and organizing elderly education collaboration conferences.

Optimize resource allocation and promote the extension of high-quality education services to the grassroots. The key to enabling more elderly people to share the fruits of education reform and development more fairly lies in opening up all links of resource sinking, so that elderly education is embedded in community work and reaches rural areas, remote areas, and ethnic areas. Focus on promoting digital empowerment. Relying on the National University for the Aged (国家老年大学) and its local system, build a national, interconnected online platform for elderly education to improve the digital skills of the elderly, develop age-appropriate learning resources and applications, and help the elderly enjoy high-quality digital resources without leaving home. Strengthen the construction of grassroots teacher teams. Establish a regional elderly education teacher database, implement a "seed teacher" training program for community elderly education, organize the recruitment of community learning leaders who are in good health, enthusiastic, and have expertise to join community services, and form a multiplier effect of "cultivating one person and driving a whole area." Send more educational resources to rural areas and remote areas. Through mobile teaching vehicles, paired assistance, and sending education to the countryside, we will strive to ensure that every elderly person who is willing to learn has the opportunity to receive education.

Highlight the fundamental position of cultivating people and enrich the education content and models that emphasize both moral and intellectual development. Elderly education is not only the imparting of knowledge and skills, but also an important way for the elderly to achieve self-improvement and better integrate into society. We must adhere to the equal emphasis on moral and intellectual development and physical and mental education. While offering courses such as calligraphy, painting, vocal music, and health, we should pay attention to integrating ideological and political education, national and municipal education, and legal education into teaching to help the elderly establish a positive view of aging and a healthy aging concept. According to the interests and characteristics of the elderly and the laws of learning, actively explore various teaching methods such as discussion and experience. Explore the establishment of a learning achievement certification system that meets the learning characteristics of the elderly, for example, establish a "Silver Age Academic Qualification" system to stimulate the enthusiasm of the elderly to continue learning and enhance their sense of accomplishment and gain.

Promote integrated development and expand the social value and industrial space of elderly education. Elderly education is closely related to social and industrial development and has the characteristics of connecting personal life, market consumption, and social governance. We must actively integrate into the wave of silver economy development, promote the deep integration of elderly education and health management, elderly care services and other industries, and develop integrated "health care, learning and tourism" projects, which not only serve the elderly, but also inject new impetus into the development of related industries. Build a platform for the elderly to contribute, encourage the elderly to participate in community governance, volunteer services and other activities, so that the elderly can gain more sense of accomplishment in helping others and serving the society, fully reflect the unique value of elderly education, and let the active, progressive, and happy elderly groups contribute "silver hair strength" to promoting Chinese-style modernization.

(The author is the Party Secretary of Beijing Open University (北京开放大学))

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Sanae Takaichi's words and actions are a desecration of historical justice (International Perspective)

By: 本报记者 岳林炜

Not long ago, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) publicly and absurdly claimed that a "Taiwan emergency" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, implying the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan issue. Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous words and deeds seriously violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, severely undermine the post-war international order, and have been continuously opposed and criticized by people in Japan, neighboring countries, and international figures.

"Diplomatically useless, 百害而无一利 (bǎi hài ér wú yī lì - "hundred harms without a single benefit," completely useless and harmful)"

On the evening of November 21, about 1,700 local people held a protest in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office. The protesters shouted slogans such as "Stop inciting war" and "Immediately retract the statement," demanding that Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and calling for not "putting Japan in danger."

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (鸠山由纪夫) again criticized Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks on social media on November 20. He said, "Japan-China relations have fallen into the worst situation, and Japan's national interests are suffering incalculable losses." Yukio Hatoyama (鸠山由纪夫) quoted the famous sayings from the Analects, "If you have faults, do not fear to abandon them" and "To have faults and not to correct them is to err indeed," demanding that Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) correct her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.

Mizuho Fukushima (福岛瑞穗), leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, posted on social media that Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) related remarks are a major issue, which are both unconstitutional and illegal, and even far exceed the position of the Japanese government to date. Hitoshi Tanaka (田中均), former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, said in a TV program that Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks are "diplomatically useless, 百害而无一利 (bǎi hài ér wú yī lì - "hundred harms without a single benefit," completely useless and harmful)."

Hisashi Inoue (井上久士), Chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Association, issued a public statement protesting Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks on Taiwan and demanding that she withdraw them immediately. The statement pointed out that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and the so-called "survival-threatening situation for Japan" is in itself a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, violating the one-China principle position promised by the Japanese government in the 1972 Japan-China Joint Statement. Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) remarks have led to a sudden tension in Japan-China relations and are "dangerous remarks that drag Japan into war."

Tokuichiro Utsunomiya (宇都宫德一郎), Chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Association, a public interest incorporated association, issued a public statement saying that the current world situation is turbulent and unstable, and a stable Japan-China friendly relationship is needed, but Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) made erroneous remarks in the Diet. "We are deeply concerned about this, as it will seriously damage Japan-China relations. We strongly urge the Japanese government to take effective measures to improve the current situation in accordance with the spirit of the four political documents between Japan and China."

"The Three Non-Nuclear Principles" are Japan's national policy.

Since Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) took office, the Japanese government has frequently taken actions to strengthen its military: significantly increasing defense spending, achieving the goal of defense spending accounting for 2% of GDP two years ahead of schedule; starting to promote the revision of the "Three Security Documents" such as the National Security Strategy; hinting at the development of nuclear-powered submarines... According to Kyodo News, under the instructions of Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗), the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held its first meeting on November 20 regarding the revision of the "Three Security Documents" such as the National Security Strategy, launching the security strategy revision process. Among them, the discussion on revising the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" of not possessing, not manufacturing, and not introducing nuclear weapons has become one of the focuses of public opinion.

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations issued a public statement on Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) attempt to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," emphasizing that this would subvert the Japanese government's position to date and expressing strong protest against the government's opening of discussions on revising the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," demanding that the Japanese government adhere to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" and legalize them.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (岸田文雄) emphasized in an interview that since he took office as Prime Minister, he has made it clear that he will continue the position of successive governments and continue to regard the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" as a national policy, and his attitude on this issue has never changed.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田佳彦) pointed out in an interview with Nagasaki Prefecture media that the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" are Japan's national policy. He bluntly stated that "the number of people who feel uneasy about the Takaichi Cabinet (高市内阁) is increasing," and "will continue to strongly advocate to the government to adhere to the 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles' on various occasions in the future."

Tomoko Tamura (田村智子), Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, told reporters at the Japanese Diet on November 20 that the revision of the "Three Security Documents" involving the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" is extremely dangerous, and we firmly oppose it.

According to the Japanese Mainichi Shimbun, Kazufumi Onishi (大西一史), the mayor of Kumamoto City (熊本市), said at a press conference on November 21 that "the 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles' are extremely important principles for Japan as a national policy and should not be revised lightly."

"One cannot help but worry whether Japan wants to repeat the same mistakes"

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's recovery. In such a special year, Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous words and deeds have been strongly opposed by countries in the region and international figures, who have stated that the relevant words and deeds seriously challenge the post-war international order and are a great threat to regional peace and stability.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova (扎哈罗娃) again condemned Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) recent serious provocative remarks on the situation in the Taiwan Strait on November 20. Maria Zakharova (扎哈罗娃) commented: "The Japanese side not only does not reflect on the mistakes of its recent remarks, but also refuses to recognize the results of World War II even 80 years later."

Kwon Ki-sik (权起植), Chairman of the Korea-China City Friendship Association, said: "Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) words and deeds are a desecration of historical justice and a repackaging of militarism. Her real intention is to pave the way for Japan's future military expansion, and her related political operations will inevitably be opposed by countries in the region."

Nguyen Minh Hoan, Standing Member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association, said that documents such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation clearly confirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan, and Japan announced its recognition of the one-China principle in 1972. Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) recent remarks violate this principle. If Japan cannot correctly face its history of aggression during World War II, historical revisionism will continue to grow. Although Japanese right-wing forces are trying their best to exonerate Japan's war crimes, the truth of history cannot be distorted.

Kristina Tihin, an expert on international issues at the Indonesian Tarra Institute, pointed out that Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) move to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" is worrying. Whether she refuses to reaffirm the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" or deliberately blurs the relevant content, it will weaken the trust of countries in the region in Japan.

Rajevac, Deputy Director of the Serbian Institute of International Politics and Economics, told the media that Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks on Taiwan are a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, which is unacceptable. Because there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is a part of China, "such words and deeds cannot help but worry whether Japan wants to 重蹈覆辙 (chóng dǎo fù zhé - "repeat the same mistake," to follow the same disastrous path), and whether it will undermine the stability of the Asia-Pacific region by taking the initiative to provoke."

Anthony Moretti, Associate Professor at Robert Morris University in the United States, said that as the Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) publicly questioned the one-China principle widely recognized by the international community, which is extremely dangerous. Moretti said that Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) should treat this issue with a responsible attitude, clearly apologize and correct her mistakes. The Taiwan issue is a matter for the Chinese people themselves, and can only be resolved by the Chinese people themselves, and Japan is not allowed to intervene.

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Contributing Chinese Wisdom to the Global Energy Transition

By: 本报记者 邵世均

At the "China Corner" event of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Belém, Brazil, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (中国南方电网有限责任公司) officially released the Chinese and English versions of the *Ecological Powerhouse Enterprise Report of China Southern Power Grid*, systematically presenting the green transformation practices of Chinese energy companies and providing a reference for the sustainable development of global large-scale energy enterprises.

Efficient resource allocation capability is the core advantage of China Southern Power Grid in supporting the global energy transition. By 2025, the installed capacity of new energy in the operating area of China Southern Power Grid will exceed 260 million kilowatts, and the proportion of non-fossil energy installed capacity will reach 68%. Clean power sources have become the main source of regional power supply. Technological breakthroughs such as "Da Watt - Yu Dian (大瓦特·驭电)," the world's first dedicated large model for the power industry, and the world's first grid-forming lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage power station, have not only overcome international problems such as the rapid restoration of pure new energy power grids, but also pushed China's power technology to the forefront of the world. The 16 cross-border interconnected lines built in cooperation with Lancang-Mekong countries have cumulatively transmitted more than 80 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, and Chile's first ultra-high voltage DC transmission project has solved the problem of sending out new energy bases locally, realizing the systematic international output of China's advanced power grid technology.

The concept of green development has been deeply integrated into the entire chain of power grid planning, construction, and operation, and related practices have been internationally recognized. In Wenshan, Yunnan (云南文山), the power grid construction innovatively adopted heavy-duty drone cluster transportation technology to achieve "zero vegetation destruction" green construction in high mountain karst landforms. At the junction of Qian (Guizhou 贵州) and Gui (Guangxi 广西), the ecological transformation of the Tianshengqiao Second-Level Hydropower Station replenishes the downstream with ecological water equivalent to 38 West Lakes (杭州西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州) every year, and related experience has been shared at the International Forum on Sustainable Hydropower Development. At present, China Southern Power Grid has built 36 near-zero carbon demonstration zones, achieving 100% green electricity consumption in production and office places, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1.1 million tons per year, and becoming the first fully green electricity central enterprise in China. Its holding subsidiary in Vietnam won the title of "Vietnam National Green Environment Enterprise," marking the international market's recognition of Chinese enterprises' green management model.

The innovative practice of deep coupling of electricity and carbon provides a new path for global climate governance. The carbon trading mechanism operation platform launched by China Southern Power Grid covers more than 80 entities and about 30 million tons of carbon emissions, realizing closed-loop management of "electricity-carbon-market." China's first "electricity-carbon meter" is being piloted in Dongguan, Guangdong (广东东莞), accurately connecting electricity consumption and carbon emission data; the "Electricity-Carbon Operation Service" platform built in Shenzhen (深圳), its multi-level carbon monitoring methodology has been listed as a reference by many international cities. As the world's largest unified clearing electricity spot market, the Southern Regional Electricity Market's green certificate trading volume accounts for about 63% of China's. China Southern Power Grid also took the lead in establishing the "Guilin Zero-Carbon Green Electricity Alliance (桂林零碳绿电联盟)," promoting cross-border green certificate transactions of more than 400,000, and exploring feasible paths for building a multinational green electricity market mechanism.

At a critical time when the world is working together to address climate change, China Southern Power Grid stated that it will continue to deepen the construction of an ecologically strong enterprise, strengthen technological innovation cooperation with global partners with practical actions of power grid intelligence, energy clean energy, and service internationalization, actively implement the *Paris Agreement*, and continue to contribute Chinese solutions and Chinese strength to the global energy transition.

(Reported from Brasilia (巴西利亚) by this newspaper on November 25)

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France Strives to Advance Reindustrialization

By: 本报记者 尚凯元

Recently, the first local version of the "Choose France" summit was held in Paris (巴黎), with nearly 200 French domestic companies participating. Unlike previous "Choose France" summits primarily aimed at foreign investors, this summit was specifically designed by the French government for domestic companies. It aims to recognize companies that conduct production and innovation in France and create jobs, sending a clear signal of policy stability to the industry.

French official data shows that this summit announced a total of 151 investments, totaling 30.4 billion euros. Among them, 9.2 billion euros are for new projects, involving energy, green industry, environment, digital technology, health, chemical industry, transportation, agri-food, consumer goods, aerospace, tourism and other fields; the remaining funds correspond to investment commitments made by companies in the past year. In a series of projects, the French telecommunications company Iliad Group will cooperate with the French power group EDF and the infrastructure fund InfrAvia to invest 4 billion euros to build a super-large data center with a planned installed capacity of hundreds of megawatts, which will rank among the larger computing centers in Europe after completion. Artificial intelligence cloud service startup Qarnot Computing plans to add 1.5 billion euros to expand its data center in Alixan (阿利克桑), Drôme (德龙省), to help France's artificial intelligence field's computing power construction.

Derichebourg Group will launch seven metal and electronic waste recycling projects with a total investment of 130 million euros, which is expected to create about 200 jobs after it is put into production. Safran (赛峰集团), an aerospace manufacturer, will invest more than 450 million euros in Ain (安省) to build a carbon brake factory, consolidating France's advantages in key aerospace components. Danone (达能), a food company, announced an investment of 300 million euros to promote capacity repatriation, planning to move more than 45,000 tons of product capacity back to France, and is expected to add 500 new jobs by 2028, providing assistance for the development of local manufacturing.

"Reindustrialization" is one of the core policy directions of French President Emmanuel Macron (马克龙) during his two terms. Since the "Choose France" series of summits began in 2018, France has been working to reverse the long-term industrial decline through stabilizing policies, attracting international capital, and incentivizing domestic investment. Although France has been the most attractive foreign investment destination in Europe for six consecutive years, the problem of insufficient industrial growth momentum still exists. From the perspective of economic structure, after years of adjustment, the proportion of French industry in GDP is currently about 10%, which is a significant decrease compared to 17% in 1995. The French government aims to further leverage the driving role of domestic enterprises in ecological transition, energy structure adjustment, artificial intelligence, digital technology and other fields by holding local versions of the "Choose France" summit and other measures.

Currently, the French business community has concerns about the prospects of some policies. In response to the concerns of the business community, the French government repeatedly emphasized the continuity of its industrial strategy at the summit. French Minister of Economy, Finance, Industry, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure (莱斯屈尔) said that the current difficulties do not mean a slowdown in the reindustrialization process, and that reindustrialization is a structural task that needs to be promoted for a long time. "'Choose France' is not just a slogan, but a way of development and a common commitment between the government and enterprises."

(Reported from Paris (巴黎) on November 25 by this newspaper)

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Sichuan Chengdu: New Mechanism for the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements Empowers High-Quality Urban Development

On November 12, 2025, the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking event for Sichuan University (四川大学) was held, with Sichuan University (四川大学) releasing more than 470 scientific and technological achievements, and a number of key projects were signed in a centralized manner. This scene is a vivid microcosm of the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activities in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) over the past year.

In November 2024, the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activity was officially launched. Over the past year, Chengdu (成都) has built a "1+3" science and technology achievement regular docking and transformation activity system, entering parks, enterprises, research institutes, and universities, gathering talents, technologies, and funds, forming a new mechanism for the entire chain of achievement transformation. More than 300 "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activities have been carried out, with more than 9,000 enterprises participating, promoting more than 400 industry-university-research cooperation projects; creating a city science and technology innovation brand with national influence, effectively promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and injecting strong innovative momentum into the city's high-quality development.

Building a Regular Docking Activity Mechanism
Achieving High-Level Matching of Science and Technology Supply and Demand

From the factory of the Southwestern Institute of Physics of the Nuclear Industry (核工业西南物理研究院), to the campus of Sichuan University (四川大学), to the National Advanced Aviation Equipment Technology Innovation Center (国家高端航空装备技术创新中心), these are all front-line scenes of the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activities.

Taking institutional innovation as the starting point, Chengdu (成都) has built an important hub for resource aggregation and achievement transformation led by the government and jointly driven by multiple parties. Over the past year, Chengdu (成都) has linked industrial chain special classes, parks, and universities to hold one leading, high-energy-level science and technology achievement transformation main activity every month. At the same time, it has established a special activity system for the supply and demand docking of three types of science and technology achievements: "finding technology" for science and technology enterprises, "finding markets" for innovative products, and "finding funds" for entrepreneurial incubation, and regularly carries out "high-frequency, small-scale, segmented, and in-depth exchange" precise docking service activities.

The unveiling of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) Future Communications Research Institute (Chengdu) (北邮未来通信研究院（成都）) and the commissioning of the MiG Laboratory Southwest Headquarters (米格实验室西南总部)... Under the guidance of this mechanism, Chengdu (成都) has taken multiple measures, focusing on the spillover of scientific and technological achievements from universities and research institutes, and promoting government platforms and resource aggregation. In one year, more than 100 universities and research institutes participated and released a list of more than 4,000 achievements.

Currently, Chengdu (成都) is using activities to smooth channels, achieve more organized matching of science and technology supply and demand, and focus on promoting the aggregation of science and technology resources in parks, the transfer of innovative achievements to enterprises, the entrepreneurship of scientific research teams with technology, and the empowerment of advanced technology for local areas.

Accelerating the Cultivation of Innovative Entities
Creating a City Science and Technology Innovation Brand

The "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activity has released a strong magnetic field, allowing the more than 9,000 participating companies to efficiently obtain orders and accurately find partners in the activity. Supported by platform empowerment, Chengdu (成都) has activated the innovation vitality of enterprises, allowing innovation entities to accurately "find markets, connect with technology, and link with funds."

Opening up city market scenarios, Volant Aerotech (沃飞长空) released its first passenger-carrying eVTOL product AE200-100; solving technical bottlenecks, Zhongweidaxin (中微达信) developed a quantum computing measurement and control system; during the Chengdu Universiade (成都世运会), more than 80 "Chengdu Intelligent Manufacturing" (成都智造) products were showcased, helping companies win global orders... Taking the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) science and technology achievement docking activity as the traction, over the past year, the activity has linked more than 9,000 companies, released more than 2,000 enterprise supply and demand lists, and nearly 500 innovative products.

From precise supply and demand docking to global open cooperation, Chengdu (成都) is accelerating the creation of a city science and technology innovation brand with national influence. Relying on the brand bond of "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城), it continues to expand its innovation "circle of friends" - deeply linking the Chengdu-Chongqing region (成渝地区), the Yangtze River Delta region (长三角地区), the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) and other innovation highlands, entering Germany and countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路"), promoting a number of international science and technology cooperation projects, and injecting surging momentum into the city's high-quality development.

Creating a Full-Chain Service System
Building an Innovation Resource Ecosystem

Relying on the creation of a full-chain service system, Chengdu (成都) has built an innovation resource ecosystem that supports the sustainable development of the innovation ecosystem.

Chengdu (成都) has innovatively established a "special class + special personnel" working mechanism, forming achievement transformation special classes around 9 universities including Sichuan University (四川大学) and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (电子科技大学), forming 20 industrial special classes for key industrial chains, and continuously tracking and excavating more than 1,000 scientific and technological achievements for cooperation intentions in the "Science and Technology Innovation Tianfu · Wisdom Convergence in Rongcheng" (科创天府·智汇蓉城) activities, serving nearly 100 transformation projects.

Chengdu (成都) has created an "online Science and Technology Innovation Pass + offline Science and Technology Innovation Island" innovation transformation service system, exploring "Science and Technology Innovation Pass" cloud incubation online. Over the past year, it has helped 2,153 science and technology small and medium-sized enterprises obtain bank credit loans of 11.755 billion yuan. Offline, it has carried out "Science and Technology Innovation Island" scenario incubation, providing shared experimental services more than 300 times for more than 80 units including BOE (京东方).

At the same time, focusing on the "pain points" in the subsequent achievement transformation and implementation process of the activity, Chengdu (成都) has promoted the "use first, pay later" model for achievement transformation, while solving funding problems, carrying out a "invest first, then share" pilot project for fiscal investment, comprehensively building an innovation resource ecosystem, and creating an achievement transformation accelerator.

