Summary: The article reports on Fujian province's efforts to promote coordinated regional development and urban-rural integration, focusing on its "mountain-sea cooperation" (山海协作) initiative. Fujian leverages coastal areas' capital and technology with mountainous areas' resources and labor, exemplified by projects like the Xialong Cooperation Zone and industrial parks in Quanzhou and Sanming. As Fujian Provincial Party Secretary Zhou Zuyi stated, the province aims to reduce regional and urban-rural disparities, adhering to Xi Jinping's instructions from his October 2024 Fujian inspection. The province is also working to improve infrastructure connectivity and equalize access to public services.
Summary: The article discusses the development of Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) as a key initiative personally driven by Xi Jinping to deepen reform and opening-up. It highlights Hainan's strategic importance in connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and its role in demonstrating China's commitment to multilateralism and open trade. The FTP aims to become a leading example of China's unique socialist system, characterized by high-level opening-up, strategic industries like tourism and high-tech, and institutional innovations. Officials emphasize balancing development with security and promoting cooperation to share China's development opportunities. The article notes that foreign investors are welcome to Hainan.
Summary: An Education Ministry conference focused on integrating the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party into ideological and political education (思政) from primary school through university. Model lessons highlighted China's achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan, showcasing topics like ecological improvements and technological advancements, such as supercomputing. The lessons emphasized the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party as the key to China's success and aimed to foster a sense of national pride and purpose among students. Educators shared best practices for aligning curriculum across different educational levels to ensure a cohesive and impactful ideological education. The event reached over 13 million viewers online, demonstrating the emphasis on expanding the reach and influence of ideological education.
Summary: The article discusses Xi'an's efforts to become a national science and technology innovation center, highlighting its photonics industry, scientific infrastructure, and technological breakthroughs. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of building Xi'an into a key research, education, and high-tech manufacturing base. Xi'an is fostering innovation through industrial clusters, policy support, and regional collaboration, including partnerships with surrounding cities to leverage their respective strengths. The city's innovation capabilities are reflected in national and global rankings, with improvements noted in the *Nature* index of top global research cities. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World has opened, boasting a record-breaking 1.2 million square meter area and over 400,000 cubic meters of ice and snow. Harbin aims to leverage its "cold" ice and snow resources to stimulate economic growth. The park features numerous ice construction landscapes. The article emphasizes the Heilongjiang province and Harbin's focus on ice and snow economy as a new growth engine. The reporting does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In the first 11 months of this year, China's national railway system saw a record 4.28 billion passenger trips, a 6.6% year-on-year increase. An average of 11,258 passenger trains ran daily, up 7.1% year-on-year. Tailored train services, such as those for fans and researchers, were introduced to boost consumer spending. Cross-border travel was facilitated by the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway, which carried 28.94 million and 244,000 passengers respectively, promoting personnel exchanges and trade.
Summary: The article discusses the official launch of the Hainan Free Trade Port's island-wide customs closure in 2025, framing it as a new era of opening for China. It emphasizes the project's importance to China's overall reform and opening-up strategy, attributing its progress to Xi Jinping's direct involvement. Hainan is positioned as a new frontier for opening up, a hub for regional cooperation, and an engine for economic globalization. The closure is portrayed not as isolation, but as a launchpad for further opening and high-quality development. It does not discuss any U.S. officials or any U.S. and China relations.
Summary: According to the State Post Bureau, China's express delivery volume reached 180.74 billion pieces from January to November, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%. Revenue for the express delivery sector totaled 1.35506 trillion yuan, a 7.1% increase. Service quality has improved, with a 2.4 percentage point increase in the 72-hour delivery rate in key areas during November. The central and western regions of China experienced increased shares of express delivery volume compared to the previous year, indicating more balanced regional development. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee in Beijing, receiving a report on the current situation in Hong Kong and the work of the SAR government. Xi affirmed the SAR government's efforts and provided important guidance for Hong Kong's development, emphasizing the importance of "one country, two systems." Lee expressed gratitude for Xi's affirmation and pledged to leverage Hong Kong's unique advantages of "relying on the motherland and connecting to the world." Various Hong Kong figures expressed confidence in Hong Kong's future prosperity and stability with Beijing's support, especially in the context of the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan. The Hong Kong business community is encouraged to promote mainland and Hong Kong cooperation, while also helping mainland enterprises use Hong Kong platforms to reach the world.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng in Beijing, affirming the Macau government's work and providing important instructions for the region's development. Ho stated that the Macau government will thoroughly implement Xi's instructions, closely align with the national "15th Five-Year Plan," and focus on promoting economic diversification and accelerating the construction of Hengqin. Various Macau officials and representatives expressed their commitment to implementing Xi's directives and seizing opportunities for development, emphasizing Macau's integration into the national development strategy. They were encouraged by Xi's affirmation of Macau's progress. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made.
Summary: According to an interview, Public Security Ministry Deputy Secretary and Deputy Minister Qi Yanjun discussed the importance of national security and social stability in the context of the 20th Party Congress and the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan. Qi emphasized upholding the Party's leadership, prioritizing the people, and using the rule of law to maintain stability. He outlined key principles for the Public Security organs, including a holistic approach to national security, centering on the people, adhering to the rule of law, and comprehensively deepening reforms. Qi stressed the need to defend political security, prevent major risks, enhance public safety governance, and deepen the construction of a law-based public security system. The interview did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: State Councilor Shen Yiqin recently conducted research in Guangdong on football and work related to people with disabilities, emphasizing the need to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference under Xi Jinping Thought. Shen stressed the importance of accelerating the construction of a youth football training system and improving the livelihood of disabled people. During her visit to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai from December 14th to 16th, she inspected football training bases, enterprises assisting people with disabilities, and rehabilitation organizations. Shen urged the establishment of correct performance evaluations, the long-term focus on youth training, and the improvement of the disabled service guarantee system.
Summary: At a press conference, Beijing officials announced the successful completion of the second phase of the Beijing Urban Master Plan (2016-2035), highlighting progress towards becoming a world-class, harmonious, and livable capital. The plan focuses on relieving Beijing of non-capital functions, optimizing the capital's core functions, and promoting high-quality development through technological innovation, particularly in coordination with Tianjin and Hebei. Efforts have been made to improve the environment, increase green spaces, and enhance public services such as education, healthcare, and elderly care. According to Beijing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Commission Director Zhang Wei, Beijing will continue to implement the plan to promote high-quality development. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article reflects on Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam in April, as seen through the eyes of a Vietnamese student. During the visit, Xi attended a cultural event where he emphasized the importance of youth in the future of China-Vietnam relations and announced a "Red Study Tour" program for Vietnamese youth to visit China. The student highlights the increasing popularity of the Chinese language in Vietnam and the growing educational exchange programs between the two countries. The article also touches on the recent implementation of cross-border QR code payment systems to improve satisfaction for tourists from both countries. The student emphasizes the importance of seeing the youth of both countries as friends, working together to build a stronger relationship for the future.
Summary: During his state visit to Vietnam, Xi Jinping emphasized the deep friendship between the two countries, referencing Ho Chi Minh's famous quote "Comrades plus brothers." He called for the continuation and development of China-Vietnam friendship for the benefit of both peoples, highlighting that the foundation, lifeblood, and strength of the relationship lie within the people. Xi expressed his hope that the traditional friendship between the two countries will contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind. The article further noted the growing economic and cultural ties, and educational exchanges between the two countries. The Vietnamese benefited from increasing trade between the two countries and China's modernization.
Summary: During Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam, both sides emphasized their shared socialist path, with red flags and songs symbolizing this connection. Xi and Vietnamese leaders, including General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, agreed to strengthen their strategic communication and promote socialism amidst global changes. They signed a record 45 cooperation documents and upgraded the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism to the ministerial level, boosting practical cooperation in areas like railway connectivity. The Vietnamese side demonstrated the close relationship with high-level protocol arrangements. The two countries also expressed their joint commitment to their respective development paths and promised to work together to promote regional stability and positive energy. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Wang Yi spoke with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on December 17th. Gil briefed Wang on the domestic situation in Venezuela, emphasizing its commitment to defending sovereignty and rejecting threats. Wang affirmed China's support for Venezuela's sovereignty and opposition to unilateral bullying. He stated Venezuela has the right to develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries. He expressed China's belief that the international community understands and supports Venezuela's position.
Summary: According to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister, promoting gender equality has become an important component of friendly cooperation between Uzbekistan and China. Uzbekistan actively participated in a global women's summit in Beijing, sharing its achievements in promoting gender equality, and supports initiatives to protect the rights of women and girls. Uzbekistan is revising laws and establishing systems to support women's rights and family development, with the UN Women establishing an office in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan and China have established close cooperation in various fields, including supporting women's entrepreneurship and business development, particularly in sericulture where China has rich experience, and held a women's innovation and entrepreneurship cooperation forum under the Uzbekistan-China local cooperation forum.
Summary: A spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Ministry's Special Envoy for Asian Affairs will again visit Cambodia and Thailand on December 18th to mediate and promote peace talks. China, as a neighbor and friend to both countries, is paying close attention to the border conflict. China aims to actively de-escalate the tensions through shuttle diplomacy. The statement did not include any mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Global Poverty Reduction Partnership Workshop was held in Beijing, focusing on strengthening partnerships to address poverty reduction challenges and advance the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Representatives from over 20 countries and international organizations discussed deepening exchanges on poverty reduction experiences and innovative cooperation models. UN agencies, including the International Fund for Agricultural Development, aim to help China share its poverty reduction experiences with other nations. The workshop featured the release of the "Global Poverty Reduction Cases Collection 2025" and the launch of the 7th Global Poverty Reduction Cases Solicitation Activity. Participants emphasized the need to transform agriculture and food systems to eliminate poverty and ensure no one is left behind.
Summary: A Nepal-China investment symposium was held in Kathmandu, focusing on deepening investment cooperation between the two countries. Nepali Finance Minister Rameshwar Prasad Khanal stated the symposium provided an important platform for exchange and expressed Nepal's willingness to deepen investment cooperation with China. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song noted the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and China's commitment to expanding two-way investment and development cooperation with Nepal, highlighting the complementary nature of their economies. Experts from the Investment Board of Nepal and Nepal Rastra Bank briefed attendees on Nepal's investment environment, opportunities, and legal and financial systems. The United States was not mentioned in the article.
Summary: Li Ganjie, member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, attended a celebration marking the 80th anniversary of the China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA). Representing the CPC Central Committee, Li delivered a congratulatory speech praising the CNDCA's contributions to China's revolution, construction, and reform. The speech emphasized the importance of the multi-party cooperation system under the leadership of the CPC and called on the CNDCA to align itself with Xi Jinping Thought. Qin Boyong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Executive Vice Chairman of the CNDCA Central Committee, also spoke, urging members to unite closely around the CPC Central Committee. Su Hui, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee, delivered a congratulatory speech on behalf of the central committees of various democratic parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
Summary: Various regions and departments in China, including Inner Mongolia, Fujian, Chongqing, and the Communist Youth League Central Committee, have been conducting widespread propaganda activities to promote the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, focusing on grassroots implementation. These activities range from lectures by veteran cadres on social security to youth-led discussions on innovation. Chongqing utilizes television programs to explain the session's spirit, while the Communist Youth League emphasizes the role of youth in fulfilling the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) and contributing to Chinese-style modernization. The goal is to ensure the Party's innovative theories take root among the people. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A recent anti-corruption campaign in Zhejiang province, overseen by the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, focuses on improving elderly care services. The campaign targets issues like misappropriation of funds and inadequate policy implementation, aiming to strengthen oversight in areas such as financial management for elderly care, quality of services at elderly care facilities, and overall service quality. This includes measures to ensure that entitled elderly individuals receive the correct subsidies and promoting initiatives like the "Love Card" system for in-home care. The campaign involves coordinated efforts between various departments and levels of government to ensure effective implementation and address systemic issues in elderly care services.
Summary: During China's 14th Five-Year Plan, the electrical engineering sector experienced significant green and low-carbon development alongside enhanced technological innovation, achieving quality, efficiency, and structural optimization. By October 2023, the sector's revenue exceeded 6 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.5% of China's manufacturing revenue, a 2.3% increase from the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan. The industry's increased innovation capabilities have significantly boosted its international competitiveness, with exports for the first ten months of the year reaching 6.5746 trillion yuan, 1.4 times the total export value of 2020. Major power companies also signed overseas engineering contracts in 46 countries and regions, signaling a shift towards integrated exports of technology, standards, and engineering.
Summary: The article discusses Hainan's Free Trade Port (FTP) development, highlighting its role as a leading gateway for China's new era of opening up. It emphasizes the strategic importance of Hainan FTP in the "15th Five-Year Plan" and its alignment with the central government's economic priorities. The report quotes officials emphasizing that the Hainan FTP should showcase "Chinese characteristics" and adhere to the leadership of the CCP. The report mentions the potential for foreign investors to participate in the Hainan FTP construction, mentioning comments from a Siemens Energy VP. The article also emphasizes the importance of balancing development with security and learning from international best practices.
Summary: The article discusses Hainan's Free Trade Port (FTP) initiative, emphasizing its gradual and methodical approach to opening up, characterized as "steady and progressive." It highlights the FTP's focus on trade and investment liberalization, balancing international standards with domestic control, particularly in areas like culture and finance. The initiative prioritizes risk management and security, ensuring national sovereignty while promoting a high-standard and predictable environment for global factor flows. The article references Xi Jinping's analogy of the FTP's pressure test to a weightlifter gradually increasing weight, emphasizing the importance of building capacity and managing risk. The Hainan FTP aims to become a significant gateway for China's opening-up in the new era.
Summary: The article discusses Yunnan province's efforts to develop its flower industry, focusing on creating a "happy industry" that benefits the masses through a complete industrial chain. It highlights advancements in domestic seed development to reduce reliance on foreign patents and the use of technology to improve flower quality and yield. The industry has created numerous jobs in planting, processing, and distribution, increasing incomes for rural households. By extending the flower industry's value chain, Yunnan aims to promote rural revitalization and integrated urban-rural development, creating a more prosperous and ecologically sound economy.
Summary: A recent directive from six ministries, including the Ministry of Education, emphasizes the need to support young teachers in higher education by addressing issues such as research funding, promotion paths, and evaluation methods. The guidance focuses on "cultivating people," "scientific research," and "evaluation" as key areas, suggesting reforms like valuing teaching performance in evaluations and providing stable, long-term funding for original research. Universities are experimenting with new evaluation systems that focus on quality and impact over quantity, aiming to encourage innovation and dedication to teaching and research. By reducing burdens and providing support, the goal is to create an environment that fosters educational and technological advancement. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: Multiple regions in China are actively constructing "garden cities" and enhancing urban ecological spaces through ecological protection and restoration efforts. Shanghai is developing detailed control plans for suburban areas, transforming the "urban edge" into spaces integrating ecology, leisure, and culture. These initiatives aim to build green and low-carbon cities with improved ecological oversight. The overall goal is to create a beautiful and livable urban environment. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first article criticizes the pervasive formalism in year-end summary reports, where superficial writing and avoidance of real problems are common. It urges cadres to focus on substance over style, emphasizing honesty and tangible results in their reports, rather than engaging in "word games". The second article critiques university recruitment events that prioritize publicity over substantive job information, ultimately damaging the company's reputation and hindering genuine talent acquisition. It calls for more transparency and honesty in recruitment practices.
Summary: This article discusses the trend of specialized paper products in China, moving away from the era of single-use paper. It argues that this "consumption upgrade" doesn't necessarily lead to waste, but can actually reduce it through better quality and matching specific needs. The authors emphasize the importance of aligning supply with demand, promoting efficient use of resources, and embracing green and sustainable options like bamboo-based paper. The authors suggest this approach can reconcile promoting consumption with opposing waste. The article makes no mention of U.S. - China relations or the United States.
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Summary: The article discusses the importance of studying and implementing Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, particularly the recently published "Study Outline of Xi Jinping's Diplomatic Thought (2025 Edition)." It emphasizes the continuous development of this thought, its grounding in both Marxism and Chinese traditional culture, and its focus on building a community with a shared future for mankind. The article highlights the "four global initiatives" and the promotion of an "equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization" as solutions to global challenges. It also touches upon the strengthening of China's global partnerships, including the goal of a stable and cooperative relationship with the United States. The piece calls for a deeper understanding and more effective communication of Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought to enhance China's international influence.
Summary: According to Xinhua News Agency, Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to formally initiate island-wide closure on December 18, marking a significant step in China's high-level opening up. Wang Fengli, Deputy Director of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee Deepening Reform Office (Free Trade Port Working Committee Office), stated that preparations are progressing smoothly and the island will operate under a "first line" liberalization, "second line" control, and "island-wide freedom" framework. Huang Hanquan, President of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research of the National Development and Reform Commission, noted that post-closure, Hainan will align with international standards in areas like cross-border data flow and intellectual property protection, potentially leading to the adoption of similar reforms throughout the country. Xue Zengyi, Senior Vice Chairman of Chia Tai Group, highlighted the opportunities for reduced raw material costs and duty-free processing for domestic sales within mainland China. Huang Hanquan emphasized that the construction of the Hainan FTP demonstrates that China's door to the outside world will only open wider and inject new impetus into maintaining multilateralism and free trade and promoting inclusive economic globalization.
Summary: The Ministry of Education recently held a meeting to promote the integration of ideological and political education (思政课) across primary, secondary, and higher education, focusing on the achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Model lessons and micro-lectures showcased how to incorporate these achievements, such as ecological improvements and technological advancements like supercomputing, into the classroom. Teachers emphasized the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party as the key to China's success and encouraged students to align their personal goals with national plans. The event reached over 13 million teachers and students online, aiming to strengthen patriotism and support for the Party. Students were encouraged to envision and contribute to the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan.
Summary: The sixth "World Archaeological Forum·Shanghai" was held on December 16th, bringing together over 300 experts and scholars from more than 40 countries and regions. The forum, themed "Technology, Society, and Archaeology," showcased 11 major field archaeological discoveries and 11 important archaeological research achievements from around the world. Research on the process of civilization in Hongshan Society and the Zhaigou site in Qingjian, Shaanxi were selected for presentation among the major field archaeological discoveries. The forum was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, and the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 National University Science and Technology Achievements Transaction Fair was held in Guangzhou from December 15-17, attracting over 600 universities. The fair showcased cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements in strategic emerging industries such as new-generation information technology, new energy, biomedicine, and the low-altitude economy. The event featured dedicated zones for high-value成果 and patents, Hong Kong and Macau universities, and student entrepreneurship. A "one-stop" service area provided comprehensive support.
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Summary: The article profiles the Second Missile Battalion of a Rocket Force brigade, emphasizing their dedication to political loyalty and combat readiness. The battalion emphasizes political study and ideological purity, ensuring that "the missile listens to me, and I listen to the Party." The unit hones its skills through rigorous training and values tradition, exemplified by their motto to "love the missile, love the position, love the job." In 2024, the Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, a moment that was impressed upon the officers and soldiers of the Second Missile Battalion. The article does not mention U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) opened in Beijing on December 17th. RCCK Chairman Zheng Jianbang delivered a work report, highlighting 2025 as the "Year of Capacity Building," emphasizing the importance of political capabilities and adherence to Xi Jinping Thought. Zheng also emphasized the importance of the "overall strategy of the Chinese Communist Party for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era," promoting RCCK's work towards national reunification. He Baoxiang, Executive Vice Chairman of the RCCK Central Committee, presided over the opening session. Zheng stressed that in 2026, the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the RCCK will study Xi Jinping Thought, promote ideological and political construction, and advance the work of reunification of the motherland.
Summary: The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee General Office held a press conference announcing the results of the 32nd NPC News Awards, established in 1991 to promote the people's congress system. An official from the NPC Standing Committee General Office emphasized the need to comprehensively implement Xi Jinping Thought, adhere to the correct political direction, and uphold the "Two Establishments" and "Two Safeguards" in NPC news propaganda. The official also called for deepening media convergence, innovating methods, and strengthening the dissemination and influence of NPC news. The awards recognized works that highlighted Xi Jinping's election as President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, as well as the development of the people's congress system under the Party Central Committee with Xi at its core.
Summary: The article highlights the expanding applications of OpenHarmony (开源鸿蒙), a domestically developed open-source operating system, across various sectors in China. These applications range from intelligent transportation solutions in Hebei's highway tunnels to smart hospital wards in Chongqing and enhanced operational efficiency in Shaanxi's coal mines. OpenHarmony has also been used in the aerospace industry, including the development of the "Dalian-1" satellite. The system aims to provide a secure and compatible foundation for China's digital transformation and the development of a smart world. The piece emphasizes OpenHarmony's role in breaking down barriers between different devices and data formats, enabling industrial upgrades and cost reduction.
Summary: The article discusses Xi'an's efforts to become a national science and technology innovation center, highlighting its photonics industry and advancements in areas like aerospace and advanced manufacturing. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of building Xi'an into a key center for research, education, high-tech industry, and manufacturing. The city is focusing on core technology breakthroughs, industrial cluster development, and optimizing its innovation ecosystem to translate research into practical applications. Xi'an is also fostering regional collaboration to extend its industrial chain and influence. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: China's Ministry of Education issued a notice to strengthen the management of daily exams in primary and secondary schools, aiming to reduce frequency and improve quality. The notice defines "daily exams" as those conducted to assess learning progress and improve teaching, excluding standardized tests. It mandates reduced exam frequency, with no written exams for the first two primary grades and only one end-of-term exam per semester for other compulsory education grades. The notice also emphasizes strict adherence to curriculum standards and competency-based question design in exam creation.
Summary: Chongqing has launched the "Yu Cai Hui," a digital talent service platform, to improve talent acquisition, management, and alignment with industry needs. The platform offers features like AI-powered talent assessment, online service applications, and job matching, streamlining processes and reducing bureaucratic hurdles. Since its launch, "Yu Cai Hui" has served over 790,000 talents, achieving a 99% satisfaction rate and facilitating the introduction of over 20,000 talents to the modern manufacturing cluster system. The platform has also facilitated the mutual recognition of 13,000 high-level talents between Chongqing and Chengdu, creating a collaborative regional talent ecosystem. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: As Hainan Free Trade Port begins full operations, Chengmai county is focused on economic development, aiming to be a key international platform. They are attracting investment in manufacturing, services, and the digital economy, with hundreds of projects in negotiation and over 10,000 new business entities registered this year. Chengmai is promoting itself as a hub for businesses seeking to expand internationally, offering support for cross-border e-commerce, manufacturing, and digital industries, including gaming; they are aiming to be a "new springboard" for trade. The county held an international trade fair in October 2025, signing numerous project deals and establishing international liaison offices. Chengmai is also developing its oil and gas industry and promoting cultural tourism to support its economic goals.
Summary: This article outlines China's strategic focus on "building a healthy China" during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, emphasizing its significance for socialist modernization and common prosperity. It stresses adherence to the Party's leadership and innovation, prioritizing grassroots healthcare, disease prevention, and integrating traditional Chinese medicine. The article highlights key tasks including strengthening public health capabilities, deepening public hospital reform with a focus on public welfare, and promoting high-quality population development through improved maternal and child health services. It aims to improve the health and comprehensive quality of the population, and strengthen the healthcare workforce through continuous medical education. Furthermore, it references promoting the internationalization of Chinese medicine.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of genuine and effective grassroots investigation and research (调研) for Party cadres. It criticizes superficial, performative research practices that disconnect cadres from the realities faced by the populace, advocating instead for immersive, problem-oriented investigations. Drawing on Xi Jinping's past experiences in Hebei and Fujian, it stresses the need for cadres to engage directly with the people, understand their concerns, and translate research findings into practical solutions to address local challenges. The article highlights the necessity of converting research insights into actionable policies and solutions, closing the loop from investigation to implementation and feedback. By focusing on problem-solving and tangible results, research can truly serve the people and advance development.
Summary: This article emphasizes the critical role of intellectual property protection in fostering innovation and ensuring technological security within China's burgeoning artificial intelligence sector. It highlights the need to strengthen the IP protection system to support the healthy and orderly development of AI, addressing existing shortcomings in basic theory and core technologies. While acknowledging China's advancements in AI, the article notes the challenges posed by the complexity and data-intensive nature of AI technologies, requiring new approaches to IP protection. It calls for balancing innovation incentives with risk management, establishing clear rules for AI and big data, and integrating IP protection with data security, anti-monopoly regulation, and ethical norms. The piece suggests creating AI patent pools, and strengthening patent review to help translate AI patents from the lab to production.
Summary: Shandong Province is implementing a strategy of "regionalized rural revitalization" by grouping adjacent villages into zones for coordinated planning, construction, and development, aiming to boost agriculture, increase farmer income, and revitalize rural areas. This approach is inspired by the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project and seeks to address the challenges of small village size and promote integrated urban-rural development through infrastructure connectivity and resource mobilization. The province has initiated over 2,000 of these zones, covering a third of its villages, with a focus on tailored planning, collaborative governance, and encouraging local participation. Shandong aims to contribute its experience to the national rural revitalization effort through this initiative.
Summary: According to a Bank of China (BOC) representative, the BOC is increasing financial support for key areas and weak links in rural revitalization. The BOC is providing loans and financial services tailored to specific agricultural products and regions, such as "jasmine tea loans" in Guangxi and "wolfberry loans" in Ningxia. They are also facilitating digital platforms for rural governance and financial services. They have provided financial support to local tourism, infrastructure, and agriculture projects. The BOC aims to boost rural economies and support the modernization of agriculture.
Summary: Ahead of Hainan's Free Trade Port (FTP) full island closure operation on December 18, 2025, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has completed the Hainan 500kV main grid project, the first provincial-level digital grid in China. This project aims to provide a secure, green, and intelligent power base for the Hainan FTP, supporting increased electricity demand and facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources. The upgraded digital grid can accurately capture equipment, environmental, and meteorological data, ensuring the reliable supply of clean energy and boosting the island’s attractiveness for high-end industries. Southern Power Grid is also focused on improving the business environment in Hainan by streamlining electricity application processes and reducing costs for businesses. Southern Power Grid aims to build a world-class modern power grid in Hainan.
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Summary: The article discusses efforts to revitalize Henan Yu Opera and attract younger audiences. It highlights initiatives like immersive performances, online streaming by young performers such as Xie Yanqiao, and innovative productions like the historical drama "Fu Hao." The piece emphasizes the importance of adapting to modern tastes while preserving the art form's cultural essence, with examples of collaborations between individual performers and theater troupes. Government support through initiatives like "opera in schools" and sending performances to rural areas is also noted. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article criticizes recent instances of improper "life release" (放生) practices in China, specifically highlighting the dumping of food into the sea in Huludao, Liaoning, under the guise of religious practice. It argues that these actions, driven by ignorance and a lack of scientific understanding, lead to ecological damage, black market activity, and environmental pollution. The article calls for increased education regarding relevant laws and ecological principles, and the establishment of regulatory mechanisms, including designated release platforms and public oversight, to promote responsible and sustainable practices. Ultimately, it advocates for a shift from a simplistic "release equals merit" mentality to a scientifically informed approach. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Here's a brief summary of the provided articles: Several regions in China are undertaking new initiatives. Beijing has launched a project to create a monitoring and early warning platform for its World Cultural Heritage sites, expected to be completed in 2026. Shanghai is promoting cultural tourism with the introduction of "Hongkou Gifts." Liaoning Province has released a service map for health and weight management resources. Tianjin has launched a sign language video service for its 12345 hotline, and Ningxia has exported wine corks to Australia for the first time.
Summary: A data labeling industry is rapidly developing in Guizhou province, driven by the increasing demand for high-quality datasets for generative AI and data marketization. Local governments are incentivizing the industry with financial rewards for companies that reach certain employee or revenue thresholds, with the Baiyun district planning multiple data labeling bases expected to generate over 5,000 jobs. The Baiyun district is also partnering with local universities to provide talent to these companies. These incentives were put in place in 2025.
Summary: A Chongqing technology company is using a self-developed light biological regulation and cultivation system with specialized LED lighting to optimize plant growth in a "100,000-class clean" indoor plant factory. The system uses nutrient solution and environmental controls to shorten the growth cycle by a third and reduce water usage by over 50%. This multi-layer cultivation and year-round production system yields dozens of times more produce than open-field farming. The vegetables produced can be eaten directly without washing. Since the project began in September, 1.69 million vegetable seedlings have been grown and delivered.
Summary: China will ban the production of mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers starting January 1, 2026, phasing out mercury thermometers due to the toxicity and non-degradability of mercury. Experts from the China Medical Device Industry Association stated that the dangers mercury poses to human health and the environment outweigh the convenience of traditional measurement tools. Electronic thermometers, ear thermometers, and forehead thermometers are considered safe and accurate alternatives. Electronic thermometers are considered safer, easier to read, and highly accurate when used correctly. The ban will mark the end of an era for mercury thermometers in China.
Summary: In Guangyuan, Sichuan's Chaotian district, local Party members are leveraging livestreaming to boost agricultural sales. Party-member livestreamers like Xiang Guirong are promoting local specialties such as red pine mushrooms, with individual livestreaming events generating over 30,000 yuan in sales. The district has trained numerous Party member livestreamers to promote agricultural products and local tourism, resulting in over 100 livestreaming events and over 5 million yuan in income for over 2,000 farmers. These livestreamers are promoting the entire local agricultural tourism economy, including agricultural products, farm stays, and tourism packages.
Summary: The article reports on a new "public seal mutual recognition" system in Wuning County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, designed to streamline administrative processes for residents relocated through poverty alleviation programs. Previously, relocated residents of Wu'an Jincheng resettlement community had to return to their original villages to obtain official stamps for applications like medical insurance. In June 2024, Wuning County granted the stamps of Wu'an Jincheng equal validity to those of the original 19 townships for over 100 frequently requested services. The county also delegated authority to the local service center and integrated resident data into an online platform to facilitate local processing. This initiative centralizes resident affairs within the resettlement community, improving efficiency.
Summary: Ningjin County, Hebei Province, has implemented "complaint boards" in school cafeterias to improve food quality and student satisfaction. The initiative aims to create a direct feedback mechanism between students, parents, and cafeteria staff, addressing issues like repetitive menus. Suggestions collected from the boards, such as requests for new dishes like egg pancakes, are promptly implemented by the cafeterias. The education bureau oversees this program, ensuring schools address concerns and adjust menus based on student needs and preferences. The goal is to make the school cafeteria more attractive to students.
Summary: Shenzhen Metro is piloting "Xiaosuan," an AI-powered guide dog at the Huangmugang transportation hub. This device utilizes advanced AI to autonomously navigate visually impaired passengers via voice commands, avoiding obstacles and ensuring safe arrival. User testimonials highlight its reliability and focus compared to live animals. During the trial's first month, staff will assist with the device and if successful, it will be rolled out to other stations.
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Summary: The 2024 National Aging Development Bulletin indicates that China's population aged 60 and above reached 310.31 million by the end of 2024, accounting for 22% of the total population. To address the increasing demand for elder care, the Beijing Taikang Yicai Charity Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Affairs Social Welfare Center, launched the "Yi Qi Guardian" public welfare campaign in 2022 to identify and support outstanding eldercare service personnel. In 2025, the campaign will be upgraded to the "Yicai Kangyangren" project, partnering with the China Social Welfare Foundation to further enhance service effectiveness and cultivate high-quality eldercare service talent. The initiative includes skills training, management guidance, and showcases exemplary individuals like nurse Zhou Huijuan, aiming to elevate the social recognition and professional honor of eldercare work. The foundation also provides financial support and is working with local governments to ensure better care and improve the quality of life for senior citizens.
Summary: The article provides advice from experts and experienced athletes on how to stay safe and warm during winter outdoor activities like skiing, winter swimming, and hiking. For skiing, it emphasizes proper gear, warm-up exercises, and avoiding advanced slopes prematurely. Winter swimming requires health screenings, gradual adaptation to the cold water, and limited time in the water. Hiking advice includes layered clothing, appropriate footwear with anti-slip devices, and high-calorie foods. The article also offers tips on preventing and treating snow blindness, which is caused by prolonged exposure to strong sunlight and ultraviolet rays.
Summary: The article discusses the rise of grassroots sports leagues in China, such as "Xiangchao" in Hunan, and "Chang BA" in Zhuzhou, as drivers of local economies and cultural pride. These events, featuring unique local cultural elements, foster community engagement and a sense of belonging. The author emphasizes the integration of sports, culture, tourism, and the economy, transforming short-term popularity into sustained urban development. The author notes the importance of mass participation, government support, and market forces in integrating sports into the fabric of the city.
Summary: The "Mengzhilan Cup" 5th Chinese Women's Go Celebrity Tournament, sponsored by People's Daily and the Chinese Weiqi Association, concluded its main competition in Suqian, Jiangsu. Zhou Hongyu defeated Fang Ruoxi to win the right to challenge the current title holder, Yu Zhiying. Zhou and Yu will compete in a best-of-three series starting December 18th for the new "Celebrity" title. Zhou Hongyu reversed the game after taking a disadvantage in the opening stages.
Summary: The 2025 National Youth Women's Handball Championship commenced in Xining on December 15th, featuring nine teams and 240 athletes. The event, organized by the State General Administration of Sport Handball, Hockey, Baseball and Softball Sports Management Center and the Chinese Handball Association, highlights Xining's efforts to promote handball through sports and education integration. Xining has established a tiered talent development network, including national and municipal handball promotion schools. The city has been holding the "Run, Youth" handball competition for three consecutive years. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Shoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone (邵阳经开区) in Hunan province has achieved significant economic growth during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, with its total revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan. The zone focused on developing industrial clusters, promoting reform, and streamlining management, leading to advancements in equipment manufacturing, new display functional materials, and biomedicine. Key initiatives included establishing specialized recruitment teams, promoting "supply chain recruitment," and providing targeted support policies for manufacturing companies. The zone has also implemented a "one-stop" service model, assigning dedicated personnel to assist businesses with all administrative procedures.
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Summary: Egyptian long-staple cotton, known as "white gold," benefits from the fertile Nile Delta soil and climate, producing high-quality cotton used in luxury textiles. The industry contributes significantly to Egypt's GDP, with exports accounting for approximately 10% of the country's total. China's investment in textile factories in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone is helping to boost the local cotton industry. The Egyptian government is supporting the industry through modernization programs, increased purchasing prices, and subsidies for farmers, aiming to expand cultivation and improve irrigation. The Egyptian government hopes to further expand attracting investment in the textile field, and announced they would be cooperating with private enterprises to jointly construct 2 comprehensive textile industrial cities.
Summary: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun stated that Japanese right-wing forces are habitual fabricators of "false narratives," distorting historical events such as the Nanjing Massacre and the forced labor system. This statement was made in response to a reporter's question about Japan's National Security Advisor Keiichi Ichikawa's communication with countries including the UK, France, Germany and Canada, regarding Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, and Japan's rebuttal of China's position. Guo criticized Japan for attempting to present itself as innocent while distorting the truth and avoiding responsibility. He urged Japan to correct its historical revisionism and provide a responsible explanation to China and the international community regarding its actions. There was no mention of the United States.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun stated that concerning comments on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi severely violate international law and basic norms of international relations. He noted that the dangerous signs of the revival of Japanese militarism have aroused great vigilance among countries in the region. Guo stated that China has maintained normal working contacts with the embassies of various countries in China, and many regional countries have recently reiterated their adherence to the "One China" principle. Guo stated that Japan should listen carefully, repent and correct its mistakes, rather than confuse the public and provoke discord.
Summary: A South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Japan for failing to acknowledge the forced labor of Korean workers in its report on the Sado gold mine to UNESCO. The spokesperson stated that Japan has not fulfilled its commitment to truthfully reflect the full history of the site, including the forced labor of Koreans, as requested by the World Heritage Committee. The statement urges Japan to remember all relevant decisions made by the World Heritage Committee and its own promises to sincerely mourn all victim laborers, including Koreans. Japan has previously promised to hold a memorial service for the Korean laborers in order to obtain South Korea's cooperation on the gold mine's inscription as a world heritage site, but has not acknowledged the forced labor, causing the memorial to be canceled for two years.
Summary: Under China's "dual carbon" goals, APP (China) is transforming towards a high-quality development model of "resource recycling and ecological co-construction" through its "integrated forestry, pulp, and paper" model, focusing on green transformation and supply chain collaboration. APP has released its APPGreen standard system in 2023, and also set up two expert workstations. The Bank of Communications is providing financial support through sustainable development-linked loans and green bonds. This collaboration promotes the coordinated development of economic, environmental, and social benefits for paper companies.
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Summary: Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) held its 2025 Digital Finance Conference, announcing its "AI2ALL" digital ecosystem and mobile bank 11.0. The "AI2ALL" ecosystem aims to integrate AI into all aspects of its services, improving efficiency and customer reach. PSBC has been recognized by CFCA as an industry leader in mobile banking user experience. They are creating AI tools for internal use at all levels of the organization, and to improve customer experience on online, in-person, and remote services. The bank also noted its usage of domestic Chinese-made chips and AI models.
Summary: 重庆检察机关 are focusing on protecting cultural relics and heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir area by utilizing public interest litigation. They are employing methods such as procuratorial supervision, cross-regional collaboration, and multi-party linkage to construct a comprehensive protection system. They are achieving this by issuing procuratorial recommendations, promoting inter-departmental cooperation with local governments, and establishing cross-regional mechanisms with neighboring provinces like 湖北 and 陕西 to address issues in border areas, an approach aimed at overcoming fragmented governance. They are also utilizing experts and volunteers to protect cultural heritage. The revised Cultural Relics Protection Law has also been mentioned as further empowering the work of these procuratorates.
Summary: The article discusses the problem of "ghost online stores" (幽灵网店) in China, which use false information to sell counterfeit goods and evade regulation, undermining consumer trust and fair market practices. To address this, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has proposed new regulations requiring e-commerce platforms to more actively verify merchant information and assist in investigations of trademark infringement. These regulations include a "prominent marking system" to alert consumers when a store's address information is found to be false, thereby increasing platform responsibility and promoting proactive governance. The aim is to improve the online business environment and protect consumer rights by making it more difficult for these stores to operate.
Summary: A Hunan court appointed a county civil affairs bureau as the estate administrator for a deceased debtor, surnamed Gan, after his daughters waived inheritance, leaving his assets unmanaged and his debts unpaid. The creditor, surnamed Cheng, initiated the legal action to appoint an administrator. The court decided the civil affairs bureau was the most suitable choice due to its familiarity with Gan's affairs and the location of his assets. The court advised the creditor to actively declare their rights to the administrator.
Summary: The Yunfu Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong province facilitated the restructuring of Baoli and Yinli Chemical companies, which faced bankruptcy due to financial difficulties. The court formed a special team with the local government to secure funding and maintain production while encouraging a major distributor to invest. This intervention helped resolve significant debts, unpaid wages, and tax arrears, and ensured the renewal of a crucial production license. A chemical technology company ultimately invested, revitalizing the struggling enterprise and securing jobs. Court president Lin Xiaofeng emphasized the role of bankruptcy trials in serving the real economy and optimizing the business environment.
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Summary: Hainan is accelerating the construction of its free trade port (FTP) legal system to align with high international standards and promote institutional opening-up, particularly regarding digital economy and cross-border data flow. This includes proactively aligning with agreements like the CPTPP and DEPA in areas like foreign investment and intellectual property. Hainan is leveraging its legislative power to innovate and adapt existing laws, fostering a business-friendly environment for foreign companies. A key focus is on facilitating trade and investment by streamlining regulations and addressing specific challenges with targeted legal solutions. The island formally launched its island-wide customs closure operations starting December 18.
Summary: The article summarizes proposals from four National People's Congress (NPC) deputies on improving environmental protection and ecological systems in China, in line with the "15th Five-Year Plan." Liu Rui advocated for breaking down fragmented water environment governance. Wang Qiong suggested shifting from "scale control" to "quality and efficiency" in ecological protection. Su Ronghuan urged comprehensive governance of solid waste, including establishing unified standards and promoting resource recycling. Mao Xianglin proposed improving ecological compensation mechanisms to balance the interests of "ecological protectors" and "ecological beneficiaries." The U.S. is not mentioned in the article.
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Summary: National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) President Wang Ning discussed the institution's 18th anniversary, emphasizing its commitment to "people-centric, artistic, and international" principles through various initiatives, including online performances and the World Theatre Alliance. Wang highlighted the evolving preferences of Chinese audiences, who are increasingly interested in high-quality, impactful art, and the NCPA's efforts to meet this demand with original productions and adaptations of world classics. He noted the growing international recognition of China's artistic environment and the NCPA's role in cultural exchange, citing successful European tours and collaborations with international artists and institutions. Wang affirmed the NCPA's commitment to innovation and its role in establishing a distinct "Chinese coordinate" on the global stage.
Summary: The television drama "Feng Yu Chao" ("Wind and Tide") explores Macau's role in WWII, highlighting the economic warfare waged between Chinese patriots and the Japanese, who blockaded but did not occupy the territory. The author argues that Macau's significance lies in its financial and strategic material contributions to the anti-fascist war, facilitated by figures like Ke Lin and He Xian. Macau's economic activity was crucial in supplying the allied war effort in China, even outpacing the famed "Hump Route" in terms of volume. The narrative emphasizes the courage and ingenuity of Macau's predominantly Chinese population in resisting Japanese control through economic means. The author hopes that the drama will shed light on Macau's often-overlooked contributions during this period.
Summary: A documentary titled "A Seed Changes the World" commemorates the 95th anniversary of Yuan Longping by chronicling his early research on hybrid rice at Anjiang Agricultural School in Hunan. The documentary uses Yuan's own words, archival materials, and interviews with those who knew him, including a Nigerian student witnessing hybrid rice success in Africa, to portray his dedication and scientific achievements. It aims to inspire viewers with Yuan's "seed spirit"—rootedness, resilience, and optimism. The production team recreated historical scenes at Anjiang Agricultural School based on historical documents to depict Yuan's life. The film avoids mentioning the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Central Ballet Troupe (CBT) principal dancer, and winner of the "Wen Hua Performance Award," speaks on her experience performing the role of "Daiyu" in the ballet "Dream of the Red Chamber," which involved studying film and stage works to develop her interpretation of the character. She highlights the fusion of ballet with Chinese cultural elements in CBT productions, referencing both "Red Detachment of Women" and "Dream of the Red Chamber". She recalls being on tour with the CBT in El Salvador when she learned she won the award. She also recounts advice from CBT leaders on mastering technique and focusing on character portrayal.
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By: 本报记者 廖文根 付 文 钟自炜
Feeding, grinding, separating, purifying... In the Xialong Cooperation Zone of Longyan City (龙岩市), Fujian Province, the Xinlu Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.'s fully intelligent production line is running at full capacity, transforming grayish-white tungsten concentrate into ammonium paratungstate, an important material for industrial manufacturing.
Since its commissioning, this enterprise, jointly cultivated by Xiamen (厦门) and Longyan (龙岩), has fully utilized the coastal areas' advantages in capital, technology, and management, as well as the mountainous areas' advantages in land, labor, and resources, achieving rapid growth. "In the first three quarters of this year, we achieved an output value of 930 million yuan, creating more than 200 jobs and helping the old revolutionary base area of western Fujian enhance its development momentum," said Zhu Binquan (朱宾权), the company's general manager.
In October 2024, during his inspection in Fujian, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must set an example in promoting coordinated regional development and integrated urban-rural development. We must improve the mechanism for deepening mountain-sea cooperation, strengthen mountain-sea coordination, and enhance functional complementarity."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Fujian is focusing on reciting the "Mountain-Sea Sutra" of the new era and exploring a path to common prosperity with Fujian characteristics. In 2024, the urbanization rate of the province's permanent residents was 71.8%, and the ratio of disposable income between urban and rural residents narrowed to 2.06, which is better than the national average.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed: "Optimize the regional economic layout and promote coordinated regional development." The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized: "Adhere to coordinated development and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage." Fujian adheres to differentiated, characteristic, and coordinated regional development, deeply implements the new era of mountain-sea cooperation, and builds a regional development pattern of concentrated population and economy in coastal areas, key ecological protection in mountainous areas, and coordinated linkage between mountains and seas.
In Luojiang District (洛江区) of Quanzhou City (泉州市), the Quanzhou Innovation Center of China National Machinery Research Institute has independently developed a semiconductor wafer dicing machine, with various technical indicators reaching the leading level in the industry. In Sanyuan District (三元区) of Sanming City (三明市), the Quansan High-end Equipment Industrial Park project has been rapidly implemented, with 26 enterprises settled in and a total investment of approximately 6.9 billion yuan. After full completion and production, the annual output value can reach 6.83 billion yuan and absorb approximately 3,000 jobs.
Quanzhou (泉州) and Sanming (三明) have joined hands to create "science and technology enclaves" and "industrial enclaves," accelerating the construction of a new pattern of high-quality integrated development between mountainous and coastal areas with complementary advantages and mutual benefit. Fujian has deepened the working mechanism of mountain-sea cooperation in the new era, established counterpart cooperation relationships between Fuzhou (福州) and Nanping (南平) and Ningde (宁德), Xiamen (厦门) and Longyan (龙岩), and Quanzhou (泉州) and Sanming (三明), and optimized 32 pairs of county-level cooperation relationships.
Mountains and seas are advancing hand in hand, and the momentum of coordinated regional development is surging. As of October this year, Fujian's key mountain-sea cooperation projects reached 218, with a total investment of approximately 59.5 billion yuan. "Industrial linkage development and resource advantage integration have continuously optimized the province's regional productivity layout, and the 'blood-making' ability of mountainous areas has continued to increase," introduced Meng Qian (孟芊), director of the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
Linking "city" and "countryside," a new type of industry-agriculture and urban-rural relationship characterized by mutual promotion between industry and agriculture, mutual complementation between urban and rural areas, coordinated development, and common prosperity is accelerating its formation.
In the evening, at the Aojiao Village (澳角村) wharf in Chencheng Town (陈城镇), Dongshan County (东山县), Zhangzhou City (漳州市), fishing boats return fully loaded. As the tracks turn, eels, various shrimps and crabs enter refrigerated trucks and are sold to the whole country through e-commerce.
"Taking industry to drive agriculture and tourism to promote agriculture, we are constantly extending the marine economy industrial chain and making the most of the 'sea' article," said Lin Huazhong (林华忠), secretary of the Party Committee of Aojiao Village (澳角村). The village currently has 38 fishery processing enterprises, 117 seafood e-commerce businesses, and 41 homestays, with a per capita disposable income of more than 60,000 yuan for villagers.
Promoting coordinated urban-rural industries and interconnected infrastructure, playing a coordinated game of urban and rural areas. Fujian promotes the upgrading of rural "small specialties" into "big industries," and it is estimated that the full industrial chain output value of 10 rural characteristic industries such as tea, aquatic products, and forest bamboo will exceed 3 trillion yuan this year. "High-speed connections between neighboring counties and convenient access to townships," 86% of adjacent counties in Fujian Province can travel efficiently, and 85% of land townships can access highways within 30 minutes. In 2024, counties accommodated 54.7% of the province's new urban population.
Sharing development results, equitably allocating public resources, and promoting equalization of basic public services.
Ningde City (宁德市) has built a 5G pre-hospital emergency system, which can transmit patients' vital signs information during transportation to the hospital, shortening the preparation time for rescue; through the Min-Northeast Pediatric Specialist Alliance, critically ill newborns can be conveniently transferred to Fuzhou (福州), and more than 400 people have been received so far...
In recent years, the Fuzhou Metropolitan Area medical system collaboration has continued to exert its strength, closely focusing on the principles of "joint construction and sharing, complementary advantages," promoting the implementation of mechanisms such as technical assistance, talent exchange, and two-way referral, and continuously improving the overall regional diagnosis and treatment level, making it more convenient and affordable for the masses to see a doctor.
Taking improving people's well-being as the starting point, Fujian has invested more than 70% of its fiscal expenditure in people's livelihood and social undertakings every year since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In the first three quarters of this year, the province's general public budget expenditure was 453.449 billion yuan, of which livelihood expenditure accounted for 77.8%, which is higher than the national average.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Fujian will focus on promoting high-quality development as the primary task and common prosperity, continue to recite the 'Mountain-Sea Sutra' of the new era, gradually narrow regional gaps and urban-rural differences, and set an example in promoting coordinated regional development and integrated urban-rural development," said Zhou Zuyi (周祖翼), Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 欧阳洁 罗珊珊
The tide rises in the south of the sea, a new high ground for opening up.
At the northwest end of Qiong Island, Haikou New Seaport, like a Kunpeng spreading its wings, steadily welcomes the arrival of a historic moment.
December 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) officially launches full island customs closure.
This date has special significance. On December 18, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opened, and the clarion call for reform and opening up was sounded.
"We insist on taking the road of reform and opening up with Chinese characteristics, and have come here step by step." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally planned, personally deployed, and personally promoted the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
In the journey that has come step by step, there are daring explorations and unwavering perseverance.
From the establishment of China's largest special economic zone, the Hainan Special Economic Zone (海南经济特区), in 1988, to General Secretary Xi Jinping's solemn announcement in Hainan in April 2018 of the construction concept of a "free trade port with Chinese characteristics," to the new start of the Hainan Free Trade Port today, the time coordinate axis records the surging tide of reform and opening up in China and witnesses the opening door becoming wider and wider.
In the future that is approaching step by step, there is an open and inclusive mind and a determination to move forward.
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is written into the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal and included in the eight key tasks of next year's economic work deployed by the Central Economic Work Conference. The Free Trade Port, the highest level of opening up in the world today, is taking root, sprouting, and growing vigorously on this promising hot land of Hainan Island.
"In the past, our opening up was 'following', now our opening up is to 'lead'."
This is the great power demeanor of unswervingly doing our own thing well, and this is the strategic initiative of unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world. In the "historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress," an open China is taking advantage of the situation and continuing to struggle.
Positioning——
"It is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era"
Building the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era.
As early as when he was working in local areas, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) conducted in-depth thinking on the construction of the Free Trade Port.
In June 1985, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Xiamen to take up his new post as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor. In the same month, the State Council approved the expansion of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区) to the entire island and gradually implemented some policies of the free port.
How to fully and accurately grasp and implement the intentions of the Party Central Committee and make the special zone "run faster and better"?
Based on in-depth investigation and research, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) led the formulation of the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000," proposing a "three-step" strategic concept of building Xiamen into a "free port-type special economic zone," which was the initial exploration of the development path of a free port with Chinese characteristics.
Today, Xiamen has undergone earth-shaking changes, from a small coastal defense city to a high-quality, high-value, modern, and international city.
Build a "test field" for reform and opening up in the new era.
On August 27, 2013, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to listen to the report on the preparation work of the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone (中国（上海）自由贸易试验区), and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the meeting.
On September 29, 2013, China's first free trade pilot zone, the Shanghai Free Trade Pilot Zone (上海自贸试验区), set sail.
"The Shanghai Free Trade Pilot Zone is a large experimental field. We must sow good seeds, cultivate them carefully, manage them carefully, and expect a good harvest, and promote the experience of cultivating good seeds." In May 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Shanghai.
2018 marked the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up and the 30th anniversary of Hainan's establishment as a province and special economic zone. Grasping reform and opening up requires higher depth and breadth than in the past.
"Support Hainan to gradually explore and steadily promote the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, and establish a free trade port policy and system in stages and steps." In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly announced at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Hainan's establishment as a province and special economic zone.
Grasping the time and situation, the task of building a free trade port was handed over to Hainan.
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
Looking at the world, there is no fixed rule for free trade ports. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The Hainan Free Trade Port is a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. We must always adhere to the Party's leadership without wavering and fully demonstrate the superiority of the socialist system."
We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.
The Party's leadership is the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has always been promoted under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.
From a smooth start to laying the foundation, from "gradual exploration" to "accelerated exploration," to "full island customs closure," under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, various departments have formed a joint force, giving full play to the institutional advantages of the country as a whole, promoting the linkage between Hainan and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, and gathering global high-quality factors of production... The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is steadily advancing.
We must constantly explore and experiment boldly.
"Combining top-level design with 摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé - "feeling the stones to cross the river," a metaphor for cautiously experimenting and learning from experience) " is one of the distinct characteristics of comprehensively deepening reform in the new era. The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port places more emphasis on systematic thinking and overall strategy, and more emphasis on daring to try and grassroots exploration.
"It is a strategic arrangement for the construction of special economic zones with Chinese characteristics that Hainan should complete this historic task," and it is necessary to "constantly explore, experiment boldly" and "blaze a trail."
With a higher level of opening up and higher standards of reform, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has created "Hainan experience" that can be used for reference and replication for reform and opening up.
We must combine with reality and adapt to local conditions.
"In recent years, I have repeatedly emphasized the issue of adapting to local conditions." At the Central Economic Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly analyzed this methodology for doing economic work well.
Adapting to local conditions is essentially seeking truth from facts. "Hainan's construction of a free trade port should reflect Chinese characteristics, conform to China's national conditions, and conform to Hainan's development positioning."
Hainan Sanya International Duty Free City (海南三亚国际免税城), a landmark building of an international consumption center, has accumulated sales of more than 100 billion yuan. On April 11, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) talked about Hainan's positioning here: "There used to be a lot of debate, a large petrochemical base, a steel project, and an advanced manufacturing base. After 30 years of continuous exploration, it was decided to focus on these few things: tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and tropical characteristic high-efficiency agriculture."
The "few things" that are grasped correspond to the "three zones and one center" strategic positioning given to Hainan by the Party Central Committee, namely, a comprehensive deepening reform and opening up pilot zone, a national ecological civilization pilot zone, an international tourism consumption center, and a national major strategic service guarantee zone, which aims to deeply integrate unique policy advantages and resource endowments.
