Summary: The article discusses China's "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" (2026-2030) in the context of its historical significance and future implications. It emphasizes the role of the Chinese Communist Party's leadership in ensuring the success and continuity of these plans. The article also touches on China's development philosophy, highlighting the combination of effective markets and government intervention. It claims that China's Five-Year Plans offer a stable development solution in contrast to a zero-sum mentality, and contributes to the world economy.
Summary: The Central and State Institutions Work Committee has been implementing a three-year action plan since December 2024 to strengthen the education and guidance of young cadres, emphasizing theoretical study, party spirit cultivation, and grassroots practice. The plan aims to guide young cadres in comprehensively improving their capabilities and better fulfilling their responsibilities. Various departments have formulated implementation plans, with young cadres expressing their commitment to being role models in upholding beliefs, loyalty, and hard work. The initiative also includes study sessions of Xi Jinping's works.
Summary: As the 14th Five-Year Plan concludes, China is poised to begin the 15th, focusing on consolidating foundations for socialist modernization. The article emphasizes that achieving socialist modernization is a continuous, step-by-step historical process requiring persistent effort, highlighting the need to maintain strategic focus and adapt to changing circumstances, both domestic and international. It stresses the importance of "seeking progress while maintaining stability" (稳中求进), addressing internal challenges like unbalanced development and external uncertainties, and the need for self-reliance in science and technology to counter decoupling efforts from other countries. The article underscores the need to consolidate existing strengths, overcome bottlenecks, and address weaknesses in areas like rural development and social security to ensure balanced and sustainable progress towards modernization.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with heads of major international economic organizations, including the heads of the New Development Bank, World Bank, IMF, WTO and others, to discuss global governance and development. Li emphasized China's commitment to openness and cooperation, highlighting the Global Governance Initiative proposed by Xi Jinping in September. He stated that China's economy is on track to meet its development goals and that China will actively participate in international cooperation. Leaders from the international economic organizations praised China's economic growth and its support for multilateralism and the Global South. Li also stated that politicization of economic and trade issues should be avoided.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of "suiting measures to local conditions" (因地制宜) in China's economic development, highlighting it as a key element of Xi Jinping Thought. It discusses how local regions should integrate their development with the overall national strategy and avoid simply imitating others. The piece advocates for balancing strategic ambition with realistic assessments, urging regions to identify their unique advantages for specialized development. It specifically points out that the country should avoid a "one-size-fits-all" model when it comes to the development of New Quality Productive Forces. Finally, the article stresses the need for both competition and collaboration among regions to achieve coordinated and high-quality economic growth.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with World Bank President Ajay Banga, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan in Beijing. Li stated China's commitment to global economic stability amidst geopolitical risks and protectionism, highlighting the importance of expanding domestic demand and modernizing its industrial system. He emphasized support for international organizations and multilateralism, including the UN, while promoting global initiatives. Banga, Georgieva, and Grynspan praised China's development and its role in promoting global south development, emphasizing the need for cooperation on trade, investment, and multilateralism. Wu Zhenglong was present at the meetings.
Summary: Syngenta, a Swiss-based agricultural technology group acquired by China National Chemical Corporation (now China Sinochem) in 2017, sees China as a key growth engine, with its Chinese business accounting for one-third of the group's global revenue. Syngenta's Chief Financial Officer Qin Hengde stated that the Chinese market is driving the group's crop protection and seed businesses to global leadership positions. The company is increasing R&D investment in China, including a new global crop protection innovation center in Shanghai, to leverage China's agricultural innovation potential. Syngenta aims to facilitate the global green transition of agriculture through technological innovation and sustainable practices. Qin anticipates serving as a "bridge" for international agricultural technology cooperation, bringing global technologies to China while promoting Chinese agricultural innovation abroad.
Summary: The article argues that China's current innovation boom is a resurgence of its historical innovative spirit, citing examples like the DeepSeek AI model and advancements in space exploration and quantum computing. It connects these modern achievements to historical texts like the *Tiangong Kaiwu*, a 17th-century Chinese encyclopedia of technologies, to demonstrate a continuous thread of innovation. The author notes that some Western media frame Chinese innovation with a sense of competition and crisis, but emphasizes China's commitment to open collaboration and sharing its technological advancements with the world, as seen in initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative. The article advocates for understanding China through the lens of its cultural roots to foster a more accurate and objective view amid its rising global influence. It suggests the United States and other countries would find mutual benefit through technological exchange and collaborations with China.
Summary: During a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Beijing, Wang Yi comprehensively laid out China's position on the Taiwan issue, emphasizing its historical and legal basis. He cited the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation, referencing their joint creation by the U.S., as key evidence of Taiwan's belonging to China and criticizing Japan's recent remarks about potential military intervention as infringing on China's sovereignty. Wang asserted that Taiwan's status is "locked" by multiple agreements and UN resolutions, and warned against supporting "Taiwan independence," which is against both Chinese law and international law. He linked Japan's actions to its colonial past and potential for remilitarization, urging adherence to the UN Charter.
Summary: Politburo Member and Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Alan, a senior advisor at the Cohen Group, in Beijing on December 9th. He Lifeng stated that the two heads of state have had multiple calls and a successful meeting in Busan, and that both sides should adhere to the correct direction under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state and maintain the momentum of cooperation. He Lifeng welcomed more American companies to invest and develop in China, and promised to promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US economic and trade relations. Alan positively evaluated the results of the meeting between the two heads of state and expressed his willingness to play a bridging role in promoting the deepening of economic and trade cooperation between the United States and China.
Summary: Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with a delegation led by Sergey Mironov, Chairman of Russia's A Just Russia party, in Beijing on December 9th. Discussions focused on implementing agreements reached by the two countries' leaders. Both sides committed to strengthening inter-party exchanges and promoting practical cooperation across various fields. They also pledged to advance the development of China-Russia relations in the new era.
Summary: The upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) 3.0 is portrayed as a significant milestone for regional economic integration, aiming to strengthen ASEAN and China's role as global manufacturing and consumption hubs. The FTA 3.0 emphasizes open, inclusive, green, and digital institutional frameworks to inject new momentum into South-South cooperation. It seeks to modernize trade and investment regulations, solidify ASEAN's position in Asian supply chains, and provide a model for multilateral discussions on digital and green economies. The agreement aims to align with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and China's efforts to develop new productive forces. The FTA 3.0 is expected to boost trade, investment, and cooperation in areas like digital services and tourism.
Summary: A "Group of Friends on Global Governance" was officially launched at the UN headquarters in New York, with an inaugural meeting held on December 9th. Representatives from nearly 40 founding member states across various regions attended the meeting. China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, announced the official establishment of the "Group of Friends on Global Governance" at the event. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Sino-Brazilian forum on sustainable development and low-carbon energy transition, coinciding with the 13th World Bioenergy Conference, opened in Rio de Janeiro. The event brought together Chinese and Brazilian academics, researchers, and industry representatives. Discussions focused on cutting-edge energy transition technologies and avenues for collaboration. The goal was to promote collaborative green development between the two nations.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with heads of major international economic organizations, including the heads of the New Development Bank, World Bank, IMF, WTO, UNCTAD and others in Beijing. Li emphasized China's commitment to global governance and open cooperation to address global economic challenges, referencing Xi Jinping's Global Governance Initiative and the recently passed "15th Five-Year Plan". He stated China's economy is performing well and that China remains committed to a mutually beneficial international economic landscape, while warning against politicization of trade issues. The heads of the international organizations praised China's economic growth and support for multilateralism and the Global South, while expressing intent to cooperate with China in trade, investment, and sustainable development. Wu Zhenglong also attended the meeting.
Summary: At a symposium on Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized the need to uphold Xi's thought as guidance for advancing major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Wang highlighted Xi's thought as a developing Marxist theory that provides a powerful ideological weapon for China's foreign policy. He noted Xi's leadership in achieving historical accomplishments in China's foreign affairs, and further emphasized that the new era of diplomacy has been guided by Xi's strategic leadership. Wang called for a deeper understanding of Xi's diplomatic thought and its role in promoting national rejuvenation. The symposium was organized by the Xi Jinping Diplomatic Thought Research Center.
Summary: Li Ganjie, a member of the Politburo and head of the United Front Work Department, attended and delivered a congratulatory speech at the 80th anniversary celebration of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD). The speech acknowledged CAPD's contributions to China's revolution, development, and reform under the leadership of the CCP, highlighting its role as a close ally. The speech also emphasized the importance of adhering to Xi Jinping Thought and contributing to China's modernization. Cai Dafeng, Chairman of the CAPD Central Committee, called on members to unite around the CCP Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core and contribute to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of technological innovation and the "new type of whole-nation system" (新型举国体制) for China's modernization and achieving breakthroughs in key technologies like integrated circuits and AI. It highlights the Party's centralized leadership in science and technology, citing achievements like the BeiDou navigation system and lunar exploration as examples of the system's success. The article further explains the system combines the strengths of both government and market to promote innovation and resolve "chokehold" technologies. China's global innovation index ranking and its contributions to world economic growth are also mentioned. The piece does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Energy Group announced the successful trial run of the world's first 35,000-ton heavy-haul group train on the Baoshen Railway. This experiment marks the first application of group control technology in heavy-haul transport, enabling train groups to travel collaboratively via wireless signals without mechanical coupling. Seven 5,000-ton trains at four adjacent stations were dynamically assembled into a group train through "virtual connection," achieving synchronized acceleration and braking. The group train runs with all components moving in unison. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Civil Aviation Administration of China jointly issued an action plan to integrate cultural tourism and the civil aviation industry. The plan aims to significantly improve tourism travel services by 2027, expand international and domestic tourism routes, and diversify integrated products and experiences. Key initiatives include incorporating more tourist cities into the aviation transport network and encouraging the opening of connecting flights between popular tourist destinations. The plan hopes to create a positive feedback loop between tourism supply and demand.
Summary: This article discusses China's upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and its focus on continuing the progress of socialist modernization. It emphasizes a "step-by-step" approach, building on the achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan while addressing existing challenges and bottlenecks, such as technological self-reliance and internal market integration. The article stresses the importance of balancing stability and progress, consolidating existing strengths, and addressing weaknesses in areas like rural development and social welfare. It frames these efforts as essential for achieving the 2035 goal of basic socialist modernization. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the development of affordable childcare (托育) in Urumqi, Xinjiang, highlighting the experiences of families using these services. Li Jie, a mother who enrolled her 10-month-old son in a 普惠托育 center, notes his improved self-sufficiency and language skills. These childcare centers, supported by government subsidies and run by entities like the Urumqi Women's Federation, aim to provide affordable and quality care. The article emphasizes the importance of these centers in not only providing care but also fostering children's development and preparing them for kindergarten. One official notes the execution of policies designed to reduce costs for childcare facilities.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of childcare centers (托育中心) in China, highlighting their role in both providing essential care for young children and fostering their early development. It emphasizes the need for government support, standardized services from childcare institutions, and professional training for caregivers to ensure quality childcare. The article argues that accessible and high-quality childcare services are crucial for supporting families and building a more birth-friendly society in China. The transition from simple childcare to comprehensive early childhood education is also highlighted as important. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the significance of China's Five-Year Plans (FYPs) in achieving national development goals and "China's governance." It highlights the leadership of the CCP, particularly Xi Jinping, in formulating and implementing these plans, emphasizing the Party's ability to concentrate resources and maintain policy continuity. The piece contrasts China's long-term planning with what it characterizes as the short-sightedness of Western democracies, citing the US election cycle as an example. It also argues that China's approach to development offers a model for other countries, particularly in the developing world through initiatives like the Belt and Road. The article emphasizes the importance of both the market and the government in the process of development.
Summary: The Shenzhou-21 crew, including astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang, successfully completed their first extravehicular activity (EVA) on December 9th. The EVA, lasting approximately 8 hours, involved inspecting and photographing the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return module window, installing space debris protection devices, and replacing temperature control adapter covers. Zhang Lu, the mission commander, performed his second spacewalk, while Wu Fei became China's youngest astronaut to conduct an EVA. The Shenzhou-21 mission plans further EVAs for experiments and potentially addressing damage to the Shenzhou-20's window.
Summary: China has achieved INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group) national accreditation, becoming the tenth country globally to receive this certification. This signifies that China's urban search and rescue (USAR) system has reached an internationally advanced level and its rescue capabilities are recognized globally. With this accreditation, China is authorized by the UN INSARAG to conduct capacity assessments of domestic rescue teams. The assessment process involved both international and domestic experts, utilizing dual standards to ensure professionalism and authority.
Summary: Longsheng County in Guangxi Province initiated a "farmland restoration plan" in Zhongliu Village to rehabilitate abandoned rice terraces. Villagers are reinforcing the terrace foundations and improving irrigation. The project intends to create "mirror-like rice terraces" during winter to enhance the local scenery. The local government hopes to expand rural tourism.
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Summary: The article emphasizes China's confidence in its modernization and high-quality development, citing Guangzhou's economic and technological advancements as examples of this progress. It highlights the importance of technological innovation, strategic opening-up, and regional coordination in achieving national development goals. The article references Xi Jinping's calls to promote technological innovation and industrial integration, as well as to expand high-level opening-up. It notes that single-lateralism and protectionism are challenges that must be overcome in order to achieve success, and that Guangzhou has seen increased trade with the EU, ASEAN, BRICS and Belt and Road countries. The article concludes that China's modernization will allow it to "overcome risks and challenges" and achieve its goals.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of collaboration and competition (竞合) among Chinese companies, particularly in Shandong province, as they pursue technological innovation and new industries like industrial internet, smart connected vehicles, and AI-driven urban governance. It argues that while competition in specific niches is inevitable, companies should focus on collaborative innovation to expand into new "blue ocean" markets and avoid destructive price wars ("内卷"). The piece emphasizes the need for companies to leverage their unique strengths and find their own path ("自己的路") while also participating in broader ecosystems of innovation. This approach is seen as essential for developing "new quality productive forces" (新质生产力) and strengthening China's economic competitiveness.
Summary: The article reports that China's generative AI user base has reached 515 million in the first half of the year, spurred by convenient applications and stimulating product innovation. It highlights the promotion of 213 "digital technology empowerment" application scenarios, indicating a deep integration of AI with consumer goods. This integration is expected to create new experiences and demands. The piece emphasizes the positive impact of AI on daily life and the market. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the popularity of farmers' markets at agricultural universities in China, where students and faculty sell produce and products directly connected to their research and agricultural practices. These markets offer fresh, affordable, and high-quality goods directly from the university's research and training bases. The markets serve as a bridge connecting the university with the community, allowing consumers to learn about agricultural science and purchase directly the results of scientific research. They provide students with practical experience and a direct outlet for their research findings.
Summary: An innovative mechanism in Beijing's Fengtai District organized cadres to report work directly to residents, aiming to improve grassroots governance through enhanced interaction. Over 11,000 residents attended these sessions where cadres openly discussed achievements, challenges like aging infrastructure, and future solutions. This face-to-face communication, characterized by honesty and responsiveness, aimed to build trust and encourage public participation by addressing concerns and ensuring accountability. The initiative emphasizes the importance of cadres prioritizing public sentiment and fostering a collaborative governance approach to meet the expectations of the public. The article did not mention the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is a call for submissions to various opinion and commentary sections of the People's Daily newspaper, including "Everyone's Talk," "Heartwarming News and Hot Reviews," "The Chinese Road and the Chinese Dream," and "Incoming Arguments." It invites contributions from readers and provides an email address for submissions, requesting that authors specify the intended section and avoid submitting the same piece to multiple publications. There is no discussion of specific Chinese politicians or of U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: An engineer from Shaoxing City Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd. recounts efforts to revitalize Shaoxing's ancient city, a historical and cultural site in Zhejiang. The revitalization project involved micro-updates to old districts, attracting younger generations, and integrating cultural, commercial, and tourism elements. This included transforming a former factory into an art museum and upgrading old residences into cultural spaces and accommodations. New technologies like drone remote sensing and digital archives are used to monitor and preserve cultural heritage. The city has seen a significant increase in tourism, with 17 million visitors in the past year.
Summary: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) convened in Beijing, focusing on studying Xi Jinping Thought and the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee. CAPD Chairman Cai Dafeng delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee, highlighting achievements in 2025 and outlining plans for 2026, which include strengthening self-construction and fulfilling responsibilities around the overall situation. The meeting also reviewed internal supervision and personnel matters. Zhu Yongxin, Executive Vice Chairman, presided over the opening ceremony. The report emphasized adherence to the CPC Central Committee's decisions and deployments, focusing on major tasks. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations were given.
Summary: The Chinese Association for Human Rights Studies released its 15th annual "Human Rights Blue Book," detailing China's human rights development. The report claims balanced progress in economic, social, cultural, civil, and political rights through deepened reforms. Specific topics covered include rural revitalization, food safety, labor rights, healthcare, education, technology, environmental rights, language policy, family support, women's employment, and anti-bullying measures. Case studies focus on rights in urban development, government services, online spaces, and judicial access in rural areas.
Summary: The Central and State Organ Work Committee launched a three-year action plan in December 2024 to strengthen the education and guidance of young cadres. This plan focuses on theoretical learning, party spirit cultivation, and grassroots practice, aiming to cultivate loyalty and competence. Various ministries and departments have implemented the plan, organizing activities such as theoretical study sessions, visits to revolutionary sites, and grassroots research. These initiatives aim to enhance young cadres' understanding of Xi Jinping Thought and their ability to serve the people. The article does not contain direct discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Linyi Vocational College has established the Linyi Low-Altitude Economy College in partnership with local organizations, aiming to cultivate talent and drive innovation in the burgeoning low-altitude economy sector. The college is actively exploring applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like drone-based delivery of medicine and integrating practical industry experience into its curriculum. Students are involved in the design, assembly, and operation of UAVs, contributing to advancements in fields like modern agriculture. The college has also partnered with local entities to establish drone-based delivery routes for medical supplies and other goods, integrating low-altitude technology into the city's infrastructure.
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Summary: This article discusses Guizhou province's development of the prickly pear (刺梨) into a 10 billion RMB-level industry, transforming a once-ignored wild fruit into a "fortune fruit." The focus is on Shuicheng district of Liupanshui city, where locals, with government support and technological expertise, cultivated wild prickly pears on a large scale, contributing to both ecological restoration and increased income. The district established companies to ensure purchase of the pears from locals and promote the development of products using the fruit. The development of the prickly pear industry is considered an example of turning ecological advantages into industrial and economic advantages. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei have jointly passed regional regulations for the protection of the Yongding River, marking the first coordinated legislation on river basin governance in the region. The regulations, set to take effect on January 1, 2026, aim to ensure flood control, water resource security, ecological security, and promote cultural preservation in the Yongding River basin. The three regional regulations emphasize unified planning, governance, and management, while also promoting coordination in policy making, flood control, ecological water replenishment, and environmental monitoring. The new rules highlight the commitment of the three localities to coordinated governance.
Summary: The Central Meteorological Observatory forecasts a significant cold wave from December 10-13, bringing widespread wind, cooling, rain, and snow across most of China. Temperatures are expected to drop 6-10 degrees Celsius in most areas, with some regions experiencing even greater declines. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a snow disaster risk warning, noting potential damage to agricultural facilities and livestock. The forecast predicts the most widespread and intense period of rain and snow will be on December 12, with Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan becoming the centers of heavy snowfall, and warns the public to take precautions against the cold and ensure safe travel. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent survey by the Guangxi Forestry Bureau indicates the distribution and population of *广西火桐*, a critically endangered plant species under state protection, have expanded in Guangxi. The survey extended the known distribution to 20 county-level regions across six cities, adding 12 new regions. The population increased by 44.5% to 1,679 plants, with 934 adult plants recorded. The bureau plans to establish 30 fixed monitoring plots to inform future conservation strategies.
Summary: The city of Mianzhu in Sichuan province is undergoing an industrial transformation by focusing on strategic emerging industries like new energy and energy conservation. Mianzhu is upgrading its two provincial-level chemical industrial parks, promoting circular economies and attracting new enterprises focused on lithium battery materials and high-end chemical materials. The city's economic development bureau emphasizes optimizing the industrial layout to foster long-term industrial economic growth, including expanding into biomedicine and anti-cancer drug development. Mianzhu officials credit the improved business environment for attracting investment and facilitating rapid project implementation. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: The article announces the "2025 Hai Chen Energy Storage Ecology Day" event to be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, on December 12, 2025. The announcement provides the date and location of the event. The article does not mention any officials, statements, actions, or US-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights China's efforts to foster new economic advantages in 2025, focusing on areas like the "first-launch economy," "ice-snow economy," "silver economy," platform economy, county economy, marine economy and bay area economy. It emphasizes how these sectors are contributing to high-quality development and new growth drivers. Specific examples include Chengdu's support for debut stores, Harbin's expanding ice-snow tourism, Yunnan's elderly-focused tourism, e-commerce platforms driving consumer upgrades, and Luanchan County's rural tourism. The article also discusses the integration and innovation occurring within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the development of zero-carbon emissions in the shipbuilding industry.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the strategic importance of enhancing China's agricultural production capacity and quality for achieving a strong and modern socialist country. It highlights the need to improve grain security, optimize the agricultural supply structure, and build a diversified food supply system by also looking at non-traditional sources of food and nutrition. The article calls for strengthened technological support for agriculture, improved farmland protection and quality, and increased efficiency in the agricultural sector. It stresses the importance of policy support, rural reforms, and the integration of technology and sustainable practices to boost agricultural development and ensure food security. The article makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes that young cadres should avoid anxiety and comparison, focusing instead on personal growth and long-term contributions. It advises against a rush to achieve, advocating for dedication, strategic focus, and a commitment to serving the people. The article also encourages young cadres to embrace challenges and gain experience in difficult situations to develop their skills and resilience. It does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's call to leverage the "silver hair" workforce to advance Chinese-style modernization, given that China's aging population is growing and has a longer life expectancy. It notes the need to improve legal and policy frameworks, increase suitable job opportunities and training, and enhance seniors' adaptability to new industries. To achieve this, the article proposes a multi-faceted approach involving government support, market flexibility, social inclusion, and individual agency to develop a comprehensive system that integrates seniors' skills and experiences. The article also advocates for removing age discrimination in hiring and promoting intergenerational collaboration to facilitate elderly employment. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The article discusses Harbin's efforts to promote its tourism industry by leveraging its cultural and artistic resources, particularly music and theater. The city has seen success with initiatives such as the musical "Night Under the Harbin," the Harbin Summer Music Concert, and the revitalization of historical districts. Wang Hongxin, Party Secretary and Director of the Harbin Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, stated the city will focus on high-quality cultural tourism products, consumption upgrades, and optimized public services in the future. The report highlights the integration of music with urban life to create immersive experiences for tourists. No mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations were present in the article.
Summary: Harbin is attracting tourists with its distinctive cultural offerings, including popular musicals, concerts, and historical sites. The city is revitalizing its cultural scene by catering to younger consumers through diverse performances, online marketing, and cross-sector collaborations. Harbin is also leveraging its historical roots, such as its musical heritage and classic stories, to create unique and engaging cultural experiences. By blending tradition with modern expressions, Harbin aims to avoid homogenization and build a competitive and irreplaceable tourism industry. This cultural revitalization is seen as a way to redefine the city's identity and boost its appeal.
Summary: A musical adaptation of the novel "Harbin Under the Night" has been staged to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. According to the musical's director, the production aims to capture the atmosphere of 1930s Harbin and the essence of the original story while appealing to a modern audience, particularly young people. The creative team visited Harbin to draw inspiration from the city's historical and cultural context, incorporating elements like the metallic texture of railway bridges into the stage design. The director also noted that the musical's emotional expression and contemporary art form can better connect today's youth with the ideals and struggles of the past. The director hopes that more original Chinese musicals will draw inspiration from similar "red classics."
Summary: The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has released its "2025 Research Frontiers" report, identifying 128 active and rapidly developing global research areas across 11 disciplines. The report, a collaborative effort by CAS and Clarivate, highlights areas such as high-throughput single-cell technology and AI-driven research. It aims to anticipate significant scientific breakthroughs that could impact global development. The selected frontiers include 110 hot topics and 18 emerging ones.
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Summary: The article focuses on the improved livelihoods and social welfare programs in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. It highlights increased income for both urban and rural residents, expansion of social security, and improvements in education, healthcare, and cultural services. The city is striving to become a model area for ethnic unity and a demonstration zone for building a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. Ordos has also implemented measures to incentivize local officials, leading to further economic development. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The seventh Hainan Island International Film Festival was held in Sanya, showcasing Hainan's open image as a free trade port. The festival attracted a record number of film submissions from 119 countries and featured international figures like Jury President Marco Muller and ambassador Juliette Binoche, with James Cameron premiering "Avatar 3." The event highlighted Hainan's efforts to connect with the world through film, facilitated by visa-free policies and international flight routes. The festival also promoted the integration of culture and tourism, driving consumption and enhancing Sanya's international profile. The event did not appear to mention the United States.
Summary: The town of Infiesta in Spain is pioneering a renewable energy community project, funded by the EU, where residents cooperatively build and manage renewable energy facilities. This initiative, involving residents investing in a cooperative, aims to reduce energy dependence, lower costs, mitigate wildfire risks, and stimulate the local economy. The project utilizes biomass from forest waste and solar energy, with plans to expand to other villages, offering different energy system models. Pablo Fernández, Director-General of Energy Planning and Mining of the Regional Government of Galicia, highlighted the potential for cooperation with China in renewable energy technologies for rural development.
Summary: At a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo JiaKun condemned the "provocative words and actions" of Japanese right-wing forces, warning against the revival of militarism. He cited historical atrocities committed by Japanese troops during World War II, including the Nanjing Massacre and the Bataan Death March involving American POWs. Guo stated that leniency towards Japanese right-wing forces would endanger Asian people and called for joint efforts to prevent the resurgence of militarism and fascism. He also noted that Russia and other countries have voiced opposition to Japan’s erroneous statements regarding Taiwan, and that Pakistan, Laos, and Cambodia openly support the one-China principle.
Summary: German Chancellor Merz stated that parts of the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy report are "unacceptable" for Europe, emphasizing the need for German and European security policy to be highly independent of the United States. While "America First" is acceptable, "America Isolated" is not in the U.S.'s interest. He stated that the U.S. needs partners in the world, and Europe can be one.
Summary: Jiangxi Province is conducting its fourth national cultural relic census, emphasizing organizational support and broad social participation. The province has allocated significant funding (58.31 million RMB in 2024) and implemented a "three-pronged" responsibility system for effective implementation. They are promoting the use of technology like drones and establishing platforms for real-time monitoring of relics. Jiangxi is also exploring ways to revitalize cultural relics, such as transforming academies into cultural spaces. The article does not mention U.S. involvement or relations.
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Summary: The China-Laos Railway, a flagship project of mutual benefit, has transported over 62.5 million passengers and 72.5 million tons of cargo since its opening in December 2021. The railway has significantly reduced travel times within Laos, boosting tourism and becoming a vital link for regional connectivity. Passenger services have been upgraded with multilingual support to cater to international tourists. The railway also serves as a crucial route for emergency medical assistance and the transport of essential supplies during natural disasters. China is actively involved in training Lao staff to independently operate and manage the railway, with the goal of increasing the number of Lao drivers.
Summary: The article highlights the positive impact of the China-Laos Railway on Laos, emphasizing its role in connecting the country and fostering economic development. Laotian citizens expressed pride and optimism regarding the railway's ability to facilitate trade of goods with China, such as Southeast Asian fruits, and improve transportation. The railway has also created opportunities for Laotian youth to become skilled railway personnel, contributing to the project's significance as a symbol of friendship between China and Laos. The "Lancang" bullet train has become a calling card of sorts for Laos, with international travelers visiting to experience it. The China-Laos Railway facilitates trade between the countries, providing new opportunities to both.
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Summary: The 良渚 Culture Grand Corridor is being developed in Zhejiang province to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of 良渚 culture, linking diverse cultural contexts and coordinating overall regional development. The corridor aims to integrate historical culture with modern digital culture, fostering innovation through "culture + technology." It intends to strengthen cultural exchanges, promote cultural tourism and industries, and increase international influence. The initiative aims to facilitate collaborative development between regions and attract cultural resources, talent and projects.
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Summary: The revitalized Fujian Shipping Administration Cultural Park, once China's earliest modernization effort for maritime defense, is attracting tourists nationwide after undergoing extensive renovations aimed at preserving its historical appearance. The park features restored workshops and warehouses transformed into museums, bookstores, and VR experience centers, offering immersive cultural experiences. A key attraction is the immersive theater production "Memories of the Fujian Shipping Administration," which utilizes holographic projection to bring history to life. The park's transformation has boosted local tourism, driving cultural consumption and integrating cultural, commercial, and tourism development. The park is a good example of industrial heritage protection and cultural integration.
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Summary: Zhang Yaozhao ("Zhao Ge"), an 80+ year old amateur table tennis player residing in Shenzhen and originally from Dongguan, Guangdong, won the men's singles championship in the 80-84 age group at the 2024 World Table Tennis Masters Championship in Rome. Despite starting the sport at 66, Zhao Ge also qualified to represent Hong Kong at the 15th National Games at the age of 81. Zhao Ge's dedication to the sport, including his rigorous self-training and mentorship of younger players, has inspired others to pursue physical activity, including the author's father. The article focuses on Zhao Ge's training routine, recent victories, and his influence on promoting sports among the elderly. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes the author's appreciation for a "tree-embracing-stone" root carving, a piece of wood that has grown around several rocks. The author enjoys sharing this unique item with guests, prompting them to discover the hidden stones within the root. The author reflects on the perseverance and mutual embrace of life symbolized by the intertwined tree root and stones. They believe this object represents the hardships and companionship of life, and the strength they have to overcome the hardships. The author finds profound meaning in the object, contemplating the resilience and interconnectedness of different life forms.
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By: 本报记者 汪晓东 吴秋余
The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the "China's Governance" stands out with its unique beauty.
What is the code of "China's Governance," what is the logic behind it, and what is the future prospect? Facing the question of the times, "What's wrong with the world, and what should we do?" people are turning their attention to China again and again.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) provides a window to understand "China's Governance."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Scientifically formulating and continuously implementing the Five-Year Plan is an important experience in governing the country by our Party and an important political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics."
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fifth Five-Year Plan," China established an independent and relatively complete industrial system and national economic system; during the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" and "Seventh Five-Year Plan," it promoted the basic solution of the problem of food and clothing; during the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" and "Ninth Five-Year Plan," it achieved the overall attainment of a moderately prosperous life for the people; from the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" to the "13th Five-Year Plan," it comprehensively built a moderately prosperous society; during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength reached a new level, and Chinese-style modernization took new and solid steps.
Step by step, journey after journey, in the relay of one Five-Year Plan (or Five-Year Plan), Chinese-style modernization has unfolded a magnificent picture and presented an incomparably bright and splendid prospect.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" is a crucial period of building on past achievements and opening up future development. Looking back at the fourteen Five-Year Plans, looking forward to the new five years, and looking towards the voyage of the great rejuvenation, we can more deeply understand the great advantages of the "China System" and more deeply feel the powerful effectiveness of "China's Governance."
Leadership—
Party leadership is the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, providing a fundamental guarantee for economic and social development.
For the Five-Year Plan, the Party's comprehensive leadership is a fundamental guarantee.
In Huamao Village (花茂村), at the entrance of Wang Zhiqiang's (王治强) "Red Home" agritainment business, a wall is covered with photos of villagers with smiling faces, "I want everyone who comes here to feel our happiness and joy."
A smiling face reflects the secret of success of the Five-Year Plan.
In 2015, as the "12th Five-Year Plan" came to a close and the "13th Five-Year Plan" was being planned, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) went deep into Guizhou (贵州) to conduct research and investigation on doing a good job in poverty alleviation and development, and planning the economic and social development during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
"Whether the policies of the Party Central Committee (党中央) are good or not depends on whether the villagers are smiling or crying." In Huamao Village (花茂村), Fengxiang Town (枫香镇), Zunyi County (遵义县) (now Bozhou District (播州区), Zunyi City (遵义市)), the General Secretary encouraged everyone, saying that a good life is achieved through hard work, poverty is not terrible, as long as you have confidence and determination, there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome.
At that time, Guizhou (贵州) was located in the core area of poverty in China, and the poverty incidence rate in 2012 was as high as 26.8%.
"Scientifically plan the poverty alleviation and development work during the '13th Five-Year Plan' period to ensure that the impoverished population is lifted out of poverty as scheduled by 2020." Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at a symposium with the main responsible comrades of some provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities held in Guizhou (贵州).
"In the battle against poverty, I am a Party member, follow my example!" Party members and cadres at all levels in Guizhou (贵州) led the masses in launching a general offensive against one poverty stronghold after another.
Those who are united in will are sure to win. In November 2020, Guizhou (贵州) announced that all poverty-stricken counties in the province had been removed from the list, and all impoverished people had been lifted out of poverty.
In ten years, the mountain villages have undergone tremendous changes, from a well-known impoverished village to a national rural tourism demonstration village. The per capita disposable income of villagers in Huamao Village (花茂村) has jumped from 12,607 yuan in 2015 to 27,454 yuan in 2024.
Poverty alleviation is the bottom-line task and symbolic indicator of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The "13th Five-Year Plan" clearly proposed the goal of "achieving poverty alleviation for the rural poor under the current standards in China, removing all poverty-stricken counties from the list, and solving regional overall poverty."
Nearly 100 million people were lifted out of poverty in 8 years. Why can China create a great miracle in the history of human poverty reduction?
"Poverty alleviation is the most important thing in my heart," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally took charge, personally went into battle, and personally supervised the battle. With concerted efforts from top to bottom, the five levels of Party secretaries grasped poverty alleviation, and the entire Party mobilized to promote the battle; with all-out efforts, the country has cumulatively selected and dispatched more than 3 million first secretaries and village-based cadres, who fought on the front line of poverty alleviation together with nearly 2 million township cadres and millions of village cadres... The unparalleled strong leadership, organizational power, and execution of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) have been transformed into a super combat effectiveness in poverty alleviation.
"The remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation rely on the strong leadership of the Party, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work of the Chinese nation, the solid material foundation accumulated since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the perseverance of one term after another, and the unity and struggle of the people of all ethnic groups across the country."
Overcoming many long-standing problems and accomplishing many major and important tasks concerning the long-term... One breakthrough after another, one development miracle after another, have been achieved one by one in the continuous struggle of the Five-Year Plan.
The Five-Year Plan is not unique to China. In the "planned wave" after World War II, developing countries generally used the Five-Year Plan as a means to promote industrialization. As of 2018, more than 130 countries have various forms of national development plans. However, these plans cannot all be effectively implemented. In some countries, even changing a government is like "flipping a pancake," not continuing to do it but doing the opposite.
Looking around the world, there is no political party or government in the world that can formulate the goals for economic and social development in each stage and unite and lead all the people to fight together like us.
"The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has unparalleled strong leadership, organizational power, and execution, and is the most reliable leading force for uniting and leading the people to overcome difficulties and forge ahead."
The Party's leadership provides direction for the Five-Year Plan.
The Party's leadership grasps the direction and coordinates all parties, providing a fundamental guarantee for economic and social development.
Taking a broad and long-term view, making plans before acting. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to the preparation of the Five-Year Plan, personally serving as the leader of the drafting group of the planning proposal document, and personally planning, deploying, and promoting the national development planning work.
Following the laws, scientific planning. The Party's innovative theories reflect the laws of economic and social development, and effectively guide practice by guiding the formulation and implementation of plans. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) has achieved a new leap in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism and is a powerful ideological weapon for guiding the sustained and healthy development of China's economy and society.
Implementation in accordance with the law, institutional guarantee. Our Party has continuously summarized the experience of formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan, and explored and formed an institutional design under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央), in which the Party Central Committee (党中央) puts forward planning proposals, the State Council (国务院) prepares draft planning outlines, and the National People's Congress (全国人大) reviews and approves them before they are announced and implemented to the public, thereby effectively transforming the Party's propositions into national will.
Stabilizing the economy, fighting the epidemic, fighting disasters, ensuring people's livelihood, and responding to external pressure... The fundamental reason why we can continue to move towards new victories lies in the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想).
The Party's organizational power unites the people for the Five-Year Plan.
The Party's leadership over economic work focuses on top-level design, overall layout, overall coordination, overall promotion, and supervision and implementation, effectively playing the role of grasping the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation.
The history of human social development shows that although the level of social productive forces is fixed within a certain stage of development, concentrating various factors of production on certain key points through scientific institutional arrangements can fully stimulate the potential of productive forces and achieve a leap in the level of productive forces.
From "not being able to build a car, an airplane, a tank, or a tractor" to building an independent and complete industrial system. At the beginning of the founding of New China, our Party concentrated extremely limited resources on construction projects that were decisive for national industrialization through the Five-Year Plan, laying the foundation and setting up pillars for socialist modernization.
South-to-North Water Diversion, West-to-East Gas Pipeline, West-to-East Electricity Transmission, East Data West Computing... Since the new century, especially since the new era, our Party has further focused on key areas and key tasks such as coordinated regional development, major project construction, and major scientific and technological breakthroughs through the Five-Year Plan (or Five-Year Plan), and has achieved major breakthroughs in some key "bottleneck" technology fields and advanced industrial chain fields.
"Our greatest advantage is that our socialist system can concentrate resources to accomplish big things." It is precisely because we have always concentrated resources to accomplish big things under the leadership of the Party that we can successfully respond to a series of major risks and challenges and overcome countless difficulties and obstacles.
The Party's execution safeguards the Five-Year Plan.
The long-term governance of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) can avoid the policy short-sightedness and frequent changes in Western multi-party systems, providing an important "stable anchor" for China's long-term economic development.
The life of a plan lies in its execution. From the First Five-Year Plan to the 14th Five-Year Plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a socialist modern country. The strong execution of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) can maintain the continuity and stability of national strategies, avoid development fragmentation and short-term behavior as much as possible, and ensure that a blueprint is drawn to the end.
"For urgent tasks, we must act immediately, grasp them quickly, and handle them quickly, and we must not be slow or procrastinate." "For long-term tasks, we must maintain strategic focus and patience, adhere to drawing a blueprint to the end, and achieve success through perseverance," bearing the historical responsibility and contemporary responsibility of the Chinese Communists.
"When China is making a five-year plan for the next generation, the United States can only plan for the next election," commented Nobel laureate in economics Robert Engle.
What once led us to success will surely lead us to continue to succeed.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) clarified the important principles of "six adherences" that must be followed for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and the first is to adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership.
"China's Governance" is key to the Party. Along the grand blueprint determined by the Five-Year Plan, a "Marxist ruling party that is determined to 'always be at the forefront of the times, wholeheartedly supported by the people, courageous in self-revolution, able to withstand all kinds of storms, and full of vigor'" is leading hundreds of millions of Chinese sons and daughters to move forward firmly on the road to rejuvenation.
Cohesion—
Adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and unite top-level design with asking the people for advice.
For the Five-Year Plan, "national affairs" are connected to "family affairs."
"The mutual aid workers deliver food and cut hair for us, which is very convenient." In the elderly activity center of Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村), Engebei Town (恩格贝镇), Dalate Banner (达拉特旗), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), mutual aid elderly care supports the "red sunset."
A small courtyard demonstrates the value orientation of the Five-Year Plan.
Five years ago, Li Dianbo (李电波), a post-80s college student village official in Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村), wrote a suggestion on the message board for leaders on People's Daily Online (人民网) for "mutual aid elderly care": In rural areas with concentrated populations, the government should invest in the construction of public canteens and public dormitories, and elderly people who are willing can live and live together for free...
This suggestion full of earthy flavor was finally clearly responded to in the "14th Five-Year Plan"—in October 2020, this suggestion was collected, researched, refined, and written into the document of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党); in March 2021, after being reviewed by the National People's Congress (全国人大), it was officially included in the "14th Five-Year Plan."
In November 2021, an elderly activity center of more than 200 square meters was built and put into use in Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村).
The small village is connected to Zhongnanhai (中南海). In August 2020, the first "online consultation" in the history of the Five-Year Plan preparation received more than one million opinions and suggestions from netizens.
Online and offline, advancing side by side. In order to do a good job in the preparation of the "14th Five-Year Plan," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over 7 special symposiums, where experts and scholars, new social stratum figures, truck drivers, migrant workers, and others gathered together for sincere interaction.
The heavy "14th Five-Year Plan" proposal is precisely under the personal planning and hosting of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), and in the course of in-depth research and extensive collection of public wisdom, it has condensed the consensus for progress.
Another Five-Year Plan, another consultation with the people. From May 20 to June 20, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out online solicitation of opinions, receiving more than 3.113 million valid suggestions from the masses.
"We must adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and unite top-level design with asking the people for advice." The report on the online solicitation of opinions was submitted to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) for review and submitted to the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee (中央政治局常委会会议), so that the voices of the people could reach Zhongnanhai (中南海) directly.
In China, the people's expectations, hopes, and demands, from national policies and guidelines to social governance, to the people's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, have a place to speak, someone to listen, and feedback after listening.
Our country is a large country, and socialist modernization covers a wide range and involves many aspects. Only by taking into account all aspects, coordinating all parties, gathering everyone's strength together, and concentrating all aspects of wisdom can we maximize the confidence in development and maximize the cohesion of development.
Our country's national planning system is composed of national, provincial, municipal, and county-level plans of various types. Accurately grasp the functional positioning of different plans, correctly handle the relationship between national plans and local plans, ensure that plans at all levels and of all types are linked, and form a "national chessboard." At the same time, fully promote democracy, adhere to asking the people for their needs and asking the people for their wisdom, widely absorb opinions and suggestions from all sectors of society, so that "what the Party and the government want to do" and "what the people expect in their hearts" resonate at the same frequency, draw a new blueprint for the "15th Five-Year Plan" development, and draw a concentric circle of unity and progress.
"Good policies should come from the people, conform to the people's wishes, and conform to what the people think and want." The Five-Year Plan opens its doors to solicit opinions and gather wisdom, and through round after round of soliciting opinions, it condenses the greatest policy consensus and fully embodies the common development vision of all the people.
China's development is not "development for the sake of development," let alone "development for the sake of a few people," but a development process in which everyone can participate, everyone can do their best, and everyone can share the fruits of development and everyone can enjoy them.
From "solving the problem of food and clothing" to "building a moderately prosperous society in all respects," from "making up for shortcomings in people's livelihood" to "promoting common prosperity," the Five-Year Plan has always taken the people's yearning for a better life as its fundamental goal, and every indicator and every task is full of people's livelihood temperature.
The people-centered development thought is not only the value background of "China's Governance" but also the fundamental reason why the Five-Year Plan can unite the people's hearts and gather the people's strength.
Looking back at the "14th Five-Year Plan," the people's livelihood plan pays more attention to "quality improvement": among the main indicators, the people's well-being category accounts for more than 1/3; among the 102 major projects, 28 people's livelihood projects in health security, "the elderly and the young," etc., are proposed, effectively making up for shortcomings in public services and solving the urgent and difficult problems of the people.
In the guiding ideology, it clearly proposes "promoting the all-round development of people and taking solid steps towards common prosperity for all the people"; in the specific deployment, it clearly emphasizes "adhering to the close combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people"... In the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, the people-centered development thought runs through the entire process.
"Where does the correct path come from? It comes from the masses."
With the people in our hearts, the truth in our hands, and walking the right path in the world. This is the secret of our success in constantly moving from victory to victory, and it is also the fundamental method for scientifically formulating and continuously implementing the Five-Year Plan.
Development—
The medium- and long-term development plan can not only give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation but also better play the role of the government.
The Five-Year Plan is a development methodology that leads China's miracle.
In 1 second, more than 1.43 million GB of data is transmitted in the cloud, and about 6,000 express packages enter the delivery channel;
In 1 minute, nearly 30 new energy vehicles roll off the production line, and more than 110,000 tons of goods are quickly transferred;
Within 1 day, 24,000 newly established enterprises grow like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and about 180 million people travel across regions.
The jumping numbers mark the development changes brought about by the Five-Year Plan.
The dynamic figures mark the developmental changes brought about by the Five-Year Plans.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's total economic output successively crossed the thresholds of 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, and 130 trillion yuan, and is expected to reach about 140 trillion yuan this year, with its contribution to world economic growth remaining at around 30%. Behind this impressive performance lies the confidence and composure of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) in governing this super-large country using the Five-Year Plans.
Taking a longer-term view, whether it's the 5 years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" or the more than 10 years since the new era, the guidance of development concepts is particularly important.
The Five-Year Plans use new development concepts to break old ideas and create new situations with high-quality development.
In 2015, the "12th Five-Year Plan" concluded, and new challenges emerged: As the first Five-Year Plan after entering the new normal, how should the "13th Five-Year Plan" adapt to, grasp, and lead the new normal?
"First of all, we must clarify what development concepts should be adhered to." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who presided over the drafting of the "13th Five-Year Plan" proposal, stated this explicitly.
From the central and western regions with arduous poverty alleviation tasks to the northeastern regions accelerating revitalization and development, he walked, observed, and contemplated all the way. "Under the new normal, we must completely abandon simply judging success by GDP, establish a people-centered development ideology, and use new development concepts to guide development actions."
In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的十八届五中全会) was held, and the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing were proposed for the first time.
2020 was another pivotal year for the Five-Year Plans.
In the spring of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港). "We must propose new ideas to lead development based on the new situation." Encapsulating reflections on the past, present, and future, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly proposed the strategic choice of building a new development pattern shortly after returning to Beijing (北京).
In October 2020, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的十九届五中全会) planned the blueprint for the "14th Five-Year Plan" and made comprehensive arrangements for building a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the mainstay and the domestic and international dual cycles mutually promoting each other.
Possessing the world's largest research and development personnel team, with more than 460,000 high-tech enterprises; major regional strategies being implemented, promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas; building the world's largest clean power generation system; becoming the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions; building the world's largest education system, social security system, and healthcare system... Under the guidance of new development concepts, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, China's economic high-quality development continues to move towards new heights and achieve new results.
The Five-Year Plans combine an effective market with a proactive government.
"Planning the 'forest' allows the 'trees' to grow freely," Western scholars vividly described China's Five-Year Plans in the book "China's Big Trends."
"Steady and solid, step by step, striving to 'let go freely' and 'manage well'."
Coordinating the short-term and long-term, the Five-Year Plans better leverage the role of an effective market and a proactive government.
Starting from the "11th Five-Year Plan," the term "plan" was changed to "planning," using more guiding and binding indicators to regulate and manage the economy. This does not mean that the "visible hand" no longer plays a role, but rather focuses on intervening in market failures and stimulating market vitality.
Looking at the distance and starting with the near, from the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the "15th Five-Year Plan," while planning for the next five years of development, we are also aiming at the long-term goals for 2035, proactively deploying a number of strategic industries and basic projects, and providing clear policy signals and a stable policy environment for the development planning of various business entities.
"The more standardized government behavior is, the more effective the market's role will be."
Balancing macro and micro perspectives, the Five-Year Plans allow the "visible hand" and the "invisible hand" to cooperate with each other.
Since the new era, behind the rapid rise of industries such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, and 5G, lies the systematic design of industrial policies by national planning, the forward-looking layout of infrastructure, and the long-term planning for the direction of industrial development.
At the same time, the Five-Year Plans encourage competition and open markets, allowing business entities to thrive. Currently, the number of private enterprises in China accounts for more than 92% of the total number of enterprises, contributing more than 70% of technological innovation achievements, covering more than 80% of the national specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises and more than 92% of the national high-tech enterprises. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, a number of private technology enterprises have achieved remarkable results in fields such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and new energy vehicles.
"China has both the advantages of a market-driven 'invisible hand' full of vitality and innovation, and the advantages of a 'visible hand' guided by long-term development strategies and national development plans. The combination of the two correctly guides China's development direction," said Yan Yilong (鄢一龙), Vice President of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies at Tsinghua University (清华大学).
"Practice has proven that medium- and long-term development plans can not only fully leverage the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, but also better leverage the role of the government."
Significant achievements have been made in high-quality development, the level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement has been greatly improved, and new breakthroughs have been made in further comprehensively deepening reform... In line with the "14th Five-Year Plan," the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会) continued to define promoting high-quality development as the theme of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The Chinese economic ship is sailing forward along a path of higher quality, greater efficiency, greater fairness, greater sustainability, and greater security.
Appeal——
The process of a country's international influence, appeal, and shaping power continuously improving is also the process of its national governance practices and the global governance system mutually promoting and effectively interacting.
The Five-Year Plans develop ourselves and benefit the world.
On October 15th, the first batch of exhibits from the Chancay Port (钱凯港) in Peru (秘鲁) arrived in Shanghai (上海), carrying pottery with the style of the Andes Mountains (安第斯山脉) and soft and warm alpaca wool products, injecting a strong "South American flavor" into the China International Import Expo (进博会).
One port witnesses the Chinese wisdom of the Five-Year Plans.
In 2021, the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," China (中国) and Peru (秘鲁) launched the Chancay Port (钱凯港) project, becoming a key project for jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality.
Great changes have taken place. In November 2024, Chancay Port (钱凯港) officially opened, becoming the first smart port and green port in South America.
With the opening of the "Chancay-Shanghai (钱凯—上海)" two-way direct shipping route, the one-way sea transportation time between the two countries has been shortened from more than 30 days to 23 days, saving more than 20% of logistics costs. "The Chancay Port (钱凯港) project creates a new interconnection system facing the world through shipping and an open vision," said Gonzalo Rios, Deputy General Manager of COSCO Shipping Ports Chancay Peru (中远海运港口秘鲁钱凯公司).
The China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) reaches more than 300 cities in Asia and Europe, the "Silk Road Maritime (丝路海运)" international航线 network covers the globe, and the "Air Silk Road (空中丝绸之路)" flies to 213 cities in 83 countries... Roads, bridges, and ports have become the camel bells and sails, and the major stations of the new era.
From the "12th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan," from "sketching the big picture" to "detailed painting," jointly building the "Belt and Road (一带一路)" has become the most extensive and largest international cooperation platform in the world today.