Data source: Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau (成都市科学技术局)

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Editor in Charge for This Section: Zhang Mengxu, Yue Linwei, Liu Gang

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Regulations on the Management of Military Land

Decree of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
　　Decree of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
　　No. 816
　　The "Regulations on the Management of Military Land" are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on November 1, 2025.
　　Chairman of the Central Military Commission Premier of the State Council
　　Xi Jinping (习近平) Li Qiang (李强)
　　September 17, 2025

　　Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the "National Defense Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws, in order to strengthen the management of military land, protect and rationally utilize military land, and ensure the needs of national defense and military construction.
　　Article 2 Military land as mentioned in these Regulations refers to land legally used and managed by military units, but does not include land leased or borrowed by military units.
　　Article 3 Military land is an important basic resource for national defense and military construction. The state guarantees the land needs for national defense and military construction, and provides strong support for consolidating national defense and strengthening the military.
　　Article 4 The management of military land shall adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thinking on strengthening the military, implement the military strategic policy for the new era, and adhere to the principles of military demand-driven, overall military-civilian support, optimized resource allocation, and economical and intensive utilization.
　　Article 5 The right to use military land belongs to the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会), and is exercised by the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部) on behalf of the Central Military Commission.
　　The logistic support departments of military units at or above the regimental level shall be responsible for the specific work of using and managing military land of their respective units in accordance with the prescribed functions and powers.
　　The competent natural resources departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for land management in accordance with the laws, regulations, and prescribed responsibilities.
　　Article 6 The Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部) shall, in accordance with the national land and space plan and the development requirements of national defense and military construction, strengthen the overall planning for the use of military land, guide the optimized allocation of military land resources, and improve the efficiency of resource utilization.
　　Article 7 Real estate registration shall be carried out for military land in accordance with the law.
　　To apply for real estate registration of military land, military units at or above the regimental level shall submit an application to the real estate registration authority of the local people's government at or above the county level where the land is located; if the state has other regulations on real estate registration, those regulations shall prevail.
　　The obligee of military land shall be registered as the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部), and the specific code of the military unit using and managing the land shall be indicated at the same time; if there is no code for the military unit, the name of the military unit shall be indicated.
　　Article 8 For the following land, the people's governments at or above the county level shall confirm that the right to use the land belongs to the military in accordance with relevant regulations, unless there is evidence to the contrary:
　　(1) Land reclaimed, enclosed from the sea, enclosed from lakes, and reclaimed by the military in accordance with laws and regulations;
　　(2) Farms, horse farms, forest farms, pastures, aquaculture farms, training grounds, shooting ranges, old airports, and other land received by the military, not transferred to local authorities, and still used and managed by the military;
　　(3) Land occupied by military units before the implementation of the "Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China" on January 1, 1987 and has been used and managed by the military to this day.
　　Article 9 Military units shall organize surveys and statistics of military land in accordance with the requirements of national natural resource surveys and monitoring, cadastral surveys, and the needs of military construction and development.
　　Article 10 For military construction and land use, existing military land shall be given priority; if it is indeed necessary to add new construction land, it shall comply with the requirements of the national land and space plan, the annual land use plan, and land use control, use unused land as much as possible, and go through the relevant procedures for construction project land use in accordance with the law.
　　Military construction and land use shall not occupy or occupy as little cultivated land as possible; if it is indeed necessary to occupy cultivated land, the requirements for balancing the occupation and replenishment of cultivated land shall be implemented in accordance with the law.
　　When organizing the preparation of national land and space plans and annual land use plans, the people's governments at or above the county level shall fully consider the need to guarantee land for military construction and solicit the opinions of relevant military units.
　　Article 11 The state shall improve the notification mechanism for land demand for military construction projects and the military-local docking mechanism.
　　The Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部) shall, in accordance with the decision-making arrangements such as the annual military construction plan approved by the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会), prepare an annual list of new land demand, and jointly with the competent natural resources department of the State Council (国务院) notify the relevant people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government (直辖市). The relevant people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall forward the annual list of new land demand to the relevant people's governments of cities and counties. The relevant people's governments shall ensure that land for military construction projects is fully guaranteed in accordance with land management laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations.
　　Land for military construction projects shall enjoy tax and fee preferences in accordance with relevant national regulations.
　　Article 12 For the new construction land for military construction projects as stipulated in the preceding article, military units at or above the regimental level shall submit an application to the competent natural resources department of the people's government of the city or county where the land is located in accordance with land management laws, administrative regulations, and relevant national regulations. After being approved by the people's government with the right of approval, the people's government of the city or county shall supply the land in a timely and sufficient manner in accordance with the law; if it legally falls within the scope of land allocation, it shall be supplied by means of allocation. If it involves the expropriation of land collectively owned by farmers, the military unit shall pay relevant fees in accordance with relevant national regulations.
　　Article 13 If it is indeed necessary to adjust the national land and space plan for land for key military construction projects, it shall be reported for approval in accordance with the law.
　　If it is indeed necessary to start the construction of key military construction projects in advance, it may use the land first after being reviewed and approved by the competent natural resources department of the State Council (国务院) in accordance with relevant national regulations; after the land is approved for prior use, the military unit shall go through the relevant procedures for construction land use in a timely manner in accordance with the law.
　　The list of key military construction projects shall be prepared by the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部) in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会), and shall be jointly issued by the relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) according to procedures.
　　Article 14 A standard control system shall be implemented for land for military construction projects. Military units shall implement the land use standards for military construction projects, scientifically measure the land demand for construction projects, and strictly control the scale of land use.
　　The land use standards for military construction projects shall be determined by the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会).
　　Article 15 If overhead facilities are to be built above military land or underground pipelines, rail transit facilities, and other public infrastructure are to be built below military land, it shall be reported for approval by military units at or above the regimental level in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会); if it involves military facilities, it shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations on the protection of military facilities.
　　Article 16 If the people's government at or above the county level needs to borrow military land due to infrastructure construction, the development of public welfare undertakings, or other reasons, it shall sign an agreement with the military unit at or above the regimental level, use the land in accordance with the purpose and time limit agreed in the agreement, and shall not build permanent buildings on the borrowed military land. The agreement shall be reported for approval in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会). The term agreed in the agreement shall generally not exceed 2 years. If it is indeed necessary to continue borrowing after the expiration, the agreement shall be re-signed and reported for approval.
　　If local people's governments at or above the county level need to temporarily borrow military land due to emergency needs such as organizing disaster relief and epidemic prevention and control, they may temporarily borrow military land after consulting with military units at or above the division level and obtaining their consent, and the military unit shall go through the approval procedures simultaneously.
　　Article 17 According to the needs of national defense and military construction and economic and social development, military units may dispose of the right to use military land by means of land use right exchange and integration between the military and local authorities or transferring the right to use military land to local authorities.
　　The disposal of the right to use military land shall be reported for approval in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会); any disposal behavior without approval shall be invalid.
　　Article 18 The disposal of the right to use military land shall give priority to the method of exchanging and integrating land use rights between the military and local authorities, and exchange and integrate military land with scattered layouts, low utilization rates, and restricted use into land resources that meet the needs of national defense and military construction development.
　　The exchange and integration of land use rights between the military and local authorities may be organized and implemented across county-level or higher administrative regions, and the relevant local people's governments shall provide support. The specific measures shall be formulated by the competent natural resources department of the State Council (国务院) and the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部).
　　Article 19 Under any of the following circumstances, the right to use military land may be transferred to local authorities in accordance with relevant regulations:
　　(1) Local authorities need to use military land for the reconstruction of old urban areas and other public interests in order to implement the national land and space plan;
　　(2) Military facilities such as military airports, ports, and wharves are scrapped, relocated, or converted to civilian use, and the land occupied by the original facilities is no longer used or retained by the military;
　　(3) Military land has lost its military value and no longer needs to be used or retained.
　　After the transfer of the right to use military land to local authorities is reported for approval in accordance with relevant regulations, military units at or above the regimental level and local people's governments at or above the county level shall complete the handover of land use rights within 2 years from the date of approval and go through real estate registration procedures in accordance with the law. If it is not completed within the time limit, the military unit at or above the regimental level shall report to the original approval authority in accordance with the procedures.
　　After the transfer registration of the right to use military land or cancellation in accordance with the law, the competent natural resources departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall do a good job in the corresponding land management work.
　　Article 20 When disposing of the right to use military land, military units shall organize land price appraisal in accordance with the law, and the appraised price shall be used as the basis for exchanging land or obtaining compensation. The measures for land price appraisal of military land shall be formulated by the competent natural resources department of the State Council (国务院) and the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部).
　　Article 21 It is forbidden to encroach on, pollute, or damage military land.
　　Any organization or individual has the right to report or accuse acts of encroaching on, polluting, or damaging military land.
　　Article 22 The military logistics support department and the competent natural resources departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall establish a military land management information notification mechanism to promptly notify each other of information such as clues of relevant illegal acts.
　　Article 23 Disputes over land use rights shall be resolved through negotiation between the parties concerned; if the negotiation fails, it shall be handled by the people's government at or above the county level. If the parties concerned are not satisfied with the handling decision of the relevant people's government, they may apply for administrative reconsideration or file an administrative lawsuit in accordance with the law.
　　Article 24 If it is indeed necessary to borrow state-owned land or land collectively owned by farmers for special military activities such as military combat readiness training and scientific research experiments, and the land use is not changed, with the consent of military units at or above the military level, the military unit may sign a land use agreement with the relevant local people's government natural resources department or rural collective economic organization or land user, use the land in accordance with the agreed method and time limit, and provide compensation; if it involves changing the land use, relevant procedures shall be handled in accordance with the law.
　　Article 25 If anyone violates the provisions of these Regulations and encroaches on, pollutes, or damages military land, the local people's government at or above the county level shall organize the competent departments of natural resources, ecological environment, agriculture and rural affairs, forestry and grassland, etc. to impose penalties in accordance with the law.
　　Article 26 Military personnel, staff members of relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) and local people's governments at all levels and their relevant departments who abuse their powers, neglect their duties, or engage in malpractice for personal gain in the management of military land shall be given disciplinary sanctions in accordance with laws and regulations.
　　Article 27 If anyone violates the provisions of these Regulations and causes losses, he shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a violation of public security administration, he shall be given public security administration punishment in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
　　Article 28 These Regulations shall apply to the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (中国人民武装警察部队).
　　The management of land transferred by the military to relevant units for operation shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws, administrative regulations, military regulations, and relevant regulations of the State Council (国务院) and the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会).
　　Article 29 The conditions, procedures, and compensation standards for using military land for major infrastructure construction shall be stipulated by the competent natural resources department of the State Council (国务院) and the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会后勤保障部).
　　Article 30 These Regulations shall come into force on November 1, 2025.
　　(Xinhua News Agency)

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Renze District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, Continues to Enhance Urban Functions and Capacity

The industry is being renewed, the city is being updated, and the business environment is being revitalized... In recent years, Renze District (任泽区), Xingtai City (邢台市), Hebei Province (河北省), has thoroughly implemented Xingtai City's (邢台市) "Industry-Based City" and "Culture-Prosperous City" strategies, comprehensively promoting industrial transformation, ecological restoration, service upgrades, and cultural tourism advancement, and continuously enhancing the city's capabilities. Today's Renze District (任泽区) has a greener environment, stronger industries, a more beautiful life, and a city that is more suitable for business, more tasteful, and more textured.

Rising with Industry, Stimulating Industrial Vitality

The intelligent equipment and parts industry and the rubber and plastic new materials industry are the two major characteristic industrial clusters in Renze District (任泽区). In recent years, Renze District (任泽区) has focused on the development of characteristic industrial clusters, focusing on solving the problems of "small, scattered, and low," adhering to the principles of "small upgrades to scale, scattered entry into parks, and low-end upgrades," and empowering the expansion and quality improvement of characteristic industrial clusters by constructing four major shared ecosystems: "parks, workshops, platforms, and centralized procurement," and innovating and exploring the "shared park-in-park" model.

Longquan Jian Houli Hardware's (龙泉剑厚力五金) "shared park-in-park" is a leading enterprise-led "shared park-in-park" that enables 28 resident enterprises and 128 surrounding small and micro enterprises to share resources such as raw materials and equipment. The production efficiency of resident enterprises has increased by 35%, costs have decreased by 15%, and profits have increased by 20%, driving the cumulative growth of regional hardware product exports by more than 20%. Xingwan Machinery Manufacturing's (邢湾机械制造) "shared park-in-park" is a developer-led "shared park-in-park" that allows resident enterprises to share resources in links such as parts centralized procurement, laser cutting processing, live broadcast sales, and logistics. Currently, the first phase of the park has been completed, focusing on electric forklifts and gathering 12 related enterprises, radiating and driving more than 30 supporting enterprises.

Currently, Renze District (任泽区) is exploring the construction of 8 "shared park-in-parks," 4 of which have been completed, attracting 76 enterprises to enter the park for development, cultivating 8 enterprises above designated size and 20 "small upgrades to scale" enterprises, which has powerfully promoted the expansion and strengthening of the two major characteristic industrial clusters. From January to August this year, the intelligent equipment and parts industrial cluster in Renze District (任泽区) achieved revenue of 8.406 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year; the rubber and plastic new materials industrial cluster achieved revenue of 8.03 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year, showing a good development momentum.

Moving Towards Beauty, Serving a Better Life

The renewal of a lake and a river paints a beautiful picture. In recent years, in urban renewal, Renze District (任泽区) has shifted from "incremental expansion" to "stock quality improvement," focusing on structural optimization, kinetic energy conversion, and quality improvement, helping the city move towards beauty.

Since the beginning of this year, Renze District (任泽区) has focused on the city's main framework of "one street, one river, five lakes, and sixteen springs" for tourism and leisure cities and the "Spring Heart Spring Meaning, Love in Xingtai (泉心泉意·爱在邢台)" sweet time theme route, deeply integrating Hehe culture, Tai Chi culture, and marriage culture, and launched cultural tourism landmarks such as Houde Hehe Gate (厚德·和合门), Xingze Lake (邢泽湖) "Century of Good Harmony" marriage base, and Xingtai Yinma River (邢台饮马河), stimulating the new vitality of the "sweet economy."

On May 1, the Yinma River (饮马河) Pedestrian Street District was relaunched, becoming an immersive cultural tourism new landmark integrating cutting-edge catering, trendy entertainment, and cultural and creative cross-border IPs. The Xingze Lake (邢泽湖) Scenic Area has also been upgraded accordingly, forming a romantic landscape pattern of "one gate, one blanket, one tree, one spring, one road, one bridge, one boat, and one island."

On October 1, the Renze District (任泽区) section of the Niuwei River (牛尾河) cycling greenway and the Niuwei River (牛尾河) cycling camp, an important part of the city's "1+4" cycling route, were unveiled, "stringing together" the pastoral scenery and wetland parks of Renze District (任泽区) with Xiangdu District (襄都区) and High-tech Zone (高新区), becoming another convenient road connecting the local main urban area. At the same time, Renze District (任泽区) is deeply promoting the "Spring City Cycling, Renze Together (泉城骑行  任泽同行)" activity, continuously polishing the city brand of "Taihang Spring City, Beautiful Xingtai (太行泉城  美丽邢台)."

Come to Xingze Lake (邢泽湖) to stroll and relax, go to Yinma River (饮马河) to experience the smoky atmosphere, and take a sweet cycling trip on the Niuwei River (牛尾河) cycling greenway... Today, Renze District (任泽区) is deeply exploring the integration of cultural tourism, commerce, sports, and health, and gradually building a sweet economic industrial ecological chain that is "checkable, experienceable, and inheritable," and continuously polishing the city brands of "Taihang Spring City, Beautiful Xingtai (太行泉城、美丽邢台)" and "Hehe Renze (和合任泽)."

Moving Towards Excellence, Improving Service Efficiency

National Pilot for the Development of Credit Economy in the Cultural and Tourism Market, Provincial Pilot for Expanding the Implementation of the Notification Commitment System for Government Service Items (excluding administrative licenses), Provincial Normalization of "Help and Agency, Door-to-Door Service (帮代办  上门办)" Civilization Practice Points... In recent years, a series of pilot reform tasks have been implemented in Renze District (任泽区), writing a vivid footnote for the transformation and upgrading of the business environment in Renze District (任泽区).

Renze District (任泽区) has seized development opportunities, innovatively used "addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division" algorithms to solve problems and open up roads, and continuously polished the business environment card with "Renze Speed."

Optimize services to do "addition." Renze District (任泽区) weaves a three-dimensional service network of "five-dimensional package connection," constructs a closed-loop mechanism of "enterprise whistleblowing - special class reporting - problem clearing," and weaves a close "heart-to-heart network" between the government and enterprises. At the same time, it integrates policies, elements, and talent resources, launches a "customized policy toolbox," and promotes the transformation of services to "precise drip irrigation."

Streamline the approval process to do "subtraction." Establish a "special window for handling one thing efficiently," promote the implementation of 13 "one-thing package services," and optimize the process by more than 80%. Promote the new four-office model of "extremely simple handling, intelligent handling, immediate handling, and satisfactory handling," and the online handling rate of enterprises reaches 99.95%. Innovate the joint approval model of "four certificates issued simultaneously," take the initiative to provide services, and was selected as the 2024 Xingtai City (邢台市) "People's Most Satisfied Rule of Law for the People's Practical Affairs" project.

Factor guarantee to do "multiplication." Renze District (任泽区) implements a flexible talent introduction model of "building a platform to attract wisdom and recruiting talents to perform," innovates the "343" enterprise listing cultivation model, and various financial institutions launch characteristic financial products such as "Mechanical Loan" and "Rubber and Plastic Loan" to help industrial clusters climb to higher levels.

Deepen reform to do "division." Renze District (任泽区) comprehensively implements the "scan code to enter the enterprise" system to eliminate repeated multi-headed management. Continue to deepen and expand the "double-blind" review reform, realize two-way shielding of expert and bidding party information, and the review rate reaches 100%.

Today, Renze District (任泽区) is full of vitality and is accelerating towards a higher quality and more competitive modern city.

Data source: Propaganda Department of the CPC Renze District Committee, Xingtai City (中共邢台市任泽区委宣传部)

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Longjiang Forestry Group: Building a Diversified Ecological Industry Matrix and Depicting a Green, High-Quality Development Blueprint

Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) deeply practices the concept of "Two Mountains" (两山 (liǎng shān - "two mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets)), closely adheres to the "4567" modern industrial system construction requirements of Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), firmly grasps the orientation of "ecological industrialization and industrial ecologization," and constructs a diversified ecological industrial matrix covering traditional industrial upgrading, new quality productive forces cultivation, and carbon sink economic development. This allows the ecological advantages of the vast forest area to be continuously transformed into development advantages, injecting strong Longjiang Forest Industry (龙江森工) power into writing a Chinese-style modernization Heilongjiang (黑龙江) chapter.

Traditional Industry Upgrading Activates the Green Development Engine

Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团), based on the resource endowment of the 65,800 square kilometer operating area, continuously consolidates the foundation for traditional industrial development by strengthening, supplementing, and extending the industrial chain and optimizing the industrial structure. This allows traditional industries to radiate new vitality under ecological empowerment, fully releasing the unique ecological advantages of the forest area.

The afforestation and greening industry continues to lead. Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) takes the "One Network, Two Reservoirs, Four Gardens, and One Hundred Nurseries" construction project as an important carrier, completing 100 standardized nurseries with over 200 million seedlings in stock, striving to create the largest state-owned nursery cluster in the country. Forest agriculture is steadily improving in quality, and black soil protection has achieved remarkable results. In 2025, the total grain output in the forest area will exceed 3.1 billion jin, making a Longjiang Forest Industry (龙江森工) contribution to Heilongjiang's (黑龙江) role as a "ballast stone" for national food security. The construction of standardized high-end specialty fruit and vegetable greenhouses and the creation of a "Cold Land Dragon Fruit" demonstration base add bricks and tiles to the province's "vegetable basket" and "orchard" projects. The forest food industry is upgraded, focusing on the original ecological and pollution-free characteristics, implementing the "One Product per Bureau" and "One Product per Farm" strategy, and developing more than 160 products in 12 categories. By participating in exhibitions such as the Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair (哈尔滨国际经济贸易洽谈会), the China International Import Expo (中国国际进口博览会), and the China-Russia Expo (中俄博览会), forest foods are brought out of Longjiang (龙江) and towards the whole country. Creating the "Harbin (哈尔滨) - Yabuli (亚布力) - Snow Town (雪乡) - Phoenix Mountain (凤凰山)" ice and snow tourism boutique route, China Snow Town (中国雪乡) has become a popular check-in destination, turning "cold resources" into "hot economy." Vigorously cultivating Chinese medicinal material brands such as "Sengong Ciwujia," Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) has become an important distribution center for "Cold Land Dragon Medicine."

In addition, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团), supported by the "Nine Ones" industrial layout, deeply implements the "One Goose," "One Box of Bees," "One Hemp Plant," "One Seed," "One Tree," "One Medicinal Plant," "One Ginseng," "One Greenhouse of Fruit," "One Scallion," and "Nine Ones" industrial project breakthrough project, which not only adheres to the bottom line of ecological protection, but also broadens the space for industrial development, allowing ecological resources to be transformed into economic value and industrial development to meet ecological requirements.

Cultivating New Quality Productive Forces Injects Green Transformation Momentum

Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) adheres to innovation-driven development. Since 2022, the Group has continuously increased its support for scientific research and innovation at an annual growth rate of 10% on the basis of an annual investment of 10 million yuan in scientific research funds. In 2025, the growth rate will be increased to 20%, focusing on digital, intelligent, and ecological transformation, encouraging technological innovation, and comprehensively stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship vitality. As of the first half of 2025, it has obtained 30 invention patent authorizations and 276 utility model patent authorizations.

In promoting the accelerated implementation and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, Longjiang Forest Industry Group's (龙江森工集团) affiliated Dongjingcheng Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. (东京城林业局有限公司) has jointly developed a new type of knapsack wind fire extinguisher with Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学) through deepening university-enterprise cooperation and carrying out joint research. The product is sold far and wide within and outside the province, with a production and sales volume of over 3,960 units, gaining market recognition.

The bioeconomy is a strategic emerging industry. Relying on the forest area's abundant under-forest residue resources, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) is making every effort to open up a new track for the bioeconomy. It has cooperated with Shandong Mosu Group (山东默夙集团) to establish Sengong Linmao Biological Company (森工林茂生物公司), focusing on the comprehensive utilization of under-forest residues and exploring the road of green and circular development. The products developed using biological dry distillation patented technology were unveiled at the first Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Agricultural Science and Technology Achievement Exhibition and were widely favored. Continuous efforts are being made in the research and development of biochar and other "black gold" to promote the transformation of waste biomass into high value-added products.

In the first half of 2025, the sales of Longjiang Forest Industry Group's (龙江森工集团) biomass-based series of products reached more than 7.5 million yuan, which not only solved the problem of excessive under-forest residues leading to forest fire prevention difficulties, but also broadened the channels for increasing income, achieving a win-win situation for ecological and economic benefits.

Developing the Carbon Sink Economy Creates a Green Practice Example

As the main body of the terrestrial ecosystem, forests have become an important carrier for achieving the "dual carbon" goals with their powerful carbon sink functions and roles.

Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) focuses on the "dual carbon" goals, takes forest carbon sinks as the starting point, actively implements the Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) accounting program, and applies the "stock and flow dual-dimensional" accounting model to state-owned forest areas for the first time, which not only quantifies the long-term ecological value of forest resources, but also dynamically evaluates the annual service increment.

In addition, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) seized the opportunity to actively develop and reserve CCER (China Certified Emission Reduction) forestry carbon sink projects, and continuously promote the transformation of forestry ecological value. The "Longjiang Forest Industry Group CCER Project Development and Reserve Implementation Plan" was formulated, airborne laser monitoring was carried out, and the monitoring work of 4 forest farms (stations) and 18 monitoring plots was completed, with a total area of 14,540.05 mu; new models for carbon sequestration and sink enhancement in artificial forests such as Korean pine and larch were explored, 118 monitoring plots and control plots were set up, and the estimated average annual emission reduction is 4,074 tons, and the total emission reduction during the 40-year accounting period exceeds 162,900 tons, providing a replicable "Longjiang (龙江) sample" for the national forestry system; a contract was signed to provide technical services for the development of the CCER afforestation carbon sink project in Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm (塞罕坝机械林场), writing a new answer sheet for the "Two Mountains" transformation of millions of acres of forest.

While refining the CCER project, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) is also constantly expanding the application scenarios of forest and grassland carbon sinks, and striving to achieve carbon sink value conversion through multiple channels. A strategic cooperation agreement was reached with the Qitaihe Municipal People's Government (七台河市人民政府) to innovate and implement the "dual carbon technology + industrial and mining city transformation" model; 10,000 tons of Longjiang (龙江) green carbon were donated to the 9th Asian Winter Games to actively help the "zero carbon" Asian Winter Games; the "carbon sink +" cooperation model was innovated, and the "carbon sink +" was introduced into the field of ecological justice... Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) is focusing on building a large ecological pattern and striving to build a pioneer area for the forestry carbon sink economy.

Standing at a new starting point for development, Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团) will continue to adhere to the bottom line of ecological protection, and through innovation-driven, resource integration and multi-party collaboration, embark on a path of revitalization with ecological priority and green development, injecting new vitality into the high-quality development of national forestry.