Finding the right position in the overall national situation, enhancing adaptability, and promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, Hainan has handed over a bright report card - Hainan's total import and export trade increased from 93.33 billion yuan in 2020 to 277.89 billion yuan in 2024, continuously crossing two 100 billion yuan thresholds; in the first three quarters of this year, the added value of Hainan's four leading industries, namely tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and tropical characteristic high-efficiency agriculture, accounted for 67.2% of the regional GDP, an increase of 14.2 percentage points compared with 2020.
Direction——
"Let Hainan become a beautiful business card showing China's style, China's demeanor, and China's image"
"If Hainan Island develops better, socialism with Chinese characteristics will be more convincing and will be able to enhance people's confidence in socialism with Chinese characteristics."
"Strive to create a vivid example of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and let Hainan become a beautiful business card showing China's style, China's demeanor, and China's image."
Looking at Qiong Island again from Egret Island, from the Free Trade Pilot Zone to the Free Trade Port, behind it is "deepening reform and opening up with greater courage."
From a geographical perspective, Hainan is located at the crossroads connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean and is a bridgehead for entering the Chinese market. At the same time, the relatively independent geographical unit naturally has the unique advantage of becoming a test field for reform and opening up.
From the perspective of the international situation, the world is undergoing profound changes at an accelerated pace, and global economic growth is weak. Should we adhere to multilateralism, openness, and inclusiveness, or move towards unilateralism and protectionism?
Taking the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port as a window to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, China's attitude is clear and its actions are resolute.
Over the past 10 years, under the personal planning, personal deployment, and personal promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), China has successively deployed and established 22 free trade pilot zones, forming a pattern of reform, opening up, innovation, and development that covers the east, west, north, south, and center, and coordinates coastal, inland, and border areas.
In June 2020, the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port" (海南自由贸易港建设总体方案) was released. Over the past five years, Hainan has actually used 102.5 billion yuan of foreign investment, with an average annual increase of 14.6%, and overseas direct investment of 9.78 billion US dollars, with an average annual increase of 97%. 176 countries and regions have invested here.
"After customs closure, Hainan has the basic conditions to promote opening up on a larger scale and at a deeper level." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged everyone to "more actively promote reform and opening up in various fields."
Take the lead in steadily expanding institutional opening up.
The transformation of Yangpu Port (洋浦港) has witnessed the steady expansion of institutional opening up.
Refuel in Hainan and travel the world. In Yangpu Port, giant ships "drink" bonded oil.
The supply of bonded fuel oil is one of the core functions of an international shipping center. From tax-free oil refueling for domestic and foreign trade ships on the same ship to "zero tariffs" for imported ships and value-added tax refunds for international navigation ships built in China... A series of institutional innovations have been implemented. Today, thousands of ships are competing in Yangpu Port, transforming it into an international shipping hub. At present, "China Yangpu Port" has cumulatively registered 73 international ships, with a total carrying capacity of more than 7.16 million deadweight tons.
From Yangpu to the entire island, a comprehensive liberalization and facilitation policy system characterized by "'first line' liberalization, 'second line' control, and freedom within the island" has been fully launched.
After customs closure, the existing eight opening ports on the island will be used as "first line" ports to release imported goods that meet the conditions; 10 "second line ports" such as Haikou New Seaport (海口新海港) and Haikou South Port (海口南港) will be set up and operated to innovate and adopt various convenient passage measures for goods entering the mainland.
"The customs takes the initiative to take responsibility and actively act, focusing on the requirements of both 'liberalization' and 'good management', and will work with relevant departments and Hainan Province to focus on creating a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized," said Sun Meijun (孙梅君), Director and Party Secretary of the General Administration of Customs.
Play a leading role in promoting high-level opening up to the outside world.
African nuts witness the development synergy across mountains and seas.
Raw nuts are imported from Africa, undergo intensive processing in Hainan, and enjoy the policy of tariff exemption for domestic sales of processed and value-added products in the Hainan Free Trade Port. They are then transported to Hunan and sold at home and abroad with the help of local distribution advantages... In June this year, Hunan Wenye Modern Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd.'s African nut processing project in Hainan was officially put into production.
The superposition of multiple advantages makes nuts more competitive in the market. "Our orders are increasing," said Chen Yichuan (陈义川), the person in charge of the project.
"Haikou Customs has introduced 47 measures to support the development of Hainan's characteristic industries, continue to amplify the effect of Hainan's characteristic industries, and support the industry to become better and stronger," said Gao Ruifeng (高瑞峰), Director of Haikou Customs.
On October 17, the 2025 China Industrial Transfer and Development Connection Activity (Hainan) opened in Haikou. A number of industry-leading enterprises crossed mountains and seas, and 110 projects were signed in a concentrated manner, and cross-regional industrial cooperation continued to deepen. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), Yangtze River Delta (长三角), Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带)... Each "handshake" is a precise connection between the Hainan Free Trade Port and other major national strategies.
"After customs closure, Hainan's connection with the international community will be more convenient, which is of great significance for accelerating the attraction of global high-quality elements, promoting the high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and exploring and paving the way for national reform and opening up," said Wang Changlin (王昌林), Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Determination——
"We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up" "We must be prepared for long-term struggle"
If you are careful at the end as at the beginning, you will not fail.
"We must not 邯郸学步 (hán dān xué bù - "learn to walk in Handan," to blindly imitate others and lose one's own identity), we must not act arbitrarily, and we must not be impetuous," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized.
We must respect the laws and coordinate development and security.
"Our feet must be on the ground. There are inherent laws in everything we do. We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up, and work steadily and step by step to achieve both 'liberalization' and 'good management'."
Not long ago, China Sinochem's cross-border fund centralized operation center established in Hainan was certified and can use multi-functional free trade accounts (EF accounts) to efficiently handle overseas lending, foreign investment, cross-border fund collection and allocation, and other businesses.
The relevant person in charge of the Bank of China Hainan Branch introduced that EF accounts provide financial infrastructure support for the free flow of factors with their advantages of "first-line liberalization and second-line control." Next, we will further expand their application scenarios through system integration and accelerate the construction of a business ecosystem integrating settlement, exchange, investment, financing services, and risk monitoring.
"Steadily expanding institutional opening up," "deepening the opening up of commodity and factor flows," "building a more open talent mechanism," "deepening administrative system reform"... Hainan is unswervingly promoting high-quality development through comprehensively deepening reform and opening up.
At present, various departments are strengthening cooperation and fully escorting high-standard institutional opening up through mechanisms such as data information sharing and credit system construction.
We must be people-oriented and adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people.
Different from the positioning of some international free trade ports that focus on pure economic interests, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has always regarded people's livelihood and well-being as an important goal.
"Ecology is a major advantage of Hainan, and we must protect this family property," "strengthen inclusive, basic, and guaranteed people's livelihood construction, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people, and steadily promote common prosperity."
In Wuzhizhou Island (蜈支洲岛), Sanya, the marine ranch adopts the "ecological protection and restoration + leisure fishery" model, which not only doubles the marine fishery resources and significantly improves the coral coverage rate, but also expands the new path of value transformation of marine ecological products.
In Baisha Li Autonomous County (白沙黎族自治县), the "Two Mountains Platform" activates dormant ecological resources and innovatively launches financial products such as "Two Mountains Loan" and "GEP (Gross Ecosystem Product) Loan" to provide loan support for farmers.
On November 1, 2025, Hainan's offshore duty-free policy was once again optimized and upgraded, and new measures such as implementing new commodity categories and allowing departing passengers to enjoy offshore duty-free were implemented. After the full island customs closure, the duty-free policy will be more advantageous.
We must look far ahead and promote cooperation and win-win results through opening up.
"20 years ago or even 15 years ago, the main drivers of economic globalization were Western countries such as the United States. Today, we are considered the biggest banner-bearer in the world for promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation." Looking back at General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words many years ago, the accurate judgment is a great power's responsibility to stand at the forefront of the tide.
"We welcome investors from all over the world to invest and do business in Hainan, actively participate in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and share China's development opportunities and China's reform achievements."
Former Spanish Foreign Minister González praised: "The international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, and geopolitical shocks affect global trade. Creating innovative solutions adapted to local conditions, saving time and costs, and improving and optimizing logistics efficiency, the Hainan Free Trade Port will play a greater role in enhancing global economic resilience."
"The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port continues to unleash the advantages of opening-up policies," said Yao Zhenguo (姚振国), Global Senior Vice President of Siemens Energy, at the 2025 Hainan Free Trade Port Global Industrial Investment Conference. Siemens Energy is willing to deepen cooperation with Hainan (海南) and further explore cooperation potential in areas such as offshore wind power and green hydrogen production system integration solutions.
Adhering to the spirit of 革故鼎新 (gé gù dǐng xīn - "remove the old and establish the new," to innovate and reform) and accumulating the demeanor of reform and innovation, today's Hainan (海南) will stand on a new historical starting point, seizing the day and persevering for a long time.
Relevant officials from Hainan Province (海南省) stated that, facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," Hainan (海南) will make good use of its advantages, seize opportunities, and use the practical results of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) construction to demonstrate the firm confidence that "China's door to opening-up will open wider and wider," injecting more powerful momentum into building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development.
Anchoring strategic goals—
"Accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics and global influence, making Hainan (海南) a demonstration of China's reform and opening up in the new era."
Maintaining strategic focus—
"Promoting the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is a complex and systematic project, and we must be prepared for long-term struggle."
Unifying firm goals with strong determination in concrete actions of unremitting struggle and continuous struggle, the Chinese nation (中华民族) has thus moved step by step to today and towards the future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹 丁雅诵
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, which was extremely unusual and extraordinary, the cause of the Party and the country has achieved new and significant accomplishments. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The remarkable achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics have provided strong support for the construction of ideological and political courses."
Recently, the Ministry of Education (教育部) held the "On-site Promotion Meeting for the Integrated Reform Pilot of Ideological and Political Courses in Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education to Study and Implement the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee." At the meeting, the demonstration lesson presentations and micro-course displays focusing on the major achievements of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and themed on the "National Five-Year Plan" were unique.
How can major achievements be integrated into ideological and political classrooms? How can great changes inspire the new generation?
Let's find the answers in three excerpts.
"Finless porpoises are known as 'smiling angels.' In the past, it was not easy to see them in the Yangtze River. But in recent years, they often come home. Why is that?" Zhou Sisi (周思思), a teacher from Honglingjin School (红领巾学校) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei Province (湖北省), introduced the topic with "Finless Porpoises Come Home."
From small water quality testing guardians to finless porpoise protection volunteers; from the air smelling fresher at their doorsteps to the provinces along the Yangtze River "jointly protecting the environment and refraining from large-scale development"... In primary school ideological and political classrooms, teachers guide students to think about "what great achievements we have made" through vivid scenarios and changes around them.
The small family is connected to the big family, and the plan shows more warmth.
During the lesson presentation, Gao Zhiheng (高志恒), a teacher from Henan Experimental Primary School (河南省实验小学), introduced: "We have sorted out the content of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee regarding people's livelihood and ecology, and integrated it with the 'Student Reading Material of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era' and 'Morality and the Rule of Law' textbooks in the primary school stage. We use four progressive teaching links—'Miracle-Question-Expression-Practice'—to guide students from seeing to understanding, and from understanding to recognition."
Guan Yuzhe's (关禹哲) high school ideological and political class at Changsha No. 1 Middle School (长沙市第一中学) in Hunan Province (湖南省) chose to start with "China's Supercomputing."
"'Galaxy-I' broke the monopoly, 'Tianhe-I' topped the world, and the 'Sunway Series' has been the champion for consecutive years. This path cannot be separated from the guidance of planning." Guan Yuzhe (关禹哲) changed the subject, "There are still some shortcomings and weaknesses in China's technological innovation field. How can we solve the problems?"
"We must unswervingly promote high-level self-reliance in science and technology." Guan Yuzhe (关禹哲) said, "Education produces talents, talents promote science and technology, and science and technology revitalize industries. Understanding this logic, we can better understand the strategic significance of promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent."
Talking about opportunities, discussing challenges, and patiently guiding, students anchor their personal struggle direction in the national plan and form a value identity of "why we can achieve great achievements."
So, how are China's five-year plan goals achieved one after another?
"We anchor the goal of Chinese-style modernization, draw a blueprint to the end, and work one after another. We widely gather the wisdom and opinions of the people. The planning process itself is a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy." Lang Kun (郎昆), a teacher at the School of Marxism (马克思主义学院) at Tsinghua University (清华大学), concluded, "These institutional advantages boil down to one point: the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). The leadership of the Party is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics."
Scientifically formulating and successively implementing five-year plans is an important experience for our Party in governing the country and is a window for the majority of college students to understand "China's Governance."
From primary school to middle school to university, from perception to recognition to action, the demonstration ideological and political courses in the three academic stages peel away the layers, progressively presenting clearly how to teach and how to teach well ideological and political courses.
"The lesson presentation and micro-course drafts of each academic stage are closely linked to the curriculum and teaching materials of ideological and political courses, providing high-quality teaching resources that can be 'used immediately' and are teachable and learnable for teachers at all levels and front-line teachers, providing a good demonstration for promoting the integration of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee into the curriculum and teaching materials in various places and schools." The relevant person in charge of the Department of Social Sciences (社会科学司) of the Ministry of Education (教育部) introduced that, during this event, more than 800,000 ideological and political course teachers in primary, secondary, and higher education institutions across the country, nearly 90%, watched the live broadcast through the National College Ideological and Political Course Teacher Online Collective Lesson Preparation Platform (全国高校思政课教师网络集体备课平台) and the People's Education Teacher Training Service Platform (人教教师培训服务平台). The live broadcast on the People's Daily client (人民日报客户端) was watched more than 12 million times, with a total of more than 13 million people learning online. The ideological and political course is "out of the circle," and its influence continues to expand.
Tian Xiangmao (田祥茂), a teacher at the School of Marxism (马克思主义学院) at Nanchang University (南昌大学), was very inspired: "The university course takes the logic of raising questions, analyzing problems, and providing Chinese answers as the main line, vividly and eloquently demonstrating the greatest political advantage of the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), which is convincing." Lu Yuanlin (卢原林), a teacher at Jianmenguan Senior High School (剑门关高级中学) in Sichuan Province (四川省), benefited a lot: "The life-like teaching scenes, the interactive teaching methods, and the strategic determination of 'drawing a blueprint to the end' are fully displayed in front of us, and the love for the Party and the country takes root in our hearts." Yang Ming (杨明), director of the Student Ideological Education and Management Department (学生思想教育与管理处) of the Tianjin Municipal Education Working Committee (天津市委教育工委) and the Municipal Education Commission (市教委), gave feedback: "Carrying out collective lesson preparation and linked lesson presentations, and building a new teaching and research ecology with focused themes, connected content, and shared resources, is the direction of our continuous efforts."
The course has come to an end for the time being, but the impact continues.
"What will the beautiful home look like in 5 years? Let's draw it with AI brushes." The childlike "future homes" created by the primary school students jumped onto the screen: a "talking" library, a clearer Yangtze River, and a finless porpoise mother swimming with her baby...
"What suggestions do you have for contributing to the '15th Five-Year Plan'?" "It is recommended to establish a special fund for technological innovation for middle school students." "Build a school-enterprise cooperation platform and visit the computing center"... Middle school students put forward their own "youth action plans."
"Around their respective research fields, what are the expectations and thoughts of the students on the '15th Five-Year Plan'?" College students interacted and discussed with virtual characters such as rice farmers, cultural relic restorers, and enterprise R&D engineers, determined to realize their dreams in the vast world of Chinese-style modernization, and run the relay race of history well.
When the direction of youth resonates with the blueprint of the national plan, the ideological ladder that runs through the entire process of growth has been paved, and the young footsteps are powerful as they move towards the second centenary goal.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 铁 贾丰丰
A beam of light is blooming with infinite possibilities in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) Province:
Transforming light into a knife, femtosecond lasers can "carve" on the cornea; converting light into electricity enables non-contact thermal imaging temperature measurement within 3 meters; using light as a medium, micron-sized particles can be manipulated through high-precision microscopes.
Focusing light into a torch. 320 photonics companies in Xi'an (西安) have built an industrial highland with a total output value of 35 billion yuan. Behind this beam of light lies Xi'an's (西安) "hard-core strength" in science and technology and the innovative "rainforest ecosystem."
In May 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to the work report of the Shaanxi (陕西) Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, he pointed out: "Build Xi'an (西安) into a comprehensive national science center and a science and technology innovation center, and strive to build a national important scientific research, cultural and educational center, high-tech industry and manufacturing base."
The ancient capital of thousands of years is surging with a wave of scientific and technological innovation. To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, Xi'an (西安) coordinates regional scientific and technological innovation forces, promotes the tackling of key core technologies, the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements, and the construction of key industrial chain clusters, so that the "key variable" of scientific and technological innovation is transformed into the "maximum increment" of high-quality development.
Strengthen high-quality scientific and technological supply and build a "source":
At the foot of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭山麓), the "brain" of the high-precision ground-based timing system—the Operation and Control Center—is located in the Xi'an Science Park (西安科学园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). From Xi'an (西安) to Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi (山西) Province, 1,839 kilometers of optical fiber has become a "highway" for time, and the timing accuracy of "Beijing Time (北京时间)" can reach one hundred billionth of a second.
Such a large scientific device is a scientific "heavy weapon" and an innovative "flagship."
National Center for Translational Medicine (国家分子医学转化科学中心), Advanced Attosecond Laser Facility (先进阿秒激光设施), Electromagnetic Drive Fusion Large Science Device (电磁驱动聚变大科学装置), National Supercomputing Center in Xi'an (国家超算西安中心)... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Xi'an (西安) accelerated the layout of major scientific and technological infrastructure construction, and its innovation source capacity continued to improve.
Xidian University (西安电子科技大学), large models unlock new scenarios for cryptography and artificial intelligence; Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学), tungsten alloy heating breaks world records; China Coal Technology Engineering Group Xi'an Research Institute (中国煤科西安研究院), sets the deepest drilling record in broken and soft coal seams... Key core technologies have been broken through one after another.
In the 2024 National Innovative City Innovation Capability Evaluation released by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (中国科学技术信息研究所), Xi'an (西安) ranked seventh in the country; in the "Global Top 100 Science Cities 2025" released by *Nature* magazine, Xi'an (西安) ranked sixteenth, up 4 places from 2024.
Promote the deep integration of science and technology industries and optimize the "ecosystem":
Large payload, short take-off and landing, long endurance. On December 11, the "Jiu Tian (九天)" giant drone completed its first flight, and China's large unmanned aerial vehicle technology achieved a new breakthrough.
The birthplace of "Jiu Tian (九天)" is in Xi'an (西安). Design and development, parts production, complete machine manufacturing, strength verification, test flight appraisal... Xi'an (西安) has formed a complete aviation industry chain, and the overall scale of the aviation cluster has exceeded 150 billion yuan.
Industrial clusters gather innovative synergy.
Xi'an High-tech Zone (西安高新区) is an important carrier of Xi'an's (西安) regional science and technology innovation center. "Eight new tracks, such as photonics and intelligent connected vehicles, have been included in the new track cultivation action of the National High-tech Zone of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology," said Ren Junfeng (任俊峰), Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Xi'an High-tech Zone (西安高新区管委会).
Policy support stimulates innovation vitality.
A series of support policies have been introduced to support scientific research platforms to serve industrial development, improve the quality and efficiency of science and technology enterprises, and optimize the innovation ecosystem. An "one map" of innovation resources is available for viewing; from "bookshelves" to "shelves," the "three reforms" help transform scientific research results; "finance + talent + intellectual property rights + science and technology innovation brands" support science and technology innovation to play a "combined punch"...
Xi'an (西安) is making every effort to optimize the entire process innovation ecosystem chain of "basic research - technology tackling - achievement industrialization - science and technology finance - talent gathering," and the overall effectiveness of scientific and technological innovation is continuously improving.
Adhere to regional collaborative innovation and development to form a "radiation pole":
In 2022, Wang Jing (王晶) of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学机械工程学院) relied on scientific research results in the field of 3D bioprinting and bionic tissue engineering to establish Shaanxi Maxwell Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (陕西麦克斯韦医疗科技有限公司) and settled in Yulin Qin Chuangyuan (Xi'an) Main Center (榆林秦创原（西安）主中心).
Using Xi'an's (西安) scientific and technological advantages for research and development and relying on Yulin's (榆林) industrial resources for transformation, the "two-city collaboration" innovation architecture has enabled the company to achieve rapid growth.
Xi'an (西安) R&D and manufacturing, surrounding transformation and supporting facilities. With Xi'an (西安) as the center, Xianyang (咸阳), Weinan (渭南), Tongchuan (铜川) and other cities jointly build industrial chains in key directions, and promote Longi Green Energy (隆基绿能), BYD (比亚迪), Samsung (三星) and other companies to extend the industrial chain in the metropolitan area, and the industry is upgraded to "characteristic division of labor + regional integration." The influence and leadership of Xi'an's (西安) regional science and technology innovation center are continuously released.
The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed "laying out the construction of regional science and technology innovation centers and industrial science and technology innovation highlands," and the Central Economic Work Conference proposed "adhering to innovation-driven development and stepping up efforts to cultivate and strengthen new driving forces." Based on its own advantages and grasping development opportunities, Xi'an's (西安) scientific and technological innovation is accumulating momentum and contributing a stronger impetus to Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopOn December 17th, the 27th Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) officially opened. The park covers an area of 1.2 million square meters, with a total ice and snow usage exceeding 400,000 cubic meters, making it the largest in its history. 冰天雪地也是金山银山 (bīng tiān xuě dì yě shì jīn shān yín shān - "ice and snow are also gold and silver mountains," the idea that cold weather and snowy landscapes can be a valuable economic resource), Harbin (哈尔滨市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Province, persists in taking the development of the ice and snow economy as a new growth point, and the "cold" resources of ice and snow continue to release a "hot" economic effect.
The picture shows the ice building landscape in the Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) park.
People's Daily reporter Liu Mengdan (刘梦丹) text, Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Song (王松) photo
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) December 17th dispatch (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)): The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (中国国家铁路集团有限公司) that in the first 11 months of this year, national railways sent 4.28 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, reaching a new high for the same period in history.
Passenger transport capacity supply matches market demand, ensuring passengers' safe, convenient, and warm travel experience. In the first 11 months, the national railways arranged an average of 11,258 passenger trains per day, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%. Connecting with cultural and tourism hotspots in various regions, closely following arrangements for sports events, exhibitions, performances, and other activities, and custom-made "fan trains," "football fan trains," and "study tour trains" were launched, promoting the development of service consumption. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway (广深港高铁) and the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) sent 28.94 million and 244,000 cross-border passengers respectively, promoting the warming of cross-border tourism and effectively helping personnel exchanges and business interactions.
Return to TopBy: 姜鹏翔
On December 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched full island customs clearance, marking another important historical moment for an opening China.
As a major decision made by the Party Central Committee (党中央) focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) concerns not only the development of Hainan (海南) but also the overall situation of China's (我国) reform and opening up. From a smooth start to laying the foundation and gaining momentum, under the personal planning, deployment, and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is full of vitality, and the policy and institutional system has been initially established, increasingly becoming an important gateway leading China's (我国) opening up to the outside world in the new era.
Today, Hainan (海南) is becoming a new frontier for China's (我国) opening up to the outside world, a new hot spot for regional mutually beneficial cooperation, and a new engine for promoting economic globalization. Practice has shown that promoting reform and development through opening up is an important magic weapon for China's (我国) modernization to continuously achieve new achievements.
Customs clearance is not about closing the island, but rather a starting point for further expanding opening up. By both adhering to strategic goals without wavering, continuously improving the free trade port policy and institutional system, and steadily expanding institutional opening up; and daring to act and being good at implementation, focusing on creating a modern industrial system with Hainan (海南) characteristics and advantages, we will surely be able to transform the potential of opening up into the driving force for high-quality development, and lead China's (我国) high-level opening up to the outside world to a new level.
Return to TopBeijing, December 17th (People's Daily reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)) - The reporter learned from the State Post Bureau (国家邮政局) that in the first 11 months, China's express delivery volume totaled 180.74 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%. The cumulative revenue of express delivery services was 1,355.06 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%.
The quality and efficiency of services have steadily improved. Since the beginning of this year, the industry has strengthened multi-scenario technology empowerment, and the quality and efficiency of the entire chain of services have improved significantly. In November, the 72-hour delivery rate in key areas is expected to be 86.7%, an increase of 2.4 percentage points year-on-year.
Regional development is more balanced. In the first 11 months, the proportion of express delivery volume in the eastern, central, and western regions was 70.7%, 19.8%, and 9.5%, respectively. Compared with the same period last year, the proportion of express delivery volume in the central region increased by 1.1 percentage points, and the proportion of express delivery volume in the western region increased by 0.6 percentage points.
Return to TopPresident Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) John Lee (李家超) on the 16th in Beijing (北京) to hear his report on the current situation in Hong Kong (香港) and the work of the Special Administrative Region government. People from all walks of life in Hong Kong (香港) expressed that President Xi Jinping (习近平) fully affirmed the Special Administrative Region government's courage to take responsibility and its proactive work achievements, and gave important instructions on Hong Kong's (香港) development, guiding the direction of progress. All sectors of Hong Kong (香港) society fully felt the central government's high attention, deep concern, and earnest expectations, and are more confident about the future.
During a media interview after his duty visit, John Lee (李家超) said that he sincerely thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for fully affirming his work and the work of the Special Administrative Region government. He will continue to lead the team, coordinate development and security, deepen reforms, leverage Hong Kong's (香港) unique advantages of "relying on the motherland and connecting with the world," deepen international exchanges and cooperation, develop the economy, improve people's livelihoods, and ensure Hong Kong's (香港) long-term prosperity and stability.
Several Secretaries and Directors of Bureaus of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) government stated that they are grateful to President Xi Jinping (习近平) for fully affirming the Special Administrative Region government team, as well as for his long-term earnest care and firm support for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区), and for putting forward clear directions and requirements for Hong Kong's (香港) future development. Under the leadership and support of the country, the Special Administrative Region government will continue to promote Hong Kong's (香港) long-term development of social harmony, economic prosperity, and improvement of people's livelihoods, and contribute Hong Kong's (香港) strength to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
People from all walks of life in Hong Kong (香港) stated that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech fully embodies the central government's high attention to Hong Kong (香港) and its deep friendship with Hong Kong (香港) compatriots, demonstrating the central government's determination and confidence to consolidate the foundation of "one country," promote the benefits of "two systems," and maintain Hong Kong's (香港) long-term prosperity and stability.
Yao Zhisheng (姚志胜), Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and President of the Hong Kong Federation of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (中国和平统一促进会香港总会), stated that President Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to and supports Hong Kong's (香港) development, further strengthening Hong Kong society's confidence in the "one country, two systems" framework. All sectors of Hong Kong (香港) must actively support the Special Administrative Region government's work to safeguard national security, boost the economy, seek development, and benefit people's livelihoods, and better connect with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan."
Legislative Council President of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区) Andrew Leung (梁君彦) stated that "one country, two systems" is the best institutional arrangement to maintain Hong Kong's (香港) long-term prosperity and stability and must be adhered to. Hong Kong (香港) has the unique advantage of "relying on the motherland and connecting with the world" and must make full use of it. The Legislative Council will tell the China story and the Hong Kong (香港) story well, and contribute to high-quality development.
Various political groups in Hong Kong (香港) have stated that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech has encouraged all sectors of Hong Kong (香港) to 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "energetically strive," to exert oneself vigorously; to be spirited and determined) and forge ahead bravely. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (民建联) stated that it is necessary to fully and accurately implement the "one country, two systems" policy, unite all sectors, pool efforts, and work together to create a more prosperous and stable tomorrow for Hong Kong (香港). The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (经民联) stated that it will continue to play a bridging role, assist the industry in accurately grasping national development opportunities, jointly promote Hong Kong's (香港) economy to a new level, and help Hong Kong (香港) achieve better development. The Liberal Party (自由党) stated that it will continue to promote Hong Kong's (香港) consolidation of its advantages, comprehensively strengthen the functions of "super-connector" and "super-value adder," and help Hong Kong (香港) achieve high-quality development.
"The country's '15th Five-Year Plan' will bring huge opportunities to Hong Kong (香港). With the support of the central government, Hong Kong (香港) has more confidence and strength to promote governance and prosperity and create a better tomorrow." Wu Lianghao (吴良好), Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Fujian Associations (香港福建社团联会), stated that all sectors of Hong Kong (香港) society should seize new historical opportunities and actively connect with national development strategies.
Jonathan Choi (贝钧奇), President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (香港中华出入口商会), stated that the Chamber of Commerce will actively respond to the country's call, leverage Hong Kong's (香港) advantages, strengthen industrial cooperation and collaborative innovation with the mainland, and better seize the new opportunities of the country's "15th Five-Year Plan." At the same time, it will actively encourage Hong Kong (香港) enterprises to deeply cultivate and expand the mainland market, and help mainland enterprises make good use of the Hong Kong (香港) platform to go global, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and coordinated development.
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech has aroused enthusiastic responses among Hong Kong (香港) youth groups. They stated that Hong Kong (香港) youth should inherit the Lion Rock Spirit and contribute their youthful strength to the development of Hong Kong (香港) and the country in the process of realizing their own ideals.
Mu Jiajun (穆家骏), Standing Committee Member of the All-China Youth Federation (全国青联), stated that the central government's support for Hong Kong (香港) has inspired Hong Kong (香港) youth to participate more actively and diligently in the construction of the Special Administrative Region and the country, and he is more full of expectations for the future. He firmly believes that under the guidance of national strategy, Hong Kong (香港) will surely continue to radiate new vitality and draw a more beautiful prospect.
Gao Songjie (高松杰), Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Elite Association (香港菁英会), believes that with the strong support of the central government, Hong Kong (香港) will actively connect with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan," accelerate the promotion of high-quality development, and surely take more solid steps on the journey of governance and prosperity. Hong Kong (香港) youth should be more proactive in telling the China story, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area story, and the Hong Kong (香港) story.
Hong Kong (香港) media such as Ta Kung Pao (大公报), Wen Wei Po (文汇报), Sing Tao Daily (星岛日报), and Ming Pao (明报) reported President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech on the front page on the 17th, and published editorials and commentaries to deeply interpret it. Ta Kung Pao's (大公报) editorial stated that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech is full of the central government's care and love for Hong Kong (香港) and its earnest expectations. Hong Kong (香港) citizens must unite and strive to promote Hong Kong's (香港) development to a new level, and Hong Kong's (香港) prospects will surely be brighter.
(Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong (香港), December 17, reporter Meng Jia (孟佳))
Return to TopPresident Xi Jinping (习近平) met with the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (澳門特別行政區) Ho Iat Seng (贺一诚) on the 16th in Beijing (北京) to hear his report on the current situation in Macao (澳门) and the work of the Special Administrative Region government. He fully affirmed the work of Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (贺一诚) and the SAR government, and gave important instructions on the development of the Macao SAR. All sectors of Macao society were greatly encouraged and their confidence was boosted. People from all walks of life said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) affirmation and expectations reflect the central government's high regard and deep concern for Macao (澳门), and point the direction for the development of the SAR. In the future, all sectors of Macao (澳门) must redouble their efforts, seize the opportunities of the times, and steadily promote the continuous development of various undertakings, so as to better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country.
Ho Iat Seng (贺一诚) said that the SAR government will thoroughly implement President Xi Jinping's (习近平) valuable guidance and important instructions, closely connect with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan," formulate and implement the Macao SAR's "Third Five-Year Plan," focus on promoting moderate economic diversification, accelerate the construction of Hengqin (横琴), and create a broader development space for Macao (澳门).
Several secretaries and directors of the Macao SAR government stated that they will resolutely implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, seize the opportunities of the times, faithfully perform their duties, and use a more proactive attitude, more innovative thinking, and more effective measures to fully promote the implementation and effectiveness of various tasks in the SAR.
Gao Kaixian (高开贤), member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会常务委员会) and vice president of the Macao Chamber of Commerce (澳门中华总商会), said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) affirmation and encouragement reflect the central government's continued support and concern for the development of Macao (澳门) in all aspects, and greatly encourage the confidence of the SAR government and all sectors of society to unite and forge ahead. Macao (澳门) must proactively connect with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan," seize opportunities and implement reforms on the basis of national support, and open up a more diversified and sustainable development path.
Ip Chiu-ka (叶兆佳), member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协委员) and chairman of the Macau Association of Banks (澳门银行公会), said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech pointed out the direction for Macao (澳门) to connect with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan" and achieve long-term prosperity and stability. The Macao (澳门) financial sector will fully cooperate with the SAR government, actively integrate into and serve the overall development of the country, adhere to serving the real economy, and demonstrate greater achievements in enabling moderate economic diversification through finance, maintaining financial stability, and promoting the development of modern financial industries.
Wu Zhiliang (吴志良), member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协委员) and chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation (澳门基金会行政委员会), said that he firmly believes that with the full support of the central government, the SAR government will be able to unite all sectors, seize opportunities, and deeply integrate Macao's (澳门) positioning as "one center, one platform, and one base" with national strategies, especially in promoting mutual learning and exchange between Chinese and Western civilizations, and write a new chapter in the successful practice of "one country, two systems."
He Xueqing (何雪卿), deputy to the National People's Congress (全国人大代表) and newly elected supervisor of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (澳门工会联合总会), said that as a patriotic and Macao-loving backbone community organization, the Federation of Trade Unions will continue to unite the working masses to firmly support the Chief Executive and the SAR government in administering in accordance with the law, firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, focus on moderate economic diversification and the actual needs of the working masses, and continuously optimize worker services and social services.
Mou Lingtong (牟凌彤), supervisor of the Graduate Student Union of City University of Macau (澳门城市大学研究生会), said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech has made Macao (澳门) young students more deeply aware of their responsibilities and missions. The younger generation in Macao (澳门) must work harder to pursue excellence, take responsibility, actively participate in national construction, and contribute wisdom and strength to Macao's (澳门) prosperity and development and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Xu Qibei (徐其蓓), president of the Macau Live Broadcasting Association (澳门直播协会), said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech has further strengthened our confidence in innovation and entrepreneurship. As a Macao (澳门) youth dedicated to cross-border communication, we should actively integrate into and serve the overall development of the country, seize the opportunities of the times, rely on the two-way empowerment of digital technology and Macao's (澳门) window advantages, promote the digital economy to benefit thousands of households in Macao (澳门), and at the same time help Macao (澳门) strengthen its external communication capabilities.
An editorial in the Macao Daily (澳门日报) on the 17th pointed out that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech has calibrated the coordinates and injected strong impetus for the development of the SAR. Macao (澳门) should proactively connect with national planning when formulating its "Third Five-Year Plan" next year, and rely on its unique advantages of "**背靠祖国、联通世界**" (bèi kào zǔ guó, lián tōng shì jiè - "backed by the motherland, connected to the world," leveraging support from mainland China while maintaining international connections) to break through development bottlenecks, expand development space, and achieve better development in integrating into and serving the overall development of the country. All sectors of Macao (澳门) should actively respond, with a stronger sense of ownership, work together to promote moderate economic diversification in Macao (澳门) to take solid steps, and make greater contributions to building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
(Xinhua News Agency, Macao (澳门), December 17, reporters Liu Gang (刘刚) and Qi Fei (齐菲))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张天培
The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (《中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划的建议》) adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, has dedicated a separate section to the deployment of "promoting the modernization of the national security system and capabilities, and building a higher-level Peaceful China," fully demonstrating the great importance attached by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core to maintaining national security and social stability.
To thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, our reporter interviewed 亓延军 (Qí Yánjūn), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security (公安部).
Deeply Understand the Great Significance of Maintaining National Security and Social Stability
Reporter: China has become one of the safest countries in the world, with the lowest homicide rate, the lowest criminal rate, and the fewest gun and explosive cases. From the perspective of the duties and missions of public security organs, how should we understand the great significance of maintaining national security and social stability?
亓延军 (Qí Yánjūn): Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has delivered important speeches and made important instructions on maintaining national security and social stability on many occasions, pointing out the direction for us and providing fundamental guidelines. Looking at the new era and new journey, we must effectively unify our thoughts and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," and take a higher position and more practical measures to maintain national security and social stability.
This is an inherent requirement for serving and guaranteeing the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. National security is the foundation of national rejuvenation, and social stability is the prerequisite for national prosperity. 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, we have effectively responded to a series of major risks and challenges, promoted new major achievements in the cause of the Party and the country, and formed a more distinct contrast between "China's governance" and "Western chaos." The "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important position in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization, and it is crucial to continue to create a safe and stable political and social environment. This requires us to maintain strategic focus, strategic confidence, and strategic patience, unswervingly follow the path of socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics, promote the modernization of public security work, and make every effort to maintain national security and social stability, safeguard people's happiness and tranquility, and ensure the steady and long-term progress of Chinese-style modernization with the construction of a higher-level Peaceful China.
This is the prerequisite and foundation for helping to achieve a virtuous cycle of high-quality development and high-level security. Security is the prerequisite for development, and development is the guarantee of security. In the past five years, the Party Central Committee has integrated the overall planning of development and security into all aspects and the entire process of the work of the Party and the country, consolidating security in development and seeking development in security. China has successfully continued to write a new chapter in the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for consolidating the foundation and fully developing the basic realization of socialist modernization. Consolidating the foundation means paying more attention to things that have a fundamental impact on development and security, consolidating and expanding advantages, and strengthening weaknesses and shortcomings, so as to make the foundation of development more stable and resilient. This requires us to give full play to our functional role, put the overall planning of development and security in a more prominent position, plan and deploy security together with economic and social development, guarantee the new development pattern with a new security pattern, and ensure that society is vibrant and orderly.
This is the due meaning of accelerating the modernization of the national security system and capabilities. The modernization of the national security system and capabilities is an important guarantee for promoting the continuous development of Chinese-style modernization. In the past five years, we have kept in mind the entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), and comprehensively strengthened various mechanisms and measures for combating, preventing, controlling, and building. China has become one of the safest countries in the world with the lowest homicide rate, the lowest criminal rate, and the fewest gun and explosive cases. The national public security satisfaction rate has remained above 98% for five consecutive years. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment will face profound and complex changes, with strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexisting, and more uncertain and unpredictable factors. This requires us to strengthen bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, accurately identify changes, scientifically respond to changes, and proactively seek changes, improve the work system for maintaining security and stability, and effectively prevent and resolve various risks affecting China's modernization process.
Making Every Effort to Maintain National Security and Social Stability During the "15th Five-Year Plan" Period
Reporter: In recent years, public security organs have adhered to the overall planning of development and security, and made every effort to do a good job in preventing risks, ensuring security, maintaining stability, and promoting development. What principles and requirements should be focused on in maintaining national security and social stability during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
亓延军 (Qí Yánjūn): Maintaining national security and social stability is a basic task of the Party and the country. We must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhere to and strengthen the absolute leadership of the Party, firmly grasp the principles and requirements, and ensure that we always move forward in the right direction.
First, adhere to the overall national security concept. The overall national security concept is a scientific guide for building a higher-level Peaceful China. Overall security is comprehensive, holistic, and systematic security. As the main force in the construction of Peaceful China, public security organs must unswervingly implement the overall national security concept. In response to the new characteristics of the internal and external linkages, cross-domain transmission, and sudden amplification of security issues, we must strengthen forward-looking thinking, overall planning, strategic layout, and holistic advancement, dare to fight, be good at fighting, take the lead, fight proactively, and make every effort to ensure major security issues related to the long-term stability of the country, healthy and stable economy, and people's peace and contentment.
Second, adhere to the people-centered approach. National prosperity and people's peace are the most basic and common aspirations of the people. With the continuous development of the economy and society, the people's yearning for a better life has extended more to democracy, the rule of law, fairness, justice, security, and the environment. The people's public security comes from the people and is rooted in the people. We must always adhere to putting the people first, pay attention to guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood in development, take the satisfaction of the masses as the starting point and end point of our work, adhere to the combination of combating and preventing, service-oriented, and comprehensive measures, **小事不小看、小事当作大事办** (xiǎo shì bù xiǎo kàn, xiǎo shì dāng zuò dà shì bàn - "Don't take small things lightly, treat small things as big things," emphasizing the importance of addressing even minor issues with great care and attention), and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
Third, adhere to the thinking and methods of the rule of law. The rule of law, as an important support for the national governance system and governance capabilities, is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization, and plays a fundamental, stable, and long-term role. Public security organs bear the dual functions of administrative law enforcement and criminal justice. We must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, use the "Twelve Adherences" to compare and examine our work at all times and in all places, pay more attention to the coordination of the rule of law with reform, development, and stability, continue to deepen the construction of law enforcement standardization, comprehensively promote strict, standardized, fair, and civilized law enforcement, and support high-level security and escort high-quality development with a high level of the rule of law.
Fourth, adhere to comprehensively deepening reform. Reform is the fundamental driving force for promoting China's economic and social development. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the "key to solving problems" for solving deep-seated contradictions and problems in high-quality development lies in deepening reform, and the "fundamental solution" for dealing with various risks and challenges also lies in deepening reform. Public security organs have always fought on the front line of maintaining stability. We must adhere to using innovative concepts and reform methods to solve difficult problems and new problems, establish and improve a new police operation model of "professional + mechanism + big data," adhere to focusing on the grassroots level and the foundation, promote the downward shift of gravity, the downward flow of police force, and the downward inclination of guarantees, and consolidate the foundation for maintaining security and stability.
Better Fulfill the Duties and Missions Entrusted by the Party and the People
Reporter: The "Suggestions" make deployments for maintaining national security and social stability from a global and strategic height. How will public security organs implement them?
亓延军 (Qí Yánjūn): We will consciously integrate public security work into the "major plan of the Party" and the "major affairs of the country," comprehensively implement the new quality combat effectiveness improvement project of public security organs, better fulfill the duties and missions entrusted by the Party and the people, and provide a strong security guarantee for striving to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Resolutely safeguard political security and firmly guard the lifeline of national security. Implement the national security responsibility system, continue to strengthen the construction of a special system, special forces, and professional capabilities for maintaining political security, and promote the efficient operation of coordination mechanisms related to maintaining political security. Deepen the struggle against infiltration, subversion, terrorism, separatism, and cults, and comprehensively manage cyberspace security, strictly prevent and severely crack down on sabotage activities by domestic and foreign hostile forces, improve the system for cybersecurity level protection, security protection of critical information infrastructure, and data security protection, and resolutely safeguard national political power security, institutional security, and ideological security.
Early warning and prevention of major risks, and continuous maintenance of social harmony and stability. Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) in the new era, closely cooperate with relevant departments, promote the improvement of a social governance system of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing, improve the whole-chain control mechanism for early detection, early reporting, early resolution, and early disposal of factors affecting stability, promote the legalization of petition work, implement the responsibility for maintaining social stability, and firmly guard the bottom line of work. Strengthen cross-regional and cross-departmental monitoring, early warning, prevention, and control of risks affecting stability, cooperate in the orderly resolution of risks in real estate, local government debt, and small and medium-sized financial institutions, crack down on illegal and criminal activities in the economic and financial fields in accordance with the law, and strictly prevent systemic risks.
Strengthen public safety governance and protect the safety of people's lives and property. Adhere to safety first and prevention first, deepen the construction of a comprehensive social security prevention and control system and capabilities, improve the normalized mechanism for combating organized crime and evil, increase the crackdown on illegal and criminal activities such as telecommunications network fraud, gambling, drugs, theft, robbery, fraud, food, drugs, and the environment, and strengthen the prevention and governance of juvenile delinquency. Dynamically investigate and rectify safety hazards in key areas such as road traffic, railways, and civil aviation, strengthen institutionalized and normalized safety supervision, and promote the transformation of public safety governance models to pre-event prevention. Improve the emergency response support system for major public emergencies of public security organs and improve the emergency command mechanism.
Deepen the construction of a rule-of-law public security and better guarantee and promote social fairness and justice. Build a scientific and complete public security legal system, strengthen risk assessment of new technologies and new business forms such as artificial intelligence and drones, and promote the improvement of laws, regulations, and safety supervision systems. Build a standardized and efficient law enforcement power operation mechanism, deepen the standardization and intelligent construction of law enforcement case handling management centers, strengthen the whole-process and all-element law enforcement supervision and management, and promote the efficient connection between administrative law enforcement and criminal justice. Regularly rectify problems such as inaction, slow action, illegal off-site law enforcement, and profit-seeking law enforcement, improve the long-term mechanism for regulating law enforcement involving enterprises, and help create a legal business environment.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, December 17th (Reporter) State Councilor Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) recently conducted research in Guangdong (广东) on football and work related to people with disabilities. She emphasized the need to 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 guidance, earnestly implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, and, in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, accelerate the construction of a youth football training system and focus on improving the livelihood security level of people with disabilities.
From the 14th to the 16th, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited Guangzhou (广州市), Shenzhen (深圳市), and Zhuhai (珠海市), going deep into youth football training bases, football clubs, technology-assisted disability enterprises, special education rehabilitation kindergartens, and rehabilitation and auxiliary employment institutions for people with disabilities. She visited and expressed her regards to people with disabilities in need, learned about youth football training and the livelihood security of people with disabilities, and held discussions with representatives from local governments and youth training institutions.
She pointed out the need to establish a correct view of political achievements and to persistently and diligently focus on youth training. It is essential to adhere to the combination of an active government and an effective market, accelerate the construction of youth training centers at all levels, and promote the coordinated development of campus football, social youth training, and professional club youth training. It is necessary to accelerate the expansion and quality improvement of the coaching staff and improve the youth competition system. It is important to deepen the integration of sports and education, strengthen the ideological and moral construction of young people, and cultivate a sense of national identity.
She emphasized the need to adhere to the principle of prioritizing people's livelihoods, continuously improve the service and security system for people with disabilities, improve the rehabilitation and education level of children with disabilities, promote the quality and efficiency of rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, strengthen employment assistance, promote employment and income growth for people with disabilities, and further promote technology-assisted disability services to enhance the well-being of people with disabilities through advanced technology. At the end of the year, it is important to strengthen visits and care for people in need, implement assistance policies in a detailed and practical manner, tighten and solidify the safety management responsibilities of service institutions, and ensure that people in need can spend a warm winter and a safe holiday. 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve success through persistent effort," persistent effort leads to success).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 潘俊强
"Beijing's urban planning needs to deeply consider the question of 'what kind of capital to build and how to build the capital'." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has inspected Beijing (北京) many times and delivered important speeches, clarifying the functional positioning of Beijing as the "four centers" and planning and guiding the development of the capital.
Urban planning plays an important leading role in urban development. In September 2017, the Party Central Committee and the State Council approved the "Beijing Urban Master Plan (2016-2035)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Master Plan"). Beijing adheres to drawing a blueprint to the end, planning the development of the "city" around the function of the "capital."
On December 17, Beijing (北京市) held a press conference on "Drawing a Blueprint to the End and Building a World-Class Harmonious and Livable Capital." The meeting introduced that the second phase of the Master Plan has been successfully completed, and Beijing is steadily moving towards a world-class harmonious and livable capital.
Improving Quality and Efficiency in Relieving Non-Capital Functions
The relocation of municipal administrative organs to the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (北京城市副中心), and significant progress in helping Hebei Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区) to achieve construction... Entering a new era, as the first mega-city in the country to develop with reduced quantity, Beijing takes the relief of non-capital functions as the "leading task," considering the relationship between relief and rectification, upgrading, undertaking, and coordination, vigorously adjusting the structure, and achieving profound transformation.
Adhering to advancing through relief and seeking gains through sacrifice, continuously optimizing and upgrading the capital's functions in the process of relief. Since the implementation of the Master Plan, Beijing has carried out special actions to relieve, rectify, and promote upgrading, and has cumulatively relieved and upgraded more than 3,000 general manufacturing enterprises; demolished more than 238 million square meters of illegal construction, vacated more than 275 square kilometers of land, and the construction land for urban and rural areas has reached the overall planning goal for 2035 in stages.
Reducing quantity is to improve quality and efficiency, and to provide greater space for the development of high-precision and cutting-edge industries. The proportion of newly established business entities in Beijing (北京) in science, technology, and business has increased from 40.7% in 2013 to 67.7% in 2024.
Saying goodbye to the "pancake-style" development model, a brand-new urban framework is unfolding. In the core area of the capital, the protection of the old city has been strengthened, and historical and cultural heritage has been carefully protected; in the two wings of the take-off area, the construction of new cities is accelerating, the rise of the urban sub-center, and the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is growing rapidly.
Driving High-Quality Development with Scientific and Technological Innovation
Since the implementation of the Master Plan, the competitiveness of Beijing (北京) as an international science and technology innovation center has been greatly improved, and it has been ranked first in the global list of "Nature Index - Scientific Research Cities" for eight consecutive years, and the national laboratory is operating with high quality. The construction of Zhongguancun (中关村) World-Leading Science and Technology Park is being carried out simultaneously, and the main platform role of "Three Cities and One Zone" (Zhongguancun Science City (中关村科学城), Huairou Science City (怀柔科学城), Future Science City (未来科学城) and Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (北京经济技术开发区)) has been further highlighted, and new leaps have been achieved in the development of new quality productive forces.
The key to building a high-quality development power source in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region lies in strengthening collaborative innovation and industrial collaboration. Beijing (北京) gives play to its advantages in innovation resources, uses the "innovation chain" to open up the "industrial chain," and stimulates the multiplier effect of the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the transaction volume of technology contracts exported by Beijing (北京) to Tianjin (天津) and Hebei (河北) exceeded 230 billion yuan, doubling that of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) jointly build a collaborative innovation community, accelerate the construction of a "six chains and five groups" industrial layout, and jointly expand the industrial "cake." The construction of key industrial chain groups has been improved in quality and efficiency. The three places have jointly compiled the map of six key industrial chains such as hydrogen energy and biomedicine, and the number of national advanced manufacturing clusters has increased to seven. Jointly build a number of demonstration projects. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Technology Ecological Port has landed 42 projects. More than 300 key component companies in Tianjin (天津) and Hebei (河北) have entered the supply chains of leading companies such as Beijing Benz (北京奔驰) and Xiaomi (小米), and the supporting capabilities have been further improved.
In 2024, the total economic volume of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) reached 11.5 trillion yuan, and the growth rate of the gross regional product of the three places all exceeded the national average. The momentum of regional economic development continued to improve, and the role of the power source for high-quality development was further highlighted.
Building a More Harmonious and Livable Capital
Blue sky, green land, clear water, surrounded by forests... Green and livable has become a distinct symbol of the capital's development in the new era.
The Master Plan defines Beijing's (北京) green space pattern of "one screen, three rings, five rivers, and nine wedges." "We have promoted two rounds of million-mu afforestation and greening construction. Beijing's (北京) forest coverage rate has reached 45%, with 40 forests of more than 10,000 mu, and the green sea in the plains and the green screen in the mountains are integrated and connected," said Lin Jinwen (林晋文), deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks and Greenery. Through measures such as "leaving blank to increase green" and "planting green in the cracks," Beijing (北京) has added 710 small and beautiful pocket parks, and the number of parks in the city has reached 1,136, with annual visitors exceeding 500 million. 3,015 kilometers of greenways connect green life, making it convenient for citizens to see green when they open their windows and enter the park when they go out.
The Master Plan clearly focuses on tackling air pollution and comprehensively improving environmental quality. Beijing (北京) is determined, with greater strength, and more practical means, to deeply fight the battle to defend the blue sky, clear water, and pure land. The air quality has achieved a milestone breakthrough, and "APEC Blue" has become "Beijing Blue"; the water environment quality has been greatly improved, dynamically eliminating black and odorous water bodies and inferior Class V water bodies, and the five major rivers have all reappeared as "flowing rivers" and run into the sea for five consecutive years.
A people's city is built by the people and for the people. In the second phase of the implementation of the Master Plan, Beijing's (北京) public service system for education, medical care, and elderly care has been further improved. The coverage rate of inclusive kindergartens has reached 93%, and more than 96.7% of community health service centers can provide pediatric diagnosis and treatment services; 1,540 community elderly care service stations and 2,410 elderly care meal assistance points have been built. Expanding the effective supply of public cultural services, the per capita building area of public cultural service facilities in the city has increased from 0.14 square meters in 2015 to approximately 0.5 square meters in 2024, achieving the overall planning goal for 2035 ahead of schedule.
"Gaining vitality in 'sacrifice' and improving quality in 'relief' will make the function of the 'capital' more focused and the development of the 'city' more high-quality, and continuously promote the high-quality development of the capital in the new era." Zhang Wei (张维), director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, said that in the next step, Beijing (北京) will continue to adhere to drawing a blueprint to the end, so that the vision of a world-class harmonious and livable capital will be gradually unfolded into a vivid and fresh real-life picture.
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Opening Remarks
In a pivotal year of history, the world witnessed China's responsibility.
In 2025, China's head-of-state diplomacy was brilliant, climactic, and fruitful. President Xi Jinping (习近平) made four foreign visits, spanning Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, and Northeast Asia, and held a summit with the US President in Busan. Domestically, President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum and delivered a keynote speech; presided over the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit and proposed a global governance initiative; delivered an important speech at the meeting commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War; and delivered a keynote speech at the Global Women's Summit. Every handshake, every speech, and every achievement is a vivid portrayal of China and other countries working together and sharing a common destiny, and a profound practice of promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. With strategic foresight that cuts through the clouds, a grand pattern of win-win cooperation, and a deep concern for the world, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has inscribed a distinct mark of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics on the magnificent international stage.
To record this extraordinary year, this newspaper launches the column "Major-Country Diplomacy: A Review of 2025" from today. We invite foreign friends who have personally participated in and witnessed these important moments, Chinese ambassadors to relevant countries, and reporters from this newspaper who are fighting on the front lines of news, etc., to jointly look back on those extraordinary major-country diplomacy scenes with vivid narratives, delicate observations, and profound comments, to relive the surging pulse of China's interaction and integration with the world, and to feel China's world feelings and historical responsibility as a responsible major country.
