Summary: A CCP Politburo meeting, presided over by Xi Jinping, reviewed the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Supervisory Commission's (NSC) work in 2025 and planned for 2026. The CCDI and NSC were lauded for their efforts in upholding Party discipline and combating corruption in 2025, including completing inspections of provinces and strengthening political oversight. For 2026, the meeting emphasized adherence to Xi Jinping Thought to ensure economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The meeting stressed deepening political supervision, improving Party conduct, fighting corruption, and continuing the standardization of disciplinary inspection. The 20th CCDI's fifth plenary session was scheduled for January 12-14.
Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to build a unified national market during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and beyond, aiming to foster high-quality development and international competitiveness. These efforts include cracking down on unfair competition, such as in the electric vehicle industry, and breaking down regional protectionism through inter-provincial collaborations and shared economic benefits. The article also highlights the promotion of domestic and international trade integration, encouraging companies to meet the same standards for products sold both within China and abroad, including in the United States. China's 22 free trade zones are aligning with international standards, promoting further openness. The "15th Five-Year Plan" and the Central Economic Work Conference will continue to focus on construction of the national unified market.
Summary: Shanxi Province is focusing on energy transformation, industrial upgrades, and diversified development, following Xi Jinping's instructions from July 2025, when he inspected the province and stressed the importance of building a comprehensive reform pilot zone for resource-based economies. The province has invested approximately 5 billion yuan in research and development, achieving technological breakthroughs in coal mining equipment and clean coal utilization, aiming for a "greener" energy structure with increased wind and solar power. Shanxi has also built 369 intelligent coal mines and 75 green mining pilot coal mines, with advanced coal production capacity accounting for 84%. Shanxi is also developing emerging industries like green electricity, and saw significant export growth in "new three" industries (新能源汽车、锂电池、光伏产品), as well as in photovoltaic and wind power equipment. Tang Dengjie, Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, stated that the province will continue to deepen the energy revolution and develop new productive forces, striving for new progress in transforming the resource-based economy.
Summary: According to the article, effective Party governance creates a strong leadership core, purifies the environment for development, and stimulates a powerful force for action. This involves creating a clean political environment, preventing corruption, and ensuring officials focus on serving the people and businesses. The article emphasizes that when the Party's construction is strong, the country will be strong, and that cadres should be encouraged to take responsibility and actively contribute to development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China significantly enhanced its informatization application level, increasing internet penetration from 70.4% to 79.7% and raising the digital economy's core industry value to 10.4% of GDP, solidifying its position as the world's second-largest digital economy. Key technological breakthroughs were made in areas like integrated circuits and AI, with over 700 generative AI models registered and advancements in 6G technology. China also strengthened its network infrastructure, expanding mobile IoT users and IPv6 active users substantially. The development of digital villages has also accelerated, narrowing the urban-rural internet penetration gap.
Summary: The first unit of the Tiantai pumped-storage hydropower station in Zhejiang Province, with a capacity of 425,000 kilowatts, has been connected to the grid. This is currently the largest single-unit capacity pumped storage unit in China. With a total installed capacity of 1.7 million kilowatts, the Tiantai station is expected to support new energy consumption and grid stability. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's pumped storage industry has developed rapidly, with the total installed capacity of pumped storage power stations exceeding 62 million kilowatts, ranking first in the world for nine consecutive years. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development reports that 25,800 urban "old communities" began renovation projects in the first 11 months of 2023, exceeding the annual target of 25,000. Twenty-two provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have already fulfilled their annual renovation plans. A ministry official stated that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, renovation of old urban communities, villages, and dilapidated housing will continue to address residents' urgent concerns and eliminate safety hazards. The focus will be on constructing "good houses" through high standards, design, materials, construction, and maintenance, upgrading the industrial chain and meeting diverse housing needs. The announcement does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article focuses on China's relationship with other countries, framing it as a mutually beneficial and illuminating partnership. It highlights the idea of China and other nations achieving shared success. Additionally, the article features a special year-end section with five individuals recounting their experiences during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. The specific content of these stories and the countries involved are not detailed in the provided information.
Summary: Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), delivered a report on "new quality productive forces" (新质生产力) at a seminar held in Beijing. Zheng highlighted the achievements made during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and emphasized the importance of Xi Jinping's thought on developing these forces for high-quality development. He stressed the need to leverage strategic advantages in institutional mechanisms, innovation ecosystems, and industrial systems during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Zheng called for strengthening basic research and key technology breakthroughs, better integrating domestic and international markets, and promoting high-level opening up. The report, which was hosted by a leading official from the Ministry of Education, made no explicit mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to an interview with Minister of Transport Liu Wei, China will focus on integrated development, safety improvements, digital upgrades, and green transformation in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period to improve the comprehensive transportation system. The plan emphasizes cross-regional coordination, integrated transport modes, and deep integration across fields to support domestic and international circulation. Technological innovation, including AI applications and core technology breakthroughs, will drive high-quality development in the transportation sector. The plan also aims to improve connectivity in underdeveloped areas and promote common prosperity. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: China will implement the 2025 version of the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment" on February 1, 2026, to attract greater foreign investment, particularly in advanced manufacturing, modern services, high technology, and environmental protection, as well as in the central and western regions and the Northeast. The new catalogue expands the scope of encouraged industries, adding 205 items and modifying 303 compared to the 2022 version. The National Development and Reform Commission will focus on implementation and improving the business environment for foreign investors. China is aiming to enhance foreign investment by facilitating major projects and addressing investor concerns, and is working to improve U.S.-China relations by providing a better environment for U.S. companies. The country will also hold investment cooperation events.
Summary: According to Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) Zhang Yuzhuo, central enterprises (CEs) have maintained stable and positive economic performance through initiatives focused on efficiency and value creation. CEs have enhanced their role in national innovation, achieving advancements in areas like nuclear fusion and quantum communication. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, CEs saw significant growth in assets and R&D investment, alongside advancements in emerging industries. Furthermore, CEs are actively fostering new quality productive forces through technological innovation and digital transformation, including AI application, while also pursuing green development through projects like carbon capture and renewable energy initiatives. The SASAC has also been reorganizing and optimizing the layout of CEs by strategic restructuring and establishing new central enterprises.
Summary: According to data released by the State Taxation Administration, China's digital economy continues to experience rapid growth. In the first 11 months of the year, sales revenue of core digital economy industries increased by 10% year-on-year, outpacing the overall national growth rate. Specifically, intelligent manufacturing sectors like smart equipment and electronic component manufacturing saw significant revenue increases of 28.2% and 10.9% respectively. Digital technology application industries, including AI large models, big data, and IoT, also grew by 14.3%, with internet-related and IT services seeing increases of 16.1% and 15.2%.
Summary: Agricultural technicians in Hefei's Baohe District are inspecting the growth of cluster tomatoes in a digitized planting factory. The digitized factory in Dawei Town uses integrated water and fertilizer control systems for scientific planting. This extends the tomato harvesting period to 7-8 months. The article makes no mention of Chinese officials, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Shanxi province is focused on energy transformation, industrial upgrades, and diversified development, following Xi Jinping's instructions during his visits in 2022 and 2025. The province has invested approximately 5 billion yuan in R&D, resulting in technological breakthroughs in coal mining and the development of new energy technologies. Shanxi is also expanding its renewable energy capacity and developing related industries like photovoltaics and wind power equipment. The province has established green electricity industrial parks to promote the use of clean energy in manufacturing and other sectors. According to Tang Dengjie, Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, the province aims to promote high-quality development, and resolutely, and orderly advance transformation development, in order to develop new quality productive forces.
Summary: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has grown to 111 members, focusing on multilateralism and sustainable development by funding infrastructure projects and promoting regional cooperation. AIIB President Jin Liqun stated the bank will continue to strengthen global cooperation and promote future-oriented infrastructure. Experts note the AIIB's role in South-South cooperation and addressing global challenges like climate change, and that the AIIB helps elevate the voice of developing countries in international finance. China supports the AIIB's development and its role as a multilateral platform.
Summary: The article emphasizes the global importance of stable U.S.-China relations, stating that cooperation leads to global stability while confrontation causes concern. It highlights that U.S.-China economic interactions significantly impact the world economy and require responsible choices from both nations to promote global peace and development. Xi Jinping expressed hopes that the U.S. and China can jointly address issues and benefit both countries and the world, echoing similar sentiments from President Trump regarding the potential for cooperation. The piece calls for both countries to act responsibly, expand cooperation, and promote stability, particularly in the context of China's commitment to further opening up its economy. It suggests that narratives framing the relationship as purely competitive or adversarial are inaccurate and detrimental.
Summary: China's attractiveness to foreign investment remains strong, with foreign direct investment (FDI) growing significantly, especially in high-tech sectors like e-commerce, medical equipment, and aerospace. Foreign companies view China as a crucial "global fitness center" where success is necessary to excel globally, and see neglecting the Chinese market as a strategic failure. Foreign companies are ramping up investment in emerging sectors, like AI, new energy, biomedicine, and green transition. China's open innovation ecosystem, comprehensive industrial system, and diverse application scenarios are key factors attracting foreign investment, with multinational corporations increasing R&D spending in the country.
Summary: The ninth China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, convened in Islamabad, focusing on strengthening media cooperation to promote the "2.0 upgrade" of CPEC. Pakistani Information Minister Ataullah Tarar emphasized the role of media in promoting CPEC's success and its positive impact on infrastructure and job creation, particularly as it enters its "2.0 upgrade" phase focusing on attracting private capital. Minister of State for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Shazia Marri stated that CPEC 2.0 will bring new impetus to China-Pakistan relations. Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong encouraged media to highlight the achievements of CPEC and promote the ironclad friendship between the two countries.
Summary: Tibet Party Secretary Wang Junzheng led a delegation to Malaysia and Sri Lanka, meeting with leaders including Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Zahid. Wang promoted the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenum and pledged to implement the consensus between Xi Jinping and the two countries' leaders. He also offered to share development opportunities during China's 15th Five-Year Plan and deepen cooperation between Tibet and both nations. Counterparts lauded China's achievements and expressed a desire to align development strategies and strengthen party ties.
Summary: Erenhot Port, China's largest land port to Mongolia, has experienced steady growth in passenger and freight traffic this year. By December 22nd, the Erenhot immigration inspection station processed 2.753 million entries and exits, and 741,000 vehicles, representing increases of 8.8% and 12.1% respectively compared to the same period last year, setting a new historical record. The report includes a photograph of a China-Europe freight train entering China via the Erenhot railway port. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A joint operation between Chinese, Myanmar, and Thai law enforcement resulted in the repatriation of 952 Chinese nationals suspected of telecom fraud from the Myawaddy region of Myanmar. This action is part of ongoing efforts coordinated through a ministerial-level mechanism established earlier this year to combat telecom fraud. Authorities in Myanmar dismantled gambling and fraud compounds in Myawaddy and other areas as part of the operation. Since the beginning of the year, over 7,600 Chinese suspects have been repatriated from the same region. A representative from the Ministry of Public Security stated that China will work with more countries to combat telecom fraud, which is a global issue.
Summary: A Chinese-built (中铁二十三局) modernized railway project in Georgia fully opened on December 24th, connecting Zestaponi and Khashuri. As a key component of the trans-Caspian international transport corridor, the 43.9 km line aims to boost trade and development in Georgia. The project will increase efficiency of transport from Tbilisi to Black Sea ports and double annual freight capacity. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Here are summaries of the four articles, as requested: **Article 1 (加强审查监督工作 强化审查纠错功能):** Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, reported on the review of normative documents in 2025, noting that over 2,300 regulations and judicial interpretations were submitted for review, with over 6,700 suggestions received from citizens and organizations. The commission identified and addressed issues of constitutionality, legality, and appropriateness in some regulations, including discriminatory treatment in local regulations. The commission is also pushing to revise the existing regulations on property management. For 2026, the commission will continue to strengthen the review and oversight of regulations. **Article 2 (审计整改取得扎实成效):** Auditor General Hou Kai reported on the rectification of issues found in the 2024 central budget execution audit, stating that 98% of issues requiring immediate rectification have been addressed. A total of 1.04 trillion RMB has been rectified. The rectification includes the formulation and improvement of over 1090 regulations and more than 3420 people have been punished. The State Audit Office will continue to strengthen follow-up supervision. **Article 3 (城乡要素流动更加顺畅):** The State Council reported on the establishment and improvement of mechanisms for integrated urban-rural development, noting increased urbanization and a narrowing income gap between urban and rural residents. Restrictions on urban residency have been eased for smaller cities, and basic public services have expanded in coverage. Reforms in rural land management are underway, and investments in agriculture and rural areas have steadily increased. **Article 4 (科技成果转化实现量质齐升):** The State Council reported on the promotion of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, noting a significant increase in technology contract turnover since 2020. Reforms have been implemented to address difficulties faced by universities and research institutes in transferring scientific and technological achievements. The report also highlighted the need for increased high-quality scientific and technological output and improved financial support for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of dialectically distinguishing between issues that are fundamentally connected ("one thing") and those that are superficially similar but distinct ("two things") for effective governance and development in China. It cautions against simplistic approaches ("one-size-fits-all") and highlights the need for tailored policies that consider local contexts. Examples are given of how seemingly disparate elements can be integrated for synergistic effects, such as linking tourism across villages or assigning economic value to ecological resources. The piece argues that officials must avoid formalism and bureaucracy by understanding the nuances of local conditions and applying differentiated strategies while staying aligned with overarching strategic goals. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The People's Publishing House has released the "Study Reader on Building a Sports Superpower," compiled by the General Administration of Sport of China. The book aims to comprehensively implement Xi Jinping's important discourses on sports and the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments on accelerating the construction of a sports superpower and systematically expounds on the important significance, historical context, rich connotation, and goals and tasks of promoting the construction of a sports superpower. It summarizes the theoretical understanding and practical development of China's promotion of the construction of a sports superpower in recent years, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The book serves as a guide for cadres and society to study and understand the strategic deployment and promote related work. The book reiterates the goal set by the Party Central Committee, with Xi Jinping at its core, of building a sports superpower by 2035.
Summary: The Longchang-Luzhou-Xuyong railway, a key component of the western land-sea freight corridor, commenced full operations on December 25th. Spanning approximately 138 kilometers, the railway connects Longchang to Xuyong, serving as a convenient route between the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and northern Guizhou, Nanning, and the Beibu Gulf. This new line facilitates trade and economic integration within the region.
Summary: Following the Tai Po fire, the Hong Kong SAR government initiated a "one family, one social worker" program to support affected residents. Social workers like Xie Zicheng are providing comprehensive assistance to families, including housing, medical care, and financial aid applications. The government has mobilized over 1980 social workers who have contacted families, and public servants to form support teams, offering services to over 4900 residents. A relief fund of HK$41 million has been established to help residents rebuild their homes, and over 51,000 items donated to a tech platform have been distributed. One resident, Mrs. Liang, expressed gratitude for the support, reflecting the positive impact of the government's efforts.
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Summary: The article discusses a new model of regional collaboration exemplified by Shanghai's Songjiang district redirecting investment to Lu'an, Anhui, to foster mutual economic growth. This model focuses on shared benefits through innovative mechanisms like "statistical sharing and fiscal revenue sharing" for companies recommended by Songjiang. The article emphasizes that regional collaboration should prioritize expanding the overall economic pie rather than merely dividing existing resources, advocating for specialized development based on comparative advantages, citing the examples of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It argues that such coordination, driven by a broader perspective, is essential for enhancing overall regional competitiveness and high-quality development, noting that Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of both regional division and collaboration for promoting development. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of standardizing and utilizing rural place names in China to boost local economies and improve governance. It highlights the "Village Renown Action" (乡村著名行动) initiative, which aims to accurately map and digitize rural place names, making them accessible for navigation, logistics, and e-commerce. The article emphasizes the integration of place names with agricultural products and cultural tourism to increase revenue and promote rural revitalization. It also underscores the role of place names in preserving local culture and fostering a sense of community. The piece is written from the perspective of a journalist from the People's Daily Chongqing branch.
Summary: An elementary school teacher in Anhui province told her third-grade class that a classmate who passed away due to illness had transferred schools, organizing a lesson on "farewell" where students wrote letters of blessing to him. The article praises the teacher's approach as a way to protect the children's emotional well-being and foster compassion, arguing that education should encompass emotional guidance and care, not just academic achievement. It calls for educators to prioritize students' emotional development and mental health, advocating for a more holistic approach to education that emphasizes empathy and understanding. The piece criticizes a purely "meritocratic" education system that neglects students' emotional needs, arguing that education should help children build resilient and compassionate inner worlds. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During China's 14th Five-Year Plan, the marine economy has continued to expand. In the first three quarters of this year, emerging marine industries are accelerating, with significant growth in areas like marine engineering equipment orders and marine drug R&D. This development is characterized by technology intensity, integrated drivers, and cluster development. The article advocates for further cultivation of emerging marine industries to strengthen China's maritime power. The article makes no reference to U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first article discusses the rise of small, community-based "cultural living rooms" in China, which aim to complement larger cultural institutions and better serve the public's cultural needs. The article emphasizes the importance of these spaces being responsive to the evolving needs of the community through innovative means such as university partnerships and citizen participation. The second article critiques the use of live animals in claw machines in some shopping malls, arguing that this practice is harmful to the animals, promotes a disregard for life, and should be regulated by authorities.
Summary: China's agricultural exports are increasing in both quantity and quality, reaching nearly 600 billion yuan in the first 10 months of this year, with exports to 223 countries and regions. Upgrading production processes to meet international standards, like those in Singapore, helps Chinese agricultural products gain competitiveness and market access. Efficient customs clearance and logistics mechanisms are also improving, demonstrated by new inspection models and transportation routes. This growth in exports is not seen as conflicting with food security, but rather as complementary, as it optimizes resource allocation and increases farmer incomes. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: In 2025, Xi Jinping attended the opening of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Latin America Forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit, events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the Global Women's Summit. He also undertook trips to Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, and South Korea. Xi emphasized safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while advocating for a fairer global governance system and a community with a shared future. He positioned China as a force for peace, stability, and progress, highlighting its commitment to peaceful development. He also described China as a safe investment destination and emphasized its relationship with South Korea, noting they had overcome their ideological differences.
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Summary: In 2025, Xi Jinping attended events such as the opening of the 4th Ministerial Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit, and the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Xi also made four foreign trips to Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, and South Korea. He stressed adherence to true multilateralism and opposition to unilateralism and bullying, as well as upholding regional peace and development. Xi emphasized China's commitment to peaceful development and its role as a force for stability and progress. Speaking on relations with individual nations, Xi discussed the importance of China-South Korea relations and the need to overcome differences.
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Summary: A Central Conference on comprehensive law-based governance was held in Beijing in November 2025, conveying Xi Jinping's instructions on the rule of law, which summarized achievements since the 18th National Congress and outlined future tasks. The "Selected Works of Xi Jinping on the Rule of Law (Volume I)," published before the conference, compiles 69 articles reflecting Xi's legal thought and its significance for socialist modernization. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of adapting law to the current era, absorbing new experiences, and solidifying new achievements while adhering to the principles of the constitution. The conference highlighted the need to coordinate domestic and international legal frameworks and promote global governance through international law, but the article does not mention any direct or indirect reference to the United States.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of integrating education, technology, and talent development as fundamental pillars for China's modernization, highlighting Xi Jinping's directives on these interconnected areas. It states that this integrated approach is vital for achieving high-quality development, technological self-reliance, and seizing opportunities in the new technological revolution. The piece underscores the need for strategic planning, policy coordination, and resource allocation to support this integration, particularly in cultivating talent in STEM fields and strategic sectors. The article also calls for reforms in evaluation and incentive mechanisms to foster innovation and attract global talent, while promoting collaboration between academia, research institutions, and enterprises. Mentions that China's comprehensive national innovation capability ranked 10th in 2024, a rise from 14th in 2020.
Summary: An article published in China discusses the ongoing anti-corruption efforts of the CCP. It highlights Xi Jinping's commitment to eradicating corruption within the party, emphasizing a zero-tolerance approach. The article claims that the anti-corruption campaign has improved the party's overall effectiveness and societal morale, however, the CCP must continue to be vigilant and steadfast in its efforts to fully eliminate corruption.
Summary: This article emphasizes the need for Chinese megacities to build resilience against increasingly complex disaster risks. It advocates for using digital technologies to create dynamic risk prevention systems, improving urban infrastructure, and establishing comprehensive risk management systems. The article argues for a shift from reactive to proactive risk management, focusing on pre-emptive measures and coordinated responses using data sharing and system integration. It highlights the importance of urban renewal projects and upgrading infrastructure to strengthen disaster preparedness. The article further suggests that fostering new consumption patterns and balanced regional development can boost urban economic resilience.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of constructing a "digital twin" water management system in China, driven by advanced technologies, to address increasing water security risks. This system aims to digitally map and simulate all elements of water management, including rivers, water networks, and engineering projects, enabling better planning, management, and risk mitigation. The author calls for the creation of an integrated monitoring system encompassing "sky, space, ground, water, and engineering" to gather comprehensive data, which will feed into high-fidelity mathematical models. The goal is to achieve accurate simulation and prediction capabilities for improved water resource management and security. There is no specific mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: The provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi have begun construction of a grid interconnection project in Ruijin, Jiangxi, involving the creation of Jiangxi's first flexible DC back-to-back converter station. The 4.138 billion RMB project aims to improve regional energy resource allocation and renewable energy development by creating a high-speed channel for grid interconnection. Upon completion in 2027, the project will facilitate cross-provincial adjustments to promote clean energy utilization and mitigate weather-related power disruptions in both provinces. The project will involve the construction of a 3 million kilowatt flexible DC back-to-back converter station in Ruijin, and two new 500 kV AC lines totaling 170 kilometers.
Summary: Since 2018, the state-owned Poly Group has run the "Spark Program" (星火班), a vocational training initiative targeting impoverished families in provinces such as Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, and Yunnan. The program offers tuition-free training, a monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement with Poly Property, addressing both labor shortages for the company and unemployment in poor areas. As of October 2025, the program has trained and placed 661 individuals. The article emphasizes the program's evolution from providing basic aid to fostering long-term career development. It also highlights the positive impact on the trainees' economic situations and overall family well-being.
Summary: Jiangsu Province's Intellectual Property Office is implementing a "Knowledge Property to Assist Industry and Strengthen the Chain" initiative, focusing on connecting high-level talent with major innovation entities in key industries. The initiative targets Jiangsu's "1650" industry system and "51010" strategic emerging industry clusters, providing customized services, patent analysis reports, and training to improve intellectual property management and application. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between technological output, intellectual property, and industrial application, fostering a positive cycle of research, patents, and industry. By addressing specific needs through surveys and visits, the program facilitates patent reviews, cultivates high-value patents, and enhances overall patent quality.
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Summary: An official from Nanhu County, Yunnan Province, discussed efforts to reduce the burden of paperwork and meetings on local officials. The county is implementing measures to streamline policy implementation, such as issuing a single task list instead of requiring separate implementation plans from lower levels of government. This allows local officials to focus on addressing the needs of the people and developing the local economy, rather than being consumed by bureaucratic tasks. The new inspection method also reduces the amount of unnecessary material.
Summary: The article discusses the burden of excessive paperwork on local officials in China, particularly at the end of the year, which detracts from their ability to implement policies effectively. It advocates for reducing unnecessary documentation and focusing instead on tangible outcomes and public satisfaction as key performance indicators. Nanhua County's efforts to streamline evaluations and prioritize practical results are highlighted as a positive example. By reducing bureaucratic burdens and empowering local cadres, the article argues for allowing them to dedicate more time and energy to development and practical assistance for the people. The article does not make reference to the United States.
Summary: China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the Ministry of Finance jointly announced an increase in benefits and living allowances for some veterans and entitled individuals, effective August 1, 2025. The directive emphasizes the timely and full disbursement of these funds. This increase coincides with the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The statement underscores the importance the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core places on veterans' affairs. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The city of Sanhe in Hebei Province faced criticism after mandating uniform sign colors for businesses, leading to complaints about lost individuality and financial burdens. In response, the Langfang city government formed a special team to rectify the situation, including issuing apologies and compensation. Sanhe authorities reversed the policy, allowing businesses to choose their sign colors and rescinded the problematic urban management guidelines. The city adopted a more flexible approach to law enforcement, emphasizing communication and leniency, which has contributed to a rise in new business registrations. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned.
Summary: The city of Hebi in Henan Province has resolved property ownership certificate issues for 43,000 households across 115 residential projects, achieving a 91.3% resolution rate. The city adopted a "one policy per building" approach, establishing special working groups and employing measures such as government-backed funding for inspections and separating certificate issuance from tax collection. The local discipline inspection commission provided oversight throughout the process. The aim was to address historical issues hindering residents from obtaining property rights, which previously impacted housing transactions, asset mortgages, household registration and children's enrollment in schools.
Summary: Leshan, Sichuan is leveraging the Minjiang River to enhance its position as a regional transportation and logistics hub within the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. The city is upgrading the Leshan Port to become the "Tianfu Port" of the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone, with projects underway to improve navigation and increase the capacity for larger ships. These projects include the construction of several hydropower and navigation枢纽, and ecological initiatives. Leshan aims to integrate its waterway with other transportation modes to create a comprehensive system, connecting Chengdu and Chongqing, while also boosting tourism along the river. By improving connectivity and logistics, Leshan seeks to facilitate economic growth and regional integration.
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Summary: Guizhou Power Grid Co. is implementing a "1433" framework, guided by Party leadership, to achieve "world-class enterprise" status by 2025, focusing on strategic alignment and resource coordination. The company is collaborating with Guangdong Power Grid Co. to improve grid management and digital transformation. They are also promoting the "Duyun Model" for grassroots digital transformation, and innovating "cross-team joint construction mechanisms" to improve power outage response times. These efforts have resulted in improved operational efficiency, technological advancements, and enhanced customer service, contributing to Guizhou's modernization. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article is a collection of five reports interviewing local officials and workers on the achievements of the 14th Five-Year Plan in different areas. These areas are ecological protection, cultural heritage preservation, rural revitalization through digitalization, reducing burdens on community-level governance, and urban renewal. The interviewees highlight improvements in their respective fields, such as wetland restoration, increased cultural awareness, increased rural incomes through e-commerce, streamlined local governance, and improved living conditions in renovated urban areas. These achievements are presented as examples of China's progress towards modernization and improved quality of life for its citizens. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article. All of the interviewees highlight a sense of optimism for the future and the 15th Five-Year Plan.
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Summary: Fisherman Zhan Dafeng, now an "island chief" in Hainan's Sansha city, is dedicated to protecting Xisha Zhou, a once barren island in the Xisha Islands that he and other fishermen helped transform into a green oasis. Zhan Dafeng and others initially faced challenges in transporting trees and planting them in the harsh environment, but they overcame these obstacles by learning from experts and developing innovative techniques like the "bottle planting method." The island's ecosystem has improved, attracting wildlife, and the community actively participates in marine environmental protection by cleaning up marine debris. Sansha city government has supported these efforts by providing resources like desalination equipment and simplified docks, facilitating the transportation of soil and materials. Officials are keen to continue the greening and environmental protection efforts.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of "freshwater lenses" found under coral reefs in the South China Sea, specifically in Sansha City. It details the conditions required for their formation, their vulnerability to overuse, and the measures Sansha City is taking to protect them, including halting groundwater extraction. To replace groundwater, Sansha City implemented a "four-water" system that relies on rain collection, water recycling, desalination, and water supplementation from outside the islands. The article emphasizes the importance of protecting these freshwater resources to maintain the ecological balance of the islands. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Ecological Civilization Forum was held in Beijing from December 24-25, with the theme "Accelerating Comprehensive Green Transformation and Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China." During the forum, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment awarded certificates to 105 demonstration zones for ecological civilization construction and 91 innovation bases for the "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" initiative. Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu attended the thematic forum and delivered a speech. The forum was hosted by the China Research Association of Ecological Civilization.
Summary: China's express delivery sector is experiencing rapid growth, handling over 500 million packages daily and projected to manage 180 billion in 2025. This growth is supported by efficient resource allocation, including the use of recyclable packaging, clean energy-powered sorting centers, and optimized transportation modes like railway express. Technological advancements, such as smart packaging algorithms, contribute to reducing material consumption. According to Lin Hu, Director-General of the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau, express delivery companies generally do not package e-commerce goods a second time.
Summary: The Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park in Hunan province has achieved national-level recognition by focusing on content innovation, technological advancement, and ecosystem cultivation. The park emphasizes telling Chinese stories through innovative means, including exporting content internationally with Mango TV's international app reaching 195 countries. It also focuses on technological innovation, such as developing a "cloud-network-computing" platform and AI-powered services for short video production, and fostering a vibrant ecosystem for both large and small companies through initiatives like the "Mare Program" incubation center. The park has attracted over 4,800 newly registered enterprises and 100 leading companies like Huawei and NetEase.
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Summary: ZhaoLian Consumer Finance Co., a joint venture between China Unicom and China Merchant Bank, is enhancing consumer protection through improved mechanisms, technological innovation, and knowledge dissemination, with the goal of institutionalizing and standardizing consumer protection efforts. The company has introduced a "self-service" system, including "confidence" and "self-healing" services, and launched a 13-billion-parameter open-source large model named "ZhaoLian ZhiLu" to improve financial accessibility and user experience, and has been recognized by regulators for its digital consumer protection practices. ZhaoLian also conducts extensive online and offline financial literacy campaigns, reaching over 300 million consumers, and collaborates with organizations to promote financial knowledge and risk prevention. The company also held a digital consumer protection governance meeting on December 16, with 18 banking institutions organized by the National Financial Regulatory Administration. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided article.
Summary: China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. (CNPE), a key subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), leads the R&D and design of China's indigenous advanced nuclear power technology "Hualong One." CNPE holds significant patents and software copyrights. It has completed 16 nuclear power units and currently has 22 under construction. The company aims to utilize nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and contribute to a brighter future.
Summary: According to an interview with Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympics gold medalist, the key to success in sports is consistent hard work. Reflecting on her career and involvement with the Beijing Winter Olympics, Yang emphasizes the importance of sports in youth education, fostering resilience and teamwork. She also highlights the significance of athletes embracing continuous learning and planning for post-retirement careers. Yang aims to further contribute to international sports organizations and promote winter sports, emphasizing that dedication to worthwhile endeavors is self-enriching. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article describes "deep-water soloing," a form of unroped rock climbing above deep water, highlighting the inherent risks and necessary precautions. Participants must possess freediving certifications and maritime rescue training, and should always climb with safety boats on standby. The article stresses the importance of mastering specific climbing and falling techniques to avoid injury. It also emphasizes the need for specialized equipment, a support team, and pre-activity assessment of tidal conditions and underwater terrain. There is no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The fifth "Mengzhilan Cup" China Women's Go Celebrity Tournament, hosted by People's Daily and the Chinese Weiqi Association, concluded in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, with Zhou Hongyu defeating defending champion Yu Zhiying 2-0 to win the title. The tournament served as a platform for Suqian to promote local tourism and cultural activities. The event aimed to integrate sports, culture, and tourism to boost the local economy. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ninth Jilin Ice and Snow Industry International Expo was held in Changchun, Jilin province, showcasing the theme "Ice and Snow New Consumption · Sharing New Future." The expo covered 61,500 square meters and featured 420 exhibiting companies and 550 brands across the ice and snow industry chain. The expo included an indoor dry-slope skiing experience zone and dry-slope challenge to engage youth participation. The report makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Bank of China's Jiangsu branch (BOC Jiangsu) is enhancing its financial consumer protection efforts under the guidance of the National Administration of Financial Supervision's Jiangsu branch and the Bank of China head office. BOC Jiangsu is improving its "big consumer protection" system by streamlining customer feedback mechanisms, embracing digital technology, and innovating educational outreach. They have introduced a "fast-track consumer protection hotline" and are leveraging AI for efficient complaint processing. BOC Jiangsu is also focusing on financial literacy through creative campaigns blending financial knowledge with traditional Chinese culture. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: China is expanding its "imaging cloud" platform to reduce redundant medical imaging and associated costs for patients. The cloud platform aims to achieve nationwide data sharing by 2027, allowing doctors to access patient images across different hospitals and regions. The effort includes standardizing image quality, transmission, and storage, as well as bulk purchasing of cloud film services to avoid over-medicalization and data fraud. The National Healthcare Security Administration (医保局) is promoting this initiative, having achieved significant progress in data sharing in 26 provinces. The initiative is to include Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou by 2025 for their concentration of medical resources.
Summary: A recent State Council executive meeting planned the advancement of provincial-level basic medical insurance pooling, marking a significant shift from decentralized local management. This aims to break down regional barriers and enhance the mutual aid capabilities of the medical insurance system. The move seeks to standardize contribution and treatment rules across provinces, addressing disparities in funding and policy implementation between different cities within the same province. While emphasizing unified standards, the meeting also stressed the need for tailored policies based on local conditions. The reform aims to improve fund utilization and provide fairer, more accessible healthcare services.
Summary: This article discusses the proper methods for consuming "gaofang," a traditional Chinese medicine paste, popular during the winter season. It emphasizes the importance of personalized prescriptions from qualified TCM doctors, considering individual health conditions. The article advises against drinking tea, especially strong tea, close to gaofang consumption due to potential interference with nutrient absorption. It also warns against combining gaofang with other supplements like ginseng or excessive alcohol, and recommends suspending use during illnesses like colds or gastroenteritis. The article advocates for a gradual approach to gaofang consumption and stresses the need for a healthy lifestyle as a foundation for long-term well-being.
Summary: The article differentiates between the flu and the common cold, emphasizing the importance of accurate diagnosis via testing, especially for vulnerable populations. It cautions against misusing antibiotics for viral infections like the flu, as antibiotics are only effective against bacteria. The piece also warns against prematurely discontinuing antiviral medication courses and the dangers of combining multiple medications with overlapping ingredients, which can lead to overdose and organ damage. Finally, it stresses the importance of starting antiviral treatment within 48 hours of symptom onset for optimal effectiveness.
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Summary: Zong Baihua's "Aesthetic Walks" is a classic work of aesthetics covering general principles of aesthetics and art, Chinese and Western art history, and poetics. Zong initially focused on poetry but shifted to philosophy and aesthetics, continuing his poetic expression through these mediums. Zong's approach to aesthetics, influenced by his teacher Dessoir and Chinese philosophy, emphasizes the importance of aesthetic experience and the unique qualities of Chinese art, particularly its focus on "qi yun sheng dong" (气韵生动). Zong believed that studying Western aesthetics could deepen the understanding of Chinese aesthetics, advocating for the "beautiful spirit of Chinese culture." The article suggests that Zong's vision of cultural revival is validated by the current popularity of traditional Chinese styles.
Summary: The recently released "National Reading Promotion Regulations" in China mark a new stage in promoting reading nationwide. The regulations shift responsibility to all levels of government to incorporate reading promotion into their budgets and public service obligations. They mandate the inclusion of reading facilities in new residential areas, encourage the development of new reading technologies, and establish an annual "National Reading Activities Week" in April. The regulations also prioritize equitable access to reading materials for underserved populations, including rural areas, the elderly, people with disabilities, and children. Ultimately, the regulations aim to create a society where reading is accessible and valued by all.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of high-quality editing and proofreading (编校) in China's publishing industry, particularly for ancient texts, emphasizing its role in cultural preservation and national cultural strength. It acknowledges the current challenges of uneven quality, dependence on technology like AI, and insufficient professional skills among editors. The piece advocates for balancing technological advancements with human expertise in editing, emphasizing the need for improved performance evaluation systems that prioritize quality. Ultimately, the article calls for a renewed focus on meticulous editing to ensure accurate cultural transmission and build a strong cultural foundation for the nation. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article commemorates the life and work of radar scientist Wang Xiaomo, who passed away a year prior. It highlights his dedication to national service, stemming from his experiences as a war refugee, and his determination to prove that Chinese scientists could contribute to the country's scientific advancement. Wang led the development of China's first three-coordinate radar and later spearheaded the indigenous development of advanced early warning aircraft. He expressed his ambition for China to lead in the field of early warning systems, driving other nations to follow China's advancements. The author emphasizes Wang's belief in self-reliance and encourages Chinese people to believe in their ability to solve problems and create a better world.
Summary: This article discusses Lao Teng's children's literature debut, "Blue Zheluo River," a fable about environmental protection set in Northeast China. The story follows a boy named Liugen who confronts the conflict between traditional fishing practices and the preservation of the Huso dauricus sturgeon in the Zheluo River. The book emphasizes the importance of maintaining a childlike innocence and humility towards nature, viewing other species as intrinsically valuable and connected to humanity. The author interweaves themes of survival, competition, nature, and civilization into a narrative that explores the relationship between humans and the environment. It is presented as a story to remind adults about the importance of environmental protection.
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Summary: This short article provides contact information for submissions to the People's Daily's "Reading" section. It lists the email address (dushu@peopledaily.cn) for sending contributions. Additionally, it credits Cai Huawei for the page layout design. There is no political content, mention of officials, or reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
In 2025, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thoughts on Party building and the Party's self-revolution, continued to advance the building of Party conduct and integrity and the fight against corruption, focused on strengthening political supervision around "two safeguards," solidly carried out in-depth study and education on implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, maintained a high-pressure anti-corruption stance, deeply promoted the joint investigation and treatment of misconduct and corruption, resolutely rectified unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the people, completed full coverage of inspections of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, promoted the improvement of the Party and state supervision system, and deeply carried out the "Year of Standardized, Rule-of-Law, and Regularized Construction of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work" action, promoting new progress and new achievements in the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work.
In 2026, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," resolutely achieve the "two safeguards," promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, and provide a strong guarantee for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It is necessary to deepen and solidify political supervision around the realization of the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, promote Party members and cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, and implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments. Consolidate and expand the achievements of in-depth study and education on implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction, continue to deepen the centralized rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the people, and win the trust of the people with more tangible and accessible results. Confine power to the cage of the system, strengthen supervision, discipline enforcement, and accountability, and effectively enhance the enforcement of the system. Unswervingly advance the anti-corruption struggle, without stopping for a moment or retreating half a step, deepen comprehensive management, and promote the integrated approach of "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt," and continuously enhance the comprehensive effectiveness of corruption governance. Continue to strengthen the standardized, rule-of-law, and regularized construction of discipline inspection and supervision work, and focus on forging an iron army of discipline inspection and supervision.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 25th. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) convened a meeting on December 25th to hear a report on the work of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and to study and deploy the work of building Party conduct and integrity and combating corruption in 2026. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央总书记), presided over the meeting.
The meeting pointed out that in 2025, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thoughts on Party building and the Party's self-revolution, continued to advance the building of Party conduct and integrity and the fight against corruption, focused on strengthening political supervision around "two safeguards," solidly carried out in-depth study and education on implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, maintained a high-pressure anti-corruption stance, deeply promoted the joint investigation and treatment of misconduct and corruption, resolutely rectified unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the people, completed full coverage of inspections of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, promoted the improvement of the Party and state supervision system, and deeply carried out the "Year of Standardized, Rule-of-Law, and Regularized Construction of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work" action, promoting new progress and new achievements in the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work.
The meeting emphasized that in 2026, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels must adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," resolutely achieve the "two safeguards," promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, and provide a strong guarantee for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It is necessary to deepen and solidify political supervision around the realization of the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, promote Party members and cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, and implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments. Consolidate and expand the achievements of in-depth study and education on implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction, continue to deepen the centralized rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the people, and win the trust of the people with more tangible and accessible results. Confine power to the cage of the system, strengthen supervision, discipline enforcement, and accountability, and effectively enhance the enforcement of the system. Unswervingly advance the anti-corruption struggle, **一步不停歇、半步不退让** (yībùtíngxiē、bànbùbùtuìràng - "not stop for one step, not retreat for half a step," to advance without hesitation or retreat), deepen comprehensive management, and promote the integrated approach of "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt," and continuously enhance the comprehensive effectiveness of corruption governance. Continue to strengthen the standardized, rule-of-law, and regularized construction of discipline inspection and supervision work, and focus on forging an iron army of discipline inspection and supervision.
Prior to this, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常委会会议) to hear a report on the work of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) in 2025 and the preparations for the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The meeting agreed to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection from January 12th to 14th next year.
The meeting also studied other matters.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Building a unified national market is not only a requirement for constructing a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, but also a requirement for winning the initiative in international competition."
The introduction of opinions and a series of supporting measures on accelerating the construction of a unified national market, the promulgation of the *Fair Competition Review Regulations* and its implementation measures, and the introduction of the first basic law specifically on the development of the private economy... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's regulatory requirements for promoting the construction of a unified national market have become clearer, and positive results have been achieved in advancing in depth.
To win the decisive battle of the "14th Five-Year Plan," we aim at key points and tackle difficult issues. Since the beginning of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) has announced multiple batches of special action cases to rectify the abuse of administrative power to exclude and restrict competition. From these, we can see the powerful actions taken by various regions to focus on key and difficult points and to resolutely eliminate stubborn maladies.
Rectify the chaos of low-price and disorderly competition, and encourage "upward competition."
In October, the monthly sales of new energy vehicles in China accounted for more than half of the total sales of new vehicles for the first time. In the first 11 months, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 14.907 million and 14.78 million, respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 31.4% and 31.2%, respectively. Judging from the performance of the third quarterly report, the performance of many companies in the complete vehicle sector has increased significantly. Among the 23 listed companies, the net profit attributable to the parent company of 6 companies increased by more than 30% year-on-year.
"This is due to the continuous rectification of low-price and disorderly competition in the new energy vehicle industry for a period of time," said Pan Jiehua, relevant person in charge of SAIC-GM-Wuling (上汽通用五菱). "Relevant departments have vigorously promoted the optimization and adjustment of the industrial structure and supported us in strengthening technological research and development efforts."
Since relevant departments have comprehensively rectified "involution-style" competition, "competing on value" rather than "competing on price" and "competing on innovation" rather than "competing on consumption" have gradually become the consensus of enterprises.
Break down local protectionism and market segmentation, and encourage benefit sharing.
"The fully automatic purification workshop was completed in just over 3 months. This would have taken at least 9 months in the past," said Deng Runhua, chairman of Maipu Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (麦仆科技（上海）有限公司), introducing the experience of the project put into production in Midu County (弥渡县), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州), Yunnan (云南) this year.
Will Shanghai (上海) companies going to Yunnan (云南) affect Shanghai's economic development? "'Shanghai-Yunnan Cooperation' (沪滇协作) is not a zero-sum game, but a joint effort to make the pie bigger," said Gu Yiyi, a cadre from Fengxian District (奉贤区) assisting Yunnan. Sixteen prefectures (cities) in Yunnan and 16 districts in Shanghai have established a "16+16" key park cooperation and co-construction mechanism. In June of this year, Yunnan issued the *Notice on Establishing a Benefit Sharing Mechanism to Accelerate the Collaborative Development of Parks*, supporting various regions to develop co-construction cooperation, enclave economy and other models, and clarifying that the financial and tax benefits and economic indicators between the governments of the two parties can be shared.
Looking at the whole country, Hunan (湖南) has established a benefit-sharing mechanism to accelerate the development of "enclave parks"; Wuhe County (五河县), Anhui (安徽) and Sihong County (泗洪县), Jiangsu (江苏) jointly built a new functional area in the inter-provincial adjacent area, turning the geographical boundary into a "cooperation highland"; the country's first inter-provincial financial and tax sharing fund—the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Ecological Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone Investment Fund was officially registered and established, and the local-level financial and tax revenue generated by it will be shared equally by Qingpu District (青浦区), Shanghai (上海), Wujiang District (吴江区), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), and Jiashan County (嘉善县), Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang (浙江).
Unify the basic market system, unify market infrastructure, unify the scale of government behavior, unify market supervision and law enforcement, unify the factor resource market, and continue to expand domestic and foreign opening up. Various regions are actively implementing these basic requirements.
Promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, and encourage open connectivity.
50,000 ultra-fine fiber fleece blankets, just off the production line, were loaded into trucks and sent to Jiaxing (嘉兴) and New York (纽约), USA—in the Nanjing (南京) factory of Jiangsu Sumex Textile Co., Ltd. (江苏苏美达纺织有限公司), the same production line simultaneously connects the domestic and international markets. "We have strengthened scientific and technological research and development, and obtained the 'same line, same standard, same quality' certification in 2022, providing high-quality products to domestic and foreign consumers simultaneously," said Wang Shentao, secretary of the party committee and chairman of the company.
The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently introduced measures to further promote the "same line, same standard, same quality" of domestic and foreign trade products, actively encourage enterprises to develop "three same" products, and increase technical assistance and policy support to enterprises.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's 22 free trade pilot zones have taken the initiative to benchmark international high-standard economic and trade rules, and have cumulatively launched more than 110 pilot measures, involving key areas such as trade, investment, and intellectual property, forming nearly 200 institutional innovation achievements, and continuously releasing institutional opening dividends to promote better connectivity between domestic and international markets.
