Summary: This article summarizes China's achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) under the leadership of the CCP with Xi Jinping at its core, emphasizing high-quality development, technological innovation through "new productive forces," and comprehensive reform. It highlights strategic initiatives such as coordinated regional development, enhanced domestic demand, and expanded opening-up to the world. The article underscores the importance of the Party's centralized leadership in economic work and its commitment to improving people's livelihoods. While the article doesn't directly address the United States, it alludes to challenges from "some countries" engaging in "decoupling," and emphasizes China's need to achieve self-reliance in science and technology amid fierce international competition. The article ultimately calls for unity to further advance socialist modernization in the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan.
Summary: The CCP Central Committee has issued a revised "Regulations on the Work Organs of the Communist Party of China," emphasizing adherence to Xi Jinping Thought and strengthening the political requirements for Party work organs. The regulations aim to standardize the establishment and operation of these organs, enhancing their ability to perform their duties and improve their work. The document stresses upholding the authority of the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core. The regulations apply to both central and local Party work organs, outlining their responsibilities, decision-making processes, and mechanisms for supervision and accountability. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The newly revised "Regulations on the Work Organs of the Communist Party of China" emphasize the crucial role of Party work organs in implementing Party leadership and construction. The regulations stress the importance of maintaining political alignment with the CCP Central Committee led by Xi Jinping and ensuring the thorough implementation of Party decisions. Party work organs are tasked with serving as advisors to Party committees, focusing on high-quality economic and social development, and guarding against potential risks to political security. The regulations call for strengthening the Party's overall leadership and resolutely implementing the decisions of the CCP Central Committee. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to an official from the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), China has 12 million elevators in use. SAMR is implementing measures to ensure elevator safety, including improving regulations, strengthening inspections, and addressing potential hazards in response to the substantial growth in elevator numbers and the increasing prevalence of aging elevators. SAMR, along with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the National Development and Reform Commission, has included over 160,000 old residential elevators for subsidies from special long-term national debt funds since August 2024. SAMR is also collaborating with other departments to explore elevator safety insurance and promote the establishment of an "emergency use" mechanism for special housing maintenance funds. Furthermore, they plan to enhance regulations and standards, clarifying the responsibilities of relevant parties in the elevator industry.
Summary: Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) reported handling 322,500 flights and 50.08 million passengers as of December 6th, increases of 6.31% and 8.41% respectively compared to the same period in 2024. This marks the first time PKX has exceeded 50 million passengers in a year since its opening. The airport boasts on-time flight departure rates exceeding 90% throughout the year. Since its opening six years ago, PKX has handled over 193 million passengers. The report does not contain discussion of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the ongoing optimization of China's departure tax refund policy, aiming to facilitate tourist shopping and expand inbound consumption. It appears as part of a broader financial section ("财经眼") with additional articles on effective investment. The article highlights these policy changes as beneficial for promoting economic activity through tourism. The article does not mention any specific officials or U.S. relations.
Summary: This article discusses China's plans for agricultural and rural modernization during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, emphasizing the importance of this modernization for the overall success of the "Chinese-style modernization." It highlights the need to enhance agricultural production capacity and quality, promote rural revitalization, and improve the effectiveness of policies benefiting farmers. The article stresses the importance of tailored approaches based on local conditions and coordinated development across regions. Finally, the article discusses the need for greater and more precise investment in agriculture, while consolidating poverty alleviation achievements to achieve rural prosperity.
Summary: This article summarizes China's economic and social achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) under the leadership of the CCP with Xi Jinping at its core. It highlights progress in high-quality development, technological innovation (new productive forces), reform and opening up, and improving people's livelihoods. The article emphasizes the importance of the Party's centralized leadership and strategic planning in achieving these goals and overcoming challenges, including external shocks. It also alludes to the country's efforts to cope with decoupling and trade restrictions, pushing for self-reliance in key sectors. The text sets the stage for the 15th Five-Year Plan, with the objectives of continuing China's modernization and increasing the people's standards of living.
Summary: The sixth Harbin Ice Harvesting Festival opened on December 7th on the banks of the Songhua River, marking the start of the ice harvesting season in Harbin, Heilongjiang. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Tao provided the photos.)
Summary: A recent Deloitte China report indicates that Chinese companies are upgrading across brand output, organizational capabilities, management, and governance as they "go global." Chinese brands are gaining popularity overseas due to their technology, cultural elements, and design. International observers praise China's emphasis on technological innovation and its complete industrial system, with some noting China's strategic investment in R&D, education, and talent cultivation. Experts also highlighted the contributions of Chinese companies to improving the quality of life for global consumers, emphasizing their commitment to sharing innovative technologies, and promoting free trade. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article argues that China's unique path to modernization, rooted in its own civilization rather than replicating foreign models, serves as an advantage and inspires other nations. It highlights the importance of civilizational exchange to surpass division, referencing the Global Civilization Initiative as a driving force. The author points to historical philosophical parallels between East and West, suggesting universal human values. China is presented as actively promoting equitable, open, and inclusive exchanges, and strengthening cooperation with countries globally. Cyprus, as a bridge between civilizations, is expected to deepen exchanges between China, Cyprus and the EU.
Summary: At the invitation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) visited Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Oakland from December 2nd to 6th to promote deeper economic and trade cooperation. CCPIT President Ren Hongbin introduced China's new measures for high-quality development and high-level opening up to various sectors in the United States. Ren emphasized the CCPIT's support for promoting deeper exchanges and cooperation between the Chinese and American business communities. U.S. business representatives generally believed that the visit strongly promoted U.S.-China business exchanges and cooperation. They also expressed their intention to continue cultivating the Chinese market, expanding investment, and deepening industrial chain and supply chain cooperation between U.S. and Chinese companies.
Summary: A Chinese company designed and built Laos' first and Southeast Asia's largest wind power project, the 600 MW Monson Wind Power Project, which began full commercial operation in August and will export power to Vietnam. The project is expected to generate 1.72 billion kWh annually, reducing carbon emissions, and address seasonal power shortages in Southeast Asia. The project hired locals and provided training, enhancing their skills in areas like safety and equipment maintenance. Lao's Ministry of Energy and Mines official, 琅潘, anticipates further collaboration with China in clean energy, facilitating regional economic growth. The project overcame complex logistical and environmental challenges, including protecting local biodiversity.
Summary: Bayer Crop Science Greater China General Manager Hu Mengying stated that China is a key global market for Bayer, citing its rich application scenarios, improving innovation environment, and strong production and supply chain capabilities. Speaking after the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), where Bayer showcased 26 innovative products and reached over 10 strategic agreements, Hu emphasized the company's commitment to deepening cooperation in China. Bayer's "Lingfeng Plan," aimed at supporting small farmers, has expanded to over 150 stores in China. Hu also highlighted the importance of open cooperation and the growing international strength of Chinese agricultural enterprises, and the importance of the 20th Party Congress in furthering agricultural modernization. There was no mention of the United States or of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "Panda Theater" was launched in Malaysia on December 6th, along with a Chinese-themed program exhibition season, attended by over a hundred representatives from Chinese and Malaysian government departments and cultural organizations. Malaysian Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching stated that the "Panda Theater" provides more options for Malaysian audiences to watch Chinese programs and understand Chinese culture. Chinese Minister to Malaysia Zheng Xuefang noted that the "Panda Theater" coincides with the arrival of pandas in Malaysia and serves as an opportunity to promote understanding between the two peoples. The exhibition season, featuring primarily Malay-dubbed programs, will broadcast over 100 hours of Chinese content through Astro Group until the Chinese New Year in 2026. The event was co-organized by organizations including the China State Council Information Office, China National Radio and Television Administration, and the Malaysian Ministry of Communications.
Summary: A forum on human rights guarantees in the context of Chinese-style modernization was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, bringing together nearly 100 experts, scholars, and legal professionals. Discussions centered on constructing an independent Chinese human rights knowledge system, legal guarantees and practical expansion of business and human rights under the "15th Five-Year Plan," and criminal law issues and human rights challenges in the digital age. The event was jointly organized by the Human Rights Institute of Guangzhou University, the Human Rights Law Research Association of the Guangzhou Law Society, and the Juvenile Law Research Association of the Guangzhou Law Society. The forum did not appear to address US-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the development of Gandar Village in Yushu City, Qinghai Province, since the 2010 earthquake and Xi Jinping's visit, emphasizing poverty alleviation and rural revitalization through collective economic development and ecological protection. Gandar Village established a successful "sheepfold supermarket" and diversified its economy through a cooperative, focusing on local resources and industries. The village also prioritized ecological protection, transforming from grassland utilization to ecological conservation, improving the environment and attracting tourism. Xi Jinping had previously instructed the people to prioritize ecological protection in the area. The village has effectively connected ecological protection with economic prosperity.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of targeted and practical approaches to address developmental shortcomings, drawing an analogy to repairing a muddy road in a village. It argues that identifying specific weaknesses ("finding the potholes") and applying concrete solutions ("filling them properly") are crucial for effective development. The piece stresses the need for collaborative efforts and avoiding superficial fixes in areas like innovation and public services to achieve genuine progress. It uses examples such as poverty alleviation and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt to illustrate successful collaborative and targeted approaches. The article advocates for coordinated action across different sectors of society to overcome challenges and promote comprehensive modernization.
Summary: Following a fire in Tai Po, the Hong Kong Housing Bureau is providing rent-free accommodation to affected residents in transitional housing and Hong Kong Housing Society projects, with the possibility of longer-term stays. As of December 7th, over 4,000 residents have been accommodated in various facilities. The government has established an assistance fund totaling approximately HK$3.3 billion and increased the living allowance for each affected household to HK$100,000, with over 1200 households already receiving the funds. Housing Bureau Director Winnie Ho visited residents at Tai Po Shan Lau transitional housing, emphasizing the government's support. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee recently issued a revised "Regulations on the Work Organs of the Communist Party of China." The regulations, guided by Xi Jinping Thought, aim to standardize the establishment and operation of Party work organs and enhance their ability to perform their duties. They emphasize the political requirements for these organs, requiring them to uphold the Party's leadership and promote its construction. The regulations detail the responsibilities, decision-making processes, and supervision mechanisms for Party work organs at both central and local levels. The document does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article focuses on the revitalization of traditional industries in Shanxi province through technological innovation and green development, highlighting examples such as Yangquan Valve Co. improving valve performance with new welding techniques and Jin Kun Mining increasing coal gangue utilization. It emphasizes the importance of aligning innovation with market demands and adopting advanced technologies to upgrade traditional processes, citing Xi Jinping's 2025 visit and encouragement of technological innovation in traditional manufacturing. The article notes the shift towards green production and the exploration of new energy sectors, like hydrogen, to foster industrial transformation. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China's successful poverty alleviation strategy, emphasizing industrial development and internal motivation as key factors. It notes the shift from "blood transfusion" aid to development-oriented "blood creation" by focusing on local specialties. The article emphasizes the importance of integrating small farmers into supply chains to share profits. It praises the combination of effective markets and proactive government, with the government providing stability and resources. China is also noted to share its poverty reduction technologies with developing countries to create their own strategies.
Summary: During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China has achieved significant progress in Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) protection, including the designation of 325 new national-level ICH representative projects and 942 new representative inheritors. Over 12,900 ICH workshops have been established nationwide, integrating ICH into contemporary life. Fourteen national-level cultural ecological protection experimental zones have passed acceptance inspections. These efforts aim to ensure the continued transmission and evolution of traditional skills and cultural heritage. The article does not mention the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese scientists at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences are making progress on controlled nuclear fusion through the "artificial sun" project, utilizing devices like EAST, CRAFT, and BEST. Recent advancements include achieving stable plasma operation at 100 million degrees Celsius for 1066 seconds and progress on key subsystems within CRAFT. The international scientific project on burning plasma was launched in Hefei, with scientists from over 10 countries signing the "Hefei Fusion Declaration," advocating for global collaboration. The article emphasizes the need for international cooperation in scientific endeavors, implicitly criticizing protectionist approaches that hinder progress. The author expressed confidence that through sustained effort and international cooperation, the "artificial sun" will provide a bright future for all humanity.
Summary: The article critiques the formalistic approach to public service digitalization in China, where the focus is on platform creation rather than user experience and actual utility. Some areas exhibit problems such as platforms being difficult to navigate, requiring multiple apps for single tasks, and lacking clear guidelines. The article stresses the importance of user-centric design, data sharing, and continuous improvement, citing examples from Zhejiang and Anhui as positive models. It emphasizes that digitalization should prioritize public satisfaction and be seen as a governance transformation rather than just a technical upgrade.
Summary: The article discusses the popularity of the 15th National Games' mascots, "Xiyangyang" and "Lerongrong," highlighting how these and other mascots like "Bing Dwen Dwen" from the Beijing Winter Olympics symbolize cultural and regional characteristics. It emphasizes the value of cultural IP in engaging the public and fostering a sense of shared memory, exemplified by the mascots' widespread online presence and merchandise sales. The article argues that successful cultural creativity stems from cultural confidence and reflects China's development, showcasing Chinese stories and values to the world through various forms of cultural IP. It suggests integrating cultural IP into tourism and daily life to enhance its value and ensure its continued relevance. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is a call for submissions to various opinion columns in the *People's Daily*, including "Everyone's Opinion," "Warm News Hot Comments," "The Chinese Road and the Chinese Dream," and "Incoming Arguments." The editorial team encourages contributions and requests that submissions are exclusive. The article provides an email address for submissions, specifying that the intended column should be indicated. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations. No officials or their statements are mentioned.
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Summary: The article discusses the development and capabilities of China's first domestically designed and built deep-sea drilling vessel, the "Mengxiang" (Dream) and its focus on low operating costs and powerful operational capabilities. The vessel is designed for both ocean scientific drilling and deep-sea oil and gas exploration. It employs a modular and integrated design to incorporate multiple functions within a small tonnage, and overcame height restrictions by using a foldable derrick. The "Mengxiang" is intended to support deep-sea resource exploration, R&D of key technologies and equipment, and international cooperation.
Summary: Starting December 7th, China Railway is piloting a "Ski Gear Convenience" service on G-series trains between Beijing North and Chongli on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway, lasting until the end of the 2026 ski season. Passengers can reserve space for their ski equipment online through the 12306 app and transport it on the train, with designated storage areas. The service aims to make skiing more convenient.
Summary: Chinese futures market activity saw significant growth in the first 11 months of 2023, with both trading volume and turnover increasing by 14.74% and 20.19% respectively. The futures market is playing an important role in supporting supply chain stability and serving the high-quality development of the real economy. The expansion of trading in new energy metal futures, like lithium carbonate, is supporting the green transition and the development of a modern industrial system. By the end of November 2023, China had 164 listed futures and options products.
Summary: As of November 30th, Beijing has reached its goal of 1,000 "specialized, refined, and new" (专精特新) enterprises listed on its special board, demonstrating a concentration in advanced industries like IT, AI, and biomedicine. A significant 70% of these companies invest above the industry average in R&D. The Beijing Equity Exchange is integrating the special board's development with the cultivation of these SMEs for potential IPOs. The board provides comprehensive financial services, including equity and debt financing, to these high-quality SMEs. This effort aims to deepen the interconnectedness of multi-tiered capital markets.
Summary: The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has released Farming Large Model 1.0, China's first multimodal AI model focused on monitoring high-standard farmland construction, arable land protection, and quality improvement. Led by Academician Tang Huajun, the model uses AI to monitor farmland utilization changes and provide early warnings for potential risks like "non-agriculturalization" and "non-grain production". It also conducts "health diagnoses" of farmland infrastructure and generates dynamic farming prescriptions based on weather and crop models, enabling intelligent management of the entire arable land lifecycle. The model aims to provide technical support for China's "store grain in land, store grain in technology" strategy.
Summary: The Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) Anhui Branch is increasing financial support for domestic demand in Anhui province, focusing on cultural tourism, elderly care, and industrial upgrades, in line with the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party. The branch is providing loans for tourism projects and elderly care facilities, especially in counties, and has partnered with local businesses to promote consumer spending through financial incentives and discounts. PSBC Anhui is also supporting the revitalization of agriculture and small businesses by offering tailored financial products and services. The bank is working to facilitate the growth of local industries, with a focus on green food and other specialty products. It did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article reports on the emergence of "professional debt bearers" in China, individuals who take on others' debts for a fee, often through fraudulent loans and asset transfers. These "debt bearers" are recruited through online platforms and are categorized based on their credit history; they are promised lucrative compensation, but often receive little to none of the promised money. This practice involves a black market that falsifies documents and exploits loopholes in bank lending practices, sometimes with the collusion of bank employees. Authorities are cracking down on these schemes, with the Ministry of Public Security and the National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly deploying a campaign to combat illegal financial activities, including prosecuting individuals involved in these fraudulent activities.
Summary: Following a report exposing pollution and environmental damage around Qinghai's Hala Lake, Deilingha city formed an investigation team and implemented measures to address the issues. These measures include increased waste disposal facilities and personnel, regular patrols, and the development of environmental control and sanitation plans. A buffer zone was established along the lakeshore, and temporary winter restrictions were imposed, prohibiting unauthorized access for tourists and vehicles. The city plans to construct a paved road to Hala Lake, establish monitoring teams, install surveillance equipment, and implement a routine cleanup mechanism.
Summary: A citizen of Dongtai, Jiangsu Province reports that the "Munin Floating Library" in Jindun Square, intended to promote reading and build a "scholarly city," has been closed since its construction last year. Initially stocked with books and encouraging slogans, the library is now reportedly filled with advertising materials and other debris. The citizen urges relevant departments to address the issue and ensure the library serves its intended purpose as a public reading space. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article addresses the issue of road-sprinkling practices in Chinese cities during winter, specifically when temperatures drop below freezing. It argues that the continued use of water trucks in freezing conditions leads to ice formation, creating safety hazards for vehicles and pedestrians. The author, Qin Jizhen from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, recommends that authorities strictly control the timing of sprinkling, choosing warmer periods of the day and reducing or halting operations during prolonged cold snaps. The piece advocates for flexible adjustments to the frequency and amount of water used based on real-time weather and road conditions to balance cleanliness with public safety. There is no mention of U.S. relations or officials.
Summary: The article discusses the "exam fever" surrounding China's civil service exams and the associated boom in private tutoring services. Students are willing to pay high prices for these services, which claim to offer specialized knowledge and improve their chances of success in the exams. However, the quality of these training programs is often questionable, with instances of false advertising, unqualified instructors, and difficulties in obtaining refunds. Experts suggest that universities should improve their career guidance and students should develop a more rational view of the job market to avoid excessive competition in the civil service sector. The article did not include discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Daily and People's Daily Online are jointly soliciting public feedback on the difficulties faced by citizens in obtaining approvals for renovating dilapidated rural houses through the "Reader's Letters" and "Leaders' Message Board" platforms. Readers are invited to provide relevant information and suggestions via email and mobile applications. The campaign aims to address urgent and pressing issues raised by the public. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: Jiangxi Province is building a three-tiered agricultural brand system based on "Ecological Poyang Lake, Green Agricultural Products," focusing on provincial, municipal/county, and enterprise levels. The province is innovating brand development through a "six batches" approach, strengthening established brands like "Gannan Navel Orange" and fostering unique local products. Jiangxi is also updating promotional methods, including livestreaming and e-commerce platforms, to boost brand awareness and sales. These efforts have led to increased brand recognition, e-commerce growth, and the emergence of niche market leaders, benefiting local farmers. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: According to the article, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee emphasized "expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world and creating a new situation of cooperation and win-win situation." The article argues that expanding high-level opening up is crucial for high-quality development, meeting the people's needs, promoting economic globalization, and building a community with a shared future for mankind. It emphasizes the need to combine expanding opening-up with deepening reforms, promoting both autonomous and cooperative opening-up, promoting domestic and international cycles, balancing China's needs with the world's expectations, and coordinating development and security. The article also calls for actively expanding autonomous opening-up, promoting trade innovation, expanding two-way investment cooperation, and jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of leveraging technological innovation to expand and improve China's service sector, highlighting its significant contribution to economic growth and employment. It notes the increase in the service sector's value and its role as a major employment source, while acknowledging existing shortcomings in high-quality service provision and innovation. The piece advocates for enhancing core technology supply, utilizing application scenarios to integrate technology and service development, and improving the innovation capabilities of service sector businesses. It suggests focusing on areas like AI and data services to promote the digitization of the service industry. The United States is not mentioned in the article.
Summary: Ahead of the 2025 World Chinese Conference, Xi Jinping responded to a letter from 61 sinologists from 51 countries, praising their efforts in promoting sinology and intercultural understanding. He encouraged them to be envoys for cultural exchange and contribute to a shared future for humanity, emphasizing that sinology belongs to the world and is a shared intellectual asset. The article stresses the importance of Chinese language proficiency, understanding Chinese culture, and utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration and AI to promote sinology research. It advocates for international youth dialogue to foster understanding and contribute Chinese wisdom to global issues. There is no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Chengdu is implementing several initiatives to improve residents' quality of life, focusing on elderly care, education, and healthcare. These include "open-door" solutions to traffic congestion around hospitals like Huaxi Hospital by optimizing traffic flow and parking. The city is also promoting intergenerational programs like shared elderly and childcare facilities, alongside open-style elderly care that integrates nursing homes with the community. Educational reforms include immediate enrollment for three-year-olds in kindergartens and 12-year "small-to-high school" pilot programs, while healthcare improvements include a two-way referral system and a platform for the sharing of test results.
Summary: This article discusses the problems associated with "password-free payment" (免密支付) technology in China, specifically the ease of activation and difficulty of cancellation on various platforms. It highlights concerns about platforms setting it as a default option, binding it with automatic renewals, and hiding the cancellation process. The China Payment and Clearing Association has issued an倡议 (initiative) to strengthen the security management of "password-free payment" services, emphasizing user consent and risk assessment, especially for the elderly. The article calls for platforms to prioritize user rights and for regulators to increase scrutiny of unfair practices. The article does not discuss the statements or actions of an official, and does not allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Party Secretary of Mayingzi Village, Zhang Shuyun, was revealed to have secretly paid for agricultural housing insurance for all 275 eligible households in the village for the past eight years, using her own retirement funds. This was discovered after 73 households received insurance payouts totaling nearly 1 million yuan following severe flooding in July that damaged their homes. Villagers expressed gratitude for Zhang's foresight, as many had previously been unwilling to pay the small annual premium. Zhang said that she hoped to rebuild the village with everyone's effort.
Summary: According to the article, the China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has taken a leading role in establishing a unified national electricity market. The company has focused on unifying market rules and developing a tiered system to standardize cross-provincial transactions. To facilitate the flow of electricity, the company is investing heavily in inter-regional power transmission infrastructure. This integrated approach has led to a significant increase in electricity transmission and green energy transactions in the region. The Southern Power Grid is positioning itself as a model for the national unified electricity market, aiming to contribute to China's energy transition and security.
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Summary: Chinese shot putter Gong Lijiao, the 36-year-old Tokyo Olympic champion, won her fifth consecutive National Games title with a throw of 19.68 meters. Gong indicated this would be her last competition, marking her retirement after a 25-year career. Despite struggling with injuries and the recent loss of her mother, she persevered to compete in major events like the World Championships. Gong, who was recently admitted to Beijing Sport University as a doctoral student, expressed her continued passion for sports and her desire to promote shot put in China.
Summary: Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming won the men's Big Air title at the Beijing leg of the FIS Snowboard World Cup, held at Shougang Ski Jumping Platform ("Snow Feitian"), marking his second consecutive World Cup victory in the event. Su, who won his first Olympic gold at the same venue in the 2022 Winter Olympics, emphasized the importance of self-improvement and innovation in the rapidly evolving sport. He secured the win with a score of 92.00 in his final run, completing a 1980-degree rotation. Su stated his goal is to achieve good results in the Milan Winter Olympics and to continue to win glory for the country.
Summary: The National 12th National Games for the Disabled and the 9th Special Olympics Marathon event and the 2025 Shenzhen Marathon were held concurrently on December 7th in Shenzhen. 67 athletes from the former and 30,000 runners from the latter ran the same course. Wheelchair athlete Jin Hua from Liaoning won the T54 (racing wheelchair) category. Huang Zengli from Guangdong won the women's T13 (visually impaired) category and broke the national record.
Summary: The third China-ASEAN International Academic Conference on National Fitness and Health Promotion was held in Nanning. During the conference, the Guangxi Sports Bureau and the China Institute of Sports Science signed a strategic cooperation agreement. This agreement aims to enhance the integration of national fitness and health, providing scientific support to improve public health. The agreement will support the building of a strong sporting nation and a healthy China.
Summary: This article highlights Huawei's ICT Academy program, emphasizing its scale with over 700 partner universities in China and 2800+ overseas. The program aims to cultivate talent in areas like Kunpeng, Ascend, OpenHarmony, openEuler, cloud computing, openGauss, wireless technology, data communication, and storage. Huawei positions itself as a key driver in developing a digital and intelligent infrastructure through talent development. The article does not mention US or U.S.-China relations. Data is sourced from Huawei.
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Summary: During the "14th Five-Year Plan," Ordos city in Inner Mongolia has focused on high-quality development by deepening reform and promoting innovation. The city has seen significant progress in its comprehensive strength, including advancements in zero-carbon infrastructure, energy storage technology, and standardized raw material production. Ordos is actively constructing world-class industries in energy, modern coal chemicals, new energy equipment manufacturing, and cashmere. These efforts have resulted in a substantial increase in the added value of the new energy equipment manufacturing industry and have positioned Ordos as a leader in sustainable development and industrial transformation. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: Japanese Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing criticism for her remarks regarding Taiwan, which are seen as deviating from the established position outlined in the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Communique, and she refuses to retract her statements. Critics, including politicians, academics, and international figures, argue that Takaichi's stance, including comments about a potential crisis in Taiwan constituting an existential threat to Japan, are damaging to Japan-China relations. Her advocacy for increased military spending and perceived remilitarization is also raising concerns, including the potential violation of the Japanese constitution. International observers are drawing parallels between her rhetoric and pre-World War II justifications for aggression, linking it to a lack of remorse for Japan's wartime past. These actions are viewed as jeopardizing regional and global peace.
Summary: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson addressed reports that Japan claimed a Chinese naval aircraft "radar-illuminated" a Japanese Self-Defense Force fighter jet. The spokesperson stated that the Japanese military's close reconnaissance and interference with China's normal military activities pose the greatest risk to maritime and air safety. China rejects Japan's protest, has lodged a counter-protest, and accuses Japan of deliberately hyping the "radar illumination" issue, distorting facts, and misleading the international community to create tension. The spokesperson urged Japan to stop interfering with China's normal exercises and spreading false information. The statement did not mention United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have both strongly condemned the attempted coup in Benin. AU Commission Chairperson Youssouf called for an immediate halt to all illegal actions and adherence to Benin's constitution, while ECOWAS affirmed its support for the Beninese government's efforts to control the situation. ECOWAS also vowed to hold coup plotters accountable and utilize all necessary means to support Benin's constitutional authority. According to Benin's Minister of Interior and Public Security Alassane Seidou, a small group of soldiers initiated a mutiny aimed at undermining the state, but the armed forces successfully thwarted the attempt. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The White House released its National Security Strategy report, outlining President Trump's "America First" foreign policy since returning to office in January. The report prioritizes U.S. interests, emphasizing economic security, rebalancing global trade, and expanding access to critical minerals. It calls for strengthening U.S. energy and financial dominance, while warning Europe about its trajectory and advocating for a "downgrade" of the Middle East in U.S. foreign policy. The strategy also addresses military aspects, including maintaining a strong nuclear deterrent and expecting allies to contribute more to collective defense, signaling a potential shift in U.S. global security priorities and criticizing allies for "free riding."
Summary: The *People's Daily* is openly recruiting 64 staff members in 2026 from domestic university graduates and overseas returnees. Applicants must uphold the Chinese constitution and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, with a strong political stance exemplified by adhering to the "Two Establishments" and "Two Safeguards." The recruitment process includes online registration, qualification review, written tests, interviews, physical examination, and public announcement. Overseas returnees are eligible for specific positions and must meet the requirements for employment and household registration in Beijing as stipulated by the Ministry of Education's Overseas Student Service Center. The announcement specifies ideological requirements for candidates, emphasizing loyalty to the CCP and Xi Jinping's leadership.
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Summary: Chinese state media reports a significant increase in the number of overseas tourists utilizing the country's departure tax refund policy, with a 229.8% increase in travelers and a 97.4% increase in tax refunds from January to September. Streamlined processes like "buy-and-refund" options and digital payment integration (such as Alipay) are cited as key drivers for boosting inbound tourism and consumption, along with policies such as lowering the minimum purchase amount for tax refunds. Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu have implemented measures to further enhance the experience, including expanding the number of participating stores, offering convenient refund locations, and promoting uniquely Chinese goods. U.S. tourists are noted as benefiting from these policies, with one family planning to buy more souvenirs after receiving their tax refund.
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Summary: China Construction Bank (CCB) is reported to be strengthening Party leadership, enhancing its service capabilities, and preventing financial risks to achieve high-quality development. CCB aims to optimize financial services for technological innovation, advanced manufacturing, green development, and SMEs, with a focus on "five key areas" of financial services. The bank is also expanding its international reach by supporting the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting RMB internationalization. CCB is also working to deepen reform and improve internal management mechanisms. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: Guizhou province is prioritizing the study and promotion of Tunbao culture, a unique cultural phenomenon rooted in Ming dynasty military settlements in the region. The province has established a coordinated mechanism to systematically study and promote Tunbao culture, including archaeological investigations and documentation of villages. Academic research is being bolstered through high-level committees and funded projects, resulting in publications and conferences. Cultural products such as documentaries and performances are being created to enhance the brand and disseminate the culture, with one documentary even winning an award at the Chinese American Film Festival. The article emphasizes the promotion of Tunbao culture on the internet and hopes to see it flourish as part of China's modernization.
Summary: This article discusses efforts to stimulate investment in China. It highlights specific cases, such as streamlining investment approvals in Jiangxi Province, financing elderly care facilities in Guangxi, and constructing the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway. The article also discusses innovative financing tools like REITs, using the example of a Jinan energy project. No information concerning the United States or U.S.-China relations are presented in this article.
Summary: China is focusing on "effective investment" to drive economic growth by strategically allocating funds to key areas like infrastructure, technological innovation, and green transition. The government aims to balance financial, economic, and social benefits, directing investment towards enhancing national competitiveness and improving people's well-being through projects related to education, healthcare, and elderly care. To achieve these goals, the government plans to enhance both government and private investment. With the "14th Five-Year Plan" nearing completion and the "15th Five-Year Plan" on the horizon, multiple regions are accelerating the planning and promotion of significant engineering projects. The State Council has recently issued a document outlining 13 policy measures to expand access, remove obstacles, and strengthen safeguards for expanding private investment.
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Summary: This article discusses the enduring emotional and cultural significance of one's hometown (老家) for Chinese people, even amidst the societal shifts brought about by modernization and increased mobility. The author reflects on their personal experiences of returning home, highlighting the bittersweet nostalgia evoked by the changes and the enduring sense of connection to their roots. They emphasize that returning home is not only a physical journey but also a crucial act of self-discovery and emotional healing, providing comfort and strength. Ultimately, the hometown represents a complex interplay of memory, identity, and belonging, shaping one's sense of self. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article recounts anecdotes emphasizing the importance of reading, even in dire circumstances. It describes a prisoner on death row calmly reading a book, and communist revolutionary Che Yaoxian secretly circulating books among inmates, including a copy of Tolstoy's essays. Che Yaoxian's actions demonstrated how books provided light and strength to revolutionaries struggling against the Kuomintang. The author reflects on the inspiring power of books, comparing it to a light in the darkness, and their ability to ignite ideals and provide solace. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes the *Sorbus torminalis* trees, particularly the unique "Taishan *Sorbus torminalis*," found on Mount Tai. These trees, with their red berries persisting through harsh weather, serve as a source of encouragement for climbers ascending the mountain. The trees are resilient, surviving lightning strikes and storms, and provide shelter for various animals. The author emphasizes their beauty and role in enhancing the landscape of Mount Tai. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article describes the author's experience with Guangxi cuisine in the city of Nanning, highlighting dishes like oil tea and five-color sticky rice made by the author's mother. It recalls childhood memories of exploring Nanning's diverse culinary scene, from traditional street food to themed restaurants showcasing ethnic minority cultures. The author expresses deep appreciation for the cultural richness and culinary traditions of Nanning that have nourished them over the years. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article recounts a local story from Jianyang in northern Fujian province about the close relationship between neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi and his student Cai Yuan-ding. The story details how Cai invited Zhu to lecture at his academy, leading Zhu to build a residence nearby. They agreed to use lamp signals to communicate about their studies, with Cai visiting Zhu whenever he encountered difficulties. The article emphasizes the dedication to learning displayed by these historical figures.
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By: 本报记者 刘志强 邱超奕 李 洋
The journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is advancing with an unstoppable momentum.
Looking back at 2021-2025, the first five years of embarking on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in all respects, it was "extremely unusual and extremely extraordinary" -
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached new levels. Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps, and a good start has been made in the new journey towards the second centenary goal.
"Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step advancement and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech contains profound historical views and dialectics.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, outlining a grand blueprint for development in the next five years. China in the new era has made another general mobilization and deployment to take advantage of the situation and continue to promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Striving forward with determination and courage. Use new great struggles to create new historical achievements, and create the great historical time of the Chinese nation in the great time history of mankind.
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"The centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in economic work"
High-quality development is the theme of China's economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and even longer.
The Yangtze River Basin fully demonstrates the new atmosphere of high-quality development.
In upstream Qinghai (青海), protecting glaciers, controlling black soil beaches, and restoring wetlands, the water conservation volume of the "China Water Tower" continues to increase, and green development is in full swing.
In midstream Hubei (湖北), tackling key technologies, opening up scenarios, and promoting applications, "smart cars" are running on "smart roads," and innovation is full of vitality.
In downstream Shanghai (上海), roads lead in all directions and ports connect to all seas. The container throughput of Shanghai Port has led the world for 15 consecutive years, and its openness is full of confidence.
The tide of the times is surging, marking the direction and course of development.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is the first five years for China to strive towards the second centenary goal after building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. How to unite and lead the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to complete the "primary task" of high-quality development and "ensure a good start and a good step for building a modern socialist country in all respects"?
"Accurately grasp the new stage of development, thoroughly implement the new development concept, and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern"; "We must unswervingly do our own thing well and unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world"; "Respond to various uncertainties with the certainty of high-quality development"... General Secretary Xi Jinping takes a broad and long-term view, holds high the banner, and sets the direction, leading the Chinese economy to move steadily forward on the track of high-quality development.
In March of this year, the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology" was published and distributed, providing authoritative teaching materials for the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's economic thought. In the process of learning, thinking, and practicing, the answers to "how to view the economic situation" and "how to do economic work" are becoming increasingly clear.
-- Ideological navigation provides fundamental guidance for promoting high-quality development.
How to understand the new historical orientation and stage of development after building a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled? Clearly pointing out that "China has entered a new stage of development" is to strive to complete the "historical grand wish."
How to enhance "survival, competitiveness, development, and sustainability" in the face of the impact of the century-long epidemic on the global economic and trade landscape? Creatively proposing "building a new development pattern" is to deploy a "preemptive move" to grasp the initiative in development.
Forward development requires greater impetus. How to "get rid of the traditional economic growth mode and productivity development path"? Creatively proposing "developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions" emphasizes that "we must continue to do a good job in innovation."
**察盛衰之理，审权势之宜** (chá shèng shuāi zhī lǐ, shěn quán shì zhī yí - "observe prosperity and decline, assess power and influence," to understand the principles of rise and fall and to judge the suitability of power and influence). The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core adheres to observing the general trend, planning the overall situation, and doing practical things, constantly deepening its understanding of the laws of economic work, proposing a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, and leading China to take firm steps towards high-quality development.
Coordinating quality and quantity, the new development concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Building the world's largest renewable energy system and new energy industry chain, contributing 1/4 of the world's new green area, in 2024, the energy consumption per unit of GDP decreased by 11.6% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan," and the added value of the "three new" economies exceeded 24 trillion yuan... The change in concept has leveraged the change in development, and China's "innovation field" is full of vitality.
Connecting the inside and the outside, the new development pattern is accelerating its construction. Promoting consumption, expanding investment, and smoothing circulation, the average contribution rate of domestic demand to economic growth from 2021 to 2024 reached 86.4%. Stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, the scale of trade in goods remains the world's largest, foreign investment continues to be optimistic about China, and the super-large-scale market has unlimited business opportunities.
Coordinating development and security, high-level security guarantees high-quality development. A total of more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland has been built, the installed power generation capacity accounts for 1/3 of the world, and the added value of manufacturing has exceeded 30 trillion yuan every year since 2021. The security and stability of food, energy, and industrial chain supply chains have become increasingly solid.
-- Strategic guidance turns the grand blueprint into a beautiful reality.
China's economic development has never been a short-term advance, but a continuous advance towards long-term goals. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China used another five years to draw a magnificent picture of development.
In the picture, there is the joint effort of the whole country to "play a game of chess."
Putting forward clear requirements for Jiangsu (江苏) to "take the lead" in the overall national situation with "four focuses"; encouraging Liaoning (辽宁) to "coordinate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the cultivation and expansion of strategic emerging industries"; instructing Shanxi (山西) to "strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies"... In one local inspection after another and one important meeting after another, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the direction and clarified the key points, promoting all localities to accurately position themselves in the overall national situation and concentrate on high-quality development.
The comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast is poised to take off, the Loess Plateau has turned from yellow to green, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) are more dynamic... Each sector is beautiful in its own way, and all are beautiful together, playing a development concerto.
In the picture, there is the strategic determination to "draw a blueprint to the end."
On the Beibu Gulf (北部湾), the Pinglu Canal (平陆运河) cuts through mountains and ridges; at the junction of Jin and Shaanxi (晋陕), the Gu Xian (古贤) water conservancy hub of the Yellow River (黄河) shows its heroic posture; on the northwest border, energy bases in the "sand, Gobi, and desert" are dotted... Day after day of solid progress, the 102 major projects identified in the "14th Five-Year Plan" are progressing smoothly.
The annual average growth rate of total factor productivity is 6%, the investment in R&D in the whole society ranks second in the world, and the progress of indicators such as the urbanization rate of permanent residents and the average life expectancy per capita exceeds expectations... Giving play to the strategic guiding role of the national development plan, the blueprint of the "14th Five-Year Plan" is becoming a reality step by step.
-- Strengthen macroeconomic governance and promote sustained and healthy economic development.
"Focus on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations." On April 25 this year, in the face of increasing external shocks and other factors, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to deploy a package of policies and measures.
Implement "two major" and "two new" projects with greater efforts, accelerate the integration of domestic and foreign trade, and tap and expand job opportunities in key areas... The "combination punches" continue to be implemented, and the economy continues to pick up and improve. In the first three quarters of this year, China's total economic output increased by 5.2% year-on-year, which is significantly higher than that of most major economies. Recently, foreign institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley have expressed optimism about China's economic growth.
In the past five years, whenever there is a critical moment or an important node, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has always promptly analyzed the situation and made decisions and deployments -
In the face of the impact of the century-long epidemic, coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and use the most scientific and economical methods to achieve the best results in the world in preventing and controlling the epidemic;
In the face of the situation where the growth rate of major indicators once declined in the second and third quarters of 2024, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee decisively deployed a package of incremental policies in September last year, which was called "a milestone move in macroeconomic regulation";
In the face of the ravages of the "tariff tsunami," remain calm, withstand the pressure, and promote "suspension of implementation," "reaching consensus," and "proper resolution" through scientific response...
From 2020 to 2022, the average annual GDP growth rate was about 4.5%, 5.2% in 2023, and 5.0% in 2024... In recent years, China's economic ship has been riding the wind and waves, moving steadily and far, and the certainty of high-quality development has been continuously consolidated and enhanced.
Steering the tide and pursuing the dream of rejuvenation.
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the consensus is becoming increasingly clear: "The centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in economic work" and "China's economic foundation is stable, its advantages are many, its resilience is strong, and its potential is great. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed."
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, confidence is becoming increasingly firm: Resolutely safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and running the Party's leadership through all aspects and the entire process of development, concentrating our efforts on doing our own thing well, we will surely continue to write new chapters in the two great miracles.
Towards the New -
"We must promote the development of new quality productive forces so that our country can always maintain the role of a pioneer in the modern economic tide"
Developing new quality productive forces is the inherent requirement and important focus of promoting high-quality development.
A humanoid robot is a concrete expression of new quality productive forces.
From appearing on the Spring Festival Gala stage to perform Yangko dances, to appearing at robot games, and then to entering automobile factories as "organized" workers, 2025 is regarded by many as the "year of mass production" of humanoid robots in China. As the world's largest robot producer, China holds more than 190,000 valid robot-related patents, accounting for about 2/3 of the world's total.
Accumulation of knowledge and experience is due to seizing opportunities and long-term efforts. From the "14th Five-Year Plan" proposing to cultivate and strengthen industries such as artificial intelligence, to the 20th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau conducting collective learning on strengthening the development and supervision of artificial intelligence, and then to the in-depth implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence +" action... The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core stands at the forefront of the times, grasps the general trend, and leads China's comprehensive strength in artificial intelligence to successfully achieve an overall and systematic leap.
Time flies forward, development never stops, and the situation and tasks are constantly evolving.
Looking outward, the global economic landscape is being reshaped, and individual countries are building "small courtyards and high walls" and engaging in "decoupling and chain breaking." Looking inward, the traditional development mode relies heavily on land and other resources, and the situation in which key core technologies in some fields are controlled by others has not fundamentally changed. How can China win strategic initiative in fierce international competition?
"We must promote the development of new quality productive forces so that our country can always maintain the role of a pioneer in the modern economic tide." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) diagnosed the situation and set the direction, put forward the theory of new quality productive forces and made major deployments, leading China to shape new momentum and new advantages for economic development.
This is a major innovation in the theory of productive forces.
"The characteristic is innovation, the key is quality, and the essence is advanced productive forces," "It has the characteristics of high technology, high efficiency, and high quality," "It includes not only innovation at the technical and business model level, but also innovation at the management and system level"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward a series of practical requirements and summarized them theoretically, profoundly answering the major question of "what is new quality productive forces and how to develop new quality productive forces."
This is a clear indication of the development path.
Encouraging Shanghai (上海) to "continuously enhance the source function of scientific and technological innovation and the leading function of high-end industries," entrusting Xinjiang (新疆) to "strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation," pointing out that Guangdong (广东) "in the process of accelerating independent innovation, we must also vigorously support the application of independent innovation products and create a good environment"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) repeatedly emphasized the importance of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, pointing out that "scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces."
Following the direction pointed out by the General Secretary, all regions and departments have worked hard and made fruitful innovation achievements.
Looking at science and technology, key core technology breakthroughs have been made in fields such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, biomedicine, and new energy. New breakthroughs have been made in equipment such as nuclear power, high-speed rail, and shipbuilding and marine engineering. New steps have been taken in achieving high-level self-reliance in science and technology.
Looking at industries, a total of 1,260 5G factories have been built, and the production and sales of wind power, photovoltaics, and new energy vehicles have increased significantly. New industries such as new-generation communications, brain-computer interfaces, and biomanufacturing have entered a new stage of explosive growth... Traditional industries are "renewed," emerging industries are "leading," and future industries are "taking root." "Made in China" has been upgraded. In 2024, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 42% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan."
This is a profound explanation of scientific methods.
2150 mm wide and 0.8 mm thick. In the Cold Rolling Plant of Benxi Iron and Steel Plate Co., Ltd. (本钢板材冷轧总厂) in Liaoning (辽宁), the world's leading ultra-wide automotive steel has been successively rolled off the production line. The process is "smooth and smooth," and the product is "high-end and versatile." In recent years, orders have increased by about 30% every year.
"We must never regard traditional industries as 'low-end industries' or 'backward industries' and eliminate them all at once." In January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited this old enterprise that is "high-end, intelligent, and green" in Liaoning (辽宁). In deep consideration, there is the sobriety of "establishing before abolishing" and the precision of "adapting to local conditions."
"Establish before abolishing, adapt to local conditions, and provide classified guidance." All regions, based on their resource endowments, industrial foundations, and scientific research conditions, are striving to be the first and do well in developing new quality productive forces: Hainan (海南) focuses on commercial aerospace and low-altitude economy; Shanxi (山西) focuses on developing wind power, photovoltaic power generation, and hydrogen energy; Anhui (安徽) focuses on new tracks such as new energy vehicles and quantum information... Giving full play to the advantages of the new national system, working together, the construction of an innovative country is gradually improving. In 2025, China's ranking in the Global Innovation Index jumped to tenth.
Pursuing the new and climbing to new heights to win the opportunity.
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, new quality productive forces have taken shape and demonstrated a strong driving force and support for high-quality development.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, putting the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position, China's economy will continue to reach new levels and shape new advantages.
Tackling Key Problems -
"On the new journey in the new era, to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we still need to rely on reform and opening up"
Reform and opening up are the fundamental driving forces for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
A nuclear power project reflects the strength of reform.
On July 14, in the coastal area of eastern Guangdong (粤东), the dome of Unit 6 of the CGN Guangdong Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant (中广核广东陆丰核电) was hoisted, and it fully entered the equipment installation stage.
1200 kilometers away, in Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang (浙江), the private enterprise Jiuli Group (久立集团), which participates in the investment in the Lufeng Nuclear Power Project, is busy with production. "We are fortunate to participate in major nuclear power projects. We only spent 3 days negotiating the framework agreement, and the company has realized its long-term dream," said the head of the company.
In 2020, a pilot project for private enterprises to participate in nuclear power projects was launched, with a 2% stake; in 2024, the scope of the pilot project was expanded, and 5 nuclear power projects introduced private enterprise participation, with a private capital share ratio of 10% for each project; in 2025, another 5 nuclear power projects introduced 10 private enterprises, with a share ratio of 10% to 20%, driving the total investment of private enterprises to exceed 240 billion yuan...
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, represented by "private capital entering nuclear power," economic system reform has been steadily advancing, helping private enterprises to stand on a broader stage. Today, the number of private enterprises has increased to more than 58 million, an increase of more than 40% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan."
A new car witnesses the openness.
Recently, the Mercedes-Benz pure electric CLA car was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show (广州车展). It is worth noting that the car is equipped with a Chinese domestic large model, and the intelligent assisted driving system is also led by the Chinese team.
"Working with China is working with opportunities, believing in China is believing in tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future." In March this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely invited representatives of the international business community when he met with them.
"To walk with China is to walk with opportunity, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future." In March of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely extended an invitation when meeting with representatives from the international business community.
Being present at the scene, Ola Källenius, head of Mercedes-Benz Group, felt it keenly, "We will continue to expand our investment in China and jointly create and share development opportunities in the Chinese market."
Reform has strength, and opening-up has magnanimity. Reform and opening-up are undoubtedly "the most distinctive feature and the most magnificent phenomenon of contemporary China."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, development has entered a new stage, and reform has entered a new critical juncture. How to break down institutional barriers? How to continuously enhance the driving force for development and social vitality?