Data source: Longjiang Forest Industry Group (龙江森工集团)

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System Transformation: Integration Towards Renewal

By: 本报记者 胡笑源 任彤彤

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to the integrated development of media and the systematic reform of mainstream media. The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made a major deployment to "promote the systematic reform of mainstream media"; the "Proposal" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to deepen the systematic reform of mainstream media, promote the integrated management of news publicity and online public opinion, and improve the guiding ability of mainstream public opinion.

On November 20, the 2025 Media Convergence Development Forum, hosted by the People's Daily, was held in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东). More than 300 guests, including responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, responsible comrades from central and local media, experts, scholars, and representatives of enterprises, gathered on the coast of the Yellow Sea (黄海) to discuss strategies for systematic reform and jointly draw a new chapter in the integrated development of media.

The theme of this forum is "Systemic Change, Integration Towards the New." In addition to the main forum, three parallel sub-forums were also set up: "New Forms and New Business Forms of Integrated Communication," "New Practices and New Prospects of Digital and Intelligent Integration," and "New Models and New Directions of Intelligent Media Development."

The participating guests said that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on the integrated development of media, and actively promote the main force to advance into the main battlefield. It is necessary to use Internet thinking to dominate resource allocation, integrate advanced technology into the entire chain of production and communication, fully release news productivity, make technological variables an increment to promote the deep integration and development of media, and provide strong support for consolidating and expanding the mainstream ideological public opinion for forging ahead in the new era.

Ideological Guidance
Casting the Soul of Systematic Reform

Promoting the systematic reform of mainstream media is a major reform deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, an important political task entrusted to mainstream media by the Party Central Committee, and a question of the times that mainstream media must answer well.

The cloud tide is surging, and thousands of sails are racing. Wu Dong (吴东), chief engineer of the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, pointed out that at present, information technology represented by artificial intelligence is changing rapidly, which has a major and far-reaching impact on media forms and the ecology of public opinion. The integrated development of media is not only an inevitable trend of technological innovation, but also a key path to building consensus. Mainstream media should bravely shoulder the mission of the times, promote media reform, establish systematic thinking, strengthen deep integration, highlight people-oriented, build a solid ideological foundation, consolidate the technological foundation, empower innovation and development, and earnestly shoulder the important responsibility of the times.

How should mainstream media deepen systematic reform and effectively improve the guiding ability of mainstream public opinion?

"To deepen systematic reform, we must put ideological guidance first and make mainstream values a distinct background." Chen Jianwen (陈建文), editor-in-chief of the People's Daily, said in his opening speech at the forum that thought is the guide to action, and theory is the guide to practice. We must unswervingly use the Party's innovative theories to arm our minds, guide practice, and promote work, always highlight ideological guidance, and cast the soul of systematic reform. We must focus on studying and understanding Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, make efforts to deepen, internalize, and transform it, innovate discourse expression, enrich reporting forms, show new actions and achieve new breakthroughs in systematic reform, make positive energy stronger and the main theme higher, and provide strong spiritual strength and strong public opinion support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.

As the organ of the Party Central Committee, the People's Daily continues to expand the territory of mainstream value influence. Key brand columns such as "Micro Lens," "Micro Observation," "First Impression," and "Xi's Words" profoundly demonstrate the scientific truth and practical guiding force of the Party's innovative theories with refreshing and refreshing articles and content. New brand columns such as "Shiguangji," "Jingweixian," "Cixingjian," and "Yishijie" make the Party's voice spread wider, cover more widely, and penetrate deeper into people's hearts with a diverse and mutually reinforcing all-media brand matrix, truly realizing the Party's innovative theories "flying into the homes of ordinary people."

Bai Yugang (白玉刚), member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said that Shandong (山东) has deeply explored the essence of outstanding traditional Chinese culture, adhered to creative transformation and innovative development, and actively explored and practiced innovative paths in promoting the systematic reform of mainstream media.

Shandong (山东) is focusing on building an integrated production and communication pattern, implementing integrated planning, production, communication, and incentives for media at the provincial, municipal, and county levels; promoting digital and intelligent empowerment of media development, and continuously improving the quality and efficiency of work; expanding the path of cultural services for the people, and promoting high-quality cultural resources directly to the grassroots; enhancing the communication and influence of Chinese civilization, and exploring new models for local foreign propaganda to serve the overall national situation; and demonstrating the vivid practice of high-quality development, using surging positive energy to inject strong momentum into the systematic reform of mainstream media.

With innovation as the sail and reform as the oar. To build a new type of mainstream media with strong influence and competitiveness, we must constantly strengthen systematic discourse innovation. Huo Xiaoguang (霍小光), vice president and member of the Party Group of Xinhua News Agency (新华通讯社) and director of the Domestic Department, said that it is necessary to refine new styles of speech, deepen new understanding, grasp new perspectives, explore new materials, and use new expressions. We must strengthen creative planning and content innovation, change the one-way release model, and use empathetic communication to make mainstream values "moisturize things silently." We must focus on building a Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative system so that the world can better hear, understand, and accept the voice of China.

Digital and Intelligent Empowerment
Building a Strong Engine for Mainstream Public Opinion

With the rapid development of China's digital infrastructure construction and the gradual expansion of the national integrated data market, new technologies and new applications are profoundly affecting the communication landscape. Thousands of industries are riding the "digital" wave, and digital and intelligent transformation will bring major impacts and changes to the media industry.

In the era of digital intelligence, how to adhere to the correct political direction, public opinion orientation, and value orientation, and promote the systematic reform of mainstream media?

Chen Zhi (陈贽), member of the editorial board of the People's Daily and editor-in-chief of the Overseas Edition, said that it is necessary to firmly seize the new opportunities of the technological revolution represented by artificial intelligence, deeply explore the potential of artificial intelligence, and deeply integrate digital and intelligent technology into the entire process of media "production-communication" and the entire chain of media business. We must use digital and intelligent technology to actively broaden the coverage of mainstream media, build a collaborative mechanism for user-generated content, professionally produced content, etc., and realize the wide connection between mainstream media and users and the wide coverage of information.

Digital and intelligent empowerment, proactive response. Only by allowing technological innovation and high-quality content to "fly with two wings" can we continuously produce new "chemical reactions," innovate production and communication methods, and occupy the commanding heights of information dissemination.

The participating guests said that mainstream media should adhere to reform and innovation, promote integration and upgrading, and strengthen the integrated application of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, and strive to create a new situation in the integrated development of media. We must attach importance to the application of artificial intelligence technology in news production, drive systematic reform with advanced technology, and reconstruct the technological foundation for integrated development. Forge future advantages with technological advantages and build a strategic highland for intelligent media development.

Ji Mingtao (纪明涛), secretary of the Party Committee and president of Qingdao Daily and chairman of Qingdao Newspaper Media Group, said that it is necessary to strengthen technological empowerment, promote integration with digital intelligence, and build a "smart scheduling, intelligent production, and intelligent chain communication" system. Through artificial intelligence and other technologies, we will promote the comprehensive transformation of organizations, the comprehensive renewal of production, and the comprehensive transformation of employees, and realize the empowerment of technological innovation to the entire process of news gathering and editing.

While new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence are improving communication effectiveness, they also bring severe challenges such as deep forgery, information cocoons, and deviations in values. How to guide technology to be good and keep the bottom line of safety?

"Using artificial intelligence to govern artificial intelligence is one of the effective ways to respond." Xu Lijing (徐立京), deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Daily, said that security is the prerequisite for development, and development is the guarantee of security; we must strive to use mainstream value orientation to control "algorithms" and promote continuous breakthroughs in independent innovation of key core technologies. Relying on the mainstream value corpus, the People's Daily further builds a matrix of large models and intelligent bodies. For major, sensitive, difficult, and complex problems in vertical fields, it generates credible content based on credible data and credible algorithms, effectively guarantees the safety of communication content, and strives to build an artificial intelligence governance system that "empowers risk control with data and protects safety with intelligence."

Platform Synergy
Jointly Building a New Pattern of Media Convergence

From the slow unfolding of the vivid scroll of mountains and rivers in China, to the vivid practice of "measuring the land with footsteps and recording the era with lenses," to the careful creation of Party building learning gardens... At the opening ceremony of the forum, the key projects of the People's Daily Literary and Propaganda Coordination Mechanism's art integration media and the "Co-creation, Sharing, and Co-prosperity" integration media platform construction project were released successively, and the research and interview activities of the People's Daily integration media studio were officially launched.

Integrated innovation, leading the future. The People's Daily conforms to the new trends of development, grasps the concept of technological innovation, builds an all-media communication system, promotes the systematic reform of mainstream media, actively promotes the reengineering of news production processes, strengthens and expands mainstream public opinion, and writes the central media's responsibility of upholding integrity and innovation on the blueprint of Chinese-style modernization.

The participating guests said that mainstream media should take into account both "content is king" and "technology is the medium," respond to changes in the rapidly iterating Internet battlefield, promote "deep integration" and "cross-border integration," continuously promote structural reforms on the supply side of content production, build an all-media matrix, open up the entire port and multi-platform communication chain, and explore the realistic path of new technologies empowering content production and product generation.

"Media convergence is not a 'solo show,' but a 'grand chorus' of the whole society." Peng Jianming (彭健明), member of the editorial board of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), introduced that China Media Group adheres to the integrated innovation of "ideology + art + technology," builds the core competitiveness of media convergence with high-quality content, and develops and strengthens mainstream values, mainstream public opinion, and mainstream culture; deeply cultivates "news + government affairs services and commerce," links resources from all parties in society, builds a new ecosystem of all-media services, and better serves the overall work of the Party and the country and helps people live a better life.

Zeng Zanrong (曾赞荣), member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, said that in recent years, Qingdao (青岛) has accelerated the construction of a working mechanism and evaluation system for all-media production and communication that is adapted to the needs of the times, focused on promoting the systematic reform of mainstream media, strengthened exchanges and cooperation with the vast number of media, promoted media convergence with reform, and better served economic and social development.

Media convergence is a big article. Qingdao (青岛) is building a strong communication platform, integrating the resources and strengths of newspapers, radio stations, websites, terminals, and accounts, and creating a media platform with Qingdao characteristics; strengthening technological innovation and application, deepening cooperation with leading enterprises and universities and research institutes, promoting the use of big data, artificial intelligence, and other new technologies to improve the efficiency of news gathering and editing, enrich operating scenarios, and empower intelligent production and communication of all media; improving the system and mechanism, building an integrated planning, production, and communication working mechanism, and realizing the co-creation and sharing of high-quality content and precise delivery.

"The Internet is never an extension or supplement to traditional media, but the 'main battlefield' for winning the ideological struggle." Li Yun (李芸), secretary of the Party Committee and president of Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团), said that at present, media reform has entered the "deep water zone." In response, Shanghai United Media Group has broken its path dependence, closed 5 client terminals, changed the publication methods of 2 newspapers and periodicals, and reorganized the Paper News (澎湃新闻) into 6 news gathering and editing centers and 24 vertical IP studios. Vigorously promote the reform of the all-media evaluation system, and promote structural adjustment and deep restructuring with real efforts, and run out of the core competitiveness of the head news platform.

Platform synergy, service efficiency. With the continuous iteration and updating of media platforms, high-quality content is widely disseminated, and the effectiveness of social services is improved.

Wu Jing (吴兢), member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology and president of Science and Technology Daily, believes that it is necessary to adhere to being close to the audience and serving as the foundation, so that science and technology reports have both ideological depth and communication freshness. Science and Technology Daily explores a new path of "news + government affairs services," opens special columns such as "New Observations on Science and Technology" and "Hotspot Responses," and builds a "science and technology +" all-media comprehensive service system; it issued a digital newspaper for the first time, effectively expanding service supply; and built a professional international communication platform matrix to expand China's science and technology "circle of friends."

The participating guests said that to further plan and implement a new chapter in the systematic reform of mainstream media and deeply promote media convergence to a new milestone, it is necessary to firmly support the "two establishments" and resolutely achieve the "two safeguards"; it is necessary to deepen the reform of the system and mechanism, vigorously build an intensive and efficient all-media production and communication system, and build a new type of mainstream media with strong leadership, communication, and influence.

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Promote deep media convergence and strengthen mainstream public opinion.

Adhering to Core Values in the Tide of Change

Wu Li (武力), Editorial Board Member of Guangming Daily

Guangming Daily's report on the Qin stone inscription in Garitang (尕日塘) of Maduo County (玛多县), Qinghai Province (青海省), triggered an academic discussion that lasted for four months, publishing 58 articles of expert debate, with over 170 million online participants. This cross-circle dissemination of a professional topic shows that in media transformation, it is necessary to adhere to self-value and empower content advantages through innovation to clarify the direction of development.

Based on the core mission, answer "Who am I?". Guangming Daily adheres to the all-media thinking of "upholding objectivity and rationality, strengthening ideological connotation, emphasizing cultural inheritance, caring about scholars' appeals, and leading social trends," and practices "using refinement to counter novelty, using depth to counter shallowness, using accuracy to counter speed, and using stability to counter change." Actively fulfilling media responsibility, the "Serving the Motherland and Contributing to the West" series of reports has continued for two years, promoting "cold topics" into hot topics.

Based on the core audience, clarify "For whom?". We focus on uniting and serving the intellectual community, playing the role of a bridge and link, and through the "client + intellectual aggregation" dual-platform design, strengthen the attribute of viewpoints on social media, highlight visual ideality on short video platforms, and strive to build an online spiritual home for intellectuals.

Based on core capabilities, clarify "Relying on whom?". Facing technological iteration, we rely on the editorial team and expert resources as the foundation, forming more than 10 content studios and more than 90 vertical ports. Consolidating the tradition of "openly running the newspaper," we are building a "database of intellectuals with outstanding contributions," which has now gathered nearly 6,500 experts and scholars, and the foundation of the academic platform is constantly being consolidated.

The systematic transformation of mainstream media is a process of self-definition. This is not only a technological and morphological innovation, but also a return to values and a reshaping of identity. Only by clarifying "Who am I, for whom, and relying on whom," adhering to core values in the tide of change, and empowering unique content advantages can we accurately find the direction of transformation.

(Compiled by Song Fei (宋飞), reporter of this newspaper)

Actively and Proactively Advance into the Main Battlefield of Economic Public Opinion

Tang Weibin (唐卫彬), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Economic Daily

Mainstream media bear the solemn mission of being the Party's mouthpiece, demonstrate the pioneering characteristics of being the "voice of the times," shoulder the important responsibility of being the "leader of public opinion," and have always been a key driver on the road of reform.

Economic Daily was born and prospered because of reform and opening up. In recent years, Economic Daily is advancing into the main battlefield of economic public opinion with systematic reforms. The newspaper strengthens the main responsibility and protagonist consciousness of building a "highland for studying, researching, and publicizing Xi Jinping (习近平) Economic Thought," and takes "commentary to establish the newspaper, theory to strengthen the newspaper, research to revitalize the newspaper, and openness to run the newspaper" as the working policy, exploring important paths to sing the praises of China's economic prospects.

Economic construction is the Party's central task. We must actively and proactively advance into the main position, the main battlefield, and the forefront, and use strong public opinion guidance to unite people's hearts and gather strength.

First, be a promoter of reform, and uphold integrity and innovate to optimize the main responsibility and main business. It is necessary to vigorously serve the overall work of the Party and the country, both playing the role of "drumming and calling" and doing a good job of "stability and progress."

Second, be a pragmatic reformer and improve the ability and level of public opinion guidance. It is necessary to balance "content is king" and "technology is the medium," and continue to promote in-depth integration and cross-border integration. Promote the structural reform of the supply side of content production, open up the communication chain of all ports and multiple platforms, and explore realistic paths for new technologies to empower content production and product generation.

Third, be a narrator of reform and firmly sing the praises of China's economic prospects. It is necessary to clarify major theoretical and practical issues, and give play to the role of theory in holding up the banner and setting the direction; accurately do a good job of policy publicity and interpretation, and increase the guidance of dialectically viewing the economic situation; vividly and vividly reflect the practice of reform, connect China and foreign countries to build a bridge of communication, so that domestic and foreign audiences can better understand China and understand China.

(Compiled by Wang Hailin (王海林), reporter of this newspaper)

Practicing the Responsibility and Mission of "Connecting China and Foreign Countries, Communicating with the World"

Zhu Baoxia (朱宝霞), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Daily

China Daily thoroughly studies, publicizes, and implements Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adheres to seeking impetus from reform and vitality from innovation, accelerates the promotion of systematic reforms, strives to practice the responsibility and mission of "connecting China and foreign countries, communicating with the world," and adds bricks and tiles to enhance the country's cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture.

Breaking and establishing simultaneously, exerting efforts in both directions, and building a solid foundation for change. On the one hand, strengthen overall planning, formulate reform plans and supporting plans for the newspaper to promote systematic reforms and all-media performance evaluation, and clarify the overall layout of reform and development. On the other hand, activate grassroots vitality, gather wisdom around topics such as platform channels and technology empowerment, and ensure that reforms are accurately implemented.

Restructuring the architecture and reshaping the process to activate the effectiveness of integration. Taking the all-media "channel system" reform as the traction, promote the integrated production of content. Create the "First Channel" and "First Account," and integrate resources with channel thinking. Implement the "Navigation Project" and launch the "Research Road" column.

Empowering with digital intelligence and driving innovation to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication. In line with the development trend of information technology, accelerate the deep integration of new technologies and international communication. Carefully create the digital employee "Yuanxi (元曦)" IP, launch the English knowledge base of Chinese culture and the "Metaverse" cultural space, etc., to promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Serving transformation and building an ecosystem together to expand the pattern of communication. Establish an enterprise communication center; jointly release the "China Urban International Communication Influence Report" with research institutions; continue to hold brand activities such as the "New Era Lecture Hall"; and initiate the "Belt and Road" Language Education and Culture Organization Alliance.

China Daily will continue to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, steadily promote systematic reforms, better show the world a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China, and contribute to enhancing the communication and influence of Chinese civilization.

(Compiled by Sheng Yulei (盛玉雷), reporter of this newspaper)

Building a New Type of Mainstream International Communication Media

Yu Lan (俞岚), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China News Service and President of China News Network

China News Service concentrates its efforts on promoting the construction of an "all-media news agency," and strives to build a new type of mainstream media with strong ideological leadership, spiritual cohesion, value appeal, and international influence.

Win development advantages with content advantages, and strengthen the unique logo of "China News Service Style." On the one hand, inherit and innovate the "China News Service Style," so that the news has a fresh writing style and is full of national sentiments and professional pursuits, and focus on creating and launching characteristic columns such as "China Up Close," "Xi's Words," and "Questions between East and West"; on the other hand, deeply cultivate the themes of "Overseas Chinese Flavor" and "Maritime Flavor" to establish a clear content logo.

Consolidate discourse advantages with channel advantages, and improve the effectiveness of international communication. China News Service has built a communication network covering more than 100 countries and regions, and the total number of subscriptions to new media platforms and accounts exceeds 660 million, playing an important role in telling Chinese stories and spreading Chinese voices well.

Stimulate talent advantages with ecological advantages, and release new kinetic energy for integrated innovation. China News Service takes commentary as the starting point, creates a number of new media studios, stimulates the innovative kinetic energy of young people through full empowerment, creates a good internal entrepreneurial environment, and promotes the multimedia transformation of commentary products. Among them, the "Sanlihe (三里河)" column has accumulated more than 4 billion views and was selected into the "Famous Commentary Studio" of the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部).

Forge future advantages with technical advantages, and build a strategic highland for intelligent media development. China News Service attaches great importance to the application of artificial intelligence technology in news production, drives system changes with advanced technology, and reconstructs the technical base for integrated development. Facing generative AI technology, China News Network established an AI laboratory in 2023 to explore the use of AI technology to empower content production, launch columns such as "China in the Eyes of AI," and explore new forms of micro-short drama communication with storytelling, scenario-based, and interactive features.

(Compiled by Rong Yi (荣翌), reporter of this newspaper)

Focusing on Key Links to Help Media Transformation and Development

Yu Hanyin (虞汉胤), Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Information Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Government

Zhejiang conscientiously implements the strategic decisions of the Party Central Committee, focuses on key areas and key links such as ideological interpretation, platform building, technology empowerment, and team building, and actively explores and bravely practices on the road of promoting media transformation and development.

Taking ideological interpretation as its own responsibility, explore new forms of mainstream narrative. Based on the advantages of the "important birthplace," implement the research and dissemination project of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since 2023, the "First Perspective" column has been launched, forming long feature stories, reporter's notes, in-depth interviews, new media products, etc., with a total communication volume of more than 6.2 billion times. Around the important node of the 20th anniversary of the "Eight Projects" of cultural construction, carefully create a series of content products such as TV feature films, long feature stories, and theoretical topics.

Taking strengthening the platform as the starting point, shape a new pattern of all-media communication. Build a major communication platform, Chao News (潮新闻), and promote 13 reform measures in platform, content, technology, industry, organization, etc.; build a major cultural communication platform, Z Vision (Z视介), set up 20 new media vertical channels, and gather more than 70,000 creators. In 2024, the number of county-level integrated media centers with revenue exceeding 100 million yuan reached 20.

Taking cutting-edge technology as the engine, activate new kinetic energy for technology application. Iterate and upgrade the "Communication Brain" technology platform, and drive communication, add value to news, and gather traffic with new technology applications. Establish a cultural digitalization collaborative laboratory, independently develop the "Communication Large Model" to empower more than 70 integrated media centers in the province, and promote 92 media in Zhejiang to share "a cloud."

Taking mechanism reform as the support, rejuvenate the new vitality of the talent team. Deepen the reform of the employment system, create a dual-channel talent development system, and let more young people take the lead and become the main force. Innovatively implement the "China Blue Famous Mouth" and "Cultural Talent" projects, and actively cultivate and incubate IP clusters.

(Compiled by Li Dong (李栋), reporter of this newspaper)

Looking at the New Paradigm of Integrated Communication from "Super Anhui"

Guo Peng (郭鹏), Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Information Office of the Anhui Provincial Government

Since the start of the Anhui "Super Anhui" Food Competition, the total exposure on the entire network has been 12.5 billion, the number of reads has been 5.61 billion, and it has driven consumption of nearly 900 million yuan. It is a successful integrated communication attempt with the participation of the whole people and the co-creation of all media. How can we absorb and learn from the experience to better promote the systematic transformation of mainstream media and the integration towards newness?

Mechanism breakthrough, activating new kinetic energy of the media. Adhere to demand orientation and user thinking, promote structural reform on the supply side of content production, build a "platform +" ecosystem through business model innovation and industrial extension, expand the "culture +" track, and enhance its own "hematopoietic" ability.

Cross-border integration, empowering the new ecology of cultural tourism. By carrying out the "Xuanwen Yilv" four-integration action, create three product lines: all-media news, high-quality audio-visual, and integrated media live broadcast, so that local cultural tourism resources generate strong brand influence.

Role reshaping, building a new service model. Fully use technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to deeply understand the diversified needs of users, and promote the transformation from traditional information dissemination channels to comprehensive, service-oriented intelligent bodies.