Building on the momentum and continuing to advance, the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly puts forward the main goals of economic and social development such as "the advantages of a super-large-scale market continue to be evident," and the Central Economic Work Conference emphasized "advancing the construction of a unified national market in depth." Earnestly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and advancing the construction of a unified national market in depth will effectively smooth China's economic cycle, further stimulate the potential of the super-large-scale market, and continuously enhance the endogenous driving force and vitality of economic development.
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Self-developed "Coal Sea Jiaolong" (煤海蛟龙) tunneling equipment has achieved technological breakthroughs, and large open-pit mine intelligent electric shovels and other equipment have achieved industry leadership. Key technologies such as co-mining of coal and coalbed methane have been overcome. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanxi's provincial-level R&D investment was approximately 5 billion yuan, more than 80 provincial-level or higher energy science and technology innovation platforms were built, and a number of high-value scientific and technological innovation achievements were produced, supporting the energy industry's development "towards intelligence," "towards newness," and "towards greenness."
In July 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Shanxi (山西): "Building a national comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone for resource-based economic transformation is a strategic task entrusted to Shanxi by the Party Central Committee. We must further unify our thinking, maintain our focus, and steadily and orderly promote transformation and development. The focus should be on energy transformation, industrial upgrading, and moderately diversified development." In January 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his visit to Shanxi (山西) to visit and慰问基层干部群众: "We must consolidate the foundation of domestic energy production, ensure the safety of coal supply, and take a holistic approach to the great task of clean and low-carbon development, diversified utilization, and comprehensive storage and transportation of coal. We must accelerate breakthroughs in green and low-carbon technologies and continuously promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Shanxi (山西), based on the overall situation, continues to consolidate the cornerstone of energy security, build a new energy system, and cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, taking new steps in transformation and development.
Technological innovation consolidates the cornerstone of energy security.
At Shanxi Coking Coal Shanmei International Hequ Jiuxian Open-pit Coal Industry Co., Ltd., 26 sets of excavation equipment operate simultaneously. Relying on a full-coverage 5G network and a 10 Gigabit industrial ring network, the coal mine has achieved unmanned operation in multiple production links, with a daily output of approximately 30,000 tons of coal. "We will continue to improve the construction of intelligent mines and use artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and other technologies to develop more unmanned scenarios," said Mine Manager Feng Min (冯敏).
Currently, Shanxi (山西) has built 369 intelligent coal mines and 75 green mining pilot coal mines, with advanced coal production capacity accounting for 84%. In the first three quarters of this year, Shanxi's (山西) raw coal output from industrial enterprises above designated size was nearly 1 billion tons, accounting for more than 27% of the national output during the same period.
At the site of the Lu'an Chemical Group's (潞安化工集团) 1.8 million tons/year high-sulfur coal clean utilization oil-chemical-electricity-heat integration demonstration project, the gasifier converts high-sulfur coal into high-quality oil products. As of November 23 this year, the project's oil production reached 1.05 million tons, exceeding the total for the entire year of 2024. "In the next step, the company will accelerate the promotion of product applications in new energy, high-end manufacturing, and other fields," said Li Huipeng (李慧鹏), General Manager of Shanxi Lu'an Coal-based Clean Energy Co., Ltd. (山西潞安煤基清洁能源有限责任公司).
While stabilizing production and ensuring supply, Shanxi (山西) is accelerating the creation of coal-to-oil, coal-based new materials, high-end chemicals, and other coal chemical industry chains, promoting the coal industry to climb from low-end to high-end, and coal products from primary fuels to high-value products.
Moving towards green, building a new energy system.
Since the beginning of this year, the Jinbei (晋北) Coal Mining Subsidence Area New Energy Base project has fully commenced construction in multiple counties and districts of Datong City (大同市). The total construction scale of the project is 10 million kilowatts, and after completion, it can transmit 27 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) annually.
While doing a good job in the "coal article," Shanxi (山西) is accelerating the large-scale development of wind power and photovoltaics, and supporting the development of the entire industrial chain of hydrogen energy, methanol, and other industries, making the energy supply structure more green and diversified. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of new energy and clean energy installed capacity in Shanxi (山西) increased from 39.7% to 54.65%.
In order to cope with the impact of the volatility of new energy power generation on the operation of the power system, Shanxi (山西) is taking multiple measures: implementing flexible transformation of coal-fired power units, with large-capacity coal-fired power units of 600,000 kilowatts and above accounting for more than half; accelerating the construction of energy storage projects to provide guarantees for peak shaving and valley filling.
At the dispatching center of State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company (国网山西省电力公司), the electricity spot price curve on the large screen is updated every 5 minutes, reflecting changes in supply and demand. Since its official operation at the end of 2023, the Shanxi (山西) electricity spot market has gathered 156 thermal power units, more than 600 new energy power stations, and more than 400 power sales companies. Under the regulation of the market mechanism, all parties actively participate in peak shaving and valley filling, and the utilization rate of new energy in Shanxi (山西) has continued to remain above 97%.
Thickening advantages, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries.
In the Green Electricity Industrial Park of Changzhi High-tech Zone (长治高新区), the new energy battery cathode material production line of Shanxi Tewa Shi Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (山西特瓦时能源科技股份有限公司) is running at full speed, and the electricity comes from distributed photovoltaics on the roof of the factory building. "Direct green electricity supply reduces production costs, and the export competitiveness of products is stronger," said Han Yueqiang (韩跃强), Deputy General Manager of the company.
The optimization of the energy structure has laid the foundation for the development of emerging industries. Since the beginning of this year, Shanxi (山西) has laid out 13 green electricity park pilots, covering fields such as computing power and equipment manufacturing. Among the 16 provincial-level industrial chains that Shanxi (山西) has focused on building since 2022, 5 industrial chains, including photovoltaic and wind power equipment, are directly related to new energy. In 2024, Shanxi's (山西) "new three items" export value reached 3.356 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 183%; the revenue of the photovoltaic and wind power equipment industrial chains both exceeded 23 billion yuan.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the Central Economic Work Conference, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, steadily and orderly promote transformation and development, continuously deepen the energy revolution, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies," said Tang Dengjie (唐登杰), Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee (山西省委书记).
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Recently, I often see a sentence in the news: the more effective the Party's governance, the stronger the guarantee for economic and social development. How should this sentence be understood?
——People's Daily Online Netizen
This sentence reveals a deep logic of our Party's governance.
The Party is the backbone of the people of the whole country. The Party guides the people in the direction of progress, and the Party leads the people to create a better life. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) deliberated and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, setting the direction, managing the overall situation, making decisions, and drawing a blueprint for development in the next 5 years.
Direction determines the road, and the road determines destiny. The responsibilities and missions undertaken by our Party are of paramount importance.
The greater the responsibility, the more strict we must be with ourselves, and the more we must maintain our advanced nature and purity. History is a mirror: when the Party's construction is well grasped, the cause led by the Party will develop smoothly; when the Party's construction is not well grasped, the cause led by the Party will suffer setbacks. This profoundly inspires us: to govern the country, we must first govern the Party, and only when the Party is prosperous can the country be strong.
The relationship between Party building and economic and social development can be observed from two perspectives.
One is the political ecology.
People often say that the development of a place depends on projects in the short term, policies in the medium term, and the environment in the long term. This environment refers to the business environment, which reflects the political ecology. In some places and units, unhealthy practices and corruption breed, and the political ecology is polluted. "Spring doors" and "glass doors" invisibly increase the cost of doing things for the masses and enterprises, leading to frustration of investment confidence and missed development opportunities.
Comprehensively and strictly governing the Party is a great self-revolution. From unremittingly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) and correcting the "four winds" to establish new practices, to punishing corruption with zero tolerance and promoting the "three no corruptions" in an integrated manner, to continuously improving the system of Party regulations and locking power in the cage of the system... Multiple measures are taken simultaneously and persistently, in order to exchange for a clear and beautiful political ecology.
When power always operates on the track of the rule of law, when Party members and cadres establish and practice correct views on political achievements, and focus their energy on being clean and doing things boldly, and when a close and clear relationship between government and business can be built, enterprises can operate with confidence and develop with peace of mind. Looking at the practices in various places: Beijing (北京) deepens the "immediate response to appeals" reform, quickly responding to the demands of the masses and enterprises; Shanghai (上海) promotes "efficiently completing one thing" to improve the effectiveness of government services; Zhejiang (浙江) explores "one comprehensive inspection" to "not disturb enterprises without incident, and respond to every request"... These innovative measures are all based on a clean and upright political ecology.
The other is the state of doing things.
Happiness will not fall from the sky, and a better life depends on hard work. If Party members and cadres are mediocre, lazy, and procrastinating, and do nothing, bypass contradictions when they encounter them, and hand over difficulties to their superiors, then even the best blueprint can only be a castle in the air.
The process of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party is also a process of encouraging cadres to take responsibility. Party organizations at all levels urge the vast number of Party members and cadres to perform their duties through clarifying powers and responsibilities and strictly holding them accountable; through political training and ideological tempering, they further boost the spirit of entrepreneurship; in particular, they always adhere to the combination of strict management and love, the combination of incentives and constraints, and the unity of abiding by rules and disciplines and starting a business, supporting those who take responsibility and encouraging those who do practical work, so as to better guide the vast number of Party members and cadres to let go of their work and take responsibility.
Looking at the whole country, vivid practices can be seen everywhere: in rural areas, the first secretary stationed in the village has made a "military order" to lead the villagers to increase income and seek revitalization; in cities, Party members and cadres in streets and communities have put in enough embroidery skills to weave a happy picture of grassroots governance; on the front line of scientific research, Party member backbones have taken the initiative to "reveal the list and take command" to launch an attack on key core technologies; at the construction site of major projects, Party member commando teams work day and night to catch up with the progress and ensure quality... Party members and cadres rush to the front, and the people have reliance in their hearts and direction in their actions. Cadres and the masses work together to overcome difficulties and tackle one "hard bone" after another, turning the grand "construction drawing" into a vivid "real scene picture" step by step.
Returning to the netizen's question. Governing the Party, what is forged is a strong leadership core, what is purified is the environmental soil for development, and what is stimulated is the surging power to do things. The more solid and effective this work is done, the more solid the foundation for high-quality development and the more abundant the driving force will be. This is where our confidence in the prospects for development lies.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on December 25th (Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) On December 25th, a reporter learned from the release event of the "14th Five-Year Plan" for informatization development achievements and e-government development report: During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the application level of informatization in China has been greatly improved. The Internet penetration rate increased from 70.4% to 79.7%, the proportion of the added value of the core industries of the digital economy in the gross domestic product increased from 7.8% to 10.4%, and the scale of the digital economy remained the second largest in the world. A national government service "one network" has been built, and 92.5% of provincial-level administrative license items have achieved online acceptance and "at most one visit."
A relevant person in charge of the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) stated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's network information technology innovation has achieved new breakthroughs, information infrastructure has achieved new leaps, and the application level of informatization has achieved new improvements, accelerating the transition from breakthroughs in key areas to comprehensive empowerment development.
Breakthroughs in key core technologies are accelerating. New achievements have been made in integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, basic software and other fields. More than 700 generative artificial intelligence large model products have completed filing, and embodied intelligence is gradually moving towards industrial applications. The research and development and standard development of 6G technology are being steadily promoted, and the first phase of technical testing has been completed.
The advantages of network infrastructure have been consolidated and improved. The number of mobile IoT users increased from 1.136 billion to 2.9 billion. The number of active IPv6 users increased from 462 million to 869 million.
The digital countryside is developing rapidly. The gap between urban and rural Internet penetration rates narrowed by 8.2 percentage points compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and the informatization rate of agricultural production increased from 22.5% to over 30%.
Return to TopOn December 25th, the first unit of the Tiantai Pumped Storage Power Station (天台抽水蓄能电站) in Zhejiang (浙江) was officially connected to the grid for power generation. The unit has a single-unit capacity of 425,000 kilowatts, making it the pumped storage unit with the largest single-unit capacity in China (中国) currently. The Tiantai Pumped Storage Power Station (天台抽水蓄能电站) has a total installed capacity of 1.7 million kilowatts, and after completion, it will effectively help with new energy consumption and ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's (中国) pumped storage industry has achieved rapid development, with the total installed capacity of pumped storage power stations across the country exceeding 62 million kilowatts, ranking first in the world for nine consecutive years in terms of total installed capacity.
The picture shows the upper and lower reservoirs of the Tiantai Pumped Storage Power Station (天台抽水蓄能电站).
Reporter Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋) of this newspaper, text by Li Jiacheng (李家成), photo by People's Vision (人民视觉)
According to a report in this newspaper from Beijing on December 25th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)), this reporter learned on December 25th from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部): In the first 11 months of this year, 25,800 old urban communities have been newly renovated nationwide.
This year, the national plan is to newly renovate 25,000 old urban communities. 22 provinces including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Hebei (河北), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Liaoning (辽宁), Jilin (吉林), Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Anhui (安徽), Fujian (福建), Jiangxi (江西), Shandong (山东), Guangxi (广西), Hainan (海南), Chongqing (重庆), Guizhou (贵州), Yunnan (云南), Tibet (西藏), Shaanxi (陕西), Gansu (甘肃), Qinghai (青海) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) have completed their annual renovation plans for old urban communities.
Relevant officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (住房城乡建设部) stated that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to continue to steadily promote the renovation of old urban communities, urban villages, and dilapidated houses, solve the urgent and difficult problems that concern the masses, and effectively eliminate potential safety hazards. Focusing on good standards, good design, good materials, good construction, and good operation and maintenance to build "good houses," both building new houses into "good houses" and gradually transforming old houses into "good houses," driving the upgrading of the industrial chain, and meeting the diverse housing needs of the people with high-quality supply.
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 25th. The third report of the series of reports on the situation and policies, jointly organized by the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), the Work Committee of the Central and State Organs (中央和国家机关工委), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (中央军委政治工作部), and the Beijing Municipal Party Committee (北京市委), was held in Beijing (北京) on the 25th. Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Party Secretary and Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会), delivered a special report entitled "Actively Developing New Quality Productive Forces and Solidly Promoting High-Quality Development."
In his report, Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁) pointed out that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core united and led the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to overcome difficulties and forge ahead, promoting steady progress in economic operation, steady development of new quality productive forces, and new historical achievements in high-quality development. China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached a new level. Standing at the height of the overall development of the Party and the country, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a comprehensive exposition and systematic deployment of the theory and practice, connotation and extension, methods and paths of developing new quality productive forces, further enriching and developing Xi Jinping's Economic Thought and deepening our Party's scientific understanding of the laws of productive forces development. It is necessary to base ourselves on changes in the internal and external situation, profoundly grasp the major strategic significance of developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and continuously promote new progress in the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁) believes that the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on developing new quality productive forces, enhance strategic confidence, maintain strategic focus, grasp the strategic advantages of the system and mechanism, innovation ecology, industrial system, and growth space, give full play to the strategic guidance role of national development planning, improve the macroeconomic governance system, strengthen basic research and key core technology breakthroughs, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, better coordinate the two markets and two resources at home and abroad, and better transform innovation potential into development momentum.
Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁) stated that it is necessary to fully and accurately implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, implement the deployments of the Central Economic Work Conference without compromise, adhere to the principle of the whole country acting as **一盘棋** (yī pán qí - "a game of chess," coordinate and work together towards a common goal), adapt to local conditions and implement policies according to industry classifications, accelerate high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology, build a modern industrial system, improve the system and mechanism for developing new quality productive forces, build a strong domestic market, expand high-level opening up to the outside world, optimize the regional economic layout, accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, solidly promote common prosperity for all, continuously improve the practical skills and capabilities for developing new quality productive forces, and go all out to promote high-quality economic and social development.
The report meeting was presided over by the main responsible comrade of the Ministry of Education (教育部). Approximately 730 cadres from Party and government organs and military units in Beijing (北京), cadres and employees from central enterprises, teachers and students from universities in the capital, and representatives from all walks of life in the capital attended the report meeting.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Building a safe, convenient, efficient, green, economical, inclusive, and resilient sustainable transportation system is an important measure to support the high-quality development of the economy and society and realize the beautiful vision of 'people enjoying their travel and goods flowing smoothly.'" The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China reviewed and approved 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"), emphasizing the need to "improve the modern comprehensive transportation system, strengthen cross-regional coordinated layout and cross-modal integrated connection, and strengthen coverage and accessibility guarantees in weak areas." In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the reporter interviewed Liu Wei (刘伟), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部).
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to further enhance the comprehensive capacity, service quality, and operational efficiency of transportation.
Reporter: The "Suggestions" make arrangements for improving the modern comprehensive transportation system. How should we understand its great significance?
Liu Wei (刘伟): Improving the modern comprehensive transportation system is a strategic task of using transportation modernization to serve and guarantee Chinese-style modernization. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's comprehensive transportation system construction achieved breakthrough progress, laying a solid foundation for accelerating the construction of a transportation powerhouse. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must take advantage of the momentum and accelerate the improvement of the modern comprehensive transportation system, further enhance the comprehensive capacity, service quality, and operational efficiency of transportation, and effectively serve and guarantee the decisive progress in basically realizing socialist modernization.
Improving the modern comprehensive transportation system is the basic support for strengthening the domestic circulation and building a new development pattern. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the transportation structure was deeply adjusted, transportation services became more economical and efficient, and the effectiveness of reducing costs, improving quality, and increasing efficiency was obvious. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes. It is necessary to coordinate the two major situations, domestic and international, improve the modern comprehensive transportation system, further strengthen cross-regional coordinated layout, cross-modal integrated connection, and cross-field deep integration, improve the diversified and resilient international transportation channel system, accelerate the formation of an internally and externally connected, safe and efficient logistics network, and better serve the strengthening of the domestic circulation and the smooth flow of domestic and international dual circulation.
Improving the modern comprehensive transportation system is an important measure to cultivate and develop new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. In recent years, China's transportation infrastructure construction technology capabilities have been greatly improved, and new types of transportation tools such as intelligent connected vehicles, large cruise ships, intelligent ships, and large aircraft have achieved major breakthroughs. Technologies such as intelligent high-speed railways, intelligent roads, and automated terminals are globally leading. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, a new round of global technological revolution and industrial transformation will accelerate breakthroughs. It is necessary to improve the modern comprehensive transportation system, accelerate the innovative application of artificial intelligence in the transportation field, focus on breaking through key core technologies, coordinate the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, accelerate the formation of new momentum and new advantages, and better lead and promote the modernization of transportation.
Improving the modern comprehensive transportation system is an inevitable requirement to meet the people's yearning for a better life and promote common prosperity for all. In recent years, we have accelerated the construction of transportation that satisfies the people, promoted the high-quality development of "Four Good Rural Roads" (四好农村路), and achieved the goal of connecting all qualified townships and administrative villages with hardened roads, passenger buses, and postal routes, providing strong guarantees for winning the battle against poverty and effectively implementing the rural revitalization strategy. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to improve the modern comprehensive transportation system, further strengthen inter-regional and urban-rural interconnection, strengthen coverage and accessibility guarantees in weak areas, effectively narrow the development gap in transportation between regions, urban and rural areas, and groups, and provide strong guarantees for achieving solid progress in realizing common prosperity for all.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the promotion methods, development momentum, and growth models of the comprehensive transportation system construction will change.
Reporter: What principles should be grasped and what work should be done to build a comprehensive transportation system during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
Liu Wei (刘伟): During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, transportation will enter a new stage of development. The promotion methods, development momentum, and growth models of the comprehensive transportation system construction will change, which are concentratedly reflected in "three shifts": First, the promotion method will shift from comprehensive promotion of forming a network by different modes to cross-regional coordinated layout, cross-modal integrated connection, and cross-field deep integration promotion; second, the development momentum will shift from mainly relying on factor-driven to relying on structural optimization, digital intelligence empowerment, and green transformation coordinated driving; third, the growth model will shift from large-scale incremental expansion to connotative development dominated by optimizing increments and improving the quality of existing stock.
To improve the modern comprehensive transportation system, it is important to grasp the four principles of "being a pioneer and serving the people," "coordinated integration, economical and practical," "innovation empowerment, green and low-carbon," and "safe and reliable, open and shared," and focus on the "one network and four modernizations" -
"One network" is to accelerate the construction of a convenient, smooth, economical, efficient, green, intensive, intelligent, advanced, safe, and reliable modern high-quality national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, continuously improve the infrastructure networks of railways, highways, waterways, civil aviation, and postal express delivery, and achieve a completion rate of over 95% for the "6 axes, 7 corridors, and 8 channels" main framework, effectively supporting the "National 123 Travel Transportation Circle" and the "Global 123 Express Freight Logistics Circle."
"Four modernizations" are: First, highlight integrated integration, strengthen cross-regional, cross-modal, and cross-field deep integration, give full play to the comparative advantages and combined efficiency of various transportation modes, vigorously develop multimodal transportation, optimize and adjust the transportation structure, and enhance the energy level of hub cities. Second, highlight safety improvement, adhere to the bottom line of safe development, strengthen proactive defense against disastrous weather, resolutely curb major and serious accidents, strengthen the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups, and improve the diversified and resilient international transportation channel system. Third, highlight digital and intelligent upgrading, seize the historical opportunities of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen the application of major scientific and technological breakthroughs, vigorously promote the development of smart transportation, actively cultivate new scenarios and new business forms, and continuously enhance new momentum for transportation development. Fourth, highlight green transformation, take carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the traction, promote the construction of zero-carbon transportation corridors and stations, and promote the application of clean energy transportation equipment.
Implementing the deployments without any discount and improving the modern comprehensive transportation system
Reporter: During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, how should we implement the deployments made in the "Suggestions" for improving the modern comprehensive transportation system?
Liu Wei (刘伟): We must take improving the modern comprehensive transportation system as the main direction for promoting the high-quality development of transportation during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and beyond, and implement the deployments without any discount.
Accelerate the construction of a modern transportation infrastructure system. First, focus on optimizing and improving the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network. Promote the construction of cross-regional and cross-basin major channels, implement the interconnection project of the inland waterway transportation system, and accelerate the formation of a high-speed railway network with the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway main channels as the backbone and regional high-speed railways connected. Implement a new round of rural road improvement actions. Second, focus on coordinating and promoting the construction of comprehensive transportation hubs. Further build international comprehensive transportation hub clusters in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), and promote the construction of a national port hub system, a national comprehensive airport system, and a national postal express delivery hub. Third, focus on improving the development quality and efficiency of the comprehensive transportation network. Strengthen the interconnection of transportation infrastructure and improve the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network with railways as the backbone, highways as the foundation, and waterways and civil aviation giving full play to their comparative advantages.
Accelerate the construction of a modern transportation service system. First, optimize and improve convenient travel services. Accelerate the integrated development of transportation in metropolitan areas, implement the efficiency improvement project for intercity commuting in metropolitan areas, and develop diversified public transportation in accordance with local conditions. Actively develop "one-ticket system" and promote passenger intermodal transportation. Promote the integrated development of urban and rural transportation and strengthen the construction and transformation of age-appropriate and barrier-free facilities. Second, further promote cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement in transportation and logistics. Deeply promote the adjustment of the transportation structure, improve the multimodal transportation facility system, information interconnection system, standard system, and enterprise service system, strengthen the promotion and application of the "one-order system" and "one-box system," and accelerate the cultivation of comprehensive logistics integrators. Third, actively and steadily promote the development of new transportation formats. Promote the integrated development of transportation and tourism, transportation and energy, and transportation and postal services, develop low-altitude civil aviation in accordance with local conditions, and improve the car rental network.
Accelerate the construction of a modern transportation equipment technology system. First, strengthen the tackling of key core technologies. Focus on intelligent comprehensive three-dimensional transportation, implement major scientific and technological breakthroughs, and promote the research and development of common technologies in the fields of infrastructure and transportation equipment. Second, vigorously develop smart transportation. Promote the cross-field integration of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, a new generation of information technology, big data, and aerospace information with transportation, and implement the "Artificial Intelligence + Transportation" action. Third, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. Promote the development of strategic emerging industries such as high-end transportation equipment manufacturing, new energy vehicles and ships, new materials, energy conservation and environmental protection, and information technology. Fourth, promote the green and low-carbon transformation of transportation. Actively promote clean and low-carbon transportation tools and equipment such as new energy vehicles and ships, and launch the construction of zero-carbon highway transportation corridors.
Accelerate the construction of a modern transportation governance system. First, further comprehensively deepen transportation reform. Deepen the reform of the comprehensive transportation system and continue to promote the optimization of toll road policies. Second, build a unified and open transportation market. Improve the new credit-based regulatory mechanism and clean up and abolish regulations and practices that hinder the construction of a unified national market and fair competition. Third, improve laws, regulations, standards, and norms. Promote the formulation and revision of laws and regulations such as the Transportation Law, the Railway Law, and the Port Law, as well as the Regulations on the Administration of Toll Roads and the Regulations on Road Transportation. Fourth, fully guarantee the safety and stability of the industry. Strengthen safety supervision in key areas, improve the inherent safety level of important infrastructure, disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities, and the ability to handle major emergencies.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on December 25th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) Recently, with the approval of the State Council (国务院), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) released the "Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment (2025 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Encouraged Catalogue"), which will be implemented on February 1, 2026.
The "Encouraged Catalogue" is an important foreign investment promotion policy in China, as well as an important foreign investment industry and regional policy. Revising and issuing a new version of the "Encouraged Catalogue" is an important measure to attract and utilize foreign investment with greater efforts. The overall consideration for this revision is to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) and the State Council (国务院) on stabilizing foreign investment, and to guide more foreign investment into advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, high technology, energy conservation and environmental protection, as well as the central and western regions and the northeast region.
This revision has extensively listened to and absorbed the opinions of foreign-invested enterprises, foreign chambers of commerce, industry associations, relevant experts, and relevant departments and local governments, and has also listened to the opinions of all sectors of society through online public consultation and other methods. The new version of the "Encouraged Catalogue" has a total of 1679 items, a net increase of 205 items and a modification of 303 items compared with the 2022 version. Among them, the National Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment (hereinafter referred to as the "National Catalogue") has a total of 619 items, with an increase of 100 items and a modification of 131 items; the Catalogue of Advantageous Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central and Western Regions and other regions (hereinafter referred to as the "Regional Catalogue") has a total of 1060 items, with an increase of 105 items and a modification of 172 items.
The main changes are: First, encouraging and guiding foreign investment in advanced manufacturing. The National Catalogue adds or expands relevant items in the fields of terminal products, parts and components, and raw materials to improve the development level of the industrial chain and supply chain. Second, encouraging and guiding foreign investment in modern service industries. The National Catalogue adds or expands relevant items in the fields of business services, technical services, scientific research, and service consumption to promote the high-quality development of the service industry. Third, encouraging and guiding foreign investment in the central and western regions, the northeast region, and Hainan Province (海南省). Combining the resource endowments, unique advantages, and actual industrial development of various regions, the scope of encouragement in the Regional Catalogue is expanded.
In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) will work with relevant departments to strengthen guidance and coordination, and to implement policy measures. At the same time, multiple measures will be taken to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law-based, and internationalized for foreign investment in China, so that more multinational companies can better share China's development opportunities.
Expanding foreign investment inflows by using specific cases to drive overall progress. Give play to the role of the special working group for major foreign investment projects, and open a green channel to promote the construction of the first eight batches of projects in succession. Accelerate the launch of a new batch of major foreign investment projects, coordinate and solve the problems related to land use, sea use, environmental impact assessment, and energy consumption at the national level, and further give play to the demonstration and driving role of major foreign investment projects.
Continuously improve the satisfaction of foreign-invested enterprises. Carry out special actions to serve foreign-invested enterprises, understand and promote the resolution of problems and demands faced by enterprises in investment landing, production and operation through various channels. Strengthen communication and exchanges with foreign investors, foreign-invested enterprises, and foreign chambers of commerce, listen to opinions and suggestions in a timely manner, and provide convenience for foreign investment in China in accordance with the law.
Build a platform for investment and cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises. Organize international industrial investment cooperation matchmaking activities in a timely manner to build a platform for foreign investment in China and local governments to carry out foreign investment promotion work, and promote more project negotiations and signings.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "On the new journey, central enterprises must fully recognize their responsibilities and missions, better serve the overall work of the Party and the country, serve the high-quality development of the economy and society, serve the security and improvement of people's livelihoods, bravely shoulder social responsibilities, and contribute greater strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization."
As the ballast stone and pillar of the national economy, what is the progress of various tasks of central enterprises? The reporter conducted interviews.
Enhanced Scale and Strength
Total assets exceed 90 trillion yuan
The world's first commercial supercritical carbon dioxide generator set was successfully put into commercial operation, the world's largest green hydrogen-ammonia-methanol integrated project was put into production, and the "Jiu Tian (九天)" drone successfully made its first flight... "Since the beginning of this year, central enterprises have solidly carried out special actions such as quality improvement and efficiency enhancement, and value creation, seized market opportunities, vigorously reduced costs and increased revenue, and maintained stable and positive economic operations," said Zhang Yuzhuo (张玉卓), Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委).
Central enterprises are strengthening independent innovation with greater efforts, and their role in the national innovation system is becoming more prominent. 134 pilot test platforms are open to the whole society, providing 291 specialized services. China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团)'s new generation of controllable nuclear fusion achieved "double 100 million degrees" for ion electrons, China Telecom (中国电信) connected the world's first ultra-1000-kilometer quantum encrypted communication, China Shipbuilding (中国船舶), China Academy of Building Research (中国建研院), and China Construction (中国建筑) jointly released the first domestically developed and controllable CAD software underlying platform... 97 original technology sources have achieved 121 landmark achievements.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan," the total assets of central enterprises have successively crossed three major milestones of 70 trillion yuan, 80 trillion yuan, and 90 trillion yuan, with cumulative R&D expenditures exceeding 5 trillion yuan, an average annual growth rate of over 20% in investment in emerging industries, and an increase of nearly 50% in the number of scientific and technological talents. Their scale and strength, value creation capabilities, and brand influence have been significantly enhanced.
Industrial Transformation and Upgrading
Positive progress has been made in 438 key technology projects in future industries
Since the beginning of this year, central enterprises have empowered industrial innovation with technological innovation, continuously increased the cultivation of new quality productive forces, and promoted key industries to become newer and better.
Working together to overcome difficulties and enhance the independent and controllable capabilities of the industrial chain. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油)'s "Deep Sea No. 1 (深海一号)" Phase II project was put into production, and State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投)'s "Guohe No. 1 (国和一号)" demonstration project Unit 1 was put into operation... A series of breakthroughs in key technologies have effectively enhanced China's independent and controllable capabilities in the industrial chain.
Seeking change with innovation, the development momentum of emerging industries is strong. 115 start-up enterprises are accelerating the creation of innovative enterprises, and positive progress has been made in 438 key technology projects in future industries. Applying artificial intelligence technology, the transformation and upgrading of industries is being deeply promoted. Since the beginning of this year, central enterprises have vigorously implemented the "Artificial Intelligence +" special action, with a cumulative layout of over 800 application scenarios, and the digital transformation action has created 1854 smart factories.
Pursuing green development towards the new, accelerating the realization of green development. Locking carbon dioxide into the seabed, the offshore carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage project was put into operation on the Enping 15-1 (恩平15—1) platform in the Pearl River Estuary Basin; using photovoltaics to manufacture photovoltaics, China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (中节能)'s solar energy company, with dark blue photovoltaic panels covering the roofs of the factory buildings, this "blue ocean" can generate 12.54 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which can meet one-third of the company's electricity demand. Data shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of output value and the carbon dioxide emissions per 10,000 yuan of output value of central enterprises decreased by 12.8% and 13.9% respectively.
Prominent Strategic Functions
Nine central enterprises were newly established
This year is the final year of the deepening and upgrading of the state-owned enterprise reform. "As of now, the main reform tasks have been basically completed," said Zhang Yuzhuo (张玉卓).
Strategic functions are more clearly highlighted. Since its establishment in 2024, China Resources and Environment Group (中国资环集团) has rapidly deployed related industries through market-oriented restructuring and integration of related assets and businesses of state-owned enterprises. As of now, it has established a mobile phone safety recycling and disposal system and is carrying out the recycling and utilization of decommissioned photovoltaic modules.
Data shows that since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委) has promoted the strategic restructuring of 6 groups of 10 enterprises, newly established 9 central enterprises, and central enterprises are more focused on the main industry, and the layout structure is continuously optimized.
Corporate governance is more standardized and efficient. With the continuous deepening of the three-system reform, the management level of central enterprises has been further improved, the management level of enterprises is all controlled within 4 levels, and the scale, digitalization level, and transparency of procurement have been effectively improved.
State-owned asset supervision is more scientific and effective. Zhang Yuzhuo (张玉卓) introduced that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委) has further transformed its supervision concepts and methods, fully implemented "one enterprise, one policy" classified assessment, built a national state-owned asset system property rights information database, and accelerated the construction of an intelligent and penetrating supervision system.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) December 25th dispatch (Reporter Wang Guan (王观)): The latest value-added tax invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局) shows that since the beginning of this year, the integration of the digital and real economies in China has maintained a rapid development trend. In the first 11 months, the sales revenue of the core digital economy industries increased by 10% year-on-year, significantly faster than the overall growth rate of enterprises nationwide. Among them, the sales revenue of intelligent manufacturing industries such as intelligent equipment manufacturing and electronic components and equipment manufacturing increased by 28.2% and 10.9% year-on-year, respectively; the sales revenue of digital technology application industries, mainly based on AI large models, big data, the Internet of Things and other information technology applications, increased by 14.3% year-on-year, especially Internet-related services and information technology services increased by 16.1% and 15.2% year-on-year, respectively.
Return to TopIn Dawei Town (大圩镇), Baohe District (包河区), Hefei City (合肥市), Anhui Province (安徽), agricultural technicians inspect the growth of cluster tomatoes in a digital planting factory.
Dawei Town (大圩镇) is building a digital planting factory, using a fertigation control system for scientific planting, extending the harvest period of cluster tomatoes to 7 to 8 months.
Photo by Zhang Dagang (张大岗) (Image China (影像中国))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周人杰 叶 琦 付明丽
Self-developed "Coal Sea Jiaolong" tunneling equipment has achieved technological breakthroughs, and large open-pit mine intelligent electric shovels and other equipment lead the industry. Key technologies such as co-mining of coal and coalbed methane have been overcome... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shanxi's provincial-level R&D investment was approximately 5 billion yuan, more than 80 provincial-level or above energy science and technology innovation platforms were built, and a number of high-value scientific and technological innovation achievements were produced, supporting the energy industry's development "towards intelligence," "towards new," and "towards green."
In July 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Shanxi (山西): "Building a national comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone for resource-based economic transformation is a strategic task entrusted to Shanxi (山西) by the Party Central Committee. We must further unify our thinking, maintain our focus, and steadily and orderly promote transformation and development. The focus should be on energy transformation, industrial upgrading, and moderately diversified development." In January 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his visit to Shanxi (山西) to visit and comfort grassroots cadres and the masses: "We must consolidate the foundation of domestic energy production, ensure the safety of coal supply, and comprehensively grasp the big picture of clean and low-carbon development, diversified utilization, and comprehensive storage and transportation of coal. We must accelerate the tackling of green and low-carbon technologies and continuously promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Shanxi (山西), based on the overall situation, continues to consolidate the cornerstone of energy security, build a new energy system, and cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, taking new steps in transformation and development.
Technological innovation consolidates the cornerstone of energy security.
At Shanxi Coking Coal Shanmei International Hequ Jiuxian Open-pit Coal Industry Co., Ltd., 26 sets of excavation equipment operate simultaneously. Relying on a full-coverage 5G network and a 10-gigabit industrial ring network, the coal mine has achieved unmanned operation in multiple production links, with a daily output of approximately 30,000 tons of coal. "We will continue to improve the construction of intelligent mines and use artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and other technologies to develop more unmanned scenarios," said Feng Min (冯敏), the mine manager.
Currently, Shanxi (山西) has built 369 intelligent coal mines and 75 green mining pilot coal mines, with advanced coal production capacity accounting for 84%. In the first three quarters of this year, Shanxi's (山西) raw coal output from industrial enterprises above designated size was nearly 1 billion tons, accounting for more than 27% of the national output during the same period.
At the site of the Lu'an Chemical Group's 1.8 million tons/year high-sulfur coal clean utilization oil-chemical-electricity-heat integration demonstration project, the gasifier converts high-sulfur coal into high-quality oil products. As of November 23 this year, the project's oil production reached 1.05 million tons, exceeding the total for the entire year of 2024. "Next, the company will accelerate the promotion of product applications in new energy, high-end manufacturing, and other fields," said Li Huipeng (李慧鹏), general manager of Shanxi Lu'an Coal-based Clean Energy Co., Ltd.
While stabilizing production and ensuring supply, Shanxi (山西) is accelerating the creation of coal-to-oil, coal-based new materials, high-end chemicals, and other coal chemical industry chains, promoting the coal industry to climb from low-end to high-end, and coal products from primary fuels to high-value products.
Moving towards green, building a new energy system.
Since the beginning of this year, the Jinbei Coal Mining Subsidence Area New Energy Base project has fully commenced construction in multiple counties and districts of Datong (大同). The total construction scale of the project is 10 million kilowatts. After completion, it can transmit 27 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) annually.
While doing a good job on the "coal article," Shanxi (山西) is accelerating the large-scale development of wind power and photovoltaics, and supporting the development of the entire industrial chain of hydrogen energy, methanol, and other energy sources. The energy supply structure is becoming more green and diversified. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the proportion of installed capacity of new energy and clean energy in Shanxi (山西) increased from 39.7% to 54.65%.
To cope with the impact of the volatility of new energy power generation on the operation of the power system, Shanxi (山西) is taking multiple measures: implementing flexible transformation of coal-fired power units, with large-capacity coal-fired power units of 600,000 kilowatts and above accounting for more than half; accelerating the construction of energy storage projects to provide guarantees for peak shaving and valley filling.
At the dispatching center of State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company, the electricity spot price curve on the large screen is updated every 5 minutes, reflecting changes in supply and demand. Since its official operation at the end of 2023, the Shanxi (山西) electricity spot market has gathered 156 thermal power units, more than 600 new energy power stations, and more than 400 electricity sales companies. Under the regulation of the market mechanism, all parties actively participate in peak shaving and valley filling, and the utilization rate of new energy in Shanxi (山西) has continued to remain above 97%.
Deepening advantages, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries.
In the Green Electricity Industrial Park of Changzhi (长治) High-tech Zone, the new energy battery cathode material production line of Shanxi Tewa Shi Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is operating at full speed, and the electricity comes from distributed photovoltaics on the roof of the factory building. "Direct green electricity supply reduces production costs, and the export competitiveness of products is stronger," said Han Yueqiang (韩跃强), deputy general manager of the company.
The optimization of the energy structure has laid the foundation for the development of emerging industries. Since the beginning of this year, Shanxi (山西) has laid out 13 green electricity park pilots, covering computing power, equipment manufacturing, and other fields. Among the 16 provincial-level industrial chains that Shanxi (山西) has focused on building since 2022, 5 industrial chains, such as photovoltaic and wind power equipment, are directly related to new energy. In 2024, Shanxi's (山西) export value of the "new three items" reached 3.356 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 183%; the revenue of the photovoltaic and wind power equipment industrial chains both exceeded 23 billion yuan.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, we will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the Central Economic Work Conference, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, steadily and orderly promote transformation and development, continuously deepen the energy revolution, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and strive to take new steps in promoting the transformation and development of resource-based economies," said Tang Dengjie (唐登杰), Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee.
Return to TopWith its membership increased to 111, covering 81% of the global population and 65% of the global GDP; a cumulative total of 360 approved projects, with a total approved financing of nearly $70 billion... Over the past 10 years since its establishment, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has adhered to its original aspiration, innovated and forged ahead, continuously grown and strengthened, established a good image of professionalism, pragmatism, and efficiency, injected new impetus into the common development of its members, explored new models for global financial governance, set a new benchmark for international multilateral cooperation, and made new contributions to promoting the economic prosperity of Asia and the world.
Practicing Multilateralism—
"Building a More Equitable and Resilient International Cooperation System"
President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed at the beginning of the establishment of the AIIB that the AIIB should be built into a professional, efficient, and clean new type of multilateral development bank. As a new type of multilateral development bank initiated by China, the AIIB has been entrusted with the expectation of practicing multilateralism and improving global governance since its birth.
Based in Asia and facing the world. The AIIB focuses on the development needs of its members in the six continents of the world, and has established more than 100 cooperative relationships with multilateral development institutions, financial institutions, etc., and jointly financed more than 130 projects with other multilateral development banks, building an effective platform for multilateral cooperation.
Equal participation and joint consultation. The shareholding ratio of developing members in the AIIB is about 70%, and that of developed members is about 30%. Developing members and developed members, large shareholders and small shareholders work together, carry out cooperation guided by consensus, and gather a strong synergy to improve global governance.
"Colombia's accession is the latest example of the AIIB's active expansion of global cooperation." Mauricio Crigán, professor of international relations at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (哥伦比亚埃斯特尔纳多大学), said that at present, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, bringing resistance to international development cooperation, but openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation are still the mainstream of the international community. The AIIB ensures the equal participation of all members, and its development and growth are the common expectation of the international community and the inevitable requirement for reforming and improving global governance.
Veronica Saraswati, Director of the Indonesia-China Partnership Research Center (印尼—中国伙伴关系研究中心), believes that the AIIB has broken the long-standing model of developed countries dominating international financial institutions, enhanced the voice of the Global South, and helped achieve global common development. The AIIB adheres to consensus decision-making and promotes equal dialogue among all parties. This process is the embodiment of the spirit of multilateralism. "The AIIB's growing project reserves and membership size show that multilateralism still has strong vitality."
"Faced with global challenges, countries need inclusive cooperation platforms." Lina Beltrán, professor of international relations at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (哥伦比亚埃斯特尔纳多大学), believes that the AIIB operates transparently, efficiently, rigorously, and always focuses on infrastructure construction that meets actual development needs, and plays a pragmatic and stable role in regional development. "The participation of 111 members reflects the trust and recognition of all parties in the AIIB, and also represents the rise of a new multilateral cooperation model that focuses on solving practical problems."
"The AIIB's structure and philosophy make it an effective meeting point for the interests of all parties. Its success shows that a modern multilateral institution can be efficient, green, and inclusive at the same time." Marwa El-Shafei, an Egyptian banking expert and economist, believes, "The AIIB's practice not only helps infrastructure construction, but also helps build a more equitable and resilient international cooperation system."
Promoting Regional Development—
"Financing projects have tangibly improved people's livelihoods"
In Zhanatas (札纳塔斯), a small city in southern Kazakhstan, 40 giant wind turbines are running at high speed on the Gobi grassland; in 153 cities including Jakarta (雅加达), Indonesia, slum upgrading projects have improved the drinking water conditions and living environment of more than 9.7 million residents; in Alexandria (亚历山大), a port city in Egypt, the Abu Qir (阿布吉尔) metro project is about to open, adding a new green transportation artery to the city... Over the past 10 years, the AIIB has continued to write vivid stories that benefit people.
In Sri Lanka, the "Reducing Landslide Disaster Project" supported by the AIIB loan is being promoted in multiple high-risk mountainous areas. By building retaining walls, implementing slope reinforcement, and improving drainage systems, the risk of landslides is effectively reduced. Nanayakkara, Vice Principal of Kandy Girls' High School (斯里兰卡康提女子学校), said: "In the past, whenever it rained heavily, we had to suspend classes because we were worried about the risk of landslides. Now, with the support of the AIIB project, we can continue teaching with peace of mind, and our sense of security has been significantly enhanced."
El-Shafei regards the AIIB as "an important partner for Egypt to achieve its sustainable development goals." She said that the AIIB plays an indispensable role in Egypt's efforts to make up for infrastructure shortcomings, enhance climate resilience, and improve social welfare. "The AIIB's financing projects have tangibly improved people's livelihoods."
Alibek Tazhibayev, Director of the Kazakhstan "Eurasian Monitor" Analysis and Research Center (哈萨克斯坦“欧亚监测”分析研究中心), believes that the AIIB's investment in clean energy, roads, hospitals, and other projects in Kazakhstan has effectively helped Kazakhstan fill critical infrastructure gaps. "The AIIB widely supports the construction of various projects such as transportation, energy, water, and environment in Central Asia, which is changing the economic landscape of Central Asia and opening up new paths for regional economic integration."
A pragmatic and efficient style is the secret to the AIIB's growing "circle of friends." In November of this year, with the accession of Colombia, the number of AIIB members increased from the initial 57 to 111, spanning six continents of the world. From the number of projects, the amount of financing, to the size of its membership, the AIIB helps the strength of global multilateral cooperation grow and transforms multilateral cooperation into tangible development benefits.
Jens Rübbert, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific at Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (德国巴登—符腾堡州银行), said that the AIIB has continued to expand its scale and has achieved tangible results in financing renewable energy, interconnectivity, and sustainable transportation. "The AIIB not only focuses on traditional projects, but also is committed to developing technology-oriented modern infrastructure. Its efficient operation, credibility, and future-oriented positioning have generated great attraction for all parties."