"On the new journey of the new era, to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we still need to rely on reform and opening up." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), with his outstanding political wisdom, extraordinary theoretical courage, and strong historical responsibility, firmly grasps the major task of reform in his hands.
In July 2024, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and approved the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization," deploying more than 300 major reform measures and sounding the call for further comprehensively deepening reform.
Closely focusing on the theme of promoting Chinese-style modernization, anchoring the overall goal of "continuing to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity," all regions and departments are striving to write "practical sequels" and "new chapters of the times."
Grasp the key, and remove the blockages and bottlenecks restricting high-quality development. Iteratively release five versions of the negative list for market access, comprehensively rectify "involutionary" competition, and issue the "Guidelines for Building a Unified National Market (Trial Implementation)"... The "four beams and eight pillars" of a unified national market have been basically established, and a high-level socialist market economic system is being built at an accelerated pace.
Emphasize coordination, and promote reform using the thinking and methods of the rule of law. Promulgate and implement the Law on Promoting the Private Economy, implement a fair competition review system, and carry out special actions to regulate law enforcement involving enterprises. Reform is progressing steadily and far-reachingly on the track of the rule of law.
Promote opening up, so that reform and opening up complement each other and promote each other. From holding the China International Import Expo, the Consumer Products Expo, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, and the Canton Fair year after year, to expanding the pilot free trade zones, jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and reducing the negative list for foreign investment access, and expanding the scope of countries applicable to unilateral visa-free policies for China... China is proactively expanding institutional opening up and providing new opportunities for the world with China's new development.
Reform and opening up have only a starting point and no finishing line.
On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) will officially launch full island customs closure operations.
"There is no ready-made experience in the world for implementing customs closure operations on such a large scale." After the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) embarked on a trip south to Hainan (海南) for his first domestic inspection, full of expectations for this "complex systematic project."
"This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy, which will surely have significant and far-reaching international and domestic impacts."
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," the breadth and depth of reform and opening up have been continuously expanded, providing a strong impetus and institutional guarantee for Chinese-style modernization.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," with comprehensively deepening reform and opening up to promote high-quality development, Chinese-style modernization will surely open up broad prospects.
Original Aspiration——
"Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, making people live a happy life is the top priority"
People's happiness and well-being are the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development.
The personal experiences of two households are a vivid footnote to "happiness and well-being."
In August of this year, the family of Lhamo (拉姆) in Senga Village (森嘎村), Dingri County (定日县), Shigatse City (日喀则市), Tibet (西藏), moved into a new house, "The house is built very strong, and we live in it with special peace of mind."
On January 7, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri County (定日县); on the third day after the earthquake, preliminary work such as housing design and debris removal was carried out; construction started in early March; full-scale construction started in early June; and all construction was completed and delivered by the end of October... "Concentrating efforts to accomplish big things," tens of thousands of people in the disaster area achieved "warm wintering."
In Shanghai (上海), Gu Lanmei (顾兰妹), a 68-year-old resident, also moved into a new home this year. Pressing the button, the toilet flushed with a gurgling sound, "The bathroom can be showered in, the room is better ventilated, I'm so happy!"
"One policy for each district, one plan for each project." In September, with the early completion of this year's 6,493 renovation tasks, Shanghai's "carrying night soil buckets" renovation task was generally completed.
The sense of gain around the masses comes from the consistent care and concern of the people's leader.
From the earnest exhortation to "continue to do a good job in the post-earthquake reconstruction of Dingri County (定日县)," to the heartfelt entrustment that "the city should not only have height, but also have warmth," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always puts the people in the highest position in his heart and always regards the people's yearning for a better life as the goal of struggle.
Looking at the thermometer and touching the radiator in the home of a resident in Zhuozhou City (涿州市), Baoding (保定), Hebei (河北), smiling and saying "this temperature meets the standard"; at the Xining National Middle School (西宁民族中学) in Guoluo (果洛), Qinghai (青海), asking the children "how many degrees are your glasses"; at the Siyi Village (四邑村) Elderly Care Service Station in Panjiawan Town (潘家湾镇), Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Xianning (咸宁), Hubei (湖北), urging the elderly to "take good care of your health and live a long life"... One shot after another, one footprint after another, demonstrates the firm stance that "Chinese-style modernization puts people's livelihood first."
"Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, making people live a happy life is the top priority." Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, all regions and departments pool their wisdom and efforts to guarantee and improve people's livelihood in high-quality development.
Implement an employment-first strategy, promote high-quality and full employment, steadily promote the construction of guaranteed housing, innovatively introduce and implement childcare subsidy systems, gradually promote free preschool education, and continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation... One people's livelihood policy after another covers many fields such as employment, income distribution, education, social security, medical and health care, and housing security, and is practically transformed into tangible and accessible development results for the common people——
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 12 million new urban jobs were added each year, and the scale of employment of people lifted out of poverty has been stable at more than 30 million for four consecutive years; more than 11 million sets (rooms) of various types of guaranteed housing and resettlement housing for urban villages and urban dilapidated housing renovation have been built and raised, benefiting more than 30 million people; the average life expectancy has increased to 79 years, increasing by 1 year every 5 years from the "12th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan"; the world's largest education, medical care, and social security system has been built, the level of basic public services has been continuously improved, and common prosperity for all people has been steadily promoted.
The original aspiration is as firm as a rock, and the mission is as bright as a torch.
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," the fruits of development have benefited all the people more and more fairly, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has been continuously enhanced.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," a heart-warming picture of people's livelihood will continue to unfold slowly, and common prosperity for all the people will take new and solid steps.
Cherishing lofty aspirations, crossing mountains and passes as if flying.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to come to a successful conclusion, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" journey is about to begin. Entering the "key period of laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization," we must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, adhere to economic construction as the center, take promoting high-quality development as the theme, overcome difficulties, fight risks, and meet challenges with a spirit of historical initiative, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization.
"China's yesterday has been written in the annals of mankind, China's today is being created in the hands of hundreds of millions of people, and China's tomorrow will surely be even better."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 7th. Recently, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (中共中央) issued the revised "Regulations on the Work of the Organs of the Communist Party of China" (《中国共产党工作机关条例》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously comply with and implement them.
The notice pointed out that the revision of the "Regulations" adheres to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, consolidates the achievements of the reform of Party and state institutions, further strengthens the political requirements for Party work organs, standardizes the establishment and operation of Party work organs, and promotes Party work organs to improve their ability to perform their duties and their level of work.
The notice requires that Party committees at all levels should strengthen organizational leadership over the implementation of the "Regulations," do a good job in publicity, interpretation, supervision, and inspection, and ensure that the various provisions of the "Regulations" are implemented. Party work organs at all levels should thoroughly implement the "Regulations," deeply understand the spirit of the "Regulations," adhere to the positioning of political organs, give play to the role of executive organs, serve as good advisors and assistants to Party committees, and earnestly fulfill their responsibilities in implementing Party leadership, strengthening Party building, and promoting the various undertakings of the Party. Important situations and suggestions from all regions and departments in the implementation of the "Regulations" should be reported to the CPC Central Committee (党中央) in a timely manner.
The full text of the "Regulations" is as follows.
Regulations on the Work of the Organs of the Communist Party of China
(Deliberated and approved by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局会议) on November 30, 2016; issued by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on March 1, 2017; revised by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on November 28, 2025; issued by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on November 28, 2025)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China to strengthen and standardize the work of Party work organs.
Article 2 Party work organs must 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 Establishes," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," thoroughly implement the Party's basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy, adhere to the positioning of political organs, give play to the role of executive organs, serve as good advisors and assistants to Party committees, and earnestly fulfill their responsibilities in implementing Party leadership, strengthening Party building, and promoting the various undertakings of the Party.
Article 3 Party work organs must firmly safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and follow the following principles in carrying out their work:
(1) Adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to the Party's management of the Party, and comprehensively and strictly govern the Party;
(2) Adhere to serving the central task and the overall situation;
(3) Adhere to democratic centralism;
(4) Adhere to each performing its own duties and cooperating with each other to ensure that the Party's various tasks are coordinated and promoted in a coordinated manner;
(5) Adhere to performing duties in accordance with the Party Constitution and Party regulations, and operate within the scope of the Constitution and laws.
Article 4 These Regulations apply to the work organs of the Party Central Committee and local Party committees.
Party committees established in the Party's discipline inspection commissions, Party work organs, or organs managed by Party work organs, in administrative organs, etc., or organs whose responsibilities are wholly undertaken by them, and directly affiliated institutions of Party committees shall implement these Regulations with reference to these Regulations, unless otherwise stipulated by the Party Central Committee.
The establishment and operation of the Party's discipline inspection organs shall be carried out in accordance with the Party Constitution and relevant Party regulations.
Chapter II Establishment
Article 5 The Party Central Committee and local Party committees shall establish a number of work organs as needed, mainly including general offices (departments), functional departments, working bodies, and dispatched organs, which are responsible for managing or handling relevant Party work.
The establishment of Party work organs shall meet the needs of strengthening Party leadership and Party building, follow the principle of optimization, coordination, and efficiency, and implement total quantity control and quota management.
According to work needs, Party work organs may adopt methods such as combined establishment and joint office work, and coordinate the establishment of other departments with similar functions and close ties. The coordinated establishment shall still be under the management of the Party committee.
Article 6 The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of the work organs of the Party Central Committee shall be proposed by the central institutional organization and establishment management department, and shall be reported to the Party Central Committee for approval and decision in accordance with the procedures.
The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of the work organs of local Party committees shall be proposed by the institutional organization and establishment management department at the same level, and shall be discussed and decided by the Party committee at the same level in accordance with the prescribed procedures, and then reported to the institutional organization and establishment commission at the next higher level for approval. Major matters shall be reviewed by the institutional organization and establishment commission at the next higher level and then reported to the Party committee at the same level for approval.
Article 7 The leading body of a Party work organ is the department (office, commission, room) affairs meeting, which is generally composed of the chief, deputy chief, the leader of the dispatched discipline inspection and supervision team or the secretary of the discipline inspection and supervision working committee, and other members.
The number of leading positions in Party work organs shall be strictly implemented in accordance with relevant regulations based on work needs and the principle of strict control.
If the chief of a Party work organ is concurrently held by a leading member of a higher-level institution, a deputy chief in charge of day-to-day work may be appointed.
Party work organs shall not have assistant chiefs or secretaries-general. If a functional department of the Party Central Committee deems it necessary to establish one, it shall report it to the Party Central Committee for approval.
Article 8 Party work organs shall establish necessary internal bodies according to work needs and the principle of streamlining and efficiency. The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of internal bodies shall be approved in accordance with the prescribed authority and procedures.
Article 9 Party work organs shall be staffed with organ personnel within the approved staffing quota.
Chapter III Responsibilities
Article 10 Party work organs shall have clear responsibilities and consistent powers and responsibilities. Their responsibilities are generally determined in accordance with the Party Constitution and Party regulations, and specific responsibilities are generally clarified by relevant provisions on functional configuration, internal bodies, and staffing.
The responsibilities that should be performed by the Party committee shall not be delegated to the work organs by the Party committee.
Article 11 Party work organs shall perform the following responsibilities:
(1) Resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, improve the implementation mechanism of major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, and ensure that orders from the Party Central Committee are strictly enforced;
(2) Implement the deployments and arrangements of the higher-level and local Party committees and the higher-level Party work organs, and study and deploy work within the scope of their responsibilities;
(3) Serve as good advisors and assistants to the Party committee, report relevant situations, reflect problems, and put forward opinions and suggestions in a timely manner, and provide services for the Party committee's decision-making;
(4) Issue Party regulations and normative documents in accordance with regulations and authority, and do a good job in organizing implementation and supervising implementation;
(5) Strengthen the Party building work and mass organizations work of the organs;
(6) Undertake relevant matters assigned by the Party committee and the higher-level Party work organs.
Party work organs shall implement centralized leadership or centralized management over relevant units in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 12 The general office (department) of the Party committee is the comprehensive department of the Party committee, responsible for promoting the implementation of the Party committee's decisions and deployments, coordinating relevant parties to carry out work in accordance with the requirements of the Party committee, and undertaking specific affairs to ensure the operation of the Party committee.
Article 13 The functional department of the Party committee is the competent department responsible for a certain aspect of the Party committee's work, exercising relatively independent management functions in accordance with regulations, and coordinating and guiding the work of the system and field.
Article 14 The working body of the Party committee is an institution that assists the Party committee in handling important affairs in a certain aspect. It generally refers to the permanent working body of the (decision-making) deliberative and coordinating body established by the Party committee to strengthen the leadership and organization and coordination of important work across fields and departments, undertakes the daily work of the (decision-making) deliberative and coordinating body, and may perform specific management responsibilities in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 15 The dispatched organ of the Party committee is an organ dispatched by the Party committee to strengthen the leadership of a specific field, industry, or system, and represents the Party committee to lead the work of the field, industry, or system in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 16 Party work organs shall strengthen Party building and internal management of the organs in close connection with their responsibilities and tasks, continuously improve their political ability and professional ability, and build a high-quality and professional cadre team that is loyal, clean, and responsible.
Chapter IV Decision-making and Execution
Article 17 Party work organs must adhere to democratic centralism, and the leading body shall implement a system that combines collective leadership and individual division of labor and responsibility. All major matters of the organ shall be collectively studied and decided by the leading body in accordance with the principles of collective leadership, democratic centralism, individual deliberation, and meeting decision. Members of the leading body shall, in accordance with the collective decision and division of labor, be brave to take responsibility and dare to be responsible, and earnestly perform their duties.
Article 18 Party work organs shall discuss and decide on the following major matters through holding department (office, commission, room) affairs meetings and other forms:
(1) Studying and implementing the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平);
(2) Implementing the relevant decisions, instructions, and work deployments of the higher-level and local Party committees and the higher-level Party work organs;
(3) Studying and discussing specific measures for implementing relevant guidelines, policies, Party regulations, and laws and regulations within the scope of the organ's responsibilities;
(4) Discussing and deciding on major decisions, important personnel appointments and removals, major project arrangements, and large-amount fund use matters of the organ;
(5) Deliberating on important matters to be reported to the Party committee and the higher-level Party work organs for instructions;
(6) Studying and deploying important matters concerning the Party building of the organ;
(7) Studying and discussing other important matters.
Article 19 The leading body of a Party work organ shall adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and decision-making in accordance with regulations and laws. The decision-making on major matters shall generally go through procedures such as investigation and research, soliciting opinions, professional evaluation, compliance and legality review, and collective discussion and decision, and conduct consistency assessment with macroeconomic policy orientation in accordance with regulations.
For major decisions, timely requests for instructions and reports shall be made in accordance with regulations.
Article 20 The department (office, commission, room) affairs meeting shall be convened and presided over by the main responsible comrade of the Party work organ, and members of the leading body shall participate. If the main responsible comrade is unable to convene the meeting due to reasons or if there is a vacancy, another responsible comrade may be entrusted or the responsible comrade designated by the Party committee may convene the meeting. According to work needs, the convener of the meeting may determine the relevant personnel to attend the meeting. The meeting shall be truthfully recorded by special personnel, and meeting minutes shall be compiled for the decided matters and archived for future reference in accordance with regulations.
Article 21 Documents issued or reported in the name of the Party work organ shall be signed and issued by the main responsible comrade.
Article 22 Party work organs shall establish effective supervision, evaluation, and feedback mechanisms to ensure the implementation of the leading body's decisions.
Article 23 Party work organs may convene minister (director, secretary) office meetings according to work needs to organize and promote the implementation of the decision matters of the department (office, commission, room) affairs meeting and study and discuss special work. The minister (director, secretary) office meeting shall be convened and presided over by the minister (director, secretary) or another member of the leading body entrusted, and relevant members of the leading body and the main responsible persons of relevant internal bodies shall participate. The minister (director, secretary) office meeting shall not replace the department (office, commission, room) affairs meeting to make decisions.
Article 24 The leading body of a Party work organ and its members shall take the lead in safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, strengthen the arming of the Party's innovative theory, continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, strictly abide by political discipline and political rules, and strictly observe Party political life. Establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, seek truth from facts, do practical work, and promote the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments. Thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, implement various requirements for reducing the burden on the grassroots, and resolutely oppose formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance.
The leading body of a Party work organ shall earnestly fulfill its main responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, resolutely safeguard Party discipline, and promote the formation of a good environment of integrity and righteousness and entrepreneurship.
Chapter V Supervision and Accountability
Article 25 Party work organs shall accept the comprehensive supervision of the Party committee, and shall make a comprehensive work report to the Party committee at least once a year, and shall promptly request instructions and reports in case of important situations. The situation of implementing an important instruction and decision of the Party Central Committee and the Party committee shall be specially reported. The local Party committee has the right to revoke or change inappropriate decisions made by the Party work organ.
Party work organs shall consciously accept the supervision of inspections and tours, discipline inspection commissions and supervisory committees and their dispatched institutions, and shall grasp the rectification and implementation of problems found in supervision.
Article 26 The leading body of a Party work organ shall take the lead in implementing the requirements of the Party's self-revolution, and consciously accept various supervisions such as internal Party supervision and mass supervision. Members of the leading body shall truthfully report personal relevant matters and report on their responsibilities and integrity to the Party organization, and accept organizational supervision.
Article 27 The Party committee shall regularly inspect and assess the performance of its affiliated work organs, and the specific work shall be the responsibility of the Party committee's organization department, and the assessment results shall be notified within a certain range.
Article 28 Members of the leading body of a Party work organ who violate the relevant provisions of these Regulations shall be given handling such as conversation reminders, criticism and education, order to make self-criticism, admonishment, organizational handling, or Party disciplinary and administrative sanctions in accordance with regulations and laws, depending on the nature and seriousness of their behavior.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 29 The institutional organization and establishment management department shall scientifically compile the provisions on the functional configuration, internal bodies, and staffing of the Party work organs in accordance with these Regulations, and shall be reviewed and approved by the institutional organization and establishment commission at the same level and reported to the Party committee at the same level for approval in accordance with the procedures, and then issued in the form of a document from the general office (department) of the Party committee.
Article 30 The Central Military Commission may formulate relevant regulations in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 31 These Regulations shall be interpreted by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee in consultation with the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Office of the Central Institutional Organization and Establishment Commission.
Article 32 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of promulgation.
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Party working organs play an important role in implementing Party leadership, strengthening Party building, and promoting the Party's cause. The newly revised "Regulations on the Work of the Communist Party of China Organs" was recently released, which is an important measure to improve the Party's leadership system and strengthen the construction of the Party's organizational system. Guided by Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the "Regulations" consolidate the achievements of the reform of Party and state institutions, further strengthen the political requirements for Party working organs, standardize the establishment and operation of Party working organs, and clarify the basic guidelines for comprehensively strengthening and standardizing the work of Party working organs. Party working organs at all levels must conscientiously implement the "Regulations," consciously submit to and serve the central work of the Party, continuously improve their political capabilities, performance capabilities, and work standards, and provide a strong organizational guarantee for the development of the Party and the country's cause on the new journey.
We must firmly grasp the positioning of political organs. As Party organs, Party working organs work directly under the leadership of the Party Central Committee and local Party committees at all levels. They must take a clear-cut stand on politics, strengthen the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards," fully demonstrating the true qualities of political organs. In accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations," we must take firmly safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core as the fundamental political principle for performing our duties and carrying out our work, resolutely obey the command of the Party Central Committee, consciously align ourselves with the Party Central Committee, align ourselves with the requirements of the Party Central Committee, grasp the political direction, strictly abide by political discipline and political rules, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core in terms of ideology, politics, and action. We must continue to use the Party's innovative theories to unify our thinking, unify our will, and unify our actions, be good at grasping the overall situation politically, analyzing problems, and promoting work. We must adhere to taking the Party's political construction as the guide, continue to deepen the education on the awareness of political organs, guide Party members and cadres to continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and effectively transform their profound understanding of the decisive significance of the "two establishments" into a high degree of consciousness and practical action to resolutely achieve the "two safeguards."
We must fulfill the duties of political organs. Party working organs are the executive organs for implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and local Party committees at all levels. Whether their functions and roles are well-played is a matter of the implementation of the Party's theories, lines, principles, and policies, and a matter of the development of the Party and the country's cause. The "Regulations" clearly stipulate that the primary responsibility of Party working organs is to resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. We must improve the implementation mechanism for the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives to ensure that the Party Central Committee's orders are carried out without fail. We must deeply understand the spirit of the "Regulations," improve our political stance, deepen our ideological understanding, strengthen the guarantee of the system and mechanism in close connection with our own responsibilities, enhance our political consciousness and political responsibility in grasping implementation, and promote the implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments without any discount. We must adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to and improve the Party's leadership system, adhere to democratic centralism, comprehensively, systematically, and holistically implement the Party's leadership, strengthen the system and mechanism for the Party's leadership over all aspects of work, improve the unified leadership and coordination and management work mechanism, and promote the implementation of the Party's overall leadership in all fields, all aspects, and all links of the Party and the country's cause. We must adhere to managing the Party and administering the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards, conscientiously implement the important requirements of promoting the Party's self-revolution "five further in place," resolutely shoulder the responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and unswervingly promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party with a strict tone, a strict atmosphere, and strict measures to make the Party stronger and more powerful.
We must strengthen the responsibility of political organs. The "Regulations" clearly stipulate that Party working organs should serve as good advisors and assistants to Party committees. The central task of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization is very arduous, and it puts forward higher requirements for Party working organs to further play the role of advisors and assistants to Party committees. We must adhere to focusing on the center and serving the overall situation, closely focus on the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the work deployments of the Party committee to plan and promote work, earnestly perform our duties and responsibilities, and vigorously serve the central work. We must focus on serving the high-quality development of the economy and society, focus on the new situations and new changes in implementing the new development concept, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development, grasp the key links that affect the whole body, and better serve the Party committee's decision-making. We must establish a correct view of political achievements, grasp the implementation of work with the spirit of nailing nails and a pragmatic style, and resolutely guard against formalism and bureaucracy. We must strengthen investigation and research, focus on the key and difficult issues of concern to the Party Central Committee and the urgent needs and expectations of the masses, observe the real situation, listen to the voices of the people, and make the ideas, measures, and countermeasures proposed targeted and operable to ensure that they are pragmatic and effective. We must adhere to the bottom-line thinking, enhance our political sensitivity and political discernment, promptly discover and identify various risks and hidden dangers, do a good job in risk prediction, early warning, and disposal, and effectively maintain political security and social stability.
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Reader Concerns
I live in an old residential community, and it is currently undergoing renovation. My neighbors and I are looking forward to the synchronous "renewal" of the elevators that have been in use for many years. I would like to know what new measures are being taken for the renovation and upgrading of elevators in old residential communities.
Currently, there are 12 million elevators in use in China, which is approximately equal to the total number of elevators in all other countries and regions in the world. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests, "Adhere to the connotative development of cities and vigorously implement urban renewal." Urban renewal continuously meets the people's needs for a better life, and the renovation and upgrading of elevators in old residential communities is one of the important projects for people's livelihood.
"Elevators are the special equipment most frequently used by the public, and they are related to the 'first step out the door and the last mile home'." According to the relevant person in charge of the Special Equipment Safety Supervision Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (国家市场监督管理总局), the State Administration for Market Regulation ensures the safety of people taking elevators through a series of measures, such as improving regulations and standards, strengthening supervision and inspection and testing, and carrying out hidden danger investigation and special rectification.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 240,000 old urban residential communities across the country were renovated, and 129,000 elevators were installed. Under the dual pressure of a substantial increase in the total number of elevators and a gradual increase in the number of old elevators, the elevator safety situation has remained generally stable.
In April of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Defective Special Equipment Recall Management Rules," and elevator recalls officially entered a legal and standardized track. At present, the State Administration for Market Regulation has urged relevant elevator manufacturers to recall more than 53,000 elevators. "Elevator defects may gradually be exposed during use. Timely recall of defective elevators can directly eliminate potential safety hazards from the source, and can also force elevator manufacturers to strictly implement their main responsibilities," the person in charge said.
Among the 12 million elevators currently in use in China, more than 1.1 million old elevators have been in use for more than 15 years. Elevators that have been used for a long time are prone to problems such as wear of mechanical parts and aging of electronic components, which pose safety hazards.
To this end, the market supervision department adheres to the problem-oriented approach and mainly takes two measures:
First, jointly promote the renovation and upgrading of old residential elevators. Since August 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments, has deployed various regions to organize declaration, information review, and fund allocation; as of July this year, more than 160,000 old residential elevators have been included in the scope of special national debt fund subsidies for ultra-long-term projects.
Second, take multiple measures to solve the problem of renewal costs. The State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the National Financial Regulatory Administration (金融监管总局) and other departments, actively carries out research on elevator safety insurance, uses the market-oriented mechanism of "insurance + service" to innovatively launch a new model of elevator full life cycle insurance; and promotes the establishment of an "emergency use" mechanism for special residential maintenance funds by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Next, the market supervision department will continue to promote the elevator safety consolidation action, effectively promote elevator manufacturing units to fulfill their quality and safety responsibilities, continue to increase supervision and inspection of elevators in use, and focus on rectifying the "involution" competition in the elevator-related fields. At the same time, systematically improve the system of laws and regulations and standards, accelerate the revision of safety technical specifications such as the "Special Equipment Safety Supervision Regulations" (特种设备安全监察条例) and the "Elevator Safety Technical Regulations" (电梯安全技术规程), and further clarify the main responsibilities of all relevant parties in the elevator industry. Actively study and promote the revision of relevant mandatory national standards, gradually build a coordination mechanism between safety technical specifications and standards, and promote the healthy and standardized development of the elevator industry.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on December 7th (Reporters Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕) and Wang Zhou (王洲)) - Reporters learned from Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场) that as of December 6th, Daxing Airport has cumulatively guaranteed 322,500 inbound and outbound flights this year, and welcomed 50,083,400 inbound and outbound passengers, an increase of 6.31% and 8.41% respectively compared with the same period in 2024. Since it was put into operation, the annual passenger throughput has exceeded 50 million for the first time. Since the beginning of this year, the on-time departure rate and take-off regularity rate of Daxing Airport have both reached over 90%. In the past 6 years, the passenger throughput of Daxing Airport has exceeded 193 million.
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Agricultural and rural modernization is related to the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Chinese-style modernization cannot be separated from agricultural and rural modernization."
Looking out from the historical coordinates of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, a strong country must first have a strong agriculture, and only a strong agriculture can lead to a strong country.
Looking back at the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's economic ship has been sailing against the wind and waves, and the "ballast stone" of "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" has consolidated the foundation. The rice bowls of more than 1.4 billion people are held more firmly, the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty is firmly guarded, and farmers' lives are more prosperous and affluent... The "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" report card conveys China's stability and certainty.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made arrangements for "accelerating agricultural and rural modernization and solidly promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," once again releasing the clear signal of "adhering to solving the problems of 'agriculture, rural areas, and farmers' as the top priority of the Party's work."
To do a good job in the "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work in the new era, anchoring the overall goal of agricultural and rural modernization, the fertile fields are stirring up the power of striving.
Adhere to grasping output and production capacity, production and ecology, and increased production and income together.
Strong supply guarantee is one of the characteristics of building a strong agricultural country and an inevitable requirement for unblocking the domestic economic cycle.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency," focusing on emphasizing "capacity" and "quality and efficiency," which is precisely aimed at "enhancing the supply guarantee capacity of important agricultural products such as grain."
Where does capacity come from?
In the fields of Lishigong Village, Yuji Township, Lingcheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province (山东省德州市陵城区于集乡李士公村), the corn has been harvested and the winter wheat is growing well.
This year, Li Yueming (李曰明), a large grain grower, has made great efforts to fight against diseases and insect pests, combat autumn floods, and win a bumper harvest. The yield per mu of more than 2,300 mu of corn is 100 jin higher than last year. Looking forward to the future, he said in simple words: "Planting high-standard farmland and using new technologies can support the bottom line of a bumper harvest."
Grain is linked to hundreds of prices and consumption. To improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity, the key is to consolidate production capacity.
"Grain production capacity refers to the output that can be stably produced under the conditions of existing infrastructure, science and technology, and policy support, emphasizing 'can it be done'," said Ye Xingqing (叶兴庆), former director and researcher of the Rural Economic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council. "During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we must strive to achieve new breakthroughs in grain production capacity on a high base point."
China has cumulatively built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, and the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress has reached 63.2%. The foundation of production capacity has been transformed into tangible productivity, which is the confidence of hundreds of millions of farmers in achieving bumper harvests and increasing income.
To improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity, it is also necessary to make up for shortcomings.
"The industrial foundation is not solid enough, the construction of farmland infrastructure still needs to be improved, and the ability of agriculture to resist natural disasters needs to be strengthened, which are bottlenecks that must be broken," said Ye Xingqing (叶兴庆).
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote the integrated efficiency of good fields, good seeds, good machines, and good methods." Relevant officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs introduced that in the coming period, it is necessary to deeply implement the strategy of "storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology," accelerate high-level agricultural science and technology self-reliance and self-improvement, and strengthen the protection and quality improvement of cultivated land.
Ji Shupeng (纪书鹏), deputy director of the Lingcheng District Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, has a new "task book." The district is making every effort to accurately focus on soil organic matter, farming models, and other aspects to improve land fertility and allow more farmers to plant "bumper harvest fields."
How to improve quality and efficiency?
More than 1,000 mu of rice fields have developed duck-rice co-cultivation, with ducks eating insects and manure returning to the fields. The rice film transplanting technology is used to "apply a mask" to the rice fields to inhibit weeds and retain water and moisture. "Growing ecological rice and selling it at a good price is the way to break into the market," said Bai Jianfeng (白建锋), a large grain grower in Hegang Village, Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province (湖北省襄阳市襄州区何岗村).
A strong supply guarantee is reflected in "having" and even more in "excellence." The demand side's pursuit of "good or bad" forces the supply side to have new breakthroughs. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "coordinate the development of scientific and technological agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture, and brand agriculture, and build agriculture into a modern large industry."
Increase the supply of high-quality palatable rice and strong and weak gluten special wheat, carry out actions to increase the quantity and quality of beef and mutton, create a "blue granary," and develop under-forest economy... The agricultural and rural departments will adhere to grasping output and production capacity, production and ecology, and increased production and income together, and constantly build a diversified food supply system to make the people's "rice bags" and "vegetable baskets" more abundant and richer.
Create a high-quality rural living space for the villagers
Agricultural and rural modernization is related to the well-being of hundreds of millions of farmers and contains the value orientation of "Chinese-style modernization, with people's livelihood as the top priority."
In the future, even if China's urbanization reaches a very high level, there will still be hundreds of millions of people living and working in rural areas. Their quality of life, development opportunities, and mental outlook are directly related to the quality of national modernization.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes the goals of "promoting the construction of livable, workable, and beautiful villages" and "creating a high-quality rural living space," and puts forward guiding methods such as "adapting to local conditions" and "classified, orderly, and regional promotion."
What kind of living space can be called "high-quality"? The key is to adapt to local conditions.
At night, the lights in Dawa Village, Shexian County, Hebei Province (河北省涉县大洼村), set off the stone houses, stone streets, and stone bridges, making them more simple and elegant.
Behind the changes in the small mountain village is the comprehensive upgrading of water, electricity, road, and network. "The village has hardened roads, tap water, and garbage is managed and can be transported. The villagers live comfortably," said Zhang Juyuan (张巨元), secretary of the village Party branch.
"We are based on the Taihang scenery and stone characteristics, built new energy charging piles, public toilets, and renovated parking lots, so that villagers can eat 'tourism meals'," said Zhang Juyuan (张巨元).
The vast countryside has "different customs in ten miles and different customs in a hundred miles," with different natural conditions, resource endowments, and development levels. "The harmony and beauty of the countryside should be beautiful in their own way. Pay attention to regional characteristics, reflect local customs, and explore rural culture, so that the countryside becomes a 'visible homesickness' and a happy home for the majority of farmers," said Liu Chengfang (刘承芳), Boya Distinguished Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Modern Agriculture, Peking University (北京大学).
"There are many rural construction tasks. We must ensure that there are no missing items, and based on reality, solve the most urgent needs of farmers," said Wang Wusheng (王武生), Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Shexian County Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau. The county will carry out road hardening and lighting in villages with weak infrastructure, and build parking lots and cultural squares.
Chongqing (重庆) proposed to promote the in-depth treatment of rural domestic sewage, and by 2027, the treatment (control) rate of rural domestic sewage will reach 100%; Shandong (山东) clarified the strengthening of the "household collection, village collection, town transportation, and county treatment" rural domestic waste collection and disposal system management, and orderly promoted the upgrading of facilities and equipment... Various places have successively issued "plans," focusing on improving the completeness of rural infrastructure, the convenience of public services, and the comfort of the living environment, and constantly promoting the construction of livable, workable, and beautiful villages.
How to implement classified, orderly, and regional promotion?
In the past, drinking water was a problem in Guzhuang Village, Wolongshan Street, Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province (山东省嘉祥县卧龙山街道谷庄村). Now, urban and rural areas drink the "same bowl of water." "The water volume and pressure are sufficient, and the solar water heater is full of water in 10 minutes," said villager Gu Zhiyong (谷智勇).
Jiaxiang County promotes the safety of urban and rural drinking water in a coordinated manner, realizing the interconnection of water plants and the interconnection of pipe networks, with the same source, quality, and service of water supply.
"Classified, orderly, and regional promotion emphasizes coordinated efforts," Ye Xingqing (叶兴庆) introduced. "Establish a coordinated development mechanism between multiple villages with adjacent geography, close people, and complementary resources to form an integrated development unit with integrated planning, industrial linkage, shared facilities, and coordinated governance, effectively breaking the development bottleneck of small scale and scattered resources in a single village, and exploring an effective path from 'single-point revitalization' to 'common prosperity in the whole region'."
From coordinating the governance of county territorial space to promoting the integrated planning, construction, management, and maintenance of county infrastructure, and then to optimizing the allocation of regional education resources, all regions and departments will give play to the effectiveness of planning guidance, concentrate resources, and systematically exert efforts.
Classified, orderly, and regional promotion should also pay attention to doing what is possible and acting according to one's ability. "All localities should arrange priorities, find breakthroughs, proceed in an orderly manner, and work persistently to concentrate their efforts on grasping a number of practical and good things that are perceptible and accessible to the farmers," said Ye Xingqing (叶兴庆).
Improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit agriculture, and enrich farmers
Strengthening agriculture, benefiting agriculture, and enriching farmers is an inevitable requirement for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit agriculture, and enrich farmers," which not only accurately responds to the ardent expectations of the majority of farmers, but also will continue to inject strong impetus into accelerating agricultural and rural modernization.
"Not letting grain growers suffer losses gives us a 'reassurance pill'." Speaking of the plans for the next few years, Zou Fengcai (邹风才), secretary of the Yangjing Village Party Branch in Dingbian County, Shaanxi Province (陕西省定边县杨井村), counted them one by one, "Stabilize grain production, promote slope modification, develop greenhouse planting, and make the villagers' pockets more bulging."
In Shuangshi Village, Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province (四川省江油市双石村), the pastoral complex has been developing vigorously in recent years. "The village has a digital village platform. We plan to introduce smart agricultural Internet of Things and promote online 'cloud adoption' model to make more ways to increase income," said Lin Sheng (林胜), secretary of the village Party branch.
Taking agriculture and rural areas as a priority guarantee area for the general public budget, strengthening the "three-in-one" support policy of subsidies, prices, and insurance, and orderly carrying out the second round of pilot projects to extend land contracts for another 30 years after expiration... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has introduced a series of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit agriculture, and enrich farmers, and has gradually formed a complete "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" policy system with Chinese characteristics, and has achieved a series of important institutional achievements, providing strong guarantees for agricultural and rural development, so that many villages, including Yangjing Village and Shuangshi Village, have a promising industrial development and a sweet life for villagers.
"At present, the external environment and internal conditions for the development of agriculture and rural areas in China are undergoing profound changes. To improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit agriculture, and enrich farmers, we must start from the actual needs of 'agriculture, rural areas, and farmers', both increase the increment and improve the diversified investment pattern, and also grasp the accuracy, coordination, and interaction of policies, so that good policies can truly benefit agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," said Ye Xingqing (叶兴庆).
More powerful investment.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the proportion of national land transfer income used for agriculture and rural areas has reached more than 10%, the expenditure on fiscal agriculture, forestry, and water affairs has reached 10.8 trillion yuan, and the balance of agricultural-related loans has reached 53.19 trillion yuan.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "improve the diversified investment pattern of fiscal priority guarantee, financial key tilt, and active social participation." "The Agricultural Bank of China will allocate county loan resources at a level higher than the average growth rate of the bank's loans, and provide more favorable loan interest rates for key national rural revitalization assistance counties and the original 'three regions and three states'," said Wang Zhaoyang (王兆阳), Director of Agricultural Banking Business of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行).
More accurate policies.
Zong Xiaxia (宗霞霞), a villager in Yangjing Village (杨井村), was seriously ill and hospitalized, and spent a lot of money on treatment. After learning about the situation, the resident work team promptly included her in the monitoring object for preventing return to poverty and formulated targeted measures to provide assistance. "Medical insurance reimbursement plus poverty prevention fund assistance has reduced the burden," said Zong Xiaxia (宗霞霞).
Precise policy implementation is the key to winning the battle against poverty. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years after the transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization. The measures proposed in the "15th Five-Year Plan" to "establish a normalized mechanism to prevent return to poverty" will focus on the rural low-income population and underdeveloped areas, strengthen precise assistance, and make the lives of more "Zong Xiaxia's" more and more stable.
On the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, the most arduous and onerous tasks are in the countryside, the most extensive and profound foundation is in the countryside, and the greatest potential and stamina are also in the countryside. Let us work hard and forge ahead to make the agricultural foundation more solid, the vast countryside more prosperous, and the lives of farmers more prosperous, and jointly move towards a better future of Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强 邱超奕 李 洋
The journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is advancing with an unstoppable momentum.
Looking back at 2021-2025, the first five years of embarking on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, it was "extremely unusual and extremely extraordinary"—
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached new heights. Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps, and a good start has been made in the new journey towards the second centenary goal.
"Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech contains a profound historical perspective and dialectics.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, outlining a grand blueprint for development in the next five years. The new era of China has made another general mobilization and deployment to take advantage of the situation and continue to promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Striving forward with determination and courage. Use new great struggles to create new historical achievements, and create the great historical time of the Chinese nation in the great time history of mankind.
Navigation—
"The centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in economic work"
High-quality development is the theme of China's economic and social development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and even longer.
The Yangtze River Basin fully demonstrates a new atmosphere of high-quality development.
In upstream Qinghai (青海), protecting glaciers, controlling black soil beaches, and restoring wetlands, the water conservation volume of the "Water Tower of China" continues to increase, and green development is flourishing.
In midstream Hubei (湖北), tackling key technologies, opening up scenarios, and promoting applications, "smart cars" are running on "smart roads," and innovation is full of vitality.
In downstream Shanghai (上海), roads lead in all directions and ports connect to all seas. The container throughput of Shanghai Port has led the world for 15 consecutive years, and its openness is full of confidence.
The tide of the times is surging, marking the direction and course of development.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is the first five years for China to strive towards the second centenary goal after comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. How can we unite and lead the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to complete the "primary task" of high-quality development and "ensure a good start and a good step for comprehensively building a modern socialist country"?
"Accurately grasp the new stage of development, thoroughly implement the new development concept, and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern"; "We must unswervingly do our own thing well and unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world"; "Respond to various uncertainties with the certainty of high-quality development"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has a broad vision and sets the direction, leading the Chinese economy to move steadily forward on the track of high-quality development.
In March of this year, the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology" was published and distributed, providing authoritative teaching materials for the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's economic thought. In the process of learning and thinking, the answers to "how to view the economic situation" and "how to do economic work" are becoming increasingly clear.
——Ideological navigation provides fundamental guidance for promoting high-quality development.
How should we understand the new historical orientation and stage of development after completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled? Clearly pointing out that "China has entered a new stage of development" is striving to fulfill the "historical grand wish."
How can we enhance "survival, competitiveness, development, and sustainability" in the face of the impact of the century-long epidemic on the global economy and trade? The groundbreaking proposal to "build a new development pattern" deploys a "preemptive move" to grasp the initiative in development.
Forward development requires greater impetus. How can we "get rid of the traditional economic growth mode and productivity development path"? Creatively proposing "developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions" emphasizes that "we must continue to do a good job in innovation."
"Observe the principles of prosperity and decline, and examine the suitability of power and influence." The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core adheres to observing the general trend, planning the overall situation, and doing practical things, constantly deepening its understanding of the laws of economic work, and putting forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies to lead China to take firm steps towards high-quality development.
Coordinating quality and quantity, the new development concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Building the world's largest renewable energy system and new energy industry chain, contributing 1/4 of the world's new green area, in 2024, the energy consumption per unit of GDP decreased by 11.6% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and the added value of the "three new" economies exceeded 24 trillion yuan... The change in concept has leveraged the change in development, and China's "innovation field" is full of vitality.
Connecting the inside and the outside, the new development pattern is accelerating its construction. Promoting consumption, expanding investment, and smoothing circulation, the average contribution rate of domestic demand to economic growth from 2021 to 2024 reached 86.4%. Stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, the scale of trade in goods ranks first in the world, foreign investment continues to be optimistic about China, and the super-large-scale market has unlimited business opportunities.
Coordinating development and security, high-level security guarantees high-quality development. A total of more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland has been built, the installed power generation capacity accounts for 1/3 of the world, and the added value of manufacturing has exceeded 30 trillion yuan every year since 2021. The security and stability of food, energy, and industrial chain supply chains have become increasingly solid.
——Strategic guidance turns the grand blueprint into a beautiful reality.
China's economic development has never been a short-term surge, but a continuous advancement towards long-term goals. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China used another five years to draw a magnificent picture of development.
In the picture, there is the joint effort of the whole country to "play a game of chess."
Putting forward clear requirements for Jiangsu (江苏) to "play a leading role" in the overall national situation with "four focuses"; encouraging Liaoning (辽宁) to "coordinate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the cultivation and expansion of strategic emerging industries"; instructing Shanxi (山西) to "strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies"... In each local inspection and each important meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out the direction and clarified the key points, promoting various regions to accurately position themselves in the overall national situation and concentrate on high-quality development.
The comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast is poised to take off, the Loess Plateau has turned from yellow to green, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have stronger power sources... Each sector is beautiful in its own way, and all sectors are beautiful together, playing a symphony of development.
In the picture, there is the strategic determination to "draw a blueprint to the end."
On the Beibu Gulf coast, the Pinglu Canal (平陆运河) cuts through mountains and ridges; at the junction of Jin and Shaanxi, the Guxian (古贤) Yellow River Water Conservancy Hub shows its heroic posture; on the northwest border, "sand, Gobi, and desert" energy bases are dotted... Day after day of solid progress, the 102 major projects identified in the "14th Five-Year Plan" are progressing smoothly.
The average annual growth rate of total factor productivity is 6%, the investment in R&D expenditure of the whole society ranks second in the world, and the progress of indicators such as the urbanization rate of permanent residents and the average life expectancy per capita exceeds expectations... Giving play to the strategic guiding role of the national development plan, the blueprint of the "14th Five-Year Plan" is becoming a reality step by step.
——Strengthen macroeconomic governance and promote sustained and healthy economic development.
"Focus on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations." On April 25 this year, in the face of increasing external shocks and other factors, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to deploy a package of policies and measures.
Implement "two weights" and "two news" with greater efforts, accelerate the integration of domestic and foreign trade, and tap and expand job opportunities in key areas... The "combined punches" continue to land, and the economy continues to pick up and improve. In the first three quarters of this year, China's total economic output increased by 5.2% year-on-year, which is significantly higher than that of most major economies. Recently, foreign institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley have expressed optimism about China's economic growth.
In these five years, whenever there are key moments and important nodes, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core always promptly analyzes the situation and makes decisions and deployments—
In the face of the impact of the century-long epidemic, coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and use the most scientific and economical methods to achieve the best results in global epidemic prevention and control;
In the face of the situation where the growth rate of major indicators once declined in the second and third quarters of 2024, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee decisively deployed a package of incremental policies at its meeting in September last year, which was called "a milestone move in macroeconomic regulation";
In the face of the ravages of the "tariff tsunami," remain calm, withstand the pressure, and promote "suspension of implementation," "reaching consensus," and "proper resolution" through scientific response...
From 2020 to 2022, the average annual GDP growth rate was about 4.5%, 5.2% in 2023, and 5.0% in 2024... In these years, China's economic ship has been riding the wind and waves, moving steadily and far, and the certainty of high-quality development has been continuously consolidated and enhanced.
Steering the tide and pursuing the dream of rejuvenation.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the consensus is becoming increasingly clear: "The centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in economic work," and "China's economic foundation is stable, its advantages are many, its resilience is strong, and its potential is great. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed."
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, confidence is becoming more and more firm: resolutely safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized and unified leadership, and running the Party's leadership through all aspects and the entire process of development, concentrating our efforts on doing our own thing well, we will surely continue to write new chapters in the two great miracles.
Towards the New—
"We must promote the development of new quality productive forces so that our country can always maintain the role of a trendsetter in the tide of the modern economy"
Developing new quality productive forces is the intrinsic requirement and important focus of promoting high-quality development.
A humanoid robot is a concrete expression of new quality productive forces.
From appearing on the Spring Festival Gala stage to perform Yangko dance, to appearing at the Robot Games, and then to entering automobile factories in "organized" form to "work," 2025 is regarded by many as the "year of mass production" of humanoid robots in China. As the world's largest robot producer, China holds more than 190,000 valid robot-related patents, accounting for about 2/3 of the world's total.
Accumulating over time is due to seizing opportunities and making persistent efforts. From the "14th Five-Year Plan" proposing to cultivate and strengthen industries such as artificial intelligence, to the 20th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau conducting collective learning on strengthening the development and supervision of artificial intelligence, and then to the in-depth implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence+" action... The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core stands at the forefront of the times, grasps the general trend, and leads China's comprehensive strength in artificial intelligence to successfully achieve an overall and systematic leap.
Time flies forward, development never stops, and the situation and tasks are always evolving.
Looking outward, the global economic landscape is reshaping, and individual countries are building "small courtyards with high walls" and engaging in "decoupling and breaking chains." Looking inward, the traditional development mode relies heavily on land and other resources, and the situation in which key core technologies in some fields are controlled by others has not been fundamentally changed. How can China win strategic initiative in fierce international competition?
"We must promote the development of new quality productive forces so that our country can always maintain the role of a trendsetter in the tide of the modern economy." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) diagnosed the situation and put forward the theory of new quality productive forces and made major deployments, leading China to shape new momentum and new advantages for economic development.
This is a major innovation in the theory of productive forces.