In April this year, when Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of China, paid a state visit to Vietnam, I, as a representative of Vietnamese youth students, was fortunate to participate in the Vietnam-China People's Grand Gathering at the Hanoi International Convention Center with the students of the Chinese Department of Hanoi National University. Being able to witness this historic moment and see General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) again on this important diplomatic occasion was undoubtedly an unforgettable experience for me.
In December 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to Vietnam, I represented Vietnamese youth in presenting flowers to Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛), the wife of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平).
The scene of the Vietnam-China People's Grand Gathering was solemn and warm. When the leaders of the two parties and two countries walked into the venue together, people from all walks of life in Vietnam and China applauded thunderously. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked towards the Vietnamese student representatives and shook hands with us one by one. At that moment, I truly felt his kindness and friendliness. In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that youth are the future and hope of the cause, and announced that China will invite Vietnamese youth to China for "Red Study Tours" in the next three years. These words touched me greatly and gave me greater motivation to learn Chinese well. Feeling the enthusiastic interaction between the Vietnamese and Chinese people on the spot, a sense of pride and mission arose spontaneously. I deeply feel that I should shoulder the responsibility of the younger generation and continue to work hard to inherit and promote the traditional friendship between Vietnam and China.
The "Red Study Tour" is of great significance to the youth of the two countries. President Ho Chi Minh's (胡志明) footprints have spread all over China, and he established a deep friendship with the older generation of Chinese leaders. Since the launch of the event, many Vietnamese youths have gone to China to explore the red genes of friendship between the two countries. The deep friendship between the predecessors has far-reaching historical significance and is an important foundation for the younger generation of the two countries to continue the traditional friendship. The youth of the two countries should learn from each other, strengthen exchanges, and continue to narrow the distance and deepen cooperation.
In recent years, the Chinese craze has continued to heat up in Vietnam. According to statistics, about 100,000 people in Vietnam participate in the Chinese Proficiency Test every year. Not only do universities offer Chinese majors, but some primary and secondary schools also include Chinese in their curriculum. Mastering Chinese means being able to obtain better employment opportunities, and Chinese majors have developed from traditional language learning to a wide range of social needs.
My connection with Chinese originated from my love for Chinese film and television works. These works have beautiful pictures and ups and downs in the plot, and the wonderful presentation of Chinese traditional culture meets the psychological needs of young people. Out of love for Chinese, I chose to study in the Chinese Department of Hanoi National University to gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese history and culture. I often participate in exchanges between the two countries, which has not only gained growth but also clarified my life goals. In the future, I hope to continue to share the joy of learning Chinese and tell more Vietnamese students about the "comrades plus brothers" friendship between Vietnam and China.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) visit promoted exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the field of education. The scholarship system for Vietnamese and Chinese students is constantly being optimized, attracting and encouraging students from both countries to study in each other's countries. I am also very fortunate to be one of the beneficiaries and received a scholarship from the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam.
The far-reaching impact of this visit continues to manifest itself. Recently, I participated in the Vietnam-China QR code interconnection cooperation launch ceremony held in Hanoi. Chinese tourists can now use UnionPay and other methods to shop at some merchants in Vietnam, and Vietnamese tourists can also use their own applications to scan QR codes for shopping in China. Increasingly convenient transportation conditions and increasingly improved currency settlement services continue to improve the satisfaction of cross-border tourism for the people of the two countries. Mutual visits by tourists not only drive the economy and benefit people's livelihoods, but also deepen mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries.
A towering tree has its roots, and a mountain-embracing water has its source. The younger generation should be witnesses of Vietnam-China friendship, and even more should be determined to become builders and inheritors of Vietnam-China friendship. This is a valuable asset for the steady and long-term development of relations between the two countries, and it is also a realistic portrayal of the two-way rush between Vietnam and China.
(The author is a student of the Chinese Department of Hanoi National University, interviewed and compiled by Bai Xiaochuan (白晓川), a reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 人民网记者 盛楚宜
In April, Hanoi (河内) is filled with blooming kapok trees and pleasant weather. As Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the People’s Republic of China, paid a state visit to Vietnam, I stepped into Ho Chi Minh's (胡志明) former residence and stood before the stilt house where President Ho Chi Minh (胡志明) once lived and worked, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has quoted President Ho Chi Minh's (胡志明) poem "The friendship between Vietnam and China is profound, comrades plus brothers" many times, and he also recalled the contributions of the older generation of leaders of the two countries who were devoted to the people and the deep friendship they forged with each other at Ho Chi Minh's (胡志明) former residence: "When we see someone virtuous, we should think of emulating them. We should learn from Chairman Mao (毛主席), Premier Zhou (周总理), and President Ho Chi Minh (胡志明), and pass on and develop China-Vietnam friendship to benefit the people of both countries."
The foundation of China-Vietnam relations lies in the people, the bloodline is in the people, and the strength is in the people. On April 15, the Hanoi International Convention Center (河内国际会议中心) was filled with a warm atmosphere as the China-Vietnam People's Friendship Gathering was held. Facing friendly people from all walks of life in both countries, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said with deep feeling: "Let us continue our traditional friendship, gather the trickling streams of friendship between the two peoples into a mighty river of China-Vietnam friendship, and make new and greater contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and building a better world."
The traditional friendship between China and Vietnam is reflected in high-level exchanges and integrated into the streets and alleys of Hanoi (河内). On the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake (还剑湖), which is crowded with tourists, a Vietnamese girl named Tran Ngoc Anh (陈玉瑛) told me that the logistics between the two countries are becoming more and more convenient, and the "fruit freedom" that Chinese consumers are looking forward to has brought sweet Chinese opportunities to Vietnam. The Hanoi (河内) Light Rail Line 2, built by Chinese enterprises, passes through the streets, and new Chinese-style tea drinks and food culture converge in the everyday atmosphere. Chinese-style and trendy-themed dramas and online literature have set off a craze among local young people... The fruits of China-Vietnam cooperation have long been immersed in the daily life of this city.
On May 18, the first event of the "Red Study Tour" for Vietnamese youth was launched in Guangxi (广西). From the Memorial Hall of the Vietnam School of Guangxi Normal University (广西师范大学越南学校纪念馆) to the former site of the Vietnamese Youth Revolutionary Comrades Association (越南青年革命同志会旧址), explore the red genes of China-Vietnam friendship; in the China-Vietnam Detian (Banyue) Waterfall Cross-border Tourism Cooperation Zone (中越德天 (板约) 瀑布跨境旅游合作区), feel the vivid picture of one waterfall connecting the two countries and booming trade; take the high-speed rail to feel the myriad sights of Chinese-style modernization... Each journey allows the seeds of friendship to take root and sprout in the hearts of Chinese and Vietnamese youth.
The "comrades plus brothers" friendship between China and Vietnam takes root and sprouts as the two peoples help each other, blossoms and bears fruit as the two peoples unite and cooperate, and is inherited and sublimated as the two peoples jointly pursue modernization, and will continue to gather strength for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that has strategic significance.
Return to TopBy: 何 炜
From April 14 to 15, 2025, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China, paid a historic state visit to Vietnam. This visit coincided with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam and the "China-Vietnam People-to-People Exchange Year," marking the fourth round of mutual visits between the top leaders of the two parties in the new era. It was also the first visit following the Central Conference on Work Relating to Neighboring Countries this year, with extremely far-reaching influence. As a participant, I would like to use three keywords to summarize my feelings about receiving this visit.
The first word is "Red." Red is the common color of China and Vietnam, and the socialist path is the common choice and ideal pursuit of the two parties and countries. Since the arrival of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and President of the People's Republic of China in Vietnam, from the streets and alleys of Hanoi (河内) to various event venues, the bright red party flags and national flags of the two parties and countries fluttered in the wind, together with the red banners displayed by the welcoming crowds, forming a sea of red. Red songs also reverberated in the streets, and the popular "Vietnam-China" was sung repeatedly. The lyrics "Common ideals, hearts connected, red flags flying on the road to victory" expressed the confidence and glory of both sides in firmly following the socialist red road. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (阮富仲) exchanged in-depth views on overall, strategic, and directional issues for a long time, conducted strategic communication on deepening the construction of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future in the new situation, and unanimously agreed to jointly promote the development and growth of the socialist cause amidst the world's profound changes unseen in a century. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and President of the People's Republic of China, together with Vietnamese party and state leaders, jointly launched the "Red Study Tour" project, inviting Vietnamese youth to study in China, so that the people of the two countries, especially the younger generation, can understand that the red country was not easily won, perceive the remarkable achievements of both sides in socialist construction, and understand that China-Vietnam friendship is extremely precious, thereby feeling the power of faith and understanding the importance of China-Vietnam friendship for the development and national rejuvenation of their respective countries.
The second word is "Practical." Seeking truth from facts is the main theme of the entire visit, and it is also the practical experience of every participant. The strategic consensus of the two party general secretaries has become a powerful engine to promote bilateral pragmatic cooperation. During the visit, China and Vietnam signed a record 45 cooperation documents, covering economy and trade, connectivity, artificial intelligence, agriculture, culture and sports, and people's livelihood. The empty corridor on the first floor of the CPV Central Committee headquarters was filled with cooperation documents, which made the witnesses feel excited. When viewing the exhibition of documents with General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (阮富仲) could not help but admire the richness of the results of both sides. During the visit, the two sides also unanimously decided to upgrade the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism for diplomacy, defense, and public security, which was first created by China and Vietnam in the world, to the ministerial level, and jointly witnessed the launch ceremony of the China-Vietnam railway cooperation mechanism. This series of solid and substantial achievements has pressed the "acceleration key" for strategic cooperation such as railway connectivity between the two countries, and will raise bilateral pragmatic cooperation to a higher level.
The third word is "Close." China and Vietnam are close because they are connected by land and sea, and they are even closer because they interact with each other with their hearts. The Vietnamese side regards the reception of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and President of the People's Republic of China's visit as the most important diplomatic agenda of the year. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (阮富仲) specially attended the meeting of students who studied in China in various periods before the visit, and planted the "Vietnam-China People-to-People Exchange Tree" at the Vietnam-China Friendship Palace to warm up for the visit. During the visit, from tea parties to banquets, from small-scale meetings to large-scale talks, the two party general secretaries seemed to have endless things to say. In terms of protocol reception, the Vietnamese side also showed extremely high standards. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (阮富仲) accompanied the foreign head of state to pay respects to President Ho Chi Minh (胡志明) Mausoleum for the first time. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong (武文赏) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (范明政) went to the airport to greet and send off the guests respectively. Tran Cam Tu (陈锦绣), member of the Politburo of the CPV Central Committee and Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat, accompanied the activities in Vietnam throughout the whole process. These unprecedented political arrangements made the close relationship of "deep friendship between Vietnam and China, comrades plus brothers" more concrete.
Knowing where we come from, thinking about where we are going, and then we can understand where we are going. As the only two socialist countries in the world with a population of over 100 million, today's China and Vietnam have eloquently proved with development achievements rarely seen in the world that the development path chosen by China and Vietnam is not only correct and feasible, but also stable and good. Strengthening unity and cooperation between the two sides is conducive to the development of the common red cause, and will also provide more stability and positive energy to the region and even the world. At present, China and Vietnam have entered a critical stage of reform and development. China will strive to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and Vietnam will enter a new era of national development with the 14th National Congress of the CPV as the starting point. The two sides will take the important consensus of the top leaders of the two parties and countries as the guide, focus on implementing the results of the visit, inherit the common red genes of the two parties and countries, promote the construction of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future to continuously deepen and solidify, and let the ship of China-Vietnam friendship always sail along the correct course, towards a brighter future.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 17th (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke on the phone with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil (伊万·吉尔) on December 17th at the latter's request.
Yván Gil (伊万·吉尔) briefed on the current domestic situation in Venezuela, emphasizing that the Venezuelan government and people will firmly defend the country's sovereignty and independence, firmly safeguard their legitimate rights, and will not accept any threats of power and bullying.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and Venezuela are strategic partners, and mutual trust and mutual support are the tradition of Sino-Venezuelan relations. China opposes all unilateral bullying practices and supports all countries in defending their sovereignty and national dignity. Venezuela has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries, and it is believed that the international community understands and supports Venezuela's position in safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests.
Return to TopBy: 马赫卡莫娃
Promoting gender equality has become an important part of the friendly cooperation between Uzbekistan and China. The two countries will continue to carry out two-way exchanges of innovative ideas and practical experiences to inject vitality into bilateral relations.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action*, an important United Nations document promoting women's rights. Over the past 30 years, the *Beijing Declaration* and the *Platform for Action* have promoted the strengthening of gender equality worldwide. Women's education levels have significantly improved, their economic capabilities have been continuously enhanced, and their participation in political processes has been increasingly expanded.
At the Global Women's Summit held in Beijing (北京), representatives from more than 110 countries, regions, and international organizations shared their experiences and achievements in supporting the development of women's causes. Uzbekistan also actively participated in it, sharing Uzbekistan's achievements in promoting gender equality. I am very honored to be able to participate in this summit and listen to the keynote speech delivered by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the summit. Uzbekistan highly supports all initiatives aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls.
Today, Uzbekistan is gradually revising relevant laws, decrees, and resolutions in accordance with the principles of international law. Uzbekistan has established a sound institutional system for promoting the rights of women and girls and supporting family development. Relevant councils have been established in multiple national institutions, and the formulation of approximately 100 normative documents is being promoted to provide comprehensive guarantees for the development of women's causes. In addition, the UN Women also established an office in Uzbekistan, achieving remarkable cooperation results. Women's participation in society has significantly increased, the proportion of women in the labor market has increased, and enterprises and projects participated in or led by women continue to emerge.
Promoting gender equality has become an important part of the friendly cooperation between Uzbekistan and China. Uzbekistan and China have established close and effective cooperation mechanisms in the fields of culture, sports, science, and education, actively carrying out exchanges of experience and knowledge, and signing a number of related agreements. The two sides have reached a consensus on supporting women's entrepreneurship and promoting business development, especially in the sericulture industry, where China has rich experience. The two countries will continue to carry out two-way exchanges of innovative ideas and practical experiences to inject vitality into bilateral relations. This year, the two countries successfully held the Women's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cooperation Forum within the framework of the Second Uzbekistan-China Local Cooperation Forum. Many Chinese female entrepreneurs and scholars attended the forum to jointly discuss promoting the development of women's causes in the two countries.
Under close exchanges, the pragmatic cooperation between the two countries has achieved remarkable results. Samarkand Region (撒马尔罕州) of Uzbekistan and Shaanxi Province (陕西省) of China have carried out a number of cooperation projects, and active local interactions have been transformed into pragmatic cooperation results. Joint ventures have emerged, bringing investment, employment opportunities, and development opportunities to the local area. Currently, Uzbekistan is focusing on developing handicrafts and opening up the handicraft market, which will create new opportunities and open up new prospects for women's development.
(The author is the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan)
Return to TopBeijing, December 17th (People's Daily) - A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on the evening of the 17th that the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) will travel to Cambodia and Thailand again on the 18th for shuttle mediation, to promote the two sides to meet each other halfway and rebuild peace as soon as possible.
The spokesperson said in response to a reporter's question that as a friendly neighbor and friend of Cambodia and Thailand, China is highly concerned about the current Cambodian-Thai border conflict and continues to shuttle and urge, actively playing a role in promoting de-escalation in its own way.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王骁波
Recently, the 2025 Global Poverty Reduction Partnership Workshop, themed "Strengthening Partnership and Cooperation to Address Poverty Reduction Challenges," was held in Beijing (北京). Representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations gathered to conduct in-depth exchanges on promoting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly focusing on "poverty eradication."
Eradicating poverty is a global challenge and a common goal of all countries. Currently, global poverty governance faces new challenges, and factors such as climate change, regional conflicts, and slowing economic growth bring many uncertainties to accelerating the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The participants unanimously agreed that in the face of global poverty reduction challenges, strengthening international poverty reduction partnerships is crucial. All parties should deepen exchanges of poverty reduction experiences, innovate cooperation models, jointly promote the development of global poverty reduction, and contribute to the realization of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Representative to China, Niva (倪华), stated that United Nations agencies, including IFAD, are committed to promoting the sharing of poverty reduction experiences between China (中国) and other countries. "China (中国) has made tremendous achievements in poverty reduction, which powerfully proves that poverty reduction can be achieved through unremitting efforts."
The seminar was jointly hosted by the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (中国国际减贫中心), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮食及农业组织), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (国际农业发展基金), the United Nations World Food Programme (联合国世界粮食计划署), and the China Internet Information Center (中国互联网新闻中心). The "Global Poverty Reduction Cases Collection 2025" released during the conference was jointly compiled by the China Internet Information Center (中国互联网新闻中心), the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (中国国际减贫中心), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮食及农业组织), providing useful references for developing countries to formulate localized poverty reduction policies. The list of winning cases of the 6th Global Poverty Reduction Case Solicitation Event was also released at the meeting, and the 7th Global Poverty Reduction Case Solicitation Event was launched simultaneously.
Carlos Aldeco (卡洛斯·阿尔德科), Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (联合国粮食及农业组织) in China, said that to truly eliminate poverty, it is necessary to promote the transformation of agricultural food systems and leave no one behind. The Global Poverty Reduction Case Solicitation Event has become an important global public good. The released global poverty reduction cases record practical solutions from real communities to address real problems, providing inspiration on how to learn from successful experiences.
Gao Anming (高岸明), Editor-in-Chief of China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (中国外文局), said that since the first conference was held in 2017, the Global Poverty Reduction Partnership Workshop has been successfully held for nine sessions. This mechanism has become an important platform for governments, international organizations, academia, and practitioners to share poverty reduction experiences and explore cooperation paths, playing an irreplaceable role in promoting South-South cooperation and building global consensus.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Kathmandu, December 16th (Reporter Zhang Ping (张平)) The Nepal-China Investment Seminar was held on the 16th in Kathmandu (加德满都), the capital of Nepal (尼泊尔). Participants exchanged and discussed topics such as deepening investment cooperation between the two countries. The Finance Minister of Nepal (尼泊尔), Rameshwar Prasad Khanal (拉梅绍雷·普拉萨德·卡纳尔), the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal (尼泊尔), Chen Song (陈松), and representatives from dozens of Chinese companies attended the meeting.
Rameshwar Prasad Khanal (拉梅绍雷·普拉萨德·卡纳尔), the Finance Minister of Nepal (尼泊尔), said in his speech that Nepal (尼泊尔) and China (中国) have maintained close and friendly cooperative relations in various fields such as economy, trade, and culture for a long time. This seminar has built an important exchange platform for the business community of Nepal (尼泊尔) and Chinese investors, which is of great significance for both parties to deeply explore investment potential and expand pragmatic cooperation. Nepal (尼泊尔) is willing to work with China (中国) to continuously deepen investment cooperation on the basis of mutual trust and mutual benefit, and jointly promote the high-quality economic development of the two countries.
Chen Song (陈松), the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal (尼泊尔), said in his speech that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China (中国) and Nepal (尼泊尔). Standing at a new historical starting point, China (中国) and Nepal (尼泊尔) are ushering in unprecedented cooperation opportunities. China (中国) will adopt a more proactive approach to expand two-way investment and strengthen development cooperation with Nepal (尼泊尔). The economies of China (中国) and Nepal (尼泊尔) are highly complementary, and there is great potential for future economic and trade cooperation.
At the seminar, experts from the Investment Board Nepal (尼泊尔投资委员会) and Nepal Rastra Bank (尼泊尔国家银行) explained Nepal's (尼泊尔) investment environment and opportunities, applicable laws and financial systems, and other topics.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on December 17th (日): (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) The conference celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会) was held in Beijing (北京) on December 17th (日). 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 conference and delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
The congratulatory message stated that over the 80 years since its founding, the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会) has always adhered to its original aspiration of cooperation and kept its mission of struggle firmly in mind, upholding the fine traditions of patriotism and revolution. It has been of one heart and one mind and worked together with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), playing an important role in promoting the development of the united front and multi-party cooperation, and making important contributions to the cause of the Chinese revolution, construction, and reform. History and practice have fully proven that, as the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) long-tested close friend and good advisor, good helper, and good colleague for close cooperation, the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会) has always thought together, stood together, and worked together with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and 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 worthy of being an important force in winning new victories in socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The congratulatory message 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 (中国共产党), reflecting the great importance attached to the cause of multi-party cooperation by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and providing a broad stage and inexhaustible impetus for democratic parties to perform their functions and play their roles.
The congratulatory message stated that it is hoped that the China National Democratic Construction Association (中国民主建国会) will unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen its soul, deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, combine it with the study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, adhere to serving the center and serving the overall situation, continuously strengthen its own construction, improve its ability to perform its duties, and widely gather people's hearts, build consensus, gather wisdom, and gather strength for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Qin Boyong (秦博勇), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Executive Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association (民建中央), reviewed the glorious history of the China National Democratic Construction Association (民建) 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, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, always maintain the political character of being of one heart and one mind and united in struggle with the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and make new and greater contributions to comprehensively promoting the building of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Su Hui (苏辉), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (台盟中央), delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the central committees of various democratic parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联).
Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) and Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (民盟中央), and Hu Chunhua (胡春华), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), attended the conference.
Return to TopFrom the front lines to the screen, from the dedication of the "Five Olds" to the responsibility of youth, from theoretical interpretation to uniting the people's hearts... In recent days, propaganda teams from various regions and departments, including Inner Mongolia, Fujian, Chongqing, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, have combined their own realities, gone deep into the grassroots, carefully organized, and widely mobilized to carry out differentiated and multi-form propaganda activities to promote the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee to deeply penetrate the hearts of the people and take root.
Entering Jianhua Community of Wusutu Street in Qingshan District, Baotou (包头), Li Yuran (李玉然), the head of the Positive Energy Propaganda Team for Veteran Cadres, is giving a vivid interpretation of the plenary session's arrangements for improving the social security system and promoting high-quality and full employment, which has aroused the interest and resonance of the audience.
"It turns out that the '15th Five-Year Plan' proposal is so closely related to our people's old-age security and employment income. Teacher Li used real cases from our community as examples to talk about basic old-age insurance and support policies for flexible employment. Everyone understands it as soon as they hear it, and they feel more at ease," said Wang Changlin (王长林), a community resident, after listening to the lecture.
Lecturer team cadres, "people's spokespersons," science and technology workers, "Five Olds" personnel, Ulan Muqir (乌兰牧骑)... Recently, Inner Mongolia has organized more than 1,800 "Theoretical Study Light Cavalry" propaganda teams to conduct propaganda in rural and pastoral areas, streets and communities, and various enterprises and schools, so that the Party's innovative theories can "sound" into the grassroots and "moisten" the hearts of the people.
To enhance the effectiveness of propaganda, it is necessary to improve the quality of propaganda.
On the morning of December 16, after finishing a community propaganda session, Lin Min (林敏), a member of the Fujian "Fu Xiao Xuan" Youth Propaganda Team and a young teacher at Fuzhou University (福州大学), was surrounded by listeners, responding to the hot issues of concern to the masses, providing targeted explanations and dispelling doubts, and providing persuasive analysis and guidance.
"Propaganda is a skill, which requires not only thoroughly understanding the theory, but also being able to tell stories and use data well, to explain profound principles in simple terms and explain major policies in detail," said Lin Min with deep feeling.
Focusing on improving the level of propaganda, Fujian Province has selected and trained young propaganda backbones from various industries, promoted lectures through competitions, and conducted practical training, continuously absorbing local propaganda talents with eloquence, culture, and theoretical interest, and widely carrying out skills training and exchanges to continuously improve the pertinence and appeal of propaganda. As of now, the province has formed more than 260 "Fu Xiao Xuan" theoretical propaganda teams, which have carried out more than 6,000 propaganda activities to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, with more than 3 million online and offline audiences.
On Chongqing Satellite TV (重庆卫视), the large-scale theoretical communication TV program "The Power of Thought" has seen rising ratings. The program adopts a model of "studio interviews + AI creative short films + expert interpretation + on-site narration by practitioners" to comprehensively explain the spirit of the plenary session, which has aroused enthusiastic social response.
"Integrating the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session with the vivid practice of Chinese-style modernization through TV programs is a popularization and dissemination practice that allows theoretical interpretation, industry practice, and people's stories to interact across borders. Using language familiar to the masses, examples from around them, and issues of concern to interpret theory makes the theory sound approachable, tangible, and usable," said Fang Xu (方旭), a professor at the Chongqing Municipal Party School (重庆市委党校).
Chongqing has built a propaganda system that combines online and offline methods and promotes propaganda in a hierarchical and classified manner. As of now, the city has carried out a total of more than 62,000 propaganda activities at all levels and of various types, with a direct audience of more than 7.685 million people.
Youth is the future of the country and the hope of the nation. In promoting the implementation of the economic and social development goals and tasks during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, how should young people step forward and take responsibility?
Taking the example of tens of thousands of people guarding the northward migration and southward return of Asian elephants in Yunnan (云南) to illustrate the important deployment of "strengthening biodiversity conservation"; starting from cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements to analyze the important significance of "supporting young scientific and technological talents in innovation and entrepreneurship"... In Xishuangbanna (西双版纳), Yunnan, at a unique courtyard propaganda and exchange site, members of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League's Youth Lecturer Group and grassroots youth representatives sat around and discussed specific issues such as how to implement the spirit of the plenary session in their own positions, which resonated with the youth present.
This is a microcosm of the grassroots propaganda activities of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee carried out by the Communist Youth League organizations at all levels.
Since mid-November, the Youth Lecturer Group of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League has gone deep into the grassroots in more than 20 provinces to carry out demonstration propaganda on "Striving for the '15th Five-Year Plan' and Youth Taking Responsibility," using vivid cases and stories to create modular and delivery-style "youth version" propaganda reports, demonstrating and driving the provincial and municipal youth lecturer groups composed of 21,000 lecturers to achieve full coverage of propaganda in more than 300 cities and 2,800 counties and districts.
The vast number of young people who listened to the propaganda said that they should continue to study the spirit of the plenary session in a continuous, comprehensive, and accurate manner, clarify the direction and enhance their abilities from it, and strive to be pioneers and fresh troops in realizing the blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and strive to write a youth chapter of taking responsibility for Chinese-style modernization.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 17)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李林蔚
Around dinner time, in the Sunshine Community Canteen of Wenxin Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, mapo tofu, celery with dried tofu, and other dishes are dazzling, and elderly people come to dine in an endless stream. Aunt Ye, 74, pushed open the door and said, "There are a variety of dishes here, nutritious and affordable! I am a supervisor of the canteen, and I can report problems at any time!"
As of the end of 2024, the number of permanent elderly residents aged 60 and above in Zhejiang Province reached 14.94 million. Based on the concentrated rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses carried out last year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission this year included prominent problems in elderly care services as one of the six national key rectification projects. The Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission acted quickly to promote the comprehensive launch and steady advancement of the rectification.
"Elderly care services are related to the vital interests of the elderly. Since the concentrated rectification, we have focused on outstanding problems such as the interception and misappropriation of funds and the failure to implement policies effectively. Through risk investigation, case handling, and the establishment of systems, we have strived to solve the chronic problems of weak supervision, poor service, and difficult guarantees in the field of elderly care services, and to escort the high-quality development of elderly care services with supervision," said a relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission.
Focusing on funds involving the elderly to ensure that they enjoy all they are entitled to.
"There are caregivers taking care of me every day, managing my medication, bathing, and going to the toilet. There are also often activities such as guessing riddles, painting, and chorus. Life is very happy!" Grandma Zhang is 84 years old and has lived in the Oak Tree Nursing Home in Wenxin Street for 4 years.
"The elderly should pay about 5,000 yuan per month. Now, through reductions and deductions such as elderly care subsidies, long-term care insurance, and consumer coupons, they only need to pay a portion themselves each month, which greatly reduces the burden of elderly care," said Yu Lianxing, head of the Oak Tree Nursing Home.
During the concentrated rectification period, the Xihu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission focused on fund supervision and promoted the District Civil Affairs Bureau to formulate internal control mechanisms such as pre-event system guidance, mid-event regular spot checks, and post-event special internal audits, and refined the operational norms for the entire process of applying for, reviewing, and allocating elderly care service funds.
In the past, there were problems in the management of funds involving the elderly, such as lax examination and approval, false reporting and fraudulent claims, and interception and misappropriation. "Those who should receive it did not receive it, and those who should not receive it were still receiving it." Hu Yong, deputy head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection stationed in the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, said that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection promoted the introduction of the "Measures for the Use and Management of Funds for the Construction of the Elderly Care Service System," and at the same time strengthened digital empowerment to build a digital scenario for the supervision of public power in elderly care services, accurately predicting situations such as missed or excessive subsidies.
"There are many types of funds involving the elderly, and the amounts are large. Whether policies are fulfilled and whether they enjoy all they are entitled to is a matter of the quality of life of the elderly." Chen Jianyi, director of the Elderly Care Service Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, said, "We are closely monitoring the distribution of various funds such as elderly care service subsidies, elderly care subsidies, institutional operating subsidies, high-age allowances, and job allowances, and have cumulatively reissued 1.04 million yuan in funds, recovered 950,000 yuan in funds, and reissued construction subsidies and operating subsidies to 371 institutions."
The office, team, department, and region are linked together to promote a unified approach and form a strong synergy. "We have established a collaborative mechanism to tighten the chain of responsibility, compress the chain of execution, and seize the chain of rectification. We manage projects, implement them in lists, conduct regular supervision and scheduling, and operate with a map to promote the deepening and solid implementation of the rectification work," said Hu Yong.
Focusing on elderly care institutions and promoting in-depth improvement through investigation.
In the Jingning She Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县) Welfare Center in Lishui City (丽水市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), some elderly people are playing chess, some are playing games with the help of caregivers, and some are copying calligraphy. "The environment here is good, the three meals are good, and life is very good!" Grandpa Ye, 74, said with a smile on his face.
Elderly care institutions are places where the elderly are concentrated and risks and hidden dangers are prone to occur. In the past, the service quality of some elderly care institutions did not meet the standards, and the service levels varied. Since the concentrated rectification, the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission have adopted a combination of provincial spot checks and city and county self-checks, formulated a list of 12 specific issues for county-level civil affairs departments, elderly care institutions, and elderly canteens to conduct overt and covert visits, and comprehensively investigated various points; urged civil affairs departments to form a closed loop of "making suggestions - setting a time limit for rectification - regular supervision - follow-up visits - application of results" through methods such as interviews and reminders, and issuing letters and prompts.
Wang Yiqing, head of the Jingning She Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县) Welfare Center, introduced: "Under the supervision of the discipline inspection and supervision organs and the civil affairs department, we have built a solid food and fire safety defense line to create a warm and harmonious living environment for the elderly, so that they can enjoy their old age in peace."
"The elderly use high-power electrical appliances and pile up flammable materials in their living rooms" "The fly prevention work in the kitchen needs to be strengthened"... Looking at the "three lists" ledger, the existing problems, rectification measures, and rectification deadlines are clear at a glance.
"I obviously feel that the content of the work is more focused and the supervision is more precise." Shi Yuju, head of the Ninth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Jingning County (景宁县) Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission, said, "We give play to the 'close-fitting' supervision role of the dispatched discipline inspection and supervision groups, conduct research and visits to supervisory units, townships (streets), villages (communities), investigate and rectify problems immediately, and ensure that the elderly can enjoy a dignified, high-quality, and guaranteed old age."
Focusing on service quality and promoting a normal and long-term mechanism.
"When I get older, it's not easy to do hygiene myself. Since I have the 'Love Card', I can order 'cleaning' services with one phone call, and the work is careful and worry-free!" Grandma Li, a resident of Doutan Community, Xinan Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, praised the "Love Card" service.
Home-based elderly care is an important part of the elderly care service system. "Now, the public's requirements for elderly care services are shifting from 'whether there is' to 'whether it is good'." Hu Zhangwei, deputy director of the Second Supervision and Inspection Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, introduced that in response to the problems of scattered home-based elderly care and difficult service guarantees, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection promoted the comprehensive implementation of the "Love Card" system for elderly care services, deepened the "Supporting the Elderly on Islands and Helping the Elderly in Mountainous Areas" action, and promoted the high-quality development of elderly care services with a number of reform and innovation measures.
"We urge the District Civil Affairs Bureau to establish a white list system for 'Love Card' service enterprises, and implement mandatory withdrawal for service enterprises that have not provided services for a long time, have poor evaluations from the elderly, or engage in fraud; at the same time, we dynamically supervise the service process to prevent false reporting, fraudulent claims, and misappropriation of points," said She Lvxing, deputy secretary of the Kecheng District (柯城区) Commission for Discipline Inspection and deputy director of the Supervisory Commission.
In Lucun Village, Xiantu Township, Liandu District, Lishui City (丽水市), a lively elderly care service market kicked off in the village cultural activity center, with slow disease management, policy consultation, hairdressing, sewing, and various stalls crowded with people. "It's not convenient to go out for a haircut usually. I can get a free haircut at the market, so I rushed over after finishing work in the mountains," said Grandma Pan, an 81-year-old villager.
The accessibility of elderly care in mountainous areas is poor, and the accuracy of service supply is low. To this end, the Liandu District (莲都区) Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission launched a special supervision action of "Qingfeng Escorting Elderly Care in Mountainous Areas" to promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of elderly care services, so that the elderly have more smiles on their faces and sweeter days.
Return to TopAccording to the China Machinery Industry Federation (中国机械工业联合会), during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the green and low-carbon development of China's electrical engineering industry has significantly accelerated, the overall technological innovation capability of the industry has continued to strengthen, and the industry has achieved quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, and structural optimization. As of the end of October this year, the revenue of the electrical engineering industry exceeded 6 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.5% of China's manufacturing revenue, an increase of 2.3 percentage points compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the independent innovation capability of the electrical equipment industry chain has steadily improved. The synergy between technology and application has promoted the iterative optimization of new technologies and equipment in the industry, supporting China's electrical engineering industry to enter the ranks of the world's advanced level. Thanks to the improvement of innovation capabilities, the competitiveness of the electrical engineering industry in the international market has significantly improved. In the first 10 months of this year, the export value of some key products in the electrical engineering industry reached 65.746 trillion yuan, which is 1.4 times the total export value in 2020. Major power companies have signed new overseas engineering contracting projects involving 46 countries and regions. Among them, there are a total of 114 engineering general contracting projects, realizing the transformation from the export of single products to the integrated "going out" of technology, standards, and engineering general contracting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 欧阳洁 罗珊珊
The tide rises in the south of the sea, a new highland of opening up.
At the northwest end of Qiong Island, Haikou New Seaport, like a Kunpeng accumulating momentum, steadily welcomes the arrival of a historic moment.
December 18, 2025, Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) officially launches full island customs closure.
This date has special significance. On December 18, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opened, and the clarion call for reform and opening up was sounded.
"We insist on taking the road of reform and opening up with Chinese characteristics and have come here step by step." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally planned, personally deployed, and personally promoted the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
In the journey that has come step by step, there are daring explorations and unwavering perseverance.
From the establishment of China's largest special economic zone, the Hainan Special Economic Zone (海南经济特区), in 1988, to General Secretary Xi Jinping's solemn announcement in Hainan in April 2018 of the construction concept of a "free trade port with Chinese characteristics," to the new start of the Hainan Free Trade Port today, the time coordinate axis records the surging tide of China's reform and opening up and witnesses the opening door becoming wider and wider.
In the future that is moving forward step by step, there is an open and inclusive mind and a determination to move forward.
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is written into the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal and included in the eight key tasks of next year's economic work deployed by the Central Economic Work Conference. The Free Trade Port, the highest level of opening up in the world today, is taking root, sprouting, and growing vigorously on this promising hot land of Hainan Island.
"In the past, our opening up was 'following,' now our opening up is to 'lead.'"
This is the great power demeanor of unswervingly doing our own thing well, and this is the strategic initiative of unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world. In the "historical process of step-by-step progression and continuous development and progress," an open China is taking advantage of the situation and continuing to struggle.
Positioning——
"It is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era"
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era.
As early as when he was working locally, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) conducted in-depth thinking on the construction of the Free Trade Port.
In June 1985, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Xiamen to take up his new post as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor. In the same month, the State Council approved the expansion of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (厦门经济特区) to the entire island and gradually implemented some policies of the free port.
How to fully and accurately grasp and implement the intentions of the Party Central Committee and "run the special zone faster and better"?
Based on in-depth investigation and research, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) led the formulation of the "Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000," proposing a "three-step" strategic concept of building Xiamen into a "free port-type special economic zone," which was the initial exploration of the development path of a free port with Chinese characteristics.
Today, Xiamen has undergone earth-shaking changes, from a small coastal defense city to a high-quality, high-value, modern, and international city.
Build a "test field" for reform and opening up in the new era.
On August 27, 2013, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to listen to the report on the preparation work of the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone (中国（上海）自由贸易试验区). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over the meeting.
On September 29, 2013, China's first free trade pilot zone, the Shanghai Free Trade Pilot Zone, set sail.
"The Shanghai Free Trade Pilot Zone is a large experimental field. We must sow good seeds, cultivate them carefully, manage them carefully, and expect a good harvest, and promote the experience of cultivating good seeds." In May 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Shanghai.
2018 marked the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up and the 30th anniversary of Hainan's establishment as a province and special economic zone. Grasping reform and opening up, whether in depth or breadth, requires higher standards than in the past.
"Support Hainan to gradually explore and steadily promote the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, and establish a free trade port policy and system in stages and steps." In April 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly announced at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Hainan's establishment as a province and special economic zone.
Grasping the timing and the situation, the task of building a free trade port was handed over to Hainan.
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
Looking at the world, there is no fixed rule for free trade ports. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The Hainan Free Trade Port is a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. We must always adhere to the Party's leadership without wavering and fully demonstrate the superiority of the socialist system."
We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.
The Party's leadership is the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has always been promoted under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.
From a smooth start to laying the foundation, from "gradually exploring" to "accelerating exploration," to "full island customs closure," under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, various departments have formed a joint force, giving full play to the institutional advantages of the country as a whole, promoting the linkage between Hainan and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, and gathering global high-quality production factors... The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is steadily advancing.
We must constantly explore and experiment boldly.
"Combining top-level design with 摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé - "feeling the stones to cross the river," to proceed with caution, learning from experience as one goes along)" is one of the distinct characteristics of comprehensively deepening reform in the new era. The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port places more emphasis on systematic thinking and overall strategy, and more emphasis on daring to break through and experiment, and grassroots exploration.
"It is a strategic arrangement for the construction of special economic zones with Chinese characteristics that Hainan should complete this historic task," and it is necessary to "constantly explore, experiment boldly" and "blaze a trail."
With a higher level of opening up and higher standards of reform, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has created "Hainan experience" that can be learned from and replicated for reform and opening up.
We must combine with reality and adapt to local conditions.
"In recent years, I have repeatedly emphasized the issue of adapting to local conditions." At the Central Economic Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly analyzed this methodology for doing economic work well.
Adapting to local conditions is essentially seeking truth from facts. "The construction of a free trade port in Hainan must reflect Chinese characteristics, conform to China's national conditions, and conform to Hainan's development positioning."
Hainan Sanya International Duty Free City (海南三亚国际免税城), a landmark building of an international consumption center, has accumulated sales of more than 100 billion yuan. On April 11, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) talked about Hainan's positioning here: "There used to be a lot of debate, building a large petrochemical base, a steel project, and a advanced manufacturing base. After 30 years of continuous exploration, it was decided to focus on these few things: tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and tropical characteristic efficient agriculture."
The "few things" that are grasped correspond to the "three zones and one center" strategic positioning given to Hainan by the Party Central Committee, namely, a comprehensive deepening reform and opening up pilot zone, a national ecological civilization pilot zone, an international tourism consumption center, and a national major strategic service guarantee zone, aiming to deeply integrate unique policy advantages with resource endowments.
Finding the right positioning in the overall national situation, enhancing adaptability, and promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, Hainan has delivered a bright report card - Hainan's total import and export trade increased from 93.33 billion yuan in 2020 to 277.89 billion yuan in 2024, continuously crossing two 100 billion yuan thresholds; in the first three quarters of this year, the added value of Hainan's four leading industries, namely tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and tropical characteristic efficient agriculture, accounted for 67.2% of the regional GDP, an increase of 14.2 percentage points compared with 2020.
Orientation——
"Let Hainan become a beautiful calling card showcasing China's style, China's demeanor, and China's image"
"If Hainan Island develops better, socialism with Chinese characteristics will be more convincing and will be able to enhance people's confidence in socialism with Chinese characteristics."
"Strive to create a vivid example of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and let Hainan become a beautiful calling card showcasing China's style, China's demeanor, and China's image."
Looking at Qiong Island again from Egret Island, from the free trade pilot zone to the free trade port, behind it is "deepening reform and opening up with greater courage."
From a geographical perspective, Hainan is located at the crossroads connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean and is a bridgehead for entering the Chinese market. At the same time, the relatively independent geographical unit naturally has the unique advantage of becoming a pilot field for reform and opening up.
From the perspective of the international situation, the world is undergoing profound changes at an accelerated pace, and global economic growth is weak. Should we adhere to multilateralism, openness, and inclusiveness, or move towards unilateralism and protectionism?
Taking the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port as a window to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, China's attitude is clear and its actions are resolute.
Over the past 10 years, under the personal planning, personal deployment, and personal promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), China has successively deployed and established 22 free trade pilot zones, forming a pattern of reform, opening up, innovation, and development that covers the east, west, north, south, and center, and coordinates the coast, inland, and border areas.
In June 2020, the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port" was released. Over the past five years, Hainan has actually used 102.5 billion yuan of foreign investment, with an average annual increase of 14.6%, and 9.78 billion US dollars of overseas direct investment, with an average annual increase of 97%. 176 countries and regions have invested here.
"After customs closure, Hainan has the basic conditions to promote opening up on a larger scale and at a deeper level." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged everyone to "more actively and proactively promote reform and opening up in various fields."
Take the lead in steadily expanding institutional opening up.
The transformation of Yangpu Port (洋浦港) has witnessed the steady expansion of institutional opening up.
Refuel in Hainan and travel the world. In Yangpu Port, giant ships "drink" bonded oil.
The supply of bonded fuel oil is one of the core functions of an international shipping center. From tax-free oil refueling for both domestic and foreign trade ships to "zero tariffs" for imported ships and value-added tax refunds for international voyages built in China... A series of institutional innovations have been implemented. Today, Yangpu Port is full of sails and is transforming into an international shipping hub. At present, "China Yangpu Port" has cumulatively registered 73 international ships, with a total carrying capacity of over 7.16 million deadweight tons.
From Yangpu to the entire island, a comprehensive liberalization and facilitation policy system characterized by "'first line' liberalization, 'second line' control, and freedom within the island" has been fully launched.
After customs closure, the existing eight opening ports on the island will be used as "first line" ports to release imported goods that meet the conditions; 10 "second line ports" such as Haikou New Seaport (海口新海港) and Haikou South Port (海口南港) will be set up and operated, and a variety of convenient passage measures will be innovatively adopted for goods entering the mainland.
"The customs takes the initiative to take responsibility and actively acts, focusing on the requirements of both 'liberalizing' and 'managing well,' and will work with relevant departments and Hainan Province to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized," said Sun Meijun (孙梅君), Director and Party Secretary of the General Administration of Customs.
Play a leading role in promoting high-level opening up to the outside world.
African nuts witness the development synergy across mountains and seas.
Raw nuts are imported from Africa, undergo intensive processing in Hainan, and enjoy the policy of tariff exemption for domestic sales of processed and value-added products in the Hainan Free Trade Port. They are then transported to Hunan, and sold at home and abroad with the help of local distribution advantages... In June this year, Hunan Wunye Modern Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd.'s African nut processing project in Hainan was officially put into production.
The superposition of multiple advantages makes nuts more competitive in the market. "Our orders are increasing," said Chen Yichuan (陈义川), the person in charge of the project.
"Haikou Customs has introduced 47 measures to support the development of Hainan's characteristic industries, continue to amplify the effect of Hainan's characteristic industries, and support the industry to become better and stronger," said Gao Ruifeng (高瑞峰), Director of Haikou Customs.
On October 17, the 2025 China Industrial Transfer and Development Docking Activity (Hainan) opened in Haikou. A group of industry-leading enterprises crossed mountains and seas, and 110 projects were signed in a concentrated manner, and cross-regional industrial cooperation continued to deepen. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), Yangtze River Delta (长三角), Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带)... Each "handshake" is a precise connection between the Hainan Free Trade Port and other major national strategies.
"After customs closure, Hainan's connection with the international community will be more convenient, which is of great significance for accelerating the attraction of global high-quality factors, promoting the high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and exploring and opening up the way for national reform and opening up," said Wang Changlin (王昌林), Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Determination——
"We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up" "We must be prepared for long-term struggle"
If you are careful at the end as at the beginning, you will not fail.
"We must not imitate others blindly, we must not act arbitrarily, and we must not be impetuous," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized.
We must respect the laws and coordinate development and security.
"Our feet must be on the ground. There are inherent laws in everything we do. We must scientifically and orderly arrange the pace and progress of opening up, and work steadily and step by step, striving to 'liberalize' and 'manage well.'"
Not long ago, China Sinochem's cross-border fund centralized operation center established in Hainan was certified and can use multi-functional free trade accounts (EF accounts) to efficiently handle overseas lending, foreign investment, and cross-border fund collection and allocation.
The relevant person in charge of the Bank of China Hainan Branch introduced that the EF account provides financial infrastructure support for the free flow of factors with its advantages of "first-line liberalization and second-line control." Next, it is necessary to further expand its application scenarios through system integration and accelerate the construction of a business ecosystem integrating settlement, exchange, investment and financing services, and risk monitoring.
"Steadily expanding institutional opening up," "deepening the opening up of commodity and factor flows," "building a more open talent mechanism," "deepening administrative system reform"... Hainan is unswervingly promoting high-quality development through comprehensively deepening reform and opening up.
At present, various departments are strengthening cooperation and comprehensively escorting high-standard institutional opening up through mechanisms such as data information sharing and credit system construction.
We must be people-oriented and adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people.
Different from the positioning of some international free trade ports that focus on pure economic interests, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has always regarded people's livelihood and well-being as an important goal.
"Ecology is a major advantage of Hainan, and we must protect this family property," "Strengthen universal, basic, and bottom-line livelihood construction, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people, and steadily promote common prosperity."
In Wuzhizhou Island (蜈支洲岛), Sanya, the marine ranch adopts the "ecological protection and restoration + leisure fishery" model, which not only doubles marine fishery resources and significantly increases the coverage of living corals, but also expands new paths for the value transformation of marine ecological products.
In Baisha Li Autonomous County (白沙黎族自治县), the "Two Mountains Platform" activates dormant ecological resources and innovatively launches financial products such as "Two Mountains Loan" and "GEP (Gross Ecosystem Product) Loan" to provide loan support to farmers.
On November 1, 2025, Hainan's offshore duty-free policy will be optimized and upgraded again, and new measures such as implementing new commodity categories and allowing departing passengers to enjoy offshore duty-free will be implemented. After the full island customs closure, the duty-free policy will be more advantageous.
We must look far ahead and promote cooperation and win-win results through opening up.
"20 years ago, or even 15 years ago, the main drivers of economic globalization were Western countries such as the United States. Today, we are considered the biggest flag bearer in the world for promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation." Looking back at General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words many years ago, the accurate judgment is a great power's responsibility to stand at the forefront of the times.
"We welcome investors from all over the world to invest and start businesses in Hainan, actively participate in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and share China's development opportunities and the fruits of China's reform."
Former Spanish Foreign Minister González praised: "The international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, and geopolitical shocks affect global trade. By adapting to local conditions to create innovative solutions, saving time and costs, and improving and optimizing logistics efficiency, the Hainan Free Trade Port will play a greater role in enhancing global economic resilience."
Former Spanish Foreign Minister González marveled, "The international situation is intertwined with turmoil, and geopolitical shocks impact global trade. By creating innovative solutions tailored to local conditions, saving time and costs, and improving and optimizing logistics efficiency, the Hainan Free Trade Port will play a greater role in enhancing global economic resilience."
"The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port continues to unleash the advantages of opening-up policies," said Yao Zhenguo, Global Senior Vice President of Siemens Energy, at the 2025 Hainan Free Trade Port Global Industrial Investment Conference. Siemens Energy is willing to deepen cooperation with Hainan (海南), and further explore cooperation potential in areas such as offshore wind power and green electricity hydrogen production system integration solutions.
Adhering to the spirit of 革故鼎新 (gé gù dǐng xīn - "remove the old and establish the new," to innovate and reform) and accumulating the demeanor of reform and innovation, today's Hainan (海南) will stand on a new historical starting point, seizing every minute and second, and making persistent efforts for a long time.
The relevant person in charge of Hainan Province (海南省) stated that, facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," Hainan (海南) will make good use of its advantages, seize opportunities, and use the practical results of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) construction to demonstrate the firm confidence that "China's door to opening up will open wider and wider," injecting more powerful impetus into building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development.
Anchoring strategic goals—
"Accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics and global influence, making Hainan (海南) a demonstration of China's reform and opening up in the new era."
Maintaining strategic focus—
"Promoting the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is a complex and systematic project, and we must be prepared for long-term struggle."
Unifying firm goals and strong determination in unremitting struggle and continuous struggle, the Chinese nation has come to today step by step, and is heading towards the future.
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Both safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and providing a high-standard, predictable open environment for the global flow of factors.
The "reunion" on the timeline reveals the determination to build on the past and forge ahead, and contains the power of still waters running deep.
On December 18, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) opened the curtain on reform and opening up. On December 18 this year, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) officially launched full island customs closure. The trend is irresistible.
Hainan (海南), a place called "Nanming Qidian (南溟奇甸)" by the ancients, is experiencing a surge of opening up and a flourishing development momentum. Striving to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an "important gateway leading China's (中国) new era of opening up to the outside world" demonstrates a high degree of confidence in unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, and the responsibility of a major country to share opportunities and develop together with countries around the world. It also reveals the foresight of "**稳扎稳打、步步为营**" (wěn zhā wěn dǎ, bù bù wéi yíng - "steady and sure, advance step by step," to proceed with caution and make steady progress).
Regarding the stress test of the Hainan Free Trade Port's customs closure operation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has an analogy: "It's like wanting to be a weightlifter. Starting with 50 kilograms, wanting to lift 100 kilograms, it's impossible to go up in one go. The stress test is also a process of improving one's own ability." As the world's largest free trade port in terms of area, the Hainan Free Trade Port, from blueprint conception to smooth start, from steady exploration to taking shape, all the achievements are created by "daring to experiment, daring to break through, and independently reform," and the magnificent chapters are composed by "scientifically and orderly arranging the pace and progress of opening up, and strengthening risk identification and prevention."
The wisdom of "**稳扎稳打、步步为营**" (wěn zhā wěn dǎ, bù bù wéi yíng - "steady and sure, advance step by step," to proceed with caution and make steady progress) is reflected in pioneering trials and gradual expansion.
The first independently-run overseas university project in the country, the first "zero tariff" imported self-use production equipment in Yangpu (洋浦), the first foreign-funded international ship registered, the first digital bonded zone in the country... Walking into the Yangpu Exhibition Hall, a glass wall of "Major Events" comes into view, becoming a vivid footnote to the steady expansion of institutional opening up in rules, regulations, management, and standards. The construction of the "real free trade port" is in full swing, and the reform of the "institutional free trade port" is in full swing. Before customs closure, pilot projects were carried out in local areas such as the Yangpu Bonded Port Area (洋浦保税港区) and the Haikou Jiangdong New Area (海口江东新区) to pilot key policies such as "'first line' liberalization and 'second line' control" and cross-border service trade negative lists. After exploring and forming experience, it was promoted to the entire island. This practice of piloting first and then expanding the scope effectively reduces systemic risks and trial and error costs.
The wisdom of "**稳扎稳打、步步为营**" (wěn zhā wěn dǎ, bù bù wéi yíng - "steady and sure, advance step by step," to proceed with caution and make steady progress) is reflected in the fact that "opening up" and "being able to manage" complement each other.
The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port focuses on the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. The connection with international high-standard economic and trade rules is a connection based on our own initiative and inclusiveness. For example, the negative list for cross-border service trade not only draws on international experience, but also retains the initiative to regulate key areas such as culture and finance. For another example, strengthening legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas such as port management, commercial aerospace, and tropical rainforests, uses the legal dike to protect rule innovation. "Closure" is not the end, and "opening" does not mean disorder. After the Hainan customs closure operation, the model of "'first line' liberalization, 'second line' control, and freedom within the island" is implemented to make the door of opening wider, safer, and more efficient.
The wisdom of "**稳扎稳打、步步为营**" (wěn zhā wěn dǎ, bù bù wéi yíng - "steady and sure, advance step by step," to proceed with caution and make steady progress) is reflected in ensuring high-quality development with a high level of security.
At the Ningyuan River (宁远河) estuary in Yazhou Bay (崖州湾), Sanya (三亚), foreign seeds begin their journey to China (中国) and will first land on Moon Island (月亮岛). After the quarantine planting service of the Global Animal and Plant Germplasm Resources Introduction and Transfer Base, they will be introduced to other places after ensuring biosafety. In practice, by limiting the consumption risk of tax-free goods, refusing to copy the free market model in key areas, and establishing a monitoring and traceability system for specially approved drugs... both safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and providing a high-standard, predictable open environment for the global flow of factors, demonstrating the distinct mark of "the more open, the more attention should be paid to security" in the process of Chinese-style modernization.
Shanghai Lingang (上海临港) is focusing on the integration of industry and city, Shenzhen Qianhai (深圳前海) is building a new highland for modern service industries, and Hebei Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区) is building a digital twin city... What is growing in the experimental fields is a new atmosphere of development and a new vision for the future. The new Long March of Chinese-style modernization is like an epic that innovates in inheritance and transcends in exploration. Let pieces of hot land for reform become the source of institutional innovation and the vane of economic development, and development initiative and historical initiative will be firmly in the hands of China (中国)!