Helping Sustainable Development—
"Promoting the Construction of More Future-Oriented Infrastructure"
Providing financing for "future-oriented infrastructure" is the mission that the AIIB has always adhered to. In June of this year, the AIIB formulated a series of new development goals: by 2030, it plans to expand its total annual financing to $17 billion, mobilize more private capital; cross-border interconnection project financing will account for 25% to 30% of approved financing; climate financing will maintain 50% of approved financing... Standing at a new starting point, the AIIB will continue to write vivid chapters that help Asian interconnectivity and promote global sustainable development.
"10 years is an important milestone. The AIIB has become an internationally recognized multilateral development institution and has had a positive impact on global development. In the future, the AIIB will adhere to keeping pace with the times, strengthen global cooperation, promote the construction of more future-oriented infrastructure, help more countries with development experience, and promote regional interconnectivity and economic integration." said Jin Liqun (金立群), President of the AIIB.
Not long ago, the AIIB Board of Directors approved a $1 billion climate-oriented policy financing loan specifically to support the Brazilian government's ecological transition plan. Xia Huasheng, an economist at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (巴西瓦加斯基金会), believes that this move will not only help enhance Brazil's ability to obtain long-term green capital, but also demonstrate the AIIB's consistent advocacy of multilateral cooperation and openness, inclusiveness, and win-win spirit. He said that the AIIB has completed its 2025 climate financing goals ahead of schedule. Through in-depth cooperation with Brazil and other members to enhance the voice of emerging economies, it will promote deeper and more resilient regional cooperation and sustainable growth.
"The multilateral cooperation led by the AIIB transforms commitments such as global climate governance and biodiversity protection into large-scale projects that can be implemented." Rübbert believes that under this cooperation model, financing capabilities, technical expertise, and long-term operating experience are combined to achieve more efficient and sustainable project delivery. German environmental consulting agencies, technology suppliers, and others actively participate in AIIB projects, gather more capital that meets climate goals, and will promote more resilient and sustainable infrastructure for global development.
"The AIIB is not only a fund provider, but also a global development partner, which is of great significance in accelerating regional integration, enhancing economic resilience, and supporting green transformation." Saraswati said that the AIIB has supported a large number of pragmatic projects and has played a positive role in promoting inclusive development and sustainable infrastructure construction in Asia. "The AIIB, together with the Belt and Road Initiative and other initiatives, has become a pillar for strengthening South-South cooperation. In the face of increasingly severe global challenges such as climate change, the AIIB's supporting role is becoming increasingly prominent."
As the initiating country, important shareholder, headquarters host country, and development partner of the AIIB, China has always actively supported the development of the AIIB, advocated that the AIIB should support its members to enhance their development capabilities with greater efforts, expand international dialogue, exchange, and cooperation on a larger scale, and better play the role of a new type of multilateral platform. "The AIIB is down-to-earth and proves with practical actions that China **言必信、行必果** (yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ - "one's words are sure to be trusted, and one's actions are sure to be fruitful," China always keeps its promises). China always maintains the nature of the AIIB as an international institution and creates conditions for the AIIB to develop into a mature international multilateral platform. The development of the AIIB embodies the joint efforts and collective wisdom of all members." Jin Liqun (金立群) said that the AIIB will continue to deepen multilateral cooperation and make greater contributions to jointly addressing global challenges and promoting sustainable development.
(Reported on December 25 from Beijing (北京), Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢), Jakarta (雅加达), Cairo (开罗), Astana (阿斯塔纳), and Berlin (柏林) by reporters Gong Ming (龚鸣), Chen Yiming (陈一鸣), Cao Shiyun (曹师韵), Shen Xiaoxiao (沈小晓), Li Qiang (李强), and Liu Zhonghua (刘仲华))
Return to TopWhen China and the United States cooperate, the world is at peace; when China and the United States fight, the world is worried. Major countries should act like major countries, and have the vision and responsibility of major countries.
Looking back at the changing international situation over the past year, Sino-US economic and trade interactions have always affected global attention. From "fighting" to "talking," from seeming to have reached a dead end to returning to the track of equal dialogue and consultation, the ups and downs experienced by Sino-US economic and trade relations contain rich insights for the two major economies to correctly handle their relations and accurately grasp the trends of the times.
International relations have never been smooth sailing. It requires wisdom and responsibility to stabilize the course in stormy waves and to manage the overall situation in turbulent situations. A strategic pattern of "those who grasp the big picture can manage the small" is essential. Starting from the big picture and proceeding from responsibility is the consistent philosophy of the Chinese side in handling Sino-US relations.
At a time when economic and trade storms are disturbing the world, the diplomacy between the heads of state of China and the United States has fully played the role of a stabilizer, calibrating the direction for the relations between the two countries. The two heads of state have conducted in-depth communication through phone calls and meetings, reached important consensus, provided strategic guidance for the two sides to properly handle differences and solve problems, and injected valuable certainty and stability into the turbulent world.
Under the guidance of the consensus of the heads of state, the teams of China and the United States have held five rounds of consultations, gradually accumulating consensus and promoting the solution of problems. A fact has been constantly verified: any attempt to simplify Sino-US relations into a narrative of "competition" or even "confrontation" is a deviation and misreading of reality, which will not only not help solve problems, but also create more serious new problems for the two countries and even the world.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. In that desperate struggle concerning the future destiny of mankind, China and the United States fought side by side, made significant contributions to defending peace and justice, and saved human civilization in the darkest moment. Looking back at history, the enlightenment is obvious: for the sake of common responsibility and a common future, China and the United States should and can work together.
The evolution of the times has further increased the weight of Sino-US cooperation. Sino-US relations not only affect the global strategic landscape, but also affect the pulse of the world economy and the livelihoods of people in all countries. Sino-US trade interactions directly demonstrate the spillover effects of the relations between the two countries. From the production lines in Southeast Asia to the traders in Latin America; from the international financial markets to the global industrial and supply chains, the slightest changes in Sino-US economic and trade relations will stir up ripples in the world economy and spread rapidly.
Beneath the ripples lies a profound question about the direction of the times: is it to gather risks in confrontation, or to build consensus in dialogue; is it to exacerbate division in turbulence, or to achieve win-win results in cooperation. Whether China and the United States can handle their relations well is related to the future destiny of the world and is a question of the century that the two countries must answer well. This major judgment is constantly being confirmed by reality.
At a historical juncture of turbulent times, the world expects China and the United States to promote global peace and development with responsible choices. "There are still many problems in the world today. China and the United States can jointly demonstrate the responsibility of major countries and work together to do more major, practical, and good things that are beneficial to both countries and the world." President Xi Jinping (习近平) responded to the world's expectations with simple words. President Trump also pointed out that the two countries can accomplish many great things in the world by working together. As two major countries with broad common interests, China and the United States can continuously benefit each other and benefit the world by properly handling differences and focusing on cooperation.
China always adheres to taking the people's heart as its own and taking the world's interests as its own. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal clearly proposes to "actively expand independent opening up," "promote trade innovation and development," and "expand the space for two-way investment cooperation," which will open up broader space for China to expand win-win cooperation with all parties in the world, including the United States. It is hoped that the US side will work with the Chinese side in the same direction, take practical actions to bravely shoulder the responsibilities of a major country, and bring more confidence in development to the international community.
When China and the United States cooperate, the world is at peace; when China and the United States fight, the world is worried. Major countries should act like major countries, and have the vision and responsibility of major countries. Facing new situations and new challenges, both China and the United States should prioritize the interests of the people of the two countries and the long-term well-being of the world, open the door wider, broaden the road of cooperation, release more stable signals, and jointly inject stronger positive energy into the world to cope with challenges.
Return to TopThe big picture of China's resilience in attracting foreign investment and its improving structure is very clear. It remains a popular investment destination for foreign investment.
There is a saying among foreign-funded enterprises: the Chinese market is a "global fitness center," and only by succeeding here can one stand out in the global market. "China is the core of future manufacturing, and those who don't adapt will be eliminated." "Ignoring the Chinese market means failing globally." "Giving up the Chinese market is equivalent to giving up the growth ticket for the next 10 years"... These voices reflect the new position of the current Chinese economy in the world economic landscape—not only a large entity but also at the forefront of transformation and development.
In November of this year, China's actual use of foreign capital increased by 26.1% year-on-year; in the first 11 months, 61,207 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%; as of the end of June this year, the cumulative actual use of foreign capital in China during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period reached 708.73 billion US dollars, completing the 700 billion US dollar foreign investment target six months ahead of schedule. This achievement was hard-won and was achieved in the face of complex external challenges. In recent years, the external environment for global foreign investment utilization has become tighter, and the value chain has been restructured to a certain extent, but the big picture of China's resilience in attracting foreign investment and its improving structure is very clear. It remains a popular investment destination for foreign investment.
Reading the data carefully, one can capture a clear trend: foreign investment is densely pouring into industrial fields that represent the direction of China's economic transformation and upgrading. In the first 11 months of this year, China's high-tech industries actually used 221.26 billion yuan (RMB) of foreign capital, accounting for a significant proportion of the total actual use of foreign capital. Actual use of foreign capital in e-commerce services, medical instrument and equipment manufacturing, and aerospace vehicle and equipment manufacturing increased by 127%, 46.5%, and 41.9% respectively. It can be seen that the structure of China's attraction of foreign investment is continuously improving and becoming more optimized.
Behind the macro data are the micro stories of foreign-funded enterprises rediscovering Chinese opportunities. "The innovation speed of the Chinese market greatly stimulates our creativity." A German executive pointed out that according to the company's internal estimates, the Chinese auto industry has a breakthrough every 6 months, driving the company to invest in a new plant on average every 10 months over the past 10 years. In recent years, foreign investment has increased its layout in the Chinese market, precisely positioning itself in emerging tracks such as artificial intelligence, new energy, biomedicine, and green transformation. The second park of Danfoss (丹佛斯), a Danish company's largest production base in China, was officially put into use in Haiyan (海盐), Zhejiang (浙江); Volkswagen Group's (德国大众集团) first full-process R&D and testing center outside of its home country was completed in Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽); Roche Pharmaceuticals (罗氏制药公司) of Switzerland announced a new investment in China to build a biopharmaceutical production base... These are precisely the votes of confidence that foreign-funded enterprises have cast for the improvement of China's development quality.
The attractiveness to foreign investment ultimately depends on internal strength. An open innovation ecosystem, a complete industrial system, and rich application scenarios are all core attractions of China to foreign investment. More and more multinational companies have established regional headquarters and global R&D centers in China, and R&D investment has continued to expand. The "Multinational Corporations in China" report released this year by the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce (中国商务部研究院) shows that from 2013 to 2023, multinational corporations' R&D expenditures in China increased by 86.5%. From the initial technology transfer and OEM production to today's joint R&D and co-construction of industrial ecosystems, behind the transformation of cooperation models is the development and transformation of the Chinese economy and the quiet upgrading of Chinese opportunities. Foreign-funded enterprises have followed China's development trends and actively connected with the latest policies to seize opportunities and plan for the future of the industry. The sulfur hexafluoride-free environmentally friendly switchgear developed by the Chinese team of Schneider Electric (法国施耐德电气) was first exhibited at the China International Import Expo (进博会) and is now widely used in the global market; as of 2023, Chinese innovative products accounted for 15% of the total global innovative products in Bayer's (德国拜耳) health consumer products... Multinational companies and Chinese industries collaborate on innovation and empower each other, providing support for enhancing their global competitiveness.
To go with China is to go with opportunities, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future. The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) proposal makes new deployments on "shaping new advantages in attracting foreign investment." As policy benefits gradually land and the business environment continues to optimize, China, with high-quality development, will surely bring broader opportunities to foreign-funded enterprises.
Return to TopIslamabad, December 25th (Reported by Zhao Yipu (赵益普)) The 9th China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Media Forum, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, was held on the 24th in Islamabad (伊斯兰堡), the capital of Pakistan. The theme of this forum was "Strengthening Media Cooperation to Boost the Construction of the '2.0 Upgraded Version' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor."
Pakistan's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar (阿陶拉·塔拉尔), stated that he hopes the media of both Pakistan and China will tell the story of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor well, be disseminators of Pakistan-China friendship, and contribute to the construction of the "2.0 Upgraded Version" of the Corridor. In his speech, Tarar said that since its launch in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has significantly improved Pakistan's infrastructure and created numerous job opportunities. The "2.0 Upgraded Version" of the Corridor will focus on business connections and attract more private capital participation. He looks forward to the media's continued attention and active promotion of the construction achievements.
Pakistan's Minister of State for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Shazia Marri (谢兹拉·哈拉尔), stated that as an important component of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" cooperation, the "2.0 Upgraded Version" of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will inject new impetus into the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan.
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong (姜再冬), said in his speech that he hopes the media of both countries will closely follow the vivid practices of the upgraded version of the Corridor's construction, be disseminators of the Corridor's construction achievements, and promoters of the ironclad friendship between China and Pakistan.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Colombo, December 25th. From December 21st to 25th, Wang Junzheng (王君正), Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee, led a CPC delegation to visit Malaysia and Sri Lanka, and met with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe (迪萨纳亚克), Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Zahid (扎希德), Speaker of the House of Representatives Johari (佐哈里), and General Secretary Silva (席尔瓦) of the People's Liberation Front of Sri Lanka, among other political figures. He promoted the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee to all sectors of the two countries, and expressed that China is willing to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) and the leaders of the two countries, share the development opportunities of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and deepen exchanges and cooperation between Tibet (西藏) and the two countries.
The foreign side positively evaluated China's development achievements and expressed its willingness to deepen the alignment of development strategies for the next five years, strengthen party exchanges and local cooperation, and better benefit the people of both countries.
Return to TopThe Erenhot Port (二连浩特口岸) in Inner Mongolia is China's largest land port to Mongolia. Since the beginning of this year, the port's inbound and outbound passenger and cargo volumes have steadily increased. According to statistics, as of December 22, the Erenhot Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station (二连浩特出入境边防检查站) has inspected and released a total of 2,753,000 inbound and outbound personnel and 741,000 vehicles (trains/flights) this year, an increase of 8.8% and 12.1% respectively compared with the same period last year, reaching a record high. The picture shows a China-Europe freight train entering the country through the Erenhot Railway Port (二连浩特铁路口岸).
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Ma Jinrui (马金瑞) photo.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 25th (Reporter Xiong Feng (熊丰)): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) on December 25th that recently, the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) dispatched a working group to jointly carry out a new round of centralized clearing actions against gambling and fraud parks in the Myawaddy area of Myanmar with the law enforcement departments of Myanmar and Thailand. 952 Chinese criminal suspects involved in telecom fraud were escorted back to China.
For a long time, criminal groups in the Myawaddy gambling and fraud parks in Myanmar have rampantly carried out crimes such as telecom and online fraud against Chinese citizens, causing very serious harm. At the beginning of this year, China, Myanmar, and Thailand established a ministerial-level coordination mechanism for jointly combating telecom and online fraud crimes and have continuously carried out multiple rounds of crackdown operations. Since October, according to a series of consensuses previously reached between China, Myanmar, and Thailand, the Myanmar side has organized and carried out a new round of crackdown and clearing operations in Myawaddy and other places, focusing on arresting criminal suspects and forcibly dismantling gambling and fraud parks.
With the joint efforts of China, Myanmar, and Thailand, since the beginning of this year, a total of more than 7,600 Chinese criminal suspects engaged in online gambling and telecom fraud crimes in the Myawaddy area of Myanmar have been escorted back to China. 494 buildings involving gambling and fraud crimes in the KK Park have been demolished, and the Asia-Pacific New City gambling and fraud park has also been completely cleared.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) stated that telecom and online fraud crimes are a common problem faced by the international community in combating and governance. In the next step, public security organs will, with greater determination and strength, work with the law enforcement departments of more countries to continuously strengthen international law enforcement cooperation, jointly severely crack down on telecom and online fraud crimes, and effectively safeguard the safety of people's lives and property.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Moscow (莫斯科) dispatch on December 25th (Reporter Xiao Xinxin (肖新新)): Tbilisi (第比利斯) news: The Georgian Modernization Railway Project, constructed by China Railway 23rd Bureau (中铁二十三局), was fully opened to traffic on the 24th local time. The project is the largest newly built and successfully put into operation railway project in Georgia (格鲁吉亚).
The Georgian Modernization Railway Project has a total length of approximately 43.9 kilometers, connecting Zestafoni (泽斯塔波尼) and Khashuri (哈舒里). It is the main artery of transportation between the east and west of the country and an important part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. After the project is officially put into operation, the average traffic efficiency from Tbilisi (第比利斯) to the Black Sea (黑海) ports will increase by 37%, and the annual freight capacity is expected to double. This will not only strengthen Georgia's (格鲁吉亚) trade connectivity and cooperation with neighboring countries, but also promote Georgia's (格鲁吉亚) industrial upgrading and drive the development of areas along the route.
Return to TopStrengthening Review and Oversight, Enhancing Review and Correction Functions
By Peng Bo (彭波), our reporter
On December 22nd, the 19th session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee heard a report from Shen Chunyao (沈春耀), Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, on the review and filing work in 2025. The report pointed out that in 2025, a total of 2,309 normative documents such as regulations and judicial interpretations were received for filing, and 6,705 review suggestions were received from citizens and organizations. Relevant state organs have conscientiously carried out the formulation, revision, cleaning, and abolition of regulations, judicial interpretations, and other normative documents, continuously improving the quality and level of regulations, judicial interpretations, and other normative documents, and consciously accepting supervision. The overall situation is good.
In 2025, the Legislative Affairs Commission organized a centralized review of regulations, rules, judicial interpretations, and other normative documents related to the development of the private economy, and found a total of 1,466 various normative documents that needed to be revised or abolished. The commission continued to promote the cleaning of relevant local regulations involving unequal treatment of enterprises, and identified 178 local regulations, separate regulations, and resolutions and decisions that hindered market access and exit, hindered equal access to factors and free flow of goods and services, and affected the production and operation costs of enterprises. The vast majority of localities have completed relevant revisions and abolitions. A centralized review was organized for provisions in some local regulations that were obviously lagging behind changes in the situation and were not suitable for continued application, and 1,209 local regulations, autonomous regulations and separate regulations, and regulations of special economic zones that needed to be revised or abolished were identified, of which 947 have been revised or abolished.
The Legislative Affairs Commission found that some regulations, judicial interpretations, and other normative documents had problems of constitutionality, legality, and appropriateness during the review. For example, some local regulations and local government regulations stipulate that registration of motorized wheelchairs for the disabled should require permanent household registration in the city. Relevant parties believe that this provision does not comply with the spirit of the Constitution regarding "the state and society help arrange the labor, life, and education of blind, deaf, mute, and other disabled citizens" and the relevant provisions of the Law on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities, and should be corrected. After review, the Legislative Affairs Commission believes that stipulating that registration of motorized wheelchairs for the disabled should require permanent household registration in the city creates unnecessary differential treatment on specific issues and is an unreasonable restrictive provision. The Legislative Affairs Commission put forward review opinions and transferred the relevant local government regulations to the department responsible for supervision to urge correction. The formulating organs all agreed to make revisions to the relevant provisions as soon as possible.
The Legislative Affairs Commission corrected and dealt with some problems existing in local regulations concerning property management in residential areas through the review and filing work. Some localities, citizens, organizations, etc., have proposed that the "Property Management Regulations" be revised as soon as possible. After review, the Legislative Affairs Commission believes that the Party Central Committee has put forward new requirements for grassroots governance, including property service management, and the Civil Code has made provisions for property service contracts and related issues. Relevant administrative regulations and local regulations should be revised and improved in a timely manner. After communication, relevant parties are currently stepping up the promotion of the revision of the regulations.
The report proposes that in 2026, the Legislative Affairs Commission will continuously improve the quality and level of review and filing work, strengthen the implementation and supervision of the Constitution and laws through review and filing, improve the working system and mechanism of review and filing, strengthen review and oversight, enhance the function of review and correction, better exert the effectiveness of the review and filing system, and promote the high-quality development of review and filing work.
Solid Results Achieved in Audit Rectification
By Ni Yi (倪弋), our reporter
On December 22nd, at the 19th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, entrusted by the State Council, Hou Kai (侯凯), Auditor General of the National Audit Office, delivered a report by the State Council on the rectification of problems found in the audit of the implementation of the central budget and other fiscal revenues and expenditures in 2024.
Hou Kai said that all regions, departments, and units have thoroughly implemented the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee on audit rectification, strictly implemented the relevant deliberation opinions of the 16th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, and earnestly implemented the various work deployments of the State Council. Solid results have been achieved in audit rectification.
As of the end of September 2025, 98% of the 2,186 problems that the "Audit Work Report" required to be rectified immediately have been completed; timetables and roadmaps have been formulated for the 1,299 problems that require phased rectification and the 753 problems that require continuous rectification. Relevant localities, departments, and units have rectified problems involving a total of 1.04 trillion yuan, formulated and improved more than 1,090 systems, and dealt with and punished more than 3,420 people. The rectification of major problems is progressing smoothly overall, and some institutional and mechanism problems that are not conducive to high-quality economic development have been resolved.
Regarding the rectification of problems found in the audit of central fiscal management, problems involving 344.641 billion yuan have been rectified, 192 systems have been improved, and 1,134 people have been dealt with and punished. Regarding the rectification of problems found in the audit of the implementation of the central department budget, problems involving 839 million yuan have been rectified, and 16 people have been dealt with and punished. Regarding the rectification of problems found in the audit of major projects and major risks, problems involving 158.712 billion yuan have been rectified, 91 systems have been improved, and 476 people have been dealt with and punished.
Regarding the rectification of problems found in the audit of key people's livelihood funds, regarding the problems found in the audit of funds related to the construction of basic operating conditions for compulsory education schools, problems involving 2.536 billion yuan have been rectified, 117 systems have been improved, and 424 people have been dealt with and punished; regarding the problems found in the audit of pension insurance funds, problems involving 13.608 billion yuan have been rectified, 160 systems have been improved, and 91 people have been dealt with and punished; regarding the problems found in the audit of funds related to the construction of high-standard farmland, problems involving 2.9744 million mu of farmland have been rectified, 300 systems have been improved, and 298 people have been dealt with and punished; regarding the problems found in the audit of subsidies for farmers, problems involving 3.893 billion yuan have been rectified, 71 systems have been improved, and 128 people have been dealt with and punished.
Regarding the rectification of problems found in the audit of state-owned asset management, regarding the problems found in the audit of state-owned assets of enterprises, problems involving 89.652 billion yuan have been rectified, 154 systems have been improved, and 559 people have been dealt with and punished; regarding the problems found in the audit of state-owned assets of financial enterprises, problems involving 426.181 billion yuan have been rectified, 15 systems have been improved, and 243 people have been dealt with and punished; regarding the problems found in the audit of administrative and institutional state-owned assets, problems involving 191 million yuan have been rectified.
The report proposes that, based on the rectification situation, there are still 62 problems (accounting for 2%) that require immediate rectification that have not been rectified in place. Relevant localities, departments, and units have made follow-up arrangements for problems that have not been completely rectified. In the next step, the National Audit Office will continue to strengthen follow-up supervision and inspection, promote rectification to be compliant and effective, and transform the rectification effect into governance effectiveness.
Smoother Flow of Urban and Rural Factors
By Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲), our reporter
The 19th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee heard a report from the State Council on the work of establishing and improving the system and mechanism for integrated urban-rural development on December 22nd.
The report shows that from 2019 to 2024, the urbanization rate of the national permanent resident population increased from 62.7% to 67%, and the ratio of per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents decreased from 2.64 to 2.34.
The report points out that the flow of urban and rural factors in China is smoother, the restrictions on settling in cities with a permanent urban population of less than 3 million have been basically lifted, the conditions for settling in cities with a permanent urban population of 3 million to 5 million have been further relaxed, the policy of settling in super-large and mega-cities based on points has been continuously optimized, and the coverage of basic urban public services has been continuously expanded. In terms of strengthening the introduction and cultivation of rural talents, nearly 5 million high-quality farmers and more than 250,000 leading rural practical talents have been cultivated, and more than 14.3 million people have returned to their hometowns to start businesses. The reform of the rural land system has been steadily and orderly promoted, the "separation of three rights" system for contracted land has been improved, the second round of pilot projects to extend land contracts for another 30 years after expiration has been carried out in a solid manner, the confirmation and registration of homestead property rights in one go has been done well, and the reform of allowing rural collective commercial construction land to enter the market has been steadily promoted. Investment in agriculture and rural areas has continued to expand, the national general public budget expenditure on agriculture, forestry, and water has steadily increased, reaching 2.7 trillion yuan in 2024, an increase of 18.4% compared with 2019, and the proportion of land transfer income used for agriculture and rural areas has steadily increased.
The level of connectivity of urban and rural infrastructure has steadily improved. The report shows that more than two-thirds of the provinces have achieved highway access to every county, and all townships and established villages that meet the conditions have access to hardened roads and passenger vehicles. The penetration rate of rural tap water has reached 94%, and the proportion of the rural population covered by large-scale water supply projects has reached 65%. The average power supply reliability rate of rural power grids has reached 99.9%, 100% of administrative villages have access to broadband, more than 90% have access to 5G networks, and the coverage rate of express delivery services in established villages has exceeded 95%. The model of village collection, township transfer, and county treatment of rural domestic waste has been continuously improved, and the proportion of administrative villages that collect and treat domestic waste has remained above 90%. The penetration rate of rural sanitary toilets has reached about 76%.
The report points out that the allocation of basic urban and rural public services has been further optimized. A total of 15,000 urban and rural school communities have been built, and the exchange and rotation of principals and teachers in compulsory education schools within the county area has basically become normalized. A total of 2,199 counties across the country have carried out the construction and operation of close-knit county medical communities, and medical personnel from county-level hospitals have been dispatched to township health centers for a long time to accelerate progress. More than 90% of township health centers have reached the service capacity standards, and more than 97% of administrative villages have achieved medical insurance designated village health room coverage.
The integrated development of rural primary, secondary, and tertiary industries has taken a solid step forward. Various localities have optimized the layout of county industries, strengthened the construction of county commercial and circulation networks, and driven the continuous upgrading of farmers' consumption; continued to develop the processing and circulation industry of agricultural products, with the number of agricultural product processing enterprises above designated size exceeding 100,000; actively cultivated new rural industries and new business formats, with rural online retail sales exceeding 2.56 trillion yuan, and the national leisure agriculture operating income reaching about 900 billion yuan; enhanced the cluster effect of rural industries, built 260 advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, 1,909 strong agricultural industrial towns, and 400 modern agricultural industrial park projects to a high standard, and created a number of industrial clusters with distinctive local characteristics and prominent leading industries.
Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements Achieves Qualitative and Quantitative Improvement
By Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲), our reporter
The 19th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee heard a report from the State Council on the work of promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements on December 22nd.
The report shows that since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has deepened the reform of the mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, improved policy support and market services, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has achieved qualitative and quantitative improvement, effectively promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces. From 2020 to 2024, the national technology contract turnover increased from 2.83 trillion yuan to 6.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 141.7%. The application of new technologies supports the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries, the scale of strategic emerging industries continues to grow, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size in 2024 increased by 42% compared with 2020, and cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology are forming new economic growth points.
The report points out that the institutional framework for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been basically established. The relevant laws and regulations on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements have been continuously improved, and the policy system for promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been basically established. Various localities have refined and implemented policy measures to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and have successively issued relevant regulations to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, formulated and implemented more than 200 relevant policy documents in accordance with local conditions, and carried out a series of special actions. The working system for central and local coordination to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been basically established.
The reform of the system and mechanism has been accelerated, and the difficulties of "unwilling to transfer, dare not transfer, and unable to transfer" scientific and technological achievements in universities and research institutes have been gradually resolved. As of the end of 2024, universities and research institutes have cumulatively built 2,364 technology transfer institutions, an increase of 21% compared with 2020. The total amount of contracts for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of national universities and research institutes in 2024 through transfer, licensing, capital contribution, and technical development, consulting, and service methods reached 226.91 billion yuan, an increase of 81% compared with 2020. The empowerment of job-related scientific and technological achievements and the separate management of assets have stimulated the internal motivation of scientific researchers to transform achievements. Since 2020, the total amount of contracts for the transformation of 40 pilot units through transfer, licensing, and capital contribution has reached an average of 4.06 billion yuan per year, doubling compared with before the pilot, driving more than 700 units to carry out provincial-level pilots, forming replicable and scalable experience models.
The integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has been accelerated. In 2024, the investment in research and development by enterprises accounted for more than 77% of the total social investment, and the effective invention patents of enterprises accounted for 73.7% of the total number of domestic effective invention patents. A number of innovation consortia have been built around key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, and biomanufacturing, which strongly support the tackling of key technologies and the transformation of achievements.
The service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been continuously improved, and the ecology for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has been further optimized. The construction of a science and technology financial system adapted to scientific and technological innovation has been accelerated, and positive results have been achieved in enabling the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
The report introduces the existing problems, including the insufficient supply of high-quality scientific and technological achievements, the insufficient role of enterprises as the main body of scientific and technological achievement transformation, the existence of obstacles in the system and mechanism for scientific and technological achievement transformation, the weak professional service capacity for scientific and technological achievement transformation, and the urgent need to strengthen the effectiveness of science and technology financial support for achievement transformation.
The report also puts forward considerations for the next step of work: strengthening original innovation and tackling key technologies to increase the supply of high-quality scientific and technological achievements; stimulating the internal motivation of enterprises for scientific and technological innovation and promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation; further deepening the reform of the mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and unblocking the chain of scientific and technological achievement transformation; improving the service capacity for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and optimizing the ecology for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements; and building a financial service system covering the entire chain of scientific and technological achievement transformation to enhance the effectiveness of scientific and technological achievement transformation.
Return to TopBy: 陈思权
In grassroots practice, we often fall into such confusion: are strict law enforcement and humane care contradictory "two different things," or are they complementary "one and the same thing"? Are civilized cities and street stalls a single-choice question that must be chosen, or can they be inclusive? Behind these questions lies a proposition: accurately distinguish between "essentially related one and the same thing" and "seemingly similar but fundamentally different two different things."
This is by no means a simple word game, but the key to adhering to seeking truth from facts and avoiding "**简单化**" (jiǎn dān huà - "simplification," oversimplifying complex issues) and "**一刀切**" (yī dāo qiē - "one-size-fits-all," applying a uniform approach regardless of specific circumstances), and it is also an important yardstick for measuring development wisdom and governance level.
Focusing on the overall situation, adhering to systematic thinking, and clarifying what is "one and the same thing" can increase the certainty of breaking limitations and turning stone into gold.
A ticket stub from the Beijing International Film Festival (北京国际电影节) can unlock discounts in more than 30 business districts and 1,100 merchants; a "Su Chao" ticket can enjoy exclusive discounts for department store retail, catering and accommodation, and leisure and entertainment... How can a small ticket stub become an effective lever to drive urban consumption? It lies in linking various consumption formats from corresponding to one point to linking multiple scenarios. This is integration into one.
In Liangnong Town (梁弄镇), Yuyao (余姚), Zhejiang (浙江), tourism development was also the same. Hengkantou Village (横坎头村) used to have difficulty retaining tourists, Wangxiang Village (汪巷村) lacked operations, and Ganxuan Village (甘宣村) was worried about sales. However, a small train project connected the "common prosperity chain" of the three villages. How can regional group development become a new engine for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside? It lies in the overall planning and integrated advantages of the scattered resources and respective characteristics of each village. This is aggregation into one.
Baiquanyu Village (百泉峪村) in Mengyin County (蒙阴县), Shandong (山东) obtained a credit line of 43 million yuan through the accounting of the gross ecosystem product (GEP); Beijing (北京) pioneered the "green purchase" mechanism, and the seven ecological conservation areas (生态涵养区) obtained compensation income... How can green mountains be valuable and green waters contain gold? It lies in opening up the path to realize "**绿水青山就是金山银山**" (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains," ecological environment is invaluable). This is transformation into one.
One key opens one lock. Avoiding confusing "two different things" can grasp the degree of precise policy implementation and stimulate development vitality. One thing is one thing, and never blindly "**合并同类项**" (hé bìng tóng lèi xiàng - "combine like terms," to lump different things together indiscriminately), which will help us better solve problems and contradictions.
China (中国) has a vast territory, and the situations in various places vary greatly. Cities and villages, the east and the west, traditional industries and emerging business formats have very different resource endowments and specific problems. Applying the refined management standards applicable to large cities rigidly to the fields of the countryside, or promoting emergency measures without adjustment to normalization, the result will inevitably be maladaptation, which reflects the deep-rooted problems of formalism and bureaucracy.
Dialectically grasping "one and the same thing" and "two different things" should become the basic skill for party members and cadres to start a business. When many matters are unified in a higher-level strategic goal, they should be regarded as "one and the same thing" to coordinate planning and promote integration; when it comes to specific methods, paths, and operating rules, they must be treated as "two different things" or even "multiple different things" to differentiate and classify guidance.
This means that party members and cadres must sink down and conduct in-depth research, and strive to avoid the inertia of "taken for granted" decision-making, find a balance between the "unity" of top-level design and the "difference" of grassroots exploration, and continuously improve governance effectiveness and development quality.
"The more our cause develops in depth, the more we must constantly enhance our ability to think dialectically." Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," using dialectical thinking to grasp strategic planning and improve the ability to manage complex situations and deal with complex problems can make all tasks better.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 25th. Recently, the "Study Reader on Building a Leading Sporting Nation" (《体育强国学习读本》) organized and compiled by the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) has been published and distributed by People's Publishing House (人民出版社).
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to sports work, proposing the goal of building a leading sporting nation by 2035. In order to fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on sports and the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments on accelerating the construction of a leading sporting nation, systematically expound the important significance, historical context, rich connotation, and objectives and tasks of promoting the construction of a leading sporting nation, the General Administration of Sport (体育总局) organized relevant experts and scholars to conduct in-depth research, and conducted a careful review of the work and progress in various key areas of building a leading sporting nation.
This book adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and is a periodic summary of the theoretical understanding and practical development of promoting the construction of a leading sporting nation in China in recent years. It has strong theoretical and practical significance and is an important supplementary reader for the vast number of party members and cadres in the sports system and all sectors of society to deeply study and understand the strategic deployment of a leading sporting nation and promote the construction of a leading sporting nation.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) December 25th dispatch (Reporters Li Xinping (李心萍) and Wang Mingfeng (王明峰)) The reporter learned from China Railway Chengdu Bureau (国铁成都局): The Longchang (隆昌) to Luzhou (泸州) to Xuyong (叙永) Railway, located in the southeastern part of Sichuan Province (四川省), was opened to traffic on December 25. As an important part of the western land-sea new channel's western freight corridor, the Long-Lu-Xu Railway is approximately 138 kilometers long, starting from Longchang Station (隆昌站) on the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway (成渝铁路), passing through Longchang City (隆昌市) in Neijiang City (内江市), Luxian County (泸县), Longmatan District (龙马潭区), Jiangyang District (江阳区), Naxi District (纳溪区), and Xuyong County (叙永县) in Luzhou City (泸州市), and ending at Xuyong North Station (叙永北站) on the Xu-Bi Railway (叙毕铁路). It is a convenient railway channel connecting the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈) to northern Guizhou (贵州北部), Nanning (南宁) in Guangxi (广西), and the Beibu Gulf (北部湾) and other regions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 冯学知
"We already consider you family. You've really helped us a lot." Mrs. Liang, a fire-affected resident in Tai Po (大埔) in her seventies, said while holding the hand of social worker Xie Zicheng (谢梓澄).
Following the Tai Po (大埔) fire incident, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) government launched the "One Family, One Social Worker" service, assigning professional social workers to all affected families to provide the necessary services and support.
Mrs. Liang, her husband, and her son originally lived in Wang Fuk Court (宏福苑) in Tai Po (大埔). After the fire, the family resided in temporary shelters and hotels arranged by the Special Administrative Region (特区) government. Later, they were relocated to the Po Oi Jiangxiawei Village (博爱江夏围村), a transitional housing project in Kam Tin (锦田), Yuen Long (元朗), where they officially settled down. Xie Zicheng (谢梓澄) from the Tuen Mun Hospital Medical Social Services Department (屯门医院医务社会服务部) became the assigned social worker for Mrs. Liang's family, helping with matters such as housing, medical treatment, relocation, and subsidy applications. A deep friendship gradually developed between them.
"Po Oi Jiangxiawei Village (博爱江夏围村) has an elderly center and a medical center. The two elderly people are getting old, and Mr. Liang also needs to take medication for a long time, so we helped them settle here," said Xie Zicheng (谢梓澄). She added that she calls Mrs. Liang's family every day, "We want them to know that we will always be with them, so they will feel more at ease and have someone to talk to."
According to statistics, as of December 24, social workers from the Social Welfare Department (社会福利署) of the Special Administrative Region (特区) government had contacted more than 1,980 affected families, providing "One Family, One Social Worker" services to more than 4,900 residents. In addition, each family is assigned 2 or 3 civil servants who form a team or small specialized group with the social worker to provide one-stop services to residents. Xie Zicheng (谢梓澄) introduced that her team has 3 civil servants. She is responsible for coordinating communication and providing timely support, while her civil servant colleagues assist with filling out forms and accompanying patients to medical appointments.
"The role of a social worker is not just to assist affected residents in applying for subsidies or arranging accommodation. The companionship itself also brings them strength and a sense of security." Fang Jiamin (方嘉敏), Assistant Social Work Officer at the Eastern District Probation and Community Service Orders Office (东区感化及社会服务令办事处), who has been a social worker for 17 years, said, "Residents ask me how long I will be with them, and I always say, 'Until you no longer need me.'"
After the Tai Po (大埔) fire incident, Li Zixin (李子欣), Assistant Social Work Officer at the Tai Hang Tung Integrated Family Service Centre (大坑东综合家庭服务中心), who had just joined the job for a year, volunteered to support the front line and was subsequently assigned to a temporary shelter to assist affected residents.
"Originally, I was worried that my qualifications were too shallow to be competent for the job. After arriving at the scene, I realized that there was no time to think too much," Li Zixin (李子欣) recalled. She comforted and assisted affected residents at the scene. Through listening and companionship, she gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of the social work profession.
In the "One Family, One Social Worker" service, an elderly couple that Li Zixin (李子欣) was responsible for contacting was initially indifferent to her. Through daily phone calls and practical help, she finally gained their trust. When the elderly couple was arranged to return home to pack their belongings, they even took the initiative to invite Li Zixin (李子欣) to accompany them. Li Zixin (李子欣) said that she cherishes this trust and will always be with the elderly couple.
As of noon on December 25, the "Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Assistance Fund (大埔宏福苑援助基金)" established by the Special Administrative Region (特区) government had reached approximately HK$4.1 billion. The fund will be used to help residents rebuild their homes and provide long-term and continuous support. The online platform for donating materials, built by the Special Administrative Region (特区) government and the information technology industry, continues to operate, with more than 51,000 items of materials distributed to various locations. The Special Administrative Region (特区) government continues to coordinate the housing units for the resettlement of affected residents, with 3,591 affected residents already settled in the Housing Bureau's (房屋局) transitional housing, Housing Society (房协) projects, or Tuen Mun Po Tin Interim Housing (屯门宝田中转房屋).
Speaking of their future plans, Mrs. Liang and her husband said that they hope to move into a more satisfactory and stable home in the future. "Give the government more time, and I believe there will be good arrangements," said Mrs. Liang.
(Reported from Hong Kong (香港) on December 25 by this newspaper)
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Collaborative development: "Dividing the cake" is not the goal; jointly "making the cake bigger" is what matters.
A company originally planned to build its factory in Songjiang District (松江区), Shanghai (上海), but under the promotion of cadres in Songjiang District (松江区), it ultimately chose to settle in the Liuan Songshan Modern Industrial Park (六安市六松现代产业园) in Liuan City (六安市), Anhui (安徽). Such stories are not isolated cases. Xi'an Saifules Semiconductor (西安赛富乐斯半导体), Mansheng Packaging (曼盛包装) and other companies ultimately invested and built factories in Liuan (六安) under the coordination of Songjiang (松江).
Investment promotion plays an important role in promoting local economic development. Why is Songjiang (松江) going against the grain and "pushing" enterprises outward? Behind this is a new exploration of coordinated development between the two places, reflecting the wisdom of regional collaboration methods.
The change in investment promotion is driven by a change in mechanisms.
In regional collaboration, whose statistics count for tax revenue, output value, and other indicators is an unavoidable question. Early cooperation models were mainly based on one-way "blood transfusion." Only by improving mutually beneficial and win-win mechanisms and transforming one-way "blood transfusion" into cooperative win-win can coordinated development be stable and far-reaching.
The Liuan Songshan Modern Industrial Park (六安市六松现代产业园) innovates the benefit-sharing mechanism. For enterprises recommended by Songjiang (松江) to settle in, the two places implement "statistical division and fiscal revenue sharing" within 5 years. This mechanism innovation not only solves the problem of "fear of loss in the transfer-out area" but also further mobilizes the enthusiasm of the transfer-in area.
From "giving a hand" to "walking together," the cooperation practice between Songjiang (松江) and Liuan (六安) tells us that by using the golden key of reform well, exploring and innovating in response to blockages, difficulties, and pain points, and continuously removing institutional and mechanism barriers, coordinated development can continue to deepen and become more solid.
Collaborative development: "Dividing the cake" is not the goal; jointly "making the cake bigger" is what matters.
It seems like a loss for Songjiang (松江) that the company did not settle there. In fact, Shanghai (上海) has abundant scientific and technological innovation resources, but the cost of factors is high and space is limited. Anhui (安徽), which is also located in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), not only has transportation advantages but also has a good industrial base. Promoting the landing of enterprises in Liuan (六安) to realize "Shanghai comes, Liuan manufactures" can not only enable enterprises to make full use of the resources of the two places but also open up new space for cooperation and development between the two places.
There is a theory of division of labor in economics: in a factory, different types of work cooperate with each other, which can greatly improve production efficiency. Today, the division of labor has long surpassed a product, a factory, or a small town, and has expanded to urban and rural areas and regional development. Hunan (湖南) and Hainan (海南) jointly build industrial parks, and "Hunan manufacturing" uses "Hainan policies" to set sail overseas, and Hainan's (海南) advanced manufacturing industry can also supplement and extend the chain. Reasonable division of labor ultimately achieves an overall improvement in efficiency.
Behind the reasonable division of labor is the leveraging of comparative advantages. **一哄而上** (yī hòng ér shàng - "swarm up," a crowd rushes up), blindly following the trend will only lead to inefficient competition and industrial isomorphism. Based on resource endowments and comparative advantages, differentiated development and each displaying its strengths can achieve what each needs and allow regional development to release stronger vitality.
To explore and innovate, leverage comparative advantages, and calculate the gains and losses well, the key lies in jumping out of the "one-acre three-point land" and establishing a "one-game-of-chess" mindset.
Look at Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀). In the past, the supporting level of new energy vehicle parts enterprises in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region was relatively low, and the external dependence was relatively high. With the unified planning, coordinated investment promotion, and synchronous construction of the three places, the innovation chain, industrial chain, and supply chain are deeply integrated, forming a "2-hour automobile industry circle," realizing the transition from "jointly building a car" to "casting a chain together." Today, the output value of the automobile industry in the three places has exceeded 840 billion yuan.
Looking at Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao (粤港澳) again. Hong Kong (香港) has a strong foundation in basic research, and cities such as Shenzhen (深圳) and Guangzhou (广州) have sound industrial systems and complete industrial chains. The brother cities in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) complement each other and develop collaboratively. The innovation index of the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" (深圳—香港—广州) innovation cluster has jumped to the first place in the world.
In this regard, collaboration should also have a sense of the overall situation. Starting from the overall situation, clarifying what the positioning of a place is, where its advantages lie, and how to learn from each other's strengths and work together can better achieve the overall leap in regional competitiveness.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "The 'division' of administrative divisions in the beginning and the 'combination' of regional coordination now have the same purpose, which is to promote development." From Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), to the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) and the Western Development (西部大开发)... With the solid advancement of the regional coordinated development strategy, cooperation between different regions is becoming increasingly close. Removing obstacles and constraints in regional coordinated development will accelerate the transformation of more comparative advantages into development advantages and competitive advantages, injecting a constant stream of power into high-quality development.
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Only by fully recognizing the political, economic, cultural, and social functions of place names in the overall development situation and work practice can we ensure that the names are "well-known" and the brands are "established."
Mingyue Mountain (明月山), located at the junction of Sichuan (四川) and Chongqing (重庆), is a "shared garden" for residents of both places. Hiking in winter is "very comfortable" ("巴适得板").
The mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, making it difficult to find the way, and even locals have had misunderstandings. Zhang Dong (张东) from Dianjiang (垫江), Chongqing (重庆), loves "playing with motorcycles." He had heard of the Yaozi Creek Valley (鹞子溪谷) in the mountains, but the place name was not clearly located, and he accidentally went to Yaozi Rock (鹞子岩) in Beibei (北碚), wasting dozens of kilometers.