"The characteristic is innovation, the key is quality, and the essence is advanced productive forces," "It has the characteristics of high technology, high efficiency, and high quality," "It includes not only innovation at the technical and business model level, but also innovation at the management and institutional level"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward a series of practical requirements and made a summary and generalization from a theoretical perspective, profoundly answering the major question of "what is new quality productive forces and how to develop new quality productive forces."
This is a clear indication of the development path.
Encouraging Shanghai (上海) to "continuously enhance the function of scientific and technological innovation and the leading function of high-end industries," entrusting Xinjiang (新疆) to "strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation," pointing out that Guangdong (广东) "in the process of accelerating independent innovation, we must also vigorously support the application of independent innovation products and create a good environment"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) repeatedly emphasized the importance of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, pointing out that "scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces."
Following the direction pointed out by the General Secretary, various regions and departments have worked hard and made fruitful innovation achievements.
Looking at science and technology, key core technology breakthroughs have been made in integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, biomedicine, new energy and other fields, new breakthroughs have been made in equipment such as nuclear power, high-speed rail, ships and marine engineering, and new steps have been taken in achieving high-level self-reliance in science and technology.
Looking at industries, a total of 1,260 5G factories have been built, the production and sales of wind power, photovoltaics, new energy vehicles and other products have increased significantly, and new industries such as new-generation communications, brain-computer interfaces, and biomanufacturing have entered a new stage of explosive growth... Traditional industries are "renewed," emerging industries are "leading," and future industries are "taking root," and "Made in China" is leaping and upgrading. In 2024, the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 42% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
This is a profound exposition of scientific methods.
2150 mm wide and 0.8 mm thick. In the Cold Rolling Plant of Benxi Iron and Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. (本钢板材) in Liaoning (辽宁), the world's leading ultra-wide automobile steel has been successively rolled off the production line. The process is "smooth and smooth," and the products are "high-end and multi-functional." In recent years, orders have increased by about 30% every year.
"We must never regard traditional industries as 'low-end industries' or 'backward industries' and withdraw them all at once." In January this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited this old enterprise of "high-end, intelligent, and green" during his inspection in Liaoning (辽宁). In the far-sightedness, there is the sobriety of "establishing before abolishing" and the precision of "adapting to local conditions."
"Establish before abolishing, adapt to local conditions, and provide classified guidance." Various regions, based on their resource endowments, industrial foundations, and scientific research conditions, are striving to be the first and doing well in developing new quality productive forces: Hainan (海南) focuses on commercial aerospace and low-altitude economy; Shanxi (山西) focuses on developing wind power, photovoltaic power generation, hydrogen energy and other energy sources; Anhui (安徽) focuses on new tracks such as new energy vehicles and quantum information... Giving full play to the advantages of the new national system, working together, the construction of an innovative country is gradually improving. In 2025, China's ranking in the Global Innovation Index jumped to tenth.
Pursuing the new and climbing to new heights to win the first opportunity.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, new quality productive forces have taken shape and demonstrated a strong driving force and support for high-quality development.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, putting the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position, China's economy will continue to reach new levels and shape new advantages.
Tackling Key Problems—
"On the new journey in the new era, to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we still need to rely on reform and opening up"
Reform and opening up is the fundamental driving force for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
A nuclear power project reflects the strength of reform.
On July 14, in the coastal area of eastern Guangdong (广东), the dome of Unit 6 of China General Nuclear Power Group's Guangdong Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant (陆丰核电) was hoisted, and it fully entered the equipment installation stage.
1200 kilometers away, in Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang (浙江), the private enterprise Jiuli Group (久立集团), which participates in the investment in the Lufeng Nuclear Power project, is busy with production. "We are fortunate to participate in major nuclear power projects. We only took 3 days to negotiate the framework agreement, and the company has realized its long-term dream," said the head of the company.
In 2020, a pilot project for private enterprises to participate in nuclear power projects was launched, with a 2% stake; in 2024, the scope of the pilot project was expanded, and 5 nuclear power projects introduced private enterprises to participate, with a private capital share ratio of 10% for each project; in 2025, another 5 nuclear power projects introduced 10 private enterprises, with a share ratio of 10% to 20%, driving the total investment of private enterprises to exceed 240 billion yuan...
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, represented by "private capital entering nuclear power," the economic system reform has been steadily advancing, helping private enterprises stand on a broader stage. Today, the number of private enterprises has increased to more than 58 million, an increase of more than 40% compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
A new car witnesses the openness.
Recently, the Mercedes-Benz pure electric CLA car was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show (广州车展). It is worth noting that the car is equipped with a Chinese domestic large model, and the intelligent assisted driving system is also led and developed by a Chinese team.
"Working with China is working with opportunities, believing in China is believing in tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future." In March this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely invited representatives of the international business community during a meeting.
"To walk with China is to walk with opportunity, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future." In March of this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely invited international business representatives during a meeting.
Being present at the scene, Ola Källenius, head of Mercedes-Benz Group, felt it keenly, "We will continue to expand our investment in China and jointly create and share development opportunities in the Chinese market."
Reform has strength, and opening-up has magnanimity. Reform and opening-up are undoubtedly "the most distinctive feature and the most magnificent phenomenon of contemporary China."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, development entered a new stage, and reform entered a new critical period. How to break down institutional barriers? How to continuously enhance development momentum and social vitality?
"On the new journey of the new era, to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization, we still need to rely on reform and opening up." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), with his outstanding political wisdom, extraordinary theoretical courage, and strong historical responsibility, firmly grasped the major task of reform in his hands.
In July 2024, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization," deploying more than 300 major reform measures and sounding the call for further comprehensively deepening reform.
Closely focusing on the theme of promoting Chinese-style modernization, anchoring the overall goal of "continuing to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity," all regions and departments are striving to write "practical sequels" and "new chapters of the era."
Grasp the key, and remove the blockages and bottlenecks restricting high-quality development. Iteratively release five versions of the market access negative list, comprehensively rectify "involutionary" competition, and issue the "Guidelines for Building a Unified National Market (Trial Implementation)"... The "four beams and eight pillars" of a unified national market have been basically established, and a high-level socialist market economic system is accelerating its construction.
Emphasize coordination and use the thinking and methods of the rule of law to promote reform. Promulgate and implement the Private Economy Promotion Law, implement the fair competition review system, and carry out special actions to regulate law enforcement involving enterprises. Reform is progressing steadily and far on the track of the rule of law.
Promote opening-up and let reform and opening-up complement each other and promote each other. From holding the China International Import Expo, the Consumer Products Expo, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, and the Canton Fair year after year, to expanding the free trade pilot zones, jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, reducing the negative list for foreign investment access, and expanding the scope of countries applicable to unilateral visa-free policies to China... China is proactively expanding institutional opening-up and providing new opportunities for the world with China's new development.
Reform and opening up have only a present tense, not a past tense.
On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) will officially launch full island customs closure operations.
"There is no ready-made experience in the world in implementing customs closure operations on such a large scale." After the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) embarked on a southern trip to Hainan (海南) for his first domestic inspection, full of expectations for this "complex systemic project."
"This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening-up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy, which will surely have significant and far-reaching international and domestic impacts."
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," the breadth and depth of reform and opening up have been continuously expanded, providing a strong impetus and institutional guarantee for Chinese-style modernization.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," promoting high-quality development with comprehensive and deepened reform and opening up, Chinese-style modernization will surely open up broad prospects.
Original Aspiration——
"Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, making people live a happy life is the top priority."
People's happiness and well-being are the ultimate goal of promoting high-quality development.
The personal experiences of two households are vivid footnotes to "happiness and well-being."
In August of this year, the Lamu family in Senga Village (森嘎村), Dingri County (定日县), Shigatse City (日喀则市), Tibet (西藏), moved into a new house, "The house is built very solidly, and we live with special peace of mind."
On January 7, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County (定日县); on the third day after the earthquake, preliminary work such as residential house type design and debris removal was carried out; construction started in early March; full-scale construction started in early June; and all construction was completed and delivered by the end of October... "Concentrating efforts to accomplish big things," tens of thousands of people in the disaster area achieved "warm wintering."
In Shanghai (上海), Gu Lanmei (顾兰妹), a 68-year-old resident, also moved into a new home this year. Pressing the button, the toilet flushed, "I can take a shower in the bathroom, the room is better ventilated, I'm so happy!"
"One policy for each district, one plan for each project." In September, with the early completion of this year's 6,493 renovation tasks, Shanghai's "carrying night soil buckets" renovation task was generally completed.
The sense of gain among the masses comes from the consistent care and concern of the people's leader.
From the earnest exhortation to "continue to do a good job in the post-earthquake reconstruction in Dingri County (定日县)" to the heartfelt entrustment that "the city should not only have height but also warmth," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always puts the people in the highest position in his heart and always regards the people's yearning for a better life as the goal of his struggle.
At the home of a resident in Zhuozhou City (涿州市), Baoding (保定), Hebei (河北), he looked at the thermometer, touched the radiator, and said with a smile, "This temperature meets the standard"; at the Qinghai Guoluo Xining National Middle School (青海果洛西宁民族中学), he asked the children, "How many degrees are your glasses?"; at the Paji湾Town (潘家湾镇) Siyi Village (四邑村) Elderly Care Service Station in Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Xianning (咸宁), Hubei (湖北), he told the elderly, "Take good care of your health and live a long life"... One shot after another, one footprint after another, demonstrates the firm position that "Chinese-style modernization puts people's livelihood first."
"Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, making people live a happy life is the top priority." Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, all regions and departments have worked together to guarantee and improve people's livelihood in high-quality development.
Implementing an employment-first strategy, promoting high-quality and full employment, steadily advancing the construction of guaranteed housing, innovating and issuing childcare subsidy systems, gradually promoting free preschool education, and continuously consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation... One people's livelihood policy after another covers many fields such as employment, income distribution, education, social security, medical and health care, and housing security, and is practically transformed into tangible and accessible development results for the people—
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 12 million new urban jobs were created every year, and the scale of employment for people lifted out of poverty has remained stable at more than 30 million for four consecutive years; more than 11 million sets (rooms) of various types of guaranteed housing and resettlement housing for urban villages and urban dilapidated housing renovation have been built and raised, benefiting more than 30 million people; the average life expectancy has increased to 79 years, increasing by 1 year every 5 years from the "12th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan"; the world's largest education, medical care, and social security system has been built, the level of basic public services has been continuously improved, and common prosperity for all people has been steadily promoted.
The original aspiration is as firm as a rock, and the mission is as bright as a torch.
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," the fruits of development have benefited all the people more and more fairly, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has continued to increase.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," a heart-warming picture of people's livelihood will continue to unfold slowly, and common prosperity for all people will take new and solid steps.
Cherishing lofty aspirations, crossing mountains and passes is like flying.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to come to a successful conclusion, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" journey is about to begin. Entering the "critical period of laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization," we must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, adhere to economic construction as the center, take promoting high-quality development as the theme, overcome difficulties, fight risks, and meet challenges with a spirit of historical initiative, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization.
"China's yesterday has been written into the annals of human history, China's today is being created in the hands of hundreds of millions of people, and China's tomorrow will surely be even better."
Return to TopOn December 7th, the 6th Harbin Ice Harvesting Festival opened on the banks of the Songhua River (松花江), marking the start of the ice harvesting season in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), the "Ice City."
All of the above photos were taken by Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Zhang Tao (张涛).
Return to TopAccording to the "Deloitte China Social Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2025" recently released by Deloitte China, against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and volatile global market, Chinese enterprises' "going global" strategy has moved from exporting products and capital to a new stage of comprehensive upgrading of brand output, organizational capabilities, management mechanisms, and governance systems. For some time, a series of Chinese brands have been favored by an increasing number of overseas consumers due to their technological content, cultural heritage, design inspiration, and emotionally resonant values that bridge China and the rest of the world, leading to continuous improvement in product awareness and influence.
"Global consumers and investors will benefit from this"
At the Brandenburg University of Technology in Germany, architecture students have welcomed a "new partner" – the Unitree Robotics humanoid robot "Hedy." In practical classroom exercises, students hand the cut wood to "Hedy," which then proceeds to transport the materials to the warehouse. Rolf Stark, head of the Digital Design Research project at the university, said that the school is exploring the widespread application of Unitree Robotics' humanoid robot G1 in architectural teaching practice, and is collaborating with the Technical University of Berlin (柏林工业大学) and other institutions to study the possibilities of human-machine collaboration in architectural construction.
In July of this year, the 2025 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Global Awards were announced, and Unitree Robotics stood out from more than 780 companies in 95 countries to become one of the award-winning companies, with its core strength in the field of robotics being recognized globally. The WIPO Global Awards, established in 2022, have been held for four consecutive years and are an international award specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups in various industries. Chinese companies have won awards for four consecutive years.
At the Zeekr store in Cairo (开罗), the capital of Egypt, local resident Ahmed made a special trip to test drive the Zeekr X car. Sitting in the cockpit, he focused on experiencing whether the vehicle's system was smooth and whether the Arabic voice assistant's recognition was accurate. "I did some research before, and I am confident in the battery technology and intelligent level of Chinese electric vehicles," Ahmed said. Osama Abdel-Magid, chairman of the Egyptian Automobile Dealers Association, said that the influence of Chinese electric vehicles in the Egyptian market is rapidly increasing.
Chinese brands are combining the usage habits of consumers in various overseas locations to carry out innovative technology research and development and modifications. Niu Technologies has optimized the tires and shock absorption system for local cobblestone roads in the European market, and adjusted the width of electric motorcycle footrests. In the Southeast Asian market, it has improved the waterproof and wading capabilities of electric two-wheelers, and launched a "battery swap" model to reduce customer purchase costs.
The British magazine *The Economist* said in a report: "Innovative Chinese brands are springing up all over the world like mushrooms after rain. Global consumers and investors will benefit from this."
"China is actively promoting independent innovation in various ways"
International figures and media outlets highly praised the Chinese government and enterprises' emphasis on scientific and technological innovation, and affirmed China's complete industrial system and fair and open market environment.
Kim Hee-kyo, a professor at Kwangwoon University (光云大学) in South Korea, said that the key to the rapid development of "Made in China" is that China has promoted the formation of manufacturing clusters, which can not only reduce costs and improve productivity, but also promote innovation through cooperation and competition. "Without the government's long-term planning and support, such manufacturing clusters would not be possible," Kim Hee-kyo said. The Chinese government's promotion of scientific and technological innovation, cultivation of future industries, and continuous increase in investment in supporting infrastructure have played an important role in improving the competitiveness of enterprises.
"After years of investment in science and technology and education, China's manufacturing industry has made great progress in human resources, technical level, and management experience," said Claudia Yañez, president of the Brazil-China Innovation and Economics Institute. China has become a major country in scientific and technological innovation, and Chinese brands are having a positive impact on the world. Diaa Helmy, Secretary-General of the Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said that thanks to strong support for scientific and technological innovation, China has achieved breakthroughs in core technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, 5G communications, and new energy, which has not only driven the development of a number of high-tech industries, but also helped the development of the global technology industry.
During his visit to China, Hasan, Chief Business Officer of *The Daily Star* (《每日星报》), a mainstream English newspaper in Bangladesh, inspected some technology companies in Guangzhou (广州) and Shenzhen (深圳). "What impressed me the most was that China is actively promoting independent innovation in various ways," he wrote in the newspaper, adding that China is setting global standards in artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and quantum computing, which is the result of strategic investment in research and development, education, and talent cultivation.
Reuters published an article stating that China is becoming a "global innovator," and "this shift stems from an emphasis on developing scientific strength." The article believes that innovation and open cooperation may reshape China's global identity, and these new elements will promote more balanced economic growth in China. China is no longer just the "world's factory" and is increasingly becoming a source of innovation.
"Sharing innovative technologies with the world in a spirit of openness and sharing"
Consumer electronics brands such as Xiaomi (小米) and OPPO have won the favor of young consumers with their high cost performance; new energy vehicles such as BYD (比亚迪) are helping local people travel green; Chinese e-commerce platforms and logistics brands are jointly promoting the development of the digital economy with local enterprises... Carlos Bielsa, Secretary-General of the Spanish "Belt and Road" Research Center, said that the rise of Chinese brands has brought tangible changes to the Spanish market, accelerating the upgrading and innovation of the local market in terms of technology, environmental protection, and service models.
"Chinese companies are contributing to improving the quality of life of global consumers," Kim Hee-kyo said, adding that Chinese companies are sharing technological achievements through open source and other means, providing developing countries with the opportunity to use the latest technologies at a lower cost. "China is sharing innovative technologies with the world in a spirit of openness and sharing, and this effort is conducive to maintaining free trade."
Unitree Robotics' robots have not only entered German university laboratories, but have also been incorporated into the school's regular teaching content for science popularization practice for German primary and secondary school students. Christina Strehle, spokeswoman for the President's Office of the Brandenburg University of Technology, said that China has remarkable scientific research capabilities in the field of intelligent systems and automation, and cooperation between the two countries on an open and responsible basis will promote technological innovation and serve society.
"As the world's second largest economy, China continues to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and is committed to promoting the construction of an open world economy. China supports its own enterprises to go to the international market, and at the same time welcomes international brands to enter the Chinese market, providing an open platform for enterprises from all countries to achieve fair competition, exchange of experience, and mutual benefit and win-win results, which is in the common interests of all countries," Helmy said.
(Reported by Gong Ming, Liu Zhonghua, Shen Xiaoxiao, Mang Jiuchen, Shi Yuanhao, and Yan Huan from Beijing (北京), Berlin (柏林), Cairo (开罗), Seoul (首尔), Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), and Madrid (马德里))
Return to TopBy: 科斯塔斯·古利亚莫斯
The Chinese path to modernization is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese civilization, rather than simply copying the models of other countries. This has become a unique advantage for China's development and inspires other countries to explore development paths suitable for their own national conditions.
Throughout human history, civilizations have been formed by the convergence of diverse cultures, constantly developing through dialogue, exchange, and knowledge sharing, shaping human society from ancient times to the present.
Today, humanity once again stands at a crossroads of civilization. On the one hand, the specter of "civilizational superiority" and cultural hegemony continues to loom, exacerbating international tensions. On the other hand, advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence have made connections between countries closer than ever before, creating new opportunities to deepen mutual learning among civilizations. We need to respect the diversity of civilizations and promote exchanges and mutual learning among the people of all countries, transcending civilizational barriers through civilizational exchange. In this context, the Global Civilization Initiative injects impetus into promoting mutual learning among civilizations and working together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
In modern science, quantum entanglement is used to describe the phenomenon that multiple particles, no matter how far apart, are closely related in a special way. Interestingly, many ancient Eastern and Western philosophers who never met also had similar insights and propositions on many issues, which can be described as another dimension of the "entanglement effect." For example, the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus and Confucius (孔子), who lived in similar times, both believed that true harmony is not singular uniformity but is achieved through the coexistence of diverse elements. Furthermore, in ancient Greek and Chinese ethics, the core concerns were how to live a meaningful life, how to deal with emotions, how to get along with family and friends, and what true friendship is. In exploring these propositions, philosophers on both ends of Eurasia invoked the concept of "virtue" and deeply considered the role of reason and emotion in the cultivation of virtue.
This cross-cultural resonance of ideas demonstrates the existence of common values for all mankind. Advocating and promoting these values, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and pursuing harmony and co-existence, is precisely the essence of the Global Civilization Initiative. As an ancient civilization, China upholds concepts such as harmony without uniformity and shared beauty, which not only constitute the historical foundation of global public goods such as the Global Civilization Initiative and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind but also demonstrate unique Eastern wisdom. As a responsible major country, China dialectically combines civilization and development, firmly promotes exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and demonstrates the vision and responsibility to promote the progress of human civilization. The Chinese path to modernization is deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese civilization, rather than simply copying the models of other countries. This has become a unique advantage for China's development and inspires other countries to explore development paths suitable for their own national conditions.
Currently, China is committed to promoting more equal, open, and inclusive exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and is actively strengthening cooperation with countries around the world. Cyprus has been an important bridge for exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations since ancient times, and its historical connections with China have a long history. Today, as a member of the European Union, Cyprus is actively contributing to deepening exchanges and mutual learning between Cypriot-Chinese and European-Chinese civilizations. We look forward to Cyprus, China, and Europe injecting new impetus into the progress of human civilization through sincere exchanges and mutual learning, and helping to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
(The author is the former President of the European University of Cyprus and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, San Francisco, December 7th (Reporter Wu Xiaoling (吴晓凌)) At the invitation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) organized a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Oakland (奥克兰), and other places in the United States from December 2nd to 6th to promote the deepening of economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
During the visit, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) cooperated with the Oakland (奥克兰) Municipal Government, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S.-China Business Council (美中贸委会), the Semiconductor Industry Association (美国半导体行业协会), the American Chamber of Commerce in Asia (美商亚洲集团), the Meridian International Center (美国子午线国际中心), the U.S. Soybean Export Council (美国大豆出口协会), and others to hold a number of China-U.S. business matchmaking events, and held discussions and exchanges with more than 170 U.S. companies and institutions.
Ren Hongbin (任鸿斌), Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会), actively introduced to all sectors of the United States China's new measures to adhere to high-quality development and high-level opening up to the outside world, promoted the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (链博会), and emphasized that the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) will support and promote the Chinese and American business communities to deepen exchanges and cooperation with more active actions, and make greater contributions to the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
U.S. business leaders generally believe that this visit has strongly promoted U.S.-China business exchanges and cooperation, and expressed that they will continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and expand investment, and deepen the industrial chain and supply chain cooperation between U.S. and Chinese enterprises.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 一
Taking a car eastward from Pakse (巴色), the largest city in southern Laos, the endless rice fields are gradually replaced by rolling mountains. The altitude continues to rise, and white wind turbines slowly rotating line the ridges all the way to the mountaintops. This is the main camp of the Laos Monson (孟松) 600 MW wind power project, designed and built by Chinese enterprises. This green energy project is the first wind power project in Laos and the largest single wind power project in Southeast Asia to date.
"The project spans Sekong Province (塞公省) and Attapeu Province (阿速坡省), with the field area ranging from 1,000 to 2,200 meters above sea level, consisting of 133 4.5 MW wind turbine units," said Sun Changjiang (孙长江), project manager of the Laos Monson (孟松) 600 MW wind power project of China Power Construction East China Investigation & Design Institute (中国电建华东院). In August of this year, the project achieved full-capacity commercial operation, with an estimated annual power generation of approximately 1.72 billion kWh, which will reduce carbon emissions by 1.56 million tons.
It is reported that the green electricity generated by the project's units is transmitted eastward to central Vietnam through a 71-kilometer-long 500 kV transmission and transformation project. Sun Changjiang (孙长江) said, "From November to April each year, Laos enters the dry season, with reduced rainfall and increased wind power. The commissioning of the project can effectively compensate for the seasonal power shortage in Southeast Asia, enhance grid stability, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels."
"The rebar binding should be evenly spaced, and the concrete vibration must be sufficient..." Kongsai (康赛), a Lao employee, held a checklist and explained the key points of the wind turbine foundation pouring process to his colleagues in Lao. Gao Fuwen (高富文), the Chinese team leader on the side, occasionally supplemented technical details.
Kongsai (康赛) studied civil engineering at Tongren University (铜仁学院) in Guizhou (贵州) and is currently working as a quality engineer for the project. Before coming here, he only had a basic understanding of engineering theory. Over the past three years, with the help of his Chinese mentor, he has mastered the entire process of wind turbine foundation construction with his solid technical skills.
During the construction of the project, more than 1,000 local and nearby residents were employed in labor, management, driving, translation, and other jobs, accounting for more than 60% of all employees. Some employees have also improved their skills through training provided by the project department and will continue to work on the project. "During the project construction process, the Chinese side's on-site teaching and training for local employees covered safety, wind turbine hoisting, equipment operation and maintenance, and other content," said Langphan (琅潘), Deputy Director of the Energy and Mines Department of the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Laos (老挝能源与矿产部能矿厅). In the operation and maintenance of the project, the two sides will continue to strengthen communication and exchanges, and continue to carry out advanced training, which will help improve the management and technical skills of Lao engineers.
During the construction process, the team overcame multiple challenges such as construction in complex geological and topographic conditions, biodiversity protection, long-distance logistics and transportation, cross-rainy season construction organization, and cross-border power grid connection. The project has built more than 160 kilometers of on-site roads, providing convenience for local villagers' daily travel and the transportation of cash crops. The Chinese side also hired a research team to monitor local biodiversity, recording the activity tracks and growth areas of more than 20 species of protected animals and plants, including rare fire salamanders and azaleas, and protected biological habitats by adjusting construction routes.
Laos is one of the important electricity exporting countries in Southeast Asia and has been committed to realizing the "battery of Southeast Asia" vision in recent years. At present, the preliminary geological exploration and other work of the second phase of the Laos Monson (孟松) 1000 MW wind power project has been carried out. It is estimated that in the next 5 years, a number of projects in Laos, such as the Savan 1 (沙湾一号) wind power project and the Khang (勘格) wind power project, will be put into operation one after another, adding approximately 4.4 GW of new wind power installed capacity.
"China has modern technology and experience. Lao-China energy cooperation is of great significance to Laos' clean energy transition and provides a demonstration for ASEAN countries to cooperate in developing alternative energy sources and reducing energy risks. We look forward to both sides continuing to strengthen cooperation in the field of clean energy to promote the economic and social development of the two countries and the region," said Langphan (琅潘).
(Reported from Sekong (塞公), Laos, by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 琰 李欣怡
"The Chinese market boasts rich application scenarios, an increasingly完善 (wán shàn - "perfecting," improving) innovation environment, and strong production capacity and supply chain support." Hu Mengying (胡梦影), General Manager of Bayer Crop Science Greater China, said in a recent interview with this reporter, "China is one of Bayer Crop Science's key global markets."
Bayer Crop Science, a subsidiary of the German Bayer Group (德国拜耳集团), has been in the Chinese market for over 60 years. "The Chinese market inspires us to continue innovating and moving forward," said Hu Mengying (胡梦影). China is accelerating the industrialization of biological breeding, with continuous breakthroughs in plant protection innovation, and deep integration of digital technology and agriculture. China's agriculture has a growing demand for efficient and green crop protection products, and consumers are continuously increasing their demands for the quality, safety, and diversity of agricultural products. All of these provide broad space for Bayer Crop Science to continue to deepen its roots in the Chinese market.
The Bayer Group (拜耳集团) has participated in the China International Import Expo (进博会) for eight consecutive years, bringing 26 innovative highlight exhibits to this year's Expo, and reaching over 10 strategic signings. Among them, Bayer Crop Science released 7 "China First Exhibits," 8 "CIIE First Exhibits," and unveiled 2 new brands. "The CIIE is an important window for Bayer to showcase innovative technologies and products, and also a booster for deepening local cooperation," said Hu Mengying (胡梦影). Bayer's "Lingfeng Program (领丰计划)" opened its first store at last year's CIIE. The program aims to provide innovative product portfolios, localized solutions, and professional technical support through the "Lingfeng Store (领丰店)" carrier, to help small farmers achieve bumper harvests. Currently, Bayer has exceeded 150 "Lingfeng Stores (领丰店)" in China. "In the future, the 'Lingfeng Program (领丰计划)' will further expand cooperation to provide more convenient and high-quality services to end-user farmers," said Hu Mengying (胡梦影).
Earlier this year, Bayer Crop Science's new Hangzhou (杭州) supply center officially began operations, and its products will be supplied to China and other Asian markets. Hu Mengying (胡梦影) said that agricultural development cannot be separated from the help of open cooperation. Companies from various countries enter the Chinese market, sharing advanced technologies and promoting talent cultivation. China's agrochemical industry has built a complete upstream and downstream supply chain, and the international strength of large local enterprises is constantly increasing. Hu Mengying (胡梦影) said: "We look forward to deepening cooperation and complementing each other's advantages, so that more high-quality agricultural products and technologies can benefit Chinese farmers."
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共二十届四中全会) proposed to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and steadily promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. "This demonstrates China's high attention to agricultural development and technological innovation, and further enhances Bayer Crop Science's confidence in deepening its roots in the Chinese market," said Hu Mengying (胡梦影). She looks forward to continuously strengthening cooperation with local enterprises, so that more innovative achievements can take root in Chinese soil and bear fruitful results of win-win cooperation.
(Reporter Jiang Bo (姜波) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis report from our Bangkok office, dated December 7th (Reporters: Zhang Niansheng (章念生) and Zhang Jinruo (张矜若)) Kuala Lumpur dispatch: The launching ceremony of "Panda Theater" in Malaysia and the China-themed program broadcasting season was held in Malaysia on the 6th. More than 100 representatives from Chinese and Malaysian government departments, cultural institutions, and the film and television art industry attended.
Malaysian Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching (张念群) said in her speech that "Panda Theater" provides Malaysian audiences with more choices to watch Chinese programs and understand Chinese culture. She hopes that there will be more high-quality programs in the future to further broaden cooperation fields, convey cultural warmth through audiovisual media, and jointly write a new chapter of friendship.
Zheng Xuefang (郑学方), Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, said that as a brand film and television cooperation project carefully crafted by the Chinese side, "Panda Theater" closely follows the landing of giant pandas "Chen Xing (辰星)" and "Xiao Yue (晓月)" in Malaysia. This is not only a wonderful coincidence, but also a good opportunity to promote mutual understanding and affinity between the people of the two countries through film and television works.
At the event, the participating guests jointly launched the China-themed program broadcasting season. This broadcasting season is the first China content broadcasting event mainly featuring programs translated and dubbed in Malay. It will be continuously broadcast on the Malay TV channels of Astro Group until the Spring Festival of 2026, with plans to broadcast more than 100 hours of China-themed film and television programs.
This event was jointly guided by the State Council Information Office of China (中国国务院新闻办公室), the National Radio and Television Administration of China (中国国家广播电视总局), and the Malaysian Ministry of Communications. It was jointly hosted by the China Intercontinental Communication Center (五洲传播中心), Astro Media Group (马来西亚Astro媒体集团) of Malaysia, and Mango Media (马来西亚芒果传媒) of Malaysia.
Return to TopThis report Guangzhou December 7 (Reporter Jiang Xiaodan (姜晓丹)) On December 6, the "Chinese-style Modernization Human Rights Protection Forum," jointly organized by the Human Rights Research Institute of Guangzhou University (广州大学人权研究院), the Human Rights Law Research Association of the Guangzhou Law Society (广州市法学会人权法学研究会), and the Juvenile Law Research Association of the Guangzhou Law Society (广州市法学会未成年人法学研究会), was held in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东). Nearly a hundred experts, scholars, and legal practitioners gathered to conduct in-depth discussions and exchanges on topics such as "Construction of an Independent Chinese Human Rights Knowledge System," "Business and Human Rights: Legal Guarantees and Practical Expansion under the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan'," and "Criminal Law Issues and Human Rights Challenges in the Digital Age."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 龚仕建 李昌禹 贾丰丰
In early winter, on the slopes of Yushu City (玉树市), Qinghai (青海) Province, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, rows of golden roofs are scattered under the sunlight, like amber inlaid on a Tibetan robe, which is particularly eye-catching. This is Gandar Village (甘达村).
During the National People's Congress (全国两会) in 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) recalled his trip to the disaster area of Yushu (玉树) when he participated in the deliberation of the Qinghai (青海) delegation: "At that time, I went to a village more than 4,000 meters above sea level, where the damage was still very serious."
"The village that the General Secretary is concerned about is our Gandar (甘达)!" said Ye Qing (叶青), a national model worker and former Party Secretary of Gandar Village (甘达村), with a smile.
On June 1, 2010, in Gandar Village (甘达村), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平同志) earnestly instructed: "Post-disaster reconstruction should adhere to people-oriented principles and pay attention to ecological environmental protection."
New Yushu (玉树), new Gandar (甘达).
The villagers opened up their hearts: post-disaster reconstruction, poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, Party building leading the way, industry paving the way, and capable people leading the way. "The new things in Gandar (甘达) are longer than the Zhaqu River (扎曲河)!"
The "Sheepfold Supermarket" Became Famous
"Thinking back to that year, it was really difficult. Taking stock of our family assets, we were poor and blank, with no resources or funds. We only had a herding whip in our hands, and we had strength but nowhere to use it!"
After many years, Ye Qing (叶青) still remembers that the dual tasks of post-disaster reconstruction and poverty alleviation were superimposed that year. How to seek development? The village committee had great pressure.
"Didn't the village set up a transportation team after the disaster?"
"The houses have all been built, and the transportation team has to think of new tricks."
"Then should we do our old business, raising cattle and sheep?"
"The village has little grassland and cannot raise a large scale. Unreliable!"
"There is little grassland, but our village is close to the city and next to the provincial highway, with many guests coming and going. Why not open a supermarket?"
"Opening a supermarket, how much money would that cost?"
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Everyone was talking at once, but Ye Qing (叶青) stared at the old sheepfold at the entrance of the village in a daze.
The sheepfold is next to Provincial Highway 308 (308省道), in a good location; there are walls around it, and a simple roof can be built to shelter from the wind and rain. Opening a supermarket here saves money!
"It's not being stingy, but this is the 'first bucket of gold' earned by the village transportation team day and night, and every penny must be saved."
The "first bucket of gold" was hard-won.
Gandar (甘达) used to be a poor village. More than 200 villagers lived scattered in more than a dozen mountain gullies, living by herding cattle and sheep.
In 2010, the Yushu earthquake (玉树地震) struck. The injured Ye Qing (叶青) pulled out the sign of the village Party branch from the ruins and erected it in the open space in the village.
"The branch is here, and the hearts will not be scattered!"
Having been the Party Secretary of Gandar (甘达) for decades, Ye Qing (叶青) knew that everyone recognized this sign the most.
After the disaster, all parties provided support.
The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (中国扶贫基金会) came to help, and Ye Qing (叶青) took the young people in the village to the door - "We don't want relief, we want machines, we want 'guys' who can earn money by ourselves."
5 dump trucks, 2 freight trucks, and 1 loader, the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (中国扶贫基金会) immediately agreed. The village selected young people who knew technology to organize a transportation team. The 8 "iron bulls" aimed at the Yushu (玉树) land under reconstruction, building houses, repairing airports, and building schools, working enthusiastically.
The money earned was partly distributed as wages according to work, and partly saved. After 3 years, they saved more than 100,000 yuan - this is the "first bucket of gold" of the Gandar Village (甘达村) collective.
In the spring of 2013, relying on this bucket of gold, the "Sheepfold Supermarket" opened.
Without experience, everyone explored. Customer demand was mixed, and the villagers had active minds. "Do passing drivers like yogurt steamed buns? We can make them ourselves." Lamao's (拉毛) fried steamed buns, Baibai's (白白) Tibetan fried dough twists, and Zhaxi's (扎西) yogurt have all become hot-selling items.
Unexpectedly, business was surprisingly booming. At the end of the year, the net profit was 100,000 yuan. To add to the joy, the provincial, prefectural, and municipal governments issued poverty alleviation funds, which happened to be used to renovate and upgrade the "Sheepfold Supermarket". In 2016, the new supermarket opened, with a profit of more than 300,000 yuan that year.
The "Sheepfold Supermarket" became popular, and people from far and near envied and marveled: How did your village's sheepfold become a "Saijipuru" (赛吉普如) (Tibetan, meaning a bowl made of gold)?
"That's because our village has a 'leading sheep', leading the 'Sheepfold Supermarket' out of the 'circle'!"
The five-level Party secretaries are in charge of poverty alleviation, and the village Party secretary is the foundation. In 2017, the "leading sheep" led Gandar Village (甘达村) to achieve overall village poverty alleviation, completely removing the "poverty hat".
The "Auspicious Eight Treasures" Became Popular
"Do you want to make lamp wicks? The supermarket is always out of stock."
"I think it's okay. Butter lamps are used in every household, and the production process is simple."
"How about making traditional Tibetan clothes? I think people in the city like them very much."
"It's good, but it requires skillful people."
"Let's learn, there are training classes in the city."
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As soon as he took office, Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林), the director of the Gandar Lizhong Ecological Animal Husbandry Professional Cooperative (甘达利众生态畜牧业专业合作社), approached the village committee and convened a "brainstorming" session with the capable people in the village: How to innovate and develop the village's cooperative industry and make the collective economy bigger and stronger?
As early as 2010, Gandar Village (甘达村) established an animal husbandry cooperative, but it has not been able to develop due to the lack of advantages in traditional grazing.
In 2015, the cooperative changed its term and re-elected, and 35-year-old Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) was elected as the director by everyone. He has traveled north and south, opened shops and processing workshops, "can run the market and can calculate detailed accounts."
Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) could not refuse, and found the village committee: The cooperative cannot only engage in primary industry, but must engage in processing; the "Sheepfold Supermarket" is popular, but the things sold are too simple and not scaled. It is better to let the cooperative and the supermarket deeply integrate, "connecting the second and third industries" and extending the industrial chain.
Once they decided, they did it. The lamp wick production center was set up, and villagers can make them at home, and the cooperative collects and sells them door-to-door.
The clothing factory also recruited people, "teaching skills for free, the women are skillful, and the Tibetan clothes and handicrafts they make are sold by the supermarket." Villager Zhuoma (卓玛) took care of her children while earning money at her doorstep.
The cooperative is named "Lizhong" (利众), which means that everyone should benefit.
Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) came up with a method of "setting up posts according to age": those over 50 years old make lamp wicks and cow ropes, those from 30 to 50 years old process clothing and provide services, and the elderly and women can all be employed, 人尽其用 (rén jìn qí yòng - "everyone uses their talent," to make the best use of people's abilities).
Comprehensive supermarket, clothing factory, highland barley fried noodles processing factory, lamp wick production center, cold storage, wedding banquet hall, resort, ecological horse team, the cooperative's industrial chain is getting longer and longer. Eight major industrial modules promote each other and develop in integration. Everyone said that this is Gandar Village's (甘达村) "Auspicious Eight Treasures".
"In the past, the village collective economy walked on 'one leg', but now it is more stable with multiple legs working together." Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) said that the cooperative has created more than 100 jobs for the village.
After the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Supply and Marketing Cooperative (玉树藏族自治州供销合作社) was listed, the news came, and Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) found the village committee overnight: "We must unite with the supply and marketing cooperative!" Before long, Gandar Village (甘达村) signed an agreement and became the first village collective to join the cooperative.
Driven by special funds for supply and marketing reform at the provincial, prefectural, and municipal levels, and empowered by the governance mechanism of the supply and marketing cooperative, the collective economy of Gandar Village (甘达村) has activated a pool of spring water, and the industry is becoming more and more prosperous.
The "Gandar Vermicelli" (甘达粉条) with the cooperative logo sells more than 200,000 catties a year, the "Gandar Mooncakes" (甘达月饼) sell nearly 9,000 catties a year, the supermarket's annual sales are nearly 20 million yuan, the profit is more than 2 million yuan, and 3 branches have been opened in the city.
Rural revitalization, industrial prosperity is the foundation. Gengga Chenglin (更尕成林) said that from relying on people's help to starting their own business, from a single industry to "eight treasures linkage", the secret of Gandar's (甘达) industrial development lies in "adapting to local conditions".
The Dried-Up Spring Reappeared
"The tents should be set up a little further from the river to reduce pollution."
"The scale of livestock should also be controlled, and the grassland cannot be further degraded."
"And the springs, strengthen patrols and check them every week."
"It is best to erect a monument on the mountain to remind all the villagers at all times."
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A discussion on building a beautiful countryside was held enthusiastically in the village committee. In a word, making good use of the green mountains and clear waters is the "golden key" to wealth.
Gandar Village (甘达村) is located in the Sanjiangyuan (三江源) area and is the drinking water source of Yushu City (玉树市). There are more than 300 springs of all sizes in the village, and the gurgling water flows into the Zhaqu River (扎曲河) and into the Lancang River (澜沧江).
In the past, herders lived by the water, and excessive grazing coupled with the impact of the earthquake disaster gradually dried up the springs, and some even disappeared.
The construction of the Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) made the villagers come back to their senses. Gandar Village (甘达村) established its own herders' environmental protection team. The entire village is divided into 23 environmental protection groups, managed by grid, and one villager "contracts" one spring, and each spring has a detailed file.
Driven by the village, the herders moved away from the water source one after another, and every household moved into the houses built by the government in a unified manner, transforming from grassland users to ecological protectors.
A stone monument was erected on the mountain - "Clean mountains, clean water, clean people."
Patrolling the mountains every day, picking up garbage, cleaning the riverbed, and protecting the springs, the dried-up springs gradually emerged with clear water.
"A drop of water in Gandar (甘达) is connected to the great rivers of the motherland. Protecting the ecology, we have not failed the General Secretary's instructions." said Quncairen (群才仁), the current Party Secretary of Gandar Village (甘达村).
With the improvement of the ecology, tourists flocked in. In 2020, the "Ecological Horse Team" (生态马帮) of Gandar Village (甘达村) became popular as soon as it opened, receiving thousands of tourists that year and generating 280,000 yuan in revenue for the village collective.
Villager Caiding Wenci (才丁文次) brought two horses from his home, holding a horse whip in his hand and a car key hanging on his waist, "Taking tourists to ride on the grassland, and also telling them about the knowledge of flowers, plants, birds and animals, the income has reached 5 figures a year!" Today, more than 50 villagers in the village are eating "ecological meals", with an average annual income increase of more than 10,000 yuan per person.
Follow the Party and work hard together. From "chasing water and grass" to "protecting ecology", from "seeking food and clothing" to "seeking happiness", good days are as sweet as spring water.
"In the past, talking about protection and development was like butter floating in cold water, each was each. What about now? Ecological protectors are also beneficiaries of dividends." Quncairen (群才仁) said that today's Gandar Village (甘达村) is tightly intertwined with protection and development.
During holidays, teachers from the city often bring their children to go on outings. "I can do environmental protection on outings!" The children of the Fifth National Primary School (玉树市第五民族完全小学) in Yushu City (玉树市) pick up garbage on the grassland and listen to the herders tell the story of the springs.
Consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization, this year is the last year of the 5-year transition period.
"Clean mountains, clean water, in the final analysis, we must rely on a strong fighting fortress and clean people!" Quncairen (群才仁) said.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan", the villagers of Gandar Village (甘达村) are full of expectations and confidence: With the Party organizations and Party member cadres leading everyone to play the concerto of ecological protection and economic development well, there will be more and more new things in Gandar (甘达), and life will be more and more happy.
Return to TopBy: 蒋国发
In my hometown, there is a dirt road at the village entrance, which used to be a "heart disease" for generations and a shortcoming in the village's development.
On rainy days, the road was muddy, making it inconvenient for villagers to travel. Because the road was bad, shrewd businessmen knew at a glance that the village had no capable people and lacked unity, so they were unwilling to invest and start businesses. This summer, under the leadership of the village cadres, the villagers repaired the bumpy dirt road into a smooth cement road, which greatly enhanced the village's attractiveness. From this, I realized that repairing roads, a small matter, contains the inspiration to make up for the shortcomings of development.
Repairing roads starts with finding the "pits," and addressing shortcomings starts with observing the "flaws."
Road repairs cannot be done blindly; one must carefully observe where the "soft pits" are that accumulate water all year round, where the "hard grooves" are that are crushed by vehicles, and where the "weak sections" are that are prone to collapse. If one does not distinguish and carelessly lays materials, the road surface may seem repaired, but it will be damaged again before long.
Making up for the shortcomings of development is also the same. Taking poverty alleviation as an example, poverty alleviation cadres have traveled all over the country, understanding the causes of poverty household by household. If they lack technology, they send training to their doorsteps; if they lack funds, they connect them with small loans; if they lack sales channels, they build e-commerce platforms. It is precisely this kind of precision of "finding the right pits and filling the right positions" that has lifted nearly 100 million rural poor people out of poverty.
From solving the problem of the relative backwardness of agricultural and rural modernization to resolving risks and hidden dangers in key areas, we cannot engage in "massive irrigation" that is divorced from reality; only "targeted therapy" with precise identification can achieve practical results.
Repairing roads requires filling "solidly," and addressing shortcomings allows no "emptiness."
Clean up the mud at the bottom of the pit, then lay a layer of crushed stone as a base, water it and compact it, and level it with fine soil... No process is omitted, so that the repaired road can withstand wind and rain and the constant flow of traffic. If you only lay a layer of topsoil to save trouble, it may seem flat, but it is not durable.
Making up for the shortcomings of development does not allow for any superficial work. "Strengthening weak links and shortcomings" is written into the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, and we must focus our efforts on practical matters.
Nowadays, to make up for the shortcomings of innovation, if we do not pay attention to adapting to local conditions and rush into action and then disperse, it is "emptiness" that does not follow the rules; to strengthen the weak links in people's livelihood, if we are not enterprising, are mediocre and lazy in our administration, protect ourselves wisely, and muddle along, it is "emptiness" in our work style. Only by doing everything in a practical way, regardless of obvious or subtle achievements, can we make great achievements that "benefit the people."
Repairing roads relies on "joint efforts," and addressing shortcomings requires "unity of purpose."
When the village was repairing the road, the village cadres took the lead, the young people worked hard, and the elderly helped deliver water and tools, working together to repair the bumpy road. What was repaired was the road, and what was aligned was the heart.
Making up for the shortcomings of development cannot be separated from the coordination of all parties and working together with one heart. In promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the provinces along the river have broken the mindset of "one mu and three points of land" (一亩三分地) (yī mǔ sān fēn dì - "one mu three fen land," refers to one's own small area of responsibility and interest, often used to describe a narrow-minded or selfish attitude), linking the upper and lower reaches, and jointly governing the left and right banks, and jointly promoting ecological protection and restoration, so that the mother river flows with clear water for a long time; in the field of scientific and technological innovation, the government leads, enterprises take the lead, universities support, and scientific research institutes coordinate, deeply integrating industry, academia, and research, and overcoming a number of "bottleneck" technical problems.
Chinese-style modernization is the cause of all Chinese people. Whether it is promoting coordinated regional development, improving the quality of public services, or clearing the blockages in the domestic circulation, it is necessary to follow the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, with Party members and cadres taking the lead, the masses actively participating, and all sectors of society working together to form a strong joint force to overcome difficulties.
With the road repaired, life is getting better and better. With the shortcomings made up, development is more powerful.
Return to TopAccording to a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Government Housing Bureau on December 6th, as reported by our Hong Kong (香港) correspondent Chen Ran (陈然) on December 7th, considering the very urgent situation of residents affected by the Tai Po (大埔) fire, the Housing Bureau has made special arrangements to provide accommodation assistance to affected residents who move into transitional housing or Hong Kong Housing Society (香港房屋協會) projects, with rent waived. If necessary, affected residents can stay for a longer period. The Special Administrative Region (特区) Government will continue to support affected residents in terms of accommodation, and affected residents do not need to worry about related rental expenses or the length of their stay.
For those who have just lost their homes, this is not just a policy, but a commitment. After the fire, the Housing Bureau and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Government Housing Department quickly launched resettlement work, and the entire post-disaster deployment "never stopped for a moment." Whether it was transitional housing, Hong Kong Housing Society (香港房屋協會) projects, or the preparation of transit homes and temporary shelters, all were advanced simultaneously after the fire.