"Hard connectivity" has been steadily promoted, and a number of major landmark projects such as the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路), the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (雅万高铁), and the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway (蒙内铁路) have been completed, and the interconnection framework of "six corridors, six routes, multiple countries, and multiple ports" has basically taken shape.
"Soft connectivity" has been continuously promoted, and cooperation documents for jointly building the "Belt and Road" have been signed with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, and 23 free trade agreements have been signed with 30 countries and regions.
"Heart connectivity" has been continuously deepened, and a large number of "small but beautiful" livelihood projects in the fields of education, medical care, and poverty reduction have taken root, effectively enhancing the well-being of the people in the co-building countries.
The world is good, then China (中国) will be good; China (中国) is good, then the world will be better. "China's (中国) Five-Year Plans provide countries around the world with the opportunity to strengthen economic ties with China (中国) and share the fruits of China's (中国) stable and high-quality economic development," said Yosuke Deguchi (露口洋介), a professor at Teikyo University (帝京大学) in Japan (日本) who has long been concerned about China's (中国) economic development.
The Five-Year Plans contribute Chinese solutions to world development.
In May of this year, ASEAN (东盟) announced a five-year strategic plan aimed at promoting regional economic integration, and regional countries such as Vietnam (越南), Laos (老挝), and Indonesia (印度尼西亚) have also drawn on China's (中国) Five-Year Plan development experience to varying degrees.
The process of a country's international influence, appeal, and shaping power continuously improving is also the process of its national governance practices and the global governance system mutually promoting and effectively interacting.
"China's (中国) Five-Year Plans provide the world with a stable development solution that uses the concept of shared development to resolve zero-sum thinking." The words of international observers reflect the world's deep recognition of "China's (中国) governance."
Through the Five-Year Plans, people see not only "Chinese-style long-termism" but also the new form of human civilization created by Chinese-style modernization. This is the appeal of development and the centripetal force of civilization.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly states that "we will promote reform and development through opening up, and share opportunities and develop together with countries around the world." "'The 15th Five-Year Plan' will continue to inject Chinese momentum into the sluggish world economy and provide useful lessons for developing countries to achieve independent development through strategic planning," said Evandro Carvalho (埃万德罗·卡瓦略), a professor at the Federal Fluminense University (巴西弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学) in Brazil (巴西) and an expert on international issues.
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The development of a country always has some key nodes and key periods.
Having gone through the "extremely unusual and extremely extraordinary" "14th Five-Year Plan" and ushered in the "laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts" "15th Five-Year Plan," realizing socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step advancement and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle.
Remaining steadfast and diligent, writing a new answer sheet for the Five-Year Plans, "ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization."
Unswervingly doing our own things well and following our own path, giving full play to the great advantages of the "Chinese system" and continuously opening up a new realm of "Chinese governance," "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable!"
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Young cadres are a vital force in the development of the Party and the country. To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions, and to strengthen the education and guidance of young cadres, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs launched the "Cultivate Three Essential Courses, Pioneer Reform" – Three-Year Action Plan for Education and Guidance of Young Cadres in Central and State Organs (2025-2027) (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan") in December 2024.
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs system has planned and meticulously organized, and various departments of the Central and State organs have consciously improved their political stance and strengthened their sense of responsibility, effectively guiding the vast number of young cadres to learn, think, and act, and to be good young pioneers in practicing the "Two Safeguards."
Systematically advancing, "Cultivate Three Essential Courses, Pioneer Reform" is gradually gaining popularity.
The Central and State organs are the first phalanx in practicing the "Two Safeguards" and the "last mile" in implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments. From the overall situation of the Central and State organs, young cadres under the age of 40 already account for more than half of the proportion.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the growth and development of young cadres in the Central and State organs, emphasizing the need to carry out special training among young cadres to strengthen political theory, enhance political determination, improve political ability, and prevent political risks, and to create conditions for cadres to experience wind and rain, see the world, grow in talent, and strengthen their bones in the practice of struggle.
"Formulating and implementing the Action Plan is a concrete measure and a powerful tool to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions," said the relevant person in charge of the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs. "Based on the political positioning of the Central and State organs, we deeply grasp the characteristics and laws of young cadres in the 'first phalanx,' and coordinate the promotion of cultivating the three essential courses of theoretical study, Party spirit training, and grassroots practice, focusing on guiding the vast number of young cadres to comprehensively improve their abilities and qualities, and better fulfill their duties and missions."
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has put forward a series of measures to promote the implementation of the Action Plan:
Clearly define the "task book" and "construction map," listing 24 key tasks and responsible units, and detailing 18 specific measures for "cultivating the three essential courses";
Formulate and issue the "Learning Rules for Young Cadres' Theoretical Study Groups in Central and State Organs," deeply implement the project to enhance young cadres' theoretical study, and improve the long-term mechanism for young cadres to strengthen their souls through learning, increase their wisdom through learning, rectify their conduct through learning, and promote their work through learning;
Organize and carry out research on the Action Plan, and "cultivating the three essential courses and strengthening the education and guidance of young cadres" has become one of the key themes of the 5th Party Building Innovation Achievement Exhibition and Exchange Activity;
Incorporate strengthening Party building to promote the building of model organs, the construction of "four strong" Party branches, and special supervision of Party building in organs into the key work layout of Party building in the Central and State organs;
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In May of this year, the May Fourth Youth Exchange Conference of the Central and State organs was held in Beijing (北京). The meeting conscientiously studied and understood the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply to the members of the Western China Program Volunteer Service Team of Xie Yite Primary School (谢依特小学) who were teaching in the border areas; commended the winners of the May Fourth Youth Medal of the Central and State organs... Learning ideology, strengthening Party spirit, learning from advanced models, and knowing how to forge ahead, this was a re-deployment and re-mobilization regarding the Action Plan.
Over the past year, more than 80 departments, including the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and the Ministry of Finance, have formulated specific implementation plans and a number of measures; the General Office of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other departments have created practical brands of the Action Plan with their own characteristics... Various departments of the Central and State organs have consciously improved their political stance and continuously strengthened the education and guidance of young cadres, and "Cultivate Three Essential Courses, Pioneer Reform" is gradually gaining popularity. Young cadres have expressed that they will consciously be firm in their beliefs, be eager to learn and make progress, be loyal to the Party, cultivate themselves and discipline themselves, and be pioneers of hard work and excellent work style.
Deepening theoretical arming and consolidating the ideological foundation
"'The '15th Five-Year Plan' proposal mentions 'science and technology' 46 times and 'innovation' 61 times. We must give play to the wisdom and strength of young people and continuously achieve new results in improving original innovation capabilities and breaking through key core technologies." "'The '15th Five-Year Plan' proposal is full of people's livelihood temperature between the lines, closely focusing on the most concerning, most direct, and most realistic interests of the people. We must write a warmer new chapter of people's livelihood in serving the masses and solving their problems." ... Recently, a central and state organs youth study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party propaganda report meeting and "Youth Learning Exchange" on-site exchange activities were held in Beijing (北京). More than 130 young cadres from various ministries and commissions gathered together to carry out centralized learning around accurately grasping the major significance, core essence, and practical requirements of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party. Everyone deeply studied General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) "Explanation on the 'Proposal of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development'" made at the plenary session. Many young cadres took the stage to talk about their understanding and responsibilities.
The Central and State organs must be at the forefront of theoretical study and serve as a model in learning, understanding, and implementing. Party members and cadres in the Central and State organs must have a stronger awareness in learning theory and higher requirements in learning, understanding, and implementing. In the Action Plan, cultivating theoretical study is the top priority.
On September 22 this year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs uniformly organized Party members of the Central and State organs to "attend the same class," focusing on studying and implementing Volume V of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" for special guidance. Various departments of the Central and State organs set up more than 7,300 branch classrooms, and more than 260,000 Party members participated in the live broadcast. The vast number of young cadres actively participated, focusing on making efforts to study deeply and thoroughly, and further enhanced their awareness and determination to study ideology, understand ideology, and use ideology.
In-depth study of Volume I of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology," the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) organ Communist Youth League (团委) organized special study and exchange activities for various youth theoretical study groups; combined with the study of Volume I of "Xi Jinping's Rule of Law Anthology" and the "Xi Jinping's Rule of Law Thought Study Outline (2025 Edition)," the Communist Youth League organizations of the National People's Congress (全国人大) organs and other departments jointly held a propaganda report meeting in Beijing (北京). Communist Youth League cadres, youth theoretical study group leaders, and youth representatives from nine departments and units, including the National People's Congress (全国人大) organs, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), the Ministry of Justice (司法部), and the China Law Society (中国法学会), conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges...
Walking into the modern grain depot of China Grain Reserves Corporation (Beijing) Changping (昌平) Direct Storage, five grain leveling robots are carrying out autonomous obstacle avoidance and precise operation, and the undulating grain piles are gradually becoming flat... According to reports, this set of intelligent equipment can store the hard-won grain in a timely manner, reduce losses, and improve the comprehensive utilization rate of crops.
In October this year, on the occasion of the 45th World Food Day, a field survey on food security publicity and education for young cadres of the Central and State organs was held in Beijing (北京). Young cadres from five departments of the Central and State organs stopped to watch and share their understanding and experience in saving food and opposing waste. "Learning theory, exchanging experiences, and understanding the importance of food security more clearly" "Experiencing the strictness of the library area management and the harshness of safety standards firsthand, and understanding the great responsibility of food security more deeply"... Through learning, young cadres have a deeper understanding of the fact that food security is a "major issue of the country."
Since the implementation of the Action Plan, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has focused on educating and guiding young cadres to be firm believers and loyal practitioners of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and has made a series of deployments around learning with emphasis, learning with models, and learning with systems.
Over the past year, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) has held special training courses for key members of youth theoretical study groups, creating the "Daily Learning" learning brand; the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）) has organized a youth learning exchange meeting on "Learning from the 'Four Goods' Models Around Us and Striving to Be Pioneers of Reform"; the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) has held a "Reading and Speaking a Book" report meeting and youth speech contest; the National Audit Office (审计署) has organized an advanced model display event on "Our Youth Audit Stories"... The vast number of young cadres consciously and actively learn, keep up with the times, learn in connection with reality, and earnestly believe and practice, and more deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," and continuously consolidate the ideological foundation for taking the road of practicing the "Two Safeguards."
Strengthening Party spirit training and honing the color of loyalty
On September 12 this year, at Shenyang (沈阳) Taoxian (桃仙) International Airport in Liaoning (辽宁), a special plane of the Chinese Air Force landed slowly. In the low-pitched "Elegy," honor guards escorted the coffins of the remains of the Volunteer Army martyrs covered with the national flag slowly out of the cabin...
The Communist Youth League Work Committee of the Central and State organs organized the heads of the Communist Youth League organizations of 16 departments of the Central and State organs to participate in the 12th repatriation and burial activities of the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea. "The volunteer army predecessors went to the battlefield fearlessly and defended the mountains and rivers with their blood. Now we welcome the loyal bones back to their hometown, and we deeply feel that the spirit is eternal and the mission is on our shoulders." "I used to know 'greatness,' but now I understand 'how great'; I used to know 'mission,' but now I understand 'how to take responsibility'"... The emotional words on the scene are the true feelings of young cadres and the firm oath of loyalty and responsibility.
Party spirit is the foundation of a Communist Party member, and Party spirit cultivation is a lifelong subject for a Communist Party member. One of the important contents of the Action Plan is to educate and guide young cadres to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, strengthen their awareness of political organs, and inherit excellent work styles, so as to accumulate belief strength for promoting reform and development.
"Party spirit training is by no means an empty slogan, but a two-way rush between rectifying the mind and cultivating oneself and making contributions to the post." "Young people who listen to the Party and follow the Party can do things and can do things even better"... During the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, a demonstration activity of Party spirit education for young cadres of the Central and State organs was held in Beijing (北京). Young Party members visited red venues, listened to special Party lessons, collectively reviewed the oath of joining the Party, and conducted heated discussions.
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has taken multiple measures to deploy and carry out the "Red Gene I Inherit" activity, organize visits and studies to red education bases, and organize members of the Youth Federation of the Central and State organs to visit the theme exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War...
Various departments of the Central and State organs actively responded and carefully organized various activities. The Organization Department of the Central Committee held a knowledge and post-building ability competition on Party style construction for young cadres of the organs; the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) carried out red story propaganda of "Salute to the New Era" and visited and studied the theme exhibition of "Standing Up the Backbone of the Nation"; the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (退役军人事务部) organized young cadres to visit the relatives of border heroes and listen to red ideological and political lessons...
Every activity is a profound ideological baptism; every experience is a solid Party spirit training. "I will keep my mission in mind and take my work post as a practical examination room for tempering Party spirit." "The true meaning of Party spirit is to solve the people's worries and troubles as a major issue"... The simple and firm words reflect the political character and people-centered feelings of the young cadres of the Central and State organs in the new era.
Conducting grassroots practice and increasing skills and talents
The grassroots is the best classroom, and practice is the best teacher. Young cadres should go deep into reality, understand reality, and hone their hard power to start a business and overcome difficulties, and improve their ability to handle urgent, difficult, dangerous, and complex problems in the main battlefield of reform and development, the forefront of scientific and technological breakthroughs, and the front line of mass work. The Action Plan makes clear deployments for cultivating this grassroots practice course.
In the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has actively created conditions and built platforms for the vast number of young cadres to go deep into the grassroots: optimizing and expanding the youth teaching assistance work, adding 5 teaching assistance points in Fujian (福建), Jiangxi (江西), Guizhou (贵州), and other provinces, forming a new pattern of work covering 10 points in 5 provinces.
A member of the 28th batch of youth teaching assistance team from the Ministry of Education (教育部) said with emotion: "When I walked into the old revolutionary area with the thinking in my work, facing the eager expectations behind the young faces, my understanding of 'high-quality and balanced development of basic education' became deeper."
Establish a "Youth Reform Direct Train," deepen the "Key Small Matters" research and tackling, the "Rooted in the Grassroots" research practice, exchange secondment, grassroots squatting, holiday return to hometown research, volunteer service, and other research and practice activities...
In Hong'an (红安), Hubei (湖北), a pilot area for key reform tasks in the construction of a complete national community, a young man from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) carefully recorded the "daily conversations" of local residents about parking and childcare. He wrote in his notebook: "The temperature of the policy is hidden in the practical things that solve the people's worries and difficulties."
"Trucks run day and night, carrying the burden of small families. Only by getting close to them can we truly understand the taste and expectations." Focusing on the key concerns of long-distance truck drivers, the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部) organized young cadres to follow the trucks for research, with a total journey of 3,800 kilometers through 9 provinces, and grasped first-hand information while eating, living, and traveling together.
Over the past year, the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) has centrally selected and dispatched young police officers to go deep into the front-line combat units for training, and tempered their abilities and skills in participating in public security prevention and control, serving the masses, and resolving conflicts. The Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部) organized 28 "Rooted in the Grassroots" research teams and more than 450 young cadres to go to the front line of scientific and technological innovation, and promoted the transformation of 40 research results into policy recommendations. The National Government Offices Administration (国管局) implemented the "Youth Tempering Project," allowing young cadres to go deep into the sites of major engineering projects such as engineering quality supervision and safety production management to shoulder heavy responsibilities and take the lead... In this vast world of the grassroots, young cadres measure responsibility with their footsteps and interpret responsibility with practical work.
On the new journey, Party organizations and Communist Youth League organizations at all levels of the Central and State organs and the vast number of young cadres will unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, adhere to integrity and innovation, and vigorously implement the Action Plan to promote the education and guidance of young cadres to a new level, promote high-quality development with high-quality Party building, and strive to write a youthful answer sheet that reassures the Party Central Committee and satisfies the people.
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As the "14th Five-Year Plan" draws to a close, the "15th Five-Year Plan" is about to begin. The relay race to basically achieve socialist modernization is about to enter a "critical period of consolidating the foundation and comprehensively exerting efforts."
"Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." This important exposition by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) reveals the profound sense of time of the Chinese Communists.
A sense of time runs through the past, present, and future.
"See clearly why we were able to succeed in the past, and understand how we can continue to succeed in the future."
A sense of time runs through ideals, beliefs, and struggles.
"Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are accomplished through practical work!"
From the first Five-Year Plan to the fourteenth Five-Year Plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a modern socialist country. Through many hardships, much difficulty, and much glory, "step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" is a vivid portrayal of it.
From 2025 to 2035, although we may face major tests of strong winds and waves or even turbulent waves at any time, the general trend of "step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" will not change, and the law will not change.
In the next 5 years, we will make good use of our advantages, face risks and challenges head-on, unswervingly do our own thing well, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically achieving socialist modernization—our confidence will not change.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" embodies a kind of strategic focus.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Determining the goals of struggle in accordance with the laws of economic and social development, and uniting and striving to achieve the goals consistently, is a distinct characteristic and unique advantage of our Party."
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," from poverty and blankness to the world's second largest economy, from "not being able to manufacture a car, an airplane, a tank, or a tractor" to the world's largest manufacturing country, from facing the danger of "being expelled from the ball" to maintaining a contribution rate of about 30% to global economic growth for many consecutive years... This is how we have come step by step over the past 70 years.
The quenching transformation of "a furnace of iron" witnesses the vigorous growth of Chinese manufacturing.
0.1 mm-level high-strength non-oriented silicon steel is embedded in the "muscles" of robots and low-altitude vehicles; high-strength and high-precision magnetic yoke steel helps the "smooth operation" of the turbine rotor of the Wudongde Hydropower Station; rail products are laid on nearly 100 railways with a mileage of 18,000 kilometers... These "hardcore" products all come from the "First Five-Year Plan" old factory—Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (武钢有限公司) under China Baowu (中国宝武).
From the splashing of molten iron from the No. 1 blast furnace in 1958 to embarking on a new path of high-end, intelligent, and green development, Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (武钢有限公司), which is determined to climb to new heights, launched 8 global first products during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and the proportion of unique leading varieties and brands increased to 48%.
It's not just Chinese manufacturing. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economy has continued to grow in the face of wind and rain, and has continued to grow stronger after experiencing tests.
The "height" is getting higher and higher. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, my country's economic aggregate has continuously crossed several steps of 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, and 130 trillion yuan. It is expected to reach about 140 trillion yuan in 2025, and is increasingly becoming a "certain oasis" in a turbulent world.
The "posture" is steadily moving forward. In the first 4 years of the "14th Five-Year Plan," my country's economic growth rate averaged 5.5%, and the growth rate continued to rank among the top among major global economies, and the development trend was significantly better than that of major developed economies.
The "physique" is getting stronger and stronger. The "Tiangong" (天宫) space station has been completed, "Chang'e" (嫦娥) has flown to the moon, "Zhurong" (祝融) has explored Mars, and "Xihe" (羲和) has chased the sun. Innovation has been reported frequently; the "new three items" have set sail overseas, domestically produced cruise ships have been put into operation, and industrial upgrading has accelerated... By seeking innovation, revitalizing industries, strengthening the foundation, and preventing risks, Chinese-style modernization has a stronger material foundation.
Life is getting better and better. The number of childcare places per thousand people reached 4.73, and the average life expectancy reached 79 years; the newly added forest area is equivalent to "1 Shaanxi Province (陕西省)," contributing 1/4 of the world's newly added green area... The fruits of development are truly transformed into the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, my country's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached a new level, Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps, and a good start has been made in the new journey of the second centenary goal.
Standing at the present moment of planning the "15th Five-Year Plan," opening the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, the entire article revolves around a central task: concentrating all efforts, eliminating all interference, and continuing to promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
To achieve Chinese-style modernization, China has issued another general mobilization and general deployment to take advantage of the situation and continue to struggle.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" embodies a methodology of seeking progress while maintaining stability.
Stability is the overall situation and foundation; progress is the direction and driving force.
Since the new era, through many high winds and waves, and many difficulties and challenges, we have adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, observed the general trend, grasped the direction, worked steadily and fought step by step, concentrated our efforts to do our own thing well, and promoted the continuous development of Chinese-style modernization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "The general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability is an important principle for us to govern the country and manage state affairs, and it is also a methodology for doing economic work well."
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the key period for basically achieving socialist modernization still requires adhering to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability.
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to grasp the general trend of development and actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes.
"In a century of changes, one thing after another comes out, sometimes a gray rhino, sometimes a black swan."
Looking outward, the situation is complex and complicated. In today's world, the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, unilateralism and protectionism are rising, anti-globalization undercurrents are surging, and the international economic and trade order is facing severe challenges. As we move towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must prepare thoroughly and respond effectively.
Looking inward, the tasks are arduous and heavy. The problem of unbalanced and insufficient development is still prominent; there is insufficient effective demand, and there are blockages and bottlenecks in the domestic cycle; the task of converting new and old driving forces is arduous... As we move towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must properly resolve many "problems in progress and troubles in development."
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to identify the direction of development and grasp the rhythm and progress.
In the process of basically achieving socialist modernization, the "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important position of linking the past and the future. "Linking the past and the future," "linking the past" is the foundation, and "starting the future" is the requirement.
By 2035, basically achieving socialist modernization, an important symbolic indicator is that the per capita gross domestic product reaches the level of moderately developed countries, which requires economic and social development to maintain an appropriate speed during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. To this end, we must anchor the goal of "maintaining economic growth within a reasonable range," make the greatest efforts, and strive for the best results.
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to clarify development tasks and implement various strategic tasks in a consistent and up-to-date manner.
On the basis of the "fruitful achievements in scientific and technological innovation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, focus on "significantly improving the level of self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology," comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, and continuously generate new quality productive forces;
On the basis of the "solid and stable people's livelihood security and the consolidation and expansion of the achievements in poverty alleviation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, strengthen inclusive, basic, and bottom-line people's livelihood construction, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people, and steadily promote common prosperity for all the people;
On the basis of the "accelerated pace of green and low-carbon transformation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth to ensure that "the carbon peak goal is achieved on schedule" and "new major progress is made in the construction of a beautiful China";
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Economic development, scientific and technological innovation, reform and opening up, cultural construction, people's lives, a beautiful China, and national security. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal maintains the continuity of the concepts and ideas put forward in the "14th Five-Year Plan" and proposes a series of important, targeted, and forward-looking tasks. By giving play to the strategic guiding role of the national development plan and advancing various undertakings on the existing basis, we will surely ensure that decisive progress is made in basically achieving socialist modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" embodies a way of thinking that acts according to the laws.
Marx pointed out that "the development of social and economic forms is a natural historical process." This process is not a uniform linear advance, but a spiral upward process, which presents the characteristics of stages and steps in the movement of contradictions.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Development must be scientific development that follows economic laws, and it must be sustainable development that follows natural laws."
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, acting according to the laws requires us to highlight key points, grasp key points, and lay a more solid foundation for basically achieving socialist modernization.
An "unmanned" park is staging an "innovation evolution."
Unmanned sightseeing vehicles carry passengers back and forth, unmanned sweepers take care of 90% of public areas, drones are responsible for safety inspections and delivery of takeaways, and unmanned ships monitor water quality in real time... In Luogang Park (骆岗公园), Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽), the full-space unmanned system is becoming more and more perfect, providing real verification scenarios for unmanned products.
Scenario innovation is a bridge between technology and industry and an important link in developing new quality productive forces. Shortly after the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Cultivation and Opening of Scenarios to Promote the Large-scale Application of New Scenarios," focusing on creating a "testing ground" for technology products and an "accelerator" for industrial development. This move not only seizes the advantage of my country's rich, massive, and large-scale application scenarios, but also aims at the bottleneck constraints of transforming innovative achievements into real productive forces, which will further stimulate innovation vitality and development momentum.
Looking at the whole country from outside a region, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, to achieve remarkable results in promoting high-quality development, we must consolidate and expand advantages, eliminate bottleneck constraints, and strengthen weaknesses.
Consolidate and expand the advantages to further consolidate the resilience of development.
Looking at the world, my country has many unique advantages in terms of system, market, industry, and talent. Consolidating advantages, lengthening strengths, and transforming static advantages and single advantages into dynamic advantages and integrated advantages will form more and stronger new advantages.
Take the advantages of supply and demand as an example. At present, my country has both the advantage of a super-large market, with great potential, space, and growth for consumption and investment, and the advantage of a complete industrial system, with a complete system, complete supporting facilities, and efficient collaboration. The combination of the two has created the world's largest "innovation field," allowing the innovation of thousands of industries to receive a magnificent transaction response, and continuously optimizing and improving under the feedback of massive real needs.
As we move towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," organically combining the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand with the deepening of supply-side structural reform, and promoting the mutual promotion of market advantages and industrial advantages, and the resonance of high-quality supply and high-quality demand, the resilience of China's economy will be stronger.
Eliminate bottleneck constraints to further increase development momentum.
All the achievements of my country's modernization construction have been achieved in the process of solving one problem after another and eliminating one bottleneck constraint after another. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, to promote the smooth progress of the modernization ship, we must eliminate major bottleneck constraints that restrict high-quality development.
For example, we must focus on breaking through the "stranglehold" problem of key core technologies. The key to Chinese-style modernization lies in scientific and technological modernization. The more high-end and cutting-edge science and technology is, the more intense international competition will be. Some countries are engaged in "decoupling and breaking chains," and the trend of localization, regionalization, and grouping of international industrial division of labor has intensified, which has increased the "difficulty coefficient." To this end, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must coordinate the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, improve the national innovation system, continue to work hard on strengthening original innovation and tackling key core technologies, accelerate the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, and firmly grasp the lifeline of science and technology in our own hands.
For another example, we must focus on breaking through the blockages and bottlenecks that hinder the construction of a unified national market. At present, the international economic and trade pattern is undergoing profound reconstruction. To this end, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must place the focus of development more on strengthening the domestic cycle, and use the internal stability and long-term growth of the domestic cycle to hedge against the uncertainty of the international cycle. One of the key reforms is to promote the construction of a unified national market in depth, and strive to build a high-standard market system that is unified and open, competitive and orderly, with complete systems and improved governance.
Make up for the shortcomings and weaknesses to further consolidate the foundation of development.
"Our modernization is the most difficult and the greatest." More than 1.4 billion people as a whole are moving towards a modern society, and the arduousness and complexity are unprecedented. One of the "key topics" is to focus on solving the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development to ensure that development is stable and far-reaching.
The gap between urban and rural regional development and income distribution is still large, and the masses still face many difficulties in employment, education, medical care, childcare, elderly care, and housing. There are still weaknesses in social governance... Many problems are the shortcomings and weaknesses that need to be strengthened as soon as possible during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
For example, strengthen the shortcomings of agriculture and rural areas. The modernization of agriculture and rural areas is related to the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization. At present, my country's agricultural production efficiency is still relatively low, rural infrastructure and public services are still lagging behind cities, and the task of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization is arduous. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must unswervingly solve the "three rural issues," comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and make the agricultural foundation more stable, rural areas more prosperous, and farmers' lives more prosperous.
Another example is to strengthen the shortcomings of people's livelihood security. Chinese-style modernization puts people's livelihood first. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must deploy and implement a number of policies and measures with strong balance and accessibility in employment, medical care, social security, income distribution, and equalization of basic public services, so that the fruits of development can better benefit the broad masses of the people and gather the mighty force of unity and struggle.
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We Chinese have always advocated action.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Put the historical perspective and strategic thinking into concrete actions."
"Achieving socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." The understanding of this sentence focuses on "unremitting efforts and continuous struggle."
With unremitting efforts and continuous struggle, we have reached a present that is full of confidence step by step; with unremitting efforts and continuous struggle, we will also climb to a better future step by step.
"Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a great cause unprecedented in history. Aspirations and challenges inspire us to seize the day and never slacken our efforts."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint is about to be fully launched. Let us strengthen our confidence, anchor our goals, make unremitting efforts, and continue to struggle towards new goals! Forward! Forward! Forward!
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th (北京) -- On December 9th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held a "1+10" dialogue with heads of major international economic organizations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (钓鱼台国宾馆) in Beijing (北京). The event was attended by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff, World Bank President Ajay Banga, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, International Labour Organization Director-General Gilbert Houngbo, Bank for International Settlements General Manager Agustín Carstens, Financial Stability Board Chair Klaas Knot, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun (金立群), and OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that in September this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative, providing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for the international community to jointly address global changes and solve pressing problems. The theme of this dialogue, "Discussing Global Governance and Seeking Global Development," is to further build broad consensus, promote coordinated action by all parties, build a more just and reasonable global governance system, and promote common development.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the world economy in 2025 can be described as volatile and tortuous, advancing arduously against headwinds. The emergence of some new situations and trends has created an urgent need to reform and improve global economic governance and maintain international economic and trade order. Open cooperation is a key entry point and an important path to implement the Global Governance Initiative. Only open cooperation can create greater incremental space, maintain the stability and smooth flow of production and supply chains, and accelerate technological and industrial upgrading. We should increase mutual market opening, avoid politicizing and securitizing economic and trade issues, strengthen international innovation cooperation, and jointly foster and expand new drivers of development.
Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that China has always been a firm practitioner and promoter of open cooperation. This year, China's economy has moved forward against pressure and achieved new development achievements. We have the confidence and ability to complete the annual economic and social development goals and tasks. Not long ago, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, making strategic plans for China's development in the next five years. China's economy will maintain a steady and positive momentum, the total economic volume will reach a new level, industrial upgrading will create new development space, and the demand of the super-large-scale market will be accelerated. China's door to opening up will open wider and wider, and we welcome more foreign companies to come to China (中国) to explore the market.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that China (中国) is willing to work with all parties to consolidate an international economic and trade pattern of mutual benefit and win-win results, promote the in-depth development of economic globalization, enhance the authority and effectiveness of multilateral mechanisms, and gather greater synergy to promote common development. China (中国) will continue to actively undertake international obligations commensurate with its capabilities, constructively participate in international exchanges and cooperation, provide more public goods, and contribute more to promoting the healthy and stable development of the world economy.
The heads of international economic organizations stated that in the past year, China's (中国) economy has continued to grow steadily, making a significant contribution to world economic growth. China's (中国) "15th Five-Year Plan" is highly aligned with international economic and trade growth and will inject confidence and new momentum into global development. China's (中国) firm support for multilateralism, support for the development of the Global South, and promotion of the building of a community with a shared future for mankind have set a model for the world. All parties are willing to strengthen communication and collaboration with China (中国) in areas such as trade and investment, green development, artificial intelligence, people's livelihood and employment, financial stability, and sustainable development, maintain multilateralism and the free trade system, and jointly promote global economic development.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
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Using the achievements of theoretical innovation to guide new development practices is a distinct characteristic of China's development in the new era, and it has become a key to decoding the Chinese economy's ability to grow stronger through trials and tribulations.
On December 8th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee (中央政治局) held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work for 2026, emphasizing "establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, doing economic work in accordance with local conditions, and achieving high-quality and sustainable development." This is a regular summary of the new era's development practices, providing a methodological guide for doing economic work well.
Adhering to starting from reality in everything is the starting point and foothold for us to think about problems, make decisions, and handle affairs. How to put "starting from reality in everything" into practice? Adapting to local conditions is crucial.
In November 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Shibadong Village (十八洞村) in Huayuan County (花垣县), Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州), Hunan (湖南) Province, he pointed out that "Poverty-stricken areas should proceed from reality, adapt to local conditions, figure out what to plant, what to raise, and where to increase income, and help villagers find good ways to get rid of poverty and become rich."
In March 2024, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation at the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress, he emphasized that "All localities should adhere to starting from reality, establishing before abolishing, adapting to local conditions, and providing classified guidance. They should selectively promote the development of new industries, new models, and new driving forces based on their local resource endowments, industrial foundations, and scientific research conditions."
Starting from reality in everything and adapting to local conditions is an important ideological method and working method that runs through Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
From a strategic and tactical perspective, correctly using strategy and tactics is the secret to the Party's success in achieving great undertakings and overcoming risks and challenges. Adapting to local conditions is an effective means of organically combining the firmness of strategy and the flexibility of tactics.
"The centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央) is the fundamental guarantee for doing economic work well." Governing such a large party and country as ours, nothing can be accomplished without the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee (党中央), and without the unity of thought and action of the entire party and the entire country.
The strategic decisions made by the Party Central Committee (党中央) must be unconditionally implemented by all regions and departments to ensure that they are not biased, not changed, and not distorted. At the same time, it is also necessary to formulate strategies in accordance with local conditions and follow the trend to seize the strategic initiative.
From a theoretical and practical perspective, linking theory with practice is the practical requirement of the Party's innovative theory, and adapting to local conditions is an important way to adhere to linking theory with practice and solving practical problems.
Answering and guiding the solution of problems is the fundamental task of theory, and it is necessary to creatively use the Marxist standpoints, viewpoints, and methods to analyze and solve problems.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "It is necessary to adapt to local conditions and adapt to the times, closely integrate with their own realities, use their brains, take the initiative, and act boldly to carry out work creatively and truly ensure that the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) are implemented and effective."
How to do economic work well in accordance with local conditions?
It may be helpful to start by grasping the three pairs of relationships between grasping a region and the overall situation, seizing position and misplaced development, and competition and cooperation, and deeply understand the dialectics of Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought.
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Plan for a region from the overall situation and serve the overall situation with a region.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "It is necessary to firmly establish the idea of a national chessboard, and the planning and promotion of the work of this region and department should be based on the premise of implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央), carry out work creatively, and achieve both adding glory to a region and adding color to the overall situation."
The Party Central Committee (党中央) looks at problems from a broad perspective. Leading cadres must have a clear understanding of the major issues of the country, start from reality in everything, adapt to local conditions, and do more large-scale calculations and large accounts.
Food security is a matter of national importance. "Continuing to be China's granary is as glorious and important as the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) region being China's center of cutting-edge technology." Heilongjiang (黑龙江) insists on taking growing more grain and growing good grain as its primary responsibility, and in the first three quarters of this year, the province's total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery increased by 4.4%.
Ecological civilization is a matter of long-term development. "The most important thing is to protect the Sanjiangyuan (三江源), the 'Water Tower of China'." Qinghai (青海) is focusing on cultivating a modern industrial system that reflects local characteristics and advantages, and is continuing to build a national clean energy industry highland.
When working in local areas, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) paid attention to accurately positioning himself in the overall situation and adapting to local conditions.
In Zhejiang (浙江), he scientifically expounded the "Sweet Potato Economy" theory, emphasizing "jumping out of Zhejiang (浙江) to develop Zhejiang (浙江)," guiding the continuous growth of "Zhejiang (浙江) of the province," "Zhejiang (浙江) of China," and "Zhejiang (浙江) of the world."
In Shanghai (上海), he pointed out that the development of Shanghai (上海) can never be self-sufficient, nor can it be exclusively "beneficial" to itself, and clearly proposed to consider and plan the future development of Shanghai (上海) with "four placements."
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"Under the overall situation led by the Party Central Committee (党中央), each region should not follow others or simply imitate, but should look at its own advantages, how to learn from others' strengths and make up for one's own weaknesses, and how to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses."
Guangdong (广东) strengthens the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and plays a "five-external linkage" combination punch. The scale of foreign trade import and export has ranked first in the country for 39 consecutive years.
Shandong (山东) has thoroughly implemented the "No. 1 project" of the industrial economy, and the output value of high-tech industries as a proportion of industrial enterprises above designated size has increased from 45.1% in 2020 to 55.3% in the first three quarters of this year.
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Major economic provinces take the lead, and each province gives full play to its advantages and strengths.
Clarifying self-positioning in the overall national situation, finding the combination point between one's own advantages and the overall work, and continuously improving the ability to "plan for a region" and consciously integrate into the "national chessboard" can play the "grand chorus" of high-quality development.
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It is necessary to have both lofty ambitions and actively seize the position for development, and to be based on reality and be good at misplaced development.
"To make weak birds fly first, fly fast, and fly high, we must explore a way to develop the economy in accordance with local conditions." In the 1980s, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平), who worked in Ningde (宁德), Fujian (福建), wrote about his thoughts on economic development.
"When it comes to projects, people always talk about a few things: artificial intelligence, computing power, and new energy vehicles. Do all provinces in the country have to develop industries in these directions?" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest words profoundly reveal the relationship between seizing position for development and misplaced development.
Seizing position for development emphasizes the strategic and forward-looking nature of work thinking. Being in the "two overall situations," not advancing is retreating, and slow progress is also retreating. Only by scientifically planning and laying out in advance based on local realities can we seize strategic opportunities.
Ningde (宁德) is based on its natural endowments, reads the "mountain and sea sutra," and the total output value of the marine industry has exceeded 110 billion yuan. CATL (宁德时代) has settled down and grown, and SAIC (上汽) has laid out a green factory. New industrialization is moving towards "new" and "green." It is precisely because of adapting to local conditions and seizing position for development that weak birds fly first and achieve leapfrog development.
Misplaced development highlights the differentiation and characteristics of development positioning. China has large regional differences and unbalanced development. Only by adhering to promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses can we avoid involutionary competition.
Guizhou (贵州) borrows "coolness" to actively lay out data infrastructure and form a digital industry cluster effect. Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) chases "wind" and "sun," and the installed capacity of new energy exceeds 150 million kilowatts. Starting from its own reality and finding the right position, having what others don't have and having what others have better can win new space for development.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal places the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position. When proposing the theory of new quality productive forces and making major deployments, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) repeatedly emphasized "adapting to local conditions" -
"We must prevent a rush and bubble, and we must not engage in a single model."
"We cannot just stare at the 'new three items,' we cannot have a **大呼隆** (dà hū lōng - "a big roar," a disorganized and chaotic mass action) , a rush, or a scattering. We must adapt to local conditions and have our own characteristics."
The key to handling the relationship between seizing position and misplaced development is to adhere to doing something and not doing something. According to the conditions of each region, taking the path of rational division of labor and optimized development will surely lay a solid foundation and accumulate momentum for high-quality development.
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It is necessary to be based on one's own reality and give full play to one's advantages, and to strengthen the concept of systems and coordinated development.
"To promote the development of a huge collective, we must handle the relationship between self-development and coordinated development." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition provides a methodological guide for us to grasp the relationship between competition and cooperation.
The Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) covers 11 provinces and cities. While giving full play to their advantages and seeking their own development, all localities also shoulder the task of jointly promoting high-quality development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that "We must adhere to strengthening regional coordination and integration as the focus, and the provinces and cities along the river must adhere to inter-provincial consultation, joint ecological governance, overall co-construction, and shared development, and enhance regional transportation interconnectivity, policy uniformity, rule consistency, and execution synergy."
Putting one's own development into the overall situation of coordinated development can form a multiplier effect.
The main part of the front fuselage is manufactured in Nanchang (南昌), Jiangxi (江西), the landing gear system is assembled as a whole in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南), more than 100 parts are supplied by enterprises in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), and the final assembly is completed in Shanghai (上海). The C919 large aircraft industry chain is rising along the river. The three provinces of Yunnan (云南), Guizhou (贵州), and Sichuan (四川) pioneered the legislative model of "joint decision + regulations." Anhui (皖) and Zhejiang (浙) explored the implementation of a cross-provincial ecological compensation mechanism, and the ecological environment of the basin continued to improve.
Today's Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带), with its land-sea linkage, east-west mutual assistance, and coordinated high-quality development and high-level protection, is becoming a main artery for unblocking the domestic and international dual circulation.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes to "enhance the coordination of regional development" and "promote regional linkage development." Adapting to local conditions and coordinated development are key paths for regions to break through development bottlenecks and open up development space.
Coordination, complementary advantages, and regional linkage seek common progress. Taking the initiative to connect with scientific and technological innovation resources for transformation, Hebei (河北) absorbed a total of 265.9 billion yuan in technology contract transactions from Beijing (北京) and Tianjin (天津) from 2021 to 2024, with an average annual increase of 45.5%. Division of labor and cooperation, and concentric petals, release the policy advantages of the regional coordinated development strategy.
Coordination, unblocking barriers, and integrated development expand space. In Deqing County (德清县), Zhejiang (浙江), the "digital village map" connects the "data islands" of multiple departments, and the online handling rate of rural affairs continues to increase. Urban-rural integration, digital empowerment, reconstruct the division of labor system, and release complementary value.
Coordination, concerted action, and two-way efforts promote win-win results. Qinghai's (青海) "photovoltaic ocean" is engraved with the imprint of "Jiangsu (江苏) intelligent manufacturing," and the Ningxia (宁夏) Minning (闽宁) Intelligent Computing Center builds a cross-regional computing power coordination network. East-West cooperation and counterpart support demonstrate the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will adhere to arming our minds and guiding practice with the Party's innovative theories, do economic work well in accordance with local conditions, and use "one horse taking the lead" to drive "ten thousand horses galloping," so that the advantages of coordinated development can be transformed into the winning momentum of high-quality development, and the Chinese economy will be dynamic, stable, and far-reaching.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th (Xinhua) -- On December 9th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met in Beijing with World Bank President Ajay Banga (彭安杰), International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (格奥尔基耶娃), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, who were in China to attend the "1+10" Dialogue.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that in recent years, affected by the intensification of geopolitical turmoil and the increase in international economic and trade restrictive measures, the global trade and investment trend has been sluggish, and the risk of fragmentation of industrial and supply chains has increased, which has greatly dragged down world economic growth. Under such circumstances, China's economy has been moving forward steadily, always adhering to its ability to inject certainty and stability into the world economy. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economy will continue to improve. We will adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic priority, promote the virtuous interaction between consumption and investment, supply and demand, and enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic cycle. We will take intelligence, greening, and integration as the direction, promote the construction of a modern industrial system, and strengthen industrial docking cooperation with more countries to promote the continuous improvement of the quality and efficiency of global industrial and supply chains. We will implement more proactive macro policies, start from market concerns, better leverage fiscal and monetary policies, and maintain economic growth within a reasonable range. We will continue to open our super-large market to the world, share development opportunities with all countries, and better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results by strengthening dialogue and communication to properly handle economic and trade frictions.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China firmly supports the international system with the United Nations as its core, supports the work of various international economic organizations, and is willing to promote all parties to implement the four major global initiatives, practice true multilateralism, and promote an equal and orderly world multi-polarization and inclusive economic globalization. China is willing to maintain good cooperative relations with the World Bank and strengthen cooperation in the fields of knowledge, elderly care, and RMB loans. China will continue to provide strong support for the operation of the International Monetary Fund's Shanghai (上海) Center, actively promote the Fund's quota reform, and deepen cooperation in helping the development of low-income countries. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and focus on green minerals, digital economy, artificial intelligence, low-carbon transition and other fields to continuously expand cooperation.
Ajay Banga (彭安杰), Kristalina Georgieva (格奥尔基耶娃), and Rebeca Grynspan stated that China has made remarkable development achievements in recent years and has played an important role in promoting world economic growth. China's "15th Five-Year Plan" will bring valuable certainty and strong impetus to the world economy. All parties highly appreciate China's long-term valuable assistance to the development of the Global South, and are willing to further strengthen policy communication with China, deepen cooperation in trade and investment, artificial intelligence, green development and other fields, jointly commit to promoting trade and investment facilitation and open and inclusive development, adhere to multilateralism, safeguard the authority of multilateral institutions such as the United Nations, and reform and improve the global governance system.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above meetings.
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The Basel region is located in northwestern Switzerland, bordering Germany and France. It is a famous Swiss center for life sciences, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, and is also home to the headquarters of many multinational corporations. In downtown Basel (巴塞尔), classical and modern buildings are interspersed, with the Syngenta Group (先正达集团) headquarters building standing tall among them. Recently, this reporter visited Syngenta's headquarters building, research center, production plant, and other facilities to learn about the agricultural technology group's development story "from Switzerland to China" and "from China to the world."
China Business Accounts for 1/3 of the Group's Global Revenue
Syngenta's history dates back to 1758, when it was initially a small trading company in Basel (巴塞尔) specializing in the distribution of chemical and pharmaceutical products. It gradually transformed into an agricultural technology company, and in 2000, it was officially named "Syngenta (先正达)," becoming a global group in the agricultural field. In 2017, China National Chemical Corporation (中国化工集团) (now China Sinochem (中国中化)) officially acquired Syngenta (先正达), opening a new chapter in the company's development. Today, the headquarters building brings together more than 2,900 professionals from over 70 countries around the world to jointly develop innovative technologies in the agricultural field.
"Under the effective management and resource integration of China Sinochem (中国中化), Syngenta (先正达) currently has operations in more than 90 countries around the world, with over 56,000 employees worldwide. It has grown into a leading global agricultural technology company, covering agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, as well as modern agricultural services," said Saswato Das, Chief Communications Officer of Syngenta Group (先正达集团). He added that after the restructuring, the group's business performance worldwide has been outstanding, with revenue reaching $28.8 billion in 2024. "Currently, the overall development of the China business is even stronger, accounting for 1/3 of the group's global revenue, and the Chinese market has become an important growth engine for the entire group." Saswato (萨斯瓦托) introduced that the revenue scale of the Chinese market has nearly doubled in the past five years, reaching $9.6 billion in 2024.
"China is arguably one of the most dynamic and promising agricultural technology markets in the world. The combination of the scale and potential of the Chinese market, the government's emphasis and investment in agricultural innovation, and the group's local advantages in China have formed a powerful driving force," said Qin Hengde (覃衡德), Chief Financial Officer of Syngenta Group (先正达集团). Driven by the Chinese market, the group's crop protection business ranks first globally, and its seed business ranks third globally.
Chinese Market Assumes the Role of "Innovation Accelerator"
At Syngenta's (先正达) global research and development center, Camila Corsi (卡米拉·科尔西), Head of Global Crop Protection Research, placed two soil clods into measuring cups filled with water. One soil clod dissolved quickly, while the other dissolved very slowly.
"Slow dissolution means that the soil structure is more stable, and the organic matter and biological communities within it are richer," said Camila (卡米拉). She added that soil health is one of Syngenta's (先正达) forward-looking research areas, and the task of the researchers is to discover chemical molecules that are beneficial to plants, making plants healthier and more resistant, while also improving soil health.
In recent years, with the support of China Sinochem (中国中化), Syngenta (先正达) has continued to increase its investment in research and development innovation, especially in the construction of original scientific and technological capabilities. In 2024 alone, the group invested $1.9 billion. Syngenta (先正达) currently has 150 research and development centers and 6,500 research and development personnel worldwide, cultivating thousands of new seed varieties each year and researching and exploring more than 100,000 new compounds.
"Continuous investment in innovation promotes the group's performance improvement, and the Chinese market assumes the role of 'innovation accelerator'," said Qin Hengde (覃衡德). He added that the group is actively accelerating the construction of a local research and development network in China, and the local Chinese team has achieved phased breakthroughs in several core agricultural technology fields.
In the comprehensive utilization demonstration field for saline-alkali land improvement in Xianghe Village (祥河村), Dawukou District (大武口区), Shizuishan City (石嘴山市), Ningxia (宁夏), salt-tolerant sorghum has ushered in a bumper harvest. Xie Qi (谢旗), Chief Scientist of Syngenta China (先正达中国), led a team that discovered the important salt-alkali tolerance regulating gene AT1 in crops for the first time globally, and introduced it into crops such as sorghum, rice, wheat, and corn. Through salt-alkali tolerance molecular marker breeding, multiple salt-alkali tolerance varieties have been produced and cultivated. According to calculations, the yield of AT1 salt-alkali tolerant sorghum planted on moderate to severe saline-alkali land in Dawukou District (大武口区) can reach six to seven hundred catties per mu.
"We have found that the rice salt-alkali tolerant variety 'Zhongke Fa 5 (中科发5号)' that we have cultivated has been widely planted in Northeast China," said Xie Qi (谢旗). He added that China has nearly 150 million mu of saline-alkali land that can be developed and utilized, while there are hundreds of millions of hectares of saline-alkali land worldwide. The cultivation and promotion of high-quality salt-alkali tolerant crop varieties will effectively increase the productivity of saline-alkali land.
In February of this year, Syngenta (先正达) announced the construction of a new global crop protection innovation center in Jinshan District (金山区), Shanghai (上海), to carry out innovative research and development in related fields such as new compounds, biological agents, soil health, and rice crop protection innovation technologies. Camila (卡米拉) is one of the leaders of this project. She said, "I often conduct field research in various parts of China, and the form of Chinese agriculture is very diverse. China's practical experience and innovative attempts are not only beneficial to China, but also benefit the world. We hope to further strengthen China's local research and development capabilities, accelerate the upgrading of the global innovation network, and tap into more innovative potential."
Contributing to the Global Green Transformation of Agriculture
In recent years, China's agricultural development model has achieved positive results in its comprehensive green transformation. Qin Hengde (覃衡德) said that inspired by the successful practice of green transformation in China, Syngenta (先正达) actively practices its green commitment, focusing on the four key areas of "more efficient planting, healthier soil, more prosperous villages, and more sustainable operations," and "accelerating the cultivation of new quality productivity in green agriculture."
In China, Syngenta (先正达), together with the United Nations Development Programme and the National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (中国农业农村部农业生态与资源保护总站), launched the "Run Tian (润田)" project in 2020, demonstrating and promoting conservation tillage and scientific straw return to fields in Northeast and North China. By improving soil health, it explores climate-smart agricultural development. According to statistics, the project has restored more than 3,700 hectares of agricultural soil in China, provided regenerative agricultural practice training to more than 30,000 farmers, helped increase production by about 4%, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by more than 15%.
In Brazil, Syngenta (先正达) and The Nature Conservancy have been working together since 2019 to implement a land restoration program, developing an improvement plan suitable for the farm land of each participating farmer. Syngenta (先正达) not only provides digital tools to help farmers grasp the condition of farmland in real time, but also cooperates with banks to provide farmers with credit services for up to 10 years. Currently, the project has 394 contracted farms in Brazil, participating in the restoration of nearly 280,000 hectares of land.
"Only by promoting green growth and achieving a balance between agricultural production and ecological protection can the future of agriculture truly achieve sustainable development, creating a more efficient, safe, and green agricultural supply chain for consumers," said Saswato (萨斯瓦托).
Qin Hengde (覃衡德) said that by the end of 2025, the group will invest $2 billion in the field of agricultural sustainable development to help global farmers "invest less and get better returns," and reduce the impact of agriculture on carbon emissions. "Through technological innovation, we will continue to make breakthroughs in sustainable development and regenerative agriculture, contributing to the global green transformation of agriculture."