Now, misunderstandings are becoming less frequent. Using the "Rural Famous Action" mini-program of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部), Dianjiang (垫江) has completed the work of collecting and mapping 1,727 rural place name information. Tourists from near and far come to Mingyue Mountain (明月山) for a "micro-vacation," and information on sightseeing spots, farmhouses, picking gardens, camping sites, charging stations, etc., can be accurately located and reached by navigation. This has cleared the "capillaries" for the local cultural tourism development.
Place names record history, inherit culture, and are related to development. In vast rural areas, especially remote mountain villages, the lack of names for places, multiple names for one place, inaccurate locations, and non-standard names have caused many inconveniences to people's travel, express delivery, government services, and even emergency rescue. Taking place name construction as a fulcrum, it leverages grassroots governance, cultural inheritance, and industrial development, bringing convenience to people's lives and injecting momentum into revitalization and development.
Making villages famous is not only to make the hometown famous, but also to promote the hometown. How to do a good job in the "name" article and play the role of "promotion"? Only by fully recognizing the political, economic, cultural, and social functions of place names in the overall development situation and work practice can we ensure that the names are "well-known" and the brands are "established."
Liaocheng (聊城), Shandong (山东), which has a history of building a city for more than 2,500 years, uses rural place names as the "data base" to build a "Unified Code for Administrative Divisions and Place Names," realizing the integration and coordination of transportation, cultural tourism, public security and other information, which not only fully serves the production and life of the masses, but also provides a reliable basis for grid management. It can be seen that doing a good job in place name information services helps to promote the development of digital villages, and also promotes more accurate governance and more efficient handling of affairs.
Clear place names and online information are only the first step. It is more important to innovate the application scenarios of rural place names. This requires giving play to the role of "place name +", and promoting the integration of place name information services with the delivery of express logistics to the countryside, the delivery of industrial products to the countryside, the construction of rural e-commerce, online tourism, and smart agriculture. Dianjiang (垫江) used the famous action to promote local famous and high-quality products such as Dongyin Black Tea (东印红茶) and Huangsha White Pomelo (黄沙白柚). "Place name + agricultural products" has broadened sales channels, increased industrial added value, and driven local people to increase their income by more than 4.5 million yuan. "Place name empowerment" not only highlights regional characteristics and cultural charm, but also avoids homogeneous competition and thousands of villages with one face, nourishes public brands, deeply explores internal value, facilitates the two-way flow of urban and rural resources and elements, and turns good place names into "golden business cards."
Mountains and rivers have names, and villages have names, which carry the collective memory of the countryside and the value and feelings of the villagers. Some places build village history museums and other place name culture display facilities, search for place name stories, and inherit folk tales and folk traditions behind place names; some promote place name culture into villages and residences, integrate cultural tourism and characteristic pastoral construction, and enhance the visibility of place name culture... Highlighting the cherishing and revitalization of place name culture not only retains nostalgia, but also retains the "spirit" of the countryside, and revitalizes rural cultural activities through the prosperity of place name culture. Using the folk culture contained in place names to nourish people's hearts, cultivate people's morality, and unite people's hearts will surely stimulate more people to build their hometowns with great synergy.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes: "Gradually improve the completeness of rural infrastructure, the convenience of public services, and the comfort of the living environment." From helping development to inheriting culture, from serving people's livelihood to empowering industries... Rural place name work connects the past and the present, and integrates cities and villages. One by one, standardized, culturally rich, and distinctive place names will become shining coordinates for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, lighting up the beautiful mountain villages.
(The author is a reporter from the Chongqing (重庆) branch of this newspaper)
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【Keywords】Kind Lies
【Event】Not long ago, a third-grade student in Huainan, Anhui (安徽淮南) unfortunately passed away due to illness. His homeroom teacher did not tell the other children in the class the cruel truth, but instead fabricated a kind lie: "This classmate has transferred to another school due to illness and is very sad to leave everyone." The teacher organized a lesson on "farewell," guiding the whole class to write letters of blessing to him. The children wrote sincere words with their childish handwriting. Love and reluctance were treasured together in a box, and forever remembered in the memories of their classmates.
【Commentary】
For ignorant and fragile children, being directly told the truth about a classmate's death is likely to leave trauma in their young hearts. Facing the question of life and death, this homeroom teacher guided them to understand separation and express their longing in a way that was closer to the children's understanding and ability to bear. The kind lie of "transferring to another school" transformed the coldness and decisiveness of death itself into the reluctance and nostalgia of separation, building an emotional buffer zone for the children and protecting their pure and simple friendship.
"I miss you very much on the days you are gone," "Where is the school you transferred to?"... Every sentence the children wrote in their letters was a sincere expression of emotion. The thoughts of his classmates ensure that this child who left the world is not forgotten, but continues "life" in another way. For the parents of the deceased, if they receive this heavy blessing, see the sincere friendship their child has gained, and feel the concern from the teachers and classmates, they may also receive a trace of comfort.
A kind lie reflects the educator's profound understanding of the essence of education – education is not just about imparting knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts, but also includes caring for the soul and guiding emotions. In recent years, words such as "meritocracy" and "empty nesters" have aroused much discussion in the field of education. People have begun to reflect on the educational concept of taking academic performance as the only indicator to measure students' abilities, and to reflect on the neglect of children's spiritual core by educators under the utilitarian mentality.
A person's growth is never linear. Adolescence is an important period for personality formation and emotional development. During this stage, children's inner world especially needs to be seen and respected. In addition to academics, they also yearn for guidance on how to face the uncertainties of life, how to deal with interpersonal relationships, and how to express emotions. From labor education, frustration education to emotional education, more attention should be paid to the discovery of diversified talents and endowments, and more emphasis should be placed on the shaping of personality and the cultivation of mental health, so as to help young children develop in an all-round way and grow up healthily.
And this, precisely, calls for educators to not only possess superb professional teaching skills, but also to have a high sense of responsibility, keen insight and full humanistic care. Education is a career of 仁而爱人 (rén ér ài rén - "benevolent and loving," the quality of being benevolent and loving towards others). On the road of children's growth, it is better to have less impatience and urging, one-way indoctrination, and more empathy and warm companionship. Through patient listening, heartwarming encouragement, and sincere dialogues, education can truly reach people's hearts, help children build a rich and resilient inner world, and then enable them to not only calmly cope with challenges, but also more consistently get along with themselves, others, and the world around them.
This lesson on "farewell" is actually a lesson on "how to love." It points out the warmest and most essential core of education: giving children meticulous care and patient companionship, and sowing the seeds of kindness in children's hearts – and this is precisely the most lasting and warmest nourishment that education can give a person.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's marine economy has continued to expand. In the first three quarters of this year, marine emerging industries have accelerated their development. The value of marine engineering equipment orders on hand increased by 7.0% year-on-year, marine drug research and development is being promoted in an orderly manner, and the marine information service industry is accelerating its cultivation. Overall, it presents distinct characteristics of technology-intensive, integration-driven, and cluster development. Taking multiple measures to cultivate and strengthen marine emerging industries, and striving to become a strong maritime power, will surely usher in a broader new space.
This is precisely:
Major country's heavy equipment goes to the five oceans,
Cultivating the sea, herding fish, and catching the glow of dawn.
The blue waves connect to the sky, and industries flourish,
Setting sail and rowing hard to start a new voyage.
Jin Yuanwen (金圆文)
Return to TopCultural Living Rooms Should Have Vitality
Li Chengjun (李承骏), Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京市)
Facing the "rising tide" of the people's spiritual and cultural needs, how can public services be precisely aligned to be both "to their taste" and "quench their thirst"?
In addition to cultural landmarks such as museums and grand theaters, a number of "small but beautiful" cultural living rooms are quietly growing. Laiwu District (莱芜区) in Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) Province, has created "Cultural Academies," customizing high-quality courses that residents can access just downstairs; Wenjiang District (温江区) in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) Province, has built "Stay-Lit Bookstores" and "Stay-Put Art Night Schools," giving citizens good places to go in their spare time. These micro-spaces, like capillaries, are integrated into the urban fabric, forming a beneficial complement to large-scale public cultural facilities, which is conducive to opening up the "last mile" of cultural benefits for the people.
Proximity is an advantage, and vitality is the future. The key to building a good cultural living room lies in whether it can be continuously "watered" to make it grow continuously. This requires keenly perceiving and responding to the needs of the masses in a timely manner, so that the supply of services is as constantly renewed as living water. For example, some places cooperate with universities to regularly develop cultural and creative products and update experience courses; other places build platforms to invite citizens to co-create, turning them from "bystanders" into "masters." Only when cultural living rooms are rooted in the grassroots and permeate daily life can they have vigorous vitality.
Business Format Innovation Cannot Be Boundless
Liu Qing (柳青), Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江省) Province
Recently, a worrying "gameplay" has appeared in some shopping malls' claw machines: some businesses put live animals in transparent cabinets for players to grab with mechanical claws. Goldfish, hamsters, and other animals are imprisoned in them, reduced to entertainment props, and are scarred in repeated grabs and falls.
These types of games are often packaged as "caring experiences," ostensibly to allow children to learn to "save lives." In fact, grabbing with mechanical claws can easily cause animal scales to fall off, shells to crack, and limbs to be injured. The inside of the cabinet is crowded and dirty, the animal mortality rate is high, and it is also easy to breed bacteria. This is not only not caring education, but may also convey the wrong idea that life can be a "prize" to be consumed, and can be entertained and cheaply exchanged at will.
The true meaning of "love" is not plunder and harm, but respect and care. In the face of business formats such as "live animal claw machines," relevant departments should promptly include them in the scope of supervision, clarify animal protection and hygiene standards, and conduct necessary regulation. Parents should provide companionship and guidance to help children identify the advantages and disadvantages of games and cultivate empathy for protecting life.
Life has no high or low, and exploration should have boundaries. Adhering to the bottom line, so that entertainment returns to health and games respect life, can prevent fun from becoming "bad fun" and innovation from becoming "trauma."
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The future of Chinese agriculture lies not only in deep cultivation in the fields but also in navigating the global market.
As the world's largest importer of agricultural products, China has delivered a remarkable export performance.
In the first 10 months of this year, China's agricultural product exports amounted to nearly 600 billion yuan, covering 838 categories and reaching 223 countries and regions. From Ningxia's selenium-rich watermelon to Ganzhou's navel oranges and Zhejiang's bamboo tea whisks, Chinese agricultural products are reaching the world with astonishing speed and breadth.
The increase in categories, coupled with continuous improvement in quality and reputation, indicates that China's agricultural product exports are moving beyond the "large quantity, low price" stage and possess strong market competitiveness.
Aligning with high international standards and integrating into the global market helps to elevate the industrial chain, bringing higher reputation and added value to China's agricultural products. For example, to enter the Singapore market, which has the strictest admission standards, multiple departments in Chongqing systematically reviewed relevant laws and regulations and implemented "on-site guidance" for export enterprises, helping them upgrade production processes and optimize management systems. In March of this year, Chongqing's animal-derived product supervision system passed Singapore's regional access certification for the first time. This valuable international "passport" helps local enterprises open up greater market space.
The large-scale import and export of agricultural products also strongly promotes the efficiency improvement and mechanism innovation of customs clearance and logistics. In Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang (浙江), bamboo, wood, and grass products were recently inspected and released for export for the first time using the "batch inspection (quarantine)" model. This new regulatory model scientifically sets inspection batches, realizing "immediate declaration, immediate inspection, and immediate release" for enterprises, effectively solving a series of problems such as cargo backlog. At the Hekou (河口) Port in Yunnan (云南), the "Green Channel Time+" rapid inspection and release model is implemented. Agricultural products exported from here can reach Vietnamese agricultural markets in just 4 hours. Ningxia (宁夏) has opened a cold chain dedicated line for railway-sea intermodal transport, reducing the loss rate of fresh produce directly delivered to Europe from 18% to less than 3%. The hard connectivity of infrastructure and the soft connectivity of systems jointly enhance the competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products.
It can be seen that the simultaneous increase in the quantity and quality of agricultural product exports is not only a vivid illustration of the accelerated cultivation and growth of new quality productive forces in agriculture but also an important achievement in smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation.
Perhaps some may ask, in the current context of attaching great importance to food security, does vigorously developing agricultural product exports conflict with this goal? The answer is no. In fact, high-quality exports are also an important way to ensure food security.
First, China's agricultural product import and export are mainly variety adjustments and do not conflict with ensuring the safety of staple grains. We mainly export advantageous and distinctive agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, aquatic products, and tea, such as Yunnan's (云南) flowers and coffee, and Qinghai's (青海) alpine cold vegetables and cold-water fish, which often utilize non-arable land resources or off-season advantages. Reasonable and moderate import and export help to better utilize both domestic and international markets and resources, promoting the optimization and balance of the agricultural structure.
Second, agricultural product exports often bring higher premiums, which can better mobilize farmers' enthusiasm and form a virtuous cycle of industrial development, attracting talent, and feeding back to rural areas. For example, Nanfeng (南丰) mandarin oranges are transported to South Africa and sold for 8 yuan per catty, which is profitable for farmers. Yantai (烟台) apples are processed into freeze-dried apple slices and sold overseas, with a small 15-gram package selling for more than 3 yuan, several times higher than the value of the same fresh fruit. Breakthroughs in overseas markets, enhanced brand value, and increased farmer income lead to greater enthusiasm for agricultural production, and the guarantee of food security becomes more powerful.
Currently, China has deeply participated in the international agricultural product market and has become the world's second-largest agricultural product trading country. The import and export of agricultural products have become the norm. While ensuring basic self-sufficiency in grain supply, finding the balance between agricultural product exports and food security guarantees allows the two to complement and promote each other.
High-quality agricultural product exports originate from industrial upgrading and benefit from conceptual breakthroughs. This inspires us that the future of Chinese agriculture lies not only in deep cultivation in the fields but also in navigating the global market. When more Chinese agricultural products can calmly face global competition, our rice bowl will undoubtedly be held more firmly and securely.
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Return to TopIn 2025, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China's major-country diplomacy with distinctive Chinese characteristics in the new era will forge ahead, riding the waves and advancing bravely. President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tianjin Summit, the commemorative activities for the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the Global Women's Summit, and other diplomatic events hosted by China. He also undertook four important foreign visits to Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, and South Korea, participated in a series of multilateral summits, and deepened and expanded equal, open, and cooperative global partnerships. President Xi Jinping (习近平), concerned about the future and destiny of mankind, faced global problems and challenges head-on, pointed out the direction for improving global governance, and gathered momentum for world peace and development. Head-of-state diplomacy continues to write new chapters in which China and the rest of the world illuminate each other and achieve mutual success.
The Opening Ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum
China and Latin American and Caribbean countries are both important members of the Global South. Independence and self-reliance are our glorious traditions, development and revitalization are our natural rights, and fairness and justice are our common pursuits.
—May 13, Keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tianjin Summit
History tells us that the more difficult the times, the more important it is to uphold the original aspiration of peaceful coexistence, strengthen the confidence in win-win cooperation, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times.
To this end, I would like to propose a global governance initiative to work with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
—September 1, Speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation +" meeting
Commemorative Activities for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
History warns us that the destinies of mankind are intertwined, and only when all countries and nations treat each other as equals, live in harmony, and help each other can we maintain common security, eliminate the root causes of war, and prevent historical tragedies from recurring!
—September 3, Speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, at the Commemorative Meeting Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Chinese-style modernization is modernization that follows the path of peaceful development. China will always be a force for world peace, stability, and progress. We sincerely hope that all countries will learn from history, value peace, jointly promote world modernization, and create a better future for mankind!
—September 3, Speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, at the Reception Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Global Women's Summit
"If you persevere in doing something right, it will naturally become fragrant over time." Standing at a new historical starting point, let us inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, move towards the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind, accelerate the new process of women's comprehensive development, and jointly create a better future for mankind.
—October 13, Keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the Global Women's Summit
Visit to Southeast Asia
The people are the creators of history, and the support and endorsement of the people of both countries are the solid foundation for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam and the "China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges." Let us continue our traditional friendship, gather the trickles 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.
—April 15, Speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the State, at a meeting with representatives of the China-Vietnam People's Grand Gathering
China and Malaysia are a community with a shared future, sharing weal and woe, honor and disgrace, and standing together through thick and thin. "**有福同享、有难同当**" (yǒu fú tóng xiǎng, yǒu nàn tóng dāng - "share blessings and share difficulties," to share both good and bad fortune), is a common proverb in both countries, which reveals the true meaning of the China-Malaysia community with a shared future. The two sides should stand at the forefront of the tide and strive to be the first, jointly opening up a bright future of development, growth, and prosperity.
—April 15, Signed article by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in Malaysian media
As important forces in the Global South, China and Cambodia should adhere to the common values of peace, unity, and cooperation, oppose all unilateral bullying acts, and practice true multilateralism. We must resolutely resist bloc confrontation and camp rivalry, strengthen coordination and cooperation within the frameworks of ASEAN, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, etc., jointly safeguard the hard-won peace and development situation in the region, and contribute to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
—April 17, Meeting between President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet
Visit to Russia
Eighty years ago, after fighting back, we won the great victory of the anti-fascist war. Eighty years later, today, we must take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard our own sovereignty, security, and development interests, firmly be the guardians of historical memory, the companions of development and revitalization, and the defenders of international fairness and justice, and work together to strive for a brighter future for the future destiny of mankind.
—May 7, Signed article by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in Russian media
Visit to Central Asia
Our cooperation is rooted in more than 2,000 years of friendly exchanges, consolidated by more than 30 years of unity and mutual trust since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and developed by open and win-win cooperation since the new era. In the long-term practice, we have explored and formed the "China-Central Asia Spirit" of "mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, and mutual assistance, and promoting common modernization with high-quality development."
—June 17, Keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Second China-Central Asia Summit
Visit to South Korea
China is an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for the global business community. To go with China is to go with opportunities, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future.
—October 31, Written speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the APEC CEO Summit
China and South Korea are important close neighbors that cannot be moved away, and they are also inseparable cooperative partners. In the 33 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have transcended differences in social systems and ideologies, actively promoted exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and achieved mutual success and common prosperity.
—November 1, Meeting between President Xi Jinping (习近平) and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung
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Return to TopIn 2025, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping (习近平), China's major country diplomacy with distinctive Chinese characteristics in the new era is 乘风破浪 (chéng fēng pò làng - "riding the wind and waves," to brave the wind and the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid of difficulties) and forging ahead courageously. President Xi Jinping (习近平) attended the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit, the commemorative activities for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the Global Women's Summit and other home-field diplomatic events, and carried out four important visits to Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia, and South Korea, participated in a series of multilateral summits, and deepened and expanded equal, open, and cooperative global partnerships. President Xi Jinping (习近平), concerned about the future and destiny of mankind, faced global problems and challenges head-on, pointed out the direction for improving global governance, and gathered momentum for world peace and development. Head-of-state diplomacy continues to write new chapters in which China and countries around the world illuminate each other and achieve mutual success.
The Opening Ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum
China and Latin American and Caribbean countries are important members of the Global South. Independence and self-reliance are our glorious traditions, development and revitalization are our natural rights, and fairness and justice are our common pursuits.
——May 13, keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Forum of the China-CELAC Forum
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit
History tells us that the more difficult the times, the more we must uphold the original aspiration of peaceful coexistence, strengthen our confidence in win-win cooperation, and insist on moving forward in the logic of historical progress and developing in the trend of the times.
To this end, I am willing to propose a global governance initiative and work with all countries to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system and work together towards a community with a shared future for mankind.
——September 1, speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization +" meeting
Commemorative Activities for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
History warns us that the fate of mankind is closely intertwined, and only when all countries and nations treat each other equally, live in harmony, and help each other can we maintain common security, eliminate the root causes of war, and prevent historical tragedies from recurring!
——September 3, speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, at the Commemorative Meeting Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that follows the path of peaceful development. China will always be a force for world peace, stability, and progress. We sincerely hope that all countries will learn from history, value peace, jointly promote world modernization, and create a better future for mankind!
——September 3, speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, at the reception commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Global Women's Summit
"If you persevere in doing something right, it will naturally become fragrant over time." Standing at a new historical starting point, let us inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, move towards the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind, accelerate the new process of women's comprehensive development, and jointly create a better future for mankind.
——October 13, keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the opening ceremony of the Global Women's Summit
Visit to Southeast Asia
The people are the creators of history, and the support of the people of the two countries is the solid foundation for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam and the "China-Vietnam People-to-People Exchange Year." Let us continue our traditional friendship and gather the trickling streams of friendship between the people of the two countries 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.
——April 15, speech by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the State, when meeting with representatives of the China-Vietnam People's Grand Gathering
China and Malaysia are a community with a shared future, sharing weal and woe, honor and disgrace. "Sharing blessings and sharing difficulties" is a common proverb in both countries, which reveals the true meaning of the China-Malaysia community with a shared future. The two sides should stand at the forefront of the times, forge ahead, and jointly open up a bright future of development, growth, and prosperity.
——April 15, signed article by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in Malaysian media
As important forces in the Global South, China and Cambodia must adhere to the common values of peace, unity, and cooperation, oppose all unilateral hegemonic acts, and practice true multilateralism. We must resolutely resist bloc confrontation and camp rivalry, strengthen coordination and cooperation within the frameworks of ASEAN, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, etc., jointly safeguard the hard-won peace and development situation in the region, and contribute to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
——April 17, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (洪玛奈)
Visit to Russia
Eighty years ago, after a vigorous resistance, we won the great victory in the anti-fascist war. Eighty years later, today, we must take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard our own sovereignty, security, and development interests, firmly be guardians of historical memory, fellow travelers of development and revitalization, and defenders of international fairness and justice, and work together to strive for a brighter future for the future and destiny of mankind.
——May 7, signed article by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in Russian media
Visit to Central Asia
Our cooperation is rooted in more than 2,000 years of friendly exchanges, consolidated by more than 30 years of unity and mutual trust since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and developed by open and win-win cooperation since the new era. In the long-term practice, we have explored and formed the "China-Central Asia Spirit" of "mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, mutual assistance, and promoting common modernization with high-quality development."
——June 17, keynote speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the Second China-Central Asia Summit
Visit to South Korea
China is an ideal, safe, and promising investment destination for the global business community. Walking with China means walking with opportunities. Believing in China means believing in tomorrow, and investing in China means investing in the future.
——October 31, written speech by President Xi Jinping (习近平) at the APEC CEO Summit
China and South Korea are important close neighbors that cannot be moved away, and also inseparable cooperative partners. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 33 years ago, the two countries have transcended differences in social systems and ideologies, actively promoted exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and achieved mutual success and common prosperity.
——November 1, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (李在明)
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The rule of law brings prosperity to the country, and a strong rule of law makes the country strong. From November 17th to 18th, 2025, the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Work Conference was held in Beijing (北京). The conference conveyed and studied the important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) on the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The instructions profoundly summarized the historic achievements made in the construction of the rule of law since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, clarified the key tasks of the rule of law work for the current and future periods, and outlined the grand blueprint for comprehensively governing the country according to law in the new era. It has strong political, ideological, and guiding significance, and further enriches and develops Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law. The first volume of "Xi Jinping's (习近平) Anthology on the Rule of Law," published before the meeting, contains 69 carefully selected of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) most important and fundamental manuscripts on the construction of the rule of law, systematically reflecting the rich content, scientific system, and original contributions of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law. Studying this important work carefully is of great practical significance for continuing to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, comprehensively promoting the rule of law in all aspects of the country's work, and comprehensively building a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law.
I. Systematically answering a series of major theoretical and practical issues in the construction of the rule of law in the new era, and promoting the historic achievements and historic changes in the construction of socialist rule of law in our country.
This anthology vividly presents the historical process of the enrichment and development of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law in practice, and profoundly reflects the distinct characteristics of connecting history and reality, linking international and domestic affairs, and combining theory and practice.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, with the foresight and responsibility to ensure the long-term stability of the Party and the country, has put forward new concepts, new thoughts, and new strategies for comprehensively governing the country according to law, sounded the clarion call to accelerate the construction of a socialist rule of law country, opened up a new realm of theory and practice for comprehensively governing the country according to law, and opened a new era of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics. The anthology includes 38 important manuscripts by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) from the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which centrally reflects the development process of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law during this period. In November 2012, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed for the first time to "comprehensively promote the rule of law," emphasizing that "the rule of law is the basic way of governing the country." In December of the same year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward important arguments such as "the life of the Constitution lies in its implementation, and the authority of the Constitution also lies in its implementation" at the meeting of all sectors of the capital to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution, profoundly clarifying the life and strength of the Constitution, and pointing out the primary task and basic work of building a socialist rule of law country. In January 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made instructions on doing a good job in political and legal work under the new situation, and for the first time put forward the era proposition of promoting the construction of "rule of law China." In November of the same year, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a special deployment to promote the construction of rule of law China as an important aspect of comprehensively deepening reforms, emphasizing the joint promotion of governing the country according to law, exercising power according to law, and administering according to law, and adhering to the integrated construction of a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law. In October 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China specially studied the comprehensive promotion of the rule of law, and made the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning the Comprehensive Promotion of the Rule of Law," clearly proposing that the overall goal of comprehensively governing the country according to law is to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics and build a socialist rule of law country, planned the overall blueprint, roadmap, and construction map for comprehensively governing the country according to law, and deployed more than 180 major reform measures. This was the first time in the history of the Party that a central plenary session was held to specially study and deploy the comprehensive promotion of the rule of law, which has milestone significance in the history of socialist rule of law in our country. In February 2015, at the seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and comprehensively promote the rule of law, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) systematically elaborated on the dialectical relationship of the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, emphasizing that without comprehensively governing the country according to law, we would not be able to govern the country well or manage the government well, and our strategic layout would fail; we must grasp the comprehensive promotion of the rule of law in the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, deeply understand the relationship between the comprehensive promotion of the rule of law and the other three "Comprehensives," and strive to achieve the "Four Comprehensives" complementing each other, promoting each other, and enhancing each other. This not only highlights the important position of comprehensively governing the country according to law in the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, but also demonstrates the important role of comprehensively governing the country according to law in the overall situation of the Party Central Committee's governance of the country. During this period, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) successively presided over the fourth, fourteenth, twenty-first, twenty-fourth, and thirty-seventh collective studies of the 18th Central Political Bureau, and creatively put forward a series of new concepts, new thoughts, and new strategies with originality and landmark significance around the construction of the rule of law in our country. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core clearly put forward the guiding ideology, overall goal, and basic principles of comprehensively governing the country according to law, answered a series of major theoretical and practical issues such as the relationship between the Party's leadership and the rule of law, clearly put forward the major arguments of adhering to the socialist rule of law road with Chinese characteristics and building a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, profoundly clarified the nature, direction, road, and starting point of building a socialist rule of law country, and profoundly clarified the great significance, coordinate positioning, and responsibilities and missions of comprehensively governing the country according to law in the overall situation of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, marking that the construction of rule of law China has pressed the fast-forward button and entered the fast lane.
The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the resolution passed by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China wrote the overall goal of comprehensively promoting the rule of law into the "Ten Clears" of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, wrote adhering to the comprehensive rule of law into the "Fourteen Adherences" basic strategy, and wrote the historic achievements of comprehensively governing the country according to law into the "Thirteen Aspects of Achievements." The 24 important manuscripts of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China included in the anthology vividly reflect the historical process of the formal proposal of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law. In January 2018, the Second Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China specially studied the revision of the Constitution, and deliberated and approved the proposal to include Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era and other major theoretical achievements into the Constitution, providing a strong constitutional guarantee for adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. In February of the same year, the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission to improve the system and working mechanism for the Party to lead the comprehensive governance of the country according to law. This is the first time in the history of our Party that such an institution has been established, and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally serves as the director of the commission. In August 2018, February 2019, and February 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) successively presided over the meetings of the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission and delivered important speeches. At the first meeting of the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) systematically elaborated on the "Ten Adherences," further clarifying the guiding ideology, development path, work layout, and key tasks of comprehensively governing the country according to law, providing fundamental guidelines for comprehensively governing the country according to law. The comprehensive launch of the work of the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission means that the construction of rule of law China has entered a new stage of systematic and coordinated promotion. In October 2019, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made important deployments for adhering to and improving the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, improving the Party's ability to govern the country according to law and exercise power according to law, and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. In November 2020, the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Work Conference was held. This was the first time in the history of the Party that a central work conference was held to study and deploy the comprehensive governance of the country according to law. The conference formally proposed and established the guiding position of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law in the work of comprehensively governing the country according to law; General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech and systematically elaborated on the important thoughts and strategic deployments for promoting the comprehensive governance of the country according to law in the new era with "Eleven Adherences," and deeply answered a series of major theoretical and practical issues in the construction of socialist rule of law in our country. During this period, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) successively presided over the fourth, eleventh, seventeenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirty-fifth, thirty-seventh, and thirty-eighth collective studies of the 19th Central Political Bureau, and delivered a series of important speeches on comprehensively governing the country according to law. At the same time, the Party Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Outline for the Construction of a Rule of Law China (2020-2025)," the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of a Rule of Law Government (2021-2025)," and the "Implementation Outline for the Construction of a Rule of Law Society (2020-2025)," constructing the top-level design of "One Plan and Two Outlines" for the construction of the rule of law, which played a key role in deepening the practice of comprehensively governing the country according to law. Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, which was conceived and formed in the great social transformation of contemporary China and the practice of building a rule of law China, refines and sublimates the experience of socialist rule of law construction in our country, scientifically summarizes it, and endows it with the connotation of the times with new perspectives and new understandings. It has many major breakthroughs, major innovations, and major developments in theory, and has realized a new leap in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist rule of law theory, marking that our Party's understanding of the laws of the Communist Party's governance according to law, the laws of socialist rule of law construction, and the laws of the development of human society's rule of law civilization has reached a new height.
Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with the in-depth promotion of the great practice of socialist rule of law construction with Chinese characteristics, Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law has continued to develop and become richer. The 7 important manuscripts of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to February 2025 included in the anthology are a wonderful presentation of this historical process. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made special deployments for adhering to the comprehensive rule of law and promoting the construction of rule of law China, clearly proposing to comprehensively build a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law, which is the first time in the Party's National Congress. In December 2022, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) specially published a signed article, profoundly summarizing the regular understanding of the construction of our country's constitutional system. In July 2024, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China took "the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics is more perfect, and the construction of a socialist rule of law country has reached a higher level" as an important part of the overall goal of further comprehensively deepening reforms, made special deployments for improving the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, and clarified adhering to the comprehensive rule of law as one of the major principles of further comprehensively deepening reforms. In October 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China further deployed adhering to the comprehensive rule of law and coordinating the promotion of scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law-abiding. In November of the same year, after five years, the Party Central Committee once again convened the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Work Conference, deeply summarizing the latest theoretical achievements and practical achievements of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, and clearly defined "adhering to the organic unity of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations" as the "Twelfth Adherence" of the core essence of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, and developed "adhering to promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities on the track of the rule of law" into "adhering to comprehensively building a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law," further clarifying the strategic, overall, and directional issues concerning the long-term development of the construction of the rule of law. During this period, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) deeply elaborated on the major issues of the synergy between the rule of law and reform, development, and stability, the coordinated promotion of domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law, and the promotion of Chinese-style modernization on the track of the rule of law, further expanding the connotation and extension of comprehensively governing the country according to law, and consolidating the common ideological foundation for the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups to comprehensively build a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law, demonstrating the powerful truth power and practical power of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core and under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, the new era has become the period in which our Party attaches the greatest importance to the construction of the rule of law, promotes it with the greatest efforts, and achieves the best practical results. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions highly affirmed the historic achievements made in the construction of the rule of law, "the overall pattern of comprehensively governing the country according to law has basically taken shape, the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics has been continuously improved, and the socialist rule of law road with Chinese characteristics has become wider and wider." These achievements are breakthrough, systematic, and overall, providing a strong legal guarantee for writing a new chapter in the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
II. Continuously deepening the regular understanding of socialist rule of law construction and the development of human rule of law civilization, and forming a theoretical system with rich connotation, profound exposition, strict logic, and complete system.
Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law is the latest achievement in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist rule of law theory, a major innovative development of socialist rule of law theory with Chinese characteristics, an important part of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, and the fundamental guideline and action guide for comprehensively governing the country according to law in the new era. The anthology closely focuses on the core essence of the "Twelve Adherences" of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, strives to grasp the original meaning and principles, and strives to reflect authority, representativeness, originality, and freshness, and comprehensively and systematically presents the scientific system, essence, ideological context, and internal logic of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law.
Profoundly expounding the fundamental guarantee, fundamental position, and only correct path of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The anthology includes documents such as "The Core and Key of Comprehensively Governing the Country According to Law," "Speech at the First Meeting of the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission," and "Ensuring the People's Peaceful and Happy Life is the Fundamental Goal of Political and Legal Work," which relatively centrally reflect the relevant important expositions. The Party's leadership is the soul of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that adhering to the Party's leadership is the fundamental requirement of the socialist rule of law, the fundamental foundation and lifeline of the Party and the country, and the interest and happiness of the people of all ethnic groups across the country. The core of comprehensively governing the country according to law is to adhere to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country, and governing the country according to law, and the key lies in adhering to the Party's leadership in legislation, ensuring law enforcement, supporting the judiciary, and taking the lead in abiding by the law. It is necessary to improve the system and working mechanism for the Party to lead the comprehensive governance of the country according to law, and promote the institutionalization, legalization, and standardization of the Party's leadership. Our country's socialist system guarantees the people's status as masters of the country, and also guarantees the people's status as masters in comprehensively promoting the rule of law. This is our institutional advantage and the fundamental difference between the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics and the capitalist rule of law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that adhering to the people's principal position must adhere to the rule of law for the people, relying on the people, benefiting the people, and protecting the people. It is necessary to actively respond to the new requirements and new expectations of the people, systematically study, plan, and solve the outstanding problems that the people strongly reflect in the field of the rule of law. It is necessary to improve the legal guarantee system for social fairness and justice, and strive to make the people feel fairness and justice in every judicial case. The fundamental purpose of promoting the comprehensive rule of law is to legally protect the people's rights and interests. The most critical thing about whether the major task of comprehensively promoting the rule of law can be done well is to adhere to the Party's leadership, adhere to the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and implement the socialist rule of law theory with Chinese characteristics. These three aspects are essentially the core essence of the socialist rule of law road with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that we must establish confidence and maintain determination in adhering to and expanding the fundamental issue of the socialist rule of law road with Chinese characteristics. It is necessary to adhere to starting from our country's reality, take a rule of law road that suits ourselves, and never copy other countries' models and practices. A distinct feature of the socialist rule of law road with Chinese characteristics is to adhere to the combination of governing the country according to law and governing the country with virtue, emphasizing that the rule of law and virtue are grasped with both hands, and both hands must be hard.
Profoundly expounds on the primary task, mission of the times, and general starting point of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The selected documents included in the anthology, such as "Writing a New Chapter in the Practice of the Chinese Constitution in the New Era" and "Explanation on the 'Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Promoting the Rule of Law'," relatively concentratedly reflect the relevant important expositions. The Constitution is the general charter for governing the country and ensuring its stability, the fundamental legal basis for our Party to govern the country, and the highest legal norm for national political and social life. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that comprehensively implementing the Constitution is the primary task and basic work for building a socialist country under the rule of law. Maintaining the authority of the Constitution is to maintain the authority of the common will of the Party and the people; safeguarding the dignity of the Constitution is to safeguard the dignity of the common will of the Party and the people; ensuring the implementation of the Constitution is to ensure the realization of the fundamental interests of the people. We must adhere to improving and developing the Constitution in keeping with the times, and under the premise of maintaining the continuity, stability, and authority of the Constitution, promote the Constitution to continuously adapt to new situations, absorb new experiences, confirm new achievements, and make new norms, so as to maintain the vitality of the Constitution forever. The rule of law is an important support for the national governance system and governance capacity. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the rule of law is an important guarantee for Chinese-style modernization. On the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, we must attach greater importance to the rule of law, strictly enforce the rule of law, be good at using the thinking and methods of the rule of law to govern, and better play the guaranteeing role of the rule of law in consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, benefiting the long term. Focusing on comprehensively promoting the legalization of all aspects of national work, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made in-depth expositions on simultaneously promoting reform and the rule of law, deeply promoting governing the military according to law and strictly governing the military, legally guaranteeing the practice of "one country, two systems" (一国两制), and adhering to governing the Internet according to law. Comprehensively promoting the rule of law involves many aspects. In practical work, there must be a general starting point that grasps the overall situation and leads all parties. This general starting point is to build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that all tasks of governing the country according to law must be planned and promoted around this general starting point. It is necessary to accelerate the formation of a complete system of legal norms, an efficient system of law enforcement, a strict system of legal supervision, and a strong system of legal guarantees, and form a sound system of Party regulations.
Profoundly expounds on the work layout, important links, and urgent tasks of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The selected documents included in the anthology, such as "Deepening the Practice of Governing the Country According to Law," "Comprehensively Promoting Scientific Legislation, Strict Law Enforcement, Impartial Justice, and Universal Law Abidance," and "Strengthening the Construction of Rule of Law for Foreign-related Matters," relatively concentratedly reflect the relevant important expositions. Comprehensively promoting the rule of law is a huge and systematic project. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the joint promotion of governing the country according to law, exercising state power according to law, and administering government according to law, and the integrated construction of a country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law. Governing the country according to law, exercising state power according to law, and administering government according to law are an organic whole. The key lies in the Party's adherence to exercising state power according to law and the adherence of governments at all levels to administering government according to law. A country under the rule of law, a government under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law each have their own emphasis, complement each other, and are mutually reinforcing. A country under the rule of law is the goal of building the rule of law, a government under the rule of law is the main body for building a country under the rule of law, and a society under the rule of law is the foundation for building a country under the rule of law. To implement the basic strategy of governing the country according to law and accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law, we must comprehensively promote the process of scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial justice, and universal law abidance, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people in economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological aspects, maintain social fairness and justice, and make the whole society full of righteousness. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to solve the outstanding contradictions and problems in the fields of legislation, law enforcement, justice, and law abidance, we must unswervingly promote reforms in the field of the rule of law. As China moves towards the world and participates in international affairs as a responsible major country, it must be good at using the rule of law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to the overall promotion of domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law, accelerate the strategic layout of foreign-related rule of law work, promote foreign-related legislation, law enforcement, justice, law abidance, and legal services in an integrated manner, and form a collaborative pattern of foreign-related rule of law work. It is necessary to deepen international cooperation in law enforcement and justice, strengthen consular protection and assistance, and build a strong legal security chain to protect China's overseas interests. It is necessary to firmly safeguard the international order based on international law, actively participate in the formulation of international rules, promote global good governance with international good law, and help build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Profoundly expounds on the basic guarantee and key to comprehensively governing the country according to law. The selected documents included in the anthology, such as "Striving to Build a Political and Legal Team with Firm Beliefs, Serving the People, Daring to Take Responsibility, and Being Honest and Upright," "Comprehensively Doing a Good Job in Cultivating Legal Talents," and "Leading Cadres at All Levels Should Be Models of Respecting, Studying, Abiding by, and Using the Law," relatively concentratedly reflect the relevant important expositions. To comprehensively promote the rule of law, we must first build a specialized team well, and promote the revolutionization, regularization, specialization, and professionalization of the specialized legal team. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to improve the ideological and political quality, professional work ability, and professional ethics of the legal work team, and focus on building a socialist legal work team that is loyal to the Party, loyal to the country, loyal to the people, and loyal to the law. The legal service team is an important force in comprehensively governing the country according to law. Upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and upholding China's socialist rule of law should be taken as the basic requirements for legal service personnel to practice. It is necessary to innovate the mechanism for cultivating legal talents and strive to cultivate a large number of high-quality legal talents and reserve forces. Leading cadres specifically exercise the Party's ruling power and the state's legislative, administrative, supervisory, and judicial powers, which to a large extent determines the direction, path, and progress of comprehensively governing the country according to law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to grasp the "key minority" of leading cadres. Leading cadres must take the lead in respecting the rule of law, revering the law, understanding the law, mastering the law, and constantly improving their ability to use the thinking and methods of the rule of law to deepen reforms, promote development, resolve conflicts, maintain stability, and respond to risks, and be models of respecting, studying, abiding by, and using the law, and use practical actions to drive the whole society to respect, study, abide by, and use the law. It is necessary to improve the constraint mechanism for the main responsible persons of the Party and government to perform their duties as the first person responsible for promoting the construction of the rule of law, and urge leading cadres at all levels to think about problems, make decisions, and handle affairs under the rule of law rather than above or outside the rule of law.
Profoundly expounds on the inherent requirements of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The selected documents included in the anthology, such as "Adhering to the Organic Unity of Governing the Country According to Law and Governing the Party According to Regulations," relatively concentratedly reflect the relevant important expositions. Governing the Party according to regulations goes deep into the hearts of the Party members, and governing the country according to law can go deep into the hearts of the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the organic unity of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, give play to the complementary role of governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, adhere to the coordinated promotion and integrated construction of governing the country according to law and governing the Party with systems and regulations, and ensure that the Party governs the country and administers state affairs in accordance with the Constitution and laws, and governs the Party and administers the Party strictly in accordance with Party regulations. Governing the Party according to regulations is the basic way to govern the Party and administer the Party. It is necessary to enhance the consciousness and firmness of governing the Party according to regulations and continue to promote the construction of Party regulations and systems closely around the overall work of the Party and the country. It is necessary to adhere to stricter discipline than law and discipline before law, and realize the separation of discipline and law. It is necessary to connect discipline enforcement and law enforcement and promote supervision, discipline enforcement, and supervision and law enforcement in an integrated manner.
The documents included in the anthology, from the perspective of time, run through the theoretical and practical development process of comprehensively governing the country according to law in the new era, and reflect that Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law is a scientific summary of practical experience; from the perspective of content, it runs through General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on the fundamental guarantee, fundamental position, only correct path, primary task, mission of the times, general starting point, work layout, important links, urgent tasks, basic guarantee, key, and inherent requirements of comprehensively governing the country according to law. The anthology adheres to the "twelve adherences" as the guide and fully reflects that Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law is a scientific theoretical system with rich connotations, profound expositions, strict logic, and complete system.
III. Concentratedly embodies the positions, viewpoints, and methods of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, providing strategic guidance for promoting the comprehensive governance of the country according to law on the new journey.
Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law contains the essence of Marxist philosophy, shines with the wisdom of outstanding traditional Chinese culture, is a major achievement of adhering to the "two combinations" in the field of the rule of law, and concentratedly embodies the positions, viewpoints, and methods of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, including the "six must adheres." In the editing of the anthology, great attention was paid to showing the basic viewpoints and scientific system of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law, and also great attention was paid to showing the scientific ideological methods running through it.
The anthology fully demonstrates the fundamental position of adhering to the people first. The foundation of the rule of law lies in the people. The people are the creators of history and the fundamental force that determines the future and destiny of the Party and the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly emphasized that the most extensive and profound foundation for comprehensively governing the country according to law is the people. It is necessary to adhere to the people-centered approach, respect the people's principal position, listen to the people's voices, respond to the people's expectations, and make the law and its implementation fully reflect the people's will. The people's rights and interests must be guaranteed by law, and the authority of the law must be maintained by the people. It is necessary to fully mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of the people to devote themselves to the practice of governing the country according to law, and guide all the people to be loyal advocates, conscious observers, and firm defenders of the socialist rule of law. Protecting the people's rights and interests is the fundamental purpose of the rule of law. We must firmly grasp the pursuit of social fairness and justice as the value of the rule of law and strive to make the people feel fairness and justice in every legal system, every law enforcement decision, and every judicial case. The rule of law is the basic way to govern the country and administer state affairs, and it is also an important guarantee for continuously improving people's well-being. Adhering to safeguarding the people's good life and maintaining social fairness and justice with good laws and good governance can continuously create a new situation in the construction of the rule of law in China, and the socialist rule of law path with Chinese characteristics will become wider and wider.
The anthology fully demonstrates the spiritual outlook of adhering to self-confidence and self-reliance. What kind of rule of law path to take and what kind of rule of law system to build are determined by a country's basic national conditions. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that China's development presents a situation where "the scenery is unique here," and a very important reason for this is that our country's national system and legal system have significant advantages and strong vitality, which is a basic basis for us to firmly establish the "four confidences" (四个自信). The socialist rule of law path with Chinese characteristics is the only correct path for building a socialist country under the rule of law. On this issue, we must have confidence, confidence, and determination. To comprehensively govern the country according to law, we must highlight Chinese characteristics, practical characteristics, and characteristics of the times. We must grasp the long-term historical heritage, grasp the development path we have taken, the political experience we have accumulated, and the political principles we have formed, and also grasp the practical requirements and focus on solving practical problems. We must explore and inherit the essence of Chinese legal culture, and draw on the beneficial achievements of human civilization under the rule of law, and never copy other countries' models and practices. Adhering to proceeding from China's national conditions and reality, establishing a firm belief in the socialist rule of law path with Chinese characteristics, a firm confidence in building a socialist country under the rule of law, and firm legal confidence can give play to the active role of the rule of law in the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and consolidate the institutional foundation of China's governance.