As of the morning of December 7th, a total of 1,408 residents have moved into youth hostels, campsites, or hotel rooms coordinated by the Special Administrative Region (特区) Government Home and Youth Affairs Bureau; another 2,702 residents have moved into the Housing Bureau's transitional housing or Hong Kong Housing Society (香港房屋協會) projects.
Since transitional housing can generally only accommodate two to three people, in order to take care of larger families, staff will specifically reserve adjacent rooms for closely related households. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin (何永贤) said that when she visited the Tai Po Shan Lau (大埔善樓) transitional housing, which received the first batch of affected residents, she met a family of three generations. The newborn baby and parents lived in one room, and several elderly people were arranged in nearby rooms. "They said they lived very close, and they could see their family members when they opened the door, which made them feel at ease."
Hong Kong (香港) citizen Lu Weiming (陆伟鸣), a resident of Hong Fung Court (宏福苑), is currently temporarily living in Tai Po Shan Lau (大埔善樓). He said: "Social workers, medical staff, and volunteers take turns to assist us every day, applying for assistance funds, arranging medical follow-ups... The matter has already happened, we must actively face it, and hope everyone will look forward together."
As of 1:00 PM on December 7th, the "Tai Po Hong Fung Court (大埔宏福苑) Assistance Fund" established by the Special Administrative Region (特区) Government has received approximately HK$3 billion in donations from the outside world, plus the Special Administrative Region (特区) Government's HK$300 million in start-up funds, totaling approximately HK$3.3 billion. The Special Administrative Region (特区) Government has announced that it will provide living allowances to each affected family, with the amount increased from the original HK$50,000 to HK$100,000. As of the 7th, it has been distributed to 1,273 households.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 7th. Recently, the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (中共中央) issued the revised "Regulations on the Work of the Organs of the Communist Party of China" (《中国共产党工作机关条例》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously comply with and implement them.
The notice pointed out that the revision of the "Regulations" adheres to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, consolidates the achievements of the reform of Party and state institutions, further strengthens the political requirements for Party work organs, standardizes the establishment and operation of Party work organs, and promotes Party work organs to improve their ability to perform their duties and their work level.
The notice requires that Party committees at all levels should strengthen organizational leadership over the implementation of the "Regulations," focus on publicity, interpretation, supervision, and inspection, and ensure that the various provisions of the "Regulations" are implemented. Party work organs at all levels should thoroughly implement the "Regulations," deeply understand the spirit of the "Regulations," adhere to the positioning of political organs, give play to the role of executive organs, serve as good advisors and assistants to Party committees, and earnestly fulfill their responsibilities in implementing Party leadership, strengthening Party building, and promoting the various undertakings of the Party. Important situations and suggestions from all regions and departments in the implementation of the "Regulations" should be reported to the CPC Central Committee (党中央) in a timely manner.
The full text of the "Regulations" is as follows.
Regulations on the Work of the Organs of the Communist Party of China
(Deliberated and approved at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) on November 30, 2016; issued by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on March 1, 2017; revised by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on November 28, 2025; issued by the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on November 28, 2025)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China to strengthen and standardize the work of Party work organs.
Article 2 Party work organs must adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," thoroughly implement the Party's basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy, adhere to the positioning of political organs, give play to the role of executive organs, serve as good advisors and assistants to Party committees, and earnestly fulfill their responsibilities in implementing Party leadership, strengthening Party building, and promoting the various undertakings of the Party.
Article 3 Party work organs must firmly safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and follow the following principles in carrying out their work:
(1) Adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to the Party's management of the Party and comprehensive and strict Party governance;
(2) Adhere to serving the central task and the overall situation;
(3) Adhere to democratic centralism;
(4) Adhere to each performing its own duties and cooperating with each other to ensure that the Party's various tasks are coordinated and promoted in a coordinated manner;
(5) Adhere to performing duties in accordance with the Party Constitution and Party regulations and act within the scope of the Constitution and laws.
Article 4 These Regulations apply to central and local Party work organs.
Party committees established in the Party's discipline inspection commissions, Party work organs, or organs managed by Party work organs, in administrative organs, etc., or organs whose responsibilities are wholly undertaken by them, and directly affiliated institutions of Party committees shall implement these Regulations with reference to these Regulations, unless otherwise stipulated by the CPC Central Committee (党中央).
The establishment and operation of the Party's discipline inspection organs shall be carried out in accordance with the Party Constitution and relevant Party regulations.
Chapter II Establishment
Article 5 The CPC Central Committee (党中央) and local Party committees shall establish a number of work organs as needed, mainly including general offices (厅（室）), functional departments, working bodies, and dispatched organs, which are responsible for managing or handling relevant Party work.
The establishment of Party work organs shall meet the needs of strengthening Party leadership and Party building, follow the principle of optimizing coordination and efficiency, and implement total control and quota management.
According to work needs, Party work organs may adopt methods such as combined establishment and joint office work, and coordinate the establishment of other departments with similar functions and close connections. The coordinated establishment shall still be under the management of the Party committee.
Article 6 The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) work organs shall be proposed by the central institutional organization and establishment management department and submitted to the CPC Central Committee (党中央) for approval and decision in accordance with the procedures.
The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of local Party committee work organs shall be proposed by the institutional organization and establishment management department at the same level, and after being discussed and decided by the Party committee at the same level in accordance with the prescribed procedures, it shall be submitted to the institutional organization and establishment commission at the next higher level for approval. Major matters shall be reviewed by the institutional organization and establishment commission at the next higher level and then submitted to the Party committee at the same level for approval.
Article 7 The leading body of a Party work organ is the department (厅（委、室）) affairs meeting, which is generally composed of the chief, deputy chief, the leader of the dispatched discipline inspection and supervision team, or the secretary of the discipline inspection and supervision working committee, and other members.
The number of leading positions in Party work organs shall be strictly implemented in accordance with relevant regulations based on work needs and the principle of strict control.
If the chief of a Party work organ is concurrently held by a leading member of a higher-level institution, a deputy chief in charge of day-to-day work may be appointed.
Party work organs shall not have assistant to the chief leader or secretary-general. If it is indeed necessary for a functional department of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) to set one up, it shall be reported to the CPC Central Committee (党中央) for approval.
Article 8 Party work organs shall set up necessary internal bodies according to work needs and the principle of streamlining and efficiency. The establishment, revocation, merger, or change of internal bodies shall be approved in accordance with the prescribed authority and procedures.
Article 9 Party work organs shall be equipped with staff members within the approved staffing quota.
Chapter III Responsibilities
Article 10 Party work organs shall have clear responsibilities and consistent powers and responsibilities. Their responsibilities are generally determined in accordance with the Party Constitution and Party regulations, and specific responsibilities are generally clarified by relevant provisions on functional configuration, internal bodies, and staffing.
The responsibilities that should be performed by the Party committee shall not be granted to the work organs by the Party committee.
Article 11 Party work organs shall perform the following responsibilities:
(1) Resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee (党中央), improve the implementation mechanism of major decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee (党中央), and ensure that the CPC Central Committee's (党中央) orders are implemented without obstruction;
(2) Implement the deployments and arrangements of the higher-level and the current-level Party committees and the higher-level Party work organs, and study and deploy work within the scope of their responsibilities;
(3) Serve as good advisors and assistants to the Party committee, report relevant situations, reflect problems, and put forward opinions and suggestions in a timely manner to provide services for the Party committee's decision-making;
(4) Issue Party regulations and normative documents in accordance with regulations and authority, and focus on organizing implementation and supervising implementation;
(5) Strengthen the Party building work and mass organizations work of the organs;
(6) Undertake relevant matters assigned by the Party committee and the higher-level Party work organs.
Party work organs shall implement centralized leadership or centralized management of relevant units in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 12 The general office (厅（室）) of the Party committee is the comprehensive department of the Party committee, responsible for promoting the implementation of the Party committee's decisions and deployments, coordinating relevant parties to carry out work in accordance with the requirements of the Party committee, and undertaking specific affairs to ensure the operation of the Party committee.
Article 13 The functional department of the Party committee is the competent department responsible for a certain aspect of the Party committee's work, exercising relatively independent management functions in accordance with regulations, and coordinating and guiding the work of the system and field.
Article 14 The working body of the Party committee is an institution that assists the Party committee in handling important affairs in a certain aspect. It generally refers to the permanent working body of the (decision-making) deliberation and coordination institution established by the Party committee to strengthen the leadership and organization and coordination of important work across fields and departments. It undertakes the daily work of the (decision-making) deliberation and coordination institution and may perform specific management responsibilities in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 15 The dispatched organ of the Party committee is an organ dispatched by the Party committee to strengthen the leadership of a specific field, industry, or system, and represents the Party committee in leading the work of the field, industry, or system in accordance with relevant regulations.
Article 16 Party work organs shall strengthen Party building and internal management of organs in close connection with their responsibilities and tasks, continuously improve their political ability and professional ability, and build a high-quality and professional cadre team that is loyal, clean, and responsible.
Chapter IV Decision-making and Execution
Article 17 Party work organs must adhere to democratic centralism, and the leading body shall implement a system that combines collective leadership and individual division of responsibilities. All major matters of the organ shall be collectively studied and decided by the leading body in accordance with the principles of collective leadership, democratic centralism, individual deliberation, and meeting decision. Members of the leading body shall be courageous to take responsibility and be responsible in accordance with the collective decision and division of labor, and earnestly perform their duties.
Article 18 Party work organs shall discuss and decide on the following major matters through holding department (厅（委、室）) affairs meetings and other forms:
(1) Studying and implementing the major decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) and the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平);
(2) Implementing the relevant decisions, instructions, and work deployments of the higher-level and the current-level Party committees and the higher-level Party work organs;
(3) Studying and discussing specific measures for implementing relevant principles, policies, Party regulations, and laws and regulations within the scope of the organ's responsibilities;
(4) Discussing and deciding on major decisions, important personnel appointments and removals, major project arrangements, and large-amount fund use of the organ;
(5) Deliberating on important matters to be requested and reported to the Party committee and the higher-level Party work organs;
(6) Studying and deploying important matters concerning the Party building of the organ;
(7) Studying and discussing other important matters.
Article 19 The leading body of a Party work organ shall adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and decision-making in accordance with regulations and laws. The decision-making on major matters shall generally go through procedures such as investigation and research, soliciting opinions, professional evaluation, compliance and legality review, and collective discussion and decision, and carry out consistency assessment with macroeconomic policy orientation in accordance with regulations.
For major decisions, requests for instructions and reports shall be made in a timely manner in accordance with regulations.
Article 20 The department (厅（委、室）) affairs meeting shall be convened and presided over by the main responsible comrade of the Party work organ, and members of the leading body shall participate. If the main responsible comrade is unable to convene the meeting due to reasons or if there is a vacancy, he/she may entrust other responsible comrades or the responsible comrade designated by the Party committee to convene the meeting. According to work needs, the convener of the meeting may determine the relevant personnel to attend the meeting. The meeting shall be truthfully recorded by special personnel, and meeting minutes shall be compiled for the decided matters and archived for future reference in accordance with regulations.
Article 21 Documents issued or reported in the name of the Party work organ shall be signed and issued by the main responsible comrade.
Article 22 Party work organs shall establish effective supervision, evaluation, and feedback mechanisms to ensure the implementation of the decisions of the leading body.
Article 23 Party work organs may convene ministerial (主任、书记) office meetings according to work needs to organize and promote the implementation of the decision matters of the department (厅（委、室）) affairs meeting and study and discuss special work. The ministerial (主任、书记) office meeting shall be convened and presided over by the minister (主任、书记) or other members of the leading body entrusted, and relevant members of the leading body and the main responsible persons of relevant internal bodies shall participate. The ministerial (主任、书记) office meeting shall not replace the department (厅（委、室）) affairs meeting to make decisions.
Article 24 The leading body of a Party work organ and its members shall take the lead in safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee (党中央), strengthen the armed forces of the Party's innovative theory, continuously improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, strictly abide by political discipline and political rules, and strictly conduct inner-Party political life. Establish and practice a correct view of achievements, seek truth and be pragmatic, grasp and implement earnestly, and promote the implementation of the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee (党中央). Thoroughly implement the spirit of the eight-point regulations of the Central Committee, implement various requirements for reducing the burden on the grassroots, and resolutely oppose formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance.
The leading body of a Party work organ shall earnestly fulfill the main responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, resolutely safeguard Party discipline, and promote the formation of a good environment of integrity and righteousness and entrepreneurship.
Chapter V Supervision and Accountability
Article 25 Party work organs shall accept the comprehensive supervision of the Party committee, and report on the overall work situation to the Party committee at least once a year, and promptly request instructions and report in case of important situations. The implementation of an important instruction and decision of the CPC Central Committee (党中央) and the Party committee shall be specially reported. The Party committee at the same level has the right to revoke or change inappropriate decisions made by the Party work organ.
Party work organs shall consciously accept the supervision of inspections and patrols, discipline inspection commissions and supervisory committees and their dispatched institutions, and grasp the rectification and implementation of problems found in supervision.
Article 26 The leading body of a Party work organ shall take the lead in implementing the requirements of the Party's self-revolution, and consciously accept various supervisions such as inner-Party supervision and mass supervision. Members of the leading body shall truthfully report relevant personal matters and report on their responsibilities and integrity to the Party organization, and accept organizational supervision.
Article 27 The Party committee shall regularly inspect and assess the performance of its affiliated work organs, and the specific work shall be the responsibility of the Party committee's organization department. The assessment results shall be notified within a certain range.
Article 28 Members of the leading body of a Party work organ who violate the relevant provisions of these Regulations shall be given handling such as conversation reminders, criticism and education, order to make inspections, admonishment, organizational handling, or Party discipline and government sanctions in accordance with the nature and seriousness of their behavior, in accordance with regulations and laws.
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions
Article 29 The institutional organization and establishment management department shall scientifically compile the provisions on the functional configuration, internal bodies, and staffing of the Party work organs in accordance with these Regulations, and after being reviewed and approved by the institutional organization and establishment commission at the same level and reported to the Party committee at the same level for approval in accordance with the procedures, it shall be printed and distributed in the form of a document from the general office (厅（室）) of the Party committee.
Article 30 The Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会) may formulate relevant regulations in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 31 These Regulations shall be interpreted by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中央办公厅) in consultation with the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee (中央组织部) and the Office of the Central Institutional Organization and Establishment Commission (中央机构编制委员会办公室).
Article 32 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of promulgation.
Return to TopBy: 周人杰
The development of China during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period (2021-2025) has been extremely unusual and extraordinary. As the "14th Five-Year Plan" is about to conclude, this section launches a series of commentaries to explore the development footprints in related fields, focusing on the major achievements during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and discussing how to better seize the momentum and forge ahead, so as to gather strength for high-quality development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period (2026-2030).
——Editor
In Yangquan (阳泉), Shanxi (山西) Province, locals often use the word "zhan (沾)" to mean "good" or "not bad." Not long ago, this author came to Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. (阳泉阀门股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门)"), and seeing the changes in manufacturing and the newness of development, I deeply felt it was very "zhan (沾)."
Just how "zhan (沾)" is it? Let's look at a technology. Sealing performance is a key indicator for evaluating valve performance and quality. How to integrate cast iron and stainless steel materials? In traditional processes, material differences can lead to welding defects, affecting product quality. Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门) tackled this problem and launched a "surfacing welding process + robot" integration technology, which significantly improved the sealing performance and service life of large metallurgical valves, reducing production costs by 60%. Speaking of this technology, Guo Yongsheng (郭永生), the vice president wearing a safety helmet, was both excited and emotional, "Only by truly transforming innovation into competitiveness can we help enterprises get rid of the homogenization dilemma of traditional manufacturing."
Traditional industries can only get rid of development difficulties by actively transforming. Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门) is also like this. After adjustments such as public-private joint ventures, restructuring and upgrading, and "retreating from the city into the park," Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门) focused on product innovation, with 58 varieties of products filling domestic gaps, and was rated as a national-level specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprise. In July 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came here for inspection and pointed out: "Traditional manufacturing is an important part of the real economy. It is necessary to grasp market demand, strengthen technological innovation, and revitalize traditional industries." The vitality of traditional manufacturing lies in promoting transformation and upgrading through technological innovation.
Moving towards new development is also moving towards green development. New quality productive forces are themselves green productive forces. In Pinglu Economic and Technological Development Zone (平鲁经济技术开发区), on the fully enclosed pretreatment production line of Jinkun Mineral Products Co., Ltd. (晋坤矿产品股份有限公司), the utilization rate of coal gangue has increased from less than 30% in the past to more than 95%, greatly improving the efficiency of comprehensive solid waste utilization. In Qingxu Economic Development Zone (清徐经济开发区), corn starch is turned into black carbon balls, making the value of starch, which is about 3,000 yuan per ton, soar to nearly 150,000 yuan per ton for supercapacitor carbon. Supercapacitors using this material "can fully charge mobile phone batteries within 1 minute regardless of severe cold or heat." Achieving technological empowerment and green applications in parallel, and promoting the renewal of traditional industries and the cultivation of emerging industries, can continuously open up new industrial tracks and shape new development advantages.
Innovative development is not blind, but is oriented towards the market and the future. For example, facing new market demands, Yangquan Valve (阳泉阀门) actively cuts into high-latitude segmented tracks, and develops large-diameter gate valves based on the special material of low-temperature resistant cast steel, specifically to solve problems such as valve brittle fracture, sealing failure, and inability to withstand pressure caused by low temperatures. For another example, it carries out independent research and development for the new energy field, and seizes the new blue ocean of hydrogen pipeline network construction with high-pressure, hydrogen embrittlement-resistant special products. The market is there, and only by being close to the market and meeting needs, and carrying out cutting-edge innovation and forward-looking layout, can we build a "special ladder" for traditional industries to climb to new heights.
Old industries can be renewed by relying on advanced technology and equipment to improve their level. Vinegar is a gene engraved in the bones of Shanxi (山西) people and an industry that has been passed down for thousands of years. Walking into the factory area of Shanxi Shuita Vinegar Industry Co., Ltd. (山西水塔醋业股份有限公司), the brewing process still retains the traditional five-step method of "steaming, fermenting, smoking, leaching, and aging." Next to the pottery vat workshop stand stainless steel storage tanks more than ten meters high, and fully automated filling production lines meander like silver dragons. Mechanical arms precisely stack the products neatly, and technicians can monitor the temperature and acidity data of hundreds of fermentation tanks in real time with a click of the mouse. Upholding principles without being old-fashioned, and innovating without losing the fundamentals, promoting the integration of technological innovation and industrial application can "make old craftsmanship even more superb" and achieve innovation from the old.
Looking at the whole country from Shanxi (山西), properly handling the dialectical relationship between the new and the old is an important issue for traditional industries. On the basis of clarifying the family property and giving full play to strengths, combining with new trends, achieving adapting to local conditions and integrating the new and the old, and achieving innovation from the old and cultivating excellence from the new, can maximize the potential for the development of traditional industries.
During the interview, four sentences were particularly impressive: "Sunshine shines on the industry, spring gushes vitality and quality is refined, valve controls the source and circulation is in a good state, and the door welcomes new opportunities for win-win cooperation." Committing to moving towards the new, all localities will surely be able to gradually enter a better state in promoting high-quality development.
(The author is a reporter from the Shanxi (山西) branch of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 常 钦
A capable government sets the direction, ensures stability, and builds the stage, while an effective market allocates resources, stimulates vitality, and promotes innovation, gathering the "new force" for high-quality development.
In Beichi Village (北赤村), Yichuan County (宜川县), Yan'an City (延安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西), neat and uniform dwarf dense planting new orchards have appeared. Five years ago, villager An Wenzhong (安文忠) took the lead in doing a "ruthless" thing—cutting down his own apple trees that were in their prime. The old apple tree varieties were aging and could not be sold at a a good price. What Lao An (老安) cut off was the inefficient past, and what he cultivated was the future of modern agriculture.
The "ruthlessness" of the past has turned into a solid "prosperity." Standing in the new orchard, An Wenzhong (安文忠) calculated an account: the original 20 mu of old orchard had an annual output value of 140,000 yuan, while the transformed 16 mu of new orchard can reach an annual output value of 320,000 yuan during the peak fruit-bearing period.
This is the upgrading of the Yan'an (延安) apple industry, and even more so, a leap in the quality of development, reflecting the most core logic of China's poverty reduction: relying on industrial development to bid farewell to relief-style "blood transfusion" and focusing on development-oriented "blood creation."
For a long time, a common problem facing the global fight against poverty has been how to avoid falling into the vicious circle of "poverty alleviation every year, but still poor every year." How to eradicate the roots of poverty? General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out the direction: "Development is the general way to get rid of the poverty hat." Adhering to the development-oriented poverty alleviation policy, taking development as the fundamental way to solve poverty, and using development methods to eliminate the root causes of poverty is precisely the answer given by China.
Industrial revitalization is the top priority of rural revitalization. Based on one side of the land and water, doing a good job in the "local specialty" article can stimulate endogenous power.
From the black fungus in Zhashui (柞水), Shaanxi (陕西), to the daylilies in Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西), and then to the lychees in Maoming (茂名), Guangdong (广东)... various places, based on their own resource endowments, have cultivated inconspicuous "local specialties" into pillar industries that drive the people in one area to get rid of poverty and become rich. As of the end of 2024, each of the 832 poverty-stricken counties across the country has cultivated and formed 2 to 3 leading industries, and the people who have been lifted out of poverty have found stable income channels as a result.
Poverty alleviation practice shows that developing industries is the fundamental strategy for achieving poverty alleviation. Transforming the "characteristic card" of underdeveloped areas into an "advantage card" can provide lasting impetus for economic development and people's livelihood improvement.
To better stimulate endogenous power, it is also necessary to establish and improve the benefit linkage mechanism so that the masses can share the fruits of development.
Ma'anshan Village (马鞍山村) in Chifeng City (赤峰市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), has designated wild grapes as the leading industry, forming a "company + cooperative + base + farmer" business model. The industrial chain drives a group of villagers to work, and wild grapes have become the villagers' "money chain." Order agriculture, profit return, share cooperation... various places are exploring various forms to form a community of interests between farmers and business entities and share the added value of rural industries.
Adhering to the people-centered development thought, letting the people share the fruits of reform and development is not only a lofty value pursuit, but also an effective development method. From focusing on narrowing regional disparities and urban-rural differences to improving the income distribution system, from improving the social security system to creating opportunities for ordinary people to shine in their lives, China has become a model of inclusive development globally.
The rural industry categories are incomplete, and the industrial chain is short. The formation of a joint force between an effective market and a capable government is more conducive to improving quality, increasing efficiency, and adding vitality.
A bowl of Luosifen (螺蛳粉) links a chain of prosperity. In Liuzhou (柳州), Guangxi (广西), the government has laid a solid foundation for the development of the Luosifen (螺蛳粉) industry by setting standards, making plans, and building industrial parks; business entities improve product quality with keen senses, and promote Luosifen (螺蛳粉) to the national market through e-commerce live broadcasts and other methods. The industrial chain extends to snail farming and bamboo shoots, cowpea, and black fungus planting, driving farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich.
Letting the "invisible hand" and the "visible hand" combine better is precisely the unique advantage of China's economic development. In the vast countryside, from planting and breeding bases to modern agricultural industrial parks, from single production to the modern rural industrial system of coordinated grain, cash crops, and feed, integrated agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery, integrated production, processing, and sales, and integrated agriculture, culture, and tourism; in the construction of a modern industrial system, the innovation chain, industrial chain, supply chain, and value chain are seamlessly connected, leading industrial innovation with technological innovation, and promoting technological iteration with industrial upgrading... A capable government sets the direction, ensures stability, and builds the stage, while an effective market allocates resources, stimulates vitality, and promotes innovation, gathering the "new force" for high-quality development.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish. China has not only eliminated absolute poverty through its own development, but also actively carried out international poverty reduction cooperation, helping other developing countries cultivate industries and explore poverty reduction paths that suit their own national conditions by sharing and promoting Juncao technology, hybrid rice technology, etc.
Development is endless, and struggle has no end. Embarking on a new journey, continuing to optimize and strengthen rural characteristic industries will surely make the foundation of poverty alleviation more solid and the results more sustainable, and make the road to common prosperity wider and wider.
Return to TopThe fifth batch of 325 national-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects and the sixth batch of 942 national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritors were announced; 14 national-level cultural ecological protection experimental zones passed acceptance inspections; more than 12,900 intangible cultural heritage workshops were built in various regions... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's intangible cultural heritage protection achievements were outstanding, and intangible cultural heritage is increasingly integrated into contemporary life, radiating new brilliance.
This is precisely:
Why worry that unique skills will have no one to pass them on?
Craftsmen in workshops are like graceful dancers.
Keeping pace with the times to ignite the flame,
Together we continue the cultural heritage for thousands of years.
Zhi Yanwen (郅延文)
Return to TopBy: 张 伟
In the control hall of the Institute of Plasma Physics (等离子体物理研究所), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (合肥物质科学研究院), Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), the curves on the screen record the pulsation of plasma at nearly 100 million degrees Celsius. As researchers, we often stay up until dawn at the console, watching the equipment operate. The beam lights up instantly, and the magnetic confinement gradually stabilizes—we are exploring fusion energy.
The "artificial sun" aims to achieve controlled nuclear fusion. Relying on three major key device platforms, we are moving forward step by step on the road of scientific exploration and engineering realization of controlled nuclear fusion research. With each breakthrough, I am increasingly convinced that the "artificial sun" is not a distant romance, but a reality that is gradually approaching.
The romance of science requires rational understanding and persistence. The first step in building the "sun" is to build a strong container that can withstand ultra-high and ultra-low temperatures, endure "ice and fire within one meter," and allow the plasma to operate steadily and generate nuclear reactions. The beginning of this uncharted road to building the "sun" was full of thorns. Without superconducting materials, no experience to follow, and no standards to rely on, ultra-large currents, ultra-strong magnetic fields, and ultra-high vacuum became "bottleneck" problems, making it difficult to see the way forward. If there is no road, we will make a road with our own footprints. After more than 150,000 discharges in 19 years, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) can now achieve 1066 seconds of steady-state operation at 100 million degrees Celsius, hotter than the sun. This heat comes from decades of scientific research enthusiasm and the passing of the torch from four generations.
Some dreams seem out of reach, but if you persevere, they will be realized little by little. The Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) is such a workbench, disassembling all the key components of the fusion reactor into independent tasks that can be broken down one by one. From the divertor to the superconducting magnet, from one-eighth of the vacuum chamber to remote operation, each system must undergo rigorous testing and repeated optimization. This year, several key subsystems of CRAFT have made important progress, and building the "sun" has an engineering "instruction manual." Challenging the limits is a tempering of technology and a tempering of patience. After repeated tempering, one is not afraid of the long journey.
To let the light of the "sun" shine into reality, we also need to work together to support it. The Compact Fusion Energy System (BEST) is such a focal point. Not long ago, the Burning Plasma International Scientific Program was officially launched in Hefei (合肥), and BEST's global research plan was also released simultaneously. Scientists from more than 10 countries jointly signed the *Hefei Fusion Declaration* (《合肥聚变宣言》), calling on the world to build the "sun" together. Today, various new technologies are accelerating research, and countries are racing against time around the technological "match point." But we must also see that this key to unlocking the future of mankind also requires all mankind to contribute their talents and build it together. "Building walls" and "encircling land" are useless. Working together can accelerate the breakthrough of the "artificial sun."
From EAST to CRAFT to BEST, it reflects China's unwavering commitment to promoting scientific and technological innovation. From theoretical exploration to experimental verification, from engineering design to system integration, "if one generation cannot finish it, the next generation will continue," our steps are solid and firm, and the spirit of scientists is passed on. Today, building the "sun" has become a more open opportunity, and China's relay has also expanded into the transmission of the world's hope "fire." How wonderful mankind is, so small in the vast universe, yet possessing the spiritual power to dare to compete with nature.
Building the "sun" measures the height of ideals with each experiment and each leap. On this road, we are confident that through longer persistence and better inheritance, we will make our "sun" burn for a long time and illuminate the bright future of all mankind.
(The author is a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics (等离子体物理研究所), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (合肥物质科学研究院), Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). This article was compiled and edited by Xu Jing (徐靖), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 北京市海淀区 刘锦桐
Today, the digitalization of public services is no longer a new term. Various government service apps are emerging one after another, online service windows are being built at an accelerated pace, and more and more affairs can be handled "entirely with one mobile phone," greatly facilitating daily life.
However, in practice, some tendencies worthy of vigilance have also emerged. For example, some localities regard the launch of a platform as the completion of a task, believing that the effect of technology investment can be **立竿见影** (lì gān jiàn yǐng - "set up a pole and see the shadow," to produce quick results), ignoring the usage habits and scenario needs of different groups, resulting in some projects being built but not used, or used but not optimized. Some applications, although claiming to be "one-stop service," are actually functionally simple and complex to operate. Some regions, due to departmental barriers and non-interoperable resources, require residents to log in to multiple apps to handle affairs. Some online windows have unclear rules and unclear guidance, making users unwilling to use them. In the final analysis, the above situations have fallen into the formalistic trap of "digitalization for the sake of digitalization," "rebuilding" without "re-managing," which affects the user experience of the masses.
Digital construction is an endurance race, and we must never **一建了之** (yī jiàn liǎo zhī - "build it and be done with it," to consider a task finished once construction is completed). Before construction, we must conduct extensive research and ask the people about their needs, design functions with a problem-oriented approach, and avoid redundant and ineffective construction. After completion, we must continue to promote data sharing and service updates, and better meet the needs of the masses through iterative upgrades. The "Zheliban (浙里办)" platform in Zhejiang (浙江) introduced intelligent search to help the masses quickly locate services. Anhui (安徽) promotes an "immersive" role-reversal experience, thinking about problems from the perspective of the masses, and constantly improving online service processes. These explorations have grasped the key point of benefiting the people, allowing technology to truly serve people, which is worth learning from.
The digitalization of public services is not a cold technological upgrade, but a governance transformation full of warmth. With more user thinking and putting the satisfaction of the masses first, digital construction can truly achieve practical results and benefit people's livelihoods.
Return to TopBy: 陈照玥
The 15th National Games has garnered significant attention not only for its exciting events but also for its mascots, "Xiyangyang" (喜洋洋) and "Lerongrong" (乐融融), which have won countless fans. Their videos of cute interactions on the sidelines and diligent practice behind the scenes have not only spread widely online, but also made related themed installations and peripheral cultural and creative products highly sought after. The small mascots contain infinite charm.
It is not uncommon for mascots to become online sensations. From "Bing Dwen Dwen" (冰墩墩) and "Shuey Rhon Rhon" (雪容融) at the Beijing Winter Olympics (北京冬奥会) to "Rongbao" (蓉宝), who performed Sichuan opera face-changing at the Chengdu Universiade, these mascots are widely loved for their adorable images. "Xiyangyang" (喜洋洋) and "Lerongrong" (乐融融) have tricolored water splashes on their heads, symbolizing the joint hosting of the games by Guangdong (粤), Hong Kong (港), and Macao (澳), and explaining concepts such as green sharing and unity and hard work. Integrating regional characteristics and event characteristics, the mascots have won praise and gained fans with their iconic and consensual visual symbols and cultural connotations.
On social media, netizens' enthusiasm for "Xiyangyang" (喜洋洋) and "Lerongrong" (乐融融) reveals the rich value and connotation of cultural IP. The excitement of sports events is not only in the arena, but cultural symbols can also stimulate the public's interest in extensive participation and interaction, and transform into shining points in the collective memory of the public with cultural influence and cohesion. It is this kind of creativity and interaction that gives true vitality to cultural and creative products such as event mascots.
Cultural creativity is rooted in cultural self-confidence and is reflected in the vitality of cultural innovation and creation. From "Black Monkey King's" (黑悟空) persevering exploration of the "Journey to the West," to the little monsters of Langlang Mountain (浪浪山) daring to break through the "Out of the Mountain Road," to the astronauts' fearless "Wandering Road" in "Interstellar Migration," these cultural IPs use Chinese imagination to tell Chinese stories, allowing the character of the Chinese nation to be more vividly displayed.
Cultural creativity arises from the economic field and the fertile soil of development. "Ne Zha" (哪吒之魔童闹海), which broke box office records, not only has the framework of traditional stories, but also has shocking audiovisual effects and advanced production levels; "The Wandering Earth" (流浪地球) demonstrates the Chinese spirit of not fearing sacrifice, but also reflects the broad responsibility of sharing the same planet. Through cultural IP, people can feel China's vitality, understand China's development, and comprehend China's concepts, and further touch the pulse of Chinese-style modernization. In today's China, material development drives spiritual enrichment, and spiritual enrichment promotes material development. Cultural creativity reflects a multi-dimensional and three-dimensional China, and shows the world a prosperous and thriving China.
Cultural creativity is emerging one after another, and the window to understand China is always open. Jumping out of the time constraints of the competition period and conference period and integrating into the cultural tourism industry and cultural life is an effective way to enhance the value of cultural creativity. It has been 15 years since the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会), and the mascot "Haibao" (海宝) is still active. From the co-branded transportation card launched in Shanghai (上海), to the statues that tourists line up to check in, to the emoticons that "speak" Shanghainese, "Haibao" has entered the lives of more people and is quietly shaping new collective memories. Whether it is continuously developing new products or continuously integrating into new events and new narratives, cultural IP integrates into life with more "face-brushing" and "speaking" more in line with hot topics, it can absorb more nutrients, have more connotations, and add more new expressions that keep pace with the times to Chinese culture.
Successful cultural creativity must have both form and spirit. This also inspires cultural workers to not only work hard on the design of cultural and creative images, but also to use emotion in character shaping and cultural connotations, and to use their hearts in revitalization, utilization, transformation and communication, and pay attention to giving play to multiple benefits. We look forward to the emergence of more cultural creativity, winning people's love with more interesting images and more lasting vitality.
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Return to TopBy: 张海彬
Strengthen marine science and technology innovation, consolidate and enhance the advantages of marine equipment manufacturing, expand marine emerging industries, and develop modern shipping services.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposals
The "Mengxiang" (梦想) (Dream) is China's first independently researched and designed deep-sea drilling vessel. From the beginning of the "Mengxiang" (梦想) development, we set the goal of simultaneously achieving low operating costs and strong operational capabilities.
To control operating costs, the "Mengxiang" (梦想) set a "small tonnage" development goal. At the same time, in addition to meeting the needs of deep-sea scientific drilling, the "Mengxiang" (梦想) must also consider functions such as deep-sea oil and gas exploration and natural gas hydrate exploration and test production. Each function requires a complete set of corresponding operating systems. Simply moving the operating systems onto the ship and stacking them would greatly increase the tonnage of the entire ship, which is not cost-effective. Therefore, we must integrate the operating systems through clever design.
We studied in detail the functions, technical indicators, system composition, interface requirements, and other aspects of different operating systems, and proposed a technical path of "fixed installation of common systems and flexible installation of individual systems." We also applied the design concepts of "modularization" and "integration," and adopted the principle of "fixed drilling rig body, switching of drill material storage yards, and shared transfer facilities." Through iterative optimization of ship size, hydrodynamic performance, and overall layout, we achieved the simultaneous operation of four drilling modes and three coring methods on the same ship, achieving "multi-function" with "small tonnage."
Another challenge is how to control the "height" of the "Mengxiang" (梦想).
The home port of the "Mengxiang" (梦想) deep-sea drilling vessel is the scientific research wharf of the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (广州海洋地质调查局). When going out to sea to perform operations, it needs to pass through the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中大桥). The navigation clearance height of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中大桥) is 76.5 meters, so the height of the ship above the water surface must be controlled within 76.5 meters, which is an almost impossible task for a drilling vessel with a towering derrick. We rose to the challenge and overcame this problem. Through multi-scheme comparison and demonstration, we proposed a hydraulic drilling rig configuration scheme that combines oil and gas exploration and core drilling. Replacing the traditional electric drilling rig with a hydraulic drilling rig not only made the function more powerful but also reduced the derrick height. We also focused on the drill floor and moon pool, and through simulation and model tests, we proposed a submerged integrated twin moon pool design scheme, which further reduced the drill floor height by 20%. Finally, we designed the "vent pipe" at the top of the derrick into a hydraulically foldable "flexible neck" to achieve the effect of "lowering the head" when passing under the bridge and "standing upright" during operation. Ultimately, the "Mengxiang" (梦想) was able to successfully pass through the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中大桥).
Over the years, we have worked together with more than 150 participating research and construction units to innovate collectively, overcome technical problems, and build this globally leading deep-sea drilling vessel with China's complete independent intellectual property rights.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will continue to innovate, build and use the "Mengxiang" (梦想) well as a major scientific research instrument for pursuing dreams in the deep blue sea, carry out deep-sea energy and resource exploration and deep-sea scientific drilling tasks according to plan, continue to carry out international marine cooperation, and contribute to a better understanding, development, and protection of the Earth's home.
(The author is the chief designer of the "Mengxiang" (梦想) and the deputy chief engineer of the 708 Research Institute (第七〇八研究所) of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. (中国船舶集团有限公司). This article was compiled by Chang Qin (常钦), a reporter of this newspaper.)
Reporter's Notes
Strive to Uncover More Mysteries of the Ocean
In the research and development process of the "Mengxiang" (梦想) deep-sea drilling vessel, the project team strengthened original scientific and technological research, achieved "multi-function" and "high performance" with "small tonnage," and created a deep-sea drilling vessel with strong drilling capabilities, complete scientific experimental functions, and low comprehensive operation and maintenance costs. This broke the long-term dependence on others in China's deep-sea scientific drilling and deep-sea resource exploration and development, and achieved a major breakthrough in the field of key technology and equipment for deep-sea exploration.
How does the "Mengxiang" (梦想) achieve its dream? It relies on daring to be the first and independent innovation. How to achieve "multi-function" with "small tonnage" has always been a world problem. The team has always adhered to the value pursuit of continuous innovation and strengthened core technology research and development, allowing the "Mengxiang" (梦想) to integrate deep-sea scientific drilling, deep-sea oil and gas exploration, and natural gas hydrate exploration and test production for the first time internationally.
Behind the continuous tackling of difficulties lies the guidance of the spirit. Over the years, the team has promoted the spirit of pioneering innovation, unity and cooperation, tackling difficulties, and daring to climb to the peak in scientific research, and constantly improved its ability to enter the deep sea, explore the deep sea, and develop the deep sea. In the future, we look forward to the "Mengxiang" (梦想) striving to uncover more mysteries of the ocean and making greater contributions to building a maritime power and a scientific and technological power.
Extended Reading
What are the Innovative Breakthroughs of the "Mengxiang" (梦想)?
The "Mengxiang" (梦想) was researched and designed by the 708 Research Institute (第七〇八研究所) of China Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. (中国船舶集团有限公司) and constructed by Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard (黄埔文冲船厂). It is China's first independently researched, designed, and built deep-sea drilling vessel, undertaking multiple missions such as deep-sea resource exploration, deep-sea scientific drilling, and deep-sea scientific investigation. It can be used to determine the status of China's seabed energy and minerals and help us understand the Earth more deeply. At the same time, the "Mengxiang" (梦想) will provide major platform support for China's deep-sea resource exploration, key technology and equipment research and development, and global scientists to carry out deep-sea scientific drilling research.
The "Mengxiang" (梦想) project takes strategic leadership, knowledge empowerment, technological innovation, and collaborative cooperation as key elements, greatly improves research and development quality and innovation efficiency, breaks through more than 50 core technologies in 10 major categories, covering ship systems, drilling and mining systems, shipborne laboratories, and construction, installation, and commissioning, and builds China's independent ultra-deepwater drilling equipment design and construction technology system, which strongly supports the independent research and development and construction of the "Mengxiang" (梦想). In addition, the project applies the concepts of "modularization" and "integration" to fully build a deep-sea drilling vessel with strong drilling capabilities, complete scientific experimental functions, high intelligence levels, and low comprehensive operation and maintenance costs.
(This article was compiled by Chang Qin (常钦), a reporter of this newspaper.)
This newspaper reported from Beijing on December 7th (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)): Reporters learned from China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁路北京局集团有限公司) that from December 7th to the end of the 2026 snow season, the railway department will pilot the "Ski Equipment Convenience Service" on G-series trains operating between Beijing North (北京北) and Chongli (崇礼) on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway (京张高铁). The Railway 12306 app will simultaneously launch the "Ski Equipment Convenience Service" function. After a successful online reservation, passengers can carry ski equipment with them and store it in the designated location on the train, realizing the simultaneous travel of people and ski equipment. At the same time, some stations on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway will continue to provide "Ski Equipment Express" service, making it more convenient and faster to "take the high-speed rail to ski."
The relevant person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (中国铁路北京局集团有限公司客运部) introduced that passengers traveling with ski equipment can check service information through the "Ski Equipment Convenience Service" function of the Railway 12306 app. After purchasing tickets for designated trains, they can select the "Ski Equipment Convenience Service" on the ticket purchase success page and make a reservation and pay. Acceptance will stop 10 minutes before departure, and orders can be canceled and fully refunded 1 hour before departure. After a successful reservation, passengers can carry their ski equipment and pack it properly on the day of travel, and pass through the security check and verification through the channel marked with the "Ski Equipment Convenience Service" logo. Station staff will simultaneously verify the passenger's ticket and service order information, and paste the verification mark after confirming that the ski equipment packaging meets the requirements. After passengers pass through the ticket gate and board the train, they will properly place the ski equipment in the nearby "Ski Equipment Storage Area" under the guidance of the train staff. During the operation of the train, the staff will conduct regular inspections to help ensure the safety of ski equipment transportation.
Return to TopAccording to the latest data from the China Futures Association (中国期货业协会): From January to November, the cumulative transaction volume of the national futures market was 8.117 billion lots, and the cumulative transaction value was 675.45 trillion yuan, representing year-on-year increases of 14.74% and 20.19%, respectively.
Since the beginning of this year, the futures market has continuously provided support for enhancing the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain through price discovery and risk management functions, serving the high-quality development of the real economy. For example, the trading scale of new energy metal futures varieties such as lithium carbonate, polysilicon, and industrial silicon has continued to expand, actively supporting green and low-carbon transformation and the construction of a modern industrial system.
As of the end of November 2025, China has listed a total of 164 futures and options varieties.
Reported by Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧) from Beijing (北京).
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper on December 7th in Beijing (Beijing 北京) (Reporter Wang Zhou (王洲)), as of November 30th, the number of Beijing's (北京) specialized and sophisticated special board enterprises reached 1,000, completing the target number of special board cultivation enterprises ahead of schedule. The special board enterprises have significant characteristics of gathering high-precision and cutting-edge industries. Among them, nearly 90% belong to cutting-edge fields such as new-generation information technology, software and information services, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, intelligent manufacturing, and new energy. In addition, high R&D is also a prominent feature of special board enterprises, with nearly 70% of enterprises investing more in R&D than the industry average.
Beijing Equity Trading Center (北京股权交易中心) integrates the construction of the special board with the listing cultivation of specialized, refined, and new SMEs. Through a series of thematic training activities such as listing policy publicity, special board service explanation, listing path selection, and the coordinated development of the third and fourth boards, it continuously exerts the function of the special board as a "reservoir" for specialized, refined, and new enterprises to be listed. The special board provides comprehensive financial services such as equity and debt financing and listing cultivation for high-quality SMEs such as Beijing's (北京市) specialized, refined, and new enterprises, deepening the interconnection of multi-level capital markets.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Hai Kou, December 7th (Reporter Sun Haitian (孙海天)) - This reporter has learned from the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (农业资源与农业区划研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院): Recently, the institute officially released the Agricultural Cultivation Large Model 1.0. This is China's first multi-modal intelligent model focusing on monitoring and regulating the construction of high-standard farmland, protecting cultivated land, and improving quality.
The model is led by Academician Tang Huajun (唐华俊) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) and uses a collaborative intelligent agent architecture of "general large model + domain knowledge + vertical tool chain." It can not only automatically detect the temporal and spatial changes in cultivated land use and provide early warnings of potential risks such as "non-agriculturalization" and "non-grain production," but also conduct "health diagnoses" of farmland infrastructure, and generate dynamic agricultural prescriptions in combination with weather and crop models, realizing intelligent empowerment for the entire life cycle management of cultivated land.
According to reports, the Agricultural Cultivation Large Model 1.0 will help China achieve key technological breakthroughs in the field of smart cultivated land protection, and provide new intelligent tool support for the in-depth implementation of the "store grain in the land, 藏粮于技 (cáng liáng yú jì - "store grain in technology," emphasizing the importance of technological innovation in ensuring food security)" strategy.
Return to TopThe Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized adhering to expanding domestic demand as a strategic focus, adhering to closely combining benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption with investment in both physical objects and human capital, using new demand to guide new supply, using new supply to create new demand, promoting a virtuous cycle of consumption and investment, supply and demand, and enhancing the endogenous动力 and reliability of the domestic grand cycle.
Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) resolutely implements the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, based on the actual situation in Anhui (安徽), focusing on people's livelihood consumption and industrial upgrading, continuously increasing the investment of financial resources, optimizing service models, and demonstrating the mission and responsibility of a state-owned major bank in serving the construction of a new development pattern.
Focusing on Key Consumption Areas to Enhance the Accuracy of Financial Services
Around key areas of people's livelihood consumption such as culture and tourism, and elderly care, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) actively uses policy tools such as re-lending to increase the tilt of credit resources. Since the beginning of this year, the scale of investment in related fields has been significant, nourishing the lives of people in Jianghuai (江淮) with financial vitality.
Anhui (安徽) has rich cultural and tourism resources. Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has listed cultural and tourism finance as a key task for the year, constructing a differentiated financial service system covering "Southern Anhui (皖南) landscape culture, Central Anhui (皖中) urban leisure, Western Anhui (皖西) red and green integration, and Northern Anhui (皖北) historical sites." In She County (歙县) of Huangshan City (黄山市), it innovatively launched an 800 million yuan all-area tourism loan to support the overall quality improvement and upgrading of the "Huifeng Wanyun Green Waters and Green Mountains (徽风皖韵绿水青山)" scenic area; in Bozhou City (亳州市), it supported the construction of projects such as the Huaxilou (花戏楼), helping to revitalize historical and cultural heritage; in Qianshan City (潜山市) of Anqing City (安庆市), it provided special loan support for the Tianzhushan (天柱山) study and research base, promoting the integrated development of "education + tourism." As of now, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has cumulatively provided credit of over 6.3 billion yuan for 26 cultural and tourism projects in the province, with nearly 2.4 billion yuan in loans disbursed, and the coverage rate of credit granted to operating entities of national 5A-level tourist attractions exceeding 50%.
In the field of elderly care, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) innovatively launched business models such as "acquisition + transformation" and "existing project transformation and upgrading," optimized the front-middle platform collaboration mechanism, and promoted the efficient implementation of loans. Since the beginning of this year, it has granted credit of 1.1 billion yuan to 8 elderly care industry projects, covering multiple locations including Fuyang City (阜阳市) and Lu'an City (六安市), with nearly 90% of the projects located in counties, effectively supporting the improvement of elderly care service capabilities in counties.