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland and the 25th anniversary of the Syngenta (先正达) brand. Qin Hengde (覃衡德) said that Switzerland is known for its innovation and precision, attracting outstanding scientific researchers from all over the world. China has the advantage of a super-large market, and is more "China Speed (中国速度)" in the application of technology. Syngenta (先正达) integrates the two advantages, and the technological innovation achievements launched not only widely benefit global farmers, but also accelerate the promotion of global agricultural sustainable development. "We look forward to becoming a 'bridge' for international agricultural technology cooperation, introducing more global advanced technology products to China, and at the same time strengthening the construction of local research and development capabilities in China, so that more and more Chinese agricultural technology innovations can 'go global' and serve global farmers," said Qin Hengde (覃衡德).
Return to TopOnly by understanding the roots of its culture can one truly recognize China today. As the international community widely believes that China's influence on the world's future will continue to rise, it is particularly relevant to approach China from a civilizational perspective to form a more objective and accurate view.
Recently, at a roundtable discussion on *Tiangong Kaiwu* (《天工开物》), a scholar linked this 17th-century Chinese encyclopedia of technology to the artificial intelligence large model DeepSeek, calling it "DeepSeek 400 years ago." This connection across time provides inspiration for better understanding the cultural soil and historical nourishment that have shaped China's innovation today.
In recent years, the emergence of a series of phenomenal innovative products has made Chinese innovation a frequent focus of international public opinion, quietly changing the way the world views China. This change in the perception of China has not been easy. In modern times, China was poor and weak, the nation suffered humiliation, the people suffered, and the civilization was covered in dust, to the extent that the world's understanding of the ancient Chinese civilization was inevitably distorted. Among them, the so-called Chinese "lack of understanding of innovation" is a far-reaching misreading.
In fact, the long river of time has always shone with the brilliant light of innovation and creation of the Chinese nation. In the course of more than 5,000 years of civilization, the Chinese nation has contributed a large number of scientific and technological innovations to the world, which have had a profound impact on the progress of human civilization. British scholar Joseph Needham listed 26 important inventions from ancient China that were introduced to Europe and other places from A to Z in *Science and Civilisation in China*, saying that "the 26 letters are used up, but there are still many examples," fully affirming China's creative spirit.
Today, the resurgence of Chinese innovation provides an opportunity for the world to re-examine the innovative genes of Chinese civilization. From "Chang'e" (嫦娥) lunar exploration, "Tianhe" (天和) stationing in space, and "Tianwen" (天问) exploring Mars, to "Jiuzhang-3" (九章三号) and "Zu Chongzhi-3" (祖冲之三号) demonstrating China's breakthroughs in quantum computing, what runs through ancient and modern times is not only the names of profound and meaningful major instruments, but also the continuous spirit of "seeking up and down," the thinking characteristics and cultural endowments of "investigating things to acquire knowledge" and "developing things to achieve affairs." As a Dutch scholar pointed out, being surprised by China's innovative rise "is a misreading of history," and "what people see today should be regarded as a revival of China's innovative tradition."
Only by understanding the roots of its culture can one truly recognize China today. As the international community widely believes that China's influence on the world's future will continue to rise, it is particularly relevant to approach China from a civilizational perspective to form a more objective and accurate view. Historically, a large number of innovative achievements of the Chinese nation have been continuously transmitted to the world through exchange channels such as the Silk Road. *Tiangong Kaiwu* (《天工开物》) is a typical example. After the book was introduced to Europe, it was widely circulated, and many of the technologies recorded in it were valued and used for reference. Some scholars said, "If Song Yingxing (宋应星) were invited to Britain before and after the Industrial Revolution, he might have obtained a number of patents."
Today, openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit and sharing have become the distinct characteristics of Chinese innovation. "What fields will China dominate next?" "Will China win the innovation race?"... Some Western media often report on Chinese innovation with a strong sense of crisis and game-playing, the reason for which is still to look at China with their own mindset. Today, every step of China's innovative development demonstrates the open mind of 立己达人、兼济天下 (lì jǐ dá rén, jiān jì tiān xià - "establish oneself and help others, benefit the world," to benefit oneself and others; to seek the well-being of all). The DeepSeek large model adheres to the open source path, the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) lunar back sampling mission carries scientific payloads from multiple countries, the "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) is open to scientists around the world for observation applications, and "China's Beidou" (中国的北斗) has become "the world's Beidou" (世界的北斗)... China has consistently promoted international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation and open sharing, so that scientific and technological innovation achievements can be reached, enjoyed, and used by more countries and people.
"How can the canal be so clear? Because there is a source of living water." Inheriting the innovative genes of outstanding traditional Chinese culture, promoting the spirit of innovation, and adhering to openness and inclusiveness, China will work with all countries to promote scientific and technological progress through open cooperation, and empower global development and world modernization with more innovative achievements.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) December 9th. On December 8th, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, comprehensively elaborated on the historical facts and legal context of the Taiwan issue during his meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (瓦德富尔) in Beijing (北京).
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that the current leader of Japan recently made the absurd statement that Japan could use force if something happened in Taiwan. This seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, openly violates the commitments made to China so far, directly challenges the achievements of World War II and the post-war international order, and poses a serious threat to peace in Asia and even the world.
Wang Yi (王毅) emphasized that Taiwan has been Chinese territory since ancient times.
In December 1943, the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) issued by China, the United States, and the United Kingdom clearly stipulated that Japan must return the territory of Taiwan, etc., which it had stolen from China, after the war.
In July 1945, Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》), jointly signed by China, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and later joined by the Soviet Union, stipulated that the terms of the Cairo Declaration (《开罗宣言》) must be implemented.
On August 15, 1945, Japan was defeated. The Emperor of Japan pledged to faithfully fulfill the provisions of the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》) and surrender unconditionally. On October 25th, the Chinese government announced the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan and held a surrender ceremony for the Taiwan Province (台湾省) of the China War Zone in Taipei (台北).
In 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国中央人民政府) replaced the government of the Republic of China (中华民国政府) as the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and naturally exercised sovereignty over all territories, including Taiwan.
In 1971, the 26th UN General Assembly passed Resolution 2758, deciding to restore all the rights of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) in the United Nations and immediately expel the "representatives" of the Taiwan authorities from the United Nations. The official legal opinion of the United Nations confirms that Taiwan is a province of China.
The 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement (《中日联合声明》) stipulates that the Government of Japan recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国政府) as the sole legal government representing the whole of China, fully understands and respects the position of the Chinese government that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, and promises to adhere to the position of Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation (《波茨坦公告》).
The 1978 Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship (《中日和平友好条约》) confirms that the principles stated in the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement (《中日联合声明》) should be strictly observed.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the above series of ironclad facts fully prove politically and legally that Taiwan is Chinese territory, and the status of Taiwan has been "locked seven times." Plotting "Taiwan independence" is splitting Chinese territory, and supporting "Taiwan independence" is interfering in China's internal affairs, which violates both the Chinese Constitution and international law.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. As a defeated country, Japan should especially deeply reflect and be cautious in its words and deeds. But it is precisely this country, which once colonized Taiwan for 50 years and committed numerous crimes against the Chinese people, whose current leaders actually want to create trouble by using Taiwan, attempting to issue a military threat to China. This is 是可忍孰不可忍 (shì kě rěn shú bù kě rěn - "If this can be tolerated, what cannot?," This is beyond the limits of forbearance). The Chinese people and all peace-loving people in the world have the responsibility to safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and have the obligation to prevent Japan from re-militarizing or even attempting to revive its militaristic ambitions.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th. He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Alan, Senior Advisor of the Cohen Group of the United States, in Beijing on the afternoon of December 9th.
He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that since the beginning of this year, the heads of state of China and the United States have held multiple phone calls and successfully met in Busan, South Korea, reaching a series of important consensus. Both sides should, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, adhere to the correct direction, maintain the momentum of cooperation, and continuously lengthen the cooperation list and shorten the problem list. China is about to enter the starting year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and will continue to expand high-level opening up to the outside world. We welcome more American companies to invest and develop businesses in China, and strive to promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US economic and trade relations.
Alan positively appraised the results of the meeting between the two heads of state, and expressed his willingness to play a bridging role and continue to promote the deepening of economic and trade cooperation between the United States and China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th (Xinhua) – On December 9th, Minister Liu Haixing (刘海星) of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部) met in Beijing (北京) with a delegation of cadres led by Sergey Mironov (米罗诺夫), Chairman of the Russian political party A Just Russia (俄罗斯公正俄罗斯党). The two sides exchanged views on jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthening inter-party exchanges, promoting pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and promoting the development of China-Russia (中俄) relations in the new era.
Return to TopBy: 陈光炎
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自贸区) 3.0 is an important milestone in regional economic integration. It not only consolidates the position of ASEAN and China as important engines of global manufacturing and consumption but also injects new impetus into South-South cooperation with its open, inclusive, green, and digital institutional supply.
Against the backdrop of accelerated restructuring of global industrial chains and rising protectionism, the official signing of the upgraded protocol of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自由贸易区) 3.0 is regarded as the most systematic and influential regional economic and trade upgrade arrangement in recent years. ASEAN and China are focusing on creating a higher-level and higher-quality open regional economic community in areas such as the digital economy, green transformation, and supply chain resilience, providing a new paradigm for the common development of the Global South.
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自贸区) 3.0 demonstrates China's proactive approach to aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules and promoting South-South cooperation through institutional opening-up. It provides ASEAN with a cooperation platform that balances diversification and strategic autonomy, helping it stabilize its development focus amidst turbulent international situations. More importantly, the Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 adds content such as digital economy and green economy cooperation, providing a referential regional sample for discussions on related topics within multilateral frameworks such as the World Trade Organization (世界贸易组织) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (联合国贸易和发展会议).
Since the comprehensive completion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自贸区), bilateral trade between ASEAN and China has grown from less than $300 billion in 2010 to nearly $1 trillion in 2024, and regional cooperation has shifted from "customs clearance facilitation and factor flow" to "institutional coordination and rule shaping." The direction of Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 is clear: to promote the modernization of trade and investment systems, consolidate ASEAN's central position in the Asian industrial chain and supply chain, and enrich the supply of global governance public goods through multilateral cooperation in the Global South that adheres to openness, inclusiveness, and development orientation. Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 promotes the deep alignment of the "ASEAN Community Vision 2045 (《东盟共同体愿景2045》)" and China's efforts to develop new quality productive forces, becoming one of the world's largest South-South market integration platforms.
Looking ahead, Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 is expected to drive a leap in trade and investment and the superposition of institutional dividends. Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 has upgraded market access and investment protection rules, which will further enhance market confidence and promote the orderly two-way flow of capital and technology factors. Benefiting from policies such as visa facilitation, payment interoperability, and regulatory coordination, ASEAN and China's trade in services and tourism cooperation will also usher in growth, and emerging fields such as education, healthcare, culture, and digital services may form new growth points. Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 will also synergize with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》), superimposing the infrastructure "hard connectivity" and institutional rules "soft connectivity" formed under the framework of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road (一带一路)," which will jointly consolidate ASEAN's position as a regional trade hub and a key node for regional cooperation, and enhance the stability and competitiveness of the regional industrial chain and supply chain.
In response to realistic challenges such as structural imbalances, Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 improves the "safety valve" through relevant mechanisms, enhances resilience in openness, and stimulates cooperation vitality in competition. To promote the smooth implementation and long-term operation of Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0, ASEAN and China can make efforts in the following aspects: promoting the diversification of import and export market structures and improving the level of the value chain; increasing investment in digital economy and SME capacity building; accelerating rule coordination in green industries and carbon emissions; and rationally utilizing trade relief and industrial synergy tools to maintain the bottom line of fair competition under the premise of openness.
Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 is an important milestone in regional economic integration. It not only consolidates the position of ASEAN and China as important engines of global manufacturing and consumption but also injects new impetus into South-South cooperation with its open, inclusive, green, and digital institutional supply. As long as all parties adhere to development as the foundation, rules as the guideline, and mutual trust as the basis, Free Trade Area (自贸区) 3.0 will promote the regional and even global economy to move steadily towards a more balanced, green, and inclusive direction.
(The author is a professor of economics at Nanyang Technological University (南洋理工大学) in Singapore.)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, United Nations, December 9th. The launch meeting of the "Group of Friends on Global Governance" was held on the 9th at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking the official establishment of the "Group of Friends on Global Governance."
On the same day, representatives from nearly 40 founding member states from various regions of the world attended the meeting. Fu Cong (傅聪), China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, announced at the meeting the official establishment of the "Group of Friends on Global Governance."
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Rio de Janeiro on December 8th (Reporter Shi Yuanhao (时元皓)) The China-Brazil Sustainable Development and Low-Carbon Energy Transition Forum and the 13th World Bioenergy Conference opened in Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), Brazil, on December 8th. This event brings together industry, academia, and research from China and Brazil, focusing on cutting-edge energy transition technologies and cooperation paths, and jointly discussing green development.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 9th (北京) - On December 9th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held a "1+10" dialogue with heads of major international economic organizations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (钓鱼台国宾馆) in Beijing (北京). New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff, World Bank President Ajay Banga, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo, BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens, FSB Chairman Klaas Knot, AIIB President Jin Liqun (金立群), and OECD Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki attended.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that in September this year, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative, providing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for the international community to jointly respond to global changes and solve pressing problems. The theme of this dialogue is "Consulting on Global Governance and Seeking Global Development," which is to further build broad consensus, promote coordinated action by all parties, build a more just and reasonable global governance system, and promote common development.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that the world economy in 2025 can be described as volatile and tortuous, advancing arduously against headwinds. The emergence of some new situations and new trends has placed urgent demands on reforming and improving global economic governance and maintaining international economic and trade order. Open cooperation is a key entry point and an important path to implement the Global Governance Initiative. Only open cooperation can create greater incremental space, maintain the stability and smooth flow of production and supply chains, and accelerate technological and industrial upgrading. We should increase mutual market opening, avoid politicizing and securitizing economic and trade issues, strengthen international innovation cooperation, and jointly cultivate and expand new drivers of development.
Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that China has always been a firm practitioner and promoter of open cooperation. This year, China's economy has moved forward against pressure and achieved new development achievements. We have the confidence and ability to complete the annual economic and social development goals and tasks. Not long ago, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, making strategic plans for China's development in the next five years. China's economy will maintain a steady and positive momentum, its economic aggregate will reach a new level, industrial upgrading will create new development space, and the demand of the super-large-scale market will be accelerated. China's door to opening up will open wider and wider, and more foreign companies are welcome to come to China (中国) to explore the market.
Li Qiang (李强) stated that China (中国) is willing to work with all parties to consolidate an international economic and trade pattern of mutual benefit and win-win results, promote the in-depth development of economic globalization, enhance the authority and effectiveness of multilateral mechanisms, and gather greater synergy to promote common development. China (中国) will continue to actively undertake international obligations commensurate with its capabilities, constructively participate in international exchanges and cooperation, provide more public goods, and contribute more to promoting the healthy and stable development of the world economy.
The heads of international economic organizations stated that in the past year, China's (中国) economy has continued to grow steadily, making significant contributions to world economic growth. China's (中国) "15th Five-Year Plan" is highly consistent with international economic and trade growth and will inject confidence and new impetus into global development. China (中国) firmly supports multilateralism, supports the development of the Global South, and promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, setting a model for the world. All parties are willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with China (中国) in the fields of trade and investment, green development, artificial intelligence, people's livelihood and employment, financial stability, and sustainable development, maintain multilateralism and the free trade system, and jointly promote global economic development.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on December 9th (Reporter Gong Ming (龚鸣)): On December 9th, the symposium on studying and researching Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy was held in Beijing (北京). Wang Yi (王毅), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to adhere to the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy and continuously create a new landscape for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy is a constantly developing and open Marxist theory, always standing at the forefront of the times, answering new global questions, and providing a powerful ideological weapon and scientific guide for China's diplomacy to forge ahead courageously. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally promoted a series of major theoretical and practical innovations, leading China's foreign affairs to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes. We must take the re-publication and distribution of the "Outline for Studying Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy" as an opportunity to deeply understand the advanced nature of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy in promoting theoretical innovation, the historical initiative in serving national rejuvenation, the moral leadership in demonstrating popular sentiment, and the practical guidance in grasping laws and methods, and continuously create a new landscape for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
Wang Yi (王毅) pointed out that, looking back on the extraordinary journey of diplomacy in the new era, we have increasingly deeply realized that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) strategic leadership is the fundamental guarantee, adhering to Chinese characteristics is the foundation of belief, building a community with a shared future for mankind is a glorious banner, and creating a favorable international environment for Chinese-style modernization is a due mission. The foreign affairs front must more consciously arm their minds with Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy, further improve their political stance, strengthen theoretical construction, demonstrate their responsibility, enhance communication effectiveness, and make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
The symposium was hosted by the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Diplomacy Research Center.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on December 9th (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)) A meeting celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (中国民主促进会) was held in Beijing on December 9th. Li Ganjie (李干杰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (中央统战部), attended the meeting and delivered a congratulatory speech on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
The congratulatory speech said that since its establishment 80 years ago, the China Association for Promoting Democracy has always adhered to its original aspiration of cooperation and kept its mission in mind. It has been 肝胆相照 (gān dǎn xiāng zhào - "sharing liver and gallbladder," treat each other with utmost sincerity) and sharing weal and woe with the Communist Party of China, making important contributions to the cause of the Chinese revolution, construction, and reform. History and practice have fully proven that the China Association for Promoting Democracy, as a close friend and good advisor, good helper, and good colleague of the Communist Party of China that has stood the test of time, is worthy of being an important force in promoting the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up, getting rich, to becoming strong, and is worthy of being an important force in winning new victories in socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, building a modern socialist country in all respects, and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The congratulatory speech pointed out that the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee emphasized adhering to and improving the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, reflecting the great importance attached by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core to the cause of multi-party cooperation, and providing a broad stage and inexhaustible impetus for democratic parties to perform their functions and play their roles.
The congratulatory speech said that, focusing on the new requirements of the new era and new journey, it is hoped that the China Association for Promoting Democracy will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, firmly adhere to the correct direction, unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul; keep in mind the "major affairs of the country" and remember the "heavy responsibilities," actively perform their duties and contribute to the construction of Chinese-style modernization; inherit the fine traditions, adhere to, develop, and improve the new type of party system in China, and strive to build a high-quality socialist participating party with Chinese characteristics.
Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, reviewed the glorious course of the China Association for Promoting Democracy over the past 80 years, and called on all members to unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, work together with one heart and one mind, be full of confidence, and strive to make greater contributions to the formulation and implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Wu Weihua (武维华), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society (九三学社), delivered a congratulatory speech on behalf of the central committees of various democratic parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联).
Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Executive Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, presided over the meeting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 桂从路 盛玉雷 李 拯
Advancing Chinese-style modernization, science and technology hold a strategic leading position and play a fundamental supporting role. The new whole-nation system is an important way to leverage the institutional advantages of concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks under the socialist market economy, and it is crucial for China to accelerate its transformation into a science and technology powerhouse.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal states: "Improve the new whole-nation system, adopt unconventional measures, and promote decisive breakthroughs in key core technologies in key areas such as integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, high-end instruments, basic software, advanced materials, and bio-manufacturing across the entire chain."
In an extremely complex domestic and international environment, the total economic volume in 2025 is expected to reach approximately 140 trillion yuan, and China's contribution to world economic growth during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period will remain at around 30%.
Practice has profoundly demonstrated that by adhering to scientific and technological innovation to lead the development of new quality productive forces, China's economic high-quality development has strong momentum and full potential.
China has entered the top ten in the global innovation index ranking, firmly ranking first among the 36 upper-middle-income economies. UN Under-Secretary-General Kai Ryder described China's scientific and technological innovation as "entering a period of innovation explosion."
Why has scientific and technological innovation taken a great leap forward in China in the new era and become a key driving force for high-quality development?
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "Our socialist system's ability to concentrate resources to accomplish major tasks is an important magic weapon for our achievements. Many of our major scientific and technological achievements have been achieved by relying on this magic weapon, which must not be lost" and "Give full play to the advantages of the new whole-nation system and accelerate the promotion of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology."
Improving the new whole-nation system and resolutely winning the battle against key core technologies has become an important perspective for observing China's acceleration of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology and leading the development of new quality productive forces in the new era.
To overcome key core technologies with the new whole-nation system, the "new" lies in the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership over science and technology work, giving full play to the Party's leadership core role.
In our large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and continuously realizing the people's aspirations for a better life, we must adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership, especially the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, to ensure that the Party always takes overall control and coordinates all parties.
The establishment of the Central Science and Technology Commission (中央科技委员会) strengthens the coordination of strategic planning, policies and measures, major tasks, scientific research forces, resource platforms, and regional innovation, and builds a collaborative and efficient decision-making and organizational implementation system to form a working pattern that jointly promotes the tackling of key core technologies... Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, China's science and technology cause has always been riding the wind and waves and forging ahead in the right direction.
The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, Shidao Bay (石岛湾) base, has been put into commercial operation, the first Chinese space station "Tiangong" (天宫) has been fully completed, and the domestically produced large aircraft C919 (C919) has completed its first commercial flight... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, one "first" and "first time" after another have continuously refreshed the height of innovation and consolidated strategic confidence.
The Beidou (北斗) system has overcome more than 160 core key technologies and broken through the domestic research and development of more than 500 core components. What did it rely on to blaze a unique path of satellite navigation exploration?
Yang Changfeng (杨长风), chief designer of the Beidou Satellite Navigation System project, hit the nail on the head: "Beidou (北斗) was created by the Party and the country mobilizing thousands of troops and horses."
From Chang'e-4 (嫦娥四号) taking the lead in engraving Chinese imprints on the back of the moon in 2019 to Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) completing the first human sampling return from the back of the moon in 2024, what did the Chinese people rely on to create history?
Hu Hao (胡浩), chief designer of the Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) and Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) missions, said from the bottom of his heart: "Without the support of the new whole-nation system, the three-step plan of 'orbiting, landing, and returning' of China's lunar exploration project lasting 17 years would not have been completed as scheduled."
From Beidou (北斗) navigation to the lunar exploration project, in major scientific and technological breakthroughs, the Party Central Committee issued an order, and all regions and departments joined hands and worked together, fully stimulating the advantages of the new whole-nation system.
In the changing situation, we must hold high the banner, set the direction, and steer the course, and firmly grasp the lifeline of science and technology and the initiative of development in our own hands. Practice has fully proved that the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership is the fundamental guarantee for the Party to maintain unity and strong combat effectiveness and to continuously achieve victory, and it is the fundamental source of the advantages of the new whole-nation system.
To overcome key core technologies with the new whole-nation system, the "new" lies in fully mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties, and effectively leveraging the advantages of the national chess game of smooth vertical and horizontal coordination and efficient collaboration.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "It is precisely because we have always been under the leadership of the Party, concentrating our efforts to accomplish major tasks, and the country has unified and effectively organized various undertakings and carried out various tasks, that we have been able to successfully cope with a series of major risks and challenges, overcome countless difficulties and obstacles, and steadily move forward in the right direction."
Some scientists have compared that free exploration produces "pearls" and "gems," while organized scientific research strings "pearls" into "necklaces" and inlays "gems" into the "crown" of science.
3,000 units cooperate in tackling key problems, nearly 100,000 people participate together, and governments, enterprises, scientific research institutions, etc. coordinate and promote, and the five major systems of satellites, carrier rockets, launch sites, measurement and control, and ground applications are integrated into one... It is precisely the "unity of purpose from top to bottom" that has achieved the cause of the Chang'e (嫦娥) project of "ten thousand people with one gun."
The new whole-nation system is guided by national strategic needs, reshapes the scientific research paradigm with an efficient organizational system, avoids decentralization and piecemealization, and has a clearer direction, higher innovation, and stronger systematicness.
Once, the media listed 35 "stranglehold" technologies facing China. From operating systems to lidar, from lithium battery separators to high-strength stainless steel... like a series of checkpoints, "strangling" the key process of development.
To improve the new whole-nation system for tackling key core technologies, we must organically combine the government, the market, and society, and scientifically coordinate, concentrate forces, optimize mechanisms, and collaborate in tackling key problems.
Concentrate the strength of the whole country and gather the wisdom of all parties. Launch a "combination punch" of science and technology financial policies, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) relies on scientific research advantages to focus on original innovation, the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) highlights advanced manufacturing and comprehensive industrial chain support... The process of solving problems is also the process of development and progress.
Today, the list of "stranglehold" problems is getting shorter and shorter. Twist into a rope and gather enough energy. The resilience of China's development lies in this, and the confidence and confidence lie in this.
Strengthening organized scientific research, using collaboration to gather strength, using linkage to improve efficiency, and using coordination to optimize allocation, we will continue to overcome "strangleholds" and climb new peaks.
To overcome key core technologies with the new whole-nation system, the "new" lies in the combination of "two hands," giving full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of science and technology resources, and better leveraging the role of the government in all aspects.
Developing a market economy under socialist conditions is a great initiative of our Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "A key factor in the tremendous success of China's economic development is that we have both leveraged the strengths of the market economy and the advantages of the socialist system."
"Improving the new whole-nation system under the socialist market economy" is precisely to make good use of the "invisible hand" and the "visible hand" to promote the coordinated efforts of an active government and an effective market to jointly overcome major scientific and technological problems and continuously transform "innovation power" into new quality productive forces.
The government "builds the stage" to provide broad space for the market to "perform."
From the top-level design of national policies to the strategic layout of "Eastern Data and Western Computing" (东数西算); from the collective breakthrough of domestic hard-core technologies to the application and implementation of thousands of industries, a national computing power network promotes the construction of digital China, and China's total computing power scale ranks second in the world, and in 2024, the added value of the "three new" economies accounted for more than 18% of GDP.
The government builds bridges to make the transformation of scientific and technological achievements smoother.
At the University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学), the "first empowerment and then transformation" of job-related scientific and technological achievements avoids patents from "lying in the sun" and accelerates the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. In Guangming Science City (光明科学城) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), the "innovation and entrepreneurship complex upstairs and downstairs" allows seamless connection between original innovation and industrial incubation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the national technology contract turnover has maintained double-digit growth for many years, reaching 6.8 trillion yuan in 2024.
The government leads the way to help the industry better grasp the trend of innovation.
In the face of the new situation of rapid evolution of new-generation artificial intelligence technology, the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" (《新一代人工智能发展规划》), the "Guiding Opinions on Innovative Development of Humanoid Robots" (《人形机器人创新发展指导意见》), and the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action" (《关于深入实施“人工智能+”行动的意见》) were issued and implemented... Top-level design has launched a "combination punch," and policy implementation has accelerated, and in 2024, China's artificial intelligence industry scale exceeded 700 billion yuan, and the number of artificial intelligence patents accounted for 60% of the global total.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. Achieving high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology is the key to advancing Chinese-style modernization.
Seizing the historical opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, giving full play to the advantages of the new whole-nation system, improving the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, comprehensively enhancing independent innovation capabilities, seizing the commanding heights of scientific and technological development, and continuously spawning new quality productive forces, we will certainly be able to form new competitive advantages and win strategic initiative.
Return to TopBeijing, December 9th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) The reporter learned from the National Energy Group (国家能源集团): On the 8th, the world's first 35,000-ton heavy-haul group train was successfully tested on the Baoshen Railway (包神铁路).
This test is the first time that group control technology has been applied in the field of heavy-haul transportation in the world, that is, trains travel collaboratively relying only on wireless signals without mechanical hooks. Seven test trains, each weighing 5,000 tons, were located at four adjacent stations on the Baoshen Railway (包神铁路). Through the "virtual connection" method, they were dynamically grouped into a group train, achieving a "team run" with "neat steps," achieving synchronous acceleration and synchronous braking.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) December 9th (Reporter Wang Ke (王珂)) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局) recently issued the "Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Culture and Tourism and the Civil Aviation Industry," proposing that by 2027, the level of tourism travel services will be significantly improved, the coverage of international and domestic tourism routes will be wider, and integrated products and scenarios will be more abundant and diverse, forming a virtuous cycle of demand driving supply and supply creating demand.
The action plan promotes the inclusion of more tourist cities into the "trunk-branch connection and full-network linkage" aviation transportation service network, encourages the opening of mutual flights and ring flights between branch airports in popular tourist destinations, "air express lines," and border tourism routes.
Return to TopBy: 金社平
The "14th Five-Year Plan" is drawing to a close, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" is about to begin. The relay race of basically realizing socialist modernization is about to enter a "critical period of consolidating the foundation and comprehensively exerting efforts."
"Realizing socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." This important exposition by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) reveals the profound sense of time of the Chinese Communists.
A sense of time runs through the past, present, and future.
"See clearly why we were able to succeed in the past, and understand how we can continue to succeed in the future."
A sense of time runs through ideals, beliefs, and struggles.
"Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are accomplished through practical work!"
From the first Five-Year Plan to the fourteenth Five-Year Plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a modern socialist country. With so much hardship, so much difficulty, and so much glory, "step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" is a vivid portrayal of it.
From 2025 to 2035, although we may face major tests of strong winds and waves or even turbulent waves at any time, the general trend of "step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" will not change, and the law will not change.
In the next 5 years, we will make good use of our advantages, face risks and challenges head-on, unswervingly do our own thing well, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization—our confidence will not change.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" reflects a kind of strategic focus.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Determining the goals of struggle in accordance with the laws of economic and social development, and uniting and striving to achieve the goals consistently, is a distinct characteristic and unique advantage of our Party."
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," from poverty and blankness to the world's second largest economy, from "not being able to manufacture a car, an airplane, a tank, or a tractor" to the world's largest manufacturing country, from facing the danger of "being expelled from the ball" to maintaining a contribution rate of about 30% to global economic growth for many consecutive years... This is how we have come step by step over the past 70 years.
The quenching and transformation of "a furnace of iron" witnesses the vigorous growth of Chinese manufacturing.
0.1 mm-level high-strength non-oriented silicon steel is embedded in the "muscles" of robots and low-altitude aircraft; high-strength and high-precision magnetic yoke steel helps the "smooth operation" of the turbine rotor of the Wudongde Hydropower Station (乌东德水电站); rail products are laid on nearly a hundred railways, with a mileage of 18,000 kilometers... These "hardcore" products all come from the old "First Five-Year Plan" factory—Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (武钢有限公司) under China Baowu (中国宝武).
From the splashing of molten iron from the No. 1 blast furnace in 1958 to embarking on a new path of high-end, intelligent, and green development, Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (武钢有限公司), which is determined to climb to the peak, launched 8 global first products during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and the proportion of unique leading varieties and brands increased to 48%.
It's not just Chinese manufacturing. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economy has continued to grow in the baptism of wind and rain, and has continued to grow stronger after experiencing tests.
The "height" is getting higher and higher. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's total economic output has successively crossed several steps of 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, and 130 trillion yuan. It is expected to reach about 140 trillion yuan in 2025, and is increasingly becoming a "certain oasis" in a turbulent world.
The "posture" is steadily moving forward. In the first 4 years of the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's economic growth rate averaged 5.5%, and the growth rate continued to rank among the top among major economies in the world, and the development trend was significantly better than that of major developed economies.
The "physique" is becoming stronger and stronger. The "Tiangong" (天宫) space station has been completed, "Chang'e" (嫦娥) has flown to the moon, "Zhurong" (祝融) has explored Mars, and "Xihe" (羲和) has chased the sun. Innovative good news has been frequently reported; the "new three" products have set sail overseas, and domestically produced cruise ships have been put into operation, accelerating industrial upgrading... By seeking innovation, revitalizing industries, strengthening the foundation, and preventing risks, Chinese-style modernization has a stronger material foundation.
Life is getting better and better. The number of childcare places per thousand people has reached 4.73, and the average life expectancy has reached 79 years; the newly added forest area is equivalent to "1 Shaanxi Province (陕西省)," contributing 1/4 of the world's newly added green area... The fruitful results of development have been practically transformed into the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached a new level, and Chinese-style modernization has taken new and solid steps, achieving a good start for the new journey of the second centenary goal.
Standing at the present moment of planning and laying out the "15th Five-Year Plan," opening the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, the entire article revolves around one central task: concentrating all efforts, eliminating all interference, and continuing to promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
To realize Chinese-style modernization, China has issued another general mobilization and general deployment to take advantage of the situation and continue to struggle.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" reflects a methodology of seeking progress while maintaining stability.
Stability is the overall situation and foundation; progress is the direction and driving force.
Since the new era, we have faced many strong winds and waves, and many difficulties and challenges. We have adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, observed the general trend, grasped the direction, worked steadily and fought step by step, concentrated our efforts on doing our own thing well, and promoted the continuous development of Chinese-style modernization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "The general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability is an important principle for governing the country and managing state affairs, and it is also a methodology for doing economic work well."
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the key period for basically realizing socialist modernization, it is still necessary to adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability.
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to grasp the general trend of development and actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes.
"In a century of changes, things happen one after another, sometimes gray rhinos, sometimes black swans."
Looking outward, the situation is complex and intertwined. In today's world, the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, anti-globalization undercurrents are surging, and the international economic and trade order is facing severe challenges. As we move towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must make thorough preparations and respond effectively.
Looking inward, the tasks are arduous and heavy. The problem of unbalanced and insufficient development is still prominent; there is insufficient effective demand, and there are blockages and bottlenecks in the domestic cycle; the task of converting new and old driving forces is arduous... As we move towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must properly resolve many "problems in progress and troubles in development."
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to identify the direction of development and grasp the rhythm and progress.
In the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, the "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important position of linking the past and the future. "Linking the past and the future," "linking the past" is the foundation, and "starting the future" is the requirement.
By 2035, the basic realization of socialist modernization, an important symbolic indicator is that the per capita gross domestic product reaches the level of moderately developed countries, which requires economic and social development to maintain an appropriate speed during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. To this end, we must anchor the goal of "maintaining economic growth within a reasonable range," make the greatest efforts, and strive for the best results.
To coordinate "stability" and "progress," it is necessary to clarify the development tasks, and implement various strategic tasks in a consistent and up-to-date manner.
On the basis of "fruitful achievements in scientific and technological innovation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, focus on "significantly improving the level of self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology," comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, and continuously generate new quality productive forces;
On the basis of "solid and stable people's livelihood security, and consolidated and expanded achievements in poverty alleviation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, strengthen inclusive, basic, and bottom-line people's livelihood construction, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people, and steadily promote common prosperity for all the people;
On the basis of "accelerating the pace of green and low-carbon transformation" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, coordinate and promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth to ensure that "the carbon peak target is achieved on schedule" and "new major progress is made in the construction of a beautiful China";
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Economic development, scientific and technological innovation, reform and opening up, cultural construction, people's lives, a beautiful China, and national security. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal not only maintains the continuity of the concepts and ideas put forward in the "14th Five-Year Plan," but also puts forward a series of important, targeted, and forward-looking tasks. Give play to the strategic guiding role of the national development plan, and push forward various undertakings on the existing basis. We will surely ensure that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
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"A historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress" reflects a way of thinking that acts according to the laws.
Marx pointed out that "the development of social and economic forms is a natural historical process." This process is not a uniform linear advance, but a spiral upward process, which presents stage-by-stage and step-by-step characteristics in the movement of contradictions.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Development must be scientific development that follows economic laws, and it must be sustainable development that follows natural laws."
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, acting in accordance with the laws requires us to highlight key points, grasp key points, and lay a more solid foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization.
An "unmanned" park is staging an "innovation evolution."
Unmanned sightseeing vehicles carry passengers back and forth, unmanned sweepers take care of 90% of public areas, unmanned aerial vehicles are responsible for safety inspections and delivery of takeaways, and unmanned ships monitor water quality in real time... In Luogang Park (骆岗公园) in Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽), the full-space unmanned system is becoming more and more complete, providing real verification scenarios for unmanned products.
Scenario innovation, a bridge between technology and industry, is an important link in developing new quality productive forces. Shortly after the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating Scenario Cultivation and Opening Up to Promote Large-scale Application of New Scenarios," focusing on creating a "testing ground" for technological products and an "accelerator" for industrial development. This move not only seizes the advantage of China's rich, massive, and large-scale application scenarios, but also aims at the bottleneck constraints of transforming innovative achievements into real productive forces, which will further stimulate innovation vitality and development momentum.
Looking at the whole country from outside a region, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, to achieve remarkable results in promoting high-quality development, we must consolidate and expand advantages, break through bottleneck constraints, and strengthen weaknesses and shortcomings.
Consolidate and expand the advantages to further consolidate the resilience of development.
Looking at the world, China has many unique advantages in terms of system, market, industry, and talent. Consolidating advantages, lengthening strengths, and transforming static advantages and single advantages into dynamic advantages and integrated advantages will form more and stronger new advantages.
Take the advantages of supply and demand as an example. At present, China not only has the advantage of a super-large market, with great potential, space, and growth for consumption and investment, but also has the advantage of a complete industrial system, with a complete system, complete supporting facilities, and efficient coordination. The combination of the two has created the world's largest "innovation field," allowing the innovation of thousands of industries to receive a magnificent transaction response, and continuously optimizing and improving under the feedback of massive real needs.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," organically combining the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand with deepening supply-side structural reform, and promoting the mutual promotion of market advantages and industrial advantages, and the resonance of high-quality supply and high-quality demand, the resilience of China's economy will be stronger.
Remove bottleneck constraints to further increase the driving force for development.
All the achievements of China's modernization construction have been achieved in the process of solving one problem after another and breaking through one bottleneck constraint after another. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, to promote the smooth progress of the modernization ship, we must break through the major bottleneck constraints that restrict high-quality development.
For example, we must focus on breaking through the "bottleneck" problem of key core technologies. The key to Chinese-style modernization lies in scientific and technological modernization. The more high-end and cutting-edge science and technology is, the more intense international competition will be. Some countries are engaged in "decoupling and breaking chains," and the trend of localization, regionalization, and grouping of international industrial division of labor has intensified, which has increased the "difficulty coefficient." To this end, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must coordinate the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, improve the national innovation system, continue to work hard to strengthen original innovation and key core technology research, accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and firmly grasp the lifeline of science and technology in our own hands.
For another example, we must focus on breaking through the blockages and bottlenecks that hinder the construction of a unified national market. At present, the international economic and trade pattern is undergoing profound reconstruction. To this end, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must place the focus of development more on strengthening the domestic cycle, and use the inherent stability and long-term growth of the domestic cycle to hedge against the uncertainty of the international cycle. One of the key reforms is to promote the construction of a unified national market in depth, and strive to build a high-standard market system that is unified and open, competitive and orderly, with complete systems and improved governance.
Make up for the shortcomings and weaknesses to further consolidate the foundation of development.
"Our modernization is the most difficult and the greatest." More than 1.4 billion people are moving into a modern society as a whole, and the arduousness and complexity are unprecedented. One of the "key topics" is to focus on solving the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development to ensure that development is stable and far-reaching.
The gap between urban and rural regional development and income distribution is still large, and the people still face many difficulties in employment, education, medical care, childcare, elderly care, and housing. There are still weaknesses in social governance... Many problems are the shortcomings and weaknesses that need to be strengthened as soon as possible during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
For example, strengthen the shortcomings of agriculture and rural areas. The modernization of agriculture and rural areas is related to the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization. At present, China's agricultural production efficiency is still relatively low, rural infrastructure and public services are still lagging behind cities, and the task of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization is arduous. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must unswervingly solve the "three rural issues," comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and make the agricultural foundation more stable, rural areas more prosperous, and farmers' lives more prosperous.
Another example is to strengthen the shortcomings of people's livelihood security. Chinese-style modernization puts people's livelihood first. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must deploy and implement a number of policies and measures with strong balance and accessibility in employment, medical care, social security, income distribution, and equalization of basic public services, so that the fruits of development can better benefit the broad masses of the people and gather the mighty force of unity and struggle.
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We Chinese have always advocated action.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Put the historical perspective and strategic thinking into concrete actions."
"Realizing socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle." To understand this sentence, the focus is on "unremitting efforts and continuous struggle."
With unremitting efforts and continuous struggle, we have reached the present with full confidence step by step; with unremitting efforts and continuous struggle, we will also climb to a better future step by step.
"Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a great cause unprecedented in history. Aspirations and challenges inspire us to seize the day and never slacken our efforts."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint is about to be fully launched. Let us strengthen our confidence, anchor our goals, make unremitting efforts, and continue to struggle towards new goals! Forward! Forward! Forward!
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Develop inclusive childcare and integrated childcare services, and gradually improve relevant systems.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
"Mom, let's change shoes together!" At a little after 7 p.m., Li Jie (李洁), who lives in the Tianshan District (天山区) of Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市), Xinjiang (新疆), picked up her two-year-old son Chenchen (晨晨) from the Youyouzhijia Childcare Center (优佑之家托育中心) and returned home. As soon as they entered the door, Chenchen began to give instructions.
After changing into slippers, Chenchen took off his scarf and coat, put his shoes in the shoe cabinet, and folded his clothes. After washing his hands, he sat down at the dining table, ready for dinner.
"When he was first sent to the childcare center, he was only 10 months old and could only say 'Mama.' Now he's a 'little chatterbox,' and he takes the initiative to share things about the childcare center with me every day on the way home. He has also developed good living habits and improved his self-care ability," Li Jie (李洁) said happily.
Back in 2023, Chenchen (晨晨) was born, and Li Jie's (李洁) family felt a strong sense of happiness. After her maternity leave ended, Li Jie (李洁) prepared to return to work, and anxiety followed—who would take care of the child? "The elderly in my family are not in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), and hiring a nanny would cost a lot of money each month, and I'm also afraid they wouldn't take good care of the child," Li Jie (李洁) said.
"You can try childcare," a colleague recommended to Li Jie (李洁).
In Li Jie's (李洁) impression, childcare institutions only helped to take care of children. After thinking it over, she decided to conduct an on-site inspection first.
"The childcare center is not far from home, the hardware equipment is very complete, the childcare workers take care of the children very carefully, and there is a chef who specializes in making meals. Moreover, this is a government-recognized inclusive childcare institution, and the monthly price is less than 1/3 of hiring a nanny." After looking around, Li Jie's (李洁) concerns were dispelled. In May 2024, Chenchen (晨晨) officially enrolled in childcare, and Li Jie (李洁) could go to work with peace of mind.
The Youyouzhijia Childcare Center (优佑之家托育中心) was founded by the Urumqi Women and Children Education Group Co., Ltd. (乌鲁木齐妇联幼儿教育集团有限公司), a state-owned enterprise in Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市), and is an inclusive childcare institution recognized by the health department. Shi Yingmei (史英梅), the person in charge, introduced that with the support of financial funds, the childcare center has undergone standardized upgrading and transformation, making it more suitable for infants and young children aged 0-3.
"In order to support the development of inclusive childcare, we have promoted the implementation of civil-use pricing policies for gas, heating, and electricity for inclusive childcare institutions, which can save 9 yuan per square meter for heating alone," said Zhu Naijin (朱乃金), head of the Population Monitoring and Family Development Section of the Urumqi Municipal Health Commission (乌鲁木齐市卫生健康委).
"Many parents think that childcare is just putting their children here, and we help take care of them. In fact, we also guide children to improve their activity and self-care abilities," Shi Yingmei (史英梅) said.
"For example, in terms of movement, we not only teach fine movements such as five-finger grasping, three-finger pinching, and holding a spoon, but also teach gross motor skills such as walking, crawling, running, and jumping," said childcare worker Fang Yajie (方雅洁). "All of this must be based on observing, understanding, and responding to the needs of the children."
"Among the parents who send their children to childcare, one type is like Chenchen's (晨晨) mother, who has no one at home to take care of the child, and childcare is a necessity. The other type is attracted by the scientific childcare methods of the childcare center and has higher demands for childcare," Shi Yingmei (史英梅) said.
In October of this year, Chen Xiang (陈翔), who lives in the Toutunhe District (头屯河区) of Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市), sent his nearly 3-year-old son Zaizai (仔仔) to the Ai Ziran Childcare Center (爱自然托育中心) near his home. "Before, the child had been taken care of by his grandparents at home, but as he got older, he became more and more naughty, and the elders were more doting and couldn't control him at all." Chen Xiang (陈翔) hopes that scientific childcare methods will help his child enhance his self-care ability, establish a sense of rules, and smoothly transition to the kindergarten stage.
The relevant person in charge of the Urumqi Municipal Health Commission (乌鲁木齐市卫生健康委) introduced that in recent years, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市) has actively established a policy support system for inclusive childcare, piloting and developing community-embedded childcare, integrated childcare and kindergarten, family childcare points, and childcare services run by employers, and has recognized 20 inclusive childcare institutions, opening 1,730 childcare slots.
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From a small, innocent child who just learned to say "Mama" to a self-sufficient little helper who is now "chatty," what the childcare center brings to young mothers is obviously more than just "someone to watch the child" and "being able to go to work."
For families with young children, "childcare" is a pressing need to 解燃眉之急 (jiě rán méi zhī jí - "solve burning eyebrows," to meet an urgent need). However, the transition from "childcare" to "education," helping infants and young children develop cognitive skills, cultivate habits, and smoothly transition to kindergarten, is equally important. In this process, policy support from government departments, standardized services from childcare institutions, and professional training for practitioners are all indispensable.
The basic guarantee of "childcare" and the scientific nurturing of "education" are ultimately aimed at laying a good foundation for children and allowing families to move forward with ease. To build a fertility-friendly society, we look forward to more complete and high-quality childcare services.
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The world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, and the "China's governance" enjoys a unique landscape.
What is the code of "China's governance," what is the logic behind it, and what is the future prospect? Facing the question of the times, "What is happening to the world, and what should we do?", people are turning their attention to China again and again.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China provides a window to understand "China's governance."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Scientifically formulating and successively implementing five-year plans is an important experience in our party's governance and administration, and also an important political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics."
From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "Fifth Five-Year Plan," China established an independent and relatively complete industrial system and national economic system; during the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" and "Seventh Five-Year Plan," the basic problem of food and clothing was solved; during the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" and "Ninth Five-Year Plan," the people's living standards generally reached a level of moderate prosperity; from the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" to the "13th Five-Year Plan," a moderately prosperous society was comprehensively built; during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength reached a new level, and Chinese-style modernization took new and solid steps.
Step by step, journey after journey, in the relay of one five-year plan (program) after another, Chinese-style modernization has unfolded a magnificent picture and presented an incomparably bright and splendid prospect.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" is a crucial period of inheriting the past and ushering in the future. Looking back at the fourteen five-year plans, looking forward to the new five years, and looking ahead to the voyage of great rejuvenation, we can more deeply understand the great advantages of the "Chinese system" and more deeply feel the powerful effectiveness of "China's governance."
Leadership—
The leadership of the Party is the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, providing a fundamental guarantee for economic and social development.
For the five-year plan, the Party's comprehensive leadership is the fundamental guarantee.
In Huamao Village (花茂村), at the entrance of Wang Zhiqiang's (王治强) "Red Home" agritainment business, a wall is covered with photos of villagers with smiling faces, "I want everyone who comes here to feel our happiness and joy."
A smiling face reflects the secret to the success of the five-year plan.
In 2015, as the "12th Five-Year Plan" came to a close and the "13th Five-Year Plan" was being planned, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) went deep into Guizhou (贵州) to conduct research and investigation on doing a good job in poverty alleviation and development, and planning the economic and social development during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
"Whether the policies of the Party Central Committee are good or not depends on whether the villagers are smiling or crying." In Huamao Village (花茂村), Fengxiang Town (枫香镇), Zunyi County (遵义县) (now Bozhou District (播州区), Zunyi City (遵义市)), the General Secretary encouraged everyone, saying that a good life is achieved through hard work, poverty is not terrible, and as long as there is confidence and determination, there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome.
At that time, Guizhou (贵州) was located in the core area of poverty in China, with a poverty incidence rate as high as 26.8% in 2012.
"Scientifically plan the poverty alleviation and development work during the '13th Five-Year Plan' period to ensure that the impoverished population is lifted out of poverty as scheduled by 2020." Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at a symposium with the main responsible comrades of some provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities held in Guizhou (贵州).
"For poverty alleviation, I am a Party member, follow my example!" Party members and cadres at all levels in Guizhou (贵州) led the masses to launch a general offensive against one impoverished fortress after another.
Those who are united in will win. In November 2020, Guizhou (贵州) announced that all impoverished counties in the province had been removed from the list, and all impoverished people had been lifted out of poverty.
In ten years, the mountain village has undergone tremendous changes, from a well-known impoverished village to a national rural tourism demonstration village. The per capita disposable income of villagers in Huamao Village (花茂村) has jumped from 12,607 yuan in 2015 to 27,454 yuan in 2024.
Poverty alleviation is the bottom-line task and symbolic indicator of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The "13th Five-Year Plan" clearly proposed the goal of "achieving poverty alleviation for the rural impoverished population under China's current standards, removing all impoverished counties from the list, and solving regional overall poverty."
Nearly 100 million people were lifted out of poverty in 8 years. Why can China create a great miracle in the history of human poverty reduction?
"Poverty alleviation is the most important thing in my heart," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally took charge, personally went into battle, and personally supervised the battle. With concerted efforts from top to bottom, the five levels of Party secretaries grasped poverty alleviation, and the entire Party mobilized to promote the attack on poverty; with all-out efforts, the country has cumulatively selected and dispatched more than 3 million first secretaries and village-based cadres, who fought on the front line of poverty alleviation together with nearly 2 million township cadres and millions of village cadres... The Chinese Communist Party's incomparably strong leadership, organizational, and executive capabilities have been transformed into super combat effectiveness in poverty alleviation.
"The remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation rely on the strong leadership of the Party, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work of the Chinese nation, the solid material foundation accumulated since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the perseverance of doing one thing after another, and the unity and struggle of the people of all ethnic groups across the country."
Overcoming many long-standing problems and accomplishing many major and important tasks concerning the long-term... One breakthrough after another, one development miracle after another, has been realized in the successive struggles of the five-year plan.