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With the continuous extension of the "beauty industry" industrial chain and the increase of added value, the ecological economics of green prosperity and urban-rural integration is constantly writing new chapters.
In the early morning, at a flower base in Jinning District (晋宁区), Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), flower farmers are harvesting. Roses with morning dew are cut batch after batch and sent to the sorting center. Where will the flowers, automatically graded and packaged by intelligent equipment, go? Let's take a look at the Kunming International Flower Auction and Trading Center (昆明国际花卉拍卖交易中心).
The hall is full, with an average of one transaction every 4 seconds. Whether it is "sell first, then harvest" or "harvest first, then sell," about 7 out of every 10 cut flowers in the country come from Yunnan (云南). What is the secret? This is due to the complete chain from seed research and development, scientific and technological planting to market circulation.
In March 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Yunnan (云南): "The flower industry in Yunnan (云南) has broad prospects. We must focus on the entire industrial chain, continuously cultivate and refine from the seed end, planting end, and market end, and make this 'beauty industry' a 'happiness industry' that benefits the masses." Industrial development must not only leverage "beauty" but also promote "happiness." This has unique advantages and challenges for Yunnan (云南). Solving problems, making layouts, and extending chains contain the password to gradually strengthen and enlarge characteristic industries.
Industrial development must have autonomy. Seed industry innovation is the key support for industrial upgrading. For a long time, "having to pay a lot of patent fees for every flower sold" has been a pain point for many flower farmers. In May 2025, thousands of independently cultivated "Chinese style" monthly cut flower new varieties were launched in Kunming (昆明). In recent years, Yunnan (云南) has relied on local characteristic resources, taken a differentiated path, and continued to promote self-bred flowers to the market, and has also achieved a "zero breakthrough" in self-bred high-altitude suitable flower new varieties. With flowers having a "Chinese core," the situation of relying on imports for main varieties and relatively weak green production technology has changed. Growing flowers is not controlled by others, and the income goes into one's own pocket, giving more motivation for characteristic industries to climb higher.
Improving quality and efficiency depends on new technology. Traditional agricultural planting often relies on the weather, and a cold snap in early spring can cause heavy losses to flower farmers. With the empowerment of technology, flowers have a tailor-made growing environment and nutrition plan. In the intelligent greenhouse of the Lijiang (丽江) Modern Flower Industry Park (现代花卉产业园), the automatic environmental control system precisely regulates temperature and humidity, the integrated water and fertilizer pipeline delivers nutrients to the roots of the flowers, and soilless cultivation technology allows planting to bid farewell to "facing the loess with your back to the sky." The author can walk around in it without getting mud on his feet. The growing environment for flowers is better, the quality is better, and the yield is also higher. Driving industrial innovation with technological innovation can add wings to agricultural modernization.
Plant a flower, string together the industrial chain; cultivate the industrial chain deeply, and join hands on the road to common prosperity. The "happiness industry" should not only benefit one party, but should allow multiple parties to win together, driving the prosperity of urban and rural life. "Working at the doorstep, smelling the flowers and packing the flowers" is the daily life of He Guozhen (和国珍), a resident of Guifeng Community (贵峰社区) in Lijiang (丽江) who is engaged in flower packaging. She transferred her land to the Lijiang (丽江) Modern Flower Industry Park (现代花卉产业园), and three members of her family have stable employment in the park, with an annual income of over 100,000 yuan. This is not an isolated case in Yunnan (云南). In 2024, the output of fresh cut flowers in Yunnan (云南) reached 20.6 billion stems, with direct employees reaching 380,000 and indirect employees exceeding 1 million. Countless farmers share the development dividends in the entire chain of flower planting, processing, and circulation, achieving increased income and wealth.
"Holding flowers in the left hand and carrying vegetables in the right hand," "coffee in the left hand and tea in the right hand"... Looking at Yunnan (云南) from its characteristic products, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, the coffee plantations are full of red fruits, and the ancient tea mountains are full of greenery, all of which consolidate the industrial foundation for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. From seed industry innovation to consolidate the foundation, to technological planting to improve quality and efficiency, and then to improve the mechanism for linking farmers and benefiting farmers, with the continuous extension of the "beauty industry" industrial chain and the increase of added value, the ecological economics of green prosperity and urban-rural integration is constantly writing new chapters.
Hua Zhongyi (化忠义) in Dounan (斗南), Kunming (昆明), probably did not expect that the first batch of gladiolus he tried to plant on his 0.3 mu vegetable plot in 1983 not only sold out in half a day and earned nearly a year's salary at the time, but also drove the planting of Dounan (斗南) flowers to become more and more popular, and the crisscrossing flower fields became the "Asian Flower Capital." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes to "promote the deep integration of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries in rural areas, and cultivate and strengthen rural characteristic industries." Based on advantages, facing the market, respecting the laws, daring to venture and work hard, the picture of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and people's wealth will be even more colorful.
(The author is a reporter from this newspaper's Yunnan (云南) branch.)
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Young college teachers are the future of educational development, shouldering the important responsibility of cultivating the next generation and promoting scientific and technological innovation. Difficulties in finding research funding, congested channels for promotion, unpredictable teaching evaluations, and increasing life pressures... These growing pains affect the development of young college teachers. How can we solve the practical difficulties of young college teachers and help them better become a vital force in leveraging the leading role of higher education?
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal makes a special deployment for "integrating the development of education, science and technology, and talent," requiring "promoting the virtuous interaction between independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talent." Not long ago, the Ministry of Education (教育部) and six other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of the Young Teachers' Team in Colleges and Universities in the New Era" (《关于加强新时代高校青年教师队伍建设的指导意见》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions"), focusing on strengthening the entire chain of construction of young college teachers, systematically planning a comprehensive development path, and helping to further form a vivid situation where talents emerge in large numbers, everyone can make the best of their talents, and talents can be used to the fullest.
Promoting reform requires motivation when addressing practical problems, and achieving practical results requires solving practical problems. To implement the reform measures proposed in the "Guiding Opinions," it is necessary to adhere to a problem-oriented approach, enter the real-world context, and truly solve problems. Looking at reality, "education," "scientific research," and "evaluation" are three important keywords.
Adhere to the original intention of educating people, so that teachers who understand innovation can bring out more innovative talents. At present, the evaluation of professional titles mainly focuses on publishing papers, obtaining projects, and conducting scientific research, which objectively forms a tendency to neglect teaching. To this end, many colleges and universities have made reform attempts, such as introducing "teaching expertise-oriented" senior professional titles, where good teaching can also be used as a basis for evaluating professional titles. Emphasizing the application of teaching performance in appointment evaluation, professional title evaluation and appointment, performance distribution, and evaluation of awards and honors is to form an incentive mechanism that values teaching level and talent cultivation, promotes young teachers to integrate the latest scientific research results into teaching, devote more energy to teaching, and continuously improve the quality of teaching and educating people.
Aim at scientific research goals, so that the age of daring to innovate can produce more truly innovative results. Young teachers are in the most vigorous stage of creativity, but they often face the problems of shortage of research funding and greater pressure to publish papers, making it difficult to devote themselves to scientific research wholeheartedly. Providing long-term stable support for young teachers to carry out original and disruptive scientific and technological innovation is an important measure to create a better innovation atmosphere. Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学) has established the "Zhongying Young Scholars" Fund (仲英青年学者基金) to provide start-up funds for young teachers to carry out scientific research projects and encourage them to explore boldly; Zhejiang University (浙江大学) has built an interdisciplinary exchange platform to promote young teachers to conduct interdisciplinary and cross-field research. By opening up inside and outside the school, industry, academia, and research, and building a comprehensive support system covering "introduction, cultivation, use, and retention," the innovation potential of young college teachers can be released to the greatest extent.
Make good use of the evaluation baton, so that scholars who can innovate can burst out more vitality to innovate well. Evaluation reform is the "baton" of education reform, and it is also the "bull nose" that affects the whole body. At present, some colleges and universities implement a representative work evaluation system, breaking the constraints of the number of scientific research results and paying more attention to quality and actual impact; Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学) explores a diversified talent evaluation system, and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航空航天大学) creates a classified and excellent faculty team based on the principles of "classified management, scientific evaluation, strengthening responsibility, and making the best of their talents"... These are all evaluation standards that avoid single evaluation and are set according to different types of talents. Breaking the "**五唯**" (wǔ wéi - "five onlys," only papers, titles, degrees, awards, and projects) and establishing new standards, highlighting innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution orientation, scientifically determining evaluation indicators, and reasonably setting assessment cycles can better guide young college teachers to concentrate on educating people and devote themselves to scientific research.
To ensure that policy measures are implemented effectively, it is necessary to do subtraction to unbind and remove the burden of non-teaching and research; it is also necessary to do addition to empower, cultivate the soil, and create conditions. Grasping the dialectic of "unbinding" and "empowering" to open up growth space for young college teachers will find a strong combination point for the integrated promotion of education, science and technology, and talent, cultivate high-quality talents with high-level education, and achieve high-level self-reliance in science and technology with high-quality talents.
Return to TopThe construction of garden cities in Beijing (北京) has been fully launched, and the creation of a national forest city in the entire region has been successfully achieved. Shanghai (上海) has carried out detailed control planning for suburban units, turning the "urban fringe" into a "treasure" space integrating ecology, leisure, and culture. In recent years, many places have focused on building beautiful green and low-carbon cities, continuously improving the ability to supervise ecological protection and restoration, and constantly optimizing urban ecological space.
This is precisely:
Cities are framed by greenery,
Emerald waters weave brocade, exquisite to pick up.
Protection and restoration advance together,
Pleasant ecology enters the painted screen.
Gong Liwen (龚利文)
Return to TopYear-End Summaries: Don't Write Just "For the Sake of Writing"
Mu Yesai Adeli (木也赛·阿德力), Bohu County (博湖县), Xinjiang (新疆)
As the year draws to a close, it's time again to write year-end summaries. What should be a solid review of work done has, in some places, been transformed into a mere "accounting of events." Some believe that length equals strength, filling pages with empty and formulaic language, failing to reflect the key points and effectiveness of the work; others list irrelevant materials, only talking about achievements and not mentioning problems; some even copy and paste, changing a name or a number to get by.
Summaries that are divorced from reality, no matter how exquisite, are empty; reviews that avoid problems, no matter how serious, are inefficient. Perfunctory and irresponsible, writing for the sake of writing, on the surface, is a problem of writing style, but at its root, it is formalism at work. To return year-end summaries to their original purpose, it is necessary to strengthen the orientation towards actual achievements, advocate telling the truth, reporting the facts, and seeking practical results, making it clear that quality is more important than quantity, and practicality is more important than appearance, so that cadres understand that "good work leads to good writing," rather than "good writing counts as good work." The audit should also be strictly controlled, and materials that are empty, avoid important issues, and are divorced from reality should be returned for revision, and reminders should be given as appropriate to effectively prevent summaries from becoming "word games."
Less formalism and "useless work," more pragmatic and realistic "true thinking," can allow year-end summaries to better play their role and promote work.
Campus Recruitment Talks: Don't Emphasize "Promotion" Over "Recruitment"
Liu Shangwen (刘尚闻), Haidian District (海淀区), Beijing (北京)
During the job search season, many companies enter universities to hold recruitment talks, but some activities are criticized by job seekers. Some are keen on creating momentum, with QR code sweepstakes and check-in interactions being lively and bustling, but the job descriptions are vague; some content is empty, talking at length about brand stories and corporate culture, while glossing over salary and benefits.
The reason why campus recruitment activities "go astray" is that some companies shift their focus and put the cart before the horse, not sincerely seeking talent. The tendency to emphasize "promotional value" over "recruitment value" seems clever, but is actually short-sighted. Campus recruitment activities can not only attract talent, but also provide face-to-face communication and insight into the needs of young people, thereby optimizing the company's talent strategy. Abandoning this value of in-depth connection, and instead pursuing superficial traffic, not only consumes students' expectations and trust, but also damages their own reputation.
The core of recruitment talks is "recruitment" and "employment," and the fundamental principle should be to convey clear, comprehensive, and truthful information, and to build mutual trust with openness and respect. Universities should act as "gatekeepers" and "adapters," both strictly screening recruiting companies, rejecting "pure marketing" talks from entering the campus, and building communication platforms and improving feedback mechanisms to make the talks more targeted. Less "routine" and more sincerity, campus recruitment activities can help companies and graduates move towards each other and achieve each other. 本末倒置 (běn mò dào zhì - "root end inverted," to put the cart before the horse).
Return to TopPaper towels, toilet paper, wet wipes, lotion tissues... In life, paper towels are a frequently consumed product. It used to be that "one roll of toilet paper met the needs of the whole family," but now "dedicated paper for dedicated use" has become commonplace. Does "dedicated paper for dedicated use" encourage waste? How should we view the relationship between upgrading paper product consumption and opposing waste? Some time ago, we launched a call for contributions on the WeChat official account of "People's Daily Commentary" (人民日报评论), inviting readers and friends to discuss this topic together. In this issue of "Everyone's Talk," we have selected and published three articles to discuss our thoughts on promoting consumption and opposing waste.
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The Key is Supply-Demand Matching
Shen Sheng (沈晟), Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京)
Strongly absorbent kitchen paper, sanitary wipes with disinfection function, facial tissues commonly found on the dining table... Counting them, there are already seven or eight types of paper products used at home. From "just enough" in the past to now paying more attention to scene adaptation, the change in paper use is a reflection of the improvement of the quality of life and a reflection of consumption upgrades.
Upgrading consumption does not mean more waste. For example, in the past, when cleaning kitchen grease, one paper towel was not enough, and several had to be folded, which was also easy to break, causing hands to be covered in grease; but now, a good quality kitchen paper can solve the problem, which not only reduces the amount of paper used, but also upgrades the experience. In fact, consumption upgrading is not about the accumulation of quantity, but about the improvement of quality, which is conducive to achieving the effect of saving resources and reducing waste; advocating thrift is not about suppressing reasonable needs and reducing the quality of life, but about opposing useless consumption and extravagance. From this perspective, the upgrading of paper product consumption and the opposition to waste are not contradictory.
The key to organically unifying consumption upgrading and opposition to waste is to achieve precise supply-demand matching. Handkerchief paper is soft, tough, and easy to carry, meeting the needs of paper use in different scenarios; cloud-soft paper is delicate and soft, and can be used for infant care, sensitive skin wiping, etc... When the supply of paper products precisely matches the demand for paper use, it can not only realize the improvement and expansion of paper product consumption, but also maximize the role of household paper.
Making the Most of Everything Shows Thrift
Yan Feng (严峰), Bengbu City (蚌埠市), Anhui Province (安徽蚌埠市)
While tidying up the storage cabinet, I found photos from 5 years ago. In the background, on the coffee table, there was a roll of toilet paper, which was used for wiping hands and tables. Looking at the living room now, paper towels, lotion tissues, and wet wipes are separately packed in different storage boxes, each performing its own function. From a personal point of view, the increase in variety brings convenience to the family and can also reduce the ineffective use of paper towels.
In fact, the antonym of thrift has always been waste, not consumption. The higher the quality of the product, the more it can achieve the effect of making the most of everything. Take lotion tissues as an example. Although the price is more expensive than ordinary paper towels, they are more durable, less prone to breakage, and also soft. In the past, when wiping my nose when I had a cold, I had to take two or three sheets of paper, but later, when I used lotion tissues, one sheet was enough at a time, reducing waste, and I didn't have to worry about my nose being rubbed raw.
The spirit of diligence and thrift will never be out of date. Rejecting extravagance and waste is not about rejecting consumption upgrades, but about achieving the best use of everything. Nowadays, "small packs of paper towels" have appeared on the market, which are encouraging the thrifty use of paper on the basis of improving the quality of paper products, and achieving reduction without reducing quality. By pursuing the quality of life and carrying forward the spirit of diligence and thrift, we can better achieve the unity of promoting consumption and opposing waste.
Green is also Competitiveness
Li Jie (李婕), Changsha City (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南长沙市)
Paper product consumption now presents three trends. First, scene refinement. The market is becoming increasingly segmented, and new categories such as hanging paper towels and degreasing wipes are constantly emerging to meet people's specific needs in different scenarios. Second, quality prioritization. Consumers have higher and higher requirements for quality and are willing to pay for high-quality goods. Third, more attention is paid to green environmental protection. For example, "mini" paper towels are popular, and degradable paper is favored by consumers.
The dialectical relationship between promoting consumption and opposing waste can be seen more clearly from the trends. Let's take the trend of green environmental protection as an example. On the market, some paper towels made of bamboo pulp are not only popular for their "bamboo instead of wood" environmental protection concept, but also have the characteristics of strong water absorption, sufficient toughness, and not easy to break when wet, which can effectively deal with household stains. The popularity of bamboo pulp paper can reduce the felling of trees at the source; in terms of use, it is conducive to reducing the waste of paper; and on the consumption side, it attracts more consumers to buy it. This shows that along the path of green development, promoting consumption and opposing waste can be completely unified.
New demands drive new supply, and new supply leverages new consumption. Whether it is developing and utilizing environmentally friendly materials such as bamboo fiber and sugarcane bagasse, or designing appropriate specifications, or launching easily degradable products, driving consumption with green products can better achieve the organic combination of "using well" and "using environmentally friendly."
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Return to TopBy: 王 毅
In the new era and on the new journey, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has profoundly grasped the general trend of China and the world's development, carried out a series of major theoretical and practical innovations in foreign affairs, led our country's foreign affairs to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes, and Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought has been continuously enriched and developed. Not long ago, the "Study Outline of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Diplomatic Thought (2025 Edition)" was published and distributed, comprehensively reflecting the original contributions and latest developments of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the field of diplomacy, providing authoritative auxiliary reading materials for the vast number of Party members, cadres, and the masses to study and implement Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that every step forward in the Party's theoretical innovation requires a corresponding step forward in theoretical arming. We must keep up with the latest developments in Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought in a timely manner, deeply grasp its scientific system, spiritual essence, and practical requirements, and continue to unify our thinking and guide our actions with the Party's innovative theories.
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Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought is a constantly developing and open Marxist theory, always standing at the forefront of the times, answering new questions of the world, and providing a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide for China's diplomacy to move forward bravely.
(I) Adhering to theoretical innovation and maintaining the advanced nature of the times. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) insists on using historical materialism and dialectical materialism, promoting theoretical innovation with the spirit of pursuing truth, deepening the understanding of the laws of human social development with a new vision, and making significant contributions to the development of Marxist international relations theory.
The fundamental way of theoretical innovation is the "two combinations." On the basis of adhering to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China's diplomacy in the new era, it is further combined with China's outstanding traditional culture, writing a new chapter in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism in the field of diplomacy. The "second combination" endows Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought with a distinct Chinese style, inheriting the excellent qualities of Chinese civilization: the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind demonstrates the beautiful vision of "the world is for all" (天下为公); the global partnership adheres to the inclusive spirit of "harmony in diversity" (和而不同); the neighborhood diplomacy featuring amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness interprets the way of communication of "befriending neighbors with kindness" (亲仁善邻); and the "Belt and Road" initiative embodies the responsibility of "establishing oneself to benefit others" (立己达人). Drawing on the cultural nourishment accumulated by the Chinese nation's long struggle, China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics has a broader historical depth and a more solid cultural foundation.
A major advance in theoretical innovation is the increasingly complete scientific system. At the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs in 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) incisively summarized the principles and guidelines of China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, established the lofty goals pursued by China's diplomacy in the new era, and clarified the scientific system of the "four beams and eight pillars" for building a community with a shared future for mankind. Building a community with a shared future for mankind aims to build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty; takes promoting global governance through consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits as the path to realization; takes practicing the common values of all mankind as the universal guideline; takes promoting the building of a new type of international relations as the basic support; takes implementing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative as strategic guidance; and takes high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" as an important practical platform. In 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) also proposed the common vision of building five homes of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty, and friendship at the first Central Conference on Neighborhood Diplomacy, clarifying the goals, tasks, ideas, and measures for neighborhood work in the coming period, and pointing out the direction for focusing on building a community with a shared future in the neighborhood.
A prominent contribution of theoretical innovation is the profound answer to the questions of the times. Facing the endless stream of global challenges, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pioneered the four major global initiatives, forming an organic whole that promotes prosperity through common development, ensures stability through universal security, increases mutual trust through civilization exchanges, and seeks common ground through improved governance, providing a Chinese solution to the common problems facing mankind. In response to unilateral bullying and the rise of anti-globalization sentiment, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) advocated promoting an equal and orderly world multi-polarization and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, injecting valuable stability and abundant positive energy into a world intertwined with change and chaos.
(II) Serving national rejuvenation and promoting historical initiative. New theoretical developments guide new diplomatic practices, leading China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics into a new stage where it can be more proactive, serving the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation with a clearer historical consciousness.
In terms of mechanisms and systems, the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership over foreign affairs has been comprehensively strengthened. In recent years, the "Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Regulations on the Party's Leadership over Foreign Affairs Work" have been successively formulated and promulgated, providing strong legal guarantees for China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The leadership system and mechanism of local foreign affairs work have been further streamlined, and the reform of the system and mechanism of overseas institutions has been steadily promoted. The overall pattern of the Party Central Committee's overall planning and coordination of all parties in foreign affairs has been continuously consolidated, the top-level design has become more scientific, the institutional system has been continuously improved, the coordination of the two overall situations has become more effective, and the operation of foreign affairs work has become more efficient.
In terms of diplomatic layout, a global partnership network with a wide range and high quality has been formed. We have promoted the building of a major-country relationship pattern of peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development. China-U.S. relations are developing in the direction of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. China-Russia strategic coordination has become more mature, stable, and resilient, and the China-Europe comprehensive strategic partnership has been steadily advanced. China's relations with its neighbors have entered the best period since modern times, the joint efforts of the Global South to strengthen themselves have continued to take new steps, gathering the strong voice of the times to reform and improve the global governance system, and building a community with a shared future for mankind has become a grand undertaking for the international community to jointly undertake.
Under the banner of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, the strategic autonomy and historical initiative of foreign affairs work have been significantly enhanced. China has become a more responsible major country with greater international influence, innovative leadership, and moral appeal, and its relationship with the world has entered a new era in which it can grasp historical initiative more and influence the direction of world development to a greater extent.
(III) Upholding a global vision and demonstrating moral leadership. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought is concerned about the future and destiny of mankind, directly addresses world problems and challenges, contributes wisdom to the cause of human progress, and points out the direction for improving global governance.
Throughout history, human society has called for a new type of international relations theory that is both national and global, both bearing historical missions and conforming to the trend of the times. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought is the answer given by the Chinese Communists, advocating to transcend conflict and confrontation with peaceful development, replace absolute security with common security, abandon zero-sum games with mutual benefit and win-win results, prevent civilization clashes with exchanges and mutual learning, protect the Earth's home with green development, and create a new form of human civilization with Chinese-style modernization, not taking the old and evil path of national strength leading to hegemony and colonial plunder, but opening up a new and correct path of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. This series of major concepts and practical innovations transcends the limitations of traditional international relations theory and writes a new chapter in human political civilization.
Looking around the world, the rational cores of various civilizations are interconnected and illuminate each other in harmony and coexistence. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought promotes the common values of all mankind, refines the common concepts accumulated in human development and progress, and draws the largest concentric circle of value pursuits of different countries and nations. The "Belt and Road" family has covered three-quarters of the world's countries, the four major global initiatives have been supported by more than 100 countries and international organizations, 84 countries have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative," and recently, 43 founding member states jointly launched the "Group of Friends of Global Governance" at the United Nations. More and more countries and regional organizations are willing to work with China to build a community with a shared future. International dignitaries and insightful people have said that Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought has great significance for the times and the world, and the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind brings peace, development, and hope to the world.
(IV) Deepening the understanding of laws and giving play to practical guidance. Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought adheres to the Marxist position, viewpoint, and method, incisively summarizes the new experiences and understandings of the "six musts," and provides a scientific method for guiding foreign affairs work.
We must adhere to principles, be clear-cut on major issues of principle, speak out for justice in defending fairness and justice, and firmly stand on the right side of history. We must embody the responsibility of a major country, adhere to the tradition of independence and self-reliance, respond to the universal concerns of the people of all countries with the ambition of having the world in mind, and insist on leading the world's peace and development. We must establish a systematic concept, adhere to the correct view of history and the overall situation, and use the viewpoint and method of universal connection and continuous development to analyze the situation and formulate policies. We must adhere to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, adhere to the fundamental direction of China's diplomacy, keep pace with the times, and constantly explore new ideas and new measures. We must carry forward the spirit of struggle, not be afraid of power and hegemony, firmly establish the bottom-line thinking, not give an inch on issues of principle, and be flexible and mobile on issues of strategy. We must give play to the advantages of the system, adhere to the Party Central Committee's control over foreign affairs, strengthen overall coordination, and ensure that all regions and departments form a strong joint force.
The "six musts" have been repeatedly verified in practice, reflecting our Party's political advantages, ideological advantages, and institutional advantages, condensing the spirit of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, and forging ahead in the new era of diplomacy, and are an important guideline for doing a good job in foreign affairs work on the new journey.
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Great times produce great ideas, and great ideas guide great practice. Following closely the trend-leading pace of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, and reviewing the extraordinary course of diplomacy in the new era, we have increasingly deeply realized that:
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s strategic leadership is the fundamental guarantee. Since the new era, the reason why foreign affairs work has been able to accomplish a series of major events and achieve a series of major breakthroughs is that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the whole Party, has steered the course and made correct strategic judgments and decisions at every important node; the key lies in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, which has always accurately grasped the relationship between China and the world from the general trend of human development and the overall pattern of world changes. This is our greatest certainty in responding to the uncertainty of the world, and the greatest confidence in overcoming all difficulties and obstacles on the road ahead.
Adhering to Chinese characteristics is the foundation of faith. Firmly unswervingly taking the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, inheriting and carrying forward the fine traditions of New China's diplomacy, adhering to the socialist political direction, and rooting in the profound accumulation of Chinese civilization, the road of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics will become wider and wider, and more and more solid, and it will be able to provide more Chinese solutions and make more Chinese contributions to solving the problems of the times. Adhering to the principles of self-confidence and self-reliance, openness and inclusiveness, fairness and justice, and cooperation and win-win results, and constantly shaping the unique style of Chinese diplomacy, we will be able to gain more support and go further and more steadily.
Building a community with a shared future for mankind is a glorious banner. Standing at the crossroads of where mankind is going, Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought clearly points out that building a community with a shared future for mankind is the lofty goal pursued by China's major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and it is also where the future of the people of all countries lies. This major concept clears the fog for a world intertwined with change and chaos, promotes the historical leap of international relations from seeking common ground while reserving differences to sharing the same boat, and opens up a bright prospect for world peace, security, prosperity, and progress.
Creating a favorable external environment for Chinese-style modernization is a due mission. China's development has entered a critical period of basically realizing socialist modernization, and the evolution of the international situation has a profound impact on domestic development, and the uncertainty and unpredictability of the external environment have increased. Foreign affairs work must keep its original aspiration and mission firmly in mind, closely focus on the central task of economic construction, provide a more solid strategic support for achieving high-quality development, and provide new opportunities for cooperation to the world with China's new development, and achieve cooperation and win-win results in the benign interaction between China and the world.
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The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has drawn a grand blueprint for China's development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and the people of all ethnic groups across the Party and the country are striding forward towards the bright prospect of Chinese-style modernization. On the new journey, we must more consciously arm our minds with Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, overcome difficulties, and forge ahead, and hand in a satisfactory answer that is worthy of the times and lives up to the people's expectations.
Further improve the political stance. In-depth study of the "Outline (2025 Edition)" is an important political task for the current and future periods. We must quickly set off a wave of study, make efforts to study comprehensively, grasp comprehensively, and implement comprehensively, accurately grasp the essence and scientific methods of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, and comprehensively improve our ability to cope with the world's century-long changes and handle heavy foreign affairs. Deeply understand where the highest interests of the Party and the country lie, conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee's foreign policy, temper a more loyal political character, a more high-spirited mental outlook, and a more solid political quality, and firmly take the first phalanx of practicing "two safeguards."
Further strengthen theoretical construction. Highlighting the Chinese path and Chinese theory contained in Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, and using this to answer the questions of the times and the world's questions of the international community, are inseparable from the systematic research and academic interpretation of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought. The vast number of diplomatic and foreign affairs workers must adhere to the correct political direction, stand firmly on the Chinese position, be good at using the viewpoints and methods of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, deeply study the major issues in China's diplomacy and international relations, adhere to the "two combinations" in learning and thinking, root in the Chinese land, continue the Chinese cultural heritage, and cultivate a solid theoretical foundation, with a more rigorous and pragmatic scientific attitude, refine and interpret important and iconic concepts, and gradually build a knowledge system of Chinese diplomacy with international influence.
Further demonstrate responsibility and action. The purpose of learning lies entirely in application. We must constantly transform the results of learning into practical results, adhere to the strategic leadership of head-of-state diplomacy, focus on the main line of building a community with a shared future for mankind, promote the four major global initiatives to go deeper and more solid, promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," expand equal, open, and inclusive global partnerships, and build a more just and reasonable global governance system. We must always adhere to keeping pace with the times, continuously promote the innovation and improvement of diplomatic concepts, systems, and capabilities, and enhance the initiative, foresight, and creativity of foreign affairs work. We must carry forward the fine traditions of Chinese diplomacy, promote the construction of the diplomatic team, and build a diplomatic iron army that is loyal to the Party, dares to take responsibility, dares to fight and is good at fighting, and is disciplined.
Further enhance communication effectiveness. Communication power determines influence, and the right to speak is the initiative. We must take the major concepts and initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core resources, widely disseminate the contemporary value and world significance of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, promote the truth power and moral responsibility of this important thought, and clarify the theoretical logic and practical logic of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Combine the promotion of China's propositions with responding to global challenges, and build a narrative system that integrates China and foreign countries and is refreshing. Get close to different countries and groups, innovate communication carriers and methods, give play to the joint efforts of online and offline, official, civil, academic, and media, and tell the stories of China and the Chinese people well, and tell the stories of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought and practice well.
Ideology guides the direction, and struggle creates the future. We must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, take Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping (习近平)'s diplomatic thought, as the guide, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," strengthen the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four self-confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards," take responsibility and act, forge ahead with determination, and constantly create a new situation in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, 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!
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On the shores of the South China Sea, the tide roars. Hainan welcomes a globally anticipated moment of brilliance:
On December 18th, the Hainan Free Trade Port will officially launch full island customs closure, a landmark measure demonstrating China's unwavering commitment to expanding high-level opening-up and promoting the construction of an open world economy.
On December 18, 1978, the epoch-making Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was convened. Forty-seven years later, the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port stands at a new starting point.
More than a month ago, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to a report on the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port in Sanya (三亚) City, Hainan Province, he placed high hopes on the full island customs closure: "The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build it into an important gateway leading China's opening-up to the outside world in the new era."
With customs closure imminent, how is the preparation work progressing? After customs closure, what impact will it have on people traveling to and from Hainan, the lives and employment of residents on the island, and the investment and business development of enterprises? How can this customs closure be used as an opportunity to promote greater and deeper opening-up to the outside world?
On December 17th, Xinhua News Agency launched the 26th "China Economic Roundtable" large-scale all-media interview program, inviting Huang Hanquan (黄汉权), President of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research of the National Development and Reform Commission, Wang Fengli (王奉利), Deputy Director of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee's Deepening Reform Office (Free Trade Port Working Committee Office), and Xue Zengyi (薛增一), Senior Vice Chairman of Chia Tai Group's Agri-Food Enterprise China Region, to discuss the official launch of full island customs closure for the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Going All Out, Full Island Customs Closure is Ready
Building a free trade port with Chinese characteristics in Hainan is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, personally planning, personally deploying, and personally promoting it, and has made a series of important instructions and approvals, providing fundamental guidance for building a high-standard Hainan Free Trade Port.
After customs closure, the entire island of Hainan will be built into a special customs supervision area, implementing a liberalized and facilitated policy system characterized by "'first line' liberalization, 'second line' control, and freedom within the island."
"Hainan resolutely implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, and regards full island customs closure as the 'No. 1 Project'." Wang Fengli (王奉利) said that with the strong support of relevant central departments, Hainan is racing against time and steadily advancing, and the various preparations for full island customs closure are progressing smoothly.
First, the policy and institutional system for customs closure has basically taken shape. A series of policies and supporting documents, such as the import taxable commodity catalog, cargo circulation tax policy, prohibited and restricted list, tariff exemption policy for processing and value-added domestic sales, and customs supervision methods, have been issued.
Second, the hardware facilities and equipment for customs closure have been fully completed. The infrastructure and inspection facilities and equipment of 8 opening-up ports and 10 "second-line ports" have all been completed and passed acceptance, and 64 comprehensive anti-smuggling law enforcement stations have been stationed and are operating. Information systems such as the customs intelligent supervision platform and the international trade "single window" have completed joint debugging and testing and always remain in a hot standby state.
Third, stress tests are being advanced in stages. Multiple rounds of "full process, full element, full coverage, large sample, and combat-oriented" stress tests have been carried out. Since September 15th, all "second-line ports" have started trial operation. On November 18th, a comprehensive exercise for full island customs closure operation and 7×24-hour hot operation were launched, comprehensively testing and improving the rapid response, joint operation, and large-scale collaboration capabilities of various departments through comprehensive exercises and hot operation.
Fourth, the overall social atmosphere is becoming increasingly strong. Since the second half of the year, Hainan has conducted a series of policy trainings for more than 50,000 people at all levels throughout the province, and held a series of activities such as the World New Energy Vehicle Congress, the World Free Zone Organization Conference, and the Private Enterprise Policy and Project Promotion Conference, which have effectively promoted industrial investment and project reserves.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly proposes "building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a high standard." At the end of November, the Eighth Plenary Session of the Eighth Hainan Provincial Party Committee made systematic arrangements for reform, opening up, and high-quality development before and after customs closure. Wang Fengli (王奉利) said: "After customs closure, we will fully implement the overall plan and supporting policies for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, thoroughly implement the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, and build a policy and institutional system adapted to a high-level free trade port in stages and steps, and continue to accelerate the pace of opening up to the outside world."
"Full island customs closure is a new starting point for the opening and development of the Hainan Free Trade Port." Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) believes that in the next step, relevant departments can continuously optimize the design of policies and systems based on the current stage of customs closure policies and measures, the operation of customs closure, and the actual development of Hainan, adhere to the principle of introducing mature measures one by one, gradually expand the opening-up fields in the "first line," further relax trade management measures, and strive to build a special customs supervision area with international competitiveness and influence.
Benefiting Enterprises and People, Sharing Policy Dividends
As one of the first foreign-funded enterprises to invest and develop in Hainan, Chia Tai Group has been rooted in Hainan for nearly 40 years, starting from agriculture and animal husbandry and expanding to seven industries including aquatic products and coffee, with 13 enterprises in 6 cities and counties, and a total investment of 20 billion yuan.
"Full island customs closure will bring a more open trade environment and more efficient allocation of factors to enterprises, which is a major development opportunity for us." Xue Zengyi (薛增一) calculated the accounts, "After customs closure, our coffee business can reduce the 8% tariff and 13% value-added tax on the import of green coffee beans through the free trade port's 'zero tariff' policy on raw and auxiliary materials, significantly reducing raw material costs. And if the coffee green beans purchased from overseas are processed and value-added in Hainan to reach or exceed 30%, they can be exempted from import tariffs when sold domestically to the mainland."
The operation of full island customs closure is an important milestone in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, which will fully release the policy dividends that benefit enterprises and people.
Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) introduced that for enterprises, after customs closure, the implementation of the "zero tariff" policy on imported goods and the adjusted and optimized tariff exemption rules for processing and value-added will greatly reduce the operating costs of medicine, high-end manufacturing, etc., attract the agglomeration of related industries, and promote the development of emerging industries such as offshore wind power and commercial aerospace.
For residents, the expansion of the variety of duty-free goods on outlying islands and the optimization of shopping policies for residents on the island will activate the local consumer market, and Hainan's characteristic brands such as Boao Lecheng "International Medical" (博鳌乐城“国际医疗”) and Lingshui Li'an "Study in Hainan" (陵水黎安“留学海南”) will promote the development boom of modern service industries such as medical care and education.
In October of this year, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued an announcement to further expand the scope of duty-free goods on outlying islands, allow some domestic goods to enter duty-free shops for sale, and allow residents on the island to purchase "buy and take away" duty-free goods an unlimited number of times within a natural year based on one outlying island record. Since the implementation of the policy on November 1st, the sales of duty-free goods on outlying islands have exceeded 1.5 billion yuan.
Wang Fengli (王奉利) said that the Ministry of Finance and other departments are actively studying the relevant tax policies for residents on the island to consume imported goods, and will carry out positive list management of imported goods consumed by residents on the island at an appropriate time, so that residents on the island can purchase some imported products duty-free, and enhance the sense of gain of residents on the island.
After full island customs closure, residents on the island will have more opportunities to participate in international exchanges and cooperation. At present, Hainan implements policies such as expanding the reasons for visa-free entry for personnel from 59 countries, visa-free entry for foreign tourist groups on cruise ships, 144-hour visa-free entry for foreign tourist groups from Hong Kong and Macao to Hainan, and 240-hour transit visa-free for foreigners, superimposed on the visa-free policies applicable nationwide, a total of 86 countries can enter Hainan in the form of individual visa-free, and the work and life of the people will be more convenient and diverse.
Achieving Success Through Sustained Effort, Accelerating the Promotion of Institutional Opening-up
A free trade port is the highest level of opening-up in the world today. The launch of full island customs closure in the Hainan Free Trade Port will provide an important sample for China to accelerate the promotion of institutional opening-up.
Wang Fengli (王奉利) said that after customs closure, Hainan will focus on the needs of industrial development and advantageous fields, promote the alignment of international rules, regulatory coordination, standard mutual recognition, and regulatory consistency, continue to optimize the negative list for foreign investment and the negative list for cross-border service trade, further improve the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and strive to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized.
Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) believes that after customs closure, Hainan will align with international high-standard economic and trade rules in areas such as cross-border data flow and intellectual property protection, and the institutional innovation achievements it has accumulated can be replicated and promoted nationwide, promoting deep-level domestic reform.
Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) said that in terms of investment and trade, Hainan's policy advantages will attract global capital to enter open fields such as tourism and education, and at the same time build a trade path of "Southeast Asian raw materials - Hainan processing - mainland distribution," making Hainan a hub connecting domestic and international markets and optimizing the national trade network.
"In the financial field, the improvement of the multi-functional free trade account system will broaden cross-border investment and financing channels, which will not only facilitate foreign capital to enter the Chinese market, but also provide convenience for domestic enterprises to invest across borders, and enrich China's model of utilizing foreign capital and foreign investment." Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) said.
Data shows that since 2020, more than 9,600 new foreign-funded enterprises have been established in Hainan, and more than 170 countries and regions have invested in Hainan. With the operation of full island customs closure, Hainan's role as a headquarters base for overseas enterprises to enter the Chinese market will become more prominent.
Taking advantage of the policy of the Free Trade Port and enjoying the fertile ground of internationalized business environment, Xue Zengyi (薛增一) said that while Chia Tai Group is deeply cultivating the local market in Hainan through product innovation and continuing to expand investment, it will also make good use of the advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port to promote Hainan's characteristic agricultural products to international markets such as countries jointly building the "Belt and Road."
The main purpose of building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a high standard is to promote high-quality development in Hainan and help the country build a new development pattern.
"Customs closure of the Free Trade Port helps break down barriers to regional factor flow and promote coordinated development between Hainan and surrounding areas." Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) said that this is conducive to the coordinated development of Hainan and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. For example, the approval cycle for imported cosmetics in Hainan to enter the mainland after filing has been greatly shortened, and high-end talents can flexibly flow and cooperate between the two places. This linkage will radiate and drive the formation of a more efficient regional economic cycle system in South China.
The blueprint has been drawn, and the future is promising.
Huang Hanquan (黄汉权) said that accelerating the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics is to show the world with practical actions that China's door to opening up will not be closed, but will only open wider and wider; it is to set a benchmark for implementing a higher level of opening up to the outside world, and to inject new impetus into maintaining multilateralism and free trade and promoting inclusive and inclusive economic globalization.
"Full island customs closure marks a new starting point and a new stage for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port to a higher level of opening-up." Wang Fengli (王奉利) said, anchoring the strategic goal of "building the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening-up to the outside world in the new era," a Hainan Free Trade Port with a more complete policy and institutional system, higher quality industrial development, a stronger role in driving high-level opening-up, more intelligent and efficient supervision and services, and a better business environment will surely write a new chapter in China's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening-up in the new era.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 17)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 丹 丁雅诵
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, which was extremely unusual and extraordinary, the Party and the country achieved new and significant accomplishments. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The remarkable achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics provide strong support for the construction of ideological and political courses."
Recently, the Ministry of Education (教育部) held an on-site promotion meeting for the integrated reform pilot of ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, themed "Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee." At the meeting, the demonstration lectures and micro-course presentations focusing on the major achievements of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and themed on the "National Five-Year Plan" were unique and innovative.
How can major achievements be integrated into ideological and political classrooms? How can great changes inspire new generations?
Let's find the answers in three excerpts.
"Finless porpoises are known as 'smiling angels.' In the past, it was not easy to see them in the Yangtze River. But in recent years, they often return home. Why is that?" Zhou Sisi (周思思), a teacher from Honglingjin School (红领巾学校) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei Province (湖北省), introduced the topic with "Finless Porpoises Returning Home."
From small water quality testing guardians to finless porpoise protection volunteers; from the air smelling fresher at their doorsteps to the provinces along the Yangtze River "jointly protecting the river and refraining from large-scale development"... In primary school ideological and political classrooms, teachers guide students to think about "what great achievements we have made" through vivid scenes and changes around them.
The small family is connected to the big family, and the plan shows more warmth.
During the lecture presentation, Gao Zhiheng (高志恒), a teacher from Henan Experimental Primary School (河南省实验小学), introduced: "We have sorted out the content of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee (党的二十届四中全会) regarding people's livelihood and ecology, and integrated it with the 'Student Reader 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学生读本) and 'Morality and the Rule of Law' textbooks in the primary school stage. We use four progressive teaching links—'Miracle—Questioning—Expression—Practice'—to guide students from seeing to understanding, and from understanding to recognition."
Guan Yuzhe (关禹哲), a high school ideological and political teacher from Changsha No. 1 High School (长沙市第一中学) in Hunan Province (湖南省), chose to start with "China's Supercomputing."
"Galaxy-1" (银河一号) broke the monopoly, "Tianhe-1" (天河一号) topped the world, and the "Sunway" series (神威系列) won first place continuously. This journey is inseparable from the guidance of planning. Guan Yuzhe changed the subject, "There are still some shortcomings and weaknesses in China's technological innovation field. How can we solve these problems?"
"We must unswervingly promote high-level self-reliance in science and technology." Guan Yuzhe said, "Education produces talent, talent promotes science and technology, and science and technology revitalize industry. Understanding this logic, we can better understand the strategic significance of promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent."
Talking about opportunities, discussing challenges, and patiently guiding, students anchor their personal struggle direction in the national plan and form a value identity of "why we can achieve great achievements."
So, how are China's five-year plan goals achieved one after another?
"We anchor the goal of Chinese-style modernization, draw a blueprint to the end, and work one after another. We widely gather public wisdom and opinions. The planning process itself is a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy." Lang Kun (郎昆), a teacher from the School of Marxism (马克思主义学院) at Tsinghua University (清华大学), concluded, "These institutional advantages boil down to one point: the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党). The leadership of the Party is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics."
Scientifically formulating and continuously implementing five-year plans is an important experience for our Party in governing the country and is a window for college students to understand "China's governance."
From primary school to middle school to university, from perception to recognition to action, the demonstration ideological and political courses in the three academic stages peel off layers, progress step by step, and clearly present how to teach and how to teach well ideological and political courses.
"The lecture and micro-course drafts of each academic stage are closely linked to the curriculum and teaching materials of ideological and political courses, providing high-quality teaching resources that can be 'used immediately' and are teachable and learnable for teachers and researchers at all levels, and providing a good demonstration for promoting the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee into the curriculum and teaching materials in various places and schools." According to the relevant person in charge of the Department of Social Sciences (社会科学司) of the Ministry of Education, more than 800,000 ideological and political teachers in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions across the country, nearly 90%, watched the live broadcast through the National College Ideological and Political Teachers' Online Collective Lesson Preparation Platform (全国高校思政课教师网络集体备课平台) and the Renjiao Teacher Training Service Platform (人教教师培训服务平台). The live broadcast on the People's Daily client (人民日报客户端) had more than 12 million views, and a total of more than 13 million people studied online. The influence of ideological and political courses is constantly expanding.
Tian Xiangmao (田祥茂), a teacher from the School of Marxism (马克思主义学院) at Nanchang University (南昌大学), was very inspired: "The university course takes the logic of raising questions, analyzing problems, and providing Chinese answers as the main line, vividly and eloquently showing the greatest political advantage of the leadership of the Communist Party of China, which is convincing." Lu Yuanlin (卢原林), a teacher from Jianmenguan Senior High School (剑门关高级中学) in Sichuan Province (四川省), benefited a lot: "The life-like teaching scenes, the interactive teaching methods, and the strategic determination of 'drawing a blueprint to the end' are fully displayed in front of us, and the love for the Party and the country takes root in our hearts." Yang Ming (杨明), director of the Student Ideological Education and Management Office (学生思想教育与管理处) of the Tianjin Municipal Education Working Committee (天津市委教育工委) and the Municipal Education Commission (市教委), gave feedback: "Carrying out collective lesson preparation and linked lectures, and building a new teaching and research ecology with focused themes, connected content, and shared resources, is the direction of our continuous efforts."
The course has come to an end, but the impact continues.
"What will our beautiful home look like in five years? Let's draw it with AI brushes." The childlike "future homes" created by the primary school students jumped onto the screen: a "talking" library, a clearer Yangtze River, and finless porpoise mothers swimming with their babies...
"What suggestions do you have for contributing to the '15th Five-Year Plan'?" "It is recommended to establish a special fund for technological innovation for middle school students." "Build a school-enterprise cooperation platform and visit the computing power center"... Middle school students put forward their own "youth action plans."
"Around their respective research fields, what are the expectations and thoughts of the students on the '15th Five-Year Plan'?" College students interacted and discussed with virtual characters such as rice farmers, cultural relic restorers, and enterprise R&D engineers, determined to realize their dreams in the vast world of Chinese-style modernization and run the relay race of history well.
When the direction of youth resonates with the blueprint of the national plan, the ideological ladder that runs through the entire process of growth has been paved, and the young footsteps are powerful and sonorous as they move towards the second centenary goal.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shanghai on December 17th (Reporter Yang Xuemei (杨雪梅)) The 6th "World Archaeological Forum·Shanghai (世界考古论坛·上海)" was held on the 16th, with more than 300 experts and scholars from more than 40 countries and regions participating. The theme of this forum is "Technology, Society and Archaeology", showcasing 11 major field archaeological discoveries and 11 important archaeological research achievements from around the world. Research on the process of civilization in the Hongshan (红山) society in China and the Zhaigou Site (寨沟遗址) in Qingjian (清涧), Shaanxi (陕西) were selected for the major field archaeological discovery achievements exhibition.
The "World Archaeological Forum·Shanghai (世界考古论坛·上海)" is hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院), the Shanghai Municipal People's Government (上海市人民政府), and the National Cultural Heritage Administration (国家文物局).
Return to TopAccording to the Ministry of Education (教育部), the 2025 University Science and Technology Achievement Fair was held in Guangzhou (广州市), Guangdong Province (广东省) from December 15th to 17th. The fair attracted more than 600 universities from across the country to participate, focusing on showcasing cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements in strategic emerging industries such as new-generation information technology, new energy, biomedicine, and the low-altitude economy.
At the event, the "University Achievement Supermarket Area" focused on promoting high-value achievements and patents, the "Hong Kong and Macao University Achievement Promotion Area" deepened resource sharing in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and the "Student Entrepreneurship Demonstration Area" explored the potential of the new generation of scientific and technological innovation. At the same time, diversified characteristic sections and transaction mechanisms were innovatively established, and a "one-stop" service area was set up to provide full-process support.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金正波
"Remote precision strikes, multi-domain deterrence and victory," "Strike range covers the globe"... On September 3, 2025, at the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, when the missile formations marched majestically through Tiananmen (天安门), Zhao Jing (赵静), a second-level sergeant major from the launch second battalion of a Rocket Force brigade, serving as a representative to observe the ceremony, was moved to tears.
With the mighty Dongfeng (东风) missile, pursuing the dream of a strong military. On the viewing platform, Zhao Jing (赵静) couldn't help but think of another "parade" scene—that was during a major mission, when, with the command to "fire," he and his comrades skillfully operated and calmly pressed the button, and a missile rose from the position, accurately hitting the target.
The magnificent trajectory in the sky is engraved with the firm steps of the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion: Since its establishment more than 50 years ago, it has undergone many organizational adjustments and equipment upgrades, and has carried out more than 30 missions. Batch after batch of officers and soldiers have been lying dormant in the deep mountains, dedicating their youthful blood and forging strategic iron fists, using their struggle to pursue the dream of a strong military to write the loyalty and responsibility of the missile soldiers.
"Guarding the tranquility of the motherland, our battle position is connected to thousands of homes"
In the late autumn season, another group of new recruits from all over the country entered the launch second battalion, and the first lesson after joining the company was "reporting to the missile."
Looking up at the high launch pad, the large characters on the wall are particularly eye-catching: "Must be particularly strong ideologically and politically," "Absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, absolutely reliable."
"The first time I saw the missile, I was very shocked, and these two sentences also impressed me deeply." Sergeant Ze Wang (泽王) of the launch second battalion shared his growth experience with the new comrades, "Guarding the tranquility of the motherland, our battle position is connected to thousands of homes."
The launch second battalion has organized the "reporting to the missile" ceremony for many years, feeling the glory of the mission under the launch pad.
"For us missile operators, implementing special political requirements into personal practical actions means 'the missile listens to me, and I listen to the Party'." Since joining the army for 6 years, the Tibetan youth Ze Wang (泽王) has actively participated in learning, using theoretical learning to nourish his mind and inspire his fighting spirit, and gradually grown into a skilled worker in his position.
Under the launch pad, batch after batch of officers and soldiers of the battalion integrate their personal dreams into the magnificent missile cause.
Adhering to the original aspiration, the launch second battalion deepens the arming of the Party's innovative theories, and lays a solid ideological foundation for officers and soldiers to listen to the Party's command.
The launch second battalion perseveres in using Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the military to cast souls and educate people, regularly carrying out activities of "around one point of view, telling a good story, and thoroughly understanding a truth." Theoretical learning mutual aid groups and senior sergeant theoretical propaganda teams are active around the officers and soldiers, promoting the Party's innovative theories to take root and be imprinted in their hearts.
"Only by mastering the ideological weapon of the Party's innovative theories can we grasp the 'steering wheel' of our military career and ensure that we do not deviate or deviate." Ye Congjun (业从俊), a member of the senior sergeant theoretical propaganda team, said this and did this. Belief gives rise to strength. He rooted himself in his position and worked hard to practice his skills, becoming a well-known driving professional coach in the entire brigade. He performed excellently in carrying out major tasks and was awarded the third-class merit.
Adhering to the original aspiration, they regularly carry out activities such as "writing loyalty to the position," tempering loyalty in spiritual baptism.
Last year, the launch second battalion carried out a major military mission, and the training area encountered extreme weather, with strong winds and heavy rain raging. The officers and soldiers of the battalion guarded the missile vehicles around the clock, rushing to where it was most dangerous and where the task was heaviest, ensuring the safety of weapons and equipment. After the wind and rain, they dragged their tired bodies to maintain equipment and repair the position, and soon had the state of "being able to move upon order." This scene was moved into the situational education class by the brigade. Commander Wang Sengcheng (王森晟) said with deep feeling: "With a rock-solid belief, there will be the overcoming of difficulties and selfless charging in preparing for war."
Adhering to the original aspiration, they resolutely obey the arrangements of the organization, and turn doing whatever the Party tells them to do and setting off at the first order into conscious action.
During the equipment upgrade and transfer training, the launch second battalion took the initiative to send outstanding operational backbones to other battalions as "seeds," greatly shortening the cycle of generating combat effectiveness for the entire brigade. Zeng Yong (曾勇), winner of the All-Army Sergeant Excellent Talent Award, and Li Xu (李旭), winner of the Rocket Force "Hundred Good Squad Leaders," were transferred to the new unit. The two veterans packed their bags and set off, starting a new "soldier assault."
The officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion are closely watching the future battlefield, using loyalty and responsibility to hone their ability to win battles, and are always waiting for the moment to be ordered to attack.
"Hard training and precise training, just to dare to show the sword at critical moments"
At 8:44 on September 25, 2024, the Rocket Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into the relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean, accurately falling into the predetermined sea area...
This moment, which attracted worldwide attention, was imprinted in the minds of the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion of a Rocket Force brigade who carried out this mission. In recent years, the battalion has focused on the characteristics of officers and soldiers, guiding them to firmly establish the value orientation of focusing on preparing for war and ensuring victory.
After returning triumphantly from the mission, Zhao Jing (赵静) could not calm down for a long time. "If the technology is not good, you are not a qualified soldier!" After joining the army, in order to learn professional theory well, Zhao Jing (赵静) memorized data codes over and over again, silently drew circuit diagrams over and over again, and participated in the preparation of more than 30 special situation handling specifications; in order to practice precise operation technology, a process was often repeated dozens or hundreds of times, calluses were worn on his fingers, and he became a well-known professional expert in the entire brigade.
"Hard training and precise training, just to dare to show the sword at critical moments," Zhao Jing (赵静) said.