Platform refinement, achieving intelligent new reach. Create wonderful short video content on the Douyin platform, promote circle-based in-depth interaction on the WeChat public account, and guide public topics on the Weibo account to achieve differentiated and precise communication.

Narrative innovation, creating a new local business card. Pursue stronger pertinence, more distinctive characteristics, and higher recognition, and continue to innovate and win the initiative in the competition.

"Super Anhui" is a pioneering work. Anhui is committed to creating a catchy slogan, a widely spread cultural IP, a batch of best-selling cultural and creative products, and a popular and well-received Anhui opera, so that mainstream voices can break through the circle more and regional culture can better innovate and shine.

(Compiled by Tan Hanwen (谭涵文), reporter of this newspaper)

Accelerating the Systematic Transformation of Mainstream Media

Fang Xiaohu (方小虎), Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Foreign Propaganda Office of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (Information Office of the Sichuan Provincial Government)

In recent years, the Propaganda Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee has taken the construction of the Tianfu Integrated Media Consortium as the traction, guiding the media in the province to start from "changing concepts, changing mechanisms, changing content, changing layout, changing technology, changing evaluation, and changing teams" to accelerate the systematic transformation of mainstream media.

Build, manage, and use mainstream media well. We insist on implementing guidance management in daily work, and promote public opinion guidance, public opinion response, news release, and international communication as a "four-in-one" effort. While supporting mainstream media to do a good job in authoritative policy release and interpretation, we go to the scene and the front line in hot events and public opinion responses, and launch a "combination punch" of information release to guide the trend of public opinion with authoritative information.

Empower systematic transformation with advanced technology. Led by the Propaganda Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, initiated by 4 provincial-level propaganda and cultural units, and jointly established by 21 city (prefecture) media and 186 county-level integrated media centers, the Tianfu Integrated Media Consortium was built, and a "one cloud for the whole province" technology platform connecting the provincial, municipal, and county levels was built. Aiming at the daily pain points of editing and writing work, more than 60 public welfare products such as "Rong Xiaoji (融小记)," "Rong Xiaowen (融小问)," and "Rong Xiaojian (融小剪)" have been developed to promote the construction of a mainstream public opinion corpus and implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" plan to strengthen the joint dissemination of excellent manuscripts.

Promote the main force to fully advance into the main battlefield. Focus on promoting media to streamline channels, build a communication pattern with one large terminal as the main and the linkage of terminals and accounts, as well as a production and communication system that connects large and small screens, online and offline. Adhere to "mobile first," give play to the guiding role of the performance appraisal mechanism, and guide high-quality content to converge on the Internet. Give full play to the demonstration role of chief and backbone personnel, encourage editors and reporters to transform and appear on camera, and drive a significant increase in the ability and level of video production.

(Compiled by Lu Zehua (卢泽华), reporter of this newspaper)

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Deepen the systematic reform of mainstream media and enhance the ability to guide public opinion.

Enhancing Core Competitiveness and Sustainable Development of Media Operations
Li Yun (李芸), Party Secretary and President of Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团)
In 2024, Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团) initiated a systematic transformation of mainstream media. Over the past year, focusing on the goals of enhancing the core competitiveness of leading platforms and the sustainable development of media operations, it has earnestly promoted structural adjustments and deep-level restructuring.
Facing the storms and overcoming difficulties. The Internet is not an extension or supplement to traditional media. Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团) has broken away from path dependence and established an all-media communication pattern that is more in line with Internet laws: shutting down 5 client-side applications and changing the publication methods of 2 newspapers and periodicals; integrating the Jiefang Daily (解放日报), Wenhui Daily (文汇报), and Xinmin Evening News (新民晚报) into a "three-terminal integration," realizing "integration" of content production, technical support, and business coordination; reorganizing the six editorial centers and 24 vertical IP studios of The Paper (澎湃新闻), demonstrating the core competitiveness of the news platform.
Technology-led, exploring the sea to improve quality. Progressing together with technological innovation is a distinct feature of media transformation. Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团) takes the integration of culture and technology as its direction, realizes independent control of key technologies such as data, algorithms, vertical domain models, cloud production and broadcasting, and virtual reality, and creates a source for cultivating the growth of pioneering integrated media projects, a testing ground for activating media professionals' innovation and creativity, and a practice ground for stimulating media to release advanced productive forces.
Investing in people, training talents at sea. The most valuable asset of mainstream media is "people," and the key transformation is the awakening of "people." Shanghai United Media Group (上海报业集团) takes the "three integrations" projects of integrated media light cavalry, integrated media studios, and integrated media open classes as its starting point, builds more than 250 vertical studios and focuses on empowering them. It promotes flat and flexible mechanisms such as IP principals and project teams. It carries out training and combat integration projects such as the "National Communication Camp" (国传营) and "Youth Training Camp" (青训营) to activate the "cellular vitality" of the organization.
"A new continent cannot be reached with an old map, acceleration cannot be achieved on a slow lane, good methods cannot be waited for in a comfort zone, and onlookers cannot compare to those who ride the waves." The status of mainstream media ultimately depends on its own actions to win. Fighting in the storms and swimming in the sea will surely lead to a better future!
(Reported by Xiong Jie (熊捷), this newspaper)

Adapting to Changes in Communication Structure and Making Good Use of Market Mechanisms
Tian Li (田丽), Party Secretary of the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University (北京大学)
Systematic reform of mainstream media is imperative. At present, the role of platforms and algorithms in communication has been significantly enhanced, the boundaries of the media industry have been broken, and platform enterprises, e-commerce companies, and technology companies have fully entered the field of information production. To cope with these changes, the goal of systematic media reform should be to rebuild communication capabilities, so that mainstream media can be "seen, heard, and trusted" in the new era, and have the ability to develop sustainably.
Mainstream media must adapt to changes in the communication structure. From central media to provincial media and grassroots media, all face new opportunities and challenges. For example, how central media can comprehensively enhance international competitiveness, how provincial media can form provincial communication organizational power, and how grassroots media can become the front-end tentacles of network social governance all need to be addressed from their own structures to build a new communication system.
Mainstream media must make good use of market mechanisms. We must gradually adapt to optimizing the current situation dominated by platforms and algorithms, fully enhance the market value of mainstream media's content, data, and other advantageous resources; narrow the information gap between technical needs and technical research and development, and promote the development of the media technology market; establish and improve service institutions such as data auditing and algorithm inspection, and build a diversified participation and rationally allocated media market system.
Mainstream media also needs to explore content authorization, e-commerce cooperation, knowledge payment, technical services, etc.; promote the assetization of media content, data, and brand, so that resources become assessable and tradable assets.
Some fundamental institutional problems also need to be solved urgently. For example, it is necessary to promote media data labeling, classification, measurement, and pricing, and establish a tradable data asset system; improve the content value evaluation and revenue settlement mechanism, so that content, data, and technology form a quantifiable, billable, and recyclable element foundation, providing support for systematic reform.
(Reported by Xiao Jiaxin (肖家鑫), this newspaper)

Deeply Rooting Knowledge in the Land of Practice
Zhang Taofu (张涛甫), Dean of the School of Journalism, Fudan University (复旦大学)
Systematic reform of mainstream media requires rebuilding the structural connection between the media system and the social system. Promoting systematic reform of mainstream media requires system integration and system adaptation within a large system scope, and seeking optimization paths from system matrices outside the mainstream media system.
The tide of the times is surging forward. Coinciding with the great changes unseen in a century in the world, the global communication landscape has undergone profound changes, reshaping China's communication landscape and media ecology. At present, some mainstream media are experiencing transformation pains, and the systematic reform of mainstream media is in a critical stage. We have never been so close to the grand goal as we are today, and we have never faced such a major reform task as we do today.
Systematic reform of mainstream media is an important era opportunity for China's journalism academia. We cannot pass by, let alone miss it, we must firmly grasp it and provide impetus and wisdom for this systematic reform. It is gratifying that in recent years, our journalism education front has been advancing with the times, responding to changes with changes, and promoting the structural transformation and systematic reform of China's journalism and communication education.
The media industry's hot reform practice is a giant open laboratory. There are no standard answers here. The academic community needs to be fully involved, maintain an on-site state, deeply intervene, and gain true knowledge from practice, so as to test our theoretical explanatory power. To build an independent knowledge system of Chinese journalism and communication, we must also adhere to deep on-site presence and test the quality of theory in full-real scenarios.
Returning to the "practical learning" tradition of journalism, deeply rooting knowledge in the land of practice. Only by rooting downward can we grow upward.
(Reported by Gong Wenjing (龚文静), this newspaper)

Telling the Stories of National Pillars and Creating Brand Effects
Lai Jiangnan (赖江南), Director of the Publicity and Culture Center of China National Nuclear Corporation (中国核工业集团有限公司)
The Party Committee of the Publicity and Culture Center of China National Nuclear Corporation (中国核工业集团有限公司) closely focuses on the goal of building a world-class nuclear industry group, focuses on creating an innovative, green, and open CNNC image, and provides ideological guarantees, public opinion support, spiritual motivation, and cultural conditions for the group's high-quality development through measures such as positive publicity, public opinion guidance, brand shaping, and integrated transformation.
Guarding the responsibility field, promoting positive energy, and singing the main theme. Carrying out publicity activities around major themes such as the centenary of the founding of the Party and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; holding the "Beautiful Xinjiang, See CNNC" integrated media event on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区). In international communication, organizing the Rössing Marathon in Namibia (纳米比亚), attracting more than 80,000 athletes to participate, and doing a good job in publicity reports; at the International Conference on Fusion Energy, the "artificial sun" received widespread praise.
Cultivating the private plot and building a value engine for the nuclear industry. CNNC has entered more than 30 new media platforms at home and abroad, covering mainstream channels. The publicity interaction with "The Wandering Earth 2" and the promotion of lunar soil scientific research results during the Mid-Autumn Festival have become phenomenal communication cases. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 220 major theme publicity activities were carried out. Through the re-screening of "Emergence" and the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" (两弹一星) spirit publicity activities, the spirit of struggle in the nuclear industry was inherited.
Making good use of irrigation channels, breaking circles and crossing borders to create brand effects. Deepening in-depth cooperation with mainstream media, new media platforms, etc., and building an all-media communication matrix. The jointly launched documentary series "Nuclear for the Greater Good" frequently topped the hot lists. Innovatively building a "government-industry-academia-research-media" nuclear science popularization ecosystem, inviting 44 middle school principals from Xinjiang (新疆) to walk into Zhangzhou Nuclear Power (漳州核电) to experience the charm of "Hualong One" (华龙一号). In the future, CNNC will deepen communication innovation, enhance communication power and credibility, tell the stories of national pillars, and play a strong voice for the high-quality development of China's nuclear industry.
(Reported by Liu Yingjie (刘颖婕), People's Daily Online)

Innovative Expression, Building a Comprehensive Cultural Communication Platform
Huo Huiming (霍恚明), Party Secretary and Executive Director of China Petroleum News Co., Ltd. (中国石油报)
China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油) established an integrated media center and an international communication center based on China Petroleum News (中国石油报), comprehensively building a new integrated communication pattern of "one network from top to bottom, one game at home and abroad, and integration of news and culture."
One network from top to bottom. Adhering to systematic thinking, taking the China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油) Integrated Media Center as the hub, promoting the full-chain integration and integrated operation of publicity resources of the entire group. Improving the mechanism of "one collection, multiple generation, and full-platform release," building a China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油) integrated media production and operation system covering the entire process of "planning, collecting, editing, publishing, and evaluating," and building a "1+N+90" integrated media production system.
One game at home and abroad. Relying on China National Petroleum Corporation's (中国石油) nearly 90 overseas oil and gas cooperation projects, building seven major social media platforms, covering a matrix of overseas social media with 6 languages and 57 official accounts. In the report on China's first super-10,000-meter scientific exploration well, Deep Earth Tac 1 Well (深地塔科1井), the overseas communication of related topics achieved good results.
Integration of news and culture. Adhering to establishing oneself with news and casting the soul with culture, promoting the deep integration of news publicity and cultural services. Holding the "Touching Petroleum People" selection event for three consecutive sessions, leading the holding of the national petroleum and petrochemical energy system "Good Journalists Tell Good Stories · Energy Serves the Country" event. In recent years, the outstanding players selected and recommended have been among the top ten journalists in "Good Journalists Tell Good Stories" three times. China Petroleum News (中国石油报) is transforming from a single news organization into a comprehensive cultural communication platform integrating content production, brand shaping, cultural communication, and business expansion.
In the future, China Petroleum News (中国石油报) will continue to deepen reform, innovate expression, and tell stories based on one network, one game, and integration, contributing to the construction of a cultural power and Chinese-style modernization.
(Reported by Liu Shaohua (刘少华), this newspaper)

Rebuilding a New Ecology, New Foundation, and New Advantages
Ji Mingtao (纪明涛), Party Secretary and President of Qingdao Daily (青岛日报) and Chairman of Qingdao Newspaper Media Group (青岛报业传媒集团)
Systematic media reform is not a local repair, not "**头痛医头，脚痛医脚**" (tóu tòng yī tóu, jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo - "treat the head when the head aches, and the foot when the foot aches," to treat the symptoms but not the root cause), but planning from a global perspective. Qingdao Daily (青岛日报) has rebuilt a new ecology, new foundation, and new advantages by reshaping its organizational structure and strengthening technological empowerment.
Rebuilding a new ecology around all-media production. Breaking down departmental barriers, implementing the reform of "organizational restructuring, process reengineering, assessment transformation, and integrated management," and realizing the operation mode of intensive production, integrated management, and mobile-first release. Stimulating talent vitality, implementing the "3210" development plan for young talents, and building more than 50 vertical integrated media studios. Establishing and implementing an intelligent assessment and management system, clarifying the important evaluation criteria of "positive energy + large traffic."
Building a new foundation with digital intelligence to promote integration. Taking top-level design as the traction, building a "smart scheduling, intelligent production, and intelligent chain communication" system. Improving production efficiency, promoting comprehensive organizational transformation, comprehensive production renewal, and comprehensive employee transformation through technologies such as artificial intelligence. Expanding application scenarios, creating a "full-scene smart sports platform," launching a "national fitness map," and receiving high praise from the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局). Strengthening public opinion technology support, forming the Qingdao Daily Media Review Center (青岛日报传媒审校中心), establishing a public opinion research institute, and launching the "Pen and Ink Danqing" four major AI sections, providing full-chain public opinion services for party and government agencies and enterprises.
Enhancing social governance effectiveness to create new advantages. Combining systematic media reform with local social governance to amplify media value. Participating in urban government affairs, building a communication platform for "government-enterprise-people's wisdom," creating a "listening and consultation" consultation platform, and the "People's Livelihood Online" online talk column. Integrating into urban operation, transforming media wisdom into the driving force for urban development, joining hands with government departments to create urban IPs such as "Qingdao Brand Day" (青岛品牌日), and establishing the Qingdao Community Alliance (青岛市社区联盟) to solve the pain points of grassroots services.
(Reported by Gong Wenjing (龚文静), this newspaper)

Deeply Cultivating Local Resources and Strengthening Exchanges and Mutual Learning
Wu Chaoan (吴朝安), Member of the Standing Committee of the Wuhan Municipal Committee (武汉市委) and Minister of the Publicity Department
To improve the guiding ability of mainstream public opinion, the Publicity Department of the Wuhan Municipal Committee (武汉市委宣传部) in Hubei Province (湖北省) has worked hard on the institutionalization of top-level design, the refinement of content production, and the branding of the communication matrix, promoting the main force to advance into the main battlefield and positive energy to generate large traffic.
First, take the initiative. Improve the overall plan, formulate a reform plan for municipal media, promote the reform of the media system and mechanism, and form a working pattern of "unified leadership by one party committee, division of labor and coordination between undertakings and enterprises." Strengthen the construction of the talent team, smooth the talent growth channel, and stimulate media power and vitality.
Second, sing the main theme. Widely voice around the central work such as urban renewal and the construction of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area (武汉都市圈), and focus on advantageous industries to strengthen communication. Continue to polish the city's business card and promote the city spirit of "**敢为人先、追求卓越**" (gǎn wéi rén xiān, zhuī qiú zhuó yuè - "dare to be first, pursue excellence").
Third, consolidate the main position. Build a "1+15+N" urban-rural communication system and linkage mechanism, and build three major client-side applications, "Great Wuhan" (大武汉), "Han News" (汉新闻), and "Jiupai News" (九派新闻), with differentiated construction to create distinctive brands.
At present, Wuhan (武汉) is making every effort to build a national economic center, a national science and technology innovation center, a national business and logistics center, an international exchange center, and a regional financial center, and comprehensively build a modern and large Wuhan (武汉). On the new journey, we will strengthen exchanges and mutual learning with national media to shape a new pattern of mainstream public opinion.
Coordinate the overall planning of topics. Focus on the "five centers," urban renewal, scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and regional coordinated development, jointly plan major topics, and enhance the communication power, guiding power, influence, and credibility of municipal media.
Build a "one network" for production and communication. Support local new media to become bigger and stronger, promote the sinking of editing and writing forces to the grassroots, deeply cultivate local resources, serve local governance, and accurately connect with local users.
Promote the "integration" of integrated development. Coordinate the construction of urban and rural integrated media centers to form a work system that is connected from top to bottom and coordinated in business, and launch more high-quality works loved by the people.
(Reported by Ren Tongtong (任彤彤), this newspaper)

Integrating Mobile Terminals to Build a New Digital and Intelligent Media Ecology
Jiang Jun (姜军), President and Party Secretary of Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日报报业集团)
Faced with the impact of algorithm recommendation on the communication power of mainstream media under the background of the new technological revolution, and faced with challenges such as the reduction of original users and the need to cultivate emerging users, Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日报报业集团) has moved with the times and followed the trend, comprehensively promoting systematic reform and embarking on a path of integrated communication with Zhejiang Daily (浙江日报) characteristics.
Do subtraction on the number of client-side applications and addition on the influence. Integrate the original 3 mobile terminals of Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日报报业集团) and devote efforts to build the main mobile communication platform "Chao News" (潮新闻). "Chao News" (潮新闻) debuted with new positioning, new content, new tactics, new technology, new operation, new architecture, and new system, creating content brands such as "Chao Commentary" (潮评) and "Reading Terminal" (读端), and activity matrices such as Spring Breeze Reading and Beautiful Life Season, and building an "attractive party terminal, a platform with a sense of fireworks, and a new ecology of intelligent connection with users." At present, "Chao News" (潮新闻) has 145 million users on the entire network, and the number of "Chao Ke" creators has exceeded 160,000, ranking among the top provincial mainstream media in terms of communication power and influence.
Grasp "content is king" with one hand and "diversified communication" with the other. Build a content production and communication mechanism of "terminal-first, newspaper-terminal integration," create the "First Perspective" column, and carry out all-media communication in the "text + integrated media product" mode, gradually realizing newspaper-terminal integration. Form the "Chao Sound" content team and launch the "Short News Competition" column. Explore Internet language and storytelling communication, and initially form a new discourse system. Coordinate the key push of media in Zhejiang Province (浙江) and the recommendation of commercial platform reprints.
Let technology understand media better and let media have more technology. Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日报报业集团) led three provincial cultural groups to establish Communication Brain Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (传播大脑科技（浙江）股份有限公司), deeply cultivate the field of media technology, create industry-level benchmark applications, and build a new digital and intelligent media ecology. Build a "Digital Intelligence Human Crowdsourcing Platform," launch the "Chao News" (潮新闻) AI channel, build a group integrated media crowdsourcing space, etc., upgrade the user's immersive interactive experience, and related product services have been expanded to 21 provinces.
(Reported by Ren Tongtong (任彤彤), this newspaper)

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Editor in Charge for This Section: Chen Juan, Yang Xiaoyu, Dong Wenxin

Layout design Cai Huawei (蔡华伟) Wang Zheping (汪哲平)

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China Construction Bank Launches "CCB Intelligent Manufacturing" Service Plan to Empower New Industrialization and High-Quality Development with Financial Strength

Manufacturing is the lifeblood of the national economy, the foundation for establishing and strengthening the country. Currently, China is accelerating the advancement of new industrialization, steadfastly strengthening, optimizing, and expanding the manufacturing industry and the real economy. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed "adhering to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, accelerating the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse" and "building a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone."

As a large state-owned bank, China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) (referred to as "CCB") actively implements the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, listing financial services for new industrialization as a long-term business strategy, strengthening overall planning and systematic deployment. On October 16 this year, CCB officially released the "Good Construction Intelligent Manufacturing" (善建智造) service plan to support new industrialization. Revolving around the theme of "Moving 'New' and Building 'Industry' for Benefit," it promotes six special actions: "Building 'Industry' Long-term Financing," "Building 'Industry' Science and Innovation," "Building 'Industry' Upgrading," "Building 'Industry' Chain Financing," "Building 'Industry' Clusters," and "Building 'Industry' Cross-border," constructing six major product and service systems for long-term financing, technological innovation, transformation and upgrading, industrial chain, industrial clusters, and cross-border development, injecting strong financial impetus into the high-quality development of new industrialization. In the next three years, CCB strives to provide financing of more than 5 trillion yuan for various manufacturing entities.

Precise Policies: Helping Enterprises to Go Steady and Far

Manufacturing enterprises often face challenges such as large asset investments, long payback periods, and obvious industry fluctuations. CCB deeply understands the characteristics of manufacturing enterprises and, through the "Building 'Industry' Long-term Financing" action, continuously supports enterprises' technology research and development, project construction, and production operations with stable medium- and long-term financing, striving to become a companion for the long-term development of enterprises.

Based on this development concept of long-term companionship, CCB has established long-term and stable strategic cooperative relationships with many manufacturing enterprises. CCB Jiangsu Suzhou Branch, in conjunction with multiple comprehensive subsidiaries within the group, provides full-cycle support for a high-tech battery technology company: In the early stages of the company's research and development and capacity construction, CCB's subsidiary, CCB Trust, made multiple rounds of equity investment in the company, with a cumulative investment of 200 million yuan; with the rapid development of China's new energy vehicle industry, CCB Jiangsu Suzhou Branch actively promoted "equity-debt linkage," providing the company with a comprehensive credit line of 1.4 billion yuan, effectively ensuring its daily operations and technological iteration; in 2025, when the company goes public in Hong Kong, CCB's subsidiary, CCB International, serves as the overall coordinator, successfully assisting the company in landing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and opening up international capital market channels; in the company's equipment renewal stage, CCB Jiangsu Suzhou Branch efficiently coordinated internal resources within the group, quickly approving a 2 billion yuan credit line for the company's lithium battery manufacturing project, helping the company's industrial transformation and upgrading.

In supporting enterprises' transformation and upgrading, CCB provides comprehensive support for enterprises through the "Building 'Industry' Upgrading" action.

Koreas Semiconductor Technology (Dongyang) Co., Ltd. (科睿斯半导体科技（东阳）有限公司), located in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, focuses on the field of FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) high-end integrated circuit carrier boards. Its FCBGA high-end carrier board project (Phase I) is a major construction project in Zhejiang Province's "Thousand Projects and Trillion Yuan" project to expand effective investment in 2024. However, the project requires large investment and urgent construction, and urgently needs stable financial support to promote equipment renewal and capacity implementation. CCB Zhejiang Jinhua Branch deeply analyzed the characteristics of the project and tailored a financing plan. After the project was included in the list of technological transformation and equipment renewal projects promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Development and Reform Commission, it opened a "green channel" model, and successfully released the first loan of 280 million yuan through a "combination punch" of "re-lending + financial discount + whitelist policy," which is expected to save the company nearly 3 million yuan in financial costs.