The five-year plan is not unique to China. In the "planned wave" after World War II, developing countries generally used five-year plans as a means to promote industrialization. As of 2018, more than 130 countries have various forms of national development plans. However, not all of these plans can be effectively implemented. In some countries, even changing a government means "flipping the pancake," not continuing to do it but doing the opposite.
Looking at the world, there is no political party or national government that can formulate the goals of economic and social development for each stage in succession like us, and unite and lead all the people to struggle together.
"The Chinese Communist Party has incomparably strong leadership, organizational, and executive capabilities, and is the most reliable leading force for uniting and leading the people to overcome difficulties and forge ahead."
The Party's leadership provides direction for the five-year plan.
The Party's leadership grasps the direction, coordinates all parties, and provides a fundamental guarantee for economic and social development.
Taking a broad and long-term view, planning before acting. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has attached great importance to the preparation of the five-year plan, personally serving as the leader of the drafting group for the planning proposal document, and personally planning, deploying, and promoting the national development planning work.
Following the law, scientific planning. The Party's innovative theories reflect the laws of economic and social development, and effectively guide practice by guiding the formulation and implementation of plans. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has realized a new leap in the Sinicization of Marxism in the new era, and is a powerful ideological weapon for guiding the sustained and healthy development of China's economy and society.
Implementation according to law, institutional guarantee. Our Party has continuously summarized the experience of formulating and implementing five-year plans, and explored and formed an institutional design under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, in which the Party Central Committee proposes planning proposals, the State Council prepares draft planning outlines, and the National People's Congress reviews and approves them before releasing them to the public for implementation, thereby effectively transforming the Party's propositions into the will of the state.
Stabilizing the economy, fighting the epidemic, fighting disasters, ensuring people's livelihoods, and responding to external pressures... The fundamental reason why we can continue to move towards new victories lies in the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
The Party's organizational power unites the people for the five-year plan.
The Party's leadership over economic work focuses on top-level design, overall layout, overall coordination, overall promotion, and supervision and implementation, effectively playing the role of grasping the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation.
The history of human social development shows that although the level of social productive forces is fixed within a certain stage of development, concentrating various factors of production on certain key points through scientific institutional arrangements can fully stimulate the potential of productive forces and achieve a leap in the level of productive forces.
From "not being able to build a car, an airplane, a tank, or a tractor" to building an independent and complete industrial system. At the beginning of the founding of New China, our Party concentrated extremely limited resources on construction projects that were decisive for national industrialization through five-year plans, laying the foundation and erecting pillars for socialist modernization.
South-to-North Water Diversion, West-to-East Gas Transmission, West-to-East Power Transmission, East Data West Computing... Since the new century, especially since the new era, our Party has further focused on key areas and key tasks such as coordinated regional development, major project construction, and major scientific and technological breakthroughs through five-year plans (programs), and has achieved major breakthroughs in some key "bottleneck" technology fields and advanced industrial chain fields.
"Our greatest advantage is that our socialist system can concentrate resources to accomplish major tasks." It is precisely because we have always been under the leadership of the Party and concentrated our efforts to accomplish major tasks that we have been able to successfully respond to a series of major risks and challenges and overcome countless difficulties and obstacles.
The Party's executive power safeguards the five-year plan.
The long-term governance of the Communist Party of China can avoid the policy short-sightedness and frequent changes in Western multi-party systems, providing an important "stability anchor" for China's long-term economic development.
The life of a plan lies in its execution. From the first five-year plan to the fourteenth five-year plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a socialist modern country. The Chinese Communist Party's strong executive power can maintain the continuity and stability of national strategies, avoid development fragmentation and short-term behavior as much as possible, and ensure that a blueprint is drawn to the end.
"For urgent tasks, we must act immediately and seize the opportunity, and we must not be slow and procrastinate." "For long-term tasks, we must maintain strategic focus and patience, adhere to drawing a blueprint to the end, dripping water through stone, and making persistent efforts," bearing the historical responsibility and era responsibility of the Chinese Communists.
"When China is making five-year plans for the next generation, the United States can only plan for the next election," commented Nobel laureate in economics Robert Engle.
What once led us to success will surely lead us to continued success.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clarified the important principles of "six adherences" that must be followed in economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and the first is to adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership.
"China's governance" hinges on the Party. Along the grand blueprint determined by the five-year plan, a "Marxist ruling party that is determined to always be at the forefront of the times, wholeheartedly supported by the people, courageous in self-revolution, able to withstand all kinds of storms, and full of vigor" is leading hundreds of millions of Chinese sons and daughters to move forward firmly on the road to rejuvenation.
Cohesion—
Adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and unite top-level design with soliciting opinions from the people.
For the five-year plan, "national affairs" are linked to "family affairs."
"The mutual aid workers deliver food and give us haircuts, which is very convenient." In the elderly activity center of Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村), Engebei Town (恩格贝镇), Dalate Banner (达拉特旗), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), mutual aid elderly care supports the "sunset glow."
A small courtyard demonstrates the value orientation of the five-year plan.
Five years ago, Li Dianbo (李电波), a post-80s college student village official in Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村), wrote a suggestion on the message board for leaders on People's Daily Online about "mutual aid elderly care": In rural areas with concentrated populations, the government should invest in the construction of public canteens and public dormitories, and elderly people who are willing can live and live together for free...
This suggestion full of earthy flavor was finally clearly responded to in the "14th Five-Year Plan"—in October 2020, this suggestion was collected, researched, refined, and written into the document of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; in March 2021, it was reviewed by the National People's Congress and formally included in the "14th Five-Year Plan."
In November 2021, an elderly activity center of more than 200 square meters was built and put into use in Pugetebu Village (蒲圪卜村).
A small village is connected to Zhongnanhai (中南海). In August 2020, the first "online consultation" in the history of five-year plan preparation received more than one million opinions and suggestions from netizens.
Online and offline, advancing side by side. In order to do a good job in preparing the "14th Five-Year Plan," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over 7 special symposiums, where experts and scholars, new social strata, truck drivers, migrant workers, and others gathered together for sincere interaction.
The weighty "14th Five-Year Plan" proposal was precisely under the personal planning and presiding of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), and in the course of in-depth research and extensive collection of public wisdom, it condensed the consensus for progress.
Another five-year plan, another consultation with the people. From May 20 to June 20, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out an online solicitation of opinions, receiving more than 3.113 million valid suggestions from the masses.
"We must adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and unite top-level design with soliciting opinions from the people." The report on the online solicitation of opinions was submitted to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) for review and submitted to the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, so that the voices of the people could directly reach Zhongnanhai (中南海).
In China, the people's expectations, hopes, and demands, from national policies to social governance to the people's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, have a place to speak, someone to listen, and feedback after listening.
Our country is a large country, and socialist modernization covers a wide range and involves many aspects. Only by taking into account all aspects, coordinating all parties, gathering everyone's strength together, and concentrating all aspects of wisdom can we maximize the confidence in development and maximize the cohesion of development.
Our country's national planning system is composed of national, provincial, municipal, and county-level plans of various types. Accurately grasp the functional positioning of different plans, correctly handle the relationship between national plans and local plans, ensure that all levels and types of plans are linked, and form a national "chess game." At the same time, fully promote democracy, adhere to asking the people about their needs and asking the people for their wisdom, widely absorb opinions and suggestions from all sectors of society, so that "what the Party and the government want to do" and "what the people are looking forward to" resonate at the same frequency, draw a new blueprint for the "15th Five-Year Plan" development, and draw a concentric circle of unity and progress.
"Good guidelines and policies should all come from the people, conform to the people's wishes, and conform to what the people think and want." The five-year plan opens its doors to solicit opinions and gather wisdom, and through round after round of soliciting opinions, it condenses the greatest policy consensus and fully reflects the common development vision of all the people.
China's development is not "development for the sake of development," let alone "development for the sake of a few people," but a development process in which everyone can participate, everyone can do their best, and everyone can share and enjoy the fruits of development.
From "solving the problem of food and clothing" to "building a moderately prosperous society in all respects," from "making up for shortcomings in people's livelihood" to "promoting common prosperity," the five-year plan has always taken the people's yearning for a better life as the fundamental goal, and every indicator and every task is full of people's livelihood temperature.
The people-centered development thought is not only the value background of "China's governance," but also the fundamental reason why the five-year plan can unite the people's hearts and gather the people's strength.
Looking back at the "14th Five-Year Plan," the people's livelihood plan pays more attention to "quality improvement": among the main indicators, the category of people's well-being exceeds 1/3; among the 102 major projects, 28 people's livelihood projects in health security, "the elderly and the young," etc. are proposed, effectively making up for the shortcomings in public services and solving the urgent and difficult problems of the people.
In the guiding ideology, it clearly proposes "promoting the all-round development of people and taking solid steps towards common prosperity for all the people"; in the specific deployment, it clearly emphasizes "adhering to the combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people"... In the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, the people-centered development thought runs through the entire process.
"Where does the correct path come from? From the masses."
With the people in our hearts, the truth in our hands, and walking the right path in the world. This is the secret to our success in continuously moving from victory to victory, and it is also the fundamental method for scientifically formulating and successively implementing five-year plans.
Development Power—
Medium- and long-term development plans can not only give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, but also better play the role of the government.
The five-year plan is a methodology for development that leads to Chinese miracles.
In 1 second, more than 1.43 million GB of data is transmitted in the cloud, and about 6,000 express packages enter the delivery channel;
In 1 minute, nearly 30 new energy vehicles roll off the production line, and more than 110,000 tons of goods are rapidly circulated;
Within 1 day, 24,000 newly established enterprises grow like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and about 180 million people travel across regions.
The jumping numbers mark the development changes brought about by the five-year plan.
The dynamic figures mark the developmental changes brought about by the Five-Year Plans.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's total economic output successively crossed the thresholds of 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, and 130 trillion yuan, and is expected to reach about 140 trillion yuan this year, with its contribution to world economic growth remaining at about 30%. Behind this impressive performance lies the confidence and composure of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) in governing this super-large country using the Five-Year Plans.
Taking a longer-term view, whether it is the 5 years of the "14th Five-Year Plan" or the more than 10 years since the new era, the guidance of development concepts is particularly important.
The Five-Year Plans use new development concepts to break old ideas and create new situations with high-quality development.
In 2015, the "12th Five-Year Plan" concluded, and new challenges emerged: As the first Five-Year Plan after entering the new normal, how should the "13th Five-Year Plan" adapt to, grasp, and lead the new normal?
"First of all, we must clarify what kind of development concept should be adhered to." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who presided over the drafting of the "13th Five-Year Plan" proposal, stated explicitly.
From the central and western regions with arduous poverty alleviation tasks to the northeastern regions accelerating revitalization and development, he walked, observed, and pondered along the way. "Under the new normal, we must completely abandon simply judging success by GDP, establish a people-centered development ideology, and use new development concepts to guide development actions."
In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第十八届中央委员会第五次全体会议) was held, and the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing were proposed for the first time.
2020 was another pivotal year for the Five-Year Plans.
In the spring of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港). "We must put forward new ideas to lead development based on the new situation." Encapsulating reflections on the past, present, and future, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly proposed the strategic choice of building a new development pattern shortly after returning to Beijing (北京).
In October 2020, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第五次全体会议) planned the blueprint for the "14th Five-Year Plan" and made comprehensive arrangements for building a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the mainstay and the domestic and international dual cycles mutually reinforcing each other.
Possessing the world's largest research and development personnel team, with more than 460,000 high-tech enterprises; major regional strategies being implemented, promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas; building the world's largest clean power generation system; becoming the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions; building the world's largest education system, social security system, and healthcare system... Under the guidance of new development concepts, accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, China's economic high-quality development is constantly moving towards new heights and achieving new results.
The Five-Year Plans combine an effective market with an active government.
"Planning the 'forest' and letting the 'trees' grow freely," Western scholars vividly described China's Five-Year Plans in the book "China's Big Trends."
"Steady and solid, step by step, striving to 'let go lively' and 'manage well'."
Coordinating the short-term and long-term, the Five-Year Plans better leverage the role of an effective market and an active government.
Starting from the "11th Five-Year Plan," "planning" replaced "plan," and more guiding and binding indicators are used to regulate and manage the economy. This does not mean that the "visible hand" no longer plays a role, but rather focuses on intervening in market failures and stimulating market vitality.
Looking far ahead and starting near, from the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the "15th Five-Year Plan," while planning the next five years of development, we are aiming at the 2035 long-term goals, proactively deploying a number of strategic industries and basic projects, and providing clear policy signals and a stable policy environment for the development of various business entities.
"The more standardized the government's behavior, the more effective the market's role."
Balancing macro and micro perspectives, the Five-Year Plans allow the "visible hand" and the "invisible hand" to cooperate with each other.
Since the new era, behind the rapid rise of industries such as new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, and 5G, is the systematic design of industrial policies by national planning, the forward-looking layout of infrastructure, and the long-term planning for the direction of industrial development.
At the same time, the Five-Year Plans encourage competition and open markets, allowing business entities to thrive. Currently, the number of private enterprises in China accounts for more than 92% of the total number of enterprises, and private enterprises contribute more than 70% of technological innovation achievements, covering more than 80% of the national specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises and more than 92% of the national high-tech enterprises. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, a number of private technology companies have achieved remarkable results in fields such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and new energy vehicles.
"China has both the advantages of a market-driven 'invisible hand' full of vitality and innovation, and the advantages of a 'visible hand' guided by long-term development strategies and national development plans. The combination of the two correctly guides China's development direction," said Yan Yilong (鄢一龙), Vice President of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies at Tsinghua University (清华大学).
"Practice has proven that medium- and long-term development plans can not only give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, but also better leverage the role of the government."
Significant achievements have been made in high-quality development, the level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement has been greatly improved, and new breakthroughs have been made in further comprehensively deepening reforms... In line with the "14th Five-Year Plan," the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第二十届中央委员会第四次全体会议) continued to define promoting high-quality development as the theme of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The Chinese economic ship is sailing forward along a path of higher quality, greater efficiency, greater fairness, greater sustainability, and greater security.
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The process of a country's international influence, appeal, and shaping power continuously improving is also the process of its national governance practices and the global governance system mutually promoting and effectively interacting.
The Five-Year Plans develop ourselves and benefit the world.
On October 15, the first batch of exhibits from the Chancay Port (钱凯港) in Peru (秘鲁) arrived in Shanghai (上海), carrying pottery with the style of the Andes (安第斯山脉) and soft and warm alpaca wool products, injecting a strong "South American flavor" into the China International Import Expo (进博会).
One port witnesses the Chinese wisdom of the Five-Year Plans.
In 2021, the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," China (中国) and Peru (秘鲁) launched the Chancay Port (钱凯港) project, which became a key project for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路).
Great changes have taken place. In November 2024, Chancay Port (钱凯港) officially opened, becoming the first smart port and green port in South America.
With the opening of the "Chancay-Shanghai (钱凯—上海)" two-way direct shipping route, the one-way sea transportation time between the two countries has been shortened from more than 30 days to 23 days, saving more than 20% of logistics costs. "The Chancay Port (钱凯港) project creates a new interconnected system facing the world through shipping and an open vision," said Gonzalo Rios, Deputy General Manager of COSCO Shipping Ports Chancay Peru (中远海运港口秘鲁钱凯公司).
The China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) reaches more than 300 cities in Asia and Europe, the "Silk Road Maritime (丝路海运)" international航线 network covers the globe, and the "Air Silk Road (空中丝绸之路)" connects to 213 cities in 83 countries... Roads, bridges, and ports have become the camel bells and sails, and the avenue post stations of the new era.
From the "12th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan," from "sketching broadly" to "detailed painting," the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) has become the most extensive and largest international cooperation platform in the world today.
"Hard connectivity" is being steadily promoted, and a number of major landmark projects such as the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路), the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (雅万高铁), and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路) have been completed, and the interconnected framework of "six corridors, six routes, multiple countries, and multiple ports" has basically taken shape.
"Soft connectivity" continues to advance, and cooperation documents have been signed with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, and 23 free trade agreements have been signed with 30 countries and regions.
"Heart connectivity" is constantly deepening, and a large number of "small and beautiful" livelihood projects in the fields of education, medical care, and poverty reduction have taken root, effectively enhancing the well-being of the people in the co-construction countries.
The world is good, and China (中国) will be good; China (中国) is good, and the world will be better. "China's (中国) Five-Year Plans provide countries around the world with opportunities to strengthen economic ties with China (中国) and share the fruits of China's (中国) stable and high-quality economic development," said Yosuke Deguchi (露口洋介), a professor at Teikyo University (帝京大学) in Japan (日本) who has long been concerned about China's (中国) economic development.
The Five-Year Plans contribute Chinese solutions to world development.
In May of this year, ASEAN (东盟) announced a five-year strategic plan aimed at promoting regional economic integration, and regional countries such as Vietnam (越南), Laos (老挝), and Indonesia (印度尼西亚) have also drawn on China's (中国) Five-Year Plan development experience to varying degrees.
The process of a country's international influence, appeal, and shaping power continuously improving is also the process of its national governance practices and the global governance system mutually promoting and effectively interacting.
"China's (中国) Five-Year Plans provide the world with a stable development solution that resolves zero-sum thinking with the concept of shared development." The words of international observers reflect the world's deep recognition of "China's (中国) Governance."
Through the Five-Year Plans, people see not only "Chinese-style long-termism" but also the new form of human civilization created by Chinese-style modernization. This is the appeal of development and the centripetal force of civilization.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly proposes to "promote reform and development with openness, and share opportunities and develop together with countries around the world." "'The 15th Five-Year Plan' will continue to inject Chinese momentum into the sluggish world economy and provide useful lessons for developing countries to achieve independent development through strategic planning," said Evandro Carvalho (埃万德罗·卡瓦略), a professor at the Federal Fluminense University (巴西弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学) in Brazil (巴西) and an expert on international issues.
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The development of a country always has some key nodes and key periods.
Having gone through the "extremely unusual and extremely extraordinary" "14th Five-Year Plan" and ushered in the "laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts" "15th Five-Year Plan," realizing socialist modernization is a historical process of step-by-step advancement and continuous development and progress, which requires unremitting efforts and continuous struggle.
Remaining steadfast and persevering, writing a new answer sheet for the Five-Year Plans, "ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization."
Unswervingly doing our own things well and following our own path, giving full play to the great advantages of the "Chinese system" and constantly opening up a new realm of "Chinese governance," "**中华民族伟大复兴势不可挡！**" (zhōng huá mín zú wěi dà fù xīng shì bù kě dǎng - "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable!," the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an inevitable historical trend).
Return to TopBeijing, December 9th (Reporter Liu Shiyao) The Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew successfully completed their first extravehicular activity (EVA) on the 9th, completing tasks such as inspecting and photographing the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return capsule window.
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office (中国载人航天工程办公室), at 18:45 on December 9th, after approximately 8 hours of EVA, the Shenzhou-21 crew astronauts Zhang Lu (张陆), Wu Fei (武飞), and Zhang Hongzhang (张洪章) closely coordinated and, with the cooperation and support of the space station's robotic arm and ground researchers, fully utilized the active role of humans at the forefront outside the cabin. They successfully completed tasks such as inspecting and photographing the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft's return capsule window, installing space debris protection devices on the space station, and replacing the multi-layer cover of the temperature control adapter. The extravehicular astronauts Zhang Lu (张陆) and Wu Fei (武飞) have safely returned to the Wentian experimental module (问天实验舱), and the EVA was a complete success. Commander Zhang Lu (张陆) once again walked in space after two and a half years, and astronaut Wu Fei (武飞) became the youngest astronaut in China to perform an EVA mission.
According to plan, during the Shenzhou-21 manned flight mission, personnel and application payloads will also be carried out for EVA activities, scientific experiments and technical tests will be conducted, and the astronaut crew will, depending on the situation, carry out protective measures on the damaged window of the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper on December 9th in Beijing (北京) (Reporter: Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)), China recently passed the United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) National Recognition Process (IRNAP) qualification certification, becoming the tenth country in the world to obtain this authoritative certification. This marks that China's Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) system has reached the international advanced level, and its rescue capability has been highly recognized by the international community. After passing the certification, China has been officially authorized by the United Nations INSARAG to conduct capacity assessments of domestic rescue teams, award relevant exclusive logo badges to qualified teams, and promote them to become internationally recognized professional rescue forces.
It is reported that the expert review team is composed of 10 foreign technical experts and 10 Chinese assessment experts. The review process adopts the "international + domestic" dual standards to ensure the professionalism and authority of the certification. International experts assessed the level of internationalization based on a checklist containing 20 parts and 167 indicators, while domestic experts examined the completeness of the procedures with reference to a checklist containing 17 parts and 143 indicators, comprehensively verifying the maturity and professionalism of China's rescue system.
Return to TopIn late August of this year, Xiabu Village (下埠村), Zhongliu Village (中六村), Longji Town (龙脊镇), Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County (龙胜各族自治县), Guilin (桂林) City, Guangxi (广西) Province, initiated the "Farmland Restoration Plan," with villagers using methods such as carrying soil with shoulder poles and digging with hoes, reinforcing field foundations, and diverting and storing water to restore the village's abandoned terraced fields. The local area is also creating "Water Mirror Terraces" in the winter to reproduce the characteristic landscape of shimmering water and reflections of the sky and clouds, in order to develop and strengthen the rural tourism industry.
The picture shows villagers of Xiabu Village (下埠村) busy in the restored terraced fields on December 8th.
Photo by Liu Jiaoqing (刘教清) (People's Vision)
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Cities are important carriers of modernization and important windows for observing Chinese-style modernization. Two news items about Guangzhou (广州) are thought-provoking:
In the first 10 months of this year, Guangzhou's total import and export value exceeded one trillion yuan, hitting a record high for the same period in history.
Not long ago, the supplement to *Nature* magazine announced the ranking of the world's top ten scientific research cities, with Guangzhou rising to sixth place globally, surpassing the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States.
From a "Millennium Commercial Capital" to a "Science and Technology Innovation Highland," Guangzhou's transformation is a vivid microcosm of China's high-quality development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development and comprehensively promote Chinese-style modernization." On the land of China, more than 690 cities have different endowments and diversified industries. Based on their strategic positioning in the overall national situation, they give full play to their strengths, complement each other's advantages, and embark on a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics, which will surely converge into a powerful impetus for promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
"China's development prospects are bright, and we have the confidence and determination to achieve them."
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Confidence lies in using scientific and technological innovation to lead the development of new quality productive forces, injecting inexhaustible impetus into comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
Not long ago, during his inspection in Guangdong (广东), General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Focusing on the development of new quality productive forces, we must strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build a modern industrial system with international competitiveness."
Scientific and technological innovation is the core element for developing new quality productive forces. Promoting the transformation of this "key variable" of scientific and technological innovation into the "maximum increment" of high-quality development, innovative cities have obvious advantages and are full of vitality.
The "source fire" of the 15th National Games comes from deep-sea combustible ice, which is a collaborative effort of industry, academia, and research, and also a joint effort of related industries: the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (广州海洋地质调查局) provides deep-sea operation methods and platform guarantees, enterprises develop efficient photovoltaic tracking systems, and the first ocean drilling ship "Dream" (梦想号) completes the feat of "drawing light from the sky and igniting ice from the sea."
Deploying the innovation chain around the industrial chain, and arranging the industrial chain around the innovation chain. From Nansha Science City (南沙科学城) to Sino-Singapore Knowledge City (中新知识城), an axis connects 30% of Guangzhou's universities and research institutes, 51% of high-tech enterprises, and 74% of unicorn enterprises, leading the old city of Guangzhou to a brand new future.
Major innovations have long cycles, high risks, and high difficulty. Promoting a better combination of an effective market and a promising government to form a basic system that supports comprehensive innovation will make the innovation ecosystem more vibrant.
He Xiaopeng (何小鹏), chairman of XPeng Motors (小鹏汽车), shared a story of innovation relay. In his first venture, he faced difficulties. The Tianhe District Science, Technology, Industry and Information Bureau (天河区科技工业和信息化局) in Guangzhou provided timely help, allowing the company to survive the cold winter. In his second venture, He Xiaopeng did not hesitate to choose Guangzhou again, and created XPeng Motors, which has entered the first echelon of new energy vehicles.
In the first 10 months of this year, the growth rate of newly registered business entities in Guangzhou's low-altitude economy and aerospace, future network and quantum technology, deep sea and deep space, and intelligent unmanned systems and other fields all exceeded 100%. The accelerated development of emerging industries and the rapid rise of future industries are a testament to the fertile soil of innovation and the broad stage of industry.
Looking at the whole country, a "new" trend is blowing. Hefei (合肥) in Anhui (安徽) is accelerating the industrialization of quantum technology, Wuhan (武汉) in Hubei (湖北) is accelerating the creation of a world-class optoelectronic information industry cluster, and Zhongwei (中卫) in Ningxia (宁夏) is building a "smart computing oasis" in the Gobi Desert... The integration and mutual promotion of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are accelerating the development of new quality productive forces.
Taking the "pulse" of innovation to strengthen the "bones" of industry is the key to winning the future and winning in the long run.
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Confidence lies in using high-level opening-up to help accelerate the formation of a new development pattern and firmly grasp the initiative in development.
Adhering to open cooperation and mutual benefit and win-win results is an inevitable requirement of Chinese-style modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must continuously expand high-level opening-up, deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation, make good use of both domestic and international resources, and expand the development space for Chinese-style modernization."
At present, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and the international economic and trade order is facing severe challenges. The more uncertainties in the external environment increase, the more we must accelerate the construction of a new development pattern.
Create new highlands of opening-up with institutional innovation and add new vitality to the economy.
Guangzhou Nansha (广州南沙) has built a "Offshore Easy" comprehensive service platform, established a "whitelist" system, and introduced special policies to provide settlement convenience for key enterprises. Since its establishment, the Nansha Area of the Guangdong Free Trade Pilot Zone (广东自贸试验区南沙片区) has accumulated 45 institutional innovation achievements that have been replicated and promoted nationwide, fully demonstrating the role of the reform "experimental field."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total value of Xinjiang's (新疆) foreign trade import and export has continuously crossed three trillion-yuan steps, creating a golden channel between Asia and Europe and a bridgehead for opening to the west; Guangxi (广西) is using the high-level joint construction of the western land-sea new channel to drive open development. In 2024, the import and export trade volume of provinces along the channel through Guangxi increased by nearly one time compared with 2019. Implementing a more proactive opening-up strategy, high-level opening-up promotes high-quality development.
Promote win-win cooperation with the supply chain and expand new space for development.
GAC (广汽) is expanding the Western European market with intelligent cockpit design, and Wanbao (万宝) refrigerators are using battery power to cope with power outages in Africa... In the first 10 months of this year, Guangzhou's imports and exports to the European Union and ASEAN increased by 23.9% and 31.1% respectively; imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" and BRICS countries increased by more than 20%. The diversification of the market has achieved remarkable results, stimulating the new vitality of "buying globally and selling globally."
Looking at the land of China, the Yangtze River (长江) golden waterway has opened up Jiangxi's (江西) access to the sea, and the China-Europe train has transformed Shaanxi (陕西) from an inland hinterland to an open frontier... The unified national market breaks down "barriers" and breaks through "obstacles." Cities are no longer limited by location and can increase their advantages and add vitality in expanding opening-up, ensuring that the "stability" of China's economy remains unchanged, the "progress" momentum is not reduced, and the "resilience" remains unchanged.
Unblocking the domestic and international dual circulation, improving the ability to allocate resources globally, and better striving for strategic initiative in open development are our solid foundations for traversing wind and rain and moving forward steadily.
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Confidence lies in enhancing the role of high-quality development as a source of power and forming more key regional growth poles.
The spatial structure of China's economic development is undergoing profound changes, and central cities and urban agglomerations are becoming the main spatial forms for carrying development factors.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "we must form several new sources of power that can drive the country's high-quality development." The Central Economic Work Conference in 2024 proposed to give play to the superimposed effects of regional coordinated development strategies, major regional strategies, and major function zone strategies, and actively cultivate new growth poles. Large cities and urban agglomerations must bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities, seize policy dividends, and build new engines for development.
Only by having the overall situation in mind can we shoulder the heavy responsibility.
Pioneer, leader, and locomotive – these three keywords express General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest expectations for Guangzhou. This year, from the first flight of the first composite-wing flying car to the completion of the flying car intelligent manufacturing base, the low-altitude economy is accelerating its "take-off." From a "City of Intelligent Vehicles" to a "City of the Sky," Guangzhou has accurately identified its position in the overall situation and is taking advantage of the situation.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, two mother rivers and three major urban agglomerations have both economic axes connecting the north and south and the east and west, and important sources of power leading high-quality development. They are integrated and coordinated with the four major regional plates, forming a national chessboard, and the momentum of high-quality development is surging.
Only by developing in a differentiated manner can we give full play to our strengths.
This year, the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" innovation cluster jumped to the first place in the global innovation index. The three places have "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity." They do not rely on individual struggles but on system integration, and do not rely on resource accumulation but on ecological synergy. Modern metropolitan areas are rising in the Greater Bay Area, and brothers working together can break gold.
To promote Chinese-style modernization, we must make good use of the dialectics of regional coordinated development, and use the "leading role" of the developed regions to lead the "galloping of ten thousand horses" in the development of all parts of the country.
In today's China, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) is turning the potential energy of development disparity into the kinetic energy of coordinated development, the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) is promoting cross-regional collaboration in scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and the Chengdu-Chongqing (成渝) dual-city economic circle is providing support for promoting the large-scale development of the western region in the new era... Covering the east, middle, and west, coordinating the north and south, growth poles are constantly emerging, forming an overall effect of "1+1>N," which is our unique advantage in achieving high-quality development.
What we get tomorrow depends on what we had yesterday, and even more on what we do today.
Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will strengthen the driving force with scientific and technological innovation, activate vitality with a new development pattern, and aggregate strength with regional coordinated development to promote the construction of Chinese-style modernization, overcome risks and challenges, and realize the grand blueprint. We are full of confidence, full of determination, and full of strength.
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Looking at the "road underfoot" requires taking a broad and long-term view, widening horizons, expanding the overall structure, broadening boundaries, and enlarging the pie. Walking "one's own road" naturally requires being grounded, accurately positioning oneself, discovering advantages, and seizing a place of one's own.
During a visit to Haier (海尔), Hisense (海信), Goertek (歌尔) and other enterprises in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), a phenomenon was observed: from the industrial internet to intelligent connected vehicles to urban governance brains, there are many similarities in both development ideas and industrial layout. Raising a hand to ask: With such similar tracks, isn't there intense competition?
"It depends on what kind of competition. We fear homogeneous competition driving down prices, but we don't fear innovative competition driving up technology. In terms of research and development, cooperation with friendly companies far outweighs competition." The answer given by an employee of one company was quite enlightening.
Coopetition is the norm in market operations. From the perspective of vertical and segmented fields, some enterprises inevitably "meet on a narrow road," and they must compete on technology and strive for market share. But from another perspective, in tackling cutting-edge technologies and reshaping the global market, former competitors can also be "comrades" in the "same trench."
This is not "wishful thinking," but precisely moving with the times and following the trend. In the exhibition halls of companies such as Haier (海尔) and Goertek (歌尔), a domestically produced new energy vehicle is displayed in unison. Staff introduced that from the configuration of the intelligent cockpit to the application of smart interconnection, all point to the new blue ocean of the "car life scene" and "vehicle-home linkage ecosystem." Among these, several Qingdao (青岛) companies have found a place for themselves in differentiated competition.
Today, whoever can grasp the opportunities of new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence will accurately grasp the pulse of the times. Behind similar tracks often lies the forward-looking thinking of "great minds think alike," reflecting the burgeoning development trend and industry trends.
In this sense, enterprises aim at the forefront of science and technology, respond to user needs, seize the high ground of technology, and strive to seize the initiative in development. Thousands of sails race on the track of high-quality development, and hundreds of boats compete in the tide of the market economy, which naturally means working together with one heart and moving in the same direction.
More importantly, today's technological breakthroughs require both flashes of inspiration and collaborative efforts. Today's science and technology undertakings are more like an ecosystem than a production line.
Television sets, once the top of the "three major items," once could only rely on imports. Now, Chinese television brands are firmly in the top spot in sales in many countries and regions. What is the confidence behind the transformation? From traditional LCD to laser TV, from hardware and software to algorithms, from independent image quality chips to AI large models... Today, 7 out of every 10 home appliance patents worldwide come from China. It can be said that innovation has given life to the home appliance industry.
New quality productive forces will not arise out of thin air, but are the result of the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, and increasingly rely on collaborative efficiency and integrated empowerment.
In Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东), a leading enterprise producing energy storage batteries was constrained by process bottlenecks, and widely recruited industry elites to tackle the problem together, promoting technological innovation and product innovation. The Shandong (山东) Science and Technology Market "screened" matching items from the patent library, acting as a "matchmaker" for enterprises and laboratories, realizing technology landing and product upgrades.
Seamless connection between technological innovation and industrial innovation, extending the industrial chain, strengthening the supply chain, and enhancing the value chain, so that innovation can be better transformed into productivity and competitiveness, and the innovation ecosystem can become more complete and active.
Of course, "to promote the development of a large collective, it is necessary to properly handle the relationship between its own development and coordinated development." Similar tracks do not mean that you can rush around and "drive bumper cars." An important principle for developing new quality productive forces is to adapt to local conditions, and an important aspect of collaborative linkage is to achieve complementary advantages.
Taking the "Hangzhou Six Little Dragons" (杭州六小龙) as an example, they are all in the future industry track, but they are rooted in their respective fields of expertise. From humanoid robots and spatial intelligence to large models and brain-computer interfaces, there is both "open, shared, and collaborative" innovation cooperation, and the creation of "professional, deep cultivation, and leading" core competitiveness.
Therefore, the key to avoiding falling into **内卷** (nèi juǎn - "involution," internal competition that does not lead to overall progress) lies in seeing clearly the "road underfoot" and finding "one's own road." Looking at the "road underfoot" requires taking a broad and long-term view, widening horizons, expanding the overall structure, broadening boundaries, and enlarging the pie. Walking "one's own road" naturally requires being grounded, accurately positioning oneself, discovering advantages, and seizing a place of one's own. This is the objective law of technological innovation breakthroughs, and it is the inevitable path for enterprises to grow and develop.
On the track and field, there is competition to catch up with each other, and there is also progress side by side. The track of enterprise development is also the same. Adjacent and neighboring, symbiotic and win-win, clenching fingers into fists, and each displaying their strengths, the sea of the Chinese economy is deep and wide enough, and the world of innovative development is infinitely broad.
Return to TopAs of the first half of this year, the user base for generative artificial intelligence products in China has reached 515 million people. AI brings a more convenient and intelligent life to the public, and the rich consumption scenarios also stimulate the innovation and upgrading of AI products and the expansion of application scenarios. Currently, China has released and promoted 213 application scenarios of "digital technology empowering to increase variety, improve quality, and create brands." The deep integration of AI and other new-generation information technologies with the consumer goods sector will create more new experiences and stimulate more new demands.
This is precisely:
New demands are like bamboo shoots breaking ground,
Products are shaped with ingenious hearts.
Digital empowerment connects to the marketplace,
Intelligent scenes share the sound of the tide.
Yan Luwen (燕陆文)
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Recently, I often see short videos of the Agricultural University Market, which warms my heart. Crisp and tender lettuce, freshly cut from the experimental field, is displayed in front of the library; a doctoral student team guards the beehives, handing honeycombs soaked in floral fragrance to the market-goers... The accessible freshness and unadorned reality create a unique campus atmosphere and become a vivid footnote to "writing papers on the land of the motherland."
The Agricultural University Market is a unique market built by agricultural universities based on their own scientific research resources and practical training bases. Here, agricultural technology is no longer an abstract concept but a tangible and fresh product. Strolling through it, you can find seasonal fruits and vegetables from precision breeding, specially processed foods from dedicated research and development, and poultry and egg products from ecological farming.
The stallholders are teachers and students who are deeply involved in the fields, explaining the precise considerations of breeding and seedling selection, the detailed experience of field management, and the strict standards of harvesting and sorting; the customers are busy practitioners from all walks of life, curious about natural farming methods and expecting healthy ingredients, following the explanations to explore the growth secrets of agricultural products. In the back-and-forth questions and answers, the distance between people and crops is shortened, and the distance between people is also shortened. The theory and practice in the ivory tower flow into the texture of urban life along with the water droplets on the vegetable leaves and the floral fragrance in the honey.
There are no marketing gimmicks of "internet celebrity hits," no price-raising routines of "imported organic," and no excessive packaging with layers upon layers. If you can't make it to the big market, you can also go to the Agricultural University's external picking garden to pick the freshest fruits and vegetables yourself; or buy food and snacks produced and co-branded by the university, and enjoy a rich taste in the "academically rigorously selected" products. What you buy is "coursework," what you eat is "graduation thesis," and what you take away is "scientific research results." Green, healthy, and cost-effective can be achieved here.
From the laboratory to the shopping basket, the Agricultural University Market is not only a "training ground" for teachers and students to practice teaching, but also a "direct train" for the transformation of scientific research results, and a bridge connecting the campus and the city, linking knowledge and life. Letting technology land with a touch of everyday life, and letting knowledge grow with warmth, perhaps this is the deep secret of the Agricultural University Market's popularity.
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Party members and cadres listen to the authentic voices of the people, identify shortcomings in their work, and find directions for improvement. The masses understand the ins and outs of policies and better understand the considerations behind governance.
How to achieve high-quality interaction between party members and cadres and the masses is a realistic issue that grassroots governance must face and constantly solve.
Fengtai District (丰台区) in Beijing (北京) innovated a mechanism to organize street and town cadres to report their work to the masses and moved the "reporting platform" to the doorsteps of the people. Twenty-six streets and towns took turns reporting their work achievements to the masses, with 11,000 residents attending, reaching over one million people. Speaking about practical matters, calculating detailed accounts, identifying problems, and thinking of solutions, cadres and the masses communicated face-to-face in plain language, demonstrating a vivid picture of positive interaction and joint promotion of good governance.
Whether one is good at communicating face-to-face with the masses is a touchstone of a cadre's work style and ability. Whether one is familiar with the work situation and whether one cares about the warmth and coldness of the masses, the face-to-face feeling is the most direct, allowing no room for falsehood.
The significance of inviting the masses to participate lies in forming a consensus on solving problems through effective communication. What is effective? Party members and cadres listen to the authentic voices of the people, identify shortcomings in their work, and find directions for improvement; the masses understand the ins and outs of policies and better understand the considerations behind governance.
In this activity of reporting work to the masses, some street cadres in Fengtai District (丰台区) also hesitated, wondering whether to disclose "family scandals" such as the difficulties in renovating old residential areas and the aging of community facilities. In the end, they chose to tell the truth. The attitude of dialogue without evading shortcomings attracted more people to participate. In addition to community residents, people's representatives, and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议), returning students, food delivery drivers, and street vendors also came to the scene. It can be seen that open and honest communication, ensuring that everything is implemented and every matter is responded to, can open hearts, win trust, and mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses to participate.
In the digital age, communication channels are constantly expanding, and dialogue between cadres and the masses is more convenient. The masses' expectations for the quality of interaction have shifted more from "whether they can be heard" to "whether it can be done" and from "whether there is a reply" to "whether they can empathize." The masses look at both the attitude of party members and cadres and the strength of solving problems. This requires grassroots party members and cadres to take the feelings of the masses as the first signal and the satisfaction of the masses as the primary standard, doing what can be done immediately, and giving reasonable explanations and proposing improvement plans for what cannot be done temporarily.
In recent years, from courtyard deliberation halls to grassroots legislative liaison points, from democratic consultation meetings to consultation and deliberation rooms, the reason why these governance mechanisms have good interaction effects and are full of vitality is not only because the forms are more flexible, participation is more convenient, and the process is more transparent, but also because they can effectively promote problem-solving and promote work improvement. This reminds us to treat every interaction as an opportunity, integrate public opinion and wisdom into the entire process of governance, and achieve "the masses have calls, cadres have responses" and "the masses have expectations, cadres have actions," so as to better guide expectations, enhance trust, build consensus, and promote collaborative governance.
In other words, no matter what form is adopted to interact with the masses, widely collecting public opinion is only the first step. More importantly, it is necessary to create an efficient and collaborative governance system and form a closed loop of keenly discovering problems, responding to concerns in a timely manner, and following up to optimize governance.
The high-frequency and positive interaction between cadres and the masses is a prominent feature of high-performance governance and a vivid embodiment of serving the people wholeheartedly. In the space of a screen and in the alleys of life, every touch of a fingertip and every exchange of glances carries the heavy weight of the people being masters of their own affairs. The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposal states: "Give play to the main role of the people and guide all parties to participate in social governance in an orderly manner." Continuously expanding channels, innovating mechanisms, and achieving long-term and positive interaction will surely gather the trickle of public opinion and wisdom into a mighty river for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
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Return to TopBy: 沈 波
Deeply implement the project for inheriting and developing outstanding traditional Chinese culture, promote the systematic protection and unified supervision and inspection of cultural heritage, and strengthen the effective protection and dynamic inheritance of famous historical and cultural cities, blocks, and villages.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal
If you have frequently visited the ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴) in Zhejiang (浙江) in recent years, you will be amazed by its changes—old blocks have undergone micro-renewal, and there are more young people in the ancient city. This ancient city, which has undergone more than 2,500 years of vicissitudes without changing its location, is revitalizing while retaining its unique charm.
Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江) is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. The ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴) is located in Yuecheng District (越城区), Shaoxing City (绍兴市), covering an area of 9.09 square kilometers, with eight historical and cultural blocks and 53 municipal-level or above cultural relics protection units.
I started working in the Shaoxing (绍兴) Famous City Protection and Utilization Office in 2004. I am a witness to the changes in the ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴) and a participant in the protection and utilization of the ancient city. Over the past 20 years, I have participated in dozens of projects, which can be summarized as one thing—to revitalize this ancient city with a thousand-year history.
I remember that the renovation and utilization of the Qing Teng Study (青藤书屋) once gave us a headache. The Qing Teng Study (青藤书屋) is the former residence of Xu Wei (徐渭), a calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty (明代), and a national key cultural relics protection unit, but the internal space is limited and the tourist carrying capacity is insufficient. How to better utilize it? We conducted visits and research, and made overall arrangements to transform a machine tool factory that had been closed for more than 20 years around the Qing Teng Study (青藤书屋) into the Xu Wei Art Museum (徐渭艺术馆); then upgraded and transformed the surrounding old mansions into ancient-style homestays and cultural spaces to create diverse business formats, realize the integration of culture, commerce, and tourism, and also improve the living environment of the surrounding residents. After the completion of the project, an aunt who once opposed the renovation sent a photo—her mother and son were sitting at the door of their home, smiling happily. At that moment, I felt that no amount of effort was too much.
The renovation of the ancient city must be coordinated as a whole—we reduced the two high-rise buildings in the original municipal government compound that blocked the landscape from 12 stories to 5 stories and converted them into a meteorological museum, which was opened to citizens and tourists together with the renovated Shaoxing Celebrity Hall (绍兴名人馆), Qinglian Hall (清廉馆), etc. in the courtyard, adding cultural charm to the ancient city. At the same time, we increased the public open space in the ancient city through micro-renovation, and about 60% of the historical buildings were restored to their original appearance.
New technologies are put to great use in the renovation of the ancient city—drone remote sensing technology records the spatial form of the ancient city, and a 100% coverage monitoring system for immovable cultural relics is built to actively capture potential safety hazards of ancient buildings; at the same time, a cultural digital element library is created to fully explore and sort out red revolutionary stories, folk customs and other intangible cultural heritage, as well as historical relics, buildings and other tangible cultural heritage.
As of September this year, we have completed the systematic protection of 8 historical and cultural blocks and 2 historical districts, and 94 cultural relics protection units and cultural relics protection points, and 55 historical buildings have been professionally repaired. Among them, Cangqiao Zhijie (仓桥直街) is particularly popular with tourists after its renovation, which has both historical relics and the atmosphere of the market. A tourist from Shanghai (上海) left a message after the tour: "Small bridges and flowing water, simple and elegant style, it is very pleasant to sit here and drink tea and watch the scenery. I would like to come again if I have the opportunity." Last year, Yuecheng District (越城区), with the ancient city as its core, received a total of 17 million tourists, an increase of 12% year-on-year.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the ancient city has changed almost every day. More than 60 basic and implementation-type protection and utilization list projects have been completed one after another, and activities commemorating historical and cultural celebrities such as Xu Wei (徐渭), Wang Yangming (王阳明), and Cai Yuanpei (蔡元培) have been successfully held. The "One City, One Bridge, Three Hometowns" cultural landmark group created by me and my team includes multiple protection and upgrading projects such as Lu Xun's Hometown (鲁迅故里), Shusheng's Hometown (书圣故里), and Yangming's Hometown (阳明故里), which has now become a new business card of the ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴).
In the future, we plan to transform the faculty dormitory building next to Shusheng's Hometown (书圣故里) into a memorial hall, and at the same time make the tour route design of Lu Xun's Hometown (鲁迅故里) more reasonable. With both the profound "inner substance" of a thousand-year-old cultural context and the exquisite "face" of modern style, the ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴) is moving towards the goal of becoming a historical and cultural heritage site, a gathering place for young fashion, and a livable environment, opening its arms to more people.
(The author is the chief engineer of Shaoxing (绍兴) Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd. (绍兴市文化旅游集团有限公司) in Zhejiang Province (浙江省). This article was compiled and organized by Dou Hao (窦皓), a reporter from this newspaper.)
This issue is coordinated by: Zhang Weihao (张伟昊)
Extended Reading
Promote the Integration of Cultural Heritage into Modern Life
Culture is the soul of a city, and historical and cultural heritage carries the historical background of the city. In China, there are many historical and cultural cities like the ancient city of Shaoxing (绍兴), which, together with famous historical and cultural towns, villages, blocks, and historical buildings, form a series of comprehensive carriers for inheriting outstanding traditional Chinese culture. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's level of protection and inheritance of urban and rural historical culture has been greatly improved, a large number of historical and cultural heritage sites have been rescued and protected, and the consensus of protecting everything that should be protected and promoting protection through utilization has been further deepened.
In terms of concept, we should systematically and completely protect and inherit historical and cultural heritage, so that the city can retain its memory and enhance cultural confidence. Through full spatial coverage, full inclusion of elements, and full temporal connection, we should strive to ensure that historical and cultural heritage of all periods and types can be effectively protected. We should promote protection through utilization, promote the revitalization and utilization of various historical and cultural heritage sites, and integrate historical culture into modern life through effective utilization. We should explore the construction wisdom, cultural value, and spiritual connotation of various historical and cultural heritage sites at multiple levels and in all directions, inherit and promote outstanding traditional Chinese culture, and cultivate the soul, shape the form, and nourish the heart with culture.
In terms of action, we should improve the system and mechanism, strengthen top-level design, promote the integration of historical and cultural protection and inheritance into urban and rural development, and allow the people to share the fruits of protection. On the one hand, we should shift from rescue protection to preventive protection, and conduct regular surveys and assessments to promptly identify the historical and cultural resources, publish the list information, establish digital archives, and attach protection signs. On the other hand, we should promote the integration of historical and cultural heritage with modern life, maintain the original flavor of the ancient city, retain the charm of the old streets, make up for the shortcomings in infrastructure, eliminate safety hazards, preserve the "living history," inherit the "atmosphere of daily life," and turn "old landmarks" into "new business cards."
(Compiled by Dou Hao (窦皓), a reporter from this newspaper)
This newspaper reported from Beijing on December 9th (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)) The Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (中国民主促进会) opened in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of December 9th. The main content of the meeting was to study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) and the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, listen to and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy and the work report of the Internal Supervision Committee of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, deliberate on relevant personnel matters, and report on the 2025 work report and democratic appraisal of the leading body of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy. Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, and Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), Executive Vice Chairman, presided over the opening meeting.
Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) pointed out that in 2025, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy adhered to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) as its guide, deeply studied and implemented the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, conscientiously implemented the deployment of the Third Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy and the key points of the annual work, took thematic education as the main line, focused on celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the China Association for Promoting Democracy and the theme year construction of the association's history work, and successfully completed various tasks. In accordance with the construction goals of a participating party with Chinese characteristics in the new era, the five-year plan for the China Association for Promoting Democracy to promote its own construction was implemented in depth, and new progress was made in the overall promotion of ideological and political construction, organizational construction, capacity building for performing duties, style construction, and system construction. Adhering to the focus on the center and serving the overall situation, the CPC Central Committee's decisions and deployments were thoroughly implemented, focusing on major tasks, conducting in-depth investigations and research, actively fulfilling basic functions, and earnestly doing social services and overseas friendship work.
Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰) emphasized that 2026 is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." The China Association for Promoting Democracy must take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) as its guide, deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, implement the deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, improve its political stance, carry forward its fine traditions, practice the "three strict" requirements, comprehensively strengthen its own construction, perform its duties and responsibilities around the overall situation, show a good image, and write a new chapter.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) December 9th dispatch (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)) Recently, the "Report on the Development of China's Human Rights Cause (2025)" (Human Rights Blue Book), compiled by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, was officially released. This is the fifteenth human rights blue book released by the China Society for Human Rights Studies since 2011.
The blue book includes a general report, special reports, and case study reports, totaling 28 articles, as well as an appendix. The general report focuses on China's vivid practices of further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting the high-quality development of the human rights cause, pointing out that in the process of implementing various tasks of further comprehensively deepening reform, China's protection of economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights, is more balanced, the protection of the rights and interests of various specific groups is more adequate, and China's human rights cause is being comprehensively and coordinately promoted in various fields.
The special reports mainly include: rural revitalization to enhance human rights protection, citizen food safety protection, judicial protection of labor rights, improving the medical assistance system, equalization of basic public education services, smart education, deepening the reform of the science and technology system to promote the protection of cultural rights, restorative justice and environmental rights protection, the people's congress representative voting system for people's livelihood projects, learning of the national common language and writing system, construction of a family fertility support and service system, promoting equal employment rights for women, preventing and controlling bullying in primary and secondary schools, and the 2024 national human rights legislation analysis report, new progress in international human rights exchanges and cooperation, etc.