This year, the entire brigade continued to deepen political rectification. The launch second battalion actively carried out multiple rounds of discussion and analysis, combed through more than 50 targets, and reflected on them one by one, making the understanding more profound: "We must ensure that under any circumstances, with an order, we can show our sword at any time."
Walking into the launch second battalion, you can clearly see their "advanced" footprints in order to win the battle—
When a new type of missile was commissioned, before the officers and soldiers' excitement had passed, a sense of urgency for transformation arose spontaneously. As a pioneer in forming combat effectiveness for the same type of unit, standing on a new "starting line," the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion worked hard to study new equipment, strengthen new skills, and develop new tactics, striving to create a pioneer launch battalion, striving to be a trump card launch pad, and striving to be a gold medal operator.
Aiming at forging a fighting-type Party committee leadership team, the "team" played an exemplary leading role, leading officers and soldiers to benchmark hundreds of capability indicators, practice skills, practice integration, and constantly temper the "great power sword."
In just a few months, they passed the independent launch capability assessment; after several months, all officers and soldiers obtained the "qualification certificate" for the battle position; a few years later, the entire battalion achieved a doubling of combat effectiveness.
This year, the Rocket Force organized a capability assessment. In a complex special situation environment, the launch second battalion stood out among many strong teams. On the road to triumph, a song "If We Are Here, We Have the Right to Speak" was sung loudly by the officers and soldiers: "The motherland does not use us easily, and when it uses us, it will use a heavy punch..."
"Keep the strict and practical style in mind and put it into action"
Before the "August 1st" Army Day this year, Wang Zhenghao (王正好) returned to the launch second battalion as the political instructor. His first stop was the battalion's honor room.
More than 10 years ago, as a newly graduated platoon leader, Wang Zhenghao (王正好) still remembered the scene when he came here. At that time, he saw the plaque of the "First Class Merit Company" of the launch company to which the battalion belonged, and felt how lucky he was to be able to grow up in such a company.
Now, looking again at the introductions of the missions and carefully examining the honorary plaques, Wang Zhenghao's (王正好) eyes stayed on the four golden characters of "First Class Merit Battalion." How to lead the officers and soldiers to carry forward the good traditions and write new glory, the responsibility on his shoulders is heavy.
In recent years, the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion have lived up to their heavy trust and fulfilled their mission, successfully completing a series of major tasks, and the affiliated companies have been awarded the first-class merit three times.
In that year, floods broke out near the garrison. At the critical moment, the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion rushed to the rescue. The officers and soldiers fought continuously, blocking pipe surges and repairing dikes, successfully completing the task, and demonstrating the true colors of the people's soldiers with practical actions.
Marching forward on the journey of strengthening the army, all the officers and soldiers of the battalion are marching towards war and overcoming difficulties, writing a new chapter in guarding peace with long swords.
Last year, a major exercise mission was carried out. After receiving the mission, the brigade quickly carried out intensive training, and won the "admission ticket" in the fierce competition with the first place in the overall assessment.
During the mission execution phase, the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion faced the harsh environment and carried out high-intensity training in a fully protected state. The clothes taken off after the training could be wrung out with sweat. Finally, the launch second battalion was awarded the first-class merit for its excellent performance of accurate hits.
From "First Class Merit Company" to "First Class Merit Battalion," the honor witnessed the continuous inheritance of this unit. Many officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion said: "Every time we walk into the history of 'First Class Merit' and have a 'dialogue' across time and space, we understand the mountain-like mission contained in it, and the motivation for learning and training is even greater."
As one of the birthplaces of the spirit of "loving missiles, loving positions, and loving one's job" in the strategic missile force, in recent years, the officers and soldiers of the launch second battalion have consciously learned traditions, talked about traditions, and used traditions, and integrated them into their words and deeds. Some officers and soldiers said: "Using these good traditions as a mirror to examine our words and deeds, we can always find gaps in beliefs, winning capabilities, and dedication awareness, and encourage ourselves to temper the qualities of loyalty, sharpening the sword, strictness, practicality, and dedication."
"The great power weapon is in our hands, and there is no room for any mistakes. We must keep the strict and practical style in mind and put it into action," Wang Zhenghao (王正好) said. A set of data is very convincing—
72, this is the number of standardized results explored and summarized by officers and soldiers when performing a special task. At the beginning of this year, the launch second battalion fought continuously for several months, from formulating action procedures to conceiving emergency plans, providing support for subsequent troops to complete the task;
More than 500, this is the number of road and bridge construction documents consulted by officers and soldiers in a cross-regional exercise. In an exercise mission, the launch second battalion advanced thousands of miles into an unfamiliar area. More than 10 drivers compared the construction documents overnight, inspecting each road and each bridge to ensure the safety of equipment transportation.
"Operator in position!" It is another new day. On the launch position, the officers and soldiers of the second battalion are running towards the missile position...
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on December 17th (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)) The Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党革命委员会) opened in Beijing (北京) on December 17th. The main agenda of the meeting was to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共二十届四中全会精神), listen to and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the 14th Central Committee and the work report of the Central Internal Supervision Committee, and review the report on the participation in and deliberation of state affairs by the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, etc. Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee of the 14th Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and He Baoxiang (何报翔), Executive Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, presided over the opening meeting.
Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦) pointed out that 2025 is the "Year of Capacity Building for Performing Duties" for the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang adheres to Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guide, earnestly studies and implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共二十大) and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, deeply studies and implements General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on upholding, developing, and improving China's new type of party system, and proposes to take improving political capabilities as the primary task of capacity building for performing duties. Over the past year, the self-construction of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang has shown vigorous vitality, and various tasks of performing duties have achieved fruitful results: carrying out the theme education of "studying regulations, strengthening work style, and establishing image," and continuously consolidating the common ideological and political foundation for multi-party cooperation; continuously promoting organizational development and the construction of a team of cadres and talents, and solidly promoting the construction of the organizational system; issuing opinions on further strengthening capacity building for performing duties, so as to better gather the wisdom of the entire party; completing the tasks of the final stage of democratic supervision of the ecological environmental protection of the Yangtze River (长江) with high quality; adhering to the overall strategy of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) for resolving the Taiwan (台湾) issue in the new era, and promoting the full participation, full coverage, and comprehensive rise of the work of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang for the reunification of the motherland.
Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦) emphasized that 2026 is the first year for the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan." The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang should deeply study and thoroughly understand Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and promote ideological and political construction from a high position; deeply carry out the "four-in-one" construction, and promote organizational construction to a high standard; deeply understand the grand blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and promote the achievements of participation in and deliberation of state affairs to a high level; deeply integrate what the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang can do with what society needs, and promote social service work with high quality; deepen and refine the "3344" work ideas, and promote the work of the reunification of the motherland from a high starting point.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on December 17th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会办公厅) held the press conference for the 32nd National People's Congress (人大) News Awards in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on December 17th. The People's Congress News Awards were established in 1991 to promote in-depth publicity of the people's congress system under the leadership of the Party, and to tell the stories of China (中国) and the stories of the People's Congress of China. In this selection, 349 works from newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, television stations, online new media, and People's Congress publications won awards. Among them, there were 5 special awards, 80 first prizes, 121 second prizes, and 143 third prizes.
The main responsible comrade of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会办公厅) stated at the press conference for the selection results that it is necessary to comprehensively implement Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, and jointly promote the high-quality development of People's Congress news and publicity work. It is necessary to adhere to the correct political direction of People's Congress news and publicity, serve the overall work of the Party and the country, consciously adhere to the Party's leadership, embody the Party's will, and publicize the Party's propositions, consciously implement upholding the "Two Establishments" and achieving the "Two Safeguards" in the People's Congress news and publicity work, adhere to unity, stability, and encouragement, strictly implement the responsibility system for ideological work, and promote the fundamental political system of the country to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is necessary to deeply explore and make good use of the rich mine of People's Congress news, comprehensively demonstrate the new progress and new achievements of the People's Congress system construction and People's Congress work, and strengthen the publicity and reporting of the extraordinary course of the People's Congress system and the legislative, supervisory, representative, and foreign affairs work of the People's Congress. It is necessary to innovate methods and promote the in-depth development of media convergence, 推陈出新 (tuī chén chū xīn - "weed through the old to bring forth the new," to get rid of the old to bring in the new; innovate) in content supply, enhance the synergy of People's Congress news and publicity, and further improve the communication power and influence of People's Congress news and publicity.
Among the award-winning works, some works focused on the major theme of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s unanimous election as President of the People's Republic of China (国家主席) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (中央军委), deeply demonstrating the demeanor of a leader of a major party and a major country and a deep affection for the people, such as the communication "The Choice of the People"; some works profoundly reflected the glorious course of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core promoting the development and improvement of the People's Congress system, such as the communication "Consolidating the Institutional Foundation for Building a Strong Country and National Rejuvenation."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 谷业凯
At the Command and Dispatch Center of Hebei Expressway Group Chengde Branch (河北高速集团承德分公司), a duty engineer taps the screen, and the operating status of ventilators, lighting, and signal lights in a tunnel several kilometers away is immediately displayed. "Based on OpenHarmony, we have created the 'Ji Hong (冀鸿)' smart tunnel solution, which significantly improves the linkage capability of tunnel electromechanical systems, the efficiency of accident handling, and the safety of tunnel driving," said Zhang Xiaolei (张晓蕾), Director of the Electromechanical Management Center of Hebei Expressway Group Chengde Branch (河北高速集团承德分公司).
Since its official open-source launch in 2020, the amount of OpenHarmony code has surged from 7 million lines to 130 million lines, attracting nearly 10,000 contributors and forming a vast ecosystem covering finance, education, healthcare, industry, transportation, and other industries, driving the development of China's basic software field and bringing new possibilities to production and life.
In physical education class at Yali Lugu Middle School (雅礼麓谷中学) in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南), students are sweating freely, while teachers hold tablets to monitor everyone's heart rate and physical data in real time. "If a student has an abnormal heart rate or other issues, I can get a prompt immediately." Based on the low-latency data transmission capabilities of the OpenHarmony system, tablets and students' wearable sports bracelets and other devices have achieved "seamless connection," adding a layer of intelligent security to students' growth.
Touching the interactive screen next to the hospital bed can adjust the lights, draw the curtains, and view real-time vital signs data. In the wards of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area People's Hospital (重庆两江新区人民医院), the intelligent infusion monitoring system synchronizes the progress of liquid use in each bed in real time, and millimeter-wave radar and wearable devices synchronously monitor heart rate and breathing. The smart ward solution built on OpenHarmony has been deployed in more than 20 hospitals, further enhancing the care service capabilities for patients.
From its start to its thriving ecosystem, OpenHarmony integrates technology with life, optimizes the user experience in education, healthcare, and other fields, and enhances the people-oriented temperature of technology.
In Shaanxi Coal Group (陕煤集团), the "Kuang Hong (矿鸿)" system underground balances safe production and high-efficiency operation, greatly improving coal mining efficiency. In China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), the "Dian Hong (电鸿)" IoT operating system allows on-site operation and maintenance personnel to no longer need to carry a large number of terminals, only mobile phones and basic tools, making "one system manages the entire domain" a possibility.
Open source and open domestic "root technologies" represented by HarmonyOS, by breaking down the barriers of device heterogeneity and data fragmentation, build a foundation for industrial digital and intelligent upgrades. Enterprises can reduce operation and maintenance costs and improve production efficiency, and unified technical standards also promote the collaborative upgrade of the industrial chain.
Technological innovation must not only take root in people's livelihood and real industries, but also seize future tracks. "Dalian-1 (大连1号)"—Lianli Satellite (连理卫星) is the first satellite in Liaoning Province (辽宁省) designed and developed by Dalian University of Technology (大连理工大学). The HarmonyOS operating system is adapted and used with domestic hardware, realizing a high degree of software and hardware collaboration in the field of satellite development, creating a new solution for spacecraft operating systems, reducing the threshold for innovation, and also driving the collaborative upgrade of the industrial chain from core components to complete satellite manufacturing, greatly improving the performance and reliability of satellite systems. Currently, multiple satellites have adopted this technology system, and a vibrant independent aerospace software ecosystem is beginning to take shape.
From digitization to digital intelligence, the underlying factor is the deep integration of data and intelligence. As a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerates, an independent and controllable digital intelligence foundation will bring an underlying logic with both security and compatibility to the intelligent world, providing a solid support for the construction of a digital China.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 铁 贾丰丰
A beam of light is blooming with endless possibilities in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) Province:
Transforming light into a blade, femtosecond lasers can "carve" on the cornea; converting light into electricity, non-contact thermal imaging temperature measurement can be achieved within 3 meters; using light as a medium, micron-sized particles can be manipulated through high-precision microscopes.
Focusing light into a torch. 320 photonics companies in Xi'an (西安) have built an industrial highland with a total output value of 35 billion yuan. Behind this beam of light lies Xi'an's (西安) "hard-core strength" in science and technology and the "rainforest ecology" of innovation.
In May 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) listened to the work reports of the Shaanxi (陕西) Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, he pointed out: "Build Xi'an (西安) into a comprehensive national science center and a science and technology innovation center, and strive to build a national important scientific research and cultural education center, a high-tech industry and manufacturing base."
The ancient capital of thousands of years is surging with a wave of scientific and technological innovation. To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, Xi'an (西安) coordinates regional scientific and technological innovation forces, promotes breakthroughs in key core technologies, the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements, and the construction of key industrial chain clusters, so that the "key variable" of scientific and technological innovation is transformed into the "maximum increment" of high-quality development.
Strengthening high-quality scientific and technological supply and building a "source of innovation" -
At the foot of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭山), the "brain" of the high-precision ground-based time service system—the Operation and Control Center—is located in the Xi'an Science Park (西安科学园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). From Xi'an (西安) to Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi (山西) Province, 1,839 kilometers of optical fiber has become the "highway" of time, and the time service accuracy of "Beijing Time" (北京时间) can reach one hundred billionth of a second.
Such a large scientific device is a "heavy weapon" of science and, even more, an innovation "flagship."
National Center for Translational Medicine (国家分子医学转化科学中心), Advanced Attosecond Laser Facility (先进阿秒激光设施), Electromagnetic Drive Fusion Large Science Device (电磁驱动聚变大科学装置), National Supercomputing Center in Xi'an (国家超算西安中心)... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Xi'an (西安) accelerated the layout of major scientific and technological infrastructure construction, and its ability to innovate at the source has been continuously improved.
Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology (西安电子科技大学): large models unlock new scenarios for cryptography and artificial intelligence; Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学): tungsten alloy heating breaks world records; China Coal Technology Engineering Group Xi'an Research Institute (中国煤科西安研究院): sets the deepest drilling record in broken and soft coal seams... Key core technologies have been broken through one after another.
In the 2024 National Innovative City Innovation Capability Evaluation released by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (中国科学技术信息研究所), Xi'an (西安) ranks seventh in the country; in the "Global Top 100 Scientific Research Cities 2025 Edition" released by *Nature* magazine, Xi'an (西安) ranks sixteenth, up 4 places from 2024.
Promoting the deep integration of science, technology, and industry to optimize the "ecosystem" -
Large payload, short take-off and landing, long endurance. On December 11, the "Jiu Tian" ("九天") "jumbo" drone completed its first flight, and China's large-scale drone technology achieved a new breakthrough.
The birthplace of "Jiu Tian" ("九天") is in Xi'an (西安). Design and development, parts production, complete machine manufacturing, strength verification, test flight appraisal... Xi'an (西安) has formed a complete aviation industry chain, and the overall scale of the aviation cluster has exceeded 150 billion yuan.
Industrial clusters condense innovative synergy.
Xi'an High-tech Zone (西安高新区) is an important carrier area of the Xi'an (西安) Regional Science and Technology Innovation Center. "Photonics, intelligent connected vehicles, and other 8 new tracks have been included in the new track cultivation action of the National High-tech Zone of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology," said Ren Junfeng (任俊峰), Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Xi'an High-tech Zone (西安高新区管委会).
Policy support stimulates innovation vitality.
A series of support policies have been introduced, such as scientific research platform services for industrial development, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement of science and technology enterprises, and optimization of the innovation ecosystem. An "one map" of innovation resources is available for viewing; from "bookshelves" to "shelves," the "three reforms" help transform scientific research results; "finance + talent + intellectual property + science and technology innovation brand" supports science and technology innovation to play a "combined punch"...
Xi'an (西安) is making every effort to optimize the entire process innovation ecosystem chain of "basic research - technology tackling - achievement industrialization - science and technology finance - talent gathering," and the overall effectiveness of scientific and technological innovation is continuously improving.
Adhering to regional collaborative innovation and development to form a "radiation pole" -
In 2022, Wang Jing (王晶) of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学) relied on his scientific research achievements in the field of 3D bioprinting and biomimetic tissue engineering to establish Shaanxi Maxwell Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (陕西麦克斯韦医疗科技有限公司) and settled in the Yulin Qin Chuangyuan (Xi'an) Main Center (榆林秦创原（西安）主中心).
Using Xi'an's (西安) scientific and technological advantages for research and development and relying on Yulin's (榆林) industrial resources for transformation, the "dual-city collaborative" innovation architecture has enabled the company to achieve rapid growth.
Xi'an (西安) R&D and manufacturing, surrounding areas for transformation and supporting facilities. With Xi'an (西安) as the center, Xianyang (咸阳), Weinan (渭南), Tongchuan (铜川) and other cities jointly build industrial chains in key directions, promote Longi Green Energy (隆基绿能), BYD (比亚迪), Samsung (三星) and other companies to extend the industrial chain in the metropolitan area, and the industry is upgraded to "characteristic division of labor + regional integration." The influence and leadership of the Xi'an (西安) Regional Science and Technology Innovation Center are continuously released.
The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed "laying out the construction of regional science and technology innovation centers and industrial science and technology innovation highlands," and the Central Economic Work Conference proposed "adhering to innovation-driven development and accelerating the cultivation and expansion of new driving forces." Based on its own advantages and grasping development opportunities, Xi'an's (西安) scientific and technological innovation is accumulating momentum and contributing a stronger impetus to Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing (北京) on December 17th (reporter: Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔)), the Ministry of Education (教育部) recently issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of Daily Examinations in Primary and Secondary Schools," requiring a reduction in the frequency of daily tests and examinations, an improvement in the quality of daily examinations, a strengthening of examination safety risk prevention, a reduction in students' excessive academic burden, and the promotion of students' all-round healthy development.
The notice clearly defines the scope of daily examinations in primary and secondary schools. Daily examinations in primary and secondary schools refer to examinations organized and implemented by local authorities and schools for all students in a grade during the daily teaching process to test students' periodic learning outcomes and serve teaching improvement, excluding the academic proficiency tests for junior and senior high schools and the National Unified Examination for the Enrollment of General Higher Education Institutions.
The notice proposes to further reduce the frequency of examinations, and puts forward classification requirements for controlling the frequency of examinations for different stages of primary school, junior high school, and senior high school. Paper-and-pencil tests will not be conducted in the first and second grades of primary school, and other grades of compulsory education will be organized by the school for a final examination once per semester. Further strengthen the management of test question design, strictly base the test questions on the curriculum standards and teaching practice, and strengthen the orientation of literacy.
Return to TopAt the 2025 Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference, Chongqing's one-stop digital talent service application platform "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" attracted widespread attention. "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" highlights talent "intelligent evaluation," service "intelligent handling," industry-talent "intelligent matching," and work "intelligent management," vividly interpreting Chongqing's digital talent service practices.
Success is achieved through talent, and careers are broadened by talent. In recent years, Chongqing has placed the creation of a high-quality talent ecosystem in a prominent position. Addressing issues such as unscientific talent evaluation and inconvenient talent services, it has innovatively launched "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" to provide full-chain digital empowerment for talent introduction, cultivation, retention, and utilization. Since its launch, "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" has served more than 790,000 talents, with a service satisfaction rate of 99%, helping to introduce more than 20,000 talents for the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system, providing strong talent support for Chongqing (重庆) to accelerate the construction of a modern governance demonstration zone for megacities.
Focusing on actual performance, reconstructing the evaluation system
In terms of talent evaluation, Chongqing (重庆) has innovatively constructed a "catalog + scoring" talent evaluation mechanism, breaking the evaluation standards that only value papers and titles, and making actual performance and contribution the true measure of talent.
Now, simply scan the scoring calculation QR code, fill in 6 types of information such as salary, major, and position on "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)," and the system can automatically calculate the score. After verification, the talent category identification can be quickly completed, shortening the identification cycle from quarterly review to "apply and evaluate immediately." Through this innovative mechanism, more than 120,000 talents of various types have been identified.
Digital empowerment, service "one-stop online processing"
In the past, running to departments and repeatedly submitting materials were common troubles faced by many talents. "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" integrates resources from 38 departments, transforming offline services into 73 online services such as project application, patent application, and financial support. The system automatically fills in 18 personal information items, truly realizing "data running more, talents running less."
At the same time, the platform also centrally sorts out and dynamically updates municipal and district/county talent policies, providing clear and transparent query navigation and policy interpretation, helping talents quickly adapt to policy resources, and improving policy reach efficiency and service experience.
Industry-talent matching, realizing "two-way rush"
The "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" application deeply focuses on the two major scenarios of "positions looking for talents" and "talents looking for positions," relying on the "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" million-talent revitalization Chongqing (重庆) platform to deepen talent services. The platform integrates the "Activity Calendar" zone, gathering talent activity information from the city, and supporting enterprises in full-process recruitment management; through AI intelligent matching models, it constructs talent profiles from 22 dimensions such as education, skills, and salary, realizing accurate matching of people and positions. Since 2025, the platform has attracted more than 3,600 units to settle in, released more than 200,000 job demands, and supported the city's talent introduction of 85,000 people.
In the context of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing (成渝) economic circle, Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) have achieved mutual recognition of 13,000 high-level talents through the "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" platform, sharing 9 services such as technology consulting and intellectual property, and an open and collaborative regional talent service ecosystem is accelerating its formation.
Chongqing (重庆) is taking "Yu Cai Hui (渝才荟)" as a starting point, continuously optimizing the talent development ecosystem, reshaping talent service processes, so that more talents can settle down with peace of mind, start businesses comfortably, and achieve a "two-way rush" with urban development.
Data source: Chongqing Talent Exchange Service Center (重庆市人才交流服务中心)
Return to TopOn December 18, 2025, the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) was officially launched. Chengmai County (澄迈县), Hainan Province (海南省), with an "opening is a sprint" spirit, is fully engaged in economic development and forging new paths, playing an inspiring movement of "sailing the free trade port" on the northern land of Hainan. Serving the closure operation, Chengmai (澄迈) focuses on three key tasks, always adhering to "full economic development" as the first option, "to 'go overseas,' come to Chengmai (澄迈)" as the city's label, and "reconstructing industries, reshaping the image, and starting anew" as the strategic path, determined to build an international platform for China and the world to connect, ranking first in the province's county-level economy in terms of total economic volume for 14 consecutive years, and being selected as one of the top 100 counties in the country for comprehensive strength for 3 consecutive years, advancing at full speed on the journey of "'Cheng' connecting the world and moving towards the future."
Currently, Chengmai County (澄迈县) has 537 investment projects under negotiation, with a planned total investment of nearly 150 billion yuan, covering key areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern services, intensive processing of agricultural products, and the digital economy, presenting a good trend of "expanding reserves, promoting negotiations, and seeing results from signing." Chengmai (澄迈) accelerates the signing and transformation of intended investment projects through various methods such as precise door-to-door visits and online video negotiations, striving to cultivate a number of leading and supporting projects with strong driving force and wide radiation, promoting the formation of industrial clusters, and opening up broader space for cultivating new quality productive forces, enhancing regional competitiveness, and helping the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
Optimizing the environment and attracting projects to activate a strong magnet for investment attraction.
Behind high-quality development is the hard-core support of a first-class business environment. Chengmai (澄迈) deeply recognizes that "strong cadres make for a strong business environment," and is fully committed to forging a "three-open" cadre team with "open thinking, enlightened style, and pioneering ability." Promoting the transformation of government services from a technical judgment of "can it be done" to a value judgment of "should it be done," making "come to me if you need anything" and "do it without turning around" the norm.
Chengmai (澄迈) innovatively created a "five-one" enterprise service system, equipped with 286 service specialists, and closed-loop solved more than 800 enterprise-related problems. Here, the fastest business start-up can be completed in 1 working day, and "land supply upon signing and production upon completion" has become the norm.
The charm of this investment hotspot is fully revealed. From January to November 2025, the county organized more than 190 outbound investment promotions, signed 136 projects, with an amount of 29 billion yuan. A special promotion event was held in Yiwu (义乌), "In the Yiwu (义乌) Commercial World, Create the Future in Chengmai (澄迈)," deeply connecting with more than 150 local entrepreneurs, promoting the cooperation between the two sides to move towards a deep synergy of "market + policy," "manufacturing + digital," and "supply chain + free trade port," aiming to build Chengmai (澄迈) into a "new springboard" for Yiwu (义乌) commodities and capital to reach the world. Since the beginning of this year, more than 10,000 new business entities have been registered, and Chengmai (澄迈) has been rated as an "excellent city/county" in the Hainan Province (海南省) investment assessment for 3 consecutive years. Chengmai (澄迈) always regards enterprises as the main body of economic growth, and with a style of "making the possible, doing everything possible," it gets things done well for enterprises.
Building a system and strengthening support points to create the preferred port for enterprises to go overseas.
Faced with the historic opportunity brought about by the closure operation, Chengmai (澄迈) unveiled the clear label of "to 'go overseas,' come to Chengmai (澄迈)." Relying on the policy advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) of "zero tariffs, low tax rates, and simple tax system," Chengmai (澄迈) precisely constructed "five major overseas scenarios" for cross-border e-commerce, manufacturing, new energy vehicles, digital culture, and games, and established three supporting modules of one-stop integrated services, comprehensive policy integration, and full-cycle operational empowerment to provide systematic solutions for enterprises to set sail.
The effectiveness of "going overseas" has already become apparent. As one of the first pilot areas in the country to launch games "going overseas," Chengmai (澄迈) has successfully "gone overseas" with more than 100 games through the "Hainan (海南) model" of "orderly flow of data security," covering 203 countries and regions. The unveiling of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) Digital Culture Overseas Industrial Park attracted 10 leading enterprises in the film and animation, artificial intelligence, and overseas service industries to settle in. Chengmai (澄迈) is making every effort to build a complete industrial ecology for enterprises to "go overseas," promoting the "Chengmai (澄迈) plan" from vision to reality.
Gathering strength and bearing fruitful results to build a new highland for opening up and cooperation.
In October this year, the 2025 China·Chengmai (澄迈) International Economic and Trade Fair was successfully held, with 173 projects signed on-site and an intended signing amount of 67.36 billion yuan. The simultaneous unveiling of four international investment liaison offices in Hong Kong (香港), Indonesia (印度尼西亚), Singapore (新加坡), and Europe (欧洲) marked a systematic upgrade of Chengmai's (澄迈) global cooperation network. This grand event is an important milestone for Chengmai (澄迈) to continue moving towards an "international hub" after promoting the extension of trade tentacles to more than 120 countries and regions.
In the field of oil and gas industry, Chengmai (澄迈), as the "main battlefield" of Hainan Province's (海南省) oil and gas industry, jointly held the 2025 Oil and Gas Industry Green Development Conference with various parties, aiming to build a cooperation platform for the green transformation of oil and gas, attract high-quality enterprises to settle down, and accelerate the creation of a "logistics base" for the development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea (南海) and a "source of industrialization transformation" for deep-sea oil and gas equipment technology pilot tests. More than 260 enterprises have settled in the Chengmai (澄迈) Oil Service Base, and the operating income is expected to reach 17 billion yuan by the end of this year, basically forming a comprehensive development capability covering the entire oil and gas chain.
Promoting culture and integration to cultivate the soft power of urban development.
The vigorous development of the economy is inseparable from the profound nourishment of culture. Chengmai (澄迈) deeply explores the cultural heritage of the ancient county for thousands of years, showcasing the charm of traditional culture. Thousands of years ago, Chengmai (澄迈) was the "ferry" for Su Dongpo (苏东坡) to move south and return north. Today, it is given a new mission to gather global elements and allocate global resources.
Chengmai (澄迈) insists on doing a good job in the article of "three borrowings and three strengths," and firmly establishes the concept of "six states in one" to promote the integration of spatial form, diversified business forms, cultural forms, and urban ecology. The 3rd China (Hainan) (中国（海南）) Dongpo Culture Tourism Conference (东坡文化旅游大会) revitalized the millennium-old cultural context; the 2nd Chengmai (澄迈) Lidao Music Festival attracted 60,000 participants, directly driving consumption of more than 100 million yuan. Taking "Cultural Chengmai (澄迈)·Twelve Movements" as the main body, a "1+12+365" year-round and all-area cultural brand activity system is constructed to efficiently transform cultural "soft power" into development "hard support."
Seizing opportunities and striving for the first to release the policy dividends of the Free Trade Port (自贸港).
In the process of promoting the implementation of the Free Trade Port (自贸港) policy, Chengmai (澄迈) dares to be the first and independently innovate. By innovatively establishing a "three-one" service mechanism of one specialist for each enterprise to follow up throughout the process, one-on-one docking to solve problems every week, and one-on-one tracking to ensure implementation, it has successfully promoted Hainan Xinlong Nonwoven Co., Ltd. (海南欣龙无纺股份有限公司) and other enterprises to realize the domestic sales of processed and value-added products with duty-free policy. Faced with challenges, Chengmai (澄迈) has taken the initiative to plan the establishment of risk hedging mechanisms and strive for special support, etc., to fully promote the continuous release of policy dividends, demonstrating the determination and wisdom to serve the overall development situation and empower the growth of enterprises.
Riding the tide and starting a new journey to strive to be the mainstay of the open gateway.
The new journey of full island closure operation has started as scheduled, and the importance of Hainan Free Trade Port's (海南自贸港) opening up to the outside world is becoming increasingly prominent. Chengmai (澄迈), an ancient county with thousands of years of accumulation, is actively leveraging its location advantages, showing the world its extraordinary strength and unlimited potential to strive to be the mainstay and open hub of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) with the spirit of "striving," the momentum of "breaking through," and the style of "practicality." The wind is good for sailing, and we are striving to be the first to stand at the forefront of the tide. Chengmai (澄迈) is speeding towards a broader blue ocean.
Let the world see Chengmai (澄迈), and see the future in Chengmai (澄迈)!
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Chengmai County Committee (中共澄迈县委宣传部)
Return to TopBy: 雷海潮
People's health is an important symbol of socialist modernization and the common pursuit of the broad masses of the people. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Suggestions"), adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, made a major decision to "accelerate the construction of a healthy China," which will have a profound impact on enhancing the people's health and well-being and promoting Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to deeply understand the essence of the spirit, accurately grasp the principles and requirements, and conscientiously implement various tasks.
I. Deeply Understand the Major Strategic Significance of Accelerating the Construction of a Healthy China
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions, instructions, and approvals on building a healthy China, pointing out the direction and providing fundamental guidance for promoting the construction of a healthy China. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has made arrangements for the implementation of the Healthy China strategy, convened the National Health and Wellness Conference, established the Party's health and wellness policy for the new era, issued the "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline, and promoted the construction of the world's largest medical service system, the largest traditional medicine system, and the largest disease prevention and control system covering urban and rural areas. It has created human achievements that will go down in history, such as health poverty alleviation and COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control. Health indicators such as China's per capita life expectancy have jumped to the forefront of middle- and high-income countries. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China took building a healthy China as one of the overall goals of basically realizing socialist modernization by 2035. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. We must stand at the height of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and deeply understand the great significance of accelerating the construction of a healthy China.
(1) Accelerating the construction of a healthy China is a major strategic task concerning the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization. In the historical process of achieving the "two centenary goals," the development of health and wellness undertakings has always been in a fundamental position, closely linked to the overall national strategy, and plays an important supporting role. Health is both the goal of development and the support of development. A good level of national health can provide sustainable human support for economic and social development, and is also conducive to enhancing comprehensive national strength and enhancing national pride. The "Suggestions" clearly state that "accelerating the construction of a healthy China" will surely widely gather the strength of the entire society to safeguard the people's life and health, and inject strong impetus into ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization.
(2) Accelerating the construction of a healthy China is a major strategic decision concerning promoting common prosperity for all the people. Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of common prosperity for all the people. The "Suggestions" emphasize in its guiding ideology that "promoting the all-round development of people and taking solid steps towards common prosperity for all the people." Providing fair, accessible, systematic, continuous, high-quality, and efficient medical and health services to the people is an important manifestation of common prosperity. With economic and social development and changes in the demographic situation, China's multi-level and diversified health needs still need to be continuously adapted, and the problems of relatively weak medical services and the need to improve capacity levels in grassroots and central and western regions still need to be continuously improved. We must accelerate the construction of a healthy China, make greater progress in promoting health equity, lay a more solid health foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization, and gather the mighty force to promote common prosperity for all the people.
(3) Accelerating the construction of a healthy China is an important guarantee for winning strategic initiative in the world's century-old changes. In today's world, century-old changes are accelerating, the global health governance system is facing profound changes, and major infectious disease epidemics and biosafety issues have become one of the important factors affecting and even reshaping the world pattern. The "Suggestions" take "a more consolidated national security barrier" as one of the important goals of economic and social development, and clearly define tasks such as "expanding high-level opening up to the outside world" and "providing more international public goods," requiring us to accelerate the construction of a healthy China with a more proactive historical initiative, deeply participate in leading global health governance, expand "Belt and Road" health and wellness cooperation, build a solid public health and biosafety barrier, promote the construction of a human health community, provide strong guarantees for promoting Chinese-style modernization, and demonstrate to the international community the vivid practice of China's institutional advantages in the field of health and wellness.
II. Accurately Grasp the Overall Requirements for Accelerating the Construction of a Healthy China
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important position in the process of basically realizing socialist modernization. To accelerate the construction of a healthy China, we must base ourselves on the actual conditions of the country, accurately grasp the guiding principles and ideas and requirements, and ensure that various policies and measures are highly consistent with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core.
(1) Firmly grasp the working principle of upholding integrity and innovation. Adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, adhere to the Party's overall leadership, adhere to the public welfare of medical and health undertakings, adhere to the road of health and wellness development with Chinese characteristics, coordinate the relationship between supply and demand of health services, coordinate high-quality domestic development and global health governance, and so on. These are fundamental, directional, and long-term, and cannot be shaken in the slightest at any time. At the same time, we must conform to the new trends in the development of the times, the new requirements of practical development, and the new expectations of the people, and constantly put forward new measures to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee to better safeguard and promote the people's health.
(2) Firmly grasp the Party's health and wellness policy for the new era. This is the basic requirement for promoting health and wellness work in the new era. We must always adhere to "focusing on the grassroots, taking reform and innovation as the driving force, prioritizing prevention, attaching equal importance to traditional Chinese and Western medicine, integrating health into all policies, and building and sharing by the people," coordinate the major internal and external relationships of high-quality development of health and wellness undertakings, implement a health-first development strategy, strengthen policy coordination and linkage, give full play to the enthusiasm of the entire society to participate, and accelerate the equalization of basic public health services, the homogenization of basic medical services, and the regional equalization of medical and health resource allocation, and strive to provide the people with fair, accessible, systematic, continuous, high-quality, and efficient health services.
(3) Firmly grasp the stage requirements of consolidating the foundation and fully exerting efforts. There are still 10 years from now to 2035 to build a healthy China. We must seize the main contradiction of unbalanced and insufficient development of health and wellness services, adhere to the combination of an effective market and a promising government, adhere to doing our best and acting according to our capabilities, adhere to establishing before abolishing, and not abolishing without establishing, and constantly consolidate the foundation of the basic medical and health system with Chinese characteristics, fully exert efforts to narrow the service gap between urban and rural areas, regions, and populations, and work hard to improve the medical and health service system that maintains public welfare and its operational guarantees and supervision and management mechanisms, and build a comprehensive and full-cycle defense line to protect the people's life and health.
(4) Firmly grasp the working idea of closely combining investment in things and investment in people. The "Suggestions" clearly propose to "reasonably increase the proportion of public service expenditure in fiscal expenditure" and "strengthen human resource development and investment in the all-round development of people." We must adapt to the changing trend of investing in people and improve the policy measures in the field of health and wellness. Explore strengthening the staffing and salary guarantees, capacity building, special post settings, and talent training in the supply side of medical personnel; increase the supply of public health and fertility support services and improve the level of medical security on the demand side, so as to provide important support in the field of health and wellness for Chinese-style modernization.
(5) Firmly grasp the working method of overall coordination. Promoting the construction of a healthy China is a systematic project. We must handle a series of major relationships such as government and market, efficiency and fairness, development and security, prevention and treatment, traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, upholding integrity and innovation, domestic and international, departmental coordination, and central and local cooperation, and promote the mutual coordination of various policies and the resonance of various measures. We must fully consider local economic conditions and the development of other industries, reasonably guide adaptation expectations, prevent and resolve major risks and hidden dangers, and maintain the overall stability of the economic society.
III. Comprehensively Implement the Key Tasks of Accelerating the Construction of a Healthy China
To accelerate the construction of a healthy China, we must anchor the 2035 goal to promote the implementation of various tasks, and strive to reach about 80 years of per capita life expectancy for Chinese residents by 2030, and make the main health indicators enter the ranks of high-income countries.
(1) Implement a health-first development strategy. Improve the policy and regulatory system for health-first development in planning, investment, governance, and performance, improve the health promotion policy system led by the Party committee, dominated by the government, widely mobilized by the society, and actively participated by individuals, and continuously improve the per capita life expectancy and health level of residents. Promote local Party committees to take promoting health as a priority goal of high-quality economic and social development, and take changes in per capita life expectancy, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, control of infectious and chronic diseases, and development of childcare services as important content of the performance management of Party committees and governments, and promote health impact assessment legislation. Promote all localities to comprehensively establish a monitoring, investigation, and risk assessment system for diseases and health risk factors, incorporate health education into the national education system, vigorously enhance the effectiveness of the patriotic health campaign, accelerate the formation of healthy lifestyles, production methods, and economic and social governance models, and promote health performance to be generally ahead of other economic and social development indicators in international rankings.
(2) Strengthen public health capabilities. Deeply summarize the experience and practices of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, strengthen the construction of infectious disease monitoring and early warning, laboratory testing, epidemiological investigation, emergency response, and medical treatment capabilities, improve the joint prevention and control mechanism, promote social co-governance, medical prevention collaboration, and medical prevention integration, and improve the ability to early detect and rapidly handle major infectious disease epidemics. Strengthen the construction of the disease control system and continue to promote the empowerment and construction of disease control institutions. Strengthen the construction of emergency response and comprehensive exercise and training capabilities for sudden public events. Vigorously cultivate interdisciplinary and compound strategic talents in medicine, prevention, and management. Promote the construction of a three-dimensional and efficient pre-hospital medical emergency system and comprehensively improve blood supply guarantee capabilities. Improve the mental health and mental health service system, strengthen occupational health risk prevention and control, and strengthen the construction of professional talent teams.
(3) Deepen the reform of public hospitals with public welfare as the orientation. Comprehensively promote the Sanming medical reform experience with the prefecture-level city as the unit, improve the coordinated development and governance mechanism of medical care, medical insurance, and medicine, and promote hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. With public welfare as the orientation, implement the responsibility of the hospital management entity, adhere to the correct hospital management purpose and direction, promote the dynamic adjustment of the establishment of public hospitals, and the charging reflects the value of medical services. While implementing the "two allowances" salary system, promote the "three structural adjustments" (gradually and dynamically narrow the income gap between different levels of medical institutions, the income gap between business departments within the hospital, and the proportion of bonus performance wages). Strengthen the rigid constraints of planning in the allocation of medical resources, strengthen the comprehensive supervision of medical service quality and safety, institutional operation, and employee behavior across departments, and severely crack down on fraud, insurance fraud, and corruption in the medical field. Strengthen the operational guarantees of counties, districts, and grassroots medical institutions, and provide financial subsidies to medical institutions and weak departments with social needs and low charging capacity to promote their stable development and implement policy-based loss subsidies. Strengthen the incentive and restraint of medical insurance payment for hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, guide and regulate off-site medical treatment behavior, improve the efficiency of medical insurance fund use, and support public welfare goals. Vigorously develop commercial health insurance, promote the differentiated and complementary development of private hospitals, Sino-foreign joint venture and cooperative hospitals, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals with public hospitals, and effectively connect with commercial health insurance. Coordinate medical insurance, drug centralized procurement and use, and other policies to support the development of innovative drugs and medical devices, vigorously develop new medical and pharmaceutical productive forces, and open up overseas markets.
(4) Implement a medical and health strengthening project. Optimize the functional positioning and layout of public hospitals, and develop collaborative assistance relationships between the east, middle, and west, urban and rural areas, and counties. Focusing on "strengthening the grassroots, consolidating the foundation, and ensuring the basics," with fairness, accessibility, quality, and efficiency as the orientation, weave a strong grassroots network, promote distributed inspections by township or community medical and health institutions, centralized diagnosis by county and district hospitals, and mutual recognition of inspection and testing results, and strive to achieve full coverage of county-level close-knit medical communities and urban close-knit medical groups by 2027. Improve basic service conditions, promote the gradual sinking of technology, management, and personnel of medical and health institutions to help, continue to carry out routine mobile medical care in third-level hospitals to support resource-poor counties, promote the digital and intelligent construction of national health, and improve the level of equipment and facilities in grassroots medical and health institutions. Optimize the guarantee of basic services, continue to improve professional medical services such as pediatrics, mental health, first aid, general practice, traditional Chinese medicine, infection, pathology, rehabilitation, and nursing, and improve the accessibility of county-level cataract diagnosis and treatment and hemodialysis services. Implement the "Ten Thousand Doctors Supporting Rural Health Project," the "Rural Order-Oriented Medical Student Free Enrollment and Training Program," the "General Practitioner Special Post Plan," and the "College Student Village Doctor Special Program," dynamically adjust and optimize the content of basic public health services, implement family doctor "contracted and felt" measures, and play the role of health "gatekeepers."
(5) Develop a full-chain service for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management. The disease burden caused by chronic diseases is becoming increasingly prominent. We must take major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory system diseases as the entry point, comprehensively develop prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management services, and strengthen effective connection. Implement a healthy lifestyle action, strengthen healthy weight management, strengthen lifestyle guidance and daily health management for key populations, improve the early screening, early diagnosis, and early treatment system, and strengthen the prevention, treatment, and management of multiple diseases. Systematically integrate acute-phase treatment hospitals, recovery-phase rehabilitation institutions, and grassroots medical and health institutions to prevent and treat services, expand the supply of rehabilitation and nursing services, improve the first-visit responsibility system and the inter-hospital and inter-clinic referral mechanism, increase medical insurance support for the entire process of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management, improve service continuity, and reduce the risk of chronic disease occurrence, development, disability, and death among the masses.
(6) Promote the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine. Continue to implement major projects for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and improve the service system combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Promote the construction of integrated centers that attach equal importance to traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the construction of national medical centers and regional medical centers, strengthen the construction of "Western medicine learning Chinese medicine" talent teams, improve the setting of clinical departments of traditional Chinese medicine in general hospitals, carry out the construction of "flagship" hospitals and "flagship" departments of traditional Chinese and Western medicine collaboration, and deepen clinical collaboration between traditional Chinese and Western medicine for major and difficult diseases. Implement the traditional Chinese medicine culture promotion project, carry out the excavation and protection of traditional Chinese medicine classics, technologies, prescriptions, and the experience of famous and old traditional Chinese medicine experts, promote the excavation and transformation of medical institution traditional Chinese medicine preparations, famous doctor prescriptions, and classic famous prescriptions, and make the traditional Chinese medicine industry bigger and stronger. Implement the "New Era Shennong Tasting Herbs" action, strengthen the exploration and utilization of global medicinal plant resources, accelerate the pace of traditional Chinese medicine "going out," serve the world, benefit mankind, actively promote the establishment of the Global Traditional Medicine Group Alliance in Beijing, promote the integration of traditional medicine, and revitalize greater vitality and play a greater role in the new era.
(7) Promote high-quality population development. Improve the population service system covering the entire population and the entire life cycle. Guide young people to establish a positive view of marriage and childbearing, optimize and improve policy measures such as maternity insurance, maternity leave, and free preschool education, give play to the role of childcare subsidies and individual income tax deductions, focus on both supply and demand, conduct in-depth demonstration pilots of childcare service subsidies, develop a universal childcare service system, effectively reduce the cost of family childbearing, raising, and education, and improve the comprehensive quality of population health literacy. Strengthen health services for women and children, continue to carry out the "Pediatric Service Year" activities, and implement the early pregnancy care action, the fertility capacity improvement plan, and the birth defect prevention and control capacity improvement plan. Develop medical care and medical care integration services, carry out elderly health promotion actions, strengthen the health management of the elderly, improve the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of elderly diseases and the ability to manage comorbidities, promote long-term care insurance, and promote door-to-door medical and family bed services for the disabled and the elderly to promote healthy aging.
(VIII) Strengthen the capacity and work style construction of medical and health teams. Comprehensively strengthen the downward service and continuing medical education of medical staff, strengthen training in medical humanities, laws and regulations, and medical history, and improve the comprehensive service capacity of various professional and technical personnel. Improve the ability of medical staff in county and district-level hospitals to diagnose and treat common and frequently-occurring diseases and rescue critically ill patients, improve the ability of primary medical staff in emergency and critical care and standardized diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, and attach importance to doctor-patient communication. Care for and care about medical staff. Implement regulatory responsibilities at all levels, strengthen the party building work of medical and health institutions, and improve the mechanism for grassroots party organizations to participate in major decision-making. Deepen the joint investigation and treatment of corruption and style issues, and vigorously deepen the rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses. Guide the majority of medical and health personnel to consciously practice the noble professional spirit and the great anti-epidemic spirit, give play to the active role of grassroots party organizations and party members, promote good medical ethics and style, tell positive energy stories, commend advanced individuals, and strive to create a clean and upright and positive industry environment.
By: 刘 昂
Investigation and research are the basic skills for Party member cadres to plan career development and carry out various tasks. Whether one is good at conducting investigation and research, and how well it is done, is directly related to the effectiveness of starting a business. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Investigation and research should focus on practical results" and "Truly put effort into understanding the real situation, coming up with practical solutions, doing practical things, and seeking practical results." To do a good job in investigation and research, one must put in real effort and solid effort, and not be satisfied with "passing by," "seeing," or "hearing." Instead, one must accurately identify the crux of the problem in a realistic and pragmatic manner, and solve development problems by seeking advice from the people, so that investigation and research can truly become a powerful tool for promoting work and serving the masses.
The essence of investigation and research lies in "truth" and "reality," but in reality, there are still some deviations. For example, some Party member cadres regard research as a "check-in task," scouting in advance and pre-setting routes, seeing only "bonsai-style" highlights and not hearing real voices; some conduct "paper research," "building cars behind closed doors" with report data, replacing field visits with written materials, and the research results are divorced from the actual situation; others are satisfied with listening to reports and flipping through materials, and the urgent and difficult problems reflected by the masses go in one ear and out the other, putting the research report "on the shelf" without follow-up measures. This kind of formalistic research not only wastes administrative resources, but also severs the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the people, leading to policies that are out of touch with the actual situation and delaying development opportunities.
True research must go deep into the grassroots and get close to the masses, and find out the truth by "getting one's feet muddy." In Zhengding (正定), Hebei (河北), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) carried his bicycle across the Hutuo River (滹沱河), visited villages and households on both sides of the river to learn about the people's conditions, set up tables on the streets, distributed questionnaires, sought advice from the people, and led Zhengding (正定) out of a "semi-suburban" development path. In Ningde (宁德), Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) went to Xiadang Township (下党乡), braving thorns and wading through mountains and rivers, to jointly plan poverty alleviation with the villagers. A comrade who once worked in the Ningde Prefectural Committee (宁德地委) recalled: "He spent half a year in the countryside, looking very carefully when visiting households. I don't know how many pot lids, table lids, and bedding he lifted." True research abandons the formalism of 走马观花 (zǒu mǎ guān huā - "riding a horse and looking at flowers," a cursory observation), and carries the heart of a child to solve problems for the people. "Getting one's feet muddy" is a sincere investment in putting down airs and throwing oneself into the work, and a pragmatic attitude of not pre-setting routes and not rehearsing in advance. Only by being both "physically present" and "mentally present," sitting on the same bench with the masses, chatting and asking about needs, can we hear the most authentic voices, accurately capture the urgent needs of the masses, and thus lay a solid foundation for policy formulation and implementation.
To make investigation and research practical, we must go to the problems and transform the research results into practical and feasible solutions to the problems. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Go deep into investigation and research with problems in mind, be good at seeing the essence through phenomena, improve the ability to grasp the essence of problems and the laws of contradictions, tell the truth, do practical things, seek practical results, and steadily promote work and solve problems." Liao Junbo (廖俊波), the "Role Model of the Times," often said, "If you can be on the scene, don't be in the meeting room." His car was always equipped with "four pieces": clothes, rain boots, umbrella, and quilt, ready to go to the grassroots at any time. There is a backward Shizhen Village (石圳村) in Zhenghe County (政和县), where Liao Junbo (廖俊波) served as county Party secretary. For a period of time, Liao Junbo (廖俊波) went to the village three or four times a month, listening to complaints in the alleys and listening to expectations in the fields, and found out the pain points of the village's development without a door. He led the villagers to improve the environment and developed tourism projects based on the ancient wharf culture of Shizhen Village (石圳村), gradually turning Shizhen Village (石圳村) into a well-known beautiful village and white tea town. To conduct research with problems in mind, we must focus on key tasks such as rural revitalization, people's livelihood security, and grassroots governance, focus on outstanding problems that the masses strongly reflect, combine random visits with on-site research, look at both the "facade" and the "backyard," listen to both "praises" and "complaints," and grasp the real situation in an all-round and multi-faceted way to clarify the ins and outs of the problem.
The process of investigation and research is also the process of scientific decision-making. We must strengthen the transformation of research results, transform the "golden ideas" collected from research into "golden keys" to solve problems, and achieve practical results. Establish a closed loop of work for research, analysis, decision-making, implementation, and feedback, sort out the problems found in the research, form a rectification ledger, clarify the responsible person and the completion deadline, and promote problem-solving and bring smiles to the people with practical measures.
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Intellectual property protection is an important foundation for incentivizing innovation, a crucial support for ensuring technological security and regulating market order, and plays a prominent role in promoting high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology and accelerating the development of new quality productive forces. Currently, artificial intelligence has become a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation in the digital economy era, profoundly reshaping human production methods and social structures. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Artificial intelligence, as a new technology and new field, requires significant policy support. We must comprehensively utilize policies such as intellectual property rights, fiscal taxation, government procurement, and facility opening to create a strong environment for technology finance." The recent Central Economic Work Conference proposed: "Deepen and expand 'Artificial Intelligence +' and improve artificial intelligence governance." To implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we must further improve the intellectual property protection system, promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence in China, and help consolidate the material and technological foundation for building a modern socialist country in all respects.
Intellectual property is a strategic resource for national development and a core element of international competitiveness, playing an important role in incentivizing innovation and promoting industrial development. Only by effectively protecting the intellectual property rights of innovation entities can we truly stimulate their enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity for innovation and entrepreneurship. Artificial intelligence has typical general-purpose technology characteristics. Accelerating the development of a new generation of artificial intelligence will help China seize and firmly grasp the important opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. Currently, China's artificial intelligence development is in the global first echelon, but there are still shortcomings and weaknesses in basic theory and key core technologies. To gain a head start and win advantages in the field of artificial intelligence, we must leverage the important role of intellectual property protection in incentivizing technological innovation in artificial intelligence and provide guarantees for the orderly development of the artificial intelligence industry.
From a theoretical perspective, intellectual property protection, through legal means, clarifies the ownership of technological innovation achievements and establishes clear boundaries of rights, which can both ensure the security of artificial intelligence technology innovation achievements and provide reasonable revenue expectations for innovation entities, enabling enterprises, research institutions, and individuals who invest time, funds, and technology to obtain corresponding returns. This system design, which promotes innovation through confirmation of rights and protects development through incentives, lays a solid foundation for the technological progress and industrialization of artificial intelligence, and promotes the formation of an internal driving force for continuous innovation in the field of artificial intelligence.
From a practical perspective, intellectual property protection, while incentivizing innovation, also plays an important role in maintaining market order and promoting healthy competition. For example, the patent system, by setting clear requirements for the writing of patent application specifications in the field of artificial intelligence, can promote the improvement of patent application quality while making its related technologies fully known to the public, accelerating the dissemination and innovation of technology in the field of artificial intelligence; the copyright system, by clarifying the reasonable use boundaries of training data and generated content, ensures the legality and compliance of data utilization, protects the rights and interests of original creators, and avoids excessive protection that leads to innovation limitations, thereby balancing the relationship between knowledge sharing and market competition.
Since the new era, our Party has attached great importance to the development of artificial intelligence, continuously improving top-level design and strengthening overall deployment. The State Council has issued policy documents such as the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" and the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence +' Action," which systematically promote scientific and technological innovation and industrial layout, while also making deployments for establishing artificial intelligence technology standards and intellectual property systems. The National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局) promptly revised the "Patent Examination Guidelines" to improve the protection methods for claims and the inventive step examination standards for technologies such as artificial intelligence. China has implemented a series of intellectual property protection measures related to artificial intelligence, such as issuing guidelines for artificial intelligence-related invention patent applications, responding to hot legal issues of common concern to innovation entities, and improving the quality of patent applications; establishing and improving a data circulation security governance mechanism, vigorously strengthening the protection and transformation of artificial intelligence innovation achievements, and providing stable institutional support for technology research and development and market application; and so on. These policies and measures actively respond to and solve hot issues such as the subject of artificial intelligence patent applications, the object of protection, and examination standards, helping to promote the rapid development of artificial intelligence large models in China and create more than a hundred benchmark application scenarios in fields such as transportation, healthcare, and education.