Technology Empowerment: Stimulating Manufacturing Innovation and Vitality

Innovation is the fundamental driving force for promoting new industrialization. CCB continuously innovates systematic and systemic technology financial service models, increases the layout of "investing early, investing small, investing long-term, and investing in hard technology," takes technology and enterprise "dual life cycle" as the main line, deepens the "commercial investment bank integration" parent-child collaborative service, and serves the innovative development of manufacturing technology enterprises.

ZTE Corporation (中兴通讯股份有限公司), as a globally renowned comprehensive communication information solution provider, has invested more than 20% of its operating income in research and development in recent years to explore the commercial application of 5G products and the research and development of 6G technology. In response to ZTE's funding needs for the transformation of research and development results, CCB Shenzhen Branch innovatively built a new scenario for technology transformation loan financing for it, matching the product term that meets actual needs, and at the same time improving the company's financing structure through bond investment. In the first half of 2025, CCB Shenzhen Branch provided ZTE with tens of billions of yuan of medium- and long-term working capital support to help the company's technological innovation.

CCB also fully supports start-up technology companies. Zhejiang Wanhong Holding Co., Ltd. (浙江万宏控股有限公司) is a start-up high-tech enterprise mainly engaged in system development and the manufacturing of Internet of Things embodied intelligent products. In the critical stage of the company's product research and development when funds were short, CCB Zhejiang Wenzhou Branch took the initiative to provide services, combined with the company's current operating situation, researched and analyzed the company's technical ideas and business model, deeply integrated into the industrial ecology, and tailored a comprehensive financial service plan for the company covering corporate credit, executive services, and resource matchmaking, allowing this young team to focus on technological innovation and product iteration.

Full-Chain Collaboration: Enhancing the Resilience and Security Level of the Industrial Chain

The competition in modern industry is the overall competition of the industrial chain. CCB, through the "Building 'Industry' Chain Financing" action, focuses on the pain points and difficulties of the industrial chain, extends the service tentacles to the upstream and downstream of the chain, promotes the connection between the capital chain and the industrial chain, and acts as a "binder" for "strengthening the chain, supplementing the chain, and extending the chain."

Xugong Group Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (徐工集团工程机械股份有限公司) is a leading enterprise in the global construction machinery industry, ranking third among the world's top 50 construction machinery manufacturers and first in China in 2024. As a core pillar enterprise of the advanced manufacturing cluster in Jiangsu Province, its business covers 191 countries and regions, with annual revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan. CCB Jiangsu Provincial Branch, combined with the operating characteristics of Xugong Group and the operating characteristics of the industrial chain, deeply integrated into the industrial ecology, built a "Xugong Rongpiao" full industrial chain supply chain financial service platform for Xugong Group, helping Xugong Group realize the all-round digital upgrade of industrial chain supply chain management, and forming a new type of strategic cooperative relationship with Xugong Group through the all-round combination from "financing" to "financial intelligence." CCB Jiangsu Provincial Branch and Xugong Group have deeply cooperated to continuously extend the service radius along the chain to the upstream and downstream, solve the financing difficulties of small and medium-sized enterprises, and widely reach Xugong Group's subsidiaries and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain.

CCB has accompanied Xugong Group for 20 years, providing timely and accurate financial support to Xugong Group at multiple points in time and in multiple businesses. Over the past 20 years, CCB's credit support for Xugong Group has developed from the initial 80 million yuan to the current 23 billion yuan, forming an all-round cooperation pattern of "investment, loan, domestic and foreign, local and foreign currency, and full chain," becoming a strategic shareholder advancing side by side with Xugong Group, providing accurate and efficient financial guarantee for Xugong Group to move steadily on the road of new industrialization.

It is worth mentioning that CCB innovatively launched the "De-Nuclear Chain Loan" product, relying on supply chain transaction data to build an online evaluation and credit granting model, based on "data credit" and "material credit," effectively meeting the financing needs of small and micro enterprises on the chain.

Synergy and Win-Win: Building a New Ecosystem of Industry-Finance Cooperation

In the process of serving manufacturing enterprises, CCB pays attention to building a coordinated development industrial ecosystem, actively implements national industrial policies, deeply connects with the national industry-finance cooperation platform, makes good use of structural monetary policy tools, and integrates into local industrial development plans.

Through the "Building 'Industry' Clusters" action, CCB implements "one policy for each cluster," providing comprehensive services covering the government, enterprises, and individuals, and acts as a "driver" for industrial clusters: On the government side, it provides exclusive products such as industrial park construction loans for the needs of industrial park infrastructure and factory construction, and provides supporting fund settlement and financial technology services; on the enterprise side, it customizes industrial cluster service plans, uses big data models to explore the "chain" relationship between the upstream and downstream of industrial clusters, the "clustering" characteristics between various entities, and transaction big data, innovates exclusive products for cluster fast loans, and meets the financing needs of cluster enterprises in a targeted manner; on the individual side, it provides all-round services such as asset allocation, family trust, family office, insurance trust, as well as consumer loans, housing loans, and employee stock ownership loans for enterprise executives and employees.

Since the launch of the construction of the large aircraft park in Lingang New Area (临港新片区) of Shanghai in 2020 and the construction of an aviation industry ecosystem with seven major industrial clusters, CCB Shanghai Branch has closely followed the development pace of domestic large aircraft as a "escort," providing full-process financial support from special research and development financing to daily fund intensive management, from raw material procurement to final assembly and delivery. On October 20 this year, CCB's first "New Industrialization Characteristic Outlet" - CCB Shanghai Large Aircraft Park Branch (建行上海大飞机园支行) was officially unveiled and operated in Lingang New Area of Shanghai. As the first financial institution to settle in the large aircraft park, the outlet relies on its characteristic positioning to create a CCB model, comprehensively empowers the development of the aviation industry cluster, and provides more powerful financial service guarantees for the industrial chain base.

Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," CCB will thoroughly implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, continue to give full play to the characteristic advantages of the entire group, optimize the financial service system, take the "Good Construction Intelligent Manufacturing" service plan as a new starting point, introduce financial living water to nourish the fertile soil of new industrialization, gather credit resources to forge the upgrading engine of the manufacturing industry, and strive to be a pioneer in financial support for new industrialization.

Data source: China Construction Bank

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Telling China's Story to the World (My Story and China's)

By: 马克·力文

Mark Levine (马克·力文) came to China in 2005. During his 20 years of living in China, he has made many sincere and simple Chinese friends and deeply felt the Chinese people's courage and determination in pursuing a better life. As a scholar and country musician, he often carries his guitar and composes songs about what he sees and hears, sharing his thoughts and feelings through music. These melodies record the pace of the times and witness his affection for this land and its people.

Plucking the Strings, Touching the Heartstrings

In the 1970s, I obtained a doctorate in sociology in the United States. Later, I resigned from my well-paid university professorship and joined the Western Service Workers Association, becoming a full-time charity organizer and volunteer, fighting for the legal rights of low-income workers.

More than 30 years have passed in the years of fighting for workers' rights, and my colleagues and I have always strived to draw spiritual strength from the progressive causes of various countries around the world. I have increasingly realized that the Chinese Communist Party's (中国共产党) practice of leading the Chinese people to achieve liberation and development demonstrates tremendous creativity and vitality. So, I began to study Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) "On Practice" and other classic works, and pursued the light of truth on the road of the Chinese revolution through Edgar Snow's "Red Star Over China," and was repeatedly moved and admired by Zhou Enlai's (周恩来) diligence and service to the people.

In 2005, carrying "Red Star Over China" and the 1977 English version of "People's Pictorial" commemorating Zhou Enlai, I came to Zhou Enlai's hometown, Huai'an (淮安), Jiangsu (江苏), and became an English teacher at Huaiyin Normal University (淮阴师范学院). When I first arrived in Huai'an, I originally only planned to stay for a year, but I was gradually moved by the vigorous development and optimistic people here. Brand-new buildings, delicious restaurants, scattered alleys... The temperature and spirit of the whole city made me determined to stay in China for a long time.

One ordinary afternoon, I sat in the campus with my guitar, and what flashed in my mind were the students' eager eyes in the classroom, the enthusiastic greetings in the streets and alleys, the busy harvest scenes in the fields, and the ever-changing appearance of the city. My fingertips unconsciously plucked the strings, the melody flowed naturally with my thoughts, and the lyrics slowly brewed in my heart. Without deliberate carving or repeated revisions, my first song, "Huai'an's Future is Full of Hope," was naturally formed. The song sings about the beauty of the forests and green spaces, the diligence of the Huai'an people, and the sparkling waves of Hongze Lake (洪泽湖), and one of the lyrics expresses my heartfelt voice: "The beautiful scenery of the city blooms everywhere, and you can feel at any time that her future is full of hope."

After the song was completed, I immediately picked up my guitar and rushed to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Huai'an Municipal People's Government (淮安市人民政府外事办公室), hoping that more people would hear it. When the last melody of the song fell, everyone present was moved to tears, and the staff immediately began to translate the lyrics into Chinese, and also invited poet friends to adapt it into a beautiful Chinese poem. After I moved to Beijing (北京), I was invited to return to Huai'an many times. Every time I took the stage, I would sing this song, letting the familiar melody echo in my "hometown." In one performance, I was fortunate enough to meet Zhou Enlai's niece, Zhou Bingde (周秉德), who sincerely exclaimed: "I can't imagine any other foreigner who could write such a beautiful poem." In this way, Huai'an became the starting point for my creation in China. And this song has also become the most sincere emotional bond between me and Huai'an, and with China.

Meeting a Soulmate, Hitting it Off Immediately

The longer I live in China, the more familiar and loving I become with this land. Sometimes when I walk down the street, lyrics suddenly appear in my mind, and I quickly run home to record them. I like to share my feelings by writing songs, hoping that both Chinese and foreigners can hear my stories and better understand China through my songs. On this creative path, I met a like-minded partner, Fu Han (傅涵), and started a musical journey that spanned Chinese and Western cultures with her.

My first meeting with Fu Han was in the spring of 2007. At that time, I went to Minzu University of China (中央民族大学) for an interview, and the huge campus made me lose my way for a while. Just as I was looking around, the cheerful and enthusiastic Fu Han stepped forward to lead me the way, introducing me to the unique scenery of the campus, and the next day she took the time to take me to visit Beijing. When she learned that I was recording Chinese stories with music, Fu Han's eyes lit up, and she took the initiative to be my agent, saying that "telling Chinese stories well to the world" was also her ideal. From then on, one of us held a guitar and the other held an erhu, becoming each other's most trusted partner and closest friend.

In 2009, encouraged by Fu Han, I stepped onto the stage of the "Star Boulevard" program, playing and singing my original song "Beijing Wind" with a guitar, performing the song "You Are My Sunshine" with the Chinese traditional instrument, the ruan, and also showing off the diabolo skills on the spot. The clever fusion of Western folk singing and Jiangnan silk and bamboo music quickly ignited the atmosphere of the audience. When I sang the first Chinese song I learned, "I Love Beijing Tiananmen," the audience stood up and danced together. One judge said to me: "Thank you for bringing us back to our childhood." Amidst the warm applause, I finally won the second place.

As the tacit understanding continued to deepen, Fu Han and I had the idea of forming a band - the name "Xiùwàihuìzhōng (秀外慧中)" came into being, meaning the blending and symbiosis of Chinese and Western cultures. To make the timbres of the guitar and erhu perfectly match, we repeatedly polished every note and adjusted every melody. Fu Han has taken me back to her hometown in the southern countryside of Hubei (湖北) many times to spend the Spring Festival, allowing me to immerse myself in the charm of traditional folk customs and feel the atmosphere of rural China, which gave me great creative inspiration. I then wrote "Country Music Stories in My Heart," spreading out my love for the Chinese countryside.

In the following years, we took our music to a wider stage. In 2015, we held special lecture concerts entitled "When East Meets West" at Tsinghua University Shenzhen International Graduate School (清华大学深圳国际研究生院), Shenzhen University (深圳大学), and Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学). On the stage, the clear and full sound of the guitar and the delicate and long sound of the erhu collided with wonderful sparks, and original and adapted songs strung together resonant stories. The screen behind us scrolled through the images of our journey, and the applause from the audience rose and fell, lasting for a long time.

Singing Together, Sharing the Beauty

Before coming to Beijing, I did not have an in-depth study of Chinese culture. It was not until I came to Minzu University of China in 2007 to teach that I truly began to gradually understand the meaning of integration and diversity. Here, students of all ethnic groups study together and spend time together day and night, constantly enhancing understanding in the daily interaction, and the cultures of all ethnic groups respect each other and complement each other. The school motto "美美与共，知行合一" (měiměi yǔ gòng, zhī xíng hé yī - "sharing the beauty, unity of knowledge and action," to appreciate the beauty of different cultures and integrate knowledge with practice) is a vivid atmosphere that I can feel every day.

During my years of teaching at Minzu University of China, I have taught many courses such as English oral, English writing, English public speaking, and Western culture. Among them, the one I put the most effort into is the English public speaking course. I know that there are many people in the world who do not know enough about China, and even have misunderstandings. And what I have personally felt in China, on this campus, is an open, inclusive, and harmonious but different cultural atmosphere. Therefore, my original intention in teaching this course is to help students tell the real Chinese story to the world in English, guide them to explore the materials around them, adjust their expressions according to different audiences, and let the Chinese voice go to the world and reach people's hearts. In addition to teaching at the school, I also went to more than 80 universities to give lectures, most of which were related to "telling Chinese stories well." I use my personal experience to tell young students: as long as they put their heart into it, everyone can become an excellent storyteller of Chinese stories.

In the research process, I also found that there are far more than one foreign friend like Edgar Snow who approached China and recorded China. Agnes Smedley, Ma Haide (马海德), Rewi Alley (路易·艾黎) and many others have traveled to China in difficult circumstances and contributed to China's development. Their names and stories also deserve to be remembered by more people. With this in mind, I began to invite their descendants or friends to tell the stories of these predecessors in Beijing universities. Recently, I also cooperated with the Beijing Overseas Talents Center (北京海外学人中心) to invite foreign experts who, like me, have won the Chinese Government Friendship Award to enter universities and share their stories with China with international students. As of now, the event has been successfully held for 8 sessions, and every session is full. In every speech and every exchange, I am deeply touched and proud - it is very meaningful for me to be a bridge connecting foreign experts and Chinese students.

The experience of teaching and lecturing has also constantly brought me new creative inspiration. In recent years, I have successively created "The Song of Minzu University of China," "Ode to You - Dear Chinese Communist Party," "The Place I Want to Stay Most in the World" and many other works, using music to sing Chinese stories to the world. In 2021, on the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, I was also invited to the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部) to sing "Ode to You - Dear Chinese Communist Party." That performance was particularly special. I first sang the English part, and then young colleagues from the Ministry of Science and Technology sang different paragraphs in German, Russian, French, etc., and finally everyone sang together in unison. The songs in different languages intertwined and blended, transcending the barriers of borders and cultures, conveying friendship and respect. At that moment, I was very proud to be able to participate in it.

In my heart, China is a country that constantly pursues peace and constantly strives to make people live a better life, and it is also a country that always opens its arms to friends and is willing to help other countries make progress together. I hope to continue to use my songs and stories to show the real China to the world, and at the same time help students tell Chinese stories well, and also help Chinese and foreign friends better understand each other.

(The author is an American professor at Minzu University of China and a winner of the Chinese Government Friendship Award. This report was compiled by Cui Qi (崔琦), a reporter from this newspaper.)

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Healthy China: Everyone Participates (China in My Eyes)

By: 彭向善

Not long ago, the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) was held in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). As a Malaysian who has lived in China for 8 years, I am not only inspired by the wonderful events, but also feel the enthusiasm and vitality of China's national fitness movement in my daily life. The concept of "Healthy China" is sowing the seeds of sports development in every corner of people's lives, creating a vivid picture of national health, national participation, and national sharing.

When I first came to Shanghai (上海) to study in 2022, the pocket parks scattered throughout the city became my favorite places to go in my spare time. They are paved with winding colored jogging tracks and equipped with various fitness equipment, small badminton courts, table tennis tables... These "green fitness spaces" hidden in community streets and alleys are small but fully functional. In the early morning or evening, I always follow the crowds into the park, stretch my muscles and bones on the treadmill, and learn the wisdom of traditional health preservation through the Tai Chi wheel. Beside me are white-haired elderly people who skillfully operate fitness equipment, and not far away are children running and playing, and young people swinging and hitting balls with sweat. Convenient sports venues and facilities have become a solid backing for the national fitness movement, making fitness exercise accessible, easy and enjoyable. More and more people are willing to go out and enjoy the joy of sports at their doorsteps.

In recent years, Chinese mass sports events such as "Village Super League" have attracted attention. Taking Guizhou's "Village Super League" as an example, although it initially had only simple stadium facilities, it triggered a viewing effect that emptied the streets; there were no professional players from professional backgrounds, but every shot won cheers from the audience. On the sidelines, intangible cultural heritage performances such as Dong ethnic wrestling and Miao ethnic flying songs took turns, and cultural products such as embroidery and silver ornaments also made a wonderful appearance. Sports events are perfectly integrated with ethnic culture and rural tourism, attracting many tourists, driving the popularity of rural homestays and the hot sales of special agricultural products, and also revitalizing the ancient ethnic culture. Following the "Village Super League", events such as "Su Super League" and "Zhe BA" have sprung up one after another, perhaps proving that the key to sports development lies in mass participation. Only by bringing the stadium back to ordinary people and integrating it into the daily life of the community can the social value and cultural influence of sports grow sustainably.

During my studies in China, I can deeply feel the importance that universities attach to physical education. From the morning running team on the playground in the early morning to the students' all-out efforts to take the physical fitness test, to the popularity of martial arts, Tai Chi and other special elective courses, every student can find a sports method that suits them. For me, the most unforgettable experience was participating in the "Study in China" event. This event, designed specifically for international students in China, attracts young students from all over the world every year. Orienteering allows us to explore the beauty of China in the streets and alleys of the city, and ball games allow us to forge transnational friendships in sweat and shouts. In the cultural performance session, students from various countries took turns to showcase their unique skills. One year, I took the stage to perform the Malaysian intangible cultural heritage "Twenty-Four Festive Drums," and the powerful drum beats combined with vigorous dance moves won everyone's applause. Sports competitions and cultural exchanges are intertwined, allowing people from different countries to gather together because of their common love, and enhance their understanding and recognition of each other in the process of releasing vitality and pursuing friendship.

Healthy China, sports first. China's practice proves that the foundation of sports development lies in the people, the vitality lies at the grassroots level, and the potential lies in integration. A public service system that allows everyone to participate, is accessible everywhere, and can be practiced at any time allows the concept of health to enter thousands of households and makes striving a social trend. Under the connection of sports, people from different countries and cultures work together to transform their yearning for a better life into running and jumping figures. These valuable experiences not only nourish the development of Chinese society, but also provide useful lessons for countries around the world, including Malaysia.

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When I Sing "I Love You, China" (Foreigners Are Not Outsiders)

By: 卡拉·迪利科夫·卡纳莱斯

Over the past 15 years, I have traveled back and forth across the Pacific, dedicating myself to performing arts. The most unforgettable experience for me is my encounter with the song "I Love You, China (我爱你中国)." As an Arts Envoy of the U.S. Department of State and an opera singer who is active on the Chinese stage year-round, I have witnessed countless cultural resonances that transcend national borders. Only this song is like a warm bond, tightly connecting me with the Chinese people and allowing me to understand the moving power of people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China.

My story with China began in 2013. At that time, I starred in the opera "Carmen" at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (中国国家大剧院) in China. As the only foreign actor in the cast, in addition to working hard on the French lyrics, I also hoped to have more communication and exchanges with my Chinese colleagues. During a lunch break, the melody softly hummed by the costume designer suddenly entered my ears, and that was "I Love You, China (我爱你中国)." Although I couldn't understand the lyrics, I could hear the joy and love from the bottom of her heart in her singing. From then on, I unconsciously hummed along during rehearsals, and the band and choir members would always look at me with knowing smiles. In this way, this tune unexpectedly became a bridge for me and my Chinese friends to enhance mutual understanding.

Years later, I was invited to return to the National Centre for the Performing Arts (中国国家大剧院) to perform with the China National Symphony Orchestra (中国交响乐团) at the opening ceremony of the 2017-2018 music season. At the suggestion of composer Tan Dun (谭盾), I sang "I Love You, China (我爱你中国)" in Chinese for the first time. Learning the pronunciation word by word, I seemed to walk through China's mountains and rivers with the lyrics, feeling her magnificence and tenderness. Last July, while participating in a music performance in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) Province, I once again sang this song as the finale. At the end of the song, Mr. Qu Cong (瞿琮), the 80-year-old lyricist, was invited to the stage. During the conversation, he talked about his love for the motherland's mountains and rivers when he created the song, and I also shared my resonance and emotion as a foreign singer. Melody and heartfelt voices converged at this moment into the most moving echo.

Not long ago, at the 2025 "Kuling Friendship" China-U.S. Youth Choir Week held in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建) Province, I once again felt the immense power behind this song. The event brought together nearly 30 youth choirs from the two countries, with more than a thousand young people singing on the same stage. More than 500 choir members from Texas, California, and other places in the United States had been preparing for the performance for a long time. In order to better communicate and cooperate with their Chinese partners, they also learned simple Chinese. The American choirs sang songs such as "What a Wonderful World," "You Are My Friend," and "Circle of Life" with the theme of "friendship." Nearly 20 choirs from all over China brought works such as "Kangding Love Song (康定情歌)" and "Yi Ethnic Folk Song (彝族民歌)," and the intertwined and echoing unique voices left a deep impression on me. I also sang "I Love You, China (我爱你中国)" again, and the applause from the audience lasted for a long time. Finally, all the singers sang "A World of Great Harmony (天下一家)" in unison, drawing a successful conclusion to this friendship gathering.

Seeing the enthusiastic interaction and mutual appreciation between the singers and audiences of the two countries, I am even more convinced that artistic exchanges can warm emotions and build consensus. Today, cultural and artistic exchanges are constantly injecting warmth and strength into the relations between the two countries. I believe that this melody that transcends mountains and seas will continue to echo in time.

(The author is an American mezzo-soprano and a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.)

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This edition's editors: Bai Yang, Cui Qi

Layout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)

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Conquering the Gorge, Building Dams to Safeguard Tranquility (Economic Observation: Examining Engineering at the Close)

By: 本报记者 王 浩

When the Yellow River surges through the Jin-Shaan Gorges, the majestic mountains intertwine with the vast water势.

The Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Project (hereinafter referred to as the "Guxian Project") is located east of Jixian County (吉县), Shanxi Province, and west of Yichuan County (宜川县), Shaanxi Province. It is one of the 102 major projects in the "14th Five-Year Plan" and a key backbone project on the main stream of the Yellow River. Since officially entering the construction phase in July 2024, the project has fully entered the fast lane.