The case study reports mainly focus on the protection of people's rights in the construction of people's cities, the practice of the 12345 government service hotline and the rights of urban residents, the protection of democratic rights in cyberspace, and the accessibility of judicial remedies enhanced by mobile courts in pastoral areas.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 耿 磊
Young cadres are a vital force in the development of the Party and the country. To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions, and to strengthen the education and guidance of young cadres, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs launched the "Three Courses Well-Cultivated, Reform Pioneered" – Three-Year Action Plan for Education and Guidance of Young Cadres in Central and State Organs (2025-2027) (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan") in December 2024.
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs system has planned and meticulously organized the Action Plan, and various departments of the Central Committee and State organs have consciously improved their political stance and strengthened their sense of responsibility, effectively guiding the vast number of young cadres to learn, think, and act, and to be good young pioneers in practicing the "Two Upholds."
Systematic Advancement: "Three Courses Well-Cultivated, Reform Pioneered" Gradually Gains Popular Support
The Central Committee and State organs are the first phalanx in practicing the "Two Upholds" and the "last mile" in implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments. From the overall situation of the Central Committee and State organs, young cadres under the age of 40 already account for more than half of the proportion.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the growth and development of young cadres in the Central Committee and State organs, emphasizing the need to carry out special training among young cadres to strengthen political theory, enhance political determination, improve political ability, and prevent political risks, and to create conditions for cadres to experience storms, see the world, grow in talent, and strengthen their bones in the practice of struggle.
"The formulation and implementation of the Action Plan is a concrete measure and powerful tool to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions," said the relevant person in charge of the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs. "Based on the political positioning of the Central Committee and State organs, we deeply grasp the characteristics and laws of young cadres in the 'first phalanx,' and comprehensively promote the cultivation of three courses: theoretical learning, Party spirit training, and grassroots practice, focusing on guiding the vast number of young cadres to comprehensively improve their abilities and qualities, and better fulfill their duties and missions."
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has put forward a series of measures to promote the implementation of the Action Plan:
Clarifying the "task book" and "construction map," listing 24 key tasks and responsible units, and refining 18 specific measures for "cultivating the three courses well";
Formulating and issuing the "Learning Rules for Young Cadres' Theoretical Study Groups in Central and State Organs," deeply implementing the project to enhance young cadres' theoretical study, and improving the long-term mechanism for young cadres to strengthen their souls through learning, increase their wisdom through learning, rectify their conduct through learning, and promote their work through learning;
Organizing and carrying out research on the Action Plan, with "cultivating the three courses well and strengthening the education and guidance of young cadres" becoming one of the key themes of the 5th Party Building Innovation Achievement Exhibition and Exchange Activity;
Incorporating the strengthening of Party building to promote the building of the Communist Youth League, and the implementation of the Action Plan into the key tasks of Party building in the Central Committee and State organs, such as the construction of model organs, the construction of "four strong" Party branches, and special supervision of Party building in organs;
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In May of this year, the Central Committee and State Organs May Fourth Youth Exchange Conference was held in Beijing (北京). The meeting conscientiously studied and understood the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply to the members of the Western China Volunteer Program service team teaching at Xieyite Primary School (谢依特小学); commended the winners of the Central Committee and State Organs May Fourth Youth Medal... Learning ideology, strengthening Party spirit, learning from advanced individuals, and knowing how to forge ahead, this was a redeployment and remobilization regarding the Action Plan.
Over the past year, more than 80 departments, including the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission, and the Ministry of Finance, have formulated specific implementation plans and a number of measures; the General Office of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other departments have created practical brands of the Action Plan with their own characteristics... Various departments of the Central Committee and State organs have consciously improved their political stance and continuously strengthened the education and guidance of young cadres, and "Three Courses Well-Cultivated, Reform Pioneered" has gradually gained popular support. Young cadres have expressed that they will consciously be firm in their beliefs, be eager to learn and make progress, be loyal to the Party, cultivate themselves and discipline themselves, and be pioneers in hard work and excellent work style.
Deepening Theoretical Armament, Consolidating the Ideological Foundation
"'The '15th Five-Year Plan' proposal mentions 'science and technology' 46 times and 'innovation' 61 times. We must give play to the wisdom and strength of young people and constantly achieve new results in improving original innovation capabilities and breaking through key core technologies." "'The '15th Five-Year Plan' proposal is full of people's livelihood temperature between the lines, closely focusing on the most concerning, most direct, and most realistic interests of the people. We must write a warmer new chapter of people's livelihood in serving the masses and solving their worries'"... Recently, a central and state organs youth study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party propaganda report meeting and "Youth Study Exchange" on-site exchange activities were held in Beijing (北京). More than 130 young cadres from various ministries and commissions gathered together to carry out centralized study around accurately grasping the great significance, core essence, and practical requirements of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party. Everyone deeply studied Xi Jinping's (习近平) "Explanation on the 'Proposal of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development'" made at the plenary session. Many young cadres took to the stage to talk about their understanding and responsibilities.
The Central Committee and State organs must be at the forefront of theoretical study and serve as a model in learning, understanding, and implementing. Party members and cadres of the Central Committee and State organs must have a stronger awareness in studying theory and higher requirements in learning, understanding, and implementing. In the Action Plan, cultivating theoretical study well is the top priority.
On September 22 this year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs uniformly organized Party members of the Central Committee and State organs to "attend the same class," focusing on studying and implementing Volume V of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" for special guidance. Various departments of the Central Committee and State organs set up more than 7,300 branch classrooms, and more than 260,000 Party members participated in the live broadcast. The vast number of young cadres actively participated, focusing on making efforts to study deeply and thoroughly, and further enhanced their awareness and determination to study ideology, understand ideology, and use ideology.
Deeply studying the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Economic Anthology," the Communist Youth League Committee of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) organized various youth theory study groups to carry out special study and exchange; combined with the study of the first volume of "Xi Jinping's Anthology on the Rule of Law" and the "Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law Study Outline (2025 Edition)," the Communist Youth League organizations of the National People's Congress (全国人大) and other departments jointly held a propaganda report meeting in Beijing (北京). League cadres, youth theory study group leaders, and youth representatives from nine departments and units, including the National People's Congress (全国人大) , the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), the Ministry of Justice (司法部), and the China Law Society (中国法学会), conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges...
Walking into the modern granary of the China Grain Reserves Group (Beijing) Changping (昌平) Direct Storage Depot (中储粮（北京）昌平直属库), five grain leveling robots are carrying out autonomous obstacle avoidance and precise operation, and the undulating grain piles gradually become flat... According to reports, this set of intelligent equipment can store the hard-won grain in a timely manner, reduce losses, and improve the comprehensive utilization rate of crops.
In October of this year, on the occasion of the 45th World Food Day, the Central Committee and State Organs Youth Cadre Food Security Publicity and Education On-site Research was held in Beijing (北京). Young cadres from five departments of the Central Committee and State organs stopped to watch and share their understanding and experience in saving food and opposing waste. "Learning theory, exchanging experiences, and understanding the importance of food security more clearly." "Experiencing the strictness of the library area management and the harshness of safety standards firsthand, and understanding the great responsibility of food security more deeply"... Through learning, young cadres have a deeper understanding of the fact that food security is a "major issue of the country."
Since the implementation of the Action Plan, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has focused on educating and guiding young cadres to be firm believers and loyal practitioners of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and has made a series of deployments around learning with emphasis, learning with models, and learning with systems.
Over the past year, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) has held special training courses for key members of youth theory study groups, creating the "Daily Learning" learning brand; the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）) has organized a youth learning exchange meeting on "Learning from 'Four Good' Role Models Around Us and Striving to Be Pioneers of Reform"; the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) has held a "Reading and Speaking a Book" report meeting and a youth speech contest; the National Audit Office (审计署) has organized an advanced typical display meeting on "Our Youth Audit Stories"... The vast number of young cadres consciously and actively learn, keep up with the times, learn in connection with reality, and firmly believe and practice, and have a deeper understanding of the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," and constantly consolidate the ideological foundation for taking the road of practicing the "Two Upholds" in the first phalanx.
Strengthening Party Spirit Training, Polishing the Color of Loyalty
On September 12 this year, at Shenyang (沈阳) Taoxian (桃仙) International Airport in Liaoning (辽宁), a special plane of the Chinese Air Force landed slowly. In the low-pitched "Elegy," honor guards escorted the coffins of the remains of the Volunteer Army martyrs covered with the national flag slowly out of the cabin...
The Communist Youth League Work Committee of the Central Committee and State organs organized the heads of the Communist Youth League organizations of 16 departments of the Central Committee and State organs to participate in the 12th repatriation and burial activities of the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea. "The volunteer army predecessors went to the battlefield fearlessly and defended the mountains and rivers with their blood. Now we welcome the return of the loyal bones and feel that the spirit is eternal and the mission is on our shoulders." "I used to know 'greatness,' but now I understand 'how great'; I used to know 'mission,' but now I understand 'how to take responsibility'"... The emotional words on the scene are the true feelings of young cadres and the firm oath of loyalty and responsibility.
Party spirit is the foundation for Communists to establish themselves, and Party spirit cultivation is a lifelong topic for Communists. One of the important contents of the Action Plan is to educate and guide young cadres to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, strengthen their awareness of political organs, and inherit good traditions, so as to accumulate belief strength for promoting reform and development.
"Party spirit training is by no means an empty slogan, but a two-way rush between rectifying the mind and cultivating oneself and making contributions to the post." "Young people who listen to the Party and follow the Party can do things and, more importantly, can accomplish things"... During the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, a demonstration activity of Party spirit education for young cadres in the Central Committee and State organs was held in Beijing (北京). Young Party members visited red venues together, listened to special Party lessons, collectively reviewed the oath of joining the Party, and conducted heated discussions.
Over the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has taken many measures to deploy and carry out the "Red Gene I Inherit" activity, organize visits to red education bases to study, and organize members of the Central Committee and State Organs Youth Federation to visit the theme exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War...
Various departments of the Central Committee and State organs actively responded and carefully organized various activities. The Organization Department of the Central Committee held a knowledge and post-building ability competition on Party style construction for young cadres of the organs; the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) carried out red story preaching activities to "Salute the New Era" and visited and studied the theme exhibition of "Standing Up the Backbone of the Nation"; the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (退役军人事务部) organized young cadres to visit the relatives of border-defending heroes and listen to red ideological and political lessons...
Every activity is a profound ideological baptism; every experience is a solid Party spirit training. "I will keep my mission in mind and take my work post as a practical examination room for tempering Party spirit." "The true meaning of Party spirit is to solve the people's worries and troubles as a matter of great importance"... The simple and firm words reflect the political character and people-centered feelings of the young cadres of the Central Committee and State organs in the new era.
Carrying Out Grassroots Practice, Increasing Skills and Talents
The grassroots level is the best classroom, and practice is the best teacher. Young cadres should go deep into reality, understand reality, and cultivate the hard power to start a business and the true ability to overcome difficulties in the main battlefield of reform and development, the forefront of scientific and technological breakthroughs, and the front line of mass work, and improve their ability to handle urgent, difficult, dangerous, and complex problems. The Action Plan makes clear deployments for cultivating grassroots practice well.
In the past year, the Work Committee for Departments under the Central Committee and State organs has actively created conditions and built platforms for the vast number of young cadres to go deep into the grassroots level: optimizing and expanding the youth teaching assistance work, adding 5 new teaching assistance points in Fujian (福建), Jiangxi (江西), Guizhou (贵州), and other provinces, forming a new pattern of work covering 5 provinces and 10 points.
A member of the 28th batch of youth teaching assistance team from the Ministry of Education (教育部) said with emotion: "When I walked into the old revolutionary area with my thoughts on work, facing the eager expectations behind the young faces, my understanding of 'high-quality and balanced development of basic education' became deeper."
Establishing a "Youth Reform Direct Train," deepening the research and tackling of "key small matters," the research and practice of "roots in the grassroots," exchange and temporary posts, grassroots squatting, holiday return home research, volunteer service, and other research and practice activities...
In Hong'an (红安), Hubei (湖北), a pilot area for key reform tasks in the construction of a national complete community, a young man from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) carefully recorded the local residents' "daily conversations" about parking and childcare. He wrote in his notebook: "The temperature of the policy is hidden in the practical things that solve the people's worries and difficulties."
"Trucks travel day and night, carrying the burden of small families. Only by getting close to them can we truly appreciate the taste and expectations." Focusing on the key concerns of long-distance truck drivers, the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部) organized young cadres to follow the trucks for research, with a total journey of 3,800 kilometers through 9 provinces, and grasped first-hand information while eating, living, and traveling together.
Over the past year, the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) has focused on selecting and sending young police officers to grass-roots combat units to train and hone their abilities in participating in public security prevention and control, serving the masses, and resolving conflicts. The Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部) organized 28 "roots in the grassroots" research teams and more than 450 young cadres to go to the front line of scientific and technological innovation to promote the transformation of 40 research results into policy recommendations. The National Government Offices Administration (国管局) implemented the "Youth Tempering Project" to allow young cadres to go deep into the sites of major engineering projects such as engineering quality supervision and safety production management to shoulder heavy responsibilities and take on major tasks... In this vast world of the grassroots level, young cadres measure responsibility with their footsteps and interpret responsibility with practical work.
On the new journey, Party organizations and Communist Youth League organizations at all levels of the Central Committee and State organs and the vast number of young cadres will unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, adhere to integrity and innovation, and vigorously implement the Action Plan to promote the education and guidance of young cadres to a new level, promote high-quality development with high-quality Party building, and strive to write a youthful answer sheet that reassures the Party Central Committee and satisfies the people.
Return to TopIn recent years, with the widespread application of drones in logistics, modern agriculture, emergency rescue, and other fields, the position of drone operator has gradually become professionalized. On April 17, 2025, the Linyi Low-Altitude Economy College (临沂市低空经济学院), jointly built by Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院), Linyi Railway and Civil Aviation Development Center (临沂市铁路民航事业发展中心), and Shandong Yimeng Construction Technology Group Co., Ltd. (山东沂蒙建设科技集团有限公司), was inaugurated. This is the first low-altitude economy college in Linyi (临沂). At the same time, the school is also actively exploring innovative application scenarios such as drone delivery of medicines, and promoting the deep integration of low-altitude classroom teaching and industrial practice.
New professional training requires the use of new models. Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) independently designs curriculum plans, moving the classroom to the fields and the front lines of the industry. The teaching staff includes both senior teachers from the college and front-line engineers from enterprises. In order to allow students to have "zero-distance" contact with future positions, the school independently builds and designs various application scenarios to carry out teaching. The drones used for plant protection operations and medicine delivery lines are all independently designed and assembled by the faculty and student team of Linyi Low-Altitude Economy College (临沂市低空经济学院), and put into practical application after completing flight tests. Students participate in the entire process, actively discovering problems, optimizing processes, and improving capabilities in a realistic operating environment. Teachers and students are rooted in the practice scenarios in the fields of Yimeng (沂蒙) area, further exploring the application of drone technology in the field of modern agriculture, which is a vivid portrayal of the school's "classroom + practice" education model, demonstrating the school's solid achievements in promoting the implementation of modern agricultural technology and serving the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
From the perspective of professional enrollment, the number of students interested in low-altitude economy majors far exceeds expectations. Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) has also opened a drone operation technology "micro-major," combining this technology with other professional scenarios and opening it to all students in the school.
Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) has jointly opened the first local medical material "air corridor" with local medical institutions and third-party companies, and has also opened a non-heritage food drone instant delivery line, deeply participating in the construction of pet travel logistics routes, community center drone delivery stations, and other scenarios, integrating "low-altitude" elements into the daily operation of the city.
In Tonghuali Neighborhood Center (桐华里邻里中心) in Linyi Yihe New Area (临沂沂河新区), Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) has set up a drone delivery service station. Community residents who shop online for fresh food, medicines, and other urgently needed items are quickly delivered to the service station by merchants or express sorting centers via drones, and then delivered to their homes by operations personnel. This not only opens up the "last 100 meters" of express delivery, but also accurately connects with community needs through an intelligent dispatching system.
While developing diverse application scenarios, Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) continues to consolidate the "hard power" of industrial implementation. At present, Linyi Low-Altitude Economy College (临沂市低空经济学院) is equipped with multiple drone equipment production lines, has mature assembly and manufacturing capabilities, and has an annual production capacity of 100 medium and large machines and 200 small machines. The school has reached cooperation agreements with relevant local enterprises to supply more than 10 large trainers and 50 large drones every year.
Through the deep coupling of government, school, and enterprise resources, Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院) will provide all-factor support of "talent-technology-scenario" for the rise of Linyi's (临沂) low-altitude economy industrial cluster. These industrial scenarios are not only students' practical classrooms, but also their future employment channels. In the future, the school will establish strategic cooperation with more leading enterprises and scientific research institutions to further expand enrollment, enrich curriculum and practical content, and make the industry-university-research chain more stable.
Data source: Linyi Vocational College (临沂职业学院)
By: 本报记者 黄 娴 程 焕
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests cultivating and strengthening rural characteristic industries.
China's unique natural endowments have nurtured rich ecological resources. Many places rely on their unique ecological advantages to form characteristic industries that are "unique to us, and superior when others have them." Starting today, this edition will launch a series of reports titled "Beautiful China: Characteristic Industries Under Ecological Advantages" to showcase how various regions are actively exploring how to transform ecological advantages into industrial advantages and development advantages.
——Editor
Covered with thorns and with a sour and astringent pulp, a golden wild fruit grows widely in the deep mountains of Guizhou (贵州). Its appearance and taste are unappealing, and it has long been ignored.
In recent years, this fruit called Rosa roxburghii, or "Cili" (刺梨), has gradually become popular in Guizhou (贵州) and has been developed into beverages, pastries, and other products. In just a few years, Cili (刺梨) has become a characteristic and advantageous industry worth tens of billions of yuan in Guizhou (贵州).
Wild fruits grow in the deep mountains, and then they walk out of the deep mountains and become "fruits of prosperity." How was this change achieved? The reporter walked into Shuicheng District (水城区), Liupanshui City (六盘水市), Guizhou (贵州) to explore the development path of the entire Cili (刺梨) industrial chain.
"I didn't expect that our wild fruits in the rocky desertification mountainous area could have such great potential."
The mountains are towering, and the cliffs are like knives. Arriving at Yezhong Miao, Yi and Buyi Ethnic Township (野钟苗族彝族布依族乡) in Shuicheng District (水城区) along the winding mountain road, a sense of danger comes to the fore. This is a typical karst landform.
Tang Zhongguang (唐忠广), director of the Yezhong Township (野钟乡) Forestry Station, remembers that facing the rocky, desertified land with sparse harvests, the local area once tried to develop economic forests such as walnuts. However, the unique natural ecological environment made it difficult for many species to adapt. Crops were changed one after another, and the villagers lost confidence. Many people simply abandoned their land and went out to work. At that time, no one noticed that the wild Cili (刺梨) on the hillside was growing arbitrarily. Every late spring and early summer, the purple flowers decorated the mountains and villages in a colorful way.
In the autumn of 2013, Tang Fakai (唐发开), Secretary of the Party Branch of Yezhong Village (野钟村), Yezhong Township (野钟乡), accidentally saw vendors selling dried Cili (刺梨) on the street in Guiyang (贵阳), which could sell for 20 yuan per kilogram. He was shocked: "Isn't this the wild fruit on our mountain?" After Tang Fakai (唐发开) returned to the village, he called a meeting of villagers, and everyone was very excited about this discovery. After inquiring that the dried Cili (刺梨) was produced in Longli County (龙里县), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (黔南布依族苗族自治州), Tang Fakai (唐发开) led 12 villagers to Longli County (龙里县) to study in the second year's harvest season. The idea of Yezhong Village (野钟村) coincided with the direction of ecological management and agricultural industrial structure adjustment in Shuicheng District (水城区). At that time, the district was also conducting demonstrations on the development of the Cili (刺梨) industry.
"Cili (刺梨) is a unique wild plant resource in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (云贵高原) and surrounding areas. With its developed root system and strong drought and barren resistance, it can well adapt to the local climate and soil conditions." Tang Zhongguang (唐忠广) said that he understood after listening to the expert's explanation that Cili (刺梨) is not only a preferred tree species for rocky desertification control, but also has high nutritional value and is worth further development. "I didn't expect that our wild fruits in the rocky desertification mountainous area could have such great potential," he said.
Therefore, combined with the project of returning farmland to forest, Shuicheng District (水城区) began in 2015 to regard the development of the Cili (刺梨) industry as a modern mountain characteristic and efficient industry to drive the masses to increase their income. With this east wind, Yezhong Village (野钟村) planted more than 2,000 acres of Cili (刺梨), taking the first step in agricultural industrialization.
"Planting Cili (刺梨) has opened up a new way for promoting industrial ecology and ecological industrialization."
After Cili (刺梨) was "discovered," how to go from wild to "domesticated" became the first problem facing the locals.
Villager Xu Tianyong (徐天勇) is now a "local expert" in Cili (刺梨), but when he first started planting, he watched for a year before taking action - is the wild fruit in the deep mountains really suitable for large-scale planting at the foot of the mountain? It takes 3 years for Cili (刺梨) to grow from planting to fruiting. If no fruit is produced at that time, the family's food will become a problem.
Xu Tianyong's (徐天勇) worries are not unreasonable. Unlike the arbitrary growth of wild Cili (刺梨), large-scale planting pursues yield and quality. If technical problems are not solved, it may repeat the previous mistakes of planting other crops. "We start with the selection of superior varieties and carry out technical training in various key links." Tang Zhongguang (唐忠广) said that in order to make Cili (刺梨) survive and grow well, the district integrated the scientific research forces of forestry and agricultural departments at all levels, universities and enterprises to conduct systematic training for planting farmers, and organized technicians to go deep into the fields to demonstrate and guide.
In just one year, more and more Cili (刺梨) seedlings were planted on the hillsides and fields, and even some gravel land turned green, and Yezhong Village (野钟村) changed its appearance. Under the guidance of technicians, Xu Tianyong (徐天勇) converted all of his more than 10 acres of land to planting Cili (刺梨). From pruning, fertilizing, weeding to pest and disease control, he gradually figured out the key points of management and protection. With a serious effort, he learned more and more knowledge, and the Cili (刺梨) he planted grew particularly gratifying. The 3-year growth period passed in a flash, and the small seedlings grew into lush forests. As Cili (刺梨) successively bore fruit, the villagers ushered in a harvest season.
With the in-depth development of management and protection training, more and more farmers like Xu Tianyong (徐天勇) who understand technology are emerging. The district organized this group of technical experts and "local experts" to build Cili (刺梨) industrial demonstration parks in accordance with the standards of "one park per township and one point per village" to drive farmers to carry out standardized cultivation and management. One Cili (刺梨) tree after another grew vigorously, and the bare mountains and fields gradually turned green. At present, the forest coverage rate in Shuicheng District (水城区) is stable at more than 63.55%.
"It can not only green the mountain villages, but also drive income increase. Planting Cili (刺梨) has opened up a new way for promoting industrial ecology and ecological industrialization," Tang Zhongguang (唐忠广) said.
"To make Cili (刺梨) go further, we must promote the development of the entire industrial chain."
Cili (刺梨) is gradually becoming the "business card" of the mountains. How to go beyond the mountains? Shuicheng District (水城区) has already made arrangements: In 2018, the district established Guizhou Chuhao Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. (贵州初好农业科技开发有限公司) to take on the task of guaranteeing the purchase of fresh Cili (刺梨) fruits in the entire district.
"Purchasing at a higher price than the market price allows the people to get real benefits." Chen Xianjin (陈先金), the company's production director, said, "To make Cili (刺梨) go further, we must promote the development of the entire industrial chain." After the acquisition, the company is committed to doing a good job in intensive processing and strives to give Cili (刺梨) a "new value."
To enhance the added value of Cili (刺梨) products, it is necessary to develop new products with market competitiveness, and technological research and development has become a key link in the entire Cili (刺梨) industrial chain. On the basis of building its own research and development center, the company has cooperated with the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院地球化学研究所), China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), Guizhou University (贵州大学) and other universities and research institutes to jointly develop Cili (刺梨) products.
"What we do is to 'revamp' Cili (刺梨). While retaining the nutritional components, we try to reduce the sour and astringent taste as much as possible to meet the diverse needs of different groups." From the initial Cili (刺梨) sparkling water to Cili (刺梨) puree, Cili (刺梨) juice drinks, Cili (刺梨) lozenges, etc., Wang Xinying (王欣颖), director of the company's research and development center, led the team to develop more than 20 listed products and has successively obtained 26 patent authorizations.
Today, relying on the construction of a front-end production line with an annual pressing capacity of 120,000 tons of Cili (刺梨) and other agricultural and special products and 11 back-end production lines, the company's Cili (刺梨) product system is becoming increasingly complete, and a complete industrial chain has emerged in Shuicheng District (水城区). "In 2024, we purchased more than 8,500 tons of fresh Cili (刺梨) fruits, helping farmers increase their income by more than 51 million yuan." Chen Xianjin (陈先金) introduced that Cili (刺梨) products have now spread to markets all over the country, and the next step is to set their sights on the international market and strive to let Cili (刺梨) go abroad.
The exploration of Shuicheng District (水城区) is a microcosm of the development of the Cili (刺梨) industry in Guizhou (贵州). In 2019, Guizhou (贵州) listed Cili (刺梨) as one of the province's 12 agricultural characteristic and advantageous industries. In recent years, the planting area of Cili (刺梨) in Guizhou (贵州) has stabilized at 1.52 million mu, forming four key Cili (刺梨) industrial belts in Liupanshui City (六盘水市), Anshun City (安顺市), Bijie City (毕节市), and Qiannan Prefecture (黔南州).
Giving full play to the advantages of characteristic resources and promoting the development of the entire Cili (刺梨) industrial chain, a wild fruit has grown into a large industry. At present, the annual output value of the Cili (刺梨) industry in Guizhou (贵州) exceeds 10 billion yuan.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on December 9th (Reporters Pan Junqiang (潘俊强), Jin Bo (靳博), Ma Chen (马晨)) A few days ago, the Standing Committees of the People's Congresses of Beijing (北京市), Tianjin (天津市), and Hebei Province (河北省) voted and approved the "Beijing Yongding River Protection Regulations" (《北京市永定河保护条例》), the "Tianjin Yongding River Protection Regulations" (《天津市永定河保护条例》), and the "Hebei Province Yongding River Protection Regulations" (《河北省永定河保护条例》). This marks the first time that Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) has conducted coordinated legislation on basin governance and protection, and the three local regulations will be implemented simultaneously from January 1, 2026.
The Yongding River (永定河) is an important water source conservation area, ecological barrier, and ecological corridor in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. This coordinated legislation focuses on the goals of a "flowing river, a green river, a clean river, and a safe river," implements the requirements of "unified planning, unified governance, unified scheduling, and unified management" for the entire basin, and strives to ensure flood control safety, water resource safety, and ecological safety, and promote cultural protection and inheritance. The three local regulations maintain a high degree of consistency in chapter structure, main systems, collaborative measures, implementation dates, and wording.
It is reported that the three local regulations all clarify that the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will strengthen cooperation in policy formulation, flood control and disaster reduction, ecological water replenishment, water pollutant discharge, ecological protection compensation, joint monitoring, information sharing, law enforcement, and judicial affairs, and coordinate the overall protection and comprehensive management of the upper and lower reaches, left and right banks, and main and tributary streams of the basin. In addition, the three local regulations also set up characteristic clauses in combination with their local realities.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) December 9th dispatch (Reporter Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)): The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that from December 10th to 13th, affected by the cold wave weather, most parts of China will experience significant windy, cooling, rain, and snow weather from west to east.
From the 10th to the 13th, temperatures in most parts of China will drop by 6-10 degrees Celsius, with some areas in northern Xinjiang (新疆), the Northwest region, and other places experiencing temperature drops of 12-14 degrees Celsius, with local drops reaching around 16 degrees Celsius. There will be winds of force 4-6, with gusts of force 7-10 in some parts of the north, and gusts reaching force 11-12 in the mountain pass areas of Xinjiang (新疆). There will be significant snowfall in Xinjiang (新疆), the Northwest region, North China, the Huanghuai area, central Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and the central and southern parts of Northeast China, which will also be the most extensive snowfall since the beginning of winter this year. Among them, the 12th will be the period with the widest range and strongest intensity of rain and snow. At that time, Shanxi (山西), Hebei (河北), and Henan (河南) will become the centers of heavy snowfall, and heavy to blizzard conditions will occur in some areas.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) and the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) jointly issued a snow disaster risk warning on the 9th. Affected by this cold wave weather, some greenhouses in snowfall areas may suffer snow pressure collapse. Among them, from the 12th to the 13th, facility agriculture and animal husbandry in most parts of Shanxi (山西), central and southern Hebei (河北), northern and western parts of Henan (河南), northern Shandong (山东), eastern Shaanxi (陕西), eastern Jilin (吉林), southeastern Heilongjiang (黑龙江), and northeastern Liaoning (辽宁) and other places are at higher risk of snow disasters (yellow warning), and the snow disaster risk is high (orange warning) in southern Shanxi (山西), southwestern Hebei (河北), and northern and western parts of Henan (河南), and eastern Jilin (吉林).
Meteorological experts remind that with the cold wave approaching, the public should take relevant measures to keep warm and protect themselves from the cold. The roads will be wet and slippery and visibility will be low in rainy and snowy weather, so pay attention to traffic and travel safety.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) December 9th dispatch (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)): Recently, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Forestry Bureau's (林业局) organized special survey of Guangxi fire tree resources showed that the distribution range of Guangxi fire tree, an extremely endangered species, a national extremely small population of wild plants, and a national first-class key protected wild plant, has expanded, and the population has steadily increased.
The results of the special survey show that compared with the results of the second national key protected wild plant resources survey, the known distribution range of Guangxi fire tree has expanded to 20 county-level administrative regions in 6 prefecture-level cities, with 12 new county-level administrative regions added; the number of distribution points has increased from 35 to 95; and the population size has increased from 1,162 plants to 1,679 plants, an increase of 44.5%. This survey recorded 934 adult plants, of which 246 were flowering plants.
In 2025, the Autonomous Region Forestry Bureau (自治区林业局) organized the Guangxi Forestry Survey and Design Institute (广西林业勘测设计院) to conduct a systematic survey of known and potential distribution points of Guangxi fire tree, comprehensively updating the geographical distribution, population size, habitat characteristics, community structure, protection management, and threatened status of Guangxi fire tree, and plans to set up 30 fixed monitoring plots to lay a solid foundation for accurately formulating protection strategies and further improving the effectiveness of endangered species protection.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋豪新
In winter, walking into the Xinshi Chemical Industrial Park (新市化工园区) in Mianzhu (绵竹), a wonderful "chemical reaction" is taking place between Longbai Sichuan Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (龙佰四川钛业有限公司) and Long蟒 Dadi Agricultural Co., Ltd. (龙蟒大地农业有限公司), these two "neighboring" enterprises. The products jointly produced by the two companies are essential cathode materials for new energy vehicle power batteries. Not far away, in the Mianzhu New Material Chemical Industrial Park (绵竹新材料化工园区), towers and tanks stand tall, and data on the huge electronic screen of the intelligent management center jumps in real time, accurately controlling the production pulse of the entire park.
The integration of "traditional" and "emerging" outlines a vivid portrayal of the transformation and upgrading of Mianzhu (绵竹), a major industrial town in western China. At present, Mianzhu City (绵竹市) is reshaping its industrial structure and transforming its development momentum, actively laying out strategic emerging industries such as new energy and energy conservation and environmental protection, and transforming the grand blueprint into a vivid practice of high-quality industrial economic development.
As an important chemical industry cluster area in Sichuan Province (四川省), Mianzhu (绵竹) once faced the problems of a single industrial structure and insufficient development momentum. Facing the predicament, Mianzhu (绵竹) accurately grasped the trend of industrial change, and took the two provincial-level chemical industrial parks as important carriers to start the transformation from a "traditional base" to an "innovation highland."
In the Mianzhu Xinshi Chemical Industrial Park (绵竹新市化工园区), Longbai Titanium Industry (龙佰钛业), Long蟒 Dadi (龙蟒大地) and other 28 enterprises are gathered, achieving an output value of 12.1 billion yuan last year. By building a complete circular economy industrial chain, the park realizes the efficient recycling of resources, and the traditional industry has been revitalized.
In the Mianzhu New Material Chemical Industrial Park (绵竹新材料化工园区), an industrial upgrading focusing on "lithium battery new materials and high-end chemical new materials" is being promoted in depth. Zhiyuan Lithium Industry (致远锂业), Chuanfa Long蟒 (川发龙蟒), Guocheng Lithium Industry (国城锂业), Sicreat Lithium Salt (思创锂盐) and other 12 new industry enterprises are gathered here, achieving an output value of 18.6 billion yuan last year, showing a strong development momentum.
The confidence of Mianzhu's (绵竹) high-quality development stems from a good business environment. "Our high-performance water treatment membrane project took only 10 months from signing to production." In Mianzhu High-tech Zone (绵竹高新区), the production line of Sichuan Entai Zhimai Technology Co., Ltd. (四川恩泰智材科技有限公司) is running at full speed, and its high-performance film materials are supplied to top new energy companies at home and abroad. Chen Liang (陈良), chairman of the company, said with deep feeling: "We are not only optimistic about Mianzhu's (绵竹) sound industrial base and park conditions, but also deeply impressed by its pragmatic and efficient work style."
Based on the present and looking to the future. While consolidating and upgrading traditional advantageous industries, Mianzhu City (绵竹市) plans the future industrial layout with a forward-looking vision and actively cultivates new economic growth points.
In key areas such as material chemicals, develop high-performance composite materials, electronic chemicals and other high-end products, and promote related industries to move towards refinement, high-end and greening.
In the field of biomedicine, especially the research and development and production of anti-cancer drugs, it has become one of the new tracks for Mianzhu (绵竹) to seize. Relying on the existing industrial base and scientific research resources, actively introduce and cultivate innovative drug research and development institutions and high-end preparation production enterprises. At present, there are projects involving anti-tumor drug intermediates and APIs under discussion or landing, and the industrial chain is gradually being improved.
"We will closely follow the trend of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, focus on new technologies, new industries, new business forms and new models, continue to optimize the industrial layout, and constantly enhance the momentum of development, so as to lay a solid foundation for the long-term development of Mianzhu's (绵竹) industrial economy." The relevant person in charge of Mianzhu Economic Information Technology and Science and Technology Bureau (绵竹市经济信息化和科学技术局) introduced.
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Return to TopCultivating New Advantages and Stimulating New Momentum
By Han Chunyao (韩春瑶)
The year 2025 is the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and a year of significant importance in the process of Chinese-style modernization. In this year, the economic operation will be generally stable and progressing steadily, and the main goals of economic and social development will be achieved smoothly. The "stability" pattern and the "progress" momentum are inseparable from the solid promotion of high-quality development.
At the end of last year, the Central Economic Work Conference made systematic arrangements for the economic work in 2025, among which "actively developing first-launch economy, ice and snow economy, and silver economy," "promoting the healthy development of the platform economy," "vigorously developing the county economy," and "vigorously developing the marine economy and bay area economy" are eye-catching. Over the past year, these "economies" have continued to grow and develop, and they are the vivid practice of China's economy and the vivid footnote of high-quality development.
New business forms activate new consumption momentum and release huge market potential.
The first-launch economy is constantly being updated. Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川), and other places have strengthened policy support to attract many first stores and first-launch brands to settle in, becoming an important starting point for exploring domestic demand potential. The ice and snow economy continues to heat up, gradually changing from "one season hot" to "four seasons fire," and the scale of the ice and snow industry is expected to exceed one trillion yuan in 2025. The silver economy has broad space, and new forms and models of elderly care are constantly emerging, and the scale of the silver consumption market is steadily growing. The platform economy is standardized and orderly. With the support of the policy of replacing old products with new ones, platform enterprises strengthen technological innovation and optimize service experience, helping to improve the quality and upgrade consumption.
New fields release new development vitality and shape regional competitive advantages.
The county economy is advancing steadily, the county consumption market is expanding and improving, and the integration of urban and rural areas is deepening, injecting strong impetus into regional coordinated development and comprehensive rural revitalization. The marine economy has increased in both quantity and quality. The market share of ships and marine engineering equipment remains globally leading, and the total output of marine aquatic products ranks first in the world. The bay area economy leads innovation. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) is full of vitality, and the pace of industrial transformation and upgrading is accelerating, becoming a key engine for leading the high-quality development of the regional economy.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting held on December 8 emphasized the need to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, do a good job in economic work in accordance with local conditions, and achieve high-quality and sustainable development. Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," Chinese-style modernization is about to unfold a new chapter. We must continue to move towards "new" and climb towards "high," and constantly shape new economic advantages and release new development momentum.
First-Launch Economy—
Catching the First Launch, Becoming a New Fashion in Life
By Li Kaixuan (李凯旋), reporter of this newspaper
Under the warm winter sun, the number of pedestrians in the Taikoo Li business district of Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) is gradually increasing. Before business hours, Chen Rui (陈瑞), the supervisor of On (昂跑) Chengdu Taikoo Li flagship store, skillfully walks through the guided tour route and whispers the introduction.
On is a sports equipment brand from Switzerland. On April 26 this year, the brand's first flagship store in China opened in Chengdu Taikoo Li.
"At that time, we received an average of nearly 50 groups of customers every day," Chen Rui said. In conjunction with the opening of the first store, the first sales event for new running shoes was launched simultaneously, and the mechanical equipment used for the shoe upper weaving process attracted many customers to watch. From morning to night, the popularity of the passenger flow remained unabated. Chen Rui, who had been working in ordinary On stores, had never experienced such a scene before.
Seeing customers entering the store, Chen Rui quickly stepped forward, not in a hurry to recommend products, but guided customers to feel the store design while giving a tour: the upper and lower floors of the store opened up atriums for lighting; the walls presented textures like bamboo cut surfaces... "This foreign brand has a 'Chinese style'." After listening to Chen Rui's introduction of the brand story, customer Mr. Wang (王先生) became curious about the sports equipment on the shelves.
"The first-launch economy has turned me from a shopping guide into a 'tour guide'," Chen Rui said with a smile. In his and his colleagues' view, the attraction of "first launch" lies in the unique experience, "turning the first store into a scenic spot and strengthening the sense of tour with explanations."
More than two months after the opening, the flow of customers and the rhythm of product releases have become stable, and Chen Rui has gradually shifted the focus of his work to community operations. City jogging, mountain training, rehabilitation lectures... With the flagship store as the meeting point, the activities organized by the brand are different every month.
In February this year, the First-Launch Economy Development Promotion Center of Jinjiang District (锦江区), Chengdu (成都市) was officially put into operation, providing first-launch enterprises with full life cycle services from product research and development to display and release. "The government not only helps to apply for incentive funds, but also the reporting and approval of activities is very fast," Chen Rui said. In the first three quarters of this year, a total of 631 first stores settled in Chengdu. "In Chengdu, catching the first launch has become a new fashion in life," Chen Rui said.
Ice and Snow Economy—
Ice and Snow World, Hot Construction Awaits Guests
By Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙), reporter of this newspaper
On the bank of the Songhua River (松花江), the construction site of the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) is bustling with activity. Nearly 10,000 ice construction workers are wielding picks to chisel ice and bending over to build, and giant mechanical arms are accurately grabbing crystal clear river ice, and layers of stacked ice bricks are crystal clear in the sun. This 1.2 million square meter ice and snow park is rising from the ground in the face of the cold wind, quietly waiting for guests from all directions.
"In order to allow the Ice and Snow World to welcome guests on schedule, we completed the ice storage reserve in the last ice and snow season, and used professional insulation technology to let the river ice 'hibernate' for work," said Cong Peiyu (丛配玉), Minister of Design and Research Department of Harbin Ice and Snow World. After professional inspection, only the stored ice that meets the standards in terms of thickness, length, integrity, and cleanliness can be used for the construction of core landscapes.
This year's Ice and Snow World has endless innovative highlights of "technology + culture." The "internet celebrity" landscape super ice slide is the first to integrate the Great Wall (万里长城) wall texture and beacon tower shape; in the AI interactive collection area, AI cameras and cultural and creative product customization machines are introduced, and tourists can design personalized souvenirs; the newly added ice and snow hot spring camp complements the snow house hot pot and starry sky hot pot...
"We will focus on the four major sectors of 'diversified shopping, experiential food, quality accommodation, and integrated scenes,' and plan to launch 100 themed promotional activities to build new business forms, new models, and new scenes for consumption, providing citizens and tourists with diversified choices for ice and snow season consumption, and helping the city's consumption vitality to continue to upgrade," said Wang Hong (王红), Deputy Director of the Harbin (哈尔滨市) Municipal Bureau of Commerce of Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省).
During the ice and snow season, 20 million yuan of supermarket promotional packages will be invested, and large supermarkets such as Central Mall (中央商城) will be linked to give profits; ice and snow food festival activities will be held, bringing together time-honored restaurants, well-known Western restaurants, and flavored restaurants... From the ingenuity of the Ice and Snow World to the city-wide consumer boom, Harbin is promoting the ice and snow economy from a single business form to a full-chain integration upgrade.
Silver Economy—
Diversified Services Add Color to Silver Life
By Ye Chuanzeng (叶传增), reporter of this newspaper
In the aisle, non-slip carpets are laid and non-slip handrails are set up; in the guest rooms, single beds, independent bathrooms, and intelligent temperature control systems are all available... As soon as he got on the train, Shi Yu (石玉), a 69-year-old tourist from Beijing (北京), was attracted by the facilities and environment of the train.
The silver tourism train that Shi Yu took is the "Starlight·Lancang-Mekong" (星光·澜湄号) silver tourism theme train jointly operated by China Railway Kunming Bureau (国铁昆明局) and China Travel Starlight Tourism Train Co., Ltd. (中旅星光旅游列车有限公司). Not only has the carriage been adapted for the elderly, but the itinerary is also fully considered for the needs of elderly passengers. For 5 days and 4 nights, passengers rest on the train at night and visit the station during the day. "The itinerary is both fulfilling and relaxing. I will choose the silver tourism train for my next trip," Shi Yu said with satisfaction.
"The silver group has become an important force in the tourism market," said Li Jian (李建), Deputy General Manager of China Railway Kunming Bureau International Tourism Service Co., Ltd. (国铁昆明局国际旅游服务有限公司). Since the beginning of this year, the Yunnan (云南) railway department has operated a total of 54 tourist trains, receiving more than 23,000 tourists, and elderly passengers over 60 years old account for more than 80%.
Diversified service supply is adding different colors to elderly life. During the summer vacation this year, more than 1,100 sets of elderly care apartments in the Gudian Health and Wellness Park (古滇康养园) reception center in Jinning District (晋宁区), Kunming (昆明市), Yunnan (云南) were fully booked. Each community has a nurse station, and there are more than 20 elderly interest groups. "We take the elderly to Haiyan Village (海晏村) to watch the sunset, visit Dounan Flower Market (斗南花市), and vacation at Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖), etc.," said housekeeper Wang Qian (王倩).
The beautiful scenery has also aroused the shooting enthusiasm of some elderly groups. In the multimedia classroom of Chenggong District (呈贡区) Elderly University in Kunming (昆明市), a mobile phone photography and short video editing class is in progress. Wang Sixu (王思旭), a 64-year-old student, slowly slides his fingertips on the mobile phone screen, following the teacher to adjust the parameters of the "portrait mode."
"The consumption concept of the elderly is changing from meeting basic elderly care needs to quality and personalized needs, which brings new consumption momentum to the fields of health and wellness, cultural tourism, education, and smart devices," said Ming Qingzhong (明庆忠), Dean of the Tourism and Cultural Industry Research Institute of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (云南财经大学旅游文化产业研究院).
Platform Economy—
From "What to Make and Sell" to "What to Make What You Want"
By Wang Ke (王珂), reporter of this newspaper
"Placing an order on the platform directly enjoys national subsidies, saving more than 10,000 yuan for the whole house appliances." Recently, Li Min (李敏), a citizen of Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), placed an order for household appliances such as televisions and air conditioners on an e-commerce platform, not only receiving and using the trade-in subsidies and platform discounts with one click, but also enjoying one-stop services for delivery, dismantling, and installation.
E-commerce platforms connect consumption on one end and production on the other.
In the Gree (格力) Intelligent Factory in Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东), the robotic arms are precisely assembled, and the quality inspection process is in an orderly manner. "As of the end of October, Gree's total sales of air conditioners on JD.com (京东) exceeded the total for the whole of last year," said the person in charge of JD.com Gree brand procurement and sales. The strong growth momentum is due to the flexible upgrade of the home appliance supply chain. The platform's user portrait analysis capabilities provide enterprises with accurate market insights, realizing the transformation from "what to make and sell" to "what to make what you want."
Reverse customization, represented by the C2M (Customer-to-Manufacturer) model, not only effectively enhances the supply and demand matching of consumer goods, but also drives the better development of related industries. Since the beginning of this year, major e-commerce platforms have carried out more than 400 industrial e-commerce docking sessions, driving the industrial e-commerce transaction volume of key monitored fields such as textiles and pharmaceuticals to increase by 5.5% and 3.4% year-on-year, respectively.
The "Digital Commerce Revitalizes Agriculture" event held in Shandong (山东) linked Shanxi (山西), Jiangxi (江西), Gansu (甘肃), and other places to promote e-commerce to empower the sales of characteristic agricultural products. According to the monitoring of business big data, from January to October, the online retail sales of agricultural products and rural areas increased by 9.5% and 7.5% respectively.
E-commerce platforms not only help domestic demand growth, but also promote foreign trade transformation.
This year's "Double 11" (双11), Taobao (淘宝) launched promotional activities simultaneously in 20 countries and regions around the world for the first time, and the transaction volume of dozens of brands overseas exceeded 10 million yuan. Taobao launched the "Overseas Growth Plan," and the transaction volume of more than 200,000 signed merchants doubled.
County Economy—
Hundred Villages and Thousand Homestays, Mountains and Rivers are also Productivity
By Zhu Peixian (朱佩娴), reporter of this newspaper
Mountains are stacked, and streams are gurgling. Rammed earth dwellings are scattered in a well-proportioned manner, and black tiles and earthen walls are in harmony with the orchards - this is the Xigu Homestay (溪谷民宿) in Guandi Village (官地村), Tantou Town (潭头镇), Luanchuan County (栾川县), Henan (河南).
"Are the freshly picked wild vegetables and freshly picked eggs particularly delicious when cooking?" Villager Yang Cuimei (杨翠梅) is busy in the restaurant kitchen. "I used to only grow corn, and I couldn't earn 20,000 yuan a year," Yang Cuimei said. Now she also works as a cook and can earn 2,000 yuan a month. "When guests leave, they also buy our native eggs and wild mountain vegetables. Last month, I earned 1,000 yuan just from selling goods."
Luanchuan County is located in the hinterland of the Funiu Mountains (伏牛山) in western Henan (豫西), with vast mountainous areas and scarce arable land. "In recent years, Luanchuan has adjusted its development ideas, focusing on establishing the county with ecology, enriching the county with tourism, strengthening the county with industry, and revitalizing the county with innovation," said Qu Wantao (曲万涛), Secretary of the Luanchuan County Party Committee.
Luanchuan has a forest coverage rate of 83.51%, more than 330 days of excellent air quality per year, and 2 5A-level and 8 4A-level tourist attractions. Green waters and green mountains are Jinshan Yinshan (金山银山) (jīn shān yín shān - "gold mountain silver mountain," natural resources are invaluable), and the county has implemented the construction of "Hundred Villages and Thousand Homestays," innovating diversified business forms and consumption scenarios, and promoting the transformation of ecological advantages into development advantages.
Guandi Village has revitalized 20 idle farmhouses and transformed them into characteristic homestays. Homestays are not only places to rest, but also aggregation platforms for rural industries. Relying on characteristic industries such as pitaya and cherries, Guandi Village has launched a "homestay + picking + agricultural experience" tourism package. During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays this year, the occupancy rate of homestays reached 98%, and the single-season income exceeded 600,000 yuan. "The tourism package has driven the annual sales of 8 surrounding picking gardens to increase by 30%. The village collective has a year-end dividend of 80,000 yuan through site equity participation, and the per capita annual income of surrounding villagers has increased by more than 20,000 yuan," introduced Yang Baocai (杨宝财), Secretary of the Party Branch of Guandi Village.
Laojun Mountain (老君山), Jiguan Cave (鸡冠洞), Chongdugou (重渡沟)... Around the characteristic scenic spots, Luanchuan County has developed more than 2,300 homestays, promoting the deep integration and development of the four characteristic industries of "fungus, medicine, orchid, and tourism." In the first 10 months of this year, Luanchuan County received a total of 15.45 million tourists, with a comprehensive tourism income of 11.265 billion yuan.
Marine Economy—
Sailing to Zero Carbon, Ships Inject Green Power
By Wang Pei (王沛), reporter of this newspaper
Not long ago, in the Qingdao Haixiwan Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industrial Base (青岛海西湾船舶与海洋工程产业基地) located in the West Coast New Area (西海岸新区) of Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), the 150,000-ton intelligent fishery large-scale aquaculture vessel "Guoxin 1—2" (国信1号2—2) built by China Shipbuilding Group Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (中国船舶集团青岛北海造船有限公司) was officially delivered and put into operation.
In the shipborne aquaculture cabin, key environmental parameters such as flow rate, dissolved oxygen, and water depth are fully controllable. "This giant ship will carry out the first continuous year-round aquaculture experiment of salmon and trout on an industrial vessel. Wherever it is suitable for fish to grow, we will sail the ship there," said Qu Shancun (曲善村), General Manager of the aquaculture vessel "Guoxin 1—2" of Qingdao Guoxin Blue Silicon Valley Development Co., Ltd. (青岛国信蓝色硅谷发展有限责任公司). "The aquaculture cabin can avoid disasters such as typhoons and red tides, and the overall mechanization rate of the ship is more than 90%, and the automation level has increased by 45%."
Currently, green and low-carbon has become a new direction for the development of the global shipping industry, but it is not easy to replace the power of ships.