At the same time, it should also be seen that the complexity and data intensity of artificial intelligence technology bring new challenges to intellectual property protection in related fields. For example, the internal operation process of deep learning models is very complex, which greatly increases the difficulty of evaluating the safety and reliability of algorithms, thereby posing challenges to promoting the combination of innovation incentives and risk control. Another example is that the training of artificial intelligence large models relies on massive data resources, which poses new requirements for traditional copyright fair use standards and also significantly increases the cost of rights holders' rights protection and judicial determination. This requires us to actively respond to the needs of the development of new fields, new business forms, and new models of artificial intelligence while maintaining the stability of the basic policy and system framework, and provide strong institutional supply for the technological development and industrial development of artificial intelligence.
To promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence with intellectual property protection, we should adhere to the equal emphasis on incentivizing innovation and preventing risks, accelerate the establishment and improvement of intellectual property protection rules for new fields and new business forms such as artificial intelligence and big data, ensure the legitimate rights and interests of innovation entities, and build a solid safety bottom line for the development of artificial intelligence, providing more powerful guarantees for artificial intelligence technology innovation. At the same time, improve the relevant work system, increase the service intensity of on-demand examination of patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence, build a patent pool in the field of artificial intelligence, and deeply implement special actions for patent transformation and utilization. By improving the level of intellectual property protection and utilization of artificial intelligence, we can promote more patents in the field of artificial intelligence from laboratories to industrial chains. In addition, strengthen the coordination between systems, organically connect intellectual property protection with data security, anti-monopoly supervision, and ethical norms, and form a unified and efficient governance system.
(Author's affiliation: School of Civil and Commercial Law, Southwest University of Political Science & Law (西南政法大学民商法学院))
By: 林 武
The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development," adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, proposed to "learn from and apply the experience of the 'Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation' project, improve the implementation mechanism of rural construction according to local conditions, and promote rural revitalization in a classified, orderly, and area-based manner." In recent years, Shandong (山东) has kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment to "create a Shandong (山东) model for rural revitalization," fully implemented the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments on "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work, based on reality, reformed and innovated, grouped villages with adjacent areas, similar functions, and interconnected facilities into areas, planned, constructed, and developed them in a connected manner, explored a path of coordinated promotion of "five revitalizations" and high-quality creation of a Shandong (山东) model for rural revitalization, and effectively promoted increased agricultural benefits, increased farmers' income, and increased rural vitality.
I. Adhering to Acting According to the Situation and Exploring and Improving in Practice
Shandong (山东) firmly shoulders the responsibility of a major agricultural province, and on the basis of encouraging grassroots exploration and summarizing experience, it has continuously listed the construction of rural revitalization areas as important items in the No. 1 document of the Provincial Party Committee, the work points of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and the work report of the Provincial Government, written into the decision of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 12th Provincial Party Committee, convened a high-level on-site promotion meeting, organized the entire province to work hard and continuously deepen, and gradually formed an innovative practice of promoting comprehensive rural revitalization in areas.
Adhering to taking area construction as a specific path to learn from and apply the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project. Integrating and drawing on the beneficial experience of different development stages of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, combining with Shandong's (山东) actual transformation and implementation, organically integrating environmental improvement, infrastructure construction, industrial development, and farmers' income increase into area construction, leading demonstration at different levels, developing in a tiered manner, and forming an integrated effect of promoting rural revitalization with all elements.
Adhering to taking area construction as an effective means to create a Shandong (山东) model for rural revitalization. Shandong (山东) has a large number of villages, most of which are small in scale and population. Area construction not only solves the problems of incomplete functions of individual villages, inability to effectively undertake various elements, and difficulty in supporting the coordinated implementation of "five revitalizations," but also avoids the situation of excessively large areas promoted in entire counties and towns, and difficulty in implementing policies according to local conditions and classifications.
Adhering to taking area construction as an important measure to promote integrated urban-rural development. The key to integrated urban-rural development is the smooth flow of elements between urban and rural areas. Area construction explores and implements diversified investment, talent introduction, cultivation, and use, and resource and asset revitalization and utilization mechanisms, accelerating the interconnection of urban and rural infrastructure, the optimization and upgrading of basic public services, and the integrated development of industrial prosperity, county strengthening, and people enrichment.
Adhering to taking area construction as a realistic choice to adapt to the changing trends of rural development. With economic and social development, the rural population continues to concentrate in towns, and the pattern of villages continues to evolve and differentiate. Area construction follows the laws of rural development, changes the practice of grasping villages by villages and using equal efforts, promotes functional complementarity, resource sharing, industrial collaboration, and governance coordination between villages, and has strong vitality and applicability.
II. Coordinating Policies and Resources, Implementing Precise Policies According to Local Conditions
After several years of practice, Shandong (山东) Province, cities, and counties have classified and started the construction of 2,070 areas, covering more than 18,000 administrative villages, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the province, creating new rural production, living, and ecological communities.
Highlighting scientific planning and promoting in a classified and orderly manner. Adhering to provincial guidance, city-level coordination, and county-level main responsibility, planning and constructing about 300 areas each year, and building an implementation pattern of tiered promotion by provinces, cities, and counties. In terms of overall layout, combined with territorial space planning, land use planning, etc., according to resource endowments, economic levels, and village agglomeration, do a good job in area planning with counties as units. In terms of area delineation, clarify the basic situation of each village, reasonably determine the area scope, be as large as appropriate, be as small as appropriate, generally 10-15 villages in plain areas, 8-10 villages in mountainous and hilly areas, and 5-8 villages in coastal areas. In terms of construction content, in accordance with the requirements of "five revitalizations," clarify functional positioning and development direction, what is lacking, what to supplement, and plan and promote construction in an integrated manner.
Highlighting coordinated overall planning and coordinated "five revitalizations." According to the development foundation of villages and the actual needs of the masses, design area construction plans in a targeted manner, and coordinate and promote rural industrial development, rural construction, and rural governance. Organize joint construction in a connected manner. Explore and promote the joint construction of village party organizations across villages, select outstanding party member cadres and advanced village party branch secretaries from townships to serve as heads of area party organizations, make good use of the strength of resident first secretaries and work teams, and enhance the political and organizational functions of rural party organizations. Industrial development in a connected manner. Each area focuses on 1-2 advantageous leading industries, jointly builds large-scale standardized breeding bases, and supports facilities such as agricultural product processing, warehousing and logistics, live broadcast e-commerce, and tourist services to promote the integrated development of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries. Facility construction and management in a connected manner. Adhering to interconnection, same standards and same quality, coordinate the construction of infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads, gas, and communications in the area, explore the establishment of an overall operation and maintenance management mechanism, and promote a market-oriented management model according to local conditions. Service optimization in a connected manner. Explore the "central service area + functional service point" method, improve and enhance the service functions of central village health rooms, elderly care and childcare institutions, etc., and carry out a series of public welfare activities such as helping farmers, promoting farmers, and supporting farmers. Governance efficiency in a connected manner. Actively explore the practice path of party building leading rural governance, establish a co-consultation, co-construction, and sharing mechanism in the area, and coordinate and promote rural governance and spiritual civilization construction.
Highlighting the main body of the masses and stimulating endogenous动力 (nèi shēng dòng lì - "endogenous power," internal driving force). Always respect the wishes of farmers and safeguard their interests, innovate ways to organize and mobilize the masses, promote according to the needs of the masses, and revitalize the resources and assets of village collectives and the masses. On the one hand, improve the mechanism for farmers to participate. Study and formulate policy measures to guide farmers to play a leading role, issue opinions on village-level organizations independently implementing government investment project management, and take measures such as capital awards and subsidies and work-for-relief to encourage the masses to participate in area construction throughout the entire process. On the other hand, improve the mechanism for linking and sharing benefits. Adhering to government guidance, the main body of the masses, market operation, and social participation, take measures such as resource contracting, project operation, and industrial introduction to coordinate and revitalize various resources and assets in the development area. The province's areas have cumulatively revitalized and utilized 51,000 idle homesteads and more than 6,000 abandoned pits and ponds, guiding farmers to develop homestays, cultural tourism, health care, and other wealth-generating projects in the form of leasing, shareholding, etc., effectively increasing the income of village collectives and the masses.
Highlighting urban-rural integration and broadening development space. Strengthen the promotion of rural areas by cities and agriculture by industry, and promote the good connection and amplification of benefits between rural resources and assets and external elements. Promote the assistance of state-owned enterprises. Implement the action of state-owned enterprises to help rural revitalization, select 90 central enterprises stationed in Shandong (山东) and provincial state-owned enterprises to cooperate with 103 areas, and cumulatively implement 70 various projects with a completed investment of 5.36 billion yuan. Gather talents from all parties. Establish a list of area talent needs and project recruitment, carry out activities such as "Looking for Rural Revitalization Partners," recruit more than 800 partners, and absorb 36,000 employees. Relying on more than 10,000 rural revitalization stations, organize teachers and students from agricultural colleges and universities to conduct scientific and technological training and promotion services in the area. Strengthen financial empowerment. Build a unified financial digital service platform for the province to promote the precise connection between financial institutions and area construction projects. As of the end of June 2025, the amount of credit granted and used for rural construction projects reserved in the province was 260.5 billion yuan and 150.4 billion yuan, respectively.
Highlighting adapting measures to local conditions and implementing them in a coordinated manner step by step. Correctly handle the relationship between the present and the long-term, the partial and the whole, comprehensively consider the local development level, financial affordability, and the acceptance of farmers, and explore the formation of development methods that conform to local realities and have diverse paths. Pay attention to construction effectiveness. Formulate a list of rural construction action tasks, guidelines for building livable, workable, and beautiful villages, etc., start from the basic requirements of agricultural and rural modernization, seek truth from facts to grasp the standards of area construction, ensure that the main content is not missing, is economical, practical, and sustainable, does not blindly compare, and does not simply pursue high-end. Pay attention to overall consideration. Adhere to not letting a village or a farmer fall behind on the road to rural revitalization, and for villages that cannot be included or are not suitable for inclusion in area construction in a short period of time, focus on meeting the basic production and living needs of the masses and come up with practical and feasible policies and measures. Pay attention to maintaining patience. Respect history, respect culture, respect ecology, maintain rural features, pay attention to regional characteristics, reflect local customs, do not engage in large-scale demolition and construction, and resolutely prevent "marching in step" and 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach). At the same time, strictly abide by the red line of arable land protection and resolutely guard against the bottom line of not allowing large-scale return to poverty.
III. Long-Term Efforts and Continuous Promotion to Go Deep and Solid
Faced with the new situation and new tasks of accelerating agricultural and rural modernization and solidly promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, Shandong (山东) will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and requirements for Shandong (山东) work, firmly shoulder the mission and responsibility of "walking in the forefront and shouldering the heavy burden," adhere to the priority development of agriculture and rural areas, deeply implement the Shandong (山东) model upgrade project for rural revitalization, and take the classified, orderly, and area-based promotion of rural revitalization as an important task to promote the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee to take root and take effect in Shandong (山东).
Strengthen organizational leadership. Strictly implement the responsibility of the five-level secretaries to grasp rural revitalization, and build a responsibility system, policy system, and work system for provincial, municipal, and county linkage and coordinated promotion of area construction by various departments. Give full play to the role of county-level party committees and governments as "front-line command posts," strengthen regular scheduling, solve problems in a timely manner, and promote the implementation of tasks. Consolidate and expand the learning and education results of thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, continue to deeply carry out the rectification of formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, and resolutely prevent formalism and bureaucracy.
Improve policy support. Improve the mechanism for prioritizing the guarantee of factors, continue to deepen the actions of state-owned enterprises to help rural revitalization and "ten thousand enterprises revitalize ten thousand villages," guide universities, scientific research institutes, social organizations, etc. to actively help, and promote more investment of production factors such as funds, technology, and talents in rural areas. Improve policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and enrich farmers, prioritize ensuring the input of general public budgets in the field of agriculture and rural areas, make good use of agricultural funds from industry departments, and leverage financial institutions and social funds to tilt towards areas. Promote the coordinated development of area construction and comprehensive land consolidation in the whole region, and the newly generated construction land indicators will be used for area construction in a coordinated manner, orderly promote the reform of the market entry of rural collective commercial construction land, and legally revitalize and make good use of idle land homesteads and houses to improve land use efficiency.
Strengthen demonstration and promotion. Respect the pioneering spirit of the grassroots and the masses, strengthen investigation and research, publicity and guidance, and summary and improvement, timely refine replicable and promotable experiences, practical paths, and typical cases, accelerate the formation of more identifiable and leading theoretical achievements, more demonstrative and recognized practical achievements, and more replicable and promotable institutional achievements, and continuously strengthen learning and reference between various places in the province, while contributing to the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization in the country.
(The author is the Secretary of the Shandong (山东) Provincial Party Committee)
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In September of this year, the ten thousand acres of jasmine fields in Hengzhou (横州), Guangxi (广西) were in the harvest season, but Mr. Xie (谢先生), a purchaser, was worried about the turnover of funds. At a critical moment, the 800,000 yuan "Jasmine Tea Loan" issued by the Guangxi Branch (广西分行) of the Bank of China (中国银行) solved his urgent need. Thousands of miles away in Weinan (渭南), Shaanxi (陕西), the Bank of China's "Grain Service Team" rushed to the fields, connecting farmers and purchasers "one-on-one" to ensure smooth sales channels. From the hills of Guangxi (广西) and Guangdong (广东) to the Guanzhong Plain (关中平原), the Bank of China's inclusive finance has activated a pool of spring water, nourishing thousands of villages and towns.
From capital shortage to industrial prosperity, the Bank of China helps "turn red fruits into golden fruits" and "turn green waters and green mountains into golden mountains and silver mountains."
In Zhongning (中宁), Ningxia (宁夏), relying on the "Goji Berry Loan" innovatively launched by the Bank of China, many local growers have taken the initiative to expand their planting. With the extension of the industrial chain, the Bank of China launched the "Ningke Loan" product to help research and develop new products such as goji berry puree and goji berry masks, so that small red fruits can realize greater value.
The rise of rural tourism has transformed ecological benefits into economic benefits. In Zhouquan Town (洲泉镇), Tongxiang (桐乡), Zhejiang (浙江), Xiangyuan Cultural Tourism Company (湘源文旅公司) successfully completed the expansion of the scenic spot relying on the Bank of China's 8 million yuan inclusive loan. "The support of the Bank of China has allowed us to successfully complete the upgrade before the peak tourist season, the tourist experience is better, and the income of the villagers is more stable," said the person in charge of the company.
From relying on the weather to systematic protection, the Bank of China guards the people's "rice bags," "vegetable baskets," "fruit plates," and "fish baskets."
Xianzhuang (仙庄), Huanghua City (黄骅市), Bohai New Area (渤海新区), Cangzhou (沧州), Hebei (河北), was once a saline-alkali land, but now it has become fertile land. In recent years, the Cangzhou Branch (沧州分行) of the Bank of China has innovated inclusive financial products and formulated comprehensive credit granting plans around the entire industrial chain of drought-resistant alkali wheat to help improve saline-alkali land in the Cangzhou (沧州) area. As of the end of October, the Cangzhou Branch (沧州分行) had cumulatively invested more than 350 million yuan in saline-alkali land improvement projects.
The Shaanxi Branch (陕西省分行) of the Bank of China closely focuses on the regional agricultural characteristics and relies on the network advantages of county-level branches to launch a series of characteristic financial products such as "Kiwi Loan" and "Apple Loan" in various parts of Shaanxi (陕西). "At present, we have created 12 'vegetable basket' financial service scenarios, providing more than 500 million yuan in credit support to help Shaanxi's (陕西) characteristic agricultural products reach all parts of the country," said Bai Zeliang (白泽亮), an employee of the Shaanxi Branch (陕西省分行) of the Bank of China.
From basic services to digital empowerment, the Bank of China is making efforts to create a new picture of a livable and prosperous countryside.
In Houchen Village (后陈村), Wuyi (武义), Zhejiang (浙江), the Bank of China invested 20 million yuan in credit funds to accurately support the construction of service industry buildings, old village renovation and other projects. The Bank of China also relies on the "Beautiful Village Smart Platform System" to create a "Neighbor e-Home" smart service platform for Houchen Village (后陈村), truly enabling villagers to handle their affairs nearby.
On the road of digital empowerment for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, the Bank of China continues to innovate: launching the "Beautiful Countryside" version of mobile banking to allow farmers to use financial tools that are easy to use; piloting the production of "Smart Village Affairs," providing three major functions of digital rural governance, digital grassroots party building, and digital rural services to help improve rural governance efficiency; creating a "Bank of China e-Enterprise Win" rural revitalization zone to provide matchmaking services for agricultural enterprises and other customer groups...
"The Bank of China always keeps in mind the strategic positioning of 'agriculture, rural areas and farmers' as the top priority, and continues to increase financial resource support for key areas and weak links in the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside." The relevant person in charge of the Bank of China said, "In the future, the Bank of China will continue to do a good job in inclusive finance and inject a continuous stream of financial vitality into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside."
Return to TopFrom the end of the "power isolated island" history by the Hainan Interconnection Project in 2009 to the opening of the "ecological electricity" access to Hainan Island by the Hainan Interconnection Phase II Project in 2019, over the years, the construction of Hainan's power infrastructure has always been integrated into the overall development of the country and Hainan, and has continued to achieve leapfrog upgrades.
On December 18, 2025, with the official launch of the full island customs clearance operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), standing at the intersection of history and the future, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) is integrating into the overall construction of the Free Trade Port with a more proactive attitude.
Hainan 500 kV Main Grid Project Put into Operation
Consolidating the Power Base for the Full Island Customs Clearance Operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port
The digital upgrade of the Hainan Power Grid consolidates a safe, green, and intelligent power base for the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
On December 15, China's first 500 kV provincial digital power grid—the Hainan 500 kV Main Grid Project—was completed and put into operation before the customs clearance operation, marking Hainan Power Grid's official entry into a new stage of digitalization and intelligence. The project is designed according to the standard of resisting typhoons once in a century, passing through 14 cities and counties including Haikou (海口), Sanya (三亚), and Danzhou (儋州), forming a complete "mouth"-shaped ultra-high voltage ring network architecture, like a rushing current artery, supporting the infinite possibilities of Hainan's future development.
The project has a total investment of 5.7 billion yuan, and the newly built transmission line is as long as 838 kilometers, exceeding a circle around the island. The project's maximum transmission capacity exceeds 3.5 million kilowatts, and the power transmission capacity is increased by more than 4 times, which is equivalent to adding 4 efficient and smooth "power expressways" for Hainan.
Relying on digital power grid technology, the upgraded digital power grid can accurately capture data such as equipment, environment, and meteorology, meeting the surge in electricity demand and complex scenarios after the customs clearance operation. The Hainan 500 kV provincial digital power grid is carrying the dual mission of energy security and industrial upgrading of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) in a new form of digitalization and intelligence, fully escorting Hainan to a new stage of high-level opening up.
Accelerating the Green Transformation of Energy
Brightening the Ecological Background of the Hainan Free Trade Port's Development
From proposing the construction of an "ecological province" to explicitly proposing the construction of a clean energy island, and then to incorporating the "National Ecological Civilization Experimental Zone" into the "three zones and one center" strategic positioning of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), green has always been the distinct background color of Hainan's development.
The green transformation of Hainan Power Grid has always resonated with Hainan's green development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has been fully serving the optimization of Hainan's energy structure and the construction of ecological civilization. At the end of 2021, Hainan basically completed the construction of a comprehensive smart grid demonstration province covering all links of power generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, new power system construction sample projects such as the Boao (博鳌) Zero-Carbon Demonstration Zone and the "one network" of new energy vehicle charging and swapping infrastructure promoted the low-carbon restructuring of Hainan's energy system across the province. In October of this year, the Hainan Provincial People's Government, together with China Southern Power Grid (南方电网), jointly formulated and released the first national demonstration implementation plan for a new power system province jointly built by the central government and local governments. The pioneering role and supporting role of energy and electricity in Hainan's green development process have become increasingly prominent.
In order to ensure that new energy sources are "connected as much as possible and connected as much as possible," Hainan Power Grid Company (海南电网公司) of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) innovatively launched a "full-process, one-stop" grid connection service, reducing the grid connection time by nearly 30%. As of the end of November this year, Hainan's new energy installed capacity has exceeded 12 million kilowatts, ranking first in the province; 3 offshore wind farms have been fully connected to the grid, and the national grid-forming new energy storage demonstration power station has been successfully connected to the grid, maximizing the guarantee of new energy consumption.
Today, with the operation of the Hainan 500 kV provincial digital power grid, the clean energy carrying capacity of the Hainan Power Grid has been greatly improved. Green electricity can not only support the high-reliability electricity demand after the customs clearance operation, but also become an important advantage in attracting high-end industries to settle down.
Power Grid Focuses on Enabling
Escorting the Upgrading of the Business Environment After the Customs Clearance Operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port
China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has always adhered to the concept of "**全网一盘棋**" (quán wǎng yī pán qí - "the whole network as one chessboard," coordinating all resources and efforts towards a common goal) to unite cross-regional efforts and elevate the service of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) construction to a strategic height: incorporating the construction of a new power system in the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) into the key tasks of China Southern Power Grid's (南方电网) "14th Five-Year Plan" development plan, and successively issuing relevant measures and plans to serve Hainan's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up, improve the construction of Hainan's power grid infrastructure and the level of power support and guarantee, focusing on key areas such as improving the quality of power supply services to form a collaborative system, ensuring that power security resonates with the industrial layout of the Free Trade Port.
Hainan Power Grid Company (海南电网公司) of China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) integrates into the overall development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) with efficient services: establishing "ten mechanisms" for 1005 major projects in the province to promote the transformation of electricity services from "following the project" to "leading the project"; in terms of facilitating electricity services, streamlining high-voltage electricity application procedures, realizing the completion of low-voltage electricity application within two working days, with an online application rate of over 99%, and the cross-provincial electricity service model has saved customers 653 million yuan in electricity application costs since 2025; innovating the credit-based electricity application mechanism, customizing power supply solutions for cultural and tourism areas, realizing full coverage of charging facilities around the island, and activating new development vitality after the customs clearance operation with all-round electricity services.
Standing at a new starting point, China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) will accelerate the construction of a world-class modern Hainan Power Grid, and continue to help Hainan accelerate the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics that has world influence with more intelligent, greener, and higher-quality electricity services, and inject strong momentum into regional high-quality development.
Data source: China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (中国南方电网有限责任公司)
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Editor's Note: The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests extensively carrying out mass cultural activities and promoting new mass literature and art under the conditions of the Internet. The inheritance and development of opera art, especially how to win the recognition and love of the younger generation, is a contemporary issue concerning the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding traditional Chinese culture.
Starting today, this edition launches the "China Highlights: New Voices of Ancient Tunes" series of reports, showcasing how some local opera genres are sprouting new branches, forming a series of enlightening practices; and how to attract young people not only as audiences but also as creators and disseminators, so that ancient opera creations can better connect with the people and gather popularity.
Snow falls, turning everything white, and the gongs and drums become even more lively.
On December 12th, in Xizhai Village (西寨村), Dakou Town (大口镇), Yanshi District (偃师区), Luoyang City (洛阳市), Henan Province (河南省), despite the heavy snow, the actors of the Youth Troupe of the Henan Yu Opera Theatre (河南豫剧院青年团) were still focused on their performance. The audience held umbrellas and stayed in front of the stage—"The show hasn't stopped, how can we leave?"
"I've followed for three days. I love listening to Yu Opera, it's down-to-earth and sounds great!" Grandpa Wang (王大爷), an opera fan from Sanmenxia City (三门峡市), Henan Province (河南省), brought a bag of sesame cakes and drove over 100 kilometers to the village.
This is a two-way commitment between the audience and the actors. "Rather than saying the audience needs the actors, it's more like the actors need the audience," said Chen Tingting (陈婷婷), an actress from the Youth Troupe of the Henan Yu Opera Theatre (河南豫剧院青年团). She said that her hands were frozen when she was putting on makeup that day, and she couldn't even squeeze out the greasepaint. Despite the harsh weather, the audience was unwilling to leave, which moved the actors.
A promise in the wind and snow, the opera is more important than anything. The performance video quickly went viral online, and netizens praised it one after another: "The love for opera is engraved in the bones" and "Not leaving the venue is a respect for art."
One opera warms the cold winter and warms people's hearts even more.
Yu Opera, with its unique artistic charm, transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, shining brightly on stages in other places.
In April of this year, the First Troupe of the Henan Yu Opera Theatre (河南豫剧院一团) went to Laoji Town (老集镇), Linquan County (临泉县), Fuyang City (阜阳市), Anhui Province (安徽省) to perform, setting off a Yu Opera craze. The audience under the stage was endless. "Opera only has vitality when it is rooted in the people. Yu Opera is very popular in Hebei (河北), Shandong (山东), Shanxi (山西), Shaanxi (陕西) and other places," said Li Shaobin (李少宾), deputy head of the First Troupe.
"Yu Opera art has strong Central Plains cultural characteristics, so Yu Opera's repertoire, vocal music, and performances have strong adaptability and compatibility, and can be compatible with different regional cultures," said Tan Jingbo (谭静波), a researcher at the Henan Provincial Academy of Culture and Art (河南省文化艺术研究院).
In Henan (河南), more than 100 state-owned Yu Opera troupes are the main force of "stage art sent to the grassroots," and thousands of private troupes have become an important force in upholding the right and innovating Yu Opera.
Now, Yu Opera master Li Shujian (李树建) is opening small theaters with Yu Opera, allowing classics to be reborn. At the scene of the essence version of "The Orphan of Zhao" ("程婴救孤"), the T-shaped stage extends to the middle of the audience. When "Cheng Ying" sings the "Sixteen Years" excerpt in the audience, some audience members emotionally ask, "Old Cheng Ying, what are you after?"
"The audience has changed from opera-goers to opera-goers, which is the charm of immersive performance," said Li Shujian (李树建). Taking the audience as the center is the right way to inherit opera. This innovation in performance mode allows old operas to "attract" young people and consolidate the foundation of inheritance.
At the same time, another new force is growing in the cloud. Xie Yanqiao (谢彦巧), a post-95s Yu Opera actress, sings Yu Opera and tells stories in the live broadcast room, and one person is an opera, attracting a large number of fans; online influence is transformed into offline appeal, and personal New Year's Eve Yu Opera performances are almost full.
At the end of 2024, Xie Yanqiao's (谢彦巧) studio signed a contract with the Liangyuan District Opera Heritage Protection Center (梁园区戏曲传承保护中心) in Shangqiu City (商丘市), Henan Province (河南省), to start a new attempt of "personal studio + troupe" cooperation. Wu Yaming (吴亚明), Dean of the Henan Provincial Academy of Culture and Art (河南省文化艺术研究院), believes that this cooperation model has blazed a new path, which can not only give full play to the box office appeal and artistic influence of the "protagonist," but also meet the audience's needs for good operas while reducing performance costs.
Form innovation cannot be separated from content support. Yu Opera's repertoire creation is constantly growing new branches in the fertile cultural soil.
"Unexpected! The stage, costumes and performances of Yu Opera have reached a new level of beauty!" In November of this year, Yu Opera "Fu Hao" ("妇好") was performed in Nanning City (南宁市), Guangxi Province (广西), attracting a large number of young audiences to check in, and the praise continued.
The newly compiled historical drama "Fu Hao" ("妇好"), created by the Youth Troupe of the Henan Yu Opera Theatre (河南豫剧院青年团), focuses on the Shang Dynasty female general Fu Hao (妇好). Guan Xiaoyu (关效宇), head of the troupe, explained: "The times are changing, and the audience is also changing. Telling a profound history in a trendy way is a creative exploration of the contemporary expression of Yu Opera, and it can resonate more deeply with young audiences."
At present, Henan Province (河南省) is planning to introduce the "Henan Province Yu Opera Protection, Inheritance and Development Regulations" ("河南省豫剧保护传承发展条例"), and activities such as "Opera Enters the Campus" ("戏曲进校园") and "Stage Art Sent to the Grassroots" ("舞台艺术送基层") are promoting Yu Opera to constantly 推陈出新 (tuī chén chū xīn - "weed through the old to bring forth the new," to get rid of the old to bring in the new; innovate).
An opera is a group of people rushing forward regardless of wind and snow. Between the rise and fall of the curtain, what echoes is the breath of the ancient Central Plains, and what rises is the surging atmosphere of the times.
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Mineral water, steamed buns, apples... it's hard to believe that these are items used for "life release" (放生). All along, bizarre "life release" phenomena have been repeatedly criticized. Recently, a scene in Huludao City (葫芦岛市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省) has sparked even more questions: several people poured rice into the sea, chanting words, but called this wasteful behavior "life release."
The act of "life release" originally refers to rescuing and releasing animals that may face life-threatening situations, returning them to nature. However, when good intentions are wrapped in ignorance and pseudo-science, all kinds of chaos arise: blindly releasing foreign species, affecting the local ecology; disorderly life release behaviors, giving rise to black and gray industrial chains; life release deviating from its original intention, causing both waste and environmental pollution... So, how can we return good intentions to science and rationality?
Many misguided life release phenomena are precisely due to a lack of scientific and reasonable life release knowledge. Efforts should be increased to popularize relevant legal boundaries. There are regulations in relevant laws and regulations for improper release of wild animals. It is even more important to do a good job in popularizing and explaining relevant legal provisions and cases, such as the Wildlife Protection Law, which clearly states: "Anyone who releases wild animals at will and causes personal or property damage to others or endangers the ecosystem shall bear legal responsibility in accordance with the law."
On the basis of popular science, we should further strengthen the constraint mechanism, guide the formation of scientific life release behaviors, and combine "release" with "management." On the one hand, actively build a unified release platform to meet public needs. For example, Beijing (北京) has designated multiple fixed-point aquatic life release platforms, stipulating the location and time of release, to avoid the destruction of the local ecology by foreign species due to release from the source. On the other hand, do a good job in supervision and management, supervise illegal release and other behaviors, and encourage public participation in supervision through the establishment of a life release supervision volunteer team and unblocking supervision and reporting channels to form a joint force.
From "life release is merit" to "scientific life release," multiple upgrades are needed in scientific popularization, institutional constraints, and public awareness. Only by transforming good intentions into sustainable ecological actions can we achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Return to TopBeijing (北京) Launches Construction of World Cultural Heritage Monitoring and Early Warning Platform
People's Daily, Beijing (北京), December 17th (Reporter Shi Fang (施芳)) Recently, Beijing (北京) launched the construction of the first provincial-level world cultural heritage monitoring and early warning platform in the country, marking Beijing's (北京) heritage protection entering a digital and precise stage.
The platform is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026. It will rely on artificial intelligence technology and intelligent integrated systems to integrate multi-dimensional dynamic data such as environmental changes and visitor flow of Beijing's (北京) world cultural heritage, realizing real-time monitoring of the protection status and potential safety hazards of cultural heritage.
The First Batch of 70 "Hongkou Gifts (虹口礼物)" Debut in Shanghai (上海)
Wenhui Daily, Shanghai (上海), December 17th (Reporter Shan Yingwen (单颖文)) Recently, the first Shanghai (上海) Tourism Strategy Super Competition was launched, and the first batch of 70 "Hongkou Gifts (虹口礼物)" debuted, of which 9 were selected as "Shanghai Gifts (上海礼物)".
"Hongkou Gifts (虹口礼物)" is a new attempt by Hongkou District (虹口区), Shanghai (上海), to promote the integrated development of culture, tourism, commerce, sports, exhibitions, and cultural creativity. The first batch of categories covers stationery, tea sets, ornaments, etc., and also includes a batch of intangible cultural heritage handicrafts represented by Shanghai-style gourd art carving techniques, lanterns, and traditional incense making techniques.
Liaoning (辽宁) Releases Health Weight Management Service Map
Liaoning Daily, Shenyang (沈阳), December 17th (Reporter Wang Minna (王敏娜)) Recently, the "Liaoning Province (辽宁省) Health Weight Management Service Map" was officially released. At present, 135 medical and health institutions in 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning (辽宁) have opened health weight management or weight loss clinics, and a total of 3,795 health-supportive environment locations of various types have been built.
Residents can simply search for the "Meiri Yujian (每日预健)" mini-program on WeChat, enter their location, and instantly query relevant resources in the surrounding area.
Tianjin (天津) 12345 Hotline Opens Sign Language Video Exclusive Service
People's Daily, Tianjin (天津), December 17th (Reporter Jin Bo (靳博)) Recently, the Tianjin (天津) 12345 government service convenience hotline officially opened a sign language video exclusive service. Hearing-impaired people can communicate with sign language operators through a mobile phone mini-program and enjoy barrier-free government services. At the same time, the AI virtual operator will also convert the dialogue content into text in real time, adding "double insurance" to the accuracy of communication.
Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建) Holds International Puppet Show
People's Daily, Quanzhou (泉州), December 17th (Correspondent Lin Lubo (林绿波)) Recently, the Quanzhou (泉州) International Puppet Show in Fujian (福建) was held. The event invited more than 500 artists from 9 countries and regions to participate, making it the largest and most comprehensive international puppet art event in terms of the number of participants and types in previous exhibitions.
Ningxia (宁夏) Exports Wine Corks for the First Time
Ningxia Daily, Yinchuan (银川), December 17th (Reporter Wang Rui (王瑞)) Recently, 116,000 natural corks produced by a Ningxia (宁夏) enterprise were shipped to Australia, marking the first time Ningxia (宁夏) has achieved exports of this type of product.
For a long time, the corks used by Chinese wine companies have mostly relied on imports. In order to improve the wine industry layout, Ningxia (宁夏) has introduced cork import and processing enterprises, and gradually built a complete supporting industrial chain.
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 周芷若 倪远诗
Walking into a data labeling incubation base in Baiyun District (白云区), Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou (贵州) Province, the sounds of mouse clicks rise and fall. Project Manager Zhao Yulai (赵玉徕) is guiding the young people in the group to mark vehicles, road edges, and traffic lights one by one on the computer screen from real road images, and then accurately fill in attribute information such as "no obstruction" and "road edge height 15 cm." On the other side, young people are adding explanations to animation frames frame by frame.
In recent years, with the accelerated advancement of generative artificial intelligence and data factor marketization, the demand for high-quality datasets is strong. Against this backdrop, data labeling bases are constantly "growing" in the mountainous counties and townships of Guizhou (贵州). Tagging data is becoming a new profession for young people in Guizhou (贵州).
In 2025, Guizhou (贵州) introduced incentive policies to reward data labeling companies: companies that have 300 data labeling practitioners for the first time in the current year or achieve revenue of 30 million yuan can receive a reward of 1 million yuan. According to the size of the enterprise, the rewards are divided into multiple levels, with the highest reward reaching 10 million yuan. "We have built a number of enterprise-specific parks and a Baiyun Data Space Industrialization Base (白云数据空间产业化基地) of over 80,000 square meters," said Wu Lihao (吴利豪), Director of the Big Data Development Administration Bureau of Baiyun District (白云区大数据发展管理局局长). Baiyun District (白云区) plans to build several data labeling bases, which are expected to drive employment for over 5,000 people.
"To support such a large-scale industrial layout, talent is the key," Wu Lihao (吴利豪) said. To this end, Baiyun District (白云区) has established close ties with several local colleges and universities that offer big data majors, sending talent to enterprises, and enterprises also provide practical opportunities and career development platforms for talent in data industry-related majors.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王欣悦
In the "100,000-level cleanroom" artificial light plant factory in Banan District (巴南区), Chongqing (重庆), the outdoor cold is gradually intensifying, but inside the factory, it is warm as spring.
"If plant photosynthesis doesn't rely on sunlight, what does it rely on?" Pointing to the intelligent LED lights above the cultivation racks, Zhou Shuo (周硕), the head of a Chongqing (重庆) technology company, said that they have independently developed a photobiological regulation and cultivation system. "Blue-violet light can improve vitamin synthesis efficiency, red light can promote stem stoutness, and yellow light can regulate flowering cycles."
Inside the plant factory, there are "black technologies" everywhere—using a hydroponic nutrient solution circulation system, the average growth cycle of vegetables and fruits is shortened by 1/3, and the water saving rate is as high as 50% or more; the system autonomously regulates temperature, humidity, light, etc., and the air in the factory is refreshed approximately every 4 minutes; production is efficient, and through multi-layer three-dimensional cultivation and year-round continuous production, the yield is dozens of times that of open-field cultivation.
Thanks to the "100,000-level cleanroom" environmental control technology, an environment more conducive to vegetable growth is created. "The vegetables produced can be eaten directly without washing," Zhou Shuo (周硕) said. Since the project was put into use in September this year, 1.69 million vegetable seedlings have been cultivated and delivered.
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From January 1, 2026, China will comprehensively prohibit the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing sphygmomanometer products, marking the official exit of mercury thermometers from the historical stage. Experts from the China Association for Medical Devices Industry (中国医疗器械行业协会) stated that China's ban on the production of mercury-containing thermometers is mainly due to the strong toxicity and non-degradability of mercury, and its harm to human health and the ecological environment far outweighs the convenience of traditional temperature measurement tools.
Currently, the popular thermometers on the market mainly include electronic thermometers, ear thermometers, and forehead thermometers. For consumers, the use of mercury thermometers also has many inconveniences, such as the displayed numbers being small and difficult to read, and they are easily broken, creating safety hazards.
So, which is the most accurate for measuring body temperature: mercury thermometers, ear thermometers, or electronic thermometers? Industry experts say that, when used correctly, electronic thermometers are very accurate, can meet daily needs, and are safer than mercury thermometers. These products have the advantages of clear digital display, simple operation, and high safety, making them suitable for different groups of people.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王明峰
"This is *Tricholoma matsutake* produced in our Chaotian District (朝天区). It has a full texture and is freshly picked. It's delicious whether stewed in soup or stir-fried!" In front of the camera, Xiang Guirong (向桂蓉), a Party member and online streamer from Chaotian District (朝天区), Guangyuan City (广元市), Sichuan Province (四川省), enthusiastically promotes agricultural products to the mobile phone lens.
"One live broadcast generated over 30,000 yuan in sales." Gou Liang (苟亮), the first secretary of Dajianshan Village (大尖山村) in Chaotian District (朝天区), was overjoyed. "Thanks to the district's Party member live broadcast team for their help in opening up online sales channels." Currently, more than 100 such live broadcast activities to help farmers have been carried out, helping more than 2,000 farmers increase their income by more than 5 million yuan.
Since last year, Chaotian District (朝天区), focusing on how to help farmers increase their income and solve the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, has carried out a Party member online streamer training program. Through training empowerment, front-line combat, and skills competitions, they have cultivated online streamers. These streamers have transformed into "Chaotian tourism promoters," "selling mountain goods and promoting homestays" in the live broadcast room, packaging picking fresh fruits, tasting authentic farmhouse banquets, and staying in distinctive homestays into "experience packages" and recommending them to netizens everywhere.
Return to TopBy: 江西日报记者 舒海军
In winter, the convenience service center of the Wu'an Jincheng relocation and resettlement area for poverty alleviation in Wuning County (武宁县), Jiujiang City (九江市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), is a hive of activity. Old Zhang (老张), a 68-year-old relocated resident, is applying for medical assistance at the general service window. The staff reviews, enters data, and stamps the application in one go.
Behind this ordinary community seal lies an exploration of a grassroots governance system called "mutual recognition of official seals." In the past, when the relocated people of Wu'an Jincheng (武安锦城) handled matters such as subsistence allowances and medical insurance, they had to return to their original place of residence to get the seal.
The solution started with a small official seal. In June 2024, Wuning County (武宁县), after conducting return visits and investigations, identified more than 100 high-frequency matters handled by relocated people. Soon, the county issued a document clarifying that the official seals of the street and community where Wu'an Jincheng (武安锦城) is located have the same effect as the official seals of the original 19 townships and villages when handling these matters.
According to reports, Wuning County (武宁县) has delegated the acceptance and review authority of relevant matters to the convenience service center window through empowerment. The county's public security, medical insurance, and other departments have sent people to be stationed or authorized, and street-appointed cadres serve as "resident directors" for on-site approval. At the same time, the sorting and integration of relevant data is also carried out in the background. The three communities in Wu'an Jincheng (武安锦城) have set up "online community" ports in the Jiangxi (江西) prevention of returning to poverty monitoring and assistance system. The data of relocated people originally scattered in various villages has been uniformly collected, realizing the integration of "people, affairs, and data" in the resettlement area, laying a data foundation for local handling of affairs.
Return to TopBy: 本报通讯员 陈 雷
"I didn't expect my suggestion to be adopted by the cafeteria!" Recently, at Beixin Senior High School in Xingtai (邢台) City, Hebei (河北) Province, a student happily said after seeing the newly launched big plate chicken in the school cafeteria. What surprised him was the "complaint board" at the entrance of the school cafeteria.
Since October this year, the county education bureau has set up "complaint boards" in schools with cafeterias throughout the county. The relevant person in charge of the Ningjin (宁晋) County Education Bureau introduced: "In the past, the common problems of many school cafeterias were the single variety of dishes and the repetition of tastes. The establishment of the 'complaint board' is to break the limitations of traditional feedback channels and build a bridge for instant communication between students, parents, and the cafeteria."
"Can we add egg pancakes for breakfast?" After receiving the feedback, the school cafeteria of Binhu Road Primary School (滨湖路小学) in Ningjin (宁晋) County immediately coordinated and brought the delicious egg pancakes to the table the next day.
The practices of these school cafeterias are a microcosm of the county's implementation of the "complaint board" in cafeterias. School cafeterias throughout the county arrange special personnel to collect and sort out the opinions and suggestions on the "complaint board," and adjust the dishes in response to the problems that are centrally reflected, combined with the age characteristics and nutritional needs of the students.
Return to TopBy: 南方日报记者 李嘉耀
Recently, Shenzhen Metro (深圳地铁) in Guangdong (广东) Province piloted the use of smart guide dogs at the Huangmugang Transportation Hub (黄木岗交通枢纽). This smart guide dog, named "Xiaosuan (小蒜)," integrates cutting-edge artificial intelligence achievements such as multi-modal 3D voxel neural network composite sensing technology, indoor and outdoor integrated planning and control systems, and visual language large models. It can independently complete path planning, precise navigation, and intelligent obstacle avoidance based on the voice commands of visually impaired passengers, guiding passengers safely to their destination. After use, the device can automatically return to its original position with a simple voice prompt.
"It's like my eyes; wherever I want to go, it takes me there," said Ms. Guo (郭女士), a visually impaired passenger, after experiencing it. Another user commented, "The smart guide dog has a higher level of concentration and is not easily distracted. I trust it very much while walking."
According to reports, during the first month of the smart guide dog service trial, dedicated personnel will be arranged to assist and ensure safe use. After the pilot is successful, the device will achieve fully automated operation and will be gradually promoted to other stations.
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Return to TopThe "2024 National Aging Development Bulletin" shows that by the end of 2024, the national elderly population aged 60 and above was 310.31 million, accounting for 22% of the total population. With the continuous expansion of the elderly population with advanced age, empty nests, and disabilities, their care needs are also rapidly upgrading towards diversification, specialization, and high quality. Since 2022, the Beijing Yicai Charity Foundation (北京泰康溢彩公益基金会) (referred to as "Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会)") has jointly launched and continuously deepened the "Yi Qi Guardian (溢起守护)" public welfare action with the Social Welfare Center of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部社会福利中心) and other units, dedicated to discovering a group of outstanding elderly care service talents and comprehensively demonstrating their professional qualities of respecting and helping the elderly, dedication to their work, striving for excellence, and selfless dedication. In 2025, in order to further strengthen service effectiveness, the "Yi Qi Guardian (溢起守护)" public welfare action will be upgraded, joining hands with the China Social Welfare Foundation (中国社会福利基金会) to warmly launch the "Yicai Kangyang Ren (溢彩康养人)" project at the Yicai Charity Festival on December 17, gathering all parties to inject strong public welfare power into cultivating a high-quality elderly care service talent team.
Let the value of elderly care work be seen and understood
Elderly care services use professionalism and warmth to add a warm background to every life. In order to enhance the professional honor and social recognition of elderly care service talents, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) launched the "Yi Qi Guardian (溢起守护)" public welfare action in 2022, dedicated to discovering and disseminating the moving stories and professional value of outstanding elderly care service talents. The action unites media, civil affairs departments, and industry organizations to go deep into various urban and rural elderly care service institutions to find those elderly care service talents who are rooted in the front line, have superb skills, and deep feelings, from institution managers to front-line caregivers, from elderly social workers to elderly ability assessors and elderly care consultants, striving to show the diverse appearance of the elderly care service professional group.
Zhou Huijuan (周慧娟), a nurse at the Zhutangshan Social Welfare Institute (祖堂山社会福利院) in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), has been working for nearly 20 years. With her daily professional care and humanistic care, she has won the trust of the elderly's families and the respect of her colleagues, becoming an indispensable technical backbone and teaching teacher in the hospital.
A group of representative outstanding elderly care service talents like Zhou Huijuan (周慧娟) have emerged: some have been accompanying and caring for elderly people with dementia and disabilities like their own children for 20 years, and their original communication skills and care methods have become service models; some are post-90s college students who use intelligent technology and professional social work methods to inject new vitality into elderly care work.
These real, three-dimensional, and vivid stories show the public another side of modern elderly care services that integrates medical care, rehabilitation technology, psychology, nutrition, social work, and other multidisciplinary knowledge, highlighting the practitioners' sense of responsibility, empathy, and professional quality. The public welfare action allows the value of elderly care service work to be seen and understood, making it the starting point for the growth of professional honor.
Continue to strengthen the training of elderly care service talents
To enhance professional attractiveness, more practical "empowerment" is needed. The civil affairs department has always attached importance to the training of elderly care service talents, and the participation of social public welfare forces has also played a key "complementary" role.
In October 2025, at the Civil Affairs Vocational University (民政职业大学), managers and caregivers from elderly care institutions across the country jointly received a vivid training course on the management and skills of elderly care institutions. The Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) invited industry experts to give lectures, covering talent training, team management, skills improvement, and other aspects, and organized students to visit Taikang Community·Yanyuan (泰康之家·燕园), using advanced facilities and equipment and practical experience to inspire students and learn from them.
This training is a vivid microcosm of the Yicai Foundation's (溢彩基金会) elderly care service talent skills training.
Since its establishment in 2018, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) has taken supporting the construction of elderly care service talent teams as one of its main missions, and has gradually explored a mature practical model, building a systematic, hierarchical, and classified empowerment system. At the same time, the foundation combines the "Yicai Qianjia (溢彩千家)" elderly care institution funding project to combine talent empowerment with overall institutional support, providing equipment support, management consulting, and personnel training for potential elderly care institutions, forming an "integrated hardware and software" all-round assistance model.
Since 2019, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) has cooperated with the Social Welfare Center of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部社会福利中心), focusing on underdeveloped areas, and continuously carrying out public welfare training for elderly care service talents. Through the "online + offline" linkage model, professional nursing knowledge and institutional management experience are sent to Xinjiang (新疆), Tibet (西藏), Gansu (甘肃), Qinghai (青海), and other places, effectively promoting the improvement of local elderly care service levels.
In order to adapt to the industry's rapidly developing knowledge needs, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) has compiled guidance manuals such as "Training for Managers of Elderly Care Service Institutions" and "Training for Nursing Backbones of Elderly Care Service Institutions," and has compiled and printed the "Taikang Yicai (泰康溢彩) Elderly Care Nursing Skills Pocket Book." In 2023, the foundation launched a training platform, gathering and independently developing more than 150 high-quality video courses, breaking the limitations of time and space, making continuous learning within reach. As of December this year, a total of 149,000 elderly care service talents have been trained.
In addition, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) also provides a stage for front-line outstanding talents to show their style by supporting the holding of the Beijing (北京) selection competition for the National Elderly Care Nursing Vocational Skills Competition, the Shanghai (上海) training for scarce elderly care talents and the innovation and development of elderly social work, and the Guangdong (广东省) large-scale public welfare activity to find the "Most Beautiful Elderly Care Workers in Lingnan (岭南最美养老人)".
Build a social ecology that respects and cares for elderly care service talents
With the deepening of population aging and economic and social development in China (中国), the connotation and extension of elderly care services are undergoing profound changes. This not only puts higher demands on talent capabilities, but also opens up more diverse career development tracks for elderly care service talents.
In Shanghai (上海), a new type of elderly care service called "Advance Directive Guardianship" has attracted much attention. Fei Chao (费超), 36, is a practitioner of the new type of elderly care service of "Advance Directive Guardianship." In 2020, he participated in the establishment of the Jinshan Social Guardianship Service Center (尽善社会监护服务中心) in Minhang District (闵行区), Shanghai (上海), providing elderly people without children or whose children cannot perform guardianship duties with full-process services such as the establishment of advance directive guardianship agreements, the performance of guardianship duties, and the arrangement of property management and personal care, allowing the slightly abstract concept of "Advance Directive Guardianship" to be concretized in daily work into content such as acting as a medical decision-maker, selecting elderly care institutions, and managing daily life affairs. The work of Advance Directive Guardianship allows more people to see the new space for specialization and segmentation in the field of elderly care services.
The in-depth participation of public welfare and charitable forces is of great significance to the construction of elderly care service talent teams. More and more public welfare and charitable organizations, like the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会), are focusing their perspectives and efforts on promoting the high-quality development of the elderly care industry, and are beginning to contribute wisdom and strength to make up for the shortcomings in the construction of elderly care service talent teams, and are continuing to make efforts in elderly care service talent training, improving the workplace environment, and improving social recognition.
In Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan (四川), Geshi Wangmu (格西王姆), the director of the Maerkang City Nursing Home (马尔康市养护院), guards the Tibetan (藏族) elderly and sends warm and professional services to the elderly.
The warm launch of the "Yicai Kangyang Ren (溢彩康养人)" project marks a new stage of branded and systematic development for this public welfare action that gathers all parties and focuses on talent growth. Through systematic project construction, as well as diverse forms such as publicity and reporting, training and empowerment, and on-the-ground donations, the Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) continues to discover role models and spread value; at the same time, relying on the Taikang (泰康) health ecosystem, it exports the care skills, experience, and models of Taikang Community (泰康之家) to empower the "Yicai Kangyang Ren (溢彩康养人)" project. The Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) will further deepen cooperation with the government, media, and industry partners, and make unremitting efforts to enhance the professional honor and social recognition of elderly care service talents, and contribute more to building a modern elderly care service talent team.
**莫道桑榆晚** (mò dào sāng yú wǎn - "do not say that the sun sets late," do not lament old age, as there is still much that can be accomplished). Elderly care services are a cause that concerns the overall development of the country and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. Illuminating the career prospects of elderly care service talents is to illuminate everyone's promising future. With the policy system becoming increasingly完善, social consensus不断凝聚, and public welfare innovation持续深入, the construction of elderly care service talent teams is ushering in better development opportunities. A modern elderly care service talent team with feelings, skills, and dignity will provide solid and warm support for应对人口老龄化挑战 and supporting a happy "sunset glow."
The Yicai Foundation (溢彩基金会) will help elderly care service talents shine with professional glory, forming a beautiful landscape that promotes social civilization and progress.
Data source: Beijing Taikang Yicai Charity Foundation (北京泰康溢彩公益基金会)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾华锋 季 芳 孔庆元
Ice and snow dance together, passion burns. How to stay warm and prevent cold during winter outdoor sports? How to avoid danger? What technical skills should you master? Recently, this reporter interviewed relevant experts and experienced athletes to popularize relevant knowledge for everyone.
Skiing
Do not rashly challenge intermediate and advanced slopes.
Traveling with the wind, raising bursts of snow mist. How to safely enjoy the fun of skiing? Mu Weihan, a ski instructor at Thaiwoo Ski Town (太舞滑雪小镇) in Chongli District (崇礼区), Zhangjiakou City (张家口市), Hebei Province (河北省), suggests that you should prepare before skiing, master skiing knowledge, and avoid injury.
Taking double-board skiing as an example—
In terms of equipment selection, priority should be given to the principles of "practical and suitable." Snowboards can be selected with a length of height minus 10-15 cm for all-terrain snowboards, with moderate elasticity and high fault tolerance. Ski boots follow the "tight but not squeezing" standard. In terms of protective equipment, helmets, ski goggles, and face masks are the "three essential items." In addition, it is recommended that novices wear hip and knee pads.
Skiing requires high core and lower limb strength, so adequate physical reserves and on-site warm-up are essential. You can prepare physically 1-2 weeks in advance. Core training can include plank support, glute bridges, etc., and lower limb training should focus on squats and lunge squats, combined with flexibility exercises such as leg presses and ankle circles. Warm up before skiing, focusing on activities for the knees, ankles, and hip joints.
When beginners ski, they should start with gentle slope skiing and snowplow braking. After mastering deceleration and direction control, they can advance to learning turning skills. Do not rashly challenge steep slopes or intermediate and advanced slopes. When skiing, maintain a posture of "slightly bent knees, forward center of gravity, and relaxed upper body." Turning should be mainly powered by the legs, and avoid using the arms to forcibly drive the snowboard.
Maintain a safe distance from surrounding skiers when skiing, and slow down in advance in areas with poor visibility or steep slopes. If you lose control, learn to fall actively: when falling, fall to one side, bend your knees and hug your chest to avoid knee injuries. Pay attention to rest during skiing intervals and replenish water and energy. After skiing, stretch in time.
Winter Swimming
Fully warm up and gradually adapt to the water temperature.
At the winter swimming base on the east side of Changchun Bridge (长春桥) on the Hun River (浑河) in Fushun City (抚顺市), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), many citizens come to swim.
"Winter swimming in a scientific way can effectively exercise the cardiovascular system, activate immunity, improve respiratory function, and enhance mental state," said Zhang Zhenpeng (张振鹏), director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Guang'anmen Hospital (广安门医院) of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (中国中医科学院). However, this sport is not suitable for everyone. A systematic health screening of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems should be performed before winter swimming to ensure exercise safety.