Stimulating Consumption Potential and Enhancing the Warmth of People's Livelihood Services
Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has taken multiple measures to promote the deep integration of financial services into people's lives and stimulate residents' consumption potential.
Implementing fiscal discount policies to enhance residents' willingness to consume. After the introduction of the fiscal discount policy for personal consumption loans, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) quickly established a special working group, formulated a province-wide promotion plan, and provided supporting resource incentives to promote the coordinated efforts of branches. Focusing on key consumption scenarios such as decoration and car purchases, it cooperated with leading decoration companies and car dealers in the province to launch scenario-based consumption loans, realizing the efficient connection of "finance + consumption." Since the implementation of the discount policy on September 1, as of now, the application volume of personal consumption loans at Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has increased by over 26% year-on-year, and the amount of credit granted has increased by nearly 40% year-on-year.
Creating high-frequency consumption scenarios to enhance residents' consumption experience. Combining important nodes such as holidays, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has jointly launched people-benefiting activities such as random discounts and full-amount discounts with platforms such as WeChat (微信), Alipay (支付宝), JD.com (京东), and Meituan (美团), covering four major scenarios: travel, catering, e-commerce, and entertainment, and continuously optimizing the convenient payment environment.
Empowering Industrial Upgrading and Consolidating the Foundation of Domestic Demand
Industry is the foundation of consumption. Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行), based on its positioning of "supporting agriculture and small businesses," leverages its network and capital advantages to actively serve the revitalization of Anhui's (安徽) characteristic industries.
Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) focuses on the three-level industrial layout of "provincial leadership, municipal advantages, and county characteristics," conducts industry research in layers, formulates a "farming calendar" rolling development plan, and launches exclusive credit solutions; focusing on billion-level green food and characteristic industries such as grain, tea, traditional Chinese medicine, stinky mandarin fish, and beef cattle, it strengthens cooperation with agricultural and rural departments, opens up green approval channels, and helps "Wanmei Nongpin (皖美农品)" (Anhui's fine agricultural products) to go out of Anhui (安徽) and to the whole country, driving the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside with industrial revitalization.
Addressing the problems of long research and development cycles, large investment, and difficulty in financing faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in their transformation and upgrading, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) has launched pure credit, online products such as "Sci-Tech e-Loan" and "Intellectual Property Pledge Loan" to break financing bottlenecks. At the same time, it provides full life cycle support services for small and medium-sized enterprises: helping start-up companies standardize management, customizing financing solutions for growing companies, and providing comprehensive financial support for mature companies, helping companies grow steadily, become bigger and stronger.
Striving forward on a new journey, Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行) will continue to implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, closely focus on strategic deployments such as the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) and the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, strengthen overall planning and design, optimize the supply and demand-side service mechanism, improve the quality and efficiency of financial services, and continuously contribute postal savings strength to striving to write a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization in Anhui (安徽).
Data source: Postal Savings Bank of China Anhui Branch (邮储银行安徽省分行)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
Immediately receive a million-yuan reward, with the only cost being no more air travel or stays in high-end hotels? In recent years, a type of transaction called "professional debt bearer" has emerged. How does this transaction, known as "buying out life with a sum of money," actually operate? What illegal and criminal issues are hidden behind it? A reporter recently conducted an investigation and interview.
To receive compensation, bear debts for others and become a "deadbeat"
Huang (黄) from Nanping City (南平市), Fujian Province (福建省), usually makes a living by doing odd jobs. One day, a "loan packaging intermediary" approached Huang (黄) and told him that someone could help him borrow several hundred thousand yuan from the bank, and he would only need to repay it for one year, after which he would not have to repay it anymore. The cost was that Huang (黄) would become a "deadbeat." After considering it, he decided to participate.
By forging income certificates and bank statements, and creating false house sales and decoration agreements, Huang (黄) obtained a loan of more than 400,000 yuan from the bank. Most of the money was divided up by the intermediary and property speculators, and Huang (黄) received a small portion, but Huang (黄) had to repay the debt.
"This is a typical 'professional debt bearer'," said Qiao Basheng (乔巴生), a distinguished professor at Zhejiang Normal University (浙江师范大学). "Professional debt bearer" refers to a group in society: those who bear debts for others in their own name and receive a certain amount of compensation. These debt bearers never intended to repay the money from the beginning, nor did they have the ability to do so. Therefore, after taking on the debt, they quickly become persons subject to enforcement for dishonesty, commonly known as "deadbeats," and various aspects of their lives and consumption are restricted.
Fabricating asset prices, forging materials, and helping others obtain loans through fraud are one of the ways of "professional debt bearing."
Liu Li (刘力) (pseudonym) from Jinzhou (锦州), Liaoning (辽宁), is such a "debt bearer." He told reporters that, with the "cooperation" of an intermediary, he purchased a property worth about 5 million yuan. The intermediary negotiated with the original owner to raise the assessed price to 10 million yuan. Then, they "provided" (that is, forged) a complete set of materials such as income certificates and employment certificates, "packaging" Liu Li (刘力), who was originally a ride-hailing driver, as a company employee with a stable job and high income, helping him to obtain a loan of 8 million yuan from the bank.
"I never intended to repay it from the beginning, and I was prepared to be a deadbeat," Liu Li (刘力) said. "At that time, the promise was that more than 5 million yuan would go to the original owner and the intermediary, and the remaining part would go to me. They gave me less than 1 million yuan."
"Raising the assessed price and fraudulently obtaining high loans is an important method of 'professional debt bearing'," said a criminal investigation police officer in Beijing (北京) who has handled related cases. "On social media, many so-called 'collecting houses' and 'collecting cars' advertisements are actually recruiting debt bearers."
Directly bearing the existing debts of others is another way of debt bearing.
One day, Zhao (赵), a shareholder of a film and television company in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京), transferred his equity to Gu (顾). However, not long after, this act was unanimously opposed by the company's other shareholders, and they were sued in court to request the revocation of the equity transfer.
It turned out that Zhao (赵) knew about the company's imminent liquidation and cessation of operations before the other shareholders, and immediately found someone to transfer the equity. According to the law, Zhao (赵) needs to pay more than 1.8 million yuan of his subscribed capital to the company during liquidation. With the company about to cease operations, Gu (顾) was still willing to accept Zhao's (赵) equity, meaning that he was willing to pay more than 1.8 million yuan for Zhao (赵).
"This is obviously not in line with common sense. Combined with other facts, the purpose of Zhao (赵) and Gu (顾) in transferring equity is very likely to help Zhao (赵) escape debt and avoid liquidation and capital contribution obligations. Gu (顾) is very likely to be the so-called 'professional debt bearer'," said a judge from the Chaoyang District Court (朝阳区法院).
"According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, if a debtor transfers all or part of the obligations of a contract to a third party, it shall be subject to the consent of the creditor. Therefore, the act of bearing the existing debts of others often requires forging relevant materials to deceive the creditor," the judge said.
In addition, there are many manifestations of "debt bearing": some gyms, barbershops, training classes, etc. that use prepaid cards want to close down but do not refund consumers' prepaid fees, so they transfer the store to a "debt bearer," and the store owner 金蝉脱壳 (jīn chán tuō qiào - "golden cicada sheds its shell," to escape by a trick; to slip away unnoticed); some companies are heavily in debt, so the boss changes the legal representative and registered shareholder of the company to a "debt bearer," and only acts as a "hidden shareholder"...
"Debt bearing" has formed a black industrial chain
"Now, from recruiting personnel to forging materials and transferring money, 'debt bearing' has formed a black industrial chain," said Qiao Basheng (乔巴生).
How are "debt bearers" recruited?
"In addition to introductions from acquaintances, online recruitment is the main method," Liu Li (刘力) told reporters. Now, many social media platforms have recruitment posts, which use code words to avoid review and investigation, "but you can tell what they do at a glance."
"Is it worth it to buy out your life for 5 million yuan, at the cost of becoming a 'deadbeat'?" When the reporter searched for "debt bearing" on a certain platform, many "slogan party" posts immediately appeared. The main text seems to expose the inside story of "professional debt bearing," but the comment section is a different scene: "Collecting whites, collecting flowers, those interested DM (private message)" "A sum of money in a month or two, think carefully before talking." Many people also left messages under the "recruitment comments": "How many days can I get the money" "How much can I get for bearing 10 million (yuan)" "I'll do it as long as I don't go to jail."
"These so-called 'intermediaries' divide those who intend to 'bear debt' into 'white accounts,' 'flower accounts,' and 'black accounts' according to their credit investigation situation. Those with no loan records are called 'white accounts,' and loans are the easiest to obtain; those with certain records in their credit investigation, but who can still obtain loans, are called 'flower accounts'," an "intermediary" explained to reporters.
The reporter then consulted an "intermediary." After providing the credit investigation situation as required, the other party said, "You are 'pure white,' it's easy to get money, the loan will be released in a month, you can get 3 million (yuan) for bearing 8 million (yuan)."
"Since it's a fake, is there a risk of being investigated?"
This "intermediary" said that compared to the "traditional" "raising the assessed price to defraud housing loans," their method is more "insured": fabricating company cash flow, forging the illusion of normal company operations, and then transferring the company to the "debt bearer" to obtain a loan, and then creating losses, and finally going bankrupt.
"After getting the money, we will let the company repay normally for one year before going bankrupt. This is not only not easy to be investigated, but also gives you a year to transfer the money away," the "intermediary" said.
Why can forging materials and raising assessed prices pass the bank loan review?
A police officer from the Economic Crime Investigation Detachment of a public security bureau in a city in Zhejiang (浙江) told reporters that according to the relevant management regulations for bank loans, three checks are required for issuing loans, namely "pre-loan investigation, in-loan review, and post-loan inspection," the focus of which is to verify the authenticity and ensure that the funds are used for their intended purpose. However, in reality, some bank employees do not perform their duties diligently in order to complete loan tasks, and "some are simply 'insiders'."
Previously, Huang (黄) from Nanping City (南平市), Fujian (福建), had defrauded housing loans and decoration loans from the bank by means of "false house purchases," and there were loan officers who "colluded from within." According to local relevant staff, according to the bank's requirements for handling decoration loans, the account manager needs to go to the site to check the authenticity of the decoration to avoid fraud, but in fact, the bank staff did not go to the site at all, and let Huang (黄) take a photo of the decoration and hand it in.
"Debt bearers" may not receive compensation and may also face severe legal punishment
"In fact, we also know the consequences of 'debt bearing,' but many people think that being a 'deadbeat' at most means not taking airplanes or staying in high-end hotels, which is nothing compared to the large amount of money that can be obtained immediately," Liu Li (刘力) said. The "intermediary" will also teach you, for example, to use the money in cash or transfer it to relatives' names, so that the bank will not be able to recover it.
"In fact, the so-called compensation is not only very little, but sometimes it is not available at all. The Civil Code clearly stipulates that civil legal acts in which an actor colludes maliciously with a counterparty to harm the legitimate rights and interests of others are invalid. Therefore, the 'right to obtain compensation' of a 'debt bearer' from an 'intermediary' cannot be protected," said Qiao Basheng (乔巴生). Because it is not protected by law, many "intermediaries" "turn their backs" after getting the money and do not pay the "debt bearer" as agreed.
Previously, Ban (班) from Tianjin (天津) found "intermediary" Nan (南) through an acquaintance and wanted to obtain funds in the form of "debt bearing." Nan (南) arranged for a "funding party" to contribute funds to purchase a second-hand house in Ban's (班) name and loan out 3.1 million yuan. However, after deducting the cost of purchasing the house and partial repayment, all 3.1 million yuan was divided up by Nan (南) and others, and Ban (班) did not receive the agreed "compensation" at all.
In addition to suffering economic and credit losses, "debt bearers" may also face severe legal punishment.
A judge from the Chaoyang District Court (朝阳区法院) in Beijing (北京) introduced that in some cases of helping people obtain loans, "debt bearers" know that they have no ability or intention to repay the loan, but still cooperate in implementing fraudulent acts, objectively causing losses to financial institutions, and may meet the constituent elements of the crime of loan fraud.
It is understood that Ban (班) from Tianjin (天津) not only did not receive the so-called "compensation," but was also sentenced to two years and two months in prison and fined for the crime of loan fraud.
"Professional debt bearing" not only endangers society, but may also cause great harm to oneself. Therefore, relevant state departments have repeatedly issued reminders to the public.
In July of this year, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局) issued the "Risk Warning on Guarding Against the 'Professional Debt Bearing' Trap," which provided reminders on the main routines of the "professional debt bearing" trap and the risks and hidden dangers that one will face once they become a "professional debt bearer": "Remember that any promise to take out a loan in your personal name, but claiming 'you don't have to repay it,' is essentially a scam. In the face of 'professional debt bearing,' a seemingly easy way to make money, you must stay awake, do not take risks, and do not be penny wise and pound foolish."
"In addition to reminding relevant risks, it is more critical to increase the crackdown on relevant illegal and criminal activities," said Qiao Basheng (乔巴生).
In the first half of this year, the Economic Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (公安部经济犯罪侦查局) and the Inspection Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局稽查局) jointly deployed a 6-month cluster crackdown on illegal and criminal activities in the financial field, which clearly proposed to severely crack down on various criminal activities such as credit card fraud, loan fraud, insurance fraud, illegal business operations, false litigation, and contract fraud in accordance with the law. In September of this year, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局) and the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) jointly released the first batch of typical cases of illegal and criminal activities in the financial field, including the case of Ning (宁) and others packaging "professional debt bearers" to commit loan fraud and credit card fraud, and the principal offender was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
"It is also necessary to strengthen the risk control and accountability of financial institutions and strictly implement loan review procedures." In response to the previously exposed problems, Qiao Basheng (乔巴生) suggested that financial institutions need to strengthen pre-loan investigations, analyze the borrower's income, debt, and asset status through big data, identify abnormal applications, and increase awareness of preventing loan applicants with no real business background and frequent loan applications in a short period of time, to prevent "intermediaries" from forging materials or impersonating identities.
Yang Shangdong (杨尚东), an associate professor at Southwest University of Political Science & Law (西南政法大学), said that it is necessary to focus on reviewing key links such as the flow of funds, the authenticity of contracts, and the actual controlled assets of borrowers to break the disguise of "superficial legality." At the same time, investigating "debt bearing" may involve multiple departments such as public security, financial supervision, and taxation. It is recommended to establish a cross-departmental collaboration mechanism, with joint investigations by public security organs and financial regulatory departments, to improve evidence collection efficiency and prevent the black and gray industrial chain from making profits through fraud.
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On November 24th, the "Letters to the Editor" section of this newspaper published an article entitled "Who Will Clean Up the Garbage by Hala Lake?", exposing problems such as garbage polluting the environment and vehicles crushing vegetation around Hala Lake (哈拉湖) in Qinghai (青海). On the same day the report was published, Delingha (德令哈) City immediately formed a verification team to investigate the relevant issues and conduct on-site investigations at Hala Lake (哈拉湖).
After investigation, Delingha (德令哈) City added 5 medium-sized trash cans and 3 new full-time staff members at the location of the problem, and increased the frequency of daily inspections. It also formulated the "Delingha City Lake Environmental Sanitation Control Measures" and the "Comprehensive整治方案 (zhěng zhì fāng àn - "rectification plan," a plan for comprehensive rectification and improvement) for Environmental Sanitation around Hala Lake (哈拉湖)" to promptly clean up the garbage by the lake and strictly prevent garbage from polluting the lake.
At the same time, the Delingha (德令哈) Municipal Government arranged for the Xuji Township (蓄集乡) Government to jointly issue a joint announcement with the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism and Radio and Television (市文旅局) and the Municipal Forestry and Grassland Bureau (市林草局), delineating an ecological protection buffer zone within 1 kilometer of the shoreline, and clarifying that temporary closure management will be implemented in the Hala Lake (哈拉湖) area during the winter, strictly prohibiting any tourists and social vehicles from entering without approval.
In addition, Delingha (德令哈) City will open a paved road from the urban area to Hala Lake (哈拉湖) as soon as possible, form a professional patrol and ecological monitoring team, deploy video surveillance equipment, add garbage collection bins, and establish a garbage cleaning mechanism of "daily patrol + centralized cleaning," and implement normalized cleaning of key areas such as the shoreline and camping areas to ensure that garbage is cleared daily - 日产日清 (rì chǎn rì qīng - "daily production daily clearing," to clear waste every day).
Return to TopI am a citizen of Dongtai City (东台市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). Last year, a "Good Neighbor Book-Drifting House" (睦邻漂流图书屋) was built in Jindun Square (金墩广场). The house is beautifully decorated, with a dozen books on the shelves, slogans encouraging people to read posted on the four walls, and a "Book-Drifting House Suggestion Box." This initiative promotes reading for all and is a concrete manifestation of building a city of books, which has been widely affirmed by society. However, after the book house was built, I don't know why, but I have passed by many times and have not seen the book house open to the public. In the past two months, not only have the books inside disappeared, but it has also been filled with advertising billboards and plastic stools and other debris (see picture). I suggest that relevant departments pay attention to this matter and make the book house a cultural space for citizens to read.
Wang Daqing (王大庆), Dongtai City (东台市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省)
Return to TopWatering roads is an important part of urban environmental sanitation management, which can curb road dust and keep the road surface clean. However, when winter comes and the temperature drops sharply, some areas have already fallen below zero degrees Celsius. Some sprinkler trucks still ignore the temperature and perform watering operations on time and according to the number of times, resulting in road icing, which brings safety hazards to passing vehicles and pedestrians.
Urban road watering operations are necessary, but in winter, attention should be paid to methods. It is recommended that relevant departments strictly control the operating time of sprinkler trucks in winter and try to choose to carry out operations when the temperature is higher during the day. If continuous low temperatures are encountered, watering operations should be reduced or stopped. At the same time, it is recommended to flexibly adjust the frequency and amount of watering operations of sprinkler trucks according to the real-time weather and road conditions in various places, and scientifically deploy and optimize management, so as to achieve the purpose of cleaning and avoid affecting public travel.
Qin Jizhen (秦继真), Lianyungang City (连云港市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 向子丰 胡笑源
In recent years, participating in civil service examinations has become a choice for many college graduates, and the "civil service exam fever" has attracted attention.
Zhang (章), from Xi'an (西安市), Shaanxi Province, participated in recruitment for over 50 different positions at various organizations two years ago during graduation season, including civil service positions, public institutions, universities, and centrally-administered state-owned enterprises. Zhang (章) stated, "The position I wanted most was a civil service position. On one hand, it's relatively stable, and on the other hand, the selection process is relatively fair. As long as the civil service exams in various regions don't conflict in terms of timing, I will participate in them."
Driven by the "civil service exam" craze, a wide variety of "civil service exam" training programs have also become popular. Many readers told reporters that they had spent money on classes for tutoring during the "civil service exam" process.
"’Civil service exam’ training is divided into written exams and interviews. There is a lot of material available for the written exam, which can be mastered through self-study. However, interviews rely more on face-to-face experience, so most students will sign up for interview training classes after passing the written exam. Correspondingly, interview training classes are also more expensive," said Zhang (章).
On a promotional poster for an "interview intensive camp" at a certain "civil service exam" tutoring institution, the reporter saw that the price for an 8-day interview training course was 9,800 yuan, and there was also a "guaranteed course" priced at 23,800 yuan, with a refund of 17,000 yuan if the candidate failed to pass the exam. Wang (王), from Xiamen (厦门市), Fujian Province, once worked as an interview tutoring assistant at a certain "civil service exam" tutoring institution. He told reporters, "Most interview training classes are small classes of 8 to 10 people, and the fees will be adjusted according to different regions and exam types, generally around 10,000 yuan per week. Popular exam types will be more expensive. There is also full one-on-one tutoring, and the price will be more than 10,000 yuan."
Faced with high prices, the qualifications of "civil service exam" training classes are uneven. Wang (汪), from Ji'an (吉安市), Jiangxi Province, signed up for a training course at a certain "civil service exam" training institution this year, paying a fee of 3,980 yuan. Later, Wang (汪) found online that the business scope of the company to which the institution belonged was "educational consulting services (excluding educational training activities involving licensing and approval)." "However, civil service exam training belongs to educational training activities that require licensing and approval. The company has not obtained the corresponding school operating permit, but actually carries out 'civil service exam' training courses, which clearly exceeds its approved business scope and constitutes illegal operation," said Wang (汪).
In addition, some "civil service exam" training classes claim "full tutoring, help with position selection, and refunds if you don't pass the exam," but in reality, refunds face many difficulties. Zhang (张), from Shanghe County (商河县), Shandong Province, signed up for a "civil service exam" tutoring class in June last year. "When I signed up, the teacher at the training institution clearly stated that if I didn't pass the exam, I could get a refund within 35 days. This year, I was not admitted to the civil service exam, so I requested a refund from the institution. According to the training agreement, 18,700 yuan should be refunded." However, after Zhang (张) submitted the materials required for the refund, more than two months passed, and he still had not received the refund. "The time has long exceeded 35 working days, and the teacher in charge has been delaying and perfunctorily dealing with me."
Is "civil service exam" tutoring effective? Zhang (章) believes, "Most civil service exam interviews are structured assessments, with certain templates and routines. Participating in targeted offline tutoring can help people quickly become familiar with the question types and exam format, but it can also easily lead to overly templated answers, losing their own thinking." Zhou (周), who successfully "landed ashore," had not attended a "civil service exam" tutoring class. She believes that signing up for a class may only play a role in urging preparation and providing psychological comfort. "The competition for civil service exam positions is very fierce. Students who have been studying at school generally do not have grassroots work experience, so they have to alleviate their anxiety by signing up for classes, which is the most familiar way," said Zhou (周).
Why are students willing to participate in commercial "civil service exam" training instead of seeking help from professional educational institutions such as universities? Wang (汪), from Nanjing (南京市), Jiangsu Province, believes, "When I was at school, the school's employment center or college teachers would release job information and conduct employment lectures, which can help integrate some information, but it doesn't help much in terms of specific job search skills. As for after graduation, everyone is no longer at school and doesn't know much about relevant employment assistance policies."
"When choosing a training institution, you must be wary of contract traps, false advertising, and fake teachers." Chen Lifan (陈力凡), associate professor at the School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), believes that before signing up for a training class, you can first attend a trial listening class. Some claims such as "experts from the question-setting team set the questions" and "internal prediction questions" are mostly unreliable. You can also learn about the real experience through old students and be wary of online review-farming agencies. When signing a contract with a training institution, you need to pay special attention to the refund clauses and disclaimers, and keep evidence such as contracts, so that you can protect your rights after problems occur.
Chen Lifan (陈力凡) suggested that the public employment service system should be improved and employment guidance should be strengthened. Universities can provide "one-stop" employment services, integrating functions such as policy consultation and career guidance, and providing one-on-one guidance on resume diagnosis and interview skills to reduce the drawbacks of uneven paid job search services.
At the same time, strengthen practical skills and cross-field skills, and guide society to rationally view career choices. "Pay attention to telling the stories of practitioners in emerging professions such as cross-border e-commerce and drone piloting, and provide policy support to young people returning to their hometowns to start businesses, to avoid college graduates falling into **内卷式** (nèi juǎn shì - "involution," a situation where increased effort leads to diminishing returns and heightened competition) competition in a certain employment choice," said Chen Lifan (陈力凡).
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Agricultural brands are a comprehensive reflection of agricultural competitiveness and an important symbol of agricultural and rural modernization. In recent years, Jiangxi Province, relying on its unique ecological resource endowment, has adopted the "Ecological Poyang Lake, Green Agricultural Products" as its brand strategy, constructing a three-level brand system of "overall regional brand + regional public brand + enterprise product brand," and striving to transform the resource advantages of a major agricultural province into the industrial, brand, and market advantages of a major agricultural product province.
Construction of a Three-Level Brand System
Based on "Ecological Poyang Lake, Green Agricultural Products," Jiangxi continuously adjusts its brand system and extends its brand connotation, focusing on creating the "Ganpo Genuine Products (赣鄱正品)" provincial comprehensive overall regional public brand, and integrating two provincial single-category overall regional public brands – "Gan Lian (赣莲)" and "Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖)." At the same time, focusing on the origin of agricultural products, agricultural culture, traditional techniques, and product characteristics, it has launched 14 city and county-level comprehensive regional public brands such as "Jinggang Mountain (井冈山)," "Yichun Excellent Products (宜春宜品)," "Southern Jiangxi Selenium Products (赣南硒品)," "Ganfu Agricultural Products (赣抚农品)," "Tiangong Excellent Products (天工宜品)," "Xiangxi Old Home (芗溪老家)," and "Huichang Unique (会昌独好)," as well as 146 city and county-level single-category regional public brands, and thousands of enterprise product brands, forming a brand system map with distinct levels and reasonable structure. Jiangxi agriculture presents a vivid picture of bulk agricultural products developing their advantages and niche agricultural products advancing side by side.
Innovative Brand Development Path
In order to further break the homogenization and seek differentiated development, Jiangxi innovatively proposed the "Six Batches" brand development path, namely, to strengthen a batch of nationally renowned high-quality brands, such as "Gannan Navel Orange (赣南脐橙)"; to cultivate a batch of Jiangxi's "small, beautiful, special, and refined" advantageous brands, such as "Poyang Black Sesame (鄱阳黑芝麻)"; to integrate a batch of "homogeneous" regional brands, such as "Gan Lian (赣莲)"; to support a batch of "Ganpo Genuine Products (赣鄱正品)" enterprise brands, such as "Huangshanghuang (煌上煌)"; to create a batch of "Gan Cai Gan Li (赣材赣礼)" local brands, such as "Jiangxi Good Gift (江西好礼)"; and to promote a batch of "ignite the whole line" explosive product brands, such as "Yujiang Ornamental Fish (余江观赏鱼)." At the same time, it has deeply implemented the "Six Entries" action, through entering schools, high-speed railways, airports, hospitals, government agencies, and supermarkets and restaurants, accurately connecting with key consumption scenarios inside and outside the province, and activating the "internal and external circulation" of brand marketing.
Update Promotion Methods
Integrating resources and launching a strong attack, Jiangxi insists on carrying out the "Ecological Poyang Lake, Green Agricultural Products" brand promotion. The series of promotional activities have reached more than 5 billion people, and the brand slogan "Ecological Poyang Lake, Green Agricultural Products" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The "Meet Jiangxi Good Products" live broadcast program launched this year has cultivated local well-known online celebrities with 20 million-level fans, focusing on multiple brands such as "Gan Lian (赣莲)," "Taihe Black-boned Chicken (泰和乌鸡)," and "Lushan Yunwu Tea (庐山云雾茶)," with a cumulative reach of nearly 1 million viewers. It is fully building Jiangxi Nongbao (赣农宝), an exclusive e-commerce platform for online sales of Jiangxi agricultural products, and has fully entered mainstream e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba, JD.com, and Douyin. Brand appreciation drives farmers' income increase. A total of 190 provincial-level joint bodies for agricultural industrialization have been cultivated, and 37 green direct procurement bases such as Taonong Farms, Hema Villages, and JD Farms have been built, cumulatively driving more than one million farmers, with an average household income increase of more than 2,000 yuan, truly leaving the brand premium in the local area and for the farmers.
Remarkable Achievements in Brand Building
The popularity of Jiangxi's regional public brands has been increasing year by year. The influence of Jiangxi brands represented by "Gannan Navel Orange (赣南脐橙)" and "Lushan Yunwu Tea (庐山云雾茶)" continues to expand, and the brand market recognition and market value have been significantly improved. In the list of agricultural brand quality cultivation plans of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, a total of 13 public brands in Jiangxi were selected, achieving "three improvements" in the number of listings, ranking, and value. E-commerce sales continue to be strong. From January to October this year, the online retail sales of agricultural products in Jiangxi Province was 26.099 billion yuan, an increase of 14.26% year-on-year; the province has a cumulative sales of more than 10 million yuan of 182 products, 684 products stationed in high-end supermarket catering platform. "Single champion" in the segmented market continue to emerge.
According to statistics, Jiangxi Province has 12 agricultural product regional public brands with planting and breeding (production area) area ranking first in the country; "Jiangxi Rice Noodles (江西米粉)" and "Nanfeng Mandarin Orange (南丰蜜桔)" 2 agricultural product regional public brand annual exports ranked first in the country; Ganzhou City Shicheng County has the country's largest white lotus trading and distribution center, Ningdu Yellow Chicken fresh trading volume ranked first in the country, Southern Jiangxi grapefruit offline sales ranked first, Wuyuan Royal Chrysanthemum in the high-end Royal Chrysanthemum gift market sales ranked first, Nanfeng soft-shelled turtle seed eggs, seedling sales ranked first, accounting for about 60% of the national sales market.
In the next step, Jiangxi will steadily promote the construction of a three-level brand system, promote the coordinated development of mass and characteristic agricultural product brands; strengthen publicity and guidance, unify brand image awareness, and continue to expand influence; cultivate leading entities, create joint brands, consolidate the foundation for brand development, and improve the standard system and brand management protection mechanism covering the entire industrial chain, to support strong brands with high standards, and comprehensively promote agricultural brand construction to a new level.
Data source: Jiangxi Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (江西省农业农村厅)
Return to TopBy: 王文涛
The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions"), adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, emphasizes "expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world and creating a new situation of win-win cooperation." This is a major strategic deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and coordinating the two major situations at home and abroad. It provides fundamental guidelines and action plans for expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
1. Profoundly Understand the Great Significance of Expanding High-Level Opening-Up to the Outside World
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, we implemented a more proactive opening-up strategy, promoted historical achievements in opening-up to the outside world, and provided stronger strategic support for Chinese-style modernization. Significant results have been achieved in building a strong trading nation. The scale of trade in goods has ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years, trade in services has remained among the top in the world, and digital trade has developed rapidly. The structure of foreign investment utilization has been continuously optimized, and the "Invest in China" brand has continued to shine. Outward investment has remained among the top three in the world, and international cooperation in industrial and supply chains has been promoted in an orderly manner. Multilateral, bilateral, and regional economic and trade cooperation have yielded fruitful results. Practice has fully proven that the more China develops, the more open it becomes, and opening-up is the only way for national prosperity and development. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world is of great significance.
(1) Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world is a powerful driving force for comprehensively promoting high-quality development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China's economic development over the past four decades has been achieved under open conditions, and China's future high-quality economic development must also be carried out under more open conditions." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes. Strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors increase, requiring us to actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes, make good use of development opportunities, potential, and advantages, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and focus on promoting high-quality development. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world, giving play to the important role of opening-up in promoting reform and development, can enhance the linkage effect of the two markets and two resources at home and abroad, and promote the effective improvement of economic quality and the reasonable growth of quantity.
(2) Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world is an inherent requirement for meeting the people's needs for a better life. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must not forget our original intention, take benefiting the people as the fundamental value orientation, adhere to ensuring and improving people's livelihood in development, and steadily promote common prosperity." Opening-up to the outside world is closely related to the production and life of the people. In 2024, there are nearly 700,000 foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance and nearly 500,000 existing foreign-funded enterprises. Foreign trade and foreign investment directly and indirectly drive employment for more than 200 million people, and a large number of high-quality imports have promoted industrial upgrading and consumption upgrading. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, opening-up to the outside world will continue to play an important role in stabilizing growth, stabilizing employment, and benefiting people's livelihood. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world, making the cake of opening-up bigger and better distributed, will help continuously improve the quality of people's lives and allow the fruits of development to better benefit the people.
(3) Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world is a proactive action to promote economic globalization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend," and "In the past, our opening-up was 'following,' but now our opening-up is to 'lead'." Recently, individual countries have engaged in tariff barriers, "decoupling and chain breaking," and unilateralism and protectionism have risen, and the world's opening-up index has continued to decline. But on the whole, the direction of economic globalization has not changed and will not change. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world, firmly standing on the right side of history, safeguarding multilateralism and free trade, and deepening international cooperation in industrial and supply chains are not only conducive to winning strategic initiative in fierce international competition, but also to promoting common opening-up of the world with our own opening-up and promoting inclusive and inclusive economic globalization.
(4) Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world is an important measure to build a community with a shared future for mankind. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Under the changes of the century, the world is closely related, and the future of mankind is shared," and "Building a community with a shared future for mankind is where the future of people of all countries lies." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, countries will still be closely connected and influenced by each other, and will also face many common challenges. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world, accelerating the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and promoting the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative are conducive to countries working together to meet challenges, carry out global cooperation, build an open world economy, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind to go deeper and more solid.
2. Accurately Grasp the Principles and Requirements for Expanding High-Level Opening-Up to the Outside World
The "Suggestions" emphasizes that "adhering to opening-up and cooperation and mutual benefit and win-win results is an inevitable requirement of Chinese-style modernization." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, to expand high-level opening-up to the outside world, we must adhere to taking Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, adhere to and make good use of the positions, viewpoints, and methods that run through it, and focus on grasping the following principles and requirements.
(1) Adhere to the combination of expanding opening-up and deepening reform to promote opening-up with higher standards. The deeper the reform, the higher the requirements for the level of opening-up; the higher the level of opening-up, the greater the role in promoting reform. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's level of opening-up has continued to increase, but the space for opening-up is still not small. We must expand opening-up in reform, reduce the "border" and "behind the border" barriers that restrict the flow of factors, seize the opportunities of digital and green development, and continue to deepen the opening-up of factor flows and steadily expand institutional opening-up. We must deepen reform in opening-up, actively connect with and actively absorb international high-standard economic and trade rules, deepen the reform of the foreign trade, foreign investment, and outward investment management system, and improve the high-level opening-up system and mechanism.
(2) Adhere to the coordination of autonomous opening-up and agreement opening-up to promote stronger leading opening-up. The higher the level of autonomous opening-up, the stronger the ability to open up by agreement, and the two complement each other. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's autonomous opening-up and agreement opening-up have worked together to establish 22 free trade pilot zones, accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, grant 100% tariff-free treatment to all least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations, and the proportion of trade with 31 free trade partners in China's total foreign trade has increased to 44%, promoting the conclusion of multilateral agreements such as the "Investment Facilitation Agreement for Development." We must promote autonomous opening-up, continuously improve the level of opening-up, give full play to the role of various opening-up platforms in pioneering and experimenting, and introduce more unilateral opening-up measures. We must promote agreement opening-up, negotiate and sign high-standard economic and trade agreements with more economies, actively participate in the formulation of international rules, and promote China's opening-up from "following" to gradually "leading."
(3) Adhere to the mutual promotion of domestic circulation and international circulation to promote better connected opening-up. The new development pattern is by no means a closed domestic circulation, but a more open domestic and international dual circulation. In recent years, we have focused on enhancing the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic major cycle and improving the quality and level of the international cycle, firmly grasping the initiative of development in our own hands. We must use the domestic major cycle to drive the international cycle, further stimulate the development momentum of commodity consumption, release the potential of service consumption, amplify the driving effect of emerging consumption, accelerate the construction of a strong domestic market, and enhance the attractiveness of global factor resources. We must use the international cycle to promote the domestic major cycle. The more we face external containment and suppression, the more we must adhere to breaking through containment with opening-up, expand our international "circle of friends," and realize the mutual promotion and benign interaction of domestic and international dual cycles at a higher level.
(4) Adhere to the combination of China's needs and the world's expectations to promote deeper cooperation and opening-up. China's development cannot be separated from the world, and the world's prosperity also needs China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has adhered to opening-up and win-win results, which has not only developed itself, but also benefited the world. From 2013 to 2024, China's cumulative imports of goods and services reached 31.4 trillion US dollars, and its cumulative outward direct investment reached 1.9 trillion US dollars, promoting common development. The CIIE (China International Import Expo) is getting better and better. The cumulative intended transaction amount of the first eight sessions exceeded 580 billion US dollars, making China's large market a great opportunity for the world. We must adhere to basing ourselves on China's needs, deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation, maintain a diversified and stable international economic pattern and economic and trade relations, and expand the development space for Chinese-style modernization. We must reasonably respond to the world's expectations, expand the convergence of interests with various countries, and continuously provide new opportunities for the world with China's new development, demonstrating the responsibility of a major country.
(5) Adhere to the overall planning of promoting development and maintaining security to promote more guaranteed opening-up. Development and security must be dynamically balanced and mutually reinforcing. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have resolutely implemented the overall national security concept, continuously improved the system for maintaining economic security, and significantly enhanced our ability to prevent risks and respond to shocks. We must strengthen security with opening-up, keep in mind that development is the absolute principle and security is also the absolute principle, concentrate our efforts on doing our own things well, promote high-quality development and enhance our soft and hard power with high-level opening-up, and dynamically maintain national economic security at a higher level of opening-up. At the same time, the more open we are, the more we must pay attention to security, focus on enhancing our own competitiveness, opening-up supervision capabilities, and risk prevention and control capabilities, and develop an indestructible body.
3. Comprehensively Implement the Main Tasks of Expanding High-Level Opening-Up to the Outside World
We must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, strengthen the Party's overall leadership over opening-up work, steadily expand institutional opening-up, maintain the multilateral trading system, expand international circulation, promote reform and development with opening-up, and share opportunities and develop together with countries around the world.
(1) Actively expand autonomous opening-up. Connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules and actively expand opening-up in combination with our own development needs. Focus on the service industry to expand market access and opening-up areas, study and promote further expansion of pilot projects in the telecommunications and medical fields, orderly expand autonomous opening-up in the service industry, and deepen and optimize the comprehensive pilot demonstration of national service industry expansion and opening-up. Expand the scope of unilateral opening-up areas and regions, and implement the zero-tariff treatment for all least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations. Accelerate the process of regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements, expand the network of high-standard free trade zones, actively promote accession to the "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership" and the "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement," implement the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" with high quality, further weave a dense network of investment agreements, and implement zero-tariff measures for African countries that have established diplomatic relations through the negotiation and signing of economic partnership agreements for common development, and flexibly and pragmatically negotiate and sign more bilateral and small multilateral trade and investment agreements. Optimize the regional opening-up layout and create diverse forms of opening-up highlands. Implement the free trade pilot zone upgrading strategy, optimize and adjust the scope of the regional layout, carry out more vigorous institutional opening-up experiments, enhance the level of innovation-led development, build the Hainan Free Trade Port with high standards, improve the policy support system for national-level economic development zones, and coordinate the layout and construction of major opening-up cooperation platforms such as technological innovation, service trade, and industrial development. Orderly promote the internationalization of the RMB (Renminbi), improve the level of capital account opening-up, and build an independent and controllable RMB cross-border payment system. Promote the reform of global economic and financial governance, comprehensively and deeply participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization, actively participate in the cooperation mechanisms of the United Nations, the Group of Twenty, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the BRICS countries, and promote the construction and maintenance of a fair, just, open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial international economic order.
(2) Promote innovative development of trade. Promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of foreign trade and accelerate the construction of a strong trading nation. Optimize and upgrade trade in goods, expand trade in intermediate goods and green trade, promote the digitalization of trade, cultivate new drivers of foreign trade, and promote market diversification and the integration of domestic and foreign trade. Actively expand imports, improve the level of import trade facilitation, cultivate national import trade promotion and innovation demonstration zones, and promote the balanced development of imports and exports. Vigorously develop trade in services, encourage the export of knowledge-intensive services and traditional advantageous services, vigorously develop inbound consumption, and expand the import of high-quality services. Improve the negative list management system for cross-border trade in services and improve the standardization level of trade in services. Innovate and develop digital trade, orderly expand the opening-up of the digital field, actively develop trade in digital products, continuously optimize trade in digital services, vigorously develop trade in digital technology, and steadily explore data trade. Enhance the functions of trade promotion platforms and run exhibitions such as the CIIE (China International Import Expo), Canton Fair (广交会), China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), China International Digital Economy Expo (数贸会), China International Consumer Products Expo (消博会), and China International Fair for Investment & Trade (投洽会) well. Support the development of new business forms and models such as cross-border e-commerce, and promote the high-quality development of overseas warehouses, market procurement trade methods, bonded maintenance, and remanufacturing. Improve the export control and security review mechanism, comprehensively improve the scientific listing, accurate licensing, powerful enforcement, and proper response capabilities of export control, and improve the trade remedy system.
(3) Expand the space for two-way investment cooperation. Continue to build the "Invest in China" brand and promote international cooperation in industrial and supply chains. Shape new advantages in attracting foreign investment, implement "access and operation," reduce the negative list for foreign investment access, implement the new version of the catalog of industries encouraging foreign investment, and promote the reinvestment of foreign investment in China. Improve the service guarantee system for foreign investment, run the foreign-funded enterprise roundtable meeting well, carry out special visits of "service guarantees entering foreign-funded enterprises," fully implement national treatment, promote the efficient, convenient, and safe cross-border flow of data, and create a transparent, stable, and predictable institutional environment. Effectively implement outward investment management, improve the overseas comprehensive service system, and promote the formation of a comprehensive overseas service ecosystem with central and local linkage, regional coordination, resource aggregation, and internal and external connection. Guide the rational and orderly cross-border layout of industrial and supply chains, improve the network of partnerships in industrial and supply chains, promote the integration of trade and investment, and expand the trade and investment platform functions of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones.
(4) Jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality. Strengthen friendly mutual trust and interest integration with co-construction countries and continuously expand new space for win-win development. Strengthen strategic alignment with co-construction countries, strengthen the overall planning and management of cooperation, improve the three-dimensional interconnection network layout, and coordinate the promotion of major landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood project construction. Deepen pragmatic cooperation in trade, investment, industry, and culture, encourage integrated development of investment, construction, and operation, expand tripartite and multilateral market cooperation, and promote industrial interconnection. Expand new space for cooperation in green development, artificial intelligence, the digital economy, health, tourism, agriculture, and other fields, and build high-standard pilot zones for "Silk Road E-commerce" cooperation. Improve a diversified, sustainable, and risk-controllable investment and financing system, support enterprises in carrying out diversified production base layouts, and promote innovation in cooperation fields, models, and business forms. Strengthen overseas interest protection, improve the foreign-related legal service system, provide a higher level of legal protection for the rights and interests of enterprises' overseas investment, and safeguard development and security interests.
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The level of development of the service industry is an important indicator for measuring the economic development level of a country or region. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Construct a new system of high-quality and efficient service industries, and promote the deep integration of modern service industries with advanced manufacturing and modern agriculture." The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party proposed "implementing actions to expand and improve the quality of the service industry," making strategic deployments to promote the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry. In today's era, technological innovation is an important engine for the development of human society. Accelerating technological innovation is a realistic need for promoting high-quality development, and it will also provide important support for expanding and improving the quality of the service industry. To implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, it is necessary to deeply grasp the requirements of the times for building a new system of high-quality and efficient service industries, and promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry through technological innovation.
As an important component of the national economy, the development of the service industry can provide support for economic growth and improvement of people's livelihoods, and it is also conducive to deepening the socialization of professional division of labor, increasing effective supply, and forming new economic growth points. At the same time, the service industry also has the characteristics of low resource consumption and low pollution emissions. The deep integration of modern service industries with advanced manufacturing and modern agriculture can alleviate energy, resource, and environmental pressures, and improve the quality and efficiency of economic growth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, China's service industry has achieved remarkable results. The added value has increased from 24.5 trillion yuan in 2012 to 76.6 trillion yuan in 2024. In 2024, the contribution rate to national economic growth was 56.2%; in 2024, the proportion of service industry employees in the total number of employees in the country reached 48.8%, and the service industry has become the "main channel" for absorbing social employment, especially the booming platform economy, sharing economy, and other new business forms, creating many jobs. At the same time, it is necessary to see that compared with the requirements of high-quality development, China's service industry development still faces problems such as insufficient high-quality supply, especially professional production services and high-quality life service supply, and the need to further improve innovation capabilities. Implementing actions to expand and improve the quality of the service industry, and focusing on solving the difficulties and challenges faced by the development of the service industry through deepening reforms and promoting innovation, is conducive to promoting the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry.
For example, producer services are extending to specialization and the high end of the value chain, and consumer services are developing towards high quality, diversification, and convenience, which are increasingly becoming important directions for the development of the service industry. Supporting the widespread application of digital and intelligent technologies and enriching application scenarios can optimize the allocation of service resources, expand the development boundaries of the service industry, and make up for the shortcomings in the supply of high-quality services. In particular, big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and other technologies have spawned new service models such as online education, telemedicine, smart elderly care, and smart logistics, extending services to areas and fields that were previously difficult to cover, and expanding the scale and capacity of the service market. For another example, efficiency and quality are the core competitiveness of the service industry. Comprehensively using artificial intelligence prediction, information platform construction, and other means, and using intelligent algorithms, blockchain, and other technologies to systematically reshape service processes, can strengthen the accurate and real-time matching of service supply and market demand, and effectively improve the operating efficiency of the entire chain. To promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry through technological innovation, specific efforts can be made in the following aspects.
Enhance the supply capacity of key core technologies. Whether it is to accelerate the development of producer services with the goal of meeting the needs of modern industrial system construction and the transformation and upgrading of various industries, or to improve the supply capacity and level of consumer services with the goal of meeting the people's growing needs for a better life, it is inseparable from firmly grasping key core technologies in our own hands and consolidating the foundation for the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry. To this end, it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the new national system, strengthen technological innovation and application, build a number of key common technology platforms for the service field, and master the independent and controllable rights of core technologies and development paths. Prospectively deploy new infrastructure, orderly build data centers, computing power centers, etc., promote the construction of high-quality data sets, and pay attention to effectively sinking to service industry SMEs and county and rural areas, and effectively open up the "last mile" of service innovation. Actively implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, develop information technology services such as artificial intelligence services, data services, and intelligent computing services, promote the digitalization and intelligence of the service industry, and empower the overall upgrading of the service industry.
Use application scenarios to drive the integrated development of technological innovation and the service industry. Application scenarios are a bridge connecting technology and industry, research and development and the market, and play an important driving role in promoting the large-scale commercial application of new technologies and new products. It is necessary to give full play to China's advantages of a super-large-scale market and rich application scenarios, build an effective path of "technological breakthrough - scenario verification - industrial application - system upgrade," and transform technological potential into realistic momentum for promoting the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry. For example, opening up application scenarios in smart cities, government services, public transportation, medical and health care, and other fields can build a key platform for the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation in the service field. It is necessary to use scenario needs to drive technological breakthroughs and model innovation, focus on the pain points and difficulties in the development of the service industry, guide social innovation forces to collaborate on tackling key problems, and provide accurate and efficient solutions.
Focus on enhancing the innovation capabilities of business entities. The innovation capability of the service industry is concentratedly reflected in the ability and vitality of service industry business entities to innovate and start businesses. To promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service industry through technological innovation, it is necessary to cultivate and develop a group of business entities with innovation capabilities and innovation vitality. Select and cultivate a group of leading enterprises with international competitiveness and influence in key areas of the service industry, strengthen a group of leading service enterprises and platform-based enterprises, increase the cultivation of service industry SMEs, and promote various business entities to continuously discover new technological growth points and industrial explosion points in the fair and efficient participation in the allocation and development and utilization of scenario resources, and drive the entire service industry chain to enhance innovation capabilities and expand market space.