The West Coast New Area has specially established a joint meeting of the Haixiwan Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industrial Base to strengthen services to enterprises and research institutes with a unified mechanism, common platform, and professional team. Today, 12 marine-related research institutes and 12 science and technology innovation platforms are gathered here.
In 2022, Beihai Shipbuilding aimed at the zero-carbon attribute of ammonia fuel and jointly launched a joint research project with upstream and downstream enterprises from the main engine design to the fuel supply system. Not long ago, the 319,000-ton ammonia-reserved ultra-large crude oil carrier built by Beihai Shipbuilding for a Belgian shipowner was officially delivered. After using ammonia fuel, the entire life cycle can achieve "zero-carbon" emissions. As of now, the proportion of green ship types in Beihai Shipbuilding exceeds 90%.
At present, the Qingdao Haixiwan Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industrial Base has gathered more than 50 shipbuilding and marine engineering manufacturing and supporting enterprises. In the first 10 months of this year, the industrial chain of shipbuilding and marine engineering in the West Coast New Area achieved an output value of 32.85 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%. "We will firmly grasp the key of scientific and technological innovation and constantly cultivate new quality productivity," said Meng Qingsheng (孟庆胜), Director of the Qingdao (青岛市) Marine Development Bureau.
Bay Area Economy—
Bay Area Collaboration, Building a New Pattern of Scientific and Technological Innovation
By Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), reporter of this newspaper
Starting a business again, Yang Mengsu (杨梦甦), Senior Vice President of City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大学) and Academician of the National Academy of Inventors of the United States, is more comfortable - the company has become an advanced enterprise in the field of tumor biopsy technology development and equipment research and development in just 7 years.
"This new liquid biopsy kit can accurately and efficiently capture the traces of trace tumor markers from a tube of blood in just 5 minutes." In the R&D center of Jingzhun Biomedical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (晶准生物医学（深圳）有限公司) located in Pingshan District (坪山区), Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong (广东省), Yang Mengsu introduced with great interest.
In 2000, he led the team to start research in the direction of tumor liquid biopsy. In 2018, the research team transformed the scientific research results and established Jingzhun Medical Company, headquartered in Hong Kong Science Park (香港科学园), and the R&D center, production base, and medical testing laboratory are located in Pingshan (坪山), Shenzhen (深圳).
"This entrepreneurship has realized the seamless connection between 'from 0 to 1' and 'from 1 to N', which relies on the increasingly close collaborative scientific and technological innovation pattern of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)," Yang Mengsu said.
"This entrepreneurship has achieved a seamless connection between 'from 0 to 1' and 'from 1 to N,' relying on the increasingly close collaborative innovation pattern of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area," said Yang Mengsu (杨梦甦).
Hong Kong (香港) gathers high-level talents and has strong original innovation capabilities, but is limited by its small market space and weak industrial support, resulting in a large number of scientific and technological achievements remaining on paper. The well-established supply chain and industrial chain advantages of the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) precisely provide fertile ground for the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. "Bay Area collaboration is already a consensus in the science and technology innovation circle. Where the market is, enterprises should go," said Yang Mengsu (杨梦甦).
As early as 2002, Shenzhen (深圳) built a "Virtual University Park" in Nanshan District (南山区) that combines industry, academia, and research, inviting well-known universities at home and abroad to settle in. City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大学) established the Shenzhen Research Institute (深圳研究院), and Yang Mengsu (杨梦甦) joined the institute and founded Hong Kong Dragon Biotechnology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (港龙生物技术（深圳）有限公司) in 2004.
"Now, taking the intercity railway from West Kowloon Station (西九龙站), it takes less than half an hour to reach the City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大学) Futian Research Institute (福田研究院)." Having participated in science and technology innovation in Shenzhen (深圳) for more than 20 years, Yang Mengsu (杨梦甦) has deep feelings. "The industry-academia-research transformation chain of 'Hong Kong (香港) research—Pearl River Delta (珠三角) transformation—global market' is already complete. Next, we plan to establish a production base in the Northern Metropolis (北部都会区) of Hong Kong (香港) to target overseas markets."
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Return to TopBy: 韩 俊
Accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country is a strategic deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on comprehensively building a modern socialist power, and it is a long-term and arduous historical task. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions"), adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, is based on accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country and makes comprehensive arrangements for improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency, providing a guideline for achieving major progress in promoting agricultural modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. We must take improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency as the main direction, further consolidate the foundation for agricultural development, promote high-quality agricultural development, and provide sufficient confidence and strategic initiative for stabilizing the overall situation, responding to changes, and opening up new prospects.
I. Improving Comprehensive Agricultural Production Capacity and Quality and Efficiency is a Major Task in Building a Strong Agricultural Country
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, China's agricultural modernization construction has achieved a series of major achievements. The comprehensive grain production capacity has reached a new level. In 2024, grain output exceeded 1.4 trillion catties for the first time, and per capita grain possession reached 500 kilograms. The supply of important agricultural products such as cotton, oil, sugar, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, and fish is sufficient, firmly holding the Chinese people's rice bowl in their own hands. The quality of agricultural development has been significantly improved. More than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland have been built cumulatively, the coverage rate of improved crop varieties has exceeded 96%, the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress has exceeded 63%, the main grain crops have basically achieved full mechanization of cultivation, planting, and harvesting, and the pass rate of routine monitoring of agricultural product quality and safety has stabilized above 97.5%. Farmers' income has grown rapidly, with the growth rate higher than the domestic GDP and the income of urban residents for many years, and the income ratio between urban and rural residents has narrowed to 2.34:1. These new developments and achievements have provided a basic support for high-quality economic and social development, and have also laid a good foundation for accelerating the construction of a strong agricultural country during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. At the same time, it should also be noted that, restricted by insufficient per capita resources, a weak foundation, and many historical debts, China's agricultural modernization is relatively lagging behind, the foundation for agricultural development is not solid, production efficiency is relatively low, the industrial chain is too short, the comparative benefit is low, and the international competitiveness of agricultural products is obviously insufficient. It is urgent to make up for shortcomings, strengthen weaknesses, and accelerate the high-quality development of agriculture.
A strong country must first have a strong agriculture, and only with a strong agriculture can the country be strong. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully developing the basic realization of socialist modernization. The task of improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency is arduous and the situation is urgent. This is an inevitable requirement for ensuring national food security. As a large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, ensuring a stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products has always been the top priority of agricultural modernization. In recent years, China has had bumper harvests for many years, and food security is generally guaranteed, but the demand for grain and important agricultural products will continue to grow. In the long run, the balance between grain production and demand is still tight. It is necessary to continuously improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and firmly grasp the initiative in food security. This is an inevitable requirement for unblocking the domestic economic cycle. Agriculture is an industry that employs nearly 200 million people, and it is also an important starting point for expanding domestic demand, stabilizing growth, and promoting development. It is necessary to put improving the comprehensive benefits of agriculture in a prominent position, accelerate the construction of agriculture into a modern large industry, consolidate the material foundation for increasing income and becoming rich for hundreds of millions of farmers, and inject strong impetus into economic and social development. This is an inevitable requirement for meeting the needs of the people for a better life. With the improvement of income levels and the upgrading of consumption structure of urban and rural residents, people not only require to eat enough, but also require to eat well and eat nutritious and healthy food. The more modern the society is, the richer the material life is, and the more the people like the rural landscape with green mountains and clear waters. It is necessary to accelerate the transformation of agricultural development methods, reduce low-end supply, increase medium- and high-end supply, promote the variety and quality of agricultural product supply to better meet consumer demand, improve the green content and ecological quality of agricultural development, and promote the comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development and rural ecological revitalization. This is an inevitable requirement for coping with international competition. Currently, affected by factors such as geopolitical conflicts, increased extreme weather, and the increasing prevalence of trade protectionism, the uncertainty of the global grain market has increased significantly. We must make greater efforts to improve the quality, efficiency, and competitiveness of domestic agricultural development, and win strategic initiative in the increasingly fierce international competition.
To implement the deployment requirements of the "Suggestions," during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must put improving the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency in a more important position, anchor the goal of building a strong agricultural country, closely focus on the high-quality development of agriculture, adhere to grasping output capacity, production ecology, increasing production, and increasing income together, and coordinate the development of scientific and technological agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture, and brand agriculture, and take the road of modern agricultural development with high output efficiency, safe products, resource conservation, and environmental friendliness, and do everything possible to promote increased agricultural benefits, increased farmers' income, and increased rural vitality, and provide strong support for the basic realization of socialist modernization.
II. Key Measures to Improve Comprehensive Agricultural Production Capacity and Quality and Efficiency
The "Suggestions" focus on accelerating agricultural modernization and make comprehensive arrangements for improving comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency, and clarify key tasks.
(1) Enhance the supply guarantee capacity of grain and other important agricultural products. Food security is a "matter of great importance to the country," and this string must not be relaxed at any time. It is necessary to deeply implement the national food security strategy based on self-reliance, focusing on domestic production, ensuring production capacity, moderately importing, and supporting science and technology, adhere to storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, comprehensively consolidate the foundation of food security, and ensure basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute security in rations. Increase efforts to implement a new round of action to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion catties. Stabilize the grain planting area, take the large-scale increase in yield per unit area of grain and oil crops as a key measure, deeply implement the grain yield per unit area increase project, gradually optimize the grain production layout, strengthen the construction of grain production capacity by variety and region, and ensure stable and high grain yield. Optimize the supply structure of important agricultural products. Adhere to consolidating and improving rations, focusing on corn and soybeans, and taking into account potatoes and miscellaneous grains, increase the supply of high-quality rice, strong gluten and weak gluten special wheat, and vigorously develop the production of feed grains such as corn. Consolidate the results of expanding the planting of soybeans and oilseeds, tap the potential of rapeseed, peanuts, camellia, etc., and expand the supply of edible oil through multiple channels. Improve grain storage, circulation, and processing capacity. Further improve the grain reserve system, strengthen grain purchase and sales and reserve management, continue to promote the construction of grain circulation infrastructure such as storage and logistics, coordinate the development of grain primary processing, deep processing, and comprehensive utilization of by-products, and solidly promote the conservation and reduction of losses in the entire chain and all links of grain. Strengthen the construction of agricultural disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities. Adapt to the trend of frequent and severe extreme weather, improve the accuracy of monitoring and forecasting agricultural meteorological disasters, improve farmland water conservancy infrastructure, carry out farmland ditch repair and plain waterlogging management, and enhance agricultural climate resilience. Strengthen the monitoring and early warning of diseases and insect pests, and promote unified prevention and control and green prevention and control.
(2) Build a diversified food supply system. Practice the concept of great agriculture and great food, seek calories and protein from arable land, grassland, forests, oceans, plants, animals, and microorganisms, and develop food resources in an all-round and multi-channel manner to meet the diversified food consumption and nutritional health needs of the people. Adhere to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery. Vigorously develop modern breeding industry, optimize the pig production capacity regulation and control mechanism, carry out the action of increasing the quantity and quality of beef cattle and mutton sheep, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the dairy industry. Actively develop large-water ecological fishery, focus on promoting the development of deep-sea aquaculture, standardize the construction of marine ranches, and create a "blue granary." Unswervingly promote the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River, and strengthen the protection of aquatic organisms and the protection and restoration of important habitats. Promote compound operations such as forest medicine, forest fungi, and forest vegetables, develop the under-forest economy, and strengthen the forest and grass industry. Develop modern facility agriculture. Implement the modernization and upgrading action of facility agriculture, promote the upgrading of old facilities in a classified and orderly manner, promote sunlight greenhouses, plant factories, vertical agriculture, intensive breeding and other models in accordance with local conditions, and expand the space for agricultural development.
(3) Strengthen the protection and quality improvement of arable land. Arable land is the lifeline of grain production. It is necessary to implement the strictest arable land protection system, strengthen the "three-in-one" protection of quantity, quality, and ecology, and ensure that the quantity of arable land is guaranteed, the quality is improved, and the ecology is improved. Strictly abide by the red line of arable land. Resolutely rectify illegal acts such as arbitrarily occupying and destroying arable land, and firmly hold the red line of 1.865 billion mu of arable land and 1.546 billion mu of permanent basic farmland protection. Carry out rectification and restoration of arable land illegally occupied, leave a transition period, and promote it step by step. Coordinate the optimization of agricultural land layout, improve the management system to ensure that arable land is used for planting basic crops, and encourage areas with conditions to use hills and mountains to develop forestry and fruit industry under the premise of protecting the ecology, and orderly restore other agricultural land with relatively flat terrain and suitable for restoration to high-quality arable land. Strictly manage the balance of occupation and compensation, and strengthen the quality management of supplementary arable land. Promote the construction of high-standard farmland with high quality. With "one level" (leveling of fields), "two connections" (access to water and roads), and "three improvements" (improving land fertility, yield, and efficiency) as the basic standards, reasonably determine the focus of high-standard farmland construction in different regions, improve construction standards and quality, and gradually build permanent basic farmland with conditions into high-standard farmland. Carry out classified rectification and remediation of problems, improve the construction, acceptance, and management and maintenance mechanisms of high-standard farmland, and establish and improve the engineering quality supervision and inspection and long-term management and maintenance system to ensure that one mu is built, one mu is managed well, and one mu is effective, and truly build modern good farmland suitable for cultivation, drought and flood protection, high yield and stable yield. Strengthen the conservation, restoration, and rational development of arable land resources. Implement comprehensive policies according to different regions and categories, strengthen the cultivation of fertile cultivated layers and the control of soil erosion, and effectively protect the black soil, the "giant panda among arable land." Implement the action to improve the organic matter of arable land, increase the efforts to control degraded arable land and acidified arable land, orderly carry out the transformation, upgrading, and comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali arable land, and improve the arable land fallow and rotation system.
(4) Strengthen the support of science and technology equipment. The fundamental way to improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency lies in science and technology. It is necessary to accelerate the promotion of high-level agricultural science and technology self-reliance and self-improvement, and develop new agricultural productive forces in accordance with local conditions. Improve the overall effectiveness of the agricultural science and technology innovation system. Build an innovation system in which different innovation entities such as national laboratories, national scientific research institutions, high-level research universities, and leading agricultural science and technology enterprises exert their efforts in the same direction and collaborate with each other, promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises, cultivate and strengthen leading agricultural science and technology enterprises, accelerate the tackling of key core technologies in agriculture, and strengthen the promotion and application of results. Accelerate the promotion of seed industry revitalization. Deeply implement the seed industry revitalization action, accelerate the realization of self-reliance and self-improvement in seed industry science and technology, and independent control of seed sources, and firmly hold the varieties of the house in our own hands. Strengthen the protection and utilization of germplasm resources, accelerate the selection, breeding, promotion, and application of breakthrough varieties with high yield, high quality, wide adaptability, and multiple resistance, implement the substantive derivative variety system, grasp the whole chain management of varieties, and protect seed industry intellectual property rights. Implement major special projects for biological breeding, and accelerate the industrial application of biological breeding. Focus on making up for the shortcomings of agricultural machinery and equipment. Implement the high-quality development action of agricultural machinery and equipment, promote the research, development, and application of high-end intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment suitable for hilly and mountainous areas, deeply carry out the integrated pilot of agricultural machinery research and development, manufacturing, promotion, and application, implement preferential subsidies for the purchase and application of agricultural machinery, and strengthen the promotion and application of advanced and applicable machinery and tools. Vigorously develop smart agriculture and expand the application scenarios of artificial intelligence, big data, etc. Promote the integrated efficiency of good fields, good seeds, good machines, and good methods. Strengthening agricultural science and technology support cannot be "single-handed," but must promote the matching of good seeds and good methods, the combination of agricultural machinery and agronomy, and the coordination of production and ecology to maximize the integrated benefits. It is necessary to grasp the comprehensive technical ripening and matching, integrated promotion, and large-scale promotion of mature technical models such as appropriate dense planting, precision sowing, side-deep fertilization, water and fertilizer integration, and ecological prevention and control, promote the comprehensive utilization of crop straw and the treatment of livestock and poultry manure, and continuously improve the technical availability rate and equipment matching degree.
(5) Improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural development. Accelerate the construction of a modern agricultural industry system, production system, and management system, and continue to promote quality agriculture, green agriculture, and brand-strong agriculture. Increase the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products. Adapt to the upgrading of consumption demand of urban and rural residents, solidly promote variety optimization, quality improvement, brand building, and standardized production, steadily expand the supply of green, organic, famous, special, excellent, and geographical indication agricultural products, and improve the quality and safety level of agricultural products. Improve the value realization mechanism of agricultural ecological products, so that the ecological dividends of green agricultural development become an important source of increasing agricultural efficiency and farmers' income. Promote the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of the industrial chain. Implement the action to improve the agricultural product processing industry, accelerate the filling of shortcomings such as storage, preservation, cold chain logistics, etc., and do a good job in the transformation and value-added articles of "grain head and food tail," "livestock head and meat tail," and "agricultural head and industrial tail." Cultivate new rural industries and new business formats, and promote the deep integration of agriculture and tourism, education, health care, and other industries. Improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers. Improve the mechanism for linking the support policies for new agricultural business entities with the increase in farmers' income, and guide enterprises, farmers' cooperatives, family farms, etc. to closely unite and cooperate with farmers to promote the stable increase in farmers' income.
III. Strengthening the Support and Guarantee for Improving Comprehensive Agricultural Production Capacity and Quality and Efficiency
Improving comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency is a systematic project that requires innovative working mechanisms, coordinating resources from all parties, and forming policy synergy.
(1) Consolidate and implement the joint responsibility of the Party and government for food security. Strictly assess the responsibility system of local party committees and governments for arable land protection and food security, promote the grain main producing areas, main sales areas, and production and sales balance areas to hold the rice bowl together and shoulder the responsibility together, and consolidate the responsibility for ensuring area, ensuring yield, and improving quality. Further increase the interest compensation for grain main producing areas, implement inter-provincial horizontal interest compensation in production and sales areas, improve the reward and subsidy policies for major grain producing counties, and tilt the central budget investment towards grain main producing areas, so that the main producing areas will not suffer losses from grasping grain and farmers will have the enthusiasm to grow grain.
(2) Improve the effectiveness of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit agriculture, and enrich agriculture. Improve the multi-channel investment pattern in which finance gives priority to guarantees, finance focuses on tilting, and society actively participates. Take agriculture and rural areas as the priority guarantee areas for the general public budget, continue to increase financial support for agriculture, increase credit support for grain production and circulation, innovate investment and financing mechanisms, and guide social forces to invest in agriculture and rural areas in a standardized and orderly manner. Strengthen the policy support and coordination of prices, subsidies, and insurance, stabilize and improve price support policies such as the minimum purchase price, optimize the agricultural subsidy policy system, and promote the expansion, increase, and improvement of agricultural insurance. Coordinate the market-oriented purchase and policy-based storage of grain, and reasonably adjust the reserve scale, variety, and region. Promote the coordination of agricultural product trade and production, further optimize the agricultural product trade layout, promote the diversification of agricultural product imports, and expand the global agricultural product supply network.
(3) Comprehensively deepen rural reform. Stabilize land contract relations, steadily promote the pilot project of extending the second round of land contracts for another 30 years after expiration, implement the requirements of "large stability and small adjustment," and ensure that the original contracted land of the vast majority of farmers continues to remain stable. Develop moderate-scale agricultural operations, adhere to being large when appropriate and small when appropriate, do not engage in one-size-fits-all or administrative orders, and prevent artificial "stacking of large households." Deeply carry out the cultivation of high-quality farmers and improve the development quality of new agricultural business entities. Improve the efficient and convenient agricultural socialization service system, support various service organizations to focus on the weak links of agricultural production and the needs of small farmers, innovate service models, expand service areas, improve service quality and efficiency, and promote the organic connection between small farmers and modern agricultural development.
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In reality, some young cadres sometimes fall into anxiety and confusion about their growth, "feeling that others are shining everywhere, while they themselves are dull." In fact, growth has no "standard timetable." Everyone has their own pace of growth, and blindly being swept up by the pace of others will only disrupt one's mind. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that young cadres should "continuously enhance their willpower, perseverance, and self-control," and "practice their internal skills, improve their self-cultivation, and enhance their abilities." As a vital force in the development of the Party and the country, young cadres should anchor their own coordinates, find the right "rhythm" for growth, increase their skills in a steady and solid manner, and reap growth in experiencing wind and rain and seeing the world.
Those who have run a marathon understand a principle: if you sprint at the beginning with the energy of a 100-meter dash, you will easily exhaust your energy too early. Only by stabilizing your mind, calming your breath, and maintaining a rhythm that suits you can you go far and steady. The growth of young cadres is also a "marathon," not a "sprint race" that can be achieved overnight. When colleagues around you are promoted, receive commendations and awards, and you seem to be "standing still," if you cannot adjust your mentality in time, you can easily fall into a vortex of blind comparison, wasting your fighting spirit in petty calculations, losing your direction in gains and losses, and even entering a "dead end" of self-denial and self-abandonment.
The key to breaking the predicament lies in finding your own growth rhythm, which means having more dedication to "willingly sit on the sidelines" and less utilitarian mentality of being eager for quick success; having more strategic focus for long-term success and less impetuous and short-sighted thinking. Only by establishing a correct view of achievements that "success does not necessarily have to be achieved by me, but success must have me," not being trapped by the growth trajectory of others, and not being confused by temporary gains and losses, can we accumulate growth momentum in steady progress.
Although there is no unified rhythm for the growth of young cadres, there are rules to follow. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "It is not bad for cadres to 'squat down and grow seedlings' more. If the foundation is solid, the road ahead will be more stable and farther." The path to success for young cadres is inseparable from the necessary ideological tempering, political training, practical exercise, and professional training, just as plant growth requires a rooting process; haste makes waste. In reality, some young cadres are full of enthusiasm and dare to try when they take up their posts. This enthusiasm for starting a business is good, but some people also fall into the misunderstanding of being "too eager for success": when facing the demands of the masses that require repeated communication, they feel the anxiety of "not being able to wait"; when encountering livelihood projects that need to be promoted for a long time, they breed the impetuosity of "being bored." Some young cadres stationed in villages to help the poor want to "become fat with one bite" as soon as they arrive in the village, ignoring the complexity of grassroots work, and the result is contrary to their wishes. This requires young cadres to come up with the spirit of intensive cultivation, clarify the actual situation and find the right goals through solid investigation and research, open up the work situation in the in-depth publicity of pro-people policies and in sincere communication with the masses, solve problems one by one, let the masses feel real changes, and gradually build a solid foundation for doing things.
Finding the right rhythm for growth requires not only settling down to "squat down and grow seedlings" and take root, but also taking the initiative to jump out of the "comfort zone" and grow taller. Huang Wenxiu (黄文秀) gave up the opportunity to work in a big city and plunged into the front line of poverty alleviation, leading villagers to plant sugar tangerines, star anise, Chinese fir, etc., and established e-commerce workstations to expand sales channels, which increased farmers' income. The hard work of poverty alleviation tempered Huang Wenxiu's (黄文秀) down-to-earth and hard-working qualities, and she wrote a magnificent song of youth in her limited life. A knife is sharpened on a stone, and a person is trained in work. Only by experiencing more difficult, urgent, major, and complex matters in the workplace can we more deeply feel the national conditions, social conditions, and public opinions, and can we develop the calmness to not panic in the face of emergencies and the ability to have solutions to problems. In the face of "hard bones" in work, we must dare to take the initiative to take on difficulties and risks, meet difficulties head-on, and regard them as valuable opportunities to hone our skills, temper our muscles and bones and increase our talents in overcoming difficulties, so that growth has more depth and weight.
Striving forward on a new journey requires young cadres to charge ahead and bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities. Young cadres must not be confused in blind "**内卷**" (nèijuǎn - "involution," internal competition that does not lead to overall progress), nor can they wear down their ambition in slackness and lying flat. We must always adhere to our original aspirations, adjust our mentality and rhythm, hone our professional skills in unwavering perseverance, and improve our ability to perform our duties in the practice of experiencing wind and rain, take our own solid steps, and grow into pillars that can be of great use and can shoulder heavy responsibilities.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The elderly are a valuable asset to the Party and the country. I hope that the vast number of elderly friends will maintain a healthy attitude and enterprising spirit of 老骥伏枥 (lǎo jì fú lì - "old steed in stable," an old person with great aspirations) and 老当益壮 (lǎo dāng yì zhuàng - "old but vigorous," old but still vigorous), not only enjoying their later years and finding happiness, but also contributing to the advancement of Chinese-style modernization with their 'silver hair strength'." According to statistics, as of the end of 2024, the national elderly population aged 60 and above was 310.31 million, accounting for 22.0% of the total population, and the national average life expectancy reached 79.0 years. The development of elderly human resources already has a good foundation. At the same time, many elderly people also have a strong desire to serve society and play a role. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed: "Steadily implement a gradual delay in the statutory retirement age, optimize age restriction policies in employment, social security, and other aspects, and actively develop elderly human resources." Actively developing elderly human resources is a long-term strategy to adapt to the laws of population development in our country and respond to the challenges of aging, and it is also a proactive action to promote high-quality population development and promote common prosperity.
Currently, China's elderly human resources development work has achieved remarkable results, but there are still problems such as imperfect legal guarantees and policy systems for elderly people's employment and entrepreneurship, insufficient supply of employment positions and training resources suitable for elderly people, and the need to improve elderly people's ability to adapt to new industries and new skills positions. We should fully tap the potential contained in China's huge elderly population and massive elderly care needs, develop elderly human resources in multiple levels, multiple fields, and multiple pillars, and transform and condense the knowledge, skills, and experience of the elderly into a surging "silver hair strength" to promote economic and social development through the joint efforts of multiple entities such as the government, the market, society, families, and the elderly.
Establish a multi-level elderly human resources development system. It is necessary to give play to the roles of an active government, an effective market, a caring society, and capable elderly people. An active government formulates positive elderly policies to support elderly people in contributing "silver hair strength" to the advancement of Chinese-style modernization; an effective market builds a flexible employment market to support elderly people in "making the best use of their talents"; a caring society builds an elderly-friendly environment to promote "reliance in old age"; and capable elderly people give full play to their own advantages and demonstrate "accomplishments in old age." To this end, it is necessary to strengthen institutional supply and policy guidance, and improve the elderly employment service mechanism. Build an elderly talent information service network covering urban and rural areas, improve the elderly human resources information database and public service platform, and dynamically grasp the health status, skill level, and employment intentions of the elderly to provide data support for accurately matching positions and carrying out vocational training. Create an inclusive and friendly, intergenerational harmonious social atmosphere, promote mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation between young people and the elderly, and form a good situation of complementary experience and vitality and jointly promoting social progress. Guide enterprises to innovate flexible employment models suitable for the characteristics of the elderly, and implement flexible working hours that match the physical conditions and needs of the elderly according to the characteristics of different industries and positions. Eliminate age discrimination in recruitment, training, career development, and other links, promote the aging-friendly transformation of the working environment, and create an intergenerational integration and mutual learning corporate culture. Encourage elderly people who still have the willingness to work and start businesses to carry out "silver hair employment and entrepreneurship" around their familiar fields of elderly products, rehabilitation care, smart elderly care, elderly tourism, and elderly education, and transform work and life experience into market products and services, forming an organic unity of "serving the elderly" and "elderly people serving."
Expand the multi-field elderly human resources development space. Multi-field is an important way to fully develop elderly human resources. Through the coordinated integration of different fields and scenarios, integrating resources and needs in different fields, and creating channels suitable for elderly people's employment and participation, it helps to fully tap the potential of the elderly and promote their participation and value realization in economic, social, cultural, and other fields. In the employment market, establish an elderly human resources assessment system, and classify and develop elderly human resources according to the elderly's health status, knowledge structure, skill level, work experience, and participation intentions. Optimize job settings and working environment, and explore the establishment of a senior expert system in experience-accumulating industries such as medicine, education, scientific research, and traditional handicrafts, and set up positions such as consultants, supervisors, and trainers. Focus on developing community elderly care services, volunteer services, and grassroots governance, and other channels for participation nearby, establish a community elderly talent pool, and encourage elderly people who are willing to serve the community to participate in volunteer services, community governance, and other activities. For example, the Silver Age Mutual Assistance Elderly Care Volunteer Service Project in Zhangjiagang City (张家港市), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, uses an information platform to allow elderly people in need to "order" and younger, healthy elderly people to "accept orders." The service time of "accepting orders" can be stored as "Time Beans," which can be withdrawn and exchanged for services when needed. As of November 2025, the project has completed a total of 132,900 volunteer services, innovating the mutual assistance elderly care model. Within the family, the economic and social value of informal labor such as childcare and housework performed by the elderly should be respected and recognized.
Cultivate a multi-pillar elderly human resources development system. To achieve "active aging," it is necessary to consolidate the health foundation of the elderly, enhance the social participation ability of the elderly, and improve the labor and life security of the elderly. To this end, it is necessary to establish and improve a multi-pillar elderly human resources development system including security system, health system, and participation system. In terms of improving the security system, it is necessary to accelerate the improvement of labor laws and regulations, formulate regulations on the identification of labor relations, participation in social insurance, and handling of labor disputes for new forms of employment such as flexible employment and part-time work for the elderly, and protect their rights to labor remuneration, rest and vacation, labor safety and hygiene, and vocational skills training. In particular, it is necessary to improve the work-related injury insurance system for over-age employees, explore the establishment of a separate occupational injury insurance system, or incorporate it into the current work-related injury insurance system. In terms of improving the health system, focus on full-cycle health management, improve the elderly health service system, strengthen chronic disease management and health promotion, develop rehabilitation care services, improve the level of medical and nursing integration, and provide professional psychological support services for the elderly. In terms of improving the participation system, establish a full-chain employment capacity improvement mechanism and build a widely covered lifelong vocational skills training system. Encourage the development of service institutions that focus on the development of elderly human resources, and provide elderly people with "one-stop" services such as career guidance, skills training, job recommendations, and rights protection. Support various human resources service agencies to open elderly talent service zones, hold special recruitment fairs for elderly talents, and realize the effective connection between elderly human resources and market demand.
(The author is a professor at the School of Public Administration, Hunan University (湖南大学))
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When music becomes a city's calling card, young people travel to a city for a musical, and old neighborhoods are revitalized by art... In recent years, Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), has continued to expand its cultural tourism boundaries, deeply exploring musical, theatrical, and other artistic resources to promote the sustained and healthy development of the tourism industry.
Extending Artistic Space
Cross-City Theatergoing Becomes a New Cultural Tourism Trend
"‘Harbin Under the Night Curtain’ (《夜幕下的哈尔滨》) is best enjoyed in Harbin (哈尔滨)!" In July of this year, the musical "Harbin Under the Night Curtain" premiered at the Harbin Grand Theater (哈尔滨大剧院), attracting many viewers who came specifically for the show. Li Li (李莉) from Changchun (长春), Jilin Province (吉林省), took her daughter on the high-speed train to see the show. The musical is set in Harbin (哈尔滨) in 1934, integrating ice and snow elements with historical scenes, and using dynamic projections to recreate the old city's appearance, making the audience feel as if they were in the ice city's streets and alleys of the 1930s.
During its premiere, the musical achieved an average attendance rate of 96%, with 12% of the audience traveling from other places specifically to "chase the show across cities." In order to extend the theatergoing experience from the theater to the urban space, the Harbin Grand Theater (哈尔滨大剧院) also launched activities such as the "Night Harbin (夜哈号)" cruise on the Songhua River (松花江), allowing art to enter the city's fabric from the stage. "Tomorrow, my daughter and I decided to go on an 'artistic trail,' visiting Harbin No. 1 High School (哈尔滨第一中学), Central Street (中央大街), St. Sophia Cathedral (索菲亚教堂), and other landmarks from the show." After watching the musical, Li Li (李莉) and her daughter decided to stay in Harbin (哈尔滨) for a few more days. There are many viewers who share the same idea of visiting the actual locations featured in artistic works. Cultural symbols are transformed into tourism resources, injecting more momentum into the city's cultural tourism.
挖掘资源禀赋
Digging into Resource Endowments
Feature Experiences Create New Consumption Scenarios
As a "City of Music" awarded by UNESCO, Harbin (哈尔滨) has deep roots with music. The Harbin Symphony Orchestra (哈尔滨交响乐团) is one of the earliest symphony orchestras established in China. Concert halls, music parks, music museums... Music is condensed into cultural landmarks, opening up new ideas for the city's cultural tourism. Founded in 1961, the Harbin Summer Music Concert (哈尔滨之夏音乐会) has become an important "engine" for cultural tourism integration after more than half a century of accumulation.
The 2025 China·Harbin Summer Music Concert (2025年中国·哈尔滨之夏音乐会) will be themed "Let the World Hear Harbin Summer (让世界听见哈夏)," with more than 3,000 mass cultural performances covering various forms such as symphony, folk music, and pop music. Immersive scenes such as the "Riverside Music Belt" and "Street Flash Mob Shows" are integrated into the streets and alleys. The Madier Balcony Music (马迭尔阳台音乐) on Central Street (中央大街), the folk music performances in front of St. Sophia Cathedral (索菲亚教堂), and the open-air symphony feast on the Songhua River (松花江) deeply integrate music with the urban landscape, attracting more than 20,000 people to stop and watch every day. Attracting traffic with festivals and retaining guests with music. Data shows that during this year's music concert, Harbin (哈尔滨) received a total of 41.139 million tourists, of which 30% came "for the music."
At the end of September, the dance poetic drama "Only Green" (《只此青绿》) was performed at the Harbin Grand Theater (哈尔滨大剧院) for three consecutive nights. The show ended late at night, and several buses were neatly arranged in the parking lot outside the theater to provide convenience for the audience. There are many other convenient measures: this year, the Harbin Grand Theater (哈尔滨大剧院) added 4 free shuttle bus lines and launched exclusive discounts and coupons in conjunction with hotels and online car-hailing services, driving a 35% increase in surrounding accommodation and catering consumption. The "live show" public welfare performances and the internet-famous corridor set up outside the theater have made "watching a show and checking in at the Grand Theater" a new choice for young tourists, and the building itself has also become a cultural tourism landscape.
"We have distributed a total of 1 million yuan worth of cultural benefit coupons online to make watching shows a special experience for tourists," said the theater's marketing director. "'Going to Harbin (哈尔滨) to watch a show' is becoming a new label for urban cultural consumption."
Activating Historical Scenes
Cultural Landmarks Activate New Vitality in the Old City
How to revitalize old buildings and old neighborhoods? Harbin's (哈尔滨) answer is to connect the scattered urban cultural landmarks into a line and revitalize the historical and cultural scenes in the city's memory.
Located in Daowai District (道外区), Harbin (哈尔滨), the Zhonghua Baroque Historical and Cultural Protection Block (中华巴洛克历史文化保护街区) preserves architectural complexes from the early 20th century, with Chinese courtyards hidden under Western-style facades, and carved window lattices lining Russian-style domes. It used to be a prosperous commercial port, with silk shops, pawnshops, and restaurants standing in rows.
"I used to only come here to eat snacks, but now every street has new ways to play." Citizen Zhang Liqun (张力群) took his mobile phone and checked in on the bread stone road in the block. The third phase of the block, which was upgraded this year, "restored the old as before" for dozens of historical buildings, and each street and alley was created with its own theme. Trendy coffee bookstores and vintage markets complement the old buildings. From "taking a look and leaving" to "staying and savoring slowly," Harbin (哈尔滨) retains tourists with its unique cultural atmosphere. Every street and every building is like a thick storybook, conveying the city's warmth and heritage.
From the cultural IP breaking out of the circle to the revitalization of historical scenes, Harbin's (哈尔滨) cultural tourism integration is a deep exploration of the city's cultural resources. When music and urban life are intertwined into a scene, the new experience of "watchable, playable, and consumable" allows tourists to understand the unique charm of the ice city while watching dramas, listening to music, and strolling through the old streets—a treasure city with a very "artistic style" is injecting lasting momentum into high-quality development with a diverse and symbiotic posture.
Cultural Tourism Industry
The "15th Five-Year Plan" ( “十五五”规划) proposal suggests promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism, vigorously developing the cultural tourism industry, and empowering economic and social development with culture.
Focus on the supply of high-quality cultural tourism products. Integrate local characteristic culture into tourism product design and scene creation, and promote the formation of a modern cultural tourism industry system with multi-point support, multi-industry symbiosis, and multi-element integration through "culture and tourism + hundreds of industries."
Focus on the transformation and upgrading of cultural tourism consumption. Focus on immersive experience, high-quality presentation, and youthful consumption, do a good job in the linkage of "culture, tourism, commerce, sports, and exhibitions," and develop new formats of integrated and service-oriented consumption.
Focus on the optimization of cultural tourism public services. Adhere to the people first, create a "city living room" with good looks, connotation, and taste, and provide high-quality and considerate public services through "policy guidance + market drive."
-- Wang Hongxin (王洪新), Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Harbin Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism (哈尔滨市文化广电和旅游局党组书记、局长)
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Hit musical blockbusters, lively concerts, the old streets of the Ice City... More and more distinctive cultural IPs are becoming reasons for people to flock to Harbin (哈尔滨).
To increase vitality, respond to the needs of young consumer groups. A diverse range of plays have been introduced to the Harbin Grand Theatre (哈尔滨大剧院), attracting theater fans to make special trips, driving the surrounding food and accommodation industries; online marketing, themed events, and cross-border collaborations have enriched the platforms for youth interaction and communication, and also broadened the space for cultural and tourism consumption, allowing youth to gather popularity for the Ice City.
To tap into the heritage, inherit and innovate the city's cultural context. The Harbin Symphony Orchestra (哈尔滨交响乐团) and Ballet Troupe, through "bringing in" and "going out," continue the heritage of the "Music City" and also expand the contemporary expression of art; the musical "Harbin under the Night" integrates modern stage language into the red classics, allowing young people to approach history and get close to the memories of the old city while watching the play. Seeking roots in history, integrating creativity in exchanges, and avoiding 千城一面 (qiān chéng yī miàn - "thousand cities one face," lacking individuality or distinct characteristics), are the ways to create irreplaceable cultural and tourism competitiveness.
The renewal of the city's identity is a writing about "what makes a city." Culture has become a vibrant energy, bringing more heat to the Ice City. Looking to the future, more cities are poised to write.
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The novel "Harbin Under the Night" tells the story of the underground struggle that took place in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) in the 1930s. The male protagonist, Wang Yimin (王一民), is an underground member of the Communist Party of China (中共). He uses his identity as a teacher as a cover to carry out a battle of wits and courage with the Japanese invaders. The novel shapes a group of distinctive characters and shows a three-dimensional cross-section of the era. This novel has returned to the stage in the form of a musical, allowing the red classic to approach the audience 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. The performance of the musical not only carries the national memory of bloody battles, but also evokes many people's memories of the radio drama "Harbin Under the Night." How to integrate these dual memories into the musical and make it easier for young audiences to accept? For creators, this is a challenging and attractive topic.
"Harbin Under the Night" has a strong urban imprint, and we strive to restore the sense of the era and the urban landscape on the stage. The creative team made a special trip to Harbin (哈尔滨) to collect materials, and grasped the image of "Harbin under the mysterious night" in the historical context and urban charm. In the changes of melody, the urban atmosphere comes to the face, and the undercurrent of struggle suddenly appears. The tone of the times is conveyed in the color and level of the music. Visually, the metallic texture of the railway bridge and the colors of the roof eaves are all used in the stage art elements to bring a unique urban style to the entire play.
The original novel has more than 700,000 words, and selection is also a problem. We must not only show the character shaping and conflicts of the original work, and retain themes such as the contest of faith and cultural resonance, but also add new ideas to the characters. On the stage, in addition to Wang Yimin's (王一民) classic long gown image, a trench coat "Night Rogue" look was added. The dual identity increased the sense of mystery and enriched the visual effect of the character on the stage.
Emotionally rich singing expression is the advantage of musicals. As a popular art form, musicals use extremely expressive music and performances to tell the story of the ideals, beliefs and hesitations of young people in the 1930s, allowing contemporary audiences, especially young people, to get closer to history. Many young audiences have given positive feedback on the rhythm of the plot, visuals and music, and have launched discussions on the details of the play on social media, which shows that when red classics are integrated with artistic forms that conform to contemporary aesthetics, they can better communicate with young people. The appeal of musicals has become a bridge connecting history and youth.
Red classics are a cultural treasure house and a source of spiritual inspiration for our creation. I hope that more original Chinese musicals will draw inspiration from red classics and convey the endless power of youth.
(The author is the director of the musical "Harbin Under the Night." This report was compiled by Chi Jiarui (迟嘉瑞), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) December 9th dispatch (Reporter Wu Yuehui (吴月辉)) High-throughput single-cell technology, dark matter detection, and artificial intelligence deeply empowering scientific research and engineering practice... The recently released "Research Fronts 2025" report and "Research Fronts 2025 Heat Index" report selected 128 relatively active or rapidly developing research fronts worldwide in 2025 and assessed the development trends of related disciplines.
The Research Fronts series of reports is jointly released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Science and Technology Strategy Consulting (中国科学院科技战略咨询研究院), the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院文献情报中心), and Clarivate Analytics, aiming to prospectively analyze major cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs that may affect world development in the future, and serve scientific and technological innovation.
The 128 research fronts selected this time include 110 hot fronts and 18 emerging fronts, covering 11 highly aggregated major disciplines including agricultural science, botany and zoology, ecology and environmental science, earth science, clinical medicine, biological science, chemistry and materials science, physics, astronomy and astrophysics, mathematics, information science, economics, psychology, and other social sciences.
Return to TopCartography: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)
Return to TopIn the winter of Ordos City (鄂尔多斯市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), scenes of people's well-being are heart-warming.
In the cultural courtyard of Shuiquanzi Village (水泉子村), Shanghaimiao Town (上海庙镇), Etuoke Banner (鄂托克前旗), there is laughter and joy. The annual collective economic dividend distribution meeting brought more than 2 million yuan in income to 1,357 villagers.
In the "15-minute" employment service circle of Dongsheng District (东胜区), 49 enterprises from wholesale and retail, catering and accommodation, medical and health, and other industries entered the morning market with 1,083 job positions, engaging in a "two-way rush" with job seekers.
In Wurigeng Gacha (乌日更嘎查), Yihe Wusu Sumu (伊和乌素苏木), Hangjin Banner (杭锦旗), villagers plant *Haloxylon ammodendron* and graft *Cistanche deserticola*, which not only restores the grassland but also turns the idle grassland into a "treasure bowl." In 2025, the collective economic operating income of Wurigeng Gacha exceeded 1.6616 million yuan, and villagers are even more enthusiastic about planting trees and medicinal herbs.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Ordos City has always adhered to the simultaneous resonance of people's livelihood improvement and economic development, and is committed to solving the people's worries, troubles, and concerns. Nearly 70% of fiscal expenditure is used for people's livelihood security, and a number of practical matters for people's livelihood are implemented every year. The "four guarantees," "four proximities," and "four improvements" support the "steady happiness" of all ethnic groups.
In Ordos, the path of comprehensive rural revitalization is getting wider and wider, the social security system is becoming more and more solid, the high-quality life is becoming more and more flavorful, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security are increasing day by day. In the first three quarters of 2025, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural permanent residents in Ordos increased by 4.7% and 5.6% year-on-year, respectively, the average operating income of Gacha village collective economy reached 455,000 yuan, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods in the city reached 51.29 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6% year-on-year.
Enhance people's well-being and support the people's "steady happiness."
Focusing on the actual needs of new employment groups such as takeaway deliverymen and express deliverymen, Ordos City has built more than 400 "Warm City e-Stations," serving more than 200,000 people annually. These "small spaces" are not only a "safe haven" for new employment groups to charge and rest, but also a multi-functional "warm heart living room" for serving citizens, empowering entrepreneurship, and displaying the city's civilized image.
Ordos City always puts education in a strategic position of priority development and adheres to the priority guarantee of education investment. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total fiscal education expenditure reached 55.495 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.16%, and the creation of high-quality and balanced development counties for compulsory education was launched in the whole region. Higher education and vocational education continue to create new situations. The New Energy College of Inner Mongolia University of Technology (内蒙古工业大学), the Ordos Research Institute of Liaoning University of Engineering and Technology (辽宁工程技术大学), and the Inner Mongolia Research Institute of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) (中国地质大学（武汉）) have been established and are in operation. Undergraduate colleges and vocational colleges have added a total of 58 new majors.
High-quality inclusive medical, health, elderly care, employment, housing, and cultural services are gradually becoming the "standard configuration" for people's livelihood in Ordos. In 2025, a number of high-quality cultural masterpieces won national awards, and the Salawusu Site (萨拉乌苏遗址) was selected into the list of national archaeological site parks. Construction of 4,045 sets of guaranteed rental housing has commenced, and 30 old residential areas have been renovated.
Promote ethnic unity, and the exchange, interaction, and integration bear fruitful results.
Ordos City continues to exert efforts, anchoring the goals of building a model autonomous region in an all-round way, a demonstration area for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, a leading area for the modernization of ethnic regions, and a happy and warm city for ethnic unity and progress, and striving to build a community for the Chinese nation. Strive to create a national model city for ethnic unity and progress, and add luster to the all-round construction of a "model autonomous region."
Ordos has deepened the advancement of the reshaping of the primary industry, implemented the model of "secondary industry driving the primary industry and industry feeding agriculture," and built a number of cross-border investment projects. The first common prosperity foundation in the country was established to help farmers and herdsmen develop together. The cooperative management model of "unified planting, unified breeding, and unified production" has been successfully explored, with 37,000 households participating and 12 large pastures being raised in a unified manner. The model of "work-for-relief, build first and then subsidize" is promoted to promote local employment and income increase for farmers and herdsmen. Up to now, the city has cumulatively certified 14 geographical indication agricultural products, and the regional public brand "Warm City Duowei" products have entered the national dining table... These new scenarios are making the road to common prosperity wider and wider.
The carriers of exchanges, interactions, and integration among all ethnic groups are constantly innovating. The "Mongolian Super" football league, the Warm City "Village BA" basketball league, the grassland village volleyball, and the "Village Song Loud" series of events are exciting and "never close." People of all ethnic groups are as closely united as pomegranate seeds, and their enthusiasm for creating a better life is getting stronger and stronger.
Strengthen team building and stimulate the enthusiasm of cadres to start businesses.
Meetings are held at project sites, village-based cadres are transformed into "sales experts," and party member cadres write their achievements in the front lines of helping enterprises and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization. The high-quality development of Ordos City has entered the "fast lane" and is running out of "acceleration."
Since 2022, Ordos has successively issued policy documents such as the "Twenty Measures on Encouraging Cadres to Start Businesses and Take Responsibility," launching a set of positive incentive "combined punches" for cadres, emphasizing enhancing motivation with guidance, consolidating responsibilities with assessment, and stimulating vitality with reform. At the same time, the mechanism for fault tolerance and error correction is continuously improved, so that "those who want to do things have opportunities, those who can do things have a stage, those who accomplish things have positions, and those who do not do things give up their positions," effectively stimulating the enthusiasm of cadres throughout the city to start businesses.
A large number of reform pilots are accelerating, and a large number of key projects are accelerating. Ordos has won honors such as the National Demonstration City for Rule of Law Government Construction, has been named a National Civilized City for five consecutive sessions, and has been awarded the "National Model City for Supporting the Army and Giving Preferential Treatment to Families of Servicemen" for six consecutive times, winning the highest award for the construction of a safe China, the "Chang'an Cup (长安杯)."
The road ahead is full of vigor and vitality, and a city's pride is surging. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the people's livelihood list and happiness bill of Ordos are full of highlights, and the foundation for high-quality development is solid. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," the city's 2.24 million people of all ethnic groups will embrace a better future with more powerful steps, more high-spirited posture, more full enthusiasm, and more brilliant smiles, and write a new chapter in high-quality development.
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 TopThe coconut breeze gently sways, and the azure waves ripple. From December 3rd to 9th, 2025, the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival was successfully held in Sanya (三亚), Hainan Province (海南省). This was not only a grand event of cinematic art but also a vivid practice of a city engaging in in-depth dialogue with the times and opening its arms to the world.
Seven years of cinematic light and shadow, with firm and resounding steps. The Hainan Island International Film Festival was first held in 2018 and has since walked hand in hand with Sanya (三亚) through seven extraordinary sessions. From the initial "location" for tropical scenery to the now highly anticipated "host city" of the international film festival, Sanya (三亚) has completed a profound leap in urban capacity. This "two-way rush" between cinematic art and the city has not only deeply integrated cinematic art into the urban fabric but also helped Sanya (三亚) take culture as its engine, writing an era chapter of openness, innovation, and integration in the grand narrative of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) construction. The just-concluded 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival is one of the most brilliant chapters in this narrative.
Based in Hainan (海南), Connecting the World
International Stage Showcases the Open Image of the Free Trade Port
The 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival, themed "Ocean of Possibilities, Boundless Cinema," reached new heights in scale and influence. This year's film festival collected 4,564 films from 119 countries and regions, with as many as 108 languages, the most in its history. This set of data is a direct proof of the festival's international level and a vivid portrayal of the open and inclusive temperament of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港).
This year's film festival was chaired by renowned Italian filmmaker Marco Müller as the jury president and French actress Juliette Binoche as the image ambassador. The international lineup highlights the festival's global vision. Director James Cameron's premiere of his new film "Avatar 3" in China, held in Sanya (三亚), was one of the highlights of this year's film festival, marking the high recognition of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) platform value by international first-tier film and television resources, and also demonstrating the international vision and professional height of the Hainan Island International Film Festival. The "Global Film Exhibition Highlights" section, carefully planned for this year's film festival, brought together and screened more than 100 outstanding works shortlisted for film festivals such as the Cannes International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival, making Sanya (三亚) a showcase for the latest achievements in global cinema at the end of the year, and effectively fulfilling its mission of "being based in Hainan (海南) and connecting the world."
The successful holding of this year's film festival is due to the increasingly improved open environment of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港). The visa-free policy for 86 countries and nearly 90 international and regional routes provide convenience for the "two-way rush" of global filmmakers and movie fans. The successful holding of this year's film festival on the eve of the official launch of the Hainan (海南) island-wide customs clearance operation is not only a concentrated display of the phased achievements of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) construction but also a sincere declaration of expanding opening-up and cooperation in the future.