The anthology fully demonstrates the theoretical character of adhering to integrity and innovation. Adhering to integrity and innovation is an important ideological method for our Party to govern the country in the new era. Adhering to integrity and innovation are dialectically unified. Only by adhering to integrity can we ensure that innovation always moves in the right direction, and only by continuous innovation can we better adhere to integrity. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to firmly grasp the correct political direction, correctly handle the relationship between politics and the rule of law, reform and the rule of law, governing the country according to law and governing the country with morality, and governing the country according to law and governing the Party according to regulations, and be particularly clear-headed and firmly stand on major issues such as adhering to the Party's comprehensive leadership and ensuring that the people are the masters of the country. At the same time, comprehensively governing the country according to law is a long-term and major historical task. It must adapt to changes in the economic base, reflect the historical progress of the Party and the people's cause, and continuously improve and develop with the development of the Party's leadership of the people in building socialism with Chinese characteristics. It cannot disregard national conditions and go beyond stages, nor can it stick to old ways and be bound by conventions. Treating science with a scientific attitude and pursuing truth with the spirit of truth, adhering to development in inheritance and innovation in integrity, can continuously enrich and develop the socialist rule of law theory that conforms to China's reality, has Chinese characteristics, and reflects the laws of social development, and continuously innovate and deepen the practice of governing the country according to law, and build a socialist country under the rule of law at a higher level.
The anthology fully demonstrates the pragmatic style of adhering to problem orientation. Comprehensively governing the country according to law is a broad and profound revolution in the field of national governance. It is necessary to adhere to responding to major challenges, resisting major risks, overcoming major obstacles, and resolving major contradictions according to law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that we must face problems directly, focus on problems, and respond to the concerns of all sectors of society regarding the problems that the vast number of cadres and the masses strongly reflect in the field of the rule of law. It is necessary to adhere to problem orientation and goal orientation, establish dialectical thinking and a global perspective, and pay attention to discovering and solving problems of a budding, tendency, and potential nature. It is necessary to provide legal solutions to the major tasks, major problems, and major challenges put forward by the times and practice, rely on the rule of law to solve various social contradictions and problems, and ensure that our society is both dynamic and orderly in profound changes. Always adhering to problem orientation, facing the outstanding problems in the field of the construction of the rule of law, scientifically understanding, accurately grasping, and correctly solving these problems, building the foundation of the rule of law, exercising the power of the rule of law, and accumulating the momentum of the rule of law can promote the greater maturity and finalization of various systems and provide a long-term institutional guarantee for the development of the Party and the country.
The selected works fully demonstrate a pragmatic style of adhering to problem orientation. Comprehensively advancing the rule of law is a broad and profound revolution in the field of national governance. It is necessary to adhere to addressing major challenges, resisting major risks, overcoming major obstacles, and resolving major contradictions in accordance with the law. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that we must face problems directly, focus on problems, and respond to the strong concerns of the broad masses of cadres and people in the field of the rule of law, as well as the concerns of all sectors of society. We must adhere to problem orientation and goal orientation, establish dialectical thinking and a holistic view, and pay attention to discovering and solving problems that are budding, tendentious, and potential. We must provide legal solutions to the major tasks, major problems, and major challenges posed by the times and practice, rely on the rule of law to solve various social contradictions and problems, and ensure that our society is both dynamic and orderly in the midst of profound changes. Always adhering to problem orientation, facing prominent problems in the field of rule of law construction, scientifically understanding, accurately grasping, and correctly solving these problems, building the foundation of the rule of law, exerting the power of the rule of law, and accumulating the momentum of the rule of law can promote the further maturity and finalization of various systems, and provide long-term institutional guarantees for the development of the cause of the Party and the country.
The selected works fully demonstrate the scientific method of adhering to a systematic perspective. The legal system is the backbone project of the national governance system, and comprehensively advancing the rule of law involves all fields such as reform, development, stability, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, national defense, governing the Party, governing the country, and governing the military. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that comprehensively advancing the rule of law is a systematic project, and we must take into account all aspects, grasp the key points, and plan as a whole, and pay more attention to systematicness, integrity, and coordination. We must incorporate the comprehensive advancement of the rule of law into the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout for planning and promotion; we must accurately grasp the work layout of comprehensively advancing the rule of law, focus on joint promotion, and exert efforts on integrated construction; to build a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, we must adapt to the needs of the development of the cause, adhere to a systematic perspective, and comprehensively promote it; we must strive to form a pattern in which national laws and regulations and intra-Party regulations complement each other, promote each other, and guarantee each other; we must handle the dialectical relationship of comprehensively advancing the rule of law; as the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics moves forward, the construction of the rule of law must keep pace. Always adhering to a systematic perspective, grasping both the key to the construction of the rule of law and reflecting the overall requirements of the development of the cause of the Party and the country; both taking a commanding position and doing a good job in top-level design, and being down-to-earth and ensuring practical effectiveness; both based on the present and looking to the long term, we can continuously promote the overall strength and coordinated development of comprehensively advancing the rule of law.
The selected works fully demonstrate a global vision of keeping the world in mind. The rule of law is an important component of a country's core competitiveness. The world has entered a period of turbulence and change, and international competition is increasingly reflected in the competition of systems, rules, and laws. Facing the profound changes in the global governance system, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to firmly safeguard the basic principles of international law and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and promote the rule of law in international relations. We must take into account and comprehensively utilize both domestic and international rules, accelerate the construction of our country's foreign-related legal system and capabilities, strengthen foreign legal exchanges and cooperation, and use legal means to safeguard national and people's interests. With the great power responsibility of keeping the world in mind, better coordinating the two overall situations, domestic and international, and coordinating the advancement of domestic rule of law and foreign-related rule of law, we can, while demonstrating our country's image as a major country of the rule of law and a civilized country, promote global governance to develop in a more just and reasonable direction, and contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese practice to the construction of world legal civilization.
Great times breed great theories, and great theories lead great journeys. Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law is the ideological banner guiding the high-quality development of the construction of the rule of law in China. We must combine the study of Volume I of *Xi Jinping's (习近平) Excerpts on the Rule of Law*, fully implement Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," enhance the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," build a solid foundation for the rule of law, gather the strength of the rule of law, and continuously create a new situation in the construction of the rule of law in China in the new era, so as to provide a strong legal guarantee for the high-quality completion of the "15th Five-Year Plan" goals and tasks, and comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
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The fifth volume of "Xi Jinping (习近平) on the Governance of China" vividly records the great practice of our Party leading the people to advance Chinese-style modernization, and centrally demonstrates the latest development of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It systematically elaborates on "promoting the development of education, science and technology, and talent undertakings in an integrated manner" as a special chapter, clarifies the strategic requirements and practical paths for integrated development, and we must conscientiously study and deeply understand it, and resolutely implement it.
I. Fully Understand the Profound Connotation and Great Significance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Exposition on Promoting the Integrated Development of Education, Science and Technology, and Talent
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always attached great importance to education, science and technology, and talent work, emphasizing that science and technology are the primary productive forces, talent is the primary resource, and innovation is the primary driving force. He has made it clear that education, science and technology, and talent are the basic and strategic support for building a socialist modern country in all respects. He pointed out that scientific and technological innovation relies on talent, and talent cultivation relies on education. He requires that the three be organically combined and promoted in an integrated manner to form a multiplier effect for promoting high-quality development, and has made a series of important deployments for the cultivation of scientific and technological talent. To study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, we must take high-quality development as the goal, high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology as the traction, and the cultivation and use of scientific and technological talent as the focus, form an integrated synergy, and provide basic and strategic support for accelerating the construction of a strong country in science and technology and realizing Chinese-style modernization.
(I) Promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent is the latest development of Marxist theory. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "education, science and technology, and talent are inherently consistent and mutually supportive," and made it clear that "we must adhere to the integrated promotion of education development, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation to form a virtuous cycle." Education, science and technology, and talent are important components of Marxist theory of productive forces. Marx believed that "productive forces also include science," and that education "is not only a method of improving social production, but also the only method of creating all-round development of people." Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) pointed out: "Without science and technology, productive forces cannot be improved," and education "must be combined with productive labor." Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) pointed out: "To develop science and technology, it is impossible not to grasp education" and "the cultivation of scientific and technological talent is based on education." Based on the basic principles of Marxism, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) creatively pointed out the inherent consistency and mutual support of education, science and technology, and talent, expounded the directional and fundamental issues of integrated development, and further enriched and developed Marxist theory.
(II) Promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent is a strategic move to support the realization of high-quality development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that high-quality development is an essential requirement of Chinese-style modernization, and made it clear that "we must optimize the discipline settings and talent cultivation models of universities and colleges according to the new trends in scientific and technological development, and cultivate urgently needed talent for developing new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality development." The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has made the major strategic decision to build a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent by 2035, 15 years ahead of the goal of building a strong socialist modern country in all respects, in order to give play to the supporting and leading role of education, science and technology, and talent in high-quality development. China is about to enter a critical period of laying a solid foundation and fully exerting its strength in basically realizing socialist modernization. Development conditions and growth models are undergoing profound changes. To achieve high-quality development, it is urgent to accelerate the shift from factor-driven to innovation-driven, put forward higher requirements for strengthening forward-looking deployment of education and cultivating science and engineering talent, and the demand for urgently needed talent in strategic fields and top-notch innovative talent is even more pressing. It is urgent to promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and embark on a development path from a strong country in talent and science and technology to a strong country in industry, economy, and the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of important expositions accurately grasp the strategic goals and challenges of building a socialist modern country in all respects, profoundly expound the realistic requirements of development relying on science and technology, science and technology relying on talent, and talent relying on education, and provide a guide for action for integrated development.
(III) Promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent is an inevitable requirement for seizing the opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party proposed: "Seize the historical opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, coordinate the construction of a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent, enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities, seize the commanding heights of scientific and technological development, and constantly generate new quality productive forces." Looking back on history, successive scientific and technological revolutions and industrial transformations have promoted major adjustments in the economic structure, and the knowledge, skills, and structural types of workers have undergone profound changes and face new requirements. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, the characteristics of interdisciplinary integration are obvious, and the speed of knowledge renewal is constantly accelerating, requiring education models and talent cultivation methods to better adapt to the new trend of accelerated iteration of cutting-edge technologies in emerging fields. Artificial intelligence is leading the paradigm shift in scientific research, and workers are presenting a new form of human-machine collaboration. Innovative, compound, and digital talent have become urgently needed by society, and higher requirements have been put forward for the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of important expositions profoundly insight into the laws of historical development of human society, accurately grasp the trends and characteristics of the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and point out the direction for integrated development.
II. Accurately Grasp the Practical Foundation and Overall Requirements for Promoting the Integrated Development of Education, Science and Technology, and Talent
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our country has deeply implemented the strategy of invigorating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talent, and the strategy of innovation-driven development, promoting historical achievements and historical changes in education, science and technology, and talent undertakings, and a new journey has begun in building a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent. The overall strength of science and technology in our country has leaped to a new level, the national strategic scientific and technological strength has continued to grow, breakthroughs have been made in tackling key and core technologies, a number of major original achievements have been made, the number of high-level international journal papers and international patent applications has ranked first in the world for five consecutive years, and the national comprehensive innovation capability has increased from 14th in 2020 to 10th in 2024. The world's largest and highest-quality education system has been built, and the gross enrollment rate of higher education has reached 60.8%; in 2023, about 603,000 graduate students in science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine were trained, accounting for about 59.4% of the total number of graduate graduates in that year; the role of universities and colleges as the main force in basic research has become more prominent, and the basic supporting role of education in scientific and technological innovation has been continuously enhanced. The quantity and quality of scientific and technological talent have increased simultaneously, and our country has become the world's largest talent resource country with the most complete categories. The total amount of talent resources has reached 220 million, and the number of highly skilled talent has exceeded 72 million; the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel in our country reached 7.241 million person-years in 2023, ranking first in the world for many years; in 2025, the number of highly cited scientists in mainland China reached 1,406, accounting for 19.7% of the world. Positive progress has been made in the integration of science and education and the integration of industry and education. We have promoted the optimization, adjustment, and upgrading of disciplines and majors in universities and colleges. In 2024, we added 1,673 undergraduate majors urgently needed by the national strategy and revoked 1,670 majors that were not adapted to economic and social development. We have deepened the reform of engineering master's and doctoral training, and more than 60 universities and more than 100 enterprises have jointly recruited more than 20,000 engineering master's and doctoral students. We have focused on promoting the pilot construction of national academies in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, and life sciences. We have relied on national major scientific and technological tasks and scientific and technological innovation platform bases to gather and cultivate high-level talent. We have incentivized talent by deepening reforms in key areas such as the evaluation of scientific and technological talent, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the autonomy of scientific research, and the salary system, and created a good ecology to serve talent. At the same time, we must see that the structural contradiction between the supply and demand of talent cultivation and scientific and technological innovation in our country is still relatively prominent, there is a shortage of top-notch scientific and technological talent, the cultivation of engineering and technical talent is divorced from production practice, talent evaluation is unreasonable, the flow of scientific and technological talent is not smooth, and the coordination mechanism for integrated promotion needs to be improved. We must further strengthen overall coordination and form a strong synergy for integrated development.
To conscientiously understand and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of important expositions and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we must grasp the overall requirements for the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent. First, we must adhere to high-quality development as the goal. High-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in all respects. We must base ourselves on developing new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality development, make integrated arrangements for the innovation chain, industrial chain, and talent chain, promote the integrated development of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation, realize the virtuous cycle and mutual promotion of education, science and technology, and talent, and form a multiplier effect for promoting high-quality development. Second, we must adhere to high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology as the traction. To promote high-quality development, the most important thing is to accelerate high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. We must focus on the "four orientations," take high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology as the starting point and foothold of integrated development, strengthen the basic supporting role of education in science and technology and talent, strengthen the fundamental guarantee role of talent in scientific and technological innovation, and provide strong support for high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology with high-quality education and high-quality talent. Third, we must adhere to the cultivation and use of scientific and technological talent as the focus. Innovation-driven is essentially talent-driven. We must enhance the concept of the system, accurately grasp the connotation and focus of integrated promotion, take the cultivation and use of scientific and technological talent as the combination point of the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, strengthen the cultivation of graduate students in science and engineering, focus on increasing the scale of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent, and stimulate the innovation and creativity of scientific and technological talent. Fourth, we must adhere to mechanism innovation and environmental creation as guarantees. Integrated development must rely on reform to create a good innovation ecology and maximize the stimulation of innovation动力活力 (dònglì huólì - "driving force and vitality," the energy and enthusiasm for innovation). We must aim at the bottlenecks and blockages that restrict integrated development, promote the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent system and mechanism in a coordinated manner, build a system and mechanism that supports comprehensive innovation, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system.
III. Comprehensively Implement the Major Tasks of Promoting the Integrated Development of Education, Science and Technology, and Talent
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party made top-level designs and strategic plans for the development of the next five years, and made special deployments for promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent. We must conscientiously study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) series of important expositions, further unify our thinking,凝聚共识 (níngjù gòngshí - "build consensus," to reach a common understanding), form a synergy, and implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee without compromise.
(I) Adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, and establish and improve a coordination mechanism for promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent. We must run the Party's leadership through the entire process and all aspects of the integrated reform and development of education, science and technology, and talent, strengthen the political guidance of education, science and technology, and talent work, and always maintain the correct political direction. We must strengthen planning convergence, take the integrated promotion of education, science and technology, and talent development as an important part of the education, science and technology, and talent-related plans during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and make overall arrangements for major tasks and reform measures. We must strengthen policy coordination, and strengthen the coordinated formulation and implementation of policies such as scientific and technological innovation, education development, and talent cultivation and use. We must strengthen resource coordination, and promote the integrated allocation of projects, bases, talent, and funds in key areas. We must support localities in focusing on the development of key industries, and carry out pilot projects in areas such as jointly cultivating and sharing talent based on innovation platforms, jointly tackling scientific research projects, and "attracting, cultivating, retaining, using, and serving" talent.
(II) Coordinate the construction of national strategic scientific and technological strength and the implementation of major scientific and technological tasks, and promote the virtuous interaction between independent scientific and technological innovation and independent talent cultivation. In the process of building and developing national laboratories, national scientific research institutions, high-level research universities, and leading scientific and technological enterprises, we must focus on building a high-level talent team, and strengthen the coordinated promotion of organized scientific research and systematic talent cultivation. We must strengthen original and leading scientific and technological breakthroughs, and take the gathering, cultivation, and use of first-class scientific and technological leading talent and innovation teams as important goals and contents in the organization and implementation of national major scientific and technological tasks and the construction and operation of high-level scientific and technological infrastructure. We must promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, lead the construction of a modern industrial system, further strengthen the innovation subject status of enterprises, and cultivate a group of innovative and entrepreneurial talent and scientific and technological entrepreneurs who are courageous in pioneering and enterprising. We must promote the construction of international and regional scientific and technological innovation centers at a high level, and build a world-important talent center and innovation highland.
(III) Focus on the integration of science and education and the integration of industry and education, and accelerate the improvement of the cultivation model for urgently needed talent. We will build a number of high-level scientific research platforms and talent cultivation bases around strategic areas such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, quantum technology, and biotechnology. Guided by scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and national strategic needs, we will improve the adjustment mechanism of university disciplines and majors and the talent cultivation model, make extraordinary arrangements for urgently needed disciplines and majors, create first-class core curriculum textbooks and faculty teams, and strengthen the construction of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, and interdisciplinary disciplines and the cultivation of top-notch talent. We will strengthen the integrated training of undergraduates, masters, and doctoral students in key fields, make full use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to empower scientific research and talent cultivation, and enhance the scientific thinking, innovative spirit, and practical ability of STEM talent. We will build a strong national excellent engineer college, strengthen the training of engineering masters and doctoral students, and promote the sharing of resources, joint construction of courses, and joint cultivation of talent between universities and enterprises and scientific research institutes.
(IV) Optimize the systematic layout of national strategic talent strength, and build a commando team to support self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. We will discover and cultivate more high-level compound talent with the potential of strategic scientists in the national major scientific and technological innovation practice, and form a strategic scientist growth echelon. We will organize collaborative research between industry, academia, and research around key industries and key fields, optimize the discovery mechanism of leading talent and the selection mechanism of project teams, and accelerate the gathering and support of first-class scientific and technological leading talent and innovation teams. We will improve the mechanism for discovering, selecting, and cultivating young talent, strengthen the early and long-term stable support for young talent's careers, increase the support of various scientific and technological programs and projects for young talent, and support more outstanding young talent to take the lead and play the leading role. We will explore and form an engineer training system with Chinese characteristics and world-class standards, and strive to build a high-level engineer and craftsman team with outstanding innovation capabilities and good at solving complex engineering problems.
(V) Take evaluation and incentive reform as a breakthrough, and fully stimulate the mission and responsibility and innovation vitality of the majority of scientific and technological personnel to devote themselves to building a strong country. We will deepen project review, institutional evaluation, talent evaluation, and income distribution reform with innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution as the evaluation orientation. We will adhere to both "breaking the four onlys" and "establishing new standards," and improve the classification evaluation system that conforms to the laws of scientific research activities and the laws of talent growth. We will take effective measures to continue to deepen the governance of "hats" in the scientific and educational circles, and avoid simply determining salary and treatment and allocating academic resources based on academic titles and talent titles. We will improve incentive systems such as scientific and technological awards, income distribution, and achievement empowerment, effectively reduce the non-academic burden on scientific researchers, strengthen the care and love for scientific researchers' work and life, and improve the system to ensure that scientific researchers can concentrate on scientific research. We will standardize and improve the orderly flow mechanism of talent, unblock the channels for talent exchange between universities, scientific research institutes, and enterprises, and promote more high-level talent to gather in enterprises. We will establish a high-tech talent immigration system, improve the support and guarantee mechanism for overseas introduced talent, and attract and cultivate world-class outstanding talent. We will vigorously promote the spirit of scientists,凝聚科技报国的强大精神动力 (níngjù kējì bàoguó de qiángdà jīngshén dònglì - "condense the powerful spiritual driving force of serving the country through science and technology," to strengthen the patriotic spirit in the field of science and technology), strengthen the value pursuit of daring to be the first,勇攀高峰 (yǒng pān gāo fēng - "bravely climb the peak," to strive for excellence), and pursuing excellence in the scientific and educational circles, and contribute more wisdom and strength to the great journey of Chinese-style modernization.
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Corruption is a historical malady of human society and a common challenge faced by all countries today. The meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held on December 25 emphasized resolutely advancing the anti-corruption struggle. At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must always maintain a high-pressure anti-corruption posture, investigate and deal with corruption cases in accordance with the law and regulations, severely punish corrupt elements, and ensure that we never stop or take a step back. We must never allow corrupt elements to have any hiding place, and no one should have any illusions or harbor any wishful thinking." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has led the entire Party in carrying out an unprecedented anti-corruption struggle with a resolute attitude and forceful measures, opposing corruption in all its forms and punishing all corrupt individuals. It does not give corrupt behavior any opportunity to take advantage of, nor does it give corrupt elements a place to hide. The Party's creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness have been significantly improved, and the Party's conduct, government conduct, and social conduct have been completely renewed.
The development of the material world, especially human society, is a progressive and upward movement in the change of things. Its essence is the emergence of new things and the demise of old things. Friedrich Engels pointed out: "In the process of development, everything that was real in the past will become unreal, will lose its necessity, its right to exist, and its rationality; a new, vigorous reality will replace the reality that is dying." The original meaning of "corruption" is the decay of objects, and later it evolved to mean outdated ideas, degenerate behavior, and chaotic and dark organizational structures. In the final analysis, it is something that goes against the direction of historical progress and loses historical necessity. Only by removing the rotten parts can the body recover its health; only by eliminating the decadent things can the new forces develop and grow; only by persistently rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and fighting corruption can the entire Party and the entire society continuously rejuvenate their vitality. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once quoted "A thousand sails pass by the sunken boat, and ten thousand trees flourish in front of the diseased tree," profoundly pointing out the objective law of social and historical development, and more powerfully conveying our Party's firm determination, confidence, and perseverance in unswervingly advancing the anti-corruption struggle in depth.
"The failure of a country is due to the evil of officials." Corruption is the biggest tumor that endangers the Party's vitality and combat effectiveness, and anti-corruption is the most thorough self-revolution. As early as 1926, the Party Central Committee issued the first document in the Party's history to punish corruption, namely the Circular on Resolutely Cleansing Corrupt Elements, requiring Party organizations at all levels to "promptly review the comrades under their jurisdiction, and if there are any such behaviors, they must be mercilessly expelled from the Party." In the early days of the founding of New China, our Party decisively and seriously investigated and dealt with the Liu Qingshan (刘青山) and Zhang Zishan (张子善) case, which had a strong deterrent effect on corruption. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has personally led, personally deployed, and personally promoted the building of Party conduct and integrity and the anti-corruption struggle. The integrated advancement of "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt," the simultaneous measures of "fighting tigers," "swatting flies," and "hunting foxes," vigorously rectifying corruption in key areas, not letting go of "fly corruption and ant corruption" around the masses, and increasing the intensity of investigating and treating both style and corruption, anti-corruption has no restricted areas, full coverage, and zero tolerance. In the first three quarters of 2025, national discipline inspection and supervision agencies filed 789,000 cases and punished 677,000 people. This historical responsibility of "offending thousands of people and not failing 1.4 billion people," this strategic determination of "never stopping or taking a step back," fully demonstrates our Party's firm determination and tenacious will to fight corruption, and demonstrates our Party's distinct character of daring to engage in self-revolution and strictly governing the Party.
A sunken boat lies across the bottom of the water, and salvaging and cleaning it up is by no means easy; the roots of a diseased tree are intertwined, and uprooting it also takes time. The Party's self-revolution is a long-term, complex, and arduous task, and the anti-corruption struggle is a battle of key battles, a protracted war, and an overall war. There are still those who have not restrained themselves or stopped after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the problems of style and corruption are intertwined, behaviors are hidden and mutated, methods are innovative, and methods are covertly upgraded. He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there. Once anti-corruption is relaxed, it may abandon all previous efforts and even backfire on the hard-won achievements. Recognizing the severity and complexity of the situation, abandoning the mentality of accomplishing everything in one battle, establishing perseverance, maintaining patience, and with the tenacity and perseverance of always being on the road, both using iron-fisted means to eliminate individual cases and focusing on rectification, and starting from the overall situation to systematically administer and treat both the symptoms and root causes, can we eradicate the soil for corruption and compress the space for corruption, and effectively prevent and control corruption from the source.
After a thousand blows, though hard, the gold is reached when the wild sands are blown away. Anti-corruption is what the Party and the people want, and clearing the turbid and promoting the clear will more widely and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the entire Party and the entire society, and boost the spirit of the vast number of cadres and the masses to start businesses, make achievements, and strive for progress. With the Party's self-revolution leading the social revolution, the land of China will surely present a vivid picture of thousands of sails competing and ten thousand trees vying for spring, and gather a mighty force for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Improve the level of urban planning, construction, and governance, accelerate the transformation of the development mode of megacities and super-large cities, implement urban renewal actions, strengthen urban infrastructure construction, and create livable, resilient, and smart cities." Megacities are not only important carriers for building innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities, but also the front lines for preventing and resolving major risks. Currently, the disaster risks faced by megacities are becoming increasingly complex and diverse. Accelerating the construction of resilient cities and improving the urban safety prevention system has become an important direction for implementing the people-centered urban development concept, responding to various disasters, and promoting modern urban governance in the new era. The Central Urban Work Conference held in July 2025 deployed seven key tasks for urban work, one of which is to "focus on building safe and reliable resilient cities." The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed: "Improve the level of public safety governance. Improve the public safety system and promote the transformation of the public safety governance model to pre-event prevention." In the face of increasingly complex and diverse disaster risks, we must adhere to the people-first and life-first philosophy, improve the safety prevention system of megacities, strengthen the basic operation guarantee system of megacities, comprehensively enhance the risk governance capabilities of megacities, improve the disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities of megacities, and build a solid lifeline for cities.
Strengthen digital empowerment to form a dynamic risk prevention system that adapts to the complex systems of megacities. Focusing on the new characteristics of risk challenges in megacities, strengthening digital empowerment helps to break data barriers in the governance of megacities, integrate and analyze information scattered in various fields, make governance decisions more accurate, and services more in line with people's livelihood needs, providing solid support for refined governance. By using real-time data monitoring and intelligent algorithm early warning, potential risk points in urban operation can be captured in a timely manner and early intervention can be carried out, forming a dynamic risk prevention system that adapts to the complex systems of megacities and improving the emergency response capabilities for major public emergencies. For example, in response to extreme weather and sudden public health events, Shanghai relies on the "One Network Management" (一网统管) urban operation system to integrate real-time data on meteorology, transportation, medical care, and materials, and has built an intelligent early warning and emergency response mechanism. Shenzhen relies on the "Smart Housing and Construction" (智慧住建) platform and the "Block Data" (块数据) intelligent base to conduct all-time domain perception and dynamic evaluation of high-risk areas such as building construction, underground space, and gas pipeline networks, and establish a closed loop of "early warning-investigation-disposal-feedback" to effectively prevent the intertwined amplification of multiple types of urban safety risks. Fully utilize new technologies such as big data, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence to promote the deep integration of digital intelligence technology and urban governance, use technology empowerment to solve the governance problems of megacities, improve governance accuracy, enhance the flexibility and timeliness of the dynamic risk prevention system, and ensure the safe operation of megacities.
Improve the construction of urban lifelines and enhance the comprehensive disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities of megacities. The Central Urban Work Conference proposed "promoting the construction of safety projects for urban infrastructure lifelines." Urban lifelines are key infrastructure to ensure the safe operation of cities, covering key subsystems such as gas, heating, water supply, drainage, bridges, tunnels, and pipe corridors. These systems are interconnected, coupled, and operated to form an organic whole, which jointly supports urban economic and social activities. The construction of urban lifelines is an important part of urban renewal and new urban infrastructure construction, and it is also a key link to enhance the comprehensive disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capabilities of cities. According to statistics, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the country has cumulatively updated and renovated 840,000 kilometers of underground pipe networks for water supply, gas, heating, etc. The supply, smooth flow, and safety capabilities of urban lifelines are a concentrated reflection of urban resilience. To further improve the construction of urban lifelines, it is necessary to shift from single-disaster prevention to multi-disaster and full-factor comprehensive risk prevention, optimize emergency coordination mechanisms, promote coordinated linkage between different regions, departments, and levels, and achieve coordinated governance and overall response through data sharing and system linkage. Strengthen safety production management in key industries and fields, realize real-time monitoring, intelligent early warning, and adaptive regulation of the entire process of risk, and realize the organic unity of pre-event prevention, in-event response, and post-event recovery. Strengthen infrastructure construction, improve energy facilities, fire prevention facilities, flood control and drainage facilities, transportation facilities, and disaster prevention facilities, implement the construction of underground comprehensive pipe corridors and the renovation and upgrading of old pipelines, promote the renovation of old residential areas and urban village renovation, strengthen ecological environment governance, and effectively maintain the public safety of megacities.
Form a full-cycle elastic response mechanism and build a risk governance system for megacities. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must establish a full-cycle management awareness, accelerate the modernization of the urban governance system and governance capabilities, and strive to find a new path of governance that conforms to the characteristics and laws of super-large cities." The risk governance of megacities experiences the stages of "resistance-recovery-upgrade" to realize the full-cycle management of risks and comprehensively enhance the ability to respond to risks. The "resistance" stage focuses on the basic operation guarantee of the city when it is impacted, and ensures the continuous operation of the city's core functions under extreme conditions by dynamically optimizing emergency plans and resource scheduling plans; the "recovery" stage focuses on efficient post-disaster reconstruction, and shortens the duration of service interruption and reduces chain damage by using preset emergency procedures, distributed resource scheduling, and modular repair technology; the "upgrade" stage focuses on the adjustment and transformation and upgrading of the city's industrial structure, and enhances the quality and competitiveness of urban development through systemic changes, fundamentally reversing system vulnerabilities. The three jointly form a full-cycle elastic response mechanism to solve the blind spots of risk governance and realize the transformation of risk governance in megacities from passive response to active defense. It is necessary to establish a sound disaster response feedback mechanism, strengthen risk identification and assessment, optimize emergency response processes, strengthen emergency resource guarantees, deepen post-disaster recovery and improvement, improve the participation ability of the whole society, and realize a virtuous cycle from risk prevention and control to capacity improvement. Further build a consumption scenario and rapid switching mechanism applicable to static management and mobile management, maximize the cultivation of new consumption scenarios, stabilize the scale of consumption, enhance risk resistance capabilities, and maintain the momentum of urban economic growth from being impacted. Coordinate and mobilize diverse resources, take urban renewal as an important starting point, optimize the urban spatial structure and regional functional layout, continue to promote the integrated planning of population, industry, towns, and transportation, vigorously develop livelihood services, and improve the level of public services. Accelerate the development of metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations, and promote the upgrading of urban energy levels and quality and the conversion of old and new kinetic energy through connotative development, and enhance the vitality of urban development.
(The author is a professor at the School of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (西南财经大学))
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The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward the ideas of "deeply promoting the construction of Digital China (数字中国)," "moderately advancing the construction of new infrastructure," and "promoting the upgrading and intelligent transformation of traditional infrastructure." The *Opinions of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Protection and Governance of Rivers and Lakes* clearly requires focusing on digital twin river basins to systematically plan and promote the construction of a digital twin water conservancy system. We must resolutely implement and complete the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and plan and construct the digital twin water conservancy system well.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the issue of water security and has put forward clear requirements for promoting the high-quality development of water conservancy and ensuring China's water security, providing fundamental guidelines and action plans for water conservancy work. In recent years, with climate change and economic and social development, the risks and hidden dangers in the field of water security have increased, coupled with insufficient resilience. The problem of accumulated historical risks and superimposed new risks has become increasingly prominent. The environmental conditions for water security are more complex and extreme than ever before, and the requirements for improving the quality of water conservancy development and effectively preventing and controlling water security risks are more urgent and prominent. At the same time, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies are emerging, providing technical support for achieving intelligent analysis and judgment and scientific and efficient decision-making in water conservancy. Building a digital twin water conservancy system is a key means to cope with risks and challenges, grasp the changes of the times, and shape development momentum. We must strengthen technological empowerment and digital intelligence empowerment, systematically plan and promote the construction of a digital twin water conservancy system, and provide strong support for promoting the high-quality development of water conservancy and ensuring China's water security.
Promote the synchronous operation, virtual-real interaction, and iterative optimization of the digital twin water conservancy system and physical water conservancy objects.
The digital twin water conservancy system is a comprehensive system based on physical water conservancy objects as units, spatiotemporal data as the foundation, mathematical models as the core, and water conservancy knowledge as the driving force. It digitally maps all elements of physical water conservancy and the entire process of water conservancy governance and management activities, intelligently simulates, and prospectively pre-enacts, and synchronously operates, virtually interacts, and iteratively optimizes with physical water conservancy objects. It consists of digital twin river basins, digital twin water networks, and digital twin projects. The three are not mutually exclusive, have their own focuses, are interconnected, and share information. The digital twin river basin mainly supports the "unified planning, unified management, unified scheduling, and unified management" of the river basin, and helps achieve the "Pareto optimum" of multi-element, multi-object, and multi-objective governance and management of the river basin. The digital twin water network mainly supports the construction and operation of a water network that is "systematically complete, safe and reliable, intensive and efficient, green and intelligent, smoothly circulating, and orderly regulated." The digital twin project mainly supports the safe operation and functional performance of water conservancy projects.
To build a digital twin water conservancy system, we must adhere to the principles of "demand-driven, application-first, digital intelligence empowerment, and capability enhancement." Starting from the actual needs of water conservancy work, we must deeply analyze the goals, processes, functions, and data needs of water conservancy businesses such as river basin flood control, water resources management and allocation, water conservancy project construction and operation management, river and lake management, soil and water conservation, modernization construction and transformation of irrigation areas, and rural water supply. We should promote the construction of monitoring and perception systems and mathematical model systems with utility as the guide, build a digital twin platform, comprehensively support water conservancy business applications, realize forecasting, early warning, pre-enactment, and plan functions, and enhance the modernization of water conservancy governance and management capabilities.
Accelerate the construction of an integrated "space-air-ground-water-project" monitoring and perception system.
Data is the foundation for building a digital twin water conservancy system, and monitoring and perception are the methods and channels for obtaining data. We must accelerate the construction of an integrated "space-air-ground-water-project" monitoring and perception system to achieve the accuracy, synchronicity, and timeliness of data monitoring and perception of physical water conservancy objects.
First, achieve full coverage, full space, full element, and all-weather monitoring and perception. "Full coverage" means covering all water conservancy governance and management objects, that is, covering every river, every level of water network, and every project. "Full space" means monitoring and perceiving the information data of water conservancy governance and management objects from the three-dimensional space of "space," "air," "ground," "water," and "project." "Full element" means realizing the perception of all information of water conservancy governance and management objects, including the hydrological elements, hydraulic elements, sediment dynamics elements, digital elevation model of natural rivers and lakes, displacement deformation, seepage pressure, stress and strain, geographic information system of projects, etc. "All-weather" means that it is not affected by weather, time, and environmental conditions, and can always maintain an effective monitoring and perception state, and obtain comprehensive, real-time, continuous, and accurate data information.
Second, strengthen data collection applicable to the construction of digital twin water conservancy systems. Facing and focusing on the needs of building a digital twin water conservancy system, review and revise the monitoring and perception standards and specifications that do not meet the needs of digital twin water conservancy system construction, improve methods, paths, methods, and objects, and promote the scientific construction and high-frequency or even online operation of the monitoring and perception system. Collect basic data, status monitoring data, management data, shared data, and geospatial data of water conservancy governance and management objects to meet the high-precision, high-frequency, and continuous requirements of mathematical model calculations in the digital twin water conservancy system, and provide accurate physical parameters and realistic constraints for building a digital twin water conservancy system, and maintain synchronous coupling with physical objects.
Third, strengthen data collection and sharing. Strengthen the overall management, integration, collection, sharing, and utilization of data resources across regions, departments, and levels. Make full use of national monitoring resources and share relevant data on economic society, land use, ecological environment, and meteorology. Build a water conservancy data collection platform, and on the basis of a national water conservancy map, carry out multi-source, multi-dimensional, and multi-scale data collection and management around the construction needs of the digital twin water conservancy system and form an effective operation and management mechanism.
Fourth, accelerate the research, development, and application of monitoring technology and equipment. Build a water conservancy remote sensing satellite application constellation, accelerate the construction of a water conservancy rain-measuring radar network, and actively promote the research of new technologies based on satellite remote sensing, radar sonar, etc. for monitoring and detecting water conservancy physical objects. Strengthen the research, development, and application of new equipment such as drones, unmanned ships, underwater robots, lidar, side-scan radar, penetrating geological radar, and intelligent sensors to realize real-time dynamic monitoring of geographic information data, especially underlying surfaces, engineering conditions, hydrological elements, hydraulic elements, and sediment dynamics elements in the basin. Accelerate the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, and promote the deep integration of a new generation of information technology and water conservancy monitoring and perception.
Ensure that the mathematical simulation process and the physical process achieve "high fidelity."
Mathematical models are the key to the accurate mapping, virtual-real interaction, and realization of the "four predictions" function of the digital twin water conservancy system. On the basis of existing water conservancy models, deepen key research, integrate applications, and ensure that the mathematical simulation process and the physical process achieve "high fidelity."
First, highlight the key points of model construction. Water conservancy work involves flood control safety, water supply safety, food security, and ecological security, and the foresight and accuracy requirements of model calculations are extremely high. We must take the mechanism model based on mechanism revelation and law grasp, the statistical model based on mathematical statistics and data mining, and the hybrid model in which the two models are embedded and systematically integrated as the core of the digital twin water conservancy system construction, so as to better reveal the laws of things, synchronously map reality, review and reproduce history, and predict and deduce the future.
Second, strengthen the coupling and linkage between monitoring data and mathematical models. According to different regional climate conditions, underlying surface conditions, and engineering conditions, make full use of the data collected by the integrated "space-air-ground-water-project" monitoring and perception system, as well as water conservancy professional knowledge such as constraint conditions, scheduling rules, and historical scenarios, timely correct the boundary conditions of model calculations, online dynamically calibrate the physical parameters of model calculations, reduce model system errors, and improve model simulation accuracy.
Third, strengthen model research and development. Grasp the "high fidelity" requirements, deepen the application and research of water conservancy mechanism models, accelerate the promotion of "cloud-rain" rainfall forecasting models that integrate satellite, radar, and other multi-source data, establish distributed hydrological models, and improve flood evolution hydrodynamic models, ice hydrodynamic models, soil erosion models, sediment dynamics models, pollutant diffusion and transport models, etc. Formulate model acceptance and evaluation systems, and based on historical and real-time typical data, strengthen model function verification and evaluate the accuracy of model results.
Fourth, strengthen the "forward-reverse-forward" deduction function. For different scenario analysis and calculations, "forward" deduce the river flow evolution process in the basin; "reverse" deduce the project scheduling plan by setting business decision-making goals and engineering safety application restrictions to achieve multi-scheme comparison; and "forward" deduce again by considering the latest changes in elements under the condition of meeting the boundary conditions to provide forward-looking, scientific, accurate, and safe decision support.
The constantly changing hydrological situation of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, the underlying surface conditions of the basin, the operational state of projects, and the needs of economic and social development determine that the construction of the digital twin water conservancy system must be improved in application and upgraded in actual combat, and constantly adapt to and meet the needs of water conservancy governance and management under the new situation, so as to make new contributions to promoting the high-quality development of water conservancy and ensuring China's water security.
(The author is the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部))
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Nanchang (南昌) on December 25th (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)), the Fujian-Jiangxi (闽赣) back-to-back interconnection project commenced construction on the 25th in Ruijin (瑞金), Jiangxi (江西). The project involves building Jiangxi's (江西) first flexible DC back-to-back converter station, establishing a high-speed channel for interconnection between the Fujian (闽) and Jiangxi (赣) power grids, and assisting in the optimal allocation of regional energy resources and the efficient development and utilization of new energy sources.
The project has a total investment of 4.138 billion yuan, including the construction of a new 3 million kilowatt flexible DC back-to-back converter station in Ruijin (瑞金), and the construction of two 500 kV AC lines with a total length of approximately 170 kilometers, which will be connected to the Hongdu Substation (红都变电站) in Jiangxi (江西) and the Tingzhou Substation (汀州变电站) in Fujian (福建), respectively. The project is scheduled to be completed and put into operation before the peak summer season in 2027.
After the project is completed and put into operation, it will promote the optimal allocation of energy resources on a larger scale and improve the overall energy utilization efficiency by using price signals to guide power generation and electricity consumption behavior. At the same time, through the interconnection project to achieve cross-provincial flexible allocation, more clean electricity can be efficiently utilized. The Jiangxi (江西) power grid often faces the test of rain, snow, and freezing weather in winter, and the Fujian (福建) power grid needs to cope with the challenge of frequent typhoons in summer. Interconnection and "hand-in-hand" mutual assistance and rescue can minimize the losses caused by disasters to the greatest extent.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 刚
Employment is the biggest livelihood project and a fundamental measure to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation. Since 2018, Poly Group (保利集团) has continuously run the "Spark Class" (星火班) project, exploring an effective path for central enterprises to fulfill their social responsibilities through solid employment assistance practices.
"I am from Hequ County (河曲县), Xinzhou City (忻州市), Shanxi Province (山西省), and I am now a business manager at Poly Property Company (保利物业公司)." Eight years ago, Liang Li (梁丽) was preparing to give up her studies to take care of her sick mother when she heard about the Poly Spark Class recruitment, which changed her mind. As a special poverty alleviation action of Poly Group (保利集团), the Spark Class recruits children from impoverished families in poverty-stricken areas of Shanxi (山西), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Guizhou (贵州), Yunnan (云南), and other provinces, implementing a "zero tuition, guaranteed employment" assistance policy. During the training, students systematically receive theoretical teaching and practical skills training, and can also receive a monthly subsidy of 1,200 yuan.
"Training is not simply teaching technology, but cultivating new people." Li Jinyuan (李锦元), Vice President of Shanxi Engineering Science and Technology Vocational University (山西工程科技职业大学), said at the opening ceremony of the tenth Poly Spark Class. As of October 2025, the Spark Class has been held for 10 sessions, helping 661 young people like Liang Li (梁丽) achieve high-quality employment, directly driving more than 600 families to achieve stable poverty alleviation.
"This year I took my parents to the beach for a vacation, which I wouldn't have dared to imagine before," said Gao Lu (高璐), a student in the sixth Spark Class. With fuller wallets and greater confidence, the changes brought about by employment are not only improvements in economic conditions, but also a complete transformation of the entire family's outlook.
To transform a skill into real income, it is necessary to connect training and employment effectively.
"The Spark Class has found the intersection of corporate advantages and poverty alleviation needs," said the person in charge of Poly Property (保利物业), a subsidiary of Poly Development (保利发展). As a property company covering 191 cities and over 2,000 projects, the company has a perennial shortage of employees in positions such as property stewards and project managers, and needs to add more than 3,000 new employees this year alone.
The Spark Class innovatively launched a training model of 3 months of on-campus training and 2 months of internship. "We are 'tailor-made' talent according to job standards," said the project training supervisor. Combining the needs of the positions, the curriculum specifically added practical training such as emergency handling simulations and standard service etiquette. In the training process, students found a direction to the future and also established the ambition to create a better life through labor. "I used to be a shy and introverted boy, but now I am not afraid to give speeches in front of thousands of people. I hope to have the opportunity to stand on a broader stage in the future," said Su Chao (苏超), a student in the second Spark Class.
With training goals, employment guarantees, and development space, the integration of teaching and employment not only solves the "employment difficulties" of the labor force in poverty-stricken areas, but also solves the "labor shortage" of enterprises, forming a virtuous circle of win-win cooperation.
From the first session in 2018 to the tenth session in 2025, from skills training to a full-chain service covering life security, academic improvement, and career development, the evolution of the Spark Class outlines the upgrading path of central enterprise assistance from "blood transfusion" to "blood generation" to "blood activation." Consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation requires more enterprises to base themselves on their own advantages and bravely shoulder social responsibilities.
Return to TopProtecting intellectual property rights is protecting innovation. Anchored to the goal of building an industrial science and technology innovation center with global influence, Jiangsu Province is pioneering the exploration of using intellectual property rights to help strengthen the industrial chain. In recent years, the Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office (江苏省知识产权局) has deeply implemented the "Intellectual Property Rights to Help Strengthen the Industrial Chain" industry-talent docking action, precisely connecting high-level talent teams for major innovation entities in key industries, providing strong support for the integrated development of regional science and technology innovation and industrial innovation.