From the blueprint more than 70 years ago to the actual construction scene, what can the Guxian Project, which carries the dreams of several generations, bring to the Mother River?

From the perspective of the winding Yellow River, the Guxian Project will join hands with the Longyangxia (龙羊峡), Liujiaxia (刘家峡), Xiaolangdi (小浪底) and other key hubs to regulate sediment, protect the river's safety, ensure water supply, and generate green electricity.

From the perspective of the national water network, the Guxian Project controls 73% of the Yellow River's water volume, 60% of its sediment volume, and 80% of its coarse sediment volume. A reservoir of Yellow River water will connect the national water network with provincial, municipal, and county-level water networks, optimize water resource allocation, and provide strong support for promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.

Tunneling in the Mountains

The full line of double diversion tunnels will be completed before the end of this year.

To build a high dam, diversion comes first. On the cliffs of the left bank of the Yellow River, two diversion tunnels are being excavated simultaneously.

In the tunnels, ventilation pipes are installed on both sides, and signals from intelligent equipment flash. The lights illuminate the rock walls at the end, and the positions of more than 120 holes are precisely projected by the intelligent three-boom drilling rig using laser positioning. The seven steps of drilling, loading explosives, and blasting are closely linked, with each advance being 3 meters.

"The Guxian Project adopts a one-time cutoff of the riverbed and year-round diversion through tunnels. Simply put, the diversion tunnels will change the course of the Yellow River, allowing the water to bypass the mountains, leaving a construction site for dam construction," said Zhou Dewen (周德文), head of the Construction Management Section 1 of the Engineering Construction Department of Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Hub Co., Ltd. (黄河古贤水利枢纽有限公司).

What are the difficulties in excavating diversion tunnels?

Digging deep tunnels in a "layer cake" requires first overcoming geological challenges.

Zhou Dewen participated in the construction of the Guangxi Datengxia Water Conservancy Hub (广西大藤峡水利枢纽) and witnessed the steep and rugged karst landforms. After transferring to the Loess Plateau, facing the variable lithology and complex strata, he still felt the challenge was significant: "The strata are horizontally distributed, with alternating sandstone and siltstone, some soft, some hard, some thin, some thick, resulting in poor surrounding rock stability."

Looking at the "size" of the diversion tunnels, both tunnels are over 1 kilometer long, with a top arch span of 18.2 meters, belonging to extra-large sections. "To carve out a 'big guy' in a 'layer cake' places high demands on construction technology and risk prevention and control," Zhou Dewen (周德文) introduced.

First survey, then excavate; "digital eyes" explore the way in advance.

Three-dimensional models realistically simulate the tunnel environment, and geological radar "does CT scans"... "Advanced geological forecasting allows construction personnel to understand the geological conditions 30 meters ahead in advance," said Yang Junfeng (杨俊峰), Minister of the Engineering Technology Department of Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Hub Co., Ltd. (黄河古贤水利枢纽有限公司). At the same time, the drilling rig drills out a 3-meter-long rock core, accurately samples it, measures the lithology, and takes multiple measures to uncover the mysteries deep within the earth.

With narrow working faces, intelligent equipment is agile.

The intelligent drilling rig is equipped with three booms, light and powerful, with the drill bit spinning, breaking rock and cutting mud; the crawler drill is like a "steel pangolin," walking steadily; the arch frame installation trolley grabs, positions, and assembles in one go, making arch frames like "building blocks"... A series of intelligent mechanized equipment greatly improves construction efficiency.

Opening mountains and drilling holes is like threading a needle in the mountains, requiring sufficient embroidery skills. Zhou Dewen (周德文) introduced that the two diversion tunnels are divided into three layers for excavation, gradually breaking through. Each layer is excavated bidirectionally from both ends simultaneously to improve efficiency. The first layer of the diversion tunnel was excavated for 195 days and was fully connected on September 26 this year, with a connection error of only 9 millimeters. The second layer of the diversion tunnel has been excavated by 90%, and the third layer of the diversion tunnel has been excavated by 30%. The double diversion tunnels are expected to be fully connected by the end of the year, taking a key step towards the cutoff target.

"Cloud" Dam Construction

Digital twin Guxian Project advances simultaneously.

On the riverbank, a hammer and chisel are used to dig in. On the "cloud," characters are being built to create the digital twin Guxian Project.

The digital twin water conservancy design factory of Yellow River勘测规划设计研究院有限公司 is a "cloud" construction site. "Based on all-round, all-factor, and all-time periods, we use data, algorithms, and computing power to build a 'digital dam'," said Lin Zhigang (蔺志刚), Deputy General Manager of Henan (Yunhe) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (河南（云河）信息科技有限公司) and Executive Deputy Manager of the Digital Twin Guxian Project.

Simultaneous construction of physical and digital projects is a major feature of the Guxian Project. How do the virtual and real "twins" grow together?

Data is the foundation, and a three-dimensional monitoring and sensing network is deployed as the "nervous system."

Inside the tunnel, laser point cloud scanning transmits the unevenness of the construction section in real time, and the model automatically calculates over-excavation and under-excavation. "With big data as a consultant, the calculation accuracy of over-excavation or under-excavation is controlled within 5 centimeters," said Lin Zhigang (蔺志刚).

Personnel and vehicle information and trajectories, toxic and harmful gas and dust data are transmitted in real time, and three-dimensional technology is used to model the scene, mapping changes in the tunnel construction site to the intelligent construction management platform. "Tunnel construction is changing from a 'black box' to transparency. Once safety hazards, progress delays, and other abnormal situations occur, the platform can dynamically sense and intelligently warn," Lin Zhigang (蔺志刚) introduced. Currently, the intelligent construction management platform provides decision-making services to 42 participating units and more than 900 users.

In the sky, satellite remote sensing provides geographic and meteorological data. In the air, drones automatically patrol every day, keeping a close eye on key parts such as slopes. On the ground, environmental monitoring and video surveillance capture construction dynamics. On the water, water level and rainfall station equipment analyzes water conditions and flood situations. On the construction site, safety monitoring equipment senses in real time. The integrated monitoring and sensing system of "sky, earth, water, and engineering" is constantly improving. Currently, the Guxian Project has deployed more than 1,000 sets of monitoring and sensing terminals.

Algorithms are key, and intelligent models create a "smart brain."

What does the inside of the surrounding rock look like? Take a photo, upload it, and the surrounding rock intelligent recognition model can see clearly and understand. "After a long period of photo 'feeding,' the model can accurately capture small details such as rock color, cracks, and texture direction, accurately judge the type of surrounding rock, and provide construction plans," Yang Junfeng (杨俊峰) introduced.

Algorithm models such as safety helmet and reflective clothing wearing detection and tunnel intelligent construction model have been put into use one after another. Big data "runs" to achieve minute-level response from problem proposal to solution generation.

Computing power is the support, and hardware equipment drives a "strong heart."

In the dam site area of the Guxian Project, more than 20 kilometers of communication optical cables are like blood vessels, and the data generated every day is continuously output from here. "18 high-performance servers have built a self-controllable computing power platform, which can achieve smooth rendering of construction dynamic simulation, efficient calculation, and immediate response to model operation," Yang Junfeng (杨俊峰) said.

As the construction of the Guxian Project advances, the digital twin Guxian Project is accelerating its growth. Yang Junfeng (杨俊峰) said that in the future, they will continue to deepen the integrated application of data, algorithms, and computing power, improve the "four predictions" business system of forecasting, early warning, prediction, and planning, and empower project construction with digitalization and intelligence.

Tackling Key Problems on the River

The highest RCC gravity dam in China will be built.

The Guxian Dam is 219.5 meters high and is the highest RCC gravity dam in China. Standing on the Yellow River as a "tall guy" faces many challenges.

To ensure the dam stands firmly, the "soles" must be firmly planted. "Under the Yellow River is a red bed foundation, which is not only alternating between soft and hard, but also has multiple layers of bedding shear zones and argillaceous interlayers," introduced Liu Qingliang (刘庆亮), Chief Engineer of Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Hub Co., Ltd. (黄河古贤水利枢纽有限公司).

In order to solve the geological problem of the "layer cake," the construction unit drilled nearly 80,000 meters of exploration boreholes and excavated nearly 4,000 meters of exploration tunnels. After selecting the best from multiple schemes, measures such as deep tooth grooves, anti-shear holes, and heavy pressure were taken to increase friction and make the dam anti-sliding and stable.

In addition to standing firm, it must also be "strong." "After the dam stores water, the reservoir capacity is large, forming a water belt more than 200 kilometers long. To 'hold' a reservoir of Yellow River water, the dam must be thick enough," said Liu Qingliang (刘庆亮). The concrete pouring volume of the Guxian Project dam will exceed 18 million cubic meters. At its peak, the monthly pouring volume is expected to remain at around 550,000 cubic meters for 10 consecutive months, making it the water conservancy project with the largest RCC pouring intensity and the longest duration of peak pouring intensity in the world.

Problems followed one after another. Where does the huge amount of aggregate come from? The stone reserves near the dam area are limited. After multi-party exploration, the aggregate field was selected in Hejin City (河津市), Shanxi Province, 65 kilometers away.

How to transport it? Liu Qingliang (刘庆亮) calculated carefully: "More than 18 million cubic meters of concrete requires about 50 million tons of stone. To meet the construction period requirements, about 400 heavy trucks must transport continuously every day, which is difficult to meet with the existing traffic conditions."

Exploration, design, manufacturing and other teams tackled key problems and proposed a solution - to build the largest belt conveyor system in China. "The belt conveyor will pass through coal mine goaf areas and coalbed methane areas, which is extremely difficult to construct," said Zhou Dewen (周德文). Multiple teams jointly developed a series of new equipment and new processes, set up robot inspections along the line, and various sensors monitor in real time to ensure reliable and efficient material transportation.

The dam is not only "strong," but also cleverly designed - sand discharge bottom holes, flood discharge middle holes, and overflow surface holes are set from low to high. The "upper, middle, and lower" coordination and "left, middle, and right" mutual assistance of the holes can exert multiple functions such as flood control and silt reduction, water resource regulation and storage, water supply, irrigation, and power generation between the storage and discharge of Yellow River water.

Regulating water and sediment to "relax the muscles and bones" of the Yellow River. Liu Qingliang (刘庆亮) introduced that the Guxian Project, by discharging large-flow water, forms a joint force with the Xiaolangdi Reservoir (小浪底水库), which can discharge more sediment into the sea, effectively alleviate the situation of the elevated riverbed, and reduce the siltation burden on the Weihe River (渭河) entering the Yellow River.

Connecting the water network to send "development water" to both sides of the river. On both sides of the Jin-Shaan Gorge, "the river flows under the feet, but there is still worry about using water while guarding the Yellow River." After the reservoir stores water, the reservoir water level will rise, and many places in Shaanxi and Shanxi will change from drawing water from the Yellow River to gravity flow, greatly reducing water supply costs. The Guxian Project can also be interconnected with irrigation areas and water plants, greatly improving the water source conditions for 23 counties (cities and districts) and 27 industrial parks in Jin and Shaanxi, and about 6.85 million mu of irrigation areas.

"Green is the background color of the Guxian Project. The reservoir forms a water belt more than 200 kilometers long, which will improve the regional ecological environment. The installed capacity of the hydropower station has an average annual power generation of about 6.348 billion kilowatt-hours," said Liu Qingliang (刘庆亮).

Strict operation scheduling, ultra-large-scale dam foundation treatment, ultra-high-strength concrete pouring volume, ultra-long-distance concrete aggregate belt conveyor transportation system, and ultra-high sediment content high-speed water flow, the Guxian Project has the construction characteristics of "one strict and four ultra." "The construction site is an innovation site. We will strengthen close cooperation with scientific research institutes and participating units to build the Guxian Project into a high-standard people's livelihood project, a high-quality project, and a clean project," said the relevant person in charge of Yellow River Guxian Water Conservancy Hub Co., Ltd. (黄河古贤水利枢纽有限公司).

Tackling key problems in the canyon and building dams on the great river. Sticking to the nodes and fighting with all our strength, the Yellow River will surely become a happy river that benefits the people.

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From "Digitalization" to "Digital Intelligence" (Observatory)

By: 刘温馨

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence," a one-character change reflects China's firm grasp of artificial intelligence opportunities and its determination to systematically promote artificial intelligence industrial innovation and empowerment applications.

"Promote the digital intelligence transformation of manufacturing," "Promote the digital intelligence of the service industry," "Promote the upgrading and digital intelligence transformation of traditional infrastructure"... A close reading of the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposals mentions "digital intelligence" multiple times.

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence," what is the deep meaning behind this one-character change?

Digital transformation refers to the use of digital technology to transform and upgrade various links in the industrial chain and supply chain of the real economy and reshape value.

Digital intelligence is the integration of digitalization and intelligence. Digital intelligence transformation emphasizes the introduction of intelligent technologies on the basis of digitalization, such as autonomous learning, decision optimization, and predictive analysis, to improve production efficiency, optimize resource allocation, improve management level, and strengthen innovation capabilities.

Take a large chain supermarket as an example. "Digitalization" requires real-time collection of data such as procurement, warehousing, and sales, which can be checked at any time, and data analysis can be carried out afterward. "Digital intelligence" requires the development of an intelligent system that can automatically adjust prices and formulate sales strategies based on factors such as inventory levels and product shelf life.

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence" is a strategic move to adapt to technological progress.

Artificial intelligence, as another epoch-making revolutionary technology after the steam engine, electricity, and the Internet, is driving economic and social development to accelerate towards a new stage of intelligence with unprecedented speed, breadth, and depth.

For example, in synthetic biology factories, using artificial intelligence algorithms to drive production can enable hundreds of millions of microbial communities to optimize fermentation processes 24 hours a day, improving efficiency by 10 times; in high-speed train R&D workshops, simulation large models can shorten aerodynamic calculation efficiency from one day to 10 seconds.

The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal emphasizes "digital intelligence" transformation, reflecting China's firm grasp of artificial intelligence opportunities and its determination to systematically promote artificial intelligence industrial innovation and empowerment applications.

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence," China already has a solid foundation.

In recent years, China's artificial intelligence industry has flourished, and its overall strength ranks among the top in the world. In 2024, the scale of China's core artificial intelligence industry exceeded 900 billion yuan, and the number of artificial intelligence companies exceeded 5,000.

The computing power base is increasingly solid. As of the end of June this year, the total scale of computing power center racks in use in China reached 10.85 million standard racks, and the scale of intelligent computing power reached 788 billion billion times/second.

Algorithm models are blooming. As of the end of June this year, 1,509 large models have been released, and a number of competitive general-purpose large models continue to emerge. Deep Exploration (深度求索), Tongyi Qianwen (通义千问) and other domestic large models are leading the global open source innovation ecosystem.

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence," the key is to promote the integration of artificial intelligence into thousands of industries and provide strong impetus for high-quality development.

The development of artificial intelligence depends on application. It is necessary to deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, grasping technology supply at one end to promote "intelligent industrialization"; and grasping empowerment application at the other end to accelerate "industrial intelligence," promote the high-quality development of the artificial intelligence industry, and comprehensively, deeply, and at a high level empower economic and social development.

From "digitalization" to "digital intelligence," a one-character change has drawn a new blueprint for development. Facing the future and anchoring the goal, giving full play to the "multiplier" effect of artificial intelligence technology will build a strong material and technical foundation for Chinese-style modernization.

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Information Express

State-Owned Enterprises Open 134 Pilot Test Platforms

According to a report in this newspaper, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委) recently officially released the "Service Manual for the Opening of Pilot Test Platforms of Central Enterprises (2025 Edition)," announcing the opening of 134 pilot test platforms, providing 291 service projects, covering manufacturing engineering, information networks, advanced materials and other fields. These pilot test platforms will provide technical familiarization, engineering amplification, reliability verification, small-batch trial production, and performance evaluation capabilities for innovation entities throughout society. Central enterprises will better connect with the pilot test needs of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, as well as large, medium and small enterprises, by releasing information such as industry qualifications, capability parameters, and contact information, driving the whole society to jointly improve the efficiency of scientific and technological achievements transformation and accelerate the cultivation of new quality productive forces.
(Li Xinping (李心萍))

AG600 Aircraft Completes First Field Environment Water Collection and Drop Drill

According to a report in this newspaper, the large amphibious firefighting/water rescue aircraft AG600 "Kunlong" (鲲龙) recently completed its first field environment water collection and drop drill in the Songhua Lake (松花湖) waters of Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省). Collecting and dropping water in a field environment is a comprehensive test of the entire AG600 aircraft system. In this drill, the AG600 aircraft took off from Changbaishan Airport (长白山机场) in Baishan City (白山市), flew approximately 190 kilometers to the Songhua Lake (松花湖) waters, and quickly entered the working state to complete the water collection and drop drill. As of now, three AG600 model batch production aircraft have completed production test flights and will be delivered to users within the year. In the future, the AG600 "Kunlong" (鲲龙) will open up more garrison territories and work with ground fire forces to weave a three-dimensional forest safety protection network.
(Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕))

China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) Exceeds 5,000 Trains This Year

According to data from the China State Railway Group (国铁集团), in the first 10 months of this year, the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）) operated a total of 5,063 trains, an increase of 16.3% year-on-year, achieving a breakthrough of over 5,000 trains in the first 10 months of the year for the first time, setting a record high for the same period in previous years. In the first 10 months, the China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) (中欧班列（西安）) transported a total of 5.564 million tons of goods, an increase of 12.9% year-on-year; sent 505,000 TEUs, an increase of 10.5% year-on-year; and the transported goods covered high-end manufacturing products such as electronic components, auto parts, and mechanical equipment, as well as bulk commodities such as grain, timber, and minerals. Among them, the proportion of high value-added products continued to rise, becoming an important channel for connecting Asia-Europe trade and ensuring the stability of the international supply chain.
(Li Tao (李弢))

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"Live-Line Working" Women (New Perspective)

By: 张 玲

In the early morning, with the first light of dawn, Li Jianglei (黎江蕾), a post-95s drone operator from the Shanwei Power Supply Bureau (汕尾供电局) of the Guangdong Power Grid (广东电网) of the China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), is ready to start her day's work.

As the captain of the country's first joint transmission, transformation, and distribution inspection women's flight team, her daily work is full of technology: flicking the joystick, commanding the drone to take off, hovering over high-voltage lines, remotely controlling the drone's high-definition camera to precisely focus, "pulling" the conductors and insulators of the lines below closer one by one, and taking photos. On the screen, fault defects are marked in real time, and after being reviewed by artificial intelligence, they can be pushed to the maintenance platform within 2 minutes to complete line inspection.

55 years ago, in the land of Southern Guangdong, line inspections still required live-line work.

In 1970, the country's first "March 8th" Live-Line Work Team was established in the Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau (广州供电局). 28 young women with an average age of less than 25 cut off their long braids and put on work clothes. In order to ensure that daily power supply was not interrupted when faults occurred, they needed to carry out maintenance and testing operations on high-voltage electrical equipment without power outages. Even wearing full shielding suits, they still had to adapt to the strong discomfort caused by the accumulation of static electricity in the human body when hundreds of kilovolts of current flowed through the insulator, and endure the vibration of the eardrums caused by excessive current intensity. They were also affectionately called "aerial female flyers" by everyone.

In 1972, the documentary "March 8th" Live-Line Work Team was released; in 1974, the film was broadcast at the Sixth Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly, showing the strength of women in the new China to the world.

55 years have passed, technology is changing, and the way to protect the light is changing, but this love and dedication to the power industry has become more and more firm over the years. The perseverance of the "March 8th" Live-Line Work Team girls who trekked through mountains and rivers has been transformed into the dedication of the current women's flight team.

"In the past, line maintenance required traversing mountains and ridges, wading through streams and climbing slopes, walking high-altitude lines, and live-line work. Now, drones can complete a 5-kilometer line inspection in 10 minutes, and our work has become much easier," said Li Jianglei (黎江蕾).

Since 2021, Li Jianglei (黎江蕾) and her team have completed 1,522 kilometers of flight mileage and processed more than one million pictures through artificial intelligence systems. She participated in the compilation of the country's first typical defect atlas for distribution network drone inspections, providing a unified and standardized judgment standard for the industry.

"The current power industry is a smart, technical, and innovative industry," said Xue Jing (薛静), deputy director of the Comprehensive Energy Expert Committee of the China Electricity Technology Market Association (中国电力技术市场协会). She said that improving the quality and efficiency of the power industry requires innovation and meticulous planning, and these areas are where women are relatively good at.

Recently, Li Jianglei (黎江蕾) has been busy training new employees, "I want to let drones fly to more places that people can't reach."

From climbing iron towers among the clouds and waters to drone inspections in the smart era, power women still "fly" in the sky in different ways.

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Editor in Charge for This Section: Wang Yunshan

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Homestays Rooted in the Fabric of Rural Life (New Perspective: Cultivating New Growth Areas in Service Consumption)

By: 本报记者 罗珊珊 徐 靖

The "15th Five-Year Plan" (第十五个五年规划) proposal suggests: "Adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic focus, adhere to combining benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, and investing in both physical objects and human capital." As an industry that benefits people's livelihoods and promotes consumption, homestays possess both economic driving force and a human touch.

In recent years, some regions have promoted the deep integration of homestays with rural tourism and cultural industries, allowing homestays to take root in the fabric of the countryside and integrate into local life, becoming a new driving force for revitalizing rural areas. What are some good experiences for the sustainable development of the homestay industry? What issues need attention? Recently, reporters went to Huangshan (黄山), Anhui (安徽) for interviews.

Deeply Cultivating the Countryside—

Drawing on Local Cultural Nourishment

At 7:30 p.m., accompanied by a burst of drumbeats, a special cultural performance event kicked off at the activity center of Shiting Village (石亭村), Yixian County (黟县).

What's so special about it? Let's look at the program: there's a duet of Huangmei Opera (黄梅戏) tunes performed by villagers and homestay managers, a group dance by villagers called "Wan Quan River Water is Clear and Clean" (万泉河水清又清), and a chorus of "Shanghai Ballad" (上海谣) and a poetry recitation of "I Love This Land" (我爱这片土地) by tourists from Shanghai (上海)... In the activity center, warmth and joy quietly flowed.

Why is there this event? "This time, it's a group of Shanghai tourists who gathered because of their love for singing, and the villagers also have various performances on a daily basis, so the two sides hit it off," said Huang Zhiyong (黄智勇), the person in charge of Shiting Huayi Homestay (拾庭画驿民宿) and the initiator of the event.

Ling Ling (凌凌), a tourist from Shanghai, has already come to Shiting Huayi Homestay for the third time in three months, "I just think it's good, I haven't had enough fun, and I want to come again."

What is the charm of a homestay that makes people who travel all over the world stop and come back again and again?

Doing well stems from accurate positioning, which must first start from the demand side.

In recent years, people's consumption demand for spiritual culture has been rising, promoting the transformation of homestay functions. The homestay industry is evolving from meeting basic "housing needs" to meeting higher-level "spiritual and aesthetic needs." Homestays are no longer just "a place to sleep," but a composite space integrating accommodation, aesthetic experience, social interaction, and cultural research.