Innovation-Driven, Industry-Empowered
New Quality Productivity Activates Cinematic Culture
The vitality of a film festival lies in the industry. The 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival, focusing on the trend requirements of "new quality productivity empowering the film industry," is committed to transforming the influence of film culture into sustainable industrial momentum through systematic industrial layout.
The film festival forum conducted in-depth discussions around the theme of "High-Quality Development of Chinese Films - Opportunities of the Free Trade Port and New Momentum for Film Industry Development," released the "China Film Economic Development Research Report (2025)" for the first time, and interpreted relevant policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) film and television industry, highlighting the film festival's industrial think tank function. The newly added 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival Film and Television Industry Investment Promotion (Signing) Conference effectively promoted the precise connection of "policy + resources" and expanded new channels for attracting high-quality elements of the film and television industry chain to gather in Hainan (海南).
At this year's film festival, the "Coconut Tree Plan (青椰计划)," as an independently cultivated venture capital brand, has been fully upgraded, building a complete industrial support system from the source of "Coconut Tree Academy (青椰学堂)" excavation, through "Short Film Training Camp (短片训练营)," "Feature Film Venture Capital Conference (长片创投会)" incubation and cultivation, to "Market Screening (市场放映)" to promote transactions. This empowerment model that runs through the entire industry chain is a vivid practice of cultivating new quality productivity in the film industry. The "Coconut Tree Plan (青椰计划)" not only focuses on technological innovation applications such as AIGC (Artificial Intelligence Generated Content) and cutting-edge visual effects but also pays attention to the optimization of the creative ecology and the systematic training of young talents, accumulating valuable new forces for the sustainable development of the Hainan (海南) and even the Chinese film industry.
Cultural Tourism Integration, City and Film Co-Prosperity
"Film +" Releases New Consumption Potential
The value of the film festival is deeply integrated into the city's development context. Sanya (三亚) continues to strengthen the "film +" article, making the Hainan Island International Film Festival an important engine for activating the winter cultural tourism consumption market.
The concept of "year-round screenings, island-wide screenings, national viewing, and full industry chain" is fully promoted. The screening activities of the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival started in November 2025 and will continue until the New Year's Day holiday in 2026, covering 12 cinemas in Sanya (三亚), Haikou (海口), and Lingshui (陵水) and multiple characteristic open-air locations, and extending to 18 cities and counties to carry out public welfare screenings of excellent films, so that cinematic art can benefit the entire island. The "Golden Coconut Carnival (金椰嘉年华)" brand activities are wonderful and colorful, cleverly integrating open-air screenings with markets, music, and food, enriching the cultural experience of citizens and tourists.
During this year's film festival, more than 20 cultural tourism activities, such as the low-altitude art drone show, were held simultaneously, forming a strong aggregation effect with the main activities of the film festival. The offshore duty-free shopping policy for passengers is superimposed with consumption discounts, and the integrated consumption model of "watching movies + tourism + shopping" is becoming more mature. Watching movies is no longer a single artistic activity but a consumption experience that connects the entire chain of eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment, effectively transforming cultural traffic into economic increment. The practice of previous film festivals successfully driving hundreds of millions of yuan in comprehensive tourism consumption and significantly increasing the passenger flow of related business formats has been further continued and improved in this year's film festival.
Empowering the City, Enhancing Connotation
Film Festival Brightens Sanya's (三亚) International Business Card
The successful holding of the international film festival for seven consecutive sessions has brought profound and lasting changes to Sanya (三亚). It has promoted the continuous upgrading of urban hardware facilities, the continuous optimization of the main venue of the film festival, and the accelerated construction of large-scale cultural and sports facilities; the business environment has been continuously optimized, attracting a number of high-quality film and television companies to pay attention to or settle in Sanya (三亚), and promoting the continuous improvement of the "Hainan (海南) Shooting · Shooting Hainan (海南)" film and television service system; consolidating Sanya's (三亚) ability to undertake large-scale activities and comprehensive service guarantees.
What is particularly important is that the film festival, as a shining international cultural business card, has greatly enhanced Sanya's (三亚) global visibility and cultural taste. Through the extensive coverage of global media and the word-of-mouth promotion of filmmakers from various countries, Sanya's (三亚) urban image has broken through the single dimension of "sunshine and coconut breeze" and added a modern cultural connotation of "fashion, vitality, openness, and innovation." Film has become the language of communication between Sanya (三亚) and the world, and a vivid carrier for telling Chinese stories, Hainan (海南) stories, and Sanya (三亚) stories to the world.
The wind comes from the sea, and the tide surges from the free trade port. The 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival has come to a successful conclusion, and the imprints left by the light and shadow, the inspiration sparked by the exchanges, and the seeds sown by the cooperation are taking root and sprouting on this hot land. The successful holding of this year's film festival is not only a concentrated display of the vitality of urban development but also opens a window for the world to observe China's high-level opening-up and high-quality cultural construction achievements. The Hainan Free Trade Port's (海南自由贸易港) **海纳百川** (hǎi nà bǎi chuān - "sea accepts all rivers," all rivers run into the sea; broad and inclusive) broad mind and the surging of new quality productivity in the cultural field are vividly demonstrated here. Let us cherish this cinematic memory together and look forward to reuniting in the future.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Sanya Municipal Committee (中共三亚市委宣传部)
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In the early morning, the thin mist had not yet dissipated, and the fields of Infesta, a small town in the southern part of the Galicia region of Spain, were covered in dew. Village resident Victor Padron pointed to the newly built energy community project and said, "This project can save each villager at least 30% on heating and electricity expenses annually, and reduce labor consumption by more than 80%. It can also reduce the risk of wildfires, boost employment, and make the countryside more attractive."
The energy community that Padron mentioned is a renewable energy power generation facility funded and built by villagers in the form of a cooperative. In the past, rural areas of Spain, represented by the town of Infesta, suffered from high energy dependence on the outside world and weak infrastructure, with villagers enduring high electricity prices and weak disaster resistance. Now, solving the problem by building new energy communities is becoming a new path for the local area to explore rural green transformation and sustainable development.
Solving the Energy Shortage Problem According to Local Conditions
The timeline goes back to 2019, when a flood struck the city of Monterrey (蒙特雷依市), where Infesta is located. "Many village roads were washed away, houses were flooded, and the vineyards on which farmers depended for their livelihoods were devastatingly destroyed," recalled José Luis (何塞·路易斯), the mayor of Monterrey. Because the villages are scattered in the mountains, the construction and maintenance of infrastructure such as electricity is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and they are constantly threatened by wildfires, resulting in high energy dependence on the outside world and rising electricity costs. A flood exacerbated this dilemma, making post-disaster reconstruction difficult. "Can we combine strengthening mountain forest management with developing the rural economy to find a sustainable development model for small-scale villages?" Luis and his colleagues began to explore.
In 2023, ALDEALIX, a cross-border cooperation pilot project between Spain and Portugal supported by EU funds, was officially launched. The project plans to build energy communities in 4 towns and villages, guiding residents to participate in energy production, use, and management in the form of cooperatives to achieve energy self-sufficiency, while vigorously developing local characteristic industries, creating employment, and alleviating the problem of rural population loss. Infesta became one of the first demonstration towns, focusing on exploring the use of waste wood from woodlands as biomass fuel to build energy communities. Project funding and construction support are provided by the EU, technical research and development and personnel training are the responsibility of professional companies, and local residents participate as co-owners, with each household contributing 1,000 euros to register and establish an energy cooperative, with full autonomy over energy use and operation. Currently, more than half of the families in Infesta have voluntarily joined.
"More than 65% of the population of the Galicia region (加利西亚大区) lives in rural areas, and the villages are extremely scattered, requiring more municipal investment for electricity and heating," said Paz Rodriguez (帕斯·罗德里格斯), Director of the Rural Development Bureau of the Galicia region. She frankly stated that the project initially expected 15 households to participate in each village, but now the actual number of participants has doubled, "because the benefits and interests that residents can get are real." This autumn, Infesta's biomass and solar power plants were officially put into use, and participating families are able to achieve autonomous heating, and the next step will be to achieve self-sufficiency in electricity for the entire house. "In the past, the cost of installing and using heating systems was very high, and relying on wood for heating was not only not environmentally friendly, but also very labor-intensive, and many elderly people left behind simply could not cope," Padron said. The energy community project can not only provide low-cost electricity, but also save manpower and material resources, allowing villagers to focus on agricultural production.
Achieving a Virtuous Cycle of Ecology and Economy
Climbing up the hillside to the highest point near the town of Infesta, amidst the lush greenery, several dirt roads wind from the foot of the mountain to the summit. These are the biomass raw material transportation channels opened up by the villagers when clearing the woodland. "Self-sufficiency, local management, and keeping the benefits in the countryside are the keys to the continued operation of the project," said Rafael Castro (拉法埃·卡斯特罗), Chief Engineer of the Department of Environment and Municipal Engineering of the Monterrey Municipal Government. Woodland clearing not only solves the source of biomass fuel, but also reduces the risk of wildfires and helps restore the ecosystem, which is a **一举两得** (yī jǔ liǎng dé - "one move two gains," kills two birds with one stone).
"Taking energy as the entry point, we hope to provide a feasible green transformation path for similar areas," said Diego Quiñoy (迪耶戈·基尼奥伊), Chief Researcher of Urban Ecosystems and Industrial Fields at the Spanish company "Energy Lab," which is responsible for technical development, training support, and other aspects of the project. He believes that replicability is the core consideration in the project design. The energy systems of the 4 demonstration towns and villages have their own focuses: some focus on household electricity consumption, and the surplus electricity can be sold to the public grid; others take into account the energy supply for public institutions such as schools and health stations. "This not only verifies the feasibility of different energy systems, but also accumulates data and technical experience for subsequent villages to join the project," Quiñoy said.
Currently, the project participants are building an energy community management platform that not only provides users with energy usage suggestions, but also provides services similar to user forums, providing the results and experiences of participants to other users or interested families, improving the willingness of all parties to participate, and helping the community achieve transparent and autonomous operation. According to local estimates, the energy community will create jobs for 15% to 25% of participating users, including woodland clearing, biomass energy collection, boiler operation and maintenance, and other fields. In the future, the local area also plans to combine the energy system with characteristic industries such as wineries and dairy farming to achieve the integrated development of energy and agricultural industries.
"With the investment in new energy projects, the village environment and landscape will continue to improve, and residents' lives will be more comfortable," Luis said. "The energy expenses saved can be converted into local investment, attracting young people to return to their hometowns to develop idle farmland, helping the Monterrey wine industry to grow, and ultimately forming a **良性循环** (liáng xìng xún huán - "benign cycle," a virtuous cycle) that emphasizes both development and protection."
Developing Rural Green Entrepreneurship Projects
Spain not only has abundant biomass energy, but also has very prominent renewable energy endowments such as solar and wind energy. Today, many villages, like Infesta, are tapping into their own green potential and pioneering a win-win path for low-carbon ecology and economic development.
At the Juana de Vega Foundation (胡安娜·德贝佳基金会) in the suburbs of the coastal city of A Coruña (拉科鲁尼亚市), 10 agricultural and sideline product entrepreneurs from the surrounding area are carefully studying the content of marketing courses in the training hall on the first floor. Maria José (玛丽亚·何塞) and her husband were once students here. After receiving training, they introduced solar drying technology and equipment into their vegetable garden to create a sustainably operated organic fruit and vegetable enterprise, which now has stable benefits. "We select high-quality rural entrepreneurship projects every year, provide courses such as business model design and marketing strategy development, and also provide one-on-one consulting to help entrepreneurs take root in the market," said José Manuel (何塞·马努埃尔), head of the foundation. In recent years, green transformation has become a key word for rural entrepreneurship in Spain.
"In 2024, 84.6% of the electricity in the Galicia region (加利西亚大区) will come from renewable energy sources such as wind and hydropower. In the heating sector, biomass energy is gradually replacing fossil fuels," said Pablo Fernández (帕博罗·费尔南德斯), Director of the General Directorate of Energy Planning and Mining of the Galicia region. Although the energy consumption structure in urban and rural areas is similar, the demand for the development of biomass energy is greater in rural areas due to economic constraints. Currently, the Galicia region has planned to carry out pilot projects in 12 new regions to further expand the coverage of energy community construction and upgrade infrastructure.
At the same time, rural wind power and photovoltaic projects led by private developers, and hydropower projects promoted through public-private partnerships, are also accelerating their implementation in rural Spain. Fernández specifically mentioned the potential for Sino-Spanish cooperation. "China's technology and supply chain in the field of renewable energy have matured, and we look forward to expanding cooperation with China in the application of renewable energy technology in rural areas to jointly explore new paths for rural green development."
(Reported from Monterrey, Spain by this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 9th (Reporters Liu Yang (刘杨) and Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated on the 9th during a regular press conference, in response to relevant questions, that any appeasement or tolerance of the provocative words and actions of Japanese right-wing forces will only revive the ghost of militarism and place the people of Asia in a dangerous situation once again. All countries have the responsibility and obligation to join hands to thwart any attempt to restore militarism and fascism.
A reporter asked: We have noticed that recently, Russia and other neighboring countries have spoken out against the erroneous remarks of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) regarding Taiwan, and Pakistan, Laos, Cambodia, and other countries have publicly supported the One China principle. Media and academics in many countries in the region have stated that the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in World War II brought profound disasters to Asia and the world. After the war, Japan not only did not deeply reflect on its war crimes, but some forces in the political arena have attempted to deny, distort, and even beautify the history of aggression, and attempt to break through the pacifist constitution to engage in "re-militarization," which seriously hurts the feelings of the people of all countries and threatens regional peace. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said that since modern times, Japanese militarism has launched wars of aggression against China (中国) and other Asian countries under the pretext of a so-called "crisis of survival," committing all kinds of evils wherever it went, and its countless bloody debts are shocking.
He stated that among the three major massacres of civilians by the Japanese army in World War II, the number of victims in the "Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀)" exceeded 300,000; in the "Manila Massacre," approximately 100,000 Filipino civilians were killed within a month; and the "Singapore Massacre" resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of locals. The "Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East" recorded that Japan committed more than 100 large-scale massacres in Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and other places. The Japanese army also cruelly abused Allied prisoners of war, with a mortality rate of up to 27% among Allied prisoners of war captured by the Japanese army. In the "Bataan Death March" alone, more than 15,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war died unnaturally. The Japanese army engaged in forced labor on a large scale, and tens of thousands of Southeast Asian laborers and Allied prisoners of war were abused to death during the construction of the Thailand-Burma Railway. More than 4 million Chinese laborers forcibly conscripted by the Japanese army were injured or killed due to harsh conditions and excessive labor. The Japanese army also forced women from China, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, the Netherlands, and other countries and regions to serve as "comfort women," engaging in inhumane sexual slavery.
"War crimes cannot be erased, and the history of aggression cannot be overturned. Any appeasement or tolerance of the provocative words and actions of Japanese right-wing forces will only revive the ghost of militarism and place the people of Asia in a dangerous situation once again. All countries have the responsibility and obligation to join hands to thwart any attempt to restore militarism and fascism, jointly safeguard the achievements of victory in World War II, jointly defend the post-war international order, and jointly ensure world peace and stability," said Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆).
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, December 9th (Reporters Zhang Yirong (张毅荣) and Li Chao (李超)) - German Chancellor Merz (默茨) stated on the 9th that some of the content in the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy report is "unacceptable" to Europe, and that Germany and Europe must be highly independent of the United States in terms of security policy. "America First" is not a problem, but "American isolation" is not in the interests of the United States. The United States also needs partners in the world, and Europe can be one of them.
Return to TopIn the activity room of Jiangdian Community (江电社区), Shengjinta Subdistrict (绳金塔街道), Xihu District (西湖区), Nanchang City (南昌市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), a unique "Happy Roundtable Meeting" is underway. Unlike previous discussions about community affairs, this time residents are sitting around, flipping through old photos, recalling the historical changes of old streets and alleys, and providing clues for the fourth national cultural relics census in Jiangxi Province (江西省). Through this method, Xihu District (西湖区) in Nanchang City (南昌市) has discovered many old buildings with protection value. Since the launch of the fourth national cultural relics census, Jiangxi Province (江西省) has coordinated its efforts and focused its efforts, not only completing the tasks of each stage with high quality, but also exploring a "Jiangxi path" for the widespread participation of social forces.
Full efforts to promote and consolidate the foundation of organizational support. The Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee (江西省委) and the Jiangxi Provincial Government (江西省政府) have listed the fourth national cultural relics census as an important task, guiding and promoting the census work by listening to reports and conducting front-line research. In 2024, the province, cities, and counties have allocated a total of 58.31 million yuan for the census, and 28.25 million yuan has been allocated since 2025, providing a solid financial guarantee for the smooth development of the census.
Detailed implementation plans and unified technical standards ensure that the province's census work is "a single game, a single ruler, and a single tone." As of now, Jiangxi (江西) has held one press conference, 11 provincial census work scheduling meetings, and 5 training courses, comprehensively and fully covering training and guidance to solidly promote the census work.
Efficient coordination to gather the joint efforts of all sectors. The Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (江西省文化和旅游厅) gives full play to the functional role of the leading group office, regards the fourth national cultural relics census as the top priority of its work, draws personnel to form a daily working group and concentrates on office work, and regularly conducts special research and deployment. The 20 member units of the leading group actively participate and strongly support. The Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department (省委宣传部) coordinates the lead, the Provincial Department of Finance (省财政厅) strengthens the guarantee of census funds, the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (省住房和城乡建设厅) promotes the protection of urban and rural historical and cultural resources, and the Provincial Department of Natural Resources (省自然资源厅) provides spatial planning and data base map support.
All sectors of society also actively participate in the census work. Guangfeng District (广丰区) in Shangrao City (上饶市) revealed the life of "Baisui Pavilion (百岁亭)" through clues provided by enthusiastic people and after multiple investigations. In the new cultural relics discovered in Lushan City (庐山市), Jiujiang City (九江市) during the fourth national cultural relics census, 1/3 came from clues provided by the masses. Fuliang County (浮梁县) in Jingdezhen City (景德镇市) actively explores the school-local cooperation model, and jointly carries out cultural relics census with teachers and students of Jingdezhen Ceramic University (景德镇陶瓷大学), injecting professional power of universities into the cultural relics census.
Innovative mechanism to explore the characteristics of Jiangxi (江西). Jiangxi (江西) promptly completed the establishment of provincial, municipal, and county-level census leading groups, and all implemented a dual-leader system. Innovatively implement the "three-linkage and three-supervision" responsibility implementation mechanism, with provincial expert groups contracting to conduct supervision in different areas, registering and supervising outstanding issues such as local funding and cultural relics protection, and implementing "side census and side protection" listing supervision for revolutionary cultural relics. Wuyuan County (婺源县) in Shangrao City (上饶市), as one of the 13 pilot counties for the fourth national cultural relics census, adopted the "Party building +" model to arrange Party members to contract to households, effectively solving the problem of difficulty in entering households, and completed the pilot task earlier. Relevant experiences and methods have been promoted nationwide.
Jiangxi (江西) combines special investigations with comprehensive census "vertically and horizontally", and quickly completes the on-site review, data upload of all cultural relics from the third national cultural relics census in the province, and data upload of newly discovered cultural relics from the fourth national cultural relics census. Adopt the "three-level linkage, closed-loop review" model, cross-check and promote each other, and quickly complete the provincial review of census data.
Technology empowers and builds a new landscape of smart protection. Lushan City (庐山市) in Jiujiang City (九江市) connects cultural relics census data to the "Cultural Relics Monitoring Platform (文物监测平台)", builds a three-level cultural relics safety management grid at the municipal, township, and village levels, grasps the dynamic status of cultural relics in real time, and realizes the "visualization, traceability, and early warning" of cultural relics resources. Longnan City (龙南市) in Ganzhou City (赣州市) promotes the formation of a "one map" of digital information of immovable cultural relics and a visual three-dimensional model that can be queried, analyzed, and utilized, and promotes the transformation of the entire chain of digital achievements. Anyi County (安义县) in Nanchang City (南昌市) uses drone surveying and mapping technology to conduct three-dimensional real-scene modeling of more than 300 cultural relics buildings in its jurisdiction, generating "digital archives" for permanent preservation and multi-dimensional analysis. With the in-depth advancement of the census work, Jiangxi (江西) is trying to use satellite remote sensing, drone modeling and other technological means to solve the protection problems caused by the scattered distribution of cultural relics and the complex environment.
Invigorate and utilize, cultural relics bloom with the glory of the times. While carrying out the cultural relics census, Jiangxi (江西) actively explores the revitalization and utilization of cultural relics, so that the cultural memories deposited in the land can be "alive" and "passed on", and promote the outstanding traditional Chinese culture to bloom with new brilliance of the times.
In April this year, the first Jiangxi (江西) Academy Culture Conference with the theme of "Millennium Cultural Context Nourishes Ganpo (千年文脉润赣鄱)" was held, focusing on the value of academy culture "cultivating people with culture and nourishing the heart with culture", and exploring its creative transformation and innovative development path.
Bailuzhou Academy (白鹭洲书院) and Tongwen Academy (同文书院) have continuous singing and reading, the brand influence of "Bailu Forum (白鹿讲坛)" of Bailudong Academy (白鹿洞书院) is increasingly significant, Ehu Academy (鹅湖书院) has become an important base for Jiangxi (江西) to exchange with Taiwan, and Longjiang Academy (龙江书院), Lianjiang Academy (潋江书院) and other academies have been included in the red tourism boutique route. In Jiangxi (江西), more and more academies have become urban study rooms, research bases, scenic spots, and become the "poetry and distance" at the doorstep of the people.
In the next step, Jiangxi (江西) will take the fourth national cultural relics census as an opportunity to further consolidate the foundation of cultural relics protection work and promote cultural heritage to radiate new vitality. With the discovery, protection and revitalization of more cultural relics resources, Jiangxi's (江西) historical and cultural heritage will play a greater role in enhancing cultural identity, enhancing people's well-being, and driving regional development.
Data source: Jiangxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (江西省文化和旅游厅)
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The China-Laos Railway is a flagship project of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Laos. Since its opening and operation in December 2021, it has transported over 62.5 million passengers and over 72.5 million tons of cargo. The China-Laos Railway is advancing in line operation, talent cultivation, and development along the route. Cargo trade, interconnection, and cultural exchanges promote each other, making it a "golden artery" for interconnection between China and Laos and Southeast Asia, injecting new vitality into regional economic and social development. Recently, our reporter visited the Laos section of the China-Laos Railway (hereinafter referred to as the "Laos section") to record the day and night operation of the China-Laos Railway.
7:00 AM, Vientiane Railway Station (万象火车站) Waiting Hall
Long queues formed in front of the ticket windows, and passengers waited early at the ticket gates.
As the morning light dawned, the smoky atmosphere of the surrounding breakfast stalls awakened the Vientiane Railway Station (万象火车站) after a night of slumber. The square in front of the station was bustling with traffic and people, and long queues had formed early in front of the ticket windows inside the station.
Vianpheth Vansilalom, Director of the Plant Quarantine Division of the Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Laos, passed through security and sat down in the waiting hall, placing his briefcase aside. "I'm going to Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦) on a business trip and will be back in the evening, which I wouldn't have dared to imagine before." Vianpheth (维安佩) said that the D88 train he was taking departs at 8:00 AM and takes less than 2 hours to reach Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦).
Due to work needs, Vianpheth (维安佩) often travels to northern Laos on business. Northern Laos is mountainous and the roads are difficult to travel, and road conditions are even more complex and changeable during the rainy season. "Before the opening of the China-Laos Railway, it took 6 to 8 hours to drive from Vientiane (万象) to Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), 12 to 14 hours to Mengsai (孟赛) further north, and nearly two days to Phongsaly Province (丰沙里省), which borders Yunnan (云南), China." Vianpheth (维安佩) said that since the opening of the railway, the travel time has been greatly reduced, "no longer tiring, allowing me to focus more on my work."
Over the past 4 years, as a frequent traveler on the China-Laos Railway, Vianpheth (维安佩) has witnessed the development of the Lao railway system. "Now the passenger broadcasting, station guidance, and other service systems are constantly improving, and the China-Laos Railway is increasingly integrated into the lives of the Lao people, becoming an important choice for ordinary people to travel conveniently," said Vianpheth (维安佩).
From November to April each year is the peak tourist season in Laos, and passenger trains on the Laos section are almost always fully loaded. Accompanied by the broadcast urging passengers to enter the station, Vianpheth's (维安佩) figure was lost in the crowd.
8:00 AM, Inside Carriage of Train D88
During the peak tourist season, there are many tourists on the train, and the train conductor is very busy.
At 8:00 AM, train D88 departed from Vientiane Station (万象站) on time and headed north.
The China-Laos Railway connects the famous tourist cities of Vang Vieng (万荣), Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦) in Laos, and Xishuangbanna (西双版纳), Pu'er (普洱), Yuxi (玉溪), and Kunming (昆明) in Yunnan (云南), China. This is one of the regions in the world with the richest tourism resources, the most complete climate zones, the richest species resources, the most primitive ecological culture preservation, and the most concentrated world heritage sites. "Recently, there are a lot of tourists on cross-border trains, and I'm very busy," said train conductor Wen Ya (温雅) with a smile, adding that she feels sincerely happy to see more and more tourists taking the trains she serves.
According to statistics from the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Laos received 3.369 million foreign tourists in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 15% over the same period last year. Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suanesavanh Vignaket (苏莎婉·维亚吉) said that the China-Laos Railway has not only improved the convenience of transportation in northern regions such as Vientiane (万象), Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), Oudomxay (乌多姆赛), and Luang Namtha (琅南塔) in Laos, but also greatly promoted the development of tourism, becoming a key link in promoting regional interconnection.
SoudaPhone Khomthavong (苏达彭·空塔翁), Director of the Department of Information, Culture and Tourism of Luang Prabang Province (琅勃拉邦省), Laos, introduced that currently, 87% of tourists to Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦) choose to arrive by railway. "The inconvenience of transportation in the past made many international tourists hesitate, but now, thanks to the China-Laos Railway, everyone can easily visit Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦) and experience its unique historical and cultural charm. The prosperity of the tourism industry has also brought great impetus to urban development," said SoudaPhone (苏达彭).
"We will take the railway as the core link, further deepen regional tourism cooperation, promote policies to facilitate cross-border travel, establish multilingual tourism service centers in major stations, and provide higher-quality services for international tourists," said Suanesavanh (苏莎婉). Since the beginning of this year, in order to better serve "cross-border tourism," the Vientiane (万象) Operation and Management Center of the China-Laos Railway has added other language services to address the fact that some passengers cannot understand Lao, Chinese, and English, forming a "3+N" language service system. Since September 1, the Laos section has also officially launched a passenger service hotline, providing Lao, Chinese, English, and Thai language support to facilitate passengers' inquiries about train schedules, ticket processing, lost and found items, etc.
"Please find your seats as soon as possible!" At 9:50 AM, train D88 left Luang Prabang Station (琅勃拉邦站), and Wen Ya (温雅) maintained order in the carriage while helping passengers who had just boarded to put away their luggage.
12:00 PM, Luang Prabang Station (琅勃拉邦站) Platform
Unblocking the transportation channel for personnel and materials, supporting the "lifeline" for emergency rescue
Not long after train D88 left, the platform of Luang Prabang Station (琅勃拉邦站) became lively again. As a popular station on the China-Laos Railway, all trains currently operating on the Laos section stop at Luang Prabang Station (琅勃拉邦站).
At noon, two staff members waited with a stretcher cart next to the entrance to the station, preparing to escort a passenger with a difficult medical condition onto the train. The patient will take train C91 to Vientiane (万象) for treatment. Train conductor Viankhone Vilayphone (维安孔·维莱蓬) is checking relevant information with the station passenger attendant to ensure a smooth transfer. Her Chinese name, "Wang Shiyao (王诗瑶)," is written on the name tag on her chest. Four years ago, after graduating from Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities (广西民族师范学院), she came to work on the China-Laos Railway.
The China-Laos Railway is an important emergency medical rescue and material transportation channel in Laos, and it is also a "lifeline" for critically ill passengers and disaster-stricken people. Responding to emergencies is a necessary skill for every train attendant and train conductor. Over the past 4 years, during several typhoons and floods in the area, the China-Laos Railway has delivered emergency personnel and urgently needed supplies to the disaster areas in a timely manner, providing key support for responding to sudden disasters. The China-Laos Railway has also completed hundreds of emergency medical rescue missions, including about 10 cross-border transfers of critically ill patients each year, and an average of more than 100 cases of sudden illness assistance within Laos each year.
"One day in February 2023, it was very hot, and a passenger suddenly felt short of breath and had no strength. After I found out, I immediately reported the situation to the train conductor," Wang Shiyao (王诗瑶) recalled the situation when she was a train attendant and took care of a passenger who suddenly fell ill on the train for the first time. "We immediately brought him refreshing medicine, drinking water, and a fan, and stayed by his side to closely monitor his condition. More than 10 minutes later, he gradually improved, and I was relieved." Afterwards, the passenger wrote a thank-you letter to Wang Shiyao (王诗瑶) and her colleagues, "We were extremely happy when we received it."
In early November this year, Wang Shiyao (王诗瑶) became the train conductor of train C91. From the nervousness and helplessness on her first day of work to today's ease, Wang Shiyao's (王诗瑶) growth and development have deeply infected her relatives and friends, and her cousin has also successfully applied and become one of the more than 300 Lao employees newly hired by Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. this year.
Zhang Tiechi (张铁翅), Minister of the Human Resources Department of Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd., said that many new employees came to work on the railway under the influence of their families. Currently, local employees in the Laos section account for more than 67%. "We will provide local employees with more opportunities for training in China, etc., to cultivate Lao railway talents with front-line experience, management skills, and an international perspective."
6:00 PM, Vientiane Rolling Stock Application and Maintenance Workshop
The "passing on experience" of Chinese and Lao drivers shows results, and the construction of a talent echelon is accelerating.
As night fell, the street lights lit up, and vehicles returning home from work crowded the streets and alleys of Vientiane (万象). Inside the Vientiane Rolling Stock Application and Maintenance Workshop, there was still a busy scene. Chinese and Lao bilingual information such as "Monthly Key Controlled Risks" and "Key Workshop Tasks" flashed continuously on the workshop's large screen. The 4-story small classroom was brightly lit, and Chinese and Lao train drivers were holding an evening study session.
On the podium, two training teachers explained the key knowledge of the day in Chinese and Lao respectively, and then immediately conducted a test. "The one-hour study session every night is unwavering, which is required by the safety responsibilities of the train driver position," said Pu Chen (浦晨), a Chinese train driver.
Pu Chen (浦晨) participated in the duty of all "Lancang" EMU trains operating on the Laos section, and often needs to be on duty for 5 to 6 consecutive days during the peak season. Every working day, he arrives at the passenger car preparation station two hours in advance to check the day's duty tasks with the team and predict possible emergencies. Afterwards, he will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the facilities and equipment of the entire EMU train with the maintenance personnel to ensure that the locomotive is in good running condition and the EMU train is safely out of the depot.
"I am the second batch of Chinese train drivers to undertake the duty of the China-Laos Railway, and I officially took office in March 2023." The month after Pu Chen (浦晨) took office, the China-Laos Railway international passenger train officially opened, and now there are two passenger trains running between Kunming (昆明) and Vientiane (万象) every day. "In the past two years, new brick houses have been built along the station, new business districts have sprung up, the Lao people have gone from being curious about the railway to being skilled at taking the train, and the flow of goods and personnel in the region has become increasingly close..." Pu Chen (浦晨) counted the changes brought about by the opening of the railway.
Since the Lao train driver talent echelon is still under construction, the Lao EMU passenger train is driven by Chinese drivers as the main driver, but two batches of Lao train drivers have obtained locomotive driving licenses and independently drive freight trains, accumulating experience for independently driving EMU passenger trains in the next step. "Lao train drivers are serious and hardworking, and some of them can already independently drive EMU trains. The next step will focus on cultivating their ability to deal with emergencies," Pu Chen (浦晨) introduced that the China-Laos Railway is launching the training of the third batch of Lao train drivers, and it is expected that by 2026, there will be 54 Lao drivers.
Before the evening study session began, Liu Yineng (刘银能), the first batch of Lao train drivers, talked about his recent visits to Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南), and Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西), China for training: "I met a lot of great people this time and learned a lot from them. I think my work is very meaningful, and it is my responsibility and mission to ensure the safety of goods and passengers."
9:00 PM, Luang Prabang Maintenance Management Center
Line workers stick to their posts at night to ensure the safety and smooth operation of the track lines.
At 9:00 PM, as train C81 from Boten Station (磨丁站) arrived at Vientiane Railway Station (万象火车站), the Laos section's passenger transport ended its day's operation, but the work of the Maintenance Management Center had just begun.
The northern mountainous area of Laos is cool at night. Several line workers put on protective equipment, carried maintenance tools, and boarded the track car to carry out daily inspection and maintenance of the track lines along the railway tracks. "The lines must be maintained at night from Tuesday to Friday," said Hu Mingqiang (胡明强), a Lao employee of the Comprehensive Resettlement Department of the Luang Prabang Maintenance Management Center.
Hu Mingqiang (胡明强) graduated from the National University of Laos (老挝国立大学) in 2017 and joined the China-Laos Railway in 2022 as a line worker, responsible for the inspection and maintenance of turnouts, tracks, and lines. "Although I had learned a little Chinese before, I didn't understand the railway's professional terminology and technical knowledge at all, and it was very difficult to get started," Hu Mingqiang (胡明强) said. Since Laos did not have standard gauge railways before, there were no corresponding translations in Lao for railway professional terms such as "steel rail," "turnout," and "catenary." For the past 4 years, Lao employees have been using Chinese professional terms to communicate. "The Chinese masters have always patiently taught us line maintenance technology. As the first generation of line workers in Laos, I must maintain this railway well."
In July this year, Hu Mingqiang (胡明强) was promoted to a management position, managing more than 300 Lao employees in the Luang Prabang Maintenance Management Center, but he still went to the line inspection and maintenance site at night to supervise the work. "The maintenance focus of railway lines is different in different seasons. In the rainy season, it is necessary to prevent floods and mudslides, and in the dry season, it is necessary to prevent fires," said Hu Mingqiang (胡明强). "I increasingly realize the importance of this work in ensuring the safe and stable operation of the railway." Seeing that he was working steadily on the railway and living a better life, his 4 brothers also applied one after another and are now working on the front line of maintenance of the China-Laos Railway, jointly ensuring the safety of cargo transportation and passenger travel.
During the conversation, a freight train slowly passed through Luang Prabang Railway Station (琅勃拉邦火车站), fully loaded with industrial raw materials such as iron ore and rubber from Laos, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries, heading to China. The line workers seized the gap between the passage of freight trains to carry out maintenance on the lines in order to welcome the busy operation of the China-Laos Railway in the new day.
This year, the intergovernmental agreement on "joint inspection at one location" on the China-Laos Railway was officially signed; the first batch of fresh mangoes from Laos were transported to China via the China-Laos Railway; Namos Station (纳磨站) officially achieved independent management and operation by Lao employees... "Hard connectivity" and "soft connectivity" are being promoted simultaneously, and "heart connectivity" is a natural result. China and Laos share the same mountains and rivers. The two sides are taking the operation of the China-Laos Railway and the development along the route as the starting point, continuously expanding the radiation and driving effect of the "golden artery," promoting the quality and upgrading of key projects, and building the China-Laos Railway into a road of happiness, development, and friendship for the people of China and Laos, so as to better benefit the people of the two countries and the region.
(Su Peng (苏朋) of the Asia-Pacific Center Branch of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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One day in March 2024, a reporter finished an interview in Muang Xay, a small city in northern Laos, and prepared to take the China-Laos Railway C81 train back to Vientiane (万象). Accompanied by the afterglow of the setting sun, the EMU train painted in the colors of the Lao national flag slowly approached... "Here it comes! Here it comes!" some passengers shouted in Lao, and a burst of cheers erupted from the waiting crowd.
On December 3, 2021, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦·西苏里) said at the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway: "Laos has finally bid farewell to the era of no trains and now has a modern railway." In that cheer, the reporter understood the weight of this sentence even more.
In the past two years, the reporter has traveled back and forth to Laos 10 times, becoming familiar with many employees of the China-Laos Railway, listening to them tell their personal stories, talk about railway development, and discuss China-Laos friendship. It became increasingly clear that a railway can change the trajectory of many people's lives. The grand narrative of jointly building the "Belt and Road" becomes more vivid when it intersects with specific "people."
"Laos has become the first ASEAN country to have a modern railway," "This railway makes my way home no longer long," "I am very proud to join the China-Laos Railway," "I hope the China-Laos Railway will extend to farther places"... The Lao people's cherishment, pride, and expectation for the China-Laos Railway are beyond words.
In the four years since its opening, bananas, durians, and mangoes from Southeast Asian countries have been transported to China at a faster speed, and Chinese flowers, vegetables, and electronic products have enriched the lives of people in Southeast Asian countries; a large number of Lao young people who understand Chinese, are willing to work hard, and have ideals have grown into the first batch of railway talents in the country; the "Lane Xang" EMU train has become a "national business card" of Laos, and international tourists have come to experience it... "Building the China-Laos Railway into a road of happiness, development, and friendship for the people of China and Laos," such a beautiful vision is unfolding in vivid scenes.
The great road is safe, and we should pursue it with perseverance. Every morning, the China-Laos Railway EMU trains, bathed in the morning light, depart from Kunming (昆明) and Vientiane (万象) respectively, heading towards each other, welcoming new hopes for development.
Return to TopThe Laos-China Railway is comprehensively reshaping the service industry landscape of Laos, elevating Laos into an important hub for regional and even international trade, manufacturing, tourism, and logistics, and leading Laos into a new era of railway transportation services.
——Lielai Sivilai (列莱·西维来), Minister of Public Works and Transport of Laos (老挝)
To catch the train from Vientiane (万象), Laos (老挝) to Kunming (昆明), China (中国), we booked tickets 14 days in advance, only to find out the next day that all tickets were sold out. It's so popular! But it's no wonder, because the Laos-China Railway is both comfortable and punctual, and the whole journey is very pleasant. I really enjoyed it.
——Matthew (马修), Australian passenger
What impressed me most about taking the Laos-China Railway train was the thoughtful service of the train attendants. They always have smiles on their faces, and they will enthusiastically come forward as soon as they notice passengers need help. That meticulousness makes people feel particularly warm.
——Tran Thi Phuong Thuy (陈氏芳陲), Vietnamese passenger
I accidentally lost my luggage during the trip, but fortunately, with the timely and professional help of the Laos-China Railway staff, it was recovered. It is their dedication that allows every passenger to have a safe journey. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all the railway staff for their hard work!
——Lee Seung-ri (李承利), Korean passenger
I remember when my child suddenly developed a high fever while traveling from Vientiane (万象) to Na Mo (纳磨) on train K12. The train attendant immediately brought a fever-reducing patch and carefully put it on the child. They accompanied and took care of us carefully along the way. That care, which was not from relatives but better than relatives, moved me very much.
——Thavone (塔翁), Lao passenger
If I had to choose a mode of transportation from China (中国) to Laos (老挝), I would not hesitate to recommend the Laos-China Railway. Taking the train is much more convenient than flying, and the experience is richer and more interesting. The Laos-China Railway train is not only a means of transportation, but also a moving viewing window, allowing passengers to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.
——Stepan (斯蒂芬), Czech passenger
(Reported by Yang Yi (杨一), Liu Gang (刘刚), and Chen Shangwen (陈尚文))
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Illustration: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
The ancient patterns of the Liangzhu jade cong are engraved with the code of civilization, the millennial sounds of oars on the Grand Canal carry the thread of inheritance, the millennial Zen tea culture of Jingshan has spurred a new chapter in industry, and the long-standing historical culture and modern digital culture complement each other.
As a comprehensive cultural development corridor that connects diverse cultural contexts and coordinates overall regional development, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor is an important carrier for promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Liangzhu culture. In recent years, the initiative to build the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor has risen from a district-level strategy in Yuhang District (余杭区), Hangzhou (杭州) to a city-level strategy in Hangzhou and even a provincial-level deployment in Zhejiang Province (浙江省). Currently, Zhejiang Province is taking the lead in coordinating with Hangzhou and other relevant cities to plan the future development of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor. In the next step, the radiating power of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor will continue to increase, and it is expected to extend from Yuhang District, Hangzhou to other relevant urban areas in Hangzhou and even related areas in Deqing County (德清县), Huzhou (湖州), gathering more high-quality and high-end resources such as universities, research institutes, science and technology innovation platforms, and cultural enterprises and projects.
From the protection and inheritance of more than 5,000 years of cultural heritage to the vigorous rise of modern cultural industries, and then to the future vision of provincial-level collaborative linkage, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor is using the Liangzhu millennial cultural heritage as a link and the integrated innovation of "culture + technology" as an engine to continuously write a new chapter of the co-existence and co-prosperity of civilization inheritance and economic development.
Cultural Heritage Inheritance, Deep Roots for Regional Innovation and Development
The rise of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor is rooted in a profound historical and cultural accumulation. After thousands of years of inheritance, it has formed a cultural resource pattern of "one core, multiple veins, and overall symbiosis." Relying on the dual breakthroughs of heritage protection and civilization dissemination, this cultural fertile land with profound heritage has built a solid foundation for innovative development.
The core of civilization is profound and far-reaching. As a testament to the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization and a World Heritage Site, the Liangzhu Ancient City Site (良渚古城遗址) is grand in scale and well-organized, showing a vivid picture of regional urban civilization in the late Neolithic Age. 18 kilometers away from the Liangzhu Ancient City Site, the Zhongchuming Liangzhu Culture Jade Workshop Site Group in Deqing is a jade workshop site group of the Liangzhu Culture period discovered in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. With Liangzhu culture as the center, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor connects diverse cultural veins such as the Grand Canal culture, Jingshan culture, and Tiaoxi culture, building a development corridor with resource interconnection and cultural heritage sharing.
Humanistic Empowerment for Common Prosperity and Benefit to the People. The Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor is an ecological corridor and a common prosperity corridor. The development of the cultural industry is deeply integrated with cultural relic protection, public cultural services, and cultural tourism. A number of regional cultural landmarks such as the Liangzhu Ancient City Site Park (良渚古城遗址公园), the Liangzhu Museum (良渚博物院), the Hangzhou Branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture (中国国家版本馆杭州分馆), and the Chinese Painting Collection Hall (中国历代绘画大系典藏馆) have become popular destinations for citizens and tourists. The Hangzhou Branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture combines modern information technology with the elements of the collection to design and develop Suzhou-style print digital collections such as "West Lake: Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds" and "Legend of the White Snake," which not only promote excellent traditional Chinese culture but also meet the needs of contemporary society for cultural and creative products. A series of special activities such as the Liangzhu Cultural and Creative Market and the "Zhu Duo Hao Xi" themed cultural tourism activities have been held one after another, empowering "culture + tourism" and "culture + people's livelihood," creating a vivid practice of driving common prosperity with the humanistic economy.
Technological Empowerment to Protect Cultural Heritage. The Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor continues to deepen the integration of cultural relic safety management and technological innovation. The Liangzhu Ancient City Site realizes all-round monitoring through the "Liangzhu Site 5000+" digital intelligence application. The application of AR, VR and other technologies in museum scenarios has become a trend, and digital means make the ancient civilization feelable and accessible. The Liangzhu Museum reproduces the vivid scenes of more than 5,000 years ago through AR glasses. The Chinese Painting Collection Hall uses 3D grotto statues, VR and other digital technologies to allow the public to immerse themselves in the life scenes of the ancestors.
Liangzhu Forum Promotes Dialogue. The Liangzhu Forum is an important measure for China to deepen civilization dialogue with countries jointly building the "Belt and Road," deepening civilization dialogue in the name of Liangzhu, drawing on the strengths of others, promoting mutual learning and mutual appreciation among different cultures, and promoting the beauty of world civilizations. As an important platform for civilization exchange and mutual learning, the Liangzhu Forum has been held for three consecutive sessions, comprehensively enhancing Liangzhu's international recognition and world influence.
Industrial Rise, "Culture + Technology" Drives High-Quality Development
With "culture + technology" as the driving force and key projects as the support, the industrial scale of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor continues to grow, and the cluster effect is increasingly prominent.
"AI + Culture" Stimulates Innovation. Strengthen the integrated application and innovative development of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence in the fields of cultural heritage protection, film and television production, animation games, cultural tourism, and communication, give play to the role of a number of science and technology innovation incubation platforms and digital cultural enterprises in the region, explore and promote the research and development of common technologies, the creation of benchmark scenarios, and the opening of cultural data, and promote the clustered development of new cultural formats such as digital film and television, online games, digital creativity, AI animation, short videos, and micro-dramas.
Key Project Construction is Advancing in an Orderly Manner. Since 2024, the Liangzhu 5000+ Art and Creative Park has made a wonderful appearance, the "Mengshan Trail" model section of the Jingshan Tea Culture Park has opened to welcome guests, and the construction of projects such as the Wandemo China (Hangzhou) Digital Culture and Creative Center, the National (Hangzhou) Short Video Base Creation and Operation Center, and the Hangzhou (Yuhang) Game E-sports Innovation and Development Center is advancing in an orderly manner. As a closely related area of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor, Linping District (临平区) in Hangzhou and Deqing County in Huzhou, which are rich in Liangzhu cultural relics, are also promoting the construction of major projects such as the "Lin Ying Factory" digital cultural industry cluster area and the Bocai AI Virtual Film and Television Base in accordance with local conditions.
Major Industrial Platforms are Accelerating Development. As a service carrier of the National Foreign Cultural Trade Base (Hangzhou), the Liangzhu Digital Culture Community focuses on the integrated model of "digital + culture + community" and is playing an increasingly important role in serving and promoting the high-quality development and high-level going global of the digital cultural industry represented by the cultural "new three" (online literature, online games, and online film and television dramas). More than 1,000 enterprises have gathered in Mengxi Town 2.0, of which 34 are cultural enterprises above designated size. With the positioning of "AI industry + AI innovative talents + ecological community," the Liangzhu Digital Habitat Bay AI+ Industrial Community is committed to building an ideal habitat and innovation test field for AI innovative talents, attracting the signing and settlement of a number of "AI+" industrial projects.
Synergistic Linkage, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor Depicts a Beautiful Future
In November 2025, Zhejiang Province proposed "building the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor to a high standard." In the future, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor will further amplify the spillover effect of the Liangzhu Forum, create a cultural development corridor where history and the future complement each other, culture and technology are deeply integrated, and the nation and the world blend and learn from each other, help Zhejiang Province accelerate the construction of a high-level cultural power province and a high-quality development demonstration zone for common prosperity, and strive to become an important practical platform for empowering economic and social development with culture.
Promote Synergistic Development with a Broader Pattern. Build a three-level collaborative linkage mechanism at the provincial, municipal, and district levels, take the in-depth promotion of the construction of the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor as an opportunity, and continue to polish the Liangzhu cultural logo with Chinese style and Zhejiang characteristics. In terms of spatial layout, follow the idea of "central leadership, group development, and regional coordination," take the Liangzhu Ancient City Site as the center, take cultural origin as the basis, take the flow of talents and technology as the path, take high-energy cultural platforms as the support, and take into account factors such as natural landscapes, transportation trunk lines, and complete administrative management units as the demarcation principle, fully combine relevant industrial development resources and endowments, and build a linkage development pattern between the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor and the Hangzhou City West Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, the Grand Canal Cultural Belt, etc., and radiate and drive surrounding related cultural potential areas such as the Deqing Zhongchuming Liangzhu Culture Jade Workshop Site Group.
Clarify the Goal Positioning from a Higher Standpoint. Firmly adhere to cultural confidence and self-improvement, adhere to the national position and global vision, vigorously promote the in-depth excavation and organic integration of cultural resources in the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor, promote the deep integration of "culture + technology," effectively stimulate cultural innovation and creativity, create cultural masterpieces that demonstrate Chinese style, the spirit of the times, and Zhejiang characteristics, create a high-quality cultural life, comprehensively promote the brand of "Looking at Liangzhu for 5,000 Years of China," and promote the coordinated development of regional cultural exchange, cultural communication, cultural tourism, cultural industry, and cultural services, forming a good situation of continuous optimization of spatial pattern, accelerated gathering of cultural talents, innovative development of cultural industry, and comprehensive enhancement of international influence, and strive to build a civilization exchange and mutual learning platform with international influence and an important window to showcase the new form of Chinese civilization.
Enhance Development Capacity with Greater Efforts. In the future, the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor will deeply implement a series of projects such as Liangzhu cultural research, cultural relic site protection, cultural and technological integration, cultural industry innovation, service exchange and mutual learning, and service supporting improvement, and focus on fields such as site protection, civilization exchange and mutual learning, "culture + technology" integration, and cultural industry development, and plan and promote a number of projects with major traction and influence at a high level, and promote the formation of a good development ecology of "cultural co-prosperity, industrial co-prosperity, and development sharing" in the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor. At present, more than 30 key projects have been planned and investigated, including the "AI + Culture" cluster area in Hangzhou Zijin Port Science and Technology City, the Grand Canal Future Art and Technology Center, the Hangzhou Parallel World Cultural Tourism Complex, and the Yuncheng Cultural Science and Technology Innovation Valley, and are actively striving for the establishment of a pilot base for "Artificial Intelligence + Culture" in the Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor area.
Coming from the depths of history and heading to the distant future. The Liangzhu Culture Grand Corridor is taking the cultural heritage of more than 5,000 years as the foundation, the vivid practice of the new era as the ladder, the Liangzhu Forum as the window, and the future plan as the starting point, continuously stimulating cultural innovation and creativity, and attracting more high-end and high-quality cultural industry resources and cultural talents to gather. This land, which carries more than 5,000 years of cultural memory, will become a demonstration benchmark for the integrated development and co-prosperity of humanities and economy, allowing the ancient civilization to bloom with more brilliant brilliance in the new era.