Gao Jie (高捷), a professor at Beijing Sport University (北京体育大学), suggests that you should fully warm up before entering the water, and you can adopt the "gradual adaptation method" when entering the water: first use your hands or a towel to gently pat cold water on your chest, back, and other parts to allow your body to gradually adapt to temperature changes, and then slowly enter the water.
In the first one to two minutes after entering the water, the human body may experience a cold shock reaction, manifested as rapid breathing and blood pressure fluctuations. At this time, you need to maintain steady breathing and swim slowly. The winter swimming time should not be too long. When the water temperature is lower than 14 degrees Celsius, the time should be controlled within 14 minutes, and the time should be reduced by about 1 minute for every 1 degree Celsius decrease in water temperature, that is, the water temperature and winter swimming time are basically in a 1:1 correspondence.
There are also some tricks to wiping your body and putting on clothes after getting out of the water. It is best to dry your feet first, and then dry your limbs and torso upwards in turn. Then wrap your body in a large bath towel and put on clothes from the bottom up to avoid catching a cold in your lower body. After winter swimming, replenish warm drinks and food in time to help restore body temperature and store glycogen.
Hiking
Clothing can adopt a layered warmth method.
Winter outdoor hiking is a very challenging activity, requiring scientific and systematic response to low temperatures, slippery roads, physical exertion, and other conditions. Yu Lei (于雷), a senior outdoor hiker and founder of the Dalian 100km Cross-country Race (大连100公里越野赛), put forward relevant suggestions.
In terms of clothing, a layered warmth method can be adopted: the close-fitting layer should be quick-drying and breathable, and it is best not to use cotton material; the middle layer should be warm, such as fleece, down, and other materials; the outer layer should be windproof and waterproof. In addition, key parts should be protected: wear a hat on the head to prevent heat loss; choose gloves with a thin fleece inner layer and a waterproof outer layer; socks should be thick and quick-drying, and wool socks can be selected; the face can be covered with a multi-functional headscarf.
Pay attention to anti-skid when walking on ice and snow. You can choose off-road shoes, hiking shoes, or mountaineering shoes with strong friction, and prepare rubber套式 ice claws or 12-tooth binding ice claws. Auxiliary tools can use trekking poles with snow brackets, which help maintain balance, save energy, and prevent falls. If there are steep slopes, it is best to equip yourself with an ice axe, which is conducive to ascending and braking.
There are also some tricks to walking techniques. Snow step: small steps, full soles of the feet on the ground; ice step: penguin step, the center of gravity drops vertically; downhill steep slope: step sideways, or squat and move.
In terms of diet, you can eat high-calorie foods and hot drinks. If conditions permit, you can bring stove heads, tableware, ingredients, etc. to cook in the wild. When the temperature is low, you can put an insulation cover on the water bag and store the energy gel close to your body to avoid solidification.
You can carry some emergency equipment. Such as life blankets, warm babies, frostbite ointment, waterproof GPS, satellite phones, etc.
Tips
How to prevent and treat snow blindness
Snow blindness, also known as snow blindness or electric ophthalmia, is a temporary eye inflammation caused by strong light and ultraviolet rays shining on the eyes for a long time, thereby burning the corneal epithelium.
Snow blindness is not contagious and occurs mainly in people who are exposed to ice and snow environments for long periods of time, especially high-altitude snow mountains. If athletes ski all day or hike in icy and snowy environments for a long time, the probability of snow blindness will increase.
What are the symptoms of snow blindness? It usually manifests as tearing and redness and swelling of the eyes, with pain, tingling, and a sandy sensation. At the beginning of snow blindness, it may be mistaken for general conjunctivitis or keratitis, or even a foreign body in the eye. Conjunctivitis usually occurs in one eye and has no pain, while snow blindness generally occurs in both eyes at the same time, and the symptoms worsen within 4-24 hours.
How to prevent it? Wear snow goggles that protect against ultraviolet, strong light, and infrared rays. It is best to wear fully enclosed snow goggles. Narrow-legged snow goggles expose light on both sides, which can also cause snow blindness.
How to treat it? Stop outdoor activities immediately and return indoors or to a shaded area. Check for foreign objects in the eyes and do not rub your eyes. Instill antibiotic eye drops and rest with your eyes closed. Cold compresses can relieve symptoms, and painkillers can be taken if necessary. If symptoms are severe or persist for more than 24 hours, seek medical attention in time. Mild snow blindness patients will see their symptoms disappear after 6 hours of treatment and rest; moderate or severe patients will need 2-4 days for their symptoms to disappear.
(This reporter Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋) compiled)
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The multidimensional value of mass sports events is like a stone thrown into a lake, stirring up layers of ripples that integrate the city's economy, culture, tourism, and sports.
Spend 19.9 yuan to watch a football match on the weekend! In Hunan (湖南), the "Xiang Super" (湘超) is in full swing, and the mass sports craze has become a new urban fashion.
Local events touch homesickness. The "Xiang Super" League, the first to "go out of the circle," was the team uniforms and team emblems: Tujia (土家族) brocade Xilankapu (西兰卡普) traditional patterns, national intangible cultural heritage Baoqing (宝庆) bamboo carvings, industrial imprints of gears and locomotives meshing, and the Dongting (洞庭) poetry rhyme of "the waves shake Yueyang City (岳阳城)"... Unique cultural elements awaken the hometown memories that citizens are proud of. Understanding the game means understanding the confidence of a city.
What touches people is the sincere faces inside and outside the stadium. Young people who have just gotten off work go straight to the Zhuzhou (株洲) "Factory BA" (厂BA) stadium to fight alongside their teammates. Parents excitedly recall, "The factory and mine basketball game is the brand of our youth." Shaping the city's sports IP is conducive to further gathering popularity and uniting people's hearts, allowing the passion for struggle to ignite on the field.
Mass events should be held close to the people. The doorstep has become the main venue, and the masses are full of participation. Taking Zhuzhou's "Factory BA" as an example, fitters, technicians, stampers, and logistics staff—the protagonists of the competition are workers who are fighting on the front line of the industry; the unique community court competition satisfies the citizens' desire to watch their own teams compete at their doorstep. With laughter, cheers, and the fiery emotions of breathing and shouting together, sports show more humanistic warmth.
The city is the "venue" for the event, and the event is the "show" of the city. A successful sports event is conducive to promoting the economic and social development of a city. The multidimensional value of mass sports events is like a stone thrown into a lake, stirring up layers of ripples that integrate the city's economy, culture, tourism, and sports. Zhuzhou is building "night market economics," the "Su Super" (苏超) is driving the hot sales of surrounding cultural and creative products, and various events in Yunnan (云南) are driving sports tourism... What the event brings is not only traffic, but also the concentrated release of urban energy. "Using the competition as a medium to shape the city through competition," the deep integration of culture, sports, and tourism helps to transform "temporary popularity" into "lasting momentum," allowing sports events to leap into a new engine for urban development.
"Xiang Super," "Gan Super" (赣超), "Zhe BA" (浙BA)... From mass events to see humanistic economics, reflecting the spirit of the city. With mass participation, government action, and market efforts, mass events will be further integrated into the urban fabric and flourish.
Return to TopThe fifth "Muzhi Blue Cup" China Women's Go Celebrity Tournament, hosted by the People's Daily and the Chinese Weiqi Association (中国围棋协会) and organized by People's Daily Online, concluded its main competition on the 16th in Suyu District (宿豫区), Suqian City (宿迁市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). Zhou Hongyu (周泓余), playing black, defeated Fang Ruoxi (方若曦) in 263 moves to win the right to challenge. Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) will launch a best-of-three challenge against the current "Celebrity" Yu Zhiying (於之莹), with the winner receiving the title of the new Women's "Celebrity."
After four rounds of single-elimination matches in the main competition stage, Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) and Fang Ruoxi (方若曦) advanced hand in hand to the challenger determination match. During the game, Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) was at a disadvantage in the opening stage, but Fang Ruoxi (方若曦), who had the upper hand, made consecutive mistakes in the middle game, and Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) eventually reversed the situation to win. The best-of-three challenge will begin on the 18th.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xining (西宁) dispatch on December 17th (Reporter Jiang Meng (江萌)) On the 15th, the 2025 National Youth Women's Handball Championship kicked off at the Qinghai (青海) Sports Center Comprehensive Gymnasium. The 9-day event attracted 240 athletes from 9 teams.
The event is hosted by the Handball, Hockey, Baseball and Softball Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局手曲棒垒球运动管理中心) and the Chinese Handball Association (中国手球协会), and organized by the Xining (西宁) Municipal Sports Bureau (西宁市体育局) and Xining Culture Tourism Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. (西宁文化旅游投资发展集团有限公司). In recent years, Xining (西宁) has regarded handball as an important starting point for deepening the integration of sports and education and enriching campus sports, and has built a "policy-led, campus-based, and event-empowered" development system, and has held the "Run, Youth" Xining (西宁) Handball Competition for three consecutive years. As of now, Xining (西宁) has built 6 national handball promotion schools and 10 municipal handball characteristic schools, forming a ladder-style talent training network to promote the popularization of handball.
Return to TopFrom a provincial-level park upgraded to a national-level economic and technological development zone, with total industrial, commercial, and trade revenue entering the "100 billion yuan park" ranks, and the comprehensive development level of the national-level park ranking fourth in the province's national-level parks... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone (邵阳经开区) in Hunan (湖南), referred to as "Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区)," took "industrial cluster leadership, reform-enabled driving, and flat management to increase efficiency" as its path, delivering a bright answer sheet for high-quality development.
"Chain-Cluster" Development, Creating Modern Industrial Clusters
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) achieved a significant leap in development capabilities. In 2023, the total industrial, commercial, and trade revenue crossed the 100 billion yuan threshold, with major indicators such as the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size and fixed asset investment continuing to grow rapidly, and the actual use of foreign capital and total import and export volume increasing significantly. The park has successively been awarded the title of National Green Industrial Park and National Science and Technology Enterprise Incubator, and was awarded the Advanced Park for the Creation of "Five Good" Parks in Hunan Province, consolidating its position as the "main battlefield, main position, and main engine" of Shaoyang City's (邵阳市) economic development.
Industry is the foundation of high-quality development. In the field of equipment manufacturing, the leading enterprise Sany Special Vehicle Co., Ltd. (三一专用汽车有限责任公司) has a prominent driving role. Under its leadership, the local supporting rate of key components such as power batteries and electric drive systems has steadily increased, and the industrial cluster ecology of new energy special vehicles is becoming increasingly complete.
In the field of new display functional materials, "two pieces of glass" constitute an industrial highland. Shaohong Substrate Glass (邵虹基板玻璃) and Rainbow Cover Glass (彩虹盖板玻璃), leading projects, have been completed and put into production, driving the gathering of upstream and downstream enterprises, and the industrial chain continues to extend. The "Special Glass Valley" is taking shape, and is committed to becoming the third largest electronic glass production base in the country.
In the biopharmaceutical track, Xiangzhong Pharmaceutical (湘中制药) has successfully been approved as a national-level manufacturing single champion enterprise, further consolidating its leading position in the industrial chain and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the pharmaceutical industry cluster towards high-end and specialized directions.
Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) closely focuses on the "two main and one special" industrial layout, and has successfully created characteristic industrial chains such as equipment manufacturing, new display functional materials, characteristic light industry, new energy and new materials, and the Internet (new economy) through supplementing the chain, strengthening the chain, and extending the chain. By promoting the joint construction of chains and clusters, resource sharing, and industrial collaboration, the park has cultivated industrial clusters such as new energy special vehicles, leisure sports products, and electronic glass, and the industrial agglomeration effect and competitiveness have continued to increase.
"Differentiated" Reform, Stimulating the Vitality of Park Development
Reform is the driving force of development. Facing the new requirements of "deepening the reform of the development zone management system," Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) took the initiative to solve the problem and implemented a series of differentiated reform measures to release new development momentum.
In terms of management structure, the park innovatively implemented a pilot program of work grouping, promoted flat management of internal institutions, greatly improved operating efficiency, and stimulated the vitality of the cadre team.
In terms of investment promotion mechanism, the park broke through the traditional model and built a new pattern of "systematization + diversification." The Investment Promotion and Cooperation Bureau (招商合作局) was reorganized, backbones were selected to form a professional investment promotion team, and powerful performance incentives were provided. The park comprehensively promoted "industrial chain investment promotion," "chamber of commerce linkage investment promotion," and "horse racing mechanism investment promotion," and closely cooperated with 9 Shaoyang Chambers of Commerce (邵阳商会) in other places. Through the "revealing the list and taking command" to tackle major industrial projects, a vivid situation of all-member investment promotion has been formed.
In terms of policy supply, the park focuses on accuracy and continuity. It has introduced special policies to promote the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing, innovatively set up a "three-year transition period" for existing projects, and properly handled the fulfillment of historical policies; it has implemented more inclusive and ex-post evaluation support methods for new projects, achieving a smooth transition between new and old policies, and helping companies develop stable expectations and strengthen confidence.
"Flat" Service, Creating an Excellent Business Environment
Service is also competitiveness. In the context of Hunan Province (湖南省) deepening the reform of development zones and integrating government affairs resources, Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) took the initiative to innovate, taking the "helping and acting on behalf" reform as the starting point, and promoted the simplification of service processes and flat management.
The park has issued a full-process "helping and acting on behalf" reform plan, changing "companies running" to "specialists running on behalf of companies." A comprehensive service window has been set up to build a model of "one-window acceptance, classified approval, and unified issuance." Companies only need to connect with one agent to complete the entire process from project approval to production, achieving "zero contact" with the approval department, and the service satisfaction rate has been greatly improved.
Service runs through the entire life cycle of the enterprise. The park has selected 145 on-the-job and in-service cadres and employees to serve as "enterprise liaison officers," providing one-stop caring services to solve problems such as financing, employment, and technology. By undertaking 124 municipal-level management powers and implementing "one seal management for approval," the approval time limit for industrial projects has been reduced by more than 30%. Warm service and high efficiency have brightened the gold lettered signboard of the business environment: Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) ranked second in the province's park business environment for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023.
Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," Shaoyang ETDZ (邵阳经开区) is anchoring new goals and taking new steps, striving to achieve a total industrial, commercial, and trade revenue of more than 150 billion yuan, and striving to build a highland for advanced manufacturing, a highland for scientific and technological innovation, a highland for reform and opening up, and a highland for the integration of industry and city.
Data source: Shaoyang Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee (邵阳经济技术开发区管委会)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄培昭
Every autumn, it's harvest season for Egyptian long-staple cotton. The bright sunshine shines through the thin clouds, scattering over the boundless cotton fields in the Egyptian countryside, as if draping the earth in a layer of dazzling golden gauze. Stepping into this magical land, the reporter hears the rustling of the breeze through the cotton leaves, and sees the busy and joyful figures of the cotton farmers, who are manually picking the "white gold" that carries hope.
At 2 p.m., cotton farmer Said's rubber shoes stepped over the still-damp soil, his fingertips lightly touching the full cotton bolls. In the cracked pods, the snow-white cotton glistened with a pearl-like luster. "This is a gift from the Nile, and also the pride of Egypt," he said as he picked a cotton boll, the long fibers of the cotton drawing out slender silver threads in the afternoon sun. Following the cotton fields along the Nile Delta, the full picture of Egyptian long-staple cotton, from the land to the market, slowly unfolded before the reporter's eyes.
Gift of the Land: "White Gold Among Cotton" Has a Long History
In the cotton fields of Adai Daamon Village in Faqous Town, Eastern Province, Said, who has more than 30 years of cotton-growing experience, squatted down, parted the soil at the base of the cotton plants, and showed the reporter, "Look at this soil, it is the fertile black soil left by the annual flooding of the Nile, and you can feel the oiliness when you hold it in your hand." His words confirmed the miracle of Egyptian long-staple cotton growth: this valley and delta area nourished by the Nile hides the growth code of Egyptian long-staple cotton.
Said explained that every year the Nile floods regularly, and after the flood recedes, it leaves a thick layer of fertile silt and sandy loam on both banks, containing rich minerals such as potassium and phosphorus and other nutrients. The potassium content is more than 1 times that of ordinary cotton fields, and the phosphorus content is even higher, providing natural high-quality fertilizer for the growth of long-staple cotton, greatly helping its root development.
In Egypt, people jokingly say that "cotton drinks more water than people." The Nile provides Egypt with more than 55 billion cubic meters of irrigation water every year, of which 70%-80% is used to irrigate cotton fields, and the soil moisture is constantly at about 60%. In addition, Egypt has an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, and sufficient sunlight enables cotton to fully carry out photosynthesis, promoting the growth and development of fibers, and the 15-degree Celsius temperature difference between day and night allows nutrients to be fully absorbed and deposited. All of these create unique climatic conditions for breeding high-quality long-staple cotton.
At the local Cotton Research Institute, researcher Mustafa (穆斯塔法) introduced to the reporter that due to its excellent variety, strong texture, and strong wrinkle resistance, Egyptian long-staple cotton is known as "white gold among cotton." The main varieties are Giza 45 (吉萨45), Giza 70 (吉萨70), and Giza 86 (吉萨86), of which Giza 70 accounts for about 75% of the total output. Said said: "Every kilogram of raw cotton must be screened 12 times to meet the standard requirements of Giza 70." It is reported that the selected raw cotton fiber length is generally between 33-43 mm, and some can reach more than 45 mm, which is 1.5 times that of ordinary cotton. The dry breaking strength is 20%-30% higher than that of ordinary cotton, and the toughness is enough to withstand high-count yarns; even after repeated washing, it can still maintain considerable luster and softness.
"Many brands of shirts and bedding are designated to use Egyptian long-staple cotton, and its price is 50%-100% more expensive than ordinary cotton," Mustafa said. More than 4,000 years ago, during the pharaoh era, Egyptians used long-staple cotton to make noble robes; in the 19th century, variety hybridization experiments cultivated improved varieties that combined toughness and yield. In 1860, Egypt exported more than 100,000 tons of long-staple cotton, almost monopolizing the global high-end cotton market. Egyptian long-staple cotton once became the "lifeline" of the British textile industry. During its heyday, 40% of British textile raw materials were Egyptian long-staple cotton, which was the standard for nobles and luxury goods. At that time, there was a popular saying: "Without Egyptian long-staple cotton, British textile factories would have to close!"
Pillar of the Economy: "White Gold" Supports the Industrial Chain
The reporter walked into a textile factory in the Beni Suef Development Zone (贝尼苏韦夫开发区) in southern Cairo (开罗), and the roar of machines came. Mahmoud Karim (马哈茂德·卡里姆), the head of the textile factory, introduced that they had just finished processing a batch of high-count shirt fabrics for export to Italy. "We are the only country in the Middle East and North Africa with a complete textile industry chain. From cotton planting to garment products, more than 5,500 companies support a complete textile industry system," Karim said. Relevant data show that in recent years, Egypt's export volume of long-staple cotton fabrics has remained in the top three in the world, and its annual export value accounts for about 10% of the country's total exports, which is favored by many consumers.
At the container terminal of Alexandria Port (亚历山大港) in northern Egypt, goods with the striking logo of "Egyptian Long-Staple Cotton" were being hoisted onto ships. "A shirt made of Giza 86 can sell for 200 euros, which is 5 times that of ordinary cotton products," Karim told reporters. "This premium effect makes the textile industry one of Egypt's most important sources of foreign exchange."
According to statistics, in 2024, Egypt's national cotton planting area expanded from 255,000 acres (1 acre is about 6.07 mu) in 2023 to 311,000 acres, and the output is expected to exceed 2 million kantars (1 kantar is about 45 kilograms). The vast majority of exported clothing comes from long-staple cotton raw materials. At present, Egyptian long-staple cotton accounts for about 40% of the world's total long-staple cotton production, and the industry's contribution to Egypt's domestic production value reaches 3%.
Currently, the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (中埃·泰达苏伊士经贸合作区) is becoming a new hub for Egyptian long-staple cotton to go to the world. Chinese companies are investing and building factories here, injecting new impetus into the development of the local long-staple cotton industry. In the Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, many Chinese textile companies have invested and built factories, forming a textile and garment industry chain cluster. The full-process equipment from spinning to printing and dyeing has increased production capacity by 30%. The head of the Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone told reporters that Egypt has world-renowned high-quality long-staple cotton resources. Relying on this resource advantage, the Cooperation Zone focuses on developing the textile industry. "We hope that more Chinese companies will come to invest and build factories to help Egyptian long-staple cotton sell to more countries and regions."
Policy Support: Multiple Measures to Help Upgrade
Said's smile is brighter this year than in previous years. The new government-issued purchase price has more than doubled his income. "Last year, each kantar of long-staple cotton sold for 5,500 Egyptian pounds (1 US dollar is about 47.6 Egyptian pounds), and this year it has risen to 12,000 Egyptian pounds. Medium-length fiber cotton has also risen to 10,000 Egyptian pounds," Said told reporters. "The government also provides new Giza 94 varieties that are resistant to saline-alkali free of charge, which can ensure production in dry years."
Currently, the Egyptian government is vigorously promoting the modernization and upgrading of the industrial chain from cotton planting to garment production through the Egyptian "Vision 2030 (2030愿景)". It has invested more than 1.1 billion US dollars for the upgrading and transformation of state-owned textile enterprises. In April this year, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Transportation Wazir (瓦齐尔) announced that the government will cooperate with private enterprises to jointly build two comprehensive textile industrial cities, located in Minya Province (明亚省) and Fayoum Province (法尤姆省) respectively, covering an area of 5.5 million square meters each, with a total investment of 3 billion US dollars, to further expand the attraction of international investment in the textile field.
The Egyptian government has also launched a series of support policies, namely, at the seed end, promoting early-maturing, high-quality, stress-resistant varieties; at the planting end, training farmers to adopt international standard clean planting techniques; and at the market end, establishing a new trading system to allow cotton farmers to directly connect with global buyers to obtain greater profits. In terms of subsidy policies, in addition to substantially increasing the purchase price, the government also bears 70% of the electricity costs for irrigation and provides an additional subsidy of 200 Egyptian pounds per mu for organic cotton growers. At present, Egypt has 15,000 hectares of land for organic cotton cultivation, and plans to expand it to 50,000 hectares within 3 years.
In recent years, the reduction of Nile water volume, insufficient labor skills, and global climate change have brought many pressures to the development of the Egyptian long-staple cotton industry. "Our goal is to expand the planting area of long-staple cotton to 750,000 acres by 2030, and build 3 more seawater desalination plants to ensure irrigation," Mustafa said, pointing to the new varieties in the laboratory. "This is the 'desert warrior', namely Giza 94, which can grow in saline-alkali land. In the future, Egypt's cotton fields can extend to the western desert."
The river breeze blows, the cotton flutters lightly, and the irrigation canals in the distance are sparkling. Said stood by the cotton field and looked out at the Nile. "My father taught me how to grow cotton, and now I teach my son how to grow cotton. Next year, this land will be planted with Giza 45." On this land nourished by the Nile, the story of "white gold among cotton" continues to be written.
(Reported from Cairo (开罗) by this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) December 17th (Reporters Zhu Chao (朱超) and Sun Nan (孙楠)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated during a regular press conference on the 17th, in response to a question, that the Japanese right-wing forces are habitual offenders in fabricating "false narratives." What Japan should do is listen attentively and deeply reflect, rather than engaging in sophistry and lobbying everywhere internationally, only to make a fool of themselves. China urges certain individuals in Japan to retract their fallacies, fulfill their commitments, and provide a responsible explanation to China and the international community.
During the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: According to reports, Director of Japan's National Security Secretariat Takeo Akiba (秋葉剛男) recently communicated with the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and other countries regarding Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) remarks concerning Taiwan, clarifying Japan's position and refuting China's claims, stating that Prime Minister Takaichi's response in the Diet did not change Japan's consistent position on Taiwan. Some people in Japan claim that Japan is a "peace-loving" country, and China's accusations against Japan are "inconsistent with the facts." What is the spokesperson's response to this?
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said: "The actions of the Japanese side once again expose that some people within Japan are accustomed to 颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo hēi bái - "reverse black and white," to distort the truth), distorting the truth, refusing to correct their mistakes, knowingly committing offenses, and even attempting to play innocent and seek sympathy internationally."
"The Japanese right-wing forces are habitual offenders in fabricating 'false narratives'," Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said. They depict the war of aggression against Asian neighbors as "Asian liberation," downplay the horrific Nanjing Massacre (南京大屠杀) as the "Nanjing Incident," glorify the notorious Unit 731 (731部队) as a "unit engaged in health research," and distort the forced labor and "comfort women" into "voluntary acts." After the war, Japan created a narrative of being a war "victim," but avoided mentioning that militarism was the source of the war; they insisted on so-called "exclusive defense" and "passive defense," but constantly relaxed their collective self-defense rights, repeatedly eased restrictions on arms exports, and even attempted to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles."
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan not only aroused strong public outrage among the Chinese people, but also drew opposition and criticism from within Japan and many other countries. What Japan should do is listen attentively and deeply reflect, rather than engaging in sophistry and lobbying everywhere internationally, only to 自讨没趣 (zì tǎo méi qù - "ask for trouble," to make a fool of oneself). "We urge some people in Japan to stop manipulating false narratives, face history squarely, reflect on and correct their mistakes, retract their fallacies, fulfill their commitments, and provide a responsible explanation to China and the international community."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 17th (Reporters Shao Yibo (邵艺博) and Zhu Chao (朱超)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated on the 17th that the dangerous trend of Japanese militarism revival has aroused high vigilance among countries and people in the region. Defending the post-war international order and human conscience and justice is in the common interest of all parties and is also the inevitable choice of all countries.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Since the Japanese Prime Minister made remarks about Taiwan, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has met with the ambassadors to China from Southeast Asian countries and other countries, criticizing Japan and asking relevant countries to support China's position. Can the spokesperson introduce the purpose of China's move?
"The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains normal working contacts with the embassies of various countries in China." Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said that the one-China principle is a recognized basic norm of international relations and a universal consensus of the international community, including Southeast Asian countries.
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said that the fallacies about Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) seriously violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, and openly challenge the achievements of World War II and international justice. The dangerous trend of Japanese militarism revival has aroused high vigilance among countries and people in the region. Defending the post-war international order and human conscience and justice is in the common interest of all parties and is also the inevitable choice of all countries.
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said: "We have noticed that many countries in the region have recently reiterated their adherence to the one-China principle, opposition to 'Taiwan independence,' and support for China's cause of reunification, while being vigilant and resisting the resurgence of militarism. Japan should listen carefully, earnestly repent and correct its mistakes, rather than confusing the public and 挑拨是非 (tiǎo bō shì fēi - "stir up trouble," to instigate discord; to sow dissension)."
Return to TopThe South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson on the 15th commented on Japan's failure to mention the history of forced Korean laborers again in its report on the Sado Gold Mine (佐渡金山), urging Japan to earnestly fulfill the relevant decisions of the World Heritage Committee and its own commitments, and sincerely mourn all victim laborers, including Korean laborers.
In a commentary, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee published Japan's "Report on the State of Conservation of Sado Gold Mines" on its official website. The report stemmed from eight recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee to Japan regarding heritage conservation issues when the Sado Gold Mine (佐渡金山) was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List in July 2024, requiring Japan to explain the relevant implementation.
The commentary stated that the World Heritage Committee clearly pointed out in these eight recommendations that Japan should formulate and construct interpretation and exhibition plans and related facilities that can comprehensively present the overall history of the heritage, including the historical fact that Koreans were forcibly conscripted. However, judging from the content of this report, Japan has only improved the exhibition content about Korean laborers in the Aikawa Folk Museum (相川乡土博物馆) near the Sado Gold Mine (佐渡金山), and the relevant descriptions of the labor dormitory ruins, but the core content of the forced conscription of Korean laborers has not appeared in any area of the heritage site.
The commentary pointed out that the Japanese government has failed to earnestly fulfill the World Heritage Committee's decision to "truthfully reflect its complete history at the heritage site" and has also failed to fulfill its own commitments. In this regard, the South Korean government urges Japan to remember all relevant decisions passed by the World Heritage Committee to date and the commitments Japan has made in this regard, and to sincerely mourn all victim laborers, including Korean laborers.
According to Yonhap News Agency (韩联社) reports, the Japanese Sado Gold Mine (佐渡金山) was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Conference in July 2024. In order to win South Korea's cooperation, the Japanese government had promised to hold a memorial service for the victims of forced Korean labor. However, according to South Korean media reports, Japan has consistently failed to acknowledge the historical fact of forced labor in the preparation and holding of the memorial service, resulting in related activities being in chaos for two consecutive years and failing to be held normally.
The Sado Gold Mine (佐渡金山) is located in Sado City (佐渡市), Niigata Prefecture (新潟县), Japan. According to South Korean media reports, during World War II, in order to ensure the supply of war materials, Japan forcibly conscripted approximately 1,200 Korean Peninsula laborers to engage in heavy labor in this gold mine. Due to the harsh working environment and severe oppression, many laborers later died of pneumoconiosis and other diseases.
Return to TopUnder the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals, the modern papermaking industry is transforming towards a high-quality development model of "resource recycling and ecological co-construction." As a leading enterprise in the industry, APP (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (金光纸业（中国）投资有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "APP") relies on the "integrated forestry, pulp, and paper" industrial model to systematically promote its own green transformation and the coordinated development of the industrial chain, and continuously explores a win-win path for environmental, social, and economic benefits.
At the same time, Bank of Communications (交通银行) actively practices the concept of green finance, providing multi-level financial support for APP through innovative financial instruments such as sustainability-linked loans, financial leasing, and green bonds, jointly painting a new picture of the coordinated development of economic, environmental, and social benefits for papermaking enterprises.
Building a Foundation with Green Development
APP integrates green development into its corporate DNA and comprehensively promotes green transformation. As early as 30 years ago, APP introduced the "integrated forestry, pulp, and paper" circular industrial model, forming a green circular economy model of "using forests to support paper, using paper to promote forests, and combining forests and paper" from ecological afforestation to environmentally friendly pulping to green papermaking.
In terms of forest management, APP comprehensively promotes forest certification to ensure that all wood raw materials are certified by authoritative bodies. As of the end of 2024, APP has 293,000 hectares of fast-growing forests in China, building a stable and sustainable green raw material supply chain.
On the production side, APP conducts systematic energy-saving diagnoses for high-energy-consuming processes, promotes the implementation of equipment upgrades and process optimization in multiple bases, and continuously reduces energy consumption per unit of product. Through online energy consumption monitoring and a carbon management platform, the company achieves data-driven refined management.
On the product side, APP actively integrates R&D resources to launch a series of environmentally friendly products such as Foopak environmentally friendly plastic-free greaseproof paper and Enza Shield high-barrier kraft paper, and successfully achieved industrial-grade trial production of PHA water-based barrier coatings, continuing to be at the forefront of "paper instead of plastic" technology and setting a benchmark for green products in the industry.
Chain Owner Drives Aggregation of Power
APP actively plays the role of a leading enterprise in the industrial chain, driving the green upgrading of the entire industrial chain through standard output, technology sharing, and collaborative innovation.
In response to the challenges of inconsistent industry standards and vague transformation paths, APP started with building unified norms and released the APPGreen green standard system in 2023. At the same time, APP actively participates in the formulation and revision of national and industry standards, covering key ESG (environmental, social, and governance) areas such as forest certification, energy-saving technologies, and carbon footprint accounting.
In terms of technological innovation, APP builds a multi-level industry-university-research collaborative system. In 2023,院士专家工作站 (Academician Expert Workstations) were established in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西) and Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江) to promote collaborative innovation from R&D to industrial application of green technologies.
In addition, APP builds a closed loop of "green procurement - green production - green consumption," incorporating indicators such as environmental performance, energy consumption levels, and forest certification into the supplier evaluation system, guiding upstream partners in the industrial chain to jointly move towards green and low-carbon development.
Financial Empowerment Promotes Transformation
Green transformation requires long-term and stable financial support. APP attaches importance to the "manufacturing + finance" development model, cooperates and innovates with financial institutions, and successfully promotes the transformation of its own forestry and carbon sink resources into production capital through green financial products, providing a practical model for the industry's ecological resource value realization.
At the same time, financial institutions represented by Bank of Communications (交通银行) are also increasing their green financial support for the real economy. Bank of Communications (交通银行) attaches great importance to green finance, continuously improves the green finance governance system, and enhances the "green content" of its own business development to increase the "gold content" of customer business.
In response to the characteristics of large environmental protection investments and long recovery cycles for manufacturing companies such as APP, Bank of Communications (交通银行) deeply connects with corporate needs, opens green channels in credit approval and interest rate pricing to provide resource inclination, effectively reduces the comprehensive financing costs of corporate green projects, and helps companies transform in a solid and steady manner.
In addition to credit support, Bank of Communications (交通银行) also actively integrates bonds, leasing, investment banking, and other diversified tools to provide one-stop green financing solutions, guiding more social capital to flow to green fields. Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (交银金租), a subsidiary of Bank of Communications Group (交通银行集团), has reached sustainable development-linked financial leasing cooperation with several subsidiaries of APP, agreeing to adjust interest rates based on the completion of environmental performance goals, forming a virtuous cycle of "environmental improvement - reduced financing costs - further green investment."
In the future, APP will continue to work with the entire industrial chain and financial institutions such as Bank of Communications (交通银行), with a more determined determination and more cutting-edge innovative practices, to help the papermaking industry move steadily forward on the road of high-quality development, and write a bright Chinese corporate green answer for global sustainable development.
Data source: APP
Bank of Communications (交通银行)
On December 10th, the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) (中国邮政储蓄银行) held the 2025 Digital Finance Conference and Mobile Banking 11.0 Launch Event with the theme of "Opening the Digital PSBC i∞ Era," and for the first time released the PSBC "AI2ALL" digital ecosystem. This conference showcased the Postal Savings Bank of China's (中国邮政储蓄银行) phased achievements and forward-looking layout in the field of digital finance, marking the Postal Savings Bank of China's (中国邮政储蓄银行) firm step towards empowering finance with technology and reshaping services with intelligence.
Adhering to the Original Point of Value: Practicing Financial Services for the People with Strategic Focus
Science and technology are the primary productive forces. For the banking industry, technology is changing the speed of industry advancement, the depth of financial transformation, and the breadth of service reach with unprecedented intensity. Artificial intelligence is driving the accelerated deconstruction of traditional financial models, and completely new service models are emerging comprehensively. The Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) practices its financial mission, based on the fundamental purpose of financial services serving the real economy, continuously optimizing financial supply, reducing financing costs, and improving service experience, so that financial resources can accurately irrigate thousands of industries and households, and create value together with customers and partners.
In recent years, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has deeply promoted the construction of "Digital PSBC" (数字邮储), actively implemented the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, and releases the latest achievements to the outside world through the Digital Finance Conference every year. At present, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has held the Digital Finance Conference for three consecutive years, from the strategic exploration of "Embracing the Digital PSBC i Era" in 2023, to the initial practice of "Writing the Digital PSBC @i Era" in 2024, and then to this year's "Opening the Digital PSBC i∞ Era" to move forward, the development of "Digital PSBC" (数字邮储) is consistent and constantly extended, and always adheres to the duty and mission of "financial services for the people" (金融为民), the value pursuit of "financial inclusiveness" (金融普惠), and the bottom-line thinking of "safe and controllable" in technology iteration and service upgrades.
Expanding the Boundaries of Capabilities: Building an Intelligent Foundation with Independent Innovation
In terms of capability coordinates, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) forges intelligent capabilities around data, computing power, and algorithms, allowing AI capabilities to be upgraded from technical support to the main engine of business innovation. The Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has won the first prize of the People's Bank of China (人民银行) Financial Technology Development Award for three consecutive years.
In terms of data, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has released the "Postal Savings Bank of China Data Asset White Paper" (中国邮政储蓄银行数据资产白皮书) every year since 2022, and built a five-level data set architecture covering "basic-industry-enterprise-domain-scenario", building a full-domain data asset with Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) characteristics, and achieving a dual breakthrough in panoramic visual data assets and high-quality supply.
In terms of computing power, based on thousands of domestic chips, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has built an AI computing power resource pool, and the scale of intelligent computing power has been upgraded from "single machine single card" to "large-scale cluster" computing power architecture, and innovatively launched the construction of a domestic super-node intelligent computing cluster in the financial industry, which greatly improves the level of intelligent computing infrastructure.
In terms of algorithms, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) adheres to the dual-track parallel of "external introduction + independent cultivation". On the one hand, it actively introduces industry-leading models, and is one of the earliest state-owned large banks to access Baidu's "Wenxin Yiyan" (文心一言), reach a strategic cooperation with Tsinghua Zhipu (清华智谱), and complete the local deployment of DeepSeek. On the other hand, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) released its own controllable "Youzhi" (邮智) large model, created a multi-domain, full-capability AI model matrix, and built a mature artificial intelligence capability system with the path of "selection, cultivation, retention, and use" of model capability construction.
"AI2ALL" is a digital ecosystem of organic symbiosis in which intelligent technology is sublimated from a single-point application through infinite extension and three-dimensional topology based on the AI capabilities of the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行). The "2" of the "AI2ALL" digital ecosystem is the horizontal and vertical axes extended by AI capabilities, one representing "internal efficiency improvement for all employees" and the other representing "external full-domain reach", and "ALL" represents the integration of AI capabilities into all aspects of service. Currently, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) has proposed nearly 260 large model application scenarios based on the "AI2ALL" digital ecosystem.
Connecting and Improving Efficiency Processes: Reshaping Organizational Efficiency with Intelligent Tools
Based on intelligent capabilities, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) extends internal empowerment coordinates, allowing intelligent tools to cover all aspects of the "front desk + middle platform + background" full process, realizing refined management of operations and leapfrog improvement of organizational efficiency.
In the front desk, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) drives the improvement of accurate marketing capabilities with intelligent portraits. Create intelligent marketing tools to break the banking industry's dilemma of "broadcasting marketing" and turn the rough reach of "one size fits all" into the precise service of "one person one face".
In the middle platform, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) drives the coordinated improvement of risk control and business efficiency with intelligent models. Create intelligent credit review tools to effectively alleviate the imbalance between the large amount of credit review business and the scarcity of expert resources, precipitate the "expert experience" of credit review into the knowledge base on which model reasoning relies, create a new paradigm of "intelligent assistance + expert decision-making", and achieve an effective balance between business growth and risk management.
In the background, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) drives the improvement of employees' professional capabilities with intelligent analysis. Create intelligent question answering tools to solve the pain points of high technical barriers and lengthy processes in the traditional data retrieval model, and transform "professional data analysis" into "intelligent dialogue that everyone can operate".
Extending Service Contacts: Warming Thousands of Households with Smart Companionship
When there are more and more touchpoints for serving customers, each contact must be more accurate and better understand customer needs. Based on intelligent capabilities, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) extends external service coordinates, integrates AI capabilities into all aspects of "offline + remote + online" services, and brings customers a casual, anytime, imperceptible and intelligent companionship experience.
In terms of offline services, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) changes the offline service process with a human-machine collaboration model. Launch cloud counter services to create a new human-machine integration system of "process is response", break through the physical limitations of outlets through "intensive remote face-to-face service methods", and display bank outlet services on the square screen of the cloud counter.
In terms of remote services, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) upgrades the remote reach experience with intelligent perception. Launch intelligent outbound calls to create a new dimension of customer insight of "outbound calls are perception", which can respond to customer needs in 1.8 seconds with super-human voice, realize text response in less than half a second, and maintain accurate dialogue logic.
In terms of online services, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) redefines financial services with AI. The latest upgraded mobile banking 11.0 version reshapes the interaction mode, scene linkage and security protection with AI. The AI intelligent assistant and AI question and answer, which are open to some customers for pilot use, realize "do what you say" through conversational services; realize "imperceptible prediction" by displaying commonly used functions on the homepage and intelligently displaying to-do items. At the same time, create a "family and friends + bank" dual protection mechanism. When the system identifies high-risk transactions, it will link the customer's "guardian" through intelligent outbound calls to achieve a security upgrade from "single-point prevention and control" to "collaborative protection". In the latest "2025 Digital Bank Survey Report" released by China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA) (中金金融认证中心), the Postal Savings Bank of China's (邮储银行) mobile banking user experience score has ranked first in the industry for three consecutive years, and the comprehensive evaluation total score ranks second in the industry.
Looking to the future, the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) will always adhere to the mission of "financial services for the people" (金融为民), unswervingly promote the construction of "Digital PSBC" (数字邮储), deepen the construction of the "AI2ALL" digital ecosystem, transform technological power into financial service tentacles with perception and temperature, reach thousands of industries, benefit thousands of households, and create and share a better future in the digital era with customers, partners and the whole society.
Data source: Postal Savings Bank of China (中国邮政储蓄银行)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰
The Yangtze River surges forward, the Three Gorges are magnificent.
In Chongqing (重庆), taking a boat downstream, the majestic Kuimen (夔门) stands like a screen, and the cliff carvings on the rock walls reveal the vicissitudes of history. The Tianshengcheng Ruins Park (天生城遗址公园) in Wanzhou District (万州区) and the Huanghuacheng Archaeological Site Park (皇华城考古遗址公园) in Zhongxian County (忠县) are open to the public, attracting visitors who come to witness the long history...
As a landmark "calling card" of the Yangtze River Basin, the Three Gorges carries important memories of the Yangtze River culture. According to statistics, there are more than 5,800 immovable cultural relics in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of Northeast Chongqing, accounting for about 38% of the total in Chongqing, making it a key area for the protection and inheritance of the Yangtze River culture.
In recent years, the Chongqing Procuratorate has focused on the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, giving full play to the procuratorial function of public interest litigation, handling public interest damage cases in the field of cultural protection in accordance with the law, and adopting measures such as procuratorial supervision, cross-regional cooperation, and diversified linkage to build a protection system covering the entire region and jointly managed by all, using the power of the rule of law to protect the continuous flow of the cultural context of the Three Gorges.
Working in the same direction to jointly promote governance according to law.
Qutang Gorge (瞿塘峡) entrance, the boat is docked by the river.
"Cultural relics in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area are often located near mountains and rivers, making protection work even more difficult!" Ai Jiquan (艾记全), deputy director of the public interest litigation procuratorial department of the Fengjie County People's Procuratorate (奉节县人民检察院), pointed to the cliff carvings on the steep wall, "In the past, this place was overgrown with weeds, and there were no modern supervision facilities, so protection was just a formality."
In response to the problems discovered in the special action for the protection of historical and cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, the Fengjie Procuratorate issued procuratorial recommendations as soon as possible, urging the competent department to rectify the environment, add cameras, and assign special personnel to be responsible, so that the cliff carvings could be fully protected.
In 2021, the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee on Strengthening the Legal Supervision Work of Procuratorial Organs in the New Era" was issued, proposing to explore handling public interest damage cases in the fields of cultural relics and cultural heritage protection. The Second Branch of the Chongqing Municipal People's Procuratorate (重庆市人民检察院第二分院) immediately organized the procuratorial organs in its jurisdiction to conduct a comprehensive survey of cultural relics and cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, giving full play to the procuratorial function of public interest litigation and promoting the protection of cultural relics from passive response to active participation and proactive action.
"We are not here to 'nitpick' or 'find fault', but to supervise and coordinate. Everyone has the same goal - to jointly promote the protection of cultural relics!" Yu Xiaofeng (喻晓峰), deputy procurator-general of the Wanzhou District People's Procuratorate (万州区人民检察院), said at a joint meeting with the District Culture and Tourism Development Committee, which made the other party, who was initially worried, nod frequently.
In Dachang Ancient Town (大昌古镇) in Wushan County (巫山县), the walls of ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties are cracked, the wooden components are decayed, fire-fighting facilities are missing, and garbage is piled up on the roads... The County Procuratorate issued public interest litigation procuratorial recommendations to the competent department and the local township, clarifying the requirements for rectification. The rigid promotion of judicial supervision has leveraged the landing of special fiscal repair funds. The procurators followed up on the spot many times, supervising the entire process from material selection to process standards. The overall reinforcement of dilapidated houses, the buried fire-fighting pipe network, and the repaving of bluestone roads have rejuvenated the ancient town with renovation methods that take into account both safety and style.
Yun'an Town (云安镇) in Yunyang County (云阳县) is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese well salt culture. Due to the continuous rise of water levels and the decline of the well salt industry, the ancient well was overgrown with shrubs and the well walls were peeling off. The County Procuratorate quickly filed a case and actively promoted rectification, inviting cultural relic experts, people's congress representatives, and volunteers to hold an on-site hearing to assess the effectiveness of the rectification, allowing the dusty ancient well to regain its glory.
"In March of this year, the newly revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics officially came into effect, adding clauses on procuratorial public interest litigation, providing a direct legal basis for the performance of procuratorial duties and giving procuratorial organs greater responsibility for the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage," said Zhou Jun (周军), procurator-general of the Second Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Procuratorate.
Continuously deepen the cooperation between the procuratorate and the government, carry out joint inspections by multiple departments, strengthen cooperation in aspects such as the transfer of clues and the supervision of rectification, and promote the legal solution of problems... Up to now, the procuratorial organs under the jurisdiction of the Second Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Procuratorate have focused on the protection of cultural relics and cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, and have filed a total of 52 administrative public interest litigation cases, conducted 9 pre-litigation consultations, issued 43 public interest litigation procuratorial recommendations, and filed 2 administrative public interest lawsuits; promoted the protection of 6 national-level cultural relic protection units, 13 municipal-level cultural relic protection units, and 34 district and county-level cultural relic protection units, and urged the implementation of more than 50 million yuan in fiscal investment for cultural relic protection.
Cross-regional cooperation to solve the "nine dragons governing the water".
Many cultural relic sites in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area in Northeast Chongqing are located at the junction of provinces, and have been trapped in protection difficulties due to unclear responsibilities. The Chongqing Procuratorate took the initiative to build a cross-regional procuratorial cooperation mechanism, so that the protection of cultural relics is no longer limited by administrative divisions.
The Daning River Ancient Plank Road (大宁河古栈道) was once an important salt road that has gone through thousands of years. It runs through the canyons and is built along the river, connecting many salt field sites in Northeast Chongqing and Southern Shaanxi. However, due to the lack of management and protection for many years, problems such as slope collapse, damaged railings, and encroachment by illegal structures have frequently occurred.
This year, the Wuxi County People's Procuratorate (巫溪县人民检察院) in Chongqing and the Zhenping County People's Procuratorate (镇坪县人民检察院) in Shaanxi Province jointly performed their duties, urging the local governments to carry out cross-regional surveys and launch a rescue protection project for the core section of the ancient plank road. Currently, the replacement of 1,160 rotten wooden components and the meticulous restoration of 900 square meters of historical road surface have been completed, and the thousand-year-old salt road has been reborn.
Continuously deepen procuratorial cooperation in the protection of revolutionary cultural relics, and jointly build a "one case, four investigations" linkage mechanism with Hubei, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. The Second Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Procuratorate issued a procuratorial recommendation to the Chengkou County Government (城口县政府) in Chongqing, promoting the deepening of cooperation with revolutionary old areas such as Xuanhan County (宣汉县) and Wanyuan City (万源市) in Sichuan Province, strengthening the protection of the former site of the 33rd Red Army Command and the battle sites, and helping to build the National Long March Cultural Park.
"Protecting and passing on red resources is never a matter of fighting alone, but requires multiple parties to work together." Bai Zhongjiang (白忠江), deputy director of the public interest litigation procuratorial department of the Chengkou County People's Procuratorate (城口县人民检察院), stroked the stone tablet of the site, "Our footprints are all over the county, just to ensure that every red resource is managed and protected."
What was once fragmented and "nine dragons governing the water" is now building a solid "one game" for cultural protection.
In November last year, the Second Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Procuratorate and the Yichang Municipal People's Procuratorate (宜昌市人民检察院) in Hubei Province held a joint meeting on cross-regional procuratorial cooperation in ecological and environmental protection in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Ten grassroots procuratorates in the two places signed the "Cross-Regional Cooperation Mechanism for Cultural Protection in the Yangtze River Three Gorges Reservoir Area", unifying judicial concepts, standards, and standards for the application of laws, and promoting the protection of cultural heritage in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area through the integrated performance of the "four major procuratorial functions", establishing mechanisms for clue transfer and feedback, investigation and evidence collection assistance, information interaction and sharing, joint meetings, and training and exchanges.
New mechanisms, new results.
"At the junction of Wanzhou District (万州区) in Chongqing and Lichuan City (利川市) in Hubei Province, there is a Guandi Temple (关庙) built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Not long after the joint meeting was held, the procuratorial organs in the two places discovered during the investigation that the building was in disrepair and was on the verge of collapse." Ye Lin (叶霖), a procurator assistant in the public interest litigation procuratorial department of the Wanzhou District People's Procuratorate, introduced that by making full use of the cooperation mechanism, the two parties immediately launched a collaborative case handling, "From on-site investigation to the issuance of procuratorial recommendations, from professional restoration to rectification acceptance, 'no one cares' has become 'both ends are grasping', and it only took one month to restore the Guandi Temple, which has been weathered for hundreds of years, to its original state."
Diversified linkage to form a joint force for protection.
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Shibaozhai (石宝寨) in Zhongxian County (忠县), built in the Ming Dynasty, is built on a huge rock rising from a solitary peak and is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Last year, in the "Yixin Weigong" (益心为公) volunteer WeChat group of the Zhongxian County People's Procuratorate, an important clue was reported: there are illegal structures within the scope of cultural relic protection in Shibaozhai!
After on-site investigation, the procurator found that the temporary tourist passage built during the cultural relic restoration process was not dismantled in time, which not only affected the overall appearance of the cultural relic, but also occupied the water level fluctuation zone and hindered flood discharge safety. The Zhongxian County Procuratorate then issued a procuratorial recommendation to the County Water Conservancy Bureau, and linked the County Culture and Tourism Development Committee and the Shibao Town Government to promote the construction unit to dismantle the temporary tourist passage and clean up the construction waste.
"Thanks to the 'clairvoyance' and 'ears' for 'tipping off'!" Zhang Jun (张骏), a procurator in the public interest litigation procuratorial department of the court, clicked on the WeChat group. Among the 104 volunteers, there are grassroots cadres, people's congress representatives, CPPCC members, community workers, and ordinary people. Everyone contributes their efforts.
The protection of cultural relics is not a "one-man show". The Chongqing Procuratorate has established a diversified linkage mechanism to form a joint force for protection with local resources, professional forces, and the general public.
"Procuratorate + Administration" to expand the work front. In the Tianshengcheng Ruins Park (天生城遗址公园) in Wanzhou District (万州区) and the Huanghuacheng Archaeological Site Park (皇华城考古遗址公园) in Zhongxian County (忠县), the procuratorial organs and local culture and tourism development committees, forestry bureaus, and other departments have jointly established "procurator offices", which not only realize routine supervision in the park, but also integrate legal publicity into the tour scene.
"Procuratorate + Experts" to provide professional support. Establish an expert think tank of archeology, cultural relic restoration, etc., and hire cultural relic experts as specially invited procurator assistants to make case handling more accurate and authoritative.
"Procuratorate + Volunteers" to extend the protection tentacles. Today, in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, the procuratorial organs in the jurisdiction have recruited thousands of grassroots volunteers who love local culture, promptly provide feedback on problem clues, and invite them to participate in listening to case handling, supervising follow-up, and gathering joint efforts.
Protection is not about "locking up" cultural relics. Ultimately, it is necessary to revitalize the thousand-year-old cultural context in the new era and allow the people to be nourished and immersed in the inheritance of the cultural context.
After the restoration of Dachang Ancient Town (大昌古镇), it introduced intangible cultural heritage displays, traditional handicraft experiences, etc., allowing tourists to feel the cultural charm while touching history, and also driving the income of surrounding farmers; the Chengxiang section of the Daning River Ancient Plank Road (大宁河古栈道) was officially opened to the public, and actively created a new model of cultural and tourism integration; digital empowerment has given wings to cultural relic protection...
The ancient Three Gorges is witnessing the coexistence of history and modernity, and the light of the rule of law illuminates the thousand-year-old cultural context.
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If you purchase counterfeit goods online and want to protect your rights, you may find that the merchant's address is false and the phone is out of service. When purchasing well-known brand products online, you are also very troubled by "ghost online stores." Not long ago, when market supervision departments investigated and dealt with 14 online stores suspected of infringing on the exclusive right to use the registered trademark of "Pang Donglai (胖东来)," they found that 10 of them were not operating at the publicized address, and 8 of them could not be found at all.
The "E-Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国电子商务法)" clarifies the information disclosure obligations of e-commerce operators and the verification obligations of platforms. The "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Online Transactions (网络交易监督管理办法)" specifies the information disclosure of online transactions, platform verification obligations, and assistance in investigations. "Ghost online stores" provide false information to evade supervision, violating relevant laws and regulations and operators' obligations.
The existence of "ghost online stores" is essentially a double trampling on market fairness and consumer trust. For consumers, after purchasing counterfeit and shoddy goods, they cannot claim returns or compensation because the operator is "invisible." They suffer economic losses and may face safety risks caused by product quality. The cost of protecting their rights is often higher than the actual loss. For legitimate operators, "ghost online stores" seize the market by virtue of the low-price advantage of infringing goods, destroy healthy market rules, and frustrate the innovation enthusiasm of honest business entities. For the online business environment, this kind of chaos dissolves consumer trust, increases the risk of market disorder, hinders the high-quality development of the e-commerce industry, and challenges the effectiveness of supervision and the fairness of market order.
The key to solving the governance problem of "ghost online stores" lies in verifying the identity of online stores through improving the system and preventing infringement and loss of contact from the source. Refine the platform's information verification responsibility and clarify the platform's substantive verification obligation for operator information; improve the cross-regional law enforcement cooperation mechanism to realize information sharing, case transfer, and mutual recognition of results; strengthen joint punishment for illegal dishonesty and substantially increase the cost of illegality; unblock channels for rights relief and clarify that the platform should provide key information such as the operator's real identity and address after receiving a rights protection application.