Chain-group Collaboration: Building a Bridge for Industry-Talent Docking
Safeguarding enterprises' independent innovation, product breakthroughs in key technologies, and entry into the international arena, improving the entire chain of intellectual property work is indispensable. On December 16, 2025, 14 key enterprises in the Internet of Things industry and intellectual property-related experts gathered in Wuxi (无锡) to conduct in-depth exchanges on patent navigation, decision-making, support, and other content, forming multiple "one-on-one" follow-up consultation intentions on the spot.
This is a field activity of Jiangsu's "Intellectual Property Rights to Help Strengthen the Industrial Chain" industry-talent docking action. The action began in 2021 and has been carried out for five rounds. Focusing on Jiangsu's "1650" industrial system and "51010" strategic emerging industrial clusters, through "scale + innovation" dual-dimensional selection, it has focused on locking in 21 leading industrial enterprises, 16 advanced manufacturing clusters, and 20 provincial-level or above key laboratories, carrying out "customized" and "precise" docking services.
Enterprises are the main body of innovation. Up to now, the industry-talent docking action has provided consulting services to key enterprises and key laboratories more than 450 times, on-site docking more than 180 times, focusing on the needs of industrial clusters and cutting-edge technology fields, and has issued more than 80 industrial patent analysis reports, carried out 55 special training sessions, effectively improving the creation, utilization, protection, and management level of intellectual property rights of innovation entities, and promoting key laboratories to achieve effective connection between "scientific and technological output - intellectual property rights - industrial application."
Precise Docking: Providing Demand-Oriented Services
Conducting centralized batch examination of patent applications in the fields of network communication and security of the Purple Mountain Laboratories (紫金山实验室), effectively improving the quality of patent applications for key core technologies, and shortening the patent authorization cycle by more than 30%; conducting patent navigation of "deep ultraviolet LED-related technologies" for the Gusu Laboratory (姑苏实验室), guiding innovation entities to clarify the main direction of research and development, avoid patent traps, promote the precise matching of laboratory results with industrial needs, and prospectively layout the "intellectual property map" of technology, helping to form a positive cycle of "research and development - patents - industry"...
Intellectual property rights are the concentrated embodiment of an enterprise's technical strength, innovation ability, and brand value. The Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office (江苏省知识产权局) adheres to the principle of "problem-oriented, service on demand," and fully understands the intellectual property needs of innovation entities through questionnaires, on-site visits, and other forms, jointly sorts out research reports and demand lists, and precisely carries out in-depth docking services such as patent examination policy interpretation, high-value patent cultivation, and patent quality improvement.
Talent is the source of innovation. Up to now, the "Intellectual Property Rights to Help Strengthen the Industrial Chain" industry-talent docking action has held 16 special "industry-talent docking" activities; formed a batch of "industrial patent analysis reports" to reveal technical blank spots and competitive landscape; jointly tackled common industrial problems with key enterprises, promoted enterprises to become "question setters," attracted innovation elements such as universities, research institutes, and service agencies to gather in enterprises, and targeted to solve the actual difficulties of enterprises in patent application strategies, value transformation, and other aspects, forming a "corporate question setting, multi-party solution, market verification" "Dual Innovation" integration ecology, and effectively transforming intellectual property advantages into industrial development advantages.
Full Traceability: Forming a Virtuous Service Cycle
An in-depth survey, an industry report, a docking list, a service ledger... The Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office (江苏省知识产权局) is moving towards institutionalization, standardization, and normalization, determining the service needs of each innovation entity through in-depth research; clarifying the service path by sorting out existing problems with industry reports; fixing service items with docking lists to grasp implementation; strengthening process management with service ledgers, achieving service process traceability through "weekly follow-up, monthly scheduling, and quarterly reporting," and linking service effectiveness with annual assessments, effectively transforming industry-talent docking from a "soft task" into a "hard constraint" to ensure service effectiveness and form a virtuous cycle.
According to the industrial technology field to which the innovation entity belongs, the industry-talent docking action is equipped with a targeted intellectual property professional service team. Each provincial-level or above key laboratory is equipped with an intellectual property service specialist to regularly carry out "one-on-one" docking, "face-to-face" guidance, special training, on-site services, etc., and deeply participate in the research and development of key laboratory projects.
In the future, the Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office (江苏省知识产权局) will deeply grasp the leading and forward-looking role of scientific and technological innovation in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, continue to help key industries, key enterprises, and key laboratories tackle key technologies and patent layout, and empower more and more innovation entities with more pragmatic measures and more heart-warming protection, and promote more and more key technological achievements to be transformed into high-quality intellectual property rights.
Data source: Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Office (江苏省知识产权局)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨文明
After a winter rain, the temperature in Nanhua County (南华县), Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (楚雄彝族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省), plummeted. Inside the Nanhua County (南华县) Government Affairs Service Hall, many people who came to handle affairs held hot water provided by the staff, feeling not only physically warmer but also emotionally comforted: if they really didn't know where to go to handle procedures, there was also a "Universal Acceptance and Efficient Handling of One Matter" window to fall back on.
"To implement the 50 'Efficient Handling of One Matter' items required by higher authorities, we only issued a task list," said Duan Jiaquan (段加权), Director of the Nanhua County (南华县) Government Affairs Service Administration.
"'Prefectures and counties no longer need to formulate separate supporting documents.'" Duan Jiaquan (段加权) read these dozen or so words over and over. "If this sentence wasn't here, each item would have to have specific opinions, along with an implementation plan, and then be reported to the county party committee and county government, which would require writing a lot of materials," Duan Jiaquan (段加权) said.
In the past, when faced with similar situations, the Nanhua County (南华县) Government Affairs Service Administration had two options: either draft the county's implementation plan in advance based on the central government's documents and then adjust it after the provincial and prefectural documents were issued, or wait for the provincial and prefectural documents to be issued before drafting it. The former had the advantage of being relatively less rushed, but adjusting the plan inevitably involved some hassle; the latter had the advantage of requiring fewer adjustments later, but it could be very urgent, requiring overtime to rush the plan.
Duan Jiaquan (段加权) said, "We can rely on overtime to write materials, but the time it takes to solicit opinions from different departments is more uncontrollable. Sometimes, waiting for one department's opinion on a document, and if the department leader happens to be on a business trip, it can be delayed by three to five days after they return and have a meeting. When dealing with vertically managed departments, the relevant departments also need to report for approval, making it difficult to estimate how long it will take to complete."
"Now, implementation only requires us to issue a task list, which not only saves time in formulating documents but, more importantly, shortens the time for policies to be implemented at the grassroots level," Duan Jiaquan (段加权) said. In the past, after a policy was issued, the province would first study the implementation plan; after the province issued a document, the prefecture would issue one, and only after the prefecture issued one could it be the county's turn. Once it reached the county level, some had to go to both the government's executive meeting and the standing committee, often taking one to two months to be implemented at the county and township levels.
"Now, the province has clarified the standards, and all prefectures and counties no longer need to formulate separate documents!" Duan Jiaquan (段加权) said. The provincial document clearly stipulates the lead departments and assisting departments, which is equivalent to the province doing a good job of overall coordination. Nanhua County (南华县) only issued a responsibility list to complete the county-level plan for "Efficient Handling of One Matter."
Limited working hours mean that spending time writing materials will take up time for other work. "Grassroots cadres seem very busy" not only means an increased burden on the grassroots but, more importantly, delays implementation. Li Dezhi (李德枝), a window staff member at the Nanhua County (南华县) Government Affairs Service Administration, experienced the matter handling process, sorted out the process bottlenecks, and conducted publicity to the groups that the policy might cover—as soon as the provincial document was issued, the policy began to be implemented in the county.
Some of the materials that the grassroots are busy preparing are needed to implement higher-level policies, and some are to cope with supervision and assessment.
Lu Ruiling (鲁芮伶), Director of the Party and Government Office of Shaqiao Town (沙桥镇), Nanhua County (南华县), told reporters: "In the past, we were surrounded by materials every day at the end of the year. Entering November, we would start reminding all central stations to prepare for inspection materials in advance. Whatever the higher authorities want, we will naturally prepare. At first glance, the materials from each department and each level may not be much, but added together, it is not a small number." Now, the inspection materials are only a half-year summary and a year-end summary. "Even for the summary, the county party secretary and the county head do not allow us to read from the script," Lu Ruiling (鲁芮伶) said.
You Limei (尤丽梅), Secretary of the Party General Branch and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Nanxiu Community (南秀社区), Longchuan Town (龙川镇), Nanhua County (南华县), has been working in the community for more than ten years. How much material has been reduced? It can be seen from You Limei's (尤丽梅) file box: in the past, year-end materials could fill a table, but now two file boxes are enough! "If the inspection work relies on meetings, we are naturally often in the meeting place; if the inspection work goes to the streets and alleys, we must also go to the scene more often," You Limei (尤丽梅) said. The way of inspection has changed, and the focus of grassroots work will also change accordingly.
You Limei (尤丽梅) said: "The higher-level departments' daily work supervision generally does not give advance notice, does not require accompaniment, and does not require advance preparation of materials. Sometimes, after the inspection team leaves, we are notified that they have been here." In the past, we were surrounded by computers and mobile phones every day, but now most of our energy is invested in community collective economic development and improving grassroots governance capabilities. In 2021, the collective economic income of Nanxiu Community (南秀社区) was only 50,000 yuan, but now it has jumped to more than 400,000 yuan.
"We must correct the past tendency of 落实看发文、成绩靠总结 (luò shí kàn fā wén, chéng jì kào zǒng jié - "implementation depends on documents, achievements depend on summaries," a tendency to focus on paperwork rather than actual results)." Yu Kun (余坤), Deputy Director of the Nanhua County (南华县) Party Committee Office, said: "The higher authorities reduce the burden on the grassroots, and the effect is doubled!" In the past two years, Nanhua County (南华县) has improved the assessment methods, integrating the assessments of various departments into a comprehensive assessment, and adopting a list-based management for supervision and assessment, with all retained items included in the list, and new items requiring approval from the County Party Committee Office. In the past, any department could go to the grassroots for supervision and assessment, but now they must first go through the county's approval, and the number of supervisions and assessments has been controlled.
Quantifiable indicators are directly extracted from government affairs data, and the grassroots basically do not need to provide materials to the assessment team, except for the necessary "three meetings and one lesson" records. During the comprehensive assessment, the assessment team members also go straight to the front line, asking the masses for their feelings and looking at the progress of the projects. Grassroots cadres reported that meaningless overtime has decreased, unnecessary materials have decreased, time in the meeting place has decreased, and time on the scene has increased.
Nanhua County (南华县) insists on testing and identifying cadres in the front line of the grassroots, key work, and major projects. All units focus on ability, and the working atmosphere of emphasizing the front line and emphasizing practical work is becoming increasingly strong. "Grassroots cadres are no longer busy with meetings and writing materials, but are busy around the urgent needs and concerns of the masses. This is meaningful busyness and valuable work!" said Ma Zhengxian (马正贤), Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Nanhua County (南华县) Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 赵晓曦
Preparing materials, writing materials, and organizing materials are among the daily tasks of grassroots cadres. For some time, especially at the end of the year, many grassroots cadres have been trapped at their desks, busy compiling various materials, squeezing the energy and time for implementation.
How to let cadres leave their desks and go deep into the fields?
Cutting unnecessary documents and materials, and paying more attention to substantive indicators such as the effectiveness of policy implementation and the satisfaction of the masses, is essentially to promote the transformation of work evaluation standards from written traces to practical results. Nanhua County (南华县) overcame the tendency of "assessing implementation by looking at documents issued and evaluating achievements by relying on summaries," optimized assessment methods, strictly controlled the number of inspections and checks, and paid more attention to results-oriented approaches, forming a working atmosphere that values the front line and practical work, making grassroots cadres more motivated to start businesses and make achievements.
To reduce the burden on the grassroots, it is also necessary to empower the grassroots. Grassroots cadres return to their posts, focus on their main responsibilities, and take on better responsibilities, so that handling affairs can improve quality and efficiency. Cutting unnecessary meetings means that meetings should pay more attention to planning good strategies and coming up with practical solutions; cleaning up redundant work groups means that communication in the groups should be more convenient and efficient. "Do useful things well and do less useless work." By reducing the burden of paperwork, grassroots cadres have more time and energy to calm down and plan development and do practical things, "go on-site" and "help with sincerity," turning the effectiveness of work style construction into tangible gains that the masses can see and feel.
Return to TopAccording to a report from this newspaper in Beijing on December 25th (Reporter Li Longyi (李龙伊)), the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (退役军人事务部) announced on the 25th that the Ministry of Veterans Affairs (退役军人事务部) and the Ministry of Finance (财政部) recently issued a notice clarifying that starting from August 1, 2025, the standards for pensions and living allowances for some veterans and other entitled groups will be increased again. The notice requires all regions to conscientiously implement the policy in light of their actual conditions and to effectively ensure that pensions and living allowances are paid in full and on time.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The state's decision to raise the standards for pensions and subsidies again fully reflects the great importance attached to the work of veterans and the care and love for the vast number of entitled groups by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马 晨
On Dingsheng East Street in Sanhe City (三河市), Hebei Province (河北省), various store signs display their unique characteristics within a unified and standardized framework, arranged in a staggered and orderly manner.
In early April of this year, the requirement in Sanhe (三河) that business signs not use red and blue backgrounds sparked concern. "Changing the color of perfectly good signs just like that not only costs money but also affects business." "Unified colors look neat, but without our own characteristics, customers can't easily find our stores"... For a time, shops along the street were full of discussion.
"In the past, there were indeed simple, mechanical, and 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach) problems in the implementation, which damaged the interests of the masses and affected our credibility," admitted Zhang Zhanjun (张占军), Deputy Director of the Sanhe City (三河市) Urban Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau. After the problem occurred, the Langfang (廊坊) Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government established a special rectification work team.
"Sanhe City (三河市) established 9 large groups and 115 visiting teams to apologize and appease households one by one, and to implement compensation matters for each family, minimizing the impact on merchants' operations." Hu Dapeng (胡大鹏), Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Dingsheng East Street (鼎盛东街道) in Sanhe City (三河市), who participated in the sign rectification work, recalled that merchants had different concerns during the visits: some chain merchants needed to fit the unified image of the brand, and some merchants felt that the new signs were of better material and were willing to continue using them... In response to these differentiated needs, the street returned the right of choice to the merchants. As of now, more than 1,800 signs in Sanhe City (三河市) that were required to change colors have been rectified. Sanhe City (三河市) has repealed the "Sanhe City (三河市) Urban Planning, Construction and Management Guidelines" according to procedures, which caused the sign color change problem.
The rectification has brought not only changes in the street scene, but also the optimization of the business environment. Sanhe City (三河市) continues to standardize urban management law enforcement behavior, strives to avoid formalism and 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach) in urban management, and implements inclusive and prudent supervision, promoting flexible working methods such as reminders, notifications, and dissuasion, and implementing "no punishment for minor offenses, exemption from punishment for first-time offenses" measures. This year, the city has added 18,000 new business entities, with a total of 122,000, and its development vitality continues to increase. "The law enforcement officers listen to our demands and reason with us, and discuss matters. Everyone feels better, and many things are easier to handle," said Gao Fengru (高凤茹), who runs a hardware business.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱佩娴
Recently, at the centralized distribution site for real estate ownership certificates in the Fortune Plaza residential complex in Hebi City (鹤壁市), Henan Province, resident Mr. Li (李先生) held his brand-new real estate ownership certificate tightly and said excitedly, "Thank you to the government for helping us solve this troublesome matter."
In Hebi City (鹤壁市), some residential complexes had fallen into a "certificate processing predicament" due to historical issues in the registration front-end环节. Some residents were reduced to "unregistered households," which not only restricted activities such as housing transactions and asset mortgages but also caused difficulties for the public in matters of household registration and children's enrollment in schools.
To solve the "long-standing difficult problem" weighing on the people's minds, Hebi City (鹤壁市) adhered to the principle of "precise diagnosis, one policy per building." It established special working groups for different projects to conduct weekly consultations and research judgments. The discipline inspection department supervised the entire process, and targeted measures were taken to clear the blockages in certificate processing:
To solve the problem of acceptance bottlenecks, the government took the initiative to provide support. Some development enterprises were unable to complete the housing quality and fire protection appraisals due to broken capital chains. Hebi City (鹤壁市) launched a financial advance mechanism, entrusting third-party institutions to complete professional testing, first ensuring the smooth flow of the public's certificate processing channels, and then the finance department would recover the relevant expenses from the enterprises;
To solve the problem of enterprise tax arrears, an innovative "certificate-tax separation" was implemented. In response to the situation where the public could not issue invoices and process certificates due to enterprise tax arrears, the tax department implemented a "first invoice, then recover" model, prioritizing the protection of homebuyers' rights to process certificates and avoiding the public from "paying the bill" for the enterprise's breach of trust;
To solve the problem of land seizures, a strengthened linkage resolution was implemented. For projects where the land was seized, the special working group took the initiative to connect and communicate with the court, raised objections to the execution in accordance with the law, and actively sought unsealing support, clearing obstacles for homebuyers as much as possible.
As of now, Hebi City (鹤壁市) has resolved 115 problematic residential projects, with a resolution rate of 91.3%, helping nearly 43,000 households receive their real estate ownership certificates.
Return to TopLocated in Leshan City (乐山市), Sichuan Province (四川省), on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River "Golden Waterway," connecting three rivers and serving as a transportation hub between north and south, it is an important waterway hub in the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone (成都平原经济区) and a crucial port for heavy and oversized cargo entering and exiting Sichuan (四川).
In recent years, Leshan (乐山) has adhered to fully integrating into the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), taking the Minjiang River (岷江) port, shipping, and hydropower comprehensive development as a starting point, accelerating the upgrading of Leshan Port (乐山港) into the "Tianfu Port" (天府港) of the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone (成都平原经济区), smoothing the Chengdu-Chongqing "Golden Waterway," and accelerating the enhancement of Leshan's (乐山) regional central city capacity, building a crucial regional transportation and logistics hub for the province.
Playing the "shipping card" well and singing the "twin-city song" well, Leshan's (乐山) "Golden Waterway" embarks on a new journey.
"Golden Waterway" Connects Rivers to the Sea, "One Map" Plans New Space
The 220-meter-long and 34-meter-wide ship lock, with its "human" shaped gate slowly opening, allows ships to flow downstream, connecting the hinterland of Southwest China to the sea. This is the opening of the Minjiang Jianwei (岷江犍为) Hydropower Hub ship lock, the largest single-stage ship lock in Southwest China. Since its trial operation in November 2019, the Jianwei (犍为) Hydropower Hub has dispatched 5,566 ships with a deadweight of 529,500 tons; not far downstream, the Longxikou (龙溪口) Hydropower Hub has seen 6,480 ships and a deadweight of 758,100 tons since its ship lock opened to navigation in November 2022.
With ships shuttling back and forth, the construction of Leshan's (乐山) "Golden Waterway" is steadily advancing.
Sichuan (四川) possesses seven major shipping channels, including the Yangtze River (长江) and the Minjiang River (岷江), but due to low waterway grades and bottlenecks at key nodes, the comparative advantages of low water transport costs, large transport capacity, and green low-carbon emissions have not been fully realized. As a key project in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Transportation Corridor Plan, the Minjiang River (岷江) Port, Shipping, and Hydropower Comprehensive Development Project came into being, with a total investment of 55 billion yuan, including the Laomukong (老木孔), Dongfengyan (东风岩), Jianwei (犍为), and Longxikou (龙溪口) four-stage hydropower hubs, the construction of Leshan Port (乐山港), and the Minjiang River (岷江) Longxikou (龙溪口) to Yibin (宜宾) section waterway improvement.
The Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委) and Provincial Government (省政府) have given Leshan (乐山) a significant mission: to build a crucial regional transportation and logistics hub for the province. Leshan (乐山) has launched a "three-year assault action," planning with one chess game and promoting with one map, gathering strong work synergy. Today, the Jianwei (犍为) Hydropower Hub has been built and put into use; the Longxikou (龙溪口) Hydropower Hub ship lock is open to navigation, and 9 generating units are ready for power generation; the Laomukong (老木孔) and Dongfengyan (东风岩) Hydropower Hubs have entered the peak construction period; and the first phase of the Minjiang River (岷江) Waterway Improvement Project, Sichuan's (四川) first ecological waterway construction project, has been completed.
The "Golden Waterway" can not only smooth economic arteries but also promote the win-win of ecology and development. One after another, imitation ecological fish passages are built along with the project, and fish breeding and release activities allow millions of local aquatic species such as Chinese sturgeon and thick-lipped culter to return to the Minjiang River (岷江).
With the comprehensive development of the Minjiang River (岷江) port, shipping, and hydropower and the accelerated construction of Leshan Port (乐山港), the Minjiang River (岷江) waterway grade will be raised from Class IV to Class III, allowing 1,000-ton ships to navigate year-round and 3,000-ton ships to navigate during the high-water season, extending the Yangtze River (长江) mainstream 162 kilometers into the economic hinterland of Sichuan (四川).
"Water Shu Road" Links Sichuan and Chongqing, "One River" Opens New Pattern
From "reaching" to "smooth," Leshan (乐山) actively participates in the construction of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) shipping center, and the results are already apparent.
From January to November of this year, Leshan's (乐山) waterway freight volume was 5.29 million tons, exceeding 5 million tons for the first time, an increase of 44% year-on-year. Leshan (乐山) Heavy-Lift Wharf achieved its first large-scale transfer of bulk ton-bag materials. In August of this year, a 55-meter high-pressure flash evaporator from Deyang (德阳) was successfully hoisted in Leshan (乐山) and shipped to Indonesia, setting a new record for the length of equipment hoisted in Leshan (乐山).
The water "New Shu Road" links Sichuan (四川) and Chongqing (重庆) and goes to the world. A series of plans and policies have been implemented, injecting strong momentum into Leshan's (乐山) efforts to revitalize its water resources.
In February of this year, the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee (四川省委) and Provincial Government (省政府) approved the "Leshan Port Overall Plan (2023-2035)" (《乐山港总体规划（2023—2035年）》), which is the first approved regional important port plan in Sichuan (四川); in November, the Sichuan Provincial Government (四川省政府) issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for Concentrated Efforts to Revitalize Shipping by 'Unblocking One River' (2025-2027)" (《“畅通一条江”航运振兴发展集中攻坚三年行动方案（2025—2027年）》), proposing to promote the upgrading of the Yangtze River (长江) and the unblocking of the Minjiang River (岷江), and supporting Leshan (乐山) in cultivating port-adjacent industrial clusters.
In Wutongqiao District (五通桥区), the heavy-lift wharf in the Laojiangba (老江坝) operation area has completed its preliminary design approval and will build a one-stop multimodal transport demonstration base integrating "road, rail, water, and air"; in Muchuan County (沐川县), the Luojiaba (罗家坝) operation area is about to start construction, adjacent to the Tanku (炭库) port-adjacent industrial park; in Jianwei County (犍为县), the Gaoshiba (高石坝) operation area is accelerating its preliminary work, next to the Jianwei (犍为) Industrial Park... The port area "hand in hand" with the park will promote the extension and expansion of advantageous industries such as crystalline silicon photovoltaics, green chemicals, equipment manufacturing, and food and beverages, building a solid water transport support for Leshan (乐山) to accelerate the construction of a "241" modern industrial system.
As of the end of November this year, the proportion of water transport in Leshan's (乐山) comprehensive transportation system has increased to 15%.
Today, Leshan (乐山) is coordinating the integrated construction of hydropower hubs, ports, and collection and distribution systems, and strengthening regional multimodal transport cooperation. With the completion and operation of the Minjiang River (岷江) port, shipping, and hydropower comprehensive development and Leshan Airport (乐山机场), Leshan (乐山) will form a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation system integrating "road, rail, water, and air."
A river of clear water flows eastward, connecting Sichuan (四川) and Chongqing (重庆), carrying the economy, and promoting the integrated development of "transportation + culture and tourism" across the region.
Starting from Leshan Port (乐山港), it can connect to Chengdu (成都) upstream and directly reach Yibin (宜宾) and Chongqing (重庆) downstream, which helps to connect the world-class cultural and tourism resources of the Bashu (巴蜀) region. Leshan (乐山) actively participates in the joint construction of the Minjiang River (岷江) Yangtze River (长江) ecological and cultural tourism corridor, and the "Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle Bashu Culture Minjiang River Tourism Corridor - Minjiang River Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area 'Three Rivers Zen Charm' Route" (成渝地区双城经济圈巴蜀文化岷江旅游走廊——岷江乐山大佛景区‘三江禅韵’航线) was selected as a "typical case of domestic waterway tourism passenger transport boutique routes."
Opening a new chapter in inland waterway transportation connecting rivers to the sea, Leshan (乐山) uses shipping as a fulcrum to accelerate its integration into the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈) and the integrated development of the Chengdu Plain Economic Zone (成都平原经济区). "One river" opens a new pattern and activates "the whole area of water," and the vision of a "Golden Waterway" with smooth cargo flow is accelerating into reality.
Data source: Leshan Municipal Transportation Bureau (乐山市交通运输局), Sichuan Minjiang Port and Shipping Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (四川岷江港航电开发有限责任公司)
Return to TopIn recent years, Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. of China Southern Power Grid (贵州电网公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd.") has adhered to putting the Party's leadership throughout the entire process of enterprise development, thoroughly implemented the new national energy security strategy, and focused on the work deployment of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. to build a world-class enterprise. It takes Party building to lead the strategic implementation and Party building to coordinate resources and strength, transforming Party building advantages into development advantages and Party building vitality into innovation vitality. Based on the characteristics of power grid construction in karst landform areas and local development needs, supported by the "1433" system, it has delivered a high-quality development answer sheet, injecting strong power into writing the Guizhou chapter of Chinese-style modernization.
System Building: "1433" Anchors the Course to First-Class
Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. follows the world-class enterprise construction evaluation system of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., and issued the "Special Action Plan for 'Creating First-Class, Striving for Upstream'", constructing a "1433" system with unique Guizhou characteristics: Anchoring the strategic goal of "having significant characteristics of a first-class enterprise in 2025", carrying out four special actions of "selecting and supporting, making up for shortcomings, benchmarking and improving, and achieving star-level results", improving the three process mechanisms of "investigation and diagnosis, regular meeting supervision, and assessment-driven", and building three empowerment platforms of "responsibility incentive, cultural guidance, and digital kanban", forming a pattern of "drawing a blueprint to the end".
Accurate target transmission is the key support for system implementation. Focusing on the implementation of the strategic management system of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., a "three-level penetration + classified management" model is established: provincial-level overall planning, municipal-level connection and implementation, and county-level precise execution, building a collaborative chain of "provincial-level grasping overall planning, municipal and county-level grasping implementation"; according to the actual development of different levels, dividing into three types of indicators: "striving for progress, resource endowment, and advantage maintenance", setting "basic target value + challenge target value" to avoid "**一刀切**" (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," applying a single standard to all situations, a one-size-fits-all approach). Anshun Puding Power Supply Bureau (安顺普定供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. explored the "2+3" model of "target identity, value identity + making up for system shortcomings, making up for innovation shortcomings, and making up for indicator shortcomings". In 2024, the comprehensive benchmark score increased by 13.14 points year-on-year, and the provincial ranking jumped 32 places, becoming a vivid example of target management.
Strict supervision and guidance of the process is an important guarantee for system promotion. Leaders of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. lead teams to sink into the grassroots, building a support chain of "investigating and diagnosing problems - special 'prescriptions' - direct supply of resources", and have solved more than 100 difficult problems at the grassroots level in 2024; through the mechanism of "monthly regular meetings to track progress, bi-weekly promotion meetings to coordinate resources, and special coordination meetings to solve bottlenecks", it is ensured that the work is promoted according to nodes; a special assessment plan is issued, and classified assessments are carried out according to "key indicator achievement rate, key task completion, and innovation breakthrough bonus items" to achieve "responsibility to posts, tasks to people, and pressure transmission in place". Digital means make management "sharp-eared and clear-eyed". Local power supply bureaus rely on digital kanban to realize the whole-cycle management of indicator "target decomposition - process control - dynamic adjustment". The "operation plan kanban" and "work order analysis kanban" of Liupanshui Zhongshan Power Supply Bureau (六盘水钟山供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. promote the double improvement of safety management and service efficiency.
Practice Breakthrough: Typical Driving Activates First-Class Momentum
In the journey of creating first-class, local municipal and county bureaus of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. innovate and practice based on actual conditions, allowing the "1433" system to take root at the grassroots level.
East-West cooperation promotes balance, and paired construction improves efficiency. Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. promotes 10 municipal bureaus and 18 county bureaus to carry out paired construction with Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd. of China Southern Power Grid, and accurately benchmarks in the fields of distribution network rectification and digital transformation. In March 2024, at the inspection site of the 10kV Anjiang Line (暗蒋线) in Qingzhen City (清镇市), Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guangdong and Guizhou technicians found safety hazards of soil erosion in the foundation of the tower through "manual inspection + machine inspection", and immediately carried out defect elimination, effectively ensuring the safety of electricity consumption for the masses. With the help of eastern experience, the number of live operations of Guiyang Xiuwen Power Supply Bureau (贵阳修文供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. has increased from 268 times to more than 900 times in 5 years, and the number of power outages in 2024 has been reduced by 70,800 households. Guiyang Power Supply Bureau (贵阳供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. innovated the "five-step closed-loop method" and the model of "co-construction diversification, sharing normalization, collaboration precision, and improvement scale", and the comprehensive benchmark score increased by 8.45 points.
Mechanism reform activates vitality, and streamlining and efficiency improve quality and efficiency. Kaiyang Power Supply Bureau (开阳供电局) of Guiyang Power Grid Co., Ltd. completed the organizational structure reform of "municipal, county and institute" in 2023, streamlining 6 functional departments and 5 directly affiliated institutions into 4 teams, and 13 management personnel were enriched in the front line, adding intelligent operation and live operation teams. After the reform, the fault handling time of 10kV lines was shortened by 50%, and the UAV inspection found more than 3,850 defects, realizing "full-line self-healing" of all 10kV lines. The performance reward and punishment mechanism ignited the enthusiasm for doing things. The average power outage time for medium-voltage customers decreased from 17.216 hours/household in 2023 to 3.875 hours/household in 2024, a decrease of 77%.
Digital empowerment transforms the model, and the "Duyun Model" is widely promoted. Duyun Power Supply Bureau (都匀供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. explored the "business-oriented, independent development" model for the pain points of grassroots digital transformation: precipitating data prefabricated modules, allowing business personnel to "take data and use it", and the data application approval time was shortened from 9 days to 0.6 days; building a low-code tool platform, the grassroots independently built more than 500 application scenarios, and the construction cycle was reduced from 3 months to 7 days; carrying out "industry-technology integration" training, cultivating more than 100 "seed users". The "Duyun Model" is promoted in China Southern Power Grid, promoting Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. to realize the transformation from "manual statistics" to "intelligent analysis".
Party building leads to cohesion, and service to people warms people's hearts. Liupanshui Zhongshan Power Supply Bureau (六盘水钟山供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. innovated the "cross-team and cross-institute joint construction mechanism", and jointly established a "cross-institute party member commando team" with 4 professional teams and 5 power supply stations. It solved complex faults through "cloud consultation", shortening the average power outage time by 1-2 hours; built a "30-minute service circle", promoted "three bright and three public", the effective rate of complaint control in 2024 was 100%, and the number of four types of work orders decreased by 15.8% year-on-year, realizing the upgrade from "guaranteed power consumption" to "unconscious service". Under the leadership of Party building, talent cultivation and people's livelihood services are promoted in coordination. Kaili Power Supply Bureau (凯里供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. built a talent foundation with the "three most" measures of "the most extensive mobilization, the most precise training, and the most strengthened guarantee". Its proportion of highly skilled talents achieved a two-level upgrade in the comprehensive benchmark first-class evaluation index rating of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.'s municipal and county power supply enterprises, creating the best result in the past years, providing solid talent support for power grid safety operation and maintenance and service upgrade.
Results Demonstrate: Quality and Efficiency Improve Together to Write a First-Class Answer Sheet
During the peak summer season in 2024, the average power outage time for customers in the urban branch of Zunyi Power Supply Bureau (遵义供电局) of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. decreased by 45% year-on-year, which is a vivid microcosm of the first-class achievements of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd.
From the perspective of indicators, the first-class level has been fully improved. At the provincial level, the comprehensive score of first-class evaluation indicators in 2024 increased by 9.42 points year-on-year, which is higher than the median level of benchmarking, reaching the evaluation standard of significant characteristics of world-class enterprises with "excellent products, remarkable brands, leading innovation, and modern governance"; at the municipal level, the average value of comprehensive benchmark scores increased by 6.21 points; at the county level, 21 units were commended by China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., accounting for 35% of the total number of awards won by China Southern Power Grid, an increase of 15 units compared with 2023, and the momentum of progress is strong.
From the perspective of development, quality and efficiency are improved simultaneously. In terms of value creation, Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. established a "1+N" loss management system, the return on net assets increased by 3.91 percentage points year-on-year, the provincial electricity sales increased by 9.2%, and Qian electricity sent to Guangdong reached 40.74 billion kWh, creating the best level in the "14th Five-Year Plan" period; in terms of green transformation, 500kV Renyi transmission and transformation and other new energy supporting projects were built, the line loss rate of 10kV and below continued to decline for 8 years, and the experience of the Liupanshui Yangchang near-zero carbon demonstration zone was selected as a green development case of the Boao Forum for Asia; in terms of safety management, the in-place control rate of medium-risk and above operations increased from 64.27% in 2023 to 97.31% in 2024, the amount of temporary operations decreased by 32%, and the safety defense line was strengthened; in terms of technological innovation, relying on the "Da Watt" AI large model and the Power Hongmeng operating system, a support system of "computing power - data - model" was built, and the efficiency of grassroots innovation landing was increased by 30%, demonstrating the effectiveness of cultivating new quality productivity.
From the perspective of people's livelihood, service experience is continuously optimized. Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. invested 4.58 billion yuan to complete the rectification of 62,500 overloaded and low-voltage stock distribution transformer areas, and the incremental distribution transformer areas were dynamically cleared, and the rectification cost was the lowest in the five provinces and regions of China Southern Power Grid; the electricity management of the Huaguoyuan mega-community (花果园) in Guiyang was affirmed by the National Energy Administration and became a service model; the "distribution transformer area manager + technical expert" team and the precise push of power outage early warning in various places have made "worry-free electricity consumption" a common understanding of the masses.
Standing at a new starting point, Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. is steadily moving towards the goal of "having significant characteristics of a first-class enterprise" with the "1433" system as support, injecting momentum into Guizhou's focus on "four new" and attacking "four modernizations", and contributing Guizhou's strength to China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.'s development of new quality productivity and building a world-class enterprise.
Data source: China Southern Power Grid Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Return to TopThe Five-Year Plan is like a yardstick, measuring the progress and development of China.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "'The 14th Five-Year Plan period is the first five years of our country's new journey to fully build a modern socialist country on the basis of completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects." His words are earnest and full of ardent expectations.
Looking back, these five years have been deeply engraved with the courage of vigorous reform, the pioneering spirit of daring to be the first, and the confidence to ride the wind and waves. The soil of development is becoming thicker, and the road ahead is becoming wider. What is most unforgettable is that the grand blueprint of the times gently resonates with the small wishes in our hearts—
Perhaps you have seen the "giant dragon" cross mountains and ridges at the newly opened platform in your hometown, making the distance close at hand; perhaps you are in the wave of comprehensive rural revitalization, "brewing" homesickness into a career, allowing dreams to take root in your homeland; perhaps you are driving a new energy vehicle, passing through beautiful scenery, heading towards a better life...
"On the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, everyone is the protagonist." At the end of the year, our newspaper's reporters set off again, revisiting the five protagonists of stories reported in the investigative edition of the newspaper in the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," listening to them recount the changes in time: a new picture of beautiful China is unfolding, digital transformation is boosting rural consumption, traditional culture is shining with brilliance in inheritance, people's well-being is tangible and accessible in every detail, and grassroots governance is improving quality and efficiency while reducing burdens... As witnesses and participants in the changes, their eyes are shining, and their words are full of hope.
In the striving new era of China, "every ray of light shines brightly." We record the unforgettable and entrust our wishes in retrospect: in the next five years of taking advantage of the momentum, hundreds of millions of people will continue to advance Chinese-style modernization, mightily and unswervingly.
Beautiful China, a new picture unfolds slowly
Sun Lei (孙磊)
Not long ago, I once again walked into the depths of the Liaohe River Estuary National Nature Reserve (辽河口国家级自然保护区). Nearby, tidal creeks meander, and in the distance, waterbirds rest, the sea and sky blending into one color.
Panjin (盘锦), Liaoning (辽宁) is a wetland city by the Bohai Sea (渤海), with 21 rivers and a coastline of about 124 kilometers. Five years ago, Panjin implemented the project of returning aquaculture to wetlands, completing the clearing of 85,900 mu of sea enclosure aquaculture, and the governance results were published in the People's Daily. In these five years, we have repaired these 85,900 mu of coastal wetlands, taking steady steps in ecological governance, working hard and persevering.
Wetland restoration is a delicate task. For example, Suaeda salsa needs to be planted in areas with a salinity of 10‰ to 16‰, and the time it is submerged by high tide every day cannot exceed two hours; the salinity limit for reed growth is 12‰; the undulation height of micro-topography transformation needs to be controlled between 1.9 meters and 2.6 meters... My colleagues and I first surveyed and then constructed. In those days, we worked under the scorching sun, tanned black, and devoted ourselves to the project.
Whether the ecology is good or not, birds know best. After the restoration of the Panjin coastal wetland, it attracted black-headed gulls, a national first-class protected animal, to Panjin to inhabit and breed, and the population reached more than 11,000. This makes us even more convinced that if people do not fail the green mountains, the green mountains will not fail the people.
Looking back on these five years, the country's investment in ecological and environmental protection has increased, the construction of the system has become more complete, and the beautiful Chinese picture of bluer skies, greener mountains, and clearer waters is slowly unfolding. As ecological protection and restoration projects have been implemented and achieved results in Panjin, Panjin was selected as the second batch of "International Wetland Cities" in 2022; later, I was promoted from the head of the Marine Area Section of the Municipal Natural Resources Bureau (市自然资源局海域科科长) to deputy director (副局长).
This year, we have launched a new round of marine ecological protection and restoration projects. From 2025 to 2027, we will restore about 35,000 mu of coastal wetlands on the west, north, and east banks of the Liaohe River Estuary. By then, the Liaohe River Estuary coastal wetland will be integrated as a whole, and the ecosystem service function will be greatly improved.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes to accelerate the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and build a beautiful China. Working year after year, I believe that our home will be more beautiful and our lives will be better.
(The author is the Deputy Director of the Panjin Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources of Liaoning Province (辽宁省盘锦市自然资源局副局长), interviewed and compiled by Hu Jingyi (胡婧怡), a reporter from this newspaper)
Cultural Memory, More Powerful Inheritance and Protection
Zhang Meisheng (张美生)
Touching the water surface with my fingertips, the yellowed Overseas Chinese Letters (Qiaopi) slowly unfold in the water. I stare at the soaked paper and ink, silently counting the seconds in my heart—this is the most critical moment for repairing Overseas Chinese Letters: the water temperature, strength, and timing are slightly different, and it may damage the century-old paper and handwriting. Even after 36 years of restoration work, I still feel nervous unconsciously. This focus and caution are also passed on to more children through the classroom.
"Students, look, this family letter sent back to Chaoshan (潮汕) from Southeast Asia a hundred years ago is being reborn before our eyes." In the classroom of Chenghai District (澄海区), Shantou City (汕头市), Guangdong (广东), I often show the children the restoration scene and tell them touching stories hidden in the letters.
As an old craftsman engaged in the restoration of Overseas Chinese Letters, my work was reported by the People's Daily in 2021, allowing more people to see this protection of cultural memory. In recent years, from my own studio to the large lecture hall for students, the audience of Overseas Chinese Letter culture has become wider and wider. In the past five years, I have given more than 300 public welfare classes. Every time I look at the children's focused expressions, I am full of joy and feel that the inheritance has a "successor." With the government's vigorous promotion, Overseas Chinese Letter culture has also gone abroad.
In July 2023, the "Three Rivers Go to the Sea, One Letter Returns Home" Overseas Chinese Letter History and Culture Exhibition was held in Bangkok, Thailand (泰国曼谷). When I opened the more than 200 original Overseas Chinese Letters that I brought one by one in the exhibition hall, I couldn't express my excitement. An old overseas Chinese man stopped in front of the booth with his son for a long time, pointing to the display case and solemnly said to his son: "These letters are what my grandfather sent back to his hometown to support his relatives. We came to Thailand from Chaoshan, China..."
At that moment, I deeply realized that Overseas Chinese Letters have become a vivid carrier for activating common memories and awakening feelings of home and country.
Once, Overseas Chinese Letters were "old objects scattered among the people." In recent years, the Shantou Municipal Government (汕头市政府) has included the protection of Overseas Chinese Letters in its key work. The Municipal Archives (市档案馆) has built a professional warehouse with constant temperature and humidity, and nearly 100,000 Overseas Chinese Letters have been scientifically preserved. My identity has also changed from a folk collector to a "Good Person of Guangdong (广东好人)." I understand that guarding is not a temporary thing, but needs to be practiced for a lifetime.
In these five years, the inheritance has an unchanging adherence, which is the core spirit of Overseas Chinese Letters—integrity, gratitude, hard work, and patriotism. There are also changing "ways of opening," it "walks" out of the glass cabinet of the museum and becomes a short video that young people love to watch and a popular script; the Overseas Chinese Letter style is printed on Chao embroidery and cultural and creative blind boxes, becoming a "cultural symbol that can be taken away"; high-precision digital scanning establishes an "archive" for each Overseas Chinese Letter... Repairing and protecting Overseas Chinese Letters is also recording a wisp of homesickness, an indelible memory of home and country, and a cultural memory.
At this moment, the light on the restoration table illuminates the newly restored Overseas Chinese Letter. The ink is dry, but the emotion that crosses mountains and seas is still warm. I am working with this hometown of overseas Chinese to protect, inherit, and spread the treasures of Chinese culture and write new stories.
(The author is a consultant of the Shantou Overseas Chinese Letter Cultural Relics Museum (汕头市侨批文物馆) in Guangdong Province, interviewed and compiled by Jiang Xiaodan (姜晓丹), a reporter from this newspaper)
Digital Empowerment, Rural Characteristic Industries are Booming
Mao Juan (毛鹃)
More than 40 years ago, my grandfather developed Leishan Silver Ball Tea (雷山银球茶), which was later rated as a national geographical indication product, and its production technology also became a provincial intangible cultural heritage. As the third-generation inheritor of the tea factory, I have been working hard to keep up with consumer trends. In my hometown, Leishan County (雷山县), Guizhou (贵州), there is the largest Miao (苗族) settlement village in the country—Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village (西江千户苗寨), which receives about 5 million tourists every year.
How to make tea and Miao Village famous? To a large extent, it relies on "digitalization." In 2021, our county was featured in the People's Daily, and the full-page report "The Development of Miao Mountain Villages Takes Off with the Wings of the Internet" revealed the secret of the popularity of Miao Mountain Villages and further boosted popularity.
In recent years, our digital transformation exploration has become deeper. The Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village Scenic Area (西江千户苗寨景区) has launched the "AI Tour Xijiang" mini-program, providing tourists with personalized services such as strategy query, ticket reservation and purchase, and voice guide playback. My tea factory is linked with the scenic spot, embedding silver ball tea elements in the AI guide route, using artificial intelligence to unlock tea tourism integration and attract tourists to visit the tea garden.
The tea garden has become a scenic spot, and the factory area has become an exhibition hall. By stimulating market vitality with new consumption scenarios, the road of the village's tea industry is getting wider and wider. We have also worked hard on the tasting of silver ball tea, developing new trendy ways of drinking such as cold brew tea, which is very popular among young people. After some efforts, the annual output value of the tea factory has increased from 20 million yuan five years ago to 26 million yuan this year.
The output value has increased, but the tea garden area transferred by the tea factory has decreased, from 2,000 mu five years ago to 800 mu today. Why? In recent years, we no longer pursue the expansion of the tea garden area, but pay more attention to consumers' pursuit of high-quality life. To this end, we have opened demonstration bases for organic products and green products, hired professionals for scientific management, promoted standardized and ecological planting models, and established a full-link digital traceability system from "raw materials to production to products" to ensure that every silver ball tea flowing into the market has good quality.
We have adjusted the focus of the planting end to demonstration, not to reduce production capacity, but to return the previously transferred tea gardens to tea farmers, and at the same time share technology with them. Villagers plant tea according to standards, which can not only sell tea green to us, but also choose to process it independently, which is more profitable than taking land transfer fees and working fees. For us, the supply of high-quality raw materials for enterprises is also more guaranteed.