Data Source: Publicity Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共浙江省委宣传部)
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Minjiang River surges, the Mawei shore is wide.
The morning sun penetrates the gnarled branches of century-old banyan trees, casting gilded shadows on the rusty gantry cranes. As the gates of the China Shipbuilding Culture Park open, tourists from all over the country line up: middle school students from Fuzhou No. 8 Middle School (福州八中) stand on tiptoe to look at No. 1 Dock, white-haired elders gently stroke the brick walls of the engine workshop, and young couples hold up cameras to record the reflection of the "Sky Mirror"—this cradle of modern Chinese navy is welcoming visitors from all directions with a brand-new attitude.
"The shipbuilding history in the textbook has come 'alive'!" said Huang Yafang (黄雅芳), a ideological and political theory teacher, standing with her students in front of the 20-meter-high century-old dock. "Here, you can almost hear the clanging of hammers, the whistle of ships, and the shouts of our predecessors to 'strengthen the country through the sea'. Shipbuilding history is a vivid textbook for ideological and political education."
Repairing the old as old, shaping a cultural brand
The predecessor of the China Shipbuilding Culture Park is the Fujian Shipbuilding (福建船政), founded in 1866, which was the earliest modern naval affairs agency in China. The existing engine workshop, drawing academy, official pond, clock tower, No. 1 dock and other buildings were built in 1866, and most of them were completed in 1868. In 2001, the Fujian Shipbuilding complex was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. From 2012 to 2022, Fuzhou (福州) planned and designed in three phases, adhering to the principle of "repairing the old as old, retaining the historical style," to systematically protect and restore the existing sites of the shipbuilding cultural park, and simultaneously carry out cultural brand shaping.
"The restoration of the Iron Rib Factory can be called a dialogue with time," Lin Xiao (林晓) of the Cultural Protection Department of the Fujian Shipbuilding Culture Management Committee told reporters. "This building is where large steel components such as ribs and keels of ships were built during the shipbuilding period. When the restoration began, the walls and roof of the factory had collapsed, and the century-old steel frame beams were about to fall apart." In order to preserve historical memories, engineers built a glass room outside the steel frame during the restoration, which can not only protect the relics but also not affect the identification of cultural relics, and even the rust on it was preserved in its original flavor.
The original steel components retained the attached components from different periods to the greatest extent, such as cranes and equipment pipelines, to show the industrial production marks of the shipyard period. The Iron Rib Factory also uses sculptures to restore the scene of workers making iron ribs and the appearance of the aircraft assembly workshop. In December 2020, the Iron Rib Factory was selected into the fourth batch of national industrial heritage.
After careful protection and restoration, today, visitors can immerse themselves in the real scene of ship design a hundred years ago in the Drawing Academy, and the adjacent Machine Installation Class warehouse has been transformed into a shipbuilding bookstore full of artistic atmosphere.
In January 2023, the renovated China Shipbuilding Culture Park was officially opened to the public. "The Shipbuilding Culture Park focuses on shipbuilding culture, military culture, and marine culture to create a 'large museum' integrating exhibition and display, creative experience, and cultural tourism," said Lin Jie (林洁), head of the China Shipbuilding Culture Museum.
Cultural tourism symbiosis, deep excavation of historical heritage
With a height of 4 floors and an exhibition area of about 4,500 square meters, a comprehensive warehouse was transformed into the China Shipbuilding Culture Museum in early 2022. Stepping into the museum, on the right side of the exhibition hall on the first floor, a French machine born nearly 160 years ago is dyed with a dark background by the years.
Since the establishment of the museum, thanks to the attention and support of all sectors of society for shipbuilding culture, the museum's collection has become increasingly rich, with more than 1,000 cultural relics in its collection, including the 1867 French-made slotting machine, the "Tongji" (通济) ship's rudder wheel, and the belt-driven old lathe, which are three national first-class cultural relics. "The new museum exhibition incorporates the latest academic research results and new shipbuilding cultural relics and historical materials in a timely manner, and for the first time uses a direct display form to comprehensively publicize the concept and content of 'shipbuilding culture', which is a 'treasure' for cultural and historical enthusiasts and other groups," said Lin Jie.
In the park, the original Machine Installation Class warehouse is now full of popularity. A huge black ship skeleton is suspended from the beams, and the overall double-layer space is like a cabin. The Shipbuilding Bookstore, which integrates the elements of "cabin" and "bookstore", has become the "first check-in place" for tourists, especially young people, in the park. "Under the atrium, movable bookshelves are perfectly used to create a composite library that meets multiple scenarios such as reading and display," said designer Hu Zhile (胡之乐).
The Guanjiake (管加课) workshop, not far away, has been transformed into a "time and space gate", and the new VR large-space experience project has become the most popular check-in place for night tours of shipbuilding. On the scene, the reporter saw a wonderful collision of technology and history: tourists wearing VR equipment experienced a fantastic journey across time and space.
In the first half of this year, the Shipbuilding Culture Park received about 740,000 tourists, driving more than 30 million yuan in cultural tourism consumption in the surrounding areas; during the summer vacation, the booking volume of shipbuilding-themed tourism routes increased by 85% year-on-year. "In the past, local young people ran out, but now many people come back to open homestays and work as tour guides," said Mr. Chen (陈先生), a native of Mawei (马尾), to reporters.
Innovative expression, enriching industrial formats
The gate by the river slowly opened, and in the exciting music, the audience was pushed out of the theater as a whole. The young man in the sailor suit, facing the Minjiang River (闽江), raised the battle flag again...
With a total investment of more than 200 million yuan, a renovated site of more than 6,000 square meters, more than 300 sets of independent stage machinery equipment, more than 50 kinds of folding changes, and thousands of mechanical action transformations... Since the premiere of the play "The Most Memorable Shipbuilding" at the end of 2023 in the former machine repair workshop, it has been performed more than 800 times and has been widely praised.
"We used holographic projection technology and integrated the stage, audience, and theater functions to allow historical figures to 'walk' into the audience," said Huang Hui (黄辉), the general director of "The Most Memorable Shipbuilding". "This immersive experience makes history tangible."
"When I saw the scene of naval soldiers driving warships towards enemy ships, everyone was excited, and this artistic expression made history particularly moving," said Mr. Li (李先生), a tourist from Beijing (北京), after watching the performance.
The in-depth development of cultural tourism integration has promoted consumption upgrades. Fuzhou (福州) launched the "Shipbuilding Culture Theme Tourism Route", which strung together the scattered shipbuilding sites. "We have designed a variety of routes such as one-day tours and two-day tours to meet the needs of different tourists," said the head of a travel agency in Fuzhou.
The Shipbuilding Culture Park under the night is brightly lit. Next to the ancient dock, an open-air concert is being held, and diverse formats such as local handmade products, intangible cultural heritage skills, shipbuilding cultural creations, and special snacks are gathered here, which are deeply loved by citizens and tourists.
Wei Min (魏敏), a professor in the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management at Xiamen University (厦门大学), said that the Shipbuilding Culture Park has created a new experience of immersive cultural consumption, providing experience for the protection of national industrial heritage, the in-depth integration of cultural tourism development, and the promotion of consumption.
"We must not only tell the story of shipbuilding well, but also enrich the cultural industry format and promote the high-quality development of cultural, commercial, and tourism integration," said Liu Jiangyuan (刘江远), director of the Fujian Shipbuilding Culture Management Committee.
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Using cultural prosperity to cultivate the city's foundation and cultural continuity to shape the city's temperament, injecting a continuous stream of spiritual nourishment and development vitality into the city's connotative development.
From the Nanjing Confucius Temple Pedestrian Street (南京夫子庙步行街) with its elegant Qinhuai charm, to the Xi'an Tang Paradise (西安大唐不夜城) with its grand Tang Dynasty atmosphere, and then to the Chongqing Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street (重庆解放碑步行街) with its Bayu customs... Across the country, distinctive blocks string together commercial prosperity and historical memory, enriching the daily consumption scenes of citizens and beautifying the city's external appearance. More importantly, they accumulate cultural heritage and demonstrate the spirit of the times, becoming vivid calling cards for the integration of urban culture and economy. The vigorous vitality of these blocks profoundly confirms the empowering role of culture in urban development.
The city is a concrete carrier of civilization, and culture is the soul and foundation of the city. At present, China's urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. The construction of modern cities puts forward higher requirements for cultural empowerment. To promote high-quality urban development on the new journey, we must place cultural construction in a prominent strategic position, use cultural prosperity to cultivate the city's foundation, use cultural continuity to shape the city's temperament, and promote the deep integration of "culture + industry," "culture + tourism," and "culture + technology," injecting a continuous stream of spiritual nourishment and development vitality into the city's connotative development.
Urban cultural construction should first focus on continuing the historical context and safeguarding the spiritual roots. From cultural relics and historic sites bearing thousands of years of memory and well-proportioned historical blocks, to factory sites witnessing industrial civilization and folk intangible cultural heritage imbued with rural flavor, every cultural heritage is a living fossil of the city's history and a place for citizens to entrust their emotions. To protect these valuable assets, we must grasp the essence of living heritage, resolutely abandon the short-sighted behavior of demolishing real historical sites and building fake antiques, find a balance between urban renovation and development and historical and cultural protection, integrate old buildings into new life, revitalize old blocks, and realize the resonance and mutual enhancement of historical context and modern life.
Urban cultural construction focuses on shaping distinctive features and demonstrating unique temperament. The city's distinctive features are the organic unity of external image and internal spirit, and the city's calling card that has been accumulated over a long period of time by natural geography, historical humanities, and the spirit of the times, which determines the city's recognition and appeal. We must take scientific planning as the lead, promote urban construction that takes into account the practical needs of functional complexity and moderate density, as well as the aesthetic value of staggered heights and interlaced blue and green, so that the city and nature can coexist harmoniously. Architecture is the intuitive language of urban features. Based on the city's functional positioning and cultural heritage, we must encourage design to adhere to the right and innovate, so that architecture becomes a vivid footnote to the city's culture.
Urban cultural construction lies in enriching spiritual life and conveying humanistic warmth. The city is not only a space for living, but also a spiritual home. To promote cultural construction, we must always adhere to the concept of people's city for the people, adapt to the new situation of urban development and the new expectations of the masses, and continuously broaden the breadth and depth of spiritual and cultural supply. We must create more cultural activities that the masses love to see and hear, from community neighborhood festivals to urban art festivals, from traditional folk performances to modern art exhibitions, so that citizens can feel the charm of culture and improve their cultural literacy in participation, truly revitalize urban culture, enable every citizen to share the fruits of cultural development, and make the city full of humanistic warmth.
The charm of a city begins with the uniqueness of its scenery and returns to the warmth of life; the vitality of a city thrives on economic growth and flourishes on cultural nourishment. Only by deeply rooting the cultural roots in the urban development texture, nourishing creative vitality with the cultural innovation of the source of living water, constructing value coordinates with the contemporary transformation of historical genes, and improving the service level with the governance concept of humanistic temperature, can we promote the connotative development of the city with culture, provide a stronger and more lasting driving force for the construction of modern cities, and make every city a happy home with historical memory, cultural heritage, and the vitality of the times.
(The author is the Deputy Dean and Professor of the School of Marxism, China Agricultural University (中国农业大学))
Return to TopWith the arrival of the ice and snow tourism season, many places are utilizing their rich ice and snow tourism resources to hold wonderful and interesting cultural, sports, and other activities, attracting a large number of tourists to experience ice and snow sports, enjoy beautiful scenery, and drive the development of the ice and snow economy.
Return to TopGuangxi Builds a Thousand-Li Border Consumption Confidence Corridor
This newspaper reports that the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) is building a "Thousand-Li Border Consumption Confidence Corridor," making the consumption environment safe, reliable, and vibrant. Pingxiang City (凭祥市) has built a Chinese-Vietnamese bilingual remote mediation platform, reducing the average mediation cycle for foreign-related consumer disputes from 7 working days to 3 days. Chongzuo City (崇左市) has innovated a government-funded "bottom line" offline "seven-day no-reason return" system. Baise City (百色市) has developed a border trade commodity rights protection traceability code, allowing consumers to scan the code for "point-to-point" rights protection. Fangchenggang City (防城港市) has hired Chinese and Vietnamese tour guides as mediation volunteers. The Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau, together with five departments, issued a list of 19 key tasks, constructing a co-governance pattern through 67 specific measures. Guangxi (广西) has formulated 5 local standards to promote the integrity commitment of 42,000 business entities. The "Guangxi Excellent Products" campaign and thousands of business, cultural, and tourism activities have stimulated vitality, and the "Thousands of Townships and Villages Protecting Rights and Promoting Consumption" campaign has rooted the concept of consumption confidence at the grassroots level.
(Pang Geping (庞革平))
Anhui's Annual Automobile Exports Exceed 1 Million Units for the First Time
This newspaper reports that Hefei Customs (合肥海关) is serving the high-quality development of Anhui's (安徽) automobile industry, constructing a "policy + service + supervision" three-pillar support system, and innovatively launching 12 measures for "Anhui Cars Run Fast" and 20 measures to support the construction of a new energy vehicle industry cluster. By expanding the supply of technical trade barrier information and guiding key enterprises to pass AEO certification, policy dividends are continuously released. At the same time, the "linked loading and unloading" and "direct loading upon arrival" supervision models are fully promoted at front-line waterway ports, and the full coverage of the "railway fast pass" model for China-Europe freight trains is promoted. For qualified new energy vehicle industry-related enterprises importing equipment and materials, the inspection and supervision model of "qualified guarantee + conformity verification" is implemented on a trial basis, effectively improving customs clearance efficiency and reducing enterprise costs. As of November 25, Anhui Province's (安徽省) annual automobile exports exceeded 1 million units for the first time.
(Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁))
2025 National Apiculture Conference Held
This newspaper reports that the "2025 National Apiculture Conference and China (Qinshui) Bee Product Expo," hosted by the China Bee Products Association (中国蜂产品协会), was recently held in Qinshui County (沁水县), Jincheng City (晋城市), Shanxi Province (山西省). With the theme of "Ecological Empowerment, Quality Foundation," more than 600 apiculture experts, scholars, apiculture enterprise representatives, and heads of beekeeper cooperatives from all over the country gathered in Qinshui (沁水) to exchange and cooperate on issues such as strengthening quality and safety management, expanding the bee product market, and helping the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and to explore new paths for the high-quality development of the bee industry. Qinshui (沁水) has a good ecological environment, high forest coverage, and abundant honey source resources. Qinshui County (沁水县) regards the bee industry as a key characteristic industry to promote agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income, strengthens policy guidance, scientific and technological support, and brand building, and promotes the transformation and upgrading of the bee industry from traditional free-range farming to large-scale, standardized, and industrialized operations. At present, there are 132 standardized bee farms with more than 100 boxes and 34 tourism and leisure sightseeing bee farms in the county.
(Qi Zhiming (齐志明))
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The water quality of Qiandao Lake (千岛湖) in Zhejiang (浙江) is excellent, and the lake fish is delicious. "With the help of customs, our products have been successfully supplied to the Singapore market and continue to expand into markets such as Malaysia and Indonesia," said Wang Jinpeng (王金朋), general manager of the Food Branch of Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Development Group (杭州千岛湖发展集团).
In order to help enterprises go global, Qianjiang Customs (钱江海关) has implemented precise policies across the entire chain. At the source, business backbones are stationed at the Qiandao Lake (千岛湖) ecological breeding base to guide the construction of water quality monitoring, drug residue, and epidemic disease monitoring systems. At the production end, they guide enterprises to benchmark national and international standards, strictly optimize the processing environment, processes, raw and auxiliary material composition, and process parameters. At the export end, they open up a "green channel" for the export of food and agricultural products.
Fuyang District (富阳区) in northwestern Zhejiang (浙江), is a major bamboo forest resource area, and bamboo shoot product processing is a local characteristic industry. Local enterprises actively develop high value-added bamboo shoot products and continue to expand into export markets.
"We process and produce different bamboo shoot products according to the specifications of fresh bamboo shoots and market demand," said Ye Xiaoping (叶晓平), head of Hangfu Canned Food Co., Ltd. (杭富罐头食品有限公司). "Like these small and thin bamboo shoots, we will process them into seasoned pointed bamboo shoots and boiled bamboo shoots, which are very popular in foreign markets."
Qianjiang Customs (钱江海关) conducts special research and assistance, explains relevant preferential policies for enterprises, and guides enterprises to strengthen the management of production bases, product traceability, and quality self-inspection and self-control, so as to do a good job in the process management of export bamboo shoot production and promote the green and clustered development of the bamboo shoot industry.
"Customs helped us 叩开了新市场的大门 (kòu kāi le xīn shì chǎng de dà mén - "knocked open the door to new markets," meaning to open up new opportunities or markets)!" said Wang Yong (王勇), head of Zhejiang Jiande Longxin Food Co., Ltd. (浙江建德隆欣食品公司). The company is a small and micro enterprise specializing in the production of chicken essence seasonings. After receiving an intended order from an Italian customer, it sought help from customs because it did not understand relevant laws and regulations and export procedures.
"After full demonstration, we suggested that the company use chicken-flavored yeast extract to replace chicken extract, so as to meet the policy requirements of the export market without affecting the product flavor," said Tong Kangqiong (童康琼), head of the Enterprise Management Section of the Qianjiang Customs (钱江海关) stationed in Jiande (建德) Office.
Tonglu County (桐庐县), under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou (杭州), is one of the main processing and export bases for bee products in the country. "What are the precautions for exporting bee products, and what are the different requirements in different countries and regions? Customs helped us answer our questions one by one and helped us open up new markets," said Zheng Chunqiang (郑春强), president of the Tonglu Bee Industry Association (桐庐蜂业协会).
To make the industry bigger and stronger, excellent quality is a prerequisite. Qianjiang Customs (钱江海关) strengthens the quality and safety supervision of exported bee products, conducts in-depth verification of beekeeping bases, helps processing enterprises standardize the management of beekeeping bases, and guides export bee product processing enterprises to improve their quality and safety control systems. Tonglu (桐庐) bee products have been exported to more than 40 countries and regions around the world.
High-quality agricultural and food products go abroad and become a new calling card for green development. In the first 10 months of this year, the total value of imports and exports in Zhejiang Province (浙江省) was 4.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.3% year-on-year. "We will continue to deepen the mechanism of customs chiefs delivering policies to companies, and continue to work hard on optimizing customs clearance processes and connecting with international certifications, so that more high-quality agricultural products can go to the world," said Gao Jianming (高建明), head of Qianjiang Customs (钱江海关).
Return to TopAnta Group (安踏集团) actively serves the construction of a strong sporting nation and a strong educational nation. In July 2017, it launched the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划), jointly implemented with the China Youth Development Foundation (中国青少年发展基金会), the Shanghai True Love Dream Public Welfare Foundation (上海真爱梦想公益基金会), and others, focusing on youth sports public welfare, promoting the integration of sports and education, and helping the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. It plans to donate a cumulative total of more than 1.65 billion yuan in cash and equipment by the end of 2026, covering more than 10 million young people in underdeveloped areas across the country.
Let sports illuminate dreams and let children grow up healthily.
Love never stops, lighting up the future.
In March 2017, Anta Group (安踏集团) conducted research and released the "Research Report on the Status of Youth Sports in Underdeveloped Areas of China" (中国欠发达地区青少年体育现状调研报告). The report showed that underdeveloped areas in China generally suffer from monotonous physical education content, a lack of professional sports equipment, poor sports facilities, a shortage of sports equipment, and an insufficient number of physical education teachers. If the youth are strong, then China is strong; if sports are strong, then China is strong. In July 2017, the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) came into being, focusing on youth sports public welfare and continuously optimizing and upgrading to help more young people enjoy balanced sports education. The Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) is committed to using the power of sports to help the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, covering modules such as Anta equipment packages, Anta sports classes, sports teacher training, Anta sports fields, Anta sports meets, Anta Dream Centers, and Anta Hope Classes, to help rural youth comprehensively improve their physical and mental qualities.
The "Anta Growth Charity Program 2.0 Stage Effect Research Report" (安踏茁壮成长公益计划2.0阶段效果调研报告) data shows that since the implementation of the project, the wearing rate of sports shoes and clothing in physical education classes in the covered schools has been comprehensively improved, students' interest in sports has significantly increased, they have gradually developed exercise habits, and their physical fitness has been improved. Through the continuous implementation of the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划), Anta (安踏) is committed to continuously conveying the spirit of sports and helping students cultivate healthy personalities.
As of now, the cumulative donation of cash and equipment exceeds 1.4 billion yuan, 197 Dream Centers have been donated, 114 Anta sports fields have been donated, 8,120 front-line sports teachers have been trained, and more than 9.5 million young people in 19,858 schools in 31 provinces have benefited.
Anta Equipment Package (安踏装备包)
Professional sports equipment can help young people avoid sports injuries to a certain extent, while the wearing rate of professional sportswear and sports shoes is low when young people in underdeveloped areas participate in sports. Allowing every young person with sports needs to have the opportunity to wear professional sports equipment and enjoy the joy of sports is the unchanging pursuit of the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划), and donating sports equipment is also the development foundation of the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划).
Anta Sports Field (安踏运动场)
Based on the lack of sports fields in some underdeveloped areas, and the serious damage caused by years of disrepair, the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) donates professional sports fields, including basketball courts, football fields, badminton courts, running tracks, and sports equipment, which are both practical and safe, effectively improving the sports conditions for young people in underdeveloped areas.
Anta Sports Class (安踏体育课)
Anta Sports Class (安踏体育课) works with cooperative foundations and children and youth sports experts to jointly develop sports courses. By training rural sports teachers, professional and interesting sports classes are brought to young people in underdeveloped areas, enriching the content of physical education classes, comprehensively deepening the integration of sports and education, promoting the comprehensive and healthy growth of young people in underdeveloped areas, and helping the long-term development of rural sports education.
Sports Teacher Training (体育教师培训)
Currently, 8,120 rural sports teachers have received training through Anta Sports Class (安踏体育课), effectively improving their professional qualities and teaching levels. In addition to offline centralized training, the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) also uses online methods such as video courses and Q&A sharing to track the effectiveness of rural sports teachers' daily physical education classes. If a trained teacher is selected for the "Hope Project · Strong Country Youth Rural Sports Teacher" (希望工程·强国青年乡村体育教师) project, their school will have the opportunity to receive school-wide sports equipment and sports fields donated by the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划).
Anta Sports Meet (安踏运动会)
The Anta Sports Meet (安踏运动会) is open to young people who love sports and are excellent in character and learning in the Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划), providing them with training and competitions to improve their professional sports skills, and inviting champion athletes to bring "Champion Classes" to young people, using the spirit of sports to encourage young people in underdeveloped areas, hoping that sports will bring more possibilities to the future of young people.
Anta Dream Center (安踏梦想中心)
A quality development space integrating the Internet, multimedia, books, and curriculum education is donated to schools in underdeveloped areas, making it a window for young people in underdeveloped areas to acquire knowledge and understand the world. The Anta Growth Program (安踏茁壮成长计划) also works with champion athletes, employee volunteers, and other social forces to jointly donate Anta Dream Centers (安踏梦想中心) to help young people in underdeveloped areas grow up with confidence.
Anta Hope Class (安踏希望班)
The Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) sponsors students who are excellent in character and learning and have financial difficulties, providing them with all living and learning expenses for the three years of high school non-compulsory education, as well as donating sports equipment, organizing study tours, and introducing external educational resources, and providing graduation scholarships for outstanding graduates. The Anta Hope Class (安踏希望班) takes practical actions to effectively help the development of rural education.
Anta Public Welfare Super A Partner Alliance (安踏公益超A伙伴联盟)
The Anta Growth Charity Program (安踏茁壮成长公益计划) works with retired athletes such as Olympic champions and world champions who are enthusiastic about public welfare to deeply participate in public welfare undertakings. The Anta Public Welfare Super A Partner Alliance (安踏公益超A伙伴联盟) currently has more than 10 champion athletes participating, with a cumulative total of more than 40 events. They participate in rural sports education public welfare activities, help rural sports teacher training, bring "Champion Classes" to young people in underdeveloped areas, guide young people to improve their professional sports skills, and use the spirit of sports to encourage young people to grow; participate in environmental protection public welfare undertakings, and advocate public protection of the environment. The Anta Public Welfare Super A Partner Alliance (安踏公益超A伙伴联盟) has realized the value integration of sports resources and public welfare resources, and works with multiple social forces to jointly pay attention to the growth of young people in underdeveloped areas.
Data source: Anta Group (安踏集团)
By: 麦 家
Before 2002, for more than a decade, most of my writing was on the postal route, with writing, submitting, and rejection forming a complex geometric pattern. My first novel, *Decryption* (解密), was rejected 17 times, tormenting me for 11 years. The torment was a test and a tempering, making me and my work more solid, sharp, and radiant. When it was finally published, all the past setbacks that had plagued me were swept away. Later, the TV series *Plot Against* (暗算) and the movie *The Message* (风声), adapted from my works, also became popular one after another. Behind the change of fortune was real fame and fortune, so much that I couldn't contain it, frankly speaking.
Perhaps it's because I have poor psychological qualities, or perhaps I originally had a sense of public morality, but I always feel that literature has given me too much, and I should give some back to literature and to the readers. So in 2013, in the Xixi National Wetland Park (西溪湿地) in Hangzhou (杭州), next to my studio, I founded a public reading space of more than 200 square meters, with tens of thousands of books, soft sofas, warm lighting, and free tea and coffee. There is also a small room where you can stay for free if you need to – of course, for young people who love literature and are temporarily down on their luck, like I was when I was writing *Decryption* (解密).
In short, here – my "Ideal Valley" (理想谷) – there is no consumption. As long as you love books and literature, everything here is free. But at the same time, I am also stingy. I don't provide WiFi or telephones, and I even hope that you turn off your mobile phone when you enter, or at least keep it on silent, so as not to disturb others reading. "Reading is going home" is the slogan of my "Ideal Valley" (理想谷), in order to let you meet a better version of yourself. I hope that everyone who comes here is here to read, to calm down, to feel at ease, and to feel close, like coming home.
Since its opening 13 years ago, because of its "free" feature, it has received attention and promotion from the media, and its influence has become greater and greater, and the number of readers has also increased. Sometimes, on holidays, it can reach thousands of people a day. Last year, there were 74,215 visitors from all over the country. I saw its value and also discovered its limitations, which is that the space is limited and the distance is limited. Especially for people from other places, they can only treat it as a scenic spot, and they can't actually read books.
Speaking of which, in March 2017, at the suggestion of a reader from Jilin (吉林), I decided to move this public reading space online. So I created the WeChat official account "Mai Jia Reads with You" (麦家陪你读书). I have a grand plan to spend 20 years accompanying people to read (listen to) 1,000 books in the form of "text + audio." As of the time of writing this article, it is the 3064th day, and I have already read the 431st book: Singer's collection of novels *Gimpel the Fool*. I don't know if I can completely achieve the goal in the end, but I am working hard to do it, persevering in doing it, hoping to be able to complete it well, and also hoping that more people will come to share it.
We often talk about economic transformation now. In fact, to a certain extent, our lives also need to be transformed, from the material level to the spiritual level. When we talk about cultural confidence and promoting the national spirit, we cannot do without reading, reading from books to understand the beauty of our nation, to understand the breadth and depth of our history and culture, and also to understand ourselves, what kind of life is beautiful and happy. There is no doubt that today we are not lacking readable books, but lacking people who love to read, not lacking time to read, but lacking the habit of reading. What I am doing now is this, accompanying people to read, hoping that more people will develop the habit of reading with my company. To be honest, I feel that accompanying people to read is accompanying people to grow, which is a meritorious thing, so although it is very tedious, I enjoy it. Now, our official account is a big family with more than 1.6 million "family members." If one more person reads one more book because of my company, it is a gain for me.
I want to comfort myself again, I can write one less book, and the world will not lose anything because I write one less book. But you can't read one less book. If you read one less book, you may lose a channel to communicate with the world and with yourself. The world is big, but books are bigger, because books can make the world smaller and make us grow up. That's how I grew up, because of reading, I walked out of the countryside, appreciated the beauty of the world, and the depth of my heart. Walking into books, walking into the depths of our hearts, we will eventually find that the world is beautiful, people are kind, and no amount of suffering can extinguish a candle in our hearts.
Return to TopBy: 沈兆仁
Having worked as a journalist for 30 years, I have encountered countless people and events. Looking back, what lingers in my mind are not only the interesting people, but also several animals that are quite noteworthy. They are all related to students and campuses, and they all appeared in Nantong (南通), Jiangsu (江苏).
When it comes to education in Nantong (南通), what usually comes to mind? Is it densely packed mistake notebooks or the admission lists of prestigious schools? In fact, there are many touching scenes on the campuses of Nantong (南通), including magpies that "attend classes" and stray dogs that become "group pets"...
On the outer wall of the 5th floor of a teaching building in a local school, a pair of magpie "couples" once "settled down," visible to students through the corridor windows. The school's handling of these "new tenants" can be described as "textbook-level." The cleaner immediately reported the discovery of the magpies' nest, and the principal considered it a rare "natural teaching material." A camera was immediately installed, and the magpies were named "Huanhuan" (欢欢) and "Xixi" (喜喜). A 24-hour live broadcast was set up on the school's intranet to record the daily life of the magpies building their nest and hatching eggs. Thousands of teachers and students became "cloud bird watchers," paying attention to the birds' whereabouts and wondering about the sturdiness of the nest. When the chicks hatched, the entire school cheered. The magpies even became "interdisciplinary teachers": in language arts class, students wrote "growth diaries"; in science class, they explored the structure of the nest and the habits of birds; in moral education class, they learned about parental love and the preciousness of life from the "magpies building their nest."
In another middle school, a once-popular "scholar dog" named Ah Huang (阿黄) wrote a story of deep affection across species with 17 years of campus life. In 2007, the stray dog Ah Huang (阿黄) accidentally wandered onto the campus. Intelligent and gentle, it quickly became a "group pet" of teachers and students. In the morning, it accompanied students in their exercises to the tune of a march. At night, it leisurely "patrolled" the study hall, and regularly "attended classes" outside the classroom. In the cold winter, the school provided it with a warm kennel, and in the hot summer, an air-conditioned room was set aside. When graduated students returned to school, they would always bring a snack to this friend without student status. In September 2023, Ah Huang (阿黄) quietly passed away among the campus greenery. Alumni who had graduated rushed back from all over the country to offer flowers in mourning, and netizens also posted photos to express their feelings. Today, the "Ah Huang (阿黄) Coffee Bar" on campus continues to carry on a heartwarming memory.
"Huanhuan" (欢欢), "Xixi" (喜喜), and "Ah Huang" (阿黄)—the former happily built their nest on the teaching building, while the latter freely roamed the campus. Together, they outlined a scene of harmonious coexistence between humans and animals on campus.
In Nantong (南通), such scenes are not isolated "bonsai." The classroom of education is everywhere. Two junior high school students accidentally discovered a bird's nest in the grass behind their house. It may have been blown down by a strong wind, and it contained three blue-green bird eggs. They took a picture and identified it online as the egg of a Chinese hwamei, a second-class national protected animal. They immediately rode their bicycles to the police station in the scorching sun. The police, upon hearing the news, contacted local professionals and, following the students' guidance, carefully fixed the nest back in its original position. The two teenagers used their actions to interpret a sense of "responsibility" of taking the initiative. There are four black swan "new residents" in the lake on the local university campus. The school has specially planned suitable activity areas for them and arranged for dedicated personnel to be responsible for feeding and daily care, allowing teachers and students to experience the beauty of nature and life up close, and attending a "reverence" class that respects life...
From elementary school to university, in different campuses, people see the same educational sentiment. Behind it lies rare educational wisdom: from the敏锐 (mǐn ruì - "keen," sharp awareness of opportunities), to the acceptance of caring for life, to the pattern of symbiosis and co-growth.
--Keenness. Magpies building nests is a common event. A magpie's nest may seem insignificant to many people, but in the eyes of local educators, it is a god-given teaching tool. They decisively embedded live broadcasting into teaching, turning a chance encounter into a vivid live lesson. Children observe the entire process of birds building nests, hatching eggs, and raising chicks through live broadcasts, which is more vivid and profound than anything seen in textbooks. Here, knowledge is not a cold symbol, but a warm existence that pulsates with heartbeats and new life. This ability to capture educational opportunities demonstrates the concept of education: making life a teaching material and making education close to life.
--Acceptance. Whether it is "Ah Huang" (阿黄), who freely audits classes, or the leisurely black swans, they are all "campus partners" who are sincerely accepted. Here, the campus is not only a place to impart knowledge, but also an "emotional community" composed of teachers, students, and all the lives that inhabit it. The composure of "Ah Huang" (阿黄), the ease of the black swans, and the freedom of "Huanhuan" (欢欢) and "Xixi" (喜喜) are all the most powerful proofs of this acceptance. Children who grow up in such an environment will have softer hearts, understand respect and kindness better, and naturally learn to live as neighbors with all things.
--Pattern. What is the ultimate goal of education? From these animals, we see one of the answers: to cultivate people who have reverence for life and care for the world. From cheering for the hatching of magpie chicks to carefully guarding the roaming of black swans; from the seventeen years of warm companionship with "Ah Huang" (阿黄) to riding bicycles in the scorching sun just to protect Chinese hwamei eggs... These warm moments quietly sow the seeds of reverence and responsibility in the hearts of children. These seeds rooted in the heart gradually sprout, blossom, and will eventually become valuable spiritual nourishment for children when they face the vast world in the future.
In recent years, I have visited many schools in Nantong (南通) in an attempt to experience the educational ecology there up close. Nantong (南通) is only "across the road" from my hometown, which naturally gives me a sense of intimacy. However, the significant differences in education between the two places make my mood a little more complicated: many urban and rural families in my hometown will send their children to Nantong (南通) to study from a young age by buying houses, while almost no students from Nantong (南通) come to my hometown to study. Now, looking back at these animals on the Nantong (南通) campus, I seem to suddenly understand the brilliance of local education.
Education not only happens in bright and clean classrooms, but also sprouts next to the magpie's nest on the outer wall of the teaching building. When the eyes of children sparkle because of the birth of new lives, I clearly see that a force more authentic and capable of illuminating the future than knowledge has taken root and is growing in the hearts of children...
Return to TopBy: 廖天元
Unintentionally, winter has arrived. Returning home at noon, I saw that the ginkgo trees on the street seemed to have had their switch flipped by someone, suddenly turning a large part of them yellow, and leaves were falling in the wind. This scene made the word "symbol" suddenly flash in my mind. Spring brushes the green willows, summer smells the clear lotus, autumn sends back the returning geese, and winter appreciates the flying snow. These conventional images, like the symbols of the seasons, interpret our understanding of the four seasons. So, what is the symbol of winter in Nanchong (南充), this small southwestern city?
It shouldn't be the yellowing ginkgo, because ginkgo is too common. Is it the dancing snowflakes? It shouldn't be either, because heavy snow hasn't visited Nanchong (南充) for many years. Looking up, besides the ginkgo, the osmanthus trees and small-leaved banyan trees on both sides of the street are still lush green, and unknown flowers are still stubbornly blooming. If it weren't for the definite chill in the wind, what difference would this scene have from spring?
However, if we put aside the limitation of "winter," the small city of Nanchong (南充) has never lacked symbols.
For example, the Jialing River (嘉陵江). This river, which rushes from the depths of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), has restrained its unruly nature and become gentle and calm as it passes through here. A poet once said that the Jialing River (嘉陵江) left its most beautiful figure in Nanchong (南充)—the river endows the city with a dynamic temperament and also gives it a unique imprint.
For example, Jialing Square (嘉陵广场). I worked in a building near it for 10 years, and countless times I looked out the window, watching people come and go in the square. The openness and liveliness of the day, and the softness and tranquility of the night, slowly ferment in time. The Tai Chi of the elderly and the songs and dances of the middle-aged women exude the vitality of life, while the laughter of children turns it into an ocean of joy. It may not have nurtured philosophical thoughts, but it truly nourishes the ordinary people's daily life.
There is also the "Golden Riverside (黄金江岸)." In recent years, the "Golden Riverside (黄金江岸)" has developed rapidly and become a new landscape. This park, which grew out of a rocky beach, integrates the exquisiteness of Suzhou gardens (苏州园林) with the boldness of Bashan and Shushui (巴山蜀水), becoming a new favorite of the citizens...
Besides these visible landscapes, does this small city have other symbols?
When the focus shifts from nature to culture, the answer gradually becomes clear. Buildings will age, the liveliness of the square will sometimes stop, but culture, like a deep underground spring, has been nourishing this small city.
For me, the cultural symbol of the small city is first and foremost the majestic and profound "Three Kingdoms Style (三国风骨)." Yes, looking up at Xishan (西山), in the flickering lights of the Wanju Pavilion (万卷楼), I seem to see a gaunt and upright figure more than 1,700 years ago—Chen Shou (陈寿), writing diligently. As the author of *Records of the Three Kingdoms* (*三国志*), Chen Shou (陈寿) used his extraordinary talent to outline an era of heroes. The clash of weapons, loyalty and courage... all poured out from his pen, and finally merged into the long river of national spirit.
Every time I climb Wanju Pavilion (万卷楼) and look out at the city surrounded by the river, I always have a wonderful sense of time and space interlacing: the prosperous streets in front of me are the vivid present, and the heavy past of war is in my mind. Chen Shou (陈寿) is like a spiritual bridge, connecting the two worlds. So, the air of the entire city seems to be filled with a sense of righteousness: the dedication of 鞠躬尽瘁 (jū gōng jìn cuì - "bend body exhaust heart," to spare no effort in the performance of one's duties), the warning of "do not do evil things no matter how trivial they are" 勿以恶小而为之 (wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī - "do not do evil because it is small," a warning against even minor wrongdoings)... These qualities have been deposited in time and gradually internalized into the character of the people of the small city.
If the Three Kingdoms culture is the bones of the small city, then silk culture is its soft clothing.
"Taking patterns from the sky and weaving them on earth," I don't know if the poet Bai Juyi (白居易) ever came here, and whether he wrote this poem based on hearsay or actual observation, but I know that this small city was once an important stop on the Southern Silk Road (南方丝绸之路), and silkworm breeding and weaving were once extremely prosperous. In the Nanchong Museum (南充博物馆), I once saw a piece of silk brocade that still shone with dazzling luster after a hundred years. It is conceivable that, starting from the Jialing River (嘉陵江), countless exquisite silks were carried by caravans across mountains and deserts to distant foreign lands.
The nature of the Jialing River (嘉陵江) is so similar to silk—inherently resilient and outwardly inclusive, together shaping the character of this small city. Today, although the sound of the loom has gradually faded away, the genes of silk culture have never been cut off. It is integrated into people's daily life, continuing the elegance of thousands of years in another way.
This winter, when I was struggling to find a concrete seasonal symbol, the small city gave me a grander answer with its constant cultural expression. The symbol of winter may no longer be a certain phenological phenomenon, but the warm cultural context that always flows in the cold wind, and the ancient cypress tree in front of Wanju Pavilion (万卷楼) that becomes greener in the wind. The river is a tangible landmark, while culture is an intangible landmark—giving this small city allusions, topics of conversation, and warmth.
A gust of river wind blows, still carrying the chill of winter, but my heart becomes warm and bright.
Return to TopOil painting "Flying Over," by Wu Guanzhong (吴冠中), collection of the National Art Museum of China.
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Outside the window, it's freezing, but inside, it's warm and cozy. At this moment, a cup of milky white, thick, freshly squeezed soy milk is the most satisfying way to warm the stomach and body.
I bought soybeans from the supermarket and made soy milk a few times, but I always felt the taste was lacking, so I asked an aunt from my hometown to help me buy some. She has always been straightforward and loud, which warmed my heart: "Buy what! If you don't mind, I'll give you some of the soybeans I harvested last year, you can pick through them and use them!" Soon, a bag of soybeans that hadn't been cleaned was delivered.
In the following days, picking soybeans under the lamp became a relaxing and enjoyable pastime after dinner. I separated the shriveled beans, bad beans, gravel, pods, and broken leaves, and picked out the round, plump, yellow-green, high-quality soybeans one by one. Seeing the soybeans rolling in the food box, gradually increasing in quantity, I felt a kind of gold-panning joy.
In the morning, I poured the soybeans and spring water into the soymilk maker and waited quietly for them to blend. Before long, the aroma of soybeans filled the air. As the sky gradually brightened, breakfast was ready. The family sat together, each with a cup of fragrant, rich, and lingering soymilk, making an ordinary breakfast particularly pleasant.
Noodle soup, noodles with gravy, and noodles with fried sauce are frequent guests on my family's winter table. In addition to being to my taste, this bowl of home-style noodles is an emotional sustenance for my longing for my mother. "Add an egg when kneading the dough, it will be smoother and chewier!" "The dough should be smooth in your hand, smooth on the surface, and the bowl should be clean!" My mother's instructions seemed to be ringing in my ears. The dough was kneaded into a cake shape and allowed to rest for half an hour; rolling the dough, folding the dough, cutting the noodles, stretching the noodles, and arranging the noodles were all done neatly. I followed my mother's instructions in every detail. Every time I cooked noodles, I also learned from my mother and buried a poached egg in each family member's bowl.
After my mother passed away, my father's spirit was greatly reduced, and he entrusted his small plot of land to me. This is not just a piece of land, but also a piece of my father's heart. It was because of this piece of land that I felt no longer adrift, and my hometown became a real home. So, I took time to return to the village, shouldered a hoe, swung my arms, turned the soil, plowed furrows, sowed seeds, and planted seedlings, planting a field of peanuts and a field of sweet potatoes.
These are common crops in my hometown's land, and I want them to complete another cycle in my hands and in my fields. From spring planting to autumn harvest, I plunged into the fields every few days, freely switching between the identities of a city dweller and a rural farmer, happily watching the peanuts sprout, bloom, and bear fruit, and watching the sweet potatoes take root, spread vines, and form tubers. Although I was tired and had back pain from weeding, turning vines, and harvesting in the fall, I felt a burst of accomplishment when I saw the fields thriving and the seedlings growing strong, as if everything was worth it.
Every year, I can only get a bag of peanuts and four baskets of sweet potatoes from the fields, but I feel very fulfilled. I peel some of the peanuts and often fry a plate, red and hot, add salt and sugar, fragrant, crispy, and refreshing. I grab a handful after meals and eat them as snacks, which has the wonderful effect of pleasing the mood and nourishing the stomach. I steam a pot of sweet potatoes, peel them and eat them, fragrant, sweet, soft, glutinous, and filling. I bake a few pieces, and the burnt aroma reminds me of the happy time when my family gathered around the stove to bake sweet potatoes when I was a child.
The peanuts and sweet potatoes I planted myself, the pumpkins that grew in my father's yard, the red beans sent by my neighbors, and the millet sent by my friends, are all slowly simmered in spring water until they bloom and become thick. I slurp them down, my stomach is warm, and my heart is hot. The cabbage, radishes, and potatoes grown by my father-in-law, the cured meat, tofu, and vermicelli bought in the village, are all stewed in a pot of mixed vegetables. The steam that simmers the time and melts the aroma of the vegetables drifts in the house. A bowl of it is an excellent dish to go with rice and steamed buns. I buy some free-range eggs to support farmers, beat a few, add warm water and stir well, steam a bowl of golden brown, tender egg custard, then add sesame oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and swallow it spoonful by spoonful, smooth and slippery, it's really refreshing to the extreme...
Perhaps it's because I'm getting older, but I'm increasingly reluctant to eat out, and I'm increasingly fond of native-grown farm ingredients and authentic home-style cooking. The colder the weather, the more I want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, frying, stir-frying, steaming, boiling, deep-frying, and stewing with my family... to taste the hot, leisurely, and warm "family reunion" together.
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As night falls, the table tennis hall is brightly lit, and the weekly tournament, which starts at 7:30 every Friday evening, is held as scheduled. Brother Zhao arrived at the hall early and was seriously warming up before the game. He rarely misses the more than 50 weekly tournaments a year.
Brother Zhao's first opponent tonight is a boy of about 10 years old. The boy has been learning to play for four years with a professional coach and recently won a place in the district's primary school table tennis competition. However, Brother Zhao is not so easy to deal with. The balls he hits are sticky and heavy, and seem to pause in the air before falling inadvertently, catching his opponents off guard. Brother Zhao quickly won the first game. The boy refused to give in, and the coach whispered a few instructions. He quickly adjusted his tactics, pulling and rushing, and quickly dialing, gradually establishing an advantage and winning back a game. Their confrontation attracted everyone's attention, and the stadium seemed to quiet down all of a sudden, with only the "squeak" of sneakers rubbing against the floor and the crisp "bang" of hitting the ball. In the crucial points of the final game, the boy served a fast, long ball to Brother Zhao's backhand. Brother Zhao seemed to have been prepared for it, and blocked the ball straight into the dead corner. Just as he was about to score, the boy lunged over to the side, and the ball turned into an even more bizarre silver line, heading straight for the opposite corner. On this side, Brother Zhao strode over and swung his racket sideways, but unfortunately, the ball he returned was blocked back by the boy, and it landed on the edge of the line. After losing the game, Brother Zhao smiled and shook hands with the boy to show his respect. He stroked the boy's head and said in Cantonese: "You're great, the young people are improving again!"
Looking at Brother Zhao, who walks steadily, if you didn't say so, probably no one would know that he is already over 80 years old. Brother Zhao's full name is Zhang Yaozhao (张耀钊), from Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong (广东), moved to Hong Kong (香港), and lives in Bao'an District (宝安区), Shenzhen (深圳). He used to work in construction and decoration. The ball friends call him Brother Zhao, which is kind and natural. Brother Zhao, with his straight body, is like a pine tree growing out of a crack in a rock. He has experienced a lot of wind and rain, but he appears calm.
Brother Zhao plays with long pimples on one side of the rubber and short pimples on the other, with strange performance, able to attack and defend. I also play with long pimples. Brother Zhao is an insurmountable mountain in front of me. When I was playing against him just now, he quietly watched from the sidelines. After the end, he pulled me over to practice. He never hides his guidance on my problems. He said in Mandarin with a Cantonese accent: "You need to strengthen your practice in borrowing rotation and unloading force. If you don't judge the rotation clearly and rush to exert force, there will be more unnecessary mistakes." He gestured as he spoke, sharing the secrets of speed, rotation, and landing point with me.
Don't think that Brother Zhao looks confident when he plays, he only started playing at the age of 66. People often say that it is too late to learn anything when you are old, but Brother Zhao started from this time, swinging his racket thousands of times, and cracking the secrets hidden in table tennis little by little. Sometimes, in order to correct an action, he would take videos and compare them repeatedly. He joked that in those years, table tennis balls were flying in his dreams. This obsession took him from the community table to a farther and bigger stage. In 2024, the World Table Tennis Masters Championships were held in Rome (罗马), Italy (意大利), and Brother Zhao won the men's singles championship in the 80-84 age group. In 2025, at the age of 81, he stood out from 29 players over the age of 70 and represented the Hong Kong team in the 15th National Games (全运会). Brother Zhao cherishes every opportunity to play, saying that such an experience is rare in a lifetime. I once saw a photo of Brother Zhao receiving an award in Rome. He was smiling shyly with the medal hanging on his chest, but there was light in his eyes, which made people feel warm and powerful.
Every time after playing, Brother Zhao always carefully wipes his racket, the focused look is almost a ritual. After that, he packed his backpack and blended into the night of Bao'an (宝安), no different from the old people returning home from a walk. Learning that my father was not exercising enough, Brother Zhao smiled and rolled up his sleeves, asking me to press the muscles on his arm. The firm and resilient arm is proof of his long-term exercise. He specifically told me to encourage my nearly 80-year-old father to participate in moderate physical exercise. That night when I got home, I talked to my father about Brother Zhao, showed him a video of Brother Zhao playing, and suggested that he start with soft-axis table tennis. My father actually agreed.
With a young heart, living to old age, learning to old age, and exercising to old age, Brother Zhao is like a tree, growing towards the light, and his shadow quietly covers many people.
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In my home, on the cabinet just inside the entrance, sits an ordinary piece of tree root. Guests who visit rarely notice this object. So, whenever guests come, I make a point of introducing it. I tell them it's called a "tree-embracing-stone." At this point, guests will stop and look, but at first glance, it still seems unremarkable. Then I have to give a further explanation. I say, this piece of tree root is holding many stones. My introduction sparks the guests' interest, and they begin to look for the stones held in the tree root: one, two, three... Every time they find one, they cry out in surprise.
The guests appreciate my "tree-embracing-stone," not like playing with an ordinary toy. Appreciating it as a toy satisfies curiosity; appreciating a collectible broadens horizons. Now, the guests are seeing an object they have never seen before, and the feeling is even more rich and varied. Seeing the guests' curious, surprised, and absorbed expressions, I smile very proudly. This smile contains satisfaction, pride, and confidence.
Among all my small objects, the "tree-embracing-stone" can be said to be my most satisfying collection, the object I most like to admire. But the first time I encountered this piece of tree root stump, I knew nothing about it. The seller saw my wandering gaze and reminded me to look carefully, count carefully, and see how many stones the tree root was holding. At that moment, I discovered the stones deeply embedded in the tree root, like discovering gems embedded in the tree root. I observed and thought, and the first thing that came to my mind was how difficult the continuation of life is, and how many setbacks must be overcome to preserve one's life. When this piece of tree root was growing in the soil, it suddenly encountered a stone. The tree root could not move it, nor could it crush it, so it could only get close to it, embrace it, and use its own life to accept another life, turning it into a part of its own life. Over time, that stone may have a feeling of being wrapped, and it may even smell a kind of green fragrance of trees. Finally, that piece of tree root completely embraced the stone. The tree root and the stone seemed to have found new partners, and they merged together, with you in me and me in you.
I often stand in front of this "tree-embracing-stone" to admire it. I seem to have learned the most subtle and profound thinking. I believe that stones also have life, and the growth of every life is not easy, requiring mutual tolerance and overcoming difficulties together. They experience drought, experience storms, and experience many disasters in life, but they have overcome them one by one. They show the vicissitudes of life, the companionship of life, and the power of life.
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