(Author's affiliation: China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (中国地质大学（北京）))
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Before the 2025 World Chinese Conference, 61 young sinologists from 51 countries who were invited to participate wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping (习近平), sharing their experiences and insights in conducting Chinese studies and expressing their desire to further study Chinese culture and play a bridging role in civilizational communication. In his reply to the young sinologists, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "I am pleased to learn that you like Chinese, love Chinese culture, and actively play a role in promoting sinology research and mutual learning among civilizations," and encouraged the young sinologists to "be good envoys for connecting Chinese and foreign civilizations and contribute wisdom and strength to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind." From traditional textual criticism, textual research, and the study of principles to modern research on China's economy, culture, and society, sinology, with its profound historical accumulation, demonstrates vigorous vitality in the new era and has become an important bridge to help the world understand China and promote dialogue between Chinese and foreign civilizations.
Sinology research has a dual connotation. On the one hand, it is the study of ancient Chinese classics, focusing on academic issues such as language, history, and philosophy, and inheriting and promoting outstanding traditional Chinese culture. On the other hand, it is the study of contemporary China, focusing on practical issues such as politics, economy, and society, and emphasizing the interrelationship and exchange between China and other countries. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Sinology originates from China and belongs to the world. It is a common spiritual wealth of all mankind." This important statement highly summarizes the connotation and value of sinology and points out the direction for sinology research in the new era. With the accelerated evolution of economic globalization and technological revolution, the exchange of personnel, information sharing, technological exchange, and cultural exchange among countries have reached unprecedented breadth and depth. Facing the world's once-in-a-century changes with both opportunities and challenges, we must work with young scholars from various countries who are committed to studying sinology to cultivate humanistic sentiments, strive to improve their academic literacy, clarify the positioning of sinology from a global perspective, and promote the in-depth development of sinology research and mutual learning among civilizations with a sincere and open attitude, using new technologies and new methods.
We must attach importance to the study of Chinese professional knowledge and develop basic research skills. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Chinese carries the civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years and is an important public cultural product that China contributes to the world." To truly understand China, it is necessary to have a solid foundation in Chinese. Currently, more than 80 countries have included Chinese in their national education systems, and the cumulative number of international Chinese learners and users exceeds 200 million. For young scholars studying sinology, Chinese is not only a tool for communication but also a key to academic research. Therefore, improving Chinese literacy should be taken as the first lesson in sinology research. Sinology embodies the wisdom of ancient Chinese people, and "dialogue with the ancients" is an essential basic skill for researchers. Only by carefully studying professional knowledge of ancient Chinese, strengthening the ability to read ancient books and consult classical literature, can we better crack the cultural code contained in this ancient language, strengthen the in-depth understanding of various fields of sinology, and grasp the thinking patterns and cultural characteristics of the Chinese nation from the root.
Enhancing the recognition of Chinese culture and broadening academic horizons. Loving Chinese culture and enhancing the recognition of Chinese culture is the prerequisite for doing a good job in sinology research and the foundation for mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations. Young scholars have strong adaptability and are more likely to break through geographical barriers and language barriers, accept and understand different cultures, but their research may be limited to books and superficial due to a lack of sufficient practical experience. 读万卷书，行万里路 (dú wàn juǎn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù - "read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles," reading and traveling are equally important for gaining knowledge). Only by immersing oneself in the study of traditional Chinese classics, experiencing the ideas contained therein, and conducting comparative research with representative ideas in other cultures can one understand the essence of Chinese culture. Only by actively participating in cultural practices such as calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and opera can one personally experience the charm of Chinese culture. Only by moving from study classrooms to streets and fields, integrating into the lives of local people, and observing the vivid appearance and operational logic of Chinese society can one enhance the recognition of Chinese culture. Only by starting from China's reality and breaking through the limitations of the Western-centrist academic framework and theoretical system can one truly see the world from a Chinese perspective and interpret China from a global perspective.
Strengthening interdisciplinary exchange and cooperation to promote digital empowerment of sinology research. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed "comprehensively implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence+' action to lead the paradigm shift in scientific research with artificial intelligence." The 9th World Sinology Conference held this year took "Understanding China: Sinology Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" as its theme to explore the innovative development path of sinology in the age of artificial intelligence. Young scholars have strong learning ability and inclusiveness and are an important force in adapting to the development trend of information technology and promoting digital empowerment of sinology research. Actively carrying out exchanges and cooperation with experts in different fields, expanding research horizons and observation perspectives, and making full use of artificial intelligence to build new research paradigms, and conducting all-round, in-depth, and multi-dimensional collection and integration of basic data and main achievements of sinology research are conducive to deeply exploring the trajectory and methods of overseas dissemination of Chinese culture and allowing the world in the digital age to hear a loud Chinese voice.
Actively carrying out international youth dialogue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Sinology is a spiritual wealth belonging to all mankind, and providing ideological wisdom for mutual learning among civilizations is an important mission of sinology research. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Youth are full of vitality and should be able to view harmony in diversity from an equal, inclusive, and friendly perspective and treat diverse cultures with an attitude of appreciation, mutual learning, and mutual reference." Young scholars actively carry out international academic exchanges, can rely on important platforms such as the World Chinese Conference, the World Congress of Chinese Studies, and the World Conference of Sinologists to share research results and experiences, promote the integration of Chinese and foreign civilizations, and enrich the connotation of global culture. They can also rationally use emerging carriers such as short videos and social platforms to enhance understanding and friendship and let the world see a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China. They should integrate knowledge with action, combine sinology research with global issues, nourish human society with Chinese wisdom, and continuously provide ideological resources and spiritual impetus for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
(Author's affiliation: Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院))
By: 本报记者 张 帆 王明峰
The West China Hospital (华西医院) of Sichuan University (四川大学) in the Huaxi Dam (华西坝) campus, located in Wuhou District (武侯区), Chengdu (成都市), Sichuan Province (四川省), sees an average daily outpatient and emergency volume of nearly 20,000 visits. However, the roads around the hospital are narrow, and congestion is a prominent issue. To address this problem, the public security and traffic management department implemented a "zoned arrival and departure, point-based drop-off and pick-up" traffic plan in the West China Hospital area. This plan optimizes vehicle arrival, parking, and passenger drop-off/pick-up processes by establishing time-limited one-way streets and dividing the area into north and south zones. The traffic congestion duration in this area has been reduced from 40 minutes to 10 minutes, alleviating congestion and making it more convenient for patients to seek medical treatment.
West China Hospital (华西医院) is one of the key locations for Chengdu's "Open Door to Cure Congestion" initiative. "Since the initiative was launched, the city has carried out three batches of 372 congestion point treatments and rural road hazard eliminations," said Yang Jun (杨军), Director of the Chengdu Public Security Bureau Traffic Management Bureau (成都市公安局交通管理局).
One practical measure after another paints a picture of tangible happiness. Focusing on the urgent needs and concerns of the people in the field of people's livelihood, Chengdu (成都市) continues to promote the "Ten Projects for a Happy and Better Life," with people's livelihood expenditure accounting for nearly 70% of the general public budget expenditure every year, striving to enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
Making Elderly Care Services Warmer
In the Jincheng Community (锦城社区) complex in Chengdu High-tech Zone (成都高新区), "old children" and young children are dancing to the rhythm. "Grandma, you're not dancing correctly, you should lift your right foot first." The children's naive voices and serious expressions make the elderly laugh heartily.
This scene stems from the "Elderly-Child Co-Care" model innovatively explored by Chengdu (成都市) - the upper floor is a elderly care center, and the lower floor is a childcare center, with "one old and one young" gathering under the same roof, sharing warm moments.
Grandma Feng (冯婆婆) is 78 years old this year. After her husband passed away, she moved to the elderly care center. "It only takes 10 minutes to walk to my daughter's house. I can go back whenever I miss the children, and it's convenient for them to visit me," said Grandma Feng (冯婆婆). In the elderly care center, 80% of the elderly come from the surrounding community, turning the vision of elderly care without leaving the community into reality.
In the childcare center, two-year-old Tongtong (童童) is building blocks with his friends. His mother, Liang Lulian (梁禄莲), works nearby and doesn't have to worry about being late to pick up her child even if she occasionally works overtime. "If I get off work late, the staff will play with the child for a while longer," said Liang Lulian (梁禄莲).
Making handicrafts, playing games, and singing children's songs together, the elderly and children accompany each other in interaction. "We are exploring the elderly-child co-care model to create an all-age interactive community, making families with both elderly and young children more at ease," said Han Jing (韩静), Director of the Elderly Care Business Department of Chengdu High-tech Zone Social Affairs Investment Development Co., Ltd. (成都高新区社事投资发展有限公司).
To make elderly care services warmer, Chengdu's (成都市) measures are very practical.
In Jinjiang District (锦江区), Jinxin Baihua Jinyuan (锦欣百花锦园) was still a traditional full-care nursing home a year ago. Now, it has become a elderly care service "hub" radiating to the Sansheng Street (三圣街道) jurisdiction. The public areas are open to the surrounding community, where the elderly can attend senior citizen's universities, visit markets, and participate in community activities, realizing the deep integration of institutional elderly care and community life.
"I often come here to have my blood pressure checked, eat, meet with friends, and I've also made many new friends," said 83-year-old Li Shunlan (李顺兰), who lives nearby. She used to have trouble finding suitable leisure places, but now Jinxin Baihua Jinyuan (锦欣百花锦园) has become her daily "check-in" spot.
"We are innovatively promoting open elderly care, allowing elderly care services to both go out and come in," said Liao Hua (廖华), head of Jinxin Baihua Jinyuan (锦欣百花锦园).
Wang Hongbin (王宏斌), Director of the Chengdu Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau (成都市民政局), introduced that Chengdu (成都) has now built 127 composite open elderly care institutions, providing services such as meal assistance, bathing assistance, cultural entertainment, and health management.
Exploring a Full-Age Education Service System
In October 2025, citizen Zhai Taiyuan (翟泰媛) sent her child, who had just turned 3 years old, to Sanguantang Street Kindergarten (三官堂街幼儿园) in Jinjiang District (锦江区). In order to better meet the childcare needs of citizens, Chengdu (成都市) launched a policy of immediate enrollment upon turning 3 years old. Children of the appropriate age who have reached the age of 3 can immediately enroll in kindergartens with vacant places, breaking the fixed model of "centralized enrollment." As of now, nearly 800 children in the first batch have achieved immediate enrollment. "This policy really reduces the burden on dual-income families," said Zhai Taiyuan (翟泰媛).
Jin Ruifeng (金瑞峰), Director of the Preschool Education Department of the Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau (成都市教育局), introduced that Chengdu (成都) added 7,500 public kindergarten places in 2025, and the city's public kindergartens and inclusive private kindergartens have 149,000 small class places. At the same time, financial subsidies cover children in kindergartens, ensuring that there are enough places for children to enroll immediately.
Focusing on the educational needs of different age groups, Chengdu (成都) has launched a number of measures to build a full-age education service system. Starting this year, Chengdu (成都) is exploring and carrying out a pilot reform of the "primary-junior-senior" 12-year continuous cultivation model. Citizen Liu Kai's (刘凯) child has entered the 12-year continuous class of Chengdu No. 7 High School Bayi School (成都七中八一学校). "The pressure on my child's high school entrance examination has been reduced, and he has more spare time to read extracurricular books and exercise, and he is more motivated to study," said Liu Kai (刘凯).
"This kind of continuous cultivation method does not select or 'snatch the best,' and students who voluntarily participate can directly study from the first grade of primary school or the first grade of junior high school to the third grade of senior high school, without participating in the 'primary school to junior high school' or high school entrance examination selection, effectively reducing the pressure on students to enter higher education," said Wang Yan (王妍), Deputy Director of the General Education Department of the Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau (成都市教育局).
Operating a Two-Way Referral Information Platform
Ms. Yang (杨女士) suffers from sleep disorders. After seeking medical treatment at the Huayuan Street (花源街道) Central Health Center in Xinjin District (新津区), she needs to be referred to a higher-level hospital. After the Huayuan Street (花源街道) Central Health Center connected to the two-way referral information platform in May 2025, the higher-level hospital reserved 10% of the appointment slots for referred patients. "In the past, when I was referred, I had to carry the referral form to the big hospital to re-register. Now, I can go straight to the clinic with the referral form, which is more convenient," said Ms. Yang (杨女士).
"As of now, the two-way referral information platform has been connected and operating in 64 pilot medical institutions in 7 districts (cities) and counties in Chengdu (成都市)," introduced Yang Xiaotao (杨晓涛), Director of the Chengdu Municipal Health Commission (成都市卫生健康委). Relying on the Chengdu Municipal National Health Information Platform (成都市全民健康信息平台), Chengdu (成都市) has created 30 smart medical scenarios, including a health service portal, credit-based medical treatment, mutual recognition of examination and test results, and resident health portraits.
Taking the mutual recognition of examination and test results as an example, this scenario has been launched in 144 medical institutions, achieving full coverage of secondary and above public medical institutions in the city, benefiting nearly 95.38 million patients and directly saving approximately 10.11 million yuan in medical expenses.
Zhang Feng (张峰) (pseudonym), a citizen of Pidu District (郫都区), has a family member suffering from a serious illness. After learning about his family's situation, the civil affairs department helped him apply for a special assistance fund. In addition to the 20,000 yuan policy assistance fund, he also received a 50,000 yuan social assistance special fund, reducing the family's burden.
The relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau (成都市医保局) introduced that Chengdu (成都市) focuses on the needs of people in difficulty, forming a cross-departmental service linkage mechanism for medical assistance, innovatively creating a "one-click access" for medical assistance, and establishing a social assistance special fund to make assistance services more precise.
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Platforms must adhere to the bottom line, and regulators must provide guarantees, so that password-free payment technology adds color to life, rather than adding trouble.
When browsing shopping apps, accidentally touching the payment button with a finger instantly generates an order—this is an awkward situation that I have encountered many times after enabling password-free payment. What is even more troublesome is that if you want to turn off this function, you can't find an obvious sign, and you have to go through layers of menus to find the closing entry hidden in the corner. This "easy to open, difficult to close" experience is not an isolated case, but a common pain point for many consumers when using password-free payment.
Password-free payment brings convenience to mobile payment, which can not only simplify transaction processes and improve user experience, but also help merchants improve operating efficiency. However, the risks behind convenience cannot be ignored: some platforms set password-free payment as the default option, and users will be passively enabled if they are not careful when receiving coupons or experiencing membership services; some platforms bind password-free payment agreements with automatic renewals, and users often pay for a long time because they do not turn it off after enjoying short-term discounts; some platforms hide the entrance to turn off password-free payment deeply, and it takes multiple page jumps to find it; some users even have their accounts stolen due to enabling password-free payment.
How to further regulate password-free payment? It requires multi-party collaboration to build a solid security defense line.
The Payment & Clearing Association of China (中国支付清算协会) recently issued an initiative on strengthening the security management of "password-free payment" business. It mentioned that in the opening link, the user's willingness to open and the signing of the password-free payment agreement should be completed through a prominent page, and the default opening behavior should be eliminated. At the same time, comprehensively assess the risk preferences and business affordability of the elderly, and prudently open the "password-free payment" function for the elderly.
For the industry, this initiative can be transformed into consensus and action. Simplifying the closing operation, setting transaction limits and real-time reminders, paying special attention to the safety of use by the elderly and other groups... Relevant platforms can eliminate consumers' worries only by embedding user rights protection into the entire product design process. In addition, supervision cannot be absent, and the investigation and punishment of behaviors such as default opening and concealment of terms should be increased, and the boundaries of responsibilities of all parties should be clarified, so that consumers have access to rights protection and accountability.
For users, how to avoid opening password-free payment without paying attention? You can be slower when paying, especially be wary of the options that are checked by default on the payment page; pay attention to checking the authorization list of the payment account, and once you encounter misdeduction or theft, keep transaction records, page screenshots and other evidence, and promptly complain to the platform or regulatory department to protect your rights.
Return the choice of password-free payment to users. We look forward to all parties working together and collaborating to ensure that platforms adhere to the bottom line and regulators provide guarantees, so that password-free payment technology adds color to life, rather than adding trouble.
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In Mayingzi Village (马营子村), Mayingzi Manchu Township (马营子满族乡), Luanping County (滦平县), Chengde City (承德市), Hebei Province (河北省), villager Cui Shuzhen (崔淑珍) recently discovered an extra 23,000 yuan in agricultural housing insurance compensation in her bank card. "This summer, the village suffered from flooding, and my house was also damaged, but I never bought this kind of insurance, where did this money come from?" Like her, a total of 73 disaster-stricken households in the village successively received varying amounts of compensation, totaling nearly 1 million yuan. After inquiring, everyone finally solved the mystery: Zhang Shuyun (张淑云), the village Party branch secretary, had been secretly paying for agricultural housing insurance for all villagers out of her own pocket for eight consecutive years.
The villagers came to thank her one after another: "You've been paying for us every year, why didn't you ever tell us?" "This little thing is not worth mentioning," Zhang Shuyun smiled simply.
This matter dates back to 2018. Retired teacher Zhang Shuyun was elected as the Party branch secretary of Mayingzi Village, just in time for the promotion of policy-based agricultural housing insurance. Although the premium per household was only one or two yuan per year, many people in the village felt that they might not encounter accidents, and that the money would be wasted, so they were unwilling to buy insurance. Zhang Shuyun didn't think so. Mayingzi Village has a lot of rain in the summer, and there is a risk of natural disasters such as mountain floods. "Agricultural housing insurance is to prevent against the unexpected, this money cannot be saved." After thinking about it, she decided to pay the premiums for all 275 eligible villagers in the village herself. From then on, every year when the payment period came, she would use her pension to pay for it. This payment has been going on for 8 years.
On July 26 this year, Luanping County (滦平县) suffered a severe rainstorm. Multiple valley floods converged, overflowing the dikes and pouring into Mayingzi Village (马营子村). Fortunately, the village cadres had already organized the villagers to evacuate according to the deployment, and conducted door-to-door inspections in the rain, and finally all the villagers were safely evacuated. After the flood receded, some houses in the village showed cracks in the walls and water ingress.
During the post-disaster reconstruction, the county organized staff to complete door-to-door assessment and loss assessment. After identification, a total of 73 villagers' houses were damaged to varying degrees. After the compensation was deposited into the accounts of the disaster-stricken households, this secret that had been kept for 8 years was finally revealed to everyone.
At present, the post-disaster recovery work in Mayingzi Village (马营子村) is proceeding in an orderly manner. "As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to build our home better!" Zhang Shuyun (张淑云) said with confidence.
Return to TopThe Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed building a strong domestic market and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern. Since the new round of power system reform, after 10 years of exploration and practice, a national unified power market system has been initially established. China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), with the responsibility of being a "pioneer," has deeply integrated the construction of the Southern Power Market into the national unified market, from mechanism innovation to channel interconnection, from ecological cultivation to experience output, providing a "Southern Sample" for the construction of a national unified power market, and writing a reform answer sheet for the optimal allocation of energy elements.
Unified Rules Establish a "Common Language" for the National Unified Power Market
The key to building a national unified power market lies in "unified rules." Since this year, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has proposed a national unified power market target form of "coupling within the operating area and joint operation across operating areas." It jointly compiled the "Normalized Power Trading Mechanism Plan for Cross-Grid Operating Areas" with State Grid (国家电网) and obtained formal approval from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the National Energy Administration (国家能源局), marking the comprehensive achievement of the national unified power market interconnection mechanism, and pressing the "acceleration key" for the efficient flow of power resources across regions.
China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has shouldered the responsibility of exploration, constructing a "1+N+5X" hierarchical rule system, using general rules to standardize cross-provincial transactions, relying on provincial supporting facilities to take into account local endowments, and creating a "common language" for the power market. Technological innovation empowers and enhances the efficiency of rule implementation. China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) independently developed the fully domestically produced "Tianquan" solver, supporting the efficient calculation of over 6,000 grid nodes and over 2.3 million clearing variables, consolidating the underlying technical support of the market. This dual guarantee of "rules + technology" provides replicable and scalable experience for the connection of national unified market rules.
Channel Networking Builds "Energy Arteries" for Cross-Regional Flow of Resources
The smooth flow of power resources is inseparable from the "physical interconnection" of power grid channels. China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), closely focusing on "West-East Power Transmission and North-South Mutual Assistance," takes major projects as the starting point and continues to densely weave a cross-regional power transmission network. The Xiang-Qian, Xiang-Yue, and Yu-Qian inter-grid power flexible mutual assistance projects have been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), with a total investment estimated to exceed 15.6 billion yuan. After being put into operation in 2027, they will add a maximum transmission capacity of 9 million kilowatts.
Through the "hard interconnection" of the physical grid and the "soft interconnection" of trading rules, the national unified power market breaks down inter-provincial market segmentation. Since this year, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) and State Grid (国家电网), the two major grid companies, have jointly organized multiple batches and types of cross-operating area transactions, with a cumulative scale of over 2.2 billion kilowatt-hours. Since the Southern Power Market launched a continuous settlement trial operation in the second half of this year, the amount of West-East power transmission optimized by the market has increased by 23.1 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 21%. This model of "channels following the market and the market revolving around demand" is providing a reference for the construction of national cross-provincial and cross-regional channels, striving to make every transmission line a "bridge" connecting supply and demand, and allowing every unit of clean power to find the optimal "destination" nationwide.
Ecological Empowerment Sets a "Practical Benchmark" for Activating the Dynamics of the Power Market
The vitality of the national unified power market lies in the "multi-party collaboration" market ecology. The Southern Power Market adheres to the concept of "running the market with an open door," cultivating both vibrant operating entities and building a fair and orderly trading environment, forming replicable ecological construction experience, and injecting momentum into the construction of the national unified market. As of now, the market-oriented electricity volume of the Southern Power Market accounts for 70%, with over 250,000 registered entities, realizing the leap from scratch and the expansion of entities from point to surface.
Under the diversified market mechanism, the Southern Power Market is thriving with continuous innovation. Guangdong Province has built a complete system for new energy storage to participate in the medium- and long-term, spot, and auxiliary service markets. Shenzhen (深圳市) has established the country's first government-authorized virtual power plant management center to achieve "entity, market, and normalized" operation. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) has realized the participation of all types of power sources, including hydro, thermal, nuclear, wind, solar, and gas, in market transactions. Yunnan Province (云南省) has built the country's first fully online retail market transaction platform based on e-commerce model, "Lai Tao Dian," effectively resolving the trading difficulties of small and micro users. Guizhou Province (贵州省) has realized the participation of virtual power plants in valley filling response, with a cumulative valley filling electricity of nearly 10,000 kilowatt-hours. Hainan Province (海南省) has promoted the realization of the first "point-to-point" cross-provincial green electricity transaction in the Southern Power Market, promoting the optimal allocation of green electricity resources on a larger scale.
The Southern Power Market integrates green transformation into the construction of the market ecology, exploring the path for the national "dual carbon" goals. As of October 2025, the cumulative transaction volume of green electricity and green certificates in the Southern region exceeded 350 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for 63% of the national total. The demand for green electricity in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) continues to climb, and the environmental value attributes are further highlighted.
Next, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) will earnestly implement the basic requirements of "five unifications and one opening" for promoting the construction of a national unified market in depth, and strive to build the Southern Power Market into a benchmark for the national unified power market, providing more "Southern experience" for deepening the national unified power market, accelerating the green transformation of energy, ensuring energy security, supporting the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system, and contributing Southern Power Grid (南网) strength to serving Chinese-style modernization.
Data source: China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (中国南方电网有限责任公司)
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Famous Scene
On November 16th, in the women's shot put final of the 15th National Games, 36-year-old Tokyo Olympic champion and Hebei (河北) team athlete Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) won the championship with a score of 19.68 meters, achieving a five-time consecutive National Games championship.
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"One must have dreams, what if they come true?"
——Gong Lijiao (巩立姣)
19.68 meters is not a stunning achievement in Gong Lijiao's (巩立姣) dazzling career. But on the evening of November 16th at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium (广东奥体中心体育场), this result had extraordinary significance for her.
After completing the final throw, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) bowed deeply to the field, expressing her reluctance. After shaking hands with the referees and staff, she also hugged each of the athletes competing on the same field, "I'll leave it to you in the future, I may be leaving." In a post-match interview, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) said that she had completed the last throw of her career. The next day, World Athletics posted an article on its official website stating that women's shot put star Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) was retiring.
After winning five consecutive National Games championships, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) bid farewell to the field she had fought on for 25 years. During her career, she participated in 5 Olympic Games and 10 World Championships, winning 11 World Championship medals, including 1 Olympic gold medal and two World Championship gold medals.
"How I wish my mother could share this gold medal with me"
This year has been very hard for Gong Lijiao (巩立姣). The major competition tasks are still heavy, but the increase in age has slowed down the speed of physical recovery. "Now I can only train in the morning and recover in the afternoon." She, who could easily throw the shot put 200 times a day when she was young, can now only throw thirty or forty times.
Refining her skills in training and being "calculating" when participating in competitions allowed Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) to successfully represent the national team in major competitions this year, such as the Nanjing Indoor World Championships and the Tokyo World Championships. Before the 15th National Games, she still had pain in her knee joints and had to take three injections of medication to get on the field.
In addition to physical pain, the death of her mother at the beginning of this year was an even greater blow to Gong Lijiao (巩立姣). She still trained hard and remained optimistic and strong in the face of the outside world, but she "went through a dark period."
In September, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) ushered in the tenth World Championships of her career, eventually finishing ninth. Nearly two months later, she stepped onto the National Games field for the fifth time. The night she achieved five consecutive championships was the 288th day her mother had left her, "How I wish my mother could share this gold medal with me," said Gong Lijiao (巩立姣).
"I have persisted in the shot put event for more than 20 years, and I have worked hard to do this one thing to the extreme"
After achieving five consecutive National Games championships, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) silently said goodbye to the shot put sport in her heart. Love supported her to persist in the track and field for 25 years. Although there are regrets, there is more fulfillment.
After winning a silver medal at the 2015 Beijing World Championships, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣), who was 26 years old at the time, had already won 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at the World Championships, and had also won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in the previous two Olympic Games. Entering the 2016 season, old rivals Adams and Schwanitz declined in their form, while Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) was in full swing with the world's best result of the year. Before the competition, she was regarded as a favorite to win the Rio Olympics. However, at the Rio Olympics, Gong Lijiao's (巩立姣) result only ranked fourth, missing the podium.
After 痛定思痛 (tòng dìng sī tòng - "pain determine think pain," to reflect deeply upon a painful experience), the defeat inspired her fighting spirit. At the 2017 London World Championships, she stood on the highest podium of the World Championships for the first time. "This is the most unforgettable of the 10 World Championships I have participated in. At that time, I had just come out of the defeat of the Rio Olympics." Two years later, at the Doha World Championships, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) successfully defended her title. After that, the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics finally allowed her to collect the gold medal puzzle of the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
In the eyes of outsiders, Gong Lijiao's (巩立姣) career as an athlete is already complete, but she still chooses to stick to the field. She once said: "As long as the country needs it, I will continue to practice." In the years when Chinese track and field experienced a low ebb, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, defending the position for the Chinese team.
"I have persisted in the shot put event for more than 20 years, and I have worked hard to do this one thing to the extreme," said Gong Lijiao (巩立姣).
"The identity is changing, but the spirit of never admitting defeat will never change"
"One must have dreams, what if they come true?" After winning the Tokyo Olympics, Gong Lijiao's (巩立姣) often-repeated words gave strength to many people. She is such a person who always cherishes dreams - from city champion, provincial champion, to national champion, world champion, one dream after another is like a clear road sign, constantly guiding and inspiring her to move forward.
After saying goodbye to the field, Gong Lijiao (巩立姣) plans to go to the hospital for surgery first, and then give herself a long vacation to lose weight and recuperate her body. But she is clear that her sports dream has not ended. "The identity is changing, but the spirit of never admitting defeat will never change! The spirit of hard work on the field can also illuminate my academic path." This year, she was admitted to Beijing Sport University (北京体育大学) as a doctoral student, opening a new chapter in her life.
"Dreams are not far away, the key is whether you can always insist on moving towards them." No matter how her identity changes, Gong Lijiao's (巩立姣) love and dedication to sports have never changed. Promoting the relatively unpopular shot put event to the public and ensuring that Chinese women's shot put has "successors" has always been the direction and mission of her efforts.
From starting training at a sports school, to stepping onto the World Championships stage for the first time at the age of 18, to finally becoming an Olympic champion at the age of 32, and then to a successful farewell at the age of 36 with five consecutive National Games championships - this girl from a rural area in Hebei (河北) has grown step by step into a leading figure in women's shot put in the world. All the way, her original intention has always remained the same.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 季 芳
Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) once again stood on the highest podium at "Snow Flying Sky."
On December 6th, the 2025-2026 FIS Snowboard and Freestyle Ski Big Air World Cup Beijing (北京) station concluded at the Shougang Ski Jumping Platform "Snow Flying Sky" (首钢滑雪大跳台“雪飞天”). Chinese athlete Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) won the men's snowboard big air title with a total score of 181.00 points. This is his second World Cup title in this event, following his victory at the Genting (云顶) station on November 29th.
"This is where my dream began," said Su Yiming (苏翊鸣). At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (北京冬奥会), he won his first Winter Olympic gold medal at "Snow Flying Sky" (雪飞天), achieving a historic breakthrough for Chinese snowboarding. A year later, he once again won the World Cup title at "Snow Flying Sky" (雪飞天).
At last year's World Cup Beijing (北京) station, Su Yiming's (苏翊鸣) performance was affected by injuries, and he only finished tenth. "Setbacks and frustrations allow me to calm down. As a professional athlete, I must be brave to face challenges and start again." In the second half of last season, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) gradually regained his form, winning two silver medals at the Aspen (阿斯本) Slope Style World Cup and the World Championships.
Speaking of the preparations for this season, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) emphasized self-breakthroughs, "Snowboarding technology has changed a lot in the past two years, and every athlete is working hard to innovate and promote the development of the sport."
In October this year, he completed the world's first "back-to-back" 1980-degree rotation in training—completing two consecutive 1980-degree rotations in the same slide—and won the Big Air World Cup Genting (云顶) station with two 1980-degree rotations.
Ten athletes qualified for the final of the Beijing (北京) station, including Italian star Jan Matteoli (扬·马泰奥利), who had completed a 2160-degree rotation at "Snow Flying Sky" (雪飞天), making the ownership of the medals full of suspense.
In the first two jumps, Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) performed steadily, scoring 89.00 points and 88.50 points respectively, temporarily ranking first after two rounds. However, the third round was highly competitive, and many athletes increased the difficulty to challenge for high scores.
In the third round, other athletes jumped out of 91.25 points, and the total score surpassed to the first place. Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) was the last to appear, successfully completed the 1980-degree rotation again and landed steadily, securing the victory with 92.00 points.
Su Yiming (苏翊鸣) said that in addition to being happy, he needs to remain calm and focus on the details of the movements. "My goal is the Milan Winter Olympics (米兰冬奥会), and I hope to achieve good results in the Winter Olympics and continue to win glory for the country," said Su Yiming (苏翊鸣).
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Two events, one track. On the morning of December 7th, the 12th National Games for the Disabled of China and the 9th Special Olympic Games marathon event were "jointly held" with the 2025 Shenzhen Marathon. 67 athletes from the National Games for the Disabled and Special Olympics and 30,000 Shenzhen Marathon runners set off from Shenzhen Civic Center (深圳市民中心) one after another, running on the same track and finishing at the finish line located at the Coastal Plaza.
The marathon event of this National Games for the Disabled and Special Olympics was divided into 4 groups: hearing impaired, visually impaired, physically disabled, and racing wheelchairs. The men's T54 class (racing wheelchair) final was particularly intense. Jin Hua (金华), a player from the Liaoning team, won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes, and 04 seconds, while Luo Xingchuan (罗兴传), a player from the Shanghai team, won the silver medal with a difference of 1 second.
At the Shaanxi National Games for the Disabled and Special Olympics 4 years ago, Jin Hua (金华) won the bronze medal in this event. At last year's Paris Paralympic Games, he won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal, and broke the T54 men's 800-meter Paralympic record. "I have participated in many domestic and international competitions. The track in Shenzhen (深圳) is very smooth. Outside the track, facilities such as barrier-free minibuses also make us wheelchair athletes feel very convenient," said Jin Hua (金华). "Running the same race as the Shenzhen Marathon (深圳马拉松) is a very special experience. I really enjoy this competition!"
This "joint event" adopted a staggered start, with the marathon event of the National Games for the Disabled and Special Olympics starting one hour earlier than the Shenzhen Marathon (深圳马拉松). Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, the athletes made breakthroughs one after another. Huang Zengli (黄增丽) from Guangdong Team 1 won the women's T13 class (visually impaired) championship with a time of 3 hours, 07 minutes, and 03 seconds, and also broke the national record. Her brother, Huang Zenghui (黄增辉), won fourth place in the men's T13 class. "I started practicing running and entered the arena of the National Games for the Disabled and Special Olympics under the encouragement of my sister," said Huang Zenghui (黄增辉). "Sports has given me a lot of courage. I hope more disabled people can find confidence and gain happiness through sports."
Return to TopThis newspaper Nanning (南宁), December 7th (Reporter Pang Geping (庞革平)) reported: On the 6th, the 3rd China-ASEAN National Physical Fitness and Health Promotion International Academic Conference was held in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西). At the meeting, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Sports Bureau and the China Institute of Sport Science (国家体育总局体育科学研究所) signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Deep Integration of National Fitness and National Health." The two sides will carry out multi-field and all-round cooperation to provide scientific and technological support for the deep integration of national fitness and national health, continuously improve the health level of the people, and help build a strong sports country and a healthy China.
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During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Ordos City (鄂尔多斯市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), has consistently synchronized with the country and aligned with the autonomous region, making steady and long-term progress on the journey of high-quality development. Ordos adheres to deepening reform and upholding integrity and innovation, with clearer goals of moving towards "new" and pursuing "green" development. It is taking more resolute steps to forge new paths and advance to the forefront, shouldering the "Ordos responsibility" by pursuing comprehensive high-quality development, and contributing to Chinese-style modernization with a substantial report card.
The city's overall strength has been significantly enhanced.
Time does not fail those who strive, and the years favor those who pursue their dreams.
In March of this year, the world's first truly "zero-carbon" airport, Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport (鄂尔多斯伊金霍洛国际机场), was officially put into operation. The project adopts "wind-solar-storage-cold-heat-electricity" trans-critical carbon dioxide cold and heat integrated technology, achieving 100% zero-carbon supply for the terminal.
In May, the scientific and technological achievement of the Ordos Laboratory (鄂尔多斯实验室), a MWh (megawatt-hour) level high-temperature solid particle heat storage pilot device, was successfully started in the Dalu Coal Chemical Industry Park (大路煤化工工业园区), marking a crucial step for Ordos in the field of "sand thermal battery" industrial heat storage.
In early November, the Zhungeer Banner (准格尔旗) Yidong High-Tech Materials (伊东高新材料) project with an annual output of 1 million tons of kaolin standardized raw materials entered the sprint stage of production. This is the first professional and standardized coal-based kaolin production line in China, and after completion, it will build a closed-loop comprehensive recycling industrial chain for coal gangue.
In 2025, Ordos City implemented centralized and coordinated approval for major projects, promoting the full commencement and resumption of work on all 433 annual major projects, signing 122 new projects, and starting construction on 54 projects, providing strong support for stabilizing growth and adjusting the structure.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Ordos's comprehensive strength achieved a leapfrog improvement, with its regional GDP continuously crossing three 100 billion yuan-level milestones. In the first three quarters of 2025, the city's regional GDP was 436.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%; the primary industry increased by 5.5% year-on-year, the secondary industry increased by 5.9% year-on-year, and the tertiary industry increased by 3.4% year-on-year.
The continuous "pole vault" of the city's energy level in the practice of high-quality development benefits from Ordos's scientific layout of industrial transformation, its continuous efforts in technological innovation, and its forward-looking planning and full-field practice of promoting technological innovation through transformation and promoting transformation through technological innovation.
Remarkable achievements have been made in industrial transformation and upgrading.
Faced with a complex external environment and arduous reform and development tasks, Ordos has proactively sought opportunities in "transformation" and seized the initiative in "adjustment."
Ordos is accelerating the construction of "four world-class industries" in energy, modern coal chemical industry, new energy equipment manufacturing, and cashmere, actively cultivating new industrial clusters, driving industrial transformation through energy structure adjustment, building 18 key industrial chains, and comprehensively constructing a modern industrial system for high-quality development.
Energy supply is more stable. A number of measures have been introduced to promote the high-quality operation of the coal industry, continuously releasing the production capacity of traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas, doing its best to warm thousands of cities and light up millions of homes, and serving as the "ballast stone" for national energy supply.
Industrial advantages are stronger. Accelerating the extension of the 22 million-ton coal chemical industry towards high-end directions such as new synthetic materials, degradable materials, and green aviation oil, the core area of the National Modern Coal Chemical Industry Demonstration Base is accelerating construction; building a "photovoltaic Great Wall" and a "green electricity Great Wall" in the Kubuqi Desert Belt (库布其沙漠带), with installed new energy capacity exceeding 10 million kilowatts and total installed capacity exceeding 23 million kilowatts; building a 3 million-ton/year green hydrogen coupling coal-to-olefins demonstration project and a green methanol project, and building a 10,000-ton-level new energy hydrogen production project; JA Solar (晶澳) components, Zhuzhou Times (株洲时代) 100-meter-level blades, Carl Dynamics (卡尔动力) intelligent heavy trucks, and other 23 "wind-solar-hydrogen-storage-vehicle" industrial chain projects have been put into production, accelerating the completion of the photovoltaic film, wind turbine bearings, energy storage diaphragms, hydrogen energy storage and transportation, automotive powertrain, and other industrial chain breakpoints and gaps. The added value of the new energy equipment manufacturing industry increased by 261.3%... A thousand-billion-level "green energy" preference-oriented industry is emerging and riding the wind.
Future industries are faster. Accelerating the construction of the National Intelligent Transportation Pilot Application and the intelligent connected vehicle "vehicle-road-cloud integration" application "dual pilot" projects, unmanned driving logistics distribution vehicles, taxis, etc. have "entered" people's lives, deploying 400 unmanned heavy trucks, with a cumulative operating mileage of over 30 million kilometers, and unmanned driving is moving from regional testing to large-scale commercial applications. The low-altitude economy is accelerating development, and the autonomous region-level Class A flight service station has been put into operation. The total computing power scale reaches 5000P, and it has been selected into the second batch of national data infrastructure construction pilot cities.
Ordos's series of innovative practices is a vivid microcosm of China's urban modernization process.
The city's scientific and technological innovation momentum is strong.
In order to solve the transformation problems of resource-based cities and accelerate the conversion of new and old kinetic energy, Ordos is breaking the situation with innovation.
Focusing on building "four world-class industries" and application scenarios, relying on Beijing-Inner Mongolia cooperation, Ordos continues to implement the "same recruitment, same construction, same introduction" policy mechanism. In 2021, it issued "double 30 articles" on talent and technology policies and upgraded them to version 2.0 in 2024, cumulatively disbursing 1.48 billion yuan, and making every effort to build a talent-friendly city. Talent development has been upgraded from policy-driven to ecological absorption, accelerating the seizure of the "intellectual high ground" leading development.
A large number of innovation platforms have been improved in quality and efficiency. Thirteen academician workstations and more than 300 autonomous region-level and above scientific research platforms have been built. The first and second phases of the Ordos "Energy Innovation Valley" Science and Technology Innovation Center (鄂尔多斯“能创谷”科创中心) have been completed and put into operation. The Inner Mongolia University of Technology (内蒙古工业大学) New Energy College is accelerating construction. The Ordos Modern Coal Chemical Industry Pilot Platform (鄂尔多斯现代煤化工中试平台) was selected into the first batch of key cultivation pilot platforms by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部). An internationally advanced electron microscope platform and a deep coal underground gasification experimental device have been built.
A package of scientific and technological achievements is accelerating transformation. The city's patent authorization volume ranks among the top in the autonomous region. The pilot test of key technologies for green aviation kerosene has cleared the entire process, the hydrogen energy shared transportation demonstration system project has been officially launched, and the world's leading 720V high-voltage solid-state sodium-ion battery has been officially mass-produced.
A large number of outstanding talents are coming from near and far. A number of high-energy scientific research institutions have been successfully introduced, and nearly 2,000 domestic and foreign core scientific researchers, high-level and urgently needed professionals have been gathered. In 2025, there will be 330 high-tech enterprises within the validity period and 860 science and technology-based SMEs; it has been listed on the China Urban Innovation Capability Top 100 List for two consecutive years.
Today's Ordos has filled gaps with innovative achievements, innovation entities are accelerating their growth, the innovation ecosystem has been comprehensively optimized, and talent and technology innovation have embarked on a new path. The "four world-class industries" have strong momentum, the "wind-solar-hydrogen-storage-vehicle" five major industries are gathering chains into groups, the added value of non-coal industries is growing rapidly, and the Ordos-Yulin-Ningxia modern coal chemical industry has been selected into the national advanced manufacturing cluster. The "green content," "new content," and "gold content" of industrial development have been significantly improved. It has been approved to build a National Sustainable Development Agenda Innovation Demonstration Zone, was rated as an excellent city for the construction of an industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zone, and was selected into the national list of "Investment Attractiveness Cities" and "Investment Environment Quality Cities."
Industrial transformation revitalizes existing assets, and technological innovation releases variables, which are ultimately superimposed into increments of high-quality development. Ordos's "stable" trend has been consolidated and continued, its "advancing" pace is solid and powerful, and the ecosystem of "gathering talents through industry, promoting innovation through talents, and revitalizing industry through innovation" is accelerating its formation. The responsibility of forging new paths, shouldering heavy burdens, and being a pioneer in the high-quality development of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is more prominent, demonstrating the strong resilience and firm confidence of the city's economy.
Data source: Propaganda Department of the CPC Ordos Municipal Committee (中共鄂尔多斯市委员会宣传部)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 岳林炜
Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) defended her previous erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan at a Senate meeting, claiming that Japan's basic position on the Taiwan issue, as stated in the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communiqué, "has not changed." Takaichi Sanae continues to avoid clarifying the specific content of the relevant position, attempting to perfunctorily gloss over the issue with "the position has not changed," trying to muddle through. Japanese political, academic, and civil organizations, as well as knowledgeable people from various countries, have severely criticized Takaichi Sanae's series of erroneous words and deeds, as well as Japan's repeated release of dangerous signals of strengthening its military and expanding its armaments.
"Only withdrawing the erroneous remarks can solve the problem"
Takaichi Sanae first falsely claimed that "a Taiwan emergency may constitute a crisis of survival for Japan," and then attempted to stir up the so-called "undetermined status of Taiwan" theory. Subsequently, Takaichi Sanae defended her position as "in line with the Japanese government's consistent position" and "no change in position," refusing to withdraw the erroneous remarks.
Japanese politicians, academics, and civic groups held a rally at the House of Councillors Members' Building in Tokyo on the evening of December 2, strongly demanding that Takaichi Sanae withdraw her erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan as soon as possible to avoid further damage to Japan-China relations. House of Representatives member Yoshifu Arita (有田芳生) spoke at the rally, saying that Takaichi Sanae's erroneous remarks have caused Japan to suffer huge economic losses. In addition to immediately withdrawing the erroneous remarks, Takaichi Sanae should also be held responsible for the serious consequences of her remarks.
Kazuo Shii (志位和夫), a member of the Japanese Communist Party in the House of Representatives, published an article on December 5, stating that Takaichi Sanae's erroneous remarks are a trampling on the Japanese Constitution, extremely dangerous, and absolutely cannot be allowed. Her remarks rudely trampled on the Japan-China Joint Communiqué and seriously undermined the foundation for the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations, "Only withdrawing the erroneous remarks can solve the problem."
Taro Yamamoto (山本太郎), a Japanese Senator and representative of the opposition party "Reiwa Shinsengumi," said in a public speech that the current tense relationship between Japan and China has brought serious losses to Japan, and Takaichi Sanae's series of erroneous remarks deviate from the Japanese government's previous position. She must withdraw the erroneous remarks in order to calm the situation.
Masakatsu Adachi (足立昌勝), a Japanese legal scholar and professor emeritus at Kanto Gakuin University, emphasized that according to the One China principle, Taiwan is a part of China. Takaichi Sanae's statement that "a Taiwan emergency" may constitute a "crisis of survival for Japan" completely deviates from the principles and spirit of the Japan-China Joint Communiqué, which is undoubtedly a rude interference in China's internal affairs.
Koichi Nakano (中野晃一), a professor of political science at Sophia University in Japan, believes that Takaichi Sanae's erroneous remarks have seriously damaged Japan's relations with neighboring countries such as China and South Korea, plunging Japan into a diplomatic "disaster."
Kazuhiko Togo (东乡和彦), a former Japanese diplomat and political scholar, said that Takaichi Sanae's position on the Taiwan issue is fundamentally inconsistent with the position of previous Japanese governments, and her emphasis on the so-called "consistent position" is a big mistake. From a diplomatic point of view, Takaichi Sanae's best course of action is to withdraw the erroneous remarks. Establishing a stable and mutually trusting relationship between Japan and China is beneficial to both sides, and Japan needs to make diplomatic efforts for this.
"It is absurd to build a 'war country' at the expense of destroying the Constitution"
In the month since Takaichi Sanae took office, she has repeatedly released dangerous signals of strengthening the military and expanding armaments: achieving the goal of defense spending accounting for 2% of GDP two years ahead of schedule, planning to deploy missiles on Yonaguni Island (与那国島), and claiming that it will strengthen space combat capabilities... This series of dangerous moves has aroused high vigilance and strong opposition from all parties.
On the evening of December 4, hundreds of Japanese people gathered again near the Japanese Prime Minister's official residence to protest the Japanese government's continuous strengthening of its military without regard for the people's livelihood and well-being. Holding signs such as "We don't need a prime minister who incites war" and "Takaichi Sanae is a national disaster," they kept chanting slogans such as "Stop military expansion," "Stop deploying missiles," and "Takaichi Sanae resign immediately."
Yoichi Iha (伊波洋一), a Japanese Senator from Okinawa, said in a public speech that the Japanese government is constantly strengthening its military deployment in the Southwest Islands and continuing to increase its defense budget, which is very worrying.
Atsushi Koketsu (纐纈厚), Professor Emeritus at Yamaguchi University in Japan, said that the Japanese government is accelerating the path of military expansion. For the Japanese economy, defense spending of more than 10 trillion yen is an extremely heavy burden, and this approach ignores people's livelihood.
Taku Yamazoe (山添拓), a Japanese Communist Party Senator, criticized at a meeting of the Constitutional Review Board of the Senate that "the Takaichi Sanae government is 'accelerating' on the road of violating the Japanese Constitution," and large-scale military expansion is extremely dangerous, abandoning the path of a peaceful country and eager to become a military power. "The Takaichi Sanae government disregards the vow of non-war in the Japanese Constitution and is absurd to build a 'war country' at the expense of destroying the Constitution."