Working together online and offline, we have driven nearly 10,000 tea farmers to participate in industrial development. In the next five years, we are full of confidence and expectation to continue writing a new story of "a leaf leading a group of people to become rich."
(The author is the Chairman of Mao Kexi Tea Co., Ltd. (毛克翕茶业有限公司) in Leishan County, Guizhou Province, interviewed and compiled by Huang Xian (黄娴) and Cheng Huan (程焕), reporters from this newspaper)
Reducing Burdens at the Grassroots Level, "Reducing" Good Services for the People
Gu Shuqin (顾书勤)
As the end of the year approaches, work has become busier, but after going to work every day, I still habitually walk around the community first, ask which family needs help, check the front and back of the house and safety hazards, and do the service in detail and practically.
This year is my ninth year working in the community. Looking back, the changes in these years are real. In 2021, Caidian District (蔡甸区), Wuhan City (武汉市), Hubei (湖北), where the community is located, formulated a burden reduction list for village-level organizations. Our work responsibilities are clear, the inspection and assessment are streamlined, and we have more time to serve the residents. "The thick work ledger has become thinner," my heartfelt words became the title of the People's Daily report that year, expressing the true feelings of thousands of grassroots cadres.
In the five years of the "14th Five-Year Plan," new changes have continued to emerge.
The powers and responsibilities at the grassroots level have been further clarified. In August this year, the district announced the list of responsibilities of the 9 streets (townships) in the district, clarifying the basic responsibilities, cooperation matters, and matters recovered by higher-level departments, providing a basis for the grassroots to perform their duties according to law and accurately.
Five years ago, the community established a trade union, and I went to the street office for procedures. At that time, it was not clear that "trade union organization construction" belonged to the basic responsibilities of the street, and many approval matters required community cadres to run to various departments of the street, which was very laborious. Now that the responsibilities are clear, I only need to fill out a form, stamp it, and send it back to the street, and they will handle it uniformly, saving a lot of trouble.
The list clarifies "what to do," and digital empowerment makes handling affairs easier. The initial list mentioned "streamlining reports," and an electronic filling system has been implemented. A few days ago, a resident came to the community service center to apply for off-site medical treatment registration, which was completed in less than 10 minutes. The social security special network is connected to the community, and through digital means, 21 businesses such as maternity allowance application can be realized "only running once." Streamlining powers and responsibilities, cleaning up signs, digital empowerment... A series of measures have been taken simultaneously, our burden has been reduced, and the efficiency of the masses in handling affairs has been improved.
What burden reduction brings is also the improvement of grassroots governance efficiency. Many years ago, problems such as garbage overflow and elevator failure in our community were solved slowly, and the property complaint rate remained high. Today, the district coordinates the construction of a five-level organizational structure of "street-community-grid (community)-building-party member center household (neighborhood chief)," improves the residents' deliberation and consultation platform, and party members and the masses negotiate and co-govern, and problems are solved one by one.
Moving towards the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will continue to make good use of the "subtraction" of burden reduction and the "addition" of services, so that grassroots governance truly meets the needs of the masses and makes everyone feel more gained, happy, and secure.
(The author is a member of the Party Branch Committee and Deputy Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Xingguang Community (星光社区) in Zhushan Street (奓山街道), Caidian District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, interviewed and compiled by Fan Haotian (范昊天), a reporter from this newspaper)
Urban Renewal, Workers' New Village Gets a New Look
Shi Yunxia (施云霞)
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the renovation project of old houses with complete sets in Caoyang No. 1 Village (曹杨一村), the first workers' new village built in Shanghai (上海) in the 1950s, was completed. Caoyang No. 1 Village is the fourth batch of outstanding historical buildings in Shanghai. It cannot be demolished and rebuilt on a large scale. During the renovation and transformation process, we put in a lot of "embroidery work."
In the community, the "spider web" of overhead lines has all been laid underground, the greening has also been redesigned, the road surface has been widened, and many parking spaces have been added. Don't look at the appearance of the building, which is still "white walls and red roofs," but the inside has been completely renewed. The shared kitchens and bathrooms of the past, the floorboards eaten by termites, and the narrow and steep wooden stairs are gone, replaced by independent kitchens and bathrooms, safe and stable floorboards, and spacious and gentle stairs.
In 2021, the People's Daily reported our old renovation practices. At that time, many people who had not moved back were full of expectations for their new homes. Today, expectations have come true: after everyone moved back, they generally reported that the living experience was particularly good. In the public areas of the renovated community, many people play chess and bask in the sun every day, which is very comfortable.
Looking around, the environment and supporting facilities have been improved simultaneously: the closed river channel of Caoyang Ring (曹杨环浜) has become clearer; Shanghai's first "high-line park"—Baxi Park (百禧公园)—has been completed; Huaxi Road (花溪路) and Tangpu Road (棠浦路) "do not sweep the fallen leaves," and the road has become a beautiful "flowing art gallery," making a rustling sound when riding a bicycle; two community canteens have been opened one after another, and the one-quarter-hour convenient living circle makes convenience within reach.
The living environment has been updated and upgraded, the residents' lives are more quality, and everyone's willingness to participate in community governance is also stronger. Our residential area has a "Gray-haired Angel" volunteer team, whose members are enthusiastic elderly people. They voluntarily help some older "old people" and teach young people and children calligraphy, handicrafts, etc. From Monday to Friday, the activities are fully arranged every day.
After the old renovation, friends from all over the country and even overseas came to visit. They strolled through the renovation site, the Caoyang New Village Village History Museum, the community cultural activity center, etc., and felt "Chinese-style modernization, people's livelihood is the most important" in the details of the changes.
Looking back on the "14th Five-Year Plan," many moments are unforgettable; looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," a better life is coming.
In November this year, Caoyang Mall (曹杨商城), which has accompanied Caoyang residents for 73 years, launched a closed-store renovation project, which will be upgraded into a new space integrating a community neighborhood center, a social center, and a cultural center to provide the masses with a better quality of life experience.
I believe that by practicing the development thought of putting the people first, Caoyang No. 1 Village will also write more new stories of happiness.
(The author is the Secretary of the Party General Branch and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of Yuanyuan Residential District (源园居民区) in Caoyang New Village Street (曹杨新村街道), Putuo District (普陀区), Shanghai, interviewed and compiled by Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏), a reporter from this newspaper)
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Hauling in the fishing nets and starting the boat, Zhao Shudao (赵述岛) fisherman Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) prepared to return from Xisha Zhou (西沙洲). The boat was carrying not fish, but the marine debris that had been salvaged.
The fishermen who once busily worked to green the islands and reefs are now traversing the vast blue waves to protect this maritime oasis.
This is Sansha City (三沙市), the southernmost prefecture-level city of the motherland in Hainan (海南). Xisha Zhou (西沙洲), located on the westernmost side of the Qilian Yu (七连屿) Islands in the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛), was once a barren sand islet, but now has a vegetation coverage rate of over 90%. Stands of casuarina trees and scattered coconut trees, noni fruit trees, and cork trees adorn the sand islet as a maritime oasis.
"Before, there were only a few scattered trees. We planted trees here, and that's how it looks now," Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) recalled. In 2013, the fishermen planted the first batch of trees on Xisha Zhou (西沙洲).
The trees came from afar.
The saplings were shipped from Hainan Island (海南岛), traveling for more than 20 hours and over 180 nautical miles to the Xisha Islands (西沙群岛). Xisha Zhou (西沙洲), located in the middle of the reef plate, has no航道 (hángdào - shipping lane) around it, and supplies have to be brought to the island during high tide. Everyone made rafts, and after the saplings were hoisted from the transport ship onto the rafts, they were pulled ashore and carried onto the island by manpower.
"From going out to sea to fish to 'towing trees' at sea, we still worked in groups of several people, cooperating closely." Day after day, new calluses grew on Zhan Dafeng's (詹达丰)'s hands. What he received from his companions was no longer the air pipe needed for diving, but the hemp rope for dragging trees ashore.
Transporting trees was difficult, and planting them was also difficult. Under the scorching sun and high temperatures, seawater erosion, and typhoon attacks, trees were often planted in one area, only to fall in another, and wither in yet another, requiring constant replanting. Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) and other fishermen slowly explored and consulted experts. If the survival rate of saplings was low, they would choose more salt-tolerant and adaptable native tree species; if the coral sand could not retain water and lacked nutrients, they would use the "bottled tree planting method" to nourish the plant roots.
How is tree planting achieved with bottles?
Fill discarded wine bottles with water and place them next to the saplings, allowing the saplings to absorb water and take root inside and outside the bottles. Over time, the roots inside the bottle will die due to prolonged immersion, while the roots growing outside the bottle can absorb nutrients from the sand outside the bottle, ensuring the growth of the saplings. Planting trees in this way allows one bottle of water to last for a year.
"The sandy soil environment of Xisha Zhou (西沙洲) is very similar to the northern desert. The method of planting trees with bottles was learned by people sent by the government from Ordos (鄂尔多斯) in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and then we adapted and improved it," Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) said. As the tree planting method was finalized and promoted, more and more fishermen planted trees.
What came from afar was not only saplings and planting methods. Initially, the fresh water needed for greening was either transferred from Hainan Island (海南岛) or Zhao Shudao (赵述岛), or relied on rainfall and water storage for irrigation. Relying solely on these water sources made it difficult to carry out large-scale greening of the islands and reefs. The fine sand and gravel lacked nutrients, so the soil needed for planting trees also had to be transported from Hainan Island (海南岛).
In order to solve the fresh water problem, Xisha Zhou (西沙洲) used seawater desalination equipment to solve the island's greening irrigation problems, and also meet the drinking needs of the afforestation workers. The Sansha (三沙) Municipal Government also built a simple wharf on Xisha Zhou (西沙洲) to make the transportation of soil and materials more convenient. With everyone's efforts, over the past 10 years, about 138,000 trees have been planted on Xisha Zhou (西沙洲), with a survival rate of over 95%.
"Now we basically don't need to water manually, and the trees have adapted to the environment," said Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰). The patrol team to which Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) belongs now does more regular replenishment of a small number of saplings.
The vigorously growing green trees can fix sand dunes, consolidate the area of sand islets, conserve water, and improve the ecology. Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) discovered that the saplings planted in those years have grown into large trees more than 10 meters high. Turning over the accumulated fallen leaves under the casuarina forest, the sand that has absorbed water gradually turns into soil, nourishing the growth of vine plants in between.
Xisha Zhou (西沙洲), with its shady green trees, also has "guests" from afar. Sea turtles have returned to Xisha Zhou (西沙洲) to lay eggs, and crested terns, black noddies, and other migratory birds breed here. "I welcome them from the bottom of my heart." Encouraged by policy initiatives, Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) became the "island chief" and patrolled the islands and reefs with other fishermen to welcome "distant guests."
Arriving at Zhao Shudao (赵述岛), Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) sent the marine debris to the environmental protection station. A display wall inside the station is very eye-catching. "These are the plastic water bottles we salvaged. The monsoon currents send them here, and then we take them away," Zhan Dafeng (詹达丰) said. After preliminary treatment, the marine debris will be transported to Hainan Island (海南岛) for recycling by ship.
Protecting the island's ecology requires increasing greening and protecting greenery, as well as preventing and controlling pollution. In Yongxing Island (永兴岛), where the Sansha (三沙) Municipal Government is located, fishermen participate in nursery maintenance, allowing neighboring islands to obtain saplings nearby; on various islands and reefs, resident cadres, employees, fishermen, and the masses combine with sea conditions to regularly carry out marine environmental sanitation activities, sailing around the islands and cleaning the beaches to protect the sea.
A batch of cork tree saplings arrived at the simple wharf of Xisha Zhou (西沙洲). Planting trees, cultivating soil, fertilizing, watering... Cadres and the masses cooperated and collaborated, hoping that the saplings would grow strong. "We will continue to carry out island and reef greening and marine environmental sanitation activities to promote effective environmental protection and improve the appearance of the islands and reefs," said Chen Yifen (陈奕奋), head of the Qilian Yu (七连屿) Ecological Office.
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Afforestation and greening cannot be done without water. To find fresh water on coral islands and reefs lacking surface rivers and lakes, one must not only "**抬头等雨**" (tái tóu děng yǔ - "raise head wait rain," to rely on rainfall), but also "look down at the ground." In some coral islands and reefs, the distribution of underground fresh water is thick in the center and thin at the edges, like a lens, and is called a freshwater lens. The density of underground fresh water is less than the density of seawater, so it can float on saltwater. From the side, the freshwater lens looks like a lens attached to the bottom of the island reef.
The formation of a freshwater lens is the result of a clever combination of various conditions. It requires sufficient rainfall and is also related to the geological structure. Sansha City (三沙市) in Hainan (海南), located south of the Tropic of Cancer, has high temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year, providing a stable supply of rainwater for the formation of freshwater lenses. When a weakly permeable stratum covers an older limestone stratum with strong permeability, seawater does not easily seep in, but rainwater accumulated on the surface is easily retained, which creates conditions for the formation of freshwater lenses. Therefore, not all coral islands and reefs have freshwater lenses.
The freshwater lens is a renewable but extremely fragile resource. It is replenished by rainfall, but also reduced by extraction and natural leakage. If the intensity and total amount of mining are too large, it may cause seawater to surge, destroying the freshwater lens, causing it to split and shrink, reducing precious freshwater resources, and may also cause island vegetation to wither, which will have a serious impact on the island reef ecosystem. In response, Sansha City (三沙市) has taken a series of protective measures, such as stopping the exploitation of groundwater, to protect the island's vital freshwater lens and the ecosystem that depends on it.
In order to replace groundwater and meet the island's water needs, Sansha City (三沙市) is actively exploring and practicing a diversified water supply model of "four water sharing," that is, relying on rainwater collection, reclaimed water reuse, seawater desalination, and freshwater replenishment from outside the island. For example, Yongxing Island (永兴岛) has built a seawater desalination plant, and the treated sewage meets urban miscellaneous water standards and is used for greening and irrigation, effectively reducing dependence on groundwater. These efforts have enabled Yongxing Island (永兴岛) and other islands and reefs to basically achieve a smooth transition in freshwater supply, and also provide a guarantee for protecting precious island and reef freshwater resources.
The freshwater lens is like a natural treasure embedded under coral islands and reefs, and its existence and health maintain the balance of the island ecosystem. Through scientific protection and sustainable use strategies, we are working to protect this precious gift of nature, making the islands and reefs greener and the ecology better.
(The author is a senior engineer at the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (南海海洋研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), and this article was compiled and edited by Dong Zeyang (董泽扬), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on December 25th (Reporter Feng Hua (冯华), Fu Tongchuang (付同闯)) From December 24th to 25th, the 2025 Ecological Civilization Forum was held in Beijing (北京). At the forum, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) awarded plaques to 105 Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zones for 2025 and 91 "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" practice and innovation bases.
The 2025 Ecological Civilization Forum, themed "Accelerating the comprehensive green transformation and promoting the construction of a beautiful China," was hosted by the Chinese Research Association of Ecological Civilization. Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu (黄润秋) attended the theme forum and delivered a speech.
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How fast is China's express delivery?
In one second, over 6,000 packages enter the delivery channels; in one day, over 500 million express items are collected... In 2025, over 180 billion express items will be rapidly circulated. Behind the huge volume of business is efficient resource allocation.
Early in the morning, at the Zhongtong Cloud Warehouse in Huai'an (淮安), Jiangsu (江苏), staff are packing an electronic product. Unlike in the past, the cardboard box used this time is a "multi-life box" – no tape is needed, only water-soluble adhesive strips are used for sealing. After collection, the package is sent to the Huai'an (淮安) Transit Center, where the sorting process is powered by clean energy with the help of large rooftop photovoltaics. After sorting, the package is accurately placed into a recyclable container bag and transported to its destination, Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东). Upon arrival at the Zhongtong Shuanglong (双龙) branch in Shenzhen (深圳), unmanned express vehicles and couriers work together seamlessly to deliver the package to the customer, and the packaging is sent back to the branch's packaging recycling area. Thus, this express cardboard box completes the "use-recycle-reuse" delivery loop.
Data shows that in the past five years, the packaging standardization rate has reached 86%, tape width has been reduced by 25%, intelligent packing algorithms have reduced material consumption by nearly 20%, and over 800 million cardboard boxes are recycled and reused annually.
The steady progress of green and low-carbon development is strongly supported by new technologies and new models. On December 25th, at the Xi'an (西安) International Port Station in Shaanxi (陕西), the Silk Road e-commerce train, fully loaded with express e-commerce goods, slowly departed for Urumqi (乌鲁木齐), Xinjiang (新疆). SF Express (顺丰) and the railway department have jointly innovated a multi-modal express train model of "trunk railway train + distribution at both ends," allowing express delivery to enter Xinjiang (新疆) from Shaanxi (陕西) in just 37 hours.
By integrating transportation capacity through joint distribution and other models to increase loading rates and reduce empty running rates; promoting multi-modal transportation, prioritizing "road-to-rail" and "road-to-water" for medium and long-distance transportation... Over the past five years, transportation models have been continuously optimized, driving the express delivery industry to continuously reduce carbon emissions and increase efficiency. Focusing on improving warehousing and transit efficiency, the industry's green transformation has accelerated over the past five years. Currently, the industry has 4.48 million square meters of photovoltaic coverage, with over a thousand green distribution centers and over 12,500 green branches.
Express packaging governance is a systematic project that requires upstream and downstream collaboration and full-chain governance. E-commerce packaging entering the delivery channel is a key link in source governance. Lin Hu (林虎), Director of the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau (国家邮政局), introduced that, on the one hand, they are vigorously promoting original packaging, simple packaging, and integrated packaging to reduce excessive packaging. Currently, delivery companies basically no longer package e-commerce items; on the other hand, they are promoting the application of intelligent packing algorithms to reduce the amount of packaging materials used per order by nearly 20%.
Return to TopThe park's number of enterprises above designated size has increased to 208, and high-tech enterprises have reached 174; from 2020 to 2024, the cumulative revenue was 277.1 billion yuan and the tax revenue was 14.815 billion yuan, and it was successfully rated as a national-level cultural industry demonstration park... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Hunan Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park (湖南省马栏山视频文创产业园) (referred to as "Malanshan (马栏山)") adhered to its cultural stance with content innovation, consolidated its industrial foundation with technological breakthroughs, stimulated market vitality with ecological cultivation, promoted the integration of culture and technology, and stirred up a new wave of the cultural industry.
Content First: Innovative Expression of Chinese Stories
Malanshan (马栏山) adheres to content first, emphasizes creation-oriented, and promotes profound changes in the way Chinese stories are expressed.
Many works produced by Malanshan (马栏山) are widely loved by audiences due to their high quality: the documentary program "Guardian of Jiefang West (守护解放西)" focuses on grassroots police affairs, with a total of over 1.7 billion views in six seasons; "Sisters Who Make Waves (乘风破浪的姐姐)" showcases the diverse values of women; "Ask the Vast Land (问苍茫)" and "Ideal Illuminates China (理想照耀中国)" provide youthful interpretations of historical themes, exploring the convergence of mainstream narratives with contemporary aesthetics and social concerns.
Malanshan (马栏山) is also committed to promoting Chinese stories to the world and building a "cultural going out" platform. The international version of Mango TV (芒果TV) APP has covered 195 countries and regions, and Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group (中南传媒) has been selected as a key national cultural export enterprise, with an average annual output of more than 400 types of copyrights; "Ride the Wind 2024 (乘风2024)" has over 54 million overseas views; "Singer 2024 (歌手2024)" has been praised by UNESCO as a "beautiful witness to cultural exchange."
Technology as Wings: Driving Force for Industrial Leap
Malanshan (马栏山) regards technological innovation as a driving force and is committed to solving key pain points in the industrial chain.
Computing power is like "water, electricity, and coal" in the digital age. The park has joined hands with cutting-edge scientific research forces to build a leading "cloud network computing" integrated public service platform in China, with a total storage capacity of over 155PB and a schedulable intelligent computing power of 243P, and has achieved an ultra-high-speed internal network of "100G to the building and 10G to the desktop." In order to solve the computing power bottleneck under the AI wave, the park pioneered the "cross-provincial + third-party" sharing model, relying on the national integrated computing power network to build the "cloud data center" in Xinjiang (新疆), 2,000 kilometers away.
Technological breakthroughs are always carried out around real needs. In response to the common problems faced by the micro-short drama industry, such as long review cycles, slow overseas translation and production, and cumbersome multi-platform adaptation, in October 2025, the park integrated and launched the "Malanshan Micro-short Drama Intelligent Service Platform (马栏山微短剧智能服务平台)", which packages AI film review, intelligent translation and production, automatic transcoding and other capabilities to help more than 2,500 works efficiently enter the global market.
Deeper-level technological independent innovation is continuing in the Malanshan (马栏山) Audio and Video Laboratory. The translation and production capabilities of the "Malanshan Micro-short Drama Intelligent Service Platform (马栏山微短剧智能服务平台)", which supports high-quality translation in 22 languages, come from this. The laboratory focuses on key directions such as domestic audio and video standards, and has developed a plug-in miniature set-top box that supports 4K format and dual Vivid standard decoding, and built China's first GPMI plug-in miniature set-top box innovative application commercial model point, with a cumulative number of patent applications exceeding 150.
The value of technology is ultimately reflected in empowering cultural inheritance and experience upgrades. The digital cultural expo platform "Shanhai (山海)" APP uses self-developed algorithms to realize the entire process automation of cultural relic digitization, allowing 64,000 cultural relics to "live" in the cloud; the red multi-dimensional immersive cultural tourism youth theater "Just a Teenager (恰同学少年)" creates a unique experience for the audience to "dialogue" with historical figures through digital technology, with a cumulative performance of over 1,500 shows.
Ecology as the Foundation: Source of Innovative Vitality
The prosperity of the industry is inseparable from a vibrant ecology. Malanshan (马栏山) creates a systematic environment so that large enterprises and small teams can find soil for growth, and creativity and the market can be efficiently connected.
The "Ma Ju (马驹) Plan" incubation center is a window to observe this ecology. It not only provides office space and start-up funds, but also builds a full-chain support system of "policy + capital + scenario." A special fund of 100 million yuan was established, and a flexible investment mechanism was adopted; Mango TV (芒果TV), National Supercomputing Center in Changsha (国家超级计算长沙中心) and other platforms were linked to open up technical application scenarios. Here, Shiyi Culture (拾意文化), which focuses on micro-short dramas, has grown rapidly, and the team has grown from 10 to more than 50 people within a year; Hunan Fang Laboratory Culture Media Co., Ltd.'s (湖南方实验室文化传媒有限公司) digital cultural tourism project has moved from online content to overseas real-life exhibitions.
Large enterprises **顶天立地** (dǐng tiān lì dì - "towering to the sky and standing on the earth," gigantic; of great importance), and small enterprises "cover the sky and cover the earth." Up to now, the park has newly registered more than 4,800 enterprises and newly introduced more than 100 leading enterprises such as Huawei (华为), NetEase (网易), and Xunlei (迅雷), forming a thriving "rainforest ecology." At the same time, the park has gathered 64,000 industrial talents to provide intellectual support for innovative development; it has built a protection network of "3 copyright service centers + 5 grassroots copyright workstations" and introduced diversified resource support measures such as the "Several Measures (Trial Implementation) to Support the Use of New Infrastructure Technology Resources such as 'Cloud, Network, and Computing' in the Park (支持使用园区“云、网、算”等新基建技术资源的若干措施（试行）)".
Data source: Malanshan (Changsha) Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park Management Committee (马栏山（长沙）视频文创园管理委员会)
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Return to TopWith the development of financial markets and the advancement of digital transformation in financial institutions, consumer rights protection is not only a reflection of financial institutions fulfilling their social responsibilities but also a key to maintaining the stability of the financial market. As the only consumer finance company in Shenzhen (深圳), and the first in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), jointly established by China Unicom (中国联通) and China Merchants Bank (招商银行), ZhaoLian Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. (招联消费金融股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "ZhaoLian (招联)") comprehensively enhances the quality of service and the effectiveness of consumer protection work with higher standards, stricter requirements, and more practical measures. From improving mechanisms and technological innovation to popularizing knowledge, ZhaoLian (招联) takes multiple measures to promote consumer protection work towards a more institutionalized, standardized, and systematic direction, using practical actions to maintain and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Deepening Responsibility Implementation and Consolidating the Cornerstone of Consumer Protection
Facing the rapid changes in the external market environment, ZhaoLian (招联) deeply implants the concept of compliance and implements consumer protection measures. In terms of corporate governance, the board of directors of ZhaoLian (招联) has established a "Risk Management and Consumer Rights Protection Committee" to ensure the effective implementation of consumer rights protection measures. In terms of consumer protection architecture, ZhaoLian (招联) starts with planning and design, continuously optimizes the consumer protection governance architecture, clarifies the consumer protection responsibilities of various departments of the company, formulates and implements a series of consumer protection work measures, strictly abides by regulatory provisions and industry standards, and ensures that consumer protection-related requirements can be effectively implemented in all business links. At the same time, combined with the actual situation of business operations and market changes, ZhaoLian (招联) continuously revises and improves consumer protection-related systems, and focuses on comprehensively sorting out and optimizing consumer protection management, complaint management, and information security protection.
Over the years, ZhaoLian (招联) has insisted on upgrading consumer protection to the company's core competence, placing the "complaint rate" and "non-performing rate" in equally important positions, and continuously building digital and intelligent consumer protection capabilities to improve quality and efficiency and optimize the experience. ZhaoLian's (招联) first contact rate for customer complaints within 48 hours reached 99.04%, the completion rate within 5 working days reached 98.73%, and the number of customer complaints transferred by regulators decreased by 25% year-on-year.
Technology Engine Drives and Escorts a Better Life
Driven by the wave of digitalization, technological innovation has become an important engine for consumer rights protection. The People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) issued the "Financial Technology Development Plan (2022-2025)" (《金融科技发展规划（2022—2025年）》), proposing to deepen the financial application of digital technology and improve the application system and mechanism of scientific and technological achievements that emphasizes both security and efficiency. In this context, ZhaoLian (招联) actively responds, deeply uses advanced technologies such as big data analysis and artificial intelligence to optimize consumer protection work, and provides consumers with higher-quality and safer financial services.
Since 2023, ZhaoLian (招联) has further launched a digital and intelligent "self-service" system represented by "Confidence" (customer intelligent self-certification and independent credit enhancement) and "Self-healing" (helping overdue customers solve debts independently) to improve the accessibility and convenience of consumer finance. Among them, the "Confidence" service supports users to independently manage and prove their credit anytime, anywhere 7×24 hours. 40% of customers complete self-certification and approval in situations where traditional institutions cannot provide credit services. Currently, it has reduced prices and waived interest for more than 15 million customers. The "Self-healing" service, which focuses on post-loan management, has evolved the traditional post-loan model of "actively looking for customers" into a new type of post-loan interaction model of "customers actively looking for," allowing customers to feel respect and care, effectively improving customer experience, and caring for customer credit. In July of this year, ZhaoLian (招联), as an outstanding representative of financial institutions, shared its practical experience on the theme of boosting consumption at an industry exchange organized by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局), providing a reference model for the industry.
Currently, new quality productive forces are reshaping the financial service industry. ZhaoLian (招联) keenly grasps the trend of the times and launched the consumer finance industry's first 13 billion-parameter open-source large model "ZhaoLian ZhiLu (招联智鹿)" in November 2023, which was selected into the authoritative C-Eval and CMMLU lists. After two iterations, ZhaoLian (招联) launched the "ZhaoLian ZhiLu Second Generation (招联智鹿二代)" large model with 8B and 70B specifications, and the model performance and advanced capabilities such as intelligent analysis and decision-making have been further improved.
Combining the technological capabilities of the "ZhaoLian ZhiLu (招联智鹿)" large model, ZhaoLian (招联) has built AI-based digital consumer protection capabilities, innovatively drawing on the concept of "treating diseases before they occur" in traditional Chinese medicine, empowering consumer protection construction with digital intelligence, and based on the past accumulated "four precise" consumer protection system of precise classification, precise policy implementation, refined measurement, and sharp organization, it has taken the lead in exploring the deep application of large models in the entire process of consumer protection, and innovatively created the "ZhaoLian ZhiLu Consumer Protection Intelligent Entity (招联智鹿消保智能体)", establishing a three-level progressive consumer protection defense line of "preventing diseases before they occur, treating diseases early, and comprehensively treating diseases that have already occurred." Through targeted and three-dimensional solutions, it strives to solve potential work hazards from the source and close the loop, and continuously improves the quality and efficiency of consumer protection work while continuously improving product and service experience. Currently, the "ZhaoLian ZhiLu Consumer Protection Intelligent Entity (招联智鹿消保智能体)" can monitor more than 60 scenarios in real time, the one-time problem solving rate reaches 90%, and it has cumulatively identified more than 6,000 gray and black product numbers and located nearly 70,000 suspected complaints代理投诉 by gray and black product agents, effectively protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. In April of this year, ZhaoLian (招联) gave a special presentation on the "ZhaoLian ZhiLu Consumer Protection Intelligent Entity (招联智鹿消保智能体)" at a consumer protection symposium organized by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局). On December 16, the Financial Consumer Protection Bureau (金融消保局) of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (国家金融监督管理总局) organized 18 banking financial institutions to hold a digital and intelligent consumer protection governance symposium at ZhaoLian (招联).
Publicizing Financial Knowledge and Spreading Warm Energy
In order to effectively help consumers understand financial common sense, resist financial risks, and improve financial literacy, ZhaoLian (招联) actively responds to the requirements of financial regulatory authorities and carries out multi-angle and multi-form offline and online consumer education and publicity work to comprehensively improve financial consumer literacy and risk prevention awareness, reaching more than 300 million consumers.
Since 2020, ZhaoLian (招联) has repeatedly joined hands with relevant institutions to carry out a series of anti-fraud public welfare live broadcast activities, innovatively establishing a new model of government-enterprise anti-fraud linkage and cooperation publicity, using a friendly and novel way to popularize various common cases and identification skills of investment fraud, campus fraud, and online shopping fraud to the audience in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and conduct online interactive exchanges with the audience, achieving good response. In daily publicity, ZhaoLian (招联) insists on carrying out online special publicity through official websites, APPs, WeChat official accounts, Weibo, Douyin and other channels in various forms such as original graphics, comics, and short videos, achieving good publicity results.
In order to further deeply practice the service concept of financial services for the people, ZhaoLian (招联) goes into the masses to add weight to consumer rights protection. On "3·15" International Consumer Rights Day (3·15国际消费者权益日), National Publicity Month for Preventing Illegal Fund-raising (全国防范非法集资宣传月), Financial Education Publicity Month (金融教育宣传月) and other nodes, ZhaoLian (招联) focuses on different themes and groups to carry out wide-coverage and diversified offline financial education activities. By creating "Consumer Protection Stations (消保驿站)", "Anti-Fraud Cup (反诈杯)" square dance competitions, flash mob activities and other forms, financial knowledge is combined with the company's products and services to improve financial consumer literacy and risk prevention awareness in a happy atmosphere of edutainment. In addition, ZhaoLian (招联) has also joined hands with China Youth Network (中国青年网) for many consecutive years to organize college students to carry out the "Summer Social Practice (暑期三下乡)" public welfare practice activities, entering more than 50 key assistance areas such as Kashgar, Xinjiang (新疆喀什), Hezheng, Gansu (甘肃和政), and Heyuan, Guangdong (广东河源), with a cumulative coverage of more than 6 million rural residents and more than 4 million students, and established "Credit Bookstores + Consumer Protection Publicity Bases (信用书屋+消保宣教基地)" in Wuding, Yunnan (云南武定), Kangbao, Hebei (河北康保), Raohe, Heilongjiang (黑龙江饶河), and Yongren, Yunnan (云南永仁) to promote rural education development and build a new carrier for cultural benefits.
Strengthening the protection of financial consumer rights and interests is not only an important cornerstone for building a modern financial governance system, but also an inevitable requirement for achieving high-quality development of the financial industry. ZhaoLian (招联) strictly abides by regulatory policies and compliance requirements, continuously deepens the innovation of consumer rights protection models, and continuously enhances consumers' financial awareness and risk prevention awareness through three-dimensional and all-round financial knowledge popularization and technology capability output, and continues to contribute ZhaoLian's (招联) strength to promoting the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Data source: ZhaoLian (招联)
Return to TopChina Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. (中国核电工程有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "CNPE") is a key unit under China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团), leading the research and development design of China's independent advanced nuclear power technology "Hualong One (华龙一号)," and possessing more than 700 domestic patents, 65 international patents, and more than 120 software copyrights. As of now, it has completed the construction of 16 nuclear power units under general contract and has 22 nuclear power units under construction.
CNPE, 铸核为犁 (zhù hé wéi lí - "forge the nucleus into a plow," transforming nuclear power for peaceful and beneficial applications), illuminating thousands of homes and empowering a better future.
Data source: China National Nuclear Corporation (中核集团) China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. (中国核电工程有限公司)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 季 芳
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Through the preparation for the Winter Olympics, not only has the competitive level of ice and snow sports been improved, but also the popularization and promotion of ice and snow sports have been enhanced, and the quality and quantity of sports have been improved." Recently, a reporter from this newspaper interviewed Yang Yang (杨扬), China's first Winter Olympic gold medalist and former chair of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee's Athletes' Commission, to hear her story about the changes in her role.
——Editor
Famous Athlete Profile
Yang Yang (杨扬) was born in Jiamusi (佳木斯), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) and started skating at the age of 9. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, she won China's first Winter Olympic gold medal and won 59 world championships in her 20-year sports career. After retiring, she has been committed to promoting ice and snow sports and is currently the Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
"There are no shortcuts on the arena, just try to do your best."
Q: You were one of the first members of the national short track speed skating team. Can you share the training situation at that time?
A: The training venue at that time was mainly in the Capital Gymnasium (首都体育馆). We shared an ice rink with the figure skating team and the ice hockey team, and each team had to stagger the time for training. Although the training conditions were average at that time, the atmosphere of the whole team was very positive. Everyone motivated and encouraged each other in training. Since there was not much training experience to follow, we took advantage of every opportunity to go out to compete and observe the performance of high-level athletes. There are no shortcuts on the arena, just try to do your best.
Q: In the 1990s, China's short track speed skating project made significant progress and won many gold medals in the World Championships, but it did not win a gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. What was the situation at that time?
A: At the Nagano Winter Olympics, we broke the world record in the women's 3000m relay semi-final, which looked very promising to win the gold medal, but we were judged to have fouled in the final and did not get the ideal result. In the individual event, although I won the 500m and 1000m championships at the World Championships the year before, it was my first time to participate in the Olympic Games, and I lacked experience in major competitions. The world champion before the Winter Olympics became my burden and pressure. Looking back at that game repeatedly, I felt that there were many details that could be improved, such as tactics and cooperation between teammates. That failure gave us a deeper understanding of the project and accumulated experience.
Q: At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, you won the gold medal in the women's 500m short track speed skating, achieving China's "zero breakthrough" in Winter Olympic gold medals. What was your mood at that time?
A: At the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, I was one of the most vocal players to win the championship, but there were some twists and turns in winning the first gold medal. In the main event, the 1500m race, I only won the fourth place, which was a big blow, and it took me two days to adjust. I kept telling myself that I had to get over this hurdle. In the later 500m race, I thought very clearly about every action, how to start, how to enter the curve, and just wanted to skate every stroke well, and the result would be natural. In the end, I overcame the psychological obstacles and completed the 500m race very smoothly. Those two days of experience made me understand that the result is important, but if you only compete with the result, you will find that you can't touch it at all, and you can only grasp what you can grasp. When I won the championship, I was very excited. This was China's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics, which we had been looking forward to for a long time. What made me even happier was that I felt the trust of my teammates when facing difficulties. This gave me the strength and courage to face the challenges, and finally I carried it down, completed the task and realized my dream.
"The strength of the country and the support of the times have given me these opportunities."
Q: After retiring in 2006, how do you view your career development?
A: I really like working in international sports organizations. I entered the Athletes' Commission of the International Skating Union in 1999 and spoke for my project for the first time. At that time, I felt it was very meaningful and fulfilling. The most important thing to thank for being able to take on a series of roles later is the progress of the times. Chinese sports are constantly developing and constantly integrating with the international community. The strength of the country and the support of the times have given me these opportunities. I also hope that I can shine on a broader stage.
Q: You set up a champion fund after retiring and also founded a commercially operated professional ice rink. What is the motivation for completing these things?
A: Persisting in your dreams will always be full of energy. It can be said that I am realizing my dreams one after another.
Shortly after retiring, I established the Champion Fund. As an athlete who had experienced confusion and helplessness during the transition after retirement, I wanted to do something for everyone. Some friends with common goals came to help me, and we did it little by little to help retired athletes start their second life. This process of helping others also gave me a lot of gains and inspiration. Later, more and more children in China began to come into contact with skating. I hope to use my advantages to help them go further in professionalism, so I began to explore professional training in socialized ice clubs. Through these two things, I accumulated management experience and social experience, formed a more pragmatic working style, learned while doing, and also completed the transformation after retirement.
Q: You once served as the chairman of the Athletes' Commission of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and deeply participated in the preparation work for the Beijing Winter Olympics. What kind of experience did this experience bring?
A: This is a very important experience. Because the preparation work for the Winter Olympics involves a very wide range, it is very different from doing things only in the sports circle before. At that time, the Athletes' Commission needed to connect with many departments. We had to convey the demands of the athletes and make the Beijing Winter Olympics an athlete-centered Winter Olympics. This kind of cross-industry and cross-field communication has given me a more holistic observation and I have learned a lot.
"Many things seem to be giving, but they are actually nourishing yourself."
Q: You have been paying attention to youth sports education. What role should sports education play in the growth of young people?
A: Sports education is very important in the growth of young people. Letting children participate in more sports activities can not only give them a good body, but also exercise their willpower. In the process of participating in sports activities, they will learn how to face competition and winning and losing, how to progress and grow. These concepts are easier to understand and accept on the sports field. I hope there will be more campus competitions to create a stronger campus sports culture atmosphere, so that children can develop the ability to solve problems through participation, and cultivate stronger teamwork spirit, and so on.
Q: As someone who has been there, what preparations do you think athletes should make for their "cross-border" life after retirement?
A: The sports career is actually very short. Cherish every day, learn more and grow more. I hope athletes will try more and not limit themselves. You must have dreams and things you truly love, so that you will have a clearer direction and goal. At the same time, you must do a good job in career planning. There may be a gap between dreams and reality, but don't give up your efforts, and accumulation will always bring rewards.
Q: What new attempts do you hope to make in the future?
A: I want to do some extensions based on my current career, continue to play a role in international sports organizations, and continue to promote ice and snow projects. We must insist on doing the right thing. Many things seem to be giving, but they are actually nourishing yourself.
This issue is coordinated by: Wang Bo (王博)
Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Climbing through irregular rock crevices, letting go, plunging into the water... This recently popular "unprotected" climbing, called deep-water soloing, is an extreme sport that combines rock climbing and diving. Athletes typically climb sea cliffs, lake rock walls, etc. that overhang deep water areas without using ropes or protectors, and fall directly into the water to cushion the impact.
Participating in this sport is dangerous and requires adequate protection. Athletes must pass the Free Diving Level 2 assessment, being able to hold their breath for more than 2 minutes and dive to a depth of 16 meters. Before attempting, be sure to complete relevant course certifications such as maritime rescue, and it is forbidden to proceed alone without escort.
When climbing, you must master professional movements and technical essentials. Use the pendulum principle to swing on the rock wall and find the point of exertion. The chalk bag is hung around the waist, and the hands are patted with chalk once every 3-4 movements. When jumping, use your legs to exert force and kick off the wall, leaning back and unfolding your body to avoid leaning forward and tumbling; when entering the water, keep your legs together and your arms close to your body, entering the water feet first to prevent "slapping the water surface" from injuring your internal organs. After falling into the water, use a butterfly stroke to float to the surface to avoid being pushed towards the rock wall by the waves.
In addition, there must be professional equipment and team support. Climbing shoes should be selected with a drainage design, and at least 2 escort boats with safety floats are required, equipped with a rescue system, and a medical kit including tetanus injections and portable oxygen cylinders. Before exercise, check the local tide chart to avoid high tide submerging the starting point or low tide exposing reefs. Drones or divers pre-scan the underwater terrain to mark safe water entry areas and dangerous areas.
(Reported by Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, December 25th (Reporters Zheng Yi (郑轶) and People's Daily Online reporter Li Naiyan (李乃妍)) The "Mengzhilan Cup" 5th 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, recently concluded in Suyu District (宿豫区), Suqian City (宿迁市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). In the best-of-three challenge match, challenger Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) defeated the defending champion Yu Zhiying (於之莹) 2-0 to win the new Women's "Celebrity" title.
During this Celebrity Tournament, Suqian City (宿迁市) used the event as a medium to hold themed activities such as "Travel with the Tournament," deeply linking the cultural, sports, and tourism industries to create a sports-driven, cultural-tourism integrated, and 全域共享 (quán yù gòng xiǎng - "all-area sharing," a model of comprehensive sharing) model.
Return to TopThe 9th Jilin Ice and Snow Industry International Expo was recently held in Changchun (长春), Jilin (吉林), according to a report in this newspaper on December 25th from Changchun (长春) (Reporter Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文)). The theme of this Snow Expo is "New Ice and Snow Consumption · Sharing a New Future." The exhibition area reached 61,500 square meters, bringing together 420 exhibitors and 550 brands, covering the entire industrial chain of ice and snow equipment, ice and snow sports, and other fields. During the Snow Expo, a dry ski experience area was built in the exhibition hall, using simulated ski runs to allow people to experience the fun of skiing indoors. At the same time, a dry ski challenge was held to attract young people to participate in the experience.
Return to TopFinancial consumer rights protection is crucial for the high-quality and sustainable development of the financial industry and is a direct reflection of the political and people-oriented nature of financial work. Under the guidance of the Jiangsu Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration and the head office, the Jiangsu Branch of Bank of China (中国银行江苏省分行) (hereinafter referred to as "BOC Jiangsu Branch") integrates the spirit of serving the country and the people through finance into the new journey and practice of moving towards high-quality development. It continues to deepen the financial consumer protection project, continuously improves the "Big Consumer Protection" work system, responds to the "voice of customers" with an efficient mechanism of "horizontal first, then vertical," embraces the "voice of digital intelligence" with an innovative and open attitude, and promotes the "voice of publicity and education" with creative thinking that generates shared interest, pushing financial consumer protection work to a new level and delivering a "new answer sheet for financial consumer protection" that puts the people first.
Responding to the "Voice of Customers": Horizontal First, Then Vertical, Improving "Quality" with "Systems"
Financial consumer rights protection work emphasizes action, values speed, and requires quality and efficiency. In practice, BOC Jiangsu Branch focuses on building a combination of mechanism construction and rapid response to comprehensively improve the "efficiency value" and "agility" of financial consumer protection work.
Consumer rights protection work involves a wide range and many details. To achieve both efficient overall planning and precise efforts, BOC Jiangsu Branch listens attentively to the "voice of customers" with care and affection, breaks through problems with mechanism innovation, and improves work quality and efficiency. BOC Jiangsu Branch continues to promote the joint meeting mechanism for consumer rights protection work, constructs a service model of "horizontal first, then vertical," governs from the perspectives of systems, processes, and services, and promotes continuous optimization and improvement from top to bottom. Firmly establishing the concept of "Big Consumer Protection," it realizes a good ecosystem of answering questions with one heart and responding agilely on the basis of enhancing the "overall planning ability" of the entire process and system.
Focusing on the highly online nature of customer behavior in recent years, BOC Jiangsu Branch changes with the times, situations, and customers, paying more attention to online communication and rapid response. BOC Jiangsu Branch innovatively implemented the "Consumer Protection Rapid Handling Hotline," constructing a rapid disposal channel of "problems directly reaching the branch, and demands being responded to immediately," realizing the acceleration of the entire process from acceptance to resolution of customer demands. The processing time limit has been shortened from the original 3 working days to 1 hour, effectively improving processing efficiency and customer experience.
Embracing the "Voice of Digital Intelligence": Proactive Layout, Empowering with "Data"
Adding a technological "engine" and digital intelligence "gears" to accelerate the operation of the "entire chain" of consumer protection services. BOC Jiangsu Branch strives to explore a full-process, full-chain digital consumer protection work system of "top-down + bottom-up," and builds a proactive, intelligent consumer protection proactive management platform. BOC Jiangsu Branch actively explores the use of label classification and AI large model intelligent recognition to continuously strengthen the "internal connection" of the system and the "internal skills" of service, shaping a new process for handling customer demands, and achieving an overall leap in processing efficiency driven by digital intelligence.
Taking consumer rights protection as the starting point for all actions, multiple measures are taken to improve service quality and efficiency. BOC Jiangsu Branch focuses on building an internal and external collaborative management system, actively strengthens collaboration between departments, and communication and collaboration with industry self-regulatory organizations and regulatory authorities, makes good use of various external regulatory processing policies and mechanisms, and jointly builds a strong consumer protection work system with top-down linkage and internal and external collaboration.