Having accurately identified consumer psychology, how to provide appropriate homestay products?

"Let the homestay grow into the village." Huang Zhiyong found a path that suits him in practice.

Yixian County has 46 Chinese traditional villages, including Xidi Village (西递村) and Hongcun Village (宏村), and is known as "Shangri-La, a picturesque countryside," and is one of the birthplaces of Huizhou culture (徽文化), famous for its well-preserved ancient Ming and Qing architectural complexes and unique natural and cultural landscapes.

In 2012, Huang Zhiyong, who returned to his hometown from starting a business elsewhere, prepared to open a homestay in Yixian County, but did not choose to locate in the more famous Xidi Village or Hongcun Village. "I ran to some places and was immediately attracted by this Huizhou-style courtyard in Shiting Village." In Huang Zhiyong's mind, every Huizhou-style ancient house is unique and irreplaceable.

"Huizhou culture has a profound heritage, not only the beauty of architecture, but also the beauty of opera and craftsmanship. I hope that through the carrier of homestays, more tourists can appreciate the beauty of Huizhou culture." Huang Zhiyong believes that only by deeply rooting the homestay in the village and drawing on local cultural nourishment can it go far.

The direction is clear, but this road is not easy to walk. From 2012 to 2018, Huang Zhiyong spent 6 years clarifying the property rights of the ancient houses and carrying out renovation and upgrading.

How to balance the beauty of Huizhou architecture with modern living habits? Traditional Huizhou-style ancient houses have high walls and deep courtyards, and there are problems such as poor lighting and poor ventilation. "We retained the blue brick and black tile, horse head wall and other facades, and retained the patio 'four waters return to the hall' (四水归堂), carved beams and painted rafters and other designs without affecting the living experience. At the same time, we borrowed from the ingenious layout of Jiangnan gardens to create a bright and elegant atmosphere through architecture and plants, so that the public space is both interesting and suitable for leisure and entertainment," Huang Zhiyong introduced.

Efforts have been made in space transformation, and cultural and entertainment experiences must not be sloppy. In addition to equipping tea rooms, karaoke rooms, and ancient-style dressing rooms in terms of hardware, Huang Zhiyong also regularly invites the Huangshan Huiju Opera Troupe (黄山徽剧院) to perform at the homestay.

Recently, Huizhou fish lanterns (徽州鱼灯) have become popular. Shiting Huayi did not rush to catch up with the trend, but instead calmed down to study wood carvings and murals, and discovered the rich forms of expression of Huizhou colored lanterns from them. "You see, there are not only fish lanterns, but also dragon lanterns, phoenix lanterns, unicorn lanterns, etc. This is the way people lived in ancient times," Huang Zhiyong said, pointing to a picture he had taken from ancient wood carvings on his mobile phone. He plans to set up a colored lantern studio next, which will not only drive the villagers with skills to participate, but also allow tourists to experience the beauty of Huizhou craftsmanship up close.

Differentiated Exploration—

Accurately Positioning Segmented Customer Groups

Today, Huangshan has more than 3,200 homestays of various types, and more than 10 homestay clusters have emerged.

What did Huangshan do right? "Don't engage in homogeneous competition, provide differentiated products and services," is the consensus of many Huangshan homestay managers.

Easier said than done. Where does differentiation come from?

"Sober." This sobriety includes both a deep understanding of Huangshan's natural and cultural resource endowments, and an in-depth insight into "people."

In today's era of surging spiritual and cultural needs, operating a homestay requires a perspective of humanistic economics. A homestay is a condensation and reflection of the aesthetic taste of the homestay manager, and it is easier to attract tourists with similar characteristics and hobbies. The key is to leverage unique supply advantages and accurately position segmented customer groups.

Cheng Xinfeng (程新凤), the person in charge of Huangshan Yunshang Homestay (黄山云上民宿), is a tourism and food enthusiast who values product details and service quality. "Our positioning is a boutique resort homestay, dedicated to providing customers with a comfortable space and healthy diet," Cheng Xinfeng said.

Huangshan Yunshang Homestay is located in Tangkou Town (汤口镇), Huangshan District (黄山区), creating a space in the valley surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of bamboo forests where you can "lie in bed and see the beautiful scenery." Each room is equipped with a private balcony, and the staggered layout is like the black keys of a piano, providing high-quality bedding and toiletries.

In addition to comfortable accommodation, it is also important to eat healthily. Cheng Xinfeng has opened up vegetable gardens around the homestay to grow vegetables, raise chickens and raise fish, and also purchases tea, honey, and dried bamboo shoots from nearby villagers according to the season. "These are all products that I think are good, and I share them with customers. I didn't expect everyone to like them very much. After leaving the homestay, they will also order agricultural products from me here via WeChat," Cheng Xinfeng said.

Sun Min (孙敏), a post-85s youth who returned to his hometown to start a business, has locked his customer base in tourists aged 18-40. Hitting the needs of contemporary young people for "Instagrammable" photos, Sun Min chose to locate the homestay in the Tachuan National Forest Park (塔川国家森林公园) in Yixian County, naming it "Wujiu Jiu Cultural and Creative Aesthetic Space" (乌桕桕文创美学空间), allowing tourists to see the distant rice fields and Chinese tallow trees from the windows of the guest rooms.

It is not enough to just choose a good location. Tachuan's autumn colors are excellent, but what about the other three seasons? Think of ways in the architectural space. Whether it is a high-rise design, a cloister structure, large floor-to-ceiling windows, or a table and a chair, an outdoor swing, or bamboo rafts, Sun Min pondered it bit by bit to make every corner of the homestay meet the aesthetics of young people. He has a goal, "to allow every customer who comes to stay to take 9 satisfactory photos, which happens to be a nine-square grid in a WeChat Moments."

"Operate in advance and reverse the product supply based on market demand." Sun Min has opened up functional spaces such as coffee, catering, and reading on the first floor of the homestay, distributes various cultural and creative products from Huangshan, and also launches activities such as stove-side tea brewing and parent-child research according to the season. Sun Min hopes that in the future, guest room income will only account for 1/3, and other secondary consumption will account for 2/3.

Among the homestays in Huangshan, Alina Garden (阿琳娜花园) is slightly different. The homestay manager is a multinational couple from other places. The male manager, Armin (阿明), is from Austria (奥地利), and the female manager, Huang Qiong (黄琼), is from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东). Their daughter, Alina (阿琳娜), is 7 years old this year. On social platforms such as Xiaohongshu (小红书), Alina often appears to share her daily life in Huangshan.

"In the past two years, with the opening up of the visa-free policy for entry, the number of foreign tourists has increased, which is precisely our opportunity. We feel that we have a responsibility and a need to promote cross-cultural exchanges and build a bridge for foreign tourists to understand Huangshan." Huang Qiong said that foreign tourists are very interested in Chinese culture and are more willing to participate in it, rather than just admiring the scenery. At present, Alina Garden takes Huangshan hiking and Tai Chi (太极) as its entry points. Every morning, Huang Qiong invites the tourists staying at the hotel to practice Tai Chi with Alina.

Group Development—

Resource Sharing to Enhance Capacity

From the early planning to the opening and operation of a homestay, many practical problems will be encountered.

How to use idle farmhouses? How to sign contracts? Difficulties are in front of us.

"Encourage rural collective economic organizations to develop homestays in whole villages and contiguous areas by registering companies, forming cooperatives, villagers investing shares, and legally recovering idle homestead houses" "Encourage urban residents to carry out homestay operations by leasing idle homestead houses with clear property rights and cooperative operations" "Support farmers and returning personnel to develop and utilize their own houses to operate homestays"... On May 1, 2024, the "Huangshan Municipal Regulations on Promoting and Managing Homestays" (黄山市民宿促进和管理条例) officially came into effect, clearly proposing to support the revitalization of idle rural construction land through various models in accordance with the law.

"Many of Huangshan's homestays are distributed in rural areas, becoming a key to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. Among the people who operate homestays, there are not only locals, but also many outsiders. They stir up a pool of spring water with their respective resources, vision, and aesthetics, and promote the development of Huangshan's homestay industry." Wang Weizhi (汪为之), the head of the Rural Tourism Section of the Huangshan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (黄山市文化和旅游局乡村旅游科), said that in order to let outsiders have no worries and settle down to do business, Huangshan has made many beneficial explorations in various places. Last year, the city issued regulations on promoting and managing homestays in the form of legislation, which made clear provisions on land policies, financial support, and certificate processing, truly reassuring everyone.

Homestays are open, where do professional service talents come from?

Don't underestimate homestays, "small as a sparrow, it has all the vital organs."

Compared with hotels, the scale of a single homestay is not large, but the services provided are many, including front desk reception, room cleaning, catering services, and various cultural and entertainment activities that each homestay is individually equipped with. All of this is inseparable from the key element of "people."

As early as 2022, homestay managers had become a new occupation announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部). Wang Weizhi introduced that Huangshan supports Huangshan University (黄山学院) and Huangshan Vocational and Technical College (黄山职业技术学院) to establish homestay-related colleges to specifically cultivate management and operation talents. At the same time, it continues to hold municipal and county-level homestay manager training courses, and a total of 335 people have obtained vocational skill level certificates certified by the human resources and social security departments.

Looking to the future, Xiao Hongxia (肖红霞), Secretary-General of the Huizhou Homestay Association of Huangshan City (黄山市徽州民宿协会秘书长), believes that "we still need to develop as a group." Xiao Hongxia has been rooted in the cultural tourism industry for more than 30 years and also operates a city homestay, "Liyang Guanting" (黎阳观厅). She believes that the development of Huangshan homestays is inseparable from the efforts of many homestay managers. They have made diversified and differentiated explorations as much as possible within their capabilities, driving various places to form a "homestay +" composite industrial cluster.

"This is not enough." Xiao Hongxia analyzed that homestays have limited capacity to carry tourists, but the investment in a single unit is not small, especially the renovation of ancient Huizhou houses is itself a huge expense, and the later operation and maintenance require continuous investment, which is a hurdle for homestay practitioners. For example, the Huiju Opera and colored lantern projects that Shiting Huayi is exploring are still very stressful for a single homestay.

"If we can develop as a group, share resources, and form an ecosystem, the entire industry will be healthier." Xiao Hongxia suggested that we can increase the co-creation with external resources in the form of homestay clusters, such as cooperating with national travel agencies, health care institutions, and parent-child platforms to form multiple homestays into product packages and jointly develop tourism products and routes, the service capacity of Huangshan homestays will be upgraded again.

In December last year, the "Several Measures of Huangshan City to Promote the High-Quality Development of the Service Industry" (黄山市促进服务业高质量发展若干措施) was released, incorporating the construction of a homestay agglomeration development platform into the scope of rewards and subsidies. "Starting from practice, carrying out market verification, product co-creation, business format combination, and operation iteration systematically throughout the entire process, we are always on the road," Wang Weizhi said.

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Unlocking Consumption Potential Through Supply-Demand Matching (Market Walk)

By: 王 珂

Grasping new changes in supply and demand and enhancing the adaptation of consumption supply and demand is not only a realistic choice to address periodic characteristics but also a strategic measure to activate the potential of a super-large market.

Fall detection ceiling lights and heart rate monitoring lights, these multi-functional lamps can monitor in real-time in places where elderly people are prone to accidents, such as bathrooms, stairwells, and bedrooms, so that the protection needs of the elderly can be effectively met; "single-person" self-heating hot pot, with small portions and multiple flavor options, meets the needs of those living alone or working overtime for simple meals, which is convenient and satisfying... Recently, some innovative products on the market have been welcomed by consumers.

The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) proposal suggests that new demand should lead to new supply, and new supply should create new demand, promoting a virtuous interaction between consumption and investment, supply and demand, and enhancing the endogenous动力 (dònglì - "driving force," internal power) and reliability of the domestic great cycle. The State Council (国务院) executive meeting held on November 14th, deployed policy measures to enhance the adaptation of consumer goods supply and demand and further promote consumption.

The dynamic balance of total supply and total demand is a prerequisite for the healthy operation of a socialist market economy. Grasping new changes in supply and demand and enhancing the adaptation of consumption supply and demand is not only a realistic choice to address periodic characteristics but also a strategic measure to activate the potential of a super-large market.

Currently, the consumer market presents many new characteristics. New technologies are deeply applied, online and offline are linked, and multi-channel integration and interaction are developing. The needs of different groups are more personalized, diversified, and refined. Generation Z and other young consumers prefer "interest consumption," pursuing trends, social attributes, and a sense of experience, while rational quality consumption has become the mainstream.

Facing the changes in demand directly, the structural contradiction of insufficient high-quality supply still exists, and personalized, diversified, and quality consumption demands cannot be effectively met. This mismatch restricts the release of consumption potential and affects the efficiency of the economic cycle. Enhancing the adaptation of supply and demand has become a key move to activate consumption potential.

It is necessary to accurately understand demand and anchor consumption orientation with data. Grasping new consumption trends is a prerequisite for adaptation. This year's "Double 11" (双11), Fuguang (富光) and JD.com (京东) jointly reverse-customized thermos cups to refresh sales, and Lenovo (联想) and JD.com (京东) cooperated on gaming laptops that became best-selling products, confirming the effectiveness of "determining production by sales." This requires companies to establish a normalized research mechanism, make good use of big data and artificial intelligence to analyze consumption trends, so that supply can accurately connect with the "people's menu" and meet market demand.

It is necessary to upgrade supply capabilities and solve adaptation problems with innovation. Supply-side innovation is the key to adaptation. Museums and aquariums "entering shopping malls" enrich consumption scenarios, time-honored brands launch Hanfu (汉服) to lead the trend, and domestic "trendy products" and new business formats such as trendy toys and "Gu Zi Economy" (谷子经济) are booming, all stemming from supply innovation. In the future, it is necessary to accelerate the application of new technologies, strengthen the empowerment of artificial intelligence, and develop new products; support enterprises to expand high-quality supply and upgrade safety and green standards; develop flexible manufacturing to respond to personalized needs, cultivate new scenarios, improve consumer finance, and optimize the consumption environment.

It is necessary to smooth connection channels and build a collaborative bridge with mechanisms. Efficient circulation is an important guarantee for adaptation. Only when every link from "production" to "sales" is smoothly connected can high-quality supply accurately reach demand. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan" (十四五), China's modern business and circulation system construction has achieved positive results. In 2024, China's wholesale and retail industry added value of 13.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 40% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" (十三五); the proportion of total social logistics costs to GDP fell to 14.1%. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) period, it is necessary to continue to build a modern circulation system, improve facility convenience, improve networks, strengthen the main body, promote intelligent operation, and reduce logistics costs, to provide support for supply and demand matching.

New trends contain new opportunities. China's super-large market has huge potential. By accurately understanding demand, upgrading supply capabilities, and smoothing connection channels, and building a virtuous cycle of "consumption upgrading - industrial upgrading - supply and demand balance," we can better release consumption potential, make domestic demand, the main engine driving economic growth, stronger, and use the "smoothness" of the national economic cycle to help the "stability" of the overall development situation.

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Ningbo Customs Promotes China-Central and Eastern European Countries Economic and Trade Cooperation

Ningbo Customs (宁波海关) actively serves the high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries. The customs authority leverages the roles of three platforms: communication and exchange, consulting services, and monitoring and early warning. It has developed two online service scenarios: "One-stop Customs Clearance for Imports of Central and Eastern European Goods" (中东欧商品进口通关一件事) and "Inquiry of Access Information for Agricultural and Food Products Exported from Central and Eastern European Countries to China" (中东欧国家输华农食产品准入信息查询), forming a mature one-stop customs regional cooperation platform. This year, Ningbo Customs (宁波海关) established a China-Central and Eastern European Countries Customs Inspection and Quarantine Information Sharing and Liaison Mechanism, realizing regular daily business exchanges with relevant institutions in Central and Eastern European countries. Currently, the annual container throughput between Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) and Central and Eastern European countries exceeds 1 million TEUs. There are already 12 sea routes and 3 passenger and cargo routes between Ningbo Port (宁波口岸) and Central and Eastern European countries.

(Yuan Bing (袁冰) and Li Sibing (李斯冰))

Joint Action Initiative for Strengthening Quality, Strengthening Chains, and Strengthening Enterprises Released

The China Association for Quality Promotion (中国质量万里行促进会) recently launched the "‘Chain’ on Tackling Key Problems, ‘Quality’ is Essential - Joint Action Initiative for Strengthening Quality, Strengthening Chains, and Strengthening Enterprises" («“链”上攻坚，“质”在必行——质量强链强企联合行动倡议») at the Quality Strengthening Chain and Strengthening Enterprise Exchange Conference, calling for a comprehensive improvement in the resilience, security, and modernization level of the industrial and supply chains. This action initiative proposes five aspects: strengthening the quality support system, stimulating digital intelligence momentum, building a collaborative development ecosystem, practicing the concept of high-quality and good prices, and unblocking the channel for industry-academia-research application. Participating units jointly called for gathering quality consensus and deepening chain-based collaboration, with the responsibility of "chain"-connecting wisdom and "quality" being essential, to jointly embark on a new journey of high-quality development.

(Lin Lili (林丽鹂))

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ASEAN Cuisine Enters, "Chinese Flavor" Goes Out (Market Kaleidoscope)

By: 本报记者 王东辉

At 3 a.m., a batch of pomelos imported from Thailand arrived at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (重庆江北国际机场). Relying on the dedicated "green channel" for fresh goods, Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Customs (重庆江北机场海关) implemented 7×24-hour customs clearance to ensure efficient inspection and release of goods. On the same day, this batch of fruits was transported to Chongqing Shuangfu International Agricultural Trade City (重庆双福国际农贸城) for distribution.

As a key "vegetable basket project" and "people's livelihood project" vigorously promoted by Chongqing (重庆), Shuangfu International Agricultural Trade City (双福国际农贸城) has become an important hub for regional agricultural product circulation. Data shows that in the first 10 months of this year, fruits from ASEAN countries accounted for approximately 80% of the total imported fruits in Shuangfu International Agricultural Trade City (双福国际农贸城), with a transaction value of 2.5 billion yuan, an increase of over 25% year-on-year.

Chongqing Shanghao Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. (重庆尚昊农产品有限公司) is one of the main merchants in Shuangfu International Agricultural Trade City (双福国际农贸城) engaged in the wholesale of imported fruits. Currently, the company has built its own processing plant and supporting logistics company in Thailand to achieve direct sourcing and standardized processing. Zou Teng (邹腾), General Manager of the company, introduced: "Our durians, mangosteens, and young coconuts imported from ASEAN are very popular in the domestic market. Taking Thai durian as an example, in the first 10 months of this year, the company's processing volume has reached 2,000 containers, an increase of 20% year-on-year, which can fully meet domestic consumption demand."

The faster and better availability of high-quality ASEAN agricultural and food products on the tables of Chinese people is inseparable from the important institutional guarantee provided by the China-ASEAN Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) cooperation mechanism. This mechanism creates a convenient and safe trade environment for expanding the import of ASEAN agricultural and food products by carrying out a number of actions in the fields of food safety, animal and plant quarantine, and capacity building.

As ASEAN delicacies come in, "Chinese flavors" go out. In the production workshop of Chongqing Dejia Meat Technology Development Co., Ltd. (重庆德佳肉类科技发展有限公司), boxes of canned pork are transported on conveyor belts. After being inspected by X-ray machines and found to be normal, they are automatically packaged and put into storage for sale to Singapore.

To help enterprises successfully explore new markets, Chongqing Customs (重庆海关) and the Singapore Customs Department have conducted multiple rounds of consultations. In March of this year, Chongqing's (重庆) animal-derived product supervision system passed Singapore's regional access certification for the first time, and Dejia (德佳) was officially approved to export five types of animal-derived canned products, including pork, poultry, beef, lamb, and eggs, to Singapore.

"ASEAN has always been a key target market for us to cultivate deeply," said Wang Danyu (王丹宇), General Manager of Dejia (德佳). "Next, we plan to strive for more international orders by participating in food exhibitions in ASEAN countries."

"China-ASEAN SPS cooperation, as an important platform for both sides to promote agricultural and food product trade, is not only a link connecting markets, but also a bridge to enhance people's well-being." At the recently held 9th China-ASEAN SPS Cooperation Ministerial Meeting, the person in charge of the General Administration of Customs (海关总署) introduced that ASEAN has maintained its position as China's largest trading partner for agricultural and food products for eight consecutive years. In the first 10 months of this year, the trade volume of agricultural and food products between China and ASEAN reached 51.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year.

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Designing Your Own Aircraft to Defend the Motherland's Airspace (Talking About Life)

By: 顾诵芬

I have dedicated 75 years to the aviation industry, successively organizing, leading, and participating in the design of various aircraft. I have contributed to the development of aircraft aerodynamics, aircraft design, and the aviation industry in our country, achieving some results. The Party and the people have given me many high honors. These honors should be attributed to those who have silently dedicated themselves and worked tirelessly to revitalize China's aviation industry.

In 1935, I moved from Suzhou with my mother and brother to Beiping (北平) to live in the residence of my cousin Gu Jiegang (顾颉刚) at No. 3 Jiangjia Hutong. Gu Jiegang (顾颉刚) was a famous historian and taught at Yenching University (燕京大学) at the time. My father assisted him in some work, including the preparation of the Yu Gong Society and the "Yu Gong" publication, as well as the compilation of "Shangshu Text Compilation." At that time, I was studying at the Affiliated Elementary School of Yenching University (燕京大学).

In 1937, the July 7th Incident broke out. On July 28th, Japanese troops bombed the Chinese army camp, and bombers flew over my house. The camp was not far from my home, and the fire and smoke from the explosion seemed close at hand. The glass windows at home were shattered by the shock wave. Witnessing all this, I, at the age of 7, had a volunteer: In the future, I will design airplanes to defend the airspace of the motherland.

Two years later, my father was invited to participate in the founding of the Shanghai Private Hezong Library (上海市私立合众图书馆), and our family came to Shanghai (上海), moved into the preparatory office of the library, and then moved to the newly built Hezong Library (合众图书馆) on Changle Road (长乐路). I lived there until I graduated from university. Among the books and periodicals in the collection of the Hezong Library (合众图书馆), I was most interested in the books on trigonometry and geometry, as well as science pictorials, translated and published in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. My experience in the library cultivated my habit of loving reading and making good use of information, which benefited me for life.

My father originally hoped that I would inherit his career and tried to get me to work hard on traditional culture. He took historical books such as "Outline and Mirror Easy to Know" and asked me to read them. He also borrowed poems copied in meticulous small regular script by Hanlin scholars of the Qing Dynasty for me to copy. However, I could never write well, and I couldn't read those historical books either. Instead, I preferred science and engineering, so my father later let me do what I wanted. However, my father limited me to writing a large regular script and a small regular script every morning during the winter and summer vacations, so that I would not be too far away from Chinese culture.

My growth in Shanghai (上海) relied on three things: First, books, reading broadened my horizons. Second, the encouragement of classmates, learning from them, which gave me more room for activities. Third, the ability to do things, to use some tools, and to know how to make model airplanes.