"We must work together to ensure that historical tragedies do not happen again"
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. Knowledgeable people from various countries and international public opinion generally believe that Takaichi Sanae's recent series of erroneous words and deeds are the latest manifestation of Japan's lack of reflection on history, a blatant challenge to the post-war international order, and a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
"The current Japanese government's belligerent rhetoric and actions not only exacerbate tensions in the region, but also directly violate the Japanese Constitution and its domestic laws." Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (扎哈罗娃) emphasized that Japan's deployment of offensive weapons on surrounding islands undermines regional security and stability and poses a serious threat to neighboring countries. She said that the residents of these islands are bearing the brunt of military deployments, and their desire for peace is being ignored by the Japanese government. Zakharova called on Japan to stop taking the path of "reviving militarism" and return to the truly pacifist position stipulated in the Japanese Constitution.
Richard Black, a senior researcher at the Schiller Institute in Germany, believes that Japan has diluted its history of aggression by revising textbooks and other measures, leading to erroneous historical perceptions among some Japanese people. Takaichi Sanae has frequently visited the Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) and claimed that the international community's perception of Japan's history of aggression is "untrue and exaggerated," and "the potential danger of her words and deeds should never be underestimated."
Aymeric Monville, a French scholar, said that the international legal system formed after World War II must be defended. During World War II, Japan used provocative rhetoric to justify its policy of aggression, which is the same as Takaichi Sanae's words and deeds today. Japanese right-wing forces are attempting to carry out foreign intervention by amending the Japanese Constitution and lifting the ban on collective self-defense, blatantly promoting Japan's remilitarization, which are serious deviations from the basic norms of international relations. The root cause lies in "Japan's serious disregard for its historically committed war crimes."
The German Frankfurter Rundschau published an article pointing out that some right-wing forces in Japan are still whitewashing their acts of aggression during World War II and promoting the amendment of the post-war "Peace Constitution" to pave the way for Japan to strengthen its military. Takaichi Sanae's series of words and deeds are a reflection of Japanese right-wing conservative ideology.
Lim Wern Jiann, a senior researcher at the Malaysian Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research, said that "Takaichi Sanae's erroneous words and deeds violate international law and the basic norms of international relations," reflecting the attempt by certain forces in Japan to retrace the path of militarism. Their disregard for history and avoidance of responsibility for aggression have once again hurt the feelings of the people of Asian countries and threaten peace in the region. "We must work together to ensure that historical tragedies do not happen again," said Lim Wern Jiann.
"Takaichi Sanae's erroneous words and deeds send a dangerous signal of the resurgence of militarism, endangering the peace and stability of the region and even the world," said Davidson Mungandu (戴维森·蒙甘杜), a member of the Zambian Parliament.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 7th (Xinhua) - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered reporters' questions on the 7th regarding Japan's claim that Chinese naval aircraft "radar illuminated" a Japanese Self-Defense Forces fighter jet.
A reporter asked: According to reports, in the early hours of December 7th, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (小泉進次郎) held a temporary press conference, claiming that the J-15 fighter jet carried by the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning (辽宁舰) carried out intermittent radar illumination of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet twice in the public airspace southeast of Okinawa Island (冲绳本岛) on the afternoon of December 6th, defining it as "dangerous behavior beyond the scope required for the safe flight of aircraft," and also claiming to have lodged a "strong protest" with China. What is China's comment on this?
The spokesperson stated that the Chinese military has already clarified its solemn position on this issue. The truth is very clear: Japanese fighter jets frequently approaching for reconnaissance and interference with normal Chinese military activities are the greatest maritime and air security risk. China does not accept Japan's so-called representations, has rejected them on the spot, and has made counter-representations in Beijing (北京) and Tokyo (东京) respectively.
The spokesperson said that under the current situation, Japan's hyping of the so-called "radar illumination" issue, 颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo hēi bái - "turn upside down black white," to distort the facts or invert right and wrong), shifting the blame to others, creating a tense situation, and misleading the international community is completely malicious. China firmly opposes this. We strongly urge Japan to immediately stop the dangerous behavior of harassing China's normal exercise activities, and stop all irresponsible false hype and political manipulation.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Addis Ababa/Dakar, December 7th. The African Union (非盟) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (西非国家经济共同体) Commission issued statements on the 7th, strongly condemning the attempted coup that occurred in Benin (贝宁) on the same day.
The African Union (非盟) stated in its statement that any form of military intervention in the political process is a serious violation of the African Union's (非盟) fundamental principles and values. African Union (非盟) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (优素福) called on all personnel involved in the attempted coup to immediately cease all illegal activities and fully comply with the Constitution of Benin (贝宁宪法).
The ECOWAS (西共体) stated in its statement that the attempted coup violated the Constitution of Benin (贝宁宪法), and ECOWAS (西共体) affirmed the efforts made by the government of Benin (贝宁政府) and its armed forces to control the situation.
The statement also said that ECOWAS (西共体) will hold the individual and collective coup plotters accountable for the casualties and property losses caused by the incident. ECOWAS (西共体) will use all necessary means to support the government and people of Benin (贝宁政府) in order to safeguard the country's constitutional authority and territorial integrity.
Minister of Interior and Public Security Alassane Seidou (阿拉萨内·赛义杜) of Benin (贝宁) stated in a statement on Benin National Television (贝宁国家电视台) on the 7th that a small number of soldiers launched a mutiny aimed at undermining the country and its institutions in the early morning of the 7th. The Benin (贝宁) armed forces took timely response measures to control the situation and thwarted the conspiracy.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Washington D.C. (华盛顿) dispatch on December 7th (Reporter: Li Zhiwei (李志伟)) The White House in the United States (美国) recently released the United States National Security Strategy Report, comprehensively expounding on the "America First" foreign policy of United States President Donald Trump (特朗普) since his return to the White House (白宫) in January of this year, focusing on the United States' "core national interests," and readjusting the United States' global security priorities.
The report believes that "the United States must maintain its primary position in the Western Hemisphere," strengthen its military presence in Latin America, and ensure that the United States "continues to enjoy the right to use key strategic locations" in Latin America. The report criticizes Europe, warning that it faces a "grim prospect of civilizational demise" due to immigration policies and other reasons, and states that the United States' policy toward Europe should prioritize "helping Europe correct its current development trajectory." The report "downgraded" the status of the Middle East in United States foreign policy, proposing to avoid falling into "permanent wars" that would cost the United States a huge price in the Middle East.
At the economic level, the report emphasizes that economic security is the foundation of national security, requiring a "rebalancing" of global trade relations, expanding United States access to global key minerals and materials, and monitoring global key supply chains and technological advancements; promoting United States re-industrialization through "strategic tariffs" and new technology applications; and strengthening the United States' "energy dominance" and "financial dominance."
At the military level, the report proposes to prevent regional conflicts from escalating into wars across the entire continent and the globe, to maintain the world's most powerful nuclear deterrent, to build a "Golden Dome" and other next-generation missile defense systems for the United States mainland, to revitalize the defense industrial base, and to address the cost mismatch of low-cost drones and missiles with expensive weapon systems. The report emphasizes that the United States must end the "free ride" of allies and partners, requiring them to assume primary defense responsibilities in their regions and make greater contributions to collective defense.
The United States President usually releases a National Security Strategy Report at the end of the first year of each term. The report is not legally binding, but it has a certain impact on the allocation of the United States federal government budget and the formulation of policy priorities.
Return to TopAccording to the needs of business development, the People's Daily (人民日报) will openly recruit 64 staff members from domestic college graduates and overseas students in 2026. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. Basic Requirements for Applicants
1. Possess the nationality of the People's Republic of China and uphold the Constitution and laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China.
2. Have a firm political stance, support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the socialist system, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," firmly establish the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," achieve the "Two Safeguards," and maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in thought, politics, and action.
3. Love the Party's news undertaking, adhere to the Marxist view of journalism, abide by the professional ethics of journalists, and possess lofty life and career ideals.
4. Be no more than 38 years old (born after December 1, 1986).
5. Possess the professional qualities and skills required for the position, among which the editing and writing positions should have a strong interest in writing and creative desire, as well as strong writing skills.
6. Be of good character, abide by laws and regulations, be physically and mentally healthy, have no adverse employment record, and have no record of participating in illegal organizations, activities, or other adverse records.
Persons who have been subjected to criminal punishment for crimes, persons who have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), persons who have been dismissed from public office, persons who have been legally listed as subjects of joint disciplinary action for dishonesty, persons who have been identified as having committed serious violations of examination and recruitment (employment) discipline such as cheating in public service recruitment examinations at all levels, and other persons who are not allowed to be employed as staff members of public institutions as stipulated by laws and regulations shall not apply for the position.
Applicants shall not apply for recruitment positions that constitute a conflict of interest immediately after employment.
II. Scope of Recruitment
The recruitment targets must be fresh graduates of ordinary colleges and universities nationwide in 2026 (including college graduates who have not found employment within the two-year employment selection period, excluding entrusted training students and定向 students) or overseas students. Domestic college graduates must obtain academic degree certificates before July 2026, and overseas students must obtain foreign academic qualifications certification from the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of the Ministry of Education (教育部留学服务中心) before July 2026. The professional conditions required for the position are the majors corresponding to the highest academic qualifications obtained by the applicants.
III. Recruitment Positions and Specific Requirements
1. Graduates with Beijing (北京) household registration can apply for all published positions, and graduates with non-Beijing (北京) household registration can apply for positions for non-Beijing (北京) students. Beijing (北京) household registration refers to domestic college graduates who already have permanent Beijing (北京) household registration, excluding collective household registration of Beijing (北京) universities. Undergraduates applying for non-foreign language positions must have a College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) score of 425 or above, and graduate students must have a College English Test Band 6 (CET-6) score of 425 or above. Candidates applying for foreign language positions must have the corresponding language proficiency level. Among them, the English conditions for graduates applying for positions 3, 4, 13, 27, 28, 29, and 30 can be appropriately relaxed.
2. Overseas students can apply for positions 14, 15, and 29-42, and must meet the conditions for employment and settlement in Beijing (北京) stipulated by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of the Ministry of Education (教育部留学服务中心).
3. See the recruitment position information sheet for specific positions and related requirements. Among them, the relevant professional conditions for the position refer to the professional catalog published by the Ministry of Education ("Undergraduate Professional Catalog of Ordinary Colleges and Universities" and "Graduate Education Discipline and Professional Catalog"). Applicants who have any questions about their major when applying can directly call the registration consultation phone to inquire and understand.
IV. Recruitment Process
Announcement Release → Online Registration → Qualification Examination → Written Examination → Interview → Physical Examination and Inspection → Public Announcement → Employment
V. Schedule
1. Application Method and Time
Applications are accepted online. The registration website is the People's Daily (人民日报) Recruitment Website, address: http://hr.peopledaily.com.cn. Applicants should log in to the registration website between December 5, 2025, and December 24, 2025, to register online, fill in their resume, and sign the integrity commitment letter. Resume photos must be recent front bareheaded ID photos. Each candidate is limited to applying for one position and can choose whether to accept position adjustment (adjustment is limited to before the written test). Applicants who have relatives in the newspaper and its affiliated units must actively fill in the information in their resume.
2. Qualification Examination
The qualification examination work is the responsibility of the Personnel Bureau of the People's Daily (人民日报社人事局) and runs through the entire process of open recruitment. The application will be reviewed based on the basic application requirements and recruitment position requirements stipulated in this announcement. Candidates who pass the review will be notified to participate in the examination via SMS, telephone, or other means. If the ratio of the number of people who pass the qualification examination for the same position to the planned number of recruits for that position is less than 5:1, the number of recruits for that position will be reduced or the recruitment plan for that position will be cancelled depending on the situation. If the recruitment plan for a position is cancelled, applicants for that position may change their application to other positions that meet the application qualification conditions before the start of the written test. The reduction of the number of recruits for a position or the cancellation of the recruitment plan will be announced on the registration website before the written test.
3. Written Examination
The written examination includes a general ability test ("first round") and a professional ability test ("second round"). Only candidates who pass the qualification examination can participate in the first round of the written test. According to the order of the first round of written test scores from high to low for each position, the candidates for the second round of the written test are determined according to a ratio of 30:1 (those with the same score will enter together). The total score for both rounds of the written test is 120 points, and the passing score is 60 points. Only those who pass the score can enter the next stage.
Both rounds of the written test will be conducted online. The specific time, location, and related matters will be announced on the registration website. Applicants can log in to the registration website to browse the details and check whether they have entered the written test. This examination does not specify any tutoring materials, and no tutoring classes will be held or entrusted to any institution.
4. Interview
The interview includes an interview by the employing department (unit) ("first interview") and a unified interview by the newspaper ("second interview"). The candidates for the first interview are determined according to the order of the written test scores for each position (the first round of written test scores account for 50%, and the second round of written test scores account for 50%) from high to low, according to a ratio of 15:1 (those with the same score will enter together). The candidates for the second interview are determined according to the order of the scores after summarizing the written test scores and the first interview scores, each accounting for 50%, from high to low, according to a ratio of 5:1. The total score for both rounds of the interview is 100 points, and the passing score is 60 points. Only those who pass the score can enter the next stage.
The time, location, and related matters of the interview will be announced on the registration website. Applicants can log in to the registration website to browse the details and check whether they have entered the interview.
5. Physical Examination and Inspection
According to the order of the total score for each position (the written test score and the first interview score are summarized and account for 60%, and the second interview score accounts for 40%) from high to low, the candidates for the physical examination and inspection are determined in equal amounts. The physical examination is organized and implemented with reference to the current physical examination standards for civil servant recruitment. In accordance with the standards of good cadres in the new era and relevant policies and regulations, in-depth inspection work is carried out in accordance with the qualification conditions and requirements of the recruitment position, focusing on strengthening the inspection of political qualities, and inspecting whether the candidates have firm political beliefs, strong patriotic feelings, good moral character, strong awareness of the rule of law, and a high sense of social responsibility. Methods such as reviewing personal files, checking social credit records, and interviewing candidates are used. If the candidate's physical examination or inspection is unqualified, they will not be hired, and the vacancy will be filled in order of the total score from high to low depending on the situation.
6. Public Announcement
According to the physical examination results and inspection situation, the candidates to be hired are selected and announced on the "Open Recruitment Service Platform for Institutions Directly Under the Central and State Organs" and the "People's Daily (人民日报) Open Recruitment Website." The publicity period is 5 working days.
7. Employment
After the publicity period expires, if there are no problems or the problems reflected do not affect the employment, the employment procedures will be handled in accordance with the regulations after reporting to the relevant departments for approval; if the problems reflected affect the employment and are verified, the employment will not be granted; if the problems reflected are difficult to verify for a while, the employment will be postponed, and a decision will be made on whether to handle the employment procedures after the investigation is clear. Newly hired personnel shall implement a probationary period system in accordance with regulations. Those who pass the probationary period shall be formally employed; those who fail shall have their employment cancelled.
VI. Relevant Benefits
The hired candidates for positions 1-26 will sign an "Employment Contract" with the People's Daily (人民日报) as a public institution and enjoy the corresponding salary and benefits; the hired candidates for positions 27-42 will sign a "Labor Contract" with the affiliated enterprises of the newspaper and enjoy the corresponding salary and benefits.
VII. Other Matters
1. This open recruitment does not accept other forms of application. Recruitment-related information is published on the People's Daily (人民日报) Open Recruitment Website. Please pay attention to it in time and keep your communication tools open. Those who fail to enter the next stage of the recruitment process will not be notified separately.
2. If applicants voluntarily give up the qualifications for the written test, interview, and subsequent employment, please make a written statement for confirmation.
3. The application materials and information submitted by applicants should be true, accurate, and complete. Those who fail to fill in truthfully, forge or alter certificates, proofs, and other application materials, or obtain application qualifications by other improper means, cheat in the examination, physical examination, and inspection process, or have other behaviors that violate the discipline of open recruitment will be dealt with in accordance with the "Regulations on Handling Disciplinary Violations in Open Recruitment of Public Institutions."
4. Qualification examination runs through the entire process of open recruitment. If applicants are found to be unqualified at any stage, their application or employment qualification will be cancelled.
Registration Consultation Telephone: 010-65369005, 65369751
Registration Consultation Email: rmrbhr@people.cn
Supervision and Reporting Telephone: 010-65368999
This recruitment announcement is the responsibility of the Personnel Bureau of the People's Daily (人民日报社人事局) for interpretation. Applicants who have any questions when applying can consult and understand through telephone, email, and WeChat service account "People's Daily Recruitment."
Please scan the QR code below for the "People's Daily (人民日报) Open Recruitment Website" and the WeChat service account "People's Daily Recruitment" to follow more recruitment trends.
Personnel Bureau of the People's Daily (人民日报社人事局)
December 5, 2025
The latest data from the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) of China shows that from January to September this year, the number of overseas tourists who processed departure tax refunds increased by 229.8% year-on-year, and the amount of tax refunds increased by 97.4% year-on-year. China's departure tax refund policy has been continuously optimized, and facilitation service measures have been continuously upgraded. While optimizing the shopping experience for overseas tourists entering the country, it has effectively stimulated the consumption vitality of overseas tourists entering the country, further enhanced the attractiveness of China's consumer market, and provided strong support for deepening the construction of international consumer center cities and creating an international consumption environment.
A touch and a scan make the tax refund process convenient and efficient.
By Tian Hong (田泓), reporter of this newspaper
"The goods I bought were almost 10% off based on the 9% tax refund rate. This is my first time in China, and I feel that the tax refund is very convenient." At the global flagship store of a well-known international clothing brand on Huaihai Middle Road (淮海中路) in Shanghai, Ivo, a Swiss tourist, and his girlfriend carried carefully selected clothes and followed the route guidance on the store floor to the tax refund counter, quickly completing the tax refund procedures.
Since the joint release of the "Notice on Further Optimizing the Departure Tax Refund Policy to Expand Inbound Consumption" by six departments including the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) of China, Shanghai has further enhanced the convenience of shopping and consumption experience for overseas tourists in China. In addition to some qualified individual stores that can directly handle "buy and refund immediately" tax refund business, Shanghai has opened 26 centralized tax refund points for departure tax refunds in key business districts, which can centrally handle tax refund business for multiple stores, improving the overall service efficiency of the business district. The Bund Central Plaza (外滩中央广场) and other places have also opened city-wide tax refund points for departure tax refunds, saving overseas tourists who shop across multiple business districts the trouble of running to tax refund points multiple times.
New World Great Maru Department Store (新世界大丸百货) is a centralized tax refund point in the Nanjing Road (南京路) business district. The shopping mall is equipped with the country's first tax refund self-service machine. By clicking to enter multilingual interfaces such as English, Japanese, and Korean, you can identify passport information with one click, and scan the QR code of the invoice to immediately generate a tax refund application form. The shopping mall staff told reporters that policy dividends such as lowering the minimum tax refund threshold from 500 yuan to 200 yuan and raising the cash tax refund limit from 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan have effectively boosted consumption momentum.
During the 8th China International Import Expo (中国国际进口博览会), the centralized tax refund point for "buy and refund immediately" departure tax refunds, which was set up for the first time at the exhibition site, provided a new consumption experience for global merchants who came to participate in the exhibition. The site is equipped with an integrated tax refund POS machine for departure tax refunds, which combines the signing of the pre-authorization agreement and the refund operation of the prepaid funds, realizing the real-time arrival of tax refund funds.
According to statistics, there are more than 1,700 departure tax refund stores in Shanghai, including time-honored Chinese brands (中华老字号), Shanghai-style characteristic shops, fashion consumer shopping malls, and international high-end brands. Many centralized tax refund points have launched the "handheld" service for departure tax refunds, realizing the entire online process of departure tax refunds such as shopping and billing, customs inspection, and tax refund arrival. Overseas tourists can handle pre-authorization online, and tax refunds can be credited to their accounts in real time through electronic refund methods such as Alipay.
At present, the instant tax refund business of third-party payment platforms is gradually expanding to "buy and refund immediately" stores and centralized refund points throughout Shanghai. Some "buy and refund immediately" stores for departure tax refunds also support overseas tourists to handle tax refunds through the "touch" function of Alipay. Touch the tax refund counter card lightly with your mobile phone, show the tax refund code, and after the tax refund staff scans the code to verify the information, the tax refund will be credited to your Alipay account. "This is so convenient!" said a Spanish tourist in surprise after using the "touch" function.
Data shows that since the beginning of this year, Shanghai has processed departure tax refunds for nearly 100,000 tourists from 179 countries and regions. As of September 29, Shanghai's departure tax refund sales increased by 83.8% year-on-year, the tax refund amount increased by 82.9% year-on-year, and the "buy and refund immediately" sales increased by 21 times year-on-year. The scale of departure tax refunds ranks first among all provinces in China. Relevant officials from the Shanghai Municipal Taxation Bureau (上海市税务局) said that Shanghai will continue to summarize and promote the service experience of "exhibition + tax refund" in the future, further expand the coverage scenarios of "buy and refund immediately", and continue to help Shanghai build an international consumer center city and enhance its service capabilities.
(Intern He Tian'er (何甜儿) participated in writing)
Next time I come, I will bring a few more empty suitcases.
By Wang Yunna (王云娜), reporter of this newspaper
"More than 3,000 yuan in RMB tax refund can be credited to the account instantly, which is super efficient. The experience of traveling in China is great!" Colos, a Spanish tourist, repeatedly praised China's "buy and refund immediately" policy for departure tax refunds.
In Guangzhou TeeMall Department Store (广州天河城百货商场), from electronic products such as mobile phones and drones to Chinese-style clothing such as Hanfu, from special snacks to intangible cultural heritage creative products... After more than an hour of careful selection, Colos returned fully loaded. "Chinese goods are of good quality and cost-effective, and I like them very much." Colos introduced that he originally thought that only bags and clothing could enjoy the "buy and refund immediately" policy, but he did not expect that the range of goods covered by "buy and refund immediately" was so wide. The "smooth" application process for tax refunds and the "fast" arrival of tax refunds made Colos's tourism consumption in China more enjoyable. "Next time I come, I will bring a few more empty suitcases to bring more Chinese goods back!"
The continuous optimization of the "buy and refund immediately" policy and services is attracting more and more overseas tourists to travel and consume in China. The first batch of centralized tax refund points for "buy and refund immediately" departure tax refunds in Guangzhou officially debuted at the end of June, making the tax refund process simpler and the arrival of funds faster. The launch of the one-stop online service for "in-store buy and refund immediately" allows overseas tourists to complete the online tax refund process by scanning the exclusive QR code of the merchant after shopping, and the funds can be credited to the account in as little as 5 minutes. At present, the total number of departure tax refund stores in Guangzhou has exceeded 1,500, achieving full coverage of 11 districts.
"We have jointly expanded the number of 'in-store buy and refund immediately' stores and the types of goods with the commerce and other departments, focusing on Chinese characteristic goods and electronic products, which not only meets the in-depth experience needs of overseas tourists for outstanding Chinese traditional culture, but also further promotes the promotion of high-quality domestic products and increases the frequency of customer purchases, promoting the upgrading of 'Made in China' to 'Chinese brands'." Lin Hui (林辉), director of the Second Taxation Bureau of the Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau (广东省税务局) of the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局), introduced that the Guangdong taxation department has also jointly launched a pilot program of the "one order, one package" model with customs and other departments, providing free standard sealed bag packaging services for tax refund goods. Customs only needs to check the integrity of the sealed bag to quickly release the goods, and the efficiency of tourists handling customs inspection procedures has been greatly improved. In addition, since October 1, overseas tourists can choose to depart from any port in Guangdong Province that can handle departure tax refunds after shopping in departure tax refund stores in Guangdong Province and enjoying the "buy and refund immediately" service.
It is understood that in the first nine months of this year, Guangzhou Customs (广州海关) handled a total amount of departure tax refunds that increased by 1.5 times year-on-year. From October 1 to 22, the number of departure tax refund applications at Guangzhou ports increased by 7.4 times year-on-year, hitting a record high for the same period in history.
During the 138th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) (中国进出口商品交易会（广交会）), a departure tax refund zone was set up for the first time in the exhibition hall, launching an exclusive "buy and refund immediately" service, superimposed with Guangdong's "buy and refund immediately" provincial mutual recognition convenience policy, without having to run an extra trip, you can complete shopping tax refunds while visiting the exhibition, unlocking a one-stop convenient new experience of "visiting the exhibition + shopping + tax refund + customs clearance throughout the province". Overseas tourists can go to this place to handle tax refund procedures for goods purchased inside and outside the exhibition hall that meet the conditions for departure tax refunds, and complete the tax refund on site. "The 'buy and refund immediately' service of the Canton Fair is very convenient." A Cameroonian buyer purchased cultural and creative products and souvenirs of the 15th National Games (十五运会) in the departure tax refund service zone. The new experience of being able to get a tax refund without leaving the exhibition hall gave him a thumbs up.
Instant in-store refunds facilitate secondary consumption for tourists.
By Song Haoxin (宋豪新), reporter of this newspaper
In a shopping mall in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), the Luna family from the United States is selecting drones. "We did our homework before, and the function and size of this drone meet our needs. China's 'buy and refund immediately' policy for departure tax refunds not only makes the price of goods more favorable, but also makes it very convenient to have a one-stop tax refund at the centralized refund point in the shopping mall." Luna said that after receiving the tax refund, she plans to buy more souvenirs to take back to the United States.
"Setting up 'buy and refund immediately' centralized refund points can effectively clear the blockages of individual stores' own tax refund cash, improve service efficiency, and provide convenience for overseas tourists' departure tax refunds." Relevant officials from the Chengdu Municipal Taxation Bureau (成都市税务局) introduced that there are already 600 departure tax refund stores in Chengdu, of which more than 170 are "buy and refund immediately" stores. "Buy and refund immediately" brings the tax refund process forward, allowing overseas tourists to get tax refunds in shopping malls, changing from "airport processing" to "instant in-store refunds", which facilitates tourists to carry out secondary consumption and further stimulates consumption potential.
Currently, Chengdu is promoting the facilitation of "buy and refund immediately" departure tax refunds through measures such as increasing stores, expanding categories, optimizing processes, and expanding publicity. During the World Games, Chengdu further optimized the layout of departure tax refund stores and launched Chinese commodity characteristic stores such as "Made in Sichuan" ("四川造") and "Made in Chengdu" ("成都造"). The Sichuan Provincial Taxation Department (四川省税务部门) also actively guides intangible cultural heritage workshops, cultural and creative stores, and "Sichuan-made" boutique stores with Sichuan characteristics and Chinese charm to join the tax refund ranks. Overseas tourists can enjoy the "buy and refund immediately" service for departure tax refunds for single purchases of 200 yuan or more when purchasing peripheral products such as mascots "Shubao" ("蜀宝") and "Jinzai" ("锦仔") in the World Games licensed stores.
"This time traveling, both shopping and tax refunds are very convenient." Malaysian tourist Thiel told reporters. It is reported that Chengdu has built a payment system of "large amount credit card swiping, small amount scanning code, and cash backing", more than 90% of key business districts support international card payment, and actively creates high-quality business districts for payment convenience for consumer scenarios with more overseas tourists, so that overseas tourists can "buy with confidence and refund with peace of mind". The Sichuan Provincial Taxation Department also launched the "scan code to refund" online service model, realizing the entire online process of "buy and refund immediately" departure tax refunds through a QR code applet. Many overseas tourists were impressed by the "novel" experience of being able to complete tax refunds by "touching" their mobile phones at tax refund service points.
Thanks to the promotion and optimization of the "buy and refund immediately" service for departure tax refunds, from January to October this year, the departure tax refund business handled in Chengdu increased by 253% year-on-year, the tax refund amount increased by 188% year-on-year, and the sales amount of goods increased by 168% year-on-year. Relevant officials from the Chengdu Municipal Taxation Bureau said that in the future, they will continue to promote the expansion and increase of tax refund stores, continue to optimize departure tax refund services, strengthen cooperation with commerce, culture and tourism, customs and other departments, realize the sharing of departmental resources and media, and further stimulate the potential for overseas tourists to re-consume, helping Chengdu accelerate the construction of an international consumer center city.
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As China continues to improve its level of opening up, its visa-free "circle of friends" continues to expand, and its departure tax refund policy continues to be optimized, the enthusiasm of overseas tourists for "traveling in China" and "shopping in China" is growing.
China has fully implemented the departure tax refund policy since 2015, and related policies and measures have been continuously updated. In April of this year, six departments, including the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), issued the "Notice on Further Optimizing the Departure Tax Refund Policy to Expand Inbound Consumption," which promoted the incremental expansion of tax refund stores, enriched the supply of tax refund goods, and improved the level of departure tax refund services through policy measures such as "lowering the minimum tax refund threshold from 500 yuan to 200 yuan" and "raising the cash tax refund limit from 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan," with significant results.
From January to September this year, the number of overseas tourists who processed departure tax refunds increased by 229.8% year-on-year, and the amount of tax refunds increased by 97.4% year-on-year... These data demonstrate the inbound consumption vitality stimulated by the optimized departure tax refund policy. "'Tax refunds are very convenient,' 'The 'buy and refund immediately' policy is very considerate,' 'I will bring a few more empty suitcases next time I come'..." These praises reflect the feelings of overseas tourists shopping and consuming in China.
The "14th Five-Year Plan" proposal reviewed and approved by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) clearly proposed "building a strong domestic market, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern," "**大力提振**" (dà lì tí zhèn - "vigorously boost," to strongly promote and stimulate) consumption, "cultivating international consumption center cities, and expanding inbound consumption." Optimizing the departure tax refund policy and stimulating inbound consumption vitality is a vivid practice of building a strong domestic market and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, which will better serve high-level opening up to the outside world.
Further optimizing the departure tax refund policy is conducive to improving the convenience of overseas tourists shopping in China and enhancing their sense of gain and satisfaction in tourism and consumption. By increasing the number of tax refund stores, creating departure tax refund characteristic blocks, and promoting convenient services such as "buy and refund immediately," the high level of opening up can be extended from the port to the hinterland of the domestic consumer market, which will not only enhance the consumption experience of overseas tourists in China, but also help cultivate international consumption center cities and create more attractive international consumption destinations.
Further optimizing the departure tax refund policy is conducive to expanding the beneficiary scope of the policy, improving the effectiveness of policy implementation, and promoting the continued rapid growth of departure tax refund sales. Compared with other major countries in the world, China's inbound consumption accounts for a relatively small proportion of its gross domestic product, and there is still room for improvement, and the potential for inbound consumption growth is huge. By continuously optimizing policies and introducing external demand into the domestic market, forming interaction with domestic consumption, it can not only inject new impetus and expand new space for boosting consumption, but also promote the quality and upgrading of the domestic consumer market and enhance the endogenous resilience of economic development.
Further optimizing the departure tax refund policy is conducive to attracting more overseas tourists to shop and travel in China, and promoting economic, trade, and cultural exchanges. By continuously enriching and optimizing the supply of goods, increasing the supply of time-honored brand products, intangible cultural heritage products, famous and high-quality special products, "smart, healthy, and fashionable" consumer products, and domestic trendy products with Chinese characteristics, more "time-honored brands" and "new domestic trends" that carry excellent Chinese traditional culture and modern construction achievements will go to the world, realizing the interconnection, mutual promotion, and common development of domestic and international markets.
In the future, with the continuous optimization of the departure tax refund policy and the development of related services towards refinement, digitization, and convenience, innovative measures such as fully paperless tax refunds, multilingual intelligent service systems, and cross-regional tax refund processing will be gradually implemented. China will attract more overseas tourists with a more open attitude, higher-quality services, and richer supplies, and more high-quality Chinese goods will also go to all parts of the world with each shopping trip, making "shopping in China" a shining business card for high-level opening up to the outside world.
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Return to TopChina Construction Bank (中国建设银行) resolutely implements the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council (国务院), firmly grasps high-quality development as the primary task, profoundly understands the political and people-oriented nature of financial work, earnestly enhances its "three capabilities," keeps pace with the times, reforms and innovates, insists on doing a good job in "five coordinations," steadily improves its operating strength, ranks among the top in efficiency and effectiveness, has a more solid risk base, and embarks on a new stage of high-quality development with intrinsic characteristics.
Strengthening Party Leadership and Carrying Forward the Red Bloodline
Party Building Leadership Continues to Deepen, Demonstrating New Achievements
Party leadership is the greatest political and institutional advantage for China's financial development. China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) clearly adheres to and strengthens the Party's overall leadership, embodies the implementation of the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments in the practice of China Construction Bank's (中国建设银行) strategic planning and operation management, implements them in the specific process of promoting high-quality development with intrinsic characteristics, and transforms the Party's leadership political and institutional advantages into financial governance effectiveness.
Promote the integration of Party leadership into all aspects of corporate governance. Give full play to the leading role of the Party Committee in grasping the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation, and continue to improve the "two-way entry, cross-appointment" management mechanism. Comprehensively implement the "two consistencies," unify strengthening Party leadership with improving corporate governance, continuously consolidate the modern corporate governance system, and promote complementary advantages and joint management of various governance entities.
Implement the requirements of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party. Persistently use the Party's innovative theories to strengthen the soul and guide practice, and improve the implementation mechanism for major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. Comprehensively implement the responsibility for managing and governing the Party, closely focus on key areas and key links such as credit and procurement, and promote the "three no corruptions" in an integrated manner. Solidly promote reform through cases and governance through cases, deeply carry out three special governance activities such as "truthfulness of financial expenditures," and continue to deepen "five governance activities" such as the special activity of "implementing the responsibility system for building a clean and honest Party style." Conduct special inspections on correcting the "four winds" on a regular basis. Strengthen the coordination and concerted efforts of various types of supervision.
Encourage cadres and talents to take responsibility and make contributions. Adhere to the principle of the Party managing cadres, deeply implement the Party's organizational line in the new era, improve the cadre selection and appointment mechanism, conduct cadre research on a regular basis, and strictly control the initiation process. Focus on "grasping the fundamental plan for successors," and organize and implement the training project for outstanding young and middle-aged cadres. Adhere to the standards of being politically strong, capable, and having a good work style, and forge a high-quality, professional financial cadre and talent team that is loyal, clean, and responsible.
Promote financial culture with Chinese characteristics. Deeply integrate the study and promotion of Comrade Zhang Fuqing's (张富清) advanced deeds with the cultivation and practice of financial culture with Chinese characteristics, create the "Clean and Honest Construction Bank (清廉建行)" brand, and promote the financial culture with Chinese characteristics to take root in the entire bank. Regularly carry out activities to learn from Comrade Zhang Fuqing (张富清), and form 22,000 "Zhang Fuqing (张富清) Party Member Assault Teams" and "Zhang Fuqing (张富清) Financial Service Teams" to shoulder the heavy responsibility of tackling key problems. Complete the fixed-point assistance work in Ankang City (安康市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省) with high quality, and continuously receive the highest-level evaluation of "Good" in the central unit fixed-point assistance work effectiveness assessment of the Central Rural Work Leading Group for six years from 2019 to 2024. The Poverty Alleviation Work Leading Group of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) and the Ankang (安康) Poverty Alleviation Work Team of China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) were awarded the title of "National Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation" by the Party Central Committee and the State Council (国务院). Drive employees and customers to invest in public welfare and charity for a long time, with a cumulative donation of over 600 million yuan during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) won the "China Charity Award" donation enterprise award.
Maintain Strategic Focus and Adhere to Main Responsibilities and Main Business
The Continuous Enhancement of "Three Capabilities" Writes a New Chapter
China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) always keeps its mission in mind, takes enhancing the "three capabilities" as the fundamental guideline for reform and development, actively benchmarks against standards, comprehensively implements them, and makes its functional positioning more precise and its role more effective.
Continuously enhance the ability to serve national construction. Actively serve the construction of a new development pattern, fully support the construction of a modern industrial system, solidly do a good job in manufacturing financial services, help implement "two major" projects and "two new" policies, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of serving the real economy. Vigorously support the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy, and continuously increase the efforts to serve the regional coordinated development strategy. Support the construction of "three major projects" and effectively serve the intrinsic development of cities.
Continuously enhance the ability to prevent financial risks. Optimize the risk internal control mechanism, continuously improve the comprehensive, proactive, and intelligent risk management system, and build a solid risk base. Focus on resolving risks in key areas such as real estate and local government debt, and strengthen the intensive prevention and control of inclusive and retail loans. Accelerate the construction of an enterprise-level intelligent risk control system and enhance the collaborative risk control capabilities of "online + offline" and "digital + artificial." Effectively respond to various new types of risks such as model risk, and continuously expand the coverage of risk prevention and control.
Continuously enhance the ability to participate in international competition. Solidly promote the integrated operation of domestic and foreign currencies at home and abroad, improve the service mechanism for foreign trade and foreign investment, and coordinate the use of products and services such as cross-border M&A loans and export credit to provide all-round financial support for the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road (一带一路)." "CCB Global Matchmaker (建行全球撮合家)" has cumulatively served more than 27,000 domestic and foreign enterprises. Promote the internationalization of RMB, and the cumulative clearing volume of the RMB clearing bank in the UK exceeds 163 trillion yuan, maintaining its position as the largest RMB clearing bank outside of Asia. Optimize the layout of overseas institutions and improve the institutional coverage of RCEP regions and countries jointly building the "Belt and Road (一带一路)."
Focus on Doing Better and Stronger, and Optimize Financial Supply
Serving the Overall Situation Effectively Achieves New Leaps
Serving the real economy is the fundamental purpose of finance. China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) continuously optimizes the structure of capital supply, uses more financial resources to promote technological innovation, advanced manufacturing, green development, and small and medium-sized enterprises, and systematically and systematically does a good job in the "five major articles" of finance to provide high-quality financial services for economic and social development.
Technological finance strives to be the first. A five-level exclusive organizational structure for technological finance has been established, and technological innovation evaluation tools such as "technology flow," "value flow," and "investment flow" have been innovated to form a comprehensive financial service system for good construction technology, which strongly supports the development of new quality productive forces. As of the end of September 2025, the balance of China Construction Bank's (中国建设银行) technology loans was 5.26 trillion yuan, serving more than 300,000 enterprises.
Green finance expands coverage and increases volume. Build a diversified service system covering green credit, bonds, funds, investment, and financial advisory to help promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth. The MSCI (明晟) ESG rating is AAA, maintaining the highest level in the global banking industry, and is the only state-owned large bank and the top ten banks in the world with this highest rating.
Inclusive finance improves quality and efficiency. Consolidate the four foundations of "marketing, products, teams, and risk control," and deeply integrate online and offline to expand service coverage, accessibility, and satisfaction. As of the end of September 2025, the balance of China Construction Bank's (中国建设银行) inclusive financial loans was 3.81 trillion yuan, which is 2.63 times that of the end of 2020, with 3.7 million loan customers; the "CCB Hu懂你" platform serves 15.37 million enterprise customers; and the balance of agricultural loans was 3.67 trillion yuan.
Pension finance adheres to integrity and innovation. Anchored to the goal of "pension finance professional bank," improve the systematic promotion mechanism of pension finance, and release the unified pension finance brand "Jian Yang An (健养安)." Focus on the "four funds and one silver" business and scenarios of basic pension, annuity, personal pension, institutional management pension, and silver-haired economy to improve service layout, and innovatively launch three product lines: "An Xin (安心)," "Jian Zao (健造)," and "Yi Yang (颐养)." As of the end of September 2025, the management service scale of the second pillar reached 2.4 trillion yuan. The number of personal pension accounts opened and the amount of contributions remain among the top in the industry.
Digital finance accumulates momentum. Complete the distributed transformation of the core business system, and "CCB Cloud (建行云)" realizes the layout of "multi-zone, multi-location, multi-stack, and multi-core." The computing power scale of "CCB Cloud (建行云)" maintains growth, and the "general computing + intelligent computing" system is further improved. Strengthen the role of the "Gemini (双子星)" online operation main position. As of the end of September 2025, the total number of "Gemini (双子星)" users reached 542 million, and the number of monthly active users reached 244 million. Systematically promote the construction of artificial intelligence applications, cumulatively supporting 347 business scenarios. Build a new direct-sale model to serve mass customers, serving more than 70 million customers.
Adhere to Integrity and Innovation, and Improve the Management System
Promoting Comprehensive and Deepening Reform Stimulates New Momentum
China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) comprehensively benchmarks against the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments on further comprehensively deepening reform, formulates supporting implementation plans, promotes the implementation of landmark reform measures, and gradually moves from the traditional operating system and management model to high-quality development with intrinsic and intensive characteristics. While doing a good job in its own reform, it fully serves the implementation of reform measures in various fields of economic and social development.
Improve the internal management mechanism. Optimize the group management planning and design, comprehensively improve the management system in ten aspects such as corporate governance, and promote the implementation of financial system reform in CCB (建行). Deepen the reform of the management mechanism, promote the integrated development of six business segments, improve the deliberation and coordination decision-making mechanism across institutions and lines, and build a management system that is connected from top to bottom, coordinated, and efficient.
Gather wisdom and pool efforts to seek common development. In order to scientifically plan the bank's "15th Five-Year Plan," conduct extensive investigations and research, hold business development symposiums, focus on "opening up to solicit opinions" on high-quality development in a low-interest rate environment, encourage grassroots to speak freely, "ask real questions and ask real questions," and promote the solution of urgent and difficult problems for the grassroots and deep-seated problems restricting reform and development.
Optimize the comprehensive service model. Explore the transformation of the "circle chain group" service model, deeply promote the integration of urban and rural areas, domestic and foreign currencies, commercial investment banks, online and offline, and the entire group, and deepen customer hierarchical operation and collaborative operation. Unify the daily operation, institutional evaluation, and customer portrait indicator system, use "one table" to calculate the customer's comprehensive account and find marketing opportunities, and improve the differentiated customer service and pricing system.
In the past 5 years, China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) has continuously improved its asset quality, liability quality, capital quality and efficiency, income quality, and cost efficiency. Its operating results have been stable and progressive, and its quality has been steadily improved. To date, China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) has ranked second in the UK's "The Banker" magazine's "Top 1000 Global Banks" for 12 consecutive years, and has won the "Best Large Retail Bank in China" award from "The Asian Banker" for 5 consecutive years.
Forge ahead and start a new chapter. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. China Construction Bank (中国建设银行) will conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the spirit of the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, scientifically formulate the bank's "15th Five-Year Plan" development plan, integrate into the overall situation of further comprehensively deepening reform, adhere to the path of high-quality development with intrinsic characteristics, consolidate the characteristic advantages of "born for construction and prospering for construction," cultivate and develop new driving forces, and act as the main force in serving the real economy and the ballast stone in maintaining financial stability.
Data source: China Construction Bank (中国建设银行)
Return to TopTunpu culture originates from the "Transferring Soldiers from the North to the South" ("调北征南") and "Filling the South with People from the North" ("调北填南") policies of the early Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty's garrison system, deeply rooted in the history of Guizhou Province (贵州省). In the early Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their families from the Central Plains and the Jianghuai region were stationed in central Guizhou, where they multiplied and thrived. The culture of the Jianghuai region collided and integrated with the scenery of the Guizhou mountains, gradually evolving over more than 600 years into the unique Tunpu culture that is now found throughout the province. Anshun City (安顺市) boasts the richest living heritage of this culture, witnessing the magnificent history of "building Guizhou and stabilizing the Southwest" and demonstrating the contemporary value of promoting ethnic integration.
Tunpu culture is a vivid testament to the unity in diversity of Chinese civilization, integrating national, ethnic, local, folk, mainstream, and marginal characteristics, constructing a unique "multicultural" spectrum. It is precisely because of these characteristics that Tunpu culture has significant research importance and value. Entering the 21st century, Tunpu culture, with its unique locality, diversity, and variety, has attracted widespread attention and in-depth research from academia.
Tunpu is a "living fossil" of historical culture and a rich "treasure house." Tunpu culture encompasses the concept of the state and family being homologous, the sentiment of defending the border for the country, and the intrinsic qualities of "loyalty, courage, harmony, and integration." Currently, in the journey of promoting cultural prosperity and building a strong cultural nation, the contemporary value of Tunpu culture is becoming increasingly prominent. In-depth exploration of its civilizational implications and interpretation of its contemporary value have significant theoretical and practical significance.
In July 2023, Guizhou Province (贵州省) explicitly proposed the implementation of "Four Major Cultural Projects," namely, "Key Construction Project of Red Culture, Transformation and Application Project of Yangming Culture, Inheritance and Promotion Project of Ethnic Culture, and Research and Promotion Project of Tunpu Culture and Other Historical Cultures." Among them, Tunpu culture, as an important historical and cultural resource, has had its research and promotion work elevated to an unprecedented level. Over the past two years, the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (贵州省委宣传部) has taken the lead in strengthening overall coordination, formulating the "Implementation Plan for the Research and Promotion Project of Tunpu Culture and Other Historical Cultures," establishing a promotion mechanism led by provincial leaders, coordinated by multiple departments, and with regular scheduling. Through systematic planning, overall planning, and annual plans, it has promoted the research and promotion of Tunpu culture to achieve stage-breaking results.
Strengthening Protection and Management to Continue the Historical and Cultural Heritage
Guizhou Province (贵州省) organized a systematic archaeological survey and special investigation of the Wei (卫), Suo (所), Tun (屯), and Fort (堡) sites from the Ming and Qing dynasties throughout the province. It has preliminarily completed the excavation, sorting, and detailed recording of the human history, folk customs, and other aspects of more than 300 Tunpu villages, and has compiled 40 epitaphs of unearthed officials over the years. Resolutely implementing the "principle of protection first, rational utilization, and minimal intervention," it has launched the preparation of the "Overall Plan for the Protection and Utilization of Tunpu Culture in Guizhou Province" (《贵州省屯堡文化保护利用整体规划》), accelerated the revision of the "Regulations on the Protection of Tunpu Cultural Heritage in Anshun, Guizhou Province" (《贵州省安顺屯堡文化遗产保护条例》), and promulgated and implemented special plans such as the "Protection Plan for the State-Level Historical and Cultural City of Anshun" (《安顺市省级历史文化名城保护规划》), the "Protection Plan for the Anshun Confucian Temple" (《安顺文庙保护规划》), and the "Protection Plan for the Baojiatun Water Conservancy Project Cultural Relics" (《鲍家屯水利工程文物保护规划》), striving to support the protection and utilization of Tunpu culture from "fragmentation" and "emergency response" to "systematization" and "normalization" with a multi-level and comprehensive protection system.
Gathering Academic Wisdom to Build Academic Peaks Together
In order to further enhance the professionalism and authority of research and interpretation, Guizhou Province (贵州省) has gathered first-class academic forces from across the country, formed a high-level academic committee, and taken the lead in launching a series of academic achievements on Tunpu culture. Among the 12 Tunpu culture research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund, 10 have been awarded to Guizhou; the completion of the "Tunpu Culture Comprehensive Database Construction" project was rated as "Good"; and the major project "Research on the History of Tunpu in China" was launched at a high level. The "Tunpu Literature Series," which comprehensively integrates interdisciplinary research results on Tunpu culture, has now published 33 types of 53 volumes, with the distinct characteristics of "large scale, rigorous system, and rich content"; it has created a research and promotion platform integrating academic seminars, achievement releases, cultural displays, and intangible cultural heritage performances - the Tunpu Culture Conference. The emergence of a series of major achievements marks that Guizhou has gradually become the "center of gravity" for Tunpu culture research. With the addition of a group of leading academic researchers, the lineup of the academic committee has been further strengthened, which will promote the research and promotion of Tunpu culture to achieve multi-dimensional expansion and systematic advancement.