Promoting the "Voice of Publicity and Education": Innovating, Interpreting "Meaning" with "Interest"
In spring, the ancient-style long corridor on the shore of Mochou Lake (莫愁湖) in Nanjing (南京) is transformed into a "financial knowledge classroom"; in summer, the financial knowledge and cultural corridor under Yunlong Mountain (云龙山) in Xuzhou (徐州) is crowded with people; in autumn, the "Micro Light Project" of financial education entering rural areas shines in the fields of Jiangsu (江苏) villages; in winter, the financial consumer protection education "farmers market plan" enters the Fangquanmen (方圈门) vegetable market in Yangzhou (扬州).
Since the beginning of this year, BOC Jiangsu Branch has not only actively participated in the "Protecting Financial Rights and Helping a Better Life" 2025 Financial Education and Publicity Week event hosted by the Jiangsu Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, but also carefully constructed the "Original Intention Project Four Seasons Movement" financial consumer protection publicity and education system. Around the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, a series of rich and diverse activities are organized throughout the year, including "Financial Knowledge New Year Goods Shop," "3·15 Garden Party," "Financial Knowledge Adventure Car," "Financial Little Seed," "Midsummer Night's Dream," "Micro Light Project Rural Little AI Dream," and "Farmers Market Plan," which have achieved good publicity and education results.
Improving public financial literacy is a good strategy for building a financial consumption safety line. BOC Jiangsu Branch actively practices the main responsibility of financial consumer education, combines financial knowledge with outstanding traditional Chinese culture, and is committed to "making meaningful knowledge interesting," so that financial publicity and education that "innovates" can better "touch the heart" and stimulate emotional resonance among the audience. BOC Jiangsu Branch has launched a number of original publicity works on the themes of "Eight Basic Rights of Financial Consumers," "Suitability of Sales," and "Diversified Dispute Resolution." Among them, the case of "Lighting up the Micro Light of Opera Intangible Cultural Heritage and Shining the Original Intention of Serving the People with Finance" is the first in the BOC system to be selected as the "2025 Financial Consumer Rights Protection Case" jointly initiated by the 21st Century Financial Research Institute and the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Development; the cases of "Financial Education and Publicity '1' Market Makes Culture and Finance Complement Each Other" and "Financial Education and Publicity Rural Tour Lights up the Rural AI Dream Factory" have won the first prize in the excellent financial education case selection organized by the Jiangsu Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration for two consecutive years.
Financial consumer rights protection work is interdependent with the high-quality development of the financial industry. Entering a new journey, Bank of China Jiangsu Branch will, under the guidance of financial regulatory authorities and the head office, anchor the goal of "high-quality development of a good bank," and strive to transform financial consumer protection work into an endogenous driving force for promoting high-quality development, into a solid support for meeting the people's yearning for a better life, and into a responsible commitment to serving the construction of a strong financial country, comprehensively enhancing financial consumers' sense of gain, happiness, and security, and effectively following the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics.
Data source: Jiangsu Branch of Bank of China
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙秀艳 尹晓宇 苏 滨
Not long ago, Mr. Zhang from Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, sought treatment options from Dr. Li Ming (李明), chief physician of thoracic surgery at Jiangsu Cancer Hospital (江苏省肿瘤医院), "empty-handed." Without bringing X-rays or diagnostic reports, how could the doctor diagnose him? Dr. Li Ming simply opened the Jiangsu Provincial Health Cloud Imaging Platform (江苏省卫生健康云影像平台), and with the patient's authorization, in less than 3 seconds, the patient's CT scan images and reports from Xuzhou (徐州) were displayed.
This application of imaging cloud (影像云) (referred to as "cloud imaging" in some places) is not new in many parts of the country. How effective is the construction of the imaging cloud, and can it meet the needs of all parties? The reporter conducted research and interviews.
Sharing and calling of imaging data effectively reduces duplicate examinations and lowers patients' medical expenses.
"Too many examinations, too expensive examinations, and repeated examinations" have long plagued many patients and families. In the past, because the imaging data of various hospitals were not interconnected, patients often had to redo examinations every time they went to a different hospital, especially in the case of cross-regional medical treatment. Carrying images was inconvenient, not to mention having to make appointments and wait in line, which not only cost more money but also caused more trouble. These seemingly "small things in the process" actually consumed the energy and time of patients and their families.
In order to solve the "urgent, difficult, and worrying" problems of the people, relevant departments have successively issued documents such as the "Administrative Measures for Mutual Recognition of Inspection and Testing Results of Medical Institutions" (《医疗机构检查检验结果互认管理办法》) and the "Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting Mutual Recognition of Inspection and Testing Results of Medical Institutions" (《关于进一步推进医疗机构检查检验结果互认的指导意见》) to promote the sharing and mutual recognition of inspection and testing results and reduce the burden on the public.
"Some people go to large hospitals in Beijing (北京) and Shanghai (上海) for cross-regional medical treatment due to illness, and they have to make new appointments and wait in line for three to five days. At the same time, they undergo multiple radiation examinations, which is both an economic and physical burden for patients suffering from illness. In the early stage, when we went to conduct research, some people told us the truth: if the cost of repeated examinations could really be saved, it would be enough for the patient and accompanying staff to pay for several days of meals." Zhao Xiuzhu (赵秀竹), deputy director of the Big Data Center of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局), told reporters that data shows that in 2024, nearly 900 million people nationwide underwent radiation examinations (including ordinary X-rays, CT, and MRI), with an average cost of nearly 250 yuan per examination. Experts estimate that if existing examination results are effectively used, the proportion of repeated examinations can be reduced by nearly 30%. According to the above standards, the corresponding reduction in expenditure would exceed 60 billion yuan, "These expenses are all paid from the medical insurance fund or the public's pockets."
In September 2023, Jiangsu (江苏) took the lead in the country to realize the interconnection of the Provincial Health Cloud Imaging Platform (省卫生健康云影像平台), and all public medical institutions in the province fully carried out online sharing and mutual recognition of medical imaging examination results.
In November 2024, the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) issued the "Project Establishment Guidelines (Trial) for Radiation Examination Medical Service Price Items" (《放射检查类医疗服务价格项目立项指南（试行）》), which included digital image processing, uploading, and cloud storage into the price composition of radiation examinations, promoting medical institutions to upload imaging examination results to the cloud, so that patients can conveniently read their own examination data, peers can access examination data across regions and institutions, and medical insurance departments can verify the uploaded examination data. Moreover, it is clearly stipulated that if a medical institution cannot achieve cloud storage of examination images, it needs to reduce certain fees. On December 1, 2024, the National Healthcare Security Administration's (国家医保局) imaging data cloud sharing path was launched in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏). This series of measures is precisely to realize the sharing and calling of patients' original imaging data, thereby effectively reducing duplicate examinations and lowering patients' medical expenses.
"I didn't expect that when I went to see a doctor in Hubei (湖北), the doctor could directly see my CT images taken in Yunnan (云南), which saved a lot of trouble!" Not long ago, when Mr. Zhang, a participant in Yunnan's (云南) insurance program, sought medical treatment in Hubei (湖北), he happened to experience the successful debugging of cross-provincial image sharing between the two places, and he truly felt the convenience of image "roaming."
The imaging cloud can also better help medical staff provide accurate diagnoses and treatments for patients. "Before the cloud imaging, due to data disconnection and insufficient information obtained from X-rays, patients had to undergo examinations in this hospital to establish a baseline before treatment in order to evaluate the effect of the treatment." Li Ming (李明) told reporters that cancer patients generally need regular imaging follow-up, and doctors need to compare the patient's images from different periods to determine the treatment plan and evaluate the treatment results. The Jiangsu (江苏) cloud imaging platform collects the patient's imaging examinations from different times and different medical institutions, which is equivalent to establishing an imaging database for each patient, making it easier for doctors to grasp the patient's overall diagnosis and treatment situation.
Improve speed, unify standards, and ensure image quality.
"I just changed hospitals, and suddenly the 'cloud' images can't be opened, what should I do!" Looking at the cursor constantly spinning on the screen, the images just couldn't be retrieved, and Mr. Li, a family member of the patient, was so anxious that he stamped his feet. Fortunately, after many attempts by the doctor, the images were finally successfully read.
The "embarrassment" in the application of imaging cloud is not limited to this situation. At the end of last year, Ms. Wang, a citizen of Beijing (北京), accidentally fractured her bone while traveling in another place. She had an X-ray taken at a local secondary hospital, and the doctor said that by scanning a QR code, she could see the images without having to print X-rays. However, after returning to Beijing (北京), when Ms. Wang went to a tertiary hospital for a follow-up visit, the doctor who received her found that the quality of the local digital images did not meet the requirements when scanning the code to view the images. Ms. Wang had no choice but to retake the X-ray.
Inaccurate adjustment of equipment parameters, insufficient range of image capture, and insufficient level of image reading... The differences in the technical level of different hospitals have caused some problems in the use of imaging cloud.
During the early pilot phase of the construction of the Jiangsu Provincial Health Cloud Imaging Platform (江苏省卫生健康云影像平台), Tang Kai (唐凯), director of the Provincial Health Information Center (省卫生健康信息中心), found in his research that doctors hoped to control the image opening speed within 7 seconds. At the same time, if image data is accessed through the call address links provided by various medical institutions, it will not only affect the access speed but also may cause the links to fail.
How to solve these problems?
"The construction of the medical insurance imaging cloud is a systematic project, and all aspects such as standard setting and image transmission need to be considered. The problem of slow image retrieval reported by medical staff is fundamentally a technical problem, and technical problems can be solved with corresponding technical solutions." Zhao Xiuzhu (赵秀竹) told reporters that, taking the issue of transmission speed as an example, from the perspective of local practice, relying on the existing network infrastructure of operators, upgrading the existing network bandwidth, and optimizing data transmission protocols can meet the needs of large-capacity data transmission and properly solve the problem of slow image data transmission. The medical insurance department also noted the new progress in 6G communication technology and believes that with the popularization of new technologies, the bandwidth required for image data transmission will be easily solved.
Zhao Xiuzhu (赵秀竹) introduced that at this stage, the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) is organizing research on image data retrieval and caching solutions, combining with the cross-regional medical treatment filing system to grasp the flow of patients seeking medical treatment, and caching the patient's image data to the place of medical treatment in advance during network idle periods, trading space for time, and effectively improving the efficiency of doctors' workstations in retrieving image data. Not long ago, the Third Hospital of Peking University (北京大学第三医院) realized cross-provincial retrieval of medical insurance imaging cloud. At the scene, the reporter found that the retrieval speed was very fast. According to the hospital, this is due to the gigabit dedicated network information highway deployed by the hospital, which supports the opening of the intelligent pre-loading function.
Image quality control is the basis of diagnosis and treatment. To achieve the calling of image data across regions or medical institutions, standards must be unified. On the basis of local practice, the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) is carrying out relevant standard setting work, including image quality standards, relevant software and hardware standards for image transmission, storage, and browsing, image shooting equipment and personnel standards, and mutual recognition standards. According to the standards, translating "technical language" into "standard language" can lay the foundation for data collection and retrieval.
Local areas are also exploring and practicing. Song Ninghong (宋宁宏), president of Jiangsu Cancer Hospital (江苏省肿瘤医院), told reporters that Jiangsu Cancer Hospital (江苏省肿瘤医院) is the quality control center of oncology in Jiangsu Province (江苏省). Relying on this platform, it has formulated different tumor image scanning specifications and quality control standards, and has conducted training for grassroots medical technicians through "Three Rural Areas" (三乡行) and "Grassroots Assistance" (基层帮扶) and other forms, effectively improving the image scanning quality of grassroots medical institutions.
Image cloud service centralized procurement may become the norm, helping to avoid over-medical treatment and effectively prevent data fraud.
According to reports, medical image fraud has the characteristics of low cost, large space, and difficulty in being discovered. In September last year, a medical insurance fraud case in a private hospital started with a report that the hospital was suspected of using imaging fraud to defraud medical insurance. The National Flying Inspection Team found that the hospital forged image pictures, directly copied and intercepted image pictures of other patients corresponding to the diagnosis from the ultrasound and other image report libraries, and manually modified the report values. By building a medical insurance imaging cloud, the medical insurance department can centrally collect and store image data and conduct intelligent analysis, which can effectively identify improper behaviors in the use of medical insurance funds and ensure fund security.
These applications must rely on the retrieval of medical historical images. According to China's "Medical Institution Medical Record Management Regulations" (《医疗机构病历管理规定》), outpatient (emergency) medical records must be kept by medical institutions for at least 15 years, inpatient medical records must be kept for at least 30 years, and imaging data is usually archived for more than 15 years. Archiving 15 years of imaging data means massive storage. Not only that, with the increase in the amount of examinations and the improvement of image accuracy, the amount of data will inevitably surge, which will inevitably bring realistic challenges to storage and energy consumption.
Storage and energy consumption are backed by capital consumption. How to make this part of the funds more efficient? In August this year, the first provincial-level centralized volume procurement project with digital medical consumables as the target - "cloud X-ray film" centralized procurement was successfully bid in Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州). This centralized procurement takes the processing and uploading storage services of the original data of annual imaging examinations of public medical institutions in the province as digital consumables and publicly bids for the main body to undertake them to the whole society, which broadens the policy connotation and application scenarios of centralized procurement and is evaluated by the industry as a "concrete embodiment of market-oriented thinking."
"According to the agreement requirements, under the premise of ensuring data security, we must implement the construction of the 'Medical Imaging Cloud Storage Base' (医学影像云存储基地), promote the application of digital image processing and uploading storage services in Guizhou (贵州), and realize the imaging data 'patients can read, peers can adjust, and medical insurance can verify'." Zhao Xiuqing (赵修庆), a fourth-level researcher at the Guizhou Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau (贵州省医保局), introduced that the centralized volume procurement of "cloud X-ray film" can not only avoid over-medical treatment but also effectively avoid data fraud, and use limited medical resources and medical insurance funds where they are most needed.
Medical imaging involves patient privacy, and data security must be guaranteed. The bidding documents issued by the Guizhou Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau (贵州省医保局) clearly emphasized the need to provide security services that meet the service needs of the imaging cloud center, including but not limited to security technology system services, security management system services, security service system services, and domestic password application services.
As Zhao Xiuqing (赵修庆) said, this centralized procurement "will provide valuable experience for the construction of a unified and centralized medical insurance imaging cloud in the country." The bidding site attracted relevant work leaders from nearly 20 provincial medical insurance departments to observe and learn on-site. All provinces generally stated that they will learn from the new centralized procurement model of "cloud X-ray film" in Guizhou (贵州) to accelerate the implementation of the medical insurance imaging cloud. The latest information shows that Ningxia (宁夏), Henan (河南), Changzhou (常州) in Jiangsu (江苏), and Jinan (济南) in Shandong (山东) have all launched medical insurance imaging "cloud X-ray film" centralized procurement work.
Considering that Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and Guangzhou (广州) have rich medical resources, a large inflow of patients, and a large amount of medical imaging data calls, according to the medical insurance imaging cloud construction plan, by the end of 2025, Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Guangzhou (广州) and other regions can call imaging data from medical institutions in other places; by the end of 2027, we will strive to achieve a "one network" and "smooth roads" for national medical insurance imaging cloud data. Can this goal be achieved as scheduled?
"As of December 8, 2025, 26 provinces including Guangdong (广东), Henan (河南), Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Shandong (山东), Gansu (甘肃) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) have completed the deployment of medical insurance imaging cloud software, and have cumulatively uploaded approximately 205 million pieces of medical insurance imaging cloud index data to the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局). Recently, we have also repeatedly verified the technical feasibility of the sharing path, and the overall effect is good." Zhao Xiuzhu (赵秀竹) said that the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) will continue to strongly promote the overall work of the medical insurance imaging cloud and strive to complete the established work goals.
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On November 27th, the State Council Executive Meeting (国务院常务会议) deployed and promoted the provincial-level pooling of basic medical insurance, marking a crucial step in China's medical insurance system from "local decentralization" to "provincial unified management."
The core of provincial-level pooling lies in breaking down regional barriers and reconstructing the underlying logic of medical insurance governance. As one of the important measures to improve the universal medical insurance system, provincial-level pooling is conducive to better leveraging the advantages of mutual insurance assistance and enhancing the security capabilities of the medical insurance system. Promoting provincial-level pooling of medical insurance is not only a technical-level system adjustment but also a solid safeguard for the fair right to "medical care for all" (病有所医).
In the initial stage of the establishment of China's basic medical insurance system, in order to mobilize participation enthusiasm and consolidate local responsibilities, a pooling strategy of "suitable for the city, suitable for the county" (宜市则市、宜县则县) was adopted. Subsequently, except for the three municipalities directly under the central government of Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Shanghai (上海), which implemented provincial-level pooling, the remaining provinces were unified as prefecture-level pooling. In recent years, some provinces have initially tried provincial-level pooling, and 20 provinces across the country have promoted it.
Prefecture-level medical insurance pooling means that each prefecture-level city in the province "eats from its own pot" (分灶吃饭). Due to different levels of financial support and funding, the operating conditions of medical insurance funds in each pooling area within the same province often vary greatly. For example, the medical insurance fund balance in provincial capital cities is abundant; some cities with small economic volumes, deep aging, or resource exhaustion may face the risk of fund depletion.
The differences in fund operation have also led to the gradual formation of "honeycomb-like" policy areas in various cities. There are differences in the standards for participation and payment, and reimbursement ratios in different cities within the same province. This fragmented state of different policies and uneven treatment in the same province not only weakens the mutual assistance nature of the basic medical insurance system but also leads to inconvenience in medical treatment and imbalance in medical insurance benefits for participants in today's frequent population mobility. In recent years, with the continuous release of cross-provincial medical treatment needs, the adverse experiences brought to participants by this policy difference have become increasingly apparent, and the public's demand for raising the pooling level has become increasingly strong.
What the people long for is what the government strives for. In recent years, many provinces have responded to the expectations of the people and have successively raised the level of pooling. In the reform, many provinces are committed to standardizing policy standards as the cornerstone for releasing fair dividends to participants. This means that whether they are residents of provincial capital cities or farmers in remote counties, they will be subject to the same set of standardized payment and treatment rules. For example, Shanxi (山西) clearly proposed last year to achieve "six unifications" (六统一) of resident medical insurance by 2025. Hunan (湖南) proposed in the draft for comments just released in November to unify the deductible, payment ratio, and maximum payment limit for inpatient and outpatient services throughout the province; and to unify the management of the province's medical insurance drug, medical service item, and medical consumable catalogs, and unify the personal first-payment ratio of Class B drugs and medical service items. This rigid constraint of "one ruler for the whole province" (全省一把尺子) makes differences in the place of participation no longer a key variable affecting the level of protection.
Of course, the situations in various places vary greatly. Even if some provinces cannot use the same standard in the reform process, they are also working hard to eliminate the gap in medical insurance benefits in various regions within the province. In fact, the State Council Executive Meeting (国务院常务会议) also clearly proposed "to guide various places to implement policies according to local conditions and classify policies." Although the models adopted by various places may not be the same, improving the efficiency of fund use and providing participants with more fair, accessible, and convenient medical services is a consistent pursuit.
At the same time, after provincial-level pooling, how to balance provincial unified management and local enthusiasm; how to guide participants to seek medical treatment at different levels when "inter-provincial" becomes the same city; will high-level medical institutions in big cities bear new pressures; will grassroots medical institutions be "desolate" (门庭冷落)... A series of new problems also test the wisdom of reformers.
In the process of promoting provincial-level pooling of basic medical insurance, coordinate the construction of a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system, accelerate the balanced layout of high-quality medical resources, strengthen the construction of grassroots medical service capabilities, and improve the medical insurance payment and service price adjustment mechanism to better meet the medical needs of the people. This is not only a requirement of the State Council Executive Meeting (国务院常务会议), but also a scientific path to solve problems and achieve the original intention of the reform. This requires the linkage of the three medical institutions and mutual coordination to implement various tasks.
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The winter season, especially after the Beginning of Winter, is the golden period for traditional Chinese medicine health preservation to carry out medicinal cream conditioning. As the popularity of medicinal cream health preservation increases, people should also pay attention to mastering scientific methods of consumption when nourishing their bodies.
In fact, the production of medicinal creams is completed through multiple fine processes, and prescriptions need to be based on individual constitution, underlying diseases, recent health problems, gender, age, and other comprehensive factors. It is best to find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in a regular hospital to prescribe a Chinese medicine prescription and entrust the hospital to process and make the cream.
When consuming medicinal creams, there are some situations that need attention. For example, it is best to separate eating medicinal creams and drinking tea by 1-2 hours, and try to drink less tea during the consumption period, especially strong tea. Because tea easily dilutes gastric juice, especially strong tea contains tannic acid, which may combine with proteins, alkaloids, and other components in the medicinal cream to form insoluble complexes, reducing the efficacy of the medicine.
While taking medicinal creams, it is recommended not to eat tonics such as American ginseng, because many medicinal creams themselves also contain American ginseng, and there is no need to double the nourishment. Also, avoid drinking a lot of alcohol while taking medicinal creams. Alcohol will aggravate the damp-heat state of the gastrointestinal tract and affect the body's absorption of the medicinal cream ingredients. If you encounter a cold, fever, cough, gastroenteritis, or other conditions during the consumption of medicinal creams, you should stop taking the medicinal cream.
The consumption of medicinal creams emphasizes gradual progress and 细水长流 (xì shuǐ cháng liú - "thin stream flows forever," a slow and steady approach), which is an effective supplement to the regular diet. More importantly, you should develop a scientific and healthy lifestyle in peacetime to lay a good foundation for long-term health.
(The author is the Chief Physician of the Department of Traditional Medicine, Shuguang Hospital (曙光医院) affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (上海中医药大学).)
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Having a cold, should I take cephalosporin to reduce inflammation? Can I take antiviral drugs directly? During the flu season, such questions are heard a lot every day. Many people treat the flu as a common cold, either using the wrong medicine or enduring it, not knowing that both may cause trouble.
In fact, the flu and the common cold are not the same thing, and the medication should not be generalized.
First of all, it is necessary to distinguish between the flu and the common cold, and not take the wrong medicine. Many people get a fever and buy the most expensive anti-flu medicine at the pharmacy without even figuring out whether they have the flu. This kind of blind medication behavior may delay the condition.
Simply put, the flu and the common cold have three "differences."
The viruses are different. The flu is caused by influenza A and B viruses and is highly contagious; the common cold is mostly caused by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses and is less contagious.
The symptoms are different. The flu often comes with a high fever (body temperature 39-40 degrees Celsius), body muscle aches, and lack of energy, with severe symptoms; the common cold is mostly nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore throat, and the fever is mostly low-grade, with mild symptoms.
The medications are different. Flu patients who use anti-influenza antiviral drugs in time can suffer less and prevent severe illness; the common cold is mainly to relieve symptoms, patients can take some drugs to relieve symptoms, and the use of antiviral drugs is ineffective. There is a simple formula that can quickly determine: "High fever and body aches, most likely the flu; nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore throat, more likely the common cold." But the most accurate way is to go to the hospital for a nucleic acid or antigen test, especially for the elderly, children, pregnant women, and other people with low immunity, it is best to seek medical attention in time.
There are also some common medication misunderstandings that may worsen the condition and harm the body, so be sure to avoid them.
First, use antibiotics for fever. The flu is caused by a virus, and antibiotics are only for bacteria and are useless against viruses. Abuse of antibiotics will not only not cure the flu, but also make bacteria resistant - if you really get a bacterial infection next time, these drugs may not work, which is equivalent to leaving a hidden health hazard for yourself.
Second, stop taking the medicine as soon as the symptoms improve. Antiviral drugs need to be taken for a full course of treatment to suppress the virus. For example, oseltamivir must be taken for 5 consecutive days, even if the fever subsides in 2 days, it must be finished. Stopping the medicine without authorization is equivalent to giving the virus a "way out," which is not only easy to relapse, but also may make the virus resistant, making it more difficult to treat the flu in the future.
Third, take multiple drugs together. In order to quickly relieve symptoms, some people take cold medicine, antipyretics, and antiviral drugs together, which is the most dangerous practice. Many compound cold medicines contain acetaminophen (antipyretic ingredient), and taking extra antipyretics is easy to overdose. Drug overdose will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, and may cause poisoning in severe cases. The correct approach is to read the instructions before taking the medicine, understand the drug ingredients, use antipyretics for fever, cough medicine for cough, and match the appropriate medicine, no need to use a pile of medicine.
In addition, the role of antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir and marboxil is to inhibit virus replication, not to directly kill the virus. The golden window for medication is within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, and early use is more important than more use.
(The authors are respectively the chief pharmacist and supervising pharmacist of the Pharmacy Department of Peking University People's Hospital (北京大学人民医院))
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Zong Baihua's (宗白华) "Aesthetic Wanderings" is a classic work of aesthetics. The book includes articles on the general principles of aesthetics and literature, the history of Chinese aesthetics and Chinese art theory, the history of Western aesthetics and Western art theory, and poetics. The writing spans more than half a century, and some of the articles laid the foundation for the author's academic status in the 1920s and 1930s. After a century of testing, they are still enjoyed by readers today.
From the starting point, Zong Baihua (宗白华) should have been a poet. In the 1920s, the poems he wrote during his early studies in Germany were collected and published as "Floating Clouds," which was no less impressive than the works of contemporary vernacular poets. But the "plot" did not develop as usual. After the publication of "Floating Clouds," Zong Baihua (宗白华) stopped writing poetry and devoted all his energy to philosophy and aesthetics research. Of course, he did not say goodbye to poetry; he continued to write poems in another way. This may be why Zong Baihua (宗白华) named his collection of aesthetic essays "Wanderings."
Just as Zong Baihua (宗白华) himself said, wandering is a free and unrestrained action, without a plan or system, but not without logic. In aesthetic terms, wandering is disinterested, unlike purposeful rushing. Disinterested wandering is similar to Zhuangzi's (庄子) "Free and Easy Wandering" (逍遥游).
Zong Baihua (宗白华) studied under the German aesthetician Dessoir at the University of Berlin (柏林大学). Dessoir particularly emphasized the importance of aesthetic experience and art appreciation for aesthetic research, advocating that aesthetics should not be taught in the classroom, but should be learned in art galleries, concert halls, and theaters, and should be experienced through aesthetic experience and art appreciation. Zong Baihua's (宗白华) aesthetic research was deeply influenced by Dessoir, and he was also a frequent visitor to art exhibitions and literary performances. However, Dessoir was not able to wander in aesthetics like Zong Baihua (宗白华). When we read Dessoir's articles and works, we find that he is not much different from other aestheticians, and he also writes in a planned and systematic way. Zong Baihua's (宗白华) wandering posture did not come from Dessoir, but from Zhuangzi (庄子), from Chinese art and learning.
In a letter to a friend from Germany in 1921, Zong Baihua (宗白华) mentioned that, like many people, he did not realize the greatness of Chinese culture until he arrived in Europe and America. As a Kant (康德) expert who studied and translated "Critique of Judgment" (《判断力批判》), Zong Baihua's (宗白华) purpose in learning and studying Western aesthetics was very clear: to use it to deepen his self-understanding of Chinese aesthetics. Chinese aesthetics and art criticism are scattered in various documents, rarely in lengthy treatises, and do not pursue systematicity. These short comments are more likely to hit the nail on the head, and they themselves have high literary value, bringing aesthetic enjoyment while giving insights. Zong Baihua's (宗白华) wandering aesthetics is a continuation of this tradition.
Unlike Western art's pursuit of perfect form, Chinese art pursues vividness of spirit (气韵生动). Zong Baihua (宗白华) used traditional Chinese aesthetic concepts such as artistic conception (意境), image (意象), spirit (气韵), and vividness (生动) as the cornerstone to elaborate on the uniqueness of Chinese aesthetics and promote the "beautiful spirit of Chinese culture." While "wandering" with the author, we can try to understand how the "firmness, sincerity, and radiance" (刚健、笃实、辉光) in the "Book of Changes" ("易经") represent a sound aesthetic thought of the Chinese nation; why the expression and promotion of national "self-confidence" (自信力), that is, national spirit, depends on the influence of literature; and why the Wei (魏) and Jin (晋) dynasties and the Six Dynasties (六朝) regarded "newly emerging lotus" (初发芙蓉) as a higher aesthetic realm than "elaborate carving and gilding" (错彩镂金), which was a liberation in aesthetic thought, and poetry, calligraphy, and painting thus became lively expressions of life.
Zong Baihua (宗白华) said that "'fitting me is always new'" (适我无非新) is the artist's perception of the world, "'the scenery is always new'" (光景常新) is the mark of all great works, and "'reviewing the old and knowing the new'" (温故而知新 (wēn gù ér zhī xīn - "gain new insights through restudying old material," to learn new things by reviewing the past)) is the attitude that artistic creation and art criticism should have. "Progress one step forward in history is often accompanied by exploring the roots one step backward." Studying the unique structure of Chinese artistic conception to explore the secluded feelings and magnificent colors of the Chinese people's hearts is an indispensable cultural work. The beautiful spirit of Chinese culture that he discovered a century ago and the great rejuvenation of Chinese culture that he foresaw have been verified in today's trend of Chinese style.
Chinese aesthetics advocates "life" (生) and "transformation" (化). Aesthetics is to transform the real into the virtual, the scenery into emotion, and the world into the mind, making the rhythm of the universe and life rhythmic and musical. Therefore, although there is beauty in the inner world and the material world, Zong Baihua (宗白华) advocates seeking beauty in the world of life. Confining oneself to the inner world is inevitably depressing, and reducing things to the atomic world is inevitably boring. Beauty lies in the rich world of life. Through "transferring my emotions" (移我情), the inner world is expanded and elevated; through "transferring the world" (移世界), the material world is endowed with colorful and sensual brilliance.
This is also the preciousness of Chinese aesthetics. In "Aesthetic Wanderings," "know yourself" and "transform this world" are by no means contradictory. Although aesthetics requires a disinterested attitude, it is by no means narcissistic, but actively involved in life, realizing aesthetic ideals by changing oneself and changing the world.
Strictly speaking, aesthetics is like wandering, and aesthetics is just the study of wandering. Research can allow us to see the true meaning of beauty, but once we see the true meaning of beauty, beauty may no longer be beautiful. Just as the story of Hundun (浑沌) recorded in "Zhuangzi: Ying Di Wang" ("庄子·应帝王") implies, after Shu (倏) and Hu (忽) kindly opened seven orifices for Hundun (浑沌), Hundun (浑沌) was no longer Hundun (浑沌), and Hundun (浑沌) was destroyed. Therefore, beauty is better as an object of experience than as an object of study. Of course, it is best to have both. Experience makes beauty vivid, and research makes beauty profound.
Aesthetics is the research scope of professionals, and beauty is shared by everyone. In today's modern society with a fast pace, high pressure, and the need to pay attention to emotions and psychology, it is even more necessary to give play to the role of beauty, let beauty influence us, edify us, and use beauty to improve the realm and interest of life. As Zong Baihua (宗白华) said in "Aesthetic Wanderings," the infinite connotation of beauty awaits us to be constantly discovered. "Poets and artists over the centuries have discovered a lot and preserved it in their works. The world after thousands of years will still have new expressions. Everyone who creates a new rhythm is expanding our emotions and making them more sophisticated!"
(The author is a professor at the School of Arts of Peking University (北京大学) and vice president of the Chinese Aesthetics Society (中华美学学会).)
Recommended Book Review:
Aesthetic Wanderings, the book is as its name suggests. Reading this book is like wandering in an aesthetic jungle: from China to the West, from poetry to painting, from music to dance, from gardens to calligraphy... Especially the grasp of the artistic conception of Chinese art, for the first time someone has said the mysteries of Chinese art so clearly, deeply and kindly.
-- Peng Feng (彭锋)
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The New Year's bell of 2026 is about to ring, and the "National Reading Promotion Regulation" (《全民阅读促进条例》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulation") was officially announced not long ago. We see that the national reading campaign, which has been going on for many years, has reached a new starting point, and the construction of a "book-fragrant China" will also be elevated to a new level.
It's interesting to think about it. More than 10 years ago, when a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) suggested legislating for national reading, some people questioned, "Is it illegal not to read?" Many reading promoters came out to explain that reading legislation regulates governments at all levels and relevant government departments, requiring them to do a good job in national reading. Now, with anticipation, we have awaited the promulgation of the "Regulation," and we not only see the scientific and serious attitude of this law, but also feel its respect and care for every reader.
The promulgation of the "Regulation" puts national reading on a new starting point with the guarantee of the rule of law. Prior to this, national reading was mainly a form of soft advocacy, but now it has been transformed into a rigid public cultural service system. This transformation clarifies the government's responsibility in national reading activities: "The relevant departments of the State Council (国务院) are responsible for the relevant national reading promotion work within their respective responsibilities," "People's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the funds needed for national reading promotion work into their budgets at the same level in light of actual conditions and improve the reading service system," and "Local people's governments at all levels and relevant departments at or above the county level and their staff who fail to perform their duties in promoting national reading" will be held accountable or even disciplined if the circumstances are serious. Since then, in the work of governments at all levels, national reading will be transformed from a call to "do what I am told" to a legal responsibility of "I must do it"; from flexible work that "can be done or not" to a public service that "must be done well"; from a "icing on the cake" cultural activity to a "sending charcoal in the snow" basic cultural and livelihood project. This transformation is a warm transformation.
In today's world where emerging cultural formats continue to emerge, it is not easy to calm down and read a book, and we urgently need institutional power to balance the cultural impact brought about by the technological revolution. Many people have noticed that the "Regulation" requires that public cultural facilities配套 (pèi tào - "complementary," supporting) construction in newly built, rebuilt, and expanded residential areas should include national reading facilities, and also proposes detailed requirements such as public libraries should be equipped with desks and chairs. The "Regulation" also requires increasing the supply of high-quality content for national reading, encouraging and supporting social forces to participate in the construction of public reading spaces, and encouraging the development and application of new technologies, new carriers, and new facilities for promoting national reading. What is particularly encouraging is that the "Regulation" establishes a "National Reading Activity Week," fixed on the fourth week of April each year, connecting with "World Book Day" on April 23, expanding from a one-day hotspot to a continuous cultural activity, extending the public's attention span, and amplifying the effect of reading promotion. From hardware construction, environmental optimization to atmosphere creation, the "Regulation" brings together all parties to focus on providing complete software and hardware support for national reading.
The thoughtful arrangements of the "Regulation" also reflect the humanistic care of a book-fragrant society. In terms of service supply, the "Regulation" accurately responds to the public's reading needs, demonstrating the inclusive concept of "not a single one can be left behind," and clearly provides key assistance to rural areas, old revolutionary areas, ethnic areas, border areas, and underdeveloped areas, protects the cultural rights and interests of special groups such as the elderly and people with disabilities, provides publications in accessible formats such as audio, large print, and Braille, and also emphasizes the important position of children's reading in national reading, making precise and in-depth arrangements. These policy "dry goods" give key attention and key guarantees to the key points, difficulties, and weak links in national reading, and depict a cultural vision of "everyone is a reader, and books can be read everywhere."
The Chinese people have always admired "passing down family traditions through books," and today we propose to build a "book-fragrant society." What exactly is book fragrance? Book fragrance is the atmosphere of reading, and the public's admiration for reading. The promulgation of the "Regulation" allows us to see a construction plan for a book-fragrant society with richer connotations, wider coverage, and a stronger atmosphere, which is constantly being transformed into reality.
(The author is the director of the National Reading Work Committee of the Publishers Association of China (中国出版协会全民阅读工作委员会).)
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The publishing industry, as an important carrier of cultural inheritance, its product quality is directly related to the accuracy and credibility of cultural dissemination. Recently, several well-known domestic publishing houses' ancient books have caused social concern due to unqualified editing and proofreading quality, resulting in errors, common sense fallacies, and other problems.
Editing and proofreading quality is the lifeline of the publishing industry and, more importantly, the safety valve of cultural inheritance. Ancient people often said, "A single word error is related to thousands of years." When Liu Xiang (刘向) of the Western Han Dynasty edited and proofread *Guanzi*, he compiled "564 articles from home and abroad," and after comparative analysis, compiled a finalized version of 86 articles. When Sima Guang (司马光) of the Northern Song Dynasty compiled *Zizhi Tongjian*, he referred to more than 200 kinds of literature for the Tang Dynasty part alone. Standing at the height of national cultural development, editing and proofreading quality is an important support for cultural confidence. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the "Twenty-Four Histories" collation project strictly implemented the "four-proofreading method": pair proofreading—comprehensive comparison of various versions, internal proofreading—using mutual verification within the book, external proofreading—using related historical books and reference books as references, and rational proofreading—using literary and historical knowledge and logical reasoning to correct errors, which ultimately achieved authoritative versions. These practices prove that high-quality editing and proofreading can both safeguard the roots of culture and demonstrate the cultural strength of a major country.
At present, while the overall editing and proofreading work maintains a high standard, there are also uneven quality issues. Some publishing houses over-rely on scanning and copying, some reprints of ancient books lack substantive revisions, coupled with insufficient inheritance of traditional knowledge such as philology and textual criticism, the professional quality of editors is somewhat lacking, the "three-review and three-proofreading" system at the institutional level has not been effectively implemented, and the performance evaluation at the guidance level focuses on "book market scale" and neglects quality control, resulting in low returns on editing and proofreading work, etc. The resulting decline in quality not only betrays readers' trust but may also lead to distortion of cultural inheritance. Faced with the needs of building a strong cultural country, the publishing industry especially needs to take editing and proofreading quality as the starting point to launch high-quality masterpieces that can stand the test of history and readers.
The rapid development of artificial intelligence technology has quickly entered the publishing industry, especially the editing and proofreading field, which is both a joy and a worry. The joy is that technological assistance greatly improves editing and proofreading efficiency; the worry is that editing and proofreading personnel are prone to over-reliance on AI, "throwing" the manuscript to the machine and becoming hands-off managers themselves, seeking speed over quality, leaving hidden dangers.
This is a new challenge brought about by new situations and new technologies. It requires the publishing industry to actively embrace new technologies while more actively giving play to the initiative of professionals, exploring a new model that combines AI editing and proofreading tools with manual fine proofreading, both giving play to the advantages of technology in identifying basic errors and adhering to the role of manual work in political orientation, academic norms, and other aspects. On the other hand, it is necessary to more deeply understand the meaning and value of editing and proofreading work, increase the weight of editing and proofreading quality in performance evaluation, and put the professional spirit of 字字千钧、句句珠玑 (zì zì qiān jūn, jù jù zhū jī - "every word weighs a thousand pounds, every sentence is like a pearl," every word and sentence is extremely valuable and carefully crafted) into practice.
The publishing industry carries the mission of recording the times and inheriting civilization. The improvement of editing and proofreading quality is not only responsible to readers but also to culture. When every publishing house can hold a prudent and reverent attitude towards the editing and proofreading work of "proofreading books is like sweeping fallen leaves, sweeping and regenerating," and every editor can uphold the scholarly spirit of 无征不信 (wú zhēng bù xìn - "do not believe without evidence," do not believe anything without verification), the publishing industry can move steadily and far on the road of high-quality development and build a solid foundation for the construction of a strong cultural country.
Return to TopBy: 石如镜
The book "Shielding the Sky: Wang Xiaomo (王小谟)" was written more than a year after Academician Xiaomo left us. Although he had retired long ago, he never truly left his post. Even in his twilight years, plagued by illness, he insisted on going to work, so much so that we often heard his hearty laughter in the corridor. This gave many of us working in the same building opportunities to communicate with him. This book covers almost his entire life and contains many personal accounts, making it vivid, full, and relatable.
Being able to participate in the writing process was a great privilege for young people—communicating with him and listening to his life experiences could inspire you on how to live a meaningful life. Recalling Academician Xiaomo's cheerful and bright narration of his life story, and reflecting on oneself, one can always savor a different kind of taste. This mellow life is like fine wine, with endless aftertastes.
Academician Xiaomo was born in 1938, with his ancestral home in Jinshan (金山), Shanghai (上海). When he was born, the tragic and heroic Battle of Shanghai (淞沪会战) had ended. The Chinese people stubbornly resisted with flesh and blood, but ultimately could not withstand the enemy's artillery fire, which "turned the position over like plowing the land," and the Chinese soldiers and civilians who were unwilling to be slaves were forced to relocate inland amidst the flames of war. Wang Xiaomo was born on the way of his parents' relocation, becoming a small war refugee.
From 1938 to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Xiaomo's family lived a "refugee-like life." People born in peaceful times find it difficult to imagine the hardship and difficulty behind this, and cannot imagine the humiliation and suffering of foreign invasion and the fragmentation of the country. It is precisely because of this unforgettable experience that Academician Xiaomo said, "We, this generation, have a deeply rooted belief, which is to serve the country." This is the most simple aspiration of the Chinese people with integrity and ambition.
To "serve the country" requires hard work in the Chinese way. From the beginning of his career, Wang Xiaomo held a firm belief: "We Chinese are no more stupid than foreigners. As long as we are willing to learn and the method is right, we will definitely be able to contribute to the development of China's scientific undertakings." From the early 1970s to the early 1980s, Wang Xiaomo led his team in the mountains of the "Third Front (三线)," burying themselves in the development of three-coordinate radar, which was at the world's advanced level at the time. Although every step forward encountered difficulties, they finally developed China's first three-coordinate radar by gritting their teeth and working painstakingly.
During the process of presiding over the development of early warning aircraft, the question of "whether the Chinese have the ability to independently develop" was constantly raised. Wang Xiaomo creatively proposed a new type of early warning aircraft scheme with a "large disc, back-mounted, three-sided active phased array," leading the team to blaze their own trail, and finally developed the Chinese people's "aircraft of pride."
After winning the National Top Science and Technology Award, Wang Xiaomo said, "We want to achieve international leadership. What is international leadership? It means that advanced countries and those who are engaged in early warning aircraft should see what we are doing and then they will do what we are doing." The tone is calm, the words are simple, but every word has the weight of a thousand pounds. From a childhood of "refugee-like life" to the ambition and confidence to lead the world's early warning aircraft development trend, this contains the self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-reliance of a Chinese person and a Chinese scientific researcher.
As this book goes to press, I hear Academician Xiaomo often say, "Self-reliance, believe in yourself." Today, we are facing a major change in the world unseen in a century. Every Chinese person must believe in themselves, believe that they have the wisdom and ability to solve problems in the Chinese way, and create a better world.
(Author's unit: China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (中国电子科技集团有限公司) Electronic Science Research Institute (电子科学研究院))
Return to TopBy: 韩传喜
"The Blue Zheluo River" is the first children's literature work by the writer Lao Teng (老藤). He integrates the ecological reflections tempered by long-term ecological writing into the fairy tale world, and nourishes ecological writing with the purity of children's literature, making the work not only full of fairy tale fun but also philosophical beauty, showing a unique literary quality.
The writing of the work is concise and smooth, the plot is interesting and moving, and it continues the author's consistent characteristics of caring for life and being close to the earth. The boy Liu Gen (柳根) has been fishing by the Zheluo River (哲罗河) with his grandfather since he was a child. With the observations and explorations in his growth, he gradually recognized the tense relationship between "cruel fishing gear" and the natural life rhythm. The fishing gear with "thousands of nail hooks" is not only a sharp tool for fishing but also a murder weapon that hinders the reproduction of the Huchen (鳇鱼) population, which provokes a confrontation between him and his grandfather between fishing and protection.
Different from those works that focus on writing about the spirituality of creatures, "The Blue Zheluo River" deliberately faces the inner heart, looks at people and other species in a childlike state, and captures a kind of frank and natural life feeling. Therefore, the same fish, swimming against the flow of time to the child, has undergone transformations and restorations again and again. Finally, Liu Gen (柳根) sees water as water and fish as fish—the Huchen (鳇鱼) is not 3,000 yuan in the eyes of adults, but a life connected to "me" and a reasonable inhabitant of the Zheluo River (哲罗河).
"The Blue Zheluo River" is a lake-blue fairy tale told to children and an ecological fable written to adults. The work tells us that in the face of nature, people should also maintain a naive, simple, and humble attitude like children.
In the harmonious integration of ideological and interesting aspects, "The Blue Zheluo River" has its delicate and unique touches. In the gentle writing, the author naturally embeds fundamental topics such as survival and competition, nature and civilization, and leaves aftertastes in the reduced and limited narrative. Through the eyes of children, one can not only enter a strange world with imagination and distance oneself from daily experience, but also clearly reflect the disharmony that adults think is common when returning to reality, thus maintaining the weight of literature.
The author also consciously uses local culture to create a divergent local flavor. The Zheluo River (哲罗河) not only raises fish but also raises people, carrying people's livelihoods and social order. Its story originates from the land of Northeast China. The author is close to the common local memory, close to real-life problems, and thinks about more possibilities for a better life, writing profound ecological themes such as animal protection, homeland memory, and urban-rural development into a contemporary Chinese story with a Northeast flavor, writing a unique texture.
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