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) issued the "Regulations on E-commerce Platforms Assisting in the Investigation and Handling of Trademark Infringement Cases (Draft for Comment) (电子商务平台协助查处商标侵权案件规定（征求意见稿）)," which provides a precise response to the chaos of "ghost online stores," including clarifying the significant marking system. If the address information of the online store operator concerned is untrue and cannot be contacted, the market supervision department shall notify the e-commerce platform operator. The e-commerce platform operator shall prominently mark the top position of the store and product information concerned, and notify the online store operator concerned to truthfully provide relevant information and cooperate with the investigation of the market supervision department.
For illegal merchants, if the platform indicates in the top position of its store and product page that "after investigation by the market supervision department, the operator's address information is untrue," consumers will purchase cautiously, and its infringing profit model will be difficult to sustain. For e-commerce platforms, the responsibility is significantly increased, which will prompt them to invest more resources in merchant qualification review and daily supervision, and promote their transformation to "active governance."
Cyberspace is not a place outside the law. We expect the new regulations to be further refined on the basis of widely absorbing public opinion, and to purify the online business environment, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and make "ghost online stores" nowhere to hide by clarifying responsibilities, improving mechanisms, and strengthening punishments.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
Cheng (成某) and Gan (甘某) (both pseudonyms) had a dispute over a private loan. The Xiangxiang City People's Court (湘乡市人民法院) in Hunan Province (湖南省) made a judgment requiring Gan (甘某) to repay Cheng (成某) the principal of the loan, 856,000 yuan, and to pay the corresponding interest according to law.
However, the execution of this judgment was hindered by Gan's (甘某) complex personal and financial situation. When Cheng (成某) applied for compulsory execution, the court found that Gan's (甘某) personal property was commingled with the property of a company associated with him, requiring personal property liquidation first, and the execution process was deadlocked.
In 2023, the elderly Gan (甘某) suddenly died of illness. When the court confirmed Gan's (甘某) heirs, it found that he had divorced as early as 2011, and both of his parents had passed away, leaving only three daughters as legal heirs. However, all three daughters explicitly stated that they were giving up their inheritance rights. At this point, Gan's (甘某) estate was legally in a state of being neither inherited nor managed.
Given that his creditor's rights were hindered, Cheng (成某), as an interested party, filed a lawsuit with the Xiangxiang City People's Court (湘乡市人民法院), requesting that the Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county where Gan (甘某) lived before his death be appointed as the estate administrator, responsible for clearing the estate and paying off debts. The Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county believed that it would be more appropriate for the more grassroots township streets or the village committee where Gan (甘某) was located to assume this responsibility.
"Whether Gan's (甘某) estate administrator should be the county-level civil affairs department or the village committee according to law is the focus of the case." After hearing the case, the court held that in the case where Gan's (甘某) estate is neither inherited nor managed, it is necessary and urgent to appoint an estate administrator for him.
"According to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, if there is no heir or all heirs give up inheritance, the civil affairs department or village committee at the place where the deceased lived before his death shall serve as the estate administrator." The judge in charge of the case said that the applicant Cheng (成某) and Gan (甘某) have a creditor-debtor relationship and have the right to apply to the court for the appointment of an estate administrator as an interested party. The Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county, as the civil affairs department at the place where Gan (甘某) lived before his death, has a relatively good understanding of the family relationships and property status of citizens in its jurisdiction. Gan's (甘某) estate is mainly in the urban area and exists across streets, so it is more appropriate and authoritative for the Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county to serve as the estate administrator. Cheng's (成某) application to designate the Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county as Gan's (甘某) estate administrator complies with the law. Finally, the court made a judgment designating the Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) of a certain county as Gan's (甘某) estate administrator.
The judge reminded that, for creditors, once the court has appointed an estate administrator, they should take the initiative to declare their claims to the administrator and submit relevant proof of rights. Subsequently, the estate administrator will perform its duties in accordance with the law, by clearing the estate, confirming claims and debts, and dividing the estate, to prevent the property from falling into a disorderly state, and ultimately fairly and orderly paying off debts within the value of the estate, thereby protecting the legitimate rights and interests of creditors and the stability of social and economic relations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺林平
The machines roared, and the workers were busy. In the factory area of Baoli Sulfuric Acid Co., Ltd. (宝利硫酸有限责任公司) in Yunfu City (云浮市), Guangdong Province (广东省), the production lines were operating efficiently.
"It was the court that helped our company and also helped more than 200 of our families!" You Ligao (尤立高), chairman of the company's labor union, held the hand of Li Huozhao (李伙钊), presiding judge of the Third Civil Division of the Yunfu Intermediate People's Court (云浮市中级人民法院), his excitement overflowing.
Adjacent to the Xijiang "Golden Waterway" (西江“黄金水道”) on one side and close to the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) market on the other, Yunfu (云浮) has significant advantages in producing sulfur chemical products. In June 2008, Baoli Company (宝利公司) seized the market opportunity and invested more than 32 million yuan to establish Yunfu Yinli Chemical Co., Ltd. (云浮市银利化工有限公司) jointly with other natural person shareholders, and obtained the only sodium persulfate production license in Guangdong Province (广东省).
After tasting the sweetness for a period of time, with the changes in the market environment, Baoli (宝利) and Yinli (银利) companies experienced difficulties in operation and management. In addition, historical problems such as financial debts and external guarantees concentratedly broke out, eventually breaking the capital chain. The company once faced shutdown, and the wages of hundreds of employees were suspended, and social security was stopped.
In December 2021, a creditor, a certain company in Guangzhou (广州), applied to the Yunfu Intermediate Court (云浮中院) for bankruptcy reorganization of the two companies. After receiving the application, the court formed a collegial panel in accordance with the law and designated the same institution to serve as the bankruptcy administrator.
"Baoli (宝利) and Yinli (银利) companies have accumulated debts of nearly 580 million yuan, and there are still tens of millions of yuan in unpaid wages and taxes to be dealt with..." The severe situation of the companies made judges such as Li Huozhao (李伙钊) worried. "In particular, the sodium persulfate production license is about to expire. If the company's existing hard conditions fail to meet the standards, it will face the risk of not being able to renew it. This situation makes many potential investors flinch."
Without investors, bankruptcy reorganization cannot proceed smoothly. "Judge Li (李法官), I heard that the court has accepted the bankruptcy application of Baoli (宝利) and Yinli (银利) companies. Can we get our advance payment back?" At a loss, a routine request for payment from a certain chemical technology company, the largest distributor, gave the collegial panel a turning point.
Dig deep into the core value of the enterprise and find potential investors from the industrial chain. A rescue operation was quickly launched.
Relying on the linkage mechanism, the Yunfu Intermediate Court (云浮中院) and the Yun'an District Government (云安区政府) of Yunfu City (云浮市) established a special team to help raise funds and temporarily solve the difficulties of wages and electricity expenses for maintaining production. At the same time, they worked with relevant departments to guide enterprises to improve processes and equipment to extend production licenses; on the other hand, they actively encouraged and mobilized powerful distributors to "take over" investors and participate in bankruptcy reorganization.
"In fact, the current sodium persulfate market is good, the demand is large, and the price is also rising steadily. As long as production can continue, the core advantages of the two companies, especially Yinli Company (银利公司), can continue to be brought into play," Huang Wenqing (黄文青), director of the production department of Yinli Company (银利公司), said emotionally at the bankruptcy reorganization coordination symposium.
In the end, the person in charge of a certain chemical technology company decided to join forces with financial investors to take over, "Only by investing, acquiring, and strengthening can we revitalize this valuable industrial platform."
Under the guidance of the court, the bankruptcy reorganization of the two companies is steadily advancing. In March of this year, a certain chemical technology company paid all the investment as an industrial investor, and the company's employee claims and social security claims were all paid in place. "Paying wages on time allows us to see the company's future plans and development again. There is hope!" You Ligao's (尤立高) tone was full of longing.
Lin Xiaofeng (林晓峰), President of the Yunfu Intermediate Court (云浮中院), introduced that the transformation of old factories on the verge of bankruptcy into new enterprises with development potential is due to the innovation of the linkage mechanism, the integration of industrial chain resources, and the strategy of maximizing asset value, which demonstrates the important role of bankruptcy trials in serving the real economy and optimizing the business environment.
In the past three years, courts at all levels in Yunfu (云浮) have promoted the exit of 25 enterprises from the market through bankruptcy liquidation, and rescued 3 distressed enterprises through reorganization, and the construction of the enterprise bankruptcy system and the quality of public services have been significantly improved.
"We will improve relevant working mechanisms and further give play to the important role of bankruptcy trials in eliminating backward enterprises and rescuing distressed enterprises, so as to help high-quality economic development with high-quality justice!" Lin Xiaofeng (林晓峰) said.
By: 本报记者 张 璁
At the juncture where the sea meets the sky, a giant ship cuts through the waves.
Not long ago, the "Blue Dream Song" cruise ship successfully berthed at the Sanya Phoenix Island International Cruise Port (海南三亚凤凰岛国际邮轮港), marking the official opening of an international multi-point cruise route connecting mainland ports with ports such as Manila and Singapore. This represents a leap for Sanya Port (三亚港) from "transfer connection" to "direct voyage," and is a landmark achievement since the implementation of the *Several Provisions on the Management of Cruise Ships in the Hainan Free Trade Port* on January 1 this year, opening a new chapter for the development of the cruise industry in the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
Starting December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) officially launched full island customs closure operations.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is to make it an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era. We must adhere to this strategic goal unswervingly, fully implement the overall plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港), thoroughly implement the Hainan Free Trade Port Law (海南自由贸易港法), emancipate our minds, reform and innovate, and build a policy and institutional system compatible with a high-level free trade port in stages and steps."
Recently, the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会) deployed and launched the "Ten Actions of the People's Congress Focusing on Legal Governance to Safeguard the Customs Closure Operation of the Free Trade Port," to promote a more complete legal system, more effective legal supervision, a more optimized legal environment, and a more prominent role for representatives, so as to help the customs closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
"Promote reform with the rule of law, and safeguard the customs closure operation and high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) with high-quality legislation." The relevant person in charge of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会) said that focusing on the key links of customs closure operation and the key tasks of institutional integration and innovation, Hainan (海南) has comprehensively used the power to formulate Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) regulations, special economic zone regulations, and general local regulations in recent years to accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) legal system, strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, and formulated a number of nationally pioneering and leading regulations, giving full play to the "experimental field" role of exploring institutional opening-up and promoting in-depth reforms, and safeguarding the steady and long-term development of the Free Trade Port (自贸港).
Actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules to create a new highland for institutional opening-up.
In less than 3 months and at a cost of only about 10,000 yuan, a complex foreign-related commercial dispute was resolved in Hainan (海南) in a "one-stop" manner. Earlier this year, the first foreign-related ad hoc arbitration case in the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) was successfully adjudicated and enforced, initially demonstrating the professionalism and international recognition of "Hainan Arbitration (海南仲裁)".
Initially, both parties to the contract agreed to arbitrate in a well-known overseas arbitration institution, but later found that if arbitration was conducted as agreed, not only would the cost in terms of fees and time be unbearable, but also the pre-arbitration property preservation of the case would be handled in the Hainan court, and the foreign arbitration award would still need to be applied to the Hainan court for recognition and enforcement, which would be a long and complex process. At this time, the ad hoc arbitration system, which had just been implemented in Hainan (海南), gave both parties a more attractive new option.
On July 1, 2024, the *Several Provisions on the Development of International Commercial Arbitration in the Hainan Free Trade Port* officially came into effect, which connects with international arbitration rules and takes the lead in establishing an ad hoc arbitration system in the form of Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) regulations, creating a "preferred place" for international commercial dispute resolution.
"Different from traditional institutional arbitration, ad hoc arbitration allows the parties to independently agree on arbitrators, trial procedures and rules, especially to meet the individual needs of cross-border commercial entities." The relevant person in charge of the Hainan Arbitration Association (海南省仲裁协会) said that compared with other international arbitration locations, Hainan (海南) has unique competitiveness in terms of concentrated policy support, significant location advantages, and precise service adaptation.
To build a free trade port with Chinese characteristics that has world influence, it is necessary to actively integrate into the global economic system, which requires that the legislation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) must have an international perspective and forward-looking vision.
"We closely focus on the urgent needs of customs closure operation, and actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules such as the *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership* and the *Digital Economy Partnership Agreement* in the legislation on foreign investment, intellectual property protection, fair competition, enterprise bankruptcy procedures, international ships, state-owned assets, digital economy, commercial mediation, and international commercial arbitration, actively explore the establishment of more internationally competitive rules, create a new highland for institutional opening-up, and enhance the international recognition and attractiveness of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港)." The relevant person in charge of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会法工委) said.
Dun & Bradstreet, a foreign-funded enterprise, has a globally renowned corporate information database, and now it has deployed its overseas corporate data processing business to Hainan (海南).
After the promulgation of the *Hainan Free Trade Port Digital Economy Promotion Regulations* and the *Hainan Free Trade Port International Data Center Development Regulations*, Wu Guangyu (吴广宇), President of Dun & Bradstreet China (邓白氏中国区), felt that business operations were more convenient and the support was greater. "As a data-driven foreign-funded enterprise, we hope to build a data highland in the Free Trade Port (自贸港), gather global data with Hainan (海南) as the center, and form a global digital economy ecosystem," said Wu Guangyu (吴广宇).
With the improvement of rules on digital economy development and cross-border data flow through legislation, the international data industry of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is taking shape, and new business forms such as game overseas expansion and "data processing with imported data" are developing rapidly: Chengmai County (澄迈县) has created a full-chain service system for "game overseas expansion," gathering more than 2,000 game companies, launching an online public service platform for game overseas expansion, and accumulating more than 7 million registered overseas users; Haikou Longhua Animation Industrial Park (海口龙华动漫产业园) has formed an industrial cluster of "artificial intelligence production content + digital processing + overseas expansion," with nearly 30 animation companies carrying out cross-border business; Lingshui Li Autonomous County (陵水黎族自治县) Overseas Students Town has become a digital cultural and creative industry cluster area, attracting more than 40 film and television industry chain companies to settle in...
According to statistics, 40 of the 55 Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) regulations that have been formulated contain foreign-related clauses. For example, the *Hainan Free Trade Port Foreign Investment Regulations*, which was passed in July this year, proposes detailed measures for the first opening up of fields such as medical care, education, and securities, and benchmarks the *Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents*, taking the lead in implementing a system that exempts eligible foreign investors' qualification or identity certificates and other materials from notarization, authentication, or additional certification.
"It took only one day to complete the process and obtain a business license. This is a speed that we could not have imagined before coming to Hainan (海南)." The person in charge of Element Investment (Hainan) Co., Ltd. (元素投资（海南）有限公司), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, said that the continuously optimized international business environment in Hainan (海南) has greatly reduced the institutional transaction costs for enterprises. "We made the right choice by choosing Hainan (海南)."
Legislation leads institutional integration and innovation, and the rule of law safeguards bold exploration and bold experimentation.
In June last year, a drug called "Lecanemab" was put into use nationwide, and major hospitals across the country subsequently launched it.
As a drug for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, what many people don't know is that in the country's only "medical special zone" - the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (博鳌乐城国际医疗旅游先行区) in the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) (hereinafter referred to as "Lecheng Pilot Zone (乐城先行区)"), the Hainan Hospital of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine had previously taken the lead in using the drug in China thanks to the Lecheng Pilot Zone's (乐城先行区) special drug and device policy, accumulating valuable experience for clinical treatment.
Not long ago, relying on the "first trial first" policy advantages of the Lecheng Pilot Zone (乐城先行区), the first real-world research result in the field of Lecanemab treatment for early-stage Alzheimer's disease in China was released, further filling the gap between "international clinical trial data" and "clinical practice evidence of the Chinese population."
Reform must be based on law. Hainan (海南) has successively formulated three Free Trade Port (自贸港) regulations: the *Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Regulations*, the *Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Medical Drug and Device Management Regulations*, and the *Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Biomedical New Technology Promotion Regulations*, which make guiding and promoting provisions for the industrial development of the Lecheng Pilot Zone (乐城先行区), and create the country's first integrated supervision and service of medical and health services and "drugs and devices," supporting the implementation of the "special policies" granted by the state to the Lecheng Pilot Zone (乐城先行区) for biomedical new technologies.
"Experiment with systems, explore new paths, and promote regulations from 'paper' to 'ground'." The relevant person in charge of the Lecheng Pilot Zone Administration (乐城先行区管理局) introduced that, as of now, the Lecheng Pilot Zone (乐城先行区) has introduced more than 530 international innovative drugs and devices in 40 clinical disciplines, basically achieving synchronization of drugs and devices with international advanced levels, and has benefited more than 200,000 patients. Among them, 50 kinds of rare disease treatment drugs have been introduced using the special drug and device policy, filling 14 domestic gaps.
Legislation leads institutional integration and innovation, and the legal foundation for customs closure operation and high-quality development is continuously consolidated.
"We focus on building a 'first-line opening, second-line control, island-wide freedom' system framework, give play to the creation and modification functions of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) regulation-making power, boldly explore and boldly experiment, and form a number of institutional achievements with the Free Trade Port's (自贸港) identification and influence." The relevant person in charge of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会法工委) said that all the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) regulations that have been formulated have creation clauses, of which 22 regulations involve modifying the relevant provisions of 59 laws and administrative regulations.
Since Hainan (海南) formulated the Intellectual Property Protection Regulations, it has significantly promoted the quantitative and qualitative improvement and application and transformation of intellectual property.
"Five of our company's invention patents were accelerated and approved through the pre-examination channel of the Sanya Intellectual Property Protection Center (三亚市知识产权保护中心), and the authorization was obtained in as little as 41 days." Xu Dian (徐点), chief technology engineer of the R&D Department of Hainan Hongxin Coconut Research and Development Co., Ltd. (海南红芯椰子研究开发有限公司), said that the relevant technologies have been applied to various projects of the company, and one of them has also been selected into the *Sustainable Development Technology List (2025) for Countries along the "Belt and Road"* .
As one of the first private enterprises to settle in Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City (三亚市崖州湾科技城), the company has obtained considerable income through these 5 patents, of which the annual sales of red core coconuts and coconut seedlings are expected to reach 1.6 million yuan. Now, the company has more overseas orders from the Middle East, and is expected to export in batches in two years.
"To implement the requirements of the regulations on establishing an intellectual property protection center, we have established two national-level intellectual property protection centers in Haikou (海口) and Sanya (三亚) around Hainan's (海南) advantageous and characteristic industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, marine technology, and modern agriculture." The relevant person in charge of the Hainan Provincial Intellectual Property Office (海南省知识产权局) introduced that the protection center has cumulatively accepted more than 4,400 patent pre-examination cases, and the average invention patent examination cycle has been accelerated by more than 80%.
Lead industrial innovation with institutional innovation. From formulating several regulations on promoting the development of the seed industry to formulating minimalist approval regulations, Hainan (海南) has led the implementation of various development measures through a series of regulations, providing innovative solutions to solve problems and open up paths, and has also become a vivid annotation of Hainan's (海南) institutional integration and innovation.
"Small incision," "small and quick," tailor-made precise solutions for reform and innovation.
In May this year, Zhang Jingzhe (张璟哲), a student at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Glasgow College Hainan (电子科技大学格拉斯哥海南学院), and his teammates Wen Yiru (文一如) and Liu Yanlie (刘炎烈), won the special prize in the highly anticipated American College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition. What is unexpected is that the team that won this honor was actually a "dark horse" team whose members were all freshmen and had only completed their first university semester when participating in the competition.
When talking about this award, the team members unanimously attributed part of their achievements to the school's unique educational environment. "The college's good learning competition atmosphere and the advocacy of design thinking have subtly influenced us." The members of this "dark horse" team believe that it is this kind of environment that makes them dare to carry out interdisciplinary innovative thinking.
Studying abroad without having to travel far across the ocean. The Hainan Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone (海南陵水黎安国际教育创新试验区), where the school is located, has now signed contracts with 26 well-known Chinese and foreign universities to settle in, and behind this, a "small incision" legislation has made great contributions.
"Adhere to the precise and effective content of legislation, do not stick to forms and styles, and work hard on being pragmatic, effective, and easy to implement. Write as many articles as there are." The relevant person in charge of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会法工委) said that when formulating the Lingshui Li'an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone Regulations (陵水黎安国际教育创新试验区条例), the legislation did not divide chapters and sections, but prescribed the right medicine, focusing on innovating new models for international talent cultivation, and adopted educational innovation measures such as introducing schools and sharing schools.
In Hainan (海南), "small incision" legislation provides tailor-made precise solutions for reform and innovation through "one law for one matter."
The *Several Provisions on Facilitating Drug Import* has only 8 articles, which promotes more convenient filing and customs clearance for drugs declared for import in the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), and further shortens the time for drug import;
The *Several Provisions on Dishonest Punishment for Duty-Free Shopping* has only 10 articles, which clarifies the identification standards and punishment measures for seriously dishonest subjects in duty-free shopping, and prevents and cracks down on smuggling activities such as "buying on behalf of others";
The *Regulations on Anti-Consumer Fraud* has only 20 articles, which focuses on classifying and setting penalties for 14 typical consumer fraud behaviors such as short weighing and forced buying and selling, and promotes the improvement of the consumer environment...
"We focus on specific problems that are strongly reflected by business entities and the people, institutional and mechanism obstacles that restrict high-quality development, regulatory gaps in emerging fields, and the lack of rules in specific application scenarios, and accurately select legislative projects." The relevant person in charge of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会法工委) said that, especially for innovative measures that have been proven effective and have the conditions for promotion in the customs closure operation stress test, a rapid legislative response mechanism is established, the drafting, demonstration, and deliberation processes are optimized, the legislative cycle is compressed, and they are solidified into laws and regulations in a timely manner through "small incision" and "small and quick" methods.
"Opening up" also requires "good management." Hainan (海南) is constantly innovating legislative working mechanisms and legislative forms, and while promoting the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment through legislation, it is also building a solid institutional "firewall" to ensure the steady and long-term development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
Starting from December 18, the *Several Provisions on Customs Clearance Credit Management of the "Second-Line Ports" of the Hainan Free Trade Port* officially came into effect. Speaking of this legislation, it originated from a comprehensive "physical examination" of the effectiveness of a previous regulation - the post-legislative evaluation carried out by the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会).
After the customs closure operation, how should legislation respond to new situations and new problems? Regarding the previously formulated *Several Provisions on Dishonest Punishment for Duty-Free Shopping*, which only targets the field of duty-free shopping and the punishment measures cannot cover the transportation and logistics fields in the customs clearance of "second-line ports," the post-legislative evaluation suggests strengthening the credit management legislation of "second-line ports" based on the implementation of the customs closure operation, and exploring more comprehensive supporting policies.
"Carrying out post-legislative evaluation work is an effective way to test the timeliness, systematicness, and pertinence of laws and regulations, and it is also an inevitable requirement for improving the quality of legislation." The relevant person in charge of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress (海南省人大常委会) said that it will adhere to the problem-oriented approach, ask the people for effectiveness, continuously improve the evaluation principles, evaluation standards, evaluation procedures, and evaluation methods, and continuously promote the normalization, long-term effectiveness, and institutionalization of post-legislative evaluation work, so as to provide a strong legal guarantee for the customs closure operation of the Free Trade Port (自贸港).
Return to TopThe "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests continuing to deepen the battle against pollution and optimize ecosystems. How can we better practice the "Two Mountains" theory, follow the path of ecological priority and green development, and allow green mountains and clear waters to benefit the people and future generations? Our reporter interviewed four National People's Congress (NPC) deputies.
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Liu Rui (刘锐), NPC Deputy and Director of the Institute of Ecological Environment, Zhejiang Tsinghua Institute of Yangtze River Delta Research:
Break Down the Barriers of Fragmented Water Environment Governance
To deepen water environment governance, it is necessary to continuously promote the battle against pollution and do a good job in the systematic renewal and long-term operation and maintenance of rainwater and sewage pipe networks. Strictly implement the principle of "treating rainwater and sewage together, systematic diagnosis, gradual progress, and focusing on key measures," comprehensively investigate all types of problems in drainage pipe networks, clarify the responsible entities, refine management and protection standards, improve the assessment system, and form a closed-loop management of the entire process of "planning-transformation-operation and maintenance-guarantee."
Water environment and water ecological protection need to break down the barriers of fragmented governance, further improve the basin management system and mechanism, strengthen upstream and downstream linkage, integrated water and bank management, and departmental collaboration, and build a unified and efficient information sharing platform to provide solid support for precise supervision and collaborative governance. Deepen the integrated intelligent management of "(sewage treatment) plant - (sewage pipe) network - (sewage pump) station - river," reduce sewage overflow during rainfall through digital scheduling, improve sewage collection and treatment efficiency, and promote the deep integration of pipe network quality improvement and efficiency enhancement with river ecological protection.
Basic research is an important guarantee for the precise governance of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Focusing on core issues such as rainwater and sewage pipe network optimization and water ecological protection, comprehensively understand the current situation, innovate diagnostic technologies and governance methods, and establish a sound scientific and standardized evaluation indicator system and technical standards to consolidate the foundation for the rational allocation of governance resources and the steady improvement of governance effectiveness.
(Interview organized by Dou Hao (窦皓), reporter of this newspaper)
Wang Qiong (王琼), NPC Deputy and Senior Technician of Water Quality Inspection at Zongguan Water Plant of Wuhan Holding Company, Wuhan City Investment Group, Hubei Province:
Shift from "Scale Control" to "Quality and Efficiency"
Ecological and environmental protection is both a livelihood project and a development project. It requires coordinated governance, sound systems, and adaptation to local conditions to win the "three major battles" of blue sky, clear water, and clean soil, and build a solid ecological security barrier.
Deepen collaborative governance and unblock "multi-dimensional" channels. It is recommended to establish a unified collaborative evaluation system that links pollutant emission reduction in key industries with carbon emission reduction benefits, and provide overlapping financial and tax preferential support for collaborative governance projects. In terms of multi-pollutant control, promote a "collaborative control list" and promote integrated monitoring technologies in atmospheric and water pollution control to open up cross-media pollution control chains. In terms of regional collaboration, establish a cross-regional ecological compensation mechanism to promote joint prevention and control between upstream and downstream areas. Expand the pilot program for cross-regional emission trading to achieve cost-sharing and benefit-sharing.
Consolidate the institutional foundation and activate the core function of "discharge permits." Build an intelligent supervision system, upgrade the national discharge permit supervision platform, integrate technologies such as satellite remote sensing and online monitoring, and implement differentiated law enforcement of "double random + credit supervision." Improve the full-chain linkage mechanism of "environmental assessment-permit-law enforcement-supervision" to achieve seamless connection between approval and supervision and dynamically adjust permit requirements.
Adhere to adapting to local conditions and promote feasible experiences. Draw on the practical results of local "carbon-pollution linkage" law enforcement and intelligent supervision platforms, and summarize replicable collaborative governance models. Respect the differences in regional pollution characteristics, avoid 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach), and promote ecological governance from "scale control" to "quality and efficiency," so that institutional rigidity and governance flexibility are organically combined.
(Interview organized by Fan Haotian (范昊天), reporter of this newspaper)
Su Ronghuan (苏荣欢), NPC Deputy, Teacher at Guangdong Polytechnic College, and Technical Consultant of Foshan Zhihui Lantian Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.:
Promote Comprehensive Solid Waste Governance
The implementation of comprehensive solid waste governance actions should establish rules (including technical guidelines and energy consistency) standards to reduce regional differences. At present, there are large differences in the norms and standards for solid waste treatment and disposal in different regions, resulting in significant cost differences for industries in different regions. This leads to difficulties for waste-producing enterprises and third-party operating units when transferring operations across regions, and also brings difficulties to supervision work. It is recommended to clarify the treatment process, technical indicators, and quality requirements of various solid wastes, so that enterprises have rules to follow and supervision has a basis to rely on.
Resource recycling is a key link in comprehensive solid waste governance. We should actively promote the transformation of solid waste from "waste" to "resources." Just as building an efficient logistics system can promote commodity circulation, we must open up channels for the resource utilization of solid waste. Encourage enterprises to explore innovative treatment technologies to improve the recycling rate of solid waste. At the same time, strengthen collaboration between different industries to achieve efficient flow and "turn waste into treasure" in the industrial chain, creating greater economic and environmental benefits.
The problem of low-price and disorderly competition in the industry cannot be ignored. Some companies, in pursuit of short-term interests, undertake business at low prices, but cut corners in the process of treating solid waste, which not only affects the treatment effect but also damages the ecology of the entire industry. We should strengthen supervision and law enforcement, increase penalties for violating companies, and establish strict industry access and exit mechanisms to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the industry.
(Interview organized by Li Zong (李纵), reporter of this newspaper)
Mao Xianglin (毛相林), NPC Deputy and Party Branch Secretary of Xiazhuang Village, Zhuxian Township, Wushan County, Chongqing:
Improve the Diversified Ecological Compensation Mechanism
Xiazhuang Village (下庄村), where I am located, is located in the hinterland of the Qinba Mountains (秦巴山区). The ecological environment has continued to improve, and the wild animal population has recovered. Scenes of macaques jumping on branches and wild boars digging potatoes have gradually become the norm, but the damage to crops has also intensified. It is recommended to improve the diversified ecological compensation mechanism, balance the interests of "ecological protectors" and "ecological beneficiaries," and allow those who protect the green mountains to get more benefits.
Establish a special ecological compensation fund to focus on supporting prevention, control, and compensation work in poverty-stricken areas. The source of the fund can integrate existing ecological transfer payment funds and introduce social capital donation channels. For example, for species that cause serious damage, such as macaques and wild boars, the fund should bear more than 50% of the compensation funds, and local governments should provide matching funds proportionally to solve the dilemma of "no money for compensation" in poverty-stricken counties. At the same time, promote isolation and protection facilities and intelligent monitoring technologies to reduce the probability of damage.
Explore a combined compensation model of "financial compensation + industrial co-construction" to stimulate endogenous motivation. On the one hand, establish a cross-regional industrial feedback mechanism, in which beneficiary areas export cultural tourism, clean energy, and other projects to ecological protection areas. For example, when Xiazhuang Village (下庄村) developed citrus sightseeing gardens, it introduced deep-processing enterprises to extend the industrial chain. On the other hand, broaden market-oriented compensation paths, encourage carbon-emitting companies to purchase carbon sink indicators in protected areas, and use the proceeds to compensate affected farmers.
(Interview organized by Liu Xinwu (刘新吾), reporter of this newspaper)
By: 本报记者 袁新文 王 瑨 王 珏
On December 22nd, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) will welcome the 18th anniversary of its Public Open Day Arts Festival. With approximately 1,400 performances each year, 119 "National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) productions" launched, over 7 billion online performance views, and the initiation of the World Theatre Alliance composed of 41 art institutions from 26 countries... a series of numbers demonstrating the guiding principles of "People-oriented, Artistic, and International."
The National Centre for the Performing Arts' (国家大剧院) beneficial exploration over the past 18 years is a vivid microcosm of China's (中国) tremendous achievements in cultural construction. What kind of thinking has been precipitated in this process? What kind of observations have been made? What experiences have been accumulated? Regarding these hot issues, our reporter recently interviewed Wang Ning (王宁), President of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院).
"I hope that everyone who walks into the theater can feel the warmth of art and enjoy the nourishment of beauty."
Reporter: Some say that the theater is the spiritual castle of a city. What is your ideal theater like?
Wang Ning (王宁): To measure the level of development of a theater, one must ultimately look at the comprehensive cultural functions it plays. An excellent theater is a venue, an art classroom, and a cultural salon, with each function being wonderful. "Art + Technology" expands the boundaries of expression, "Art + Cultural Heritage" activates historical memories, and "Art + Tourism" extends the cultural experience—the theater should constantly explore the possibilities of cross-border integration and continuously innovate service forms.
I hope that everyone who walks into the theater can feel the warmth of art and enjoy the nourishment of beauty, allowing culture to integrate into daily life and allowing the theater to nurture the social and cultural ecology.
Reporter: Indeed, we also understand that the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) starts "all-day service" for the audience from the morning.
Wang Ning (王宁): Many primary, middle, and high school students have come to the theater to participate in art performances such as "Artistic Fragrant Grass" and "Spring Bloom and Autumn Fruit," and many families have come to experience art popularization activities such as "Weekend Concerts." Here, there are many ways to "open" culture.
I remember at last year's Public Open Day Arts Festival, an audience member held my hand and said, thanking the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) for providing such rich and colorful performances and activities for the people. The audience's heartfelt love and desire for culture and art made me very excited and moved.
Reporter: A theater is a window into cultural development. What is the cultural psychology of today's Chinese (中国) audience?
Wang Ning (王宁): In recent years, I have heard many international friends praise the Chinese (中国) art atmosphere—they lamented that "the future of world high art must be in China (中国)" and "I like performing in China (中国) the most," sincerely admiring that Chinese (中国) audiences have such a good understanding of art.
Today's Chinese (中国) audience both deeply loves outstanding Chinese (中国) traditional culture and sincerely embraces world art classics, standing in China (中国) to see the world with a more open, confident, and inclusive attitude.
Reporter: How does the theater plan various performances and activities to explore the multiple possibilities and multiple scenarios of "one center, three locations"?
Wang Ning (王宁): "One center, three locations" can achieve differentiated presentation of the same repertoire in different spaces, and can also achieve segmented communication of different repertoires.
For the same repertoire, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) headquarters and the Beijing Art Center (北京艺术中心) can respectively undertake the premiere and revival performances, and the Taihu Stage Art Center (台湖舞美艺术中心) can simultaneously carry out stage art design exhibitions, open days for the production process, or immersive behind-the-scenes experience activities. For different repertoires, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) headquarters focuses on "comprehensiveness," bringing together the essence of world culture; the Beijing Art Center (北京艺术中心) focuses on "modernity," capturing current trends; and the Taihu Stage Art Center (台湖舞美艺术中心) focuses on "professionalism," revealing the behind-the-scenes secrets.
"Recognizing the quality, appeal, and impact of art, not celebrities or traffic"
Reporter: In your opinion, what new changes have taken place in the aesthetic preferences and cultural consumption habits of today's audience?
Wang Ning (王宁): In the past, audiences were accustomed to "watching whatever was performed"; now, they have advanced from paying attention to "who is performing and what is being performed" to "I want to see the most appealing artistic masterpieces."
In various performances at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) last year, the proportion of audiences aged 45 and under in many operas, dance dramas, and dramas reached 75%. Among symphony audiences, the proportion of those born in the 1990s and 2000s continues to grow, and appreciating classical music is gradually becoming a cultural consumption habit of the younger generation. The viewing ecology is more vibrant, and young audiences are increasingly becoming the main group.
Reporter: With changes in cultural needs and accelerated technological updates, the market appeal of "National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) productions" has not diminished. The recently staged original drama "Jinzhongdu (金中都)" by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) is hard to get tickets for. How to maintain a strong attraction to the audience?
Wang Ning (王宁): The audience's demand for high-quality products remains unchanged. "National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) productions" recognize the quality, appeal, and impact of art, not celebrities or traffic.
On the one hand, we focus on "inheritance." Major dramas in the "Historical Figures Series" such as the dramas "Lin Zexu (林则徐)" and "Deng Shichang (邓世昌)," the Peking Opera "Yan Zhenqing (颜真卿)," and the dance drama "Xian Xinghai (冼星海)," as well as the "Capital Construction Trilogy" with "Jinzhongdu (金中都)" as the opening work, are all living water flowing from the historical context.
On the other hand, we focus on "the present." What kind of creation can reflect the vigorous atmosphere of Chinese-style (中国式) modernization development? We have recently been thinking about whether we can use "backpackers" as an entry point: Why can China (中国) attract so many "backpackers" from all over the world? How do they understand today's China (中国)? ... For example, subway construction themes. A subway line embodies people's yearning for a city and can inspire people's beautiful imagination of national development. These are all stories that happen to the audience every day, which are interesting and even more meaningful when written into plays.
Reporter: The theater also transforms many world classics into "National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) versions."
Wang Ning (王宁): Yes. Especially in the field of opera, we have challenged and systematically produced Wagner's monumental "Ring" series in recent years, launching "Das Rheingold (莱茵的黄金)" and "Die Walküre (女武神)." Without first-class strength, it is difficult to complete.
Reporter: The strong support behind good works is the ability of self-hematopoiesis and sustainable development. What experience does the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) have in building a talent team?
Wang Ning (王宁): We have established the "three groups and two teams" model of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Orchestra, Chorus, Opera Actors Team, and Drama Actors Team. Through high-intensity daily rehearsals and a large number of stage performances, we have formed a high degree of artistic understanding and execution efficiency.
Chinese (中国) and foreign art masters allow our young artists to grow on the shoulders of giants. A professional production team cultivated simultaneously can now independently complete the entire process of repertoire production. This marks that "National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) production" has realized a complete closed loop from "bringing in" to "taking root." Recently, we also jointly established the "Contemporary Ballet Troupe" with the Beijing Dance Academy (北京舞蹈学院).
Reporter: Good wine is also afraid of deep alleys. How does the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) let high art "fly into the homes of ordinary people"? How can the "traffic" of online performances be truly transformed into the "retention" of offline theaters?
Wang Ning (王宁): From the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) stage art films to the online performances that have persisted for 5 years, to the stage art "second scene" launched this year, the exploration has never stopped. I have a motto: I would rather fail in the new than succeed in the old. "Innovation" has become the gene of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院), and in the continuous pursuit of excellence, we dare to seek new changes.
Many colleagues at home and abroad have discussed with me whether online performances will affect offline box office? I think online performances will promote offline box office. We have observed that online performances attract many people who have never walked into the theater. They learn about art and fall in love with art through online performances, thereby approaching art.
To turn "traffic" into "retention," we must rely on high-quality content as a solid support, re-create it for the viewing habits and aesthetic preferences of online audiences, comprehensively improve the theater's operation and service capabilities, and strengthen the sense of ritual, immersion, and social attributes of the scene.
"Establishing an irreplaceable 'Chinese (中国) coordinate' in the world stage art map"
Reporter: As a national cultural platform, how does the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) play the role of a cultural exchange ambassador and continuously enhance the influence of Chinese (中华) culture?
Wang Ning (王宁): In August this year, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Orchestra's European tour concluded successfully, with an average attendance rate of 95% for 5 concerts. What impressed me deeply was that after the orchestra performed at the Edinburgh International Festival (爱丁堡国际艺术节) and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (汉堡易北爱乐音乐厅), the entire audience stood up, applauding and cheering for several minutes! Conductor Chung Myung-whun (郑明勋), who has conducted many top orchestras, said: "The performance of the actors will infect the world audience, and I am proud of them."
While actively promoting the "sailing overseas" of outstanding Chinese (中华) works, we also allow the world to understand China (中国) more deeply through "bringing in." Most of the world's well-known artists and art groups have left unforgettable moments at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院). During rehearsals at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院), German cellist Jan Vogler (扬·沃格勒) was performing Suzhou Pingtan (苏州评弹) in the concert hall. Jan Vogler (扬·沃格勒) was very excited after watching the performance, and after returning to his country, he told his friends about the Chinese (中国) culture he saw and felt.
Reporter: How is the international influence of the World Theatre Alliance initiated by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院)?
Wang Ning (王宁): Within the framework of the World Theatre Alliance, we regularly hold the World Theatre Beijing Forum (世界剧院北京论坛), the World Symphony Orchestra Beijing Forum (世界交响乐北京论坛), and the Taihu Stage Art International Forum (台湖舞美国际论坛).
The 2025 World Symphony Orchestra Beijing Forum (世界交响乐北京论坛) has just closed, and the number of guests has reached a record high. The United Arab Emirates National Symphony Orchestra (阿联酋国家管弦乐团) chose to come to Beijing (北京) and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) for its first international event. This shows that in today's world, where profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating, art, as an important link in civilization exchanges, is being recognized and valued by more and more countries and regions.
Reporter: For theaters, how can they continuously expand their influence?
Wang Ning (王宁): The most important thing for cultural institutions is to plan creativity. Only through continuous innovation can art develop. In this regard, attracting the attention of the world can truly expand the influence of the theater.
Reporter: Where do you think the opportunities for the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) as a "Chinese (中国) stage" lie?
Wang Ning (王宁): Running a theater and doing culture is an important cause and a long-term project. The National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) will adhere to Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese (中国) characteristics for a new era as a guide, fully implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党的二十届四中全会精神), and earnestly shoulder the new cultural mission of the new era.
In the future, we will strive to stimulate innovation and creativity with high-quality masterpieces, establish an irreplaceable "Chinese (中国) coordinate" in the world stage art map, expand brand radiation with "one center, three locations," and rely on the World Theatre Alliance platform to deepen joint production, talent co-cultivation, technology sharing, and tour cooperation with world performing arts institutions, so that the "Chinese (中国) stage" will be infinitely beautiful.
Return to TopBy: 黄 晖
The TV series "Wind and Tide" has been released and met with the audience. Many people may have wondered, as I once did: During World War II, the Japanese invaders did not send troops to Macau (澳门). How could there be a war of resistance in a place where no battles were fought?
After consulting a large amount of information, I realized my ignorance of Macau's history.
What shocked me first was a specific number: 16608. This was the number of people who starved to death on the streets of Macau after the Japanese invaders first imposed a military blockade on Macau in early 1942, leading to a great famine. This is just the number of corpses collected by various charitable organizations and buried in mass graves. The true number of people who starved to death is unknown. At that time, Macau had an area of only 13 square kilometers.
If I had lived there at that time, what kind of hell on earth would I have witnessed every day! And the surrounding areas of this hell on earth had all fallen under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, with only this isolated island surrounded by the Japanese army on land, sea, and air.
Why didn't the Japanese invaders directly occupy Macau, but rather spent more money on a long-term siege and blockade? I realized that the answer must be the key to unlocking the true meaning and unique value of Macau's war of resistance.
There is no clear answer to this question in historical materials. The only explanation in the past was the "Brazilian Japanese saying." Japan has hundreds of thousands of overseas Chinese who have immigrated to Brazil, and Brazil was originally a Portuguese colony. Japan may have been worried that occupying Macau would lead to the expulsion of Japanese overseas Chinese in Brazil. This statement is obviously untenable. Brazil became independent in 1822, and Portugal was no longer its suzerain state. What's more, in early 1942, the Japanese army also sent troops to occupy Portuguese colony East Timor.
The answer can only be found in the vast amount of historical materials, which are all fragments: newspapers, documents, account books, prices, and even lottery numbers in each issue... They are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and the books alone are stacked more than half a person high. After sorting out the main actions of the Japanese army against Macau one by one, the context suddenly became clear: forcing the Macanese-Portuguese government to sign a series of secret agreements to comprehensively control Macau's foreign trade, shipping, customs, and anti-smuggling rights; listing harsh "permission lists" to lock down the types of goods allowed to be traded in the Macau market... All of this, the Japanese invaders were focused on one goal: to comprehensively control Macau's finance and trade.
Combined with the actions of our country in the historical materials, the underground Communist Party members represented by Ke Lin (柯麟) and Ke Zheng (柯正), the patriotic Chinese businessmen in Macau such as He Xian (何贤) and Ma Wanqi (马万祺), as well as the Communist guerrillas in Zhongshan (中山), Guangdong (广东), and the Jianghu people on the Lingdingyang (伶仃洋)... They worked together to solve a series of major crises for Macau, such as food supply, Hong Kong dollar defense, issuance of Macau currency, and opening up underground material transportation lines.
The answer is clear: Macau's war of resistance was an "economic war" waged by the enemy and ourselves around the competition for finance and strategic materials. It may not have the gunfire of the front-line battlefield, but behind the numbers in those account books and abacuses, and behind the smiling faces at the commercial negotiation table, there was the same thrilling life-and-death contest, which was related to the fight between the war forces of both sides.
It was on this island surrounded by enemies on all sides that the Chinese compatriots, who accounted for 96% of Macau's total population, created a miracle of victory in the face of an enemy that was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than themselves. In one financial war and material war after another, the Japanese invaders were defeated, until Macau's financial and material trade almost completely served the anti-fascist war. What courage and wisdom is this? How much sweat, hardship, and even life did the people of Macau pay?
Regarding the supply of materials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, a term familiar to the public today is the "Hump Route" - the United States sent planes to fly over the Himalayas to transport strategic materials to China. The most famous transportation line is it. But how many people know that the total amount of materials transported by the Hump Route is actually less than 1/10 of the total amount of strategic materials transported by patriotic Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong and Macau for China and the Allied forces! And all of this depends on the heroic ancestors in "Wind and Tide" who risked their lives and used small boats countless times to complete the task of crossing the heavy blockade of the Japanese invaders on the Lingdingyang (伶仃洋) at night. It is these heroes, and all the patriotic Chinese compatriots who love Macau, who have made this irreplaceable great contribution to China and even the world's anti-fascist war!
After figuring out this main line and understanding the unique significance of Macau's war of resistance without gunpowder smoke, what remains is full of respect, and I will do my best to write it down and compose this ode to the ancestors and Macau in "Wind and Tide" that should not be forgotten.
I believe that the audience who have watched this drama will, like me at the beginning, clear away the fog and re-recognize Macau - it is a city of heroes.
(The author is the chief screenwriter of the TV series "Wind and Tide")
By: 许 蕊 王 欣
At the beginning of 2025, entering the Anjiang Agricultural School (安江农校) on the bank of the Yuan River (沅水河), time seemed to slow down. Sunlight filtered through the dense old camphor trees, casting dappled shadows on the bluestone road. The teaching building with red window lattices was covered with traces of time—this is where Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) dream began 72 years ago.
To commemorate the 95th anniversary of Yuan Lao's (袁老) birth, the documentary "A Seed Changes the World" was created to tell the legendary story of how he started his research on hybrid rice in Huaihua (怀化), Hunan (湖南), and changed the landscape of grain production with a single seed.
During the immersive research in Anjiang (安江), the main creative team received enthusiastic and simple responses whenever they mentioned "Yuan Longping (袁隆平)." Those vivid memories integrated into the fields, streets, and alleys contained his blood connection with this land. In the archives, the densely packed data on rice seed growth remained clear even after decades. By the fields, people recalled him riding his old bicycle back and forth between the dormitory and the experimental fields. At that moment, we suddenly understood that so-called "greatness" is hidden in the perseverance of "bending down to search day after day," in the dedication of "planting both feet in the soil," and in the determination of "trying again after countless failures." The original intention of creating "A Seed Changes the World" began to become clear—what we want to pursue is not only the miracle of a seed changing the world, but also, through real stories, real details, and real emotions, to allow Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) spirit of in-depth research rooted in the earth, his spirit of innovation breaking through the soil, and his spirit of silent dedication to break through the boundaries of the lens and grow into a more far-reaching influence.
When the main creative team looked through Yuan Lao's (袁老) biographies, work notes, and letters, the "symbolic image" of the scientist became tangible and perceptible. We decided to use Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) own narrative fragments as the most precious "real anchor point" of the documentary. When telling the story of Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) initial arrival at Anjiang Agricultural School (安江农校), the film quoted the following memory: "What was particularly attractive was the Yuan River (沅江) flowing beside the school, because it was a good place to swim." The simple words dispelled the sense of distance from the "scientist" and allowed the audience to see a young man who loved life and was casual and洒脱. "The rice is ripe, Mom, I'm here to see you"... A letter Yuan Longping (袁隆平) wrote to his mother when he was 80 years old added layers and weight to the real emotion. These self-narrations allow the audience to see the world through the eyes of a scientist, and to understand perseverance through his inner voice. "May everyone in the world have enough to eat" has changed from a vow to a simple wish that everyone can empathize with.
Could we use the camera to complete a dialogue with Yuan Longping (袁隆平) across time and space? We tried to add a third perspective of searching, using four searchers with different identities to connect the current different groups' memories and spiritual inheritance of Yuan Longping (袁隆平). As Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) work assistant for 25 years, Xin Yeyun's (辛业芸) search carried the warmth of "exploring the original intention"—she discovered records of "Yuan Longping (袁隆平) reading through the textbook before preparing lessons" in the archives of Anjiang Agricultural School (安江农校), and restored his teaching philosophy of "moving the classroom into the fields" in student interviews. Hybrid rice researcher Shao Ye's (韶也) search focused on "scientific research inheritance." He touched the manuscript of "Male Infertility of Rice" and walked along Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) experimental field in those years. Science writer Shi Jun's (史军) search was aimed at young people, using the power of "science enlightenment" to answer children's questions about "how to become a scientist like Grandpa Yuan (袁爷爷)." Nigerian international student Nick's (尼克) search crossed national borders. He witnessed the harvest of hybrid rice in Africa, visited the planting site of seawater rice, and made the "dream of hybrid rice covering the globe" a common pursuit of mankind... The constantly expanding breadth has grown an influence that penetrates circles, allowing the spirit of "rooting in the earth like a seed" to benefit more people.
Due to the lack of image data to support Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) early scientific research experience, scene reproduction is an indispensable form to restore the key life nodes of the character. We chose Anjiang Agricultural School (安江农校), the real historical site, as the main reproduction scene. In April 2025, Anjiang Agricultural School (安江农校) welcomed the crew with a garden full of spring colors, just like it welcomed Yuan Longping (袁隆平) 72 years ago. Based on verifiable historical materials such as literature, oral accounts, objects, and pictures, the crew carefully restored scene after scene: the teaching and research office, the laboratory, the dormitory, the classroom... Every detail was strictly checked by experts in literature and history, agricultural experts, and those who had personally experienced it, striving to be as close to the truth as possible and present a touchable and empathetic historical scene.
Yuan Longping (袁隆平) often said that people are like seeds, and they should be good seeds. After the program was broadcast, the "seed spirit" also sparked heated discussions among netizens. There was a comment in the comment section: "This documentary uses a seemingly insignificant seed to reveal to us the magnificent journey of how a person uses a lifetime of perseverance to change the world. This is not just a documentary about Academician Yuan Longping (袁隆平) and hybrid rice, but also about struggle, dreams, and national sentiments."
And this is precisely the original intention of our creation of this documentary—to use "truth" as the soil, cultivate a good seed, sow it into the hearts of the audience, and transform the determination to take root downwards, the resilience to grow upwards, and the belief in facing the sun into the power for more people to move forward.
(The authors are the producer and chief director of "A Seed Changes the World," respectively)
Return to TopBy: 邱芸庭
When I learned that I had won the "Wenhua Performance Award," I was touring with the National Ballet of China (中央芭蕾舞团) (hereinafter referred to as "NBC") in El Salvador, Central America. Receiving the good news across the ocean was a double dose of warmth and emotion.
At every performance, I hold the same attitude: to present the best state to the audience. Unlike inheriting the troupe's classic repertoire, *The Dream of the Red Chamber* had no previous versions to learn from or imitate, requiring us to communicate and ponder with the choreographers bit by bit. In the early stages of creation, I watched many film and stage works on related themes, and also read many articles interpreting *The Dream of the Red Chamber*, treating "Daiyu" as a weak and melancholic figure. The choreographer told me that "Lin Daiyu" could also be different, not just one state. These words immediately awakened me and broke my stereotypical impression of the character—she could have the sunshine and liveliness of "Reading the Western Chamber," and also the struggle and determination of "Burning the Manuscript and Breaking Love." The character suddenly became three-dimensional.
I love the "Burning the Manuscript" section the most. "Daiyu" sees her beloved "Baoyu" and "Baochai" holding a wedding, but she is about to reach the end of her life. The choreographer creatively presents two scenes, one of sorrow and one of joy, on the stage at the same time, forming a strong impact. Every time I dance here, I really feel a strong resonance between my heart and "Daiyu," and my whole heart is open! That kind of heart-wrenching emotion that is rarely experienced in life is fully released on the stage.
From *The Red Detachment of Women* to *The Dream of the Red Chamber*, NBC has always been exploring the road of combining ballet art with Chinese culture. The heroic appearance of the "Women's Army" integrates the movements and techniques of Chinese dance and opera. *The Dream of the Red Chamber*, on the other hand, is based on the dance vocabulary of ballet and integrates the charm and posture of the East. During the creation and rehearsal period, I often went home and pondered "Daiyu's" posture little by little in front of the mirror. A bow, a look back, a turn, were practiced repeatedly, so that the image of this character could be established little by little, so that the audience could see at a glance: this is "Lin Daiyu"!
I know that winning the "Wenhua Performance Award" is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants. Once, President Feng Ying (冯英) guided the new young actors in the troupe to rehearse, and she said to me: "You looked just like this when you first joined the troupe, all ignorant." Entering NBC in 2013, looking back now, I am the lucky one who has come all the way from ignorance. After joining the troupe, one teacher and senior taught me by example, which not only improved my professional skills day by day, but also taught me the spirit of NBC.
I remember when I was performing *La Bayadère* in Shanghai, facing difficult techniques, I couldn't help but think about the key points of the movements in my mind while dancing. President Zhu Yan (朱妍) told me: "When you have polished your skills enough in rehearsal, you should forget these on stage, focus on the characters and the music, and the simpler you think, the better you can perform." Her words inspired me. From that day on, it seems that I really no longer have those concerns and burdens, and I can better enter the state of the characters.
In the first half of this year, I experienced the most serious injury of my career. While doing rehabilitation training, the troupe also arranged new tasks for me, such as live broadcast hosting, allowing me to gain new space for development outside of dance, and these will also become a kind of nourishment, and will eventually be integrated into the dance presentation.
For me, ballet art means the endless artistic pursuit from toe to top. Looking up to the predecessors, I still need too much experience. The trophy is glory, but also a heavy responsibility and spur. In the future, I will not only improve my profession, but also work hard with the young people of the troupe, just like the predecessors led me forward, so that the future of Chinese ballet will be better and better!
(The author is the principal dancer of the National Ballet of China (中央芭蕾舞团))
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