When I was still in elementary school, my brother, who was in middle school, brought home the glider model he made at school. The model airplane soaring in the sky deeply attracted me, and later I made it with my brother. When I was 10 years old, my uncle gave me a rod-body model airplane as a birthday gift. Seeing that I liked it very much, my father soon bought me a cabin-body model airplane with the money that could almost buy a bag of rice at that time. Since then, I have embarked on the path of growing from playing model airplanes to dedicating myself to aviation.

At that time, from the books that Shanghai Kaiming Bookstore (上海开明书店) gave to my father, I read a biography of a person who had an important influence on my life, "The Story of an Aircraft Designer" written by the Soviet aircraft designer Yakovlev. In this book, Yakovlev narrated his process from being interested in engineering technology in his youth to making gliders, then designing and producing light fighters, and finally growing into a famous aircraft designer. Yakovlev's deeds greatly encouraged me. Later, I reread this book several times, and when I was the chief designer of the Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute (沈阳飞机设计研究所) in the 1980s, I recommended this book to the college students who had just entered the institute, hoping that more aspiring young people would become outstanding aircraft designers like Yakovlev.

In 1947, I graduated from high school and was admitted to Tsinghua University (清华大学), Zhejiang University (浙江大学), and Jiaotong University (交通大学), all applying for the Department of Aeronautical Engineering. In the end, I chose Jiaotong University (交通大学) in Shanghai (上海). My brother unfortunately died young in 1939, and the whole family was extremely sad. I became the only son in the family, so my mother did not want me to leave Shanghai (上海).

After graduating from university, the school originally wanted me to stay at the school as a teaching assistant, but because New China was starting the aviation industry, the higher authorities decided that all graduates of the aviation department that year would be assigned to the newly established aviation industry system of the central government, and would report to Beijing (北京) that day. My mother was reluctant to let me go, but my father supported me. I was assigned to the Aviation Industry Bureau (航空工业局) (Fourth Bureau), and after completing the registration procedures at the Fourth Bureau's Beijing Office, I came to Shenyang (沈阳). Since then, I have been working for decades. As the only son in the family, I have been away from home for many years and have not fulfilled my filial piety, and I feel guilty.

In 1956, the first professional aircraft design institution in the history of China's aviation industry, the Shenyang Aircraft Design Office (沈阳飞机设计室), was established. I served as the leader of the aerodynamics group and participated in the design and development of China's first jet subsonic trainer aircraft, the JJ-1. I was responsible for the aerodynamic design. Before that, the aircraft manufactured in China were all introduced from the Soviet Union and copied as they were according to the Soviet drawings under the guidance of Soviet experts. We had no right to make any changes to the design. I and the older generation in the aviation industry believed that imitating without designing ourselves is like having our lifeline in the hands of others, and we have no initiative at all. We must design our own Chinese aircraft.

What we learned in school were propeller aircraft, and the design office and the predecessors in the domestic aviation academic circles had no experience in the design of jet aircraft. I could only collect overseas technical materials, books, research reports through various channels, buy tracing paper, triangles, curve boards, trace all the relevant drawings, and put all the valuable information into my mind, and then think, analyze and calculate in combination with practical topics.

After hard work, the task of determining the aerodynamic parameters of the JJ-1 was finally completed. The JJ-1 aircraft took only one year and nine months from the start of design in October 1956 to the successful first flight in July 1958, which was rare even in developed countries. Although this aircraft was not able to equip the troops, the design and manufacture of this aircraft trained China's own aircraft design team and accumulated valuable aircraft design experience.

In 1961, the First Research Institute of the Sixth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense (国防部) (referred to as "601 Institute") was established in Shenyang (沈阳). I was an engineer in the Aerodynamics Department, and the task I received was to participate in the thorough understanding of the MiG-21, one of the most advanced new jet fighters in the world at that time. In 1964, as the work progressed, the higher authorities believed that after imitation and thorough understanding, the focus could be shifted to independent design. The J-8 aircraft began to be developed as a result.

When the J-8 aircraft entered the design stage, I was the deputy chief designer of the 601 Institute, a member of the Technical Office, and in charge of aerodynamic layout. Aircraft design is a process of repeated iteration and successive approximation. In the research, development, and design work, overall, aerodynamic, strength, and power aspects need to cooperate closely and coordinate many times to meet the design requirements. After the key issues such as "twin engines" and "nose air intake" were determined, the program review and wooden prototype review before detailed design began. By the end of 1965, the preparation for the trial production of the zero batch of J-8 aircraft began.

In June and July 1968, the J-8 test aircraft 01 and 02 were successively assembled. On July 5, 1969, the J-8 aircraft achieved its first flight, ending the history that China could not independently develop high-altitude and high-speed fighters.

Everyone was certainly very happy with the successful first flight. But I knew that this was only the beginning of the flight test for aircraft development, and then there was a series of problems to be solved urgently. In fact, shortly after the J-8 took off, it encountered severe transonic buffeting. According to the pilot, the vibration was like an old bus, and it was hard to imagine such a dangerous situation in the air.

From 1972, I took on the heavy responsibility of the chief designer of the J-8 aircraft, and in 1978 I was appointed as the chief designer and deputy director of the 601 Institute. During this period, the development, flight test, and design finalization of the J-8 have always been the top priorities of my work. I was worried that too many outstanding issues would be recorded, making it difficult to pass the finalization review, so I decided to work harder to completely solve the buffeting and other problems.

In the case that the ground test conditions were not available, the buffeting had to be solved by flight test. Whenever I thought of a new trick, and it didn't work after flying, and then changed another trick, and still wanted to fly and see, I always felt a little scared in my heart. This is asking people to risk their lives. The test pilot Lu Mingdong (鹿鸣东) seemed to see my concerns, and he frankly said to me: "The issue of the view of life and death is a problem that has long been solved for test pilots, so don't worry about me. As long as it is possible to eliminate vibration, I am willing to do it." Such a remark made me see Lu Mingdong's (鹿鸣东) lofty ideological realm, and he also became a role model for me to learn from. It is precisely because there is such a group of people who are willing to dedicate themselves to defending the motherland that our aviation industry can continue to move forward in difficulties.

In the case that experiments and debates could not reach a conclusion, I proposed to go to the sky myself to observe, and took the JJ-6 aircraft driven by Lu Mingdong (鹿鸣东) to the sky to follow and observe the J-8.

In order to prepare, a physical examination was required according to the regulations. The result of the examination was that my nutritional status was still acceptable, and I had to eat an air crew meal for another month. At that time, I didn't dare to let my lover Jiang Zefei (江泽菲) know. In order not to arouse her suspicion, I ate at home as usual, and I didn't dare to eat the air crew meal at night.

We put red wool strips on the plane and observed the airflow interference in the air. From a distance, the plane looked like it was wearing a red skirt. When we flew down for inspection, some places after the maximum width of the rear fuselage were broken, indicating that this was a serious area of airflow separation. So we added a fairing to this part. When we flew down again, the pilot was very satisfied, and the vibration problem was basically solved. The J-8 produced in batches and the subsequent J-8II were all equipped with fairings on the rear fuselage tail section, and the tail cone was also cut off.

At the end of 1979, the design finalization conference of the J-8 daytime aircraft was held. After the meeting, everyone had a dinner in the cafeteria. I usually don't drink alcohol, but that day, I got drunk. In July 1985, the J-8 all-weather type design was finalized, which went through 21 years. In 1985, the J-8 won the special prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. I also presided over the design work of the J-8II, and won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2000.

In 1986, I came to the Aviation Industry Science and Technology Committee (航空工业科技委) in Beijing (北京) to work, and the focus of my work shifted to the strategic research on the development of aviation science and technology industry. I participated in the decision-making of many major national projects, and made suggestions for the system construction of aviation equipment. I served as a technical consultant, head of the expert group or member in many research and development projects.

My biggest wish is not to leave the aviation industry. Keeping abreast of the progress of the aviation industry is my pleasure in my later years. I watched the live TV broadcast of the first flight of the domestically produced large aircraft C919. The large aircraft took off all of a sudden, which is not easy!

The older generation of scientific and technological experts in our country were born in the old China, which was weak and poor, and suffered from the oppression of imperialism. Therefore, they all have a strong desire to study science and technology and revitalize China. They all love the motherland and eagerly look forward to the prosperity of the country. They will always be our role models. Now, the younger generation has become the main force for us to build an aviation power. I want to say to young people that you must have the country in your heart, always put the country first, strive to be strong, and make greater contributions to the construction of our national defense and aviation industry.

For scientific and technological personnel, we must persevere in studying our business and carry forward the spirit of continuous progress. Now science and technology are developing rapidly, and we will not be able to keep up with the changes in the situation if we do not study. Only by being diligent and eager to learn, and drawing on the strengths of others, can we create new achievements and climb new peaks on the basis of our predecessors.

(Compiled by Xu Ruizhe (徐瑞哲))

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The Richness and Vastness of Childhood Reading (Thoughts)

By: 赵 霞

In life, no reading time is more radiant than childhood. This is a reading stage characterized by immersive engagement, vivid imagination, and extensive and rich absorption.

From a child's perspective, "what children like to read" is the first question to be taken seriously. Childhood reading should undoubtedly take children's interests as its starting point and fulcrum, starting from one or two favorite books and leading to a possible hundred or thousand books. As reading expands, another question gradually becomes prominent: how can we make the ecology of children's reading richer and more vibrant? Of course, it is not required that children read every kind of book, but they should be encouraged to read various themes, styles, and types of books based on respecting their interests. Reading in childhood should have a sense of abundance, like the stretching of branches under the sun, thick and thin, long and short, dense and sparse, naturally forming vitality and harmony.

Many adults believe that children like to read fictional and magical fairy tales. However, I have heard many parents tell me that their children prefer to read books about scientific knowledge, the natural world, and real-world things. This is not a question of right or wrong, but a reminder that children's reading is rich and diverse, and also developing and changing. Correspondingly, childhood reading should also reflect this complexity, abundance, and growth, allowing children to understand the breadth and richness of the world as much as possible, and leaving them with ample vision and space for their current and future choices.

When it comes to children's reading, adults often have two confusions: one is how to get children to read more good books, and the other is how to prevent children from reading bad books. These two confusions point to a perfect reading ideal, but in reality, childhood reading, like childhood itself, has no perfect plan. If the growth of children is a river, adults cannot decide where it flows. Our job is to recognize, understand, protect, and dredge it to help it achieve the healthiest form. This health is not achieved by controlling everything. No matter how carefully we guard the boundaries of children's reading, one day, children's reading will "run wild." There are good books in the world, as well as not-so-good books, and even very bad books. Children will encounter them sooner or later, just as they will eventually experience a complete life. As children grow up, letting them understand why a book is good and why it is not is more important and meaningful than just choosing good books for them to read. You should know that the end point of reading is not books, but the understanding of life, self, and the world. The self-sufficient and mature reading judgment needed in this process can only be cultivated in a complete reading life.

Therefore, I advocate that childhood reading should also have a bit of 浩荡之气 (hào dàng zhī qì - "grand and imposing spirit," describes a vast and unrestrained atmosphere or feeling). It is open, rich, and also magnificent and generous. A child can like a classic that they read again and again, or they can like a pastime that they throw away after reading it. They can read books with many advantages, and they may also read books with shortcomings. Only by understanding how to properly treat different kinds of books can children become the true masters of reading. Just as the surging of a great river contains clear waves, it is also unafraid of a little sand and mud wrapped in it. A healthy river will not be滞 (zhì - stagnated) by sand and mud, but will carry it in the waves, wash it, and move forward all the way. We can fully believe that with the full understanding, support, and guidance of adults, children will achieve wonderful learning in reading in their own way and develop the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

The abundance and grandeur of childhood reading may respond to a certain abundant and grand spiritual quality inherent in children themselves. There is such a common reading phenomenon: some books that seem ordinary after growing up will burst into brilliance when they encounter childhood. Lu Xun (鲁迅) recalled in "A Chang and the Classic of Mountains and Seas" (《阿长与〈山海经〉》) the illustrated "Classic of Mountains and Seas" (《山海经》) that his nanny A Chang (阿长) brought back when he was a child. Looking back, it was actually "a very rough printed book," but the "animal with a human face" and "nine-headed snake" in this rough drawing aroused the child's joy and intoxication in reading, and became "the first and most beloved treasure book" he had obtained at that time. To some extent, it is the child who "rewrites" this book in reading with their own rich perception and grand imagination. At this moment, a "rough" text is illuminated by childhood and in turn illuminates childhood. In my opinion, this is one of the characteristics of children's reading, and it is also a place where a child in reading should inspire awe in us. Facing this kind, precious, growing, and creative reader, adults can only open up, expand, and deepen the abundance and boundlessness of the reading world for them with a more solemn attitude and more unremitting efforts.

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The Orchard Filled with the Scent of Persimmons

By: 鱼自灵

The old courtyard in my hometown is desolate in late autumn. The afternoon sun shines obliquely, casting the shadow of the persimmon tree onto the courtyard overgrown with moss and weeds. This tree was planted by my mother's own hands and is now over 30 years old.

When we were young, the three brothers grew up with the persimmon tree. At that time, my father would do carpentry at home when he had nothing to do, and my mother and us would sometimes lend a hand, helping to draw ink lines and pull the big saw. The clear fragrance of the shavings, mixed with my father's flowing sweat, supported our books and stationery. At that time, our minds were simple, hoping that the persimmon tree would grow quickly, and hoping that its branches would be covered with those orange-red, lantern-like fruits.

Year after year, the persimmons ripened. It was truly a lively scene on the tree. Picking persimmons from the tree was the happiest moment of the year for us. When we couldn't reach the persimmons on the梢, my father would find a long bamboo pole, cleverly splitting a notch at the end. He looked up, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and aimed at the persimmon fruit that was reddened by the sun. He stretched the bamboo pole over, twisted it gently, and the persimmon was firmly stuck in the notch and fell safely. Holding the persimmon in my hand, it was cool and refreshing, like holding a solidified flame. My mother sometimes watched from afar, her face full of happy smiles.

My father loved this tree very much. In late autumn, he would always pick some persimmons that were not yet fully ripe and place them on the windowsill, letting them ripen little by little, saying that he was leaving some food for the birds to spend the winter. On winter mornings, we could often see two or three sparrows hopping and jumping, chirping and pecking at those persimmons beside the frost-covered windowsill. My father sat in the house, tidying up his plane and saw, while watching quietly. At that time, I didn't understand, but now I think about it, what he was watching was perhaps not only the birds, but also a respect for life and nature.

More than 30 years have passed like flowing water. Six years ago, my father quietly passed away, taking with him the fatigue of a lifetime of hard work. The old home thus truly became an "old" home, empty and desolate, leaving only this persimmon tree, stubbornly guarding half of the courtyard's sky. My mother followed us into the city. In front of others, she is relaxed, but I know that in her heart, there is always a lingering thought, rooted in that courtyard filled with the fragrance of persimmons.

This autumn, there was a lot of rain, lasting for more than a month. As soon as the weather cleared up, my mother told me to go back and take a look, the persimmons are red...

Taking advantage of the weekend, I returned to my old home, standing in the courtyard that was once so familiar. A breeze swept through, and a few withered yellow leaves swirled and rustled down, and that low sound seemed particularly loud. I looked up at the tree full of fruit, they were still so red and enthusiastic, under the azure sky, like countless gazing eyes. They seemed to be wondering, where have those faces gone, those faces that used to look up with joy?

"Persimmon fragrance fills the garden, but no one recognizes it." This line of poetry, which I don't know where I read it, suddenly came to my mind. In the past, I only thought the sentence was good, but now that I am in the situation, I can taste the desolation between the lines.

At dusk, I will return to the residence in the city that is called "home." My mother is probably going to ask in detail whether this year's persimmons are densely packed and whether they are red enough. How should I answer? I might say, it's fine, everything is fine. And all this unrecognized orange-red sweetness has fallen on my heart.

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Another Lighthouse

By: 木 汀

Each Time

Each time
I encounter the tower
I treat it as if in a dream
It soars straight into the clouds
Yet stands 顶天立地 (dǐng tiān lì dì - "top sky stand earth," of great stature and dauntless spirit).

Looking down upon the curling smoke of coffee
Watching the multitude, rippling with pleasant or comfortable smiles
Wave after wave follows wave
Wave after wave hides a wave
This is the tide of South Taihu Lake (南太湖)
Listening closely, cadence after cadence of the roaring waves
Constantly overflowing my heart
In fact
I had never before enjoyed such a scene
Never imagined that the tower and the coffee shop
Would hesitate at this moment, within arm's reach

Is it wandering again and again in wonderfulness
Or immersing myself time after time in the moment of awakening
It is no longer important
At this moment
I meet you again
Through the faint light brushed by the wind, slowly spreading over my shoulders
Quietly embedding the warmth of reunion into my eyes

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Photo Report

The Chinese painting "Mountain Chrysanthemums," by Yu Xining (于希宁), is in the collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).

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Tunbao's Sour and Spicy Chili Sauce in Anshun (Duoweizhai)

By: 梅培源

In Anshun (安顺), Guizhou (贵州), Tunbao people (屯堡人) call chili peppers "lazi" (辣子), a term that exudes a wildness – wild, but with a familiar intimacy.

If you were to list all the varieties of chili peppers, there would probably be hundreds or thousands. But for the Tunbao people (屯堡人), there are only two kinds of chili peppers in the whole world: spicy and non-spicy. Only those with sufficient spiciness deserve the title "lazi" (辣子); as for the non-spicy ones, they only deserve to be called bell peppers, directly categorized as vegetables.

An old Tunbao (屯堡) saying goes: "The first-crop chili peppers have thick flesh, the second-crop chili peppers will do." Entering mid-to-late June, the chili peppers begin to turn red in a rush. The first chili peppers to turn red are called "first-crop chili peppers" (头道辣子), with thick flesh and pure spiciness, making them the best raw material for making sour chili paste.

At this time of year, the women of Tunbao (屯堡) should start preparing to chop sour chili paste. Find the old wooden basin covered with knife marks and wash it in the nearby stream. The wooden basin must be dried, and the chili peppers must be freshly picked. Don't take the purple or green chili peppers, don't take those with wounds or wormholes, don't take those that have softened, only those plump, stout, healthy, and shiny red chili peppers. Wash them, remove the stems, drain the water, and immediately put them in the wooden basin to chop, chop chop, crisp and neat.

The chopping knife is specially made, shaped like a hoe that has been straightened. When I was a child, I often secretly took it out to play with, treating it as Lu Zhishen's (鲁智深) crescent-moon shovel; now that I think about it, it was indeed a dangerous thing. Some families make the blade of the chopping knife curved, presumably to match the edge of the wooden basin, making it easier to chop – but this improvement has not been widely adopted, perhaps because it is inconvenient to sharpen the knife, or perhaps because most Tunbao people (屯堡人) are too familiar with the use of the chopping knife to bother with such a thing.

No one has ever counted how many chops it takes to chop a jar of sour chili paste, but those skilled hands who chop sour chili paste year after year understand that it is not as simple as picking up the knife and chopping; it requires long-term patience and a little bit of skill. If you rely on brute force, picking up the chopping knife and chopping wildly, your wrists and arms will not be able to take it after a long time. So, you still have to slow down, as the local Tunbao (屯堡) saying (similar to a Chinese two-part allegorical saying) goes, "An old lady spinning cotton – one hand at a time." One hand at a time, without brute force, one chop at a time, striving for evenness. Haste makes waste, slow work yields fine results.

As the hands slow down, the knife slows down, and time also slows down. In the sound of the chopping knife, in the constant stirring, the red chili peppers are chopped from whole ones into sections, segments, and finally into pieces the size of fingernails, mixed with tender white chili seeds, a fine, fragmented basin. At this time, it is time to add the ingredients.

The recipe is extremely simple, but the same ingredients produce sour chili paste with different flavors, the reason being that everyone has their own way of measuring; what kind of taste, what kind of spiciness, how much ingredients need to be added, they are all familiar with it.

Garlic is essential; it can be put in the basin and chopped together, or it can be chopped first and then added. Then, put salt, rock sugar, and wine into the chopped red chili peppers, and stir well. Salt prevents spoilage, rock sugar can neutralize the spiciness of the chili peppers, and wine can keep the chili peppers crisp and not soft, while also keeping them bright red and not black – these are the secrets to the rich layers of flavor in sour chili paste.

Next, it's time to fill the jar. Put the chopped red chili peppers into the earthen jar and flatten them, cover them with washed bamboo shoots, then press them down with bamboo strips in a criss-cross pattern, put on the jar lid, pour an appropriate amount of water into the trough around the jar mouth to isolate the air, and move it to a cool, dry place to stand still. The making of sour chili paste is then complete. To achieve complete success, you still need the help of time to allow the chili peppers to ferment fully. Tunbao people (屯堡人) also call sour chili paste "zao lazi" (糟辣子), which emphasizes the process of pickling and fermentation.

Sour chili paste is afraid of oil; if it accidentally comes into contact with it, it will "grow flowers" and spoil. As long as it does not come into contact with oil, it can be stored for a year or even longer. Sour chili paste with bright red color, crisp tenderness, and fresh aroma is the favorite of Tunbao people (屯堡人). When you get up in the morning, add some sour chili paste soup when you eat noodles to refresh yourself; make a plate of stir-fried sour chili paste with sliced meat for lunch to whet your appetite; or have a bowl of sour chili paste fried rice, which is substantial; in the evening, stew red beans with sour chili paste, have a sour chili paste hot pot, dip it in cabbage and pea sprouts, and you're comfortable. Tunbao people (屯堡人) in other places, as long as they can still eat a plate of stir-fried sour chili paste with meat, cannot be considered to have left their hometown. Year after year, month after month, day after day, as long as there is sour chili paste, there is peace and stability, and the years are quiet and good.

Tunbao people (屯堡人) are cheerful by nature, and the sayings they usually say often include sour chili paste. For example, if something has been decided or greeted, it is "sour chili paste stir-fried with meat" (酸辣子炒肉嘛) – Tunbao people (屯堡人) understand each other tacitly, but outsiders will feel that why is a dish suddenly brought up for no reason? So much salt is added when chopping sour chili paste, so "sour chili paste stir-fried with meat" naturally means "having said (salt) in advance" (有言（盐）在先). Tunbao (屯堡) dialect also vividly refers to behaviors such as posing, showing off, and teaching fish to swim as "mao pi pi" (冒皮皮), so there is another saying: "Sour chili paste in soup – mao pi pi" (酸辣子汆汤——冒皮皮). Just imagine, if you put a spoonful of sour chili paste into boiling water, the chili pepper skin will roll up and down, wouldn't that be "mao pi pi" (冒皮皮)?

Tunbao people (屯堡人) can eat spicy food, but they never **狂飙突进** (kuáng biāo tū jìn - "surging forward," advance swiftly and violently) on the road of "there is no spiciest, only spicier." Just like Tunbao's (屯堡) sour chili paste, what is always emphasized is the crisp, tender, and fresh aroma in terms of taste, and the understanding and control of chili peppers, striving to create a richer, more delicate, and more mellow taste experience. Peaceful and thoughtful, rounded and full, the essence of sour chili paste lies in this.

And the Tunbao people (屯堡人) know this well.

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