Enhancing Integrated Communication to Expand Brand Voice
The creation of literary and artistic masterpieces is a key path to revitalize traditional cultural resources. In recent years, Guizhou Province (贵州省) has adhered to the communication policy of "deep excavation, refinement, expansion, and widespread dissemination," and has continuously achieved new progress and new results: the "Tunpu Six Hundred Years of Family and Country" characteristic cultural symbols and classic study tour routes that have been refined and created have become a shining IP for entering the "Park Province" for vacation and traveling through the "Great Tunpu" to find relatives; the 17-episode large-scale documentary "Tunpu Six Hundred Years of Family and Country" deeply decodes Guizhou as the "Great Tunpu" from historical, spatial, and humanistic dimensions, and won the "International Communication Power Award for Chinese Culture" at the 21st Chinese American Film Festival|Chinese American Television Festival in 2025; the integrated media products such as "Building Guizhou! Stabilizing the Southwest! 600 Years of Tunpu Culture Epic" became popular all over the Internet; with the theme of "Six Hundred Years of Ming Dynasty Legacy, Three Thousand Miles of Family and Country Feelings," the 18th China Original Ecological International Photography Exhibition used exquisite images to show the world the unique style of Tunpu culture in Guizhou; original situational song and dance drama "Tunpu Ballad," the novel "Tunpu," and the song "Looking at Hometown Thousands of Miles Away" and other literary and artistic works have been released and received attention; the total exposure of Tunpu culture-related videos, pictures, texts, and social topics on the entire network has exceeded 3 billion person-times.
Looking back on history, Tunpu culture is a living cultural imprint engraved on the land of China, participating in the evolution of the unity in diversity of Chinese civilization. Based on the present, Tunpu culture is a valuable asset for nourishing the contemporary spirit, which helps to stimulate innovation and creativity and promote cultural prosperity and development. Guizhou (贵州) will join hands with more colleagues in academia and industry to more deeply understand and grasp the historical significance and contemporary value of Tunpu culture, continue to cultivate deeply and meticulously, adhere to integrity and innovate to promote the protection, inheritance, and innovative development of Tunpu culture, so that this cultural treasure that spans six centuries can radiate a more splendid brilliance in the process of Chinese-style modernization.
Data source: Propaganda Department of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共贵州省委宣传部)
Return to TopThe "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests: "Expand effective investment. Maintain reasonable investment growth and improve investment efficiency." At the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, major project construction is racing against time, livelihood projects are being planned and implemented at an accelerated pace, policy support is being strengthened, and reforms are being intensified, injecting new vitality into investment. Deepen the reform of the investment approval system, optimize the structure of government investment, and increase the proportion of private investment... Our reporter visited construction sites and production workshops to explore new investment trends.
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Investment Approval System Reform in a Window
"Enterprises' Troubles are the Government's Responsibility"
By Yang Yanfei (杨颜菲), Reporter of This Newspaper
Under the warm winter sun, the decoration of the Mingxun Phase II factory building in Anfu High-tech Industrial Park (安福高新技术产业园区), Jiangxi Province (江西省) is nearing completion. Peng Long (彭龙), a staff member of the Anfu County (安福县) Investment Promotion Service Bureau, shuttled through the construction site with fire inspectors, pointing to the pipelines in the ceiling and instructing the construction负责人: "The position of the sprinkler head should be reserved according to this standard, in one step, to avoid the trouble of later rectification." This is the daily routine of "shop assistant" Peng Long - either running errands for enterprises or on the way to enterprises for research.
In March 2023, Anhui Mingxun New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽明讯新材料科技股份有限公司) signed a contract to settle in Anfu County. From the rapid commissioning of Phase I to the smooth progress of Phase II, what this national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprise felt most deeply was a promise: "You focus on production, and we will take care of the formalities."
As soon as the project was signed, Peng Long sent a "Mingxun Project Promotion List" to Peng Yanping (彭艳萍), the project leader of the enterprise, on WeChat. The list clearly stated the materials to be prepared, the time limit for processing, and the preconditions for each link from project approval, planning, construction permits to project acceptance.
"In the past, enterprises chased departments, but now 'shop assistants' push the process forward," Peng Yanping said with emotion. "It doesn't matter if some materials are not complete for a while, you can apply for 'acceptance with missing documents', sign a commitment letter, and submit them later," Peng Yanping said.
Since 2020, Anfu County has launched the "acceptance with missing documents + commitment system" model, allowing project units to apply for approval matters when they have the main review materials but temporarily lack the acceptable review materials. After the project unit voluntarily applies and makes a written commitment to supplement them as required, the approval department can process them first. This reform played a key role in the construction of the first phase of the enterprise's project, "grabbing" nearly a month of construction time.
"In the past, handling procedures was like breaking through barriers, but now opening a 'window' makes things happen," Peng Yanping said.
In the Anfu County Government Service Center (安福县政务服务中心) hall, all approval matters for the Mingxun project are included in the "one-window acceptance" zone. The "Tuesday Joint Approval" mechanism established by Anfu County has streamlined the materials required for construction permit processing from 18 to 5, and the approval time has been reduced from 7 working days to 1 working day.
Each key project is equipped with a corresponding "shop assistant" in the county, and a WeChat work group is established. In the work group dedicated to serving the Mingxun project, Wang Hao (王皓), director of the Investment Promotion Service Bureau, made "proactive service and responsive to every request" the work standard for all departments. In the WeChat work group, the daily progress is transparently visible: "Steel columns on Building 1", "Frame capping of Building 3"...
With the second phase of equipment procurement imminent, the enterprise experienced a short-term funding gap. Peng Yanping tried to report it to Zeng Wensheng (曾文胜), then deputy director of the Investment Promotion Service Bureau II. Two days later, Zeng Wensheng brought the heads of 5 banks to the door to connect. In the end, it took only 7 working days to loan the company 8 million yuan.
"To deepen the reform of the investment approval system, we have gone from 'shop assistant'-style full assistance to integrated services of 'one-window acceptance', and then to the mechanism innovation of 'acceptance with missing documents'. The main purpose is only one: enterprises' troubles are the government's responsibility," said Liu Pengfang (刘鹏方), director of the Anfu County Business Environment Office. In the past 3 years, Anfu County has attracted a total of 108 industrial projects with an investment of more than 100 million yuan.
Less than a year after the first phase was put into production, the output value has exceeded 200 million yuan. Standing in front of the second phase factory building that is about to be put into production, Peng Yanping is full of confidence. And on Peng Long's work notebook, a new service list has been opened...
The Livelihood Content in a Loan
"Promoting Investment Structure to Adapt to Changes in Population Structure"
By Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧), Reporter of This Newspaper
"The winter in Fangchenggang (防城港) is not cold, and it is very pleasant to spend retirement life here." Huang Lanfang (黄兰芳), a local resident who is 60 years old this year, said, "In the future, I want to find a place to live closer to the hospital."
In Fangchenggang City (防城港市), Guangxi (广西), there are many elderly people like Aunt Huang Lanfang with such pension needs. As of the end of 2024, the local population aged 60 and above has reached 178,500, and the aging rate is still rising. At the same time, the city's warm subtropical climate attracts tens of thousands of elderly people from other places every year to live here in a "migratory bird" style for elderly care. Behind the increasingly strong demand for elderly care, the problem of the lack of local elderly care resources is becoming more and more prominent.
The construction of an inclusive comprehensive elderly care institution is imminent. Under the joint planning of the Fangchenggang City Development and Reform Commission (防城港市发展改革委) and other departments, the Guangxi Fangchenggang International Medical Experimental Zone Inclusive Elderly Care Comprehensive Service Center (广西防城港国际医学试验区普惠养老综合服务中心) began preparations for construction at the beginning of this year. "After market research, we found that the core needs of the elderly care population are 'comfortable living, access to nearby medical treatment, and affordable prices'," said Zhao Qian (赵千), head of the construction party, Guangxi Mingyu Smart Service Co., Ltd. (广西铭誉智慧服务有限责任公司).
In order to achieve "comfortable living", different room types such as single rooms and double rooms are designed, and various age-appropriate facilities are planned to be equipped; in order to facilitate "nearby medical treatment", the project is located next to the new hospital area of Fangchenggang City People's Hospital (防城港市人民医院), "seamlessly connecting" medical resources and elderly care services... But achieving the "affordable price" of inclusiveness has become the biggest problem.
"Most of the company's own funds are used to purchase land, and it is estimated that another 200 million yuan of construction funds are needed. How to raise this money? How to recover the cost on the basis of inclusive prices? We are under great pressure," Zhao Qian said.
Zhao Qian ran to several banks, "Some financial institutions felt that it was difficult to recover costs after learning about the project plan." When Zhao Qian was at a loss, the Guangxi Branch of the National Development Bank (国家开发银行广西分行) learned about the project during a routine visit to the enterprise and immediately set up a working group to come to the door to offer advice.
"Inclusive elderly care infrastructure projects have good social benefits, but investment recovery is often slow and risks are difficult to control. The situation that market-oriented funds dare not invest is common, and policy-based funds are needed to lead and drive," said Liang Licheng (梁理程), customer manager of Customer Six Division of the Guangxi Branch of the National Development Bank, who is responsible for the project. "We helped the company calculate this investment account."
First calculate income. The Guangxi Branch of the National Development Bank assisted the company in repeatedly measuring the charging range, designed a tiered charging mechanism according to different nursing needs such as self-care and nursing, supplemented by diversified income such as nursing services and rehabilitation physiotherapy, which can not only cover the project operation needs, but also allow the elderly in ordinary wage-earning families to afford to live in it, ensuring that "inclusiveness" is effectively implemented.
Then calculate the input. First, "fill" the funding gap. The project has a long recovery cycle, and the Guangxi Branch of the National Development Bank matched a 200 million yuan medium- and long-term credit line. Then solve the problem of starting construction. The new policy-based financial instrument established this year helped a lot. "Capital is a prerequisite for the start of the project. We achieved the investment of 36.79 million yuan of new national development policy-based financial instruments at the end of September, injecting sufficient capital into the project," Liang Licheng said, adding that the linkage between investment and loan has put an "accelerator" on the start of the project.
Demolition, drainage, filling and excavation... In the northern part of Fangchenggang City, the preliminary land leveling work of this project has been basically completed. Zhao Qian is full of confidence: "The project is expected to be completed within two years, providing 550 beds, which will significantly improve the local elderly care service capacity."
Aunt Huang Lanfang heard the good news: "Our couple's monthly pension is more than 7,000 yuan, which should be able to afford a good room."
"To promote the investment structure to adapt to changes in the population structure, we will continue to increase support for the construction of inclusive elderly care infrastructure and help local areas accelerate the formation of an integrated silver-haired economy industrial cluster," said Sun Jun (孙军), director of Customer Six Division of the Guangxi Branch of the National Development Bank.
Investment Structure Optimization in a Railway
"The Old Revolutionary Base Area in Northern Shaanxi Stands Upright with a 'Steel Backbone'"
By Zhang Danhua (张丹华), Reporter of This Newspaper
On the tracks of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway (西延高铁), the test train shuttles smoothly, the contact network and the pantograph are precisely fitted, and various indicators have reached the opening standard. This first high-speed railway in the old revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi (陕北革命老区) has entered the final stage of trial operation and will be fully opened by the end of this year. The travel time from Xi'an (西安) to Yan'an (延安) will be shortened from more than 2 hours to about 1 hour.
Expanding effective investment is a key grasp to stabilize growth and benefit people's livelihood. The construction of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway is a vivid practice of Shaanxi Province (陕西省) optimizing the structure of government investment and increasing the proportion of investment in people's livelihood. As an important part of the Bao (Yin) Hai Channel of the national medium- and long-term railway network, it connects the Xi'an-Kangding High-speed Railway to the south, supporting the main skeleton of Shaanxi's "米"-shaped high-speed railway network, and also takes into account the function of intercity railway, becoming a major transportation artery connecting the north and south and connecting the east and west.
In the driving record of Du Wangjun (杜王军), a fruit vendor in Luochuan County (洛川县), Yan'an City (延安市), Shaanxi Province, the 170,000 kilometers in more than two years is a true reflection of past travel: "When foreign customers come to inspect, I have to drive to Yan'an or Xi'an to pick them up, which takes two or three hours one way; my son studies in Xi'an, and it takes more than 4 hours to drive back and forth, and my waist is so tired that I can't straighten it up."
Yang Yuting (杨毓婷), the train conductor of the Xi'an Passenger Transport Section of the China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (国铁西安局西安客运段), witnessed the passenger flow boom on this line: "The Xi'an-Yan'an line is one of the railway lines with the highest passenger flow density in the province. It is often full even in the off-season, and tickets are hard to get during holidays. Whether it is business commuting, visiting relatives or studying, everyone has always had a strong demand for high-speed rail."
From demonstration to implementation, the construction of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway has always been closely linked to national strategies and people's livelihood needs. The Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission (陕西省发展改革委) strengthened project demonstration through in-depth research, expert demonstration, and public opinion solicitation, and coordinated relevant departments to accelerate the handling of preliminary procedures such as land pre-examination.
In order to strengthen the financial guarantee for the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway, the Shaanxi Provincial Government (陕西省政府) established a "multi-source fundraising and transparent management" fundraising system, clarified the provincial capital fundraising plan for high-speed railway construction, and adopted a diversified fundraising model of "provincial financial funds + government special bonds + policy-based development financial instruments + local government matching + project loans", which effectively and orderly guaranteed the project's funding needs.
In order to accelerate the construction of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway, the Shaanxi Provincial Government established a coordination and promotion mechanism for high-speed railway construction. The Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation (陕西省交通运输厅) took the lead in implementing a "bi-weekly meeting, monthly scheduling, and quarterly reporting" system to coordinate and solve outstanding problems of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway by level and category, and coordinate and solve bottlenecks and difficulties.
Wen Zhigang (温志刚), deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said: "The Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway is about to be completed and put into operation, and the Yan'an-Yulin High-speed Railway (延榆高铁) is also accelerating construction. The old revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi stands upright with a 'steel backbone', providing strong support for Shaanxi to integrate into the New Western Land-Sea Corridor with high quality and expand the New Asia-Europe Land-Sea Trade Corridor. It is of great significance for helping the old revolutionary base area to fully revitalize the countryside and promoting the development of the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration (关中平原城市群)."
"After the opening of the Xi'an-Yan'an High-speed Railway, the travel time from Xi'an to Yan'an will be directly shortened from the current fastest 2 hours to about 1 hour, which is equivalent to eating a bowl of mutton noodles in Yan'an in the morning and being able to go to Xi'an to do errands in the morning," said Jiang Kun (江坤), chief of the High-speed Rail Management Section of the Transportation Department of the China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. "We are stepping up the verification of the entire transportation organization process so that the people in the old area can get on the high-speed rail as soon as possible."
Investment Model Innovation in a Tool
"Unlocking the 'Investment-Revitalization-Reinvestment' Cycle"
By Wang Pei (王沛), Reporter of This Newspaper
Recently, the heating in Wang Auntie's home in Lushang Fenghuangcheng Community (鲁商凤凰城小区), Licheng District (历城区), Jinan City (济南市), Shandong Province (山东省) has become hotter, but this year is different. The heat source comes from Liaocheng (聊城), hundreds of kilometers away. The "Liao Heat into Jinan" project is a key provincial project that crosses the Yellow River (黄河). The technical complexity is among the top in the country, and the fund-raising channel is also the first in the country - the Jinan Energy Group (济南能源集团) Heating Infrastructure Field Real Estate Investment Trust Fund (REITs) project was successfully listed, becoming the first single in the heating field in the country, and the funds raised were used for the "Liao Heat into Jinan" project.
This project, simply put, is to sort out and revitalize the heating pipelines and other infrastructure in Jinan, issue public funds, and then use the funds raised to feed back the construction of new heating infrastructure.
Dong Linqiang (董林强), Minister of the Finance Department of Jinan Energy Group, participated in the whole process: "The whole process is like crossing the river by feeling the stones."
In April 2020, the state actively promoted the first batch of pilot projects for real estate investment trust funds in the field of infrastructure. Due to the accumulation of a batch of high-quality heating assets with mature operation and stable cash flow, Jinan Energy Group started planning early, but once fell into stagnation.
The first problem Dong Linqiang encountered after taking over was the improvement of compliance procedures. "In the past, heating pipelines were laid simultaneously with the construction of municipal roads, and the content of the procedures was relatively simple at that time," he said. Due to the long history and wide coverage, the compliance procedures such as asset project approval, planning, and environmental assessment need to be sorted out and improved in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities, which is a huge workload behind it.
This is not all. Whether municipal heating assets can be recognized by the market, and the review of innovative assets is also a question mark.
Dong Linqiang thought about it and gritted his teeth and made up his mind: good things must be done well, hard bones are difficult to gnaw, can't grinding work?
So, he took his team to start "grinding hard bones". For existing assets, they selected a batch of high-quality assets and established an asset pool. Many assets need to improve procedures. Since then, they have frequently traveled back and forth to relevant departments. Dong Linqiang said: "Although the process is arduous, fortunately, we have received strong support from many departments such as the Provincial and Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, the Municipal Administrative Approval Bureau, the Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau, the Municipal Finance Bureau, and the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. We have completed the procedures in more than a year."
With the procedures complete, morale has greatly increased. Dong Linqiang and his team conducted a large number of demonstrations on asset valuation models and cash flow calculations, and after two years of preparation, they finally won the double affirmation of regulators and the market.
In February this year, Jinan Energy Municipal Heating REIT was listed, raising 1.496 billion yuan. The market's recognition made Dong Linqiang feel mixed: "Our exploration of revitalizing existing assets with innovative financial instruments has unlocked the 'investment-revitalization-reinvestment' cycle."
The funds raised have been used for key infrastructure projects such as "Liao Heat into Jinan". At present, the northern line project has been fully connected, and the southern line is planned to be officially put into operation in late December.
"Major project investments are large in scale and have long construction cycles. The timely arrival of funds raised ensures the continuity and stability of project construction," Dong Linqiang said. "We will continue to explore this new tool of REITs, revitalize more existing assets, and open up more new spaces for effective investment."
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This year, the "two major projects" construction has allocated 800 billion yuan to support 1,459 projects, involving "hard investments" such as ecological restoration in the Yangtze River Basin, as well as "soft construction" such as improving the planning and layout of national logistics hubs. This year, the investment subsidy funds for equipment renewal supported by ultra-long-term special treasury bonds have already supported approximately 8,400 projects, driving a total investment of over 1 trillion yuan, with a capital leverage effect of 1:5.3...
Investment is an important driver of economic growth. From January to October this year, fixed asset investment maintained a slight increase after deducting price factors. From a structural perspective, from January to October, manufacturing investment increased by 2.7% year-on-year, a growth rate faster than the overall investment. Investment in the aerospace and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 19.7% year-on-year, and investment in the information service industry increased by 32.7%, indicating that investment in China's industrial transformation and upgrading fields still has strong momentum.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests expanding effective investment. "Effective investment," as opposed to "ineffective investment" or "inefficient investment," refers to investment that can both drive current demand and enhance long-term potential growth rates, while also generating good social benefits. Currently, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes, and investment models and growth paths need to be continuously improved.
The key to expanding investment lies in "effectiveness." It is necessary to reduce ineffective investment and blind investment, reduce redundant construction and waste of funds, and, more importantly, balance the financial, economic, and social benefits of investment, directing funds to key areas that can best enhance national core competitiveness, best promote the comprehensive development of people, and best improve total factor productivity.
Grasp the primary task of high-quality development and ensure that investment is "accurate." The new round of global technological revolution and industrial transformation is developing in depth. Major infrastructure construction, technological innovation, green and low-carbon transformation, and other fields are the key directions for investment in the next step. For example, infrastructure construction such as energy storage, computing power, and water conservancy networks is related to future industrial development and national economic security, and is a long-term foundation for promoting supply-side structural reform. Furthermore, strengthening investment in basic research and cutting-edge technology research and development will promote the innovative allocation of production factors and improve total factor productivity.
Enhance people's well-being and focus on the comprehensive benefits of investment. The ultimate goal of development is for the people, and the purpose of effective investment is to enhance people's well-being. It is necessary to not only look at the economic benefits brought by investment, but also to consider long-term and comprehensive accounts. Allocating more funds to improve people's knowledge, skills, and health levels, focusing on childcare, elderly care, health, education, and other aspects, is not only a positive response to people's needs, but also conducive to releasing consumption potential and cultivating new quality productive forces. For example, investment in education itself can drive economic growth, and these inputs can improve people's skills and production capacity, promote employment and increase residents' income, and thus release consumption potential.
Expanding effective investment is a systematic project related to the overall development situation. The government and the market need to work together. Government investment should increase its efforts in laying the foundation, benefiting the long term, addressing shortcomings, and adjusting the structure, while also stimulating the vitality of private investment and increasing the proportion of private investment. As the "14th Five-Year Plan" is coming to a close and the "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint is about to unfold, many regions are accelerating the planning and promotion of a number of major engineering projects. In response to expanding private investment, the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) recently issued a document proposing 13 policy measures from three aspects: expanding access, clearing blockages, and strengthening guarantees. It is believed that the joint efforts of all parties will help effective investment better play a key role and inject strong momentum into expanding domestic demand and high-quality economic development.
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The long years of agricultural life saw people, in family units, jointly guarding a piece of land and a home. Besides being a residential marker, a home, every brick and tile, every inch of land, carries the passage of time and records the traces of growth, giving people deep emotional and cultural sustenance. The deep attachment to home has incubated the national psyche of reluctance to leave one's native soil and the importance of settling down. Unless there is a glimmer of hope, people will not easily leave their homeland. Once they go out to make a living, concepts such as being displaced and leaving one's hometown immediately define the helplessness and hardship of survival in their hearts. Although modern society has long shattered these traditional customs, with young people favoring "the outside world is wonderful" and insisting on associating the distance with "poetry," regarding going out to venture and treating the four seas as home as the norm and fashion of life, the concept of hometown, as a special physiological and psychological bond, has not been severed. Whether it is the occasional local accent revealed in Mandarin conversations, or the tenacious memory of the taste buds in dietary preferences, it can still clearly distinguish people gathered from all over the country by region.
Therefore, returning to one's hometown is still a frequently occurring expression in the words and actions of travelers.
Since leaving my hometown at the age of 19, in nearly half a century, I have returned home less than a hundred times, and mostly during the peak periods of people returning home for the New Year and festivals. The congested roads, noisy passenger flow, arduous journeys, and monotonous repetitive itineraries often turn the journey home into a tiring trip, but every year it is the same, and never has there been the slightest hint of boredom. What is it about my hometown that has such charm? After thinking about it, it is really hard to say for a moment.
After the popularity of high-speed rail, returning home has become easier and more convenient, but the scenes of queuing to buy tickets, having no seats on the train, and the carriages being extremely crowded are still vivid in my mind. This year, when I returned home and passed by the old railway station, which was once infinitely glorious but now appears desolate and dilapidated, a strong sense of sadness instantly surged from my chest. I had boarded and alighted here countless times, and the distance home was measured inch by inch by the "green dragon" here. The green train slowly folded up a long scroll of my hometown and then slowly unfolded it. And the feelings in my heart were pulled in all directions by the "clanging" sound from the joints of the wheels and rails. The joy of returning and the complex emotions of being reluctant to leave may still be floating in a corner of a carriage, and a part of the wandering life will forever remain on the endless rails. At that time, there were very few train services, and the relationship between supply and demand was particularly tight, especially before the Spring Festival, being able to grab a ticket home was simply a great blessing. The most unforgettable time was in the late 1980s, when I had just received a ticket to return home to visit relatives, but I had to temporarily return the ticket because I was attending a farewell ceremony for a particularly respected senior colleague in my unit. After it was over, I asked people everywhere for help, but there was no hope of buying a ticket, so I had to buy a platform ticket to get on the train. It was a train that departed late at night, and the carriages were packed with passengers holding platform tickets. I was sandwiched in the aisle between two carriages, and the distance between people standing next to each other made it difficult to turn around. The carriage was filled with a strong and strange smell of coal ash, sweaty odor, instant noodles, and orange peels, which was initially disgusting, but gradually adapted to it after a long time. Although it was winter, the carriage was as hot as summer, and fine sweat was constantly breaking out on my body. In this way, I stood motionless for the whole night, not only without getting a moment of sleep, but also without even drinking water. When I was preparing to get off the train at dawn, I bent down to pick up the bag at my feet and suddenly found that the leather bag had been worn out with a large hole by the moving chassis at the connection of the train, and clothes and items were falling out one after another. In a panic, I had to stuff the clothes into the hole in the bag, hold the luggage upside down, and squeeze out of the carriage. The embarrassing and awkward state is still fresh in my memory.
In those years, every visit to relatives was an arduous journey of rushing around. Even if you were lucky enough to buy a seat ticket, the aisles were still crowded with passengers without seats. A row of three seats would always be squeezed into by an elderly person who could not stand for a long time. In severe cases, even the toilets were full of passengers with nowhere to go, and it was always a lot of trouble to go to the toilet. The smell in the carriage was as dirty as ever, and with smokers smoking recklessly, after a long time, a splitting headache followed. There are probably not a few people who miss their hometown but are afraid of taking the train home.
Despite the hardships of the journey home, the determination of travelers to return has never been shaken. What plays a decisive role in this is, of course, the concern of family and the desire for reunion, and the travelers' longing and attachment to their hometown. Returning home seems to have long been internalized into an almost automatic physiological clock. When specific festivals such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are approaching, the body and mind will automatically enter the "preparing to go home" state, as if it has become a prescriptive action that does not require any reason and should be so. Returning home becomes an inertia that follows the rhythm of life, becomes a concerto jointly composed of instinct, habit, and culture, and becomes another solemn confirmation of "who I am."
A little analysis makes it easy to find that, in addition to a call of family affection, returning to one's hometown is more importantly due to the need to talk to one's past in the depths of the heart. Returning to one's relatives and returning to one's birthplace is not only a visit to the scene, but also a recollection of the past, and even more a journey of spiritual healing to find emotional sustenance.
Although every time I return, my hometown is no longer what it used to be, although my hometown is a fixed geographical anchor, every return journey is like approaching a constantly retreating mirror image. The newly built asphalt road has covered the dreams of grass seeds in those years; although mobile phone maps can locate the coordinates of the old house, they cannot measure the sweetness of the well water; some of those familiar people have passed away, and young people have become strangers; the former laughter and laughter can only echo in memory now. Such changes cannot but make people deeply feel the fragility and impermanence of life. Only by returning home can we understand that travelers who carry their hometown with them are like snails carrying castles on their backs, and every spiral pattern is a compressed starry sky. Although we cannot stop the passage of time and cannot recover everything that has been lost, in recollection, we can find the beauty that once was and turn it into the driving force for travelers to move forward.
Perhaps the old home is such a complex existence of interlaced time and space, and the coexistence of the virtual and the real. It is the silk of the years spun by the memory of the traveler. It may be the fishy smell of the soil awakening after the spring rain, the sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes charred in the stove in winter, and the intertwined smell of sunshine and soap pods on the cotton quilt dried by the mother; it may be the long call of the tofu seller at the entrance of the alley in the afternoon, the tireless chorus of frogs in the pond on summer nights, and the gentle pauses and sighs in the grandmother's never-ending stories under the oil lamp; it may be the map that the body has long memorized, the unevenness of every bluestone slab that the soles of the feet are familiar with, and the remaining scratch on the lintel of the old wall door that the fingertips remember. Although they are silent, they weave everything into your bones and blood and become the background color and initial sound of your life.
Time quietly slips by like a gurgling stream, and the old home is like a stone with a patina in the depths of the stream, always lying quietly on the riverbed of memory, exuding a moist and familiar luster. No matter how time changes, the old home that has witnessed the imprint of one's growth is always the harbor of the traveler's heart; the initial innocence and enthusiasm of childhood are always the softest emotional source in the depths of the heart. As long as you return to your old home, people can take off all their masks, find the most authentic self, and feel the purest warmth and tranquility. At night, when you lie on the old bed you slept in as a child, surrounded by silence, listening to the faint sounds of frogs and insects outside the window, the lullaby of childhood seems to be ringing in your ears again, and all the familiar environment and atmosphere can induce you to return to the childhood surrounded by love, and all the troubles and fatigue in life will disappear at this moment. Returning to the old home is not just a return of the body, but also a spiritual baptism, allowing people to feel the warmth and strength of life in pure memories and deep nostalgia.
The essence of the old home may be this double overlap of interlaced time and space: we are always completing our arrival to it in the process of leaving it, and suddenly meeting it face to face in the gaps of gradual forgetting. The old home is constantly being rebuilt in the alchemy of time. In the eyes of childhood, it was an expanding universe, and the cricket hole on the soil mountain behind the house might lead to the center of the earth, and the pebbles on the river beach might be dormant planets; after a long time away from home, the hometown began to collapse, collapsing into a certain dialect on the phone, collapsing into the personal origin on the resume, and finally collapsing into the genetic code related to the birthplace in the physical examination report. Gradually, the old home is no longer a place you can find when you go back, but becomes the remaining native soil in the interlayer of your suitcase when you travel far away, becomes the fermented memory that is always stored in your brain, and even a flowing back that is constantly being written and deeply loved.
The old home is not only a certain latitude and longitude coordinate on the map, but also our constantly rewritten memory manuscript. Although every time we look back, we will modify its external outline, it is always nailed there, like a birthmark growing at the beginning of life.
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I once heard a small story that instantly shocked me, and it came from the personal experience of the old writer and revolutionary, Lou Shiyi (楼适夷).
This old writer was once arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang (国民党) reactionaries. At that time, the inmates in the prison often circulated books to pass the time in prison. One early morning, a book was passed to a fellow inmate in the same cell as him. This fellow inmate had already been sentenced to death and already knew that he would be executed that morning. However, that morning, he still leaned quietly against the corner of the wall, concentrating on reading that book.
Lou Shiyi (楼适夷) couldn't figure it out at the time: this person's life was about to end, what was the use of reading at this time? Later, this surviving writer and revolutionary finally understood - reading is a person's need in life. Because there is light, truth, encouragement, support, and noble emotions that warm him in books.
Anyone who has been to the Bai Mansion (白公馆) and Zhazidong (渣滓洞) in Chongqing (重庆) will have some understanding of the atrocities committed by the Kuomintang (国民党) reactionaries against the Communists. When I visited the exhibition hall of the former site of the "Sino-American Cooperative Organization" (中美合作所) concentration camp, I saw a book printed on rough native paper in a glass cabinet - "Tolstoy's Prose Collection" (《托尔斯泰散文集》) (translated by Xu Chi (徐迟)). Why is there a literary book here? It turned out that this was one of the relics handled by the revolutionary martyr Che Yaoxian (车耀先).
After Che Yaoxian (车耀先) was arrested, he was imprisoned in the Kuomintang (国民党) reactionaries' Xifeng Prison (息烽监狱) in Guizhou (贵州) and Zhazidong Prison (重庆渣滓洞监狱) in Chongqing (重庆). In prison, Che Yaoxian (车耀先) managed to get a job managing books. At that time, there were quite a few books piled up in the prison, many of which were progressive books confiscated from comrades when they were imprisoned. Che Yaoxian (车耀先) used the convenience of managing books to quietly "disguise" and repair these progressive books, and then passed the reactionaries' inspection for the inmates in the prison to borrow. At the same time, he also used the opportunity to manage books and handle borrowing procedures to conduct secret liaison activities. He also specially wrote the words "The paper is inferior, please cherish it" on some books with a brush. The "Tolstoy's Prose Collection" (《托尔斯泰散文集》) displayed there has these eight characters handwritten by martyr Che Yaoxian (车耀先).
Che Yaoxian (车耀先) and his comrades in prison must have read this book, just like Lou Shiyi (楼适夷) saw in prison, the fellow inmate who was still sitting in the corner reading quietly before his sacrifice.
In 1946, Che Yaoxian (车耀先) was secretly killed by the reactionaries. But the book he kept was preserved and became a testimony to the revolutionaries' struggle against the reactionaries in prison and the light and strength they gained from reading.
Friend, when you feel lonely, when you are in a low mood and confused, or even when you feel sad, anxious, and can't see the direction of the future, perhaps, open a book and read it quietly, and your mood will quietly change. The book may reveal the bright light of thought, silently illuminating your way forward; the characters and stories in the book may gently soothe the loneliness, sadness, and pain in your life, and make you feel warm emotions and reverie in your heart, give you strength and confidence, and bring you into a new and beautiful vision.
I once heard an interviewee say that he had read novels such as "Gulia's Road" (《古丽雅的道路》) and "How the Steel Was Tempered" (《钢铁是怎样炼成的》) when he was a teenager, and was deeply influenced by them. What specific influence did he receive? He didn't elaborate. But this detail is like a gap he left in his memory, allowing me to see a beam of light shining through the gap - that is the light of the book, and also the light of the ideal in the heart of a growing teenager.
After the interview, when I was writing the article, I specially "filled in" the scene of a mother buying a copy of "Gulia's Road" (《古丽雅的道路》), and the teenager was so excited that he stayed up all night, reading the book under the oil lamp. In fact, this scene is based on my own teenage years' desire and love for books, and the imagination based on the characteristics of a teenager's growth. On that cold winter night, this teenager, like a hungry person seeing bread, held the book and couldn't wait to read it all in one breath. A bitter cold wind was blowing outside, but the teenager immersed in the book did not feel the cold of the winter night at all. On the contrary, in his eyes and in his heart, it seemed that a warm, crackling bonfire was burning... This bright fire came from the bright and noble realm of thought of the protagonist Gulia (古丽雅) in the book. After reading the whole book, the teenager suddenly realized: it turned out that the subtitle written on the cover of the book, "The Fourth Height," was referring to the fourth height that a true revolutionary should reach in his life - that is, to make contributions to the motherland!
Later, I heard editors and writers praise this "fragrance of books on a cold night" scene more than once. I understand that it is not so much describing the encounter between a certain teenager and a book, but rather writing about a generation's desire and love for books.
The inspiring power that reading brings to people is like a person rushing on the road on a snowy night. Just when he is tired and lonely, he occasionally looks up and looks into the distance, and suddenly finds a light flickering at the foot of the distant mountain. It may only be a small cluster of weak orange light, but it seems to be sending you a silent call.
The light of books is fascinating, enough to persistently illuminate reality and the soul.
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At dawn, Mount Tai (泰山) Grand View Peak (大观峰). The mountains and rivers are silent, and the red clouds roll. The sun trudges through the sea of clouds, rising bit by bit. People look forward to it, waiting for it to leap up and radiate infinite light. Three minutes, ten minutes, half an hour... people rub their sore eyes. Occasionally looking down, they see clusters of red fruits on the trees on the nearby mountain rocks, giving people the enthusiasm and hope of the day before the morning sun.
Those trees are Rowan trees of Mount Tai. Those red fruits have been formed since the golden autumn and have been firmly hanging on the branches. The autumn wind gradually becomes fierce, and the red fruits smile to themselves. The autumn wind turns into a sharp blade, and they are still so bright and ruddy. And when the snow turns into cold ice, and the world is in chaos, they turn into grains of red amber under the ice, becoming the protagonist of the "rime ice spectacle."
Rowan belongs to the Rosaceae family. On Mount Tai, in addition to ordinary tree species, there is also a unique "Rowan of Mount Tai (泰山花楸)" in the world - the base of the opposite leaflets of the compound leaves gives birth to one or two leaflets, and the fruit is like a small pear fruit. Rowan of Mount Tai, named after Mount Tai, takes mountain rocks as its soil, and the Milky Way as its curtain.
People who climb the mountain often encounter them. The Eighteen Bends (十八盘) have more than 1,600 steps, and there are more than 7,000 steps from Red Gate (红门) to Jade Emperor Peak (玉皇顶). With a hiking stick and sweat all over, the heart almost jumps out of the throat. Looking at the vast sea of clouds, it is difficult to see the top of the mountain, and one can't help but lose some courage. Looking around occasionally, behind the yellow and white rocks, among the tangled bushes, green trees stand tall and sway with heavy red fruits, like flags. The wind blows, the flags fly, as if cheering and cheering for you. So, wipe off the sweat, take a breath, and start walking again. Go to Opposite Pine Mountain (对松山), pass the Ascension Archway (升仙坊), and go straight to the South Heaven Gate (南天门). A long roar at Tianmen (天门) brings a refreshing breeze for thousands of miles. Continue climbing and finally reach the Jade Emperor Peak. The mountains are vast, the white clouds are lingering, and you can see all the mountains.
Rowan of Mount Tai grows on shady slopes above 900 meters, and it has to go through many hardships in its life. Perhaps, it has personally seen ball lightning drifting into the jungle. Lightning strikes the body of the Rowan of Mount Tai, and people think that it has lost its vitality and has died. Who knows, at some point, the black scorched roots sprout with bright green buds, growing when they see the wind, breathing when they see the sun, and soon become like a jade tree.
Perhaps, it has suffered a hurricane attack. The gale broke its trunk and swept away its branches and leaves. It lay prostrate on the ground, breathing heavily. People thought it would fall down, but it let out a low roar, like a man with his spine pressed by a mountain, trying to prop up his waist, raise his arms, and once again stand tall and chest out, standing upright, and even more robust and lush.
Born of perseverance, Rowan of Mount Tai has created a compassionate heart. Birds come to its branches to make nests, and it never refuses. Firmly hold up the palace of thin branches, watching the birds hatch, grow, and fly high. Wild cats and foxes also come to its heart to seek shelter. It hugs them tightly, shading them in summer and warming them in winter. Sometimes, tired eagle owls also come to its branches to rest. It watches the ants go back and forth on its body, and the mole crickets busy at its feet, lowering its eyebrows and smiling silently.
The morning sun finally arches out little by little, and the glow retreats little by little. Against the golden background, the figure of Rowan of Mount Tai becomes more and more distinct and vivid.
Rowan of Mount Tai, decorating the steepness, decorating the majesty, decorating the blue skyline.
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"Dong, dong, dong..." A series of mallet strikes rang out; Mom was making oil tea again. The ginger and garlic, prepared in advance, each occupied a large bowl, their colors bright and emitting a spicy aroma. They would be combined with tea leaves that had been stir-fried and repeatedly pounded in a small iron pot, then cooked at high temperature and repeatedly crushed in a wall-breaking machine to form a sweet and astringent broth with a light fragrance. This is Guangxi's (广西) special delicacy—oil tea.
Serving a bowl of steaming oil tea, sprinkled with glutinous rice, peanuts, and chopped cilantro and scallions fried by Mom herself, and paired with Ciba, Zongzi, or sweet potatoes and small taro. Such moments are so happy, various aromas lingering on the tip of the tongue, lingering in the heart.
Every year, nearing the third day of the third lunar month, Mom would find plants such as maple leaves, purple sweet potato vines, yellow flowers, and red and blue grasses, soaking and steaming them separately to obtain natural dyes in four colors: black, purple, yellow, and red. Glutinous rice dyed with these four colors, plus the white of the glutinous rice itself, becomes five-color glutinous rice. We like to steam it with sliced sausages or cured meat.
Having settled in Nanning (南宁) for more than 30 years, Mom can make more than just these two Guangxi (广西) delicacies. Mugwort cakes, stuffed gourd flowers, and Luoshui dumplings... she makes them all skillfully, and I often get to enjoy them to the fullest.
I remember when I was a child, my parents liked to take me around this city to enjoy the food. The bronze drum at the entrance of the Cultural Relics Garden (文物苑) was exquisitely crafted and sounded shocking. After passing a small bridge and flowing water, walking on the long Wind and Rain Bridge (风雨桥), we would order a few Dong (侗) ethnic dishes at the restaurant on the bridge. The family would sit around, the food would enter our mouths, and the beautiful scenery would enter our eyes. The beef noodle shop on Xinhua Street (新华街) was always full of diners; the beef noodles here were light and fragrant. At the bottom of the arcade buildings in the city center, we could cool off while waiting for the boss to bring steaming Laoyou noodles, claypot rice, and dumpling noodles. If we had indigestion, we weren't afraid; we would go to a herbal tea shop to buy a cup of warm or iced herbal tea, guaranteed to immediately reduce the heat.
With the development of the catering industry, more and more specialty restaurants have opened in Nanning (南宁), with thoughtful designs and layouts. In the Danjia (疍家) style restaurants, there are models of fishing boats and tools used by the Danjia (疍家) people for fishing, no different from what I have seen on the Beihai (北海) and Yongjiang River (邕江) banks. In the courtyards of Guibei (桂北) style restaurants, there are creaking waterwheels, and young men and women sing folk songs and dance to welcome diners.
What impressed me the most was a restaurant that combined stilt-style architecture and modern architectural styles. The private rooms were decorated with Zhuang brocade, embroidered balls, tie-dye, batik, shell carvings, and bamboo flower hats, like a small museum. A large round winnowing basket was placed in the middle of the dining table in front of us; this is the winnowing basket banquet. In the past, when living standards were not high, it was only placed on the table when entertaining distinguished guests. The winnowing basket is first covered with green banana leaves, and then dishes of chicken, duck, fish, and meat, as well as staple foods such as Zongzi, Ciba, sweet potatoes, taro, and corn, are placed on top. Sometimes there are also boiled peanuts and various sliced fruits. These ingredients are shaped differently and are colorful; steamed, fried, stewed, and roasted, they all become delicious.
After graduating and working in publishing in Nanning (南宁), I have come to more deeply appreciate the "ethnic flavor" in all kinds of spiritual food. People continue the wonderful years in the fresh space of day after day, and the pictures are framed into high-definition images in the festival calendar book. The ethnic culture research monographs of experts from the Guangxi Studies Association (桂学研究会) made me forget the fatigue of reviewing manuscripts, and I flipped through dozens of pages in one breath.
This is the hundred flavors contained in the city where I live: created by different people, representing the same intention. This intention, in the exploration of the taste buds and the capture of the mind, gives me deep nourishment over the years.
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In Jianyang (建阳), northern Fujian, there is a widely circulated historical anecdote about Zhu Xi (朱熹) and his student Cai Yuanding (蔡元定), which is quite captivating.
According to the historical account, Cai Yuanding (蔡元定), a scholar from a prominent local family, learned that the great Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi (朱熹) was teaching and studying in the local countryside. He immediately went to pay his respects. To their surprise, the two hit it off 一见如故 (yī jiàn rú gù - "at first sight like old friends," to become friends at first meeting) after a brief conversation, and then discussed and debated all night long, reluctant to part the next day. Therefore, Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) invited Zhu Xi (朱熹) to lecture at his academy, and Zhu Xi (朱熹) gladly accepted. Unexpectedly, after Zhu Xi (朱熹) visited one day, he was deeply attracted by the local scenery and decided to build a residence nearby, where his family later settled.
The place where Zhu Xi (朱熹) lived was called Yun Gu Mountain (云谷山), echoing Xishan (西山), where Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) lived, several miles away. To facilitate communication, Zhu Xi (朱熹) and Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) agreed to build platforms on their respective mountain peaks and hang lanterns. They agreed that a lit lantern would indicate normal study, and if they encountered difficulties in their studies, they could extinguish the lantern. The next day, they would visit each other to discuss and resolve the problems. Therefore, whenever the lantern was extinguished, Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) would go to Zhu Xi (朱熹) to ask for advice, and Zhu Xi (朱熹) would always keep him for several days to discuss together. During the day, the lecture hall was 围个水泄不通 (wéi gè shuǐ xiè bù tōng - "surrounded so tightly that not even water could leak through," packed or crowded) with students, listening to the teachers and students asking and answering questions, quoting classics, which was very exciting. At night, the teachers and students would discuss and debate all night long, 通宵达旦 (tōng xiāo dá dàn - "through the night until dawn," to continue all night long).
Later, Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) also became a famous Neo-Confucian scholar and musicologist in the Southern Song Dynasty. Historically, there are many stories of ancient people studying diligently and concentrating on scholarship, such as "carving a hole in the wall to steal light," "burning firewood to read at night," "collecting fireflies to study hard," and "reflecting snow to read," all of which are related to various forms of light. Interestingly, Zhu Xi (朱熹) and Cai Yuanding (蔡元定) agreed to "reveal the light as a signal" to discuss learning, which is also related to light. In these lights, there seems to be flickering clusters of unceasing spiritual fire.
This story of Zhu (朱熹) and Cai (蔡元定), two sages discussing learning more than 800 years ago, has been passed down to this day. This anecdote is well known to the locals, but it is indeed fresh to outsiders. Many people sigh: facing the ancient sages' so focused and rigorous spirit of learning, and comparing it with today's learning conditions, what arises in the heart is not only respect, but also a bit of shame!
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In winter, reading the poem "Ivy," a patch of summer's green immediately unfolds before my eyes—lush, spreading branches and leaves. When the ivy covers half the building, a umbrella repairman will be under the cool, green shade, hammering away at umbrellas, day after day, until the sunset fades.
Standing on the balcony, I like to look at the ocean of ivy, watching the old man concentrating on repairing umbrellas under the green sea.
Watching him repair umbrellas for others, listening to people bargaining with him, he always smiles, looking unhurried, saying, "Can't be less, this is the lowest price." Then, he laughs, looking like a harmless old man with no faults to find.
Over time, people in this courtyard, those who come and go to repair umbrellas, no one bargains with him anymore. After even longer, people who come to repair umbrellas no longer ask him the price. How many yuan to pay has become a tacit understanding. Handing over 5 yuan, 10 yuan, change is given, or money is returned.
One day, unable to resist, I asked him, "Why don't you go elsewhere? Get more business, and earn more money."
He smiled, his face full of wrinkles unfolding and then folding up again. "There's no end to making money, girl. Enough to spend is enough!" Then, he said as if answering himself, "How much money is enough to spend? People's hearts are never satisfied, 知足常乐 (zhī zú cháng lè - "knowing contentment brings happiness," being content with what one has brings joy), just like this ivy."
I was surprised and asked, "How is it like ivy?"
His face, full of wrinkles, shook with laughter, "How high is high enough for ivy to climb? But it's not in a hurry, it climbs higher every year!"
I also smiled, understanding in that instant that this old man is like ivy, not seeking great heights, but climbing every year, with more and more green shade each year. No one cares, and he doesn't care either, but it's still a little more green each year, for the people upstairs and downstairs.
In the sunset, I was captivated by the large patch of gold-edged green before me, foolishly raising my phone camera.
The umbrella repairman, seeing me taking pictures of the ivy, quickly moved his stool to dodge. I laughed and invited him, "Can I take a picture of you and the ivy together?" And so, the green ivy and the smiling old man were frozen in my phone.
Year after year, summer after summer, the ivy climbs as much as it can, and unknowingly, there is more and more green shade. Year after year, summer after summer, the umbrella repairman repairs umbrellas wholeheartedly, one, two, three... more and more coolness and clarity extend from the old man's hands. Naturally, there is also more and more coolness held in people's hands, and clarity held in people's hearts...
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